Fields, houses, and working people. After walking all the way, only this place showed a sense of vitality. Wei Qing was a little intoxicated. This place was originally the place of Chu. When Han Xin was renamed King of Chu from King of Qi, Wei Qing was
Being born in the Chu region, he had a natural affinity with Wei Qing, the hometown of Chu State, so when he was desperate, he still chose to come to Hengshan State and stayed there for so many years.
The Jianghuai area is not a good place. It is surrounded by the Huaihe River in the north and the Yangtze River in the south. Floods are common. Although the weather has been good in recent years, it has been flooded more often and many places have changed.
It has become a swamp. Wei Qing and Hou Yong are both from Hengshan, so they naturally know what Jianghuai is like, but what they see now is completely different from what they imagined.
"Welcome to my Jiangsu!" Su Ren stood on the carriage shaft, stretched out his arms, and made a hug. The action was very cool, but it was a pity that the carriage did not give him any dignity. A stone cushioned the carriage, and the carriage suddenly shook.
He threw Su Ren from the car and fell hard into the mud.
The people nearby tried hard to hold back their laughter. Huang Shisan and Man Niu quickly dismounted and pulled Su Ren up from the mud. The robe he had just put on was covered in mud, and even Su Ren's face and head were covered with mud.
Got muddy water.
"Bah!" He spitted several times before spitting the mud and water out of his mouth.
The driver quickly jumped out of the car, knelt down in front of Su Ren and begged for mercy. Huang Shisan pulled the driver up, stared at him and cursed, wishing he could chop him down with a sword.
Su Ren looked at the muddy water all over his body and waved his hand: "I don't blame him, it was my carelessness!"
"Hmph! You're lucky, kid!"
Manniu is an honest person and feels that Su Ren fell from the carriage because Su Ren brought it on himself and the driver should not be blamed. Seeing that Su Ren did not anger the driver, he was completely relieved. He quickly found clothes for Su Ren from inside the carriage.
Then he went to the nearby ditch to fetch water for Su Ren and helped Su Ren clean up.
"If you want to laugh, just laugh. Holding it in won't be good for your health!" While washing his face, he spoke to the guys around him who had almost suffered internal injuries from holding it in.
Wei Qing said: "Sir, you are a real person. This matter was made by you and had nothing to do with the driver. You did a good job in this regard."
"Stop flattering me. What do you think of my Jiangsu?"
"Thanks to the great traffic, the original swamp has become what it is today, sir!"
"It's still flattery, I'll let you give me your opinion!" After washing his face and changing into the clothes that Manniu brought, Su Ren continued: "It looks good, but in fact there are still problems. The most important thing is that the road has not been repaired.
The little rain last night turned the official roads into this state, making it difficult for the people to travel. If you want to get rich, build roads first. This is the truth."
Wei Qing looked at Su Ren in surprise: "Sir, do you always have such shocking words in your mouth? If you want to get rich, build a road first! Hahaha, the King of Qin spent millions of manpower to build the Qin Straight Road, which was indeed effective in resisting the Xiongnu.
It’s very useful.”
"The military purpose is only one of them, the main one is civilian use. Only when people can leave their homes at any time can they purchase the things they need. Merchants can make money, and the people who make things will also make money. Those who provide raw materials can
By selling raw materials, everyone will make money in this circle, and everyone will become rich. When everyone becomes rich, the country will also become rich. When the world becomes rich, the court will also have money. Who do you have to fear when you have money?
"
Su Ren spoke very quickly. Wei Qing couldn't understand it for a while and blinked: "Sir, what you mean is..."
Su Ren smiled and said: "Don't understand? You will understand slowly. Let's go. There will be someone in front to greet you."
Hawking's big black horse ran the fastest. Under Hawking's urging, its hooves fell into the puddles on the road, stirring up mud and water. All the way from Jiangsu City, the big black horse turned into a plum blossom horse, and even Hawking's body was covered with mud.
It's all rubbish.
"Brother...!" Hawking shouted loudly while riding his horse.
Su Ren shook his head and smiled bitterly. Without waiting for the big black horse to stop, Hawking jumped up, flipped a few somersaults in the air quickly, landed firmly on the ground with both feet, and rolled forward again, and he was already in front of Su Ren.
All the soldiers were dumbfounded. As southerners, they had never seen anyone riding a horse so well. He could fly like a horse with practice. Not everyone could practice Hawking's dismounting action.
No matter what, he hugged Su Ren. Now Hawking has reached Su Ren's shoulders. He is tall and thick, and he no longer looks like a child: "Big brother is finally here. He finally came to see us. He has been here for the past few months."
I'm tired of staying in such a quiet place. I have nothing to do all day except killing those crocodiles. Now we have killed those crocodiles to extinction..."
Hawking laughed and spat at the same time as he told Su Ren about their experiences in Jiangsu City. Su Ren just listened with a smile, letting Hawking tell his achievements one by one like a treasure.
At the end of the official road there was another sound of horse hoofbeats. As a guard officer, although Hou Yong knew that those people should be Su Ren's men, he still felt his heart pounding when he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. As the saying goes, horses are in the north and ships are in the south, and the most important thing is,
The Han Dynasty was already short of horses. Even the richest King of Huainan only had 3,000 regular cavalry. However, from the sounds he heard, he could tell that the number of cavalry that came was at least 500. They were a force wherever they were placed.
Not a small amount of power.
When the cavalry appeared, Hou Yong was astonished. Not to mention the people on the horses, the horses were all fat and strong. Although they were not good horses for thousands of miles, they were at least rare good horses. He turned around and looked
After taking a look at his mount, Hou Yong let out a long sigh.
"Why are you so slow?" Hawking greeted Shi Bao and Li Gan with a smile.
Shi Bao chuckled and got off his horse to greet Su Ren. Li Gan sat on the horse and nodded to Su Ren. At this point, it was clear to everyone that he came from a family of military generals and never left his saddle or sword at all times.
Never leave your hands, even if you encounter an emergency, you can respond quickly.
Huo Jin pulled Li Gan off his horse and said, "You didn't even get off your horse when you saw my elder brother. Are you disobeying me, the boss?"
Li Gan scratched his head: "My father once said..."
"Okay, okay, don't go after my father, my father, my father. We all know your father is a general."
Su Ren saw that the clothes he had just changed were messed up by Hawking again, and sighed: "Come here and introduce two people to you. This is Mr. Han Qinghan, and this is General Hou. They are both our own people. From now on
Don’t target them.”
Shi Bao sighed: "Hey! All your hard work has been in vain."
"Are you really ready to take action?"
Huo Jin snorted coldly: "It's all because of this kid's attention. He said that this time the King of Hengshan sent his eldest brother to Huainan, and the people around him were all spies. He asked us to kill them all. Since they are all our own, let's forget it."
When Han Qing and Hou Yong heard this, they looked at each other and both broke out in cold sweat. Only then did they notice that the cavalry who came had stopped within a stone's throw, and no one had dismounted. If Su Renwan said something, this group of people
He immediately became the target of the adult family.
As for Hawking betraying him so quickly, Shi Bao smiled and cupped his hands at Han Qing and Hou Yong: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know he was one of my own."
With these three living treasures, the road was a little less lonely. With five hundred cavalry escorts, Hou Yong immediately felt that his burden was much lighter. Everyone's mood became better, and Liu Ci didn't show off.
The haze was swept away. The sky was blue, as if it had just been washed, and a few fluffy white clouds leisurely glanced from the west to the east.
This is Su Ren's place. In order to resettle the Yue people, Su Ren even coaxed and defrauded the land from the Hengshan Kingdom and the Jiujiang Kingdom. Although it is still being reclaimed, everyone can see that it will not take long before this place becomes
Pieces of fertile farmland. The villages along the way are being built, and the people who are opening up wasteland are working shirtless in the fields. Han Qing once asked Su Ren whether the land here is sold to the Yue people or leased to the Yue people. With the current situation, whether it is
Whether it is selling or renting, people cannot afford it.
Han Qing is a very observant person, and he can see the smiles on the faces of those working hard. It seems that Su Ren has handled this problem very well.
"How's it going? Isn't my Jiangsu good?"
Han Qing nodded approvingly: "So far it's pretty good. I still don't know how Sir made these people so happy."
Su Ren drew a big circle with his hand: "Because these lands are mine, I have made an agreement with them. Within ten years, they will only collect 10% of the rent, and the rest of the harvest will be their own. In ten years, it will be enough."
Let those crawling children grow up."
"Thirty percent? The lowest land tax in our country is 30%. Wouldn't it be possible for sir to do this..."
"Those are those with dark hearts. Don't underestimate 10%. There are more than 200,000 hectares here. How much does it cost in a year? Isn't it scary?" Su Ren looked at the working people and waved to them.
, several stupid young men actually waved towards Su Ren, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the surrounding soldiers.
Han Qing smiled: "It's indeed a lot. Besides, you don't have to pay taxes here for ten years. No matter how much you collect, it all belongs to you."
"That's right! Another point is that when the people have money, there will naturally be more merchants. If there are more merchants, the commercial tax will also increase. According to my estimate, it will take less than five years, even if the 10% is not collected.
Agricultural taxes and commercial taxes can feed the entire Jiangsu people." Su Ren raised his head and looked proud: "Don't look at me with admiration. If you don't believe it, we can take a gamble!"
"Sir, are you planning to do business here? If a businessman pursues profits, how can he engage in loss-making business?"
Su Ren smiled without saying a word and pointed forward. Han Qing quickly turned around and saw the prototype of a city at the end of the official road. A large number of civilians were working in full swing. The city was not very big and looked similar to the smallest county town.
There were no soldiers supervising the construction, and there were no government servants coming and going. Everyone, men, women, old and young, worked hard. Compared with the small city, the thatched houses outside the city were densely packed, and it was infinitely larger than the city. (Unfinished)