Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

Seeing that Zhao Wen was no longer speaking, Lü Bu just gave up and looked at Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, I have received news that this minister has come back this time. Zhang Liao, the protector of the Western Regions, has successfully recaptured Dunhuang County a month ago, and the three counties of Jiuquan, Dunhuang and Zhangye have been restored. Occupy, in the end, hope to restart the Silk Road and increase trade between the Western Regions and our dynasty."

If you want to be strong, you must have money. The money here is not to mint more currency. That will only make the poor currency flooded in the same way as Dong Zhuo minted money at the beginning. People no longer trust currency and choose to barter.

Lu Bu hoped that the wealth of the countries in the Western Regions would flow into Guanzhong to support various livelihood and military construction in Guanzhong.

From Jincheng to Yumen Pass, there is a full two thousand miles. If the Silk Road cannot be opened to attract merchants from all over the Western Regions to send their wealth to Chang'an or the entire pass, it will be meaningless for Zhang Liao to reoccupy the three counties. This place is a long strip around the Kunlun Mountains. As a matter of fact, the distance from Chang'an to Yumenguan is farther than from Chang'an to Jiangdong. If Zhang Liao cannot bring enough benefits, then Zhang Liao will capture the three counties, and the consumption expenditure of managing the three counties will become a burden on the court.

Previously, the trade between Ma Teng and others with the Western Regions was a petty fight. Now the imperial court has re-started the Silk Road with the power of China and Western Liang. Through this road, war horses, gems, and precious crops from various countries in the Western Regions flowed into the customs and then to the Central Plains. In exchange for a large amount of materials, the wealth brought by this is enough to make Chang'an truly become a rich place.

Fortunately, Jiangdong in this period has not yet been able to communicate with overseas countries. Otherwise, the Silk Road on land is more than a little bit worse than the sea route on the sea in terms of cost and round-trip time, and the speed of wealth accumulation is even more incomparable.

It is also for this reason that Lu Bu, who holds Guanzhong, actually holds the code of wealth of this era. Although the Great Han has also communicated with the Western Regions, it is not for the purpose of commerce and trade, but only to promote the great Han national prestige.

Not only did he fail to receive benefits from the Western Regions, but in order to show the power of Heaven, he would give many things to the Western Regions. This also made the Protectorate of the Western Regions a burden for the big man, and he didn’t feel bad when he lost it. After getting the three counties, he would naturally have to redefine the strategy of managing the Western Regions.

"Wenhou." Yang Biao hesitated for a moment, bowed to Lu Bu, and asked, "Forgive me to say bluntly, I have conquered the Western Regions before, and it is not impossible to restore the Protectorate of the Western Regions, but whether it should be cleared up and restored. Consider it after the authority of the imperial court?"

"Yeah." Liu Xie also felt that Yang Biao's words were justified, he hesitated for a while, but still said: "The four seas are uncertain, and the Western Regions are all wild places. Why should Wenhou call to restore the Protectorate of the Western Regions?"

"Your Majesty, do you know how much wealth Ma Teng, the prefect of Jincheng, could get from Xiliang every year when he was in Xiliang?" Lu Bu bowed to Liu Xie, then looked at everyone and said, "Then Han Sui and Ma Teng have been entrenched in Xiliang for many years. The cold is barren, but it can support tens of thousands of troops, as far as I know, a lot of their food and grass are exchanged for property from the hands of this Guanzhong aristocratic family!"

Many people changed their color when they heard the words. Could it be that they want to use the topic to make another massacre? However, someone suddenly knelt down and said loudly to Lu Bu: "Marquis Wen forgives your sins, Xiaguan did have a deal with Han Sui at that time, but..."

The court was cleared by Lu Bu several times, and the Jingzhao family was almost wiped out. Today, many officials in the court were selected from scholars from places like Fufeng and Feng Yi.

Having seen the annihilation of the entire army of the Jingzhao scholars, who under Lu Bu's command would dare to do things with all his heart? This is also Zhan Zhanwei, and now seeing Lu Bu say this, without waiting for Lu Bu to speak, he is timid and immediately begins to kneel to explain.

Lu Bu: "..."

Am I that scary?

"Get up, I said, as long as you follow the new order, the past will be written off!" Lu Bu stepped forward and stretched out his hand to support the official: "You can question Lu Bu's character, but please believe Lu Bu's promise, since it has been said, You will not be embarrassed by the past, so you can rest assured!"

"Thank you, Marquis Wen!" The person who was lifted up by Lu Bu had some weak legs, and thanked Lu Bu repeatedly.

"The district Ma Teng and Han Sui do not specialize in the management of the Western Regions, and if you trade with them, they will definitely be deducted and exploited. Even so, they can afford to support tens of thousands of troops. Now if the imperial court takes the initiative to manage the Western Regions, every year How much tax will it bring to the court, have you ever thought about it?"

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Lu Bu said loudly: "Don't worry, as long as you are willing to pay the business tax, the imperial court allows the private sector to form a caravan to trade in the Western Regions, and you can also get the blessing of the imperial court."

In today's world, only aristocratic families have the ability to go to the Western Regions to do business on a large scale. Lu Bu now needs people to go to the Western Regions to open up business routes, and naturally encourages him.

As for the establishment of enough business routes, it has to be restricted. The wealthy family is rich, but they have to pay taxes. In addition, be careful that the wealth of the aristocratic family starts to corrode power.

Lu Bu, who had an experience once, has now begun to think about how to restrict the family, and even use the power of the family to absorb most of the wealth in the Western Regions into the imperial court.

"business?"

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Bu said this, there was a lot less opposition in the court. After all, Lu Bu's land tax reform made most families in Guanzhong lose their land. If it wasn't for Lu Bu's killing too much, how could it be Lu Bu's turn to sit in this Guanzhong? Lord's seat?

But the situation is like this. Lv Bu's strength has broken the backbone and arrogance of the Guanzhong gentry, and the family's wealth has shrunk significantly. If there is a way to get rich at this time, it will be a good thing.

It's just such a good thing, would Lu Bu really open it up so generously to everyone?

Another thing that makes people more concerned is business.

Aristocratic families have more or less commercial activities. For example, before Lü Bu, the cloth business in Guanzhong was basically monopolized by the Zhu family. There are many similar things, but basically they are rarely handled by themselves. There are also cases, such as the Mi family in Xuzhou and the Zhen family in Jizhou, but these can only be called wealthy merchants, not even wealthy families.

The name of the trader is easy to put on, but difficult to take off.

"How to do it, everyone should be clear." Lu Bu looked at the crowd, but didn't say what to do. It wasn't that he really didn't know. With such an expression, didn't he want Lu Bu to tell them exactly what to say?

But you can't just say it casually, otherwise, if Lu Bu wants to take back something in the future, he will leave a lie to others, so if you are not accurate, you can speculate on your own, whether it is right or wrong. a little.

Old fox!

Looking at Lu Bu's remarks, everyone felt a bit of a toothache. He was obviously a brave general, but his words were not leaking. This was a bit of a bully.

"Dare to ask Wenhou, how will this business tax be collected?" an official asked.

"The court will not prohibit anyone from entering or leaving at that time, but when they come back, they need to be counted and then pay taxes. If they need the protection of the court, they will pay 50%. If they don't, they will pay 20%!" Lu Bu said indifferently.

"This..." Everyone was a little puzzled, Jing Zhaoyin Zhongyao frowned and asked, "Dare to ask Wenhou, why is there such a big difference?"

"To the north of the three counties, most of them are sandy land. In many places, sand thieves have intercepted and killed past merchants. These sand thieves are used to living in this desert, and even the imperial court may not be able to get them. In the county, the court will be responsible for the safety of the caravan, and if there is any loss, the court will also pay, if not, the court will not care if it is robbery, and in addition to evading taxes in any way, as long as it is found, the property will be confiscated.”

The ministers frowned slightly when they heard the words, 20% is acceptable, but 50% is too much. It takes time and energy to go to the Western Regions, but half of the profits go out. How many are acceptable?

But if you only pay 20%, what if you encounter sand thieves?

Lu Bu was also thinking about this issue. He wanted to take this opportunity to liquidate the power held in the hands of the various families, and he would also prepare for it in the future.

The Yang family can take out 70,000 slaves at once. Even if other families are not as good as the fourth and third princes of the Yang family, the population reported to the imperial court is probably still hidden. I take this opportunity to put these hidden populations under my nose. is the best.

It can be said that the two sides have their own thoughts, but there is no objection to Lu Bu's reopening of the Western Regions Protectorate's Mansion and trade with other countries in the Western Regions.

As long as there is no objection~www.readwn.com~ Lu Bu is going to send envoys to the countries in the Western Regions to discuss the trade with them. As for the caravan trade, it has not started yet, and those latter hands are naturally useless. First, let these aristocratic families find out the way, and the situation will be revitalized, and it will be beneficial for merchants from various countries in the Western Regions to come to Chang'an.

The real big head is actually here. The imperial court directly makes large transactions with merchants from various countries in the Western Regions, and it is connected to the entire Western Regions. Compared with the family of the Guanzhong gentry, the profit is naturally greater.

When the ministers returned home, they negotiated with each other. Yang Biao looked at the confident Yang Xiu in Taiwei's mansion. He was a little helpless. He later found out that Cai Yong had actually persuaded Lv Bu to let him go. He shoved his foot horizontally and gave away most of the Yang family's wealth.

Although Yang Xiu's concerns are not unreasonable, the family wealth accumulated over the generations was handed over like this... Yang Biao didn't have an accident in the prison, but after being released, he was almost mad at his son.

When Cai Yong came to visit later, Yang Biao had to take the attitude that money was something outside his body, but who knew that distressed?

"You said this is a good opportunity?" Yang Biao looked at Yang Xiudao.

"Not bad!" Yang Xiu nodded, looked at Yang Biao and said, "Father, rest assured, the lord's move is to attract various caravans to the Western Regions. At this time, the lord will definitely not play tricks with everyone and prevent everyone from getting it. With real benefits, who is willing to take risks?"

Yang Biao nodded, what he said was reasonable, then he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll leave this matter to you, not for my father."

"Thank you, father!"