The peaceful times attracted a large number of merchants to Liangzhou and Jizhou. The low commercial taxes and free trade were enough to make them feel attracted to this place.
Especially when they saw the smooth cement road for the first time, these merchants were puzzled. Were the Taiping Army so wealthy that they would be willing to pave the entire road with such a material?
The local merchants, looking very proud, told them that it was not just here that the cement roads were being paved, but that the entire Liangzhou was almost completely paved! The merchants' curiosity was piqued, so after leaving Taiping Prefecture, they applied for travel permits from the Taiping Army at the checkpoint and set off for Liangzhou in their carriages.
The further they walked, the more frightened they became. After all, the main roads were all cement roads, and they were safe! Even near the dense forest, there were no bandits robbing the road! You know, outside, a caravan would encounter two or three bandit groups on a single trip!
These merchants penetrated almost every corner of Liangzhou. The people of these places admired the foresight and wisdom of the Great Heavenly Master, and at the same time took out the local specialties they had prepared long ago, which shocked the merchants again.
This is how the economy of Liangzhou was boosted.
The merchants paid taxes, brought goods from outside, and left with sugar, refined salt and local specialties.
The tax exemption policy also began to take effect, and a large number of refugees flocked to Liangzhou and Jizhou. Since Jizhou also needed to build roads and rebuild water pipes and other facilities, these refugees soon found jobs.
The rapid development of the Taiping Dao caused trouble for the neighboring Yongzhou. They did not dare to fight the Taiping Dao, but the princes in other places were eyeing them covetously because if they wanted to attack Liangzhou and Jizhou, they would definitely pass through Yongzhou.
As expected, some people could not bear it any longer and sent their own envoys to Yongzhou to cause trouble, and later launched a war against Yongzhou.
Chu Chaofeng is not a wimp, nor is he a rookie. On the contrary, he is a fierce general. In the battle with Youzhou, Yongzhou did not lose the upper hand, and even had the upper hand over Youzhou.
Because of this, King Xiang of Xuzhou allied with Youzhou and vowed to capture Yongzhou.
Fate is so clever that in order not to offend King Xiang, Chu Chaofeng married his daughter to King Xiang in advance.
While they were arguing, Fang Zhiyi had already led his men to complete the construction of the third iron mine. The person in charge was none other than King Wu, who had been promoted from a supervisor.
Fang Zhiyi didn't expect that the King of Wu was actually a management talent. He might not be good at fighting, but he could surpass many people in management.
The Ministry of Industry also made a new breakthrough. They used modeling to create a matchlock gun, which was a small cannon, but only required two people: one to lift and aim, and the other to fill it with gunpowder and light the fuse.
On the day of the demonstration, Fang Zhiyi invited King Wu, no, now called Wu Yuan.
Watching these soldiers carrying matchlock rifles and shooting, Wu Yuan's eyes filled with tears. She turned around and punched Wang Erxi a few times. Wang Erxi rubbed his shoulders, not understanding what was wrong with this man.
Fang Zhiyi was not in a hurry at all. He was just busy filling up the Taiping warehouse, improving the incomplete laws, and repairing the unrepaired roads. However, when he was doing this, the intelligence network he had laid out outside sent back news that Chu Chaofeng had failed.
When his daughter returned home to visit, she arrested him and even replaced the flag on the city wall with the flag of King Xiang.
However, the other cities did not surrender, but tried to rescue Chu Chaofeng. Youzhou also suddenly launched an all-out attack on the cities of Yongzhou.
Fang Zhiyi knew that the time had come to take advantage of the situation, so he did not send an envoy, but simply sent a caravan to Yongzhou for a while. He then announced that his caravan had disappeared in Yongzhou and sent troops.
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