Chapter 213: Impact

"The matter of Yunzhou,." Sun Jin was stunned for a long time. He didn't expect that agricultural production could also have the concept of layout, and it could also be deployed on a large scale to achieve regional complementarity. In Chunnan, a large landlord family is like a small kingdom with everything in it. And how to plant and how to produce is up to the major families themselves. In the past, there have been cases where everyone has been growing grain and making wine, which has led to a sharp drop in the price of alcohol in Chunnan for several years, and the lack of food supply, and there has also been an inversion of oil and grain prices...... I don't know how many years of adjustment, game, and mutual restraint have taken shape before the current relatively stable agricultural structure has been formed. In fact, the Chunnan royal family also has a lot of farms and other industries, but they never thought that they could carry out such regulation. "But...... Is this really possible? ”

"It is feasible," Ye Tao did not hide his attitude, and said frankly: "Although the population of Yunzhou is still small, the land in the south is fertile, the grasslands in the north are prosperous, and there are rich forest and mineral resources. In terms of the entire economic structure, Yunzhou actually has very strong potential. And now the question is, how to tap this potential is what I am most concerned about. I think that the most efficient allocation of limited resources can achieve my goals. This is true of many workshops in Yunzhou, as well as of farms. And this can be guaranteed, because although Yunzhou is not as rich as the territory of the Eastern Plain, it has its own unique advantage: transportation. Yunzhou has a large number of horses and low prices, while Yunzhou's relatively flat terrain and the ever-expanding road network ensure that as long as the total production is sufficient, the communication between different regions is relatively simple. Some farms specialize in wheat, some farms specialize in sorghum and corn, and some farms specialize in rice. Combined with a crop rotation system, some other crops can be planted to ensure maximum productivity with limited manpower. And the dependence on each other can also make Yunzhou integrate into a whole faster. ”

"But winemaking? Although Dongping is now self-sufficient, even Yunzhou can be self-sufficient, but the income from winemaking will greatly exceed that of selling grain. Aren't adults afraid that everyone will rush to make wine, causing a shortage of food? Sun Jin asked.

"Not so afraid." Ye Tao replied with a smile: "For this point, the Jingluo Mansion has promulgated management measures. Yunzhou encourages the development of distinctive local economies, including winemaking. In winemaking, decrees have been issued. The first is to ensure grain production. The proportion of grain to be used for the production of alcohol is strictly regulated. Then there is the listing license of liquor, unless it is to brew and drink by yourself, otherwise any liquor as long as it can be placed in the restaurant must have a land license issued by the Agricultural Trade Bureau, and each professional winery or a farm with wine-making capacity must be registered for the record, so that the Agricultural Trade Bureau can understand the scale of production and the total amount of food consumption. Then there is the system of random inspections from time to time and at fixed points. Anyone who violates the regulations, uses more grain or expands the scale of brewing without permission will be punished with fines. The amount of the fine is absolutely painful, and generally it will be 40% of the total amount of the property of the person being punished. Meantime. Whistleblowing is also encouraged. If the information provided by the whistleblower is verified, he will be able to receive 20% of the total fine as a reward, and the Yunzhou Jingluo Prefecture will resettle in another place. This is the witness protection system in Yunzhou, and you can move your family and settle down in another place. If the person who reported is particularly energetic, the Yunzhou Jingluo Mansion can also help to make a full set of documents and help the whistleblower's family change their names and identities, so that they will not be retaliated against no matter what. …… It's not just about sake brewing. Many things in Yunzhou now have a punitive fine system and an anonymous whistleblower protection system, and they are all publicized by officials affiliated to the Jingluo Prefecture. Although I dare not say that everyone knows about it, it is not far from ten. Moreover, in Yunzhou, it is not possible to collude with officials to be worry-free. As long as any ordinary people want to complain, they can register at the nearest FedEx or DHL World Express branch, and let them be responsible for sending food and accommodation along the way to the Yunzhou Economic Strategy Mansion Letters and Visits Department in Ningyuan City, and directly stab the matter to me. Travel expenses will be paid by the Jinglu Prefecture. However, if it is falsely reported, falsely accused, or falsely planted, then it will be sorry, and it will be necessary to repay the travel expenses and investigation expenses through hard labor. The laws and regulations in my Yunzhou are not strict, and they can even be said to be quite lenient. But as long as you are a traitor, then you really want people to know about it, unless you do it...... As long as people know about it, they basically can't escape. Regardless of the murder and overselling of goods, brewing moonshine and evading taxes...... If these things are known to the people under you. The owner can buy it again. I'm afraid I can't get 8% of the total property, right? And who the magistrate protects, once it is verified. Don't expect to stay in office with any background. Concerted crime and obstruction of justice are serious crimes in Yunzhou, and although I don't do this, the dismissal is indeed not satisfactory to me. ”

Ye Tao smiled and explained the current series of decrees in Yunzhou, one ring after another. Sun Jin, on the other hand, felt uncomfortable.

He can imagine what kind of effect these decrees and methods of Yunzhou can play in the hands of an authoritative ruler. Indeed, as Ye Tao said, Yunzhou's laws and regulations are actually quite relaxed, and a series of laws and regulations of Yunzhou Jingluo Mansion have made this relaxation a ubiquitous deterrent. It's as if to say, I want us to trust each other, but if you fail to live up to my trust, then I'm sorry......

"It's really interesting." Sun Jin poured another small sip of fine wine and drank it all. "Ye Jingluo, then these wines you made must have consumed a considerable amount of grain, right? Where does this food come from? ”

"Chunnan," Ye Tao said with a natural smile: "The Agricultural Trade Bureau has collected an unknown amount of Chunnan's grain in the past few months, which has caused me to increase the allocation three times in a row. I'm running out of money. Then I asked the Agricultural Trade Bureau to buy the grain, and the use of the grain was monitored by officials sent by the Agricultural Trade Bureau. Once a decree is issued, it is natural that everyone must obey it, and it must start with me. ”

Sun Jin sneered: "This ...... It was my presumptuousness, and I didn't doubt the meaning of the adults. ”

Ye Tao laughed and said, "It's okay." However, I would like to remind you that the total amount of grain purchased by the Commerce and Trade Bureau of Yunzhou is enough for the entire population of Yunzhou for three years. Since they were all bought from the big family farms, they didn't cause any fluctuations in food prices, but if you don't know anything, it's a big problem. ”

"What!?" Sun Jin was stunned again. Only then did he realize that Chunnan's control over the local clan had been loose and weak to this point, although he had heard of Dongping's large-scale purchase of grain, but it was like this every year, and now no one realized that this year's purchase volume was so large.

"Besides, I can tell you about it. Since the war grain reserves of the Dongping Military Department have been full, starting next year, the grain demand of Dongping, including our Yunzhou, for Chunnan will be reduced to an unprecedented level. This is not a secret thing, presumably Chunnan already has a lot of people who know about it. But I still can't help but remind me more, and I hope you can remind the prince to prepare early, so as not to hurt the peasants. Ye Tao sighed lightly.

"I'm afraid," Sun Jin said with a wry smile, "This is not something that the prince can manage." Immediately, Sun Jin stood up, bowed to Ye Tao, and said, "However, I still inherit Ye Jingluo's affection." ”

Ye Tao smiled a little weirdly and said, "I may not be very kind. It's just that the general trend of the world will be united for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time, but I don't know if we have the opportunity to see that day, and we can't figure out how the general trend of the world will end. To put it mildly, at least in the past few years, Dongping still hopes that Chunnan can become stronger, strong enough to at least be able to contain it on the western front when I Dongping conquers Northern Liao. As for what will happen in the future, who knows......" Speaking of this, Ye Tao shrugged helplessly.

Sun Jin was silent. He remembered a task he had come to Yunzhou that was not very necessary, and asked, "Is Yunzhou really willing to sell military horses to Chunnan in large quantities?" ”

"You can buy as much as you want." Ye Tao said indifferently.

"Two years, 100,000 horses...... Can? Sun Jin threw out the highest amount Chang Hongquan gave him to test Ye Tao's bottom line.

"I don't doubt your ability to pay, but two hundred thousand horses...... Are you sure you have enough cavalry officers to train such a large cavalry army? Chunnan can be said to be a cavalry general, maybe only Chen Xujing General Chen, and even General Chen has never led such a large-scale cavalry, right? And where did Chunnan conjure up the equipment of the 100,000 cavalry? And, frankly, the geography of Chunnan is very different from that of Dongping and Yunzhou, and it takes longer to study the combat methods of the cavalry that are suitable for Chunnan than it is to train and arm the cavalry. I said that you can buy as much as you want, even if my Yunzhou may not have that much production capacity, but we can buy it from Beiliao and then sell it to you. You should have heard a little bit about the horse grading system in Yunzhou, right? We also sell the horses of Northern Liao. If there is money to earn, no one will push it away. You can imagine how much tax revenue should be from 100,000 military horses in two years? How much more can you do? Ye Tao said: "However, are you sure that Chunnan can really digest 100,000 military horses in two years?" ”