Chen Kaizhi's lips were filled with a smile that could not be concealed. He seemed to be radiating in his clear eyes, and he was shining with a proud look. He didn't feel like he was suffering a loss, but rather he seemed to have taken a big advantage.

He smiled and said, "We can recruit refugees. Although the population is insufficient now, as long as Jibei can provide them with a good life, we will not worry that no one will come to live. Our salt farm, our workshop, and this is a thoroughfare. These all require manpower. But now there are no people, the mountains, rivers, hills and plains there have become borderless lands. Yaer, the borderless land means that I have become the master of those lands, and this is the most important thing."

Although Xun Ya seemed to understand, she heard Chen Kaizhi say that this was a good thing, and after saying such a big message, it was a good thing. Therefore, she raised her eyebrows and showed joy in her pretty face, and she looked at Chen Kaizhi happily.

"It's really nothing wrong?"

Perhaps Xun Ya, an ancient man, could not understand these things, but Chen Kaizhi understood that if the population was still there, he would be restrained. What he wanted to do was industry and commerce, and what was the basis of industry and commerce? It was a road, a dock, and various necessary facilities. If there was no such foundation, what else would you talk about in business?

But looking at the six countries, if you want to lay a solid foundation, how can it be so easy? If you want to build roads, how many villages will you pass along the way? These are all lands with masters. What you have to face are hundreds of landlords. Are landlords willing to build roads for you for free?

They won't be cheaper than you.

OK, you are willing to give money. After all, money can make the devil push the mill. You spent a lot of money and bought more than 80% of the landlords' land. Can you repair it?

Still not.

Because the road is uninterrupted, as long as someone refuses, your road will be in vain. At this time, you will encounter difficulties. Of course, you can also choose to take a detour to repair it, but not to mention wasting the journey. The most important thing is that even if you take a detour, you may have to face more landlords again.

In this case, no matter what you want to build a road, a wharf, or a canal, there will be a lot of resistance.

And your workshop will inevitably require a lot of land. Where does this land come from?

Land may not be worth much now, with dozens of taels of silver per acre, but once the landlords find that your workshop can make a lot of money, they will never be willing to sell dozens of taels of silver, and may be offered a price of several thousand taels or even tens of thousands taels.

Once you want to seize the land forcefully, it is equivalent to stabbing a hornet's nest. Because you snatch a person's land, everyone in the world will be in danger, and you are afraid that you will set a precedent, and then you will become the enemy of the gentry in the world.

Now, this problem has been solved. Isn’t this a surprise?

Almost all of those lands are in Chen Kaizhi's hands. Chen Kaizhi can completely remeasure all the mountains, rivers and rivers, and make reasonable plans for the land. Where can roads be built, where can rivers and canals be built, where can be reserved to develop cities, and where can be gathered for workshops.

Chen Kaizhi can even rent land directly for refugees, be a landlord, and use the lowest land rent to farm, thereby attracting a large population and solving the problem of food. The biggest advantage of renting land is that in addition to ensuring that farmers grow grain, without having to be exploited too much by landlords, which arouses public grievances, if it is really necessary, Chen Kaizhi can take back the land.

There are so many benefits of this kind, which is like Chen Kaizhi became the largest landlord in Jibei Prefecture and a unique landlord. With two lifetimes of experience, he can do whatever he wants and follow his existing experience.

The fundamental problem that commerce cannot develop in this era is that the gentry's power is too strong, and the resources of the world are in the hands of the gentry, but now, these problems are gone.

Chen Kaizhi thought about it carefully, and then said to Xun Ya excitedly: "Wait, I will write a book and let Li Dongzheng start measuring all the land and all the mountains and rivers in Jibei Prefecture, and let them draw a map. I have to plan carefully. Let's start over and build a place where we can do whatever we want. Whatever we want to make this river look like, what it is, and what people we want to recruit."

As he said that, he suddenly thought of something. After a change of the subject, he ordered Xun Ya, "There is also the place where Jinling is still moving as planned. Not only business, but also people. Feiyu Peak also needs to recruit more slaves to study on the mountain for a while, and you can also send them. Now we don't have to hurry. Let's go slowly and slowly. Didn't Taoism say that one birth, two births three births, and three births all things?"

Xun Ya could no longer understand at this time. In her thoughts, everything needed people, the population of the place increased and decreased, and even one of the important political achievements of local officials. She was not as good as Chen Kaizhi, and she wanted no one there.

But Chen Kaizhi was in high spirits, had already spread out the paper, put on ink and pen, and carefully wrote down beautiful small characters.

Chen Kaizhi was concentrating on his eyes and stared at his pen. He himself did not expect that the biggest obstacle to industry and commerce invisibly was to be solved silently.

Originally, he weighed the fact that one day he could make decisions and do what he wanted to do, should he redeem the gentry or simply do it.

Xun Ya has always had unconditional trust and support for what Chen Kaizhi wants to do. Although she has not fully understood what is going on, she simply thinks that it is enough to support Chen Kaizhi.

Seeing that Chen Kaizhi was writing seriously at the desk, Xun Ya didn't bother her, but just grinded her quietly, and her whole body was elegant.

After Chen Kaizhi finished the book, Xun Ya suddenly remembered something, so she smiled at Chen Kaizhi: "By the way, that little junior sister misses her father."

"Oh." Chen Kaizhi nodded only, and then said lightly: "Uncle Master should be back soon. I heard that Uncle Master's Shanzhuang had an inexplicable amount of 200,000 taels of silver. It was injected by the Prince of Beihai. I think this is the devil who was hit by Uncle Master again."

Xun Ya was startled, her face paled slightly, and she frowned in confusion: "How easy is silver?"

Yes, this is the first time she knows that there is something more profitable than selling salt.

Chen Kaizhi shook his head and sighed, "I despise this uncle, think that he is not right in his mind, and envies him. I wish I could learn some skills from him. Uncle Master is really a strange person."

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Days pass by day.

In the blink of an eye, it was already summer. Even Yanjing could feel a heat.

The Hu people's envoys had not yet arrived, which made Yan Chengwu feel more irritable during this hot season.

This is how people are, from full of confidence to expectation, and finally starting to doubt themselves. All this is just a process of time.

However, as the emperor of the Great Yan, Yan Chengwu could only make himself believe and wait patiently. However, news had come from Luoyang. He was quite satisfied with the price of the firearm he had negotiated. After all, this was the scope that Beiyan could bear.

Thinking that he was about to conquer Japanese troops, he would be incurred by countless money and grain at that time, and these silver was nothing. It would be even better if it could be used in great use, so he quickly ordered people to agree to the deal.

Although he had a thought, he was still anxious, so he couldn't help but want to talk to Mr. Fang. He always felt that he didn't see Mr. Fang and asked Mr. Fang to cheer him up, so he felt a little uncomfortable.

Now Yan Chengwu is completely relieved by Mr. Fang. Judging from the secret report from Zhang Chang in Luoyang, Mr. Fang and Chen Kaiyi have nothing to do with each other, and even... there is a rift, which eliminates the possibility of a deal between Mr. Fang and Chen Kaizhi behind the scenes.

Mr. Fang... became more and more trusting.

At this time, an eunuch carefully arrived at the Qinzheng Hall. Yan Chengwu was wearing a crown robe and looked very majestic, and he became more and more emperor-like.

Looking at the little eunuch coming in, Yan Chengwu said lightly: "Why, Mr. Fang hasn't come?"

"Your Majesty, sir, went to Tanzhe Temple to see the scenery yesterday."

Tanzhe Temple is west of Yanjing, a hundred miles away from Yanjing, but the incense is so prosperous that even Yan Chengwu knows it.

Yan Chengwu couldn't help but say in surprise: "I actually forgot. I heard Mr. Fang say that he wanted to go to Tanzhe Temple for a long time, but... he left the city, would he bring more guards? He wouldn't encounter any unexpected situation, right?"

The eunuch said hesitantly: "He only brought two boys to him. The Honglu Temple thought that His Majesty would definitely send him to guard him, so he didn't ask too much."

Yan Chengwu couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: "That means, there is no guard? What exactly does this Honglu Temple do?"

Thinking of this, he felt a little depressed. He refused to talk to Mr. Fang and gave himself some confidence, or looked at Mr. Fang's appearance as light as he was, which made his shaken heart become firm. I am afraid that life will be difficult for the past two days.

In the end, he had to say, "Mr. Fang comes back and report it to me immediately."

After saying that, he waved his hand and signaled the eunuch out in a turbulent manner.

But at this moment, another eunuch came hurriedly, looking anxious and restless: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... King Jibei asked for a meeting."

Yan Chengwu was surprised. Why did he come? I heard that his injury has healed now, but now he is selecting elite soldiers in the army to prepare for training the new Shenji Camp.

So Yan Chengwu hurriedly said, "Please come in and speak."

But when he saw that the King of Jibei had already rushed in, his face turned pale and looked anxious.

Yan Chengwu's heart sank and suddenly felt: "What happened?"

Just looking at the face of the King of Jibei, Yan Chengwu felt something was wrong.
Chapter completed!