Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 419 418. Lu Yang
"Sang Qing, go there yourself!"

In Weiyang Palace, Liu Che's voice was full of high spirits.

First the furnace, then the iron ore.

Even Zhang Qi's methods could not resist the desires of the people below.

He looked at Sang Yang.

Now in the palace, most of his confidants have been sent to the vicinity of Chang'an, responsible for working with the Yulin Langs to build a furnace that is crucial to the current Han Dynasty.

There are not many people in the palace whom he can fully trust.

In the past, he had asked Sang Hongyang to handle some commercial work. His subordinate Sang Hongyang played a significant role in improving the taxation of the Han Dynasty.

If Zhang Qi had not appeared, he would now have implemented the long-established national policy of salt and iron monopoly.

pity.

The current situation is no longer enough to support his continued dictatorship. In order to consolidate the rule of the remaining states and counties, appropriate concessions are inevitable.

"The minister takes orders."

In the hall, there was an imperceptible fluctuation in Sang Yang's eyes.

This is the first time he has had the opportunity to leave Chang'an since he entered Chang'an for so long.

But soon, the color in his eyes faded.

If he wanted to leave, he could have left long ago.

The year before last, the web-weaving spies in Liao had conveyed the news to him that Yang Shen's plan could be terminated, and the emperor allowed him to return to Liao.

It's just that he didn't agree.

As long as the emperor's important affairs are not accomplished, he will not give up this opportunity to stay by Liu Che's side to obtain important information.

Only when the entire Chinese land is within the territory of the king, then is the time when Yang Shen should really disappear.

Left Weiyang Palace.

Sang Yang walked straight out of the palace.

With Liu Che's will, entering and exiting Weiyang Palace was like going home and leaving home for him.

There was no need for him to intervene in some trivial matters. When he arrived outside the palace, the palace eunuchs had already prepared the carriage.

"Mr. Sang, your majesty will tell you what to do sooner rather than later."

"I know, let's go."

Sang Yang nodded towards the eunuch and stepped onto the carriage.

The car was traveling very fast on the straight road in Chang'an City. After a while, it drove out of Chang'an City and headed towards Qingzhou.

And in the city.

In a wine shop near the straight road.

The shopkeeper who was wiping the wine glass put down his work and went into the inner room.

"Yang Shen has left Chang'an, please spread the word quickly"
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"Xiaohua, everything is ready. A total of 300 million kilograms of iron ore has arrived in Luyang, and there may be another two to three million kilograms in the future."

Luyang.

Liao Hua, Peiyuan Shao and others, who were newly appointed as the chief concubine of the Han Dynasty, were walking in Luyang City.

After the last time he dedicated his furnace refining skills to Liu Che, although his status jumped eighteen levels in a row, he did not have any real power and no position for the time being.

"The family was mobilized so quickly?" Liao Hua was a little surprised when he heard what Peiyuan Shao said next to him.

Last year, he received a letter from his family asking them to establish trade relations with the Han Dynasty. By handing over his primitive furnace-smelting technology, he basically established contact with the Han Dynasty.

Although Liu Che gave him a title but did not give him any real power, it could be seen that he was not trusted, but as long as he had a start, it was enough.

And no matter what, judging from Zhang Qiding's policy towards the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was indeed the party that benefited.

Whether it's furnace smelting technology or this iron ore transaction, despite Zhang Qi's intentions, everything is indeed real.

Liao Hua was dressed like a rich man. Peiyuan, Shao Zocang and others followed him, looking like rich young men traveling with their servants. They were walking in this newly resurrected city.

After hearing what Liao Hua said, Zou Cang, the calmest among the group, replied.

"Half of it is transferred from home, and the other half is accumulated over the years in Yinzhou."

"No wonder."

Liao Hua nodded. According to the measurement units popularized in Liaodi over the years, 300 million kilograms of iron ore is equivalent to 150 million tons. This amount is not insignificant in terms of productivity in this era.

Even though there is still a surplus of iron ore in Liaodi every year, it is not easy to get it together in a short period of time. The most likely way is to get it from Yinzhou.

After all, in terms of the degree of development of the mining industry, Yinzhou is currently the largest.

Thanks to the continuous consumption of the number of Japanese slaves, the mining development technology in Yinzhou is currently the most developed in Liao Dynasty, and the various mining facilities and equipment are also the best.

Every year, Liaodi sends many skilled workers and students to Yinzhou for exchanges, and then feeds back into Liaodi's Zhengquan mining industry.

Hundreds of businesses are waiting to flourish in the city of Luyang. Previously, the Taiping Army swept down, and the nearby cities and counties adjacent to Qingzhou were all empty. Now the turbulent situation in Qingzhou has stabilized, and the war between Liao and Han is also fought unilaterally by Zhang Qi. Under the truce, a tacit agreement was reached with the Han Dynasty, so the people who fled at the beginning were repatriated one after another.

However, the number will no longer be what it was before. Although the Taiping Army caused chaos in the world, it did attract many poor people who really couldn't live.

So as far as Luyang City is concerned now, the number of people who have returned is less than one-third of what it was back then. Moreover, the people who were once considered well-to-do have now become the poor people who cannot survive.

History will always be the same. Even if Zhang Qi wanted more people to live a better life, what he did before that was also part of the persecution.

In prosperity, the people suffer, in death, the people suffer, nothing worse than this.

The people in the city were in ragged clothes, some were looking for a chance to survive, and some were exhausted from the exile.

Many skinny boys and girls were pulled to their knees by the roadside, with a knot of grass stuck in their noisy withered hair.

After wandering all the way, they finally returned to their hometown, but the consequences of their return were not very good. There were too many people who could not survive, and their parents could not afford to support so many people.

Selling oneself became the way out.

"Buy it, the mansion is indeed short of some manpower."

Looking at them, Liao Hua said lightly.

Peiyuan Shao on the side nodded, took out the money from his purse, and bought nearly a hundred children nearby.

This was because the fields had not been redistributed back then. Otherwise, this scene would have been replaced by the annexation of acres.

What Liao Hua did at this time was just like all the wealthy families in the world.

Nearly a hundred children were bought, and soon the steward of Liao Hua's house in Luyang came to take them back, leaving a floor full of heartbreaking but grateful compliments.

Walking on the streets of Luyang, an inconspicuous man stuffed a note into Zou Cang's waist at the corner. The two of them passed each other tacitly without any communication.

When he was far away, Zou Cang took out the note from his waist, took a look at it, and took two steps up to Liao Hua's side.

"Xiaohua, the person in charge of purchasing in the court is coming soon."

(End of this chapter)