Chapter 1066: All Have a Beautiful Future

Since the water bandits had become history, Yuheng City set about dismantling and cleaning up the water villages within the Longchuan territory, returning the water surface to a clear and peaceful state.

The demons in the water area who had helped the Xiji puppet army would not be held accountable as long as they surrendered voluntarily.

Because of the decades of self-occupation and separation, the people of Longchuan were still resistant to the officialdom, which needed time to slowly grind and fit.

Given that Longchuan had a vast area but few people, Yuheng City reduced and exempted taxes here, and twice migrated commoners into the Longchuan wetlands to reclaim wasteland and open fields, on one hand to increase grain production, and on the other to promote internal and external integration, breaking the stubborn and closed environment of Longchuan villages and towns.

At the same time, the Yuheng Academy also opened classes in Longchuan to educate the people.

The water and soil environment of the entire Maohe Plain was far superior to the barren Panlong Wasteland. Yuheng City also opened canals and built dikes, diverting the water of Longchuan to the plain to improve hydrology and irrigate farmland.

This was unthinkable in the past, but now it had slowly become reality.

The land of the Panlong Wasteland was weak, with only the Chipa Plateau as an exception, but its produce was only enough to support one Panlongcheng. Other cities on the wasteland were limited by water sources and food, and had never been developed.

Panlongcheng was quite strenuous to support them at ordinary times, but it had to do so.

Baling and Xinyou had been invading the Panlong Wasteland for years, taking turns attacking various cities, using the method of dull knives cutting meat to consume Panlongcheng's strength.

But with the Maohe Plain, the situation changed from then on.

This rich land would likely become the great artery of Panlongcheng, continuously inputting food, talents, and soldiers, and obtaining external materials and help through the southern free port.

Not to mention anything else, after the Longchuan trade route was smooth and peaceful, the grain price in Panlongcheng soon dropped by one-third, north-south goods were sufficient, and supply and demand were both prosperous.

The intention of Zhong Zhong Shengguang and the Red General to take down Xiji was finally to be realized.

Originally, Jin Tao assisted Fu Fu Shanlie, always lying that it was mountain bandits and refugees crossing the border on their own. But this time Cai Qiyong caught a general of Jin Tao, which was considered a handle.

Before the spring flood, Yuheng City sent troops to cross the Jin Tao border to the east. Jin Tao hurriedly sent troops to meet the battle, and both times were defeated.

Seeing the Yuheng army advancing triumphantly, the Jin Tao royal court was finally panicked. Between Beijia was far away and couldn't solve the near thirst, and Xiluo was busy with internal strife and couldn't manage them, so Jin Tao had to send envoys to Panlongcheng to seek peace.

Panlongcheng's original intention was to teach the small country that didn't know awe a lesson, and since they knocked on a large sum of compensation, they also took the opportunity to see good and stop.

Zhong Zhong Shengguang didn't take Jin Tao, having his own considerations.

The water bandits became the past, Between Beijia's hand reaching toward the Maohe Plain was cut off, and Jin Tao was beaten by Yuheng City, also becoming honest, not daring to come and harass again in the short term.

Internal and external troubles were cleared, and the entire Maohe Plain entered a peaceful period. Relying on a geographical environment far superior to the Panlong Wasteland, this rich plain could finally go all out to fight for development and engage in the economy.

The feedback came very quickly.

By the summer and autumn seasons, the Maohe Plain had a bumper harvest of grain.

On both sides of the Longchuan trade route, golden fields, small lakes and ponds, and duck flocks of over a thousand were common.

In the following year, the human world actually ushered in seven Emperor's Flowing Plasmas!

Another big news in the Maohe Plain was that the Longchuan trade route guard team, jokingly called "Road Management" by merchants, suddenly exposed a major corruption scandal.

A large number of high-level road managers, including Tao Lin, were internally reported for embezzling road funds and damaging public interests for private gain. Yuheng City verified it was correct, dismissed them from office, and sent some Yuheng officials to take office.

Tao Lin tried to incite his former subordinates to rebel with him, but there were few responders. Yuheng City captured him without any effort!

Only then did he wake up from a dream, cursing "He Xiaoer, you kill the donkey after the mill is finished" toward the Panlong Wasteland direction, but unfortunately it was too late.

He is no longer the water bandit leader of yesteryear, but merely a local official collecting road taxes.

His subordinates were no longer bandits who killed and robbed, but grassroots officials who wore waist badges and were responsible for customs clearance.

Everyone had their own position, everyone had their own livelihood.

Everyone had their own superior.

Just as He He Lingchuan said back then, they would all finally understand that their immediate boss was no longer the water bandit leader, but Yuheng City! Their salary came from Yuheng City.

Their livelihood came from Yuheng City.

They had become a part of this huge system and could no longer pull themselves away.

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The harvest season finally ended in the busyness of the Yangshan Islands.

He He Lingchuan and a group of subordinates who had just taken over the islands were in a rush, finally dealing with the palm harvesting season.

Because the Daofeng Port Shipping Department and the Does Bailie Qu City not only didn't make things difficult but opened the door of convenience, the produce of the Yangshan Islands opened up sales channels before winter arrived.

Not only did the oil sell well, but the special supply of geoduck spiders from Pan Silk Island also became a hot commodity, and merchants who came late couldn't get fluorescent spores and aphid sugar, feeling a bit disappointed.

Fang Fang Canran kept his word, not only introducing three big merchant houses of Mou Country to the Yangshan Islands but also many buyers and representatives of surrounding forces.

At the busiest time, He He Lingchuan could have five meetings a day, working continuously from morning to night.

On the winter solstice, He He Lingchuan was eating tangyuan when Ding Ding Zuodong came to report again.

The sales volume of palm oil in the Yangshan Islands far exceeded everyone's estimates, and the inventory depletion exceeded 80%.

A ledger, after deducting messy expenses such as labor, utensils, transportation, packaging, distribution, and entertainment, still had a balance of 23,000 taels of silver.

The most expensive was labor.

Of course, these costs didn't include the money for buying the islands.

The mirror couldn't help but complain: "Only 23,000?"

Thousands of people were busy, working day and night for two months, and the profit was only 23,000?

"Why don't we go back and kill people and set fires!" Only businesses without capital make money fast.

But He He Lingchuan and Ding Ding Zuodong were actually quite satisfied.

Ding Ding Zuodong was full of joy: "The future is promising!"

"This money is considered extra income; it was like driving ducks to the shelves from beginning to end, and it's not bad to be profitable," He He Lingchuan laughed, "Buying experience with money, and actually not losing money, has already exceeded expectations!"

Although he served as the Great Commander of Yuheng City in the Panlong world, he was in charge of military affairs, and internal affairs were basically managed by Wen Daolun; he didn't have the experience of starting a business from scratch.

The Yangshan Islands were his debut, and being able to do this, he gave himself eight points, no less.

Which family opens a business without losing money for three months first?

Not to mention that the Yangshan Islands only initially developed a dozen islands, because of the lack of manpower and the urgency of farming, the initial produce was monotonous and extensive, and the travel business on Suoding Island was just starting, so logically, the output and input shouldn't be proportional.

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