That night, Zhang Yue held a banquet in Xinfeng County's government office to welcome Xin Qingji. Xin Wuling, the uncle of Xin Qingji, was also accompanied by Xin Qingji's uncle.

In addition, the "fathers" in Xinfeng County were also invited to attend.

only……

None of these so-called "fathers" are the real indigenous people of Xinfeng!

Almost all of them were wealthy merchants who moved their household registration from the states of the world after Yongshi!

no way!

Since Zhang Yue seized power, he began to promote industry and commerce. While promoting industry and commerce, he naturally had to impose taxes on each county on the industry and commerce.

This Xinfeng is one of the few places where policy benefits can be given and commercial tax reductions can be achieved.

This naturally attracted a large number of merchants to settle down and invest.

These crossing dragons are not ordinary, but in just a few years, the natives of Xinfeng fled one after another.

This made Xinfeng County the first county seat in the Han Dynasty, mainly composed of industrial and commercial population and industrial and commercial income.

It also made the first technical school and the first commercial school of the Han Dynasty appear in Xinfeng.

The Confucian scholars naturally inevitably talked and secretly ridiculed and mocked Xinfeng, giving many nicknames.

The most famous one is the accusation of "the town of stinky copper".

However, this accusation has no lethality, but instead expands Xinfeng's popularity - Isn't it translated as a hometown of rich people?

Therefore, the rich people of Xinfeng are famous.

The gold cart and silver saddle are just the travel standards for ordinary families in Xinfeng.

The carriage that uses Eucommia gel as the wheel, whale skin as the top, steel as the bone, and sweat and blood horse as the driving is the carriage for the local tyrants.

And every such carriage is worth a thousand gold!

Moreover, the stock is scarce, and the whole world is probably only more than a hundred vehicles.

Half of them are in Xinfeng.

From this we can see that the trench in Xinfeng is a trench without human nature!

And the "Fathers" sitting in the trench!

Each of them has a net worth at least 50,000!

Especially the Yuan family, Tian family, Wu family and Zhao family, they employ thousands of employees and industries all over the country.

"You guys, please join me in congratulations to Duke Zheng and Captain Xin!" Zhang Yue raised his wine glass and made an invitation: "Congratulations to the world and the country!"

Everyone stood up one after another, followed Zhang Yue, raised their glasses to Xin Wuling and Xin Qingji, and then drank them all in one go.

This made Xin Qingji really flattered!

Because, at least in Guanzhong, the status of these great merchants and merchants is no longer the same as before!

Holding countless funds and resources in their hands, they have begun to get involved in Zhengzhi.

Although I was still careful, I was walking on thin ice.

But the power is undoubtedly revealed!

Nowadays, these great merchants and merchants have spokespersons in the court and local areas.

It is not like the past, just simple cattle and sheep, fat meat to be slaughtered on the sticks.

But the ruling class like the literati and military officials!

After all, no one can ignore the huge wealth and resources in the hands of these people.

Especially the workshops and mines they have in hand, the huge amount of products produced.

No one dares to ignore their workshops and the employees in the mines - they are young and strong, who are often thousands or even nearly ten thousand!

And he is a young man who masters certain skills, has certain wealth and social resources.

Therefore, their status is already higher than that of the landlords and powerful people in the past.

It belongs to the unity and win over the ruling class!

The status of natural social and ruling status were raised accordingly.

Therefore, even the nobles were willing to marry them.

As for the lack of grass, there is only Brother Kong Fang's royal family in his eyes...

That is even if you give enough betrothal gifts, you are willing to marry your daughter, or even let your daughter be a concubine!

As a result, the wealthy merchants and merchants in the world actually married the Liu clan and even the princess!

Some wealthy families worship their ancestors during the Chinese New Year, and the royal family princesses in the ancestral halls are like water, and county lords...

Therefore, Xin Qingji knew very well that the abilities of these people in front of him - these tyrants who occupied half of the Han family!

He quickly raised his wine glass and replied, "Thank you for your love from the uncles and the prime minister, I am ashamed of you..."

Zhang Yue put down the wine glass with a smile, then turned to Xin Wuling and said, "Duke Zheng, I have recently obtained a new treasure and I am willing to give it to the public..."

Xin Wuling immediately understood and immediately said, "I would like to see..."

So, the two important officials of the empire stood up and accused everyone of crimes, leaving one after another.

As soon as Zhang Yue and Xin Wuling left, Xin Qingji, who remained, immediately became a hot commodity in the eyes of the great men and wealthy merchants.

Everyone immediately surrounded him, his eyes shining, staring at Xin Wuling fiercely.

"The lieutenant, a place where people are poisonous, I have heard that it is vast and boundless, and its people are huge, I wonder if it is true?"

Xin Qingji looked in the sound and saw a slightly fat, peaceful and harmless round face. He recognized this person as Wu Gui, who started his business in Hehuang with the Prime Minister.

Back then, he was just a merchant in Guanzhong with a net worth of only one million. After hearing about the Prime Minister's farming in Hehuang, he resolutely took his wealth with him and went to Hehuang with all his bets.

So in ten years, he became a major businessman in the Han Dynasty.

More than ten textile workshops under his name produce cotton fabrics every year and 500,000 pieces of wool materials, and are sold to all counties and countries all over the world!

When he made his fortune from Hehuang, he could think about it and know how many lives he had under his command. It should be noted that the Han family had only been in Hehuang for ten years, and there were only three Qiang people on the plateau. As for the Di people?

The Han Dynasty firmly refused to recognize that there was a nation called Di.

Those who don’t believe it can go to the plateau to ask the Qiang chiefs!

And in the four counties of Hexi, even the Qiang people no longer exist.

In the villages of Heqiang, Quqiang, Guqiang and other tribes that once existed on maps and historical books, who now tell them that they are Qiang people, they probably cannot get out of the walls of their villages.

Behind Wu Gui, the more than ten prominent merchants in the empire had their eyes full of fierce light, just like evil wolves in the dark.

Even if Xin Qingji, a general who had crossed thousands of miles of sea and experienced countless storms, felt a sense of bleakness and a chill on his back.

He slowed down a little and replied, "What the officials heard should be true!"

"In the current hundreds of miles of soil near Xinjiangdu, there are as many as one million people with poisonous bodies..."

"Hundreds of thousands of young and strong!"

So, the breathing of the empire merchants began to rise rapidly.

What are the most nervous and concerned about by the Han Chinese masters nowadays?

There is no doubt that it is naturally the two things of labor and raw materials.

The Han law was harsh, especially for Han subjects, which provided various protections for hiring workers.

For example, if a worker is disabled or dead, he must be compensated. It is also stipulated that the maximum daily work must not exceed five hours, and at least three days of rest per month.

Where can I use the barbarian slaves and servants?

Neither compensation nor protection is required. At most, if you die, you will be punished with some money.

It is truly the only way to make a fortune and accumulate wealth.

However, the Han Dynasty had strict regulations, and the Han workers and slaves in the inner counties must maintain a minimum proportion.

Especially in the workshop, there are strict regulations on the part involving technology, and slaves are not allowed to be used at will.

This is the content and terms written in the Industrial and Commercial Law, and it is even more closely watched by the government.

If there is a violation, the fine is still light, and the circulation, sales, or even house searches are prohibited from being banned!

So, this is really helpless.

However, the discovery and legend of body poisoning have become the life-saving pill for the great Han Chinese merchants and merchants.

It's different from other people's concerns.

The poisonous gold and rich products are insignificant in the eyes of these people.

On the contrary, its population has become a treasure in the eyes of these people!

A population of tens of millions means countless cheap labor and also means a huge place for dumping products.

For capital, especially capitals such as the Han Dynasty, which are still in its infancy, body poisoning is simply a piece of honey-sweetened pastry falling from the sky!
To be continued...