Chen Kaizhi's lips had a smile that could not be concealed, and his clear eyes seemed to be shining, flashing with pride, not at all like he had suffered a loss, but more like he had picked up a big bargain.

He smiled and said: "There are no people, we can recruit displaced people, although the population is insufficient now, but as long as Jibei can provide them with a good life, they don't worry about no one to live in peace, our salt works, our workshops, and this is a thoroughfare, these all need manpower, but now there are no people, the mountains and rivers there, the hills and plains there, have all become borderless land, Ya'er, borderless land, it means that I have become the master of those lands, this is the most important thing." ”

Although Xun Ya didn't seem to understand, she heard Chen Kaizhi say that this was a good thing, and it was a good thing to say such a big thing, so she raised her eyebrows, her pretty face showed joy, and she looked at Chen Kaizhi happily.

"Is there really nothing wrong with that?"

Maybe Xun Ya, as an ancient person, can't understand these things, but Chen Kaizhi understands that if the population is still there, he will be tied up, what he wants to do is industry and commerce, and what is the basis of industry and commerce? It's roads, it's wharves, and all kinds of necessary facilities, but if you don't have this foundation, what kind of industry and commerce can you talk about?

But if you look at the six countries, if you want to lay a good foundation, where is it so easy, you have to build roads, how many villages will you pass along the way? These are all landlords, and you have to face hundreds of landlords, are the landlords willing to give you the land to build roads for nothing?

They won't be so easy to cheapen you.

Okay, you are willing to give silver, after all, there is money to make the devil grind, you spent a huge amount of money, bought more than eighty percent of the landlord's land, but can the road be repaired?

Still not.

Because the road is uninterruptible, as long as there is a person who refuses, you will build the road in vain, at this time you will encounter a problem, of course, you can also choose to detour to repair, but the detour and not to mention the waste of the journey, the most important thing is that even if you detour, you may have to face more landlords.

In this case, it is not said to be a road, it is a wharf, or a canal is built, and no matter what you want to do, there will be a lot of resistance.

And your workshop, you will inevitably need a lot of land, where does this land come from?

Land may not be worth much now, a few dozen taels of silver per acre, but once the landlords find out that your workshop can earn a lot of silver, at that time, they will never sell it for dozens of taels of silver, and the price may be thousands of taels, or even tens of thousands of taels.

And once you want to seize the land by force, this is equivalent to stabbing a hornet's nest, because if you rob a person's land, everyone in the gentry of the world will be in danger, and I am afraid that if you set a precedent, then you will become the enemy of the gentry in the world.

Isn't it a surprise that this problem has been solved now?

Almost all of those lands are in Chen Kaizhi's hands, Chen Kaizhi can completely re-measure all the mountains and rivers, and make reasonable planning of the land, which places can build roads, where canals can be built, which places should be reserved for the development of cities, and where workshops can be gathered.

Chen Kaizhi can even directly rent land to the homeless, as a big landlord, with the lowest rent for people to farm, so as to attract a large number of people, and solve the problem of food, and the biggest advantage of renting out is that in addition to ensuring that farmers grow food, they do not have to be exploited too much by the landlord, causing public resentment, if it is really necessary, Chen Kaizhi can take back the land.

There are too many benefits of this kind, which is equivalent to Chen Kaizhi becoming the largest landlord in Jibei Prefecture, and he is a unique landlord, with the experience of being a human being in two lifetimes, he can do what he wants as he wants, according to an existing experience.

In this era, the fundamental problem why commerce and trade could not develop was that the power of the gentry was too strong, and the resources of the world were in the hands of the gentry, but now, these problems are gone.

Chen Kaizhi thought about it carefully, and then said to Xun Ya excitedly: "You wait, I will repair the book and let Li Dongzheng start to measure all the land in Jibei Mansion, as well as all the mountains and rivers, let them draw a map, I have to plan well, let's start again, build a place where we can do whatever we want, what we want this river to become, what it is, who we want to recruit, we can recruit whomever we want." ”

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something, and as soon as the words changed, he instructed Xun Ya, "There is also Jinling, and it is still starting to move according to the plan, not only to buy and sell, but also to move people, Feiyu Peak here is also going to recruit more slaves, let them study on the mountain for a while, and they can also be sent, now we don't have to be in a hurry, come slowly, slowly Tuzhi, doesn't the Taoist say that one life is two, two is three, and three is everything?" ”

Xun Ya didn't understand it at all at this time, in her thoughts, everything needs people, the increase or decrease of the population of a place, and even one of the important achievements of the magistrate, where is it like Chen Kaizhi, as if there is no one there.

But seeing that Chen Kaizhi was in high spirits, he had already spread out the paper, picked up the pen with ink, and carefully wrote down a series of beautiful small characters.

Chen Kaizhi was engrossed, staring at the pen, and he himself did not expect that this was invisibly, the biggest obstacle to industry and commerce was silently solved.

Originally, he was still weighing that if one day, when he could make his own decisions and do what he wanted, he should redeem the gentry or simply do GEMING.

For what Chen Kaizhi wants to do, Xun Ya has always been unconditional trust and support, although she hasn't fully figured out what is going on, but she simply thinks that it is enough to support Chen Kaizhi.

Seeing that Chen Kaizhi was writing seriously, Xun Ya didn't bother, just grinding quietly on the side, and the whole person was elegant.

After Chen Kaizhi finished repairing the book, Xun Ya suddenly remembered something, so she smiled at Chen Kaizhi: "By the way, that little junior sister, I miss her father." ”

"Oh." Chen Kaizhi only nodded, and then said lightly: "Uncle Shi should also come back soon, I heard that Uncle Shi's good village has inexplicably more than 200,000 taels of silver, which was injected by the King of Beihai County, I think this is Uncle Shi's ghost again." ”

Xun Ya was startled, her face turned slightly pale, and she frowned a little confused: "Is the silver so easy?" ”

Yes, this was the first time she knew that there was something more profitable than selling salt.

Chen Kaizhi shook his head, sighed and said: "This uncle, I despise him, I think he is not right-hearted, and I envy him, I can't wait to learn a little bit from him, Uncle Shi is really a strange person." ”

………………

The days passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was summer, and even Yanjing could feel a heat at this time.

The envoys of the Hu people still haven't come yet, which makes Yan Chengwu more irritable in this hot season.

That's what people do, from confidence to anticipation, and finally self-doubt, it's just a matter of time.

It's just that as the son of Dayan, Yan Chengwu can only let himself believe and wait patiently, but news has come from Luoyang, and he is quite satisfied with the price of firearms that he has negotiated, after all, this is what Beiyan can afford.

Thinking that he was about to levy the Japanese anyway, and that there would be countless amounts of money and food to be spent, and that these silvers were nothing, and it would be even better if they could be of great use, so he quickly ordered someone to agree to this deal.

Although it was a matter of his heart, he was still anxious, so he couldn't help but want to talk to Mr. Fang, but he always felt that he was a little uncomfortable when he didn't see Mr. Fang and asked Mr. Fang to cheer him up.

Now Yan Chengwu, Mr. Fang is completely relieved, judging from Zhang Chang's secret performance in Luoyang, Mr. Fang and Chen Kai have nothing to do with each other, and even ...... There is still a suspicion, which eliminates the possibility of any transactions between Mr. Fang and Chen Kaizhi behind their backs.

Mr. Fang...... He trusted him more and more.

At this time, a eunuch cautiously arrived at the Qinzheng Palace, Yan Chengwu was dressed in a crown robe, looking very majestic, and he became more and more like an emperor.

Looking at the little eunuch who came in, Yan Chengwu said lightly: "Why, Mr. Fang didn't come?" ”

"Your Majesty, Mr. went to Tanzhe Temple yesterday to view the scenery."

Tanzhe Temple is in the west of Yanjing, a hundred miles away from Yanjing, but the incense is at its peak, and even Yan Chengwu knows it.

Yan Chengwu couldn't help but be stunned and said: "I actually forgot, I heard Mr. Fang say that he wanted to go to Tanzhe Temple to have a look, but ...... He's out of the city, but how many guards do he bring? Nothing will happen to you, will you? ”

The eunuch said with a little hesitation: "He only brought two boys, and Honglu Temple thought that His Majesty would definitely send him to escort him, so he didn't ask too much." ”

Yan Chengwu couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "This means that there is no guard?" What is going on in this Honglu Temple? ”

Thinking about it like this, he felt a little depressed, and he didn't talk to Mr. Fang, give himself a little confidence, or look at Mr. Fang's lightweight appearance, so that his wavering heart became firm, these two days, I'm afraid it's been a very difficult time.

In the end, he had no choice but to say: "When Mr. Fang comes back, report to me immediately." ”

With that, he waved his hand and motioned for the eunuch to go out in a distraught manner.

But at this moment, another eunuch came in a hurry, with a panicked look: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... The king of Jibei asked to see him. ”

Yan Chengwu was surprised, why did he come? I heard that he is now healed from his injuries, but now he is selecting elite soldiers in the army and preparing to train the new Shenji Battalion.

So Yan Chengwu hurriedly said, "Please come in and speak." ”

But seeing that the king of Jibei had rushed in, his face was blue and he looked anxious.

Yan Chengwu's heart sank, and he suddenly rose: "What's wrong?" ”

Just looking at the face of the King of Jibei, Yan Chengwu felt a little uncomfortable.

Yan Chengzong, the king of Jibei, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the Hu people are in the Kou!" ”