The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 449 Being Carried Away

The next day, at the General's Mansion.

Xiong Zhen's loud voice rang out in the council chamber:

"Haha, indeed, a strong general has no weak soldiers. The steward of the General's mansion is a real talent!"

When Gan Minglan praises herself, she usually responds with a few words of modesty.

When she praises her subordinates, the General of the Western Garrison will only sincerely agree:
"Thank you for your appreciation, Lord Marquis! Steward Zhu is indeed quite talented in business. It was a real waste of his talents to have him manage the trivial matters of the General's Mansion before!"

The generals seized the opportunity and launched a direct attack:

"It is the General's discerning eye that has recognized his talent. Whose steward is as capable as Steward Zhu? The Ang family's steward has already exerted tremendous effort to manage even the smallest household affairs!"

"It has to be said that the General is very good at managing his subordinates! None of us are as good at managing people as the General. If you don't believe me, just look at those wolf cubs that the Vanguard Battalion recently recruited. They've been disciplined and are completely obedient in such a short time."

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Gan Minglan was somewhat unaccustomed to facing the sycophancy of these military generals for the first time.

No wonder the generals were so enthusiastic about her; who wouldn't want to befriend her as the next top leader of Kansai?
Xiong Zhen could understand his subordinates' feelings.

In terms of contributions to the Guanzhong Plain, the General Who Guards the West should be ranked ahead of him.

Understanding is one thing, facing it directly is another.

I felt a little uneasy.

I've mentally reassured myself several times, but I still have to continue hosting today's session:
"Yes, the General knows how to use people! The cattle and sheep that Steward Zhu bought at a bargain price from the Yili River Valley will soon be put to great use!"

What great use is it?

Spring plowing is already over!
His words caused his subordinates' thoughts to wander.

Some, with shallow minds, blurted out:

"My lord, what's going on? Has someone set their sights on our Guanzhong region? Isn't that a bit too much of an appetite?"

The other military officers also responded quickly:
"My lord, if you have something to say, just say so. No matter who it is, don't even think about taking advantage of us in Guanzhong."

"Yes! The cost of purchasing these livestock was provided by our Logistics Entrepreneurship Center. Wasn't it agreed that they would be sold to Liangzhou? The Quartermaster Department and the people have already negotiated the price."

Xiong Zhen was so angry at these idiots that he laughed:

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who dares to come to Guanzhong to plunder! Didn't His Majesty, after returning from his campaign, massacre the local powerful clans and return most of the land to the people? Do you know that this year, the rate of land reclamation within the Guanzhong region is less than one-third of that in the previous dynasty!"

The generals: "."

Does the Marquis intend to offer the cattle and sheep purchased from the Yili River Valley as tribute to the imperial court?

How to do?
It hurts so much!

A few days ago, the military officers felt that the sky was higher and the land was wider because of the logistics revenue center, and that life on the desert frontier was not so unbearable.

The initial capital used for this purchase near Balicheng was from the sales of membership cards at eight chain restaurants, the deposit from the embroidery workshop, and all the profits from these stores.

They're all counting on these cattle and sheep to make a fortune.

There is no one in the world who doesn't love money.

The imperial court is short of money in too many areas.

The default is currently that coal mines will be used to signal the start of the 100,000-strong army in Kansai.

Military pay is always fixed!
Surely a fifth-rank general can't be paid thousands of taels of silver every year?
Those who reach this rank all have a bunch of women and children to support.

Without General Zhenxi's plan to enrich Guanzhong, they would not have had such a good life in the future.

I'm afraid that the Marquis might use the financial resources of the Logistics and Entrepreneurship Center to curry favor in order to return to Shangdu at the end of the year.

The expressions on the faces of this group of rough men were as straightforward as could be.

Xiong Zhen was furious: "A bunch of ungrateful bastards! When have I ever mistreated you?"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

He hurriedly made his point clear:
"The interior has always been short of livestock. How short is it now? It's said that twenty-five taels of silver can't even buy a single old ox! A few days ago, I received a letter of appeal from the Governor of Jiangnan, who wants to purchase 10,000 oxen at a price of thirty taels of silver each." Upon hearing this good news, all the generals grinned from ear to ear.

"My goodness! As expected of Jiangnan! Ten thousand cows cost three hundred thousand taels of silver, more than double the purchase price!"

"The Provincial Governor of Jiangnan is truly a good official who is wholeheartedly devoted to serving the people!"

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Xiong Zhen was really angry:
He had this huge order in his hands for several days, keeping it to himself and not showing it off, waiting for this moment.

As a result, he was furious!
The military officers weren't stupid either; after thinking it over carefully, they understood the court's plans and the current situation within the pass.

When the imperial court seeks to revive the people's livelihood and economy, agriculture is the top priority.

High hopes were placed on the fertile land of Jiangnan.

As a result, the local officials found it difficult to manage the situation in Jiangnan after taking office, as there was a shortage of labor and production tools.

But Jiangnan's health bar is still thicker than other messes.

Before the other provincial administrations could react, they placed an order at a high price.

Gan Minglan quickly tried to calm her agitated superior:
"Even if the revenue-generating center works for half a year, it won't compare to the Marquis taking us on a trip once! I need to quickly send Xiao Jin to Steward Zhu. It's time to let the herdsmen under the jurisdiction of other cities feel the spring breeze blowing from my Yongtai Dynasty."

"The General is right! Your connections are indeed extensive, Lord Marquis!"

"Lord Marquis, your martial prowess is unmatched!"

"Lord Marquis is awesome!"

"My lord."

"Hahaha, actually I'm not as strong as you all say! Let's finish this deal in Jiangnan first, and then I'll write to the other provincial governors to ask if they need to buy livestock! General, tell Steward Zhu not to limit himself to cattle and sheep, but also to comels, mules, donkeys and horses, as many as you can get."

Gan Minglan readily agreed:
"Don't worry! Let's set a small goal first: to buy up all the livestock that the herders in the Ili River Valley have!"

"Great! That's a good goal!"

Gan Minglan rubbed her hands together:
"You've all seen the letter from Steward Zhu. He's only spending money and not taking any in, which is making him very uncomfortable. Now he just wants to empty the pockets of those herders who sold their livestock."

The little cotton cloth we've collected in Ganluchuan isn't even enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of the herdsmen in Balicheng! Should we squeeze out some of the goods he mentioned in his letter?
Although we hadn't taken the purchasing power of the Hesa ​​tribe, a mere 50,000 people, seriously before, our ambition is to gradually conquer the entire Yili region!
With the existing trade relations between Bali City and us, no other city can stop us from infiltrating them at a faster pace.

The message was made clear, and the Kansai generals all expressed their support.

In fact, the items on Manager Zhu's list were all daily necessities of the nomadic peoples of the grasslands.

tea.

Besides the iron pot, it was one of the most important supplies for the grassland tribe.

This is related to the lifestyle of nomadic peoples.

Tea can help them digest large amounts of oily food and can also prevent diseases caused by a lack of vegetables.

The previous dynasty was very strict in its tea trade.

God knows.

During the years of civil unrest in the previous dynasty, many people in various tribes in the Ili River Valley contracted intestinal obstruction.

The doctors on the grasslands are only so-so in terms of medical skills.

This disease can be fatal if it gets serious!

The Yongtai reign differed from previous reigns.

With the formidable Guanzhong Army guarding the border, Emperor Qianwu was relatively open-minded in his attitude towards the trade of salt, iron, tea, and foreign tribes.

and so.

The batch of aged tea bricks that the general had ordered to be purchased from Sichuan and Chongqing will soon be put to good use.

(End of this chapter)