Huan Rong

Although the weather is cold, Xuyi City is still full of people coming and going, noisy people and horses neighing, creating a lively scene.

When Qin Jing and his party entered the city, they happened to meet two Tuyuhun caravans.Because the Wubao caravan once traded with him, they quickly chatted with each other and began to travel together.

Unlike the Wubao caravan, Tuyuhun merchants are not used to using large carts, and the distance is long, and the goods are special, so they often use horses and camels to carry them.

After entering the city, long ropes will be tied between the camels, and special personnel will take care of them to ensure that the team will not get separated halfway.

"All caravans entering the city need to take care of their livestock. Those who run wild or pollute the streets will be fined with silk for light ones, and double for severe ones. Those who refuse to change after repeated punishments will be recorded in the city register and will not be allowed to enter Xuyi again."

A bright notice was pasted in front of the city gate, and there was a list of "rejected households" next to it.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand Chinese, there are civil servants who are proficient in Hu to explain, so that no one will miss listening.Now that you know the rules, you can't use the excuse of "not understanding" to take advantage of the loopholes and try to avoid "fines".

The two Tuyuhun caravans had been fined before, and they were severely punished, so they had lingering fears about it.

After passing through the city gate, the camels, mules and horses were taken care of as soon as possible, and even specially ordered servants to follow the team and clean up the procession to ensure that they would not be caught by the patrolling state soldiers.

"It's okay to be careless!" the Tuyuhun merchant said in a low voice.

"I'm not afraid of being fined for silk, it's just a drop in the bucket compared to what you can get from market goods. I'm afraid of being recorded on the register and not allowed to enter Xuyi city again."

"How to say?" Qin Jing asked.

"There are too many good things here, and they can be shipped back to the country at a good price." The Tuyuhun businessman clicked his tongue. "Besides, the price is fair, and the tax burden is not heavy. It's hard to find such a place nearby!"

"Luozhou also has a big city." Qin Jing said.

The Tuyuhun businessman shook his head. It wasn't that he had done business with Qin's caravan and had a good impression of Qin Jing. He would probably laugh at him like a fool.

"I know there is a good place in Los Angeles, and I have also done business, but the profit is really not high."

“How come you see?”

"Luozhou is located in the north, and most of the contacts are Han merchants from the north, Xianbei and Di people, and then there are Rouran and Hu from the Western Regions. They don't have many kinds of goods in their hands, so I'm not very interested. What's more, there are Similar caravans come and go to Tuyuhun, and the price is not too high at all."

"Silk cloth is good, but the price is too high." Another Tuyuhun man interjected.

"That's the truth!"

The Tuyuhun businessman looked around, pointed at the food shop beside the road, and smiled at Qin Jing: "See, even with the same spices, the bacon made by Xuyi is different, and the taste is even better."

"That's right! The price of the bacon here can be quadrupled when shipped back to China, not to mention the silk cloth, gold and silver jewelry, and well-made tools that are even cheaper."

"It's a pity that the craftsmen here can't take it away."

"That's right."

The three teams traveled all the way, and the merchants of Tuyuhun opened up their chatterboxes, constantly narrating what they had seen and heard in Xuyi's shops.When it comes to sea salt and silk cloth, it even gives a thumbs up.

"The silk cloth here has bright patterns, which is very rare." Tuyuhun merchant said.

"Although silk can be sold in other places, it's a pity that the price is too high to compare."

"Since last year, many novelties have appeared in the market. I have never seen them before. Birds made of a few pieces of wood can fly, horses can run, and they can be transported back and forth. They can be sold at sky-high prices among noble leaders!"

Qin Jing listened all the way, sometimes flashing a little pensive look.Cross the long street with the merchants, and soon come to the west city where shops are concentrated.

Considering various reasons, when rebuilding Xuyi, Huan Rong and the Xiangli brothers discussed and combined the architectural styles of Chang'an and Jiankang to re-plan the four cities and separate them from each other so that the squares and residential areas would not be mixed.

There are no waterways in the city, so long streets are used as intervals.A fence is set up between the shops and the houses.Turns on at sunrise and turns off at sunset.

The eastern city is still home to the gentry and powerful, and Huan Rong does not interfere with how to divide them among each other;

Xicheng is classified as the main commercial area, with large and small cities all over the place. Recently, there have been two more wine shops. The signs are three orchids from the Western Regions who are good at dancing, which can be regarded as a scene in the city;

Nancheng is where the state government office and the assassin's mansion are located, and there are three camps, with the strictest access;

The northern city is mainly populated by common people, and occasionally there are shops mixed in, mostly scattered sundries and vegetables, which are convenient for the daily needs of the common people, and there is no need to go to the western city for a handful of vegetables.

Due to the prosperity of Xuyi's business and trade, the number of caravans coming and going is increasing day by day, and there are more and more opportunities to find a livelihood, and the nearby villagers flock here one after another.

It was really hard to live in the city, so someone came up with the idea that the county government would follow Jiankang's layout and build a "li" outside the city for the villagers to temporarily settle down.

At present, there are Matouli and Changshanli outside the North City, Shi'aoli outside the West City, and Maoshanli under construction.

After a long time, they temporarily settled down and became permanent residents. Many people found a living in the city and simply brought their families over to settle in Lizhong.

Due to the increasing number of settlers, law and order once became a problem.

Collegiately, the elders and virtuous people are recommended to be registered in the state government office, and re-registered to facilitate personnel management.

The villages left behind are not deserted, and refugees from Linzhou come here to stay or even settle down, so naturally there is no lack of popularity.

Because there are too many houses to be built, and the world is not peaceful, high walls must be built inside and outside, and fences and gates must be erected, so naturally more labor is required.This was one of the main reasons why when Qin Jing passed by the village, there were only old, young, women and children left in the village.

At the same time, near the end of the year, by order of the state government, the Xuyi county government posted notices everywhere to advertise the spring farming next year.He also sent li officials to visit various places and announced the benevolent government of the assassination envoy.

"From next year onwards, regardless of the size of the household, whoever reclaims two acres of wasteland will receive grain seeds from the government and be exempted from grain tax for three years."

"Those who reclaim more than five acres of uncultivated land will be provided with grain and plow tools. During the spring plowing period, half a bolt of coarse cloth and a bushel of corn can be rented for a full month of cattle."

"For those who open up more than [-] mu of land, in addition to the above conveniences, next year they can make an appointment with a calf in Zhouzhisuo City based on the land. The price is two pieces of coarse cloth and two dendrobiums of corn."

Once the policy was publicized, not only the people were shocked, but also the governors and powerful people in neighboring states.

Not to mention Yuzhou, Huan Chong, who was far away in Jiangzhou, heard the news and sent someone to ask if the news was true.If it was true, where did Huan Rong get so many cattle?He also wrote a letter in his own handwriting, implying between the lines, for the sake of helping the Northern Expedition, can I give my uncle a few heads?

Regardless of Huan Chong's performance.

For farmers, cattle are extremely precious property.Huan Chong's net worth is indeed rich, no less than that of Huan Rong.But even if you have money, it is impossible to buy hundreds of cattle in a blink of an eye.

Therefore, Youzhou had to surprise everyone with such a large sum of money, and at the same time, they were a little jealous.

Regarding this matter, Huan Rong didn't explain much, but agreed to give Huan Chong a batch of cattle, according to the market price in Jiankang, without any discount or extra money.

Huan Chong was very grateful and sent the money very quickly.At the same time, he did not give up and continued to ask Huan Rong for the reason.It's a pity that the latter has always kept his mouth shut, and made it clear that if he wants to farm cattle, it's best not to ask why.

In fact, Huan Rong couldn't explain it at all.

Did you tell Huan Chong that Huan Yi was having fun in the sea, became more and more courageous, sailed farther and farther, and found a commercial route to and from the Korean Peninsula?Or did Shi Shao discover a business opportunity and start a business with Murong Chui at an extremely low price?

There are no permanent enemies, only permanent benefits.

Murong Chong was thinking about Huan Rong's head, and instinctively resisted the Yandu caravan.

Murong Chui wanted to further stabilize the political power in Goguryeo, and was very excited about this business.

Today is not what it used to be, Murong Chui is no longer a simple general, but the lord of a country.If you want to hold the conquered territory tightly and vigorously win the hearts of the army and the people, it is not enough to rely on Duan and his looted property.

Ever since, when encountering the olive branch that Shi Shao handed over, Murong Chui tried his best to fight the table with Murong De, determined to make this deal.

Goguryeo and Baekje were defeated one after another, leaving only Silla lingering.

Murong Chui persuaded Murong De to collect the goods according to Shi Shao's request and ship them in Baekje.Anyway, it's a costless business, so you can earn as much as you get!

Through this sea trade, Murong Chui obtained much-needed gold, silver and silk cloth, and also obtained a batch of armor weapons produced in Yan State.

Although most of the weapons were broken, and fairly consistent, it was better to be repaired than bone and bronze.There is not much chance of winning against the servants of the Qin family, and it is not a problem to deter Goguryeo and Baekje.

Shi Shao took the opportunity to harvest a batch of cattle, as well as a large amount of ginseng and medicinal materials.

After being transported back to Yandu, the cattle were left behind, the best part of the medicinal materials was selected, and the rest were sent to the south.After coming and going, after excluding costs and losses, the profits obtained are unimaginably high.

Huan Yi changed his interest because of this, and no longer went out to sea every day to find big fish, but hoped to find a few more scammers and earn more money for Huan Rong.

"My brother is in charge of a state, and the money is not too much!"

Knowing this, Huan Rong immediately ordered Shi Shao to die, and Huan Yi was not allowed to go to sea again until next April.

With Yandu's existing several sea-going ships, traveling to and from the Korean peninsula is already thrilling enough.If you want to go out again, don't you wait to be photographed by the waves?

Before, I was only walking in a "small area", and I was able to walk to the Korean Peninsula. It really made Huan Yi run like a girl, and it was hard to guarantee that he would not go to Java, or even discover Malacca in advance.

Therefore, no matter how frustrated Huan Yi was, Huan Rong insisted that he would not let go.It was really pitiful for him, so he was allowed to go to the nearby island twice.No matter how far away!

After receiving the farm cattle from Yandu, in order to ensure smooth land reclamation, Huan Rong reached a contract with Tuyuhun at a higher price and started a human trade.

The Wusun tribe in the north is good at raising cattle. When Huan Rong learned about it, he bought a dozen Wusun slaves from the Tuyuhun people and brought them to Youzhou to raise cattle.

As for the origin of these Wusun people, Huan Rong didn't want to ask.

There is no paradise in troubled times, and it is not only the Han people who are precarious.

Huan Rong was very dissatisfied with farm tools, so he exchanged letters with Gong Shuchang and put forward many suggestions.While most are useless, a few can inspire the latter.

Gongshu Chang was touched, and led his disciples to work for several days. On the basis of Chang Zhiyuanli and Weili, he actually made Quyuanli!

In terms of appearance, it is somewhat different from the version of the Tang Dynasty, but it is still light and durable enough, which greatly reduces the burden on farmers.

Once the new plow was tried, it was widely praised and received great praise.

It's a pity that a certain amount of iron is needed to make a plow, which is another big problem for Huan Rong.But Emissary Huan made up his mind to fight for the development of Youzhou!

Isn't it just iron?

Smash it with money!

If he can't beat it, he still has a hole card, at most he can eat a few more buckets of rice!

As far as the current forces are concerned, iron is mostly used to make weapons.Building agricultural tools on a large scale is simply unthinkable.

Farm tools are made, and they are used in their own fields.Distributing to the people for free and encouraging land reclamation and farming is simply a head-watering thing!Aren't you afraid that the fields will be reclaimed and someone else will take them directly and take the opportunity to pick the fruits?

Throughout the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty, except for Huan Rong, probably no one had such courage and dared to make such a determination.

After crossing two long streets, the three teams arrived in the west city.

It was not the first time for Tuyuhun merchants to come here. Those who were familiar with the way found the value house near the square gate, handed in the wooden ID card, and received the certificate of entering the market and the official document of tax payment.Then he said goodbye to Qin Jing, led the team into the workshop, and rushed to the cattle and horse market and the jewelry market respectively, intending to sell the goods as soon as possible, and then go to the cloth market.

Qin Jing stood in front of the square gate and saw the officials handing out wooden plaques and official documents. He did not leave in a hurry, but waited for a while, and saw a merchant who had sold out of the market walk out of the workshop, paid taxes according to the official documents and covered his hands. After printing, the civil official filled a cash box and sealed it immediately, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

Stopping for too long will naturally arouse the suspicion of the civil servants.In order to avoid any side effects, the trilogy sounded a reminder.

"Lang Jun, it's time to go."

"it is good."

Qin Jing nodded, and ordered Buqu to go forward to get the wooden plaque, and some people went to the workshop to buy goods, and carefully understand how it works.Lead the rest of the people to jump on their horses and go to the Assassin's Mansion in Nancheng.

At that time, Huan Rong had just preached the Book of Songs to Yuan Feng, and ordered his maidservant to bring a plate of fried cakes for him to rest for a while.

Xun You and Zhong Lin came together to discuss the establishment of an academy in the city.

"The number of households in the city exceeds [-], and people are constantly gathering. The planning of the square city has been completed, and the government of Minggong has been implemented. It is time to further win people's hearts."

Hearing Xun You's words, Huan Rong pondered for a moment, opened the book and read it carefully.

For the sake of the state's stability, Huan Rong did not go on a killing spree to eradicate the powerful, but killed the chickens to make an example to the monkeys, exterminated the Zhu family, and wooed the remaining Wu family members.

The initial effect was mediocre, and these gentry tyrants were all cunning, and they were unwilling to fall into the trap easily.Even throwing out the bait of "Linhuai prefect" had little effect.

It wasn't until Huan Rong won Linhuai, brought Yuan Feng back to Xuyi, and showed off his strong biceps and eight-pack abs, that everyone's attitude softened.

Immediately afterwards, Qu Yuanli was born, and the trade in the city was extremely prosperous. There was even news that the assassins had mastered the sea trade routes.

Huan Rong couldn't help being speechless when he saw the several Patriarchs who came to him.

If I had known that things were so simple, why would I want to play with a dress man? It would be so refreshing to just spend money on it!

The Huan assassination envoy lacks everything, except money!

The first person to eat crabs appeared, and the nobles surnamed Wu in Linhuai followed suit and were subdued one after another.

In the final analysis, you can't live with money.

Led by Linhuai and Huainan, the entire Youzhou began to move infinitely closer to the Huan assassin.

It took a lot of effort before, but now there is no need to bother at all. You can bring a letter from a certain old friend and put out all kinds of benefits, no matter how difficult it is for a stubborn old man, you can solve it in the blink of an eye.

When mentioning the stubborn old man, Huan Rong's teeth ached.No matter what, he never expected that there is a huge treasure hidden in Youzhou.

"Lonely Anger" and "Five Beetles" are too strange, Han Feizi should have heard of them?

A certain old man who was so stubborn that he outrageously inherited the theory of this powerful legalist, and there is still a rare copy of the classics handed down from the Warring States period hidden in his home!

Upon learning of this situation, Huan Rong was stunned.

Too fantastical, isn't it?

He just wants to dig a crystal mine, what's the matter with all the pink diamonds coming out?

As a result, Huan Rong's thinking began to change again.

Picking up leaks is a matter of luck, who knows that luck will run out one day.Instead of getting stuck at the right time, it is better to solve it from the source, use existing resources to set up schools in the state, and try to cultivate talents by yourself.

The evaluation of officials in Yandu is gradually on track, but Xuyi has not yet implemented it.

Firstly, the conditions did not allow it, and the tyrants of the gentry had just taken refuge, and if they thought that Huan Rong was going to cross the river and demolish the bridge, it would be very unsightly;

The second is that there is not enough talent.

Although the number of households in Xuyi exceeds that of Yandu, and there is a big leak of stubborn old man, but because it is bordered by Yan State, most of the men produced are Kong Wu and powerful men. I want to find some counselors like Xun You, Zhong Lin and even Jia Bing. It is very difficult.

After several considerations, Huan Rong decided to run a school, starting from a baby.

If it wasn't inappropriate to put up slogans at this time, it might shock the world, Huan Rong would definitely send people to paint everywhere in the city, and put up banners: Have more children, open up wasteland, live a prosperous life and live a well-off life!

The profoundness of Chinese slogans cannot be exhausted.

Xun You and Zhong Lin could understand Huan Rong's mood very well. As soon as the latter proposed to run a school, they applauded.

When Huan Rong was thinking about the big picture, the two had come up with specific policies, including the location of the school and the number of teachers. As long as Huan Rong signed and stamped it, the college would open in Xuyi within half a month.

"It's an official school, that is, no academic qualifications are required. One meal a day, single clothes in summer, and fur coats in winter."

Looking at the few lines of big characters on the paper, Huan Rong blinked, and then blinked again.If they didn't know the details of the two of them, [-]% would think that they met compatriots who traveled through time.

"Minggong will look back." Zhong Lin laughed.

Huan Rong raised his eyebrows and turned another page.

I saw a few items listed above, which can be summed up as a central idea: All students who have graduated from government schools must keep in mind the virtue of assassination.

Without Huan Rong, there would be no official education, and without official education, they would not be able to read and write, and would not be able to learn a survival skill.Therefore, after graduation, it is best to devote yourself to the construction of Youzhou, so as to live up to this kindness.

If he did the opposite and took refuge in Huan Rong's hostile camp, no matter how talented and learned he was, his reputation would drop to the bottom of the valley if he let out a little flair.

This is completely different from the talents who take refuge halfway.

Everything they have is given by Huan Rong, and they turn against Huan Rong, absolutely ungrateful, the world's saliva will drown them, and their family members don't bother to be with them.

Of course, a villain who really doesn't want a reputation will definitely not care about these things.But such people are a minority after all, and most people know how to be grateful, and also know how to be polite and honest.

Not [-]%, as long as [-]% of the students stay in Youzhou, Huan Rong will no longer have to worry about no one available.Those who left Youzhou, no matter good or bad, would become a way for the assassins to earn their reputation.

And what he needs to pay is nothing but silk cloth and copper coins.

Huan Rong put down the book and bit his cheek.

People living in peaceful times should never play conspiracies with the ancients just because they are familiar with history, especially counselors in troubled times.

More ruthless than mind, more decisive than resolute, sincerity can only be crushed.

Before Huan Rong finished sighing, Yuan Feng put down the half-eaten fried cake and said, "Brother, if we start a government school, can I enroll?"

Huan Rong turned his head in surprise, seeing that Yuan Feng didn't just talk casually, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Why?"

A high school student with a perfect score in the college entrance examination wants to go to elementary school for further studies. Isn't this bullying?

"I don't have any brothers or sisters. Since I was sensible, I only have a nanny and servants by my side."

In short, without friends, it is very lonely.

Xun You and Zhong Lin looked at each other and frowned at the same time.

Someone else might be persuaded by this reason, but the two never regarded Yuan Feng as an ordinary child, and both thought it was a temptation from the other side.

To test whether Huan Rong is consistent with his words and deeds, Zhenru promised before that he will be raised to grow up, and then return the property left by Yuan Zhen.

"Ming Gong..."

"it is good."

Before Xun You could finish speaking, Huan Rong nodded with a smile, pulled Yuan Feng to his side, and said, "If you want to go, then go. However, if you go, you have to stick to it until the end. If you feel bored in the middle, don't worry about it." Come back and complain to me."

"promise!"

Yuan Feng nodded vigorously and smiled.

At the same time, Qin Jing and his party arrived at the Assassin's Mansion and got off their horses in front of the door.

Buqu knocked on the door, revealed his identity, and handed over a letter written by Huan Rong.

After a while, the door of the mansion opened wide, and Huan Rong came out to welcome him in person.

After a few months, the two met again, the past was vivid in my mind, my heart was slightly touched, but my expression did not reveal anything.

After clapping hands and saluting, after a few words of pleasantries, Huan Rong led the way with a smile, as if the previous worries and anxieties never existed.

"Brother Qin, please."

"Brother Rong is polite."

Sensing the change in Huan Rong's attitude, Qin Jing paused.Looking up again, although the smile has not changed, the mind is completely different.