Tian Chou's determination is certainly justified.

Xiao Cheng has too many things to do and they are too big. It is basically impossible for him to do it alone. Therefore, he needs allies, strong allies.

But for what he wants to do, it's really hard to find allies.

Some have no vision, some have no courage.

As for myself, I have both.

For Xiao Cheng, the existence of Tian Chou is like rain from heaven, and the two of them are a pair made in heaven and earth.

Moreover, Xiao Cheng was indeed very frank.

He did not shy away from possible disputes and conflicts between the two families in the future. The two had an in-depth discussion about this, but there was one thing they both agreed on.

That is, as long as the blade is always pointed outward, even if there are internal conflicts, they can be resolved within a very small range without affecting the overall situation.

Of course, during this process, both parties must adapt to each other and make changes. Especially the family-style rule of the Tian family will inevitably become an obstacle between the two alliances in the future, and reform is also necessary.

But just thinking about what Xiao Cheng said to Tian Chou, Tian Chou's heart felt hot again.

Do you want to be the Tian family of Sizhou or the Tian family of Jiuzhou?

In Sizhou, the Tian family is the supreme being, but when it comes to Bianliang, in front of those big families with long-standing inheritance, if the Tian family wants to break into the house, it depends on whether the other party is happy or not. This is enough to make Tian Chou make up his mind.

Determination.

Even that old guy Yang Qing is determined to follow Xiao Cheng into a big fight, let alone himself!

The blade points outward, this is such a simple thing.

At present, they have joined forces and have almost completely wiped out dozens of Jixi Prefectures in Qianzhou. Next, it will naturally be the turn of Luodian Ghost Kingdom, and then Dali will be in front of them. Guangxi Road

You can also stretch your hand over there. The Yi people there also have a tradition of disobeying the king. After these are subdued, won't there still be the Li Dynasty of Vietnam? Why can't Vietnam be turned into Jiaozhi or Nanyue County, Nanyue

Where is the road?

This world is so big and boundless!

The merchants of the Song Dynasty traveled all over the world, and the sails of the merchants of the Song Dynasty could be seen everywhere on the vast sea. The people of the Song Dynasty had a very broad vision of the world.

Therefore, the ability to expand your power outwards is basically endless, as long as your strength allows it.

Of course, when the strength develops to a certain stage, everyone's attention will turn to the country.

Because by that time, expanding outward to obtain benefits has become something that everyone has to do. Without much promotion, the people of the Song Dynasty who want to get rich will spontaneously organize and launch rounds of outwards.

round of expansion. As pioneers and already occupying a dominant position, they have to turn their attention to the country.

Because at this time, it became inevitable to solve domestic problems, otherwise it would inevitably slow down the entire Song Dynasty's outward development.

Of course it's not internal strife.

Xiao Cheng's goal is obvious. At this stage, their goal is the emperor.

Of course it's not a rebellion.

What they want is just the right to speak and the right to do things.

We can worship the emperor, but please don't interfere with our right to do things.

Xiao Cheng’s goal is too big!

Sometimes Tian Chou thinks about it, even if everything goes smoothly step by step according to the plan made by Xiao Cheng, they may not be able to complete it all in their lifetime.

"Set the rules, pave the roads, and plant big trees!" Xiao Cheng said to him, "It doesn't necessarily have to be done by us, but when future generations complete these things, your and my names will definitely be in the history books.

Immortal.”

Therefore, Tian Chou was determined that as long as he was still on this path, Xiao Cheng would not attack him.

Because we will always be companions.

The children of the Tian family packed up and set off to serve as officials in various places in Qianzhou. The same was true for the Yang family. The talents under Xiao Cheng gathered in two directions, one was military generals and the other was shopping malls. Scholars who could manage the place were not.

There are many, and this is the strength of the Tian and Yang families.

They are no different from traditional Han families. The scholars in the family can easily pick up a lot of them.

"Master, do you really want to send this announcement out?" An old man took a printed announcement from Tian Chou and said hesitantly: "Once it is implemented, it is conceivable that merchants from other places will inevitably enter with a large amount of goods.

When we come to Sizhou, it will definitely have a huge impact on our Sizhou. I'm afraid that many people's interests will be lost, and our tax revenue will also be greatly affected."

Tian Chou smiled brightly: "Third Uncle, how much is our annual business tax in Sizhou?"

The old man known as Third Uncle smiled awkwardly. Sizhou's business tax was really not worth mentioning. Because in Sizhou, almost all profitable businesses had only one owner, and that was the Tian family. Businessmen from outside wanted to enter Sizhou.

After coming to the state, all kinds of exorbitant taxes and difficulties can make them retreat.

Of course, only a small part of the profits from these businesses went into the family's public treasury, while the vast majority became the interests of the Tian clan.

"Other people's caravans can enter Sizhou, and our caravans can naturally enter the other party's territory." Tian Chou said with a smile: "What can we do if we only focus on our own three-acre land? Let them

Go out there, compete with other people, and grab something.”

"I'm just afraid that I won't be able to compete with the people outside!" Third Uncle whispered: "They used to do business, where was there any real competition?"

"So we want to drive them into the sea, into the jungle where the jungle is preyed on by the strong, and let them fight for their lives and struggle. Instead of lying in the comfort zone created for them by the family and running rampant and thinking how great they are." Tian Chou snapped.

Said: "Uncles, everyone used to say that Tian Yi was a playboy, but in the past two years, you have all seen how he has changed. This is the result of being thrown outside. Even if they

If he loses and comes back to Sizhou bruised and bruised, how can he lose a bowl of food to them? If he still wants to fight, we will give him more money. If he doesn’t want to fight, then he can just eat a bowl of free rice and he won’t starve to death.”

On the ground under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou, although it only lasted less than a year, Tian Chou had already discovered huge changes.

The most important one is the economy, which suddenly seems to be alive.

In the past, each country occupied its own territory and was king. Taxes were casually made by the grass-head kings. Every time they passed a place, they had to pay a tax. The goods that were transported down layer by layer to the fields were changed beyond recognition and the prices were extremely high.

It was gratifying. After a while, who was still doing business? In the end, only the Caotou King’s caravan was left.

But not every family can be harmonious. Along the way, if you are not careful, you will lose all your goods and people.

It can be said that business has basically been strangled in this land.

But now, these barriers have been broken down.

There is only one tax to pay, and then you can travel without hindrance.

Business flourished in this land seemingly overnight.

Even though the conditions are still extremely crude, each workshop has begun to produce desperately. Tung oil and raw lacquer, the local staple products of Qianzhou, have begun to be shipped out continuously, and more goods are coming in from the outside.

The tax of 1 out of 10 is not very good for businessmen.

After one quarter, everyone, including Tian Chou, found that the income seemed to far exceed their expectations.

The Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce is naturally the biggest beneficiary in this wave of wealth gains.

The Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce does not operate those small businesses, which are reserved for ordinary people to support their families. They only operate one thing, and that is the sale and purchase of bulk goods.

The number of people in Qianzhou who have been re-registered has exceeded one million, and it is expected that more hidden people will be dug out in the future. Officials in other places are afraid that there will be too many people to feed, but Xiao Cheng just thinks there are too few people.

He has too much to do.

Business is booming and he wants to build roads.

To make full use of the few places suitable for growing crops in Guizhou, he wants to develop water conservancy projects.

Manpower is needed everywhere.

Of course, money is also needed there.

Whether it is the various taxes collected by Qianzhou or the profits from the Qianzhou Business Federation, Xiao Cheng has made it clear that within three years, everyone should not think about dividends, because the profits will be invested in the construction of Qianzhou

Go in it.

Xiao Cheng agreed, Tian Chou agreed, and Yang Qing agreed.

Others have to agree even if they don't agree.

Xiao Cheng even used Jiang Yingxue to make large loans to large businessmen in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian to cope with the large amount of capital investment currently needed.

The whole of Qianzhou is very busy, extremely busy.

But everyone lives an extremely fulfilling life, and investing a large amount of money will naturally bring about significant changes.

It’s not very good, but the gravel road that allows a carriage to pass freely no matter it rains or shines is getting longer day by day. Ditches are appearing in the fields, rivers, and ponds.

Huge waterwheels are constantly lifting water and pouring it into ditches, and then flowing it to the land that needs irrigation.

This land has never been as peaceful as it is now in decades.

Because now, the only ones who can still ride horses, carry swords and bows, are the officers and soldiers. The various armed men who passed by have either put down their swords and guns and picked up hoes to farm, or they went to various places in shackles.

They worked hard in the mines, and of course, some of them unfortunately went to report to Lord Yama.

Those who work hard or go to hell are many of the high-ranking old men in the past.

But under the swords and guns of officers and soldiers, there is no difference.

For ordinary people, life is much better. First of all, daily groceries have become cheaper, such as salt, which used to cost more than ten cents per catty, but now the price has plummeted, only a few cents per catty, and the contents

There was almost no sand left. The prices of many commodities were falling. People even saw two merchants yelling at each other and adjusting their prices downwards, just to sell their goods.

Of course, what these ordinary people don't know is that these two seemingly incompatible merchants were originally the same business, but they were just divided into two. Now they raise the price and then lower the price while arguing. The ordinary people think they are getting a bargain, but in fact they are getting a bargain.

They just bought back the goods at a normal price.

It is true that there is no business without treachery.

Of course, for ordinary people, such prices are much better than before.

You can open up wasteland at will, and no master will jump out and say that this wasteland is his, and this mountain forest is also his.

Although the officials who had just taken office were still very vicious, they were still willing to get things done.

I don’t have any tools. I’ll lend them to you. I have some fine iron farm tools!

I don’t have any seeds, so I’ll lend them to you. The seeds are plump and of good quality.

I don't have any big animals, so I'll lend them to you, as long as they don't hurt or kill them.

It only takes one cent of interest and you can pay it off in autumn.

The government even thought that they had opened too little wasteland and borrowed too few things. They often came to do work, asking them not to be too lazy, but to be more diligent, open more wasteland, plant more fields, and cultivate more fields.

The common people were at a loss.

Of course, ordinary people don't know that Xiao Cheng has set rules to assess the performance of local officials, including how much wasteland they open up and how many acres of fertile land they add.

There are fewer bandits.

Most of them went down the mountain obediently and went to the government to borrow money. The government dared to keep its word and let bygones be bygones. But this has a time limit. If you don't surrender within three months from the date of the announcement, then be prepared.

Losing their heads. Some of those who do not believe in evil have already hung their heads on the road. The remaining ones are preparing to run away. It is no longer easy to make a living in this world. The officers and soldiers who are attacking them are worse than them.

They are more like thieves, seizing them in such a way that they are unheard of and unseen. It is not like the soldiers in the past who beat drums and lined up to search one place after another.

Nowadays, those officers and soldiers who suppress bandits often break into the robbers' houses by breaking into the robbers' houses in the middle of the night and then smearing the robbers' necks with a knife.

In short, for Xiao Cheng, the form is not generally good, but a great good.

Of course, there are also those who are not convinced.

For example, Puning Prefecture, which was close to the Luodian Ghost Kingdom, was relatively strong and felt that it was dependent on them. They ignored Xiao Cheng's orders, so they were not surprised to receive a head-on attack from Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng's next goal is Luodian Ghost Kingdom. Puning Prefecture has come to your door at this time. It is really what you want. Yang Wanfu and the Tianwu Army commanded by Wei Wu divided their troops into two groups and entered Puning Prefecture in just three to five days.

In a short time, two groups of soldiers and horses had surrounded Jia County, the seat of Puning Prefecture.

The progress of the officers and soldiers was so fast that even the messenger from Puning Prefecture who went to Luodian Ghost Country to ask for help had not even reached the place, and they could no longer support it.

Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.
Chapter completed!