The Circassians, also known as the Adigai. Their ancestors lived in the plains and foothills north of the Caucasus Mountains. It retains the traditional commune culture and the culture of worshipping gods. Although it was deeply Orthodox (which was later changed to Sunni Islam), the worship of ancient tribal gods has even survived to modern times.

To the north of the Caucasus mountains, Circassians, mountain Jews, Armenians and other ethnic groups coexisted. In the emirate of Circassia, although the Tatars had a great influence, they basically retained the habit of self-government. Different ethnic groups will also be governed separately.

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Meng Zhuoyan walks the streets of Chizhou. His tall frame, his sumptuous costumes, and his casual soldiers made everyone move out of the way with a little awe. He first passed through the farmland of Beishan, then came to the mine, passed by the Great Iron Prison, and finally stopped outside the pasture of Xishan.

"It's a vibrant city, but it's also a poorly managed city......"

For Meng Zhuoyan, the vibrancy of the city intrigued him, and Qin Cang's often one-size-fits-all rough management really made Meng Zhuoyan look down on it. For Meng Zhuoyan and people like him who have a certain foundation in governance, this is simply a disaster.

Of course, Meng Zhuoyan will not forget the first "homework" that Qin Cang gave him that he didn't know.

Fighting a big country with a small country?

There were many cases in Meng Zhuoyan's mind, but they all appeared on the land of China, which was completely different from the situation here.

But in any case, Meng Zhuoyan is a literati who travels thousands of miles, he is not a weak actor in the late Ming Dynasty, nor is he a conservative in the late Qing Dynasty who is blind and sits in a well and watches the sky.

In a room assigned to him, Meng Zhuoyan wrote his thoughts on straw paper overnight.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, Meng Zhuoyan came to Qin Cang's study with his plan. In the study, he saw two other people.

[Wang Rongfang, the word contains text, his ancestral home is Qingzhou, and he later moved to Sizhou. Born in the first class of Jinshi, he successively served as the director of the Ministry of Water, the director of the Ministry of Engineering, the member of the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Labor, and the later official to the Ministry of Works. He is diligent and diligent as an official, and has a clear reputation. In office for 21 years, he supervised the construction of 40 stone bridges, 3 palaces, 4 palaces, and 120 positions....... Full of merit. Later, because the enemy came to power, he had no choice but to go west with the homeless people. 】

[Qin Chang'an's character Wenzhong, Shaanxi Fufeng people. He has successively served as the examiner Wailang, the head of the household department, the middle of Henan Shilang, and the left waiter of the household department. In the eleventh year of Zuo Shilang's reign, he was in charge of finance, controlled finance and taxation, and the treasury was abundant. However, whenever the emperor wanted to create something, he would close the door and call his illness, or go up to the tree to ask for his resignation, and the words were fierce, and the emperor did not dare to say more. People are called "iron waiters who don't pull out a dime", and the villagers are also called "old iron gates". angered the prince by refusing to pay money, and the prince called the emperor and fled west. 】

Seeing the introduction of these two, Qin Cang was also embarrassed.

Wang Rongfang, who was invited to help with the construction of the previous one, looks to be in his fifties, has good maintenance and good appearance. You can tell by looking at his face that he is a good old man. It is not as good as a first-class Jinshi who will not stumble in the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Industry until he returns to his hometown, and then he is driven away by the enemy.

As for the second place.......

Qin Cang looked at this black-clothed man in his forties with a black face who looked like Bao Zheng, and couldn't help but worry about his future days. Although Qiao Su mentioned the separation of the treasury, the treasury is obviously empty, and if he gives all the money to this iron rooster, I am afraid that he will not have to live a hard life in the future.

With the pain of happiness, Qin Cang also appointed two people whose lives were not so smooth, and they were more than one level frustrated compared to Meng Zhuoyan, namely "degree branch officials and Ministry of Industry officials".

"The two gentlemen can stay in Chizhou for the time being and inspect the people's situation. Qin Duzhi! There is no fixed assignment in Chizhou, and there is no fixed service, and Mr. Wang will add it at his discretion. The amount of the treasury and the amount of money deposited shall be in charge of the gentleman, and at the same time the foreign business shall be in charge of the gentleman; Wang Gongbu, Chizhou has two industries: iron smelting and mining. There are also herding, weaving, and shipbuilding. I hope you can do your best to assist Meng Zai. ”

Qin Cang began to give the two newcomers official appointments. If you want to develop, you can't continue to talk about it. Think about sending Qin Siliang to Salt Lake Wei to sort out the villagers this time. Although he didn't ask him to dry the salt immediately, but he didn't make it out when the formation was made, didn't he slap himself in the face?

After all, people must remember that the world is too big, there are too many things, and there is a specialization in the art industry. For example, Wang Rongfang, who has done the task of building all his life, with the same resources, Wang Rongfang will build much more beautiful than Qin Cang. This is the foundation that people have accumulated for 20 years, and it is not something that Qin Cang, who has not read many books, can surpass.

Another example is Qin Chang'an, although he picks the door, but he has worked in the household department for eleven years. Although the main reason is that he can't go up, the management of taxes is in order, which is also beyond Qin Cang's reach.

You must know that Qin Cang has not built a complete tax system until now. The lack of separation between public and private is serious.

Just then, Meng Zhuoyan came in.

"Qin Duzhi, Wang Gongbu, this is the prime minister of this king, Meng Zhuoyan, a native of the north, Jinshi and the first!" Qin Cang introduced Meng Zhuoyan to the two, and the three of them sat down together after saluting each other. Qin Chang'an and Wang Rongfang gave up territory for Meng Zhuoyan.

"Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, the king asked how to use a small country to defeat a big country! I pondered for a few days, and I had some experiences, and I asked Junshang, Duzhi, and the Ministry of Industry to sit down and talk about it together. Meng Zhuoyan showed the demeanor of a Confucian literati, and in the face of two new subordinates, and they were subordinates with a relatively large division of powers, his attitude was worth learning from Qin Cang.

"Don't dare to be!" Wang Rongfang smiled politely, like a rich man; And the iron rooster Qin Changan just smiled. The black cauldron-like face barely saw any change.

Qin Cang privately speculated whether Qin Changan would be suppressed because his face was too dark and his appearance was not good.

Meng Zhuoyan asked Qin Cang to take out the area, and he took the black pottery and lit it.

"In my Han country, the people are small and weak, and there are advantages of salt and iron, and the soldiers are strong." Meng Zhuoyan told the advantages and disadvantages of the current Qin Cang forces in one sentence.

"Let's look first at the country of Genoa. Its governor was newly defeated by me, and he signed a ...... Treaty of Commerce. As far as I know, the city of Kaffa was in the business of selling slaves. If I sell food and other materials, it will be the way to make money for my life. And to build a trade road, I have the advantage of the horse army, then I can attack Kaffa in two days, attack its defense, and its city can be fought down! ”