King Zhou's application was approved without any suspense.
After all, throwing him into Huangzhong was indeed a bit too cruel.
It’s just the salt industry.
It can be regarded as giving him a source of livelihood.
Besides, if he can really develop a salt pond in Huangzhong, that would be a good thing.
At least it enriched the salt supply of Longyou and Gansu.
Just pay taxes.
Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him an imperial edict, authorizing King Zhou to specialize in green salt. The marketing scope included the Shaanxi Xingdu District, Longyou, Fengxiang, and the prefectures along the Yellow River to Hukou section. The salt industry at this time was divided into zones.
, what kind of salt should be eaten in any place is regulated. For example, in Guanzhong, Shaanxi, including Hanzhong, it is Jieyan, which is the salt from the salt ponds in Hedong.
All the prefectures in Longyou are called Lingyan.
It is also the Wuzhong Huamachi Salt Lake, so one of the three governor-general residences in the Ming Dynasty was Huamachi.
There are also some smaller ones, such as Yanjing in Li County and Zhang County.
These yields are low and can be ignored.
More than 100,000 kilograms a year are basically digested locally.
Roughly speaking, Shaanxi is divided into two parts. Guanzhong eats salt, and Longyou eats spiritual salt. Selling salt across regions is a serious crime. If the green salt of King Zhou is really developed, then it can rely on the Yellow River water transport to float all the way downstream.
, how much you can sell all the way to the mouth of the pot depends on your ability...
These places are not his specialty, and the original spiritual salt and the like will continue to be sold.
He is just a supplement.
"That's it!"
Yang Feng looked at the imperial edict brought back by King Zhou with satisfaction.
"But Xiao Wang still has something that needs the ambassador's advice."
King Zhou said very humbly.
He seemed to have forgotten that he was driven into Huangzhong mainly because of this guy.
The king of Zhou was also a smart man.
Know when to let go of the baggage of the past…
In other words, follow the heart.
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Yang Feng said.
He was very satisfied with being able to bring a vassal king to Qinghai. This was not a simple matter of a palace. There was originally only one Xining Guard in Hehuang, and even this Xining Guard was actually mostly Mongolian.
One of the hereditary commanders of the Xining Guard was Duo'er, the Prime Minister of Gansu Xingtai in the Yuan Dynasty. His family later gave him the surname Qi. Qi Bingzhong, who died in Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty, is his descendant. Now two more people have been added to his family.
, there are still two Han guards, there are more than 10,000 people, plus the royal palace belongs to it, it can be said that the Huangzhong area is quickly restored to Chinese culture.
Just poor.
This must indeed be admitted.
After all, we are not in the Tang Dynasty now. Even if the climate is warm and Huangzhong is a rich agricultural area, Huangzhong is really poor at this time, so it is appropriate to provide them with more sources of livelihood.
"Can the ambassador give me a glimpse of the trade route from Huangzhong to Wusi?"
King Zhou said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, is it true that a vassal minister is having an affair with a vassal minister?"
Yang Feng said with the same smile.
"Ambassador, the sky is high and the Emperor is far away. I'm afraid no one will care about Xiao Wang when we get there.
Besides, there are nearly 20,000 households in Xiao Wang’s household. They must have a way to eat. Although there is a salt pond, what if the salt pond is not enough to support them? The ambassador can rest assured that when Xiao Wang goes to Xining, the bank will naturally open to Xining.
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King Zhou said.
This means we can work together.
"Okay, now that the king has spoken, it is no longer easy for Yang to hide. However, the king must pay attention. Xining is indeed barely habitable, but it will be different when you go to Uzang. The terrain there is extremely high. In fact, Xining
The place we are located, measured from the sea level, is nearly a thousand feet higher than the capital city. Thousand feet is a hurdle. After passing this hurdle, those of us who live in low places cannot stand it anymore. We call it altitude sickness, and it requires an adaptation process.
And you don't dare to get sick. Once you get sick, even if it's just a common cold, you can easily lose your life.
Therefore, you cannot take a bath on this road.
In short, there are many taboos, and it is not a simple trip with a pack team.
The distance is not important."
Yang Feng said.
"Ambassador, even if you live in the capital, a common cold can easily kill you. As for businessmen, it is not easy to avoid taboos in foreign lands. These are all necessary. Even if someone dies on the road, it is inevitable. Who is a businessman without having his head tied to his waist?"
The king of Zhou took it calmly.
"That's ok. There are three routes from Xining to the plateau. One goes to Duogandu Commandery, and connects Sichuan to the Uzang trade route. One goes directly, and the other goes west, and after leaving the plateau, connects to the business route from Suzhou to India.
The three roads are not easy to travel, and most of the places along the way are uninhabited areas. But if we can connect to India, the profits will be huge, which will kill the brave and starve the timid..."
Yang Feng then instilled in the King of Zhou the concept of seeking wealth through risk.
In fact, if this route is really developed, King Zhou will really be able to reap the full benefits.
The key is of course not Uzang.
Instead, it connects the land trade route to India through Uzang.
Although the sea route is already being developed, it must be understood that in this era, the sea route only covers the coastal areas of India, and it is difficult to cover the inland, especially the Indus River Basin, which is traditionally the core area of India. What's more, India is in the process of connecting
After that, there were continuous wars. The Delhi Sultanate alone changed several dynasties. After all, the trade from sea to land was not as good as those ancient trade routes. After all, even in the 19th century, the British controlled India, and these ancient trade routes were not delayed.
Trading on the commercial road is the best way to get him on this path.
King Zhou finally left with a large bag of information and full harvest.
"There's something wrong with him!
If he doesn't want to endure hardship, he can just withdraw from the feudal clan and return to the capital when the time comes. Why put himself through so much trouble?
Three guards are indeed too many. Even if he can't raise them enough and asks the court to cut him off, Yunxi will definitely be willing to cut off another guard for him. As long as he is willing, he can enjoy the blessings in the future. The place in Xining is not good, so leave it to him.
There is no point in descending on the descendants. If you return to the capital and become Prince Taiping, your descendants will also have good food and clothing.
Why torture yourself like this?"
The little princess looked at the back of her fifth brother leaving with confusion.
"I'm not willing to give in!
How can a man be so unambitious?
After all, he is also the vassal king. Since he has a fiefdom to operate, even if he is poor, as long as he has the land and the population, why can't he work hard to build a business? Your father, a beggar, can have thousands of miles of land.
After all, he still has the vast fiefdom of Hehuang and a population of three guards. Even if he cannot rule the world, he can still make it as a Qiuci Kingdom by working hard."
Yang Feng said.
"Don't always say that my father is begging for food."
The little princess protested.
"But he is a beggar!" Su
Yang Feng said.
The little princess was speechless.
But that’s what King Zhou really thought.
The first step is to allow his three guards to gain a foothold in Xining.
Reclamation of wasteland is actually enough.
Although Huangzhong is poorer, the agriculture of 20,000 households can still be sustained. After all, irrigation is convenient and it is surrounded by high mountains. Agriculture in the river valley will be very developed, but the cultivated land may be less, but with green salt, there will be a steady stream of resources.
There is a constant source of funds. Is it difficult to do it when you have money? The wasteland can be reclaimed by transforming it. In the Ming Dynasty, several sanatoriums in western Sichuan and in the Daliang Mountains relied on the melted water from the mountains. By transforming farmland, they could grow rice on a large scale.
Even if Huangzhong cannot grow rice, wheat, and millet due to climate conditions, there is still no pressure at all. And then he has a powerful army, and his status as vassal king is enough to give him the freedom to be domineering, even to rob the surrounding tribes.
Although the surrounding tribes were already serving as imperial guards at this time, he was still the vassal king.
As usual, he went there to control these guards.
So he is equivalent to the King of Qinghai.
First conquer the tribes that control the guards, then open up trade routes, sit on the agricultural areas and salt fields, and control the surrounding pastoral areas...
I answer the karma of Khan!
King Zhou was obviously very satisfied.
Then sit on this foundation, sit in Hehuang and watch the disputes in the Central Plains, and if you have the opportunity, sweep Longyou. Even if you can't get a glimpse of the artifact, there is still hope for defeating Longyou and becoming the king.
Of course, if he likes it, go ahead and do it!
Yang Feng likes this kind of enterprising young man.
He is only in his thirties and has a long way to go. Historically, he had to live for more than thirty years. It is estimated that more than thirty years would be enough for him to dominate the plateau. In this way, King Zhou was completely kicked out of the Central Plains.
Next, he will take his migrating army on a long journey to Xining, but his properties in Henan will definitely be retained. Including the King of Jin's properties in Taiyuan, the vassal fields have indeed been changed, but other properties, especially real estate, will
The shops, including the private land purchased outside the domain, must still belong to them.
So even though people are gone, these industries can still provide them with a lot of income.
Although the Zhou Palace was changed to the Song Temple, the Jin Palace was still the property of the Jin family, so Yang Feng was instigating the princess to rent out the palace, which was a very large area after all.
So far, there were no more powerful vassals in the north.
The king of Jin moved to the vassal on Tuesday, and the two kings of Qi and Lu were a fool and a minor. Although the king of Yan was still in Peiping, he actually hadn't returned for many years. He was currently focused on studying navigation. And holding the world map given to him by Yang Feng, he was obviously full of ambition.
On the contrary, there seems to be no worldly desire for things about the Ming Dynasty. After all, for a person who likes to expand the territory, looking at the place of the Ming Dynasty on the world map, it is inevitable that he will feel like a caged beast.
I have nowhere to vent my energy.
However, the King of Liao and others were in a remote location and could not threaten the capital.
Only King Qin is left.
So the next one is the King of Qin, but you have to find an opportunity to do this kind of thing, and Yang Feng has great fun to watch next, so he has no interest in harming the King of Qin anymore.
Gongyuan.
"All the heroes in the world are in my arms! By the way, your dad should come and shout this excitedly!"
Yang Feng sat in his carriage and looked at the candidates walking into the Gongyuan in front of him.
The 30-year joint examination of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty has officially kicked off. Thousands of candidates from all over the country will start their struggle here. It is said that he has a feeling of admiring the army of college entrance examination.
However, these candidates are all slightly older...
Anyway, there is no age limit.
There are people who have passed the examination and become white beards, but not yet at this time.
Moreover, the examination is not just for one session. Those who failed to pass the examination in previous years can still take the examination. As long as they pass the examination, there is no time limit for the examination. Therefore, in the late Ming Dynasty, more and more people participated in the examination, with the highest record of five
Thousands of people take the exam together. However, some people take the exam too many times and there is really no hope. Usually the officials will advise them not to be too persistent, or at worst, give them some advice.
In fact, in the late Ming Dynasty, a large proportion of officials at the county level were promoted through edicts.
During the entire Ming Dynasty in Yuncheng County, there were more magistrates who were born as juren than as magistrates who were born as Jinshi, and it was not just Juren but also Gongsheng, not just Jinshi.
However, the Ming Dynasty was still very strict about merit.
It is true that there is such a thing as selling an official position, but like in the Qing Dynasty, there is no such thing as donating a prison student and then systematically selling an official position. The prison students in the Ming Dynasty had no chance to become officials at all, so some supervisors even lamented that they spent thousands of taels of silver and got nothing.
Obtained. This is not a good thing. If Chongzhen had the brains of the Qing Dynasty to directly start selling officials systematically, the Ming Dynasty might not be destroyed in his hands. After all, for those rich rural people, even if they cannot be officials, they will spend money.
A few hundred taels can be spent to buy a meritorious title, and it will be worth it if it is engraved on a monument to look good after your death.
It doesn't matter whether the times are in trouble or not.
The most prosperous time for my business of selling officials in the Qing Dynasty happened to be during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
As a result, too many were sold, so that the fame was like nothing, and the Taoist platforms were as numerous as dogs. The candidates were all dressed in rented official uniforms, and they looked glamorous in front of others. They went home, closed the door, and sat on the same table with the servants and maids to drink porridge...
The father-in-law works as a servant, the sister-in-law works as a maid, and the brothers work as eldest attendants. Together they use official power to deceive and deceive.
You have to be careful when wearing official uniforms. After all, it will be troublesome if the rented ones get dirty.
So, I still have to look down.
Saving face is not enough.
In the Qing Dynasty, I could extend my life by selling officials for decades. Chongzhen could not save his face, so he had to go to Meishan. The taboo of being a politician is to have dignity. Shamelessness is the basis of a qualified politician.
quality.
The most humble person is invincible.
So do politicians.
"Wang Xiucai, I was wondering why you disappeared, but I don't want to meet you here."
Ambassador Yang was thinking clearly when he suddenly saw an acquaintance in the crowd.
The missing Wang Fen.
The latter smiled awkwardly, as if he didn't see him.
"Wang Xiucai, Wang Fen, why are you hiding? Thanks to you for giving me advice last time in Taiyuan, you didn't look for me when you came to the capital. We are old acquaintances. I still want your conspiracy skills.
Isn’t it clear? What else are you taking exams for? I’ll tell the emperor later and ask him to give you a Jinshi directly. Isn’t it just a Jinshi?
We are all our own people, it’s just a trivial matter, it’s hard to say what the second-tier A’s say, only one word for the third-tier A’s.”
Yang Feng continued to shout.
The officials all looked at Wang Fen with unkind eyes.
"The ambassador has admitted the wrong person. This is Wang Di, a registered son of Shanxi Tun, not Wang Fen. As for being in Taiyuan, there is no way to talk about it. Brother Wang has been staying in a temple in the capital this year to study and prepare for the exam."
Another move beside Wang Fen said quickly.
"Naughty, he was clearly Wang Fen. He was the one who gave me advice in Taiyuan. But after the King of Jin passed away unexpectedly, he also disappeared. I thought he was just like the hermit in the play who retired after success and drifted away.
, I didn’t expect to be a scholar, Wang Xiucai, just wait until you become a Jinshi!"
Yang Feng said with a smile.
Wang Fan quickly lowered his head and walked into the Gongyuan without saying a word.