"Surround us, quickly surround us!" Wang Dang led his men and rushed towards the chaotic central battlefield. Tens of thousands of cavalry were like a dam blocking the retreat of the Qiang people!
"Everyone, follow me and fight out!" Shaodangzhan roared when he saw Wangdang's army.
The situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for them. Now they are in a desperate situation. Shaodangzhan has gone completely crazy. He leads his bodyguards to fight for their lives and fight at the front! He wants to open a way for his people to retreat.
!
But Shao Dangzhan was intercepted by Wang Dang, who roared angrily: "You can't escape!"
After saying this, Wang Dang raised his sword and rushed towards Shaodangzhan.
"Kill!" When Dangzhan, who was covered in blood and burning with blood, noticed Wang Dang, he also rushed towards Wang Dang. He wanted to kill Wang Dang, create chaos and break out of the siege.
Shao Dangzhan's sword slashed across Wang Dang's armor with a trace of bright red blood, but his sword was blocked by the strong armor. At this time, Wang Dang's sword also struck Shao Dangzhan like a bolt of lightning.
His head soared into the air, and his body and head were separated by the burning fire!
Wang Dang jumped off his horse, raised Shaodangzhan's head and shouted loudly: "Shaodangzhan is dead. Those who drop their weapons will avoid death!"
Wang Dang's personal guards immediately followed him and shouted loudly: "Shaodangzhan is dead, drop your weapons to avoid death!"
"Shao Dangzhan is dead, drop your weapon to avoid death!"
"Shao Dangzhan is dead, drop your weapon to avoid death!"
Their leader died in the battle! The morale of the Qiang people on the battlefield collapsed when they saw this scene! No one felt that they could break through the siege anymore. These Qiang warriors abandoned their swords one by one and surrendered to the Daqian army!
There was also a Qiang leader who did not want to surrender and wanted to break out with his cronies, but at this time Han Sui also surrounded him with his own troops!
These fleeing Qiang people were easily intercepted and killed by Han Sui's men. After killing more than a dozen groups of fleeing Qiang people, most of them gave up the idea of escape. Instead, they dropped their swords and stood blankly.
Waiting on the battlefield for the army to capture you!
In this battle, the Dagan army annihilated 100,000 Qiang people at the cost of 10,000 casualties. So far, the 400,000 Qiang people who had fled to Dunhuang were all captured by the Dagan army!
"Gai Xian leads the Dunhuang village elders to welcome Master Daqian!" An old man took the lead, followed by a group of old people who knelt down to Wang Guojun and others to express their warm welcome to Master Daqian.
This time their welcome was sincere. If it weren't for the Wang Guojun who led the army to support them, the powerful people in Dunhuang Jiuquan would have been almost wiped out. And through this incident, these powerful people also found that if they want to survive in Xiliang, no one is powerful.
A thigh hug is too dangerous, and now Da Gan is the strongest thigh they have ever encountered!
Wang Guojun frowned when he saw the old people in front of him, so the powerful men of Dunhuang pushed these old people out?
At this time, Han Sui came to Wang Guojun and whispered: "This old man's name is Gai Xian, also known as Siqi. He is Gai Xun's father. He served as the captain of the Anding Kingdom, and later retired and returned to his hometown! I just didn't expect that he is still alive now!"
Wang Guojun asked them to get up and said: "You will be my Dagan's people from now on. You must know my Dagan's policy. First of all, one household cannot own more than 100 acres of land!"
Gai Xian immediately said: "Since it is Daqian's national policy, Lao Chen and others, as subjects of Daqian, should naturally abide by it!"
"Slaves and private soldiers must also be abolished! From now on in Daqian Country, you can only hire people, not buy slaves!"
Gai Xian's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Now there are no slaves in Dunhuang!"
Wang Guojun saw him strangely and said: "Buying and selling people is a serious crime in my country. If you are found guilty of grafting others over, I don't care whether you are famous ministers of the Han Dynasty or not!"
Gai Xian said solemnly: "This time the Qiang people came out in full force. In order to defend Dunhuang, our slaves who agreed to join the army can become free citizens. Now there is not a single slave in Dunhuang!"
Wang Guojun looked at the other powerful families, and these powerful family heads also nodded!
In fact, when the Daqian Army captured Wuwei County, they began to secretly observe what the Daqian Army was doing, and the policies of the Daqian Army became their focus.
If they had a choice, of course they didn't want to divide their land and free their slaves, but people had to bow their heads under the eaves. Of course, they were lucky and made two preparations. Xiliang is a remote place, and Dunhuang is even closer. In the Western Regions, they believe that the fight for hegemony in the Central Plains is now at the most critical juncture. His greatest concern should be the princes of the Central Plains, not barbaric places like Dunhuang. They should still have decades of stability in Dunhuang. If the princes of the Central Plains kill After Lei Gong, Dunhuang didn't even need to change. But if Lei Gong really led the army to Jiuquan, Dunhuang, at worst they would implement Da Gan's policy again!
It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances. They were worried that the army would not come to Dunhuang, but they did not expect that hundreds of thousands of Qiang people were driven to Dunhuang by Lei Gong. Although the hateful Lei Gong wanted their money, he was not ruthless enough to kill them. The Qiang people even wanted their lives.
It was the lesser of the two powers to harm each other. Facing the Qiang people who wanted their lives, they only had to ask for help from the Thunder Lord who wanted their money! Moreover, the powerful people in Dunhuang also knew the price of asking the Thunder Lord, and they also needed manpower to guard their city, so After discussions with the powerful people in Dunhuang and other places, they simply decided to free all the slaves in their hands. As long as they dared to fight the Qiang people, they could become free citizens.
Anyway, it was impossible for Lord Lei to allow them to have slaves when they arrived in Dunhuang. It was precisely because of the slaves who protected their safety that Dunhuang was able to maintain its power until now! So when the Royal Army asked Gai Xian, he dared to say openly that there was no slave in Dunhuang. No!
Wang Guojun laughed when he saw them being so polite and said: "That's good. As long as you abide by Daqian's laws, we will be a family. After this autumn harvest, you can send legislators to Jixian to discuss state affairs!"
Then the Royal Army followed Gai Xian and the others into the city, and Gai Xian and the others also prepared a grand banquet to entertain the officers and soldiers of the Da Gan Army! The whole Guangzhi was filled with a joyful atmosphere. After all, for these people, they had just escaped death. Naturally, he had to warmly entertain his savior.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the main hall, the upper echelons of Dunhuang also warmly entertained Wang Guojun and his party!
After drinking for three rounds, Gai Xian said to Wang Guojun: "I have one more unkind request. I hope Governor Wang can agree to it?"
Wang Guojun then put his mind to the wine glass and asked, "What's the unkind invitation?"
Gai Xian said: "Dunhuang Jiuquan was originally a county built because of the Silk Road. It relied on the road between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. Our family also developed by relying on caravans and the exchange of supplies with the countries in the Western Regions. , The countries in the Western Regions cannot do without us, and our Dunhuang Jiuquan cannot do without the goods from the countries in the Western Regions. Without the Silk Road, Dunhuang Jiuquan and other places will surely perish!"
Wang Guojun smiled and said: "You are determined, I have prepared 10 billion yuan to reopen the Silk Road. In the future, Dunhuang Jiuquan will not only not decline, but will slowly restore the prosperity of the former Han Dynasty!"
But at this time, Gai Xian hesitated and said: "I heard that Duke Lei is planning to implement a monopoly system in the Western Regions. He is not allowed to do business in the Western Regions without a license to do business in the Western Regions?"
Wang Guojun nodded and said: "This is also for the development of Xiliang. Without the monopoly system, how could the merchants lend us tens of billions of dollars? Without this money, Xiliang wants to develop and reproduce the prosperity of the former Han Dynasty. It will take decades! Moreover, a large number of merchants taking my Dahan's goods to the Western Regions will also drive down the prices of my Dahan's goods. But now there are only ten caravans that can go to the Western Regions to do business. Everyone can easily form an offensive and defensive alliance. Dahan's goods You will definitely not be priced down in the Western Region!"
Gai Xian was embarrassed and said: "Dunhuang and other places are severely desertified. It is difficult for us to even grow food. We can only maintain our family business by relying on caravans to go to the Western Regions for trade. Now that Lei Gong is in power, he prohibits caravans from passing through Dunhuang and only retains 10 When caravans go to the Western Regions to do business, how can the more than 100,000 people in the four counties of Dunhuang support themselves with 10 caravans?"
"If the common people cannot live in Dunhuang, the four counties of Dunhuang will definitely become a dead land. By then, it will be difficult for merchants to enter the Western Regions through Dunhuang. I am afraid that Dunhuang and other places that we have opened up in the past generations of China will also be invaded by the barbarians!"
At this time, other powerful family heads also pleaded: "Prince Wang, 10 caravans really can't support the hundreds of thousands of people in Dunhuang. For the sake of these hundreds of thousands of people, please ask Lei Gong for the loan limit." , allowing caravans to freely enter the Western Region!"
When Wang Guojun heard this, his face turned ugly and he said: "Our Da Gan Army has already collected 10 billion from businessmen, and now the whole Da Gan knows about it. Is it because you regret it? Don't you want the world to laugh at my Da Gan?" How can I win the trust of people all over the world if I go back on my word!"
Wang Guojun will not give up on the monopoly system. After all, he has already collected 10 billion. If he really wants to get this 10 billion through taxation, according to the experience of the big man, it will only take 100 years!
Han Sui knew what Gai Xian and the others wanted, and they had even paid a lot of money to ask Han Sui to speak for them before!
So he picked up a glass of wine and walked to the royal army and whispered: "Provincial Governor! They don't want to abolish the monopoly system, but they want a ticket to enter the Western Regions!"
Wang Guojun suddenly realized at this time, but he was confused: "The 10 billion yuan has been recruited, and all 10 monopoly certificates have been sold. Now I don't have a monopoly certificate! If the powerful people in Dunhuang want to do business, they can buy goods from A caravan with a monopoly license can also solve the problem!
Han Suidao said: "But now they just don't want to do more than this. The profits from doing business in the Western Regions and the profits from the Han Dynasty are completely different things. The governor can just ask the government to get another monopoly license. One more one can also generate an additional 1 billion in funds." It is a good thing for me, Xiliang, to develop Xiliang!"
Wang Guojun frowned and said, "Isn't this good! Doesn't this harm the rights and interests of merchants who purchase monopoly licenses?"
But Han Sui said: "If Gai Xian and others were not given a monopoly certificate, they would definitely smuggle in Dunhuang. After all, they are local snakes. Without their help, it would be difficult to implement the monopoly system of Da Gan, and now there is a special certificate." Only the big merchants in Xiliang, Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Jizhou have them. When the government conquers Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Sili, they cannot exclude these places, so this monopoly license will definitely continue to expand, giving the power of the entire Han Dynasty states Everyone join in! It will expand anyway, so why not have one more!"
Wang Guojun was persuaded by Han Sui and turned to Gai Xian and said, "I can help you ask the governor!"
Gai Xian and others finally smiled when they heard this. If they had not joined the monopoly system, it would have been a disaster for the country and the people. But after they joined, they all supported this policy from the bottom of their hearts. In the future, they would have fewer competitors. Dozens of times!
At this time, Wang Guojun said to Gai Xian and others: "You are all wealthy people in Xiliang. You have money in your hands. You can't just have caravans. Trading is just a transfer of wealth. Such people are just for Daqian and will not be of much benefit at all."
Just open factories and turn various resources into steel, cloth, and porcelain. This is the real creation of wealth. These are the people who are truly beneficial to Daqian, and this is what we want to see in power!"
"Although Xiliang looks barren, it is not without any specialties. There are many pastures in Xiliang. We can raise cattle and sheep. The cattle can be sold to the customs to cultivate the land. The sheep can harvest wool and use it as raw materials for woolen cloth. You It is absolutely possible to open a textile factory in Xiliang to weave woolen cloth, and then sell these woolen cloths to the Western Regions. The grapes in Xiliang are sweet and we can make wine and raisins, especially now that Daqian prohibits the use of grain to make wine. All they use are fruit wines. Xiliang’s wine is world-famous and can become our Xiliang business card!”
Then Wang Guojun saw Gai Xian and the others and said, "Look, there are so many specialties in Xiliang. We should develop them instead of just guarding the Silk Road! Now that other states in Daqian are developing at a rapid pace, we need to If we can’t keep up, Xiliang will definitely continue to decline!”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gai Xian and the others looked at each other after hearing Wang Guojun's words. From today's conversation, they found that the governor obviously had a set of ideas for the development of Xiliang .
It’s just that they don’t know if it’s possible. There are naturally a lot of wines and raisins in Xiliang, but it has been difficult to achieve scale. For one thing, it is 2,000 miles from Dunhuang to Guanzhong, and more than 3,000 miles to Luoyang City. Don’t Raisins and wine are inherently expensive. Even a handful of sand that has traveled such a long distance to Luoyang City would be sold for as much as gold and silver. When the price is high, the market will naturally shrink.
Almost every wealthy family in Xiliang has their own vineyard. They also make wine and raisins, but they sell very little. They usually use it for themselves. Most of their land still manages to grow food, although wheat The yield is not high, but there is land everywhere in Xiliang. It is not difficult to cultivate the yellow land and the little vegetation. In addition, with the small population, although the fields in Xiliang are barren, with extensive planting and poor harvest, as long as there is a bumper harvest, it will be enough. Last three years.
Gai Xian's novel said: "We also want to expand the scale, but the distance is too far. A bottle of wine in Dunhuang costs less than 100 yuan, but if you go to Chang'an, you will need more than 5,000 yuan to get back your money. If you go to Luoyang City, you will need more than 100 yuan." You need more than 10,000 yuan to get your money back, and the same goes for raisins. In Dunhuang, 1 catty costs 20 yuan. Although it is expensive, you can still afford it. But when you go to Chang'an, Luoyang and other places, you will have to sell it for more than a few hundred yuan. The price is so expensive. How many people can afford it! It’s because the journey is too far and the toll is too high, so when we trade on the Silk Road, we choose expensive and light goods so that we can make money!”
Wang Guojunhaoqiang said: "Don't worry about the cost of transportation. I have rail carriages. Now we are not short of money. After this governor returns, we will build a rail link to Dunhuang. By then, the efficiency of transportation can be improved dozens of times." , the price of transporting goods can also be reduced dozens of times.
When the time comes, raisins from Dunhuang can be sold all over Daqian, and it can also be guaranteed that the price of raisins will not exceed 40 yuan. At this price, it will not be a problem for the people of Daqian to consume tens of millions of kilograms a year. The same goes for wine. Even if you make a hundred times as much wine for a hundred dollars, a lot of it can be consumed!"