Chapter 288: Whose money is not earned?
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
Gu Nanxi cheered up and got down to business.
Boss Li’s comrades and more than a thousand cavalrymen under Fu Mingyuan have not yet been officially registered.
Verifying the identity of these people and logging them into the register is a huge project.
Fortunately, the arrival of Song Zhizhou and other students can alleviate a lot of pressure.
After handing over the work to Song Zhizhou, Gu Nanxi began to inspect military towns one by one.
This time I went to Huaishuo Town.
The situation in Huaishuo Town is slightly better than that of Woye Town, at least the town is not full of thatched houses. Unfortunately, it is still not as good as Kyoto, or even as good as the suburbs of Beijing.
Yan Tongchu, the county magistrate of Huaishuo Town, was originally a Jinshi. Because he had no background, he was sent to the border gate. Later, he was gradually promoted to the post of county magistrate of Huaishuo Town.
Gu Nanxi and Yan Tongchu had a great time chatting along the way, and the two unknowingly talked about the policies of each dynasty to attract investment.
Gu Nanxi’s evaluation of Emperor Sui Yang of the Sui Dynasty made Yan Tongchu’s eyes light up.
"Although Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was a little rough in his work, he was quite generous. At that time, he not only held a banquet in Zhangye, but also encouraged merchants from the Western Regions to do business in the Central Plains, and held a grand gathering of all nations in Luoyang. According to It is said that in those days, all Hu merchants who went to Luoyang for business did not have to spend money on food and accommodation in Luoyang. "
Yan Tongchu was originally a Jinshi and had stayed in the border for so many years. He naturally had a good background in many things. Very familiar.
"At that time, trade between the East and the West was almost monopolized by the Turks, and Hu merchants were accustomed to doing business with the Turks. As time went by, the Turks' financial resources became stronger and the threat to the Central Plains became greater. , Emperor Sui Yang’s move was very attractive to Hu Shang, and it was basically a blow to the bottom of the pot. ”
Gu Nanxi: "By the time of the previous dynasty, the trade pattern had been opened up, and the policy towards Hu had changed."
Yan Tongchu sighed: "The general trend of the world is like this, with ups and downs. Compared with The previous dynasty outperformed other countries in all aspects, but our Zhou Dynasty is still a little weaker."
Yan Tongchu said it mildly, which one is weaker, the bones of the Zhou Dynasty are almost weak!
The two of them avoided this topic in a tacit agreement.
Gu Nanxi: "Now Hu merchants can't live in the inn, and they can't enjoy free food and accommodation. This gives the border officials an opportunity to make money."
Yan Tongchu thought suddenly and looked at Gu Nanxi in surprise: "General, do you mean to vigorously develop catering and accommodation in Huaishuo Town?"
Yan Tongchu's ideas suddenly opened up, and they started Fighting for caravans, all eyes are on tolls and taxes.
But the meaning of the general’s words is to hide wealth among the people!
Yan Tongchu suddenly smiled. It’s not that they don’t want to make the people rich. It's just that as a border town, the government office is also poor, and it is really unable to develop people's livelihood.
But if that happens, the general will be responsible for government expenses, and I only need to concentrate on developing people's livelihood!
There is a lot of potential for this!
Yan Tongchu had several thoughts in his mind, and he admired General Gu Nanxi even more! The general must have predicted the merging of towns into states, so he was making plans for each town in advance.
What kind of courage, what kind of financial resources, to dare to take on the heavy responsibility of the entire state and county with one person!
Yan Tongchu turned his face away and wiped the moist corners of his eyes with his sleeves. Working with such a responsible boss is truly a blessing earned in eight lifetimes!
Gu Nanxi didn't know what Yan Tongchu was thinking. Seeing that he was so moved, she hurriedly got vaccinated.
"Hu merchants are not easy to make money. Those who work as coolies at the docks in Kyoto like to carry goods for merchant ships in the Central Plains because they are generous. But Hu merchants are different. They want to break a penny in half and spend it."< br>
Yan Tongchu thought this was a test given to him by Gu Nanxi. He was afraid that the general would give such an opportunity to other towns, so he quickly expressed his loyalty.
"Don't worry, General! Our Huaishuo Town will definitely let the Hu merchants spend their money willingly!" In order to increase the credibility of his words, Yan Tongchu added: "Hu merchants travel between the Western Regions and the Great Zhou Dynasty Between them, either choose to cross a large desert or You should choose to go around the desert and cross the grassland. "
"The desert is very hot in summer and extremely cold in winter. It is windy and sandy in early spring. Generally, the season for Hu merchants to cross the desert is late spring and summer. Early, or autumn.”
"As for crossing the grassland, most of them have something to do with the Tatars in the north! For this group of merchants, we basically only allow them to do transactions outside the border and are not allowed to enter the border!"
Gu Nanxi heard this , but said: "Do you have any grudge against Qian?"
Yan Tong Chu was at a loss: "No, who would have a grudge against Qian?"
"Then why are the caravans from the north not allowed to come in? What is the difference between doing business outside the customs and in a military town?"
Yan Tongchu: "But just in case there is a spy among them..."
Gu Nanxi: "Are there no spies now?"
Yan Tongchu's eyes were flying wildly, and his heart was unpredictable. Who can guarantee that he has no spies?
Gu Nanxi did not speak anymore, but continued to visit Huaishuo Town.
After the two returned, Yan Tongchu took Zhu Bo to find Song Zhizhou.
It happened that Song Zhizhou was also surrounded by envoys from other towns, and they were all trying to divide the two thousand well-trained soldiers.
"Our Gu family army has suffered heavy losses, please give us more."
"Oh, we in Woye Town have few hands to begin with. If we encounter a war, we in Woye Town cannot let us be the weakest link! "
A group of people were chattering. When they saw Yan Tongchu coming in with a smile that couldn't be hidden on his face, they couldn't help but ask.
"What are you doing with the general? Are you so happy?"
Yan Tongchu was happy: "The general showed us a clear way to Huaishuo Town."
Yan Tongchu crackled and said, and finally said distressedly: "Mr. Song, what do you mean by what you said about the general?"
Song Zhizhou thought about it for a while, and the smile on his face grew bigger and bigger: "Look We really guessed what the godmother was thinking! The godmother wants to start border trade in the new state after we successfully merge into one state!"
Qin Bohuai was dumbfounded: "But, Aren’t we still at war with the Tatars in the north?”
Song Zhizhou tapped his knuckles on the table, his eyes sparkling: “This is the power of my godmother! When conducting border trade, you must not sell iron. Give it to them."
Qin Bohuai was dissatisfied: "It is clear that the Tatars will starve to death and freeze to death in just one winter, why bother?"
Song Zhizhou: "My godmother taught us a lesson in the academy. I gave you one chopstick or ten chopsticks, which one is easier to break?"
"Of course it's one chopstick!"< br>
“If you and I were of equal strength, both Ten chopsticks, I’ll take five from you. Which one is easier to break, you or me?”
“Of course it’s me.”
Zhizhou Song sighed: “That’s it. That’s what my godmother wants to do!”
My godmother has high aspirations, which is really admirable!
(End of this chapter)