The Best Fake Eunuch

Unless there is a full-scale war with Da Zhou, but that is unrealistic, because the Ross people do not have this strength at present, and there are many scruples about sending troops.

On the east side of the sea, there is the Dongying Kingdom, and on the south side, there are powerful grassland tribes watching the eagles, and on the west side, there are several aggressive countries that are about to move...

Once they mobilize the army to go south, these hateful guys will definitely take advantage of the gap and attack their country directly.

At that time, Da Zhou will not be able to attack, but his hometown is in danger of falling.

Originally, Yanyun County in the Great Zhou Dynasty was in a semi-vacuum state of power, and there had never been a strong garrison guarding it, so he, Peter, was able to do a job here with ease, and even made a fortune unscrupulously.

If Da Zhou sent a large army to garrison, the situation would all change.

Before Dazhou could not send enough troops, it was because of inconvenient road transportation. For example, it was nearly a thousand miles from Yanyun Pass to here, and it was all natural roads, which would be affected by various weather changes and could not support the army at all. supply and support.

But it will be different after this road is repaired. Theoretically, it only takes less than ten days to get from Haining Bay to Changshan Prefecture. If the cavalry marches in a hurry, it can be reached in less than three days!

Haining Bay was originally the largest port in Dazhou, and its transshipment capacity was extremely terrifying. Even if it could meet the supplies of a million troops, there would be no pressure.

The pressure was all on Peter, and he was so dazed that he couldn't say a word for a long time.

No matter what, he never thought that Ye Baiqing was just talking nonsense. Now how can Li Wanjiang have so much manpower and financial resources to carry out such a big project?

If he could do it, he would have done it a long time ago, wouldn't doing it now be like a remedy after a dead sheep?

This idea of ​​road construction was actually proposed by Xiao Chen first, but the road to be built is not in the east, but in the middle.

Xiao Chen hopes that in the future, there will be at least three transportation passages between Yanyun County and Dazhou, one is the sea passage, the other is the Yanyunguan road, and then a road will be built in the middle, so that the economic exchanges with Dazhou in the future It can be relatively smooth.

As the old saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first!

Of course, defense should also be considered.

Xiao Chen wanted to rely on the natural dangers of Yanyun Mountain, and build a city at the foot of the mountain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, just like the Yanyun Pass, where one man guards the pass and ten thousand cannot open it.

He even wanted to build an eighteen-bend mountain road, and then station a certain number of troops on several main peaks, so that the throat of the road could be blocked, and it would be difficult for Da Zhou to pass through it no matter how many soldiers there were.

When it comes to defense, Xiao Chen is very serious.

The road he built will cross Yanyun County and reach the bank of Bailong River, connecting with the trading market in northern Xinjiang.

In the future, goods shipped from northern Xinjiang can reach this new city directly, and goods from Dazhou can also be traded in this city. Yanyun County can make a lot of money just by making the middle price difference!

Xiao Chen is also very serious about doing business.

But this is just a vision or dream of his, and it is still very far away from becoming a reality... maybe not too far away.

Because there is indeed such a road construction plan, Ye Baiqing said it as if it was true. In order to be more truthful, Li Wanjiang was also involved. There are reasons and evidences.

"But our boss, that is, the new governor of Yanyun County, the general of Beizheng, and the first-rank eunuch Xiao Chenxiao, our Lord Xiao does not agree to build this road. He said that Yanyun County has been seriously damaged. Everything is ruined, so the economy should be developed first, and then road construction should be considered." Ye Baiqing changed the topic again.

"Governor Xiao is right." Peter hurriedly said, "That's true. Economics must be the first priority in local development. It's not okay to always think about war."

"That's what I said, but..." Ye Baiqing hesitated to speak.

The implication is naturally that you bastard is occupying Shunfeng Harbor and won't let us use it, so we can only build roads, what else should we do?

"However, we can still talk." Peter smiled and his face was full of fat and trembling.

"Talk about it?" Ye Baiqing also responded angrily, "Then let's talk about it."

Peter is a cunning and greedy old fox, and Ye Baiqing is also a master negotiator. The first confrontation between the two was extremely fierce. Sometimes they love each other like brothers, sometimes they hate them like enemies...

Larissa on the side looked terrified, her face paled when she heard it, she clutched her chest, her face was pale, she was about to have a heart attack from the shock of the two of them!

"400,000 taels of silver a year, that's the amount. I can't afford any more. Governor Peter, 400,000, but it's more than five times your annual income!" Of course, Ye Baiqing had already He has a clear understanding of Peter's situation.

Because Yanyun County is too poor, except for several big cities such as Changshan Prefecture, the economy is extremely backward, so there are not many materials that need to be imported from Shunfeng Port. The main reason is that Peter is too dark and the taxes collected are too high. , the big guys would rather cut down on food and clothing than buy these expensive goods.

As a result, Peter's income is actually very limited.

In fact, he really wanted to cooperate with Ye Baiqing, wouldn't he be an idiot if he didn't make money?

The reason why the lion opened its mouth wide at the beginning was just to test Ye Baiqing, but now Ye Baiqing is very good at paying back the money on the spot, so he can't help but refuse.

"Hmph, no matter how much it is, I will always receive cash. Do you have so much money?" So the tone has begun to soften.

"I won't come here to talk to the Governor without money. Don't worry, I will hand over a tael of silver to you at the end of the year. This should be no problem, right? Because in fact the port is in your hands, and the initiative is in your hands." It is also in your hands." Ye Baiqing said.

"That won't work, who knows how long I can still work in Shunfeng Port? You must pay in cash first, and pay in one lump sum for one year." Peter flatly refused.

"Haha, Governor Peter, you also said that you don't know how long you can work here, so we'll give you the money, and when you leave your post, wouldn't our money be wasted?" Ye Baiqing sneered, What the hell do we think we are fools?

"Then pay it once a month?" Seeing that the negotiation between the two seemed to be at an impasse again, Larissa hurried to smooth things over.

"That's fine too." Ye Baiqing reluctantly agreed.

"But I have to pay me 40,000 taels of silver every month!" Peter made another last fight.

Twelve months a year, 40,000 per month is 480,000, and this guy asked for another 80,000 taels!

"I can promise you, but I swear this is not a concession I made to you, Governor General, but for the sake of your beautiful wife Larissa!" Ye Baiqing took Larissa's small snow-white hand and kissed it lightly. Take a sip.

"Hahaha, then I must toast you on behalf of my wife, and wish us a happy cooperation!" Peter laughed heartily.