Inspired by Yuzhou, many places in the Yangtze River Basin have begun to grow sugarcane in recent years. Although they are always slightly inferior to Yuzhou in terms of planting and sugar making, they are still more cost-effective than growing ordinary grains.

After all, the price of grain has been too stable in recent years, so stable that only the imperial court has been purchasing grain continuously, and grain merchants are almost extinct.

A lot of sugarcane is planted around Dongting Lake and in the Xiangshui River Basin. Now is the time to transport red and white sugar down, and most of the ships going back are empty. It is still very easy to rent a boat in Wangzhen, and the price is relatively cheap.

When the boatman saw that most of the soldiers in Wang Zhen's team had short hair, he asked tentatively, "Are you from Yuzhou?" After seeing Wang Zhen nodded with a smile, many people were even willing to take them for free, saying that they had received a lot of favors from the steward.

If the steward hadn't spread the secret method throughout the world, everyone in this area would still be relying on fishing and farming for a living. After working hard for a year, they would be lucky to fill their stomachs. How could there be so much work to do like now? If there is work to do, there is naturally money to earn. In addition, if you grow some sugarcane and sell it, you can always save some money after a year, and your life will gradually get better.

Those who are smart and capable of planning can run the whole ship and are now rich. Generally speaking, life is much better now than before. As long as you are willing to work, you can always have enough food to eat.

That night, a big businessman was willing to use the entire fleet to send all the supplies and manpower from Wang Town directly to Bao'an County.

With your knowledge, can't you easily get the land through peaceful means?

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"There's nothing to prepare. It's very simple here. My goal is overseas. As for the inland, I'll give it to you as long as you want it. I can support craftsmen and students, and I can also teach you secret techniques.

“If it were someone else, it would certainly not be worth it, but I can still trust your Yuzhou clan. Although your Yuzhou clan has been decisive in killing people over the years, they have never killed innocent people. Although I have only met the steward once, I still have a certain understanding of his code of conduct.

Zhang Youzhe smiled helplessly, "It's just a way to survive, but it won't be necessary in the future. Your Yuzhou clan is prosperous, and there are few killings. There has never been any incident of exterminating a clan. The aristocratic families can be more stable in the future.

I have only one request, no matter if you are from aristocratic families, ordinary people, mountain dwellers, or huts, you must act according to Tang law. Although Lingnan is a remote borderland, it is also part of our Tang territory. Other things are easy to talk about, but Tang law must be strictly enforced. Anyone who dares to violate Tang law is directly against me."

“No comment on that.”

Zhang Youzhe was stunned and asked in surprise, "Why is this?"

If you can't even calculate the mountain folks and the lair people, then don't go to Lingnan, just stay here and live your life.

A hint of joy flashed across Zhang Youzhe's face, and he clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Thank you very much, little steward. I am not talented, but I have accumulated a little fortune in the past few years with the family fortune I got from my father and the secret method you passed down in Yuzhou.

Wang Zhen looked a little disappointed, "Haha, you are just like that, no wonder the master said you were smart but didn't keep you.

Wang Zhen thought about it and nodded, "That's the truth. Okay, I'll give you a chance. It happens that I'm a little short of manpower here, so you can present your family business to me. After we settle down, whether you want to work on land or at sea, you will naturally benefit from it."

"Why?"

As for those of you who are my disciples, except for the one who lives in the palace, I dare not approach you. I think even if the matter fails, you will not embarrass me."

Zhang Youzhe hesitated for a moment and asked, "Developing new land will inevitably lead to disputes with local mountain dwellers and villagers. It's hard to judge right or wrong according to Tang law, right?"

"Why?"

At least there is a ship to send the little steward to Bao'an County. As for other supplies, they will be transferred to Bao'an County one after another later."

When Wang Zhen saw the person coming, he looked a little surprised and asked tentatively, "Zhang Youzhe?"

"Your Yuzhou clan has fled to the borderland, Lingnan will prosper. As a wanted criminal of the imperial court, I am not used to the hard life, and I dare not get too close to the central region. It is naturally a good choice for me to follow you to Lingnan."

"We just have different paths."

Wang Zhen smiled and nodded, "It's interesting. Back then, the master felt sorry for you because you were talented and you hadn't committed any crime, so he let you go. My Yuzhou clan doesn't intend to hold you accountable, but your father is the one that my Yuzhou clan is holding accountable for. What does it mean that you appear in front of me now?"

As far as I know, the aristocratic families in Jianghuai are planning to place a heavy bet on the young steward this time. How to receive them and how to balance all parties, the young steward must make preparations early. "

Wang Zhen smiled and sighed, "The aristocratic families have been using this method of dispersing their people and placing bets on several sides for hundreds of years, and it will never become outdated."

Wang Zhen narrowed his eyes and sneered, "If you have a dispute with the mountain people or the villagers over land, then no matter whether you are right or wrong, I will put the blame on you. Don't blame me for being too ruthless when the time comes."

"Haha, my father is my father and I am me. Over the years, I have seldom seen my father."

Wang Zhen narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then asked, "Does this mean your father wants to make trouble again?"

"Is this reason worth your risk to come and see me?"

At this time, Zhang Youzhe had lost the immaturity on his face. He calmly clasped his fists and saluted, then said, "It is me. I didn't expect that the young steward actually knew me, a wanted criminal of the imperial court."

Think about what you did back then. Was there any one among the millions of Ba people who opposed your invasion of the 100,000 Daba Mountains?

Even the old Ba people in the deep mountains and old forests are willing to fight for you. Over the years, although the Ba people have lived a good life, how much tax have they contributed to our Tang Dynasty?"

Zhang Youzhe was silent, then he sighed and said, "The chief steward is a god, and ordinary people like us naturally cannot compare with him. Since the junior steward intends to treat the mountain people and the hut people in Lingnan with kindness, then let's treat them with kindness."

"That's how it should be. The number of households in our Great Tang is only 4 million, and the population is more than 20 million. Even if we add the hidden population and slaves without household registration, including other mountain people and small tribes, the population will definitely not exceed 100 million.

This number of people is actually not that many. Sir once lamented that there were few people in our dynasty, so Sir has always seldom killed people. The most he did was to develop various food sources. Remember, the purpose of our Yuzhou clan is to put people first. "