However, in the past few years, because of the hard work of those people in Nanyang, most of them have earned a fortune. They have a house to live in, clothes to wear, money to spare at home, and grain in the grain hoard. Children can read and see a doctor when they are sick. Except for their own lives. They are still thinking about their relatives and friends who are still in Dachu. Therefore, for so many years, they have sent money back to relatives and friends at home. It also drove the economy of these places in Dachu. ”

The Queen's heart moved.

Chen Wenhui continued: "Of course, we also have great benefits. Because of these people, our Nanyang city is getting better and better, and more and more are being built. ”

The queen listened quietly.

Chen Wenhui looked at the queen and said, "So, this request of mine is that I hope the queen will give me some people." ”

The queen was not angry or happy, but calmly asked, "What is the law?" To whom people? ”

Chen Wenhui breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, the queen can ask this, which means that the queen is moved.

She had already thought of the charter in her mind.

Chen Wenhui said: "The queen herself can give us some people." If these people belong to the queen or belong to the clan, then these people, I can pay the queen or the clan. Just like back then, the Great Chu Emperor once gave me more than 10,000 barbarian captives. These barbarian captives, I paid the price of five taels of silver each. His Majesty, the first emperor of Great Chu, saved more than 10,000 people at once, and got more than 50,000 taels of silver. Of course, more than 50,000 taels of silver is nothing, but. No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat. ”

When the queen heard this, she began to think in her heart. In fact, there were many battles between the various tribes in southern Xinjiang, and small tribes were often wiped out. Therefore, each of the great tribes has captives in their lives. These people are doing heavy work in various tribes. However, they are not very efficient. That's a good understand. Because they are not working for themselves, they have a grudge in their hearts because their tribe has been destroyed, so they often riot. A large number of tribal armies are involved.

If like the Great Chu Emperor. It would also be a good thing to sell these prisoners of war to Chen Wenhui. The cash that can be exchanged is probably something that every tribe likes.

The queen said, "That's a good idea." However, our captives in southern Xinjiang. Slaves though there are many. But. Really gather it and sell it to you, one comes. The price is still a little lower. A captive can't earn more than five taels of silver. Second, we don't have tens of thousands of captives for you. ”

As long as you are willing to negotiate the price. Back then, the emperor offered 50,000 taels for each captive, but in fact, that was a preferential price. Because, Chen Wenhui did not give the Great Chu Emperor any money, and these captives were used to offset Chen Wenhui's shares in Shanghai.

If these captives in southern Xinjiang can be sold, Chen Wenhui is willing to give more silver.

Chen Wenhui said: "This is easy to say. I can add some price. Count each captive six taels of silver. You must know that your captives in southern Xinjiang are all thin people, and my more than 10,000 barbarian captives are all strong northern barbarians. ”

It's true. However, a woman, even if she is a queen, is born to bargain. The queen said, "If you want captives who can fight, these captives of mine are not as good as the barbarian captives you got from the Great Chu Emperor." However, when it comes to farming, it is better to work as my captives. The barbarians probably don't know how to grow rice in the South Seas now, right? ”

Chen Wenhui thought about it, it was really true that the 10,000 people of the barbarians, in Nanyang, many of them entered the Nanyang Guards, returned to their old jobs, became soldiers, and used them to sweep away those natives in Nanyang, which was still very good. However, it is really not good to use it for farming. The barbarians who did not march into the army are now mostly engaged in herding in Nanyang.

Chen Wenhui said: "What the queen said also makes sense. This business is a long-term business. There are not tens of thousands of prisoners under the queen, but if you really sweep it, you should still be able to make up 20,000 people. These 20,000 people went to Nanyang, will there be no prisoners under the queen in the future? There will be more. We need to do business for the long term. ”

The queen sank her face.

Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "However, what Her Majesty the Queen said is also reasonable, although your captives in southern Xinjiang are thinner than the barbarians in the north, but if you talk about farming, you may be much stronger." So then, I will give six taels of silver. How about we take the captives with us in the future? ”

The Queen's face softened and said, "All right." In the future, this batch will be traded according to eight taels. ”

Chen Wenhui didn't care about the difference in the price of tens of thousands of taels of silver, she said happily: "Cheng, we will sign the contract in a while." ”

The queen is very satisfied, this can bring more than 100,000 taels of silver to southern Xinjiang. Her palace alone, as well as the Bai and Teng tribes, had nearly 10,000 captives. When it comes down, it's eighty thousand taels of silver. These 80,000 taels of silver can do a lot of things. For example, she has been building houses for poor people.

Speaking of this, the queen's face was even more relaxed, and she said: "I heard yesterday that the money you won from gambling was donated to the poor people of Guangzhou City. Here, I want to thank you. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled slightly and said: "If you do good deeds, you will be rewarded for your kindness, and the queen will not have to thank me." Speaking of these poor people. Can the queen allow me to recruit people in southern Xinjiang? As long as the people wanted, they would come to the city of Guangzhou or the city under the queen's rule to sign up. Every person who comes to Nanyang, I am willing to take them to Nanyang for free, without their travel expenses. Also, the food and drink along the way are all mine. When we arrived in Nanyang, we provided shelter and land for them to open up the wasteland. Also, each person can also give two taels of silver for settling-in expenses. Of course, you must be over 40 years old, and your health is okay. We're not all of us. ”

"The Queen's officials, because they want to help us organize these people who have signed up, I am willing to give a thank you fee of one or two silver to the local government or tribe for every one of the people recruited. Isn't that good? ”

When the queen heard this, she rejoiced. If you don't do anything, you can organize individual hands, and you can get one or two silver per person, who wouldn't want such a good business?

However, the queen thought about it and asked: "In this way, everyone, we only get three taels of silver in southern Xinjiang, so why don't we sell prisoners?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "This is not the same as a captive. Captives were sold to us. We have the right to live and die. These people went to Nanyang voluntarily, and we must treat them as civilians, and we cannot kill them or abuse them. They went and gave them houses to live in, clothes to wear, and land for them. They want to come back and can come back at any time. ”

The queen understands this, but she just wants to bargain for this.

The queen said, "I understand that, too. Therefore, I will not talk about the one or two pieces of silver that we give to the government or the tribe. But giving each of the people two taels of silver is too little. You know, all the strong labor in a family has been taken away by you, and this family is missing a big economic pillar. How will the rest of the people live? ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Generally, we have seen it in our previous experience. These people who go out, half a year faster, a year or two years slower, can send money to their families regularly. Therefore, the settling-in allowance of two taels of silver for the family is still enough to support it for two years. However, since the queen is so considerate of the people, I will provide two sets of clothes for each of the people who go. The settling-in allowance has also changed from two taels to three taels. It works. Any more, I'll lose. ”

The queen was also very satisfied. Chen Wenhui is telling the truth. The living conditions in southern Xinjiang are very difficult, and the consumption level of the people is also very low. Therefore, two taels of silver were enough for the people to spend two years. Chen Wenhui said that she didn't know much about the situation of the people around the capital. But she didn't know much about the things in Jiangnan that were close at hand. Many poor people in Jiangnan have been sending money to their families steadily after going out to Nanyang. Many people in Jiangnan have become wealthy because of this.

Come to think of it, the people of southern Xinjiang will be able to do a better job than the people in the south of the Yangtze River if they bear hardships and stand hard work. When the time comes, those people who go out will send money to their families in southern Xinjiang on a regular basis, and the lives of these people who remain behind will get better and better. Isn't that what I've been working on for years?

Moreover, in the queen's heart, the queen also has her own plans. She planned to let those Qin people go to Nanyang more. The Qin people in southern Xinjiang were growing more and more, threatening the rule of the Baiyi people. The queen hopes that there is some way to solve these Qin people peacefully. Those who have no brains in the Lan clan advocate killing these Qin people. However, they didn't have to think about it, if they killed these Qin people, in case they forced the Qin people to resist, would these Baiyi people with a small population be enough for the Qin people?

Even if it is reluctantly suppressed in the end, it is estimated that southern Xinjiang will be greatly damaged. At that time, the Great Chu of the Central Plains, the Wang family land next to it, can give them time to breathe? Don't take the opportunity to annex them? That was the moment when the Baiyi people were wiped out.

Therefore, although the queen also has a headache for these Qin people. However, it did not take the radical approach of the Lan people. Instead, treat the Qin people gently, and even give the Qin people a little status. This is a way of appeasement. However, this is a palliative solution after all, and does not fundamentally solve the problem.

If Chen Wenhui can get these Qin people to go to Nanyang, then the contradictions in southern Xinjiang will be greatly alleviated, and it will also bring a lot of silver to the government, which is really a good thing.

However, the key is to wait until Chen Wenhui is gone, see how he operates, and must think of ideas to encourage those Qin people to go to Nanyang. Anyway, in the agreement between himself and Chen Wenhui, there was no mention of whether to recruit Baiyi people from southern Xinjiang or Qin people from southern Xinjiang. (To be continued......)