To the east of Mobei City, there is a plain, which can be said to be unobstructed for the cavalry of the Huns, reaching the Central Plains and even the capital. Mobei City is the last layer of protection in the Central Plains.

But this plain does not belong to the Huns, it belonged to the Jin people before, and now it belongs to the Great Zhou, so this plain has become the land that the Great Zhou needs to protect.

The topography of Jindi can be said to be distinct, with the plains adjacent to the mountains, as if there is an invisible boundary separating the plains from the mountains.

At the junction of the plains and the mountains, a group of people who originally belonged here returned. This land, which has been desolate due to the perennial war, has added a bit of popularity.

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After a long journey of nearly half a month, the caravan led by Zhu Youshun finally came to this place that would be called Shizhou City in the future under the protection of the army.

In just a few days, Zhu Youshun used his ability to show everyone the ability of the Fifth Highness to recognize people.

In the past few days, he has visited a few county towns here. Only two of the counties had walls, and the rest were like villages, where many families gathered, and because there were more people gathered, they were also called counties.

Zhu Youshun introduced the Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce in detail to the people of these counties, and promised that the Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce would gradually improve the prices here with the help of the imperial court, so that the people could live a life of food and clothing, but it did not get the due response.

This was also expected by Zhu Youshun, so there was no frustration. The purpose of doing this was originally to tell the people that there was going to be a three-yuan chamber of commerce here, a three-yuan chamber of commerce with rich materials.

In addition, Zhu Youshun's biggest gain is to meet with the merchants here. After the meeting, sixty percent of the merchants chose to join the Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce, which was of great help to Zhu Youshun's development here.

With the help of the local government and merchants, Zhu Youshun opened a shop called Sanyuan Merchant in every county, but there was nothing for sale. At the same time, some local shops have also changed their signs with the logo of the Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce.

It can be said that since then, the Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce has settled here.

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"Shopkeeper, you're amazing! A few words shook those people. Now the businessmen here are mainly our Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce! ”

After a period of exercise, Xiao Qi, the buddy of the day, is no longer the young man in the restaurant who is only promised, and has grown into a big assistant to President Zhu.

Zhu Youshun rubbed his eyebrows a little tiredly, "It's still early, this is just the first step, and when Shizhou City is completely completed, it will be time to really use us!" ”

"According to the current trend of development, after the completion of Shizhou City, our Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce will definitely be the largest chamber of commerce in Shizhou City!"

Xiao Qi is full of confidence.

Zhu Youshun was silent for a while after hearing this, clenched his fists, and said in a low voice: "Shizhou City?" It's not enough! ”

"Huh? What's not enough? Xiao Qi didn't hear Zhu Youshun's whisper clearly, and asked.

Zhu Youshun shook his head and didn't say anything more.

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In addition to Zhu Youshun of the Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce, the imperial court also sent a minister to be responsible for the deployment of military and civilians, the construction of cities, and the mining of minerals.

His name is Du Wencheng, and he is the eldest son of Du Huiming, the elder of the cabinet. Like his father, this man was an honest official, honest and methodical, and was a capable ruler of the world, with a high reputation in the court.

Du Wencheng knew the biggest difficulty in the DPRK at present, so he came here to settle the people and the army. Organize people to go to the mines that have been explored long ago to mine minerals.

In the county government of Linchuan County, Du Wencheng was carefully inspecting the population and tax ...... of several counties.

Before Shizhou City was built, Du Wencheng, the minister of the Imperial Mission, would always live in the county yazhong of Linchuan County.

Compared with the comfortable accommodation in the capital, this place can be said to be "simple", but Du Wencheng has no opinion on this. It can be seen that Du Wencheng is not deliberately pretentious, but really doesn't care about it.

"Alas, it's a lot of difficulty!"

Du Wencheng sighed, spread out the recital, and wrote:

Chen Du Wencheng pleaded guilty, the land of old gold, food shortage, and high prices. As a result, the people did not have enough to eat, and their bodies had no strength to spare. The minister has already drafted this matter, and he also asks His Majesty for permission, and asks the Sanyuan Chamber of Commerce to transport more rice, food, cotton clothes and other things urgently needed by the people on the way to trade, and the minister will adjust the price to wait for next year's spring ploughing, mobilize the people, and will definitely be able to eradicate this situation.

The construction of Shizhou City has also been hindered a lot, and the stone bricks here are insufficient, and it is difficult to fire, which is really difficult to solve. According to the minister's rough estimate, if there is no other help, I am afraid that it will not be possible in ten years!

The matter of the two can only be solved by the former minister bathing in the grace of God, while the latter matter is dull and dull by the minister, and there is no other way.

And the iron ore mining is on the right track, please rest assured. The mined ore will soon be transported to the capital with the returning caravan.

What the minister said is the status quo. Weichen is incompetent and incompetent, and he is afraid of hurting His Majesty's wisdom. I hope Your Majesty will make a decision as soon as possible. Chen Du Wencheng played.

Du Wencheng looked at the note he had just written, was silent for a long time, picked up the pen and wanted to add something, and finally gave up. Dry the ink, put it away, and wait for tomorrow to hand it over to the post official and send it to the capital.

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In the capital, the night at the end of November was really cold, not only the howling north wind, but also the pervasive cold, which made the soldiers patrolling the streets tightly wrap themselves in cotton clothes to keep the cold out.

The curfew was imposed in the capital because there were no people on the streets, except for the officers and soldiers patrolling, there was only a faint moonlight, and gradually, thick clouds cut off the weak moonlight, and the capital became even darker.

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In the small room, there was no light, and except for the two vague figures, nothing else could be seen clearly.

"My lord, the villain is incompetent, please forgive my sins."

One person lowered his head, bent over, and his slightly trembling voice revealed the panic in his heart at this time.

The person sitting across from him didn't say anything. But he was even more frightened, and even his body began to tremble slightly.

"The host is very disappointed in you."

The seated man said calmly.

When he heard this, his body trembled even more, and he didn't dare to say anything.

"The master knows about this."

"Smack." Out of nowhere, there was a sound, like water dripping on the ground.

The man then said, "The master said, "You may not punish you for your previous merits, but you should do something else to make up for your master's loss." You, understand? ”

"Yes, yes, the villain understands, thank you, thank you, thank you for not killing!"

When he heard it, he hurriedly said.

"Well, go ahead."

"Yes, the villain retires, the villain retires."

As he spoke, he staggered out of the house, and when he saw the old slave standing beside him with a lantern beside the carriage, he settled down and walked forward.

Walking into the lantern, a pale face in a cold sweat was illuminated, and it was the coal merchant Boss Xie......

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