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Chapter 463 Government Decrees
During the waiting period, Gan Minglan worked in the Bali City Lord's Mansion.

In her capacity as the General Who Guards the West, she issued three decrees to all the indigenous people of the Iri River Valley.

Article 1.

All indigenous people must surrender their weapons.

The range of weapons includes, but is not limited to: firearms, swords longer than three feet, war bows, and other large, lethal weapons.

They were given three months to voluntarily hand over the money.

It is stated clearly in the decree.

If weapons are found hidden in a home after more than three months, or if a report is verified, there will be corresponding punishment measures.

Learn about the various forms of criminal detention and hefty fines!
Article .

All herders in the Iri River Valley must register in a nearby town within three months and obtain a household registration certificate.

The scope of registration includes basic information such as tribe name, tribe nomadic range, and family members.

The explanation for this is that people who become registered residents of the Iri Valley during the Yongtai reign will be protected by the Kansai garrison.

Article .

The Kansai Trading Company will open its doors in all the cities of the Iri Valley and some of the towns where tribes reside within half a month.

Kansai Trading Company will continue to purchase livestock, dairy products, and grains and other agricultural products on a long-term basis.

At the same time, the trading company also sells daily necessities needed by the herders.

In addition, the Kansai Iri branch of Yongtai-cho Bank will open in Palikao within half a month.

The three decrees were brief.

Those who knew its meaning were still going strong even after several days.

aristocratic gentlemen:
"Why did you confiscate our longswords and bows right away? Are those wolves with their teeth pulled still wolves?"

"Didn't they leave us short knives and hunting bows? That's enough for self-defense! Ordinary Han people don't even have these kinds of weapons."

"Hand it over, hand it over! If we don't hand it over, plenty of cowards will! Don't end up being the chicken that gets made an example of!"

"Don't mention chickens or monkeys or anything like that. I heard that so-and-so who witnessed that massacre at His Highness the Unlucky Prince's place is still bedridden. He was almost scared half to death!"

"The person who directed that massacre is the same General Zhenxi who issued these decrees! And she's a woman!"

"My God, even the women in the Guanzhong army are so fierce! Tell me, how can a bunch of grown men be willing to take orders from a woman!"

"You're making a fuss over nothing! In the military, strength is king, and military merit makes a general. Guess how many people she's killed, who can reach the rank of Second Grade General of the Western Garrison? More than any of us have ever met in our entire lives?"

"Ah! That makes sense! We firmly support the General's decree."

Unlike the noble lords, the vast majority of herders felt differently.

Most people didn't care who the rulers were.

However, the three decrees issued by the General Who Guards the West were very popular with them. "We support it! We support the court's decision to confiscate weapons. What ordinary herdsmen like us have muskets or swords longer than three feet? We certainly can't have war bows!"

"Yes, this is clearly aimed at those noble lords with private armies. Confiscating their weapons will let them see how they dare to swagger in front of us again!"

"By the way, they say that if someone is reported for illegally possessing weapons, the informant will be protected and even receive a reward! From now on, we should all keep our eyes peeled. If we see anyone carrying these controlled weapons, we'll report them immediately!"

"Registration will give us identity and household registration! Why would people like us, who have never had an identity in our entire lives, be unhappy? Besides, with this household registration, we can be protected by the Kansai Army!"

"No one can stop us! Tomorrow we'll ride to the city 130 miles away! Register all the babies in the tribe, even those only three months old!"

"That's right! Those who bully us are often our own people! It's only been a few days since that old chief of so-and-so tribe sold his horse. From now on, we'll have the support of the Guanzhong garrison!"

"The last decree is the best! The Kansai Trading Company's acquisition price is known for being fair!"

Every year at this time, we worry about livestock trading. We fear both that traders will come and try to drive down prices, and that they won't even come!

Let's grit our teeth and hold on to not selling, because if we keep them for too long, they're more likely to encounter natural disasters!
What's the use of having hundreds or thousands of sheep at home? You don't even have more than ten taels of silver in cash all year round!
We'd be happy to barter for salt and wheat, but the owners of the general stores in the city aren't willing!

In the past, I was truly constrained at every turn, with absolutely no control over my own destiny!

"Didn't you notice the last sentence? The imperial bank is coming to the Iri Valley!"

"Are big banks just big money shops? Why is the imperial court involved in business?"

"This Yongtai Bank was opened by the Ministry of Revenue of the Imperial Court after the Emperor of the Celestial Empire returned from his victorious campaign this year. It is said that within ten months, the bank opened thirty-six branches and sixty-nine sub-branches in the thirteen provincial administrations within the Great Wall. It has already replaced most of the money shops of the previous dynasty and become the only choice for the people of the Yongtai Dynasty to exchange currency."

"Opened by the Ministry of Revenue of the Imperial Court? That's definitely more reliable than those opened by aristocratic families! I used to love using small-denomination silver notes from the Celestial Empire! They were easy to use and convenient to carry."

"Then you will like Yongtai Bank even more from now on. This bank can not only exchange various small-denomination banknotes, but also offer deposit interest-bearing services and loan services."

"What is the concept of earning interest on deposits, and why are big banks still willing to lend us money?"

"You've come to the right person! I went to visit my older brother's sick mother who lives in Bali City these past few days. She's much better now, so I went and squatted on the notice board at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion for two days."

The officer on the notice board provided the official explanation, saying:
"Depositing money" means that people deposit their money into the Yongtai Bank. The bank issues a receipt based on the deposited amount, and with this receipt, they can withdraw their money from the bank within a specified period.

Earning interest means making money from money! If you deposit one hundred taels of silver in a bank for a year, you will earn about five taels of silver in interest!

The imperial banks can lend money to ordinary people. For example, if you want to borrow one hundred taels of silver from the bank for a period of one year, you need to ask your tribal chief to act as your guarantor. After one year, you will repay the bank one hundred and twenty taels of silver, including principal and interest!

"Eternal Heaven, the imperial court is too good at making money! The difference between the interest rate on deposits and the interest rate on loans is several times!"

"I just want to sell the livestock I have this year to the Kansai Trading Company as soon as possible, and then deposit all the proceeds into a big bank! With a few hundred taels of silver deposited for a year, the interest earned after a year will be enough for our whole family to live on for a whole year!"

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The herders are eagerly embracing the changes following the issuance of the three decrees in the Iri River Valley.

Meanwhile, three thousand miles away in the Ili River Valley, the former ruler, Khan Hasbaren, was still alive.

The news, brought back by carrier pigeon, that his beloved son had been captured and that all the leaders of the Iri Valley had staged a coup, completely shattered his mental state.

(End of this chapter)