The general trend of the world will change because of a war, but it will not completely stabilize.
The heroes are working hard and the counselors are racking their brains, planning how to protect what they have and strive for more in this great chaos caused by the rise of Qingzhou.
The Qingzhou side, which had a great advantage, was not having an easy time either.
In Wang Yu's words, the process of competing for world dominance is like a marathon. The advantage gained at the beginning or even halfway is not enough. There are too many outstanding people among the competitors.
If you relax, your previous advantages will be lost.
Therefore, the generals and shogunate in Qingzhou didn't have much idea about this New Year.
Before New Year's Eve, everyone was busy making military preparations for Zhang Jia; on New Year's Eve, everyone was busy until late at night for Xu Shu's trip to Hedong; in the early morning of the next day, they had to face tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers, as well as the following.
People and businessmen came from all directions.
After all this work, the alliance on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month will begin again, plus preparations for farming in the new year...
From the first day of the Lunar New Year, there was only mourning in the Qingzhou shogunate. Everyone realized that for themselves, the third year of Zhongping will be a busy and hard year.
It is interesting to say that the princes are worried, the staff are working hard, and the powerful are helpless, but in fact, they are the ones who are truly qualified to benefit from the troubled times. The people who really suffer from the troubled times, especially the people of Jizhou,
Around the New Year in the third year of Zhongping, I was very cheerful and really felt like celebrating the New Year.
Today, in the Pingyuan City area, the fierce and murderous atmosphere of the battlefield has completely dissipated, replaced by a scene of joy.
In fact, since the news of the war spread, people from the surrounding areas have begun to flock to Gaotang. Those who have been through troubled times for a long time and have become accustomed to it all know that before the war, they must try to avoid it, but after the war
But not necessarily. After a fierce battle, a large amount of supplies are often left on the battlefield, which is a good opportunity for poor people to make a fortune.
Of course, such opportunities often contain risks, but for people who don’t even know where their next meal will be, who cares about risks?
What's more important is that the one who won this time was the Qingzhou Army, an army that never recruits strong men but plunders civilian champions!
With this army, there will definitely be no risks, but there will be countless opportunities.
At the very least, there would be a chance to work hard. Including the initial siege, three large-scale battles took place near Gaotang City, and tens of thousands of people were killed! So many corpses cannot be left like this.
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It's okay that it's winter now, but when spring and summer come, nearly 100,000 corpses will be piled up like this, and it will be damning if a large-scale plague doesn't happen.
As a result, burying, burning corpses, or transporting corpses for disposal has become a very popular job.
Those who participate in the work will be paid according to their work by the Qingzhou Army. This is the first level of income. Secondly, if you spend some effort, you can transport some Hulu corpses to your own land for burial, or get some burned ashes to scatter on the ground.
Here, it is also very affordable.
According to the old farmers, the land treated in this way will definitely be the most fertile field in a few years. If you use the corpses of Yuan Jun soldiers, everyone may not feel sorry. But if you use the corpses of Hulu, there will be no problem. With Jun
According to Hou's original words, this can be regarded as giving these white-eyed wolves a chance to redeem themselves, right?
The biggest selling point is the horse, a dead horse!
At least several hundred kilograms of meat can be shaved off a dead horse. Even if it is green and quiet, more than 100,000 people from the Montenegrin Allied Forces ate it with open belly. Even before and after the New Year, they did not finish the 10,000 horses. This is good stuff.
Of course the leftovers cannot be wasted and must be disposed of properly.
There is not only meat on the horse, but also skin. There is so much leather that the army has no time to process it, and there are not so many specialized craftsmen. Zhang Yan took his share back to the camp very carefully and mobilized all the soldiers to tan it.
Leather, but Wang Yu had no intention of letting his soldiers do such a thing. Gongsun Zan, a man who valued face so much, would not be so petty.
After tasting Wang Yu's hot pot, Gongsun Zan simply entrusted all these trivial matters to Wang Yu. Although Shan Jing had some objections to this, there was nothing he could do about it. Those trivial matters seemed small, but the related workload was not at all.
Xiao, didn’t you see that after Zhang Yan’s 50,000-strong army was mobilized, he was still very busy?
Wang Yu's countermeasure was very simple: directly mobilize the masses.
Merchants provide money and people contribute their efforts. Money, grain, salt, and various commodities can be traded for horse meat and horse hides. It is up to the merchants to figure out what to do with them afterwards.
After the order was given, there were thunderous cheers, and everyone went to work with the greatest enthusiasm.
Even though it was winter, it was not cost-effective to carry so much horse meat around. Moreover, it was not easy to just build a shed to handle such a large amount of leather.
The merchants simply used local materials. After all, they had a lot of manpower and a large market. According to their respective professions, some opened restaurants, some opened leather workshops, and others also had tailor shops, shoe and hat shops, and so on.
Suddenly, there were countless markets outside Gaotang City, as if it had transformed from an unknown small town to a prosperous city like Luoyang or Chang'an overnight.
In addition to the armor and equipment seized on the battlefield, there were also many damaged cotton clothes and cloth armor. Naturally, these things were not in Wang Yu's eyes. After deducting the share given to Zhang Yan, he also gave them all to the people with a wave of his hand.
Pick it up by yourself. The direct consequence is that Wang Yu's prestige among the people has risen again. Another side effect is that the popularity of Gaotang City has skyrocketed.
All kinds of decisions were actually made by Wang Yu unintentionally. The increase in reputation has a relatively long-lasting effect, but the popularity will undoubtedly dissipate with the passage of time.
But when Tian Feng arrived, he keenly discovered the opportunity. He directly proposed to Wang Yu to demolish the Gaotang city wall and take advantage of this opportunity to expand this small port city into a capital that was not inferior to Puyang and Yecheng.
Wang Yu was a little surprised at first. The construction of Xiong City, a face-saving project that involved labor and labor, was probably not Tian Feng's style. It was not until he had a detailed discussion with Tian Feng that he sighed again. The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.
Although he does not know the concept of urbanization, Tian Feng has a very thorough understanding of the economic, political, and cultural promotion effects of populous metropolises.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered all the powerful knights from all over the world to settle in Chang'an. Although he had the intention of restraining these heroes who despised the king's laws and did whatever they wanted, it also meant to increase the population of Chang'an and increase the advantages of the capital.
People themselves are the greatest wealth. This point of view is the one that Wang Yu and Tian Feng can talk about the most.
Tian Feng believes that since Qingzhou's strategic focus in the next few years will be development, it is necessary to build a central capital. Rather than letting the population gathered due to the war come and go, it is better to take advantage of this God-given opportunity
, the expansion of Gaotang City was planned.
Gaotang has an excellent geographical location. The nearby terrain is flat and the official roads built during the Han Dynasty extend in all directions. It faces a big river to the east, and not far to the south is Luoshui, a tributary of the Yellow River, which runs east to west across several counties in Jizhou. It is several hundred miles east from Gaotang Port.
, even the mouth of the Yellow River can echo the maritime trade that Wang Yu has been planning.
It would be a pity not to take advantage of such a place and such an opportunity.
As for the cost of building a city wall, Tian Feng did not think it was a trouble. His point of view was that there was no need to build a city wall at all.
Wang Yu is not trying to separate Qing and Hebei for a few years, but is just a temporary political and economic center. There is no need to mobilize troops. Moreover, Gaotang is at the junction of Qing and Hebei, which belongs to the heartland of the entire force. The risk of being attacked is very low.
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The most important thing is that Tian Feng is well aware of Wang Yu's temperament. Whenever there is a war, this lord will go to the front line in person. It is not important at all to rule the country without the protection of the heroic city.
Anyway, Pingyuan City is thirty miles away to the north. Even if the enemy does make a surprise attack with light troops and breaks through the outer defense line, everyone can just hide in the city.
Wang Yu was convinced of Tian Feng's suggestion and immediately sent an order to declare Tian Feng to be the governor of Jizhou and take full charge of the civil affairs of Jizhou, which of course also included the expansion of Gaotang.
Wang Yu didn't intend to pay attention to whether Tian Feng would complain privately about his hands-off boss. Anyway, those who can do more work, and as long as they are not grabbed by the military and government, he is still very generous in delegating power.
In short, with Tian Feng's leadership, Gaotang's expansion suddenly developed from disorder to order. Although the overall scene is still chaotic, if you look carefully, you will find that the various tasks related to city construction have actually been carried out in an orderly manner.
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In a prosperous scene, there are also some disharmonious factors.
Among the many businessmen who are optimistic about Qingzhou, the Guan family of Wei County is considered to be the most discerning group. In addition to the Mi family, who is half an official and businessman, Guan Ning, the eldest son of the Guan family, is the first group to embrace Qingzhou and work with them.
A merchant who established a monopoly on the sea salt trade in Qingzhou.
Shopping malls are like battlefields, and they all emphasize taking the lead with one step and taking the lead with every step.
Guan Ning's keen sense of business opportunities allowed him to win many opportunities. One of them was that before the news of Gaotang's city construction spread, he was already in the center of the new city - that is, close to the old city.
Next to the city wall, several large shops were built.
According to Tian Feng's plan, the old city will become the political and cultural center of Qingzhou forces in the future. Many great scholars, including the General's Mansion, the County Sheriff's Yamen, and Taishan Academy, will be invited here or join Taishan Academy.
Or give lectures on your own.
In short, the great development of Gaotang will bring unlimited business opportunities, and the biggest business opportunities are undoubtedly the shops closest to the central area. What Guan Ning has seized first is undoubtedly a prime location.
Among the many envious eyes, Guan Ning did not act too proud. He always had that professional smile on his face that welcomed guests from all over the world, but the joyful atmosphere in his smile was clearly visible.
However, on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, a speedboat came from upstream and brought a letter from the old head of the Guan family. Guan Ning was stunned as if his shop had been robbed. Later, when he entered the cabin, his expression was as if he was mourning, which caused a lot of speculation. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)