Compared with twenty-five years of hard work, it is faster to quickly equip the army and lead the troops to kill. Yang Peng did not tell Wang Mingcheng this. For Wang Mingcheng, replacing the Han people in Liao has become the direction of his life. It is really not easy for a person like Wang Mingcheng, who has been tied to his family for half his life, to find a direction in life. After repeated training, Wang Mingcheng will be able to entrust more important tasks in the future.
This is a good thing for the future development of Tianjing New City. Where there are gains there must be losses, and where there are losses there must be gains. Everything is just a matter of time. Looking at Wang Mingcheng's fleet gradually disappearing on the sea, Yang Peng murmured in a low voice: "You go first, and when the time is right, we will lead our troops and kill them..."
"City Lord!" Zhao Jinxi suddenly appeared behind Yang Peng and bowed to salute. Yang Peng turned around and asked, "What's the matter?" "All the newly naturalized Han people have been packed up. According to your instructions, I asked them to escort some goods and prepare to march to Dagou City at any time." From Tianjing It is a hundred miles away from Xincheng Pier to Dagou City. The trading model in Tianjing New City is still very primitive. In order to clear the trade route from Tianjing Wharf to Dagou City as soon as possible, Yang Peng planned to borrow the hands of Han people from Liao area who were preparing to move to Dagou City to escort the goods to Dagou City.
Anyway, these manpower migrations are idle and can just be used. Perhaps such a trip can inspire a small number of these people to think of traveling businessmen. Perhaps the first batch of local merchants in Tianjing New City were born among this group of people. In short, doing this can be said to be a success. After hearing Zhao Jinxi's report, Yang Peng nodded and said, "Leave this matter to Duan Zhixian, and let her lead the five thousand Tigers and Ben troops and take these people on the road as soon as possible.
After returning to Dagou City, you can hand these people over to Yang Tong and ask him to send people to resettle them. I have always kept the farms around Dagou City just to accommodate this group of people. At the same time, the order was passed down, and all the Han people coming from Liao would be settled around the major cities.
In addition, Xie Tao was summoned here to temporarily act as Dagou Futai. "Zhao Jinxi accepted the order with clasped fists, retreated, and sent his men to carry out Yang Peng's order as soon as possible. After receiving Yang Peng's order, Duan Zhixian did not hesitate and immediately set off on the road with 80,000 newly naturalized Han people. These newly naturalized people The Han people in the boat are completely different from the Han people in Liao who got off the boat three days ago. When they got off the boat, their eyes were lifeless, like walking corpses. At this moment, they are full of energy and full of energy, and their eyes are full of energy. All revealed the light of hope.
Duan Zhixian took away the 5,000 Huben regiment and all the newly naturalized Han citizens. Yang Peng stayed at Tianjing Pier, gathered the remaining 11,000 troops around him, and took over Highbury's military camp stationed at Tianjing Pier. Everything is ready, just waiting for the arrival of Haishan. According to Jin Yiwei's secret instructions, Yang Peng began to reorganize Tianjing Pier with these fifteen days of free time.
Yang Peng first rectified the order at Tianjing Pier. Under the jurisdiction of Highbury, there is almost no order at Tianjing Pier. There is no one to manage the market, no one to collect taxes, and no one to manage the killings. Yang Peng took the lead in letting people take over the entire Tianjing Pier and re-established order on the terminal. The market on the pier was divided into details by Yang Peng. Businessmen from other places can only enter the dock from the east side of the dock, and all goods are stored in the warehouse at the east dock.
Large-scale transactions must be held in the trading hall in the East Pier Temporary City. All goods must be clearly marked with prices, so that merchants can clearly know the price of the goods, compare products, and find the goods they need as soon as possible. The entire transaction process is completed under the supervision of the trading hall. Once the transaction is completed, taxes must be paid in full. The middle part of Tianjing Pier was planned by Yang Peng as a commercial street for rest, dining and entertainment. All businessmen can rest here.
At the same time, the bank was officially renamed from Tianjing Money Bank to Tianjing Xincheng Qianhang Tianjing Wharf Branch. The bank is also located in the middle of this commercial street. A bank guaranteed by Tianjing New City's reputation is far more secure than a bank guaranteed by regional reputation. After figuring out the role of the money bank, the businessmen fell in love with this place. A small number of businessmen, after understanding the nature of money banks, have begun to try depositing money in money banks.
Most businessmen are still waiting and watching. After all, most of these businessmen are foreigners. It is more reassuring to take the money back to their homes instead of storing it in Tianjing New City. Yang Peng understood the mentality of businessmen, so he did not force these people to save money. There are still many days to come! Only when these people truly realize the benefits of money banks and the credibility of money banks is truly established can they be able to save money with confidence.
The large amounts of tax money received every day, truck after truck, were sent to the money bank for storage, which was enough for these merchants to build confidence in the money bank as soon as possible. To the west of the pier, a large open space was planned by Yang Peng as a gathering place for scattered merchants. After paying a certain stall fee here, many people can set up stalls with confidence and boldness. The entire west pier can be said to be the busiest place on the pier, like a big market.
The planning of the pier is completed. Regarding the formulation of commercial laws, Yang Peng slowly took shape in his mind. Yang Peng was afraid that he was not knowledgeable enough, so he dressed up as a small tax collector and wandered around the dock all day long, chatting with businessmen and guests. Learn from their mouths which kind of commercial law is more beneficial, which kind of commercial law is more reasonable, and which kind of commercial law is more fair.
After wandering around for ten days, he also sent his Jin Yiwei to wander around for ten days. When all the information was gathered in front of Yang Peng, there were tens of thousands of them.
Yang Peng invited the manager of the money bank, and the two of them hid in the house. With their respective knowledge, they selected more than 130 feasible commercial laws among tens of thousands of commercial laws.
The commercial law of Tianjing New City was thus established. These more than 130 commercial laws are basically very simple and basic. It is far less detailed than the commercial law of later generations. Even so, these commercial laws also attracted cheers from businessmen after they were announced. In fact, businessmen are a group of people who like to break the law the most; at the same time, they are also a group of people who like the law the most. Breaking the law is to obtain more benefits. They like the law because the law can protect their property.
One hundred and thirty articles of commercial law were unanimously recognized by businessmen and guests. Yang Peng immediately wrote a document and sent the formulated commercial law to Dagou City and Tianjing New City, and asked Lin Qing'er to implement the Tianjing New City area in the name of Prime Minister. With the establishment of commercial law, Tianjing Pier, which was originally a mess caused by Highbury, became organized and full of vitality. Foreign businessmen are also full of confidence in this newly established Tianjing New City.
After the commercial law was established, Yang Peng entrusted all the remaining matters to Xie Tao, the agent of Dagoufufutai who rushed over quickly. For Xie Tao, a fan of officials, he was extremely happy to be able to control the power of a whole government all of a sudden. Even though he was driving fast for days, Xie Tao didn't feel tired. After arriving at Tianjing Pier, we immediately got into work mode. Yang Peng successfully became the hands-off shopkeeper.
In a blink of an eye, the fifteenth day has passed. While Yang Peng was having a drink in the small courtyard where he temporarily settled, Zhao Jinxi hurriedly came to report. Most of them are macro-level regulations. For example, there is only one simple sentence regarding the regulations regarding businessmen. The private property of a businessman is sacred and inviolable. Foreign businessmen, as long as they pay taxes in accordance with tax laws, enjoy the same rights as citizens of Tianjing New City. This is the law.
Another part of Tianjing New City's laws is the expansion law. On the basis of the Basic Law, more detailed laws have been formulated. It specified that it was illegal to do anything... The expanded law was rapidly spread and issued.
Local people from various places also immediately organized and gathered together to listen to the old Confucian scholars teach them the laws of Tianjing New City. For a time, Tianjing New City fell into an environment of working and studying the Fa at the same time. Yang Peng was also in a temporary courtyard at Tianjing Pier, carefully watching the expansion method rushed from Dagou City.
After reading it carefully, if you encounter something that is unreasonable, use a red pen to make a cross on it. If you encounter something that needs to be discussed, just draw a circle on it. The law is a very strict thing and cannot tolerate any carelessness. Yang Peng must treat it with caution.
"Deng, Deng, Deng..." A rush of footsteps sounded in Yang Peng's ears. Yang Peng frowned and said displeased: "Zhao Jinxi, you are the calmest on weekdays. Why are you so flustered today?" Now Zhao Jinxi, temporarily He commanded the Jin Yiwei. Since the Jin Yiwei was Zhang Yan's old department and had many things to do on weekdays, Zhao Jinxi usually wore the Jin Yiwei's exclusive armor and sat in the Jin Yiwei.
Jin Yiwei quickly walked up to Yang Peng, clasped his fists and said: "To inform the city lord, according to the news from my subordinates, the temporary Dagou Mansion Yamen was surrounded by a group of people..." Yang Peng put down the expansion method in his hand, Somewhat unbelievable, "Who is so bold as to openly besiege the government office, the people of Shanhaizhai? The people of Jinyiwei?" Zhao Jinxi shook his head and said: "No, they are a group of businessmen. What is the specific purpose? My subordinates are still investigating. "
Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully, "If the businessmen dare to gather a crowd to besiege the government office, it must be something big. Since you don't know what happened yet, send someone to watch carefully and report as soon as there is news. In addition, dispatch some more The people and horses secretly protect the people of Dagou Mansion. Now is the time for the government to employ people, and there is no way to lose anything."
Zhao Jinxi clasped his fists and said, "I'll do it now." As soon as Zhao Jinxi left, Yang Peng summoned the messenger and ordered him to go to the Yamen of Dagou Mansion to send a message to Xie Tao. Yang Peng lives not far from the Dagou Mansion Yamen. The messengers rushed to the Dagou Mansion Yamen. Seeing that the front door was blocked, they entered through the back door, and then informed Xie Tao, who was in a hurry, about Yang Peng's summons. When Xie Tao heard Yang Peng's summons, he was very nervous. After carefully putting on his official uniform, he rushed to the small courtyard where Yang Peng was.
As soon as he entered the door, Xie Tao hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Tao, to see the city lord." Yang Peng lay lazily on the chair, waved his hands and said, "No need to be polite, just find a place to sit down." Xie Tao was frightened. He said: "I don't dare..." Yang Peng sat up slowly, stared at Xie Tao, and asked doubtfully: "Are you nervous? Why are you nervous?"
Xie Tao immediately became frightened, lowered his head, clasped his fists and shouted: "I have betrayed the great trust of the city lord. I just took office, and someone blocked the Yamen." Yang Peng was stunned when he heard this, and smiled: "I don't blame you for this. A year and a half ago, you were just a humble official. In just one and a half years, you have surpassed the county magistrate and the prefectural magistrate, all the way to the position equivalent to the magistrate. Others need decades of hard work, but you only experienced it for a year and a half. . In terms of experience and political skills, it is inevitable that there will be some deficiencies. Therefore, it is understandable that you made some mistakes in doing things."
Hearing Yang Peng's comforting words, Xie Tao's nervous mood relaxed a lot. He clasped his fists and said gratefully: "The city lord has been kind to me, and now he has entrusted me with important tasks. I am lacking in the ability to govern myself. Go back. From now on, you must study diligently and strive to become a useful person to the king as soon as possible." Yang Peng asked Xie Tao to sit down, and Xie Tao did not refuse and sat down under Yang Peng. Yang Peng said: "The way of doing politics is not difficult to say, but it is not easy to say that it is simple. It is impossible to truly understand the way of doing politics by relying on books alone.
In fact, learning is only secondary. What you learn are some methods and strategies, and what you improve is wisdom. But the real way to govern lies among the people. In normal times, you should go out more often and communicate more with the people of Dagou Mansion and the merchants passing by. "Understand the deepest needs of the people and businessmen." Likewise, you must rationally judge their needs, which ones are really beneficial to everyone, and which ones are private messages.
If things go on like this, you will know what the people in Dagou Mansion need. You just need to think of ways to help them solve their problems. If you want to be a good official, you must position yourself correctly. This country is like a big restaurant, the emperor is like the boss, the prime minister is like the shopkeeper, the officials in Dagou City are like the chefs, and you officials outside are like the waiters.
But in this restaurant, the real guests are the common people. do you understand? "Yang Peng's voice was ordinary. But his words were like surging waves, overturning Xie Tao's inner worldview that had existed for more than 20 years.
"City Lord...City Lord..." "Gudu..." "City Lord, are you kidding me? According to you, we officials, even the royal family, are all serving the people?"
Yang Peng spread his hands, "What else?" Xie Tao gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "It's impossible. The official is the official, who is born to be taller than the common people. We are people who help the common people make decisions, not serve. For the common people.”
Yang Peng shook his head and smiled, "If there were no common people in this world, who would you stand tall in front of? Also, is there a difference between helping the common people make decisions and serving the common people? In my opinion, it's just a different name." "This... ..." Xie Tao wanted to refute, wanted to refute loudly.
He wanted to tell Yang Peng that in the Song Dynasty, officials were the masters of people. The common people are just lowly people digging in the fields. However, he did not dare to say this. Because once he said it, he violated Article 2 of the Basic Law of Tianjing New City. All people are born equal, regardless of high or low. Seeing Xie Tao's silence, Yang Peng did not continue to pursue him to discuss the problem. Yang Peng sipped the tea on the table. After Xie Tao calmed down, he continued to speak, "We talked just now and almost missed the business. I sent you here this time just to find out that the man at Tianjing Wharf is a businessman. Besieged at the gate of the government office, what is going on?"
Xie Tao clasped his fists and said, "I was about to report this matter to the king. A few days ago, Your Majesty, Mr. Wang, replaced many Han people from the Liao area and transported them back to our Tianjing New City. These Han people from the Liao area have entered our After Tianjing New City, they received generous gifts from the city lord. After these businessmen saw it, they had some ideas in their hearts..." "What ideas?" Xie Tao pondered: "First, the businessmen ran to the Yamen to ask , they want to join Tianjing Xincheng, but they don’t know what the conditions are. Will they get 111 acres of fertile land like the Han people in Liaoning?
Secondly, the businessmen discovered a business opportunity through Lord Wang's affairs. They wanted to transport the grain from Tianjing New City to Liao, exchange it for some Han people from Liao, and then transport it back. They want to know whether Tianjing New City has any intention to acquire these Han people. Yang Peng tapped his eyebrows with his index finger, thinking, "It's a very smart plan..." "How do you say it?" "Xie Tao was confused. Yang Peng smiled and said: "First of all, in the current era, most businessmen exist in the form of families. Those who can go abroad to do business will have a larger family industry and a more populous population.
If they select thousands of people at home, settle in our Tianjing New City, and join the Tianjing New City household registration. One hundred and eleven acres of fertile land were obtained. Then the fertile land in their hands can quickly accumulate thousands of acres. Secondly, it is well known that Liao is short of food. When they transported grain to Liao, they could easily exchange it for the corresponding Han people in Liao. These Han people were saved from the pit of fire by them, so they naturally obeyed their orders.
At that time, these Han people were rewarded with land, but in the end they became the pockets of these businessmen. The merchants not only made money from the Han people in Liao land by selling themselves, but also made money from their land. This is simply a plan that kills two birds with one stone. Hearing this, Xie Tao gritted his teeth and said, "These businessmen are so cunning. We should find a way to thwart their schemes." "
Yang Peng slowly shook his head, "They didn't steal or rob, they made money based on their ability and intelligence, and the earnings were reasonable. According to our laws in Tianjing New City, as long as people pay enough business taxes, we will still protect them." Xie Tao Reluctantly said: "How can this be unreasonable? Are you just going to watch them make a lot of money?" Yang Peng smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry, don't you haven't promised them yet? They haven't made any money yet?" Xie Tao said in a deep voice. : "But judging from the city lord's intentions, my subordinates seem to have the idea of agreeing to them."
"Have you seen this?" "City Lord, please stop making fun of me." Yang Peng narrowed his eyes and whispered: "There must be no way to stop this matter. With these businessmen joining, Wang Mingcheng's The pressure will be lighter. Moreover, the number of citizens in our Tianjing New City can also be expanded rapidly.
Not only can this not be stopped, but it can also be encouraged. It's just that the small trick they came up with, similar to land annexation, should be restrained. Um……"
Yang Peng lowered his head and began to think deeply. How to restrict the land annexation that businessmen secretly plan without suppressing their enthusiasm?
Yang Peng thought about it for a long time, a long time... Suddenly, he raised his head, with a smile on his face. "The city lord has a solution?" Xie Tao has been waiting beside Yang Peng. Seeing the expression on Yang Peng's face, he knew that Yang Peng must have a solution. Yang Peng smiled happily and said: "It's not a clever method. Their conditions can be agreed to, but the Han people brought back from the Liao area cannot be exchanged for gold and silver. They can only be handed over to the government. In return, we can give them Certain business tax exemptions..."
"Can the commercial tax reduction be thwarted in their plans?" Xie Tao was a little stunned, "Why do you think this is boosting their prestige?" Yang Peng chuckled and said, "Use your brain, Han people in Liao. In the form of tax replacement, they were recruited by the government. Then these people were from the government and had nothing to do with the businessmen.
At that time, the settled merchant families and the Han people in Liao will be separated. One is placed to the south and the other is placed to the north. Their conspiracy can be easily foiled. Xie Tao complimented: "The city lord's method is superb. In this way, the problem of land annexation can indeed be avoided." "Yang Peng sighed: "To be honest, I don't care about land annexation. However, land annexation was an inherent custom in the Song Dynasty. Along with this trend, there is another trend. It's just that the people of the Song Dynasty liked to eat and occupy more in their own homes, but they had no pioneering spirit at all.
The vast land is vast and vast, and these lands are all at our disposal and we cannot rest on our laurels. "The truth stated by Yang Peng was simple, but Xie Tao could never turn the corner in his head. In the end, Yang Peng simply asked Xie Tao to do as he said without asking any questions. Yang Peng stayed at Tianjing Pier for more than three days. In August, he gave Xie Tao detailed instructions on the development of Tianjing Pier. Yang Peng had high hopes for Tianjing Pier and even the entire Dagou Mansion.
A coastal commercial city with a unique geographical location and generous policy support. I believe that Tianjing Wharf will prosper rapidly in a short period of time. At the same time, it can also drive the commercial development of the entire Tianjing New City and quickly enhance the strength of Tianjing New City.
Yang Peng has already set the basic tone for the future development of Tianjing Terminal for Xie Tao. Xie Tao is not allowed to do too much, he only needs to complete it step by step according to the plan formulated by Yang Peng. After settling down at Tianjing Pier, Yang Peng embarked on his return journey to Tianjing New City.
However, Yang Peng did not rush all the way back to Tianjing City. Instead, he detoured more than a thousand miles along the east line of Tianjing New City and carefully inspected the development of the eastern part of Tianjing New City. The court in Tianjing New City encouraged farming, coupled with its superior geographical location and the introduction of some advanced agricultural tools improved by Yang Peng. The grain output in the fields of people in Tianjing New City is increasing steadily.
Among them, there are some farms or cities with Han nationality, and the grain output in the fields is even more numerous. In just two grain-producing seasons, the grain produced in the eastern part of Tianjing New City alone was enough to feed the people of Tianjing New City for a year, and the remaining grain was enough to be sold to the Song Dynasty. Coupled with the high yield of corn, the yield per acre is nearly three thousand kilograms. Standing on the ridge of the farmland, Yang Peng picked a rice ear casually, looked at the vast fields, and couldn't help but sigh.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
