A few days later, in the icy cold wind, an ironclad horse team was marching on the official road, rushing in the direction of Wangjiazhuang Baihu.

Liu Yan was wearing a black coat, followed by Xu Ming, the commander of the cavalry battalion, and Miao Shao, the commander of the personal guard battalion, and behind the three of them was a large group of men and horses composed of soldiers of the cavalry battalion and the personal guard battalion that did not collect at night.

"In front of my lord is Wangjiazhuang, our Chen Qian should have been waiting there."

Liu Yan nodded.

A few days ago, Wang Weizhen sent more than a dozen capable subordinates to take Du Feng to Wangjiazhuang, and then Wang Weizhen spent a lot of money to buy a sea ship of 800 materials, hired more than a dozen old sea wolves, and summoned his original ten family members as escorts, and went to sea with Du Feng.

After dealing with this matter, Liu Yan led his troops to Wangjiazhuang to inspect the various industries here.

Outside Wangjiazhuang, Chen Xun, the defensive officer, waited outside the fort with Wei Han, who had been promoted to the rank of Wangjiazhuang management officer.

Since Chen Xun was stationed in the Qianqian households of Xiahe Village, he let Wei Han, the general manager of the left, be stationed in Wangjiazhuang and Dapanbao, and ordered Guo Mingxu, the general manager of the right, to lead the troops to garrison the inspection department of the ancient town, as well as the iron yard of Tiepu Mountain.

didn't wait long, Liu Yan, Xu Ming, and Miao Shao led their troops to arrive here, and after a while of greetings, they entered Wangjiazhuang. Liu Yan refused Chen Xun's invitation and did not go to the Baihu official hall to rest, but went directly to the Firearms Supervision Office to inspect.

Accompanied by Tan Xiaoda, Zhao Yan, and Cui Mingyuan, everyone inspected the manufacture of bird guns, artillery, and earth-shattering thunder.

At present, the monthly output of the Firearms Supervision Department has been very considerable, which can build 1,100 bird guns, 15 artillery pieces such as Tiger Zun cannons, Franc machine guns, and rocket artillery vehicles, and as for the output of earth-shaking thunder, it can reach 2,000 pieces and 50,000 fixed ammunition!

It can be said that the current Firearms Supervision Office has been built into a huge arsenal, and even the military war bureau of the Beijing Division may not have such a sophisticated output.

"According to the current output, before the spring ploughing, the subordinates can provide sufficient firearms and equipment for the officers and men of the whole army. After the equipment of each battalion is completed, the subordinates will continue to produce at full capacity, and fill the arsenals of Lingshanwei and the thousands of households in various places as soon as possible. ”

"Good!"

Then Liu Yan led the team to bid farewell to Tan Xiaoda, Zhao Yan, and Cui Mingyuan, and came to the armor supervision office not far from here.

Xu Le had already waited at the door early, and hurriedly saluted after seeing Liu Yan.

"Hehe, let's go, it's too cold here, let's go talk."

When everyone entered the armor supervision office, they saw that it was in full swing, and the armor workshop and the blade workshop were seen one after another.

Now the production of armor has also increased significantly, and it can produce 1,200 pairs of armor, 3,000 spears, and 1,500 pairs of swords and shields per month.

"My lord, counting the armor accumulated before, as well as the armor captured and reformed in the Battle of Julu, there are still nearly 3,000 pairs of armor that each battalion needs to equip now, and his subordinates have mobilized manpower to strive to complete it all within two months."

The spears and swords and shields were sufficient, and even now there were still a lot of stocks in Lingshanwei's arsenal, so Xu Le mobilized some of the craftsmen of the Blade Workshop to the armor workshop in order to increase the production of armor as soon as possible.

"So much the best!"

Now the firearms supervision office and the armor supervision office cover a large area, Liu Yan ordered the acquisition of many houses in the surrounding area, and also recruited a lot of craftsmen from the rest of the guards, prefectures and counties at high prices.

There are more than 850 craftsmen in the Armor Supervision Office, and more than 1,200 craftsmen in the Firearms Supervision Office.

Later, Liu Yan praised the hard work of Xu Le and all the other craftsmen, and then said to Chen Xun: "This month, everyone in the Firearms Supervision Office and the Armor Supervision Office will be given double wages, and the specific plan will be reported, and the official will let Yue Qianhu, the money and grain official, approve it as soon as possible." ”

"Subordinates obey."

"Thank you, sir!"

After reading the situation of the military base, Liu Yan led everyone to Wanfu Oil Mill.

After Liu Yan went to Lingshanwei, he once sent someone to pick up Wang Jing and go over with him, and Wanfu Oil Mill just handed it over to a reliable person to watch.

But Wang Jing was unwilling, Wanfu Oil Mill was his own hard work, and now Wang Jing felt that he still had the motivation, so he was naturally unwilling to retire.

Outside the Wanfu Oil Mill, a large number of iron cavalry soldiers were on guard, and Xu Ming, Miao Shao, Chen Xun, and Wei Han stood at the door chatting. Liu Yan entered the backyard and pulled Wang Jing with homework.

"How is Yun Niang?"

"Old Taishan rest assured, Yun Niang is very good, and she is personally taken care of by Shangshan and Ruoshui every day, and the three of them are very harmonious."

"Hehe, that's good."

Wang Jing is now the richest man in the entire Xiahezhai Qianqianhu, with the strong support of Liu Yan, especially the stable big customer of the soap workshop, Wanfu Oil Mill has opened several workshops in the Guzhen Inspection Division, Xiahezhai Qianqianhu, and even the Lingshan Acropolis, and the business has been very big. 33

In addition, Wang Jing also made the grain shop business bigger, and opened shops everywhere, and the grain business was no smaller than Wanfu Oil Mill.

Now there are more than 9,000 soldiers of the new army under Liu Yan's command, and the military cantonments everywhere have not yet become a climate, and there is not much military ration that can be collected, so Liu Yan agreed on the procurement of military rations to Wang Jing's side, which also made Wang Jing earn a lot of money.

As a result, Wang Jing has become the largest grain and oil merchant in Lingshanwei, and has faintly become the leader of merchants in Qianqian Xiahezhai.

The two talked for a while, and Liu Yan said: "Taishan, I see that Taishan's business has done a lot of business, so I think Taishan can do something meaningful." ”

Wang Jing said with a smile: "No problem, let's say it, whether it is strength or money, the old man has no words." ”

Liu Yan said: "You don't need to spend money. That's the case, now Mount Tai has a great prestige among the merchants of Lingshanwei, and it can be said that it is a masterpiece. So I want Taishan to set up a chamber of commerce to integrate the merchants from all over Lingshanwei. ”

"Chamber of Commerce?"

Wang Jing pondered for a while and said, "The virtuous son-in-law is saying that the old man will take the businessmen of Lingshanwei and form an association together, right?" ”

"Exactly."

Liu Yan said with a smile: "This chamber of commerce, which can also be said to be a trading company, is actually an organization that coordinates all parties, and everyone sits down to discuss things together. Externally, it can maintain the stability of the market, stabilize prices, crack down on profiteers, support small businessmen, and provide relief to the people. Internally, they support me in some things and help me build momentum. ”

Wang Jing smiled and clapped his hands, and said: "The old man understands, I think the proposal of this chamber of commerce is very good, okay, I know, I will start to do this in the past two days, starting with the merchants of the Qianqian Household Office in Xiahe Village." ”

Liu Yan smiled and said, "Then there is Lao Taishan." ”

Wang Jing thought for a moment and asked, "Then about this Chamber of Commerce, do you have any specific requirements for the virtuous son-in-law?" ”

"It's nothing special, but there is one point: all businessmen who want to join the chamber of commerce must pay a certain entrance fee, which is calculated according to five percent of the businessman's financial resources, and paid once a month."

"What?"

Wang Jing didn't understand at this time, and asked, "In this way, who will join the Chamber of Commerce?" For example, those wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River and the Jin merchants in the northwest have also established similar trading companies, but they have never heard of paying fees? ”

Liu Yan explained: "Taishan, these dues will not be paid by those businessmen in vain. All businessmen who join the Chamber of Commerce have privileges and benefits, as follows: "

"First, when the merchants who join the association encounter difficulties in operation, the chamber of commerce will organize forces to support them and help them tide over the difficulties."

"Second, when the merchants who join the chamber are suppressed by other merchants elsewhere, all the members of the chamber of commerce will attack them in groups, and it can be said that all the members of the chamber of commerce are offensive and defensive allies."

"Third, all businessmen who join the club can get the official order of my Lingshanwei, according to the specific needs, as well as the business scope of each businessman, it will be somewhat different, but it will definitely get my care and shelter."

After listening to this, Wang Jing said with a smile: "Haha, the virtuous son-in-law is really talented, so with these three points, those businessmen will definitely rush to it, and the old man will definitely be very smooth in organizing this chamber of commerce." ”

"It's just, what about the monthly dues? Is it only matched by the old man, or what should I do? ”

In fact, the establishment of the chamber of commerce is an important part of Liu Yan's expansion plan, and collecting membership dues through the chamber of commerce is actually another term for business tax in later generations. Liu Yan plans to use this form to make the merchants under his rule accustomed to paying taxes, so as to expand his source of income.

In the future, Liu Yan will also levy income tax, commercial tax and other taxes, pull down all the privileged classes that do not pay taxes, and become a stable taxpayer group under his rule!

At this time, Liu Yan said: "Taishan asked the key. After the membership fee is collected every month, it should be opened by 28: 20% as the operating funds of the Chamber of Commerce, which is retained by Taishan for safekeeping, and when it is needed, all members of the Chamber of Commerce need to meet and discuss, and it can only be used after the decision of Taishan. ”

"The remaining eighty percent should be handed over to the command envoy yamen as the income of Lingshanwei for the purpose of raising troops and reassuring the people."

"Well, the old man understands."

So Wang Jing said: "In this way, after the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, the old man will send the dues that need to be paid every month to the Wei Guan team officer, and the Wei Guan team officer will send someone to the Lingshan Acropolis." ”

"Okay."

After deciding on the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, Liu Yan said goodbye to Wang Jing and Wei Han, the officer of the management team, and led his troops to Dapanbao accompanied by Chen Xun, Miao Shao, and Xu Ming.

In the evening of the same day, everyone came to the outside of Dapan Fort, looking at this fort city built by himself, Liu Yan sighed with emotion in his heart.

"I'm back!"

Chen Xun smiled and said, "Yes, my lord, let's go home!" ”

Xu Ming and Miao Shao were also smiling, everyone came out of Dapanbao, this is the foundation of everyone, and when they return here, they will be considered home.

Liu Yan looked at Chen Xun with a smile and said, "I think you are the happiest, I haven't seen my brother and sister for a long time, this time I came back to inspect, you can accompany your brother and sister well." ”

Chen Xun laughed, Xu Ming and Miao Shao also interjected and joked beside them, and the three of them laughed like children on their horses.

Liu Yan looked at a few brothers, his heart was extremely happy, and then cheered, and everyone rode into Dapan Fort, laughter and laughter spread all over the Quartet, and the people of Dapan Fort along the way saw Liu Yan come back, and they gathered on both sides of the road to cheer, and the fort city, which was already full of people, suddenly became even more noisy.

Some people died, but not completely......