In the summer of the first year of Yanhe, Xinhai (26).

The rising sun rose from the east, awakening the silent city.

As usual, Hu Jian and his several officials opened the closed Xinfeng City Gate, and then the farmers and merchants who had been waiting at the city gate were lined up to enter the city gate.

Standing on the city wall, Hu Jian looked at the lively scene and couldn't help but sigh: "Since the public examination, Xinfeng has been too lively..."

Everyone around smiled and nodded: "That's not the case. Since the public examination announced, the people of Xinfeng Township will have a good opportunity!"

"They may have made a lot of money just by selling their own vegetable acres!"

Because the public examination attracted thousands of people to gather in Xinfeng City, prices in Xinfeng City immediately rose.

Fortunately, Sang Jun is here, and the Grand Minister's Ethnic Group urgently transported a large number of grain, cloth and other commodities from Chang'an to Xinfeng, so there was no soaring price increase.

But even so, thousands of people suddenly appeared in Xinfeng City.

Moreover, it is a middle-class population with strong purchasing power, which suddenly brought merchants and residents in Xinfeng City and people outside the city to heaven.

The residents in the city made a lot of money just by renting out houses and helping with laundry.

If you have some strength, take the opportunity to do some business and earn a year's income.

The farmers outside the city did not suffer any losses.

The various vegetables they originally planted themselves and used to fill their stomachs can now be sold for money.

Moreover, the price is higher than corn!

Even the cheapest sunflower can be sold for dozens of yuan per stone now.

The family that raises chickens and ducks at home is even more smiling.

In the past, I could only sell eggs and duck eggs that cost one or two cents, but now I will cost four or five cents each.

If you are lucky, you can take wild boars in the mountains and bring them to the city and you can exchange thousands of dollars in one go!

Such a strong consumption capacity even attracted the singers in Huajie Street and Liuxiang in Chang'an City to come to Xinfeng in groups, rented a place, recruited romantic scholars, and started a business of flesh and blood.

Hu Jian listened to the discussions of the officials on both sides and the face looked as usual, but in his heart, he knew that this kind of market prosperity that was created by artificial means would soon disappear.

Because the number of people gathering in Xinfeng is decreasing.

Yesterday, there were as many as three or five thousand in Xinfeng City, but today, there are only one or two thousand left.

And it would be amazing to have one thousand people left after today.

only……

Hu Jian looked up and saw the city gate, which was suddenly blocked. He looked over and saw a team of dozens of people carrying several slaughtered cattle, sheep, and many chickens and ducks, swaggering into the city gate.

Because there were too many things to bring, even the city gate was blocked.

Hu Jian hurriedly took people down the city tower and went down to help clear the passageway.

He himself carried the ribbon and walked forward and asked the people: "I am Hu Jian, the Xinfeng official. Why do you bring so much meat into the city?"

"Hu Dianli..." A cheerful voice came from outside the city gate from afar, but it was Ma Yuan from Li Township, with several sons and nephews.

"Ma Gong..." Hu Jian frowned. He had no good feelings for Ma Yuan, but he did not feel bad about him. In his eyes, this bully from Li Township belonged to the shameless but useful country landlord.

For the Legal bureaucrats, they do not care about the moral cultivation of the landlords and powerful people under their rule.

Anyway, a good character is a knife, but a bad character is a knife.

Why do we have to be so clear?

So Hu Jian just frowned and went forward to ask, "What's wrong with Ma Gong bringing so much meat into the city?"

"Of course I'm here to sell..." Ma Yuan rubbed his hands and smiled: "Didn't you hear that the Xinfeng Public Examination will be announced soon? He took the villagers to slaughter the livestock they raised at home and came to Xinfeng City to provide the future Xinfeng Ming Gong to celebrate the banquet..."

As a landlord who can get to the princess's mansion in Chang'an City, Ma Yuan's sense of smell is certainly not ordinary.

After hearing that the Xinfeng Public Examination was coming to an end, he immediately reacted.

Those who are the best, especially those who are not local in Xinfeng, will definitely hold a wine to celebrate in Xinfeng.

Fish is indispensable for this banquet!

When you come to Xinfeng to sell meat, you will definitely make money.

He also had the courage to figure this section out, and immediately led people to buy various cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks throughout Lixiang.

Then I sent it today, just to make a big profit!

Hu Jian listened to the other party's explanation and refused to comment, but said coldly: "It's so good for Ma Gong to know. Shizhong Zhang has decided that starting from July this year, the whole county will prohibit slaughtering cattle and horses without reason. All slaughtering cattle and horses must be approved by the county government to carry out the process, and beef is banned in the whole county!"

"In the future, Ma Gong can't kill the cow without reason anymore, otherwise, my official will have to be held accountable!"

Ma Yuan was stunned when he heard this.

No slaughtering cattle and horses, and even beef is not allowed to be eaten?

This Zhang Shizhong, Zhang Chiyou is really bold!

It may cause dissatisfaction among the people...

You know, it is a tradition for Han people to eat beef, especially for Rangers. When they are tired of playing, they gather around the fire plate, steadily put a pot of wine and then cut two plates of beef, which has always been their favorite thing.

Can this Chiyou control the sky and the earth? Can she control other people's mouths?

But this has nothing to do with him. Ma Yuan just smiled and bowed, "Caomin knows..."

Although he was not optimistic about Chiyou's regulations on slaughtering cattle and horses and the prohibition of eating beef, Ma Yuan decided to implement it first.

Anyway, he also felt that this rule would not last long.

Therefore, it doesn’t matter if you are good at it.

…………………………………………

Zhang Yue blew the ink marks on the cloth on the table table, then handed it to Sang Jun, and said, "Please ask Brother Sang to bring this letter to Ling Zun... and say hello to Ling Zun again..."

"Don't dare..." Sang Jun took the silk book and said, "Shi Jung said hello, the subordinate will definitely bring it to my father..."

"Just..." Sang Jun thought for a while and asked Zhang Yue: "Shizhong really thinks that this official tea and beef are profitable?"

Since Zhang Yue wants to obtain the power to collect and supervise industry and commerce and various industrial and commercial taxes from Dashiong in Xinfeng, he certainly cannot get it without any worries.

Even if Sang Hongyang could agree, the salt and iron bureaucrats under Sang Hongyang would not agree.

So, you have to exchange it with benefits.

This official tea and official beef are the benefits of Zhang Yue taking it out for exchange.

However, nowadays, due to the settlement of tea making technology and tea drinking culture, the profits of tea trade have not yet been highlighted.

But Zhang Yue knew how much profit did the tea official bring to the Northern Song Dynasty in history?

That's a net income of several million yuan per year!

What’s even better is that nowadays, tea, like silk, is a unique monopoly resource in China.

As long as you develop well, are you still afraid of losing money to make money?

As for the beef sold by officials?

In fact, it was a test by Zhang Yue.

Because, he knew that once Xinfeng's ox plowing technology was promoted, the world would soon be forbidden to slaughter ox pilling.

But beef is extremely delicious and rich in nutrition.

The fact that the Han people have the current physical fitness is closely related to the Han people's appetite for eating beef.

Therefore, it is imperative to divide cattle into plowing ox and beef.

Zhang Yue also believed that Sang Hongyang would understand what he said in the letter.

As long as cattle are included in the strategic resource for control, private slaughter is prohibited.

Then beef will become a monopoly resource and become a trump card in the hands of the Grand Master.

Moreover, there are many new tricks to play.

For example, if the oxen in the hands of farmers can only be sold to the Grand Marshal.

As the only acquirer, Dasiong can naturally lower the price.

Then, Dasi Nong is also the only beef seller on the market, so the beef price can be increased.

With this minus one plus, the profit will naturally come out.

In addition, as long as selling beef is profitable, Dashiguo will vigorously develop beef cattle breeding.

In terms of the scale of northern ranches controlled by the Han family, raising millions of cattle and sheep is no longer a problem.

In this way, the future benefits of the northern frontier in animal husbandry can fill the deficit caused by investment in agriculture and development.

Expanding territory is no longer a burden, but will become a profitable transaction.

As long as the expansion of territory can bring benefits and make money, the people will support the war.

This forms a virtuous cycle.
To be continued...