I’m The King Chapter 1171: : Carry on the past and open up the future (sixty-one)
The grocery store doesn't look too big from the outside, but when you walk inside, it's extremely narrow and long. The shelves on both sides are full of goods, and a figure is busy inside.
Tan Feng stood still and looked at the busy figure: "Boss Wang, is the business going well?"
Wang Minghui, the owner of Wangji Warehouse, turned around, saw Tan Feng, and greeted Tan Feng immediately with a smile on his face. /
Tan Feng had a smile on his face: "Some purchases in the army can be done by anyone. Your Boss Wang gave you a fair price, so I will naturally do it for you."
"The general was joking!" Wang Minghui wiped the sweat off his face. The price Tan Feng gave him was 10% higher than the market price. Of course, he also had to pay a certain price.
He stretched out his hand and dragged a wooden box, Tan Feng sat down firmly, pulled a small wooden box from the package, put it in his nose and sniffed it: "It smells so good."
"The general has a good eye. This is the latest type of soap just produced by Procter & Gamble Company of Hanguo. I heard that it contains a lot of beauty-enhancing Chinese medicine ingredients, but the price is too expensive. Such a piece is enough to buy. Dozens of ordinary ones." Wang Minghui laughed, "Han people have a lot of tricks to make money, but I think there must be many ladies and ladies in Xianyang who like this thing, so I bought a batch to try it out. water."
Tan Feng threw the box in his hand, "Yes, there are indeed many tricks for Han people to make money. The gold and silver of Qin State flowed to Han State little by little through the hands of you merchants. Now Qin State The economy and the people's livelihood are in trouble, do you think you have a share of credit? Will the Han Dynasty award you medals? Will you make a wish for the closure of the country?"
The smile on Wang Minghui's face froze. He looked at Tan Feng with cold sweat running down his face. After a while, he stammered: "General, I'm just an ordinary businessman. I just want to make some money."
Tan Feng nodded: "Yes, I know, you just want to make some money. This is where the Han people are most powerful. They infiltrate and invade silently. It's a pity that our Great Qin The vast majority of people can't see this, and they are still complacent about the little money they make, I'm not talking about you. The little money you make is not even a small profit."
Wang Minghui wiped the cold sweat off his face, thinking that it would be fine if it wasn't me. He knew very well the energy of the person in front of him. He didn't even need to do anything, just a hint, and he would disappear from this world and earn his own living. Part of the family business. It will also become someone else's property, but from another perspective, if you hold this thigh tightly. At least in the state of Qin, he can travel unimpeded.
Turn around and go to the corner, open a small box, take out some things from inside, and hand it to Tan Feng: "General, this is what you want. I have really put my heart into this journey. .”
Tan Feng opened the paper in his hand. Looking at them one by one, there are maps on them. The roads, bridges, military depots, checkpoints, and some important warehouses of the Han Dynasty are drawn on the map.
"Every time I buy different goods, I will go to different places, choose different roads, try to keep what I see in my heart, and then draw it. This should be the most accurate map of the Han Kingdom "Wang Minghui flattered and said: "Is the general satisfied?"
Put the things in your hands away and put them in your arms, "If these maps are accurate, they will really satisfy me, and I will be determined."
Hearing Tan Feng's praise, Wang Minghui smiled, "General, how about the supply of these goods for the army next year?"
"Of course it's you." Tan Feng said: "If you can come up with more things, I can open up more fields to you."
Wang Minghui was overjoyed immediately: "Thank you, General, the villain will definitely work hard, work hard, and by the way, General, the road above may change, because I have been traveling around the Han Kingdom this year, and now the entire Han Kingdom is like It is a large construction site, and roads, canals, and reservoirs are being built everywhere, so there may be a few more roads on it after a year or so."
Taking a deep breath, Tan Feng nodded silently, what does the road mean? For the military, more good roads mean the speed of troop deployment and logistics supply. More reservoirs and canals mean that the other party will no longer worry about drought and flood disasters, and can ensure harvest.
"I see, Boss Wang, do you know why I asked you to collect information for me?"
Wang Minghui shook his head.
"Because you are a serious businessman, and you are now, so you can openly get some things that we may not be able to get after all our efforts, just like what you gave me So when you are doing things, don’t be timid and timid, you can go to find out openly, the more you are like this, the less people will suspect you, understand?” Tan Feng said .
"I understand, but the villain also feels it. We are very free to move in the Han Kingdom. As long as you pay the taxes in full, you will be able to move freely. To be honest, General, although I am from Daqin, I am in the Han Dynasty. " In Daqin, it is impossible for us to pass through all the places in Han with tax stamps only after paying the tax once like in Han. This greatly reduces the cost of goods, but in Daqin, because every place and city we pass , have to pay again, but the price of the goods has risen sharply.”
"This is not a problem that I can solve. I can only do what I can within the scope of my power." Tan Feng felt a little helpless, "Okay, tell me what you have seen and heard. Sit down Next, I would like to know."
Wang Minghui dragged another box and sat opposite to Tan Feng.
"General, this time when the villain goes to Han, the biggest news should be the army, reorganization and institutional reform of Han. I believe the general knows something about it." Tan Feng said.
"Yes, but we don't know much. Our intelligence network in Han has almost been destroyed." Tan Feng said helplessly.
"But these things are well known in the Han Kingdom!" Wang Minghui said in surprise, stood up, took out a rolled paper tube from the shelf, and handed it to Tan Feng. "General, take a look."
"What is this?" Tan Feng opened the scroll.
"This is called a newspaper. It is the latest gadget from the Han Dynasty. You can buy it for two cents apiece! This time, the army of the Han Dynasty is reorganized. The reform of the organization is clearly written on it. .” Wang Minghui said.
"What did you say?" Tan Feng was taken aback, and shook the paper tube in his hand with a clatter, and the four big characters raised his head and appeared in front of him.
"Dahan News"
"This is a new thing that Dahan just came out. One piece is released every ten days." Wang Minghui said: "This time I went to Jicheng of Han Dynasty for a month, and I collected three pieces. I want everyone to see something new. , and brought them back. By the way, the Dahan news is only published in Jicheng and its surrounding areas."
Flipping through the three newspapers in his hand, the first thing Tan Feng noticed was the almost identical font on the three newspapers.
"What's going on?" He looked at Wang Minghui suspiciously. "Why the fonts are exactly the same, could it be copied by one person?"
"How is this possible? This Dahan News sells very well in Jicheng, and tens of thousands of copies are sold every time. This is not counting those that are sent to some villages for free. A new technology called movable type printing. These characters are all carved on lead blocks. I heard that these characters were written by Jiang Jiaquan, the chief assistant of the Han Dynasty. Then let the engraver carve on the lead blocks backwards. Many sheets can be printed at one time."
"Another new technology?" Tan Feng murmured, "But this masthead, Dahan News. The writing is really bad!"
Wang Minghui laughed, "I have also heard some rumors that these four characters were inscribed by the king of the Han Dynasty himself."
Shaking the newspaper in his hand, Tan Feng also laughed, "What you said, I can really see some Gaoyuan's handwriting from these few words. Compared with the old handwriting, He has made a lot of progress. But he is not afraid of being ashamed of publishing the world like it is now. He has a thick skin."
Wang Minghui laughed heartily.
Under the four characters of Dahan News is the periodical number, arranged from one to three. As Wang Minghui said, this thing has just begun, and what was published in the first issue is what Tan Feng wants to know the most. The details of the military reorganization of the Han army this time.
Tan Feng couldn't believe his eyes, the detailed number, the area where he was stationed, and the main person in charge of the army were all listed in great detail. In Tan Feng's view, this should have been the most confidential information of a country.
"Do you think these are all true?" After watching the first episode, Tan Feng raised his head and looked at Wang Minghui.
"I think this should be true, because this thing was issued by them internally, and it has been seen by tens of millions of people. If this is a lie, wouldn't they be scolded to death?" Wang Minghui said hesitantly, "Actually In Jicheng, the most discussed issue was He Lanxiong's appointment as the commander of the Third Military Region. The villain had heard Han people in official uniforms talking about this matter in the teahouse, and they all said that He Lanxiong was doing this to avoid suspicion. It's not fake."
"So confident?" Tan Feng sneered and said, "It's clear that he didn't take Qin Chu seriously. He's really extremely arrogant." He crumpled up the newspaper, threw it on the ground, and spread out the second one. .
The second one is about institutional reform. The local guards across the country will be abolished, the central police department will be established, the county government will establish a police department, and the local police stations will be established. The police minister is actually Cao Tianci, a national security department under the police department. The bureau must be the former Overwatch Council. The Ministry of War was reformed into the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Households was changed to the Ministry of Finance earlier. Gao Yuan seemed to be addicted to setting up a new government office. In Tan Feng's view, this was just a name change. The only thing that caught Tan Feng's attention was the addition of a military investigation bureau among the agencies under the Ministry of National Defense.
"Abolish up to 200,000 local guards? Gao Yuan is very courageous, and he is not afraid of these local guards making trouble?" Tan Feng shook his head.
"General, please continue to look down. Regarding the abolition of the local guards, several solutions are given below. Those who are willing to serve as soldiers go to the third military region, and they are still treated as regular troops. I hope that those who leave their hometown can take the police examination, and of course they can retire. After retiring, there is a retirement bonus. With this money, whether it is returning to the hometown to work in agriculture or go back to business, you can live a good life. "Wang Minghui said, "As far as I can see, the abolition of the local guards in Tianhe County went very smoothly."
"What are these so-called policemen doing? Are they in charge of local security?"
"Yes~IndoMTL.com~ All the arresters in the yamen were withdrawn before. In the future, officials like county magistrates will not care about trying cases. This is a matter for the police and the court. County magistrates The most important job is how to make the people under the rule of the top become richer. The adults may not know that starting next year, the county officials of Dahan will start a new round of elections. The county officials are made up of those county councilors Elections, and those county councilors are elected by the people one person, one vote. Anyway, there are too many new things in Han."
"Some time ago, Gao Yuan set up a central bank, what was it for?"
"The central bank is affiliated to the Ministry of Finance. It seems to be issuing some banknotes. I heard that the king of the Han Dynasty feels that the current copper coins, gold and silver are too heavy to carry, so he wants to issue a paper banknote instead. These things." Wang Minghui said. "This central bank will also open branches in all regions of the Han Kingdom. In the future, people in the Han Kingdom can withdraw their money no matter which branch they deposit in." Wang Minghui shook his head. "
"Next time you go out, inquire about the central bank's affairs carefully, don't let go of the details, you are a businessman, there is nothing wrong with caring about this matter, you know, many details may contain The most important information."
"Yes, General." (to be continued)