It was already April. After Liu Xie waved his hand and sent it to county governments at all levels, and then sent it to the people to increase the farming efforts, the entire Chang'an fell into a cheerful atmosphere. In Guandong, the war in Guanzhong, was like the two worlds, and the princes were at a striking momentum, but Guanzhong was engaged in production.

Plowing oxen has appeared since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has played a very important role in farming. However, plowing oxen has always been rare, so most of the time, people are still mainly engaged in farming and reclamation.

This time, Lu Bu brought back 100,000 cattle, which was definitely a major breakthrough for Guanzhong's productivity. Although Liu Xie divided the 100,000 cattle to go to Xiliang to develop animal husbandry and to reclaim wasteland in Xiliang, the remaining 60,000 cattle, invested in farming, also plays a crucial role in Guanzhong's agriculture.

If Han Xingli is in addition, the harvest this year will be more than last year. As long as the agriculture sector develops here, it is actually the limit. If you want to improve it further, you can only improve it through the introduction of new crops, especially the introduction of some high-yield crops.

But this matter has to be done with luck. Some high-yield crops don’t even know what they are. They are in a wild state, let alone introduced them.

You should know that many things that can be eaten in later generations have been improved over generations and gradually removed the things that are unfavorable to the human body. After thousands of years of continuous improvement, we can only eat them. Even if we find them, it is still a question whether we can eat them.

Food is the most important thing for people, but this is true. However, now the animal husbandry industry has begun to work, and meat will gradually become popular. At that time, the food will be further alleviated.

"It's very far?" In Chengming Palace, Liu Xie frowned at Zhen Yao with a dusty look on his face.

Last year, he asked the Zhen family caravan to help inquire about Kushan. When the Kushan envoy came, the two sides only reached a strategic alliance verbally. The Kushan envoy was worried, and Liu Xie was the same. Until now, he could not determine the specific location of Kushan.

"Different across the entire Western Region, to the west of Dayuan, and the language is not clear. I only found out that there seemed to be a split inside the Kushan area, but the rest are..." Zhen Yao looked at Liu Xie with a wry smile and said, "Dayuan alone is a thousand miles away from Chang'an. If you go west further, you may..."

Liu Xie walked to the wall, and above it, there was a huge map carved from the Central Plains to the Western Regions. It was found on the map. Dayuan and Wusun were at the border of the Western Regions, but it was blank to the west. The map left by Zhang Qian back then had long been lost, but it only marked the words Kushan in general.

"Thank you for your hard work." Liu Xie nodded. He just wanted to understand the affairs of the Kushan Kingdom. After all, as Zhen Yao said, it was too far away. The Western Regions was enough for the great man to establish a commercial network in the next few years. As for Kushan and even rest in peace, there was no need to rush for a moment. The main focus of the current attention should be on the country. As for other countries, they mainly focus on collecting intelligence. Maybe they can't even get over the hands in their lifetime, but the goal still needs to be. What if it is achieved?

"In this regard, if you go to the Western Regions in the future and collect more information, you don't need to invest too much energy at the moment." Liu Xie groped his chin and said, "By the way, has the family affairs been arranged?"

"Your Majesty has to worry. Your home has been settled. With the cooperation of the secret guards, the family has secretly brought over. Now that they are staying in Zhongshan, some vacant houses and land have been secretly sold." Zhen Yao said thankfully quickly.

This time, the Zhen family made a big bet and secretly mobilized the entire family's assets to Chang'an.

"That's good." Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction and looked at Zhen Yao and said, "I said, you will not let me down, I will not let you down. I promise you wealth and honor, but now it is time to fulfill it."

"I dare not ask for extravagance." Zhen Yao said in panic. The Zhen family made this gambling decision, half of which was forced, and the other half was also as the court conquered Xiliang, and the powerful outside the border. Guanzhong was even more prosperous. With the name of great righteousness, it had already shown some prosperity and made a heavy bet. He didn't care about Liu Xie's promise. After all, as a wealthy businessman in the world, even if Liu Xie moved the treasury, he might not have more than the Zhen family.

"You have no jokes." Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "Don't refuse now. I have a way to purify salt. You can try it. If it succeeds, I will allow your Zhen family to make up 10% of the profits of the salt industry."

"Salt Industry?" Zhen Yao's heart trembled and looked at Liu Xie incredibly. The salt and iron trade has always been controlled by the court and it is prohibited to sell privately. Of course, the world is in chaos. In fact, although selling private salt is a serious crime, even when the world is not in chaos, some people still take risks. The profits in this are too great, which is enough to make many people sacrifice their lives.

At this moment, Liu Xie told him this, which immediately made Zhen Yao feel like he was hit by a stuffed cake that fell from the sky.

"Don't be excited first." Liu Xie took out a small bag from a grid and handed it to Zhen Yao and said, "Look at it first."

Zhen Yao was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask more questions. He quickly opened the small bag, but saw that the small bag was filled with a pile of white powder, which looked shiny.

"This is..." Zhen Yao looked at Liu Xie in confusion, not understanding his intention.

"Try it." Liu Xie sat down and said with a smile.

"Here." After hesitating for a moment, Zhen Yao dipped his fingers into his mouth and put them in his mouth.

His expression gradually changed a little, and he looked at Liu Xie incredibly: "Is this salt?"

This is much worse than the salt in my impression. In Zhen Yao's impression, salt is just a piece of black lumps, and it is really hard to associate with the ones in front of me.

"To be precise, it is fine salt." Liu Xie shook his head and pointed to the salt in Zhen Yao's hand and said: "The people from the Ministry of Works have recently developed the workmanship. I can give you the method of making salt, but..."

"Your Majesty has any need, but please give me instructions." Zhen Yao bowed quickly and said. He didn't care much before, but now he was excited. If the Zhen family could master this method, it would take a few years to make up for the losses of the family's migration this time, but it would not be a problem to increase it several times on the original basis.

"The output of this thing is fine, and the world will be unified in the future, and there will be more ways to achieve the same goal. The only thing you, the Zhen family, the Su family and the Zhang family, will be jointly operated by the Zhen family, the Su family, and the Zhang family, not only sold to the Central Plains, but also the Western Regions. As for the main product for the establishment of a trade network by our court chamber of commerce." Liu Xie groped and said, "With this thing, we can gain a foothold in various parts of the Western Regions, even in Wusun, Dayuan, and Kangju. As for the profits, in addition to various expenses, the Zhen family can account for 10% and 10% of the other, which will be divided equally by the Zhang and Su family. The court will assign tax officials, supervisors and executive officers to supervise this matter. I just hope that my dear will remember that I can give you the things, but I can also take them back at any time."

The excitement was instantly like a basin of cold water, so I woke up a lot. Although it sounded like they were under their control, in fact, the real control behind the scenes was still the court, and 10% of the profits sounded not much. However, as a wealthy family, Zhen Yao knew how terrible this profit was. If it were all, even if the Zhen family could linger, he would probably not be able to swallow it.

What the court wants is a commercial network. Although the Zhen family has it, it is not the only one. The Su family and the Zhang family also have it. There are too many families in the world that can establish a commercial network. The Zhen family is not irreplaceable, but the resources in the court are not comparable to those of the Zhen family or any aristocratic family.

After thinking about this clearly, Zhen Yao calmed down, and the greed that rose in his heart was suppressed. He quickly bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never dare to have any intention."

Looking at Zhen Yao's expression, Liu Xie smiled and said nothing more. Instead, he continued: "I will leave the sales route to you. The Salt Industry Department has prepared personnel. I will enter the Chamber of Commerce just after the sales route is opened. You need to know this in your mind."

People are the most unreliable, especially in the face of huge interests. The Three Salt Industry Departments are just a preliminary stage. As business gradually emerges in the future, the supporting laws and regulations must also gradually keep up. This is a big cake, completely belonging to the court. At least in this era, even if it is completely controlled by the court, it will not affect the commercial structure.

Of course, people are the creatures that are the best at taking advantage of loopholes. Liu Xie detailed that as business gradually grows, problems will increase. However, by then, the business environment has been established, and the court can defend, only grasp surveillance, price control and quality issues, and everything else can be let go. The court is the manager, not the participant of the game. Even if the Zhen family really becomes a royal relative in the future, Liu Xie will never allow any company to dominate or even monopolize. However, this is a later story. At present, Liu Xie needs these things to bring him endless wealth and enrich the people and strengthen the country.

Whether it is industry, commerce or agriculture, the ultimate goal is to be a strong country, but these things need to be done little by little. Now, if Guanzhong sets a good example and pushes it to the world in the future, there will be much less resistance.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do." Zhen Yao nodded and agreed.

Liu Xie wants to revitalize business, but at the same time, he needs to avoid the negative impacts brought by business. It is difficult to grasp the degree of this. Life experience in his previous life is useless here. How to master and regulate it needs to be explored a little bit.

Seeing that Liu Xie stopped talking, Zhen Yao hurriedly bowed and asked someone to send a production method of fine salt. As for how to operate it, it was Zhen Yao's own business. The court was only responsible for collecting money.
Chapter completed!