Three hundred years ago, when the Jin Dynasty moved to the south, they took with them not only the wealthy families in the north, but also the advanced production technology and farming equipment from the north. This made farming in the south of the Yangtze River suddenly change from slash-and-burn farming to the most advanced farming area in China.
On the contrary, the farming culture in the north has been severely damaged by successive years of war, and it is only now gradually recovering. However, in terms of farming technology, the south has shown a leading momentum. After all, the nomadic people in the north lack management in farming.
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After Yu Wenxian lost his two main agricultural lands, Guanzhong and Central Plains, if he wanted to maintain sufficient food quantity, he had to improve his food production efficiency.
The funny thing is that Li Xingchen has enough technology, but not enough people. This means that the amount of grain produced in the south cannot be compared with that in the north. Therefore, Li Xingchen also hopes that the mutual market between the two sides can make up for it.
Nowadays, the rapid growth of population in Han Dynasty has brought pressure on food demand.
Of course, food is only one of the reasons. In addition, more importantly, there are all kinds of equipment needed in the north, especially equipment for combat. With the birth of gunpowder, the Han Dynasty has begun to gradually focus on
In terms of related weapon research and development, the crossbows and trebuchets developed before are actually no longer considered advanced equipment, so it is not impossible to sell them at reasonable prices to make extra money.
For Li Xinchen, if he wanted to truly compete with Yang Jian, he still needed a large number of horses. However, the northwest fell into Li Xinchen's hands for a short period of time. It was difficult for Li Xinchen to obtain a large number of horses through the northwest in a short period of time.
The cavalry has never been an easy unit to cultivate. After obtaining enough horses, they still need to select manpower and conduct various trainings before they can train an ordinary infantry into a qualified mounted warrior. In this regard, the farming nation has
The natural disadvantage is that for the people on the grasslands, they are originally a people on horseback. They have lived on horseback since childhood, so they naturally do not need additional training.
The formation of a qualified cavalry can take at least one year, and can take up to two or three years. Now Li Xinchen can no longer wait for enough horses to be delivered from the northwest racecourse. By the time the cavalry is well trained, the day lily will be cold, so Li Xinchen must also
Try to get as many war horses as possible from Yu Wenxian.
In fact, this time Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian went north to drive away the Turks for another purpose, which was to occupy more northern horse farms. Especially for Yu Wenxian, who had a large number of Xianbei cavalry under his command, having a horse farm would naturally guarantee
The continuation of this cavalry, otherwise as long as the war horses have no source, then what is the use of having more cavalry?
This mutual trade is obviously a rare opportunity for both parties. And for the two Huaihe Rivers, which have been divided and opposed for hundreds of years, it is also an opportunity to melt the ice.
Of course, the southern merchants who have been gearing up for a long time are also hoping to rush into the broader northern market through this time. You must know that when the south has begun to establish a complete banking system, the government's supervision and control of business and trade will
The level of participation is rising rapidly, which means that there is less and less room for these businessmen to make huge profits or even seek more benefits.
No one is better able to grasp the trends of business and economic development than Li Xinchen, who is completely familiar with the financial operations of later generations. Therefore, in the south, merchants found that they could only move back and forth within the almost seamless rules that Li Xinchen had formulated.
It is no longer possible to seek the opportunity to get rich overnight as before.
But the north is different. Now the north is still almost in the most primitive stage of independent management in business, and it can even be said to be a blank. When these merchants rush into the northern market, they will naturally no longer be restricted by the laws of the Han Dynasty.
However, everyone knows that Li Xingchen planned to use the merchants as gunmen and use them to occupy the grassroots market of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which was equivalent to occupying the lives of the people of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. When the people of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were already accustomed to using goods from the South, and the prices in the South were fair,
When merchants conduct transactions, northern merchants will naturally be attacked and annexed, and lose the support of the grassroots people. Those large and small aristocratic families that are inseparably connected with merchants will be attacked, and the rule of the Northern Zhou Dynasty will naturally become more and more difficult.
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But this itself is a disorderly process and even Li Xinchen himself does not know the outcome. In fact, Li Xinchen himself is not sure how these merchants will make things happen, but at least it will not do any harm to the big man.
Trade is the most important article in the treaty, and the rest include sending envoys to each other, sending annual contributions to each other, etc., which actually puts both sides on an equal footing.
Being able to achieve such results in negotiations with Yu Wenxian actually makes Li Xingchen very satisfied. After all, Li Xingchen does not have the strength to confront Yu Wenxian head-on. At least he can solve the Huainan issue that has been going on for such a long time and revitalize the entire front.
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Xu Shanxin took a deep breath, picked up the pen and wrote down his name, and then handed it to Liu Xiuzheng next to him. Liu Xiuzheng, as the envoy of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, also signed his name, and then Yu Wenxian waved his hand, and the attendant took the
Come over to King Qi’s seal.
This contract is made in two copies. First, it will be stamped with Yu Wenxian's seal nearby, and then it will be quickly sent back to Jiankang Mansion to be stamped with Li Xingchen's seal. Then each party will hold one copy.
Looking at the bright red seal, Xu Shanxin's hand trembled slightly, and then his whole body relaxed.
I wonder how long the peace between the two parties can really last after this peace treaty is signed?
Moreover, since Li Xingchen and Yu Wenxian have confirmed the peace treaty, it means that the big man is about to sharpen his sword and attack Yang Jian.
War should break out soon.
Seeing Xu Shanxin leave quickly with the peace treaty, Yu Wenxian in the meeting hall also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the two sides did not clearly explain it in the peace treaty, even the most tense Lianghuai front line has become a place for trade, so it is
This means that Li Xingchen has acquiesced that both sides now have a common enemy.
"Yang Jian, I want to see how you deal with this situation this time." Yu Wenxian said with a sneer.
Liu Xiuzheng beside him frowned slightly and sighed helplessly.
He had also already expected that it was impossible to avoid all wars in this troubled world. The resolution of a war was just to make way for a more intense war.
Even he himself felt that his ideals were a bit too full.
But reality has always been skinny.
"My dear brother, please stay with me this time." Yu Wenxian said earnestly at this time, "With your help, I will conquer the world like a tiger with even more wings!"