But now, Goguryeo must be destroyed even if it is not destroyed. There is grassland outside the pass, and it is basically under its own rule, with no future troubles.
Even if new nomads come over, they will either be slowly assimilated or forcibly assimilated. There is absolutely no third way.
But the situation is different in Guan Nei. In the past, it was enough to have a small amount of property. Now in order to save one's family property, Goguryeo must be destroyed.
From the letter Ran Jing brought back, it can be seen that the landform here is hilly, and further east is a plain, with no natural dangers to defend.
If the terrain of Goryeo remains the same as that of its predecessors, it would consist of plains and mountains)
If they develop well, Goguryeo will attack with the wrong ideas.
It will be fun then, the farmland will be destroyed and your home will be ruined.
"Old Chen, you and Lao Gaoyi build more granaries, just like the one I designed last time."
"Everything sold is old grain from last year or the year before, and all this year's harvest is put into storage."
Lao Chen said, "Sir, don't worry, we basically use the old grain first and then store the fresh grain."
After he poured Yang Qian a glass of wine, he was confused and said, "Sir, if you keep saving like this, I'm afraid you can support our county for more than a year."
"If we sell it elsewhere, we can make a lot of money."
Yang Gan shook his head and said, "You have to listen to me on this matter."
Seeing Lao Chen's confused expression, Yang Qian analyzed it carefully.
"You are confused."
"Old Chen, haven't you encountered any natural disasters?
"Floods, droughts, locusts, insects, winds, hail, disasters, whatever happens, you won't be able to grow food for a year."
"You said that every household has some money now. When the time comes, with the grain reserves in Yuntong County, their lives will not be any worse than usual."
Yang Qian poured a glass of wine and said calmly, "You have experienced famine before. You don't want to experience that kind of situation again, right?"
Thinking of the desolation he experienced when he was young and a few years ago, on a hot day, Lao Chen's heart felt cold and his heartbeat suddenly soared.
He gave a heavy salute to Yang Qian and said seriously, "Sir, I'm sorry, as long as I don't build granaries and stop reclaiming wasteland to grow food, right?"
"That's right.".
"And after the newly created wasteland is fattened, alfalfa and pasture can be grown. After wiping out the three tribes, we have more and more livestock. People can feed them, but the livestock can hardly survive."
Looking at the piles of information handed down below, Yang Qian sometimes felt really tired. These animals had too much appetite.
But fortunately, I selected some cattle and sold them to the surrounding areas, which was a good harvest. After all, the price of cattle is calculated based on the deposit.
Shigao Censor walked in with his servants, smiling all over his face.
"Your Majesty, it seems that this year will be another great harvest."
"Oh? Lao Gao."
Yang Qian greeted him immediately, got a food case full of food and placed it in front of Gao Yushi.
Gao Yushi looked at the large bowl of yellow and sticky stuff on the food and said in surprise.
"Your Majesty, have you recruited hai people under your command?"
"What is this?" Yang Qian was a little confused.
Gao Yu smiled and said, "The miner is a person who specializes in making sauce, and he also has an official position."
Yang Gan waved his hand, "I'm not so poor here. This belongs to the tenant farmer on Zhuangzi. It uses meat and chicken. It tastes good. Lao Gao can try it."
"Okay, okay."
Gao Yushi took a pancake, put the meat on it, stuffed it into his mouth immediately, and started chewing.
Soon his eyes widened, and a salty taste emerged from his taste buds.
"Wonderful, this sauce is not too generous."
Lao Gao kept nodding his head, showing that he was very satisfied with the meat sauce.
Since ancient times, food has been the most important thing for people, and they have become interested in doing food.
"What is 蔔袢hhi)? Okay?"
"That's the sauce made from ant eggs. It tastes sour and refreshing..."
Yang Qian immediately felt uncomfortable and said, "Stop talking, I'm eating, talking about such disgusting things."
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Lao Gao looked confused, "Your Majesty, this is a valuable thing. Only scholar-bureaucrats can afford it. Ordinary Guizhou officials may never see it in their lifetime."
As if to throw that disgusting thing out of his mind, Yang Qian immediately changed the topic.
"What brings you here this time?"
Lao Gao kept taking the pancakes, dipping them in meat sauce and stuffing them into his mouth.
"It's not a big deal. We now use the filtration method, and the production of salt has increased dozens of times. With the salt, we have also made some sauerkraut this year. I want to ask your Majesty, do you want it?"
The corners of Yang Gan's mouth twitched fiercely, and he said, "You came here just for sauerkraut. I thought what was going on? You can eat this kind of thing that is not on the table. You can eat it whenever you want. Why don't you choose a good time?"
Lao Gao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this sauerkraut is a rare thing and requires a craftsman to make it. Do you have it here too?"
Yang Gan was stunned, as if he had never seen sauerkraut or pickles since he came here.
Because these two things seem to have nothing to do with deliciousness.
Yang Gan looked strange and said, "You wouldn't tell me that sauerkraut is something that scholar-bureaucrats can eat, right?"
"Ah, yes, before your Majesty came up with the filtration method, salt was precious. Pickled vegetables require a certain amount of salt. Ordinary Guizhou people can't afford it."
"Even if I want to eat it, I only eat it occasionally twice a year."
"How much did you bring me?"
"Ten altars."
"Well, you promise, it wasn't stepped on by human feet? Senior Yang Qian is from the south, and there is a mustard factory near his home.
It was really dirty, but it was dirty, and you still had to eat. It was just that he was a little uncomfortable with stepping on it, because Yang Qian had seen others stepping on it with shoes since he could remember it.
However, I heard that there are black workshops, and after stepping on them with my feet, I always have a feeling in my heart.
Lao Gao was surprised and said, "If anyone dares to step on pickled cabbage with his feet, he will be beheaded."
Maybe he felt that Yang Qian didn't know much about etiquette, so Lao Gao started to popularize science. In fact, he himself didn't understand it at all.
In the border area, culture is indeed not as prosperous as in other places.
After popular science, Yang Qian was already confused. The scholar-bureaucrats' love for sauce was deeply rooted in their bones, and they even spread the sauce culture.
There are hundreds of kinds of sauces alone. To put it bluntly, anything can be made into a sauce as long as it is a food.
Some particular scholar-bureaucrats still have their own rules.
"If you don't get it, don't eat it."
It means that what kind of food goes with what kind of sauce? If the food and the sauce don't go together, even if the food is eaten, it still comes from the ceremony.
Qian felt a deep sense of powerlessness. After killing all the scholar-bureaucrats who opposed him in Tongjun, he felt really relieved.
In a disguised form, it kept the circle of scholar-bureaucrats away from him. Many of their cultures, habits, and rules were inaccessible to him.
"Gao Youxin, by the way, you know about canned Zhuangzi noodles and canned meat."
Lao Gao kept nodding, "Of course, I bought it and ate it. It tastes good. The most important thing is that it can be stored for years. It's really amazing."
"Do you think the cans made into sauerkraut or meat sauce are marketable? After all, we have no shortage of meat, chicken, and salt here."
Lao Gao looked at Yang Qian blankly, his heart filled with waves)
After he arrived, he said in admiration, "Your Majesty, you are a great talent."
"The meat sauce is fine, and the sauerkraut can be stored for a long time if put in a jar or pottery vat."
Yang Gan nodded. If this thing is delivered directly to the workers and produced, it will be an income, and it will be a big income.
Yang Gan patted Lao Gao on the shoulder and said happily, "As soon as you come here, I have an idea to make money. You are a blessed person. That man, you can come to my village and teach the tenant farmers when you have time."
There was a struggling expression on Lao Gao's face, and Yang Qian saw it immediately, and raised his eyebrows in displeasure.
"you are not willing?"
Lao Gao smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't matter, if you want it, I will naturally cooperate."
Yang Gan touched his chin, and after thinking about it carefully, he immediately came up with the key point.
"Lao Gao, you know, the officials in Yuntong County are jealous when they see my profit, aren't they?"
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, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't say it's just the little official who's jealous, I'm also jealous."
Yang Gan laughed, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "You are not a family member. You don't know how expensive money, rice, oil, and salt are."
"The county governor's office receives a lot of money and food every year. In addition to paying taxes, it is also the cost of the county."
"I'm not afraid to tell you, I have already made millions of gold, but can I let the county governor pay for the construction of the canal?"
"The county governor's office didn't even ask for money to build the road."
"Even the road from Yuntong County to Wanghai County was built with my own money, as well as the huge shipyard. With so many projects together, you know I spent a hundred thousand gold."
Yang Gan glanced at the silent Lao Gao, knowing that this old boy would not be so easily persuaded, and said.
"There are also border troops. How many do you think there are now?
"One hundred and fifty thousand." Lao Gao still knew this.
"Ah, 150,000 is a standing army. The grassland needs people to pull it. Doesn't the one brought by Tian Zong not count? Doesn't the one who takes care of the slaves count? I pay for all of them."
Finally, Lao Gao showed a horrified expression. He swallowed and spoke with great difficulty.
"What about military spending?"
"hey-hey.
Yang Gan said with a gloomy face, "I have killed so many scholar-bureaucrats, refused Young Master Jie's offer of peace, and even killed a feudal lord. Do you think the court officials can let me go?"
"The military budget has been spent long ago. If I hadn't supported it, you would have thought that Yuntong would still be as prosperous as it is now and would have been conquered by the Huns."
Yang Gan’s voice was low, but Lao Gao was shocked and dumbfounded)
Seeing that the heat was about the same, Yang Qian took a breath and said.
"Okay, you go and give me a list of all the officials according to their levels, and I will give you gold according to the annual tax revenue of Yuntong County."
Lao Gao was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Your Majesty, are you serious about this?"
"Well, seeing that everyone's life is getting better, I also want to take exams for you, but let me explain in advance that I have my own set of assessment systems."
"Every New Year, I will take assessments. If you want to get more, then you should manage Yuntong County well."
"Promise, I will obey your orders."
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