All commodities are priced by the Jiedu Embassy, which is a completely devastating blow to the market. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info this kind of thing has happened in the history of countries in the past, and the state capital wants to monopolize the profit of a certain commodity, and will set a price with a limit. For example, the price of iron sold in Youzhou, Northland, which specializes in trading with Rong Di, is extremely high, and the price of buying Rong Di's cattle, sheep and horses is very low. This is the most striking example of a government regulating the market.

This is where Cao Hui and other officials are worried. Generally speaking, the prices of goods purchased by the government are far below the market price. Taking one stone of rice as an example, the market purchase price offered by a businessman is 200 wen, and the government purchase price is 150 wen at most. The common people are not fools, and they must sell their grain and rice to those who offer it higher. However, with the government decree in place, they can only be forced to sell cheaper. Over time, they will lose their enthusiasm for farming and selling grain.

If Yang Tianhong is allowed to act wantonly, it will definitely cause chaos in Anzhou.

"Anzhou has a bumper yield of grain and rice year after year, and rice is also of excellent quality. I had eaten it when I came last year, and it was really sweet and glutinous, even if it was rice that was specially paid tribute in the north, it was far less fragrant and glutinous than Anzhou grain rice. ”

Yang Tianhong saw everyone's anger in his eyes, and he didn't say anything, but still smiled: "Such a good thing can only be sold for twenty copper coins and one stone in the Anzhou market." If it is changed to the counties under the state capital, the price is even lower. Cao Tingshi, He Tongzhi, and Master Cheng, as Anzhou's parents, don't you feel ashamed in this matter?"

"What can you do with 20 copper coins? A doll will need 1 copper dollar to buy a candy man on the street, and even if it is to buy farm tools, just a hoe will cost 15 yuan. Although there is mulberry hemp production in Anzhou, the amount of cloth is far from meeting the normal demand. The long-distance trafficking of cloth from Panshi Pass to Anzhou is fifteen times more profitable. History of Cao Thorn. You have been running Anzhou for many years, and everyone has seen your hard work. However, the people's livelihood is definitely not something you can buy with a few sweats. If you don't know how to be flexible, even if you are an honest official, you will never do anything. ”

This was said a little heavily, and even the people next to him couldn't listen to it. They all wanted to stand up and argue with Yang Tianhong. Cao Hui waved his hand again and again to suppress it, although his brows were furrowed, there were some strange flashes of light in his eyes. He stood up from his seat, swept away his previous anger, and said to Yang Tianhong very respectfully: "What Hou Ye said is indeed Anzhou's shortcomings. I dare to ask Hou Ye to point out a clear way for the people of Anzhou. ”

Yang Tianhong did not directly answer Cao Hui's question. He picked up the wine glass from the dining table, drank it all up to the sky, and said loudly: "Counting the state capitals of my Great Chu, only Anzhou ranks last in taxes every year. Why is this because Anzhou does not produce abundantly? Or are the people of Anzhou lazy and stupid? Not at all! If the price of grain and rice this year is still 20 yuan a stone. Then Anzhou will always be like this. As Ben Hou just said, from today onwards, all commodities and goods in Anzhou will be under the control of the Jiedu Embassy. Taking milled huskless grain and rice as an example, the purchase price set by the Jiedu Embassy is 50 yuan per stone, and no one is allowed to deduct it privately. Violators, behead!"

The hall fell silent. Even the officials who had been most indignant before became stunned. Then his face changed to an extremely excited, unbelievable expression.

"I guess I heard it wrong, did I......? Fifty dollars a stone of rice? Is this possible?"

"Once the price is announced. Compared with all the surrounding county governments, the people will gather in Anzhou and sell their own grain storage. Although the Yue people enter the prison every year, burning, killing and plundering, there are at least hundreds of thousands of people in county governments. Households sell their grain stocks, which is definitely an extremely staggering figure. What did you do to make your lord buy so much grain and rice? Could this be what Your Majesty meant?"

"Things are definitely good. Merely...... Does the Hou Ye have so much money to buy rice and grain? If the Jiedu Embassy really adopts such a price-fixing measure. So how should the prices of other commercial goods be set?"

The last sentence was asked by a magistrate, and it happened to be heard by Yang Tianhong. He laughed, pointed at the magistrate and said loudly, "Good question! As with grain and rice, the price is set uniformly by the Jiedu Embassy. It is said that any commodity will increase by five to ten times the current price. ”

There was another uproar in the hall.

Yang Tianhong didn't care about everyone's eyes and expressions, and continued as if no one was around: "Since Ben Hou is the envoy of Anzhou, he must seek benefits for the people of Anzhou. The Jiedu envoy will never buy and sell, and if the people are unwilling, they will not use power to coerce. In short, the price was set here, and after the banquet was over, Cao Jianshi and all the adults worked hard to send the relevant official documents to all the counties within three days. ”

Saying that, Yang Tianhong picked up the shark fin soup the night before and sighed: "This thing is precious, it is a rare delicacy in the world." Since it's a good thing, it should have its own price. Gold and silver are not broken copper and iron, and the people should not end up without a new piece of clothing after a year of hard work in the fields. As long as the price of commercial goods is raised, the state's tax revenue can also go up. To put it mildly, the benefits in addition to the monthly allowance will be much better than before. ”

No one was outraged anymore. At the moment of sudden realization, in addition to being grateful to Yang Tianhong, the officials present were still full of doubts in their minds.

Cao Hui saluted Yang Tianhong again. He no longer has the anger he had before, and he no longer resists Yang Tianhong's method of uniformly formulating the price of commercial goods by the Jiedu Embassy. It's just that as a thorn history, Cao Hui knows all kinds of conditions in Anzhou. He asked worriedly, "What Master Hou said is very true. However, Anju is located in a closed environment, and if there are no foreign merchants to transport goods, I am afraid that the people will find life difficult just by relying on the local products of Anzhou. Not to mention this far away, there are several things that are most liked by the people of Anzhou just in Suizhou. If the merchants do not make a profit, in the long run, there will be no one waiting to come to Anju. When the time comes...... I'm afraid things are going to get troublesome. ”

Cao Hui's statement is not unreasonable. Life is more than just having a full stomach. After satisfying the stomach, people will seek more benefits. For example, luxurious clothing, such as all kinds of goods from all over the world. All of these require the exchange of merchants from all over the world. If the government were to do this, it would inevitably have all sorts of cascading effects, with the amount of corruption far exceeding the profits of normal trade.

Yang Tianhong felt that he had not seen the wrong person. If you change to another state official. It will definitely not be as thoughtful as Cao Hui thought. He said with a smile: "Since Ben Hou has decided to benefit the people of Anzhou, he will definitely think about things before and after. Lord Thorn Shi can rest assured that this five-to-tenfold increase in price is a figure that has been carefully calculated. If the merchants had understood the matter, they would not have said much about it. Of course, the benefits that originally belonged to them were taken away by others. Anyone is going to make a fuss. There must be a countermeasure for this candidate, and when the New Year is over, Lord Assassin will slowly understand. ”

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The next day, Yang Tianhong led the guards directly to Cai County.

The county order Luo Fang has a very good set of management. In the months since the war, he has cleaned up the dilapidated Cai County. Most of the destroyed buildings in the city have been repaired, and the reconstruction of the walls is proceeding in a steady and orderly manner. When Yang Tianhong led people to find Luo Fang, the young county magistrate was leading people to be busy on the construction site. Although the weather in Anzhou is hotter than that in Chu, it can also feel a little chilly at this time. Luo Fang was wearing a short coat and bare arms. The strong muscles that protrude from the shoulders and chest are so well defined that it seems difficult to associate them with the word "reader" in any way. He is a rude and strong man.

Yang Tianhong omitted the false courtesy of the official rank, and spoke very directly: "I am going to build a dock here and a large shipyard." ”

Luo Fang was stunned by this. Immediately, he subconsciously shook his head again and again: "This is impossible." The number of people in Cai County is already small. After last year's battle, there were many dead and wounded. After calculating a few years ago, there were only more than 3,000 people left in Cai County. If it were normal times, it would be difficult for Hou Ye to fulfill his requirements. Let alone. After the New Year, it will be cultivated and sown, and if all the people of the county are used to build docks and shipyards. By this time next year, Cai County will probably become an empty city. ”

This is not an exaggeration. Luo Fang is also telling the truth. If everyone is busy on the construction site regardless of the planting season, there will be no harvest in the autumn. Without food, there is no home. Although the Xuanhuo Army helped the people of Anzhou to block the Yue barbarians, they did the opposite in these matters. It will inevitably lead to civil unrest and riots.

Yang Tianhong smiled and waved his hand: "You didn't understand what Ben Hou meant. The shipyard can be left alone for the time being, but the wharf must be built within half a month. Of course, you don't have to have all the facilities, as long as you can accommodate the boats in and out. Fifteen days, which is the time limit for you. All expenses are paid by the Jiedu Embassy. Wages, grain, rice or cloth, any form of payment is acceptable. ”

Hearing this, Luo Fang was a little moved. At the same time, Yang Tianhong also brought the purchase and sale price of new commodities customized after discussing with Cao Hui and others. In particular, the number of hired laborers in Anzhou is three times higher than before. Grain and rice are enough, but if it is silver money or cloth, it is indeed full of irresistible temptation for the people of Cai County, who lost most of their living resources in the war.

Luo Fang was just a little worried. He looked at the unfinished foundation of the city wall, and said worriedly: "I originally thought to take advantage of this time to build the city wall frame, if the Yue people come again this year, there will be a barrier." Hou Ye wants to build a port shipyard here, and this city wall must no longer have enough manpower available. If there is a war, how can it be good?"

Yang Tianhong said with a smile: "Since Ben Hou is the envoy of the Anzhou Festival, he has the obligation to protect the territory and the people. The Xuanhuo Army is currently stationed in Anzhou, and will soon select new recruits among the common people to expand the ranks. Why, don't you have confidence in this candidate? Do you think that with the Xuanhuo Army, the Yue people and barbarians will still enter the country and cause chaos?"

Luo Fang smiled reluctantly, without words. He is very pragmatic, and he will not easily agree with the other party's statement without absolute certainty of anything. Although, Yang Tianhong is resolute and brave, his identity far exceeds his own, and he can also order his head to be cut off with a knife.

"The Yue people are a scar on the people of Anzhou. ”

Yang Tianhong raised his head, looked at the mountains and mountains in the distance of Cai County, and said seriously: "How Anzhou responded to it before is already a matter of the past. As long as you are in Anju for one day, there will definitely not be a single Vietnamese person entering the country. ”

Luo Fang's body shook suddenly, and he was stunned: "Master Hou, what do you mean......"

Yang Tianhong's smile was very fierce, full of cruelty and hideousness: "Ben Hou never talks nonsense. There is only one way to do this -- and that is to kill all the Yue people. Cut off all sources of trouble from the roots. ”

Luo Fang's eyes flashed: "If that's the case, then don't want this city wall." ”

Yang Tianhong nodded and said, "So, no matter what, you have to build the dock for Ben Hou within half a month." The stakes are so high that there is absolutely no room for a half-point spread. Ben Hou brought some soldiers and generals, and they will participate in the construction of the people together. If you finish it on time, you will be given a note in the credit book. If not, if you miss this important matter, you will have to be held accountable. ”

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Strictly speaking, Fuzhou is far from reaching the concept of "state". This is just a county town facing the sea in the east of the Chu mainland. The scale is even smaller than Cai County, which is far away in Anzhou, with only a few thousand households in the city, and the property is poor. To apply another world standard, it is an out-and-out poor county.

On the map of Dachu, the reason why Fuzhou got the name "state" is because there are more than a dozen islands of all sizes distributed in the offshore position. Most of these islands are desert islands. Uninhabited, if calculated according to the area of the sea, Fuzhou is actually very large, far more than any Chu state capital.

When Dongfang Xiao and Gao Tianwu led the fleet to the Fuzhou dock, Meng Xiong, the father of Meng Qi, had been waiting there for a long time.

It has been a while since the Fuzhou wharf was built, but it has been unmanaged all year round and looks dilapidated. If it weren't for the Meng family sending personnel some time ago to replace the rotten materials in it. I'm afraid the pier won't work at all.

Facing Dongfang Xiao and Gao Tianwu, Meng Xiong looked very respectful. In the letter sent by Yang Tianhong. It has been said very clearly: Dongfang Xiao is the sworn brother of Hou Ye, and Gao Tianwu is the world-famous young master of the Gao family. No matter who it is, it is not the Meng family that can be offended. If you have a relationship with each other, the benefits are far beyond imagination.

In front of Meng Xiong, Dongfang Xiao did not have the slightest arrogance and was very easy-going. Of course, this is also because of Yang Tianhong. Otherwise. With Dongfang Xiao's identity and background, he would definitely not have such a face towards a mere businessman in the world.

Gao Tianwu looked a little depressed.

To put it simply, this incident is actually part of Yang Tianhong's overall plan to go to Anzhou to take up the post of Jiedu envoy. The reason why he dared to raise the purchase price of various local goods in Anju was to force the merchants to go with him. Buy and sell goods according to the rules you set. There is a key to this, and it is also the question raised by Cao Hui at the reception banquet: if there is no support from a large number of foreign goods, even if Yang Tianhong raises the purchase price of local goods, Anzhou will not become prosperous, and there may even be a terrible situation of market collapse.

In Yang Tianhong's plan, sea transportation must be the mainstay. As for the dilapidated and uncared land route to Panshi Pass, he had no thought of repairing it at all.

The Gao family has a boat. Moreover, there are more than 30 ships.

The Oriental Family also has a fleet, but it is not as large as the Gao Family. Together, the two families have a total of forty-seven large and small ships.

Meng Xiong was responsible for mobilizing goods from markets all over the Chu State, loading them at the Fuzhou docks and transporting them to Anzhou.

In a short period of time, this is the method that Yang Tianhong used to organize the Anzhou market. Of course, the reason why the Jiedu Envoy Mansion dared to offer more than five times the purchase price was because Yang Tianhong did not lack silver in his hands. He is not afraid of hoarding goods, and while the joint fleet of the Gao family and the Oriental family brings goods, they will also bring in some refugees from the mainland of Chu. There will be no shortage of workers in the shipyard in Caixian, as long as they survive this period and wait until the large sea ships are manufactured, the entire Anzhou pattern will also become completely new.

In this era, there was no concept of "sea trade". For the sea, whether it is the court or the common people, they are extremely unfamiliar with the blue sea beyond the land. Although it is rumored that there is a fairy mountain on the sea, and there is an immortal elixir spirit fruit on the mountain that can live forever after eating, in the final analysis, no one has ever seen it. The merchants who traveled to and from the continent all the year round knew a little bit about the geography of the world, and from the rules of the sunrise and sunset stars, they also deduced that if they took a sea ship, they might be able to walk faster than on land. However, few people have actually tested or experienced all of these things. Taking Great Chu as an example, the imperial court has never set up a naval army, and most of the non-governmental trade is in the coastal area. Even if some daring businessmen run farther, what they see at sea is enough for them to boast in front of others.

Both the Gao family and the Oriental family have big ships, but they are not sea ships in the true sense. The reason for having a fleet is not entirely for the ease of trade and transportation between the north and the south. Gao Liquan and Dongfang Peng are both monks, and their grades are quite high. At this stage, they have already seen the glory and wealth. Especially Dongfang Peng, after experiencing the extremely painful poisonous torment of the gray spine rot, he was full of thirst for "cultivation" and "ascension to the upper realm".

In fact, this is the ultimate goal of all monks. If you stay in the human world forever, maybe one day your cultivation will regress. No one can say for sure this kind of thing, so we can only take precautions. (To be continued.) )