There are only four county towns in Beiping that can be called a city, in other words, there are only four places where the people live here, and the rest of the place is Wubao and manor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThese four counties are called Tuyin, Xu Wu, Wuzhong, and Junmi. In addition, there is also a strange place mentioned by Tian Yu before, that is, the place where Tian Chou and his clansmen live in seclusion in the Xu Wu Mountains on the edge of Xu Wucheng.

Now there are four armies in Youbeiping, and when Cao Pi entered the territory of Youbeiping and saw the first Wu Fort, Cao Pi also saw the masters of the four armies with their entourage: Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, Zhang Nan, and Jiao Touch. Xian Yu Fu looks a little similar to Xian Yu Yin, Zhang Nan is a man with curled hair and medium stature, but he is as strong as a wall, and Jiao Touch is a tall and thin Han man from the North, who takes off the Mingguang armor on his body, and looks more like a farmer.

Each of the four of them carried twenty cavalry, and when they asked to see Cao Pi, these cavalry were pushed away from a distance.

The owner of Wubao was a native of Youbeiping, and at this time he and his people gathered in a clearing in Wubao, surrounded by Cao's legions. Cao Pi stood on the horse, and after accepting the dismount salute of the four, he ignored them, and went straight to the master of Wubao, who was the master, and saw that this master was very young, but he was seventeen or eighteen years old, and the clansmen around him were all teenagers, and there were not many people in the prime of life, so he asked: "Where are the middle-aged men in the clan?" ”

The young man replied: "I have already followed the Yuan family to the east to attach to Wu Huan." ”

Cao Pi asked, "Why don't you go with you?" ”

The young man replied, "The son of the concubine is not qualified." ”

Cao Pi laughed and asked, "Is there any surplus food at home?" ”

The young man replied: "With my surplus food, I rely on going to Yanshan to hunt for a living." ”

Cao Pi patted the young man on the shoulder, returned to the four generals, and said, "It seems that there are many people who return to the Yuan clan in the land of Youbeiping. ”

The four of them looked at each other, all thinking about who should answer, and after a while, Yan Rou, who had a relationship with Cao Pi, spoke; "Yuan Xi's garrison is in Youbeiping County, and the local Wu Fort, Manor and four cities are mostly in Yuan's heart, in fact, now Youbeiping has ten rooms and nine emptiness, and they all went with Yuan's."

"So, is it true that the Yuan brothers took away more than 100,000 people? And it's not an exaggeration. ”

"Exactly."

Cao Pi was silent, looked at the vast plain, and said to himself: "It's a pity that no one runs such a fertile land........ Where are they stationed? ”

Xian Yufu replied first: "The last general is stationed in the mound. ”

Yan Rou replied, "The last general is stationed in Xu Wu. ”

Zhang Nan replied: "The last general and General Jiao's sergeant are stationed in Wuzhong..."

Cao Pi smiled: "Why is no one stationed in Junmi? ”

Yan Rou said with some embarrassment: "Because Junmi is in the north of Yanshan.... It's based on...."

Cao Pi asked: "Is the north of Yanshan a place outside the Guan?" ”

Yan Rou replied, "Exactly." ”

"Is there still a person living there?" Cao Pi asked.

Yan Rou replied: "Yes, but they are all roosters and dogs, and there are no more officials and ordinary people. The city was originally a garrison for the Hu people, but then the world was in turmoil, and the Hu people took advantage of the situation, and the defenders stationed there retreated, thinking that it became a borderless land. Later, the Yuan family entered the north, and felt that there was Yanshan Mountain to block it, and it was difficult to defend it for a long time, and he didn't want to make enemies with the Hu people, so he was laissez-faire, and over time, it became a place where chickens and dogs rooked. ”

Cao Pi asked again: "How can the rooster and dog thieves live there?" ”

Yan Rou replied: "After all, there are walls and houses in that place, which can shelter from the wind and rain, and many foreign merchants will rest there when they enter the customs to do business, and these roosters and dog thieves will either guide foreign merchants, or bring goods from the customs to exchange with some foreign merchants who do not want to enter the customs, in exchange for the in-demand goods to sell to the Central Plains, so as to make money to support themselves." Speaking of this, he glanced at Xian Yufu and then said: "I don't know Wuhuan and Xianbei, even merchants such as Goguryeo and Wofu will also go there to trade goods, because there is no tariff and no one has jurisdiction over it, and many scattered goods are sold there more cost-effectively than in the customs." ”

After Cao Pi listened, he immediately understood the meaning of Yan Rou's words, to put it bluntly, there is a three-regardless zone, all ethnic groups outside the customs and the Han Dynasty do business there without charging tariffs, some Hu merchants come to the Han Dynasty to do business is not an easy thing, especially now, warlords around the country, everywhere have to collect a tax, in recent years, it has been better, because many local heroes have been destroyed, there is no situation where every county has to pay money, many Hu merchants come with goods, but only stop in Youzhou, sold out, After all, the information in the era of cold weapons is not developed, and no one knows that Cao Cao has actually included the Central Plains in his bag, as long as Hu Shang crosses the Huang ~~ River, he can sell the goods to most places by paying taxes again.

This situation has led to the rise of three areas like Junmi, first of all, there is no need to pay taxes, and secondly, there is no need to enter the customs, after all, many Hu merchants think that the Han Dynasty is in chaos, and they sell things outside, so why take the risk of entering the customs. Moreover, the people gathered in the city also had a way to bring out the silk and pottery of the Han Dynasty to sell, since the Hu merchants could get such a sought-after goods, they naturally did not bother to enter the customs, in the eyes of the Hu people, silk is more than gold, even if it is more expensive, they are still willing to buy.

As for the silk sold in Junmi, needless to say, it must be several times more expensive than Guannei, in fact, places like Junmi are not only benefited by Hu merchants and those who live in the city, but also by the big clans in Youzhou, especially Youbeiping, because they are close to each other and familiar with the government, it is very convenient to do business through the local people in Junmi, just look at these big clans leaving with Yuan Xi's ass, they expect that Cao Pi will definitely not allow them to blatantly do smuggling like Yuan Xi.

The reason is very simple, Cao Cao has been purging the world after taking power, all kinds of taxes, tariffs, and criminal laws have been clear, these big clans are at least literate people, and they also know the laws implemented by Cao Cao, and they will not be tolerant of smugglers, on the contrary, they can continue to gain a foothold in the east of Youbeiping by following Yuan Xi, and there are nine border counties in the entire Youzhou, and they can create another handsome at any time. After all, the silk and pottery that Hu Shang was most interested in could be made with the help of the craftsmen in these big family estates, one with taxes and one without tariffs, who would be stupid enough to enter Youzhou to do business? Naturally, it is to do business with this group of smugglers.

Cao Pi concluded that as long as the Yuan brothers settled down, those big clans who followed them would soon be on the right track of production, after all, where could silkworms not be raised? Even if a stove can be kept in a house in the bitter cold, it can be expected that those who are handsome will slowly gather in another city outside the pass, which is a big blow to Cao Pi's passage through Youzhou, at least commercially. (To be continued.) )