It went very smoothly. The businessmen returned to Wanchunzhai. The convoy pulled the few remaining goods, and most of the goods were sold out.
Jueying returned to Zhang Yi, and Xiao Han also got his beloved black wooden stick.
Platoon leader Lu Wei and others naturally returned to their posts.
But Commander Chen was not so lucky. He was dismissed from his post and sent to the capital with Vice Premier Sun to undergo examination.
After learning the news from platoon leader Lu Wei, Zhang Yi was a little depressed. However, they should not be able to find anything against Commander Chen, because he has always done things openly and without any stain.
Before the arrival of the new commander, Zhang Yi was unable to figure out their policy, so he temporarily removed the market from Xinhui City and moved it inside the earthen wall, returning to the starting point.
Fortunately, the channels have been opened, and people from at least a dozen cities have come to buy various products.
Your business will not be affected, and you will save 15% of business tax.
There are many people from the public sector who come to purchase goods, and they need a lot of coal. I don't know how people survived the long cold winter before, but since the iron stoves and coal produced in Mopan City have become a necessity.
Both parties pay the money in one hand and deliver the goods in the other hand. Zhang Yi never takes credit.
…
In the warm stone castle of Wanchun Village, brothers Zhang Yi had dinner together.
"Do they really have a million-strong army?" Shi Gandang asked while biting into mutton skewers.
"Yes," Zhang Yi nodded, "their army and civilians are integrated, and they can mobilize so many people."
"It's useless to have too many people. Only a few hundred people can come up a narrow path at a time." Xiao Han took a sip of the fragrant corn porridge and said, "Don't look at our small place. If we really fight, they will have to think carefully."
"Fight if you want, who is afraid of whom?" Shi Gandang said with a smile.
Zhang Yi was eating steamed buns and thinking silently. The capital was thousands of miles away. It was estimated that a month would have passed by the time Vice Premier Sun met Chairman Zhao and agreed on policies.
In addition, it was extremely difficult in this era to assemble a large army and launch an offensive against the Mopan City area in the twelfth lunar month of winter. The cold weather and the lack of supplies meant that the possibility of using troops in winter was slim.
Zhang Yi believes that there will be at least a few months of peace.
This is thinking about the worst. If Chairman Zhao has a better idea, maybe both parties will have a chance to sit down and have a good talk.
"Brother Yi, what do you think next?" Xiao Han asked.
"Grow the business bigger," Zhang Yi said, putting down half the steamed bun in his hand. "The closer the economic exchanges between the two parties are, the more dependent they are on each other. Trust and friendship between each other will also be established in the process."
"I heard Brother Xiaohan say that the vice-premier can't even compare to Yi Ge, who is not as knowledgeable as Yi Ge," Shi Gandang said with a smile, and then became a little worried, "We are not afraid of one family coming to fight, but what will happen if three families come to fight?
Woolen cloth?"
"Hahaha," Zhang Yi was amused, "If this is the case, we will be cornered, but this situation is impossible to happen."
Zhang Yi told the brothers that Greater China, Little China and Old China are incompatible with each other. The three countries implement public ownership, private ownership and retro-style ownership respectively, and their values are incompatible.
"What I'm thinking about now is how to find common ground between the three countries and persuade them to turn hostility into friendship and move towards the path of common development," Zhang Yi said.
"Brother Yi, I know what the three countries have in common." Shi Gandang said.
"What?" Zhang Yi and Xiao Han asked curiously.
"People, they are all Chinese, hahaha." Shi Gandang laughed.
Zhang Yi and Xiao Han both laughed. It cannot be said that the little fat man was wrong. This is the biggest common point. However, this does not persuade the three countries to put aside their differences.
Differences in concepts create an insurmountable gap.
To be honest, Zhang Yi can't think of any good solution now.
"I think in the end, the three countries may come to attack us, so we might as well unite with two of them to deter the other." Zhang Yi said, "The three countries have one thing in common, that is, they all want to unify China by force, but they
No one has such strength, so this gives us a chance to survive in the cracks."
"That's it, Brother Yi. Anyway, we have no possibility of unifying China by force. The few people we have are not enough to make up a fraction of their army." Shi Gandang sighed.
"Yes, unless we can become one of the Three Kingdoms, we will have such an opportunity." Xiao Han said, suddenly having inspiration, "Brother Yi, can we find a way to win a country?"
Snap!
Shi Gandang slapped the table and stood up. This sentence stimulated him, and his blood suddenly boiled.
"That's right, sworn brother, you are so smart, just lead your brothers to win a country first!"
Zhang Yi stared at the two brothers with wide eyes.
He really hadn't thought about it that way.
Every country is so big, hundreds of times the size of Mopan City. This idea seems to be like a small snake swallowing an elephant, making it difficult to reach the sky.
The reason why he chose to develop industry and commerce was because he knew this very well. From a military perspective, he had no way to compete with the Three Kingdoms.
"If there is such an opportunity, of course I will not miss it." Zhang Yi nodded and smiled.
"There must be such an opportunity, I'm sure." Shi Gandang said with confidence.
"Why did you say that?" Xiao Han asked strangely.
"When I saw Vice Premier Sun, I knew that my righteous brother was a hundred times more capable than him!" Shi Gandang said.
Zhang Yi burst out laughing, completely amused by the little fat man.
Shi Gandang doesn't know how to analyze problems, he just trusts his eyes and ears. Sometimes, this most intuitive feeling is actually a powerful judgment.
From this moment on, with the encouragement of his brothers, Zhang Yi became more firm in his belief that China must be unified.
…
Zhang Yi has contacted two of the three countries and learned about their systems and policies.
Now, he is going to contact Little China, a country that implements private ownership and a country composed of profit-seeking businessmen, to see if they are the weakest.
"We need to move our position," Zhang Yi walked to the map and said to his brothers, "The closest to Little China is Xikou Village. We will go to Xikou Village in a few days. The eastern trade route will be left to Yang Bo. Safety
The leader of the village, Shi Yu, is responsible for this."
Zhang Yi made new arrangements.
The next policy of Greater China is unclear, and there is a possibility of war breaking out in the spring. Therefore, Zhang Yi wants to establish a dialogue channel with the top leaders of Little China as soon as possible to see if Greater China can be restrained.
At the same time, he wanted to strengthen the defenses of frontline villages such as Wanchun Village.
Zhang Yi convened Xiao Han, Shi Gandang, Shi Yu, Yang Bo and the village owners in the surrounding villages overnight to discuss the construction of fortifications and the training of armed forces, and put his ideas into place one by one.
The current resources and manpower are sufficient, but the whole thing must be carried out secretly and cannot attract the attention of Greater China.