Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 287 Serial Fortress, Serial Defense! (two)

There is a saying that there is a country to have a family. Although Shuofang City is just one of the many cities in their operation for many merchants, it is undoubtedly more important in comparison.

Zhang Yi knows very well that border trade is the most profitable of all!

Take salt as an example. Due to the large amount of Lingnan sea salt produced, today’s coarse sea salt in Datang is only [-] yuan a catty. This price is not cheap, but it is definitely not expensive.

However, even if a merchant buys it at a price of twelve cents a catty, and then transports it to Shuo, he can directly exchange two catties of salt for a Turkic war horse!
This kind of transaction can't be said to be unprofitable, and it is exactly the same that even though everyone knows the danger of the border, a large number of merchants still come here to fight for wealth.

"So, what I mean is that we can mobilize the merchants and common people in the city to clean up the garbage dumps. On the other hand, we can fire red bricks and cement at the same time for the army. Once some red bricks and cement are produced, then we can Then we can start repairing the city wall immediately!" Zhang Yi said: "In this way, we can be said to be carrying out the three aspects at the same time, and we will definitely not waste any time.

And everyone knows about cement, it only takes about three days to completely dry up, and our Shuofang is estimated to be up to two days due to the wind, so as long as we have enough people, we can completely repair Shuofang City in a very short period of time complete!

And after the repair of Shuofang City is completed, our Tunbao plan can also be carried out directly.Lay the foundation according to the pre-determined location, then pull the frame, and finally pour it with cement. In this way, Shuofang City will really become impenetrable!

And by that time, our queen will be able to grow crops with peace of mind without worrying about being plundered by the Turks, and gradually form a self-sufficient or semi-self-sufficient state! "

Tang Peng was a little confused about the defense, but when Zhang Yi talked about self-sufficiency, his eyes lit up.

You know, according to the original plan, the defenders of Shuofang are not growing food, but farming seven. If the front line is really solid, then the entire Shuofang and even almost the entire Hetao can be planted.

With so much land, there is no need to pay taxes, and the benefits are directly related to every soldier, so they cannot spare no effort. In this case, even if Tang Peng can only get [-]% of the benefits, then he is enough to become a party Local tycoon!
At that moment, Tang Peng said: "In that case, I think you all have things to do, so I can't be idle, right?"

As he spoke, he looked at Niu Jinda where the old god was present, and then at Xue Wanren who was thinking, and immediately stood up, patted his chest and said: "I will leave the matter of lobbying the merchants and people in Shuofang City to me." I don't believe that it's about the safety of the country and their own wealth, they don't do anything!"

"Lobbying? Hehe!" A sneer flashed across Niu Jinda's mouth suddenly, and his voice immediately became cold: "Don't underestimate these merchants, they are so bold! Do you know who is behind them? These people, these years I've become more courageous, if you say something, they can tell you a few words, and you can bring my personal guards with you later, and those who don't want to contribute will not have to stay in Shuofang City anymore!"

Niu Jinda's heart is like a bright mirror, how dare ordinary merchants come to Shuofang?
Even if they came there, they were just some small merchants, but behind the real big merchants were the shadows of nobles from all walks of life, or it could be said that it was their industry at all, nothing more than letting outsiders take care of it.

In Niu Jinda's view, since he is an honorable man, while enjoying the dividends brought by the state, he also naturally needs to contribute to the state.

In fact, this is exactly the case. Basically all nobles in the Tang Dynasty have this kind of consciousness. After all, profit is just a way for them to maintain a wealthy life, and titles and identities are their foundation.Earning less money won't kill them, but if Shuofang has a problem because of this, then when Li Erqiu settles the score later, they might be beaten to the end, and then it will be truly unacceptable.

Therefore, it should not be difficult to send some guards and servants to clean up the garbage and the like!
And Niu Jinda asked the guards to follow Tang Peng to deal with the matter. On the one hand, he agreed with Zhang Yi's approach, and on the other hand, he was also worried that there might be one or two thorns in this group of merchants.

"Then I will assist General Niu in defending Shuofang City!" Tang Peng laughed, looking at Niu Jinda.

"Alright!" Niu Jinda nodded, and he was also moved by Zhang Yi's method. As Zhang Yi said, he knew the solidification speed of cement, and the firmness of cement was comparable to gold and stone, although it was only Putting a coat on the outer wall of the original Shuofang City, but the defense can be said to be directly increased several times.

In this way, Shuofang has really become a lion entrenched in Hetaokou, no matter how cruel the hungry wolf is, it can still be safe!

At that moment, Niu Jinda said: "In that case, Xue Wanren obeys the order!"

Xue Wanren immediately took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "The end is here!"

"The old man ordered you to mix the old guards of Shuofang City with the old man's personal guards, select two thousand elites to defend Shuofang City, and to inquire about the news around!" Niu Jinda looked very solemn, and said in a deep voice: "You will be ordered by the king outside, and you will be given some rewards." If you don’t accept it, the old man will immediately make an arbitrary decision and try his best to build a city of steel for my Great Tang!”

After Xue Wanren led the order to retreat, Niu Jinda said to Tang Peng again: "Tang Sijie, since you volunteered to lobby the merchants in the city, I will grant you this job! But you must remember that anyone who disobeys will be dealt with as collaborators, and you must not be merciless. If it’s broken, I’ll wait for something big!”

"The last general takes orders!" Tang Peng also bowed his hands to Niu Jinda, and then withdrew from the tent.

At this time, only Zhang Yi and Niu Jinda were left in the entire camp.

"I'm going to gather people to fire red bricks and cement!" Looking at Niu Jinda's serious expression, Zhang Yi couldn't help but shudder. To Niu Jinda, he was actually just in ordinary contact. If it wasn't because of this expedition, it would be We've only met each other twice, so it's still a bit raw.

"Wait a minute!" Niu Jinda stopped Zhang Yi with a wave of his hand. After staring at Zhang Yi for a long time, he said, "Zhang Yi, do you know that your father and the old man were also brothers back then?"

"Huh?" Zhang Yi couldn't help but suddenly stopped.

He never expected that Niu Jinda would say this at this meeting.

Before Zhang Yi could react, Niu Jinda's voice came over again, and Niu Jinda said: "Do you know the truth that the wind blows when a tree is beautiful?"

(End of this chapter)