Chapter 120 The Current Situation of Qingcheng

This is also a blaming Zhou Mengchen.

If Zhou Mengchen hadn't made Datong so prosperous and prosperous, it would have been impossible for Beijing to ignore it. How could the Ministry of Revenue look at Datong's taxes so eagerly? You should know that the place where I enjoyed this treatment before was Suzhou.

You should know how many years ago, who cares about how much money is in the Datong account?

Now it has become a very test of Yang Jisheng's behavior.

Not to mention, Yang Jisheng, who has always claimed to be honest and honest, is so honest that he will not take any money except for the salary of the court. If he finds a way to fool the superiors and leave money and food, he will just talk about it on the grassland.

Today's Qingcheng is very different from before.

The Qingcheng before, however, was not as large as a county in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, most of the city was open space, allowing nearby tribes to hide from the wind and snow in the city in winter. Instead, there were no buildings, most of them were tents.

The smell of livestock feces in the city is like in the wild, even stronger than in the wild. It is just a large circle of livestock. It doesn’t look like a city.

But years later.

Qingcheng is no longer the same as before.

In addition to the north and south, there are some open spaces in the city, there are already all buildings.

These open spaces are not useless. They are places to garrison troops. After all, Xin Ai is very clear that everything he has built on the army. Therefore, everything he does must be close to the army, for fear of military power falling. The Mongolian army is different from the Han army.

When the Han army is stationed outside, it is necessary to build a camp. If it is stationed in a place for a long time, it will definitely create a permanent barracks. The Mongolian army is different. The camps of the Mongolian army have never been strong and cannot be strong. Moreover, Xin Ai is also worried that the army will be treated too well and will affect its combat effectiveness. Therefore, all the troops stationed here live in tents.

It can also be regarded as maintaining the Mongolian tradition.

The most added buildings in the city are the large complex centered on the Dakhan Palace. No, it should be said that this is the so-called Xijing Ling Wang Hao in charge of the construction. Not only did the palace be expanded, but many large courtyards were also built outside the palace.

In terms of specifications, the power is more powerful than that of the Duke and the Marquis.

In addition, it is a newly built Great Golden Pagoda, a Tibetan Buddhist temple.

This is also Xin Ai picked up Altan's original policy again.

Xin Ai discovered that although the upper power of the White Lotus Sect was wiped out, it was not the White Lotus Sect that had no problems at all. If the White Lotus Sect had dealt with it so simply, it would not be difficult to eradicate it over and over again for so many years. Xin Ai discovered that the lower Han people had secret associations in the White Lotus Sect. Some people even preached among the Mongolians.

This made Xin Ai very distressed.

I had to use Altan's original policy to introduce Tibetan Buddhism.

A grand temple was built, competing for influence with the White Lotus Sect. At the same time, it also supported Han Buddhism. A Guanyin Temple was built in the city, which also meant to appease the Han people.

Both temples are extremely grand, and they recruited a lot of labor and hired masters from the pass. Overall, they spent more than 200,000 to 300,000 taels. This number is no longer a small amount for Xin Ai. However, the national conditions of Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty are different.

Religion has long been very well-behaved in the Ming Dynasty.

That monk didn't know the destruction of Buddhism in the Three Martial Arts and One Sect, and Jiajing was the Emperor of Taoism. Who dared to act rashly? But the living environment of the Mongols gave them a great demand for religion. Even the Borjijin family sacred Genghis Khan also had the effect of consolidating their rule.

Even though Xin Ai knew that it would cost so much money, he could not stop spending it.

However, it is not ineffective. You should know that the relationship between Tibetan Buddhism and the Mongols already existed when the Dayuan period was in its prime.

The unblocked conferences and the great demon dances played by the Emperors of the Yuan Dynasty were all spread from Tibetan Buddhism. However, Tibetan Buddhism has been circulating in the upper class in Mongolia. Now Xin Ai decided to promote them vigorously, so that Tibetan Buddhism can be achieved from the upper class to the lower class.

At the same time, with the skin of Tibetan Buddhism, Xin Ai's relationship with other Mongolian tribes has also eased.

Of course, it is not only because of Tibetan Buddhism, but also because Xin Ai has developed variously after relying on the Ming Dynasty. Even leaps in development and large-scale growth in strength have made other tribes convinced.

Zhou Mengchen made a good judgment. The trade between Xin Ai and the Ming Dynasty has always been in a trade deficit. However, although Xin Ai felt that his finances were getting more and more tense and he did not spend enough money. However, he also realized the harm of the trade deficit. On the one hand, Xin Ai did not have such knowledge of economics, and on the other hand, Xin Ai actually worked as a second-hand dealer in Qingcheng, transporting the Ming Dynasty goods from Datong to Qingcheng and then sold them from Qingcheng to various departments.

Indeed, Zhou Mengchen encouraged Shanxi merchants to go out. However, many things cannot be accomplished overnight. Shanxi merchants may have been in a year or even longer, encountering various dangers. Every merchant is very cautious.

For them, the best way is to first conduct business within the realm of the naturalized king.

That's right. Although many big names understand that the so-called peace between the naturalized king and the Ming Dynasty may not last long. However, the common people in the market do not have this knowledge. As mentioned earlier, Xin Ai's territory was also related to the entire central Inner Mongolia in later generations and other Mongolian tribes.

For the Shanxi merchants, these places were close to home, and the naturalized king finally surrendered to the court. Maybe it was reasonable.

Except for a few caravans who don’t know whether they are brave or have no way out and cannot fight, most caravans are doing business within the territory of the naturalized king, and Qingcheng has become a gathering place for caravans. After all, there are also imperial officials here.

That's right, it's Li Chengliang.

As an experienced official in Shanxi Xingdushi, Li Chengliang was very competent here. He was committed to caring about the business environment of Shanxi merchants in Mongolia. Even if something happened, he even protested with Wang Hao in Xijing. Xin Ai didn't want to be too much, especially when he was accumulating his strength, he turned against the court in advance and agreed as long as it was not too excessive.

As a result, Li Chengliang also became famous in Qingcheng.

Li Chengliang has more than just reputation, but also a wallet.

Under the arrangement of Li Chengliang, his younger brothers Li Chengcai, Li Chengshi and others organized a caravan to conduct business, and got a share of the pie on this business road, which quickly made the Li family's family's foundation become richer.

However, Zhou Mengchen knew about this.

Li Kuanyuan told Zhou Mengchen.

After the demise of the White Lotus Sect, Zhou Mengchen thought for a long time and sent Li Kuanyuan to the Tumote tribe at one of Xu Wei's suggestions. Li Kuanyuan, as the leader of the Datong Hall of the White Lotus Sect and the old man left behind by Xiao Qin, became the only remaining upper-class figure in the White Lotus Sect when the upper-class level of the White Lotus Sect was swept away.

He came to various floors to raise and recruit old subordinates.

It soon became a climate.

That’s right, the White Lotus Sect, which made Xin Ai feel troubled, was organized by Li Kuanyuan.

After all, although the White Lotus Sect is difficult to deal with, I don’t know that it is like a Hydra, and it will be like a hydrangea. It will take time to grow one again. Without Zhou Mengchen’s support, this head will take several years to grow again, or it will avoid Qingcheng and grow again in other places.

The trading stations and shops that occupy the main share of Qingcheng's economy naturally occupy a considerable territory in Qingcheng. There are a whole lot of streets and countless warehouses in the south of the city. This is the most prosperous place in Qingcheng. In terms of architectural style and the accent of people coming and going, many people still think that this is Qingcheng? I wonder who moved Taiyuan City to this place.

There are thousands of merchants gathered here. They also support the huge trade volume between the Ming Dynasty and Xin Ai.

In a sense, Mongolia under Xinai's governance is stronger than Altan's governance. Of course, the standards for measuring the two are different.
Chapter completed!