Because six thousand ploughing cattle were extorted from the Turks, and there was plenty of labor.

On the basis of Shuofang's original fields, Luo Shixin reclaimed an additional 100 acres of land along the newly dug canal.

This dry field also has the benefits of dry land, which is grown with dry and drought-tolerant food.

As one of China's important food crops, soybeans have been cultivated for thousands of years, and are one of the most common crops in drylands. With only a small amount of water, it can survive and have a certain harvest, but the overall yield is still inferior to that of rice.

Before sowing the seeds, the people of Shuofang dug a canal leading to the fields of Shuofang, and there was enough water to supply. The irrigated soybean fields are growing extremely vigorously. Experienced farmers unanimously said that today is a rare harvest year for their Northland.

Until then, Shuofang had been unable to provide for itself due to the lack of food in the fields, and this harvest will completely change this situation.

After a short rest, Luo Shixin picked up the last official document on the table.

The official document records the tax situation of Shuofang in the past month, and Ma Zhou carefully recorded the tax revenue of the first two months in the official document, and there is a sharp contrast between the increase and decrease.

"The increase in tax revenue is beyond our expectations!" Luo Shixin looked at this official document, and his eyebrows fluttered.

Ma Zhou said sincerely: "The great general is talented, the genius among the people, and the two mentions of free bazaar and tourism have greatly stimulated the development of Shuofang and accelerated the economy of Shuofang. The subordinates are ashamed of themselves as ......"

Luo Shixin was a little fluttering, very proud.

The Freedom Bazaar was a development project that he proposed as a posterity. Rothson is deeply aware of the importance of business to development.

If Shuofang wants to achieve real prosperity and strength, it is not enough to develop agriculture. As a relatively barren north, it is obviously a fool's dream to make a fortune from agriculture that can only be self-sufficient in output, and economic development is inevitable.

However, Shuofang is located in a remote area, sparsely populated, and not geographically important. There are no fixed specialties, and it is not easy to develop the economy.

In this regard, Ma Zhou is also a little at a loss, just like a clever woman is difficult to cook without rice.

Luo Shixin had a whim. The biggest feature of Shuofang is that it borders with neighboring countries, so why not open a trade market between countries and develop Shuofang as a trade platform?

In later generations, the most prosperous places were the borders or coastal areas between countries. Trade with other countries is the key. There is no more lucrative thing than overseas trade.

If they do not have special characteristics, they will use the specialties of the grassland peoples to trade with the Central Plains in order to develop their own economy.

This mention was recognized by Ma Zhou, but questioned by Liu Renliang.

Ma Zhou felt that Luo Shixin's mention brought into play the characteristics of Shuofang, but Liu Renliang felt that doing business with the steppe peoples, especially the Turkic peoples, would make them stronger, and the gains outweighed the losses.

For Liu Renliang's consideration, Luo Shixin had already thought about it in advance.

The so-called trade is the mutual benefit of both sides, and a fool will not do this kind of loss. The answer is yes. But what if you don't trade?

The Turks can also be obtained from black merchants, and can be obtained from various sources in the Western Regions. It did not have much effect on the Turks. Rather than allowing black businessmen to profit. It is better to let the people of Shuofang let Datang benefit. Moreover, the establishment of a free market in Shuofang is tantamount to taking the initiative into his own hands, and what can be traded and what is forbidden to be traded is up to him.

Externally, the Turks were encouraged to transport the abundant cattle, sheep, horses, leather and other materials to Shuofang for trading, but internally, the Turks were restricted from purchasing weapons and iron tools and other strategic materials from the Central Plains, and only allowed them to purchase tea, silk and satin, porcelain, wine, vinegar sauce, honey syrup, literary couch cloths, books, calligraphy and paintings, and other very common daily necessities.

Luo Shixin 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, he would be easy to talk about and would never be embarrassed.

The conditions of the transaction were harsh, but after the news spread. The merchants of the Turkic tribes were a little hesitant, but the merchants such as Xue Yantuo were not restricted and started trading with the Shuo side. 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 from black merchants or transfer to several countries through guò and pay a high price, but now they can exchange them for special products by simply entering Shuofang. 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.

The success of the Xue Yantuo merchants became a role model for all ethnic groups, and they began to trade with the Shuofang Free Bazaar. At first, the Turks pretended to be Xue Yantuo merchants, and they were deeply afraid that Luo Shixin, an unreasonable evil star, would use some "conspiracy" against them, and the facts proved that they thought too much. This Shuo Fang opened the door to do business, and Luo Shixin 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 eyes, although Roshishin is as hateful and terrible as an evil spirit, it is still very credible in terms of credibility. As long as you don't violate the agreement and do some shady transactions, you can talk a lot.

The Turks had suffered from Luo Shixin in this regard, so they were unusually obedient.

Tie Lezhong's Sijie Department intended to take this opportunity to buy some salt from Datang, so that the search was out.

Luo Shixin unceremoniously killed all the merchants of the Sijie Division, handed over all the money they came from trading to the state treasury, and also forbade the people of the Sijie Department to set foot in the territory of Shuofang, and if they were found, they would be killed.

Luo Shixin did what he said here, and the Sijie Department wanted to send someone to explain the easing, and even the messenger asked him to kill him.

All of a sudden, those suspicious traders were shocked, and they also understood a truth, if they want to come to Shuofang to do business, abiding by the rules is the only way out.

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. Luo Shixin did not have any special requirements for them, as long as they did not sell illegal goods to the grassland peoples, they were welcomed, and some convenient discounts could be promised. Of course, if he trades contraband with other races for profit, Luo Shixin will ruthlessly put him in prison and close his home.

As long as he is in Shuofang, he will not allow the deposit of such traitorous merchants.

This ancient period was not as developed as in later generations, and it was not easy to be a ghost.

Because of the existence of the free bazaar, Shuofang has the conditions to attract businessmen, and Shuofang's economy is naturally booming.

At the same time, Luo Shixin also followed the example of later generations, promoted tourism, publicized the vastness of the grassland to the Central Plains, and attracted 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, in addition to business travel, the grassland aliens dare not get close to the Shuobei grassland for half a step, and it is very safe, and it is naturally loved by many literati and scholars.

Among them, the famous poet Wang Ji, on a whim, came to the Shuobei grassland for a while, and while he was happy and emotional, he casually wrote a prose praising the Shuobei grassland.

Wang Ji's name Donggaozi, very famous in the early Tang Dynasty, simple and arrogant, good wine like life, can drink five buckets without getting drunk, self-composed "The Biography of Mr. Wudou", wrote "Wine Classic" and "Wine Spectrum". The poems he wrote, the prose he wrote was close but not shallow, the quality was not vulgar, the frankness was sparse, and the ambition was noble, and he chased the high wind of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

His prose is just like the usual style, containing the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the language is concise and robust, natural and fluent, free from the flashiness of the Han Fu, straightforward and atmospheric, it is a rare work.

As the founder of the five-character rhythm poem, Wang Ji may not be well-known in later generations, but he is extremely famous in contemporary times. His prose made Shuo Fang famous and brought invisible publicity to Shuo Fang. So much so that the children of rich families, literati and writers who came to Shuofang to take a look at the grassland scenery abounded. Most of them came in groups, one hundred and eighty at a time, and they were generous. The impact on the economy is also considerable.

Luo Shixin's two suggestions made Ma Zhou dumbfounded, but also had a small sense of frustration: he felt that his top boss was really extraordinary, with excellent talent, and if he didn't make a move, he would be a blockbuster, and he would think about things that ordinary people couldn't think of. I thought he was not good at politics, but he didn't expect that he had only learned it for a long time, and he immediately came up with two clever tricks to bring up Shuofang's economy.

His reform system is certainly effective, but it is really not as effective as Luo Shixin's two clever tricks to develop step by step and to stabilize the foundation.

Where did he want to get Luo Shixin to mention this because he had thousands of years of experience.

Luo Shixin pondered for a while before putting down the official document and said cautiously: "Next, Shuo Fang's government affairs will be handed over to you." In the future, I don't have the heart to ask about Shuofang's government affairs. ”

Ma Zhou's heart moved, and he said seriously: "Could it be that there has been a change in the north?" ”

Luo Shixin nodded silently and said, "As we thought, Tuli was defeated." ”

Ma Zhou said in a low voice: "Then do I want Datang?" ”

Luo Shixin shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it should be soon......"

He also got the news not long ago, and Li Shimin gave him the order to prepare for war.

Tuli is defeated!

Jieli consolidated his position as King of the Turkic Khan!

Datang prepares for war!

A qiē indicates that a great war is coming...... (To be continued......)