my days with tyrants

King Zhou's application was approved without any suspense.

After all, throwing him in Huangzhong was indeed a bit too cruel.

Just the salt industry.

It is a source of livelihood for him.

Besides, it is a good thing that he can really develop the salt pond in Huangzhong.

At least it enriched the salt supply in Longyou and Gansu.

Just pay taxes.

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him an imperial decree, franchising the king of Zhou to specialize in green salt, and the marketing scope included the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Xingdu, Longyou, Fengxiang, and all the prefectures along the Yellow River to Hukou.At that time, the salt industry was divided into different areas, and where to eat and what salt was prescribed. For example, the Guanzhong part of Shaanxi, including Hanzhong, was Jieyan, that is, the salt from the Hedong Salt Pool.

The prefectures in Longyou are spiritual salt.

That is Wuzhong Huamachi Salt Lake, so one of the three governors' residences in the Ming Dynasty was Huamachi.

There are also some small ones, such as the salt wells in Lixian County and Zhangxian County.

These low yields can be ignored.

10,000+ catties a year, basically digested locally.

Generally speaking, Shaanxi is divided into two parts. Guanzhong eats Jieyan, Longyou eats spiritual salt, and selling salt across regions is a serious crime. If Zhou Wang's green salt is really developed, then it can rely on the Yellow River water transport to drift all the way downstream. , how much you can sell until the mouth of the pot depends on your ability...

These places are not his franchise, and the original spiritual salt and the like continue to be sold.

He is just an addition.

"That's it!"

Yang Feng looked at the imperial decree brought back by King Zhou with satisfaction.

"But Xiao Wang still has something to do and needs the ambassador's advice."

Zhou Wang said very humbly.

He seemed to have forgotten that he was thrown into Huangzhong, mainly because of this guy.

King Zhou was also a wise man.

Knowing when to let go of the baggage of the past...

Or from the heart.

"Please speak, Your Majesty."

Yang Feng said.

He is still very satisfied to get Qinghai a vassal to go there. This is not as simple as a prince's mansion. The whole Hehuang originally had only one Xining Guard, and even this Xining Guard, in fact, a large part of it is Mongolian.One of the hereditary commanders of the Xining Guard was the original Yuan Dynasty Xingtai Youcheng Duo'er in Gansu Province. His family was later given the surname Qi. Qi Bingzhong, who died in the battle of Liaodong at the end of the Ming Dynasty, was his descendant.Now there are two more guards in the past, or two Han guards. This is more than 1 people. In addition to the ownership of the palace, it can be said that the Huangzhong area has quickly resumed Sinicization.

Just poor.

This has to be admitted.

After all, it is not the Tang Dynasty now. Even if the climate is warm, Huangzhong is also a rich agricultural area. At this time, Huangzhong is really poor, so it is appropriate to increase their sources of livelihood.

"Can the ambassador give Xiao Wang a glimpse of Huangzhong's business route to Wu Sizang?"

Zhou Wang said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, are the vassals cheating on the vassals?"

Yang Feng also said with a smile.

"Ambassador, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so no one will care about Xiao Wang when we get there.

Besides, Xiaowang's three guards, with nearly [-] households, must have a way to eat. Although there is a salt pond, what if the salt pond is not enough to support them?Don't worry, the ambassador, when Xiao Wang goes to Xining, the bank will naturally also open in Xining. "

King Zhou said.

This means we can partner.

"Okay, since Your Majesty has opened his mouth, it's not easy for Yang to hide anymore, but Your Majesty must pay attention, Xining is indeed barely inhabitable, but it will be different if you go to Wu Sizang. The terrain there is extremely high. In fact, Xining The place where we are located is nearly a thousand feet higher than the capital in terms of sea level. A thousand feet is a hurdle. After passing this hurdle, those of us who live in low places can’t stand it anymore. We call it altitude sickness, and it takes a process of adaptation. And dare not get sick, even if it's just a common cold, once you get sick, you can easily lose your life.

Therefore, you cannot take a bath on this road.

In short, there are many taboos, and it is not simply a trip with a pack team.

The distance is not important. "

Yang Feng said.

"Ambassador, even if you live in the capital, a common cold is as easy to kill. As for the taboos in foreign lands, these are all necessary. Even if people die on the road, who is not a businessman without his head and waist?"

Zhou Wang took it lightly.

"That's fine. There are three routes from Xining to the plateau. One is to the Commander of Duo Gandu, and then the business road from Sichuan to Uzang. Commercial road. The three roads are not easy to walk, and most of the places along the way are no-man’s land, but if you can connect to India, then the profit will be huge, that is, the bold and the timid will be starved to death..."

Yang Feng then instilled in Zhou Wang the concept of seeking wealth and risk.

In fact, if this route is really developed, King Zhou will really be able to reap the benefits.

The key, of course, is not U-Tsang.

Instead, the commercial route to India was connected from the land through Uzang.

Although the sea route is already being developed, it must be understood that in this era, the sea route covers the coastal areas of India, and it is difficult to cover the inland, especially the Indus River Basin, which is the traditional core area of ​​India.What's more, India will continue to suffer wars in the future. The Delhi Sultanate alone has changed several dynasties. After all, the trade from sea to land is not as good as those ancient business routes.After all, even in the nineteenth century, Britain controlled India and did not delay the trade on these ancient business routes. In short, it would be best for him to embark on this road.

King Zhou finally took a large bag of materials and left with a full harvest.

"There's something wrong with him!
If he doesn't want to suffer, he can just withdraw the domain and return to the capital. Why do he have to work so hard on himself?

The three guards are indeed too many, even if it is too late to ask the court to abolish it, Yunxi will definitely be willing to abolish another guard for him, as long as he is willing, he can enjoy the blessings in the future.The place in Xining is not good, and it's meaningless to leave it to his descendants. When he returns to the capital to be the Prince of Taiping, his descendants will also need fine clothes and fine food.

Why bother to torture yourself so much? "

The little princess looked suspiciously at the back of her fifth brother leaving.

"Not reconciled!
How can a man be so unambitious?
Anyway, he is also a vassal king. Since he has a fief to operate, even if he is poor, as long as he has the land and the population, why can't he work hard to make a fortune? Your father, a beggar, can own thousands of miles of land, At any rate, he still has the vast fiefdom of Hehuang, with a population of three guards. Even if he can't rule the world, he can still work hard to build a Kucha kingdom. "

Yang Feng said.

"Don't always say that my father is begging for food."

The little princess protested.

"But he is a beggar!"

Yang Feng said.

The little princess was speechless.

But King Zhou really thought so.

The first step is to let his three guards gain a foothold in Xining.

Land reclamation is actually enough.

Although Huangzhong is a little poorer, the agriculture of [-] households can still support it. After all, it is convenient for irrigation, surrounded by high mountains, and the valley agriculture will be very developed, but the cultivated land may be less, but with green salt, there will be a steady stream A constant source of funds, is it difficult to manage with money?Renovation can reclaim wasteland. In the Ming Dynasty, several guards in western Sichuan, relying on high mountains and melting water in the Daliang Mountain area, were able to grow rice on a large scale through the transformation of farmland. Even if rice, wheat and millet could not be grown in Huangzhong Totally stress free.Then sitting on a powerful army, his status as a vassal king is enough to give him the freedom to be domineering, even if he wants to rob the surrounding tribes.

Although the surrounding tribes were already the guards of the imperial court at this time, he was the vassal king.

According to the usual practice, he went to restrain these guards.

So he is equivalent to Qinghai King.

First subdue the tribes of these guards, and then open up business routes, sit on agricultural areas and salt fields, and control the surrounding pastoral areas...

I answer the industry of sweat!

The king of Zhou was clearly already complacent.

Then sit on this foundation, sit and watch the disputes in the Central Plains in Hehuang, and sweep Longyou if possible. Even if you can't get a glimpse of the magic weapon, there is still hope for the king of Longyou.

Of course, he likes to do it!

Yang Feng likes this kind of young people with enterprising spirit.

He is only in his thirties, and the future is still far away. Originally, he had to live for more than 30 years in history, and more than 30 years may be enough for him to dominate the plateau.In this way, King Zhou was completely kicked out of the Central Plains, and he will take his migratory army on a long journey to Xining, but his property in Henan will definitely be preserved.The same is true for King Jin's property in Taiyuan. Fantian has indeed changed, but other industries, especially real estate, shops, including private land purchased outside of Fantian, must still belong to them.

So even though people are gone, these industries can still provide them with a lot of income.

Although the Prince Zhou Mansion was changed into the Song Temple, the Prince Jin Mansion is still the property of the King Jin family, so Yang Feng is trying to persuade the princess to rent out this mansion, which is a large place after all.

So far, there are no strong vassals in the north.

On the second day of the Jin Dynasty, the king moved to the feudal domain, and the second king of Qi and Lu was a fool and a minor. Although the fiefdom of Yan Wang was still in Beiping, he had not returned for many years, and he was currently focusing on studying navigation.Moreover, holding the world map that Yang Feng gave him, he was obviously full of ambitions, but he seemed to have no worldly desires for the affairs of Daming.After all, for a person who just likes to expand the territory, looking at the place of Ming Dynasty on the world map, it is inevitable that he will always be like a beast in a cage, feeling that his energy has nowhere to vent.

However, the Liao King and others were located in a remote location, so they could not threaten the capital.

Only King Qin was left.

So the next one is King Qin, but this kind of thing has to find an opportunity, and Yang Feng will have a lot of fun to see next, he is not interested in harming King Qin anymore.

Gongyuan.

"All the heroes in the world are in my pocket! Speaking of which, your father should come and shout this excitedly!"

Yang Feng sat in his carriage, looking at the candidates who entered the Gongyuan in front of them.

The 30-year examination of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty has officially kicked off. Thousands of candidates gathered from all over the country will start their struggle here. It is said that he has a feeling of admiring the army of the college entrance examination, but These children are all slightly older...

Anyway, there is no age limit.

There are people with white beards in the exam, but not yet at this time.

And the examination is not just one session. Those who did not pass the examination in previous years can still come to continue the examination. As long as the identity of the applicant is admitted, there is no time limit. Therefore, in the late Ming Dynasty, more and more people participated in the examination, and the highest record was 5000. Many people take the same exam.However, some exams are too many times, and there is really no hope. Usually, the officials will advise them not to be too persistent, and at worst give them an instruction.

In the late Ming Dynasty, in fact, a large part of officials at the county magistrate level were promoted from Jiaoren.

During the entire Ming Dynasty in Yuncheng County, there were more magistrates from Juren than Jinshi, and not only Juren, but also Gongsheng, not only Jinshi.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, fame was still very strict.

To say that there is indeed such a thing as selling officials and nobles, but like my Qing Dynasty, there is no way to sell officials by donating a prison student and then systematically selling officials. In the Ming Dynasty, the prison students had no chance to become an official, so some supervisors even lamented that spending thousands of taels of silver was nothing. get.This is not a good thing either. As long as Chongzhen has my Daqing mind and starts to sell officials systematically, the Ming Dynasty may not be able to perish in his hands.After all, for those wealthy rural landowners, even if they can't be an official, it's worth spending a few hundred taels to buy a reputation, which will look good on the stele after death.

It doesn't matter whether the times are in trouble or not.

The most prosperous time for my business of selling officials in the Qing Dynasty happened to be the time of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

As a result, they sold too much, so that the fame was worthless, and the Taoist platforms were as numerous as dogs. The alternate Taoists wore rented official uniforms, and they were glamorous.

The father-in-law is a servant, the sister-in-law is a maid, and the brother is a long-term follower, all of whom are cheated and abducted by the authority.

Official uniforms have to be worn carefully, after all, it is very troublesome if the rented ones get dirty.

So, you still have to put your face down.

It's not good to save face.

In the Qing Dynasty, I could prolong my life for decades by selling officials. Chongzhen couldn't save face, so he had to go to Meishan. The big taboo of being a politician is to insist on dignity. Quality.

The most humble are invincible.

The same goes for politicians.

"Wang Xiucai, I was wondering why you disappeared, but I don't want to see you here."

Ambassador Yang, who was diverging his thoughts, suddenly saw an acquaintance among the students.

The missing Wang Fen.

The latter smiled awkwardly, as if he hadn't seen him.

"Wang Xiucai, Wang Fen, why are you hiding? Last time I was in Taiyuan thanks to your advice. Why don't you come to see me now in the capital? We are old acquaintances. I don't care about your conspiracy skills." Don’t you know? What else are you going to take? I’ll tell the emperor later, let him give you a Jinshi directly, isn’t it just a Jinshi!

We are all our own people, it's just a trivial matter, it's hard to say for the second class, but a word for the third class. "

Yang Feng continued to shout.

All the judges looked at Wang Fen unkindly.

"The ambassador admitted the wrong person. This is Wang Fen, the son of Shanxi Tun, not Wang Fen. As for being in Taiyuan, there is no way to talk about it. Brother Wang has been staying in a temple in the capital for a year to study for the exam."

Another student next to Wang Fen said quickly.

"Naughty, he is obviously Wang Fen. Back in Taiyuan, he advised me, but after King Jin died unexpectedly, he also disappeared. I thought he was like the hermit in the drama, who retired and drifted away after success. , I didn’t expect to be a Juren, Wang Xiucai, you just wait to be a Jinshi!”

Yang Feng said with a smile.

Wang Jin quickly lowered his head and walked into the Gongyuan without saying a word.