Not having money is actually a secondary reason.
Many people in Shuobei have family members who have served in the military.
Some are still in the army, and some have already died.
Yun Zheng did not deduct any money from the soldiers' military pay and pensions. As long as a family member had someone in the army, they would still have some money in their hands.
But Shuobei is not a cotton-producing area. Most of Shuobei's cotton and cloth come from within the Great Wall.
Although fur can also keep people warm, its production is very limited.
Moreover, even furs must be supplied to the army first.
The result was that many people could not buy enough cold-weather supplies even if they had money, especially those who migrated from the interior.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Shuobei has produced honeycomb briquettes this year.
At present, the production of honeycomb coal is still expanding, and it has entered various cities. Many people have begun to accept honeycomb coal and can even burn it for heating in winter.
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But not everyone can afford honeycomb coal, and it is impossible to keep it burning all the time.
For those people who are not well-off, they would rather brave the cold to chop firewood in the mountains or go outside the city to collect hay than burn honeycomb coal that they have to spend money to buy.
Yun Zheng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you still buying cotton cloth from the interior?"
“It’s been buying in bulk.”
Ye Zi said: "The most common materials entering Shuobei now are cotton and cloth. After receiving the news of your return, I asked Chen Bu to reduce the purchase of these materials so that more people can buy them..."
Before this, most of the cotton cloth and other materials that passed through Beilu Pass were purchased by the government.
Only a small amount of cold-resistant supplies such as cotton cloth have entered the market.
“Well, well done!”
Yun Zheng looked at Ye Zi approvingly and asked, "Have you counted the population this year?"
"We've counted them." Ye Zi replied, "Many people have migrated here from Guannei and Beihuan this year. If we count the captives, there are almost 2.4 million people."
Two million four hundred thousand people?
This is damn little.
If the South had such a large area, the population would be at least tens of millions.
Yun Zheng thought silently for a moment, then said, "We captured Qiuchi this time and seized a lot of gold and silver treasures. I want to give some war dividends to the people of Shuobei!"
"War... dividends?"
Hearing this new term, the three women in the carriage couldn't help but feel confused.
They roughly understood what it meant.
But when will there be dividends from this war?
Yun Zheng smiled and began to explain to the three women.
The meaning of war dividends is exactly what they thought.
Just take out the silver and distribute it to the people.
Let these people enjoy the benefits brought by the war.
Although many civilians neither helped transport military supplies nor went to the front lines to fight, they were all tightening their belts to support the war at the front.
Now that the war has been won, the people should be able to enjoy the dividends of victory.
Of course, the war dividends would not be too much, otherwise he would not be able to afford it.
"Why don't you just reduce some taxes?"
Ye Zi said with a helpless smile.
"no the same."
Yun Zheng shook his head. "If we give it to people in the form of war dividends, the people will be more supportive of the war."
Although tax reduction and exemption can be considered as giving benefits to the people, the nature of this is different.
"Do you want to continue fighting?"
Chen Luoyan smiled bitterly, "When I was waiting for you just now, Sister Zi'er told me that we would go back and persuade you not to continue fighting..."
"We have to fight! And we have to fight!"
Yun Zheng said firmly: "The Great Yue Kingdom must be destroyed, and the Northwest Protectorate will be stable!"
How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed?
Especially in Dayue Kingdom there is an ambitious Lou Yi.
Now, the Dayue Kingdom has suffered heavy casualties, and those Qiuchi soldiers who were forcibly incorporated have not yet returned, so they will not act rashly for the time being.
But once Lou Yi subdues the soldiers of Qiuchi, he will most likely attack again.
People like Lou Yi must understand that if the Dayue Kingdom does not fight back, it will sooner or later be attacked from both sides and slowly eat away at its manpower.
"Northwest Protectorate?"
Shen Luoyan and Ye Zi looked confused.
“It’s the original Qiuchi.”
Miaoyin smiled and said, "There is no Qiuchi now, only the Northwest Protectorate of Dagan."
"You have thought of everything." Shen Luoyan looked at Yun Zheng with a smile, "If you think it is necessary to fight, then continue to fight! It is better for the people to suffer for a while than to suffer for a lifetime!"
"It won't be long before we suffer." Yun Zheng smiled. "To fight the Great Yue Kingdom, we will basically send troops from the Northwest Protectorate. If we cooperate with the forces of the Northern Huan, the pressure in the rear will be much less."
"That's good."
Ye Zi smiled.
Since Yun Zheng has his own considerations, they don't need to persuade him too much.
Yun Zheng was thinking about distributing war dividends to the people of Shuobei, which showed that he also wanted these people to live a good life.
It has come to this, let’s just hold on a little longer!
"By the way, did the other two grain merchants deliver the grain in sufficient quantity and on time?"
At this time, Yun Zheng asked about Ye Zi again.
"The grain merchant from Fuzhou delivered enough grain..."
Speaking of this, Ye Zi couldn't help laughing.
How could it be so easy to jump out of the trap that Yun Zheng had taken so much trouble to dig for those grain merchants?
In fact, the grain merchant in Fuzhou almost failed to fulfill the contract.
Fortunately, that person reacted quickly and bought up all the grain from those small and medium-sized grain merchants in Shuobei at a price higher than that of the Shuobei government, and thus the contract was barely completed.
In this way, although the grain merchant did not make as much money as expected, he still made some money.
The grain merchant's actions once again raised the price of grain in Shuobei.
Next, more small and medium-sized grain traders should transport grain to Shuobei.
They will soon be able to implement the next step of their plan.
Yun Zheng raised his lips and asked, "What about the grain merchant?"
Ye Zi smiled and said, "There is also a grain merchant from Juzhou named Meng Yunqi. He didn't even bring a load of grain. I heard that he ran to the imperial city to ask Zhang Xu for help..."
Looking for Zhang Xu?
Yun Zheng curled his lips.
Zhang Xu is in the same group with me!
What’s the point of him running to find Zhang Xu!
This birdman is so rude!
He can't even do the most basic calculations!
Not even a load of grain was delivered, and the silver he had to pay as compensation was a bit too much!
Isn't this equivalent to picking up more than two million taels of silver for free?
I didn’t expect that!
This Meng Yunqi gave me such a big surprise!
Well, I have to send someone to Juzhou to collect the debt from the Meng family!
Yun Zheng was daydreaming when his mind suddenly moved.
Maybe, I don’t even need to send anyone!
As he thought about it, Yun Zheng suddenly showed his signature smirk on his face.
Looking at Yun Zheng’s smile, the three women knew that this guy was probably planning to cheat them again!
I just don't know who will be the unlucky one...
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