A month passed quietly.
"Your Highness, some of the remnants of the aristocratic families in River East have been brought to Shouchun City.”
A talent like Lu Xun was naturally more than enough to do such a small thing.
"Very good. How many people are there?"
Yuan Yao asked.
"About five hundred people, most of them are the descendants of the aristocratic families 'side branches. They were lucky enough to escape Sun Ce's butcher knife.”
"Boyan, do you think I'm cruel? After all, I was the one who sold these people out.”
Yuan Yao looked at Lu Xun and asked.
"The only rule in this chaotic world is the survival of the fittest. There is no such thing as cruelty.”
Yuan Yao was very satisfied.
Lu Xun was not as naive and pedantic as his little uncle.
"Arrange for these people to join the merchant groups of the various families in Shouchun and start the 'Great Traveling Merchant' plan.”
"Yes, sir."
The Great Merchant Plan was a plan that Yuan Yao had come up with. He wanted the descendants of these aristocratic families to hide their identities and enter the merchant group. Then, they would draw a map that recorded the mountains and rivers during the journey.
Where were the official roads, where were the small roads, the location of the counties and villages, whether there were wells and mines in the villages, all of these were recorded down one by one to lay the foundation for Yuan Yao to march into other provinces and counties in the future.
The reason why he chose the scions of the aristocratic families of River East to do this was because the drawing of the Geomancy Map had to be literate, otherwise everything would be useless.
In this era, there were no schools or compulsory education. Only the children of aristocratic families could read and write. The children of ordinary people were still busy farming.
"Has Sun Ce already won against the aristocratic families? Are there still aristocratic families in River East?"
Yuan Yao asked.
"The victor has yet to be decided. Because Sun Ce has lost too many soldiers, and the massacre this time is not like before, it is completely aimed at killing everyone, so the resistance of the Jiangdong family this time is very thorough.
The three families of Wu County were still resisting with some remaining families.”
Yuan Yao couldn't help but sigh at how powerful these aristocratic families were. They were actually so difficult to deal with. A strong dragon couldn't suppress a local snake.
"Alright, keep an eye on the movements in River East, but don't interfere.
If the descendants of the aristocratic families escape, we can directly accept them.”
"Here."
Lu Xun retreated.
"Your Highness, Pill Sun County has already recruited 50,000 new soldiers. They have all been sent to Shouchun.”
Qiao Rui reported.
"En, Yan Xiang did a good job. Send them all to Taishi Ci and let him train these new soldiers.”
"Here, Yan Xiang sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that His Highness must read it personally.”
Qiao Rui handed the letter to Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao was very curious about how formal this was.
Opening the letter to take a look, Yuan Yao was overjoyed. It was truly unstoppable when luck came.
"Your Highness, is there any good news?”
Qiao Rui asked.
"Yes, the people who migrated there discovered a huge copper mine when they were cultivating in the northwest of Jingxian in Pill Sun County.”
Everyone was delighted when they heard this.
Copper coins, copper coins, copper ores were money ores!
"Duke Hua, you're going to be busy.”
Yuan Yao said to Hua Xin.
"Hehe, this is a good job. This lowly subject has the opportunity to fill my own pockets.”
"Hahaha!"
Yuan Yao laughed out loud. Hua Xin was a very honest person.
Zhong Yao was enlightened, Hua Xin was pure and virtuous, and Wang Lang was rich in literature and literature. They were all outstanding talents at that time. This was Chen Shou's evaluation.
Hua Xin was poor all year round. She used all her salary and rewards to help the poor. Her family had no surplus food all year round.
If Boss Cao delayed her salary by a month, Hua Xin would starve to death on the spot.
"I'll have to trouble you to make a trip to Pill Sun County and gather the people to mine.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Hua Xin agreed.
"Oh right, when you gather the people, tell them that this is not corvee, and that they will still be paid for mining.”
Yuan Yao instructed.
Now that Shouchun's business was slowly flourishing, the five-baht coins were also gradually becoming richer. Now that the credibility of the court was very good, Yuan Yao did not want the people to serve the corvee anymore.
Because the people of Guangling had moved inward, the tax exemption for one year was extended by half a year.
Only during this year's autumn harvest would the imperial court collect the agricultural tax.
Therefore, the people under his rule were now very supportive of the court. Old Yuan's reputation had also turned over a new leaf. The people were just short of building a shrine for Old Yuan.
"Your Highness is kind, the people will definitely be grateful.”
Hua Xin couldn't help but admire Yuan Yao's courage.
Since ancient times, the corvee was the responsibility of the people. The imperial court only managed a meal at most and never paid any wages.
"Hey! It's just that the son has to pay for his father's debt. It's not as noble as you say.”
When Yuan Yao first heard about the three taxes and one tax, he almost wanted to beat Old Yuan up.
The current imperial court was slowly getting on the right track. It had the appearance that a government should have, and was no longer the grass-roots team of Old Yuan's era. That was a joke.
With the copper mine, Yuan Yao could make coins. Although the five baht coins were very strong, it could be said that they were the longest used copper coins in history and had the most circulation.
However, that was the money of the Great Han Dynasty, not the Zhong Clan's money. If they wanted to replace the influence of the Great Han Dynasty, they had to start from all aspects.
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Jiangdong, Wu County.
In a secluded grass hut outside the city.
Four people sat around a table. Three elders and a young man sat facing each other.
"We can't go on like this. Killing won't solve the problem.”
The old man sitting in the upper seat spoke first.
"That's right! If they continued fighting, both sides would suffer losses, and it would not be beneficial to anyone.”
The old man on the left echoed.
"But now, the blood has already turned red. The hatred between the two sides is difficult to resolve.”
The old man on the right didn't think much of their thoughts.
"Hehe, there's nothing that interests can't solve. As long as there are enough interests, any hatred can be resolved.”
The young man who sat down interjected.
"Oh? What do you think, Second Young Master?"
The three elders looked at the young man.
"It doesn't matter what I mean. The focus is on Sun Ce. If I don't get rid of him, it won't matter what I think of.”
The young man shook his head and smiled.
The three old men looked at each other, thinking about the young man's words.
"Second Young Master, please tell us the truth.”
"Hehe, you really won't act until you see the rabbit.”
"Alright, the land is still your land, and the soldiers are still your soldiers. The official positions in River East will be divided among everyone! What do the three of you think?"
"Is that true?"
" Is that true?!"
"Hiss!"
The three old men were very surprised. They were obviously shocked by the youth's words.
"Of course it's true. After all, we're helping each other!”
The young man said with a smile.
"Deal!"
The four people in the straw hut quickly reached a consensus. The three old men then left quietly as if they had never been here.
"It's time for Jiang Dong to calm down. If you continue to cause trouble, you'll only die!”
The young man got up and left the straw hut. Before he left, he burned it to ashes.
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