Chapter 174: Business and Trade Matters

As a result, Guanzhong, including all parts of Hedong County, became in full swing for a while. Many people who were worried about food and clothing have now found a way to live.

Those who have skills will naturally continue to be recruited by the government, and their wages are much higher. As for the ordinary people, as long as they are physically active, they will join in the governance projects of the counties.

Even the women have found their way out. Because Li Xin issued a large number of custom plans for official uniforms and military uniforms, Zhou Ting was in charge of recruiting skillful women from various counties to make them together.

In this way, under the rule of the entire Huashan Army, there are basically no idle people, unless they are really the old, weak, and young who can't do anything.

Cash-for-work has been around for a long time in China. After all, there have been many natural and man-made disasters in history, and there are always smart people who think of this. During the two Jin Dynasty periods, there were many disasters and famines in the world, in addition to military disasters, these natural disasters were put together, and more people died.

Don't those forces know the method of cash-for-work? Of course I do, but it's a question of who wants to do it. Like Shihu and Liu Zhen, who ruled the north before, they all wanted to put the benefits of the world in their pockets, where would they think of taking them out to support the people.

The north has been in turmoil for more than a year, the people's livelihood has withered, and the people can be described as miserable. But even so, the onerous labor tax has not been reduced. Like today's Murong clan, under the years of war in various parts of the Central Plains, production has long been seriously damaged.

But their tax revenue reached six or seven out of ten, that is, sixty or seventy percent of the fruits of the people's labor went to the government. And those wealthy families, who occupy large ~ fields and slave tenants, do not have to pay taxes.

Therefore, natural disasters may be terrible, but if you add man-made disasters, it is really impossible to survive. Li Xin understands this, so he naturally hates such things. In this era, I am afraid that no one takes the people under his rule so seriously as he does.

He and Wang Meng rushed to various places separately to inspect the progress of the project in various places. The main thing is to supervise those officials under them to prevent them from cutting corners and greedy for ink.

Fortunately, the current Huashan military regime has not been born for too long, just like a vigorous young man, and there are not so many corrupt and bad habits on his body.

Therefore, basically Li Xin's orders have been implemented very well, even if some areas are not satisfactory, it is more a matter of method than the greed of officials.

"Du Kai! I've put you in the seat of the county magistrate, but I'm going to see you show off your skills. If you can't come up with a good result, I'm going to be very disappointed in you! Outside Haoqi County, Li Xin met Du Kai, who was personally working in the river. At this time, although he took off his official uniform, rolled up his trousers, and still had a lot of mud on his body, Li Xin was very satisfied with his appearance.

Since Xu Yuan was transferred to Shiping County, Haoqi County has not had a real county order, but it is only represented by the county Cheng. Therefore, after discovering talents last time, Li Xin sent Du Kai here.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will do a good job, and I will never dare to live up to the cultivation and reuse of my lord's subordinates!" Du Kai hurriedly said.

He didn't expect that after he participated in an assessment and wrote a policy statement, he would be entrusted with the post of county magistrate. In the eyes of famous families, a county order may be a petty official the size of a sesame mung bean, but in the eyes of ordinary people, this is already a position of real power, and it is not something that can be done if you want to.

Therefore, Du Kai went from a white body to a county magistrate in a blink of an eye, which made him full of gratitude to Li Xin.

After all, he also wanted to have a place to show his own retribution, and wanted to be able to show what he had learned in his heart, and Li Xin and Hua Shanjun gave him this opportunity.

Because of this, he is now full of enthusiasm and is very loyal to the Huashan Army. As soon as I received the official letter, I immediately began to organize.

He was different from other officials, not only did he personally supervise the project, but he also got to work himself, and now he was in harmony with the people around him.

"Well, it's good to know! However, as the commander of a county, it is naturally good for you to share the joys and sorrows with the people, but don't delay other official duties because of this. After all, you're not an ordinary person anymore! Understand the importance of the big picture! Li Xin nodded, and finally gave a special order.

"Remember!" Du Kai bowed.

After seeing Haoqi County, Li Xin turned westward, preparing to inspect Shiping County and Fufeng County. The officials in those two places were basically retained by the officials who returned to Shun from Fu Qin! Although these days, it seems to be okay, but he is still a little uneasy.

Wang Meng was in charge of patrolling the counties east of Chang'an, which were largely dominated by newly transferred officials. Even if they are not newly transferred, they have basically joined the Huashan Army for a period of time, so they are naturally easier to trust.

Inspected all the way over, and overall it was good! Those officials must also know that they and others should still be under Li Xin's observation now, so they don't dare to mess around on this matter. They are also afraid that if they are not careful, if they are caught by Li Xin, it will be bad.

Therefore, after some inspection, Li Xin is more relieved. Of course, he encouraged officials everywhere. As for the Taishou in various places, they are also required to go down to inspect regularly, and at the same time report to themselves on the monthly progress and consumption of the project.

After the inspection, he returned to Chang'an City.

"Historically, Fu Jian used Shangluo County and Jiangzuo to do business, and he made a lot of money! Now that Shangluo County is in my hands, I can learn this trick! That Jiangzuo has money and food, especially those from wealthy families, who like luxury and flashy things! If you start from this point, you may be able to open up another source of income for daily consumption! Thinking about it, it really made him think of a way.

If you want to make money, you have to do business. Of course, if you want to do business, you have to find rich people! Otherwise, everyone is just as poor, and although bartering is good, there is nothing to gain!

And in today's world, the rich are basically on Jiangzuo's side. The place where Shangluo County is located, south of Jingzhou, is the rich land of Jiangzuo, and it is the base camp of Huanwen. It is bordered by Liangzhou Hanzhong in the west, as well as the land of Bashu, where there are many rich people!

To the northeast of Shangluo County is the land of Luoyang Yuzhou, although it is said that the place is in constant war, and now it is in a chaotic situation. But because of the chaos, some things might sell better!

"Well, I'm running a trading port in Upper Lok County, specializing in trade with all parties. This can not only find a way for the people in Guanzhong to survive, but also make themselves more tax! But what should I sell? Ordinary things don't seem to appeal to the rich! However, after thinking of a clue, a new problem was placed in front of him.

Scarcity is precious, and this truth has remained unchanged through the ages. If you want to make a lot of money, you still have to start from this aspect. No one has me, monopoly business, that's the money fast!

Food, clothing, housing and transportation, although the transaction volume is large, but the problem is that there are many people who can do it! Moreover, many of them are ordinary people, who don't have much money. What Li Xin wants to do is to target those eunuchs who are extremely wealthy, especially those in Jiangzuo.

"You still have to start from their preferences, since those people like Huang Lao's learning and talk about metaphysics, you can start from this aspect!" After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin finally came up with some ideas.

It just so happens that all kinds of talents are being recruited now, and there are always some special specialties to be found in them. Gather them all together, and then set up a government-run workshop, and after making products, they will be sold in Shangluo County, or they can be directly handed over to the shops controlled by Tu Qi to sell in Jiangzuo.

In this way, it just fits his own vision, supporting both the government's actions and Tu Qi's line.

Thinking of this, he asked people to bring over the roster of workers that Lao Ma had recently recruited, and prepared to see what special talents they had.

I have to say that this look really made him discover something interesting. For example, there is a brush-making among them, which is very useful to Jiang Zuo's group. So, he immediately made up his mind to intervene in this.

There are some others, such as making glass, making jade, gold and silver! In short, as long as these things look more precious and gorgeous, the more Li Xin likes them.

If you take this thing out, it's a tall one! For those dignitaries and nobles in Jiang Zuo, this thing can be used to set off their identity and make themselves more face-saving.

Therefore, when the time comes, whenever a new product is released, as long as it builds momentum in Jiangzuo, it should be able to bring great benefits to itself.

Thinking of this, he asked people to call the old horse over. I don't know much about this kind of thing, so it's better to consult a professional.

Knowing that Li Xin was invited, Lao Ma trotted all the way over, and he has been busy recruiting workers recently. Now his craftsman camp has been enriched with a lot of manpower, and the small departments that had been divided have gradually been enriched.

In this way, the pressure on him is naturally much lighter, and he is happy every day.

"General, are you looking for me?"

"Let me ask you, if I plan to set up some special workshops, do you have the manpower to arrange them?" Li Xin nodded, took the roster he had just sketched, and said to him. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.