This mountain is mine

The northwestern region of Daliang is the only place where Daliang leads to the Western Regions. Therefore, the circulation of goods in the northwest area is active and the trade is prosperous.

Northwest commercial transportation is profitable, and the government has also seen this. In order to increase the revenue of the treasury, the government opened official roads, and stipulated that [-]% of the profit of goods should be collected each time the official roads are used for business.Although the regulations are like this, the officials below will naturally not let go of this opportunity to make money. Therefore, the other [-]% or even [-]% to [-]% of the profits were taken away by the local officials. After deducting miscellaneous expenses, they went to the Western Regions to do business Once, it is already very good to be able to get [-]% to [-]% of the profit.

Some businessmen don't want to be taken too much profit by the government, so they go other ways.But there are bandits on these roads, or there are wolves, tigers and leopards. Although the luck is good and the profits are large in the end, it is also a huge price to pay.

However, there are bandits in front of Yunyin Mountain and wolves and tigers in the back. Although it is the most convenient road except the official road, businessmen still dare not pass through this place.They would rather be eaten up by the government than risk their lives to get money.

"I didn't expect the local government to be like this!" Zhao Yishen thought that Liang's politics would be prosperous and the country peaceful and the people safe, but he never thought that corruption would be prevalent in a place far away from the emperor's feet.However, seeing that the father is so stupid, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, it is not unreasonable to form this kind of atmosphere.

Forget it, these are none of his business anymore, what he has to do now is to take care of the village.

"Yang Qing, how long will it take from us to the Western Regions?" Zhao Yixin thought of a way, but he had to understand the situation first.

"About half a month." Shen Yangqing replied, "The road from our Yunyin Mountain to the Western Regions is the fastest road other than the official road."

"What are the risks of going to the Western Regions through our road?" Zhao Yixin asked again.

"Apart from us bandits, what else can it matter?" Shen Yang Qing said indifferently, "But we only take money and don't take lives."

"Didn't it say that there are many wolves, tigers and leopards on the road?"

"Those jackals, tigers, and leopards are all in the deep mountains and old forests. We are walking on the outskirts. There is not much danger. Just be careful." There used to be many, but after generations of hunting, the beasts were all driven into the deep mountains and old forests. Almost invisible.

It seems that there are not many potential threats, just in line with Zhao Yishen's requirements.

"Yang Qing, what do you think of us?" Zhao Yixin likes to read books. In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, he also read a lot of agricultural books and business records.His master warned him that agriculture is the foundation of a country, and commerce is the way to strengthen the country and enrich the people. If the emperor wants to make the country prosperous and strong, he must develop the country's agriculture and commerce.Under his influence, Zhao Yixin learned a lot of knowledge about agriculture and commerce, but unfortunately, he was not destined to be the emperor.

The solution Zhao Yixin came up with was: Yunyinzhai no longer relies on robbery for a living, but cooperates with merchants.They can let businessmen pass here and escort them to the Western Regions, and they only charge part of the profits as protection fees.

Shen Yangqing heard Zhao Yixin's thoughts, and was so happy that he hugged Zhao Yixin and kissed him several times.

"Daughter-in-law, you are really too smart!" Shen Yang said excitedly, "I'm going to call everyone to have a meeting now!"

After speaking, Shen Yangqing pulled Zhao Yixin to the lobby, and he rang the gong used for assembly in the village. The sound of "thump, thud, thump" spread throughout the village, successfully waking up the people who were taking a nap.

"Boss, what happened?" The third child rushed over with Yu Jia.Behind them, other people also came with their families.

"Everyone who is here should sit down, but we have to discuss a major matter!" Shen Yang sat in the lobby with full momentum, "This is related to the survival of our Yunyin Village!"

Hearing what he said, everyone quickly sat down. The three generations in the village, including Shen Beihe's generation, Shen Yangqing's generation, and their next generation, all came. Even Huanxi, Zhang Yi, and Li Gang were there. this.These are the people in the whole village that Zhao Yixin has seen other than the last time they got married.

"Everyone knows that in the past few years, there have been fewer and fewer merchants passing through our Yunyin Village, which has caused our village to make ends meet. We have tried our best to solve this problem, but we can't think of any good solution. But today, my Shenyang Qing Daughter-in-law, that is, your sister-in-law, came up with a good idea, and now Yi Xin is here to explain it to you in detail." Mentioning Zhao Yixin, Shen Yangqing was particularly proud.

"..." Ignoring what Shenyang Qing's daughter-in-law said, Zhao Yixin narrated his thoughts and elaborated on the stakes involved.

"Probably so, what do you think?" Zhao Yixin finally said.

"Oh, sister-in-law, you are really amazing, why didn't we think of it!" The third child said, patting himself on the head.

"Sure enough, a group of rough men still need scholars!" The third uncle sighed, and he also admired Zhao Yixin very much.At first he felt that people like Zhao Yixin were unwilling to stay in the village, but now it seems that he has begun to think about Yunyin Village.

"That's right, our son is so smart!" Even Huanxi couldn't help boasting.

"I also read these things from books. I read a lot of things from books, but my life experience is not as rich as everyone here." Zhao Yixin was so embarrassed by the praise.

"That's right, in the past, it seemed that you all read some books and you didn't understand. It would be useful to read more books!" The third uncle began to teach a group of men. When Mo Ke asked them to study, they were always lazy, and finally Can only let it go.He can remember this incident clearly.

"Third Uncle, we are not the material for studying, didn't you force us!" The third child is the least fond of reading, and he was the one who skipped classes the most.

"Okay, now is not the time to settle the old score, just do what you should do!" The third uncle waved his hand.

Zhao Yishen's proposal was approved by the whole village, and the group of men felt that they were full of energy.

Shen Yangqing divided the people who went out alone into two groups, with more than a dozen people in each group.Every time a group of people went out to work, the other group stayed in the village.

"But boss, do you think this businessman will believe us?" asked the third child.

"This is a big problem." Shen Yang looked at Zhao Yixin.

"They will, as long as the conditions we offer are enough to attract them." Zhao Yixin smiled slyly.

Compared with following the official path and only getting [-]% to [-]% of the profits in the end, compared with cooperating with bandits and finally getting [-]% or [-]% profits, everyone knows how to choose.

"We will collect [-]% of the profit in the future, but we will give some discounts to the first batch, and we will only charge [-]% for the time being." Zhao Yishen said, "And we can also buy some things in Cangzhou City and sell them in the Western Regions. In this way, we The income has also increased a lot.”

It takes about a month to go back and forth from Yunyin Mountain to the Western Regions, twelve trips a year, and the income each time depends on the amount of goods. In this way, at least one year can meet the needs of Yunyin Village.

"Yes, we can also do business by the way." Shen Yang was thoughtful.His father is from the Western Regions, and Shen Yang Qing knows more or less about the Western Regions.

"The Western Regions like our Central Plains porcelain, tea, medicinal materials, etc. We mainly purchase spices, gold and gems from the Western Regions."

"Medical materials?" Hearing Shen Yangqing talking about medicinal materials, Zhao Yixin had a flash of inspiration, "Yangqing, besides Yunyin Mountain, where else is our territory?"

"The other surrounding mountains connected to Yunyin Mountain are our territory." Yunyin Mountain is located on the border of two states, and the general government has no control over them, so they can occupy as much territory as they want.

"We can grow medicinal materials on the mountain." Zhao Yixin remembered reading records about growing medicinal materials on the mountain in the book. "Also, we can grow food and vegetables in the nearby depressions, and raise some chickens, ducks, pigs and fish ourselves, so we don't have to go down the mountain to buy them."

Get used to the life of robbery, suddenly switch to the farming mode, the guys in Yunyin Village feel very shocked, it turns out that life can still be like this, why didn't I think of it before? !

"Yixin." After solving the major livelihood issues in the village, Shen Yangqing couldn't love Zhao Yixin any more, "Why are you so powerful, you are simply our lucky star."

"Stop talking." Zhao Yixin blushed slightly, and he couldn't help being proud when he continued.

Now that the development direction of the village has been determined, Shen Yangqing and the others quickly divided the work and started to prepare for the next work.For a while, Yunyin Village was very active and lively.

"The farther land is also used for wheat, and the closer one can be used to grow vegetables."

"Isn't it afraid that if you raise a chicken on the mountain, it will eat medicinal herbs?"

"You can dig a fish pond there!"

"Going to town to solicit customers!"

"..."

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Shen Yangqing: "Daughter-in-law, you are so smart!"

Zhao Yishen (Zhao Yishen covered Shen Yangqing's ready-to-move mouth with a book): "Go away and go study!"

Shen Yangqing (grievance): "Daughter-in-law, don't you love me?"

Zhao Yishen: "..." Mr. Mo Ke, quickly take this big dog away!