Chapter 883 Fusion
Guan Qiulu didn’t see Wang Queer immediately because he went to Gaoliu Town.
While hurriedly arriving at Gaoliu Town, Wang Queer headed westward with five thousand soldiers to Wu Zhouchuan.
After secretly finding bad luck, Guan Qiulu was about to return when he discovered that there were many manors under construction on the south bank of Dunshui (Baideng River).
"Whose manor is this?" Guan Qiulu looked at it from a distance and asked.
Accompanying him here were the shogunate soldiers Cao Yu Du Wei and Hu Cao Yu Jiang Tan.
Both of them were former subordinate officials of the Nanyang Kingdom. After the fall of the country, they were transferred to other places. Last year, they were selected and sent to Pingcheng to take charge of Bingcao and Hucao respectively.
“There are more than one family, most of them are the property of Daiguo Yangzhen and the ministers.” Bingcao Du Wei said: “For example, the house that has been built is the general of Zhenbei, Daxi Heruo. Yangzhen Duanfanzou said that the Xi family was one of the ten surnames of Tuoba and belonged to the country. They also lived in Dongmugen Mountain in the north. They fought against thieves several times and made great achievements, so they set up a manor here and had land. More than a hundred hectares, slaves Three hundred maids were given to the Daxi family. "
"But the first person to come here to build a manor was Su Zhongyi, who originally had a population of more than 10,000 and now has a population of nearly 20,000. He is good at managing the industry. , is good at farming. When Xianbei nobles heard about it, they rushed to buy houses and learn from it. Let's see if there are many millet fields there. "
"It seems so." nodded.
"The people in the Central Plains grow millet, but rarely grow rice millet, and they have not changed it since they came here." Du Wei said: "The nobles of Xianbei set aside part of their fields and learned to grow millet, while the rest still grew rice millet. Pei Lingshi, the Cao Cao of the field, also came here several times. This time, he taught the Xianbei nobles to set up orchards and vegetable gardens. "
"Daxi's manor is backed by a mountain and faces a river. The mountain behind the manor is lush with vegetation. It was originally a hunting place. Now it has been converted into a part of the orchard and planted with apricots and apricots. , pear, chestnut and other trees. They were just planted this spring. There are not many, but if you persist, they will be a good investment in the future."
Guanqiu Lu seemed to understand something and said with a smile: "I heard about Dongmugen Mountain. It's a bit unstable. If all his nobles buy properties in the three counties of Shannan and earn a lot of money, they will not be so easy to rebel."
Du Wei smiled and said nothing, just cupped his hands and said, "This is it. It’s all the king’s fault.”
Guan Qiulu suddenly realized that King Liang really liked doing this.
He often took the chiefs of various tribes to hunt together, drink wine and eat meat together, and even dance when he felt like it. He himself was very brave and had various styles, which was very popular with the nobles of the grassland.
If you help these people buy property in private, let them gradually escape from the hard life, and even enjoy the good life now, things will be much easier to handle.
A three-pronged approach of marrying people with kindness, luring them with practical benefits, and appeasing them with education is actually the best strategy that can be implemented when people's hearts are not attached.
A group of people stood by the river and pointed, and a large number of people came out from the direction of Gaoliu Town.
There were only a thousand soldiers left behind, but many gray-haired old men or young men aged fourteen or fifteen were also recruited to assist in the defense.
In a frontier place, there is no place for comfort. All men must practice fighting skills, and even some strong women must be able to ride horses and shoot arrows.
Among the Zhenjun who were reorganized from Heijin Youying, there are two to three thousand people who are not yet married. In the past six months, four to five hundred people have got married one after another, mostly from Xianbei and Uzbekistan. Huan, Xiongnu or other miscellaneous women.
Many of these women can ride horses and shoot arrows. The children they give birth to are influenced by their parents, and there will definitely be many who practice horse riding, archery, and martial arts. Over time, just like the grassland tribes, all the people are soldiers and endure hardships. Hard work is actually a very good source of soldiers.
After negotiating with the caravan, these people allowed them to cross the wooden bridge over Dunshui and trade on the north bank of the river.
Guanqiu Lu brought more than a hundred carts of goods, thirty of which were pulled to Gaoliu Town, mainly sold to Zhenbing families, and collected the leather, medicinal materials, honey, and wax from their hands. , bird feathers, animal tendons, livestock and other objects.
The caravans brought mostly daily necessities from the Central Plains, which were in short supply here.
In just a short while, all the various products they brought were sold out, and the best-selling one was a Central Plains spirit called "Jiu Ling Liquor".
Jiu Ying is a brewing method. Jiu Ying Spring Wine was originally invented by Guo Zhi of Nanyang and was presented to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty by Cao Cao.
Zhang Hua, the prime minister of the imperial dynasty, studied the brewing method - he was so idle that he looked for good raw materials everywhere. After many experiments, he improved the brewing technology of Jiu Ying Chun Liquor.
Among them, Zou comes from Xiqiang and Qu comes from Beihu.
Zhang Hua heard that the brewers in the Central Plains went to the Qiang and Hu people to learn how to make rice dumplings and koji, so he sent people to get Qiang rice dumplings (malt) and Hu koji, and brewed them using the brewing techniques of the Central Plains, and got a brand new Jiuleng Liquor. , with a high degree of alcohol, it is easy to get drunk and is called "Xiaochang wine". Later, it felt unpleasant and was also called "Xiaochang wine".
Zhang Hua is quite generous. He specifically stated in the book that making rice dumplings and koji are techniques learned from the Qiang and Hu people. The brewing rules are his own. While making inventions, It also gave the original creators of Qianghu the respect they deserve - this wine and Sangluo wine are known as the two famous wines in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
However, the Qiang and Hu people have no written language and their food production is not high. Once the few advanced technologies are learned by the Han people, the spirits of the Han people will be dumped...
Nine Brewing wine is also a famous wine among the Hu people and is very popular.
Hucao Yu Jiang Tan read it calmly, and then said: "Wang Duhu intends to set up a military market in Gaoliu Town. The city has a member of the order to take charge of all matters. The city rent belongs to the shogunate, but this The money will not be moved, and it will all be used for Gaoliu Zhenjun. Zongru can start trading this year, but next year he will have to sell goods in the military market. "
"Oh? Military market?" Guan Qiulu was a little surprised, but also a little confused.
Military markets existed during the Warring States Period, and existed in the Han, Wei, and Jin dynasties, but they were mostly located in frontier areas and were rarely seen in the interior. The last time a military market was established in the mainland was during the reign of King Sima Xuan.
He set up a military market in Chang'an. All merchants, big and small, had to go to the military market to buy and sell. The military market lord (the official who managed the military market) collected rent (tax) for military supplies.
Among them, the most common ones were merchants who transported grain to Chang'an, then obtained the qualification to buy and sell goods in the military market, paid taxes with another part of the grain, and finally left with the goods.
If you really want to talk about it, it is similar to the later Ming Dynasty merchants who transported grain to the frontier fortress and then obtained salt.
The only difference is that salt was really not very profitable at this time. In fact, until the Tang Dynasty, the salt ponds in Hedong were taken by both the government and the people. Salt became really expensive in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties period. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the price skyrocketed again, so that in Xixia Green salt was smuggled and dumped into the Song Dynasty on a large scale, making a lot of profits.
The military market has a certain monopoly nature. Many commodities can only be bought and sold in the military market, and after being shipped to the mainland, they can be sold at several times or even ten times the price. Therefore, some merchants are willing to transport grain to the military market.
Of course, military markets have many disadvantages, but in border areas, to be honest, they are quite feasible.
The income of soldiers has increased, and it can be supplemented by private transportation of grain (most of which is still local farming). It is the lesser of two evils, so military markets should not be established in the interior, but border fortresses are feasible.
"If Zongru doesn't want to come to the military market, he can go to Pingcheng East City. There will also be a military market in Wuzhou Town. Merchants from far and near can only buy and sell in these three cities. Those who violate the order will have their goods confiscated. , a hundred sticks. "Jiang Tan said: "This is also helpless. It is a bitter cold place and poverty. Otherwise, it is impossible to inspire military morale. "
"After the military market rises, the lives of the sergeants in Gaoliu and Wuzhou Tuesday will be much easier." Guanqiu Lu smiled and said: "How can I harm the state affairs for a few people? Don't worry, the goods under my name will be divided into three parts. , Gaoliu, Pingcheng, Wu They are sold all over the country to supply military supplies."
Jiang Tan bowed and said, "Zongru has a profound understanding of righteousness, which is admirable."
"咩咩......" A large group of sheep quilts. Driving across the wooden bridge.
The people from the caravan immediately stepped forward and gathered them together.
This is the "payment" they received. It is very cheap. On average, each product only costs the equivalent of thirty or forty yuan. In the Central Plains, such a fat sheep can be sold for more than 200 yuan.
For merchants, the mutual market actually means making two waves, that is, selling goods from the Central Plains at high prices and then purchasing grassland goods at low prices.
"Why didn't those people buy it?" Guan Qiulu suddenly pointed at a group of Hu chiefs wearing furs and seemed to be preparing to go hunting, and asked.
Jiang Tan looked at it and said: "There are always some people who resist good times. Ignore them. As time goes by, they will change."
The people he was talking about obviously stick to it. A traditional Xianbei nobleman.
Needless to say, the Xianbei people are widely distributed and have a large population. They have also established their own country and have their own culture. Their values, aesthetics, ways of thinking about problems, and behavioral customs are different from those of the Han people. After long-term precipitation, it is often deeply rooted in the soul, forming a subconscious existence - to use a noble vocabulary to describe it is "national character".
For them, the Central Plains culture is a foreign culture that is different from their native culture.
Although this heterogeneous culture is advanced and attracts many people's yearning, when it impacts the local culture, it will cause a subconscious rebound.
Some people can overcome this mentality, while others cannot.
I think back then, Tuoba Desert Khan had been a hostage in the Central Plains for many years, and he had been greatly sinicized. As a result, after he returned, he was disliked by many nomadic ministers. In addition, he was bribed by Wei Guan, so he started to rebel. Attack and kill Desert Khan with Tuoba Liwei's acquiescence.
Why can’t they stand Desert Khan? In addition to the factors of Tuoba Liwei's other descendants fighting for power and Wei Guan's bribery, the trigger was that Desert Khan was too "Han" and was incompatible with them.
Today, the Tuoba Dai Kingdom, with Pingcheng as its capital, appears to be respectful on the surface, but there are actually undercurrents surging inside, and it is not very stable.
In a country dominated by new sects, there are still many old sects, such as the tribal nobles who graze their cattle in the Dongmugen Mountain area.
Even among the new sect, perhaps not everyone is willing to completely sinicize and completely abandon their own culture - it can be seen that the sinicization of the later Emperor Wei Xiaowen was really determined, persevering and bold. The backlash is certainly not small.
Guanqiu Lu didn't expect it to be so deep, but he had some vague understanding. After walking around Daiguo this time, he felt even deeper.
In the past, Pu Gu heard about the "seizing of houses" in the Jin Kingdom, and later in the resistance behavior of the Hu chieftains outside Gaoliu Town, which already illustrates the problem.
But if we think about it differently, the modern country is actually moving in the direction of integrating Chinese culture, provided that this process cannot be interrupted.
If possible, Helan Aitou and Tuoba Yihuai's uncle and nephew in Shengle must be eliminated as soon as possible, because they are powerful people who insist on Xianbei tradition.
Their existence itself is a problem.
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