Due to their class limitations, the landlord class in Taiyuan would definitely not be able to voluntarily give up their fields to the soldiers.

Unfortunately, they don't have enough cash flow.

The reason why they dare to have such a big appetite is precisely because the representatives of the Taiyuan wealthy families, the Wang family and the Guo family, have seats in the Dahan Joint Reserve Bureau.

Although he does not have much say, he does have the right to borrow a sum of money from the Federal Reserve at low interest rates.

But the problem is that even if the interest rate is low, there must be enough mortgage.

The most important thing is that most of this money was provided by the Xinghan Society and the Imperial Household.

In the Han Joint Reserve Bureau, the top three with the greatest say were Xinghanhui, the Royal Inner Palace, and the Imperial Treasury.

The rankings are in order - it’s hard to say what will happen in the future, but this is the ranking now.

The reason why the imperial treasury ranks only third among them is because it never pays out money.

Not only did he not pay, but he also had to collect seigniorage on behalf of the court.

They even have to use the Dahan Joint Reserve Bureau's network to consolidate state and county taxes.

Of course, it’s not all about eating and not vomiting:

Endorse notes issued by the Federal Reserve.

Part of the credit for the tickets printed by the Joint Reserve Bureau of the Han Dynasty becoming popular all over the country so quickly was the endorsement of the Han Dynasty court.

“In Bingzhou, the most fertile fields are in Taiyuan. The many factories and mines in Yanmen depend on this for most of their food sources.”

Feng Da Sima said slowly, "Although we are not afraid that they will cut off Yanmen's food supply, it is not reassuring to have food in other people's hands."

Even the most rudimentary industrial base has a large number of non-agricultural personnel.

In an era when transportation was far less convenient than in later generations, food supply bases were particularly important.

In particular, these non-agricultural workers are naturally more disciplined and organized than the small peasant class.

Take the transportation of supplies out of the border this time as an example. The efficiency in Pingcheng is higher than that in Taiyuan, and not even a little bit higher.

Once the food supply in Pingcheng is insufficient and the proletarians go berserk, even in Yanmen County, the destructive power will probably be much greater than the Yellow Turban Uprising.

After all, in addition to discipline and organization, there are also workshops and even mines and iron smelting yards to the north of Yanmen Fortress...

No matter how far-sighted Mr. Feng is, the class he is currently in is inherently weak.

But for the sake of high profits, Feng believes that this destructive power can be prevented and controlled.

Zhang's hemp rope produced in Nanxiang is strong and durable and has a good reputation. It was originally made by Feng.

Sold well!

Military procurement alone is a huge deal.

Knowing that the destructive power was astonishing, Feng personally proposed to the Prime Minister from the very beginning of the pilot project in Nanxiang that the neighboring Chenggu County should be used as a food supply base.

Even in Nanzhong, the Xinghan Hui spent great efforts to build a large number of terraces.

This work has not stopped until now.

The food supply base of Yanmen Factory Base is Taiyuan.

Besides, growing grain is a hard job and you can't make a lot of money, so you'd better let me do it.

And you, my dear friends, wouldn’t it be wonderful to take your labor and start a factory to make a lot of money?

To take a step back, there is no doubt that Feng, who is naturally weak in order to be preventable and controllable, takes the food supply into his own hands.

After all, no one can guarantee that someday a clever and observant person will not discover this destructive power and try to exploit it.

Then one day, someone invented another use of Zhang’s hemp rope:

Hang the owners, owners, mine owners, etc. from the trees on the roadside.

…

So if you want Xinghanhui to pay this money, you have to satisfy Mr. Feng’s wish.

The imperial court also had the need to take the opportunity to rectify the local area and promote the New Deal.

As for the royal family, sending imperial power to the countryside is a tireless pursuit.

Everything else is just incidental.

It is convenient for the local sages in Taiyuan to work hard, and it is also convenient for Zhuge Qiao to improve his political achievements.

If the sages of Taiyuan want to borrow such a sum of money from the Reserve Bureau, the representatives of the Wang and Guo families in Taiyuan must find a way to show sufficient sincerity.

For Feng, of course, there is also a secret purpose that is not shared by outsiders:

If we cannot directly transform the body and spirit of the landlord class in Taiyuan, then we must change their class.

From being unwilling to make progress and having short-sighted limitations to being born with the same weakness as myself, that is also a kind of progress.

The Patriarch also said that friends should be many and enemies should be few.

Fifty thousand laborers were the bait given by Mr. Feng, which was already a considerable investment.

After hearing Feng Adi's plan, the gentleman Zhuge Changshi had a very complicated expression.

He originally thought that before the war, my brother would be working hard and thinking about how to open the Taihang Mountain Pass and regain Hebei.

Unexpectedly, when the war was making no progress, he still had the intention to rectify Taiyuan?

Or should I say...

Zhuge Changshi suddenly had a thought in his heart:

"Brother, maybe this is the Eastern Expedition, actually,"

As he said that, he looked at the door to make sure that no one was there. The only person standing in the room was his own brother. Then he turned his body as far as possible towards Feng Da Sima, and at the same time lowered his voice:

"Actually, is it intended for Taiyuan? Or should we say Bingzhou?"

The world's evaluation of Zhuge Qiao is that "Qiao is not as talented as his brother".

But compared to Zhuge Zhan who was too young, Zhuge Qiao had the opportunity to be taught by Zhuge Liang himself in his early years.

Moreover, he was first arranged by the Prime Minister to be transferred to various places in Hanzhong, and then was sent to Nanzhong. Even after the Prime Minister died, he could not come back in time.

Not to mention what kind of place Nanzhong is, Hanzhong was not a good place before Feng came up with his poison plan.

In the battle of Hanzhong, it seemed that the late emperor had won and captured Hanzhong, but in fact, Cao Cao did not lose much - Cao Cao had forcibly moved the people of Hanzhong away.

At that time, apart from the garrison, ordinary people were rarely seen in Hanzhong, which shows how desolate it was.

Zhuge Qiao was able to stay in Hanzhong and Nanzhong for so many years, and he was exposed to practical work at the grassroots level. He really endured hardships.

Even if his abilities are not outstanding, his political experience among his peers is something that few can compare with.

What's more, he just can't compare with Zhuge Ke, not compared with ordinary people.

Therefore, after so many years of working step by step from the grassroots level, it is not surprising that he can think of this.

As soon as these words came out, even Zhuge Zhan, who was standing and listening, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Feng Da Sima in disbelief.

"Brother, are you...thinking a little too little?"

Feng Da Sima seemed to be confused about whether to laugh or cry.

"I am not Yu Wenshu, and your Majesty is not Yang... Well, I mean, even if I intend to merge with the state, do I still need to mobilize troops like this and lead a large army to station in Taiyuan?"

"Who is Yu Wenshu?"

Zhuge Qiao didn't turn around for a moment and asked subconsciously.

I felt like something was wrong.

Seeing that his brother was too sincere, Zhuge Zhan finally couldn't help but remind him:

"What the chief means is that brother thinks too little?"

Only then did Zhuge Qiao react suddenly:

"Brother, are you really interested in Bingzhou?"

"My intention is Hebei, followed by Bingzhou," Feng Dasima replied matter-of-factly, "otherwise why would I choose Taiyuan to station the army?"

"Also, brother, when you go back, tell those people that I will agree to this matter, and then you and them will finalize the contract early to make this matter a foregone conclusion."

Feng Dasima knocked on the table gently, as if saying something ordinary:

"In this way, if they dare to regret it in the future, I will teach them how to behave."

Zhuge Changshi looked at Feng Da Sima and murmured:

"Brother, I really did choose the wrong name, but I didn't choose the wrong name..."

That's enough, brother!

This is already the second time. If it weren’t for the sake of calling you brother, believe it or not, I would show you what it means to be ruthless right now?
Chapter completed!