Chapter 436: Trade Route
After the twelfth lunar month, the Yamen went to work seriously for a few days, and then entered a state of fishing.
The right Sima Yangchen of the Xuchang shogunate simply took leave and returned to Chen County. He took a break of more than forty days and returned to Zhizhi after the new year.
After returning to his new house in Chen County, he keenly felt that something was wrong: a guest had come and stayed for more than one day.
He was too lazy to ask the maid again.
He only came to this house a few days a year, and most of the time it was lent to Empress Hui Yang who was studying calligraphy here.
Some things are hard to be confused about.
"Uncle." After hearing the servant's report, Yang Xianrong went out to greet him.
"Meet Queen Hui." Yang Chen saluted.
"Uncle!" Yang Xianrong scolded.
Yang Chen finished the movement halfway, stood up, stroked his beard, and said: "How is my niece doing recently? Alas, the official day is approaching, and there are a lot of things in the shogunate, so I came back late."
When he said this , observed my niece.
His niece had obviously retouched her makeup before going out, but there was still a flush on her face that had not faded away. This surprised him, Chen—that person was still there, right?
But I didn’t see his soldiers, so they should have left.
Thinking of this, I feel unhappy. You two are almost done! That's too much during the day.
"What did uncle say?" Yang Xianrong covered his mouth and chuckled, obviously in a good mood.
"These are..." Yang Chen pointed to the large amount of goods piled in the courtyard and asked.
"I sent someone to collect the medicinal materials." Yang Xianrong said: "After the Chinese New Year, I will send someone to sell them to Jiangdong."
"How to sell them there?" Yang Chen asked.
“Borrow the boat for the return trip.”
"You still have to have your own ship." Yang Chen shook his head and said, "The water transport will stop sooner or later, and we can't rely on it for a long time."
"Uncle is right." Yang Xianrong said.
"Jiangdong has found a good person?" Yang Chen asked again.
Yang Xianrong nodded.
The Yang family is a wealthy family. Although they are hesitant about crossing to the south, some of their descendants have already crossed to the south, and two of them have climbed to the position of prefect.
The network of relationships exists, and its energy is not small.
These are only the children of the Yang family, and there are many more who are related to the Yang family by marriage.
Due to his meritorious service in resettling the refugees, Yang Jian and Yang Jingqi, who was about to become the governor of Ruyin, were Wang Dun's uncle, and their relationship was as strong as any.
This network woven by the aristocratic family is airtight. Even though Shao Xun has been thinking hard about good strategies ten years ago and slowly accumulating strength, he can only control three or four counties now, more than Twenty counties were in the hands of the gentry.
Just like Gao Huan was not feeling well and had to stay with Princess Rouran even though she was ill, what qualifications did Shao Huangmao have not to coax these women?
In this world of aristocratic families, do you still want to leave them behind and start a new business? If you do this, you will most likely not be able to get up. Even if you get up, you will be much slower than your opponent. In the end, there is only one way to defeat. This is a characteristic of the times and cannot be avoided.
“What medicinal materials are there?” Yang Chen said as he walked to the corridor and looked at the goods that were about to be put into the warehouse.
The first thing that caught my eye was Qin Jiao.
Sichuan pepper came out of Wudu, and Qin pepper came out of Tianshui. They were actually Guanzhong peppercorns. At this time, they had been introduced to the Guandong region, and the ones produced in Henan County were the best. This batch of Qin pepper came from Henan, which was on the front line of the war. The second county of Hongnong has a smaller number.
The second largest category is Baiziren, which is also produced in the mountains of Henan and Hongnong counties. It is also produced in a large area in Guangchengze area.
This is a medicinal material. It is said to be the best produced in the north, and it can be sold at a high price in Jiangdong and Jingzhou.
In addition, there are dozens of kinds including wolfberry, polygonatum, mulberry bark, platycodon, scrophulariaceae, salvia, ephedra, pinellia, etc.
Either it is medicinal materials that are not available in Jiangnan.
It is either found in the south of the Yangtze River, but in terms of quality, the ones produced in the north are better.
I really made this choice with care.
The aristocratic families like to "close their doors to the market", and it is very difficult to do business with them. If you want them to pay, it can only be something that is urgently needed in the South.
On the return trip, take some southern goods to Henan and sell them, making two trips.
"Changqiu is determined." Yang Chen praised.
This niece is really rich. A considerable part of Sun Xiu's family property fell into her hands back then. She has been running this business for many years, and it stands to reason that she has become as rich as the country. However, the reality does not seem to be right. A lot of money has been stolen. She spent it.
But it doesn’t matter.
Now that the business is open, you can always make money.
Mr. Chen cannot do this business because King Langya and brothers Wang Dun and Wang Dao will probably not give him face, but the Yang family can do it reluctantly. If Jingqi was involved, Wang Dun would not deny his uncle face.
"When will my niece leave for the west?" Yang Chen asked after the two entered the central hall.
"Just for a few days." Yang Xianrong sighed, his face was uncertain, and he seemed to be hesitating.
I have been studying calligraphy for half a year, and I will definitely go back to Guangcheng Palace for a few months during the Chinese New Year.
But these days, Shao Xun trained soldiers and handled government affairs during the day, and sneaked into this house after dark.
The north wind is howling outside and the sky is full of snow. The two of them are sleeping hugging each other in the bedroom, making Yang Xianrong feel particularly at ease and obsessed with this kind of life.
She wished she could tie that man to her side. The thought of him joking with the Wang sisters during the day made her so angry that she almost exploded.
After returning to Guangcheng Palace, she planned to invite Princess Xiangcheng. The two lonely people happened to be celebrating the New Year together, so they wanted to ask her for advice.
After moving to Chenjun, her situation has greatly improved this year. Last night, she couldn't sleep in Shao Xun's arms and thought about it for a long time. Next year, Shao Xun may stay in Chenjun and Runan for a long time. This is an opportunity.
Shao Xun likes to have a woman accompany him to sleep at night. When you go to Runan, who can sleep with you? Thinking of this festival, Yang Xianrong wanted to snicker.
You are all screwed!
"Go back early." Of course Yang Chen didn't know what Yang Xianrong was thinking about Xiao Jiujiu, so he only advised: "The people below will take care of the business. You can take charge of the overall situation."
"Uncle is right." Yang Xianrong responded.
Wait a few more days and leave on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, when Shao Xun will also return to Xuchang.
After visiting Luonan, Xiangcheng, Runan, Nanton and Chenjun, it was almost enough. It was time to go home to spend time with my parents and wife.
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Contrary to what Yang Xianrong thought, Shao Xun was leaving soon.
After listening to the reports from Yuzhou Governor Yang Jiezhi and Chen Guoxian Cui Gong, this inspection is coming to an end.
Time is really tight!
After returning home, it is inconvenient to come out again, so you must plan the precious time before returning home and make full use of it.
After leaving Chen County, he will quickly go north to Kaocheng to see his son, summon the shogunate's assistants as military commander, listen to the report, and make arrangements for next year's work.
Work is the main purpose, and visiting Concubine Pei and her son are incidental.
"Ming Gong said that one household can plant fifty mulberry trees, five jujube trees, and three elm roots. Is this the minimum?" Cai Cheng has arrived at the small house in the forest and is ready to report that the carriage and horses are ready. They were on their way, but stopped when they heard the conversation in the study - the person who just spoke seemed to be Wang Huifeng.
"This is the minimum." Shao Xun said: "One acre of land can plant eight mulberry trees, and two acres of mulberry forest can produce one bolt of silk. Well, it may be a little less, maybe one acre and a half can produce one bolt of silk. If If you have ten acres of mulberry forest, you can probably produce six bolts of silk a year. If you use half of the five acres to build a house, the remaining four acres of land can be used to grow as many jujubes and elm trees as well as fruits and vegetables. Geometry.”
Wang Huifeng lowered his head and began to write.
“There’s something wrong here.” Shao Xun pointed and accidentally touched Wang Huifeng’s white and delicate hands.
Wang Huifeng glanced at Shao Xun out of the corner of his eye and saw that he was looking at the words on the paper with his eyebrows furrowed, without any distractions. It seemed that he had just made an unintentional mistake.
She suddenly blushed, not because of shyness, but because she felt ashamed that she judged a gentleman with a villain's heart.
In her opinion, what kind of woman is unavailable to Shao Xun? Why bother bothering her? Well, she obviously forgot what her father Wang Yan once said - maybe it was selective forgetfulness.
“A common household can harvest eighty bushels of grain and six bolts of silk every year. If you farm three times every two years, you will get more grain. In this way, after two and a half years of farming, you will have a surplus of grain for one year. Jujube, elm, fruits and vegetables can also be harvested. Sell the money and raise some poultry and livestock, and your life will be much easier." Wang Huifeng looked at the dense writing on the paper and was very happy.
On the white paper, according to Shao Xun's habit, the family income of a farmer was listed vertically and horizontally under ideal circumstances.
Grain: at least 80 hu of dendrobium, as many as 100 hu of dendrobium.
Cloth: about six pieces.
Mulberry wood: If the mulberry trees are planted for ten years, and based on the minimum standard of fifty trees, fifty mulberry trees can be sold for four to five thousand yuan, and evenly distributed over ten years, that is more than four hundred yuan per year.
Income from the house garden: of the five acres of house garden, half an acre is enough to build a house, and the rest can be fully utilized, that is, "the garden is full of sunflowers and hyacinths, and the mulberry trees surround the house."
Elm trees can sell their pods and leaves in three years, make rafters in five years, make bowls, bottles and other utensils in ten years, and make cars in fifteen years.
As the most important economic tree species after mulberry trees, the planting of elm trees is very common. Within a fifteen-year economic cycle, the economic benefits generated by each elm tree should be around 300 yuan.
If you plant ten jujube trees and ten elm trees each in the garden, your annual income will be around 400 yuan.
Income from vegetable plots: Depending on what you grow, the income varies greatly.
Livestock income: According to the Han Dynasty standards of two pigs and five chickens, it is already quite a lot.
Income from selling labor force: This item is currently unavailable because you need to practice or serve during the off-farm time.
“Do you feel that you are doing something great?” Shao Xun asked, looking at Wang Huifeng’s delighted face.
Wang Huifeng nodded and asked: "Can it really be done?"
"Just work hard." Shao Xun said: "You have also made great contributions to this matter. If it comes true in the future, you will be remembered in the history books."
"It doesn't matter whether you make it to the history books." Wang Huifeng She shook her head and said: "I will be satisfied if the world is peaceful and the people are happy. This is——"
This is to cherish the ambition of the prince, she said silently in her heart.
Shao Xun wrote a few poems on the paper: "Wild rice in summer, chrysanthemum wine in autumn... Several urns have not been opened. Can I drink it in the Ming Dynasty?"
Wang Huifeng was in a trance. Looking at it, it seems to be the same poem as the previous "Planting More than One Hundred Mulberry Trees".
Is this the pastoral life that Mr. Chen dreamed of?
It is impossible for the Zhuangke tribe in Shizuwubao Manor to live like this...
She looked at Shao Xun with bright eyes and said: "If this can be the case, then "For Qianqiu's merits."
"You helped me." Shao Xun said with a smile: "So you have to accompany me to see that day."
Wang Huifeng couldn't bear his words. He turned his head and looked at the poem on the paper quietly.
The heart is a bit messy.
"I'm gone." Shao Xun suddenly got up and said.
Wang Huifeng did not respond for a while. After understanding what Shao Xun said, he wanted to keep it subconsciously.
Shao Xun took a gift and turned away.
Wang Huifeng hurriedly returned to the ceremony, and his behavior was a little out of control.
After Shao Xun was surrounded by his pro -soldiers, Wang Huifeng sat back before the case. After mentioning his pen, he found that he was lazy and didn't want to do anything.
After a long while, she shook her head, dispersed the thoughts in her heart, and continued to read the book.
(End of this chapter)