Lan Tian held the letter in his hand without any intention of avoiding Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei leaned aside carelessly, but found that he could not understand the content described in the letter.
Zhang Fei scratched his head and looked at Lan Tian in disbelief. The letter told a story about animals catching pests in the rice fields. Lan Ziyu could actually read it with joy?
This letter was written by Song Chen of the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce. In order to prevent the information from being leaked during the transmission process, it was simply encrypted. Lan Yuan, Lu Tie, Shamoke and others used beasts as code names, and the agents in Guangzhou used rats as their code names. Shanyue, who invaded Longchuan, was codenamed "Poisonous Snake".
On the eve of Jiangdong Xizuo's preparations for rebellion, all movements were fully understood by the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce. Before Lan Tian left, he handed over the matter to Lan Yuan and asked Song Chen and Lu Tie to assist.
After learning the whole situation, Lan Yuan did not arrest Xi Zuo directly. He first asked the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce to invite all the thirteen caravan shopkeepers involved in the rebellion on the pretext of attracting members, and asked Lu Tie to lead a surprise inspection. Panyu Port focuses on investigating previously seized grain ships.
Jiang Wan also cooperated with Lan Yuan in issuing the decree. On the grounds of improving the population registration, he also carried out large-scale verification of outsiders in Guangzhou. Jiangdong's craftsmen in the city and the dead soldiers recruited locally were not present in the absence of the caravan leader. , can only passively cooperate with county officials for inspection.
A combination of punches struck Koto Shosaku and his minions by surprise.
When the embargoed grains seized on the cargo ship, the swords and weapons confiscated from private houses in the trade zone, the letters from Jiangdong that had not been destroyed in time, etc., appeared in the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce and in front of the thirteen shopkeepers, they finally knew that they had been tricked. .
Thirteen shopkeepers were all skilled in martial arts. During their resistance, three of them were executed on the spot, and the rest were taken to the prison of the Chamber of Commerce. Multiple yamen in Guangzhou City collaborated together, and it only took half a day to eliminate the five hundred agents in the city. .
The next day, a notice was posted in the trade zone. Thirteen businesses were expelled from the city after being heavily fined by the Commerce and Trade Department for underreporting business income, evading taxes, unfair competition, etc. This was followed by an article in the Lingnan Newspaper about dishonest operations. condemned.
Everything in Guangzhou City was as usual. Koto Hosaku's plan to organize a riot while the garrison was leaving Guangzhou was easily disintegrated.
Lan Yuan's humility and decisiveness during this period left a deep impression on Jiang Wan, Song Chen and others, and they all praised him for his fatherly style.
Not long after solving the undercurrent in Guangzhou City, Xi Zhen sent someone to take over Wang Jin, the bandit leader of Chenyang. After a careful interrogation by the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce, it was learned that Wang Jin was instigated by the magistrate of Nanye County and funded a lot of his affairs. Money, food and weapons.
Nanye County is located in the southwest of Yangzhou, bordering Qujiang County in Guiyang County, and belongs to the newly divided Luling County in Jiangdong.
Lan Yuan substituted Lan Tian's overall thinking, and finally discovered that the rebellion of Wang Jin in Zhenyang, the invasion of Longchuan Shanyue, and the riots in Guangzhou City were all aimed at containing the Jiaozhou defenders, and their purpose was probably also the Jingzhou battlefield.
Lan Yuan discussed with Jiang Wan, Song Chen and others and decided to use Wang Jin's name to counterattack and free the hands of the Samoko barbarians by encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.
After Lan Tian briefly translated the contents of the letter to Zhang Fei, the other party showed a surprised expression.
"Why did Boyang get into so much trouble? Since it was found out that it was Jiang Dongxizuo, we should just kill him and see if they dare to cause trouble in the future." Zhang Fei looked puzzled.
Lan Tian turned around and asked, "Yide has lived in Guangzhou for a while. What do you think is different between Guangzhou and other cities?"
Zhang Fei scratched his head and thought for a while, then tried to answer: "The city is bigger, more people are more lively, especially in the trade area, there are more new items and food."
Lan Tian nodded, "This is what's special about Guangzhou. Guangzhou's relaxed policy towards businessmen is rare in the world, so it can gather people and things from all over the world in a short period of time. But if the government arrests and kills businessmen at will, even if all over Guangzhou Gold cannot be kept, businessmen pursue profits but care more about safety."
"Aren't those people traitors and spies? How can we call them random arrests and killings? We can't do it if we have the right evidence? If anyone dares to spread rumors randomly, we will continue to kill them." Zhang Fei clenched his fists.
Lan Tian smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly, saying that killing could not solve all disputes. You don't know how powerful capital is, and it is difficult to establish a city's business card.
"The Legalist methods can be used to conquer the world, but various problems will arise in governing the world. Jiaozhou is originally located on the border of the Han Dynasty, so it is not easy to attract businessmen there. I would rather make governance troublesome than find ways to retain people."
"But aren't we just fighting for the world now?"
"There are almost no major wars in Kejiaozhou. Its geographical location is similar to that of Yizhou, where my brother-in-law is located, and it can be used as a logistical granary to compete for the world."
Zhang Fei nodded as if he understood, "Use the money and grain from Yizhou to take Yongliang from the north, use the money and grain from Jiaozhou and Jingnan to take Wan and Luo from the north, and conquer Sun Quan from the east. I seem to understand a little bit when Ziyu said this, but after all, Jiaozhou has a lot of people. Tsunami disasters often occur..."
Lan Tian stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Hahaha, everything must be viewed from a comprehensive perspective. Even though Jiaozhou's current registered population is not large, when the three counties of Hepu, Jiaozhi and Jiuzhen are taken over, Jiaozhou will probably be bigger than Yizhou at that time." The population is still large, and although Jiaozhou is adjacent to the sea and prone to natural disasters, don't forget the rich products in the sea. We distribute dried fish and meat as dry food to the soldiers. Is this comparable to Cao Cao and Sun Quan?"
"Hey, Ziyu, I forgot about it. In addition to those delicious shellfish and sea fish, the flat kelp is also very good. After drying, it is light and easy to carry. When soaked and cooked, it will return to its original appearance. And Even salt is saved during the march and combat. Ziyu should also list this item as contraband. I don’t know if the output of this item is high. If the output is low, we can keep it ourselves." Zhang Fei suggested with a smile.
Lan Tian shook his head slightly, thinking that with the current population, the output of wild kelp alone was enough, but he still gave Zhang Fei a popular science guide: "If the wild kelp is not enough to eat, I can teach fishermen to cultivate it artificially in the sea. Yide You can eat as much as you want.”
"Can this thing be grown artificially?" Zhang Fei showed a surprised expression at first, but then said with relief: "I forgot Ziyu's magical ability to turn decay into something. You can grow mushrooms on rotten wood, so you can grow mushrooms in the sea. It shouldn’t be a surprise to find kelp, but I’m curious about what tools are used to raise kelp?”
"Rope." Lan Tian spoke concisely and to the point.
"Use a rope? Okay. I really want to learn from you." Zhang Fei was convinced after hearing this, and then urged: "Since Ziyu can artificially cultivate kelp, you might as well encourage the fishermen to raise some, and don't just provide it to Er. Brother’s army should also be prepared for my troops in Wudu.”
"If Yide asks, I will just do it. When the war in Xiangfan is over, I will return to Guangzhou to teach kelp farming." Lan Tian smiled leisurely.
