"Hmph, the medicinal materials and wood in Jinzhou Prefecture are now sold in Jiangnan. However, the things that Gao Yue barbarians made from the mountains are indeed worth it. Some time ago, my mother in my family was in poor health. I got an authentic snow ginseng on the top of Hengduan Mountain in the pharmacy. Although the price is expensive, the effect is indeed good. The owner of the pharmacy said that this snow ginseng is the best in life. No wonder people say that they will not accept gifts during the holidays this year, and they will receive Gao Yue ginseng." A big-bellied businessman who was siping tea in small sips of tea replied half-showing half-sweet.

"The furniture made of mahogany, rosewood and sandalwood produced there is an authentic and pretty good product. If it can be transported to Jiangnan, the price will be several times. Even the coffin shops are now making ideas about this. I heard that many wealthy families in Jiangnan asked for their surnames to use the mahogany coffin from Jinzhou. This has become a way for the local buns in Jiangnan to show off their money." The merchants who said this were full of contempt for Jiangnan merchants.

"There is also Naguide Mansion. I heard that the yield and quality of wine have returned to its peak period. The northern business roads are now unobstructed and are sold in large quantities to the Indian Kingdom and the Hansen Alliance countries in the Western Continent, with extremely high profits; and the output and scale of well salt have even exceeded the peak in the past. Now 50% of the salt in the Kansai area comes from Guide, and it seems that it will sooner or later enter the market of the imperial capital." Another businessman also echoed.

"Yes, the situation in the northwest has been stable in recent years. The bandits I often heard of in previous years are now unheard of. Moreover, the tax policies are quite preferential and it is a good place for investment. Except for the slightly worse infrastructure and transportation conditions, the others are not weaker than those places on the main list. If you have the chance, I will also take a good look to see if there is a suitable way to make a fortune." The fat man with a horse-faced face nodded repeatedly.

"How come Bashan Mansion will be on the candidate list? I haven't heard of anything special, but it actually squeezed down Hejian Mansion. Hejian Mansion has been firmly in the second place in the candidate list for several years." The short and thin businessman probably felt that the fat man with horse face was well-informed, so he looked at him again. Several other businessmen also looked at him, obviously wanting to know the reason.

"Hey, say you are ignorant. The new city guard of Bashan Prefecture has been replaced. The new city guard has used iron fist methods to wipe out several bandits that were originally very rampant in the local area. The public security situation has improved, but the most important thing is that it is said that a gold mine was discovered in the northern western mountainous area not long ago. I heard that the amount of accumulation is quite large. Many powerful people in the imperial capital and Jiangnan County rushed to the next day before the New Year. The local wealthy businessmen were also ready to join the development. But I don't know what the Imperial Industrial and Mining General Administration views this matter, because this was discovered by the local people themselves. I think it was probably because of this one on the list." The fat man on the horse face did not disappoint everyone's expectations and indeed told the inside story.

In addition to coal mines, the other large-scale mineral development is generally controlled by the imperial state, especially the four types of minerals that are related to national economy and people's livelihood, which are tightly controlled. Of course, it is not absolute. The Miao family, the head of the five major families of the Empire, has obtained the imperial approval of His Majesty the Emperor and agreed that the Miao family owns and develops a large iron mine located in the south of Lulong Prefecture, Beiyuan County. Of course, this is just an individual phenomenon, and the Miao family also paid huge resources to the Imperial Administration of Industry and Mining.

Compensation fees, but even so, the profits Miao's annual profits are still quite considerable. According to professionals, the net profit produced by the mine can offset the resource compensation paid to the empire in three years, and that mine is initially estimated to be enough for 80 years to be mined. Some small mines can be developed privately with the approval of the Imperial General Administration of Industry and Mining. Coal mines are not included in the restricted mineral species because coal is widely distributed within the empire and widely used by the people.

Of course, the discovery of these large mineral resources is generally found by professional detection teams sent by the Imperial Industrial and Mining Administration. This phenomenon of discovering large minerals by private people has never encountered. How to deal with them must be decided by the Imperial Industrial and Mining Administration in conjunction with the Imperial Finance and the Imperial Administration.

Often, a rich mineral deposit is developed that may greatly drive the development of other industries. For example, if the mining of mines is necessary to require a large number of labor, and such a large number of laborers will inevitably require a large number of daily necessities and various services when living and working there. The mined ore needs to be processed, and also requires a large number of skilled labor and professional equipment. If products are to be transported, daily necessities must be transported in, and information must be circulated, it will inevitably require improvement of transportation conditions. All of this will form a huge industrial chain, like a snowball, driving the development of various related industries, and may even form a new town or city. With such a discovery, it is natural that it is no problem to be famous on the list of Bashan Mansion. All the merchants here are very familiar with these situations. After hearing this, they have no other objections except to envy them.

"I'm the industry's business opportunities and vitality list, see what's the most profitable this year." The fat man with a horse face stopped to listen to everyone's discussion when he saw the businessman reading the newspaper stopping to listen to everyone's discussion, and hurriedly greeted him.

"Oh, the main list of business opportunities and vitality in the imperial industry, first, silk production, second, tea production, third, transportation industry. The candidate list, first, iron smelting industry, second, slave trafficking industry, third, Fengyue place operation industry. The industry ranking potential list, recommended coffee production, processing and grain production, recommended reasons, due to war and other uncertain factors, the source channels of coffee are not smooth; due to the war and the lack of grain revenue in the past two years and the possibility of increasing purchases by the Empire's grain reserves, the price of food may rise." The businessman holding a newspaper woke up as if he was dreaming and hurriedly continued reading.

"Hey, the main list is still the third one. Just like last year, the position has not changed. Only the first and second places were exchanged for a while on the list, and it seems that there is nothing new." A businessman commented somewhat disappointed.

"How can coffee production and processing be included in the potential list? Where is the place in the empire suitable for growing coffee?" A businessman probably hadn't turned a corner.

"Of course it's Northern Luzon, but it's really too far there. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. If there is a turmoil, I'm afraid it's rare to come back." The short and thin businessman was a little moved, but was worried that the risk was too great.

"Old Wu, you are just like this, you are looking forward and half-hearted, and you still want to make a lot of money?" The fat man with a horse face smiled, "Then it's better to do your small business honestly. It doesn't make much money. Your wife and children are warm and you'll have enough. Don't take unnecessary risks."

The short and thin businessman wanted to refute, but in the end he just muttered a few words and stopped saying anything. The other businessmen laughed, probably knowing that the short and thin businessman was very timid, and even Wufeng, who was sitting aside and eavesdropping, couldn't help laughing.

The rest of the time was slowly passing by Wufeng pricking up his ears and eavesdropping on the conversations of the merchants. It was not until midday that it was almost noon. Wufeng reluctantly left with his two daughters who had been sitting there, although it was only a short morning, but it left a deep mark in Wufeng's heart. Perhaps even Wufeng himself did not notice it. This seemingly inconspicuous private visit, the impression gained has always affected Wufeng's life and indirectly affected the development history of the glorious empire in the future.

The sensitive sense of businessmen opened Wufeng's eyes. Where policies are preferential, public security is good, officials are honest, and business opportunities are hidden. All this cannot be hidden from the businessmen who pursue profit all day long, and also provides Wufeng with a clearer concept, that is, if one wants to quickly strengthen one's strength, in addition to supplementing it with necessary military expansion methods, it is more important to firmly grasp the interests of the huge group of merchants.

If you want to grasp the hearts of businessmen, you must create a good environment suitable for businessmen's development and management, firmly tie their interests to their own interests, and produce the effect of prosperity, prosperity and disgrace. Then this powerful social force will be at ease to use it. This is a huge systematic project involving all aspects, and perhaps your future development path must follow this principle.

Just as the entire Tanghe Empire was immersed in the joyful and peaceful atmosphere of festivals, the war on the southern battlefield, thousands of miles away, was in full swing, without any influence from this traditional festival of the Tang people. On the east and south of the battlefield, a diplomatic battle without gunpowder was also extremely arduous.

On February 9, 695, while the two divisions of the Sanjiang Second Legion led by Jin Shaobin on the Western Front were conquering Peacock City, the other two divisions of the Sanjiang Second Legion led by Lin Yunfei on the Eastern Front also occupied Neil City. King Gadlin V of the Kingdom of Neil led his ministers to surrender. On February 11, after the following local auxiliary forces took over the occupied Kaki Kingdom and Peacock City, the Western Front army attacked again and conquered Polo City in one fell swoop. The lord of Polo City fled to the Nanyang Alliance.

In the early morning of February 12, 695, Lin Yunfei led a large army of reinforcements to attack Xilin City. The defenders of Xilin City fought bravely with few enemies. On the night of February 12, Xilin City fell, and the heavily damaged Sanjiang army brutally suppressed the resistance in Xilin City. According to later statistics, in addition to the number of soldiers killed in the battle, which was as high as 20,000, during the continuous suppression activities, the number of civilians brutally massacred even exceeded the number of soldiers killed in the battle.

In this way, the east and west armies of Sanjiang County completed the established strategy, and also completed the occupation of five small countries and city-states in the northern half of the Ronesian Union, forming a pincer attack on the Kingdom of Napoli in the central area. At this time, the entire Nanyang Alliance Parliament was still arguing about whether to send troops to aid the Ronesian Union.

On another front, the army of Tiannan County was even more powerful, and the smoothness of the attack seemed to be more like an exercise. On February 8, 695, when the two armies of the Second Army of Tiannan were rumbling to enter the southern neighboring country Myanmar, the loose Myanmar border guards did not even know what had happened. It was not until the neat army arrived in front of them that these lazy and used to being invaded by the border guards.

On February 10, Yin Jun, deputy commander of the Second Army of Tiannan, who had almost no decent resistance, led three divisions to occupy the most important gateway in eastern Myanmar, the most important gateway in eastern Myanmar, from here you can overlook the southern city states of the Ronesian Union in the east. After leaving one division to garrison, Yin Jun led two other divisions to head south at night. On February 11, he occupied Jie Xiucheng, an important city in southern Myanmar. From here, he went south to the famous southern channel, which belonged to some small countries and city states that remained neutral.
Chapter completed!