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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star Chassis to Break through the Void Chapter 347: Opening up a solid border security policy

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    Xianyu Zhongtong really didn't believe that there would be merchants taking the initiative to help.  In his impression, businessmen are all very hard-working. If a businessman is willing to invest in something, the reason must be that it can bring them several times the profit.  What profit can Ye Chang give these merchants to make them willing to come to help?  Xian Yu Zhongtong pondered for a long time. Although Yunnan also produces silk, it is just silk. Apart from that, what other products are there that are worthy of these merchants coming here?  "I think they are idiots who were frightened by Ye Chang's name of making money. They came here to get lucky. If there were some accumulated merchants, they would not be like this." After hesitating, Xianyu Zhongtong said again.  "Who are there?" Yang Zhao ignored him this time.  "There are the Hu family from Chang'an Glaze Shop, the Shen family from Guangling Rice Shop, the Han family from Suzhou Silk Shop" The official took out a long list of famous merchants, all of whom are famous wealthy businessmen, and several of them are also in Chengdu.  There is a semicolon. Even if Xianyu Zhongtong has never dealt with him, he has heard of him.  Perhaps these people are not as wealthy as Wang Yuanbao, but their combined influence is greater than the ten Wang Yuanbao put together, because behind them there are often dignitaries in the court and palace.  Maybe Yu Jian is the property of the Shandong family. "How is this possible" Xian Yu Zhongtong murmured.  "Invite them in." Although Yang Zhao was proud, he heard these people and thought of the power behind them, but he did not dare to be too confident.  After a while, everyone came in one after another, and more than ten wealthy businessmen gathered together to pay homage to Yang Zhao.  Yang Zhao noticed that the leader was Qin Qinshou, and his heart skipped a beat.  This Qin Qinshou was Ye Chang's man. He helped Ye Chang build a cabinet shop in Chengdu, which was also the branch of Anton Bank. When Ye Chang first entered Chengdu, he took him to see Yang Zhao and asked Yang Zhao to make it easier for him.  Therefore, he did not send a famous assassination.  Yang Zhao now knows Ye Chang¡¯s men quite well. Tan Qinshou was originally an old friend of Ye Chang¡¯s in his hometown. For many years, Ye Chang had placed great trust in him. After raising the bank issue, he took Tan Qinshou with him.  Tan Qinshou lived up to his expectations. He first helped Ye Chang open the first bank in Chang'an, then when Ye Chang returned to Liaodong to open the second bank, he stayed in Luoyang to open the third bank, and now he went to Chengdu to open the fourth bank.  "It turns out it's Tan Qinshou You came to see me, what do you want to say?" In front of Yang Zhao, no one naturally had a seat, so Yang Zhao asked directly after they finished the ceremony.  "The servants want to raise money to support the border, and they have experienced along the way. Please make it convenient for Yang Gong to give an order to the chief officials of Zhuzhou County" Tan Qinshou spoke on behalf of everyone. In fact, Ye Chang could give this order, but he didn't want Yang Zhao to cause trouble behind his back, so he  It would be better to separate everything. Yang Zhao also understood what he was thinking, and sighed inwardly. If it had been back when the relationship between the two was good, Ye Chang would never have to be so cautious, and he would never be suspicious.  The current situation After all, the positions are different. At this time, he had no idea that it was him who dragged Ye Chang into this pool of water. "Wait a minute, what are your plans to be so kind and want to raise money?"  Xianyu Zhongtong, who was next to him, said: "If there is fraud in it, who can take the responsibility?"  " "Who is this gentleman?  "Qin Qinshou said in surprise. "A local merchant who knew Xian Yu Zhongtong introduced the identity of Xian Yu Zhongtong. When Qin Qinshou heard this, he was very respectful: "Xian Yu Gong, it is the duty of all the people of the Tang Dynasty to share the worries of the country."  Although we are merchants, we also know that without the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, we would not have our wealth, so" "Do you think I am a fool? I once served as a high-ranking official in Jiannan Jiedu, don't you know  In this world, officials are more likely to lie than profiteers?  " Xian Yuzhong spoke without hesitation and interrupted Qin Qinshou's words. "Haha" Tan Qinshou smiled awkwardly. "After all, he is not Ye Chang. If Ye Chang were here, he would have slapped him in the face. You yourself  These wasteful bureaucrats have no desire to serve the country. Do you think the people have no desire to serve the country? However, these wealthy businessmen are really not here to serve the country. When Yang Zhao saw Qin Qinshou¡¯s expression, he knew there was something else going on, and he said slowly.  "Ye Shiyi and I have been close friends for many years, Qin Qinshou. When Ye Shiyi brought you to my house, did he tell you, right?"  What is going on? If you tell me, I can help you. "This, Ye Langjun proposed a strategy, called the Kaizhong method." "The Kaizhong method? What does this mean?" "That's it" Ye Chang  It was not said that this method needed to be kept secret, so Qin Qinshou said it. Ye Chang actually advanced the Ming Dynasty's opening method to the Tang Dynasty.  Rich merchants provide Ye Chang with food and supplies. After settlement, they can exchange them for bank notes from Anton Bank. With this ticket, they can purchase goods produced in Liaodong from Liaodong at a price that is 1.5% lower than the normal price.  This ticket refers to this product.There is no need to pay entry duties when traveling around the world.  Not to mention the purchase price which is 15% lower than the normal price, the exemption from entry duties alone is enough to make wealthy businessmen flock to it.  " Moreover, it is the consensus of all wealthy businessmen that Ye Chang can make money. If you follow Ye Chang, even if you can't eat meat, you can drink some soup. It's not bad.  When Qin Qinshou finished speaking about the opening method, Xian Yu Zhongtong couldn't close his mouth, but Yang Zhao couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ye Shiyi actually hides such a wonderful method." This is indeed a wonderful method, everyone can  We know that the most troublesome thing about the Tang Dynasty's expansion to the frontier was not the surrounding Rongdi, but how to transport food and equipment to the frontier. This was a huge pressure for the imperial court.  When the imperial court conscripted people to transport goods, it was regarded as corvee service, which often forced the people to live in dire straits.  But now that it is in the hands of a merchant, it belongs to the merchant's hired labor, and the merchant has to pay the reward. Even if the people are resentful, they go to the merchant first, not the court.  Sometimes, merchants took on the grievances of the people on behalf of the imperial court. They sought profit while the imperial court sought stability, which complemented each other.  Yang Zhao had been the Minister of Household Affairs for two years. The more he tried this, the more excited he became. In this way, the court spent almost nothing, but only collected less taxes - those taxes were originally paid by officials at all levels.  Not much of what was peeled off could be put into the treasury - but what was intended to be done was accomplished.  He suddenly remembered that Ye Chang built the road from Chenliu to Pengcheng. The imperial court did not spend a penny, but it benefited from this road. He could not understand it at first, but now he realizes that Ye Chang built the road actually for this kind of opening up method.  Do an experiment.  However, at that time, this method was just being tested, and other businessmen did not dare to get involved, so Ye Chang set up Anton Bank in the name of the Anton Chamber of Commerce to get involved in this matter.  After starting this, those wealthy businessmen with a keen sense of smell naturally followed up.  "Whatever convenience you want, as long as I can do it, I will give it to you." Thinking of this, Yang Zhao's admiration for Ye Chang has reached its peak. He understands in his heart that he is really worse than Ye Chang by more than ten points in terms of financial management.  Eighteen thousand miles.  But it doesn't matter. I just need to be an official better than Ye Chang. Even if Ye Chang is more capable, won't he be sent to various places to gain merit for himself in the end?  "Mr. Yang" Xianyu Zhongtong was a little anxious.  Yang Zhao waved his hand slightly and winked at him. His eyes were a bit cold, and Xianyu Zhongtong suddenly realized it after he came into contact with him.  For Yang Zhao, staying in Jiannan for a long time is not a good thing. His biggest goal is to return to Chang'an Center.  Of course, there are two ways to go back, one is to wait in despair for Yang Yuhuan to fish him out, and the other is to rely on merit and merit.  Although Li Linfu intended to block Yang Zhao's opportunity to make meritorious deeds, he could not block the fact that he assisted Ye Chang in building the city.  If he talks anymore, then he will be the obstacle on Yang Zhao's way back to Beijing. Even if the two had a close friendship before, Yang Zhao would not miss the old friendship - his old friendship with Ye Chang, isn't it complete now?  Has it become mutual use?  "There are a few things where we need Duke Yang's help. First, we will buy a batch of grain in Chengdu, and at the same time buy some axes, shovels and other tools" What Yang Zhao needs to do is nothing more than allowing them to buy grain and groceries in Chengdu.  Also, they are allowed to hire idle people from Jiannan Road as laborers, and these laborers are allowed to move freely on the road from Jiannan to Yunnan.  At this time, in order to ban refugees, the people must be strictly controlled even if they leave the county, let alone going to a place thousands of miles away. "Even you all know that you can share the country's worries, how can I be inferior to the common people?" Yang Zhao listened to them.  After requesting, he said sternly: "Of course it's correct." He turned to Cui Yuan: "Cui Sima, bring a pen and paper, wait for me to write the official document, have the clerk pick it up, stamp it with a big seal, and issue it to all places. Be sure to  Order officials from all over the country to cooperate fully and not slack off at all." Cui Yuan brought a pen and paper, but while handing it to Yang Zhao, he reminded in a low voice: "If they are allowed to buy grain in Chengdu, I am afraid that the price of rice in Chengdu will rise"  "It doesn't matter, before we come, we have purchased grain in Shannan and Jiangnan West Road. It could be as soon as one month or as slowly as two months, and a large amount of grain will enter Sichuan." Tan Qinshou said.  Not to mention his words, even without these words, Yang Zhao would not care about the rising food prices in Chengdu. As long as he is not hungry, he can help him return to Chang'an as soon as possible, even if a hundred and eighty thousand people starve to death.  , so what¡¯s the problem?  After leaving the gate of the Yang Mansion, all the businessmen breathed a sigh of relief. The shopkeeper of the Hu family smiled and said: "When I was in Chang'an, Mr. Yang was not very easy to talk to. I never thought that he would be so easy-going here. You all are sensible.  Don't forget to take care of things when you get rich. " "You said he is easy-going, just for Brother Qin's sake. If it were us alone, it would be difficult to even enter Yang's house," someone said.  Qin Qinshou smiled and said: "How can I have any face? The one who really has face is Ye Langjun. You all know the truth. This time, Ye Langjun's side affairs were caused by his two works in "Border Policy" and "Wealth of the Nation".  If the theory is practical, these two theories will definitely become our strategy for governing the country in the Tang Dynasty. By then, we merchants will have a much easier life even if we don¡¯t talk about this."The benefits provided by Ye Langjun, both from the court and from Ye Langjun himself, are enough to make you a lot of money. You must remember, don't miss important events." "Brother Qin doesn't need to give orders.  We all know very well that whoever misses important things will cut off everyone's financial path and people's financial path, such as killing their parents. Ambassador Ye will not need to say it. We, the more than ten families, will not let that guy go first." Everyone expressed their opinions one after another.  , Qin Qinshou nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, but in the end, he still added as if casually: "Our sixteen families were selected by Ye Langjun, and there are more than thirty families waiting to be filled in. If there are any  If you feel that you have made enough money and don¡¯t want to be with everyone, then please leave early, there are many people coming.¡± Everyone laughed. ¡°Who is so stupid to have trouble with money? Ye Chang paid this time  , it is not only the policy of the Tang Dynasty that opened up China and France, but also promised that if things go well, the Southwest Chamber of Commerce will be established to join the Andong Chamber of Commerce. By then, these more than ten companies will be the initial shareholders Yang Zhao, Xianyu Zhongtong  I think Yunnan is a barbaric land, but in the eyes of these businessmen, it is a treasure land, because Ye Chang has listed a lot of products, in addition to ivory and rhinoceros horns, there are also tea, rare fruits, sugar, etc.  Ye Chang also said that it is not easy to mine in the Central Plains, and the court has set many restrictions, but in Yunnan, the Southwest Chamber of Commerce will find ways to obtain the right to mine from the court, and each shareholder can dig mountains at a small price.  Land, to obtain endless treasures buried in the mountains, even gold, silver and copper mines, Ye Chang hinted that they can be mined by everyone. How could these wealthy businessmen not know that mining and smelting can bring huge profits, and some of them are clever.  , and even began to plan to cast copper coins privately - after Anlu Mountain was assigned to the Pinglu Army by the Andong Governor's Mansion, Li Longji allowed him to set up five copper furnaces in Fanyang to cast coins in order to compensate him, so Anlu Mountain was  After everyone dispersed, Qin Qinshou summoned a person: "You ride a fast horse, travel day and night, and go to see Ambassador Ye quickly. You just said that we are ready here, and you have to trouble him to handle things along the way."  thought.  " The envoy turned around and left without saying a word. Not long after, he left Chengdu by boat, and after arriving at Rongzhou, he turned overland and headed straight for Southern Yunnan. " He had no intention of browsing the scenery along the way.  , Tuo Yechang wiped out the barbarian thieves, but he did not encounter any big danger. When he came out of the mountains and entered the vicinity of Yunnan Ze, he was surprised by the surrounding situation. Although this road was built.  The avenue is only twenty miles long and only five feet wide. It is just a loess road, but it is much flatter and more convenient than the mountain road plank road. The jungle shrubs and weeds on both sides of the avenue have been burnt black, exposing some of the soil underneath.  People are digging ditches to divert water. "Looking at the situation, it is Ambassador Ye who is conducting military settlements. It's just that he has made such a big move less than 20 days after taking the southern Yunnan Ze."  Little did he know that Ye Chang had only completed about half a mile of work on both sides of the road. After all, he had 30,000 soldiers in his hands. Even if he only used 10,000 of them and set fire to two miles a day, it would be enough to clear both sides of the road.  .  It was difficult to open up land before because there were only a few people. As long as there were enough people, people were united and the Han people were diligent, what did it mean?  When the messenger arrived, it was in the evening. As soon as he got off his horse, he saw a lot of people over there, as if they were arguing about something. When he and others informed him, he looked over curiously.
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