12dz Chapter 309 New Paradise
Chapter 309 New Paradise
Pingyang County was ultimately unable to withstand the continuous artillery fire. After half of the city wall collapsed, Mu Hui commanded the remaining troops to escape from the county.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Xu Gang poked Zhao Yongqiang with his hand.
"This time, let the two brigades from the noble families behind you enter the city with you." His serious look made Zhao Yongqiang unable to refuse, so he ordered:
"Go, inform the troops behind to attack the city immediately."
Zhao Yongqiang knew clearly that Xu Gang acted this way in order to give those people more confidence for future battles.
as predicted.
The two battalions of the aristocratic family combination also did not hesitate and led their troops to cooperate with Zhao Yongqiang's vanguard battalion to launch an attack.
Pingyang County has basically lost its combat capability and there is almost no resistance.
They advanced with unstoppable force and successfully captured the county government office.
The two captains of the Shijia Brigade are Cui Jian and Zheng Qiang.
Both of them are warlike people.
After entering the city this time, everyone was wondering which family would be able to take over the county town.
After all, these families all had their own thoughts beforehand.
Pingyang County is close to Dingzhou, and there is a pass as a customs collection point, so everyone wants to do something about it.
The original agreement did not specify who would be responsible for the tariffs.
In ancient times, feudal rulers would impose taxes on the circulation of goods in the territories they ruled, which were called tariffs at the time.
From as big as a country to as small as between counties.
The types of taxes that are imposed under various pretexts vary from era to era.
During the Zhou Dynasty, taxes were collected in two different jurisdictions.
In this regard, the aristocratic families are very optimistic about Pingyang County's tax revenue.
Zhao Yongqiang naturally didn't understand these tricks, but Zhao Sheng had informed them in advance that they should not participate in the competition for garrison rights in any county.
Subsequent railway protection teams also entered the city one after another. It was planned in advance that this place would be used as a material preparation point, and it would also become the command center for the Dingzhou to Pingyang section.
"Sir, your predictions are spot on. As expected, conflicts arose among these people after they entered the city."
After entering the city, Zhao Yongqiang did not rush to occupy the county government office, but instead set up camp at the foot of an intact city gate. When something unexpected happened in the city, he found Xu Gang and told him about it.
"It's normal to have conflicts. Everyone wants to occupy this place, but the Prince Consort has already made arrangements."
Xu Gang had followed Zhao Sheng for a long time and knew that he was not someone who would suffer any loss.
"Well, I believe you, Master. He told me before we set off. But now that things have developed like this, how should we proceed?"
Zhao Yongqiang asked with some concern.
"Don't worry, the Wang family will send someone to contact us. It's actually the Wang family that Jinyang is worried about now."
Just as Xu Gang said, Wang Danwang was indeed a little anxious at the moment.
On the one hand, they were worried that the railway protection team would enter Jinyang and become a new warlord; on the other hand, as Shi Li's power grew, it would become more difficult for them to attack Jinyang.
At this time, Shi Li had already started recruiting soldiers.
After all, he now had firearms in his hands, making it extremely easy to capture cities.
Jinyang was rich in supplies, and the city defense artillery had also been improved. The cannons were installed on four wheels and pulled by horse-drawn carriages.
It seems that they are planning to attack other cities.
The money and food for road construction arrived, and Zhao Sheng saw that Pingyang County had been captured, so he immediately ordered the construction of the expressway to begin.
The cement is produced in our own workshop.
In this way, the money simply falls from the left pocket into the right pocket.
"Sir, isn't it inappropriate for us to do this?"
Mr. Zhao has been grinning so much these days that he can't stop smiling. Zhao Yongsheng asked in confusion.
"If they don't fight, who will I sell my cement to? The more severe the destruction, the more prosperous our business will be."
Zhao Sheng was so happy that he couldn't suppress the upward curve of his lips.
During this period, the supply of cement in Yi Yu increased significantly. Every day, a large number of horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts were loaded with goods, and the transportation teams organized by private organizations were very busy.
Merchants led by Nalan Xiongying rushed to occupy territory in Yi Yu.
Road construction naturally became the preferred project.
Zhao Sheng only enclosed a few dozen acres of land near the Quanquan Pass and built a fort near the river. There were shops along one side of the road.
The north side of the river is basically the property of the Nalan family, and next to it is the farm of the Huyan family.
Although Li Gengbao arrived early, he wanted to own a piece of land here, so he had no choice but to negotiate with these two families and barely got a piece of land of 100 acres.
There was still space to the east of Luancheng. The Lu family sensed a business opportunity and enclosed a piece of land near the pass. There was a garrison to the south, where 5,000 soldiers were stationed.
In their hearts, they felt that such an arrangement was extremely safe.
When the Cui family learned the news, they looked for Zhao Sheng.
Under Zhao Sheng's guidance, a total of 40,000 acres of land were enclosed on the west side of Zhao Sheng's enclosure, close to the south bank of the river.
According to Mr. Zhao, a trade park will be built here in the future.
They will be able to rent or sell this place in the future.
In fact, Zhao Sheng and the Cui family also have shares in this circle.
For such a large project, the amount of cement used is naturally not small.
Weiyuan, the first to use cement, gives people a feeling of being thick and solid.
Especially when a three-story flat-roofed house was built, everyone discovered that such a house actually had such functions.
The Cui family and Zhao Sheng decided to build a shopping paradise in the palace-shaped house.
Here, you can not only shop, but also eat, drink and even enjoy entertainment activities.
These are all imitations of the designs of some squares in later generations.
Cui Yueming was originally in charge of business in Dingzhou, but at this time he had become the general manager of the Yi Yu Trade Park.
Zhao Mingyi really didn't want to leave Shuiquan Town as he was already the mayor.
When Yi Yu was built and named Weiyuan, he, the mayor, had no choice but to be sent here to take charge.
"Manager Cui, I'll have to rely on you to make a fortune in the future!"
The idea of participating in the investment was also proposed by Zhao Mingyi. In order to build the shopping paradise, the two had to interact with each other frequently.
"I know you're the person in charge of the Weizhou Shuiquan Development Zone. Your Highness is willing to hand over such a massive industry to you. This shows how bright your future is. Why would you need to rely on me?"
As expected of a shrewd and calculating person, Cui Yueming pushed back the compliment.
"In any case, this house covering nearly thirty acres is unprecedented."
"Yes, and it's built with your cement. I can't imagine how magnificent it will be when it's completed."
As they talked, they imagined what this shopping paradise would look like in the future.
In fact, the drawing that Mr. Zhao gave them looked a bit like the White House, and even more like the Pentagon.
It is just a two-story building with a flat roof, but people can go up there, and there is a wooden house built on top.
The cabin is used only for dining and entertainment.
This is a bit like the Jiaofangsi, and more like a live broadcast platform.
Businessmen with unique vision will let the actors above sell goods through live broadcast.
Perhaps this is a novel promotion model of this era.
Similarly, this is also a den of money.