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Huang Wenwen said: "Yes and no, population is a prerequisite for development. As the population in the north increases, the consumption of various materials will also increase. For businessmen, this is a business opportunity."

He paused for a moment and then added: "There are two export trade routes in the north, the Ancient Tea Horse Road and the Silk Road. The huge profits from these have made businessmen from all over the world even more sharpened their heads and gambled their wealth. , also want to get involved, and it is necessary to introduce merchants with strong financial resources and wide channels. This is a great opportunity to contain or even weaken the gentry. "

Businessmen who dared to interfere with the Tea Horse Road and the Silk Road already had the capital to compete with the gentry.

In the past, the merchant gang was too powerful to intervene, but now the imperial court issued a national policy. Under the banner of "relieving the victims" and "implementing the national policy", they came with supplies. First of all, Princess Shaoyi and King Wu Mu, Accepting this sentiment is equivalent to finding a strong backer for yourself.

Their great reputation for rescuing victims is their reputation and basic network, which is enough for them to withstand the pressure of business gangs and open up a situation in the north.

Yu Youyao nodded: "It seems that the imperial court has issued a "national policy", which can be regarded as a complete break from the situation in which the northern border is stuck in its own way and ushered in new development opportunities."

Huang Wenwen deeply agreed and said: "However, there are advantages and disadvantages to vigorously developing the economy. To ensure that the interests of foreign merchants, the Wumu Palace and the development of the northern border are consistent, then we must have a certain initiative in it, and we must not squander the initiative. , and put it in the hands of foreign merchants. If the foreign merchants collude with the local gentry, it will only worsen the situation."

For example, King Wu Mu left the best silkworm farm to his little princess, and gave her exclusive access to a million acres of mountain forest. She joined forces with local retail investors, foreign merchants, and local gentry. Each of the three parties had their own interests, forming a good competition. There is a situation of checks and balances. Once either party wants to break this situation, it will not be able to get past her.

Including Liancheng, Dandong, and the main silkworm areas in the Liaodong Mountains, she had a foot in almost all of them.

She became the person who controlled the overall situation and represented the interests of King Wu Mu and the Northern Territory.

Yu Youyao nodded: "You have thought carefully."

Huang Wenwen changed the topic: "I heard that the Xie Mansion has a wide range of business areas. The future development of the North depends on the Xie Mansion's contribution, so Princess Lao will be able to introduce it to the general."

As a strategist under King Wu Mu, he still has a great reputation. If he wants to see people from the Xie Mansion, he does not need Yu Youyao to introduce him. He directly sends someone to post the message, and the Xie Mansion has to obediently bring generous gifts and come to the door in person respectfully. Please see.

It can be seen that Yu Youyao was given enough face.

Yu Youyao understood what he meant. If he wanted to take a certain initiative in the business field, it was the best choice to cooperate with the Xie Mansion, which had strong financial resources and huge channels.

Huang Wenwen came to the Xie Mansion, so he smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. My uncle is staying at the inn. I ordered someone to go over and let him know, and I just asked him to come over."

Huang Wenwen kept claiming that he was the "last general", but the military advisor had a detached status in the army and was directly ordered by the top general in the army. He treated Xie Fu with courtesy, but Xie Fu still had to abide by the etiquette of dignity.

"Thank you, Princess." Although Huang Wenwen is a scholar, he has been on the battlefield. He is a bit informal and does not care about the etiquette of honor and inferiority.

He also specifically understood that Xie's behavior was open-minded and upright, which matched his temperament, so he naturally had to treat him differently.

The Xie Mansion's strong financial resources, vast channels, and relationship with the young princess are all powerful bargaining chips for them to divide the interests of the gentry and weaken their power. They are also the cornerstone of the development of the northern border.

From this point of view, the importance of Xie Mansion to the Northern Territory is self-evident, and it is natural for them to be treated with courtesy.

Compared with those empty-headed etiquette, Huang Wenwen values ​​​​more reality.

However, the little princess's generous and generous demeanor was very useful to him.

Yu Youyao smiled and nodded, then turned around and told Xia Tao to invite someone.

The introduction of foreign merchants is naturally of great benefit from an overall perspective. From a close perspective, the large amount of supplies brought by foreign merchants can basically solve the dilemma of lack of supplies in the north.

At the same time, it will also stimulate the local gentry to work together to resettle the victims.

But in the long run, there are also many disadvantages.

The biggest disadvantage is that the gentry is still dominant in the northern border. Once foreign merchants gain a foothold in the northern border and want to seek greater development, it is almost inevitable that officials, merchants and gentry will collude with each other.

Huang Wenwen wanted to control the situation in the North from the beginning, support the Xie Mansion, and take some of the resources, connections, and channels in the North into his own hands.

The gentry, foreign merchants, and Xie Mansion formed a check and balance situation.

From the current point of view, the three-party checks and balances are still dominated by the gentry, but the addition of foreign merchants and the Xie Mansion will inevitably divide the interests of the gentry and weaken the power of the gentry.

This is an inevitable trend.

In the early stage, the Xie Mansion and foreign merchants had common interests and enemies, which was a natural alliance.

Behind the Xie Mansion were Princess Shaoyi and King Wu Mu. They had absolute initiative among foreign merchants and were the well-deserved leaders.

Yin Huaixi only needs to support the Xie Mansion, let the Xie Mansion unite with foreign merchants to deal with the gentry, and wait for the right opportunity to root out some of the gentry who have done all the bad things.

That's not to say that Yin Huaixi took advantage of the Xie Mansion.

If the Xie Mansion wants to gain a foothold in the northern border and seek development, it has already stood on the opposite side of the gentry. Business has its own business, officials have its official way, and the interests of the Xie Mansion and Prince Wu Mu's Mansion are consistent.

After a while, Xie Xun came over.

Yu Youyao smiled and introduced: "Uncle, this is Military Advisor Huang under King Wu Mu."

Xie Xun stepped forward quickly and was about to bow to salute. Huang Wenwen quickly stood up, stepped forward and held Xie Xun's hand: "Master Xie, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down quickly."

Xie Xun was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yu Youyao.

Yu Youyao smiled quickly and said: "Commander Huang has been assisting in the war in the north for many years, but he does not stick to trivial matters. Uncle, there is no need to be too formal."

Huang Wenwen was too polite to his uncle, and his tone was respectful, so he was not treated with such courtesy.

Her eyes flashed, and she thought of the earlier scene of Huang Wenwen kneeling down when he saw her. She didn't understand why Huang Wenxian knew that she and Yin Huaixi had an "engagement" and regarded her as his wife. The future princess respected her, and her maternal family also treated her with caution.

Huang Wenwen also told He Dao: "What the princess said is absolutely true."

Xie Xun's face relaxed and he said politely: "Thanks to Military Advisor Huang's kindness, Xie is bold enough to show his support."

Then, he calmly sat down where Huang Wenwen was sitting, and his servants quickly served tea.

Wait for the thank you to finish your tea tour.

Huang Wenwen got straight to the point: "Mr. Xie also knows that many foreign merchants have come to the three provinces of Liaodong recently. Logically speaking, our Highness should not be involved in this matter."