With the protection of Zheng Yu and his entourage, we finally arrived in Anseong without any twists and turns. Although Anseong is a border city, it is garrisoned by a large army, and every time the two countries are friendly to trade, the mutual market is usually located here, so the local trade economy is not bad. Walking into the city, there was no sign of war, and the people walked calmly and calmly on the road, without the slightest panic. The shops on both sides of the street are open for business, with everything to eat, wear, and play, and the prosperity is even comparable to that of the capital.

I couldn't help but praise and said, "I didn't expect this Anseong to be so prosperous, didn't you say that you have already notified everyone who is doing business to return to their hometowns?" Why is this still the case?"

Du Yichun smiled and said, "Actually, this is the wisdom of the marshal. When the marshal first came decades ago, Anseong was a very small city with a small population, and few people dared to live here, because every time Hu Man came to loot Anseong, he would basically be killed. So the marshal first strengthened the walls and personally garrisoned them. Anseong became impregnable, and gradually people dared to put down roots here. But that's not enough. Therefore, the marshal encouraged the soldiers to take their families over, and when they were not fighting, the soldiers helped with farm work or business at home in addition to daily exercises, and gradually more and more residents of Anseong were borne, and most of them were family members of the army defending the city. And every time there is danger, the defending army will be extremely desperate, because the city will be broken and killed and injured will be their own relatives; The people in the city were also extremely vigilant, and it was impossible for the enemy's meticulous work to mix in, so Anseong became more and more the economic center and impregnable city in this area. It took decades for the marshal to set it up, and some time ago we told the merchants of Non-Anseong to leave, but in fact, most of the local shops are opened by locals, so their departure will not have much impact on the local shops. ”

Although I heard him call his grandfather a marshal, I could still hear the respect for Marshal Du in these words. Maybe you can't be a relative, at least you can be a teacher and a friend, and it's not so lonely.

I nodded in appreciation: "This trick is indeed wonderful, it has changed this Ancheng from the most dangerous place to the safest place, no wonder more and more Ming Dynasty merchants are willing to come here to find business." In fact, I think the most important thing for them is to trade with Hu Zhenguo's merchants to make money, after all, if they only do business locally, it doesn't seem to be much profitable. ”

"Exactly, Mu Qing can see through it at a glance. In fact, there are a lot of Hu Zhen businessmen who come to Ancheng, but some of them honestly use customs clearance documents, and we will verify their identities; And some came secretly under other identities. After all, our silk, embroidery, etc. are all treasures in Hu Zhenguo, and the price is extremely high; And if the year is not good, our food is also very sought-after. Therefore, we will protect the merchants who apply for customs clearance, but we will raise half of the price of the goods he buys as a tax for the reinforcement of the walls of Anseong and so on; If he comes secretly, we will be severely fined, and generally he will be fined twice the price of the things he bought. But this phenomenon still persists. Du Yichun seemed to be distressed when he said it.

I was happy, isn't this the case of licensed, parallel imports, imports and smuggling? Then he persuaded: "Brother Jiu doesn't have to worry, this is a normal thing, businessmen are driven by interests." Someone once said: If some businessmen have 50 percent profits, they will take risks, if they have 100 percent profits, they will dare to trample on all the laws of the world, and if they have 300 percent profits, they will dare to commit any crime, and even risk being hanged."

Du Yichun stroked his palm and said: "It's so incisive, who said this?" He knows so much about businessmen, businessmen are mercenary! “

It's an old question, and I'm familiar with it: "It turned out that I looked at it in the library of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I didn't remember which book it was, but I just wrote it down when I thought it was interesting." Don't look down on businessmen so much, it is precisely because of the mercenary interests of businessmen that the country's economy can develop better and faster, otherwise who will engage in the integration of the economy in various places? Who's going to get good producers to find the right sellers? Aren't the state and society the beneficiaries of these? Oh yes, buyers, producers too. ”

Du Yichun smiled: "You said that they seem to be quite great, don't you also say that they are driven by interests?"

"It's really driven by profit, but it's also his duty. To be honest, not everyone can do a good job in this industry. Having said that, don't you also have a lot of soldiers who are doing business and becoming merchants? In short, as long as there is no cheating in this world, other industries are the same, but the social division of labor is different. "I don't like him when he talks about businessmen, although I know that in this day and age, he is not the only one who wants to accept it, but I just feel that there are things that must be said.

Sure enough, he didn't agree, but he didn't deny it either, just a little contemplative.

After we entered the city, we followed Zheng Yu around and came to a wooden gate that was too wide, and Zheng Yu whispered, "General, this is it." ”

Du Yichun said: "This is a unique courtyard that I asked Zheng Yu to find for you." It's pretty spacious inside. You could have stayed in my house, but I came and went with soldiers, and they behaved rudely, afraid to scare you. So come to think of it, you might as well stay here and be quieter. I will go and buy you a few clever maids, and I will also find someone to protect you, you can rest assured to live here, waiting for your third brother, I will come to see you as soon as I am free. ”

For some reason, I had the feeling that he didn't want to take me to meet other people, and even more ...... The feeling of being hidden by the gold house. But I have to say that this arrangement is also more to my liking, after all, I am not the kind of person who likes to have a lot of people.

I nodded and raised my hand to push the door in, and there was a large garden, which seemed to be planted with plum trees, but they had not yet bloomed, but there were also some flower bones standing on the treetops, as if they were just waiting for the flower god's order to bloom delicately. Looking at it carefully, it was actually the Lamei I liked, and I couldn't help but snort happily and asked, "Is it Lamei?" I like Lamei the most! “

Zheng Yu said with a lot of mouth: "This place was prepared by the general before, saying that there might be an old man who is coming, and it was specially arranged according to the general's requirements." ”

I smiled and squinted at him: "Who is it?" What deceased? Brother Jiu, tell me quickly, do I know each other? Oh-" I deliberately stopped, didn't speak, and stared at him, "Do you want to hide Jiao in the golden house?"

I was joking, but Du Yichun was a little flustered and said, "What is the golden house hidden Jiao?" I just want a quiet and refreshing place where I can practice martial arts, draw pictures, and rest without being disturbed. Then he turned to Zheng Yu and said, "What nonsense, when did I say that an old man would come to live?" You're getting bolder and bolder now, and you dare to talk about me casually?"

Zheng Yu immediately apologized: "It's a subordinate who made a mistake, the general really didn't say it, it's just my guess." Then he smiled at me stupidly and said, "Miss Ding doesn't have to take it to heart. ”