Zhang Shenyan has never admired Cao Bianjiao so much at this moment, before this, although Cao Bianjiao has won many battles, giving him hope for the Ming Dynasty, but it is only the intention of hope, Zhang Shenyan is very clear about the military strength of the Manchu Dynasty, so he is also mentally prepared for the division of the north and the south, but at this moment, that strong self-confidence flashed, it was Cao Bianjiao ignited, he believed that they would definitely fight back to the north, because of the leadership of Cao Bianjiao.

The vigorous changes in the south also kicked off after Cao Changjiao returned to Beijing, and it was mostly in the preparatory period before, but now it is fully implemented: inventory of population and land; promulgation of the new Tax Decree; Streamlining government institutions and merging small states into large states, such as Hezhou into Taipingfu, Zhenjiang into Changzhou, Nankang into Jiujiang and Nanchang, etc.; Collect the salt and tea of the vassal king, reduce their fields, royal officials, and Yulu, abolish the privileges of generals and lieutenants under the county king, allocate a certain amount of land to cultivate and live, and recruit young and strong people from the clan to join the army, and those who refuse to obey will be deprived of their titles and Yulu as commoners; Opening of treaty ports......

Militarily, the dual system of compulsory military service and conscription was implemented, and three major navies were formed: the Beiyang Naval Division, the Nanyang Naval Division, and the East China Sea Division. The Beiyang Naval Division took Qi Biaojia as the Governor of the Naval Division and took Yuzhou Mountain in Haizhou as the base; The Nanyang Naval Division took Shen Tingyang, the governor of Liangguang, as the governor and Guangzhou as the base; The East China Sea Division has Chen Zilong as the governor and Hangzhou Bay as its base; Each levy and transfer division has 20,000 strong warriors, who are in charge of coastal defense and naval warfare. Issuing regulations for the construction of firearms; Prepare for the establishment of the Armed Forces University Hall; In addition to testing bows and arrows, riding swords, and also testing guns. Various military schools, technical schools, and training classes have also been opened in the country to vigorously train military personnel......

Economically, it strictly controls the markets for salt, iron, tea, silk, grain, and other goods, implements the system of official supervision and private management, and encourages the common people to set up industries and develop handicraft industries. Reform the currency system, the implementation of the Ming Tongbao copper coins, silver dollars, official banknotes......

Culturally, newspapers were vigorously established; New schools for practical culture, such as medicine, economics, physics, astronomy, etc.; improve the imperial examination system and implement the evaluation method of practical policy to select officials; Translate Western works and learn about Western culture......

In terms of the social system, the traditional identity system of "scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants" was abolished, equality among the four people was promoted, and intermarriage between different classes was encouraged. Human trafficking is prohibited, and a contract employment system is implemented from the court to the people......

The General's Mansion, a group of people were brought in, these people are all businessmen recruited by Cao Bianjiao from the south, mainly Hui merchants and Chao merchants, and it is a blessing for everyone present to be able to enter the General's Mansion, because in ancient times, the four people's ranks were placed there, and the status of merchants was the lowest.

"I've seen the general......"

"You may be seated!" Cao Bianjiao was also very kind and invited them to take a seat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are all invited by me from all over the world, before this, you may be a small businessman, but I Cao Bianjiao has never looked at people from the eyes of the world, and I came to you today to make you the leader of the country's prosperity, I know that it is very hard to be a businessman, and I am going to go all over for that little profit, so I want to support your development in the name of the government."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, they didn't know what Cao Bianjiao was talking about, they were confused, but they didn't dare to ask more.

According to the Book of Jin, Huizhou people are good at "parting" and often go out to do business. During the Qi Liang period, Cao Lao, a Xiuning person, often traveled back and forth between the rivers and lakes and engaged in Jia trafficking. During the Tang and Song dynasties, in addition to the transportation and marketing of local products such as bamboo, wood, porcelain clay and lacquer, the advent of commercial tea and the four treasures of the study such as inkstone, Hui ink, Chengxintang paper, and Wang Boli pen also made Huizhou merchants more prosperous. There are also tide merchants, began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in my Ming Dynasty, before the sea ban conditions, you have no way, some people Yin out of the sea ship, or live on the island as a thief, these are understandable, and no longer pursue anything, now the imperial court has opened the sea ban, from Songjiang to Leizhou, there are ports along the way, with a certain amount of taxes, but you can always trade in the light. ”

"Then what can we do for the court?" Someone finally asked, a Shaoxing businessman, copied a thick Shaoxing accent, and his official language was also awkward.

"You do business, pay taxes for the imperial court, the imperial court issues policies to encourage and protect you, you sail to the ocean, the imperial court can also send troops to protect you, and when you need the goods in shortage, the imperial court can plan for you, and the silver earned back will be deposited in the imperial court's money in various ports or provincial capitals, and the money you deposit, the imperial court will not charge you fees, and will give you a certain amount of interest, and when your capital turnover is in trouble, the imperial court can also pledge a certain amount of money to tide over the difficulties with you, Sell my Ming silk, porcelain far away, Japan, Da Ni, Hunni, Champong, Luzon and other places, you can set up your shops, the court sent officers and soldiers to protect you, from the threat of foreign forces, etc., in a word, you cooperate with the government, you are a national businessman, transport my Ming physical goods, earn back silver, mutual benefit, what do you think? ”

"Then our Huizhou merchants are mainly domestic merchants, what should we do?"

"You can set up shops in the country, and you can also enjoy the support policies of the state, in addition, you can set up shops in Fengyang, Yangzhou, Xiangyang and other places, transport your things to the north, make profits, the imperial court will protect you as a big dart bureau, select a group of reliable soldiers from the army, and form a dart bureau in the name of a private person, you can hire them to defend you, if something happens to them, it endangers your interests, and the court will compensate you."

"This is not bad, the court supports and protects, and we get greater protection, and at the same time, we can have no worries......"

"yes...... If so, that's a great thing for us! ”

Cao Bianjiao didn't want to interfere too much in the industry, so he used the power of the people to do what he wanted, he knew very well that if everything was done in the name of the government, it would inevitably be corrupt, and it would be better to follow the model of the East India Company and promote this matter behind the scenes.

"If you are willing, you can sign an agreement with the imperial court for a period of five years, as long as during this period, you pay taxes as usual, and do not violate the terms of the agreement, after five years, the imperial court can continue to sign with you, but during this period, if you violate the agreement, the imperial court has the right to terminate the protection of the agreement, and will also support new forces to exclude you, you can choose for yourself."

"Can we take a look at the pact first, and then make a decision!"

"Absolutely! Each of you will go back with that agreement, and I will give you two days to think about it, if you are willing, it is the state business of the imperial court, and if you don't want it, we won't be reluctant, and then find someone else. Once you've taken the treaty, go back and think about it! ”

"Yes!" The crowd also retreated one after another, and left under the guidance of the steward.