Chapter 1016 This is a good piece of land
The generals of Liao Town knelt on the ground tremblingly. Someone even glanced at Wang Tong's personal guards with his eyes. Someone put his hands on the hilt of the knife, and his heart was even more frightened.
They didn't know that Wang Tong's personal guards reacted because Li Rubai suddenly knelt down. They had a ghost in their hearts and thought too much about it here. Some people also thought about why Wang Tong's army only asked them to lead 500 cavalry to follow. This was not for the sake of convenience. Unfortunately, the ghosts were obsessed with it at the time, and it was too late to regret it now.
"Your infantry are farmers who farm, and they are not even as good as males in ordinary villages. They just rely on their own soldiers to support the scene. How do your cavalry compare to the cavalry of the Tartars, and how do you compare to my cavalry?"
Wang Tong asked again. Li Rubai looked up at Wang Tong's expression. Wang Tong's expression was faint, only fatigue and loss, but he could not see any evil. The situation in front of him could only answer honestly:
"Not even better than the general's army!"
The Jianzhou Army was determined to rush forward and brave in the battle. The generals of Liao Town did not think that their team could do this. They were not much more powerful than their strength, but now they are all very comfortable to maintain. Everyone has a family business. How dare they be willing to fight on the battlefield? This is still against the Jurchens. If everyone saw the power of the muskets and cannons in front of the Huwei Army. In fact, if you have a little clear mind, you can tell clearly that even if the Huwei Army only has a spear, you may not be able to gain any advantage with a horse team.
Wang Tong nodded, and he asked again:
"You Li family has been in Liao Town for a long time. Compared to other places, they are all powerful. They must be disobedient. If you touch your wealth in the countryside, you must be resentful. If you don't tell me about bad things in private, you might have to rely on your swords and weapons to make some trouble, right?"
This is too direct. Liao Town relies on its elite troops to build up, relies on this power to plunder and accumulate wealth, and then raise more troops by expanding wealth, and repeats itself.
The servants and soldiers of the Li family were nominally all of the Ming Dynasty soldiers, but only the Li family could order the Li family. If the interests of the Li family were infringed, these elite soldiers would definitely not sit idly by.
The Li family knew about this fact, and the rest of the people also knew about it, so Liao Town never paid any taxes to the court, possessed various privileges, and was rich in the world. It also required military supplies and food from the court center every year.
This was the case in the past. If someone asked this, Li Rubai might have agreed, and it might not be possible to push back with a gun and a stick. But now in front of Wang Tong, the power of Liao Town is nothing. Don’t even mention it. Li Rubai felt cold all over and lowered his head and said in a low voice:
"I dare not, I dare not. Liao Town is also the Liao Town of the Ming Dynasty, and my subordinates are also the ministers of the Ming Dynasty. How dare you commit such a crime of rebellion?"
The guards directly moved a wooden box from the cart and covered it with felt, which became Wang Tong's seat. Wang Tong sat there with a big golden sword. The ground was not clean. The generals of Liao Town just knelt there. Wang Tong had no intention of asking them to get up, but continued there:
"The Japanese general has said everything he should say. Since he entered Liao, you may hear or see one battle after another. You also know the difference between the two countries. If there is any abnormal movement in Liao Town in the future, the army will destroy you now."
Li Rubai and others kowtowed and kept saying that they didn't dare. At this point, the generals of Liao Town were a little calmer, not as frightened as they were just now. Wang Tong's words were more like a warning.
"The Li family occupied hidden fields in Liao Town. You can spit it out by yourself. The court will send people to take charge of all the sales and taxes in Liao Town. Are you willing?"
Liao Town is where Li Chengliang talks about it. How can these people be the ones below be the leader of Liao Town's troops, but these people here are the leaders of Liao Town's troops. It doesn't matter if Li Chengliang agrees or disagrees with Wang Tong's proposals. With Liao Town's current strength, it is impossible to compete with the court's orders. It is enough to have this comparison and understanding.
Wang Tong explained it clearly, and the generals of the Li family also understood. Li Rubai really hesitated for a while, but then he found that he was useless in front of strength. Wang Tong expressed it very naked. Next, the court wanted to set up civil servants in Liao Town to reclaim all the interests and privileges controlled by the Li family. If the Li family did not comply, it would be a large army to sweep it and completely crush it. Compared with the two, Li Rubai's voice was a little awkward, and he knelt there and said:
"When the commander said that the court's orders were arranged, how dare the Li family refuse to obey? This is the duty of the minister."
"You have remembered these words yourself. I am not trying to persuade you, but just remind me. Don't say that you are not admonishing and that you are speaking in front of you."
Originally, the generals of Liao Town were quite excited after the victory. Such military achievements were really prominent. Although the first achievements and the big head must have been obtained by people from the Huwei Army system, such achievements were of great benefit even if they could be divided. Unexpectedly, they were called to Wang Tong before they could be happy and threatened by the scattered reprimand. They were covered in coldness for a moment. Some people also thought that Wang Tong had heard the discussions there just now.
"Today's victory, you all made a lot of efforts, get up!"
While they were nervous and suspicious, they heard Wang Tong's words, and everyone was confused again. But now that Wang Tong was rubbing flat meat balls, there was no room for them to speak, and all they could do was to obey orders respectfully.
Everyone stood up, Wang Tong reached out and drew a circle out of thin air, and asked:
"What do you think along the way from Fushun Pass? How do you think along the way? Compared to Liao Town?"
What does this question mean? Everyone is still confused. Among these people, Li Ruzhen is a little less concerned and answered directly:
"If you go back to the Grand Marshal, how can the remote villages outside the wall be able to compare with Liao Town? Even Hetuala is just like a thousand household houses around Shenyang, and it is even worse than that."
He answered simply and Li Rumei raised her feet and kicked him, and then she stopped. Wang Tong's attitude improved at this moment. There was a smile on his face and he asked:
"What about the villages around Liaoyang and Shenyang?"
Unexpectedly, Wang Tong asked this, everyone's attention turned around. Li Rubai pondered for a while and replied:
"I often go to the villages below to see them. Speaking of the countryside, the villages in Liao Town are not much different from those in this place. It is said that the harvest is even better!"
Wang Tong nodded, pointed to the northeast and spoke:
"Jianzhou is less than one-third of Liao Town, but it can be considered as the West Jurchens in Shanghai. Including the North Mountain Jurchens, how many villages are there?"
Everyone nodded, but they still didn't understand what Wang Tong was going to say. Wang Tong's smile became even stronger and continued:
"I took yours in Liao Town. I think you feel distressed as if you were cutting your flesh. Your Li family also shed tears and blood for the Ming Dynasty. You also want to compensate you. The vast land and population outside the wall are all yours. The general in Jianzhou has cleared the market. You can talk about the division of each army. In Haixi and Beishan, you can only rely on your own ability to get it. Otherwise, the naturalized business group will come and rob it."
Everyone was stunned. Wang Tong's words were actually no different from what Wang Xijue said at the banquet. They were just a subtle statement and the other was direct.
There are definitely many difficulties in developing outside the wall, but it is a compensation after all. Moreover, the people in Liao Town know about the situation where the Jurchens in Haixi and the Jurchens in Beishan are not as well-developed as several big cities in Liao Town, but they are not in a wild place. The Jurchens were captured as slaves to farm, and there will definitely be no civil servant rule here in a short time, and there is no need to consider taxes or anything else, so they will naturally make a lot of profits.
"Ginseng, animal skin, and various mountain goods and wood, you can control the benefits of this, and you can sell salt and cloth and other daily necessities everywhere, which is also a great benefit."
Having said that, the sadness on the faces of the generals in Liao Town disappeared, and a few young people even smiled, driving the serfs to farm. After all, the benefits are limited every year. But once the trade is opened, it is really a sea of gold and silver. People with qualified identities in Liao Town have shares in the warehouses of Tianjin Wei's commercial warehouses, so they naturally know what extent the profits of this trade can reach.
After thinking left and right, it seemed that this was more cost-effective. The generals who came here were young and always thought about thinking about new things and new items. Li Chengliang only focused on the three items of land, salt, tea, and horse. Although it was stable, it had already been decided. Everyone felt that it was not enough, and they felt too frustrated, and they all wanted to open up a situation by themselves. After Wang Tong said this, his thoughts were opened and his emotions were excited.
Of course, they knew what this meant by Wang Tong’s “naturalized business group”. These people were notorious on the grassland, and there were many people in Liao Town. When Wang Tong mentioned it, everyone couldn’t help but feel urgency. It seemed that they should hurry up and wait until the group of evil wolves rushed in, so that they would not leave anything for everyone.
However, Li Rubai was relatively mature, and what he thought of was different from everyone else. He coughed a few times, suppressed the noise of everyone, stepped forward and clasped his fists and said:
"Master, although my subordinates are determined to do these things, they are not familiar with them after all, and they are afraid of making trouble and letting them down. Moreover, there is a wide range of business paths, and it is not possible to have no one who knows the profession. Tianjin Weisanjiang Trading Company has many dealings with Liaozhen, and they are familiar with each other. My subordinates are shameless and ask Da Zheng to give him face, ask Sanjiang Trading Company to come and help and guide us, so that there is a rule and a measure."
Everyone was stunned, and then the generals of Liao Town bowed down together and asked Wang Tong for help. Wang Tong looked at Li Rubai and sighed in his heart that such generals could not fight, but were very particular about being an official. He asked Sanjiang Trading Company to come over. This was not a help at all. It was clearly to invite Wang to make money through. The biggest advantage was to let Wang Tong take it.
Chapter completed!