Before the people of the Divine Cult set off, Wang Lanling received a report from Dumu County.

"O merchants of Senzhou, let them in."

Wang Lanling has thought carefully about the future planning, and Senzhou has little to do, but it is also one of the allies that can be won.

The territory of Shanhai County has expanded a lot, and Wang Lanling has not only absorbed Dumu County, but also occupied most of the desert areas of Shazhou.

Now Wang Lanling can actually send troops from the desert to destroy the border areas of Shanzhou Senzhou.

Soon the representatives of the state of Sen came.

It is not an orthodox representative of the state of Sen, but an arrangement of a county in the state of Sen.

The comers were a group of big men in clothes, and that's how a normal person feels when they see these people.

These people's costumes are somewhat nondescript, like skinny tall savages in human clothes.

The skin color is also pitch black, and both skin color and appearance obviously do not belong to the human race here.

Wang Lanling said seriously: "Welcome friends from afar, I am Wang Lanling, the county magistrate here. ”

The representative of the caravan was a Senzhou man who could speak official language, and unlike the rest of the people, he was a native of Shanzhou.

"Ying Taihe, director of the official and municipal department of Kunlun County, Senzhou, meets Lord Wang!"

Ying Taihe respectfully greeted Wang Lanling, although Wang Lanling is still a thief to most people, but what he did still aroused the respect of many people.

Wang Lanling said politely: "Please sit down, the winter on our side is very cold, the clothes you are wearing are obviously summer, and the road is frozen, right?" ”

Ying Taihe quickly said: "Thank you Lord Wang for your compassion, although it is hot during the day, it is very cold at night, and we have to wear a lot of clothes at night when walking on the sand road, so we are prepared." ”

Wang Lanling smiled and sat in his seat waiting for the guards to serve tea.

After having fruit and tea on the table, Wang Lanling said: "I also know Senzhou a little, Senzhou and Shanzhou are half of my family, Mr. has something to do this time, but it doesn't hurt to say." ”

As long as Wang Lanling is willing, anyone can be half of his family.

Ying Taihe and several other Senzhou people were flattered at this time and felt the glory!

In modern times, it is probably a top global figure who suddenly says that he has a relationship with a small county town, and he will definitely be promoted as a local signboard, and he will be proud of it.

Ying Taihe and others are in such a mood, after all, this era is not the era of casual and irresponsible talk, especially Wang Lanling is far from being an ordinary person, these border remnants and aliens have an inferiority complex in their bones for people in developed areas.

At this moment, Ying Taihe felt for the first time how accurate the idiom of bathing in the spring breeze was, and now he listened to Wang Lanling's speech, which was to bathe in the spring breeze.

"Lord Wang, this time we want to do business with you."

Wang Lanling nodded and said: "Of course, as long as you abide by the law and respect and understand some of our systems and rules in Lanling County, Lanling County welcomes friends from all walks of life to come and do business." ”

Ying Taihe breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "We don't have anything valuable in Senzhou, I don't know what business you think you can do?" ”

Wang Lanling said: "I don't know this very well, your affairs still need to be said by you." ”

"The rest of me here call me the county magistrate directly, and you also call me by position, everyone is a human being, and they can speak human language, there is no difference."

To be reasonable, Ying Taihe's Shanzhou dialect is good, but fortunately, Wang Lanling can understand it.

In fact, Senzhou has always been a subsidiary of Shanzhou since it was returned.

Except for Kunlun Nu mining, Shanzhou basically has no jurisdiction here, and he doesn't like this group of people.

The control of Senzhou is mainly the affairs of some middle- and lower-class remnants, and Shanzhou herds have their own lives and do not like small rural areas.

There are also children surnamed Jiang in Senzhou who are crowned kings, but in addition to coping, they basically don't live in Senzhou, but go to a better place to recuperate.

There is also a difference in the depth of the relationship between the states, and the state pastor of Senzhou has never been a member of the Jiang family.

Shanzhou and Yunzhou are good friends, and the relationship with Shanzhou Muzhou is average.

Muzhou and Shanzhou are good friends, and the relationship with Tongzhou Belly Yunzhou is average.

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The relationship between the above states and Sand Prefecture is not good, basically there is no contact, in addition to the topography, there are also the Jiang family's own grievance stories.

Most princes do not have enough development of their own fiefs, especially the kind of comfortable places, and they are even more lazy to take care of them.

The people above don't support it, and Senzhou can't develop it on its own, and there are no good things inside.

Ying Taihe said: "I don't know if adults need spices, tobacco leaves, animal teeth, cotton and other things?" ”

Wang Lanling thought for two seconds and said: "At present, the cotton market is almost there, and the place in Senzhou is indeed suitable for growing cotton, but it will be very troublesome to transport." ”

Ying Taihe said with a smile: "That's true, it's really hard to transport it." ”

Wang Lanling definitely wants to do business with Senzhou, this is a grand strategy and strategic planning.

"Well, let's see if I can build a railroad from Dumu County to the edge of the desert, and then build a county town between Shanzhou and Senzhou for trade between the three places."

Ying Taihe felt frightened and said carefully: "This ......"

He just wants to do business, he doesn't want to fight.

Wang Lanling said: "It's okay, the places near Shanzhou are a group of bare mountains, and there are no people living in them, and the roads are not smooth. ”

As for the landform near Shazhou, Wang Lanling has been carefully investigated by his subordinates, so he knows the general situation very clearly.

"The railway must be repaired, and the county seat does not have to be built, and the trade is currently carried out at the end of the station."

"Of course, I can guarantee that no one will be able to rob trains and steal live animals in my territory, but the people on the other side of Senzhou need to make the same assurance."

"A peaceful environment is the foundation of doing business."

Ying Taihe thought about it and said solemnly: "I need to ask my family about this, big ...... What do you need? ”

Wang Lanling was willing to speak this time, saying: "Watermelon, sugarcane, cotton, gold, silver, coal, iron and copper and other ores, as well as olive oil and natural rubber. ”

When Ying Taihe heard this, he said: "These are not lucky, they are too heavy, except for gold and silver, the rest are not worth much." ”

Wang Lanling said directly: "The gold and silver I have here are only used as metal reserves, not as currency, and I don't recognize the monetary attributes of gold and silver." ”

Gold and silver in this era existed as a kind of jewelry, valuable for money, but not usually used as currency.

The exchange is troublesome, and the people who do business do not support it.

If someone extracts a large amount of gold from overseas gold mines, then the price of goods in the empire will be problematic.

For example, where there is gold and silver, the first batch of gold and silver will be concentrated, and these people will plunder the wealth of the rest of the people through trade, and then they can continue to release gold and silver to accumulate wealth.

When the flow of gold and silver reaches a certain level, taxation will form a catastrophic sucking outlet, absorbing the gold and silver in the hands of the lower classes.

Those who do not have the right to escort will soon lose this part of the gold and silver exchanged for the high price, because when the market is saturated, the price of gold and silver is no longer as good as the purchasing power of the first batch of gold and silver.

However, the imperial court can print gold and silver, others can privately mine gold and silver, and a large amount of gold and silver can crush the people at the bottom.

And the key thing is that the people at the bottom have no money in their hands!

Not only is there no money, but the land and family are probably sucked away!

The first is inflation, which refers to the increase in gold and silver in the market.

Then there is deflation, which means that the bottom can no longer participate in the game after the first few rounds, and the capital is absorbed, even if a few people still have gold and silver in their hands, they will think about holding it in their hands and waiting for the appreciation and will not flow out again.

Eventually, a large amount of gold and silver gathered in the hands of a few, and the gold and silver in the market began to settle in the hands of those who became rich first.

In the end, a series of serious problems were formed, and the gold and silver that honest people pay taxes on are not the same as the gold and silver that rich people pay taxes, and when rich people can evade taxes, the more gold and silver the country will flow out, the faster they will die.

At present, the old emperor's gold and silver mouth is still open, and it has been open for eight years.

In fact, gold and silver do not have such strong monetary attributes, and Senzhou is short of money, but because it does not produce gold and silver, the internal problems are not too messy.

"I understand that there are gold and silver mines in Shanzhou, and although the imperial court prohibits the private use of gold and silver coinage, there are still many people who use this."

"If you don't need gold and silver, then you can pay the bills with coal, iron and copper mines and some other mines, and we want cash."

At the request of Taihe, now that Senzhou has been affected by Shanzhou, most people no longer trust the gold and silver that cannot be spent, and they have chosen the original currency.

Now the problems of the empire are not too serious, because the old emperor only does not enter and exit, and is not allowed to use gold and silver as taxes!

But as a currency for wages, gold and silver can be exchanged for money from the common people.

There are policies and countermeasures, since the court does not accept gold and silver, then we will collect it ourselves!

These merchants and magnates in various places only collected gold and silver when collecting taxes, forced the people below to exchange gold and silver, took the opportunity to raise the price, and then took back the currency of the people below to deduct most of it and hand over a small part to the imperial court.

Then those who have no money can only use gold and silver to buy some daily necessities and cheap goods, or pay taxes.

The majesty of the old emperor has been partially knocked out by Wang Lanling, and the empire is now in a mess because of various powerful problems.

The hidden danger of eight years ago will not be detonated this year, but as time goes by, the situation in the empire will only get worse.

Wang Lanling and the people of Senzhou negotiated a trade plan that was satisfactory to both sides.

Shan Hai County provides cooling oil, anti-insect medicine, mosquito coils, mosquito nets, textiles, and a considerable amount of cash, and promises to continue to purchase goods from Senju for the next 10 years.

Senzhou provided fruits, spices, ores, olive oil and other products, and sent people to assist Wang Lanling in building the railway.