Aspirations for Nation and Beauty Chapter 6: Creating the first

Seeing everyone looking at him with the look of a savior, the fat man was also a little bit disappointed. The areas of Jiangnan and Wuhu are similar. It can be said that the convenience of water and land transportation is no less than that of Jiangnan. In addition, it is connected to Kansai in the west, the imperial capital in the north, and Maqihan in the south. The land is fertile and can be called the core hinterland of the empire. Half of the county is not as good, and the wealth income is less than 30% of the other party. This comparison is really heartbreaking. There is no other reason, but the concept is different. One is based on business, transportation, foreign trade and finance. Farming and mulberry is the main industry. This difference in concept directly leads to the huge difference in the situation of the two places. It can be seen from the fact that Jiangnan merchants go to the Wuhu area to purchase a large number of silkworm cocoons, raw silk, tung oil and various local specialties every year. Jiangnan merchants They processed and refined these things and either exported them or sold them back to make huge profits, while Wuhu acted as the cheapest producer of basic raw materials. So when Jiangnan's wealth has reached about 60% of the empire and has become the well-deserved boss of the empire, Wuhu is still struggling to catch up with Donghai. The sheriff felt ashamed.

Since I became the sheriff of Wuhu County, I have worked hard to cultivate the atmosphere of industry and commerce in this area. The rise of Jiujiang has proved that my efforts were not in vain. Chang Gui still had to admit that Cheng Dayou's policies in Jiujiang continued his basic intentions, making Jiujiang develop further. It should be said that among the five lakes and six mansions, besides Jiujiang, the capital Yueyang is the capital. Yueyang's economic development is proud of the good transportation conditions brought by Dongting Lake. In addition, Dongting Lake is the main base of the imperial inland water army. Therefore, compared with other prefectures and counties, the water bandit disaster is not obvious here, which also makes Yueyang The economy developed soundly.

But in general, although the industry and commerce in the Wuhu area have been vigorously cultivated by themselves, the merchants here still have not completely shaken off the shadow of the status of landlords and gentry. immature. But this has already had a good start, but Situ Biao's entry into the Five Lakes has severely damaged all his efforts. In order to raise military expenditures, Situ Biao's first measure after taking power was to increase the checkpoints, increase business taxes, and at the same time increase land taxes. Although these measures did increase the revenue of the county-level finances to a certain extent, they were a serious blow. With the newly cultivated industrial and commercial industries and markets, the increase in commercial taxes and the addition of checkpoints to extract lijin have greatly increased the cost of goods, and the cost of foreign goods has increased, and imported goods have also been blocked from the door. However, the merchants were not very powerful in the Five Lakes area, and Situ Biao turned a deaf ear to the voices of these merchants. As long as he could have sufficient military expenses and rations in a short period of time, he couldn't care less now.

The group of people in front of me are the first group of crab eaters that I have carefully cultivated. Although they have not completely got rid of the landowner class, they have already discovered that industry and commerce will bring them more lucrative income. Pay back, otherwise these people wouldn't be waiting here so eagerly for me to guide them.

"Everyone, please don't look at me like this. I, Changgui, am not a god. I believe everyone understands the current situation. There has already been a fight in Jiujiang, and I believe you have also received a message from The County Sheriff’s Office is requesting you to donate military funds. Although I am a Sheriff, these orders are not issued by me. It’s just that everyone should cooperate in this situation, otherwise I will be deducted as a peacemaker. It’s not worthwhile for the whole family to exile and confiscate their property.” After some refusals, the fat old man still sat on the top seat, and seeing everyone’s frowning faces, the man could only sigh and comfort everyone with emotion.

"My lord, we can tolerate this military donation. After all, it's a one-off deal. It's impossible for us to donate once every day, right? But right now, checkpoints have been added everywhere to collect likin, and regular business taxes are also reduced. The price has tripled, so how can we live? The merchants from Jincheng originally wanted to collect my goods. But now the price has soared by several percent, so scared that the merchants there are afraid to come Well, this merchant ship was so easy to hire, and the words of the soldiers were that they would requisition casually and not pay the freight, and the sentence of emergency requisition during wartime was more brutal than anyone else. Isn’t it too dark? It’s not an option for my silk to be reeled and piled up in the warehouse all day long! What do you call this?” Another businessman immediately called out to bump Tianqu, and the gang Among them, the largest number of silk reeling workshops are run. The large-scale Fanjia employs hundreds of day laborers. It used to mainly supply Jiangnan. However, the silk industry took advantage of the opportunity to develop. Now Jincheng has become the largest buyer of raw silk in the Wuhu area. However, various taxes will be reduced for three days and sharply increased for five days. These people who are both landlords and businessmen The guys couldn't take it any longer.

"Old Chen, it's fine for us to talk about these things internally, but don't spread them outside, and be careful about the crime of disturbing the morale of the army. Didn't you hear that that person has arrived in Anqing? He is sitting in town now I don’t know if I’ve left the city guard’s mansion or not.” Another skinny businessman immediately reminded him kindly.

"Oh? His Royal Highness the King of Xiang came to Anqing? Isn't he sitting in Yueyang, why did he suddenly want to come to Anqing?" Slightly startled, the fat old man wondered if he had discovered his activities? It doesn't look like it, if he really wanted to harm him, it seems that he should have done it long ago, and let him go from Baling to Wenning, and then to Anqing, isn't this intentional indulgence? After gathering his composure, he just asked casually: "Who knows what the purpose of His Highness King Xiang's visit to Anqing this time is?"

"Uh, it seems that the battle on the front line of Jiujiang is not going well. Is His Royal Highness the King of Xiang coming to supervise the battle? I heard from an acquaintance in the city guard's mansion that His Royal Highness Xiang is going to go north to supervise the battle in person." He huddled in a corner A businessman inside said vaguely.

"The war is not going well? Hmph, when the war is not going well, I'm afraid it's still to come." Chang Gui thought to himself. Li Wufeng has asked someone to make it clear to himself that he is about to enter the Five Lakes. This trip is to prepare for the next step in how to preserve the vitality of the Five Lakes. The most disadvantaged in this war are those businessmen who have managed to accumulate a little capital. People, rebels, bandits, and rogues will first target these people, and Li Wufeng also asked himself to arrange some people to prepare enough supplies for the army to avoid temporary recruitment. It seems that the westward army is imminent. It's just that I don't know where the western Xinjiang came from, is it from Baling or Huanggang? The possibility of Baling is higher, so Chang Gui's first stop is Baling. I really hope that Li Wufeng can enter the five lakes sooner, end the current chaotic state, and let the economy of the five lakes Back on the path of normal development, Chang Gui has completely lost confidence and interest in the Situ family at this time. If this state is really going to continue and Li Wufeng does not enter the five lakes, I am afraid that the new owner of the five lakes may be To become a Machihan.

"Okay, don't worry about how His Royal Highness Xiang left. He is a nobleman with important affairs, and everyone still cares about his own integrity. Now that there are many wars, business is really not easy to do. Everyone can be stable if they are stable. It doesn't matter if you can't be stable, even if you stop for a while, I think this situation won't last long, and things will eventually come to an end." Chang Gui doesn't intend to express his plan on this occasion, and many things need to be separated Arrangements, after all, no one dares to speak nonsense if this kind of thing is not made clear, and it will only be revealed when that day comes.

In the past few days, a large amount of military rations have been continuously shipped from the direction of Jincheng to the wharf of Hanzhong Prefecture~IndoMTL.com~ There are always a large number of them, most of them dock in the middle of the afternoon, and there are always dozens of large ships waiting every day Waiting for unloading on the pier, maybe because of worrying about the weather changes, most of these big ships are covered tightly with awnings, and it seems that there are not enough folks to load the goods these days, the cargo of dozens of big ships always has to be dragged until night After rushing to work all night, the goods could not be delivered until midnight. Since it was military rations, the wharf was under strict control. The merchants and peasants were not surprised. After all, this Hanzhong Mansion is the seat of King Qin's Mansion, and it is also the political center of the entire Western Xinjiang. Three divisions are stationed there. The strength of the regiment and the deployment of some military materials are considered normal, and merchants are used to it, but some military rations are worth such a fuss, but some merchants secretly muttered, could it be that His Highness King Qin is using the opportunity of transporting military rations to transport other Important supplies to Hanzhong?

Most of the ships that unloaded their cargo went to Jincheng overnight, but most of them docked at a temporary pier in Linhe shortly after passing through the territory of Hanzhong and entering the boundary of Jincheng. They all boarded the ship at night in Hanzhong. If anyone with a discerning eye sees it here, they will immediately understand that the people from Xijiang are playing tricks again, but this time the target is Xijiang stationed in Hanzhong. Three divisions of Xinjiang First Army Corps. From the small wharf to the south for more than ten miles, you can enter the hilly area in the south of Jincheng. Compared with the plains in the middle and north of Jincheng, this place is much barren and sparsely populated, but this is exactly the intention of the person in charge. Jiangshan Beauty Chronicle, Part 2, Swallow Thousands of Miles, Chapter 6, Dominance, Section 43, People Betrayed