Fu Song

Chapter 267
Qianzhou itself is not big.

There are only two counties under his jurisdiction, one is Pengshui and the other is Qianjiang.

But if you count the area under the nominal jurisdiction of Qianzhou, it will be terrible.

Nominally, Qianzhou also has jurisdiction over the forty-nine Jimi prefectures.

In the past, this so-called jurisdiction existed only on paper and in name.

But now, this kind of jurisdiction has become a reality.

How big are these forty-nine states?

If measured by the current value, this land covers a full [-] square kilometers.Even though most of the places above belong to the high mountains and it is not easy to survive, there are still no less than one million people living on this land.

Generally, these states of loose sand are not worthy of attention.

But when a powerful figure emerges and kneads these local forces together, it will be a terrifying force.

Xiao Cheng acted as such a character.

Originally on this territory, there were two famous and influential forces, the Sizhou Tian family and the Bozhou Yang family.

But now, they have become Xiao Cheng's right and left hands.

When these three joined together, the remaining dozens of Jimi states had no choice but to bow their heads.

The Tian family and the Yang family gave up some of their original privileges, and placed themselves under Xiao Cheng as if they were lowering their heads. Naturally, it was because they saw the crisis in their own family. At some point in time, conflicts will inevitably erupt, and they will not die from external causes, but will also die from internal strife.

As two extremely far-sighted Patriarchs, they wanted to eliminate this hidden danger invisible.

The actions of the Xiao family in the northwest gave them great inspiration.

That is outward expansion.

Endless, endless outward expansion.

As long as the territory is large enough, as long as the strength is strong enough, and as long as there are enemies outside, the inside will unite as one, and even if there are occasional internal conflicts, it will not affect the whole.

Of course, the reason why Tian Chou and Yang Qing were willing to bow their heads to Xiao Cheng was also because Xiao Cheng made arrangements in advance and had the Tianwu Army as a useful chess piece.

It can be said that even without the input of Tian Chou and Yang Qing, Xiao Cheng can still use Yang Wanfu's Tianwu Army and Han Kai's command of the Qianxiang Army to achieve his ultimate goal step by step.

It's just that it takes longer and the road is more bumpy.

Now with the addition of Yang Tian's family, the kneading process is particularly smooth, and many things can naturally be advanced.

The first step is to forcibly knead, and then count the Dingkou and create a yellow book.

Xiao Cheng must know the people under his rule well.

How many people can grow food without reclaiming acres of land, how many people can enter the workshop to learn crafts to produce goods, how many people can join the army and become soldiers, all of these require an overall plan.

How much grain can be collected every year, how much products can be produced by workshops, how much profits can be generated by caravans, and how much taxes can be collected.

How to maximize the use of resources without depleting the power of the people and arousing the resentment of the people and causing some disasters has always been a huge topic, and it has been a topic that rulers must study from ancient times to the present.

Even if the people are docile and do not rebel, but the ruler makes them feel dissatisfied, the losses caused by their passive sabotage are enough to make everything fail to achieve the goal smoothly.

Satisfying the common people while at the same time allowing the government to gain enough, this is a test of the wisdom of the ruler.

It was a successful conference.

It is also a meeting of unity.

The Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce is in the name of business, but what it does is rule.

Xiao Cheng became the president of the federation as a matter of course.

Tian Chou and Yang Qing are deputy.

Then, ten directors were elected from among dozens of leaders of Jimi Prefecture.

The headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce is located in Duyun, in this big house of the Wang family.

The chairman Xiao Cheng and the two vice-chairmen Tian Chou and Yang Qing naturally couldn't stay here for a long time, so the chairman Jia Gui became the actual operator of the Chamber of Commerce.

The second step, of course, is to unify the orders of the army and unify the command of the army.

The Federation led by Han Kai is directly under the soldiers and horses, and the army will be expanded to [-], permanently stationed in Duyun.

The Tianwu Army led by Yang Wanfu will be expanded to [-] troops, and will be stationed at various key points.

So far, Xiao Cheng is equivalent to depriving the military power of each Jiji Prefecture.

In the past, the Jimi prefectures had no military power in name, but in fact, by controlling the place, they naturally possessed local armed forces. For example, the Yang family and the Tian family had thousands of family guards whose combat power was not inferior to the imperial imperial guards. .

But now, if the tribal leaders in various Jimi states still dare to maintain their armed forces, they may be targeted by the federation.Even the Yang family and the Tian family also promised to reduce their army to a family guard with a maximum of [-] people in the next five years.

One of the purposes of the Tianwu Army's control over key nodes is to assist the local government in governing the area and managing public security. After all, banditry in this area has always been a headache.The second purpose is to control the place more effectively.

If Xiao Cheng wants to unify the government orders, he must unify the army, otherwise, who would listen to him honestly?
Furthermore, the total number of troops in these dozens of Jimi prefectures amounted to tens of thousands. In Xiao Cheng's view, this was a complete waste of manpower.

The army is good but not many.

With [-] people, it is enough to control this place, and the rest of the people have to work for me, to earn money, and to contribute to the development of the place.

The third step, of course, is to draw blueprints, draw big cakes, and cheer for key people.

The united meeting is over, and the next is naturally the more critical small meeting.

Three chairmen and vice presidents, one chairman, two heads of the armed forces, and ten directors sat together.

It wasn't until this time that Xiao Cheng finally took out the proposal for the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce that he had painstakingly worked out over the past six months.

A booklet with hundreds of pages.

Before this, even Tian Chou and Yang Qing had never seen it.

"Everyone, this is the blueprint for the future development of the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce, and it is also the top secret of our Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce." Xiao Cheng looked at the crowd with a serious expression: "I hope that those who own this booklet will keep their mouths shut. And in the days to come, we will work together and work together for the realization of this blueprint."

The people present opened the booklet, their eyes fixed on the first page, the overall goal.

The content of this page is different, and there are only more than a hundred words in total, but it is these more than a hundred words that make the room resound with gasps.

Even if it was Tian Chou, Yang Qing was already prepared, after all, they knew what Xiao Ding did in the northwest.But after reading the goal of Xiao Cheng's plan, he was still dumbfounded.

As for the remaining ten directors, although they can be regarded as wise men among the dozens of tribal chiefs in Jili Prefecture, to be honest, they are still idiots. They have no idea how big the outside world is. .Not to mention the two generals Yang Wanfu and Han Kai.

That is, Jia Gui, who has been traveling all over the world for many years, can be regarded as well-informed, so he barely suppressed his surprise in his heart.

Tian Chou covered the booklet, looked at Xiao Cheng, and looked at Xiao Cheng with a flushed face: "Xiao signed the judgment, can we really do it?"

"As long as you follow my plan step by step, it will be done!" Xiao Cheng's words are simple but powerful: "Everyone, as I say bluntly, you are just frogs in a well, screaming loudly. No matter how big it is, no matter how happy it is, it is only on this one-third of an acre of land. Only when you go out, you will find how wide the world is. As long as you go out, you will find that the problems you are facing now It’s not a problem. The place we control now is just a remote corner, and the wealth we control now is just a drop in the ocean.”

Yang Qing closed the booklet with a bang, and looked at Xiao Cheng with red eyes: "Xiao Zhuan, if everything goes well for us, how many years can we achieve small success?"

Xiao Cheng stretched out three fingers: "Three years should be a small success. In two years, we will rectify the internal affairs, develop the economy, and train the army. In the third year, we will be able to test the outside on a small scale. The understanding of those places, at this time, should have a lot of gains, and then our business will enter a positive cycle stage, gaining more land, more population, more wealth, and then building more A strong army, and then move further afield."

Taking a deep breath, Yang Qing stared at the ten directors, and said viciously: "Listen to me, all of you, Xiao Zhuan let you know such a big event, it is trust in you, whoever speaks loosely , Leaked the slightest word of mouth, without the help of Xiao Zhuan, I, Yang, personally wiped out your whole family, and I will not leave even a hair for you."

The ten directors were all terrified, and hurriedly agreed.

Tian Chou smiled and said: "Xiao Zhipeng, if we really achieve this, one day, I, Tian, ​​will go to Bianliang, and those ministers and ministers will treat me like a guest of honor, right?"

"Naturally." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Respect has always been equated with strength."

Tian Chou nodded, "My Tian family will spare no effort to support this matter, children of the Tian family, even if it is not enough for Xiao to sign the judgment."

"The same is true for Yang's children." Yang Qing hurriedly said.

If the basket picture drawn by Xiao Cheng is really realized, it will represent huge power and wealth. If you enter early, you will naturally be one step ahead.

Both of them have a deep understanding of Xiao Cheng, knowing that he will inevitably introduce a large number of talents into the Chamber of Commerce in the years to come, and even gradually weaken the influence of the Tian and Yang families in the future, but now, He doesn't have many manpower available. How many of the tribal chiefs in Jimi Prefecture have such insight? They don't even know how to read.As long as you occupy the position first, you will have more right to speak in the future.

"It's about to borrow!"

Even though he knew what the other party was thinking, Xiao Cheng had no choice but to agree. Now is the honeymoon period for cooperation between the two parties, and the manpower that Xiao Cheng can use is really not enough in front of such a big booth. More importantly, Yang, Tian The children of the two families naturally have a certain degree of persuasive power in this land, which is not comparable to that of my subordinates.

Of course, whether you can do something or not will depend on the facts in the future. If it's just some patterned pillows, it's no wonder that Zhulan will be out of water by then.

And those of my own subordinates, after years of training outside, if they can't do it, they have been eliminated long ago.Those who are still able to walk in front of themselves now are born after thousands of years of hard work.

Just like Jia Gui, how many people outside know his skills?

But he really controls a behemoth like the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce with ease.

In the past, Jia Gui controlled all of Xiao Cheng's power in the south, whether it was military or commercial, and he was Jiang Yingxue's first arm in running the south.

Tian Chou and Yang Qing left with excitement. They originally came to the platform to express support for Xiao Cheng, hoping to suppress those dissatisfied tribal leaders in Jili Prefecture, but when they returned, they were extremely excited.They are all planning to select the best sons and daughters of the clan to serve in the federation. Perhaps, the patriarchs of the two families will be born among the sons sent out in the future.

Compared with the goals listed in Xiao Cheng's plan, their Bozhou and Sizhou are really not worth mentioning right now.In Bozhou and Sizhou, the two of them are out-and-out emperors. In the area of ​​Qianzhou, the two are also famous, but as they go up, their influence becomes smaller and smaller.

If on Kuizhou Road, the two of them still have some right to speak, but in the whole south, no one cares about them anymore, and if they are further spread to the world, what are they worth?

In the eyes of the court officials and officials, are they very different from the patriarchs of those small tribes?
I'm afraid not.

But as long as Xiao Cheng's plan is completed, even the court officials will have to be polite to them in the future.

The reason why Tian Chou asked such a question was that he went to Bianliang many years ago, and that trip dealt a merciless blow to his proud heart.This is a scar in his heart. In the past, he just hid him deeply and did not want anyone to know, because he had no hope of revenge, but now, he saw the light.

A person must have a goal, a hope, and a goal in order to live a happy life.

Now even the Yang family in their fifties feels that they have to find a way to live for a few more years, otherwise they will not be able to see and participate in the colorful days to come, what a pity it would be what!

(End of this chapter)