"Master, this family has a lot of cattle and sheep. If we really want to buy them, we don't have enough money." Chen Yun said in a low voice, "But if we want to use the seal, this amount is actually too small."
Chen Xi's Zhuye Township seals were all for large sums of money, and they were basically never printed on these bills of 100,000 each. Although it can be used if printed, it is better not to do it if possible.
"This is a bit embarrassing. Forget it, I'll make a small one and see if he can get more." Chen Xi said with a smile, "Speaking of which, a note of one million dollars is stamped with the title of Marquis of Zhuye Township. There are very few seals, especially after unification.”
Chen Yun nodded and prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone. After filling in the content, Chen Xi began to stamp it with a seal, and soon a note worth one million was produced.
"Write down the amount. You will need to settle the account when you get back. Oh, it's really a headache. I'll go back and transfer these cattle and sheep to a nearby pasture and ask them to issue a receipt and send them to Jizhou together next time. , we can just get it from Yecheng, Jizhou, and we can make a small profit." Chen Xi said with a smile.
If this kind of operation is really to be said, it is actually an illegal operation. It is a way to bring in private goods, and it is a method that the government has always cracked down on. However, if Chen Xi is only using it to settle accounts and not take advantage of the country, it doesn't matter. .
"But I remember that the price of the Northern Xinjiang Ranch is actually lower than these. If you rely on it like this, from a practical point of view, you should be losing money." Chen Yun put her index finger on her lips and said thoughtfully. After all, As a personal maid, she has access to far more things than others.
"If you tell it from your perspective, it is true, but in fact the two price lines are not linked, and you will not lose money. In fact, many large-scale livestock transactions are actually done by the official backend, and the prices are not lower than others. No matter how much, they are all affordable, and maintaining price balance is also one of social responsibilities." Chen Xi smiled like a gangster.
To put it simply, it is possible to lower the prices of these animal husbandry outputs by relying on scale, but Chen Xi kept the prices at the prices of animal husbandry outputs in agricultural areas, semi-agricultural areas, and semi-pastoral areas. As for the price difference above, of course it is The profits are harvested.
Of course, Chen Xi's reasons are very good. Such a price can ensure that the lives of people in farming and pastoral areas will not be overwhelmed by large ranches. Yes, they are so considerate and caring for the people. By the way, there are also some subsidies for breeding cattle, breeding horses, and breeding sheep.
"Is that so?" Chen Yun actually couldn't understand the difference. Although she often accompanied Chen Xi, she could actually hear the teasing meaning in Chen Xi's words. What's more, Chen Xi's laughter this time was full of laughter. means something else.
"But Master, your look and smile are full of the joy of selling someone else and having someone else count the money for you." Chen Yun scratched her cheek and said with embarrassment.
"You." Chen Xi waved his hand and suppressed his smile. He did what he loved most and enriched the people when the country was strong. More importantly, the method he used was quite rogue. Unfortunately, no one You can share this feeling of teasing the world with yourself.
"Do you think there is any difference between this place and our village where villages are merged together?" Chen Xi smiled and changed the topic.
"It seems that there is no obvious difference anymore." Chen Yun thought about it and said that the people here are actually no different from the Han people.
"Yes, there is no difference anymore." Chen Xi sighed, "These people are just like our people over there. They have the simplicity of relying on their own labor to obtain a better life, and they also have the cunning of ordinary people. In fact, there is no difference between them."
"Perhaps they were once Wuhuan and Xianbei people, but they are actually Han people now. They have no writing and no civilization. They learn Chinese, plant pastures, and raise cattle and sheep. In fact, they have almost become a farming people. ." Chen Xi said with a smile, "Education is indeed useful, and from a certain perspective, it is really effective. After two generations, their descendants will become ordinary people who are no different from the people in the Central Plains."
Chen Yun was confused. Why did the head of the house tell him these things? Isn't his purpose not to pack some pens, inks, paper and inkstones for the head of the house? Isn't it to warm the head of the house's bed when necessary? If he is too advanced, it is really meaningless. .
"Actually, among what the other party said before, what impressed me the most was actually the sentence, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't survive, who would fight with you?" Chen Xi sighed. Over the years, Chen Xi really hasn't thought about why the barbarians in the north We must fight against the Han Dynasty.
A dynasty like the Han Dynasty, which was so tough on the outside world that it had no friends, was not a dynasty like the Song Dynasty, which was a noob to foreign countries. If the Song Dynasty could successfully defend and have a winning rate of about 70%, then the Han Dynasty would probably have failed in all defensive operations since Emperor Wu. It's single digits, and other times it's mostly to beat people up.
Under such circumstances, how serious are the barbarians in northern Xinjiang to go south? If someone is not desperate and has a sick mind, they risk more than 90% of the chance of defeat to fight against monsters like the Han Dynasty.
I have no choice but to take this road because I can no longer survive. The world is like this, so what can I do?
"Actually, if you think about it carefully, except for the Xiongnu, the barbarians in the north of the Han Dynasty are actually the targets of beatings when facing the Han Dynasty. In many cases, one state governor is enough to chase them to death, but even so , when they have no choice, they can only go south." Chen Xi said sadly, "And most of them probably really have no choice."
Chen Yun listened quietly to Chen Xi's narration. She also somewhat agreed with Chen Xi's statement. If the Hu people could really survive, how many of them would be willing to face the unbeatable Han Dynasty?
"Let the officials speak out and recruit northern barbarians to build ranches. Those who are willing to sign a contract for more than ten years will be given the qualification to settle in the north after the time is up, and the next generation will be given household registration." Chen Xi said slowly after a while, " It’s not the same thing to be so noisy all the time. The north still needs stability, and it’s better to build more pastures if that’s not possible.”
"Yes, head of the family." Chen Yun nodded and began to describe the current situation in the north instead of Chen Xi, and then focused on Chen Xi's request.
"When you get to the next post station, send this thing back to Chang'an and let those people discuss it. I'm afraid there are hundreds of thousands of barbarians in the north. Just leave it alone. It's more or less unhuman. Let's do it on both sides. , let the governor of Youzhou take action, it is too dangerous to capture prisoners like this." Chen Xi turned to Chen Yun and warned him a few words.
There are only a few hundred thousand Hu people, but they are all Hu people who can raise horses, cattle and sheep, and the prices are not high. If these people from the north capture and sell slaves, I am afraid that many of them will be lost, or Use a reliable method, and not everyone has ambitions.
"Well, tell Jia Wenhe and let him think of a way. Let the astronomical researchers see if there will be heavy snow in the north this year. I have covered many areas in northern Xinjiang in the past few years. Could it be that these people are all I can survive these few years relying on my talent." Chen Xi thought for a while and prepared to use a reliable method to force the barbarians out of Northern Xinjiang.
As for the so-called reliable method, there was a heavy snowstorm at that time. In every corner of northern Xinjiang, even the barbarians hiding in the ravines had to come out. Unless they wanted to die, then the officers and soldiers would march to the Great Wall. , didn’t you catch all of them in an instant?
"If you think about it carefully, it's very possible. Your family's head and I may have been exploited by these non-citizens for several years. It's fine if I don't pay taxes. Now Liangzhou people and Qiang people don't pay taxes, but even citizens None, it is too much to take advantage of the people." Chen Xi said very unhappy, "This year I will close the state-owned livestock farms and move them back."
In fact, Chen Xi's guess was not wrong. The current Hu people in Northern Xinjiang can survive these years of winter all because of Chen Xi's mental talent. The state-owned ranch Chen Xi opened in Northern Xinjiang, in order to avoid heavy snowstorms in winter When covered by pasture, it will take the initiative to protect, and this kind of protection is not very accurate. It is very normal to be tens of kilometers long.
After all, this kind of super-large state-owned ranch is very well enclosed, basically based on nearly a hundred miles of grassland. Only in this way can the advantages of the grassland be maximized.
Naturally, Chen Xi's simple and crude way of using his spiritual talent gave the Hu people in northern Xinjiang a way to survive during the heavy snowstorm without having to go south. Although living was still painful, at least they did not need to be buried under two or three meters of ice and snow. Among them, he froze to death.
This is also the reason why the Hu people have grown rapidly in recent years. Many Hu people leaders even think that this is a blessing from the gods. They feel that the large pastures in northern Xinjiang occupy the best land in the north for them, and even occupy the land that their gods should have Blessings given to them.
It's just that these large state-owned ranches run by Chen Xi are all large-scale state-owned enterprises that integrate agriculture and animal husbandry, with field soldiers and construction corps. Those barbarians who think that the Han Dynasty has invaded their best areas have to be tough even if they talk hard. Weigh and measure your own combat effectiveness.
In addition, the pastoral areas of northern Xinjiang are indeed very cold in winter. They stay in winter early. The distance between the pastures and the Hu people is only a few dozen miles, but the two sides have never communicated with each other.
Chen Xi didn't think about it before, but now that he understands it, he feels a little unhappy. Taking advantage of me, Chen Xi, and causing trouble for the Han Dynasty, I think you don't want to live this year.
I haven’t said anything about moving inland. Move all the large ranches to the south of the Great Wall this year. Stop interfering with the northern celestial phenomena after October. Then it’s best to send some wise men to increase the blizzard and force the barbarians to go south to solve the problem. .
"It's done, leave the rest to Jia Wenhe to polish it." Chen Xi clapped his hands and said with a proud look on his face. Capture prisoners and sell them for money? These are all people who have stolen the benefits of me, Chen Xi, let me catch them all in one go!
