Chapter 161 Venture Capital

Unlike Zou Shuangwen, Dai Yun, who had an in-depth conversation with Ye Tao on Thunder Cliff, was concerned about another level of problem. After all, Dai Yun was born, grew up in Yunzhou, and spent her ignorant time on the grassland. Although this experience made her skin look a bit rough compared to those ladies who grew up on the "normal" path. Although she grew up to be a famous general who was heroic and decisive in killing, she always carefully preserved her inner softness behind the halo that is unseen. The question she cares most about is what policies the court will have against Yunzhou, the Dai family, the Yunzhou and the northern tribes, and the people who live on this land with her many relatives and friends, and how long can this policy that tends toward Yunzhou last...

"General Xu is a real person, but he doesn't care much about anything except military affairs. Yunzhou was like this before, but now it's still like this. Even the first batch of officials entering Yunzhou, General Xu's order asked them to temporarily only count and verify the various basic data of Yunzhou, such as population, the production quality and output of some official workshops... However, General Xu didn't know whether he really didn't understand government affairs or did not want to violate the taboo of military tyranny. If he only cared about military affairs, he might missed the first wave of opportunity to revitalize Yunzhou after the war." Dai Yun said with some worries: "Yunzhou was originally attacked on three sides, and before it became one with Dongping, even for the sake of not being able to do so."

To give any interface to the surrounding parties, some troops were placed on the Dongping border. With the power of Yunzhou, a total of 50,000 Tieyun Cavalry was raised, and the elite soldiers of each tribe were less than 20,000. The city defense forces, military farms, outpost border troops, etc. in various places combined were about 35,000 to 40,000 people... In addition, the cavalry of the 100,000 can be concentrated at most on the north of Yunzhou. In fact, once Yunzhou mobilized all its strength, it can recruit more than 200,000 soldiers in total. And the population of Yunzhou... is not a large number. It can be said that no family has nothing to do with the army. The tough temperament of the people of Yunzhou was also formed."

"The first thing to do is to ensure that the land is always supplied to the army once something happens in Yunzhou. Since the grain production in southern Yunzhou is only enough for daily consumption, the treasury of the local governments first guarantees the grain storage in defense facilities at all levels such as cities, towns, villages, villas, castles, etc. After being integrated with Dongping, many problems are solved, but many new problems arise."

"First of all, the strategy of governing Yunzhou in three steps can be said to be extremely stable. Once the Yunzhou Jingli Prefecture is set up, it will indeed allow Yunzhou to deal with various situations more flexibly. But this is only in the long run. Your Majesty has formulated 30,000 Iron Cloud Cavalry, 40,000 Infantry, 30,000 Tribal Cavalry and 20,000 City Defense Forces, which is indeed a very suitable number. The strategy of strengthening the Yunzhou tribe with flexible skills and controlling the northern tribes can make the Benlang the best barrier to deal with the northern tribes in the next few years. However, Your Majesty's elite military strategy actually cuts the Yunzhou local area.

The number of soldiers has been greatly reduced. Yunzhou has always formulated various strategies around how to deal with the threats around it. Therefore, although Yunzhou has abundant resources, it has not been well developed. After reducing a large number of Yunzhou troops, there is no need to keep the ordnance workshops in relevant areas running at full speed. Moreover, because Yunzhou lags too many areas behind the Dongping Plain in various technologies, there is actually no need for many workshops to exist. The layoffs have lost military pay, the craftsmen in the workshop have lost their wages, and the families of those sergeants have lost their wages, and what should we do if so many craftsmen have done?"

"Sir, you did bring some merchants with vision this time, but this is not the first time these merchants have come to Yunzhou. They are doing business such as salt, grain, horses, fur, wood, medicinal materials, but how much can these transactions benefit Yunzhou? Yunzhou now needs a large number of industries that can accommodate veterans, a large number of businesses that can bring wealth to Yunzhou. Especially those that can turn soil into exquisite porcelain. And the people of Yunzhou don't understand those businesses. If any merchant is willing to come to Yunzhou to establish various industries, and are willing to teach Yunzhou various technologies and business information, money is never a problem. You have also seen that those tribal patriarchs and elders are so rich that they are gold and jewelry. They cannot spend them in Yunzhou. For the revitalization of Yunzhou, if the court is not taboo, my Dai family is even willing to take out all the gold stored in the cellar."

"But now, the merchants will not go anywhere except for a few inherent large markets and cities. Even if they are willing to wander around, they will not be able to quickly discover the properties and business opportunities in various places. All they see is the decline after the war. If they can guide the merchants well, they will find that Yunzhou has great potential. I have already told the old general Xu about these things, but... the old general Xu seems to have no reaction."

The children of the Dai family are so powerful, is it still an opportunity, the environment and the current situation allow Dai Yun to go up to the top after repeated hardships? It is definitely not easy to be able to summarize the interactions between military, economic, technology, etc. in this way. There is really too much experience and related knowledge required in all aspects.

But Ye Tao suddenly couldn't understand these issues of Dai Yun. In particular, he had no way to judge what prevented Xu Jingtian from adopting Dai Yun's opinion and taking active action. Although the veteran General Xu Jingtian had a better age and gradually declined in the military and the court, most of them were still humble. Although the veteran general had been rooted in the army for a lifetime and ignored other matters, he was definitely not the kind of person who could only see the military. At the time, the veteran general was willing to take charge of the negotiations with the Northern Liao, and later, with the changes in the war, the negotiation strategy was quickly adjusted, making the temporary agreement reached with the Northern Liao more conducive to Dongping and Yunzhou, which is a clear proof.

Ye Tao pondered for a moment and said, "Dai Yun, let me talk about the old general. Maybe even if the old general is aware of the problem, he did not think about the problem so seriously and deeply. The old general now has a lot of things. If there is no comprehensive constitution, the old general will definitely not take action. However... although you have made sense, there is no comprehensive plan."

Dai Yun's brow became entangled. She thought for a while and said, "There is really nothing to do now, and it is really impossible to spread it all. Not to mention that we do not have a detailed understanding of Yunzhou's products and various other resources, even if some merchants are willing to do their business, I'm afraid... local officials in various places can't do things steadily."

Ye Tao said: "As for the consolidation of resources, we thought of going together. I told Bi Xiaoqing yesterday that he would send the guards out and understand the basic situation of Yunzhou. I will go and tell General Xu that the pace of reorganization of the army will slow down slightly, leaving a certain amount of time for the simultaneous retirement and resettlement. As for the other things... My friendship with Jiuzhou Trading Company and Qihai Trading Company can still be moved. As for the funds you mentioned that Yunzhou can be mobilized locally, I think it can be done like this. As long as a businessman is willing to carry out his business in Yunzhou, we will provide convenience in various ways. For ideas and technology,

Those who are sincere in establishing industries in Yunzhou can provide funds in different forms of joint stocks and investments. Local merchants in Yunzhou and those who want to develop industries can also provide convenience in this way. In a short period of time, this method solves the concerns of many people. Some small and medium-sized businesses have the opportunity and diversify risks. In the long run, if we can strictly evaluate various projects, although some of them will still fail for various reasons, in the long run, this part of the funds has huge potential for appreciation. As long as we can make good use of this funds, I am afraid that the Dai family will live a very comfortable life by just drawing dividends every year."

"Of course, after a few years, the situation in Yunzhou will be better. You can negotiate with those cooperative merchants to convert shares into cash, or convert loans into shares. There are various ways to operate. If you think that doing this may be attacked, you might as well bring it to the inner court. On behalf of Ye's Workshop, I will definitely be the first to apply for investment. Of course, I would like to make a suggestion that we can join forces and form an independent accounting and auditing agency to evaluate and audit various applications and the operation of various projects. Only in this way can we ensure the healthy development of assets. Only Deloitte Accounting Bank is a professional accounting and auditing agency, Xin'er has been resentful for a long time. In any case, only one such agency is a hidden danger of unfairness and undercover operation in the long run."

Dai Yun had a variety of ideas about the development of Yunzhou, and the Dai family's different opinions on spending money to develop Yunzhou also aroused many thoughts from Dai Yun. The Dai family's feelings for Yunzhou were so profound and strong, and they had no resistance to the huge plan that was nicknamed "sending Yunzhou out and buying it back". But for the Dai family, their future survival and development are no longer a matter of their own decision on the ground, and there are many places where they need to rely on the Dongping royal family. Although the Dongping Tan family is a good family, the Dongping court still has various disputes and struggles. They are afraid that they will accidentally get involved in the power vortex of Dongping, which has become a huge empire due to various things in the future.

However, if it is operated in this way, the risk will suddenly become much smaller. For the Dai family, the first thing they are concerned about is not how much they can get or how much they will lose in investment, but that this method can be safely withdrawn with relatively small losses. The gold, silver and jewelry stored in the Dai family can also enter the circulation channel in this way and then return to the Dai family. The bloody part of the capital accumulation during the original accumulation will be washed away with the flow of funds. The word "money laundering" suddenly jumped into Dai Yun's mind, which surprised her.

"Mr. Ye..." Dai Yun stood up, then knelt on one knee on the ground, and said to Ye Tao devoutly: "Thank you, for being so worried about Yunzhou and the Dai family."
Chapter completed!