The capital is not far from Datong, and it only takes two days. If it were the former officials, because of the bumpy road along the way, if they were sitting in a sedan chair, they would not be able to reach Datong within six or seven days.

This is the benefit of the crane car. Because of the shock absorption function and the configuration of the car with a sofa, the comfort is greatly improved. Animal power replaces manpower, long-distance journeys are more convenient, and both speed and long-term speed are far better than those of the sedan.

Because of this, the crane carriage has now become the standard for officials. Various carriages and horses walking on the official road are spectacular.

Because of this, people's requirements for roads have become higher. Local governments have begun to organize people to consolidate and repair the roads. After all, officials often have to communicate.

What's more, most of the food and wages for the border troops have begun to be transported by the Zhenguo Mansion. This kind of vehicle is loaded with heavy loads and the transportation speed is much higher than that of manpower. The Ministry of Revenue once calculated that if the manpower is twenty people, these twenty people will take a load and take ten days to walk. Even if it is corvee labor and there is no need to pay salary, people along the way need to eat and drink. This is the food for twenty people ten days. On the surface, it is free labor, but in fact the expenses are quite large. On the contrary, if a load-loaded vehicle is used, it may be able to arrive in three days, only one horse and one civilian, which is convenient and fast. Although the cost of the vehicle is a little higher, it can be barely acceptable.

In fact, the social ecology of the entire Ming Dynasty has quietly begun to change since the emergence of Zhenguo Mansion.

Especially with the large-scale use of carriages, the large-scale civil servants were freed from labor service and were willing to work in the Zhenguo Mansion. The worker had salary, and the salary was always spent, which led to more production activities. In the countryside, the tenants in the past also began to have a way out. In the past, you could only farm land, but if you had no land, you had to rent a plant. The gentry in the countryside was often a consortium, especially those gentry, who had long joined forces through marriage. They controlled the tax-packing rights of the government, controlled the land, and had huge abilities.

Before this, tenants were independent, and they had almost no bargaining power to rent land because they didn’t have many choices. After all, they were in the countryside. Even if you rent land, you could only be local. At this time, the land you could rent was just a few gentry within a few miles. The rent tax was decided by others.

But now it’s different. If there is no way out, at most you can go to work, and at most you can take your family to the outside of the pass. It is said that outside of the pass is not only a high salary, but also has good food and a meal. Although the weather is worse, life is much better than in the pass.

At this time, local gentry had to lower the rent and taxes. But soon, they realized that if the rent and taxes were reduced, their interests would be seriously damaged. If dozens of acres of land were rented to others, they would not receive much grain a year. When manpower was everywhere and manpower was not worth a penny, they would naturally be willing to hire many people to farm for themselves. Once manpower was getting more expensive, the gentry had to use animal power to replace manpower, and would rather spend more money on cattle and horses.

When pulling a cart and plowing a land, cattle are needed, and the demand is getting bigger and bigger, cattle and horses outside the pass will naturally become popular, which will give people who come out of the pass to grazing huge profits. As long as you are willing to grazing, you will not have to worry about the lack of sales of cattle and horses. When the pastures outside the pass have a guarantee of income, the conditions for those herders outside the pass will be improved day by day.

When we first established the ranch, everything was in trouble and even safety issues could not be guaranteed. We even faced the problem of lack of medical treatment and medicine. Now there are more and more ranches, and some infrastructure and public facilities have begun to appear, such as some large ranches. Because of the good returns, we are willing to hire doctors and teachers in the pass to the ranch.

This change may not be noticed by those in it, but if you look at it from a height, you can feel that this huge power gathering is like a surging flood, which is already unstoppable.

After two days of rushing, Ye Chunqiu arrived in Datong, the local prefect Yao Wenzhi personally brought local officials to greet him. Many local gentry also came, all of whom looked happy.

Ye Chunqiu got out of the car, took Tang Bohu to greet them for a few words, and came to Datong again. He had a different state of mind. Ye Chunqiu did not forget his purpose, and was eager to solve the Batumonk problem, so he had a detailed discussion with the prefect Yao first.

Yao Wenzhi roughly understood what Ye Chunqiu meant, so he did not dare to neglect it, and led Ye Chunqiu to the city tower of Datong North City.

Looking down from the city tower, there are many passes, and under the city, you can see a large tent, like a yurt.

Yao Wenzhi pointed to the big tent and said, "Nabatumonk Khan was there. He came here and refused to enter the city. He only said that he wanted to talk to the Duke of Zhenguo, and left by himself. The person who came was a guest. Although this person was a big trouble for my Ming Dynasty, the official still asked someone to prepare water and wine and sent him to protect him. He transferred another group of people to protect him. The Duke of Zhenguo had sent people to test him before, but he still didn't know what he was thinking. If Duke of Zhenguo went to see him, the border troops of Datong could also be transferred at any time and followed Duke of Zhenguo."

Ye Chunqiu narrowed his eyes and looked at the dozen lonely tents under the city tower. It was estimated that there were only a hundred people there.

When Ye Chunqiu heard Yao Wenzhi say that he would transfer Datong border troops to accompany him, he knew that Yao Wenzhi was also thinking about his safety, but he did not want to make such a big fight. Moreover, if Batumonk dared to bring such a few people here, if he brought too many guards, he would be ridiculed by the Tatars. At that time, not only he would be looked down upon, but also the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

Ye Chunqiu even thought that it would be enough to have martial arts skills and bring a few guards and hide a gun. Even if he couldn't defeat the other party when the incident suddenly happened, self-protection must be enough.

Ye Chunqiu took his gaze from the downstairs, looked at Yao Wenzhi, and said with a smile: "My Lord Yao is kind, Ye is grateful. There is no need to make such a big fight. Send someone to inform Batumonk. I will visit at night. After an hour, I will open and close the door, and I will bring more than a dozen guards to go there. That's enough."

Yao Wenzhi seemed very hesitant. He felt that the Duke Zhenguo was obviously a little risky. He naturally knew the Duke Zhenguo's status in the court. If the Duke Zhenguo made any mistakes, he would not be able to bear the consequences...
Chapter completed!