Several people felt strange.
Which city now has no walls or gates? Even this has become a landmark building of the city.
Especially when there is an invasion from outside, the city wall is the last barrier.
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "It's very simple, our Yinzhou cannot be so small!"
Several people were moved.
Liu Zheng's words were so bold and bold that he swallowed mountains and rivers with anger. Even Zheng Yueru, who didn't talk to him along the way, couldn't help but look at him with stars in her eyes again. I just feel that Liu Zheng has a leader's temperament at this time. The indifferent smile on his face and the perseverance in his eyes make people look so fascinated.
In fact, Liu Zheng had his own considerations regarding the city wall, or fortress.
In later generations, there was such an argument. A ruler will build a solid fortress only if he fears his people more than he fears outsiders. But if you fear outsiders instead of your own people, you will destroy the stronghold. Building a fortress regardless of the situation may bring unimaginable disaster to yourself. Therefore, preventing people from hating you is the best fortress. If the people hate you, outsiders will help them once they take up arms.
At that time, the fortress has become an existence that imprisons you.
Especially in today's situation, the Marquis of Yinyang Prefecture... Then why not simply combine Yinzhou and Yang Prefecture into one and build a super city? Completely destroy the barrier between the two cities and let the people in both places become our own. From now on, there will be no distinction between Yinzhou and Yangzhou, but Yinyang!
That kind of enjoyment is what Liu Zheng wants.
Liu Zheng's idea is that Yangzhou has a city wall, which is enough!
Yinzhou doesn’t need it! Even if possible, as his territory expands, he still only needs one city wall! No matter how big the territory is, the scope of the city wall will also expand with the territory, and within his own territory, he does not need such things that are not conducive to the unity of his people.
"good!"
Liu Dahao laughed loudly: "Destroy!"
Everyone immediately understood what Liu Zheng meant, and then they realized that Liu Zheng had a grand plan.
"how?"
Liu Zheng looked at Zheng Yueru.
The latter looked at him with a big red face, glared at him fiercely, and rode into Yinzhou City.
Today's county governor's office has been upgraded to a state governor's office.
As soon as Liu Zheng came back, Liang Erfu rushed over happily to report on the spring plowing. During the days when Liu Zheng entered Liangzhou, the cultivation of sweet potato seedlings was surprisingly smooth. Liang Erfu took the lead and actually cultivated seedlings that could be used to plant sweet potatoes in thousands of acres of fertile land. The Yinzhou plows have also been distributed, and they are only waiting for February 2, the day when the dragon raises its head. Once the city wall was demolished, the peasants and people in Yinzhou and Yangzhou could move around more without any hindrance. The people admired this even more, knowing that they had met the Ming Lord.
Liu Zheng was overjoyed.
In addition, the recruitment work has not stopped, and now the number of formal soldiers in Yinzhou Prefecture has reached 20,000! Including the Yangzhou soldiers, the Yinyang soldiers already number 30,000!
With these 30,000 soldiers, plus the defenses of Yangzhou City, even if 100,000 soldiers from Liangzhou came over, Liu Zheng would still dare to fight them! This is why Chen Ping did not dare to come and embarrass them when the Liu family and his son returned to Yinzhou.
And Zheng Yueru, in the past few days, has also begun to contact the Baiya Army. The products of the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce not only flow into Liangzhou individually, but are then shipped to the whole country. This time, the channels for the Baiya Army have been opened. This concept can It’s different...
The Baiya Army is comparable to Liangzhou Prefecture. The Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce cooperates with them to reduce entry taxes and bridge taxes. In this way, profits will increase.
Everything is developing in a good direction.
As a result, it will soon be February 2nd. Spring plowing is busy,
Liu Zheng thought that his salt-making business could really start.
"Sir, where are you going today?"
Once again, Liu Zheng lamented that there were not enough talents around him. Now, Zheng Yueru is busy with the Chamber of Commerce, Qin Changfeng is busy training soldiers, and Jiang Xuan, that kid, has been obsessed with training his "special agent team" recently. No one was seen. Liang Erfu was busy with spring plowing, and Wei Tiezhu was busy making various goods in the Shen Workshop.
So when Liu Zheng came out today, he could only pull Shen Xing over.
Liu Zheng smiled slightly: "Do something big."
Shen Xing chuckled and said, "What the young master did, in Shen Xing's opinion, is a big deal!"
Liu Zheng asked curiously: "How come Shen Xing is already flattering me after not seeing you for a few days?"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
While riding the horse, Liu Zheng asked Shen Xing: "Now that the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce is gradually stabilizing, does Shen Xing think that the agricultural tax can be paid?"
Shen Xing cheered up. He was the chief historian and knew the accounts very clearly. He thought about it carefully and said, "After my calculation, it just balances! Young Master, the most important thing in the world's plan is agricultural tax. This has nothing to do with harvest, but In the hearts of the people!”
Liu Zheng laughed loudly, he knew what Shen Xing meant. This agricultural tax is not only the largest source of revenue for the government, but the key is to control the hearts of the people. This is what I said before, an empire of two taels of silver!
Since ancient times, no one has dared to really liberalize agricultural taxes. They are just worried that these farmers will be exhausted and have nothing to do, so they will give you some moths.
Liu Zheng, however, disagreed and said calmly: "If the world is unified, the territory is prosperous, and the people's hearts are upward and have higher goals, why should we fear that the people's hearts will be unstable?"
"We must remember that poverty should not be a good medicine for governance. But sorrow can make people progress, but people do not suffer from poverty, but from inequality!"
Shen Xing was shocked when he heard this, and his eyes were horrified.
The world is unified?
Where have people of this era heard such words? The innate imperial power is respected by one person. If the emperor is in the world, it is the king's land. On the shore of the land, it is the king's ministers. This kind of thinking is deeply rooted, how can it be overturned at will?
and……
It was really hard for him to imagine that his young master really didn't like that privilege and the feeling of dominating the world?
This is probably a person who wouldn't refuse, right?
When he really started to take charge of a territory, what was he thinking about was the unity of the world?
Shocking!
Once again, he refreshed his view of Liu Zheng.
Liu Zheng's point of view confused Shen Xing for a long time, and he couldn't react for a moment.
Liu Zheng didn't explain much, laughed loudly, and rode to Yinzhou, the real Silver Beach... The vast white salt lake and white sandy beach made Liu Zheng's eyes gleam. This is all money!
"Master, Shen Xing understands!"
At this moment, Shen Xing was shocked and took a breath.
Liu Zheng looked at him with a smile: "Do you really understand?"
Shen Xing dismounted his horse and bowed his head: "Master, Shen Xing really understands! If we want to stabilize Yin Yang, we must give the people a better life and let them see better things and a more harmonious world. In this way, the people's will Xiang, who can compete with me?"
Liu Zheng nodded: "Shen Xing..."
"My subordinate is here!"
"Are you interested in taking a job in Yangzhou?"
Shen Xing was shocked and immediately overjoyed: "I accept the order!"
Yangzhou Prefecture still needs a parent official. Although Liu Zheng cannot give Shen Xing the position of county candidate, he can still give him the official position of county magistrate. These days, Liu Zheng has been thinking about who is more suitable to manage Yangzhou?
Since Shen Xing is enlightened today, he is the best candidate.
only……
Liu Zheng sighed deeply: "As soon as Shen Xing leaves, there will be no one around me again."
Thinking of the process of how the two met and got to know each other, Shen Xing's eyes were red. Suddenly he seemed to remember something, his face changed slightly, and he took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket: "Sir, Shen Xing remembered that there is something that I have been too busy recently, so I forgot to report it. , look!”
Liu Zheng looked strange. He picked up the pieces of paper and looked at them carefully.
Seeing this, his expression changed drastically.
There is nothing else on this paper, just a few pictures. However, these pictures made him unable to sit still. This picture is like a comic strip, shocking. The first picture shows a group of people carrying goods to Liangzhou.
The second picture shows Liu Zheng enjoying himself like a fish in water in Liangzhou.
The third picture shows Liangzhou soldiers surrounding Liu Zheng and others.
The last picture shows Liu Zheng standing on horseback at the entrance of Yinzhou City, looking eastward at the power of the world...
The most important thing is that these paintings were completed before Liu Zheng left Yinzhou! If this is true, doesn't this person have the power to predict the future?
Liu Zheng took a deep breath: "This, this, where did this come from?"
Shen Xing smiled bitterly and said, "Master, I don't know. I saw it in Fengming Pavilion on the day when Master took charge of Yinzhou. Shen Xing didn't believe it at the time, but he put it away. Now..."
Liu Zheng felt his scalp numb when he heard this.
The thought arose in my mind that I must find this person!
"Tell me to go down and check for me immediately!"
Liu Zheng shouted.
Shen Xing took the order. If it is true, then this person must be a reclusive genius! You can describe Liu Zheng's trip to Liangzhou just by relying on your own guesses! No matter whether this person is a friend or an enemy, whether he has good intentions or malicious intentions, he must be found!
If he is a friend, Liu Zheng must win over him!
If he were an enemy, then Liu Zheng would be the first to be killed!
But Liu Zheng was actually very excited. His own Fengming Pavilion truly attracted the phoenix. Although I don’t know where the phoenix is, since he left these paintings behind, it will definitely appear again.
"Sir, are we here?"
The two chatted for a while, and then Shen Xing continued to ask.
Liu Zheng slapped his forehead and laughed loudly: "I almost missed my business, Shen Xing, what do you think of this place?"
Shen Xing smiled bitterly: "The name of Silver Beach has been known to the world for a long time, but not a blade of grass grows..."
Liu Zheng smiled: "Go get that white thing and try it."
Although Shen Xing didn't know why, he still obeyed Liu Zheng, went over to pick up a white stone, put it into his mouth, and then sighed: "It's too bitter!"
Liu Zheng sneered: "What if I said, this is salt?"
Shen Xing's expression changed: "Sir, what did you say?"
Liu Zheng nodded: "This is salt, and it is much better than all the salt in the world now!"
Shen Xing was in disbelief: "This, this, this..."
He is a native of Yinzhou, how could he not know that this silver beach is actually a large area of salt?
"Look over there!"
Liu Zheng pointed with his hand, and an old farmer herding sheep appeared in the west. After the sheep came to this silver beach, they licked the stones here with their tongues, no matter how big or small.
Shen Xing was surprised: "Sir, what does this mean?"
Liu Zheng laughed and said: "Animals know salt, why don't you? Hahahaha!"
Shen Xing was shocked and fell into shock and contemplation.
