I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Everyone backed off a bit.

At this time Li Cheng said:

"Everyone, I heard there's a new thing in Kyoto called the Railway Chamber of Commerce."

A few well-informed guys said:

"I know this! I even asked my family to go to Kyoto and buy some shares!"

"It's the shares of the Railway Association. I know that too! Everyone pays to build the railway, and everyone can share the dividends after the railway is completed!"

"Yes, yes. I heard that this is an inheritance that can be passed down from generation to generation!"

Many people's families went to Kyoto to buy shares in the Railway Association.

Li Cheng smiled and said, "We can also follow the example of the Railway Association and establish a company."

"Those of us who have weapons take their weapons, those who have money take their money, those who have soldiers send their soldiers, and those who have nothing will go into battle themselves."

"Convert all of them into shares and set up a company to fight the Northern Wilds."

"The profits from the war will be distributed according to the proportion of everyone's shares."

"And I heard that the price of slaves in Beimang is very high now!"

Now in the coal mines of Luzhou, a lot of manpower is needed to build railway sections.

But if we use the people of the Great Zhou, if someone dies, we will have to pay a large compensation.

The government also strictly monitors and investigates incidents of persecution of the people.

If we can’t use the people of the Great Zhou, then we have to use slaves.

After all, these slaves are not from the Great Zhou.

Now, slaves in Beimang have the largest population and are the most popular.

The second were the slaves of Dai Viet, but they were short in stature and had average physical strength, so they were considered inferior.

In addition, there were slaves from Goryeo, Southeast Asia and Japan.

But none of them are as useful as the slaves in Beimang.

Among the merchants in Dong Liao now, there are many who are looking to buy slaves from Bei Mang.

After Li Cheng said this, the dukes began to think.

The slave trade in Beimang sounds good?

Yes, even if we don’t buy or sell them, it’s good to keep them for grazing.

There are also many small tribes of Beimang around the Lanwu grassland.

If we really capture those tribes and sell the entire tribe, we should be able to make a lot of money.

In addition to men, women from Beimang are also very popular in Dongliao.

There are more men than women in Dong Liao, and after this war, many ordinary soldiers were also rewarded.

After receiving the silver, these soldiers also wanted to settle down in Dongliao.

If you can't marry a woman from the Great Zhou, marrying a woman from the Northern Mang would also be nice.

These Beimang women are hardworking and can speak some simple Da Zhou dialect.

Thinking of this, all the dukes' eyes lit up.

If you can make money from fighting, who would back off?

Soon, a company called the Bastion Regiment was formed.

After the Bastion Regiment was established, it also followed the example of the Railway Association and issued stocks in Dongliao.

Originally, the dukes just wanted to give it a try and see how the market reacted.

Unexpectedly, all the merchants in Dongliao generously donated money!

Merchants all paid money to invest, and military funds were quickly raised.

Now the dukes had no worries.

According to the system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, marquises were allowed to have a personal guard of one hundred men.

The marquises of Lanwu grassland gathered all their personal guards, totaling 1,800 people!

Led by a marquis, this well-equipped team crossed the Lanwu River.

This marquis led his guards and immediately swept through the two small Beimang tribes near the Lanwu River.

These small tribes in Beimang are also the main force that harasses the Lanwu grassland.

Soon, these two small tribes of hundreds of people disappeared completely.

All the men were captured, had marks on their faces, and were sold directly to slave traders coming from behind.

The women and young children were also taken away by merchants in the rear, intending to be sold to bachelors in Eastern Liao.

This great victory and the income earned made these dukes breathe a sigh of relief.

It’s so profitable!

Then why are you still standing there?

Kill!

The Bastion Regiment immediately rushed deeper!

These northern barbarians are no longer enemies, but two-legged sheep!

This is all money!

The Bastion Regiment swept through more than a dozen small tribes in the surrounding area, captured seven or eight hundred men, more than a thousand women and children, and countless cattle, sheep and livestock in the tribes.

All of these were brought back to Eastern Liao.

After selling all the slaves and livestock, the Bastion Regiment quickly calculated the total profits.

The profits are then distributed to shareholders in proportion to their shares.

When the merchants saw that their investments had doubled, Dong Liao went completely crazy!

In just a short period of time, profits doubled!

Is there any business more profitable than this?

For a time, many civilian militias were established in Dongliao.

Goryeo's ruling official Jeon Min-ho led a large Goryeo delegation to Kyoto.

Among these delegations, there were officials brought by Jeon Min-ho to inspect Da Zhou, and more were international students brought by Goryeo.

These international students will go to the Imperial College to study.

You must pass the test of the Imperial College before you can return to Goryeo.

Compared to last time, Jeon Min-ho is already in power in Goryeo.

The status is certainly different from before.

He lived in the Yingbin Garden of the Ministry of Rites.

This is the place where envoys from various vassal states are received.

After settling down, Jeon Min-ho went to the Imperial College immediately.

Hirozo Igawa still lives in the Imperial College.

During the last Vietnam War, although Igawa Kozo made contributions, he was the only person injured in the war and became a laughing stock in the army.

But joking aside, everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty was still very friendly to Igawa Kozo.

After all, Igawa Hirozo was a Japanese who went to Dai Viet to fight for Da Zhou.

What kind of spirit is this?

Moreover, Igawa Hirozo's language is very good. If it weren't for his strange etiquette, most people wouldn't be able to tell that he is Japanese.

While recovering from his injury, Igawa Hirozo studied hard at the Imperial College.

He also passed the scholar examination in Kyoto.

This also allowed him to fulfill the conditions for returning to China.

According to Fan Jian's original rules, people from Japan and Goryeo could return to their own countries as long as they could pass the scholar examination of the Great Zhou.

Igawa Kozo originally planned to return to Japan.

However, when he heard that the Great Zhou was going to hold a Salt and Iron Conference, Igawa Hirozo stayed in Kyoto temporarily.

He planned to wait until the Salt and Iron Conference was over before leaving.

Unexpectedly, Jeon Min-ho came to Kyoto with a Goryeo delegation.

It is of course a great pleasure to meet old friends.

Igawa Kozo brought Jeon Min-ho to a restaurant they used to go to often.

Quan Minhao exclaimed: "I didn't expect this restaurant to become a main restaurant!"

Igawa Hirozo said: "I only got the qualification of a chief chef last month. Now there are more than 30 chief chefs in Kyoto."

"The food in Kyoto is still the best! What I ate in Goryeo was just rubbish!"

When he thought of the countless kimchi in Goryeo and the fact that he couldn't even have ordinary stir-fried dishes, Jeon Min-ho missed his life in Kyoto very much.

Igawa Hirozo said: "You are the ruler of a country, how come the food is worse than that in Kyoto?"

Quan Minhao pulled Igawa Kozo and said, "Come on, you have the status of a scholar, you can leave Da Zhou. Then you can go to Pingcheng with me and see what I eat all day!"