Destiny Only Han

Mengzhou Protectorate.

Liquor County.

This place is located on the edge of the Mengzhou Protectorate. In the early years, due to the terrain, this place would be flooded every time the river overflowed.

The result of human beings being fish and turtles is that no one lives here. Even if the silt carried by the floods is rich in nutrients, the barren beach can become the best farmland with a little tidying up.

However, the prerequisite for everything is to first build infrastructure, build dams along rivers, and dig ditches to divert water for irrigation during droughts and drain accumulated water during floods.

Sungai cannot do it.

But the Han people can.

Therefore, the cost of using this nearly one thousand square kilometers of land for 99 years is only one box of twelve bottles of sugar cane soju...

And this is also the origin of the name of Jiu County.

Now under the governance of the Han Dynasty, the barren swamps have turned into fertile fields.

Looking down from the air, all you can see are rows of rice fields.

There are three crops a year here, and the rice sown in many places in Han is only over a foot high. The rice here has turned yellow, and the sea breeze blows, and the waves of rice roll under the blue sky and white clouds, leaving hundreds of people carrying bags on their backs with long knives hanging on their waists. The man couldn't help but stop and watch, unwilling to move for a long time.

This is their home.

They are the militia.

The Han Dynasty established its country by force, and all the people were soldiers. All adult men were either active soldiers or reserve soldiers, and the good family members of the colonial yeoman farmers were no exception.

However, because the journey is too long, they will not go to Liaodong, the Western Regions, Mobei and other places to guard the borders like the adult men of the Han Dynasty. They will only receive military training during their leisure time and protect their homes on weekdays.

Now that the enemy is coming, they go to the county seat to assemble.

As reservists, they will not fight across regions, but because those active soldiers were recruited to Shixin County to gather and prepare for combat, these reservist soldiers were transferred to the county to be stationed. While guarding their homes, they must also be ready to respond to secondary threats at any time. Preparation for recruitment.

This war is not about destroying a country, but sweeping across the entire continent.

Therefore, a large number of soldiers are needed to maintain order in the newly occupied areas and organize the local indigenous people to resume normal production and life.

After all, the essence of war is to benefit the country!

This kind of scene not only appears in Jiu County, but also in the 47 counties under the jurisdiction of the Mengzhou Protectorate.

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In the Han army camp outside Shixin County, Jia Yi, who served as a marching commander, looked at the account books piled up in front of him and felt his head was a little swollen.

What a pity, he is actually a liberal arts student...

But there was nothing that could be done about it. Tens of thousands of troops were gathered here, and countless believers spontaneously formed a baggage train. There were countless things to do, and he could only catch up with them.

The important thing is that he just did "Wen Wuhai", and he can get some credit after the war...

Well, I feel more confident when taking the trophies!

Jia Yi is a filial son.

His father spent almost all his family wealth in order to support his education. Now that he has achieved academic success, he naturally wants to repay his parents.

So now, while he was reviewing the account books, he was filled with worry.

Well, he was mainly worried about the trophies Zhou Yafu had given him before.

He made a brief calculation.

If those gold, jade, agate, tortoise shell and other rare treasures were converted into money, it would be enough to buy a thousand acres of fertile land in his hometown and build dozens of houses!

But he didn't intend to do that.

His plan was to use the money to buy a small house in Chang'an City, bring his parents and several underage siblings to live in Chang'an City, and then use the remaining money to buy some bonds with monthly dividends.

In this way, not only can the aging parents enjoy the advanced medical care in Chang'an City, but the younger siblings can also get the best education, and can be admitted to university relatively easily, and then take the "national examination", win a golden rice bowl, and live without food and clothing throughout their lives. worry!
But the crux of the problem is that he doesn't know how to send the money back...

He can't trust private trading companies.

Wealth is not revealed.

And what he wants to ask someone to send back is a huge sum of money that ordinary people will never earn in their lifetime!

And he is not prepared to resort to the Royal Bank.

Off-site deposits and withdrawals, that is, depositing money into the overseas branches of the Royal Bank, and then having family members go to the Royal Bank in Han to withdraw money with the agreed secret key, which requires a lot of handling fees!
Jia Yi was a little reluctant to give up.

Therefore, when Liu Yingke walked in from the outside, he saw Jia Yi who was absent-minded and frowning.

"What's wrong? Got dumped?"

"what?"

"It's just that the girl you love has fallen in love with someone else and won't be with you! During this time, the Han army gathered here, and those fair-skinned native girls actually started to pick and choose. There are many who go to Qin and Muchu!"

"That's not true. I'm already engaged, and this is my parents' order. How dare I go out and mess around with women?"

"Hey, another person who married young..."

Liu Yingke sat down next to Jia Yi and said with some encouragement: "It's just a taste, I'm not asking you to marry them home!"

Jia Yi shook his head and changed the subject: "Are you done with your work over there?"

Liu Yingke stretched himself: "Of course."

Jia Yi was full of disbelief.

After all, he and Liu Yingke went south together, and he knew the other party's level very well. Now he still has a third of the account books that have not been checked. How could the other party have finished his work?
Liu Yingke smiled and said confidently: "Please, you are only one person, and I have many followers. If it hadn't taken a while for the final check, I could have finished it two hours ago!"

Jia Yi shook his head and laughed to himself.

Indeed, Liu Yingke was the second son of the King of Chu, and the resources he could mobilize were far beyond those of a good son from a middle-class family.

At the same time, his eyes lit up.

Xunzi said, the gentleman's nature is not different, he is good at pretending to things!

He could have asked Liu Yingke to send his gold and jewelry back to his country and give them to his parents!We are all of the same age, and we have known each other very happily these days. Could it be that Liu Yingke still had the nerve to charge his 'handling fee'?
Just do it.

Jia Yi cupped his hands and said, "Brother Liu, there is something I want to ask you..."

Liu Yingke nodded: "Say."

Jia Yi said what he thought exactly, and then looked at Liu Yingke confidently, not at all ashamed that he wanted to take advantage of him.

Liu Yingke laughed loudly and patted Jia Yi on the shoulder: "I just like your straightforward temper! Okay, let me take care of you!"

Jia Yi smiled broadly.

At this time, Zhou Yafu's voice came from outside the door.

"Come here, help me take down this bag thief!"

Liu Yingke was confused.

The smile on Jia Yi's face also froze.

Zhou Yafu walked in, frowned and asked, "Why, this joke isn't funny? When Your Majesty told it to me, I had fun for three days!"

That's because your smile point is low... Jia Yi complained in his heart, with a ceremonial smile on his face.

The same is true for Liu Yingke.

After all, Zhou Yafu said that this cold joke was told by Liu Ying.

Therefore, they are giving Liu Ying face...

Zhou Yafu was satisfied.

He sat down opposite Jia Yi and asked, "What were you two talking about just now? You were smiling so happily?"

Liu Yingke told Jia Yi what he had asked him to do.

Zhou Yafu asked curiously: "Don't you two know? That's not true, right? You two don't know about such a thing that everyone knows?"

Jia Yi asked: "What do you know?"

Zhou Yafu explained: "Have you two heard of the Royal Express Company?"

Liu Yingke and Jia Yi looked at each other, shook their heads, and looked confused.

Zhou Yafu continued: "It's similar to the 'Postman'. It's just that the Royal Express Company not only delivers letters, but also delivers goods. Sometimes it also works part-time as an armed escort. Because it carries the royal flag, it expands rapidly and has a branch in Shixin County! "

Jia Yi was a little disapproving.

After all, Royal Express costs money to deliver goods, and he can pay Liu Yingke for free...

Zhou Yafu seemed to see through Jia Yi's thoughts, shook his head and said: "It seems that you are a little incompetent as an interviewer!"

Jia Yi's face darkened and he asked, "Why?"

"In His Majesty's words, the Royal Express Company is not a profit-making organization, but a welfare organization." Zhou Yafu handed over in the direction of Chang'an City: "The Royal Express Company does cost money to transport goods domestically, but it is different overseas."

"Take an official like you who has six hundred kilograms as an example. You can have a free quota of two thousand kilograms every year."

"The important thing is that the Royal Express Company will guarantee that these two thousand kilograms of goods, no matter how high or low, will be delivered to the destination, and the original price of the lost order will be compensated!"

"Ordinary soldiers stationed overseas have a quota of one hundred pounds per year."

"Duty-free!"

"You know, due to tariffs and shipping costs, the price of domestic pepper and cinnamon is more than ten times that of the Nanyang Islands!"

"So, this is the welfare that His Majesty calls it!"

Jia Yi suddenly realized.

He had always had a doubt before, that is, when he visited many places in Nanyang to visit the people, he saw local soldiers spending huge sums of money, and even many businessmen could not match the level of lavishness!

At first, he thought that those people must have rich families, and they were just coming to serve as soldiers overseas to get some credit for their gold plating.

It turns out that being a soldier is fake, but using materials to make money is real...

Jia Yi thought about it and decided to follow suit.

Well, even he went to buy some spices and rough gems to send back to his hometown, so that his parents could sell them for money!

Don't take advantage of the public benefits!

Moreover, he did not intend to owe Liu Yingke any more favors.

After all, debts of gratitude can be light or heavy.

Sometimes the price to repay a favor is just a meal, but sometimes to repay a favor, the price may be a lot of entertainment...

So, he looked at Liu Yingke, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I won't bother Brother Liu anymore..."

Liu Yingke nodded with a smile on his face: "It's okay. Let's go to the Royal Express branch tomorrow. I also have some things to mail back to my country!"

Well, the government's advantages will not be taken advantage of in vain...

Zhou Yafu looked at Liu Yingke and asked, "How are you doing over there?"

Liu Yingke nodded: "It has been done a long time ago. Now we are just waiting for Marquis Boyang to sign and seal it, so that the allowance for recruiting sergeants to fight can be distributed."

Jia Yi asked curiously: "If you recruit an army, do you still need to pay subsidies?"

Zhou Yafu explained with a smile:
"of course."

"The Protectorate is no different than at home. The land here does not belong to the pioneers forever, at least on the surface."

"Therefore, the militiamen only have the duty to defend the territory and have no obligation to go abroad to fight."

"This is a rule set by His Majesty as early as the beginning of overseas expansion..."

"Besides, the grain harvest is coming soon. If soldiers are sent out to fight at this time, it is natural to give them some money to hire others to help the women and children at home harvest grain..."

"After all, I still have the task of collecting 80 tons of rice this year!"