"Shop Manager Dong, I know you are anxious, but I am actually anxious too!"
"But there is no way. It will take at least two months for my cavalry to reach full combat effectiveness!"
"The weather will start to warm up in two months. By then, you can safely walk to Suwon under the escort of my cavalry..."
Patting Dong Jiangchuan's shoulder, Ye Mingsheng said comfortingly:
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was just talking about it, Dong Jiangchuan also showed hesitation and had to start thinking about Ye Mingsheng's proposal. After carefully considering the pros and cons, he raised his head and confirmed to Ye Mingsheng:
"Sir, do we really only need to wait two months?"
"Don't worry, I, Mr. Ye, keep what I say!" Seeing that Dong Jiangchuan's attitude had softened, Ye Mingsheng smiled and gave him reassurance.
Once again receiving a positive reply from Ye Mingsheng, Dong Jiangchuan finally felt at ease and agreed:
"Master Ye, I will do what you said. Let's ship a small batch of goods from Qumaling first!"
After discussing the general direction with Dong Jiangchuan, Ye Mingsheng asked Yuan Song and Dong Jiangchuan to continue to contact each other and let the two of them implement more details. Ye Mingsheng had already decided that for a long time, he would let Yuan Song Song and his battalion of 2,000 men were responsible for guarding the caravan.
Although Ye Mingsheng wants to expand other sources of fiscal revenue, ensure the diversity of his fiscal revenue channels, and reduce his dependence on An Zhirong.
But Rome was not built in a day, and economic development does not happen overnight. The accumulation of capital takes a certain amount of time, and what Ye Mingsheng lacks most now is time!
Therefore, it is foreseeable that, at least for the next period of time, An Zhirong's caravan will still be his most important source of financial income...
Ye Mingsheng needs An Zhirong to bring him tens of thousands of taels of income every year to allow him to rapidly develop and expand his power.
Therefore, there is absolutely no room for failure in the protection work of this caravan!
This is also the most important reason why Ye Mingsheng chose Yuan Song!
After such a long period of careful observation, Ye Mingsheng believed that among the generals under his command, the most capable general besides He Jingyun was Yuan Song.
Although Yuan Song doesn't talk much and is as taciturn as a dull gourd. He doesn't like to be in the limelight and talk about all kinds of impassioned speeches like others, but he is still very reliable in what he says and does... ·····
So letting Yuan Song do this job made Ye Mingsheng feel more at ease!
After dealing with the problem of the caravan, Ye Mingsheng took his personal guards all the way east to Shiquan County under the jurisdiction of Fengzhou.
Ye Mingsheng ignored the warm reception of the Shiquan County magistrate and others, but under the leadership of Ye Kui, he went straight to Shuangdong Township in Shiquan County.
"Master, the Shuangdong Township Open-pit Coal Mine is here!" Ye Kui picked up a piece of dark coal from the ground and handed it to Ye Mingsheng.
Ye Mingsheng took the piece of coal and looked at it carefully, and a glimmer of light gradually appeared in his eyes. Judging from the color, hardness, luster, etc., this piece of coal was of excellent quality and was very suitable for production use.
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng immediately said:
"Everyone, spread out and collect the coal scattered around for me!"
"yes!"
After hundreds of people and half a minute of searching, a small pile of coal of different shapes appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng.
After carefully inspecting the coal, Ye Mingsheng was finally able to confirm that the piece of coal just now was not an exception, but that the quality of this batch of coal was very good.
The reason why Ye Mingsheng originally chose to come to Fengzhou, a dangerous place adjacent to the Khitans and Shiwei people who were ready to attack, was entirely because of his helplessness under An Zirong's coercion.
But as the saying goes, take it as it comes. Now that you found that you couldn't get rid of this fate, Ye Mingsheng was forced to accept his fate.
After returning to Fengshan County to recruit troops, Ye Mingsheng began to investigate the situation in Fengzhou and prepare for the next development in advance!
As Ye Mingsheng's understanding of Fengzhou gradually deepened, Ye Mingsheng also gained a new understanding of the place where he would be stationed next!
Although due to weather conditions, Fengzhou's grain production can only achieve one crop a year, which is not as good as two crops a year in places such as Xiangjiangnan, but because of the fertile soil and sufficient water sources, Fengzhou's The grain output is quite large, with a yield of about 300 kilograms per mu!
Not only that, more than half of the land in Toyoshu is plain area, so the cultivated land is very vast.
The cultivated land area is large and the soil is fertile. This is a naturally wealthy place in feudal society!
This is also where the name Fengzhou comes from, which means a place of plenty of food and clothing...
In addition to agriculture, Shiquan County and Linmao County under the jurisdiction of Fengzhou are also rich in mineral resources, such as coal mines, iron ores, etc., and have great development potential!
Although Fengzhou is a place with unique geographical conditions and rich resources, it can be said that God was born to give them food to eat, but unfortunately God may have forgotten to give them a good neighbor...
Being adjacent to ambitious foreign races such as the Khitans and Shiwei people, Fengzhou, which was endowed with unique conditions, has never been able to develop. Successive governors of Liaoyang have always thought about developing Fengzhou and making this place the granary of the entire Liaoyang.
But these aliens are so hateful!
Whether they are Khitans, Shiwei people, or other foreign races, they all have one characteristic, that is, they are not good at production, but their folk customs are sturdy, all the people are soldiers, and their fighting power is very strong.
The officers and soldiers in Liaoyang had no way to deal with them. Even if they tried their best to temporarily hurt them, they could not completely eliminate them.
After all, the nomads do not have a fixed habitat, so if they cannot be defeated, they will start running away as soon as their tents are rolled up. Even if you want to chase them in the vast grassland, you will be unable to do so...
Therefore, whenever Fengzhou has just developed, the plunder of the aliens will come as expected, sweeping away the fruits of Fengzhou people's labor!
This back and forth has caused Fengzhou to fall into a vicious cycle, causing many Fengzhou people to be unable to endure it any longer, so they can only leave their hometown and go to other places. The increasingly serious population loss has also caused Fengzhou became even more desolate and became a famous remote and desolate place in Liaoyang Province.
After fully understanding the situation in Fengzhou, Ye Mingsheng realized the key to the matter!
That is, as long as the problem of foreign races is solved, Fengzhou's geographical conditions and resources will definitely be a very good base for kings and hegemons!
But how to solve the problem of alien races?
