In November of the fourth year of Jianxing, Liu Kui, Diao Xie, Yu Liang, and Pei Dun returned to Jianye after successfully obtaining a loan from Qianzhuang. It's just that this way of borrowing money from the private sector has given Jiang Zuo a new understanding of Liaodong's 'deviance'.

Most of the families were worried that King Langya would 'learn from him' and borrowed money from them, and they all criticized the loan, but King Langya was shocked when he learned about it, and he seemed to have thought of a new idea to solve the financial problems in front of him.

In the palace, Diao Xie, Yu Liang and others were introducing the trip to Liaodong to Jiang Zuo, and through their mouths, the wealth and prosperity of Liaodong gradually appeared in front of everyone.

In particular, when everyone learned that Liaodong's financial revenue last year was as high as 4 million yuan, everyone did not want to believe that Liaodong, which had been plagued by war, was actually richer than Jiangdong, which was a peaceful country. Some pretentious children of the family loudly questioned Yu Liang, Liu Kui, Diao Xie and others.

"How is this possible? No matter how rich Liaodong is, it is impossible to surpass Jiangdong! ”

"That's it, that's it, that Wei Shuo was born in a poor family, what do you know about governing places?"

"Even if Liaodong develops well, isn't it by plundering the wealth of the family?"

Facing the accusations and questions of his colleagues, Diao Xie snorted coldly and said: "You have never been to Liaodong, you absolutely can't imagine how rich Liaodong is!" ”

"Humph! Exaggerating! My Jiangdong has jurisdiction over the six states of Jing, Hunan, Jiao, Guangzhou, Yang, and Jiang, and the annual income is not more than 1.5 million guan, and the territory of Liaodong is only the land of the three states of Caiyu, and Shuo, even if it is rich, it is great to have two million guan! How can it be more than 100,000 kan than Jiangdong? ”

Listening to Lu Ye's 'nonsense' there, the corners of Diao Xie's mouth showed a hint of mockery, and he said softly: "Hmph! I'm afraid that Lord Lu will be disappointed, and the commercial income of Liaodong alone last year was as high as 2 million. ”

"The old man will never believe that it is true, it is very likely that Liaodong is deliberately faking!"

Lu Ye's face was flushed, he didn't think that Wei Shuo could govern Liaodong as beautiful as a paradise without the help of the family, otherwise how could he reflect the importance of the family? In fact, most of the families know very well that Wei Shuo is walking on the path that Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, once did, and his success represents another victory over the nobles of the Hanmen Shu clan.

When Sima Rui, the king of Langya, learned that Liaodong had an income of four million a year, his heart twitched fiercely. Obviously, Liaodong's wealth is far beyond his imagination, but it is a pity that since Liaodong successfully saved the Chang'an court, it has been freed from the constraints of Jiangzuo, and Weishuo has become a local feudal town on an equal footing with it.

King Langya couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw that everyone was stirring up again, and hurriedly changed the topic: "Diao Aiqing, what is Liaodong leasing Zhuya Island for?" ”

"Back to the king, Liaodong is planning to start a war against the South Seas, and needs a temporary base to store supplies and soldiers, because Zhu Ya is close to the South Seas, so he proposed to lease Zhu Ya Island."

"Hit Nanyang? Why did the Liaodong Army think of fighting Nanyang again? ”

"What's so good about Nanyang? Is it worth Liaodong to make such a big move? ”

"Yes, Nanyang is a barbarian land, how can Liaodong be interested in Nanyang?"

Jiang Zuo expressed his incomprehension that the Liaodong Army was 'not doing its job' to fight Nanyang, and did not understand how Liaodong could be interested in overseas barbarian lands. Jiangdong's impression of overseas barbarians is still stuck in the year when Sun Quan sent troops to conquer Yizhou, and that time the Eastern Wu sailors tossed in Yizhou for more than a year, except for the capture of some indigenous people, there was no benefit.

Coupled with the influence of some traditional culture, Jiang Zuo from the top to the king of Langya to the family did not realize the value of overseas barbarian lands.

Sima Rui couldn't figure out the purpose of Liaodong's lease of Zhu Ya for a while, so he had to ask Liu Kui: "Liu Aiqing, in your opinion, why did General Zhenbei leave the Central Plains Flower World and not take it, why did he become interested in the barbarian land of Nanyang?" ”

"This ...... This ......" Liu Kui wanted to speak and stopped, he didn't know whether to tell the truth or not.

"What? Does Aiqing have something unspeakable? You might as well tell us bluntly, and the widow will listen to you. King Langya encouraged.

"That being the case, the minister is presumptuous! The king, as well as your colleagues, according to the ministers, the high tax revenue in Liaodong basically depends on the policy of simultaneous agriculture, industry and commerce. In Liaodong, although the merchants have no status, outsiders cannot dictate to them, as long as they do business with peace of mind, General Zhenbei will guarantee their legitimate interests. ”

"It is precisely by levying various commercial taxes that Liaodong has reaped at least one million more taxes every year, and this financial source alone accounts for two-thirds of my Jiangzuo's annual income."

"Liaodong attaches great importance to business, especially the development of maritime trade, and the development of maritime trade in Liaodong is extremely fast, and ships from all over the South Seas dock at Lushun Port every month. Therefore, Liaodong's entry into the South Seas with such fanfare, the minister must have been in trouble with the matter of sea trade. ”

"Haimao? Nanyang? Business Tax? After listening to Liu Kui's explanation, King Langya was even more confused, but there was one thing he figured out, that is, the reason why Liaodong was financially generous was inseparable from merchants and sea trade.

"Send someone to send a message to Guangzhou Assassin Shi Taokan, and ask him to find out every move of the Liaodong Army in Zhuya!"

……

Since moving to Jicheng, Yang Xianrong seems to have come to heaven all of a sudden, she has been displaced for half her life, and she has not lived a chic life in the recent period. Living in her daughter Sima Yan's house, although it is not as good as the brocade clothes and food in the palace, she can enjoy the ordinariness and tranquility that only ordinary people have.

In Liaodong, although her daughter Sima Yan did not disclose her identity as a princess, she once worked as a teacher in Liaodong and was quite respected by the locals. Moreover, Sima Yan often comes to the Wei Mansion as a guest, and she and her mother, Pei Yinger, are best friends, so even if Sima Yan's family is rich, no one dares to covet it.

Yang Xianrong is very glad that she has a capable daughter, otherwise she really doesn't know how to raise her son. After staying in Liaodong for a long time, Yang Xianrong found that he was more and more optimistic about the future of Liaodong.

In her mind, Zhenbei General Wei Shuo is definitely a genius who is not born!

If Emperor Jin Hui had half of Wei Shuo's ability, he would not have ended up with such a tragic ending.

Yang Xianrong can see clearly, in the future, as the power of General Zhenbei becomes more and more powerful, the Jin family Guozuo will inevitably not be guaranteed. She and her daughter Sima Yan, including her son Liu Xi, if they want to live comfortably as a 'remnant of the previous dynasty', they must find a 'backer'.

Speaking of backers, is there a bigger backer in Liaodong than Wei Shuo himself? Although Yang Xianrong is a woman, after all, she has gone through ups and downs, and she sees problems farther than ordinary people. Since she aimed at Wei Shuo, she naturally wanted to find ways to match her daughter's good deeds.

With the shrewdness of the sheep sacrifice, how can the daughter's mind be hidden from her?

Seeing the deep-rooted appearance of his daughter's love, and then thinking about the future of Liaodong in the future, Yang Xianrong secretly made up his mind.

"Yan'er, today my mother prepared a few good dishes, you went to the Wei Mansion to invite General Wei and his wife to the mansion as guests, and I haven't thanked General Zhenbei since I came to Jicheng."

Sima Yan's heart moved and she was about to go out, but when she thought that Wei Shuo was busy with official business all day, how could she have the leisure to come to her mansion, she couldn't help but be stunned, and said gloomily: "Mother, General Zhenbei is very busy, let's not bother him." ”

"What are you talking about?! General Zhenbei is the life-saving benefactor of you and my mother, shouldn't it be appropriate to invite him to a meal and thank you? How can it be a nuisance? ”

"No, mother, General Zhenbei is very busy, and he has unfinished official business all day long." Although Sima Yan was very willing to invite Wei Shuo to dinner, she still knew the weight.

Yang Xianrong smiled slightly, came to her daughter's side, pulled Sima Yanqianqianyu's hand, and said seriously: "Does Yan'er like General Zhenbei?" ”

"Oops! Mother, what are you talking about?! Hearing this, Sima Yan's cheeks turned red, and she gently buried her head in her mother's arms.

"Actually, General Zhenbei is really a good match!" Yang Xianrong gently stroked her daughter's hair bun with her hand, and said softly: "No matter what the reason, I hope that Yan'er can marry General Zhenbei, so that not only will you have something to rely on for the rest of your life, but your brother will not be bullied by others because of his identity in the future." ”

"Yes...... But mothers, what can daughters do to get what they want? As soon as Sima Yan remembered that her identity had not yet been revealed, she couldn't help but feel gloomy about the prospect of marrying Wei Shuo.

"Yan'er don't worry, everything is up to the mother." Yang Xianrong's eyes flashed, and he muttered to himself. (To be continued.) )