Chapter 232 Economic Development

As long as there are sufficient resources and materials, practicing Jiao Mang Swallowing Technique can rapidly improve the cultivation level.

This technique is completely a krypton gold technique.

Xiao Chuyi didn't know how Sheng Huaian created such a heaven-defying technique.

Seeing his subordinates and generals were so ambitious, Sheng Huaian was not afraid that they would eat him out of money.

With his current financial resources, it is more than enough to support hundreds of thousands of troops.

The heavy armored cavalry has also grown to 8,000, plus the 2,000 left in Zhangye, now he has 10,000 heavy armored cavalry.

How terrifying it is for a heavy armored cavalry army composed of more than 10,000 martial arts masters to charge together.

After watching the military performance, Sheng Huaian handed over the training of the army to Hu Bing and others.

He is now the commander-in-chief and does not need to do it himself.

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The Xiongnu grassland is white, and this is a world of ice and snow.

On a grassland, there are fires in tents.

The soldiers, who were slightly lightly dressed, could only keep warm by the fire.

"Damn, this Xiongnu is really cold."

"Those Xiongnu people threw us on this grassland, gave us just enough food to keep us warm, and took away our weapons. Humph, it was a wrong choice to surrender to the Xiongnu."

"Keep your voice down, you don't want to die!"

"Hey!!"

"I miss home."

These soldiers were the army that followed Li Hou and defected to the Xiongnu in a confused manner.

After arriving in the Xiongnu, they did not receive preferential treatment.

Instead, their weapons were confiscated, thrown into this grassland, and kept in captivity.

Looking at the wind and snow outside, more and more soldiers began to miss their hometown.

In the military camp, Li Hou was drinking stewed wine at this moment.

With a full beard on his face, he was in a depressed and depressed state, without the vigor and vitality he once had.

After the autumn, all his nine clans were executed in Luojing.

When the news came, Li Hou couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of reverse blood and fainted.

He didn't expect that the female emperor Han Jiangxue was so cruel that she didn't let any of his nine clans go.

When he came to Xiongnu, Xiongnu didn't intend to use him.

Not only were his subordinates' weapons confiscated, but even his cultivation was sealed by Xiongnu Wusheng.

It can be said that their 200,000 troops were kept in captivity.

After drinking one cup of wine after another, Li Hou regretted it very much.

Why did he defect to Xiongnu in the first place?

Even if he went to Zhenyaoguan to kill the monster, it would be better than now.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine for him in this world. If he takes a wrong step, he will be doomed.

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Kunlun Dao Sect!

Today's Kunlun Dao Sect no longer has the arrogance and domineeringness of the past.

All the major sects in the world are secretly laughing at the entire Kunlun Dao Sect.

The four Yang Gods were killed. Until now, the entire Kunlun Dao Sect has been silent, and there is no action to retaliate.

This is totally unlike the style of the second largest Dao Sect in the world.

No one knows what Kunlun Dao Sect is brewing.

Time is passing day by day, and the New Year's Day is coming.

Hexi City has begun to decorate with lights.

The white snow on the houses, under the illumination of red lanterns, looks a bit different.

At night, Hexi City is brightly lit, like a city that never sleeps.

The streets are bustling with people coming and going.

Merchants from all over the world gather here, stop here, and then transport goods to the Western Regions, or transport goods back from the Western Regions to prepare for sales to various places.

"Welcome Guangliang, may I ask several distinguished guests, what services do you need?" Two beautiful women stood in front of the gate of Xiaoyao Tower.

"We want to eat hot pot. I heard that shabu-shabu hot pot is delicious. I have long wanted to try it." Several merchants from other places said.

"If you want to eat hot pot, please go to the third floor!" A welcoming maid said with a smile.

"Which floor is the foot massage?" Several young men came to ask.

"If you want to take a bath, it's on the fifth floor!"

The whole Hexi City is lively, and the most popular one is Xiaoyao Tower.

Listen to books and music on the first floor, and watch dance on the second floor!

Hot pot on the third floor, massage and foot washing on the fourth floor.

Indescribable on the fifth and sixth floors!

The whole one-stop service of eating, drinking and having fun, such a business model is very novel in the Wei Dynasty.

This naturally attracted countless curious merchants who wanted to experience the feeling of being served by a one-stop service.

"Huh, I'm finally back to Hexi City. Let's go, Brother Xunhuan, let's go to Xiaoyao Tower to have a meal of beef and mutton, and then take a wooden barrel bath. I want No. 68 to give me a massage. This trip to the Western Regions has exhausted me." Lin Tianyi said impatiently when he returned to Hexi City.

They took the goods, formed a caravan, went to the Western Regions, crossed the desert, and traveled for more than two months.

"What's the hurry? Put the goods in the shop first. There must be no mistakes in this batch of goods. Continue to transport them to the capital tomorrow. Whether we can have a good year this year depends on this trip of goods." Li Xunhuan said.

The two arranged to store the goods in the shop before going to Xiaoyao Tower.

Arriving at Xiaoyao Tower, they first went to the third floor to eat hot pot, and then went to the fourth floor to take a wooden barrel bath and enjoy the massage of the beauty.

"Comfortable, this is what people should enjoy." Lin Tian said with a look of enjoyment.

Thinking of the wind and frost of crossing the desert, Lin Tian felt that this moment was worth it.

What is the purpose of making money? Isn't it to enjoy this moment now!

Caravans like them who came back from the Western Regions would choose to have fun in Xiaoyao Tower after arriving in Hexi City.

Xiaoyao Tower is a huge gold-consuming cave, with countless gold and silver coming in continuously.

As the year draws to a close, Prefect Chen is very busy.

He has to get people to sort out the taxes and report them to Sheng Huaian.

There are so many taxes from all walks of life and caravans in Hexi City that Prefect Chen has to work overtime with the chief clerk of the yamen and others to calculate.

"Prefect, all the taxes have been calculated." The chief clerk of Hexi City took the calculated account book to Prefect Chen.

"Show me quickly." Prefect Chen took the account book.

He kept flipping through the account book, which summarized the total taxes of each industry.

When he saw the summary, Prefect Chen himself was stunned.

The taxes paid by the shop owners in Hexi City amounted to 1.5 million taels of silver a month.

The taxes collected from the caravans were as high as 3 million.

He did not expect that even the 10% tax set by Sheng Huaian would be so smooth.

In just two months, he had collected 9 million silver taels of tax, which opened Chen Zhifu's eyes.

With a developed business, he could actually collect so much tax.

The caravan, Xiaoyao Tower, coal mine, and coal briquette workshop were all big taxpayers. Chen Zhifu had to admire Sheng Huaian's vision, and he was so good at everything he did.

"I'll go find the prince." Chen Zhifu took the account book and went to Sheng Huaian's mansion.

Sheng Huaian had just finished refining a furnace of elixir and was resting when he heard Wang Zhan come to report that Chen Zhifu had come.

"General, Chen Zhifu is here, and I have something to report to you."

"Let him wait for me in the banquet hall." Sheng Huaian said.

"Yes, General!"

Wang Zhan took Chen Zhifu to the banquet hall.

Sheng Huaian put the refined elixir into the space, and then got up and went to the banquet hall.

Arriving at the banquet hall, Prefect Chen stood up happily and said first: "Your Majesty, the tax revenue for the past two months has been calculated."

Sheng Huaian pressed his hand: "Sit down and talk!"

Prefect Chen sat down and took out the account book to Sheng Huaian.

"Your Majesty, this is the tax account book!"

Sheng Huaian took the account book and looked at it, then nodded and said.

"Not bad!"

The word "not bad" made Prefect Chen feel that Sheng Huaian's brilliance was so dazzling.

When he was in charge of Hexi County, the annual tax revenue was less than 500,000 taels of silver.

And now in Hexi City, the tax revenue is several million per month.

In Prefect Chen's view, this is already sky-high.

"As the economy becomes more and more prosperous in the future, the tax revenue will only be higher." Sheng Huaian said lightly.

Looking at the stunned Prefect Chen, Sheng Huaian shook his head secretly.

How could these ancients know that the economic base determines the superstructure.

When a country has more money, it can develop a strong army and make more policies that benefit the people.

They all lowered their heads and looked for food in the soil. It would be strange if the people could have enough to eat.

This is also the reason for the intensification of land annexation. Everyone wants to occupy the land as a means of production.

"Report half of the tax revenue to the court, and keep the remaining half in the government office to maintain the operation of the Hexi Protectorate." Sheng Huaian ordered.

It can be said that he doesn't think much of this little money.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prefect Chen accepted the order.

The military expenses of the army do not need tax expenditures. If they are kept in the government office, he can do more things.

Seeing so much tax revenue, Prefect Chen also made up his mind to follow Sheng Huaian's footsteps to develop the economy and people's livelihood!