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The luncheon held for Princess Ling's birthday only took up a very small part of the time, and the rest of the time was the auction.

Because the princess stipulated that each business should only be cooperated with one company from one state or city, this resulted in several noble families raising prices to compete for some prosperous businesses.

After the auction, the princess announced that in order to smooth business with Youzhou, the entire northern border would be unimpeded, except for the official roads that the states were required to build last year.

The construction of roads will be increased again, not only to widen and strengthen the official roads between states, but also between counties and counties, and to add post stations along the way.

In addition to the inn established by the government, a new building called the 'Service Area' was also added for the caravan to rest and recuperate along the way.

Because the cooperation project provided by the princess in the early stage was of great benefit, just a little calculation showed how profitable this business was.

This led to the subsequent projects ordered by the princess to build roads, pave bridges, open service areas, etc. to benefit the people.

Even if the nobles feel heartbroken and it costs a lot of money, they still have to accept it with a smile. He was afraid that the princess would regret not agreeing to cooperate.

Shen Dongsu tested the bottom line of the noble clan step by step. When she proposed that all workshops that cooperate with Youzhou must comply with Youzhou law.

At first there was opposition from the nobles, but Shen Dongsu was extremely resolute and would not cooperate if he did not agree.

It is impossible for the workers here in Youzhou to work five hours a day, take care of two meals, and receive a basic salary of ten cents and bonus.

And you rely on the strength of the local gentry to oppress the people, paying only a small amount of wages or even no wages, turning the people into tenants or slaves, working for you for free.

This is contrary to Shen Dongsu's original intention and philosophy. By then, she will not be able to control the entire northern territory, and will turn these nobles into big capitalists.

It’s the people at the bottom who are suffering!

So she has to set the rules from the beginning and enforce them strongly!

Because she refused to give in, the nobles had to give in, but they insisted on enforcing Youzhou Law only in the workshops that cooperated with the princess, but not elsewhere.

It is absolutely impossible for their manors, their own workshops, and the state city to fully implement the laws of Youzhou.

Shen Dongsu said seriously:

"Of course! What qualifications does this princess have to enforce the laws of Youzhou throughout the territory? This is a serious crime of bullying the public and disregarding the law! I respect your majesty, how can I do such a disrespectful thing?"

"It's just to make our cooperation smoother and implement the same business laws and regulations so that it can be managed easily. Please don't blame us. I can't afford such a serious crime."

Seeing that Princess Ling really only wanted to implement Youzhou Law or Commercial Law in the cooperative workshops, although some people had objections, most people agreed, and those who didn't want to agree could only grit their teeth and agree.

Shen Dongsu narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't help laughing in his heart, am I asking you to agree with Youzhou Law?

I want to let the people in the various cities and towns know the Youzhou Law, and wait until they find out that the Youzhou Law is to protect the rights and interests of the people, not the interaction between officials, not to facilitate the nobles, and not to protect the rights and interests of the nobles.

The people will naturally feel unfair in their hearts. Why can Youzhou enforce this law, while in other states and cities, only the workshops that cooperate with the princess enforce this law? Why can't everyone be protected by Youzhou Law?

We cannot be like Youzhou, which implements a land tax based on the acreage system, strictly prohibits the enclosure of private land, and does not have the harsh rule of forced corvee...

Comparing the two, even if Youzhou is a border pass and is subject to the risk of invasion by foreign enemies at any time, it is still much better than a state city with heavy taxes and harsh administration!

As trade routes became more frequent, more and more officials and stewards were sent from Youzhou to various states, and the local people had a deeper understanding of Youzhou.

Knowing that there are public elementary schools that even white children can attend, women can go to study medicine and receive respect and a very high income.

A craftsman academy where you can learn various techniques; a large medical center that treats patients equally; the government not only takes care of food but also pays wages to those who serve as corvees; as long as you save enough basic work points to obtain a Youzhou household registration, you will not only be allocated fields, but also be allocated homesteads...

When these news spread throughout the northern territory, if the nobles tried to prevent Princess Ling from implementing Youzhou Law throughout the territory, they would not only have to fight against Princess Ling, but also the people of the entire state.

A spark can ignite.

Shen Dongsu wants to ignite the courage in the hearts of the people bit by bit, straighten their backs that have been suppressed by the nobles for hundreds of years, or make the entire northern territory surrender to her rule without spending a single soldier. !

This is a long-term goal that cannot be achieved overnight. But she is patient and capable.

She also had a long-term plan for harvesting the wool of the gentry. Those who are used to business practices in later generations know that harvesting wool has to be done little by little, and at the beginning, she has to make the other party feel that she is taking advantage.

When you come up with the tricks one by one and secure the benefits, let alone plucking the sheep, even if the sheep is sheared bald, he will not dare to say anything.

When it comes to shearing wool, Princess Ling can pat her chest and say that she is a professional!

Of course, when she was taken advantage of by King Ling in the early days, she would not admit that she was too ignorant at that time. She would only say that she was willing to do so.

However, Shen Dongsu was not so arrogant that she treated these centuries-old noble foxes as fools. On the contrary, she took the business of cooperating with the nobles seriously.

That is to say, we cannot raise a certain noble family; we cannot let them unite; we cannot blindly suppress them and give them some sweetness; we must also let them make money for themselves.

As for a certain bold noble clan who wants to resist, then Chen Qiong is an excellent example...

Because of the discussions at the birthday banquet, the previously silent winter moon in the north became heated. On the official road leading from Youzhou to the various cities, you can still see horse-drawn carriages even when it is snowing heavily.

The snow on the official road is cleared every day, and the coal-carrying trucks leave dark ruts on the snow.

Shen Linzhong sent all the used goods in stock at the base to Youzhou City, and they were all bought up by the caravans who came and went to buy new year's goods.

Youzhou specialties such as briquettes, iron stoves, rice noodles, candies, finished cotton clothes, dried fish and kelp, air-dried meat, spices, etc. have become best-sellers throughout the northern border.

Because the trade routes with the Western Regions had been cut off for many years, the spices from outside the region in Daxia were extremely expensive, and only the nobles, nobles, and wealthy merchants could afford them.

Well, ordinary people, let alone spices, those who can eat salt for six months of the year are all rich farmers. Most of the time I can only eat vinegar cloth and salt mud.

When Shen Dongsu first came to Youzhou, he discovered that there were large areas of deserted Gobi Desert with a small amount of weeds growing there. The Gobi Desert in this era was not as severely desertified as in later generations, and some drought-tolerant crops could still be grown.

She asked Jiang's Trading Company for help, bought a lot of seeds of fennel, perilla, and cumin, and sprinkled them directly on the Gobi Desert. She didn't need to worry about anything. They scattered them in spring and harvested them in autumn.

Cumin is saved as seeds for a year, and when the wind blows, cumin begins to grow throughout the Gobi Desert. It is dried, fried, and then ground into powder, and mixed with some local northern spices, such as star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves.

Although thirteen incense was not made, the five and seven incense were still successfully put together. Coupled with the spread of hot pot and barbecue in the north, the demand for spices increased rapidly.

The Gobi Desert, which was completely useless in the eyes of the world, was sprinkled with a handful of seeds by Shen Dongsu's hands. A few years later, the spice business has become one of Youzhou's specialties.