Chapter 152: The Great Earthquake's Commercial Village (5)
Chapter 152 Shangtun Village of the Great Earthquake (5)
"Everyone has a large amount of fertile land in their hands, but no one is cultivating it, and some of it is even abandoned."
Deng Ji sat in the flower hall and talked eloquently, "And this county needs fields for farming, and a large number of villagers need to participate in it. What the princes have in their hands is exactly what this county lacks, and what this county has in their hands is exactly what it lacks."
It is something that the princes lack. Therefore, I have a suggestion. The princes can follow the example of Xu Du and lease the land to the government, and then the county will send people to cultivate it... However, this county cannot give you enough for a while.
As for money and silk, I think you all know that bad coins are abundant nowadays, and even if I give you money and silk, it may not be of use. Therefore, the county brainstormed and came up with a way to have the best of both worlds."
Huang Zheng and others concentrated on listening to Deng Ji's explanation.
What is the purpose of that 'salt guide'? They couldn't figure it out for a while.
Deng Ji took a sip of wine, still looking unhurried.
"The people are yours, and the fields are yours, but they are managed by the government, and the land is measured and listed... In return, I allow you to trade salt in the Haixi territory. Huang Xingshou's hands are
There are two copies of this salt quotation. One is kept by the government, and the other is in your hands. All the public merchants in the world should know the profits of this salt industry.
Since the Yuan Shou period, this dynasty has banned the sale of private salt, and unified the government to purchase and sell it. Now, I give you an opportunity to allow you to openly trade salt under the jurisdiction of Haixi County... without paying taxes, you
How much salt you can get depends on how much grain you can hand over... What do you think of exchanging grain for salt?"
Huang Zheng and others were surprised when they heard this!
The remaining local gentry were also somewhat moved.
"Of course, you can also sell the land directly to the government. The county is willing to buy it at a price 20% higher than the market price and will never let the princes suffer a loss.
But this population still needs to be registered."
After Deng Ji finished speaking, he stopped talking.
"The first choice is chosen by the people...but I still have a question about the source of this supply..."
"Don't worry about the supply of supplies. After next year, the county has already selected a place to boil sea salt."
"Haixi, do you want to cook the sea?"
People couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.
You must know that four years after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Yuan Shou, the Han Dynasty came under the rule of a total of only 28 counties, and 36 counties had salt farms and government monopoly sales. Originally, the salt trade existed as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
And it was created by Guan Zhong, the famous prime minister of Qi State.
It was just that in order to fight against the Xiongnu and increase the national treasury, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty monopolized the salt industry into the hands of the government.
From salt production to sales, it is purchased by the government and sold exclusively.
Huang Zheng and others naturally knew that the profits from selling salt were huge, but it was a pity that they had no way to get involved.
But if Deng Ji opens the salt market in Haixi, it will undoubtedly point out a way for them to make money. Although the salt industry in Lianghuai and Huaihe was previously controlled by the Mi family, the situation has changed now. As long as Deng Ji can open the salt market, Huang Zheng will
These people are enough to give the Mi family a heavy blow.
Why can the Mi family sell private salt?
Isn’t it because they are strong and have government support?
Now, Deng Ji is willing to support them and open the salt market to legalize private salt.
How could Huang Zheng and others not be moved by this?
Moreover, they don't need to spend much. They only need to rent out the land and arrange for people to cultivate it. When the harvest is good, they can exchange it for salt.
Land is meant to be cultivated.
People... It's even simpler. There are so many low-life people in the world, are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit them?
As long as you can get the salt quotation Deng Ji mentioned, you can officially get involved in the salt sales business. This is more profitable than farming.
"Little people are willing to serve adults."
Huang Zheng once again expressed his determination.
"The farming will benefit the country, and the people also agree with County Magistrate Deng's measures."
Pan Yong also stood up and stood with Huang Zheng.
However, although the two of them stood up to express their support, it did not mean that others would agree.
This is not only a matter of interests, but more importantly, it also involves the security of Haixi.
Wang Cheng said in a hoarse voice, "Guan Guan, don't be complacent. Get through tonight first before it's too late."
Deng Ji shook his head and sighed, "Xue Ziyang, you really don't cry until you see the coffin. In this case, this county will ask you to move away and watch a good show."
"What do you mean, a good show?"
"You can ask Mr. Wang about this..."
Deng Ji looked at Wang Cheng with a smile, but Wang Cheng's expression suddenly changed!
On the tower of Haixi City, a beacon suddenly lit up.
It was almost midnight, so the beacon fire seemed particularly abrupt.
On the dark plain, many ghost-like figures suddenly appeared. There were many of these people, sneaking closer to the Haixi City Gate. At the same time, the Haixi City Gate suddenly opened,
A spacious passage was opened.
A man in black stood behind the city gate, waving his hand and saying loudly: "Commander, follow me quickly."
The leader of the pirates is nearly forty years old and tall and strong.
He saw the man in black waving, so he nodded.
He pulled out a nine-foot sword from the horse's back and pointed forward, "Children, light the torches and charge me!"
"Come on!"
The torch was lit, and in the blink of an eye it became a sea of fire.
One by one, the pirates were dressed in black clothes, covered with leather armor, with yellow scarves wiping their foreheads. They were holding weapons and holding torches, shouting and rushing towards Haixi City Gate.
The leader of the thief did not act immediately, but secretly observed the movement.
After the pirates rushed into the city gate, they saw that the city gate was quiet and silent. The man in black who opened the door just now was waving to them at the city gate opening, then turned and left.
"Brothers, rush!"
Seeing this situation, the pirates can still live there patiently.
To be honest, it is not easy to be a pirate. I usually live alone on the island and will not go out easily. It was better in the past. The princes were fighting in a melee and no one cared about them. But with Cao Cao's unification of the land south of the Yellow River,
After Qingzhou and Yanzhou, the tentacles gradually spread to Xuzhou and captured Langya one after another. After the two counties of East China Sea, the pirates' activity space was suddenly compressed to the extreme.
Except for Guangling County, it is difficult for them to operate on a large scale.
The coastal population of Donghai County is sparse and there are not many wealthy households. In total, Guangling County is the richest.
Even so, the pirates' harassment of Guangling County must be restrained. If it is too frequent, it will inevitably trigger a joint attack by the local noble families. In that case, they will lose more than they gain. Being a pirate is a science, not a skill.
If you can kill, you will be successful.
This pirate attack was almost four or five months after the last one.
There isn't much food left on the island, so this time it's time to solve people's livelihood problems...
After all, there are more than just a few thousand pirates in Yuzhou Mountain. Most of the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army who escaped from Qingzhou brought their families with them.
It is entrenched in Yuzhou Mountain overseas and has a population of 30,000.
With such a huge population base, life is difficult for pirates...
Therefore, once there is action, these pirates will be particularly excited.
The leaders outside the city finally felt relieved when they saw that the pirates had rushed into the city without any resistance.
"The commander is really smart. It seems like this kind of effortless action. It's best to do it more often in the future, so that the brothers can be happier."
After that, he waved his sword in the air and shouted loudly: "Charge with me!"
In an instant, the pirates outside the city shouted in unison. The yellow foreheads on their heads stood out in the dark night, and they rushed towards the west of the sea like locusts.
There was still no movement in the city.
When the leader rushed through the doorway, he suddenly reined in his horse.
"Guan Shuai, why don't you leave?"
"There seems to be something wrong..."
"What's wrong?"
"I can't explain it, I just feel that something is not right!"
With that said, the leader wanted to give an order, and the pirates slowly attacked.
But at this moment, a rumble of war drums suddenly came from the top of the city.
Immediately afterwards, many people appeared from the eaves and roofs on both sides of the long street. With the sound of war drums, they did not fire their bows and arrows, but grabbed the bags around them, opened them, and threw them onto the road of the long street.
Sprinkling beans. Not only on both sides of the long street, but also on the city gate. Dozens of soldiers stood up and poured down bags of beans. They were scattered all over the ground and could be seen everywhere.
The round and hard beans are rolling on the ground.
Before the pirates who were charging could figure out what was going on, they fell to the ground one by one.
The leader yelled something bad: "I've been fooled!"
He turned his horse and wanted to leave, but downstairs of the city gate, there were also beans all over the ground.
The war horse Xi Yuyu let out a long hiss and slipped directly to the ground. This was not an ordinary slip. After stepping on the beans and falling, his tibia was bent and he could no longer stand up. The pirate standing outside the city gate saw
The sight of this man flipping over in front of him made him confused.
There is an ambush...
The pirates outside the city yelled, turned around and tried to escape.
Suddenly, he stopped again.
It turned out that a group of people appeared behind them at some point.
He was wearing a black helmet and black armor, all wearing a broadsword and a round shield. He was squatting half-crouched, with the round shield standing on the ground, forming an extremely solid shield wall.
Behind the shield wall, the sword was gleaming and murderous.
As soon as the pirates stopped, they heard someone roaring: "trap!"
Huala, the shield soldier stood up, and at the same time, he turned his body slightly to one side, covered his shoulders with a round shield, and suddenly took a big step forward, with a long clang, and placed it on the round shield.
"Invincible!"
"Invincible..."
One roar after another, in unison, echoed in the night sky.
Although there were only about a hundred people, it gave the pirates a tragic feeling of fighting against thousands of troops.
"Trapped in camp!"
Someone suddenly shouted.
"It's Lu Bu's trap..."
The cries of 'trap' gave the pirates the illusion.
They had raided Guangling many times, and of course they had heard the legend that Lu Bu's most elite men were trapped in the camp.
According to legend, once trapped, no one can defeat him.
Now, are they facing a trap?
Doesn't that mean that there are more trapped camps hidden in the small Haixi City?
The Yellow Turban Army was a rabble; the pirates who emerged from the Yellow Turban Army were in no better condition and were also a rabble.
In an instant, chaos broke out outside Haixi City.
But the sword and shield soldiers, which only had a hundred men, pressed forward step by step.
When the two sides were relieved, someone in the crowd roared: "Enter the formation, shield attack!"
The iron shield was pushed out with great force. A dozen pirates were hit by the iron shield, and their bones and tendons were broken immediately. At the same time, the steel sword was waved, bringing out streaks of blood. These sword and shield soldiers seemed to have no
Any emotional killing machine, every time the knife falls, someone will fall in a pool of blood.
At the same time, the situation in the city became increasingly chaotic.
After the bags of beans tilted down, almost no one could stand in the long street and under the gate.
Cao Peng appeared on the battlement and shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow!"
The beans suddenly stopped becoming clear, and were replaced by crazy arrows like raindrops.
There are people everywhere in the small space.
There is almost no need to aim, just shoot down.
Feng Chao stood beside Cao Peng, firing arrows.
A sharp arrow whizzed away from the string. Downstairs of the city gate, screams continued one after another. One by one, the pirates fell in a pool of blood, unable to fight back at all.
At the same time, groups of people also appeared in the alleys on the long street.
These people were standing at the entrance of the alley, holding steel knives and waving them wildly.
In short, every time a knife falls, someone is bound to be injured. On that long street, blood flows like a river. The beans soaked in blood are more truthful. Every step forward will pay a huge price.
"Use corpses to step on your feet!"
The pirate leader roared.
"Rush forward and you'll be fine."
The pirates suddenly woke up and began to rush forward, stepping on the corpses of their companions.
At this time, if you had the slightest pity, you would definitely be dead on the street. Dozens of pirates finally rushed out from the beans everywhere, but unexpectedly, a group of men came out.
The uniforms of this group of soldiers are different from the shield soldiers outside the city.
All of them had spears in their hands, but behind each of them, they also carried a basket.
Each basket contains five short spears.
A team of ten people stood in the middle of the long street. Seeing the pirates charging towards them, the spearmen in the first row refused to fight and squatted down instead.
The spear in his hand pointed diagonally, not moving at all in the air.
The spearmen in the second row stepped forward, picked up the short spears from the backs of their companions in front, and threw them neatly with their arms raised.
Ten short spears roared through the air and flew out, making a series of dull sounds. The six pirates who rushed forward were pierced by the short spears.
"Spear Throw!"
Pan Zhang appeared behind the crowd, roaring at the top of his lungs.
Spears were thrown one after another, streaks of lightning streaking through the air.
Dozens of pirates fell into a pool of blood in an instant, motionless.
The cold attack is enough to chill many people.
"Stop, stop...we surrender, surrender!"
A few pirates who had just rushed out saw their companions being killed so coldly. As if they had lost their souls, they dropped their weapons and squatted on the ground.
"No surrender, no surrender...just follow me."
The leader brandished his sword and shouted, but without paying attention, he fell to the ground with a thud.
He got up, his face covered in blood, and seeing the defeated pirates, his eyes turned red.
"Where is Xue Zhou? Why hasn't Xue Zhou come to help?"
He shouted, raised his head suddenly, and saw Cao Peng standing on the city gate tower.
He rolled his eyes, turned around and ran towards Chidao, "Kill him, let's kill him... As long as the dog officer is killed, there will still be a glimmer of hope."
Not all the pirates were devastated. After hearing the leader's cry, they immediately followed the leader towards Chidao.
Pu Yangkai stood beside Cao Peng, shaking his head repeatedly and sighing constantly.
"You are stubborn and stubborn! You are stubborn and stubborn!"
"That's why we have to kill them all."
Cao Peng said and waved his hand.
Several strong soldiers immediately grabbed the sacks and came to the end of the road.
Seeing that the pirates were about to rush up, these warriors were not nervous, but actually happy.
They opened the sack and poured out the beans in the bag. The pirate leader who was rushing at the front was caught off guard and guessed the rolling beans at his feet. He fell down and hit his head hard on the ground.
He was immediately beaten to a bloody head.
"Feng Chao, kill him."
Cao Peng gave the order.
Without saying a word, Feng Chao bent his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at the pirate leader who was rolling on the road. When he loosened his fingers, there was a clang of the bowstring.
A ray of cold light flew from the top of the city. The pirate leader had just stood firm while holding on to the wall of Chidao when Toshiya was already in front of him.
puff……
The long arrow pierced the pirate leader's face.
He opened his eyes wide, as if unwilling to give in, he fell down the road and made a "puff" sound when he landed on the ground.