Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

Chen Chu didn't explain either.

Li Er asked him to make Shanzhou prosperous within three years, and the prosperity should not be lower than that of Lanzhou.

Shanzhou has a lot of land, but it is sparsely populated.

The fastest way is to let a large number of people come in.

With people, everything is easy to talk about.

This was Chen Chu's real purpose.

As for the gold diggers from all over the country, it is hard to say how many will be left in the end.

Just thinking about it, someone came to report at the door, saying that Chang'an's convoy had arrived.

Chen Chu walked out of the living room to greet him.

Li Tai thought that some important person or something important was coming, so he followed him out.

When I came outside, I saw more than a dozen carriages stopped.

A few skinny old men stood at the door looking around.

The leader is none other than Zhu Neng.

In the past two years with Chen Chu, Zhu Neng suffered a lot and lost a lot of weight.

But the whole person looks radiant and full of energy.

Seeing Chen Chu, Zhu Neng hurried forward: "Boss..."

Chen Chu comforted: "Lao Zhu, I have come all the way from Chang'an, and the boat and car have been exhausting, so I have worked hard."

Zhu Neng was touched and said: "Boss, this is what the subordinates should do... According to your instructions, this time, I brought all twelve of our master farmers..."

Chen Chu said with a smile: "You take everyone to settle down first, and after two days, you can start working formally."

"okay!"

Zhu Neng immediately ordered people to take the masters of farming to settle down.

Li Tai stepped forward and asked, "Isn't this the old man under your command? Why is he here?"

Chen Chu smiled slightly, and said, "Qingque, don't underestimate these people, they can keep most of the gold diggers in Shanzhou..."

Li Tai was stunned.

"How is it possible? There are so many gold diggers, these old men, can they still be tied up in Shanzhou?" He didn't believe it at all.

Chen Chu smiled and said: "You will know later... By the way, a few days ago, I asked you to send some gifts to General Li Ji on my behalf, how about it?"

Li Taiyi clapped his hands: "I'm so angry. I came to visit in person. It was fine, but when Li Ji heard that it was a gift from you, he was thrown out on the spot. I am also the king of Yue, and he has no face." Don't give it to me...it's all your fault."

Chen Chu laughed: "I didn't expect Li Ji to be a jealous person. Okay, I have a temper. I like it...Let's put this matter aside for now, and he will understand later."

Li Tai scratched his head and said, "Can you tell me, what is the reason you came to Shanzhou this time?"

Chen Chu has been here for so long, and Li Tai is in a daze.

If you say it's just for show, now the purpose has been achieved.

But why didn't Chen Chu leave?

Li Tai was a little confused.

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Chapter 318

Now that the matter was up to now, Chen Chu didn't intend to hide it anymore.

Qingque will know about this sooner or later.

Because it is impossible for Chen Chu to stay in this backward Shanzhou forever, and when he returns to Chang'an City, Li Tai must stay and sit in charge.

It is necessary for Li Tai to understand the whole plan.

Chen Chu directly took out the contract signed with Li Er and placed it in front of Li Tai.

Li Tai read the contract carefully, and shouted: "Shameless, shameless, I don't know which bastard suggested that the father do this. Shanzhou was originally barren, but now it has merged the land of Tuyuhun. Most of the places are even more desolate. And Lanzhou and Liangzhou have been important towns since ancient times, how can they be the same... I think you were fooled, eh, no... You asked me to find gold mines and told the world that there are gold mines in Huoyan Mountain. You lied to everyone People from all over the world make people flock to Shanzhou like crazy, is it because you want these people to expand to the people of Shanzhou?"

He reacted suddenly.

Chen Chu's plan was simply appalling.

False news about a gold mine will make countless people go straight to Shanzhou.

Once the population of Shanzhou can increase and reach the level of prosperity of Lanzhou, it will be just around the corner.

Li Tai was stunned and stared at Chen Chu with wide eyes.

I was speechless for a long time.

This plan is too big.

Conned people all over the world.

But the stakes are also too high.

Once the truth is revealed, the tens of thousands of people who came to pan for gold might kill Chen Chu alive.

He chuckled: "Now it seems that only I know this news, you say, what will happen if I reveal it?"

Li Tai planned to threaten Chen Chu first.

Chen Chu is obviously just a son-in-law, at most he is Ping Xibo.

But I am the king of Yue.

He never respected the king at all.

Chen Chu was taken aback, and said with a smile: "Qingque, you are very courageous, you can try it, anyway, you led people to discover the gold mine in Huoyan Mountain, and you told everyone that there is a gold mine in Huoyan Mountain. not me."

Li Tai's face turned green when he heard that.

He pointed at Chen Chu: "You... are so shameless."

It turns out that the clown is me?

Li Tai almost vomited blood.

He found that he had been tied to a rope with Chen Chu.

Everyone wins, everyone loses, no, I am worse than Chen Chu.

He said depressedly: "Anyone who dares to speak out is a bastard... By the way, how do you plan to keep all these gold diggers in the future?"

Chen Chu waved his hand and said, "It's definitely unrealistic to keep all of them, but it's still possible to keep most of them... Among the people who come to pan for gold, only a few are from rich families. These people must not be able to stay, but most of them are Ordinary people, or people hired by big clans, these people, as long as the Western Datang Company can give them a way to survive, and live a better life than they did before, they will naturally stay..."

Li Tai was puzzled and said: "But, with so many people, the West Datang Company can't let them eat and drink for free. It's not a way to go on like this."

Chen Chu laughed: "That's impossible, my West Datang Company is not a government office, how can I support idlers..."

After a pause, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve.

Li Tai took it over and took a look.

I saw it written on the paper:

First, the West Datang Company will establish a foothold in Shanzhou, form a caravan, and expand its business westward.

Second, with Shanzhou as the center, vigorously develop the planting industry, mainly cotton, fruits and vegetables.

Third, build Shanzhou into the largest cargo distribution center in the world.

Li Tai was dumbfounded.

As long as these three items are fulfilled, Shanzhou can fully accommodate even millions of people, let alone a few hundred thousand people.

However, Chen Chu's consideration was very meticulous.

If he wants to achieve these three goals in other places, there are many difficulties.

But Shanzhou is different. This is an almost undeveloped virgin land, and most of the places are their own fiefdoms. You can do whatever you want.

Once these three items are realized, the prosperity of Shanzhou in the future will probably far surpass that of Chang'an.

Li Tai was so excited that he scratched his head.

He already had a premonition that what Chen Chu did was definitely a very important matter.

It is an honor to be a part of it.

Chen Chu instructed: "Now, the gold rush has been going on for nearly a month, and there is still a steady stream of people pouring into Shanzhou. People from Tubo are coming soon, but the first batch of gold diggers may not be able to sit still. The Datang Company just started to develop the planting industry and form a caravan to make use of these people... As for the distribution center of goods, we need to wait for Shanzhou to develop to a certain level."

Chen Chu's plan was divided into two steps.

The first step is to develop the planting industry and build caravans.

The second step is to build Shanzhou into the largest cargo distribution center in the world.

In the future, Shanzhou will become the center of world commodity circulation.

Li Tai nodded excitedly and said, "Don't worry, just leave this matter to me."

He prepared with confidence.

At the same time, a carriage entered Shanzhou City.

On the carriage, sat an old man with white beard and hair.

Not long after, the carriage stopped, and the coachman pointed to a five-storey towering attic in the distance, and said, "Master, the headquarters of the West Datang Company is in front of you. His Highness, King Yue, is the general manager of the West Datang Company. In it..."

The old man opened the curtain of the carriage, took a look at the building, stroked his beard, and said: "His Royal Highness, King Yue, should have competed with the crown prince, how could he be a merchant? Your Highness returns to Chang'an, learn how to govern the country, and participate in seizing the heir in the future..."

The old man's name was Chu Sheng, and he was a well-known Confucian in the present age, who had been assisting Li Tai all the time.

Chu Sheng went on a trip, and when he came back, he found that Li Tai had disappeared and had gone to work as a merchant. He was so angry that he jumped up and rushed to Shanzhou without stopping.

He came here to persuade Li Tai to go back.

The old man entered the lobby of the West Datang Company headquarters, asked someone about Li Tai's address, and went directly to Li Tai.

Came to a yard.

The old man stepped forward and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong.

creak.

The door opens.

A young man came out, saw the old man, and said in surprise, "Master Chu, why are you here?"

Chu Sheng was surprised, "Who are you and why do you recognize me?"

The boy in front of him was tanned, tall, and looked very strong.

But Chu Sheng assured that he did not know the other party.

The boy said: "Master Chu, it's me, Li Tai."

Chu Sheng almost dropped his eyes on the ground.

"You are His Royal Highness the King of Yue?"

"Exactly."

Chu Sheng was surprised: "How did you become like this? It's completely different from before."

It turned out that since Li Tai followed Chen Chu, he first wandered in coal mines, and then went to Tubo, Shanzhou and other places, and he was already tanned.

Moreover, it has grown a lot taller.

His appearance has also changed a bit.

Therefore, Chu Sheng didn't recognize him at first glance.

Chu Sheng clapped his hands and stamped his feet, and said heartbrokenly: "Sin, sin, good-natured, white and pure His Royal Highness, the King of Yue, has fallen into such a state, it's all done by that damned Ping Xibo, I'm going to find him to settle the score... "

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