Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 248
"Your Highness, after taking over Kongsang County, will the customs duties be levied at the Qingshui Pass and the Fengshui Pass?" Cao Rui, the doctor of the Department of Duzhi, asked a thorny question as soon as he came up.

The tariffs of the two customs are one of the important sources of fiefdom finances.

"Kongsang County is already part of the fiefdom, so there is no reason to impose customs duties internally." Qian Yuan's attitude was very clear and unequivocal.

In fact, the abolition of tariffs does not mean that the original market will disappear.

On the contrary, a large number of goods can still enter Kongsang County continuously, and even enter the Quicksand Country through the black market. For the major chambers of commerce, this is not only harmless, but also a major benefit.

What is really weakened is the yamen's finances.

Of course, the abolition of tariffs has not had no impact on the chamber of commerce.Qianyuan has decided to open relevant product technologies to Kongsang County, and some daily chemical products will be produced by Kongsang County itself in the future.

This is also one of the important means for Qianyuan to win over the local family in Kongsang County.

After tasting the sweetness, don't worry if these aristocratic families don't follow the pace of the Southern Border Protectorate, they will only become more and more alienated from the Quicksand Kingdom.

The family is the most utilitarian.

Winning over the aristocratic family, and then using methods such as the selection and examination of officials to win over talents from poor families and ordinary people, is basically tantamount to buying the hearts of the people in Kongsang County.

As long as the operation is stable for two or three years, no matter how the Quicksand Kingdom induces it, it will be useless.

Seeing the pained expression on Cao Rui's face, Qian Yuan said, "Duzhisi needs to broaden his horizons. After taking Kongsang County, the trade with Qingqiu can be restarted, which can completely make up for the loss."

For Qingqiu country, Qianyuan has never given up.

The only pass between Kongsang County and Qingqiu Country is Bingshan Pass located in Bingshan Prefecture. Under Qian Yuan's instructions, this pass is ready to follow the example of Teng Snake Fortress and upgrade it to the level of a fortress.

Right now, Qingqiu Kingdom is still in the stage of recuperation, so it dares not, nor does it want to compete with Qianyuan, its sworn enemy, for the control of the pass.

But this does not affect the trade with Qingqiu country.

Qianyuan has always adhered to the principle that war is war and trade is trade. Although the two are related, they do not need to be completely tied together.

Talk about business.

After taking Kongsang County, the security situation in the base camp of Zhaoyao County has improved again. Except for a slight threat from Wei Wangfu in the north, there is no threat to the safety of Zhaoyao County in the surrounding area.

It can be predicted that Zhaoyao County will stay away from war for a long time.

Based on this, Qianyuan has already approved the launch of the grand development plan of Zhaoyao County, deploying all major factories, research institutes and other institutions in Zhaoyao County.

In another five or six years, Zhaoyao County may not be as prosperous as Donghai County.

Qian Yuan continued: "Also, isn't Nanyu County bordering Izumo Country? You can also go talk to Izumo Country, that is a bigger market than Quicksand Country."

"Izumo country?" Cao Rui's tone was a bit strange, he hesitated to speak.

Who here doesn't know that Qian Yuan was relegated from Shendu because of "blaspheming the princess of Izumo Kingdom", so he naturally thought that Qian Yuan had a heart for the Izumo Kingdom.

Therefore, although Cao Rui had long seen the market potential of Izumo Kingdom, he never mentioned it.

Unexpectedly, Qianyuan uncovered the scars on his own.

How shrewd Qian Yuan was, he guessed what Cao Rui was thinking at once, and said with a smile: "Public is public, private is private. Don't mix personal feelings into government affairs, let's negotiate freely, don't have any scruples."

For fiefdoms, foreign trade is one of the pillars. It can only continue to expand the market, and there is no reason to say that it is stagnant or even regressing.

As for the account with Izumo Kingdom, it will be settled slowly one day.

"Your Majesty understands."

What else can Cao Rui say, I can only admire His Highness's mind, if the negotiation is really done, then canceling the customs duties at Qingshui Pass and Qingshui Pass will be nothing.

The market in Izumo is twice that of Quicksand.

If Qingqiu Kingdom is at the forefront, the foreign trade of the fiefdom will only grow bigger and bigger, attracting more and more chambers of commerce to invest and build factories in the fiefdom.

The most influential is the neighboring Kuaiji County.

As one of the coastal counties, Kuaiji County is a well-known and prosperous county in the empire, with more than a thousand large and small chambers of commerce. With the turbulent situation in the empire, Kuaiji County is no longer a safe place.

There will definitely be wars in the future.

Based on this, some chambers of commerce are already working on transferring their assets to the safer Zhaoyao County.

In this regard, the Duzhi Division is naturally happy to see the results, and specially arranges the Merchants Division to deal with this matter, and must provide thoughtful service, so as to attract as many chambers of commerce to Zhaoyao County as possible.

Even the nearby Nanyu County will do.

Qian Yuan asked Cao Rui: "Have the funds for the construction of the Taoist monastery been raised?"

Earlier, Qianyuan had already decided to choose the site of the Taoist monastery at Mount Zhao outside the city of Zhaoyao. It was originally the former site of the Taixu Sect, one of the blessed places in the cave, and it was the most suitable place for cultivation.

Not building the Taoist Temple in Zhaoyao City also showed to the outside world that Qianyuan did not intend to impose too much administrative intervention on the Taoist Temple and respected the independent development of the Taoist Temple.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the relevant funds have already been prepared, and part of the funds have been transferred to Tian Cao Division." After occupying the land of the three counties, Cao Rui spoke with a different confidence, very much like a God of Wealth.

It's not as tight as it used to be.

"That's good."

Qian Yuan felt relieved, and then discussed a few more things.

For example, Tian Caosi's plan for planting Julingcao is a lawsuit against the formulation of relevant local laws and regulations, and the establishment of the peaceful status of half-demons, mountain people and other minority groups at the level of laws and regulations, and so on.

It was not until [-] o'clock in the afternoon that Qianyuan ended his discussion of politics.

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Night, quiet room.

In the darkness, Qian Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were clear and calm.

Who could have imagined that just now, Qianyuan made a breakthrough on the road of practice almost naturally, and successfully broke through to the late stage of leaving the body.

There was no disturbance in the whole process.

After this breakthrough, as long as he adjusts patiently for a period of time, when the opportunity comes, Qian Yuan will be able to make a breakthrough again, to hit the realm that countless practitioners dream of - the entrainment period.

Even in the context of the revival of spiritual energy, monks in the entraining period are powerful representatives.

Not to mention the future, even now, with Qianyuan's late stage cultivation base, looking at the entire fief, there are only a dozen people who can surpass him, and they have already stood in the second rank.

But Qian Yuan couldn't be proud at all.

At every stage of Gein's practice, the gap in strength is very different.

In front of the great cultivator of the spirit stage, Qian Yuan is an ant that can be crushed to death at any time, no matter whether he is in the middle stage or the late stage.

It is not his personal strength that really protects Qianyuan, but the monstrous power.

Qian Yuan raised his head and looked out the window. The hazy moonlight seemed to be blocked from the room by an invisible force. The moonlight outside was hazy, but the quiet room was pitch black.

After a short rest, Qian Yuan sank into cultivation again, and he was going to take advantage of the opportunity of his breakthrough to make another breakthrough with the small magical power of his talent——Golden Dragon Armor Curse.

In the out-of-body stage, innate little supernatural powers can be cultivated up to the third level.

Qianyuan's Golden Dragon Armor Spell has been stuck at the second level for more than a year and has been unable to break through.

During the day, Qianyuan was entangled in government affairs and had no time to practice, but every night, except for Ziyue returning to the mansion, he spent it in a quiet room, surviving one lonely night after another.

Even with the help of meritorious deeds, there is no shortcut in the path of practice.

Cultivation, after all, is one's own business.

Slightly tilted, the golden light in the quiet room was shining, and Qian Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged, emitted golden lights all over his body. When he looked closely, golden dragon scales appeared on the surface of his skin.

The dragon scales are composed of energy, which looks a little illusory, not very solid.

It is really unimaginable how such an illusory existence can provide protection for Qianyuan. I am afraid that it may not even have [-]% of the skill of the Fortune Cauldron.

This is impossible.

When practicing magical powers, the higher you go, the more powerful you get. Only when you reach the highest level, the ninth level, will Qianyuan have real dragon scales on his body, which will have strong defensive capabilities.

Now, it can only withstand the attacks of bows and arrows and flying feathers, but it has finally broken through to the third level, and it is not in vain to spend Qianyuan's day and night hard work.

Its daybreak.

(End of this chapter)