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Chapter 934: Heart-to-heart Brothers

Qin Ge stopped the rudder in his hand and handed him to the sailors beside him. Looking at the river water with blue waves, the sea and sky were all the same, he smiled and said to Jinmaohu who was accompanying him: "On that day, my uncle kept complaining to me that the water army was too bad and was not even as good as the water thief. I was really tired of it, so I changed to a heaven-level dock. I consumed no fewer national war merits than Zheng He. I later spent millions of taels of gold to build the dock. I didn't expect that it would have such a effect. It not only could develop the navy, but also bring such huge economic benefits. It was a surprise!"

Man Chong continued: "The second largest industry is Haiyan Industry. Nowadays, the sea salt industry in Liaocheng County and Lai County has flourished. Gaoxian and Shouguang County are still in the hands of Liangshan bandits, so Liangshan bandits often harassed the coast. In the past, the salt field was basically controlled by water bandits and pirates. After the two major navy cleared the pirates, Yantian adopted a public-private joint venture. Now the waterway has been opened, and sea salt can be continuously transported to Qilin City and sold to Yanzhou and Xuzhou. The salt field industry basically benefits the salt farmers in the two counties. Moreover, many water bandits have started water transportation business after becoming good. Haiyan Industry is expected to restore 60% of the peacetime season next year!"

Seeing Qin Ge feels so stunning, Man Chong poured him a cup of tea and sat beside him and said, "The third largest industry is fishery. Le'an County is near the inland sea of ​​Laizhou Bay, which is originally a famous fishing ground. We combine the fishing model provided by the Baekje people and the lord, and adopt two methods of fishing and feeding. In terms of fishing, Yulong Boat Dock improves fishing boats, which not only allows fishermen to fish in the inland rivers and offshore, but also allows fishermen to go to sea for a long time on a large scale and catch more sea fish!"

"In terms of feeding, fishing grounds are set up around the beach to raise sea fish. The water system of Le'an County is complex and one-third of the people are engaged in is related to fishery! Let's first take these three major industries as a starting point, followed by metallurgy, agriculture and transportation industries, in order to restore the livelihood of Le'an County as soon as possible!"

Qin Ge looked at the young but old-fashioned Man Chong in front of him. He was only twenty-nine years old this year and has always been Qin Ge's most trusted confidant.

Qin Ge has been wandering outside for many years, and it is Man Chong who has supported Taishan County, which is full of dangers and is worried internally and externally.

Now, because of his peerless ability and talent, Jin Deman and Guan Zhong gradually showed signs of covering the halo of full pets. The power of full pets was greatly divided. In the past, they were monopolized by the family, but now they are in a corner.

Qin Ge patted his shoulder and said, "Boning! You can not only quell the bandits in Le'an County, but also basically restore the livelihood production. You have absorbed 5 million refugees from Taishan County. This year has been really hard. We brothers should not see each other. If you have any difficulties, tell me, you will be in trouble all the way from various counties and villages to work hard. I also know that it is not easy for you!"

This is also the first time since the end of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the two of them sat together and chatted about family matters like this. Thinking about it at this time, it seems like a different life.

Man Chong was moved and burst into tears. He shook his head and said, "I have fought with my lord for life and bloody battles. What is my hard work? Now the main bandits in Le'an County have been basically eliminated. The lord's policy of turning bandits for the people is to make great contributions!"

"However, there are Liangshan River bandits cruising in the east, and the navy has to guard them all year round. The Liangshan bandits near Erlongshan in the west must form an armed force to defend against the bandits. According to the actual situation of all parties in Le'an County, I am planning to expand 300,000 Le'an County soldiers and 500,000 permanent reserve soldiers. The source of troops is mainly composed of powerful armed forces and surrendered bandits. Training can form an army for one year! Military expenditure and armor will be a big problem!"

"The second is the resettlement of the Wuhuan tribe. I have already searched for open areas in Bochang County, Li County and other places to build military horse farms to breed Wuhuan war horses. It can solve the livelihood problems for 70,000 to 80,000 Wuhuan people. Because the Wuhuan people do not understand the law and lack education, they have a low willingness to engage in agriculture. Only 20% of them are willing to farm, and 10% participate in the fishing industry. Their main source of economic resources is basically the military pay of the Wuhuan Rangers. Many young and middle-aged laborers of the Wuhuan tribe are allocated to various places for infrastructure construction, but they still have constant conflicts with the Han people. The resettlement of the Wuhuan tribe will be a big problem in the future!"

"The end is the land and mineral problems of famous families and powerful families, because the bandits in Le'an County are the least of Qingzhou counties, and the powerful families and powerful families have suffered the least impact. After the quellation, we collected a large amount of land and minerals, but the powerful families still accounted for a quarter of the resources. Even now Le'an is stable, many powerful people even joined forces to put pressure on the county government to ask for the land and minerals they occupied by bandits, and even had conflicts in land surveying and household registration!"

Qin Ge listened to Man Chong's story very seriously, and suddenly looked at Man Chong and smiled: "Boning, it's not easy to deal with these things with your means!"

Man Chong clasped his fists awkwardly and said, "Lord, it's just that the bandits in Le'an County have just been pacified. Many places still rely on local armed forces to garrison, and need the Wuwan Rangers to suppress the bandits. I'm afraid that forcing them too tightly will arouse rebellion and conflicts with the nation! After all, in Qingzhou, bandits are rampant in recent years, Qingzhou people are generally fighting for the fierce and fearless, which will cause greater disasters; and the lord is now famous all over the world, forcing famous families too much, afraid of slandering the lord!"

Qin Ge patted Man Chong's shoulder and said, "Boning, you and I have always been one mind. They used to say whatever they had. If you have any ideas about the new policy, you can say it out. I don't want our brothers to be separated!"

When Man Chong lowered his head and fell into silence when he heard this, Qin Ge was able to see through his thoughts at a glance. Qin Ge is no longer the same as before.

Man Chong gritted his teeth, looked up at Qin Ge's eyes, took a deep breath and said, "The lord's policy does benefit the people, but it is too cruel to famous families. You have brought a huge amount of wealth from Youzhou. If you concentrate resources and unite with local tyrants, you can build a stronger army and gain a good reputation!"

"Now your new policy has touched the bottom line of the powerful. Massive resources are uncontrollable to invest in the lower class's livelihood. The powerful families have limited benefits. They are more dependent on you. It is a forced one. Once the peacetime season is in peace, they may attack and become enemies!"

"My lord, your world is equal, and Datong's thoughts are indeed admirable, but people are divided into different levels. Ordinary people have iron and copper products, while the powerful people have silver and gold products. Their qualifications are ten times and a hundred times that of ordinary people. They can achieve twice the result with half the effort, whether they are military or political. If you are too careful with the civilians, you will only emptie your finances and fame, and eventually fall into endless quagmire..."

Man Chong has always been a pragmatism. When he was in charge of Taishan County, in order to survive in the cracks, he invested limited resources into the territory and used severe punishments to restrain refugees. In the process of seizing power from the gentry, he also valued the gentry and powerful people. This allowed Taishan County to overcome internal and external troubles.

This is also the first conflict between Qin Ge and Man Chong, and it is also related to their experiences.

When Qin Ge fell to Luoyang, he saw the greed, hypocrisy, cruel, numb and corrupt, and he realized the essence of this corrupt man.

Later, when Youzhou fought against foreign invasion, his vision was different from the past after experiencing various people and the past.

Man Chong loyally guarded Taishan County. In the face of the high-pressure invasion of the Yanzhou gentry led by Liu Dai, Zang Ba, who was like a wolf and a tiger, and a group of evolvers such as the Holy Shield Society secretly stumbling, and united all forces in the territory.

Man Chong developed a pragmatic character, but although he did not agree with the recent concept of Jinderman's new policy, out of his loyalty to Qin Ge, he chose to silently implement Qin Ge's decree.

Qin Ge held Man Chong's shoulder and sighed at the brother beside him, "Boning, I understand your hard work! Emotionally speaking, since the creation of the territory, you have put in no less effort than me, and even during the creation process, your importance to it is far higher than me! Since I returned to the territory, I launched the Qingzhou strategy. The regime was controlled by Master Guan and Shande. You were sent to this corner. Many old brothers felt neglected, but this is our development trend! As our team grows stronger and stronger, the power and responsibilities of many people will be diluted and marginalized!"

Upon hearing this, Man Chong hurriedly left his seat and knelt on the ground and said, "Lord, I recommend me as the prefect. This kind of kindness has made me feel frightened..."

Qin Ge pulled Man Chong and said, "I know how to talk to you. Now there are only brothers, no superiors and inferiors!"

Man Chong's eyes were a little moved, but he was still a little restrained.

"For example, the root of cholera today is that Emperor Gaozu of the past, Guangwu compromised with the gentry and powerful people in order to control the world. Once the power compromised, it would be like taking root and sprouting. The deeper the roots would be. In the future, they would annex the land and bribe the population, and they would suffer the disaster now!"

"The important reason why I chose the position of governor of Qingzhou is to take advantage of the situation where Qingzhou bandits and famous families are weak, and use thunder to eradicate the ills and build a world of great harmony!"

"The civilians are indeed not of high qualifications, but they are mostly exploited by generations of gentry. In the future and even in the future, civilizations will compete for hegemony. If they blindly compromise with the powerful, they can indeed unify Qingzhou more quickly. However, the people are still poor and turbulent, which is just a fancy way, just like Youzhou, when foreign tribes invade, they will scatter as soon as they touch it!"

"The new policy must be thorough! Those who are not afraid of wearing boots are talking about civilians rather than those powerful people. I want to see whether they want money or death! I can tolerate the powerful people owning private property and support their free development. However, institutional and mechanism reform must be suppressed to the end. This is a matter of principle! Just let go! I will take care of you if something happens!" Qin Ge couldn't help but exuded a domineering look at the end of his speech.

This made Man Chong a little panicked, but he was still confused about Qin Ge's strategy, but he saw Qin Ge's determination, and that was enough!

Man Chong knelt on the ground and said, "I will definitely let the new policy be implemented in Le'an County to the end!"

At this time, a burst of cannons sounded on the river. Qin Ge looked up and saw that the Ten Thousand Bone Magic Ship and the Iron-armored Loach Ship were coming in line in front. Five Loach Ship was lined up like giant beasts on both sides. Several sailors began to communicate in flag language.

Qin Ge pulled Man Chong and said with a smile: "Let's go and see this chicken that lays golden eggs, as well as our two masters, Zhenhai and Weihai!"

Qin Ge and Man Chong jumped onto the iron-armored loach ship, and saw Ye Huang, Zheng He, Li Bao, Qin Jirang and others lined up to greet each other. After seeing Qin Ge jumping onto the board, he saluted neatly.

"Haha! Uncle! Your majesty is still the same as before, and the sword is still old!" Qin Ge walked over and gave a hug to Emperor Ye.

The Ye Emperor said with a stern face: "Did you say I'm old? Otherwise, we'll make gestures!"
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