Speaking of this, I have to say that Zhang Yuan has caused a lot of trouble here.
If it weren't for the fact that this time, the man almost sacrificed his entire family to help him, Zhao Xin would never have let him go so easily.
Because the reason why those wealthy merchants were so black-hearted was, to some extent, because he wanted to isolate the natives and did not allow other merchants to have contact with the natives.
He even banned Qin hunters and herbalists from entering the mountains.
As a result, the vast desolate mountain was almost completely controlled by those wealthy merchants.
This is also why, although he obviously seems to be biased towards the natives, the natives do not appreciate his kindness at all and even cause trouble every year.
Because of his "partiality", the natives' lives became even more difficult, and they even had to work for the King of Qi and serve as native soldiers.
But now, the good days of the wealthy merchants are over.
As the native saint, Yun Panpan naturally wants to change all this.
Deepening the integration of the natives and the Qin people was the established policy agreed upon by her and Zhao Xin.
She also planned to go a step further and completely monopolize this trade route with the county magistrate's office. She even planned to organize all the hunters and herbalists in the county, whether they were natives or Qin people.
Then organized hunting and gathering will be carried out, and the county magistrate's office will also organize caravans to sell them outside.
The profits are then used to encourage landless households to open up wasteland.
After listening to her complete plan.
Zhao Xin has determined that the credibility of this plan is more than 70%, or even 80%.
However, his expression was somewhat serious, "Yun Panpan, you'd better think about it carefully. If you do this, you will probably become the public enemy of all wealthy merchants.
Besides, the powerful people in the county will probably hate you to the core.
The former is because you have cut off their source of income, and the latter is because they have no share in your benefits and it will weaken them.
Once they unite, you will be in trouble and may even face huge threats.
Furthermore, if you want the county governor's office to organize the trade routes, I'm afraid those wealthy merchants will also interfere. You should be mentally prepared for this."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. As a woman serving as a vassal, I have long been prepared to bear the wrath of the world.
But my ambition is to last forever, so why should I be afraid of the current criticism? As for the trade routes, Your Majesty, don't worry. I also come from a noble family, although it is a declining branch. But since I have already been appointed as a two thousand stone official, they will not sit idly by.
Even if there is no explicit support, there will still be some covert help.
Otherwise, given my actions, how could the King of Qi have allowed me to live until now?"
Yun Panpan said without hesitation.
Zhao Xin was stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered that the other party was indeed from a noble family, and his surname was "Song", one of the nine surnames.
Some people may say that there is a mistake. Yun Panpan’s surname is Yun, why is it Song?
It’s actually very simple.
It's not as complicated as separating surnames and clan names here. It's just that the Song surname, one of the nine surnames, is too old. Over the past thousand years, countless branches have split off and changed their surnames to establish their own.
The best among them is the Thirteen Clans.
However, in addition to the Thirteen Clans, there are still many side branches, some of which have disappeared, while some still exist but are somewhat declining.
These people are collectively called the Nine Surnames.
The Yun family is a branch of the Nine Surnames.
Although it is a side branch, its power is definitely not small, otherwise his father would not have been able to become the prime minister of the country with a salary of two thousand stones.
Although he has been demoted now.
But the Yun family as a whole is still there, and now Yun Panpan is a woman who holds a rank of 2,000 shi.
It was naturally impossible for the Yun family to support her openly.
But there will definitely be secret help.
Even the Song family might be able to provide assistance to some extent.
Yun Panpan did not hide this at all.
However, Zhao Xin was a little dazed after listening to her explanation.
He couldn't help but laugh slightly, "I almost forgot again. I'm relieved that you're so sure, but you'd better be careful."
But he couldn't help thinking in his heart that it seemed that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi had a hard time as he was also struggling with such a behemoth.
After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this, I allow you to raise 30,000 soldiers. In addition to the passes in the counties, you can leave 10,000 soldiers in the county seat.
If necessary, I allow you to deploy troops to two counties."
Yun Panpan couldn't help but open her eyes wide when she heard this. She had been very calm before, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but bow down in excitement.
"I thank Your Majesty for your trust. I will die for you!"
Zhao Xin couldn't help but wave his hands and said, "What's the point of dying? You are a vassal, not a dead soldier. You can serve me only if you are alive. What's the point of dying?"
"Yes."
Yun Panpan couldn't help but laugh and agreed when she heard this.
But the eye circles were slightly red.
Although she knew Zhao Xin's purpose in trusting her, she still couldn't help but feel inexplicably moved by his trust in her.
The so-called raising 30,000 soldiers and deploying them in two counties is not a simple statement.
You should know that the Qin court had strict control over the military support of each county. Generally speaking, large counties could support tens of thousands of people, while small counties could only support thousands.
This not only took into account the support capacity of each county, but also the court's defense against the princes.
But now Zhao Xin clearly told her that she could raise 30,000 soldiers. This does not mean that she must raise 30,000 soldiers. In fact, even if Zhao Xin said so, she would not really raise 30,000 soldiers. There is no other reason, she can't afford it.
With the strength of Dahuang County, and the land of one county to support 30,000 elite soldiers, it really cannot bear such a burden unless it engages in excessive military spending and implements a policy of prioritizing the troops.
But when it comes to power, not using it and not having it are two different things.
As for deploying troops from two counties, it does not mean that she can use the troops from two counties, but that she can let the troops from Dahuang County deploy within a range no more than two counties.
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