This is naturally not a perfect system, but compared to what the empire is currently doing, it is actually much better.
This was Cheng Dalei's reference to many things in his previous life, and then everyone discussed and summarized it together. The final result was produced, and even He Shen couldn't help but admire it.
Many entry points are refreshing, but they can also bring a lot of thinking to people like He Shen.
"Did the master come up with all this by himself?" He Shen asked in disbelief.
"Can't you?" Cheng Dalei lowered his voice: "Let me tell you quietly, this is what the gods told me in their dreams."
"Well……"
He Shen was inevitably speechless. It was okay to fool ordinary people with the talk of ghosts and gods, but for a smart man like He Shen, he naturally did not believe a word of it.
In this way, he could only think that the leader was too low-key, and even re-evaluated Cheng Dalei's intelligence in his heart. He even felt that he was "worthy of being a man I value".
During this process, negotiations between Toad Village and Liangzhou City were still ongoing, and He Shen was entirely responsible for this matter.
In order to deal with this person, Liangzhou City brought out an entire negotiation team, led by Song Bokang himself. But even then, they were defeated at the hands of He Shen, the most treacherous official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Liangzhou City sent ransom money five times in succession, each time more and more, and each time they had more hope, thinking that they could take Song Youqu and others away.
The result was the same disappointment.
Mr. He used the drag technique to the limit, squeezing Liangzhou's bottom line again and again. In the end, he was so tortured that he didn't even know how to accept the conditions proposed by He Shen.
Song Youqu, Xue Wenting and others are under house arrest in Qinchuan Pass as hostages. Toad Village guarantees that they will live a normal life and will not be bullied. Liangzhou can send people to visit them once a month. Of course, it is not in vain for them to live here.
If you want to live there, Liangzhou will provide a living allowance to Toad Village.
But after Cheng Dalei saw the finally negotiated conditions, he was stunned for a long time, and finally looked at He Shen with disbelief.
"They agreed?"
"Well, I happily agreed. They are very satisfied with the current result."
"How could they agree and be so happy?" Cheng Dalei couldn't believe it.
"Because this is the result they worked hard for." Seeing that Cheng Dalei still didn't understand, He Shen explained: "We need to lower their expectations first. They originally planned to take the person back safely. How can there be such a good thing in the world?
As soon as I told them to throw these people into the mines to work as coolies, they immediately agreed."
Cheng Dalei smacked his tongue. This Heshen is indeed a talent. This kind of wisdom cannot be learned no matter how many books you read or how much you travel. People are born to do this.
"By the way, one more thing. Liangzhou wants to order a batch of weapons from us. The quantity is large. Do we want to sell it to them?"
"Sell, why not sell, give as much as you want."
"What about the price?"
"The price for selling it to the Rong tribe is the same as the price for selling it to Liangzhou City. We must be fair and kind."
Cheng Dalei was very satisfied with He Shen's existence. Since he joined Shanzhai, everything in Shanzhai has become orderly and is moving forward in an orderly manner.
Under the auspices of Heshen, Toad Village maintained a friendly relationship with Liangzhou City. At least, it was friendly on the surface. Liangzhou City ordered a large number of weapons from Cheng Dalei, and Cheng Dalei guaranteed the quality and quantity. The two sides cooperated quite happily.
Refugees moved in one after another from other places. They settled outside Qinchuan Pass, felled trees, built houses, and reclaimed wasteland. Qinchuan Pass gradually became popular.
Some people have needs, and needs promote the development of commerce. Caravans of all sizes come from thousands of miles away, bringing porcelain, silk, tea and other special products of the empire in exchange for animal skins, horses, herbs and other items from the grassland.
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Even Song Bokang had to admit that Qinchuan was hundreds of times stronger in the hands of Cheng Dalei than in the hands of Mo Mingmi.
Of course, Cheng Dalei was not blinded by the prosperity in front of him. While developing commerce, agriculture, and manufacturing, Cheng Dalei did not forget the military.
At present, the number of troops stationed at Qinchuan Pass alone exceeds 10,000. Cheng Dalei is not in a hurry to expand the number of troops, although he is not without this strength. Cheng Dalei has repeatedly trained this army, which can be said to be thousands of times, in order to train them into an invincible force.
An invincible elite soldier.
Every village and town outside Guan Guan drafted young men into a militia, and Guan Yu personally sent people to train them. With the quality of soldiers in this era, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness of these militiamen will exceed that of the city defense armies in various places.
Qinchuan Pass said that there are currently only 10,000 soldiers, but if it really enters a state of war, the actual number of people that can be mobilized will far exceed this number.
Time flies by like a white horse, and the autumn of this year arrives in a blink of an eye.
The weather in Qinchuan this year was smooth, there was no war, there was no famine, and the tens of thousands of acres of wasteland reclaimed in Qinchuan all had a good harvest.
Rice, sorghum, and soybeans filled the granaries of every household. Qinchuan Pass levied a 20% tax, which was levied on each household's land. Compared with the various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in the empire today, this tax was simply light.
It couldn't be any lighter.
At the same time, Qinchuan Pass purchased everyone's grain at a fixed price and used the money to purchase meat, silk, and tea. This also promoted the commercial development of Toad Village.
Once you have money, your popularity will become better and better. This kind of thing is the same for a person or for a family. Cheng Dalei has maintained good relations with the surrounding cities and borders.
They trade supplies with each other and each gets what they need. In business, Qinchuan Pass has a good reputation.
Everyone actively ignored the fact that Cheng Dalei was a bandit, and Cheng Dalei was indeed a border guard appointed by the imperial court. Everyone knew how to pretend to be confused about this kind of matter.
Even with Liangzhou City, Cheng Dalei did not fall out. Song Bokang purchased weapons, horses, and grain from Qinchuan Pass. After the harvest, he purchased a large amount of grain. If not considered, Song Bokang's own son was still held as a hostage in Qinchuan Pass. The cooperation between the two parties
Still quite enjoyable.
Every month, Song Bokang also sent people to visit Song Youqu. According to those who went there, Song Youqu did not receive any discrimination or abuse in Qinchuan Pass and enjoyed all the rights of a basic resident, except that he could not leave Qinchuan Pass.
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In the past year, according to people who have gone there, Mr. Song has changed a lot. Originally, he had a very arrogant character. He looked humble and polite, but in fact he was arrogant. But under Cheng Dalei's tempering, he changed his mind.
I have become more and more solid, and my knowledge and knowledge have also grown a lot.
Sometimes Song Bokang would even think that perhaps his son's training in Cheng Dalei's hands would be a blessing rather than a curse for him.