The Ming Dynasty started with caution

After Shuntian Prefecture implemented the new business tax, only big merchants and gentry went to Liangxiang in the past, but now even small merchants come to Liangxiang.

They only had one or two guys with them and only one or two cars.

"I heard that Liangxiang is a treasure land in Beizhili. There are all kinds of magical treasures. As long as they are transported to other places, they can be sold for very high prices, just like the things of the Franji people."

"Master, look, what a big waterwheel!"

The guy looked in surprise.

Tao Wu also followed his gaze and saw a huge waterwheel standing next to Liangxiang. It was much larger than the buildings nearby and was half a mountain high.

A caravan boy passing by laughed and said, "That's a skyscraper waterwheel. It's for people, not for irrigation."

The first reaction of many people who come to Liangxiang is, is this a waterwheel? It's so spectacular.

Yan Chengjin opened the curtain and took a look. He saw a small businessman and two guys driving a carriage.

There are more and more people coming to Liangxiang, but there is a traffic jam?

The official roads in Liangxiang are not very big, and the roads in the woods are getting wider and wider. There is a section of the road next to paddy fields, and it is impossible to get out even with feet.

"It's time to build the road."

After it rains, the road becomes muddy and difficult to walk on.

Merchants without a caravan took a shortcut from the field to Liangxiang, and the caravan was blocked on the road.

Yan Chengjin got off the sedan chair and followed the businessman to the ridge of the field.

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The house manager came back from the border of Ningxia. Unexpectedly, the young master is not here. No one must be keeping accounts these days. I don't know how much money is left in the warehouse.

I took the abacus and keys to the warehouse, opened the door, and almost died of fright.

"Master...are you moving the treasury to your home?"

The warehouse is much larger, surrounded by fine bluestones, with yellowish lights, and the silver is as messy as a pile of grain, forming a hill.

There are more than a dozen of them. If you look closely, you can see that there is gold mixed in them.

The room manager quickly closed the door and opened it again, finally believing that he had opened the wrong door.

Immediately, he no longer thought about settling accounts. Hearing from his disciples that the young master had gone to Liangxiang, he rushed to Liangxiang without stopping.

It's just that I haven't been back for a few months, and my appearance has changed drastically.

I saw many caravans along the way.

"That one is?" The house manager was stunned, looking at the huge water wheel.

The servant said: "It's the skyscraper waterwheel built by the young master. It costs five cents of silver per person. We, the servants of the Yan Mansion, don't spend any money."

The room manager's eyes widened, and he really saw someone above him.

"I only sat down when my brain was broken..."

When I arrived in Liangxiang, I saw a dazzling array of products, which were much richer than those in the border towns of Ningxia. Fang Daidong looked around and saw that the master loved tea, and the jars of tea were extremely exquisite.

The waiter smiled and asked: "Small pot of tea, twenty taels of silver a pot, does the boss want it?"

The house manager unscrewed the box and smelled it. In addition to the aroma of tea, there was also the aroma of fried rice, which was quite fresh. He gritted his teeth and bought ten cans.

After walking a few steps, I saw a guy selling cotton swabs, so I bought a few boxes. How can I not live a good life? The master and the young master have been taken care of by him.

Walking from the street to the end of the street, the servants' hands were full of purchased goods.

The house steward came to the small courtyard, opened the door and saw Yan Chengjin: "Master, I'm back. Hehe, the master looks more handsome again."

"Is the border area stable?"

The housekeeper said happily: "It's unsettling. The Tatars invaded. The master was slightly injured, but he won a great victory and his own soldiers went to the palace to deliver the memorial."

"Does my father have any letters?"

The house manager quickly took out a letter.

Yan Chengjin glanced at it.

Although the letter did not mention much about the battle situation, it did reveal two important pieces of information. The enemy's coach was Dayan Khan, and he also wanted to bribe his father.

After reading it, he burned the letter. Without asking for credit, His Majesty would give his father a reward.

I just don't know if my father mentioned the bribery in the letter, but it's better to mention it. The border army guard has great power, and the emperor doesn't like the guard to deceive him.

Fengtian Temple,

Emperor Hongzhi was a little surprised when he saw the report from the border troops in Ningxia. Dayan Khan led his troops to attack Ningxia and fought in a bloody night, killing more than 2,000 people?

The Tatars have always coveted the Hetao area.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Hetao still belonged to the Ming Dynasty. Yingzong was lost after being captured by Oala, and the Chenghua Dynasty slowly regained it. This was a must-win between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars.

"Who is the enemy of ten thousand people?"

In the main hall, the ministers looked around with confused expressions. Who dares to call this name?

Zeng Jian from the Ministry of Industry took a step forward: "It's a newly made firearm. It can be used to defend the city and break the formation!"

"Why don't I know?" Emperor Hongzhi wondered.

Zeng Jianlao's face was filled with a smile: "Speaking of it, this is the first time it has been used to defend the city. I don't know the power of this firearm. I supervised the construction of it when I supervised the construction of General Hongyi."

I haven’t tried how many people it can kill, and I can’t try it myself with people and horses.

The power of the point-blank cannon is not obvious.

Liu Jian was surprised: "All nine sides are configured?"

Zeng Jian nodded: "There are some."

The Shenji Battalion of the Beijing camp was divided into nine groups, stationed on nine sides, and brought along with General Hongyi.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Dayan Khan wanted to bribe Yan Kesong, so he ordered the supervisors from all over the nine borders to keep a close eye on the firearms and not to let him take advantage of him."

Went to Fengtian Hall this morning.

When the drum sounds in the morning, the civil and military ministers stand outside the left and right gates. When the bell rings, they line up to enter from the left and right gates, cross the Jinshui Bridge, and enter Fengtian Gate.

"Do you have anything to report, dear sir?" Emperor Hongzhi looked anxious.

The minister was silent.

"Then retreat."

Emperor Hongzhi went to the side hall to change his clothes, "I want to visit the capital camp and call the two pavilion elders and Yan Chengjin."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, whom His Majesty wanted to call, left Liu Jian on guard in the palace, and Xiao Jing quickly went to give orders.

Yan Chengjin and Li Dongyang came to wait outside the hall.

His Majesty made a brief visit to the capital camp. Zhang Mao said quickly: "I didn't know that Your Majesty was here, but I was late to pick you up."

"I'll take a look at it at will."

There are very few people in the Beijing camp. After deducting the Shenji camp sent to the border and the Tuntian camp sent to farm, there are only about 30,000 people left.

"I want to expand the Beijing army."

The number of Beijing troops in previous dynasties was more than 100,000, but only 30,000. Emperor Hongzhi lacked confidence.

Yan Chengjin looked around and saw that Wang Shouren had returned to the capital camp again.

"I think it is better to summon the troops from Shandong, Henan, and Daning to return to the capital in turn for training. The best ones can be retained to join the capital army," Li Dongyang said.

These soldiers and horses numbered at least 100,000, which not only saved the recruitment cost, but also expanded the capital camp.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

Yan Chengjin thought that according to historical data, there were at least 150,000 squad troops stationed in Shandong, Henan, and Daning. Excluding the old, weak, sick, and disabled, less than half of them could be used.

"Just in time to expand the field camp."

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The weather is getting cooler, and eiderdown quilts are very popular in Liangxiang.

In addition to cotton, animal skins, silk and other heating materials in the Ming Dynasty, duck feathers are now available, which to a certain extent enriches the source of heating materials.

A new industry has sprung up, with peddlers walking around the streets collecting duck feathers and selling them to workshops in Liangxiang.

There are a lot of duck feathers in inns and restaurants, and they are sold to peddlers at low prices.

The shopkeepers collect the duck feathers and sell them together when they go to Liangxiang to purchase goods.

Yan Chengjin asked Zhang Xian to build the road and make it wider. In winter, the road is covered with heavy snow and it is easy for trucks to slip on it.

"It's also dangerous to go to a good place."

The fields occupied by road construction will be made up with fields elsewhere.

In short, it must be built before it snows so as not to affect the traffic in Liangxiang.

As the righteous bird of the Ming Dynasty, Liangxiang will be visited by many merchants in the future, and they will bring goods to various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, it stimulates the implementation of new tax laws.

“As long as goods flow out of Liangxiang, merchants will transport them to other places.

Commercial taxes were levied when passing customs or customs, and the court could collect money.

In order to sell the goods as soon as possible, the merchants returned to Liangxiang to purchase.

His Majesty will be able to see the benefits of the new tax laws when the balance is due at the end of the year.

But what if the money collected from the year-end balance is insufficient? "Yan Chengjin uses a mind map to write things down to avoid mistakes.