Chapter 14: Future Planning
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When the war in Liangzhou ignited, Gaochang entered a rare period of peace. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
On this day, Taishou Yang Han summoned Wei Shuo to his eyes to inquire about the future development of Gaochang.
"At present, Liangzhou assassinated Shi Liang Xi, closed all the checkpoints into Liang, did not allow Lu Guang to enter the country, and instructed him to withdraw the army without receiving the edict, and at the same time urgently ordered his son Liang Yin to be the general of Yingyang, and together with Zhenwei General Yao Hao and Beijia Weihan, he led 50,000 people to intercept Lu Guang."
On the one hand, LΓΌ Guang passed on Liangzhou, and on the other hand, he condemned Liang Xi not only did not go to the national disaster and share the worries of the defeat of the Great Qin Heavenly King Fu Jian, but instead blocked the expeditionary army that returned to China. At the same time, he led the army to fight with Liang Yin in Anmi (now Jiuquandong, Gansu), and now the battle between the two sides is anxious, regardless of victory or defeat. β
"Isn't that right? No one has the heart to worry about me Gaochang, and my lord just took the opportunity to strengthen Gaochang's strength. β
"That's right, the old man brought you here today for this matter, and you can tell me where Gaochang will go in the future?"
Hearing this, Wei Shuo suddenly fell into deep thought, and Yang Han, who was too guarded next to him, did not urge, but just sat aside and waited quietly.
It took a long time for Wei Shuo to clear his thoughts.
"My lord, if you want to revitalize the economy and develop people's livelihood anywhere, you must adapt measures to local conditions!"
"Well, this is even a famous saying, Naoyuan can see through this, which shows that the insight is far-reaching!"
"The adults have won the prize, just like Gaochang, the advantage is that it is located on the main road and the transportation is convenient. Starting from Gaochang, it can reach Yanqi and Qiuzi in the west; to the south, it goes straight to Shanshan; To the northwest is the country of Wusun; To the northeast, you can lead to Mobei Rouran, high car; To the southeast is the Yumen Pass, and after the Yumen Pass is the Hexi Corridor. β
"It can be said that whether it is from the south to the north, or from the east to the west, almost all business travelers have to transit in Gaochang, and this is the biggest advantage of Gaochang."
"In order to make full use of the geographical convenience of Gaochang, my subordinates suggested that Gaochang City should be built into a free trade city."
"Free Trade City? What is a Free Trade City? β
"The so-called free trade city is to attract more businessmen to Gaochang with very low taxes or tax exemptions, so as to achieve the purpose of prospering Gaochang's economy with the help of the surge in the flow of people."
"Will this work? Moreover, if there is no tax, what will the government eat? What to drink? What to raise soldiers? β
Yang Han scoffed at Wei Shuo's idea of building a free trade city, which in his opinion was simply nonsense. However, it can't be blamed that Yang Han has no knowledge, and only after seeing the prosperity of the modern **** self-owned trade zone like Wei Shuo will he put forward such a whimsical idea.
"Don't be in a hurry, and listen to the next word. Adults should know that under normal circumstances, the level of taxes collected by the government depends on the number of people, and the more local people, the more taxes collected by the government. β
"That's true!"
"Adults don't know that businessmen are the best at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and as soon as they have appropriate interests, they will be emboldened. If there are more than fifty percent of the benefits, the businessman will not hesitate to risk his life and take risks; When the interests exceed 10%, businessmen even dare to trample on all human laws. β
"Once Gaochang becomes a free trade city, a large number of businessmen will flock to Gaochang City for profit, and the population of Gaochang City will skyrocket in the shortest possible time."
"The tax exemption just mentioned below is only for the goods carried by the merchants, as long as the merchants stop in Gaochang, there will inevitably be some expenses, and these can activate the Gaochang economy and bring a lot of tax revenue to the government."
"Adults should know very well that the local land of Gaochang is barren, and it is impossible to support a strong army on its own, and only by developing Gaochang into an export-oriented economic city will the dream of revitalizing Gaochang be realized."
Yang Han listened to Wei Shuo's description and was speechless for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "Forget it, anyway, the old man is helpless, and then it's up to Zhiyuan's means." β
"Please rest assured, my subordinates will live up to the trust of my lord."
Wei Shuo clenched his fists and said confidently: "In addition, don't forget, my lord, we can also use Lu Guanghuwei to intervene in the Western Regions." At present, the countries of the Western Regions have just been subdued by Lu Guang, and it is the time to be docile and well-behaved, anyway, Lu Guang has no time to look west, and it just happens to be cheap for Gaochang. The Western Regions, with its large population and prosperous economy, just gathered its wealth to fill the gap in Gaochang. β
Speaking of the Western Regions, Yang Han's eyes lit up, and he pinched his chin with his right hand and said, "Well, this plan is good!" If you have any ideas, please speak up. β
"My lord, do you remember Mrs. Yin who ran away with us to marry Gaochang?"
"Why don't you remember? At the beginning, the old man also blamed you for not knowing the seriousness of your actions, what does this have to do with her? β
"My lord doesn't know, when Mrs. Yin was at home, she was in charge of a caravan and traveled between the countries of the Western Regions, and she made a fortune during this period. At present, the subordinates thought that they might as well use Mrs. Yin's caravan as the foundation, and the government would invest part of the money, and the expansion would still be handed over to Mrs. Yin, and the profits would be shared proportionally between the two sides. β
"Can Mrs. Yin agree?"
"Don't worry, my lord, I'll leave this matter to you!"
Next, Yang Han and Wei Shuo had a heated discussion on a series of issues such as revitalizing the economy and developing people's livelihood. Of course, it was basically Wei Shuo who proposed the plan, then Yang Han raised objections, and finally the two discussed and determined the final plan.
"Okay, let's talk about the economy and people's livelihood here, and then let's talk about the military. The old man heard that in the past half a month, Zhiyuan has pestered General Du for advice, and reported to the old man, so that the old man can also see what General Du has taught you? β
"Oh, my lord said that he laughed, Shuo's time to study with Master Du was only ten days before and after, even if the kid was talented, what could he learn? It's just scratching the surface! β
"Hahaha, Naoyuan is modest, do you think the old man doesn't know anything? Hum! General Du praised Zhiyuan in front of the old man, saying that you are a rare soldier and martial arts genius in a hundred years. β
"Master Du has an overreputation, and he can't be so praised in the future."
"Alright, stop talking nonsense! Today, the old man has put his words here, and in the future, the military affairs of Gaochang City will be handed over to Zhiyuan, and if there is any difference, Zhiyuan will bear it. β
"Master Xie cultivates!"
"Don't be happy, tell me what you're going to do?"
"My lord, my subordinates think so, there are more than 8,000 people in the old army in Gaochang at the moment, if you take the liberty of attacking these 8,000 people, it may cause unforeseen disasters. It is better not to move the old army first, we will start anew, in the name of recruiting caravan guards, first set up the new army shelf, and then take the opportunity to expand the army when the Gaochang treasury is full in the future, and the economy and people's livelihood develop. β
"At that time, the foundation of the new army will be formed, and even if the old army wants to make trouble, it will not be able to make trouble, so it should be foolproof."
"Well, Naoyuan is very thoughtful, and this matter depends on your words."
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Coming out of the council hall, Wei Shuo came to the Yang Mansion School again, which was originally the place where the Yang family's troops performed martial arts on a daily basis, and later Wei Shuo also joined in. Especially after getting Du Jin's guidance, Wei Shuo's martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds, and he comes here to train almost every day, and sometimes he will learn a thing or two with the Yang family.
At first, Wei Shuo could only rely on brute force to fight with everyone, but later when he added the martial arts he learned from Du Jin to his team, everyone was no longer his opponent.
When everyone saw Wei Shuo walk in, they all nodded their heads, this is the embodiment of strength.
After greeting everyone, Wei Shuo walked straight to the weapon rack and stepped forward to pull out an iron eyebrow stick weighing thirty pounds - this was his weapon.
The reason why the stick was chosen as a weapon was to consider that Du Jin could not stay in Gaochang for a long time, so he could only let Du Jin teach him the easiest martial arts to master. And the stick method is the easiest to get started, not that there is a good saying: the moon stick year knife is a lifetime gun! Only then did he choose Qi Mei sticks as weapons.
But after some practice recently, Wei Shuo gradually liked the stick method of opening and closing, and with his brute force, the power of the stick method was brought into full play. Thinking of Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty in later generations, he relied on a coiling dragon stick to defeat Zhao Song Jiangshan, and Wei Shuo immediately chose the Qi Mei stick as a weapon.
On the school field, Wei Shuo danced a stick with an iron eyebrow in a vigorous manner, and everyone around him looked at him with envy.
Now who doesn't know that Wei Shuo is not only a celebrity in the eyes of Taishou, but also entered the blue eyes of General Du, and was accepted as a disciple by the other party, and learned a skill.