Li Honghong, the head of the Li family, said: "Our Li family... Willing too. However, the lord must make a note, and the next product must be given to each family. And can't give it to the Zhen family. ”

"Do I still use a written note for my words?" Yuan Xi said a little impatiently: "If I really want to play any tricks, how much do you think the notes can play?" ”

"Besides, we all have to survive in this land, I need to completely control this land, and you need to rely on commerce to make huge profits. It's a win-win. Only mutual understanding and help can make Jizhou more prosperous.... ”

Yuan Xi said a lot.

The families are also thinking.

Even the entire Jizhou belongs to Yuan Xi, and perhaps in a few years, the entire Hebei will be under Yuan Xi's name. Yuan Xi wants the land to be complete, who can stop it?

If the family doesn't agree, can they really keep the land?

It's a dangerous idea...

We talked for a long time.

Following Li Honghong, the head of the Li family, other families also expressed their positions one after another: "Since the lord has said it, we are also willing to respect it." Just the cost of exchanging land and later goods, can not be less. ”

"It's nature."

Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, raised the bottle and said, "Thank you for your support." Let's drink a bottle together, hoping to win together in the future. ”

"My lord, please..."

The crowd drank it all.

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Winter solstice.

The snow is falling in the sky, and it is getting colder.

Zhang Jaw and Li Dian's troops have returned to Yecheng and are in the school yard to rectify.

The Jizhou family kept its promise and went through the land handover procedures with the military and political yamen. The government paid more than 300 million paper copper currency in exchange for all the land in Jizhou, including mountains and forests, which were also assigned to the government.

These lands and mountains and forests were bought by Yuan Xi with real money, and in the eyes of the family, they are also reasonable and legal income. Not only got the land, but also did not offend the family, although it cost some money, Yuan Xi thought it was worth it.

"My lord, the price of coal has soared to a hundred yuan a catty, do you still want to buy it?" It was still snowing outside, and he put on a cloak and came to stab Shifu to report it.

"How many have you acquired?" Yuan Xi asked.

"According to calculations, there are already six million catties, and hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent." When he said this, he hesitated, hugged his fists and said, "The ministers don't understand, what is the role of coal?" Why go on a buyout spree? ”

"You still don't understand?" Yuan Xi was a little speechless and pointed to the furnace in the distance: "Go and see there, you will understand everything." ”

"That's?"

Fu Zhi walked over quickly, flipped over the stove with a sword, and suddenly said, "This is coal?" ”

"That's right."

"The lord buys coal for fire?"

"That's right."

"This..." Frustrated: "It's just for the fire, you don't need to buy so much, right?" How long do these six million catties of coal have to be burned? Besides, it's not cost-effective. ”

Frustrated, disappointed.

He originally thought that Yuan Xi was buying coal to do something great. I didn't expect it to be used to make a fire for heating, and it could be replaced by firewood, but it had to be bought with money.

"Hahaha..." Yuan Xi opened his mouth and laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Why should you be angry, sir?" Yuan Xi motioned for him to sit down at the coffee table.

"Is there any other use?" Frustrated, take your seat.

"Of course." Yuan Xi stretched out his hand to the stove, felt the heat rising from the stove, and said with a smile: "Maybe you should know that in our paper mill, there is a kind of appliance called a steam engine. He can use the heat to form a momentum. All the big machines in our factory are driven by steam engines. ”

"The minister knows about it. But does it have anything to do with coal? Fu Zhu asked casually, but immediately reacted: "Does the lord want to use coal instead of firewood to burn the boiler of the steam engine?" ”

"Sir is really smart, he can understand everything." Yuan Xi praised it, no longer concealed it, raised his head slightly and said, "I'll tell you the truth." Our new ships are all powered by steam engines. Through experiments, he could travel hundreds of miles a day. If the steam engine is driven by burning firewood, not only will it not last, but it will not be able to hold so much firewood on the ship. Coal, on the other hand, can burn for a long time... ”

"With those 6 million catties of coal, our navy will no longer have to worry about running out of motivation in ten or even twenty years. Our water army will also become the first water army in the world! ”

"I see..." Frustrated and said happily: "Why didn't the lord say it earlier." It also saves the ministers from being frightened. ”

"What's there to be afraid of, am I going to spend money indiscriminately?" Yuan Xi thought for a while and said, "Just stop buying coal." The next step is to store coal. You'll want to find some ventilated and dry places to store so we can use them in the future. ”

"Yes."

"There is also the land planning of the two states, what do you suggest?" Yuan Xi asked.

"Our military and political yamen is also dealing with this matter. Mr. Tian said that according to the number of acres of land, it can be distributed according to the number of households. Rent is collected by the government. The price of rent was lower, which encouraged the people to farm. I think what Mr. Tian said is very good... Halfway through the sentence, Yuan Xi interjected: "Why do you have to distribute it according to the account? Some people have only one or two people in their homes, and some have more than a dozen people, how do you determine the number of acres? ”

"What does the lord mean?"

"Isn't it better to pay it by head? In addition, I think the matter of collecting rents from the people can be postponed. Because the people are overwhelmed, they are unwilling to farm, and if you collect rent and taxes, isn't that discouraged the enthusiasm of the people? ”

"I see..."

After thinking about Yuan Xi's words seriously, he replied: "The top priority is to encourage farming. The interests of the government can be put aside for a while. When agriculture flourishes, is it too late to think about it? ”

"Sir is really transparent. I believe that you and Mr. Yuan Hao will be able to handle the matter of land distribution. ”

............

Roughly determined the direction of the development of agriculture in Jiyou and Youzhou, Yuan Xi became the shopkeeper, and all the things were handed over to Fu Zhi and Tian Feng to do, and he no longer interfered. His energy is still focused on the military.

According to his calculations, the number of regular and local armies in the two prefectures of Hebei and Youzhou (including Korea and Goguryeo) was already 470,000, and the regular army that could mobilize to participate in the attack on Yuan Shang was as much as 250,000. This amount is very scary. With Yuan Shang's current strength, there is no way to compete at all. Moreover, there are many giant beasts to help.

this day.

Guo Tu took Yuan Xi and went to the Garden of Ten Thousand Beasts.

"A batch of animals has just been sent to the local area, and there are more than 20,000 of them. Didn't the lord urge the need for it a long time ago, and now they are all in the Garden of Ten Thousand Beasts, guarded by General Ju Yi's forbidden army. "When I arrived at the Ten Thousand Beasts Garden, Guo Tu said.

"Good....

Yuan Xi thought in his heart: "The number of 20,000 is not too much, and it is not too much to say less." If they are all recycled, they will not be able to buy powerful behemoths. Just defeated the Xiongnu, the steppe in the Great Wall, need to build a farm... ”