Blood from Daming

Chapter 651

Accompanied by Liu Hui, Xue Yun came to the Special Economic Zone. The so-called Datong Special Economic Zone is a newly built large village with a large grassland, with a radius of dozens of miles. Merchants trade in the big village, and all goods from the north and the south must also be stored. In Datunzi, cattle, sheep, mules, horses and other animals in the village are only allowed to graze outside the village every day.

The Datong Special Economic Zone is very simple, the entire wall has not been repaired, and the height and thickness are not enough. Fences are still used to block the south and east sides. In the special economic zone, except for the main street, houses have been repaired, which faintly looks like a street. There are fenced cattle, sheep and horse pens and tents for people to live in.

The reason why the special economic zone is like this has a lot to do with the characteristics of bilateral transactions between Daming and Mongolia. Merchants from Ming Dynasty will leave the special economic zone in as short as three to five days or even on the same day, and as long as ten and a half months, they will dump their goods and leave. There are basically no people who live here, unless those who have a lot of capital and set up shops here to do business.

Mongols don’t even come to live in special economic zones. No matter how many people there are in the special economic zone, they set up tents outside the special economic zone and leave after completing the transaction. They don’t waste money in the special economic zone. The tax money of Datong Mansion dare not be short.

The business in the special economic zone is fast in and out, which determines that there are not many permanent residents in Datun, especially in winter. Except for trade taxes, other incomes are very limited. It is this factor that makes Eunuch Zhang, Governor Zhao and Li Zhifu were unwilling to invest money to continue the construction of Datunzi, which made Datunzi a half-baked project.

It is this very simple special economic zone that still makes the officials of Datong Prefecture earn a lot of money, and it has also become a cash cow for this Ming Dynasty. It connects Central Asia, Russia and even Europe, and enriches the material needs of various tribes in Mongolia. The economic and cultural exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and the north and south of Mongolia have been strengthened, and the blood of Jianlu has been gradually drained through Mongolia. The current Jianlu is at best a skinny camel.

Liu Hui welcomed Xue Yun into a row of low houses, but when he came to the yard behind the low houses, he was greeted by the smell of excrement and urine from livestock, and the concentration was very pungent. Even Xue Yun, a warrior who has been dealing with war horses for a long time, could not smell it. Unable to bear it anymore, Xue Yun couldn't help frowning.

Liu Hui looked at Xue Yun's expression and felt a little embarrassed. He didn't know which aspect of the general he was dissatisfied with his job. Xue Yun saw Liu Hui's expression and said: "Mr. It is not good for the health of the soldiers. Once there is any disease in the livestock that will spread to people, the cleaning of the village must be done well, and the storage of livestock must be orderly and followable, and those businessmen and herdsmen must not be allowed to do whatever is convenient. "

Liu Hui saw that the general was only dissatisfied with the sanitation of Datunzi, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground. Since the general expressed his position, he received the Shang Fang sword and repaired those officials and businessmen who had been singing against him in terms of sanitation. Soldiers and the entire village can live in an environment with clean air.

Liu Hui replied: "General, the final general will definitely change the sanitation of the entire village in a short period of time."

Xue Yun said: "Okay, sit down and talk, where are our Mongolians now?"

Xue Yun didn't go to the back room, but greeted Liu Hui to sit on the stone table and stone pier in the yard to talk. Liu Hui quickly replied, "General, I just received the news at noon that the striker has arrived at the front line of Tucheng."

Xue Yun asked: "Do you know that those tribes from Mongolia are here?"

Liu Hui said: "General, the Mongolian generals I contacted reported that in addition to the mistress's silver tent moving south, the back account of the Chahar tribe has also arrived, and there are other small tribes that are vassals, either to exchange items, or to beat the autumn wind by the way of."

Hearing this, Xue Yun's heart was boiling with enthusiasm. If this woman Na Muzhong came, he would be extremely hungry for her. It was very restless, such a woman made Xue Yun feel exciting enough in his heart.

Xue Yun thought for a while and said, "Mr. Liu Qian, Datunzi will implement martial law from today, and all personnel are not allowed to enter or leave the village."

Liu Hui replied: "Yes, General."

Xue Yun said: "What's more, this general lives outside the village, and the subsequent troops and convoys don't enter the village, so as not to add an excessive burden to the village."

Liu Hui said in surprise: "General, you only have a few hundred people. It is very unsafe for such a small number of people to live outside the village."

Xue Yun said with a smile: "Mr. Liu Qian, the general has other important matters to live outside. The brigade will arrive tomorrow. Some things will be inconvenient if there are too many people."

Liu Hui said anxiously: "General, it's still very dangerous for you to do this. There are Mongols in tents outside the village everywhere. Who knows if they are good or bad."

Xue Yun said with a smile: "President Liu Qian, why did you forget that our Xue family army is the biggest villain on the grassland. You won't live in the village for a long time, and you will restore the nature of the Han people and sheep."

After hearing this, Liu Hui said a little embarrassedly: "These Mongolians are the gods of wealth of our Xue family army, and the general did not treat them as enemies."

Xue Yun patted Liu Hui on the shoulder and said, "Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and be vigilant against everyone, otherwise you will be the one who suffers. I heard that you have studied for several years. There are few such lessons in history."

Liu Hui said: "General, the general understands."

Xue Yun said: "Mr. Liu Qian, this general has something special to do in Fengzhen. Those who dare to leave the special economic zone will be severely punished. Well, this general will go to the north to find a camp."

Liu Hui said: "General, there are six generals' barracks five miles north of the village, but it is farther away from Datunzi."

Xue Yun said: "Then let's live in a ready-made camp. The five-mile road is very close to the cavalry, not to mention that there seems to be no hostile forces from Xue's army in the general special zone."

Since Xue Yun insisted on living outside the village, what else could Liu Hui say as a subordinate, so he nodded and agreed, and followed Xue Yun out of the courtyard. , with brand-new tents, cattle and sheep, liquor and other supplies, chased after Xue Jiajun's team.

As soon as Liu Hui came out of the village, he beat his horse like flying. Xue Yun only walked halfway, and was caught up by Liu Hui. I understand Liu Hui's intentions, but this Liu Hui has acted too much. Xue Yun doesn't know if he is too loyal, or if he has been with businessmen in the special economic zone for a long time, and has developed a habit of bragging and flattering, but he does not reach out to hit the smiling face , Xue Yun is not good at accusing Liu Hui of anything.

Xue Yun just said lightly: "Mr. Liu Qian, are you moving?"

Liu Hui said: "General, it's bitterly cold in the north, and it's even colder at night. Let the general suffer from the cold. Not only will the general feel sorry for the Xue family army, but also for the tens of thousands of Ming people."

As soon as Xue Yun heard that Liu Hui was too good at talking, he just sent a blood of daily necessities, and he got involved with the Xue family army and the people of Daming. No wonder some great people said that the more knowledge, the more reactionary; Reasonable enough, but there will also be a lot of bookworms who read crookedly.

Xue Yun said: "Okay, you are a scholar, there are a lot of big principles when you open your mouth, this time I will follow your wishes, but remember not to be an example."

Liu Hui chuckled and said, "General, there may be a little more stuff. When the brigade arrives tomorrow, these things may not be enough."

Xue Yun thought about it for the same reason, so he didn't say anything more, and soon came to the camp where Xue Liu's soldiers usually lived, but there were still a lot of cattle and sheep in the camp, which seemed to be a pen for herdsmen. Liu Hui's face was flushed with anger, and he reached out to grab the hilt of the sword at his waist and rattled.

Liu Hui opened his mouth and shouted to his own soldiers: "What's going on, my majestic Xue family army's camp has Mongol cattle and sheep, why didn't I hear your report."

Liu Hui was ashamed in front of Xue Yun, and couldn't help scolding his subordinates loudly. One of the leading soldiers replied: "Master Qian, I didn't find the Mongols raising cattle and sheep in the barracks in the past two days. It was probably temporarily put in yesterday or today, and the little ones should go in and drive them away now."

Xue Yun said: "Slow down, ask about the situation first, don't scare the Mongolian friends who come to the special economic zone for business."

Liu Hui shouted loudly: "The general has already spoken, why are you still standing here in a daze, why don't you hurry up and find the owner of the cattle and sheep."

(End of this chapter)