On the third day of December in the first year of the Han Dynasty, the last group of Dong Zhuojun troops evacuated from Luoyang and the poor people finally arrived at the hometown of Chang'an after a difficult trek.

"Son-in-law to meet father-in-law." Niu Fu hurriedly ran to Kang Peng's horse and knelt down on one knee, and added, "Father-in-law, you have worked hard." "Niu Fu is about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a resolute face, sharp edges and corners, because of his courage in battle, he was personally promoted from among the soldiers when Dong Boss fought against the Qiang people, and promised his second daughter to him, and since then he has been even more loyal to Dong Boss and has assumed the task of guarding the rear.

Kang Peng laughed, dismounted and helped Niu Fu up, and punched him in the chest, "The virtuous son-in-law is getting stronger and stronger, and he is becoming more and more able to speak." In fact, Kang Peng's acting skills are getting better and better, and many times, Kang Peng feels that he is Dong Zhuo of the Three Kingdoms, not Kang Peng from modern times.

Niu Fu smirked for a while, and suddenly grabbed Cai Wenji and Fu Yu and slammed it to the end, "The son-in-law has seen Sanniang and Siniang." Cai Wenji and Fu Yu's faces immediately turned red to the base of their necks, Niu Fu's age was more than enough to be their father, but calling them mothers made Cai Wenji and Fu Yu unable to get off the stage.

Kang Peng saw the embarrassment of Cai Wenji and Fu Yu, and went up to pull Niu Fu up, "Virtuous son-in-law, let's go into the city quickly, it's freezing this day, let everyone stand outside, and I can't bear it." Niu Fulian claimed that it was, and hurriedly stepped forward to open the way and led Kang Peng and others into the city.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the area of Chang'an City was less than half of Luoyang, and the population and economy could not catch up with the prosperity of Luoyang, but Chang'an was located in a dangerous place, there was Tongguan in the east, there were Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Qiang people in the west were beaten by Dong Boss for more than ten years, and they had never experienced the turmoil in Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo's home in Chang'an is also much smaller than Luoyang, not as luxurious as Luoyang's Dong Mansion, the home is mostly decorated with weapons, more like a general's home, but Kang Peng is very satisfied, this time there is no need to worry about being scolded by the people for his extravagance and pursuit of enjoyment.

After a short rest, Kang Peng issued his first order after returning to Chang'an, inviting all the scholars and wealthy merchants in Chang'an to their homes to participate in the windward banquet held for themselves. Niu Fu began to be a little surprised, when his father-in-law was in Chang'an, he suppressed the local scholars many times, and snatched their family property, and after arriving in Luoyang, it became even worse, did his father-in-law want to do it to them again? But under the prestige of Boss Dong, Niu Fu still followed the order and sent someone to invite the rich businessmen of the Shi clan.

In the evening, the Dong Mansion held a feast, Dong Boss's civil ministers and military generals all rushed to participate, and the family members of the wealthy merchants of the Chang'an Shi clan also rushed to the scene with sincere fear, they had long been afraid of Dong Boss like a tiger, and heard that Dong Boss slaughtered everyone in Luoyang, which made them even more frightened, one by one with enough gold and jade jewelry, ready to sacrifice to Dong Boss to buy his life, and even more had already made a will, for fear that he would not be able to go back this time.

After three rounds of drinking, Kang Peng raised his glass and said to the wealthy businessmen of the scholar clan in Chang'an: "Everyone, by the grace of the saint, you will be crowned as the father of Shang, and you will be in charge of the three states of Yong, Bing and Liang, and you will not listen to the tone. He also sent the prime minister back to Chang'an, for the holy lord to defend the territory and the territory, you are all local people, in the future, the prime minister will rely on your help, please drink this cup, it is the prime minister thank you. ”

The wealthy businessmen of Chang'an were all scared into a cold sweat, relying on us for help? Is it money or people? Or do you want our land? But the Dong Demon King raised his glass, and they didn't dare to ignore it, they all nodded and said, "Yes, yes." "I poured the wine from the cup like poison, and I didn't know what it tasted like.

Kang Peng smiled and said: "Very good, I invited you here today because I want to discuss some food and business matters with you." ”

The rich businessmen of Chang'an came to the heart, and Boss Dong stretched out his hand to ask for money and food. Ai Quan, the richest businessman in Chang'an, stood up first, "Taishi, the villain is willing to donate 10,000 yuan to help Taishi's military funds." ”

Tan Mi, the scholar who has the most land in Chang'an, is not far behind, "Taishi, the villain's family is willing to donate 50,000 yuan of grain for Taishi to relieve the victims." ”

The two of them were so well-behaved, the other wealthy merchants of the scholar clan in Chang'an immediately took out the gold and jade they brought and put it on the table, and said that the Taishi could ask for money and food, but don't ask for their lives, and a few smart people asked if there was a shortage of people in Kang Peng's back room, and there were a few daughters in their family who looked okay, until Cai Wenji dropped a wine glass before he stopped.

Kang Peng waved his hand and smiled: "You have misunderstood, the prime minister is not asking you for money and food, but to give you money, not much, a million yuan, see which of you is willing to ask for it." ”

The wealthy businessmen of the scholar clan in Chang'an almost thought that they had heard it wrong, and then thought that it was King Dong Yan who was talking nonsense with a high fever, but seeing Kang Peng's serious expression, they were suspicious. Ai Quan asked cautiously: "Taishi, what do you mean by taking the money out to the villain?" ”

Kang Peng asked people to bring the tables, chairs and four-wheeled carriage drawings he drew on the road, and distributed them to the Chang'an merchants to watch, explaining one by one: "That's the case, Benxiang wants to take out some money to produce some goods in partnership with you, Benxiang will contribute manpower, you are responsible for supervising production and sales, and the profits will be divided, what do you think?" And there is also the advantage that things produced in partnership with this picture are tax-free for five years. ”

Now the Chang'an businessmen fried the pot, everyone was ecstatic, the appearance of honeycomb coal in Chang'an, has let them know how profitable the new product is, after seeing the things drawn on the Kang Peng map, these businessmen even ignored this is the Taishi Mansion, one by one jumped up and down, shouting.

Ai Quan was the first to shout: "Taishi, the villain is willing to give 200,000 yuan to cooperate with Taishi to produce the Eight Immortal Tables and Taishi Chairs!" Great, no matter how long you sit on the Taishi chair, your legs will not be numb, and this Eight Immortals table is beautiful and practical, and the shops and people need it, and the profits are definitely huge. ”

Ma Zhan, the owner of Chang'an's largest mule and horse shop, said louder than him, "Taishi, the villain has 150,000 yuan to produce this four-wheeled carriage!" Damn, Lao Tzu is so stupid, he used to only use a two-wheeled vehicle, how could he not think of this four-wheeled vehicle......" Ma Zhan scolded and found out that this was in the Taishi Mansion, and quickly knelt on the ground to confess, willing to sacrifice five hundred good horses, and only begged Kang Peng to spare his life.

The other merchants were not as strong as them, but they were unwilling to let the two of them monopolize the good things, and several of them discussed and decided to jointly invest 300,000 yuan to produce tables and chairs in partnership with Kang Peng, and the other few took out 250,000 yuan to produce four-wheeled carriages. Of course, Ai Quan and Ma Zhan didn't do it, and immediately quarreled with them, but the scholars were extremely jealous, they had lived on land rent for generations, and they didn't know anything about business, and they didn't have the ability to get rid of it.

Kang Peng waved his hand to stop the noise of the businessmen, "Don't make noise, you have something to discuss slowly, because time is pressing, the prime minister only drew these two things on the road, in fact, there are many ways to make money, such as this paper, the prime minister has a way to reduce the cost by at least seventy percent, and so on the new products are drawn one by one, everyone will have a share." As for the four-wheeled carriage and tables and chairs, they are exclusively owned by Boss Ai and Boss Ma. ”

Ai Quan and Ma Zhan were overjoyed, and they made a fuss at Kang Peng, but the other businessmen were disappointed. Kang Peng saw their expressions, "Don't be disappointed with the others, from now on, your taxes will be reduced by half, and the goods will be protected by the Xiliang Army, whether you are blocked by bandits or robbed by the rebels, you can ask the Xiliang Army for help, and this minister guarantees that you can recover your losses." ”

Other businessmen laughed crazy this time, in this era of inconvenient transportation, any goods transported from the local to another place can get a lot of profits, the only trouble is that the road is rampant bandits, the goods may be robbed at any time, and even their lives will be lost if they don't get it, with Dong Zhuojun's talisman, it is much more relieved.

Kang Peng left the table and walked slowly to Tan Mi's side and patted him on the shoulder, "Your name is Tan Mi, right?" How much land does your family have? How much land is rented to the people for farming? How much is the rent? ”

Tan Mi almost didn't collapse, everyone knows that King Dong Yan is the best for mud legs, and he is okay for businessmen, but he doesn't share the sky with everyone in the Shi clan, King Dong Yan asked his own family like this, it seems that he is going to attack his own family. After a long time, Tan Micai sweated profusely and said: "The villain's family has 4,632 acres of fertile land and more than 8,000 acres of dry land. ”

Kang Peng smiled: "Don't be nervous, are the other scholars in Chang'an fifty percent?" ”

Tan Mi saw that although Kang Peng's face was still very terrifying, his expression showed no signs of anger, and he gradually became bolder, "Hui Taishi, there are sixty percent, and there are forty percent, but most of them are fifty percent." ”

"Okay." Kang Peng clapped his hands and returned to his seat, "From now on, the land rent in Yong, Bing, and Liang Prefectures will be set at 50%, and if there are no tenant farmers to cultivate, they can apply to the government to mobilize displaced people from all over the country to cultivate, and not a single acre of land will be wasted." If you encounter Diao Min's resistance to tenants, you can also apply to the Xiliang Army for compulsory rent collection by the army, and the Xiliang Army will not charge you a penny of additional taxes. ”

The Chang'an scholars, you look at me, I look at you, they all see the joy in each other's eyes, and they all leave the table and kneel together, "Thank you, Taishi." ”

Kang Peng smiled, "Don't be busy thanking you first, there is a condition in this phase, half of the grain you get from collecting rent every year must be sold at the market price for the Liangjun in the west, can you do it?" ”

All the scholars smiled crookedly, grain was as expensive as gold in the famine years, but it would plummet in the harvest year, and it could only be put in the warehouse to rot, Dong Zhuojun bought half of the grain at the market price every year, and the scholars could be said to be sure to make a profit without losing money, this business is cost-effective!

Seeing the scholars kneeling in front of him to thank him, Kang Peng sneered in his heart, Dong Zhuojun's most difficult thing is the first year, as long as the grievances and begging to spend the first year, and after potatoes and corn are widely planted, food will no longer be Dong Zhuojun's biggest constraint, but will be Dong Zhuojun's biggest advantage, he develops new products and encourages business in addition to accumulating funds, but also leaving a way out for the local scholars, to the popularization of high-yield food, the world's scholars do not follow the road they arranged, there is only one way to go bankrupt.

Kang Peng can now be said to be full of confidence, in addition to having high-yield grain in his hands to feed the world, chili peppers are the best spices, peanuts can be eaten and squeezed for oil, and pumpkins are also high-yield plants, all of which will be Dong Zhuojun's sharp weapons, not to mention the poppy that kills people without seeing blood......