The carriage passed through Bingzhou, summoned the high officials to stay for a day, and then continued eastward. Instead of going to Yecheng in Jizhou, it went directly to its destination, Jixian County.
Tian Jing, the governor of Jizhou and Youzhou, had already received the news and sent a large number of cavalry to protect him. When he received the news that Zhang Xiu was passing by Jizhou, he immediately came to greet him with several relevant officials. At the same time, Wuhuan Tadun, who had already surrendered, also received the news and came early to welcome Zhang Xiu's arrival.
He came all the way here, of course, for a purpose.
After understanding Zhang Xiu's policy towards foreigners, he knew that the possibility of retaining military power was almost zero, so he simply gave it up. There was no need to make Zhang Xiu and himself unhappy, so he just handed it over generously. Of course, this generous handing over comes with some conditions, namely salt.
Youzhou is close to the sea and is a rich source of salt.
Salt is something related to people's livelihood and a daily necessity. If he can hand over the salt property rights of Youzhou and Jizhou into his own hands, then he can also gain economic power through the salt business. After all, if you have money, you have power!
Tian Jing was very happy for the emperor's arrival. He is the highest-ranking official under Jia Xu, and the highest-ranking official among the entire Xiliang people besides Jia Xu. He can hand over the newly conquered Jizhou and Youzhou states to him, which shows that Zhang Xiu has great interest in His respect and trust.
This made him feel honored, which made him high-spirited and full of energy.
In just a few months, in the key area of Jizhou, with the cooperation of Shenpei, Tian Feng and Zhen Yu, the national policy was implemented with great success. Many nobles had already given up their land and became large grain storage households. However, there are still several large households that are still stubbornly resisting the implementation of the national policy.
"Our square formation is to draw a batch, pull a batch, and release a batch," Zhang Xiu looked at Tian Jing, who was a little thin, and said in a gentle voice, "Since we have pulled a batch, released a batch, let's A group of people should be beaten. Among these stubbornly resisting nobles, who is struggling the most?"
Tian Jing said without hesitation: "It's the Sun family. The Sun family has been a big family in Julu for hundreds of years. When Yuan Shao was in Jizhou, dozens of people from the Sun family including Sun and his wife were the masterminds. They alerted the government and were killed by Dong Zhao. The Sun family This was the ups and downs. Later, Cao Cao took control of Jizhou, and the Sun family strongly supported it. Now that Cao Wei was defeated, the Sun family came out to resist my national policy of Dajing."
Zhang Xiu asked: "Is there anyone from the Sun family who is an official in Cao Wei?"
Tian Jing: "Sun Li, the eldest son of the Sun couple, was originally an official in Julu. After Cao Wei was defeated and retreated, he abandoned his official position at home."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Let it go for now. After I see Jixian, I will come to deal with these rebellious nobles. I want to see how capable they are!"
Then he looked at Ta Dun and said with a smile: "Ta Dun! You were originally the leader of the Wuhuan tribe. According to Dajing's system, foreign tribes cannot have leaders, only Dajing officials. I will make you the Marquis of Liucheng. Are you willing? ?”
Tadun: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
"Well... your Wuhuan cavalry is famous all over the world. I have heard about it for a long time. Now that the Wuhuan cavalry is incorporated into the Dajing cavalry, what do you think?" Zhang Xiu's words were a test for him.
Today, Wuhuan has been taken over by Dajing, and the welfare policy has begun to be gradually implemented. The people of Wuhuan have been distributed to the land, and the people's hearts have turned towards Dajing. If he still insists on seeking military power, then don't blame yourself for being rude. .
After a while, he could still find someone else from the Wuhuan tribe to take his place.
Tadun had already thought about it clearly and said, "I am already a member of Dajing, so naturally I have to do things according to Dajing's rules. However, Your Majesty, I want to let go of military power and manage some business matters."
"oh?"
A smile appeared on Zhang Xiu's lips. As long as he let go of his military power, everything would be easy, "Did Marquis Liu Cheng take a fancy to that piece of fat?"
Tadun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you know that Youzhou is incomparable to Jizhou. Jizhou has thousands of miles of fertile fields, while Youzhou is mostly mountains and rivers, but it is close to the coast and has very rich salt products."
"Okay!"
Zhang Xiu laughed: "You, Marquis of Liucheng, are really cruel. You value my salt production. Well... salt is people's livelihood and is also a key tax for the court. So, I allow you to intervene in the salt production, but You must pay 80% of the tax to the court every year, and the rest is yours."
Leaving him 20% is already considered an extra mercy.
You know, the court can collect nearly tens of millions of silver taels in salt tax every year. The land of Youzhou can also collect several hundred taels of salt tax every year. Calculated at 80%, he can get twenty or thirty taels. The income of ten thousand taels is not bad.
Tadun originally wanted 30%, but he did not dare to refute Zhang Xiu's decision, so he replied: "Thank you for the gift, Your Majesty. I am willing to pay 80% of the tax for the court."
"Very good!" Zhang Xiu nodded with satisfaction, "You can handle the rest of the matter with Governor Tian."
After explaining these things, Zhang Xiu led them to Jixian County.
Ji County.
It was originally a silent county town, but after being nominated by Zhang Xiu, it instantly became a famous city. The population in the city suddenly began to increase, especially many powerful people. They heard from the grapevine that Dajing was going to make Jixian the capital. Later, everyone saw the business opportunities and invested money to buy houses in Jixian County.
For a time, the price of houses in Jixian County soared.
Originally, only 10,000 Dajing Tongbao could buy a house, but now it has soared to 70,000 yuan. In just a few months, the price has increased seven times, and the growth momentum is very strong. Rich businessmen from all over the country have Come and prepare to buy a house. Just kidding, after becoming the national capital, housing prices will further increase.
When Zhang Xiu and his party arrived at the outskirts of Jixian County, they saw all kinds of people crowding at the gate of Jixian County. Its prosperity was close to that of Chang'an in a short time.
Zhang Xiu is naturally aware of the situation here, but he cannot stop it forcefully. He just needs to ensure that no forced buying or selling occurs. Otherwise, he will be dealt with strictly. After all, this is the future Kyoto.
Zhang Xiu saw the situation at the gate of the city and said with a smile: "This country has not moved here yet, but this posture is quite good."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "There is no business without profit. The profits here are huge, they must be working hard!"
Zhang Xiu smiled: "Come on, let's go in and have a look."
It was noon at this time, and the city of Jixian was crowded with people, speaking with accents from various places. From these noisy accents, Zhang Xiu actually heard the accents of Liangzhou and even the aliens from the Western Regions. This was a bit exaggerated.
"How come there are still voices from the Western Regions?" Zhang Xiu was surprised.
Tian Jing explained with a smile: "The people in Dajing can move freely without geographical restrictions. People from other places also heard about this and came to join in the fun. This matter is still brewing. When it is completely spread, I’m afraid there will be more people here.”
Zhuge Liang asked: "The more it is like this, the more it will reflect the strength of Dajing."
Everyone nodded.
