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    "Two hundred silver coins, take this batch of goods away!" In the bustling teahouse, a dusty bearded businessman said to the person next to him. The person next to him also looked like a businessman, but he looked better than him.  It's much neater up there, it should be a local dealer in Jincheng.  After the businessman finished speaking, he picked up the tea bowl on the table and drank it in one gulp.

    "Shopkeeper Hu, two hundred silver coins are too expensive. Last time there were so many goods, but you only paid one hundred and eighty silver coins. Why has it suddenly increased by twenty silver coins?" The merchant said with some dissatisfaction.  The so-called zuozhang means that they own local shops and are usually only responsible for the terminal sales of goods. They are not like hawkers who carry goods around to sell them.

    "How can this be the same? Last time I brought Dengzhou cloth, but this time it was Hebei cloth with excellent texture. Not to mention anything else, the shipping cost alone was much more expensive, plus the texture of the cloth  It's better than Dengzhou Bu. I only add 20 silver coins for the sake of regular customers. If you don't want it, then I will sell it to someone else!" The bearded businessman is impatient and speaks in a more aggressive tone.  Chong, but everyone who is familiar with him knows that this person always speaks like this, so the businessman next to him is not angry.

    In addition, this businessman also knew that Jincheng is the goods distribution center for China, South Korea and North Korea. The batch of cloth shipped by Big Beard is indeed the best Hebei cloth. Although there are many textile factories in China, South Korea and North Korea, the production  They are all made of woolen fabrics, which are fine to wear in winter, but most people wear cotton fabrics at other times, so there is no need to worry about sales.

    Thinking of this, the dealer immediately smiled and said: "Okay, two hundred is two hundred, but I don't have any cash. According to the old rules, I will prepare two hundred silver coins of woolen cloth and blankets for you. You can transport them back and buy them again.  You can make a fortune!"

    The bearded man burst out laughing and patted the regular customer next to him on the shoulder.  Then the two got up to deliver the goods. After all, the bearded man wouldn't stay in Jincheng for too long. For a businessman like him, time is equal to money.

    Watching the two businessmen negotiate a business deal in the blink of an eye, Li Zhi on the table next to him lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then looked at the other people in the teahouse.  The name of this teahouse is Guangjin Teahouse, which means "Guangjin Teahouse". Although the name sounds very vulgar, it is very suitable for the positioning of this place.  Because this teahouse is located in the business area of ????Jincheng, it is mainly used for business discussions between businessmen. For example, the businessmen in the lobby talk about some less important small business. If you don¡¯t want others to hear, you can go upstairs.  The elegant room.

    After Li Zhi visited the factory and school yesterday, he summarized the gains and losses of the day in the evening. However, in addition to seeing the necessity and effect of promoting Chineseization, he always felt that he had overlooked something, and it was not until the end that he suddenly remembered it.  It turns out that I forgot one of the most important prerequisites, which is to control the local economy.

    The reason why Lu Hong took Li Zhi to visit the two factories was not just to let Li Zhi see the results of promoting localization, but also had another meaning.  That is, the two iconic factories in tongguo told Li Zhi that the economies of China, South Korea and North Korea are now completely in the hands of the Han people and the government, and most of the factories are run by Han people.  Moreover, China, South Korea and North Korea only produce food, textiles and processed foods, but all other daily necessities need to be imported from overseas.  And this is also in the hands of the government and the Han people. It can be said that it has left the Han people.  Almost everyone in China, South Korea and North Korea will not be able to survive.

    This prerequisite is also in place, so when the government promotes Chineseization, the three Korean people will cooperate so well.  After Li Zhi figured this out, as soon as he got up this morning, he asked Lu Hong to take him to this teahouse where businessmen from all over the world gathered to observe. Sure enough, he found that most of the people who came here to trade were Han businessmen, and only occasionally.  There are some Sanhan merchants trading in the hall, and their trading partners are often Han people.

    Lu Hong next to him couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Zhi observing so carefully. The fact that the other party could understand this on his own was enough to show that His Highness's arrangements were not in vain.

    The two stayed in the teahouse for a whole morning before returning to their residence. Li Zhi once again recorded what he had learned in the teahouse, especially about economic control. He gained a lot of experience, such as the relationship between China and South Korea.  In North Korea, the salt that we usually eat needs to be imported from Dengzhou. Everything else, as small as a sewing needle and as large as the furniture in the house, needs to be imported. This shows that the local economy has been seriously deformed and must rely on external sources.  Only by supplementing the economy can we survive.

    In the next few days, Li Zhi visited North Korea again and found that it was similar to Jincheng. All the three Koreans were proud to speak Chinese and wear Hanfu, and tried their best to improve their level.  It is also worth mentioning that until Li Zhi and the others left Jincheng, Li You did not show up.

    Li Zhi¡¯s next stop is Ezo Island. The situation there is similar to that of Sanhan. Chineseization is being promoted in all aspects. These prairie people, both male and female, are working hard to learn Chinese and change Chinese.?, trying to bring themselves closer to the Han people, but they did not give up their original nomadic life. This was because Li Min needed them to maintain their strong nature so that he could summon these grassland people at any time to become his outward appearance.  A pioneering sword.

    In fact, great changes have also taken place on Ezo Island. The most important one is that Li Min ordered people to build five cities on the island, located in the east, west, south, north and the center of the island. Han officials were stationed in these five cities.  , there are usually many Han merchants coming here to sell goods, so it soon became the top five cargo distribution centers on Ezo Island.

    In addition, many Chinese schools have been set up in these five cities, which not only teach grassland children to learn Chinese, but also allow some adults to study there.  The ruling Luoyun tribe has now moved into the city in the middle and named this city Luoyun City. It is the political and economic center of the island and the largest city on the island.

    Speaking of which, Ezo Island is quite boring. Although the five new cities look big to prairie people, in the eyes of Li Zhi and others, they are just small towns with nothing to see at all. As for outside the city, there are large grasslands.  In addition to cattle and sheep, there are horses. It is worth mentioning that Ezo Island is also a good place to raise horses. The horses used by Li Min's cavalry are all bred here.

    After Li Zhi and the others ate several roast mutton meals on Ezo Island, they went hunting for bears in the mountains and forests. Unfortunately, their archery skills were not very good, and they were not as brave as Hu Li, so in the end they relied on the help of their guards.  I just shot a small bear.  But even so, Sizi was still very excited and clamored to make a pair of bearskin gloves for her sixth brother. Unfortunately, she forgot, in a hot place like Taiwan, where can you use bearskin gloves?

    After leaving Ezo Island, Li Zhi and the others went south to the Japanese country. However, Lu Hong did not arrange for Li Zhi and the others to stay here for too long. This was mainly because the Japanese country was not as good as Sanhan, and the country was still relatively turbulent. From time to time, someone would take the lead.  Although the rebellion was not large in scale, it was still enough to cause headaches. Therefore, for the safety of Li Zhi and others, Lu Hong finally led the fleet all the way south and did not stop until Slave Port.

    In fact, compared to a few years ago, there are fewer rebellions in the Japanese country now. This is mainly because of the promotion of Chineseization. If you want to promote Chineseization, you must have a stable social environment. Of course, you can also use strong methods.  Implementation, but must be prepared to pay a huge price, and Li Min did not want to waste too much power on this small Japanese country, so he temporarily softened his high-pressure rule over the Japanese country, and instead used some gentle methods, plus  The economic aggression in Japan has greatly stabilized the society of Japan. Except for occasional conflicts in some remote places, other places have generally stabilized.

    The slave port that Li Zhi and the others arrived at is no longer the deserted port a few years ago. It is a natural and excellent port. Coupled with several years of construction, the port here has begun to take shape, and it has rapidly  It became the second largest port in Japan, second only to Shimonoseki Port on Chikushi Island.

    Nugang was originally famous for the slave trade, and even its name came from this. However, with the pacification of the Japanese country, slave hunting gradually disappeared in the Japanese country. Therefore, the slave trade in Nugang also died out. However, the development here  But it was not affected, because the slaves were located just in the center of Honshu Island, which was a transportation artery connecting the north and the south. Goods from all over the country could be transported to the slave port and then traded with Han merchants.

    Speaking of which, although the minerals in the Japanese country are scarce and the land is not much, and the food produced every year is only enough for them to eat themselves, there is one very important thing here, which is sulfur, which is a necessity for making gunpowder. Moreover, the Japanese country has many volcanoes.  Sulfur was not only produced in large quantities, but also of high purity. Therefore, the sulfur used by Li Min to make gunpowder was shipped from Japan.

    In addition, although sulfur is poisonous, you may die if you are not careful when collecting it. However, some poor people in the Japanese country still rush to the mines to collect sulfur in order to have a full meal. If an accident occurs, the black-hearted mine owners will usually throw the bodies away.  Entering the valley, there was a person who could not see anyone alive or dead, but the Han officials sent by Li Zhi always turned a blind eye to this situation in order to have enough sulfur.

    After Li Zhi and the others came to Nugang, they made a special trip to visit the nearby sulfur mine. As a result, they encountered some families of dead miners who made trouble, but were beaten away by the mine owner. Although they later attracted people from the government, they  Still nothing happened.

    In addition, in addition to being a commercial port, Nu Port is also a very important military port. The most powerful navy in Li Min's hands was stationed here before. However, as Li Min's focus shifted to Southeast Asia, most of the navy is now stationed here.  All have moved to Nanyang.  However, although the navy moved away, it left a very interesting place in Slave Port.  (To be continued)
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