Chapter 210 The days will eventually get better and better
Mao Daxian proudly unfolded a newly produced map in front of Xiao Changche, Li Dachui and others.
What is shown on the map is the area currently under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate.
In addition to Yuan'an County, Aoping Prefecture, Tai'an City, Du County, and Helan County, the new area specially drawn with red cinnabar is where Xiao Changche has been traveling in the dark in the past six months. New results brought about by domain sweeps.
Xuanwei County, Huai'en County, Zhenyuan County, Ningwu County.
Although it is only four counties, the area they own is no smaller than the previous places.
Of course, above the human population, there is no comparison.
"These four counties now have a total population of one hundred and two thousand people!" Mao Daxian said: "This is the most detailed statistical result. Even if there are some savages wandering around, there are not many left. Of course, Those mountain kings who were captured by the guards were not included in the calculation. These people are still serving hard labor. After three years of hard work, it is not known how many will be left, so they are not counted. "
"There are only more than 20,000 people in one county. It's really pitiful!" Li Dachui shook his head and sighed.
"Although there are only more than 20,000 people, most of them are young and strong. The old, weak, sick and disabled will not survive long in the Black Territory!" Mao Daxian said: "In the past, men in the Black Territory would be over sixty. They will voluntarily leave the village to find a way to survive, but those who are sick or disabled will be abandoned if they don’t leave.”
"The weak prey on the strong, this is the rule of the Black Realm!" Li Dachui said: "Most of these people are gathered around the county town, right?"
"It is said to be a county town, but in fact it is just a fortress now!" Mao Daxian said : "For example, the current county seat of Xuanwei County belongs to the Zhou family, the largest family in Xuanwei in the past. The Zhou family refused to accept the king's rule and were destroyed by us. However, their fortress was good, and it was surrounded by fertile farmland. They deserved it. Make good use of it, so after our people took over this place, they moved as many people as possible here, forming more than a dozen larger villages around the original Zhoujia Fort."
"There was no choice but to do it first. That's it! How is the situation of merchants in these newly opened counties?"
"Of course it's not good!" Mao Daxian said: "The roads are not good, and it is a newly added area. The shopkeepers and clerks are unwilling to go. The cost is high and whoever goes will lose money. The Tai'an City side is still doing work, hoping to mobilize a group of strong people to go there first."
"It's really short-sighted. "Yes!" Li Dachui said dissatisfiedly: "The more places like this, the more money they can make in the future. They don't know how to invest the cost first to occupy the market. Hey, tell those merchants who go first, and each household can be granted one." Thousands of acres of land, and transactions in these places are tax-free.”
"The transaction tax doesn't matter, it's probably not much, but isn't a thousand acres a bit too much?"
"It's better to give it to them than to waste it there!" Li Dachui said: "Are we short of land outside the customs? What we are short of is people. Damn it, there is a shortage of land and many people in the customs, but if we let these people come to fight outside the customs, it is like asking them to die. They would rather beg for food than come!”
"Outside the pass, in the eyes of people inside the pass, it is a remote place. Naturally, they are unwilling to come. But once they come, they are unwilling to leave!" Mao Daxian laughed and said: "There is no way, we know it is good here, but we If you tell me, the people in Guan won't believe it!"
"Mao Changshi, the Duhufu is going to issue a decree that all those who are unmarried for men aged 15 and 14 will be married by the government," Li Dachui hammered. The table said: "There are not enough people, so we can give birth to as many children as possible. We can also issue a decree that for every baby born, you can receive fifty taels of silver from the Duhu Mansion at one time."
Mao Daxian eats He was startled: "Duhu, this is impossible. The Anxi Duhu Mansion has a total of 600,000 children, and this year it has increased to 700,000. Last year, the number of babies born was just over 50,000, and more than 6,000 died in infancy. Once your decree is issued, more than two million taels of silver will be spent every year. Where will the money come from? "
"Then twelve taels!" Li Dachui smiled.
"But it will take ten or twenty years for this to be effective. Water from afar cannot quench our thirst!" Mao Daxian shook his head, his eyes fell on Xiao Changche, and said: "The arrangements for the soldiers are here. , each of these four counties has a Zhechong Prefecture, but considering that they have just surrendered and have not returned home yet, for the time being, each Zhechong Prefecture only has a quota of 500 people. People, we still need to choose experienced people from the Protectorate."
Xiao Changche nodded, his eyes fell on Xiao Dongwei: "Go and arrange this matter, the original captain will be promoted. Zhe Chongfu school captain, captain promoted to captain, at the same time, the subsidy per person in the first three years is three times that of other places."
"With these conditions, I am afraid that the soldiers will break it. Come and grab your head!" Xiao Dongwei glanced at Gu Xiaoman, Fang Maomao and others and said, "Everyone, let me, Xiao Dongwei, use power for personal gain. How about I just arrange for my original subordinates to go over? They are all poor and have weak foundations. This is a good opportunity for them to stand up."
Gu Xiaoman, Fang Mao Mao and others all laughed, and Lian Dao helped himself. Speaking of which, compared with Li Dachui's subordinates, Xiao Changche's subordinates were indeed extremely poor.
“You can use your power to take care of your old subordinates, but don’t forget one more thing. The people who go must have organizational skills and martial arts skills to be able to suppress them. These new places usually come It’s hard to convince them all at once. I don’t want to have to go to the Protectorate to wipe their butts!”
“Mao Changshi, let’s talk about the commercial layout of Tai’an City and Aquarius City!”
“There was a plan before. After taking Aquarius City, we would move a large number of All material transactions have been transferred to Aquarius City. Now the preparations here are almost complete. I am preparing to hold the first transaction here after the goods from the south arrive. As for Tai'an City, I will do it later. It mainly focuses on the trading and production of military supplies and daily commodities. After all, it is our core area and the safest place.”
"Yao Dali, how is the reorganization of the Navy going?" Li Dachui looked at Yao Dali, who was sitting near the door.
Yao Dali immediately stood up and said loudly: "Back to the Deputy Protector, the navy is ready. After three months of training and disbandment, the navy now has a total of fifty warships. , three thousand sailors and soldiers. The remaining merchant ships, a total of more than 70, have been delivered to the Duhufu. The navy has now begun to escort the ships from the two rivers. "
" The ships were separated from the division and sold to the outside world, raising a total of more than 1.2 million taels of silver for the Duhu Mansion. Now these ships belong to more than 20 merchants from Aquarius City and Tai'an City. From now on, The trade on the two rivers will be a river full of competition!" Mao Daxian said: "We only care about collecting taxes and no longer care about specific transactions. I estimate that these ships will bring direct income to the Governor's Office every year. It exceeds 500,000 taels. As for the indirect income, it should not be less than 2 million taels. However, Protector, don't think about taking this money away. It is just for dredging the two rivers and preventing drought and floods. The money is a bit tight."
"With no income, why are we putting so much effort into it?" Xiao Changche on the other side was a little confused.
“It doesn’t look like it, but all this money has been used in the infrastructure construction of our Anxi Protectorate. Even if it is a basic investment, and the salary for labor, etc., it will actually be used in the end. Back in the treasury of our Protectorate, this is a relatively complicated process. In short, as long as it can be circulated normally, not only will the life get better and better, but you will also see that the rivers are getting better and better, and the roads are getting better and better. The more people come, the richer they become!" Li Dachui explained briefly and comprehensively.
Although I still don’t quite understand it, the rivers are getting better and better and the roads are getting wider, which means that the army will be mobilized faster and faster when something goes wrong. When the battlefield is changing rapidly, who can seize the opportunity? Whoever transports troops to where they are most needed first will naturally win.
And the people are getting richer, which means the increase in wealth. If the people under the rule are rich, how can the Duhufu be short of money!
“This year I suggest that the Protectorate should no longer use troops in the Black Territory!” Mao Daxian said: “The main thing is to run the four newly established counties well, and at the same time, we must accumulate strength for Prepare for the next possible war."
Speaking of war, Xiao Changche sat up straight, coughed lightly, and then said: "The Protector. You should have read the briefing sent by the government to everyone. The commander-in-chief of Southern Xinjiang in Beiyuan has been replaced. The eldest prince Zhebie will be the commander-in-chief of Southern Xinjiang. With him, there are fully 30,000 people going south. The Yuan soldiers are elite. Fifteen thousand of these 30,000 people are Beihu and Xihu barbarians conquered by the Yuan Dynasty, and their fighting power is quite amazing."
Everyone pricked up their ears.
"It is estimated that after the autumn harvest and before winter, there will definitely be a war, so in the next few months, we will focus our main energy on dealing with this war. Only after winning this battle can we talk about After we get there." Xiao Changcai: "Don't expect Anton to give us much support. It's already good if they don't give us any obstacles."
"We are expected to make a general mobilization by then. !” Li Dachui continued Xiao Changche’s words: “Zhe Bie definitely wants to burn the first battle after taking office, and fight well in the first battle, so he will definitely try his best to win this battle, even if it hurts. After leaving Zhe, he will focus on other places instead of staring at us."
The other place is naturally the Anton Governor's Mansion. When they heard this, everyone couldn't help but wonder. They all laughed.
Although we are considered friendly forces, if Zhebie can be allowed to watch Linghu fight in the wild, everyone will still be happy to see it happen.
It would be best to fight fiercely and form a deadly feud so that Linghuye can't escape even if he wants to.
Otherwise, Linghuye would really run away, leaving Anxi Protectorate to face Beiyuan alone. With Anxi's current strength, it would be really awkward.
(End of this chapter)