Is there gold to pick up? I don’t know who you are, Li Qi. If there was gold to pick up, you would have picked it up long ago.
Zhao Jingyan knew that he was lying again, so she said angrily: "Who would believe it if there is gold to be found? Just stop lying and tell me quickly."
Before Li Qi opened his mouth, Wang Ming suddenly said: "Strategic Advisor, the Privy Councilor is not trying to hide his secrets. There is really gold to be found here."
Li Qi was overjoyed when he heard this. He couldn't tell that this guy was smarter. He would have to promote him more in the future and said, "Have a look. You just don't believe it."
Zhao Jingyan looked at Wang Ming curiously and said, "You said there is gold here?"
Wang Ming nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, there are many gold mines here."
"Cough cough cough."
Li Qi was choked by these words and coughed slightly. I bet you are serious! But he was secretly happy in his heart. His eyes flashed and he asked: "Is it a lot?"
Wang Ming nodded and said: "There are really many. When Ma Shuai just captured this place, he found that the gold here was loaded in trucks and was about to be transported to Shenglong Mansion. There are more than ten gold mines nearby."
I like using cars to carry gold. Li Qi said sternly: "This is the national finance. Are you not lining your own pockets?"
Wang Ming immediately said: "How dare you humble your position? After Ma Shuai took control inside, he ordered people to guard the gold mine. No one can move without the order of the privy envoy."
"Not bad, not bad, well done." Li Qi nodded, feeling secretly happy. He didn't expect to gain so much in this first battle!
Guangyuan Prefecture is not only geographically important, but also rich in gold. Jiaozhi wanted to capture it for no other reason than for the gold. The rulers before the Song Dynasty were too wealthy to look down on this little gold.
, and also gave Guangyuan Prefecture to Jiaozhi. Now Zhao Kai and Li Qi, two shady guys, are in power. They will definitely not do such stupid things again.
Zhao Jingyan was also very happy in her heart. Gold had always been lacking in the Song Dynasty. She looked at Li Qi and smiled and said: "Privy Envoy, I think this gold is not that gold."
Li Qi nodded with a smile and said: "The climate in Jiaozhi is very different from that in the Song Dynasty, but it is precisely because of this that there are many specialties in Jiaozhi that are not available in the Song Dynasty. Among them, there is a kind of tree called oak.
This is a treasure. I can guarantee it with my life. This kind of oak tree will drive our Song Dynasty industry forward for fifty years or even a hundred years. There are also coffee beans, which are only suitable for growing in this climate.
The key point is that there are neither of these two things in the Song Dynasty. Things are rare and valuable. In the beginning, any businessman who engages in these businesses will definitely make a lot of money. I still don’t believe that no one has a reason to come here to pick up money.
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Due to the debut of various new weapons, Li Qi discovered that the concept of weapons had surpassed the industrial base. Without an industrial base, weapons could not achieve much breakthrough. Therefore, after Li Qi truly took power, he began to smelt iron on a large scale.
Steelmaking, and rubber is an item with very special characteristics. If it is missing, although it will not affect the overall situation, many aspects of the details will be flawed, even more important than gold. Obtaining a large number of oak trees is also Li Qi
One of the main reasons for attacking Jiaozhi.
Zhao Jingyan nodded thoughtfully. Li Qi had already mentioned this when he was in Yizhou, and asked: "Then what do you plan to do?"
Li Qi replied: "I plan to plant oak trees and coffee beans on a large scale in this Jiaozhi area. The imperial court will rent the land to businessmen at a low price for a long period of time to induce them to invest here, and they can sign a good contract first. The fruits they plant will be
If we buy them all, they will make a fortune while sleeping."
Zhao Jingyan seemed to understand something and said: "After a businessman contracts the land, the first thing to do is to find someone to cultivate it."
"Children can be taught." Li Qi said with a smile: "It's just that the imperial court has advanced money to help them open up the land, and then it can be added to the lease. The labor force of the people here is very cheap, and they will definitely be willing to pay for it.
And my Zuixianju and the imperial court can even recruit some businessmen to set up factories here, purchase these items, and make these two items into finished products and transport them to the Song Dynasty or abroad. You said that in this transaction
Who loses?"
Zhao Jingyan thought for a while and then said: "The King of Jiaozhi has lost money."
Li Qi laughed and said, "They are already the biggest losers."
Zhao Jingyan suddenly said: "But don't forget that you originally planned to move the people in Jiaozhi to our territory in the Song Dynasty."
Li Qidao: "I have not forgotten that I am laying the foundation for migration!"
“Laying the foundation for migration?”
Zhao Jingyan blinked her eyes in confusion and said, "I would like to hear the details."
Li Qidao: "When the Jin Kingdom relocated its people, they usually used soldiers to escort them. This method was simple and crude, but also extremely efficient. However, this method does not work in my country."
Zhao Jingyan asked curiously: "Why? Not only the Kingdom of Jin, but other countries also do this."
Li Qidao: "The key to the Jin Kingdom being able to do this is that they adopted slavery in the country. If they were slaves, of course they could be treated with force, but we in the Song Dynasty are not slaves, and slavery is a very backward system. It makes no sense for me.
The Song Dynasty is still going back, and we are here to recover Jiaozhi this time, not to invade. We must adhere to this concept and cannot be confused. We are the teachers of justice. In this case, then these people should be our great heroes.
Song people, we must use a reasonable method to move them to the interior of our Song Dynasty."
"Reasonable way?"
"Businessman, recruiting."
Li Qi saw that Zhao Jingyan still didn't understand, so he explained: "Think about it, we don't have enough manpower here now, these people are here to stay, so why don't we take the opportunity to let them experience me first?"
The economic system of the Song Dynasty, or let them have a trial transaction with their future employer, let them feel the benefits of the employment system, which is at least better than wasting time here."
Zhao Jingyan said: "Do you want the businessmen to extradite these people directly to the country?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "That's it. Originally, I planned to finish the fight first and then reorganize it together, but now it seems that I have to advance the plan. Fortunately, I have already written to Qiniang to prepare for all this. I, the merchant of Song Dynasty,
The gold rush should come here soon. Take Guangyuan Prefecture as an example. The people here are doing nothing all day long. They have no chance of survival and are suffering from hunger. What they need most is a mouthful of food. Now as long as someone gives them a mouthful of food,
, they will definitely regard him as a great benefactor, and this is a very good opportunity.
We can look at the court, merchants, and the people of Jiaozhi as three parties in the economic infrastructure. The court represents the intermediary, and the merchants and the people of Jiaozhi represent the employers. The court can use the businessmen to recruit people here, and extradite the people of Jiaozhi without leaving any trace.
Go to China. Zhang Jue also tells us that many people are unwilling to leave their homeland, but as the old saying goes, unwillingness does not mean that they can’t do it, but they just don’t have enough chips. These people have no livelihood and no land here, so they stay here.
They can only wait to die. If someone is willing to provide money and food for them to work, I think they will be willing. The development of Guangyuan Prefecture is to let the people here taste some sweetness and let them have an understanding of the employment system.
, prompting them to voluntarily go to our Song Dynasty."
At this point, Zhao Jingyan still didn't understand why. She smiled and said: "This is indeed a very good method, which can save the court a lot of effort."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "That's necessary, and it doesn't matter who my husband is."
Zhao Jingyan's face was slightly red and she gave him a roll of her eyes. But she was very proud in her heart.
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"Sir, Mr. Yu is here."
"Let him in."
After a while, Yu Junjie entered the house. He saluted and said, "The common people have seen the privy envoy."
"Sit down, sit down."
Li Qi laughed a few times, and after Yu Junjie sat down, he went straight to the point: "I once said that as long as you work hard, I will not treat you badly, and I will reward you with an official position. Now I have
I saw your ability, so I decided to let you become an official."
Yu Junjie was immediately overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Being able to serve as a privy envoy is a blessing for common people. Common people dare not expect too much."
You guys are really getting a good deal, and you are obviously very eager for this official position. Li Qi smiled and said: "I also hope that you can do more things for me, so I decided to give you an official position. Now Guangyuan Prefecture has returned to my university.
Song, the geographical location here is very important, and the same is true for business, so I plan to open a commercial branch there first, and I plan to let you serve as the economic envoy of this branch, what do you think?"
"Grass people---."
"It's time to change the name."
"I am willing to do my best for the Privy Council."
"very good."
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Li Qi can't stay here for too long. He must make this preliminary plan early. It is precisely because of this that he is eager to let Yu Junjie serve as the economic envoy. This is obviously a stopgap measure, because he
Currently, there are no talents in this field around him. When everything is stable, he will transfer some economic talents from Bianliang.
After staying up all night, Li Qi finally made a preliminary plan. Fortunately, the development of Jiaozhi had already been in his plan, but now it was advanced. Otherwise, there would not be enough time in one night.
Whenever a city is developed, the first thing to do is to build roads. After Li Qi received suggestions from some local clan leaders, he made a preliminary plan and asked soldiers to post notices to recruit workers to build roads in the name of the court.
And promised to give a certain amount of food and money.
To be honest, this amount of money and food was extremely cheap in the Song Dynasty.
In fact, Li Qi deliberately kept the price very low, because this would give the merchants who will come here a room to increase the price. With comparison, the people will naturally choose the better one.
But even so, as soon as this notice came out, people from Guangyuan Prefecture flocked to the place. In just one day, the number exceeded two thousand, and there were many women and children among them.
They have no choice. If you don't work, you won't have food. This is a disguised form of oppression, but Li Qi's oppression is very tempting, because usually prisoners work for free, but Li Qi took
Under the employment system, people are provided with food, money, and even daily working hours. This makes the people of Guangyuan Prefecture feel like they are in the spring breeze!
The second step is the problem of food. Coolies are also human beings. If you don’t give them food, how can they do a good job? Fortunately, after Niugao invaded Guangyuan Prefecture, he killed all the landlords. Now Guangzhou
Most of the land near Yuanzhou is in the hands of Li Qi. It happens to be the autumn harvest season again, and Li Qi ordered the soldiers to organize the people to harvest grain as capital for the development of Guangyuan Prefecture.
Li Qi still treated the development of Guangyuan Prefecture differently from the development of Yizhou and Qinzhou. In the Yizhou and Qinzhou areas, Li Qi adopted a land reorganization plan, which was to distribute land to the people. But in Guangyuan Prefecture, it was just the opposite.
Qi concentrated all the land in the hands of the court because he planned to move the labor force of Cochin to areas under development in the country. If you gave them the land, would they still be willing to leave?
The answer must be no.
Therefore, compared with the people of Guangyuan Prefecture, the people of Yi and Qin Prefectures are undoubtedly happy.
Then he borrowed grain from southern grain merchants like Yu Junjie in the name of the imperial court. Anyway, someone would pay for it in the future.
While building the road, he went to inspect the nearby land. The key was to check if there were any places where oak trees grew around. He actually found three woods where oak trees grew. He immediately planned these three plots of land and prepared them as the third land.
In the second-stage development plan, in addition, there are some southern specialty fruit areas, which he has included in the plan.
As for the coffee beans, Li Qi has not yet found suitable soil near Guangyuan Prefecture. These coffee beans are very expensive, and Li Qi must find the best soil before burying these seeds.
Putting aside these things, the Song Dynasty court was actually making a lot of money, because Guangyuan Prefecture was rich in gold, which for the Song Dynasty was like a long drought.
However, Li Qi did not rush to buy the gold in Guangyuan. Instead, he ordered the soldiers to block all the gold mines. No one was allowed to purchase, because the current currency was still copper-based, and the Song Dynasty, which controlled the currency, had an advantage over any country.
However, regarding currency, Li Qi has always been very cautious. He is afraid that the emergence of gold and silver will impact copper coins, so he will not easily change the value of copper coins without mastering enough gold and silver.
Li Qi always acted vigorously and resolutely, and did what he said. On the second day after the order was issued, the soldiers organized the people to go out of the city to build roads. They also gave these people a full meal the day before. Everyone was working in full swing.
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Although Li Qi keeps saying that slavery is a backward system, in fact he is also a disguised form of economic slavery, using economic means to extract cheap labor.
The essence of the job fair he was referring to was a slave trading meeting. The difference was that the treatment in this system was slightly better than that in the slavery system.
The typical example is to be a bitch and build a memorial at the same time.
This was all Li Qi had thought about a long time ago. He said at the beginning that the people of this generation of Jiaozhi must sacrifice a lot. When the next generation comes, they will gradually forget about the Jiaozhi country and fully integrate into the Song Dynasty. Then they will be liberated.