Chapter 264: Sideshow's Poems
Qin Feng's proposal was approved by Ma Zhou, but was questioned by Liu Renliang. The reason for Ma Zhou'www.biquge.info s support was that Qin Feng had a keen eye and gave full play to the characteristics of a border city, using geographical advantages to seek benefits for the local people, but Liu Renliang felt that doing business with the steppe peoples, especially the Turkic peoples, would only make them stronger, and the gains outweighed the losses, and at the same time, it might also lead to the loss of confidential things and intelligence.
Qin Feng didn't care about Liu Renliang's consideration. Just because the so-called trade is also mutually beneficial to both sides, this kind of loss, a fool will not do it. The answer is yes. But what if you don't trade?
The Turks can also be obtained from black merchants, from other sources. Therefore, whether it is a trade platform or not has little impact on the Turks and other northern peoples. Instead of letting the black businessmen benefit, it is better to let the people of Datang benefit. Moreover, the establishment of the bazaar in the territory of Datang is equivalent to taking the initiative in its own hands. What can be traded and what is forbidden is up to him.
"Externally, the Turks were encouraged to transport the abundant cattle, sheep, horses, leather and other materials for trading, but internally, a strict system of restrictions was adopted, and all strategic materials such as weapons, iron, armor and other strategic materials could not be sold, otherwise once discovered, all the goods would be seized, and the capital punishment of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan would be punished for treason, and all books related to technology and the like would also be banned from circulation, and if found, the charges would be the same as Article 1."
For the very shrewd merchants of the Tang Dynasty, Qin Feng only allowed them to sell tea, silk and satin, porcelain, wine, vinegar sauce, honey syrup, handicrafts, paper, books, calligraphy and paintings, and other very common daily necessities, and made a detailed list.
"But how do you keep it a secret?" Liu Renliang was very satisfied with this, but he still struggled with how to protect confidentiality.
This question is tricky, Qin Feng thought for a while, and then said slowly: "What the Turks want to obtain is nothing more than military intelligence, as well as the advanced skills of my Tang Dynasty. In terms of military affairs, I think there are three ways to do so: first, strengthen soldiers' awareness of self-defense, and let soldiers know the importance of keeping secrets through education; Second, set up a warning area around the barracks, and those who exceed the warning line will be arrested and questioned; Third, it is necessary to strengthen the deployment of intelligence manpower. ”
Liu Ren track: "No matter how good the defense is, there are always flaws!" ”
"For decades, the Turks have intersected with my Chinese canine, and they have learned almost as much as they want to learn! We can't stop because of the unknown, we have to see whether the harm outweighs the good, or the good outweighs the disadvantage, if it is the former, we must not do it, if it is the latter, then we have to do it. ”
Liu Renliang was silent, and at this time, Ma Zhou also took a lot of time to convince Liu Renliang. At this point, Qin Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Only when we work together can we do one thing well, and if we have our own opinions because of this, it will not be good.
After the internal pass, Qin Feng found a sparsely populated open area in Gyeongju and set up a simple trade bazaar, and at the same time, Qin Feng also promised to the outside world that no matter what tribe or tribe, as long as he honestly paid the entry tax and transaction tax, and did not make trouble in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, everything was easy to talk about and would never be embarrassed.
At the same time, Qin Feng also sent people who could speak the Tao as messengers to lobby Tuli and Yi Nan.
The conditions of the transaction were harsh, but after the news spread.
The Turkic merchants who were loyal to Jieli were a little hesitant, but the Turkic merchants such as Xue Yantuo and Yi Nan started trading with Gyeongju.
The productivity of the steppe peoples is low, and the common necessities of life are exactly what they need. They had no special resources, and could only trade with the Tang Dynasty with special cattle, sheep, horses, and hunted leather.
In the past, they could only obtain daily necessities at a high price by purchasing them from black merchants or transshipment to several countries, but now they can exchange them for special products by simply entering Gyeongju. Although the entry tax and trade tax are not low, and they are also restricted by trade, the basic daily necessities plus some luxury goods unique to the Central Plains are still profitable compared to the sky-high asking price of black-hearted black merchants.
Initially, the northern tribes took a wait-and-see attitude, but with the success of the Turkic merchants of the Turkic and Xueyanta tribes, they became role models for all ethnic groups, and began to trade with the Gyeongju Free Bazaar. Seeing this, Jieli also asked people to disguise themselves as merchants from the Tuli tribe to trade, at first he was afraid that it was a trick, and he was afraid that the Tang Dynasty would use some "conspiracy" against him, and the facts proved that he thought too much. This Gyeongju opened its doors to do business, and Qin Feng didn't intend to damage his reputation, so he turned a blind eye to all of this.
Over time, the Turkic traders did not hide their identities.
In their opinion, Qin Feng, the young governor, is still very credible in terms of credibility. As long as you don't break the agreement and make some shady deals, everything is easy to talk about.
However, if you trade in contraband, it will be miserable.
Among them, a Turkic tribe intended to take this opportunity to buy some salt from Datang, so that the search was carried out.
Qin Feng unceremoniously killed all the merchants of the department, confiscated all the money they came from trade, and returned it to the treasury, and at the same time forbade the people of the ministry to set foot in the territory of the three states, and if they were found, they would be killed.
Qin Feng did what he said, the tribe wanted to send someone to explain the easing, and even the envoy asked him to kill him.
All of a sudden, I was shocked by those suspicious vendors, and I also understood a truth, if you want to come to Gyeongju to do business, obeying the rules is the only way out.
Of course, the Tang Dynasty merchant who privately traded contraband with the Turks was not having a good time, and the fate was exactly the same as that of the Turkic tribe, and at the same time, his relatives in the Tang Dynasty were also implicated by him, not only were they raided, but they were also sent to Li Shimin, who strongly supported Qin Feng's reform, to serve as a laborer in the Miao Xinjiang area.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately shocked Tang Guo to be a smart businessman, but anyone who does business in Gyeongju and other places obediently obeys the laws of the country, after all, no matter how precious the money is, it has to be spent with life, right?
This trouble, not only played the effect of killing chickens and monkeys, but also let the world's businessmen know about the free trade bazaar in Gyeongju, just when this matter was in a uproar, Qin Feng asked Li Shimin to send someone to assist, so some of the Tang Empire intelligence personnel who were hidden in the city jumped out one after another, saying how much so-and-so made in Gyeongju, and they all spoke better than singing, and played the role of a nurse for Sanzhou for free. As a result, Gyeongju became the focus of the world's businessmen, either sending people to Gyeongju to investigate, and some small ones even set foot on the road to the north in person.
The grassland people lacked daily necessities, and the people of the Central Plains also lacked cattle, sheep, horses, leather and other grassland specialties. They don't have the worries of the grassland people, they open shops and rent shops, and they have no scruples. Qin Feng also had no special requirements for them, as long as he did not sell illegal goods to the grassland people, he would welcome them and promise some convenient discounts. Of course, if you trade contraband with other races for the sake of profit, Qin Feng will also ruthlessly raid your house and kill people.
As long as he is on this day, he will not allow the existence of such traitorous merchants.
This ancient period was not as developed as in later generations, and it was not easy to be a ghost. In order to play a restraining role as much as possible, Qin Feng also issued a hard rule that it was okay to come to Gyeongju to do business. However, you must hand in a certificate of household registration issued by the official government of your home and have the official seal printed on it, and with the household registration in the hands of the Gyeongju Governor's Office, the merchants are more honest and cautious.
Although Gyeongju's regulations are very strict, because of the existence of free markets, Gyeongju has the conditions to attract businessmen, and Gyeongju's economy is naturally booming. In just two months, Gyeongju has changed dramatically compared to when it first arrived.
At the same time, Qin Feng also followed the example of later generations and vigorously promoted tourism.
Promote the vastness of the grassland to the Central Plains, and attract literati and local heroes to gallop and play in the Shuobei grassland.
This has seen a lot of mountains and rivers in the Central Plains, can have a glimpse of the scenery of the Shuobei grassland, gallop on the endless grassland, sit on the grass and drink and talk, it is also a great elegant thing.
It turned out that under the dangerous wall of a gentleman, no one dared to risk his life to play in the grassland.
But now there is Shuofang as the front line, Qingzhou, Suizhou, and Yanzhou are already in the second line of defense, and Lingzhou has the military god Li Jing, and Daizhou has Li Ji of Zuo Weiwei, so that the sunken Sanzhou is under the protection of the two.
In order to attract people who abandoned their pens and scholars to come to play, Qin Feng also tried his best to show off his coquettish ability, and when he was busy, he rode the heavenly punishment and galloped on the grassland, pretending to be inspired, and in less than ten days, he "created" twenty classic Biansai poems.
After writing it down, he immediately ordered the fast horse to be sent to Chang'an City, and asked Zheng Liwan to use all resources to publish a collection of Biansai poems that "belonged" to Qin Feng in the shortest possible time.
Among the twenty poems, they contain:
The desert is lonely, and the sun sets on the long river - "Make it to the Stopper"
Yazhang resigned from the phoenix, and rode around the dragon city. The snow is dark and the flag is painted, and the wind is mixed with the sound of drums. -- "From the Army"
The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains. Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate. ――'s "Liangzhou Ci"
There are no cities in the wild clouds, and the rain and snow are even in the desert. Hu Yan wailed and flew at night, and Hu Er's tears fell. -- "The Ancient Congjun's March"
Grape wine luminous glass, want to drink pipa immediately urge. Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled, and a few people came back to fight in ancient times. ――'s "Liangzhou Ci"
The yellow sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will not be returned if it is not broken. -- "Three of the Seven Songs of the Army"
In the Qin period, the bright moon and the Han period, the Long March has not been returned. But to make the dragon city fly will not teach Humadu Yin Mountain. -- "Out of the Race"
By asking where the plum blossoms fall, the wind blows all night over the mountain. -- "Plug on and Listen to the Flute"
Suddenly, like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms bloom.
The general's horn bow is uncontrollable, and it is difficult to protect the iron clothes.
The sea is dry and icy, and the gloomy clouds are bleak and condensed.
…… (To be continued.) )