Chapter 1171: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Sixty-One)
The grocery store doesn't look too big from the outside, but when you walk inside, it's extremely long and narrow. The shelves on both sides are filled with goods, and a figure is busy inside.
Tan Feng stood still and looked at the busy figure: "Boss Wang, business is good?"
Wang Minghui, the owner of Wangji Warehouse, turned around, saw Tan Feng, and immediately came up to him with a smile on his face, "Hello, General. Without the care of the General, how could such a good business be possible?"
Tan Feng had a smile on his face: "Some of the procurement in the army can be done by anyone. The price given by your boss Wang is fair, so of course I will do it for you."
"The general is joking!" Wang Minghui wiped the sweat from his face. The price Tan Feng gave him was 10% higher than the market price. Of course, he also had to pay a certain price.
Reaching out and dragging a wooden box over, Tan Feng sat down with his sword in hand, pulled a small wooden box from the cargo shelf, put it between his nose and smelled it: "It smells good."
"The general has a good eye. This is the latest soap produced by Procter & Gamble of Han Dynasty. I heard that it contains a lot of beauty-beautifying Chinese medicine ingredients, but the price is quite expensive. One piece like this can be bought for dozens of dollars." It's ordinary." Wang Minghui laughed, "Han people have many tricks to make money, but I think there will be many ladies in Xianyang who like this thing, so I bought a batch to try it out."
Tan Feng threw the box in his hand, "Yes, the Han people do have many ways to make money. The gold and silver of the Qin State flowed to the Han State bit by bit through the hands of you merchants. Now the Qin State's economy and people's livelihood are in a state of decline. Dilemma, do you think you have a share of merit? Will the Han Dynasty grant you a medal? Will it grant you a wish?"
The smile on Wang Minghui's face froze. He looked at Tan Feng with cold sweat streaming down his face. After a long while, he stammered: "General, I'm just an ordinary businessman. I just want to make some money."
Tan Feng nodded: "Yes, I know, you just want to make some money. This is what the Han people are most powerful about, infiltrating and invading in silent places. It's a pity that the vast majority of our Da Qin Most people don't see this, and they are still complacent about the little money they make. I'm not talking about you. The little money you make is not even a small profit. "
Wang Minghui wiped the cold sweat on his face and thought to himself, it's better if it's not me. He knows the energy of the person in front of him very well. He doesn't even need to do anything. He only needs a hint and he will disappear from this world and earn his own share. Family business. It will also become someone else's property, but from another perspective, if you hold on to this thigh tightly. At least in the Qin State, he could travel without hindrance.
He turned around and walked to the corner, opened a small box, took out some things from it, and handed them to Tan Feng: "General, this is what you want.
Along the way, I really put my heart into it. "
Tan Feng opened the paper in his hand. Looking at them one by one, there are maps all over them. Drawn on the map are the roads, bridges, military stations, checkpoints, and some important warehouses of the Han Dynasty.
"Every time I bring in different goods, I go to different places and choose different roads. I try to keep what I see in mind and then draw it. This should be the most accurate map of the Han Dynasty." Wang Minghui He said flatteringly: "Are you satisfied, General?"
He put the things in his hands away and stuffed them into his arms, "If these maps are accurate, it will indeed satisfy me and make me happy."
Hearing Tan Feng's compliment, Wang Minghui beamed, "General, what about the supply of these goods for the army next year?"
"Of course it's still you." Tan Feng said: "If you can come up with more things, I can open more areas to you."
Wang Minghui was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you, General. The villain will definitely work hard. By the way, General, the road above may change, because this year I have been traveling around the country of Han, and now the whole country of Han is like a big country." Roads, canals, and reservoirs are being built everywhere at the construction sites, so there may be a few more roads here in the next year and a half. "
Taking a deep breath, Tan Feng nodded wordlessly, what does the road mean? For the military, more good roads mean the speed of mobilizing troops and logistics supplies. More reservoirs and canals mean that the other side will no longer worry about droughts and floods, and can ensure that every year of harvest.
"I understand, Boss Wang, do you know why I want you to collect information for me?"
Wang Minghui shook his head.
"Because you are a serious businessman, and you are still the same now, so you can get some things openly that we may not get with all our efforts, just like these maps you gave me . So when you act, don’t be timid or timid, and do your best to inquire openly. The more you act like this, the less likely others will suspect you, understand?" Tan Feng said.
"I understand. In fact, I also feel it. We are very free to move in the Han Kingdom. As long as you pay the tax in full, there will be no hindrance. To be honest, General, although I am from Da Qin, in Da Qin, we It is impossible to pay taxes once and pass through all places in Han with tax stamps like in Han Dynasty. This greatly reduces the cost of goods. However, in Da Qin, every place and city has to be paid. Paying it again will cause the price of the goods to rise sharply.”
"This is not a problem that I can solve. I can only do what I can within the scope of my power." Tan Feng felt a little helpless, "Okay, tell me what you saw and heard. Sit down and say, I really want to know."
Wang Minghui dragged another box and sat across from Tan Feng.
"General, this time the villain goes to Han, the biggest news should be the military reorganization and organizational reform of Han. I believe the general also knows something about it," Tan Feng said.
"Yes, but we don't know much. Our intelligence network in Han has been almost completely destroyed." Tan Feng said helplessly.
"But everyone in Han country knows about these situations!" Wang Minghui said with some surprise, stood up, took out a rolled paper tube from the shelf, and handed it to Tan Feng. "General, take a look."
"What is this?" Tan Feng opened the scroll.
"This is called a newspaper. It is the latest thing from the Han Dynasty. You can buy it for two cents a piece! This time the Han Dynasty's army has been reorganized. The organizational reforms are clearly written on it." Wang Minghui road.
"What did you say?" Tan Feng was shocked. He shook the paper tube in his hand with a loud bang, raised his head and saw four big characters in front of his eyes.
"Dahan News"
"This is a new thing that Han Dynasty has just released. One piece is issued every ten days." Wang Minghui said: "This time I went to Jicheng, Han State for a month and collected three pieces. I want everyone to see something new, so I Brought it back. By the way, this Dahan News is only distributed in Jicheng and surrounding areas."
Looking through the three newspapers in his hand, the first thing Tan Feng noticed was the almost identical fonts on the three newspapers.
"What's going on?" He looked at Wang Minghui suspiciously. "Why are the fonts exactly the same? Could it be copied by one person?"
"How is this possible? This Han news is selling extremely well in Jicheng. Tens of thousands of copies can be sold every time. This does not include those that are sent to some villages for free and posted. This is a new invention of the Han Dynasty. The new technology is called movable type printing. These words are carved on lead blocks. I heard that these words were written by Jiang Jiaquan, the first minister of the Han Dynasty, and then the engraver was asked to carve them on top of the lead characters in one go. A lot of them.”
"Another new technology?" Tan Feng murmured: "But this masthead, these four words Dahan News. The writing is really not very good!"
Wang Minghui laughed, "I have also heard some rumors about this, saying that these four words were inscribed by the king of Han Dynasty himself."
Shaking the newspaper in his hand, Tan Feng also laughed, "Now that you said it, I can really see some lofty handwriting in these words. Compared with the previous handwriting, it is much improved. But he is not afraid of embarrassment now."
Wang Minghui laughed.
Under the four words "Da Han News" is the issue number, arranged from one to three. As Wang Minghui said, this thing has just begun, and what was published in the first issue was the Han Dynasty that Tan Feng wanted to know most. Details of the military reorganization.
Tan Feng couldn't believe his eyes. The detailed numbers, the areas where they were stationed, and the main leaders of the army were all listed in extremely detail. In Tan Feng's opinion, this should have been a country's most confidential information.
"Do you think these are all true?" After reading the first issue, Tan Feng raised his head and looked at Wang Minghui.
"I think this should be true, because this thing is issued internally by them, and millions of people can see it. If this is a lie, wouldn't they be scolded to death?" Wang Minghui said hesitantly, "Actually, in Jicheng , the most discussed issue is He Lanxiong’s appointment as the commander of the Third Military Region. I also heard Han people in official uniforms talking about this matter in the teahouse. They all said that He Lanxiong was doing this to avoid suspicion, and it must not be false. ”
"Are you so confident?" Tan Feng sneered and said, "It's clear that I didn't take Qin Chu seriously. I'm really arrogant to the extreme." He crumpled the newspaper into a ball, threw it to the ground, and spread out the second one.
The second picture is about institutional reform. The local guards were abolished across the country. The police department was established at the central government. The police department was established at the county government. The police department was established at the local level. The police minister was actually Cao Tianci. A national security bureau under the police department must be The former Supervisory Yuan. The Ministry of War was reformed into the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Revenue was changed to the Ministry of Finance earlier. Gao Yuan seemed to have an addiction to establishing new yamen. In Tan Feng's view, this was just a change of name, not a new medicine. The only thing that caught Tan Feng's attention was that there was a Military Investigation Bureau among the agencies under the Ministry of National Defense.
"Abolish as many as 200,000 local guards? Gao Yuan is very courageous. He is not afraid of these local guards making trouble?" Tan Feng shook his head.
"General, please continue reading. Regarding the dismantling of the local guards, there are several solutions given below. Those who are willing to serve as soldiers will still be treated as regular soldiers if they go to the Third Military Region. Those who do not want to leave their hometown You can take the police exam, and of course you can retire. You can get retirement money when you retire. With this money, you can live a good life whether you go back to your hometown to farm or go into business." Wang Minghui. He said, "As far as I can see, the dismantling of the Tianhe County Local Guard went very smoothly."
"What do these so-called police officers do? Are they responsible for local security?"
"Yes, the former police chiefs in the yamen were all removed. In the future, officials like county magistrates will not be responsible for judging cases. These are all the business of the police and the court. The most important job of county magistrates is to make the people under their rule richer. Your Excellency may not know that starting from next year, the county magistrates of the Han Dynasty will start a new round of elections. The county magistrates are elected by the county councilors, and those county councilors are elected by the people one by one. Anyway, there are too many new things in the Han Dynasty."
"Some time ago, Gao Yuan set up a central bank. What is that for?"
"The central bank is affiliated with the Ministry of Finance. It seems that it is going to issue some paper money. I heard that the king of the Han Dynasty thinks that the current copper coins, gold and silver are too heavy and difficult to carry, so a kind of paper money is going to be issued to replace these things." Wang Minghui said. "This central bank will also open branches in all regions of the Han Dynasty. In the future, no matter which branch the people of the Han Dynasty deposit silver and money in, they can withdraw it in another place." Wang Minghui shook his head. "
"Next time you go out, find out about the central bank's affairs carefully, and don't miss any details. You are a businessman, and it is understandable that you care about this matter. You should know that many details may contain the most important information."
"Yes, General." (To be continued)