Cao Wei already had a strong army and strong horses, and had gathered all the power of the Xianbei clan. Ke Bineng did not dare to vouch for it, saying that he would definitely be Cao Wei's opponent.
Not to mention that right now, Kebineng has just annexed Bu Dugen's tribe, and the people of the clan have not yet calmed down.
If Cao Wei insisted on standing up for Bu Dugen, Ke Bineng would be really frightened.
Yu Zhutan on the side saw his worry and chuckled,
"Master Shanyu, don't worry."
"Now the rice has been cooked. No matter how displeased Yang Ling is, he will definitely not send troops for Bu Dugen again."
"In my son-in-law's opinion, my father-in-law should prepare a generous gift and send someone to persuade Yang Ling to appease his anger."
"As long as we work hard for a year and a half, after everything stabilizes, we will be qualified to challenge Cao Wei!"
Just as Yu Zhutan said, the destruction of Bu Dugen's department is a foregone conclusion.
There is no deep hatred between Xianbei and Cao Wei. As long as he behaves respectfully, Yang Ling might be able to show his favor!
Thinking of this, Kebi could feel relieved a little.
"Okay, I'll do as you say!"
He can call a few of his men and tell them to prepare gifts.
After everything was done, Kebineng breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the sun rising in the distance, he let out a long sigh,
"Yu Zhutan, my life has been like walking on thin ice. Do you think I can make it to the other side?"
"My father-in-law is wise, mighty, talented and strategic. He is a man blessed by the gods. He will surely lead us Xianbei people to glory!"
Yu Zhutan quickly flattered him.
"I hope so!"
The worry in Ke Bineng's heart still did not dissipate.
…
Luoyang City.
Yang Ling left the three brothers Deng Ai to lead the army, while he took Zhao Yun and others back to the capital to handle government affairs.
The usually quiet Prince Qi's Mansion was now crowded with people.
Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Zhen Yan, Zhen Yao and other dignitaries from Cao Wei gathered in the hall.
When they saw Yang Ling walking in, they all stood up and bowed.
"I have met His Highness King Qi!"
"You don't have to be polite."
Yang Ling smiled and nodded at them. After sitting down, he said,
"Actually, I came to you today because I want to discuss some good things with you."
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other with joy on their faces!
Before Yang Ling arrived, they had sensed that today was unusual.
Regardless of Mi Zhu and others, they were all ministers of Cao Wei, but most of them only had official positions, but in fact they were mainly engaged in business.
Yang Ling invited these people here just to make money!
"May I ask His Highness, King Qi, what a beautiful thing it is?"
Mi Fang had the closest relationship with Yang Ling and couldn't help but ask.
"This matter is simple to say. I intend to establish a new court department and would like to seek your opinions."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was immediately confused.
Ask them how to make money, and they can talk endlessly for two or three hours, no problem.
But if we want to set up a new court department and let them express their opinions, they know nine things out of ten and know nothing!
Besides, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with Yang Ling's so-called good things, right?
Seeing everyone's doubts, Yang Ling laughed and said,
"The department I plan to establish is called the Ministry of Commerce."
"The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for all commercial activities related to Cao Wei."
In any feudal society, in order to maintain rule, the court would always emphasize agriculture and suppress business.
Fortunately, as a time traveler, Yang Ling has a long-term vision and does not suppress businessmen like other people in power. Instead, he strongly encourages business practices.
But even so, the status of merchants in Cao Wei was not high.
However, at this moment, Yang Ling actually planned to set up a special court department to manage business. Why does it sound so magical?
"As long as they pay taxes in accordance with the law, all businessmen have the same status as civilians, and all business activities will be protected by the court."
"Besides that, the most important thing is that Gu intends to establish a chamber of commerce in the name of the Ministry of Commerce."
"If you are interested, you can invest money to participate in the stock."
What Yang Ling said just now surprised everyone.
But this sentence was no less than a cannon, blasting directly into everyone's ears!
The imperial court set up a chamber of commerce specifically to run business?
Isn't this a struggle for the benefit of the people? If word gets out, I'm afraid that those elite celebrities will be scolded to death?
The reason why Yang Ling had such an idea was very simple.
If the current social structure of Cao Wei is not changed, it won't be long before the Wei Dynasty will embark on the old path of land annexation and dynasty collapse!
To prevent this from happening, encouraging business development is the best option.
Developing business can bring endless wealth.
In this way, wealthy noble families such as Mi, Zhen, and Ma would no longer keep an eye on the land and compete with the people for profits.
But there will also be corresponding problems. For example, more and more people will give up farming and choose to do business. Once a natural disaster occurs, it is easy to cause famine.
In addition, the rise of commerce will also endanger the rule of the imperial court!
The former problem is actually easier to solve.
After Yang Ling came to power, he ordered the construction of water conservancy projects and encouraged people to reclaim wasteland. In addition, the policy of allocating land to farmland was implemented smoothly.
Nowadays, the Wei Dynasty has had abundant harvests year after year, the treasury is full, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the population is rising steadily.
Unless there are large-scale natural disasters in consecutive years, a bad harvest in one or two years will never lead to famine.
As for the second problem, Yang Ling had already thought of a solution, which was to use the imperial court to lead commercial development.
In this way, even if there are sprouts of capitalism in the future, the court will be able to control them!
Yang Ling came from time to time, and his knowledge and vision were far beyond those of everyone in the world.
He knew very well that no matter how careful he was, the development of commerce would affect the imperial rule of feudal society.
But he also knew that only when business develops can society progress and national strength be improved.
The humiliation of the Qing Dynasty in history was due to being too arrogant and closed-door to the country, which resulted in a hundred years of dark history!
"I'm willing to invest in stocks!"
"I'll vote too!"
"I would like it too!"
"plus one!"
Although everyone did not know Yang Ling's purpose, this matter was of great benefit to them, so naturally they would not refuse and signed up enthusiastically!
After some discussions, each family injected capital to establish a chamber of commerce.
The imperial court holds 30% of the shares and has an inspection team in the Chamber of Commerce.
The inspection team has the right to understand the operation of the chamber of commerce and raise its own objections.
The remaining families hold varying proportions of shares based on their respective capital contributions, and elect seven speakers to be responsible for the daily operations of the chamber of commerce.
After the big frame was determined, Mi Zhu thought about it and said softly,
"Now that the Chamber of Commerce has been confirmed, I wonder what we will run next?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Yang Ling eagerly.
Yes, their combined investments amount to at least 500 million. They can't just lie there idle, right?
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