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Qasim's army is stationed in Isfahan, and even if the locals are angry and the people's morale is zero, they can't help it.

But when Wei Xi's army marched again, perhaps the people's will help him win, but it is not known.

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Rashid led the army to chase after Wei Xi, at this time the Great Food Army was still bold and strong, they were also in the period of rising national power, they fought all over Europa, Africa and Asia Minor!

Because their sages had taught them to "preach with the sword," the Arab empire struck in all directions, winning more and losing less, expanding its territory, and daring to fight with its armies.

Even if he heard that the Tang army might be two or three times as many as them, he still had the courage to chase after him, and the idea was that if he could fight, he would run away if he couldn't fight, anyway, he would be another hero after hanging for eighteen years.

Courage is commendable and richly rewarded.

"The Tang people's convoy has been spotted ahead!" Scout Yu reported.

"How many enemies are there?"

"Less than a thousand cavalry!"

"Chase!" The forward officer waved his hand, and the cavalry sped forward.

The gallless Tang people scattered in a hurry, they picked up their tails and fled, the big cannibals couldn't catch up, and they had no intention of chasing, people gave you benefits, you shouldn't be forced to die... The grain and grass of a dozen wagons transported from Isfahan easily fell into the hands of the Great Cannibals.

That night, the Great Cannibal was able to have a full meal.

At first they were worried that the food was poisonous, but the poor and crazy tribesmen said that it was poisonous and they ate it first, and when they were halfway through it, they competed with the cavalry troops of Damascus and almost got into a fight!

The pursuit continued, and ten more wagons of goods came in: vessels from the homes of wealthy families in Isfahan, including copper, silver, and iron, marble, and porcelain from the Tang Dynasty, wrapped in thick paper.

The things of the rich people's homes are valuable things to the general public in the Great Food Army, even if it is the cavalry troops of Damascus

As a result, the horses of the Great Eater cavalry had a lot of non-military supplies, some of which were quite heavy and even strange, such as a copper toilet.

The toilet used by the rich at home can sit on it and pull *, as well as the brocade mat, which is very comfortable, the key is that this toy is full of brass, in the era of scarcity of materials, it is a valuable commodity!

Metal utensils can be re-smelted when brought back, iron utensils can be made into utensils, and arrows can be made into weapons, armor, and arrowheads, and bronze utensils can be made into copper coins or copper ingots.

There are also lamp holders, dishes and plates, iron pots from the Tang Dynasty, bed decorations, furniture, etc., which are naturally slowed down by putting them on horseback, but whoever wants them to take them down, they are in a hurry!

The Dashi tribe army was conscripted, there was no military pay, and their income came from the capture of the battlefield, so they attached great importance to the materials they grabbed from the Datang transport team, which was related to their income.

And all the troops under Wei Xi are paid!

Whether it is a standing army or a conscripted tribal army, as long as it is gathered under Wei Xi's marshal's banner, included in Wei Xi's army sequence, and is on the roster, then military salaries will be issued, and it is very generous, at least 10,000 yuan per capita (10 yuan), and 30 yuan in the central army, which is definitely not a small amount.

In addition to the salary, there are also bonuses, which come from plundering countries and foreign races, such as the war with the Zhaowu countries, and the reward for the army is millions of yuan!

First, Wei Xi is rich, really rich, and his and Princess Taiping's industry in the customs is more than a day!

Most of their industries are emerging industries, such as coal-iron complexes, where coal has a wide range of applications as fuel, and iron includes smelting and machine factories, because of Wei Xi's relationship, their technology is the best in the world.

Natural profits are rolling in, for example, railways are state-owned, but rails and trains are monopoly industries!

The technical gold content of the rails is still quite high, and if it is not cast, it will be soft and cannot bear the weight of the train.

Not to mention the train, which was a technology that was high-tech in its time, in fact, a single weights and measures alone knocked most of the ironsmith workshops out of the competition.

What precision should be achieved in the production of each part of the train, the weights and measures were proposed by Wei Xi,

There are only two companies that can provide rails and trains, both of which are wholly-owned companies, one is the Liangzhou Tang family, which provides equipment outside the customs; The other is Princess Taiping's company, which specializes in buying and selling in Kannai.

And then... The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household that opened the railway were the basic plates of Wei Xi.

It is conceivable that only one income from the railway, if it weren't for Wei Xi's general trend outside the customs, the martial arts and cool officials, even against Wei Xi and Princess Taiping, who had the title of Shuangshangshu before, would rob it!

Many affairs can only be implemented when the time is ripe, otherwise they will not be able to keep it at all, after all, there are more strong players among the strong.

Then there are incomes from soap, tea, glass (joint ventures, and Zhuwu also has shares), pharmaceuticals, mining (gold, silver, copper and iron), agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery, etc., Wei Xi and Princess Taiping can be called rich and rival the country.

There is so much money, plus a large amount of military expenses subsidized by the state (his mother-in-law is the emperor, and the henchmen are the head of the household!). Wei Xi dared to pay all his subordinates with salaries.

In this way he occupies the moral high ground: he gives money, and others give him their lives.

If you don't do anything with his money and go against him, you will be speechless when he scolds him.

He did not suffer a loss, because he knew the way of exploitation, which he learned from Yuan Datou: Yuan gave the soldiers ten silver dollars, of which 8 yuan was for food and clothing.

Isn't that the end of it!

The left hand was turned into the right hand, and most of the money returned, and at the same time, the high cost of food allowed the soldiers to eat well and have more strength to fight.

And then there are all the industries that make money outside the customs, or Wei Xi is a shareholder, he will definitely pay taxes to him, and there is a lot of silver flowing back into his hands anyway.

Wei Xi was so generous, not only earned him a good reputation, but also destroyed the nomadic self-sufficient economy and better integrated into the imperial family!

When the nomads who get their money and spend money in exchange for a variety of things to eat, drink and be merry, it will be impossible to return them to the simple way of life of herding in the past.

They want money, they want to have a good life.

Although farming and animal husbandry can also make money, but it is too slow... Therefore, they either give Wei Xi their lives, or work for Princess Taiping, there are two options of bleeding and sweating, and there is no third way to go.

In the middle of the situation, Wei Xi's economic cycle has entered a benign state, of course, all this is based on the premise that he can win the battle, once he is defeated, his economy will collapse, and at the same time, he will not be able to maintain his power, industry and sphere of influence.

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Far away, the hillbilly-like cavalry harvested some supplies, just like the hungry and thirsty people in the desert got a drop of water into their throats, and they chased forward with all their might, and they found a large convoy of Tang people in front of them, at least a hundred vehicles!