Bai Xue's connection with Fan Li also falls on her father Bai Gui. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Bai Gui, a disciple of Guiguzi, has the reputation of "Shang Zu". Fan Li, on the other hand, is known as the "Shang Sheng".

Although the two are not in the same era, they are both representatives of the merchants of the hundred schools of thought, and after appearing in the wilderness, they naturally have contact with each other.

In the previous controversy conference, no one attended the business. Just because business was a cheap industry in ancient times, it was not tolerated by the mainstream. Even if you participate in the meeting, you will be humiliated.

Of course, Bai Gui and Fan Li are different.

The two were not only businessmen, but also politicians and military strategists. Especially Fan Li, after helping King Goujian of Yue to destroy the Wu Kingdom, he retreated bravely and turned to business.

Bai Xue also learned occasionally from her father's conversation that Fan Li was with Xi Shi. This fairy couple is living in seclusion somewhere in the south of the Yangtze River.

The exact location of the snow is unknown.

It was precisely because of this that Ouyang Shuo ordered the Black Snake Guard to track down Fan Li's whereabouts with all his might.

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Shanhai City, Weifu.

Wei Ying was still immersed in the joy of reuniting with the beautiful woman, and his face was full of energy, and the wrinkles on his forehead disappeared.

It is rumored outside that Shang Jun is ruthless, but in fact, in life, Wei Ying is an unruly and humble gentleman. Otherwise, he wouldn't let a strange woman like Bai Xue fall in love with him.

"Little sister, come here this time, let's stay here. Although Shanhai City is not as good as Xianyang now, in time, it will not be a problem to surpass Xianyang. Bai's trading company is in Shanhai City, and the business opportunities are also unlimited. ”

Although it is said that Xianyang in history was built under the auspices of Wei Ying. But at this moment, Wei Ying's mind has long been in contact with the Qin State, and he is focused on the internal affairs of Shanhai City.

The granting of the power of the Interior to adjudicate cases, the compilation of territorial codes, and the expansion of the ranks of officials are all events worthy of special mention. The prince is so gracious, how can Wei Ying not be able to die.

is not only Wei Ying, Han Feizi and other Legalist giants, but also full of energy.

In Bai Xue's eyes, there is also infinite tenderness.

"Since you are here, you naturally want to accompany your husband." Bai Xue smiled lightly, "It's just one, if the Bai family wants to gain a foothold in Shanhai City, it has to be maneuvered by the husband." ”

Wei Ying was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately patted his chest and said, "No problem." ”

In fact, Shanhai City does not have too many restrictive policies on the entry of the Chamber of Commerce. Its open business environment is afraid that Bai's trading company will be like a fish in water.

Bai Xue can take over the burden of the Bai family trading company from his father, how easy is it.

Perhaps, from today onwards, the number of chambers of commerce of the descendants of the pro-lord line will increase to three. The Cui Chamber of Commerce, the Song Chamber of Commerce, and the Bai Family Trading Company constitute three carriages, neck and neck.

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The arrival of the snow will have a profound impact on Shanhai City, no one can say now. It's just that outside of Shanhai City, the pattern of the entire China region is also undergoing profound changes.

On 25 September, half a month after the surrender, SAARC finally made a big move.

In the face of the huge threat of Shanhai City, a transformation has taken place within the [Southern Alliance]. This change will not only affect the pattern of Lingnan Province, but also the entire Chinese region, which will have a far-reaching impact.

On this day, [SAARC] officially announced that it would be renamed the [Lingnan City-States Community Alliance with a Shared Future], referred to as [Lingnan City-States]. As a result, it also announced that the city-state system officially took root in China.

Compared to the current alliance of lords, the city-state system is too different.

First, there are specific deliberative bodies.

With the unanimous consent of the members, the Lingnan City-State formed a joint council of lords. All major decisions of the city-state were handed over to the joint council of lords for collective decision-making.

The Joint Conference shall establish the post of rotating chairman, which shall be rotated every six months. The rotating chairman presided over the joint meeting, which was also a symbol of the city-state's foreign exchanges.

The first rotating chairman was Nguyen Binh.

The lords of the realms are all members of the joint council and have the right to speak and vote. For each issue, as long as the number of votes in favor reaches or exceeds 60%, the agenda item is considered passed.

That is, compared to the complete independence of the members of the alliance. The members of the city-state are semi-independent and semi-cooperative in internal affairs. The internal affairs of the territory are completely independent, and the joint council does not intervene with, nor can it interfere. For external decision-making, power is transferred to the Council of Lords.

To put it simply, from today onwards, externally, the land of the three counties of the entire Lingnan Province, with more than 60 territories, is a whole, that is, the [Lingnan City-State].

Second, economic integration.

Compared with the limited and piecemeal cooperation of the alliance, the economic cooperation of the [Lingnan City-State] should go further. First of all, the lords will jointly contribute to the formation of Lingnan Qianzhuang.

The future Lingnan Qianzhuang is the engine and engine of the economic take-off of the [Lingnan city-state]. Every member of the city-state can apply for a loan from Lingnan Qianzhuang for the construction of the territory.

Of course, all this comes at a price.

The city-state stipulated that in order to ensure the amount of capital reserves of the Lingnan Bank, the money houses in the territories must be unconditionally integrated into the Lingnan Money Bank and become its branches. In this way, the entire three counties of Lingnan, more than 60 territories, and the savings funds of millions of ordinary people will flow into Lingnan Qianzhuang.

Lingnan Money Village has sprung up and become the second largest money bank formed by players under the Four Seas Money Village.

In addition to money, there will also be more frequent and free trade between members of the city-state. Trade between territories is subject to a zero-tariff policy.

In addition, merchants, artisans, and other people in the territories can move freely.

In this way, the economy of the city-state will be greatly activated.

The economic integration of the city-state is no longer an illusion.

Ouyang Shuo has a better understanding of this. Because, at the end of the coming year, the third update of the system will have a profound impact on the way of trade between provinces.

[Lingnan City-State], inadvertently, took the first step.

Third, military integration.

In addition to the independent garrisons of the territories, the Lingnan city-state also plans to form a permanent allied army. The size of the Allied forces was tentatively set at 100,000 men. In the future, the possibility of another expansion of the army cannot be ruled out.

The military expenses of the Allied forces were to be borne by the members. The formed Allied forces will be equipped with the most sophisticated weapons and equipment and will be trained in the strictest way.

According to Nguyen Binh's words, the Allied forces are an ace army, an elite division.

Similarly, the Allies will also have an Allied Commander-in-Chief.

The specific commander-in-chief was kept secret by the [Lingnan City-State] and was not announced to the public.

Although the Allied commander-in-chief was not announced, Nguyen Binh announced the location of the Allied forces in a high-profile manner. 100,000 allied troops were stationed at the junction of Jiaozhou County and Zhaoqing County, responsible for the security of the Gongwei city-state.

In the end, who is being guarded against and who is being warned, it is naturally self-evident.

These three articles alone are enough to prove that the [Lingnan City-State] has carried out extremely close cooperation politically, economically, and militarily. This cooperation, and the cooperation between the alliance, are completely two different concepts.

In addition to the three major cooperations, there are other cooperation between the members of the city-state, and there are hundreds of them. It's just that [Lingnan City-State] has just been established, and the content of the cooperation has not yet landed.

In addition to the above benefits, the formation of a city-state also has a major advantage, that is, fundamentally, the existence of "traitors" is eliminated. The Battle of Zhaoqing, the temporary apostasy in Wulong County, had an impact on the war.

Drawing lessons from this battle, the [Lingnan City-State] took strict precautions against this at the beginning of its formation. These include the fact that members are no longer allowed to form alliances, that the teleportation rights of the realms need to be monitored by the Union of Lords, and so on.

Any territory that does not agree will be regarded as an enemy of the city-state.

With this article alone, Ruan Ping eliminated the unstable factors in the three counties of Lingnan.

In the future, the Lingnan city-state will be a community with a shared future. No matter who it is, they can no longer defeat the city-state from within.

All this, there is no doubt that the renamed [Lingnan City-State], occupying the land of the three counties, will surely become a force to be reckoned with in China in one fell swoop.

The eastward expansion of Shanhai City will also be difficult in the future.

Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo planted a nail in Jiaozhou County. With the establishment of the [Lingnan City-State], the strategic position of Zhenhai City has become more and more important.

Ouyang Shuo was already thinking about whether to increase his troops against Zhenhai City again.

The establishment of the [Lingnan City-State] has had a huge impact on the major forces in China.

Lords with a little brains are clear about the background and original intention of the formation of the [Lingnan City-State]. Although it is said that other local alliances have not yet encountered such a threat as Shanhai City.

But who can guarantee that in the coming days, such a threat will not appear? At the very least, Emperor Chen, they are definitely a huge threat.

Under the eyes of the giants, the future regional alliances will surely carry out closer cooperation. Forming a city-state is undoubtedly a very good choice.

In this way, they can really compete with the giants. For example, the [Caiyun League], which is located in the southern province of Shonan, already has this intention.

After Shanhai City occupies Zhaoqing County, to the east, you can attack the [Lingnan City-State]; If you continue to the north, you will be able to directly attack the province of Shonan.

Therefore, the [Caiyun Alliance] has the internal motivation to form a city-state system.

As for when it will be formed and whether it can be successfully formed, it depends on how much influence Caiyun Zhinan, the leader of the [Caiyun Alliance], can exert in the alliance.

After all, the city-state system has advantages and disadvantages.

First of all, as long as you join the city-state, the lord can no longer do as he pleases. Every word and deed is bound by the city-state, and it loses its independent diplomatic authority.

In addition to regional alliances, even alliances such as the [Shanhai Alliance] and the [Yanhuang Alliance] will also be affected by the city-state system.

Alliances, although not cooperating in the same way as the city-states, are pressing to cooperate more closely than they do now. Otherwise, it will be abandoned by the mainstream.

The era of the city-state is quietly coming! (To be continued.) )