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Chu Huan stared at Xing Long, and asked: "Old man Xing, you are the one who took the lead in making this statement, and you will be the first one to give this opportunity, come, sign your name on it, and you don't have to respond to the policies of the Department of Household Affairs , and there is no need to pay a grain to the Household Department, and the governor can guarantee that the people from the Household Department will never come to your house to ask you to borrow grain."

Xing Long has lived for most of his life, so he has already felt that something is wrong. Although the complaint is in front of him, according to Chu Huan, as long as he signs it, he does not have to bear the responsibility of borrowing food from the Department of Household Department, but Xing Long But he did not dare to take the complaint lightly.

"Why did you hesitate?" Chu Huan smiled faintly, "You came here in the snow, didn't you just want the governor to give you a chance? Now that you have been given a chance, don't you plan to take it?" He raised his arm and squeezed the The complaint, the complaint was in black and white in the wind and snow, and it was extremely conspicuous, "Since Xing Long dare not be the first to sign, who dares to come up and sign? The governor can tell you that the governor will only give you this chance. If you don't sign today , but there will be troubles in the future, don't blame Bendu for not having a good temper."

The crowd whispered for a while, although it was an easy task to sign the petition, but at this moment, no one dared to step forward to sign.

Many people are keenly aware that something is wrong, and they dare not sign the letter lightly, and everyone understands this truth.

Seeing that no one came forward, Chu Huan smiled calmly and said, "If no one signs, then it proves that everyone is dedicated to the public and supports the policy of borrowing grain and subleasing by the Department of Households, then this petition is equivalent to a waste of money." The governor will destroy it now." Glancing at the crowd, he made a gesture to tear up the complaint, and finally heard a loud voice: "Wait a minute!"

Immediately, a person came forward from the crowd, a little nervous, his expression quickly calmed down, and said: "My lord governor, I will sign this name!"

With someone in his early years, the voices of the originally silent people suddenly became louder, and many people shouted loudly: "I sign!"

Chu Huan handed over the complaint, and a group of gentry lined up. In just a moment, 30 to [-] people had signed their names on it, but most of them did not follow the crowd. The crowd gathered and whispered.

Xing Long had retreated into the crowd at this time, more than a dozen people surrounded him, whispering in low voices, Chu Huan sat on the horse, looking at the group of gentlemen in fine clothes and jade belts, expressionless.

After a while, Chu Huan finally said: "It's still snowing in the sky, and I have to rush back to Shuoquan. I don't have much time to delay with you here. If you haven't signed yet, hurry up and sign. I won't wait too long. Staring at Xing Taki again, he said in a deep voice: "Xing Taki, you are the one who took the lead to seek justice this time. Now the governor has given you a chance. Why don't you sign?"

Xing Long came out from the crowd, cupped his hands and said: "Master Governor, this matter is very important, and the little old man can't say anything in the family. Whether this is a signature, I have to go back and discuss it with the old and young members of the family...!"

"I'm really sorry, I don't have that time." Chu Huan said: "If you sign today, it will be considered a signature. If you don't sign, the food will be handed over to the Department of Housekeeping...Since you are here, of course you should do it in advance. You are ready, and if you are not prepared, you dare to stop the governor halfway and call for grievances? Xing Long, others don't have to sign the name today, but you have to sign it. You have to sign it, and you have to sign it. Wei Wuji, you are the first to sue, you must sign!"

Chu Huan's expression has become serious, and his eyes are extremely sharp.

As soon as Chu Huan's words came out, the gentry felt that something was wrong. Judging from Chu Huan's tone, signing the complaint would probably not lead to any good results.

Some people thought, could it be that Chu Huan was playing hard to get, first asked to sign his name, and then cleaned up one by one according to the name on the complaint?

Some people also thought to themselves that even if Chu Huan is the governor of the hundreds of gentry families today, he has no evidence and no proof, so he can't make a gesture of everyone, it's just a bluff.

Xing Taki frowned slightly. After decades of struggling, he knew that things were going badly today. Chu Huan stared straight at him, making Xing Taki a little hairy. He hesitated for a moment. Under his eyes, he finally walked over, picked up a pen and signed his name on it, the moment he wrote it, Xing Long felt a little overwhelmed, and a strong sense of foreboding enveloped his heart.

Chu Huan glanced at everyone, and finally said: "Ming people don't do secret things, and if there are some things, I will tell you first. Do you know where the governor came back from before this time? Since you stopped here, you must be very serious about me. The governor's whereabouts are well known, yes, the governor went to Yanmen Pass to discuss the trade field with General Gan Hougan, the Northwest General."

When everyone heard the words, they were immediately awe-inspiring.

"You all know that the trading field outside Yanmen Pass will be completed soon. If there are no accidents, trade can start there within three months." Chu Huan held the rein of the horse and said slowly: The governor has always been worried that the trade field is outside the customs, whether safety can be guaranteed? This time I went to the Northwest Camp to discuss with General Gan. General Gan also attaches great importance to the trade field. He has promised the governor to send an army to protect the trade field day and night. When Ben Du came back, the Northwest Army had sent a special regiment to the outside of the pass, which is not too far away from the pass. If anyone doubts Ben Du, you can go and have a look in person. The trading ground has started to build barracks and The tower is used to ensure the absolute safety of the trading ground."

Many of the gentry immediately showed joy.

In fact, the opening of the trade field outside the customs, the gentry of the Xiguan Road, big and small, got the wind, and everyone was very happy. Looking back at the history, the Northwest was most prosperous when it was trading with the merchants in the west in the previous dynasty. In fact, there are many people in the Northwest today The great clan grew stronger when it traded with merchants in the west.

Just like the seven surnames of Xiguan who are still prestigious today, four of them became wealthy businessmen when they traded with Western businessmen.

At that time, no one dared to underestimate the merchants in the Northwest. The merchants in the Northwest were also looked up to in the pass. They were rich and powerful. I remember that the richest merchant in the Central Plains was from the Northwest. Fu Jia competed.

It's just that the prosperity of the past, with the severance of trade between the East and the West, is gone forever. It is also the cessation of trade between the two sides, and the competitiveness of merchants in the northwest is deteriorating. Today, they can no longer be compared with merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.

Chu Huan's opening of the trading field gave merchants in the northwest the hope of rebuilding their glory. Many families even thought that after the establishment of the trading field, the business structure in the northwest would be reshuffled, and the prosperous trade would inevitably create new ones. Wealthy merchants can make a family stronger. For this reason, merchants have been looking forward to the early completion of the trade field.

Just in hope, many people are also worried about trade outside the customs, and safety issues cannot be guaranteed. After all, trade in the past was carried out within the customs. There are commercial markets in all major towns in the northwest, and the government sends people to manage order. Trade can be conducted without threat.

At this time, I heard Chu Huan say that the Northwest Army had sent a legion to protect the trade field, and I was very happy for a while. I have to say that this is great news. Even Xing Taki, who looked very dignified, showed joy in his brows .

Xing Long also belongs to a big family in Xiguan. Although he is not as good as the seven surnames in Xiguan, he is still very influential and powerful. Otherwise, he would not be recommended by everyone to have a direct dialogue with Chu Huan this time.

For the trading field, the Xing Long family also has deep expectations. As the middle-level gentry of Xiguan Road, they only need one chance to become a big family that can rival the seven surnames of Xiguan, so for the trading field, the Xing family is also looking forward to it .

Someone has already shouted: "Your Excellency, the establishment of the trade field was ordered by you. Your meritorious deeds are immeasurable. The gentry in Xiguan will definitely remember the meritorious deeds of the Governor."

For a while, there was an endless stream of praise. Although some people were flattering, many people sincerely thanked Chu Huan for the construction of the trade field.

Chu Huan raised his hand and signaled everyone to calm down. After the surroundings quieted down, Chu Huan said slowly: "Everyone knows that the construction of the trading field is to benefit the people. After all, let the trade between the two sides What is the purpose? It is to make the lives of the common people better, of course, if the merchants can earn some money, that is definitely not a bad thing."

At this time, the atmosphere seemed to relax suddenly, and many people were smiling.

Xing Taki had already clasped his hands and asked, "Master Governor, after the opening of the trading field, we will naturally not be short of people or goods, but I don't know if the other side of Xiliang will send people to trade?"

Chu Huan actually didn't even look at him, ignored his words, and continued: "Everyone knows that after the trade field starts, tariffs will be restarted, and once the trade field starts trading, Yanmen Pass will be closed. It will not be as easy as it is now. Especially for the goods that come and go, they must obtain the permission of the government and pass the inspection of the frontier army before they can enter or leave.”

Everyone said: "The tariff restart is a matter of course."

It's just that some people could hear the deep meaning in Chu Huan's words, and some couldn't help but ask: "My lord, the goods to and from the government must be approved by the government. Could it be that...there will be officials there when Yanmen is closed?"

"The goods to and from Yanmen Pass are all inspected by the Northwest Army. As long as they are not prohibited items, there is no problem." Chu Huan said slowly: "It's just that the Northwest Army is the first to inspect, not people or goods, but customs clearance Letter!" Paused, "There are countless merchants in the world, of course it is impossible for all merchants to trade outside the customs, after all, the trading field is only so big, and it is impossible for all merchants to enjoy the qualification to trade outside the customs...!"

At this time, everyone's expression became serious.

"Of course, you get the moon first if you are close to the water. The governor is the governor of Xiguan, so naturally he has to take care of the merchants in Xiguan. Therefore, the merchants in Xiguan are the priority for the qualifications to go out and trade." Chu Huan said calmly: "But the governor said that trade It is for the benefit of the people, for the millions of people in Xiguan, whoever has them in his heart is qualified to go out and do business, if he doesn't care about the lives of the people, the governor will not care about his life or death." He coughed, changed the subject, and said, "What is the purpose of the Department of Household Department borrowing grain and subletting it? It's very simple, so that the people in Xiguan can have food to grow, and the big guys will not starve to death. The governor also knows that, Although the government promised to give interest compensation, the interest is very small and insignificant, and because of this, being able to lend food generously is really for the people, and it is also thinking of sharing the difficulties with the governor and the people of Xiguan, and going through this difficulty together How could the governor not give him the opportunity to go out and trade with such a merchant during the period of time?"

Many people had suddenly changed their colors at this moment, until now, everyone finally understood what Chu Huan meant.

"For petty profit, refuse to cooperate with the government, refuse to borrow food from the common people...!" Chu Huan sneered and said, "No problem, this governor can perfect this kind of person, if you don't want to borrow, this governor really doesn't want to borrow. He is not even willing to borrow food, so how can he talk about benefiting the people? If such a person is really given the opportunity to go out of customs and earn a lot of money, he must be rich and unkind. Of course, this governor will not allow such a situation to happen... !” Raising his hand, pointing at the complaint, he said word by word: “So I can solemnly assure you that the family that signed the complaint will not go out to do business, and the governor will not let even a single grain He shipped out!"