(The previous chapter has been released.)
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When the first ray of light shone on the Flame Mountain in the morning, Yang Ji's team set off again. He rode a BMW "Mercedes" and drove slowly beside Xiao Ying's carriage. He almost didn't sleep all night last night, but he was still in high spirits. , with no tired look; however, what is speechless is that the person he worked with for the whole night was not Xiao Ying, who wandered all night long, but Liu Rumei, who was ordered by the "mistress" to serve the husband. She spent the night with him, At this time, I am catching up on my sleep in the back of the carriage.
In front of the car in the front compartment, Xiao Ying sat in front of the car with a wide view, looking at her lover tenderly.
"Rituals" says: "A woman has three obediences, and there is no special way. Therefore, before she is married, she obeys her father, when she is married, she obeys her husband, and when her husband dies, she obeys her son."
Her father died when she was a baby, and she was raised by her eldest brother. Although there is not much difference between her father and brother, no matter how good her parents' family is, it is just an important stop in her life. As far as her parents' family is concerned, she will eventually It is a relatively close outsider who is leaving. This is not the case with her husband's family. Not only does she have her husband, but she and her husband's children and grandchildren will also be there in the future, so this is her lifelong destination.
Yesterday evening on the way back to camp, she and Lang Jun talked about many political affairs that had nothing to do with music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and romance. The most important content was the relationship between the royal family and the aristocratic families, the relationship between the palace and the aristocratic families, and the relationship between the palace and the emperor.
When Yang Ji shared these "confidential events" related to the rise and fall of the family with her, her heart seemed to be much closer to the palace. A strong sense of belonging, a happy sense of participation, and a heavy sense of responsibility suddenly arose in her heart. I also feel that I am truly a true princess, not just a fiancée.
Under the strict teachings of her mother-in-law, Xiao Ying believed that she possessed the four virtues of women's virtues, women's speech, and women's appearance; but after becoming a "princess", the "feminine merits" among the "four virtues" became particularly important. "Female power" is the way to run a family. First, it is to make the husband's family prosperous and the children to be prosperous, and then to the details of life such as caring for the husband and educating the children, respecting the elderly and loving the young.
However, the palace was unhappy and she could not have children with her husband, so she had no choice but to do the next best thing and encouraged Liu Rumei to give birth last night. Although she still didn't know how a man and a woman made a baby, she knew that the two people had to sleep together first. She felt that as long as Yang Ji and Liu Rumei slept more, the baby would come out.
But after having a great sense of mission to keep the population prosperous, the slight sourness in my heart completely disappeared.
From a distance, a horse came running from the front and shouted: "General Manager, Magistrate Yang is here."
"I know!" Yang Ji said to Xiao Ying, "Madam, I'm going to work." Then he galloped towards the front of the team,
"Mr. Lang, be careful." Xiao Ying warned in a crisp voice. Yang Ji reined in the horse and turned to look at her. Xiao Ying waved to him with a sweet smile. She didn't turn her gaze to Ai Lang until he was far away. To the gorgeous and magnificent Flame Mountain.
The magnificent sight filled Xiao Ying's beautiful eyes with wonder.
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Since King Yiwu settled in Tutun and moved to Beijing to retire, the imperial court carried out a top-down change in Yizhou officialdom. Chief Shi Li Min took over as governor, and Sima was still Wang Wei. The official positions of Sihu, Sibing, Judicial, and Sishi, as well as the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief registrar, county lieutenant, recorder, and assistant historian in the three counties were all replaced by officials appointed by the Sui Dynasty. Officials at all levels, large and small, in the Sui Dynasty firmly controlled the military and political affairs of Yizhou.
Among the three counties in Yizhou, Zhenyuan County in Yizhou was not only the strategic passage from the Sui Dynasty to the Western Regions, but also an important place bordering the Gaochang Kingdom. If there was only Gaochang to the west of the Flame Mountain, it would be fine, but the decision in Gaochang was actually made by the Western Turks , so Zhenyuan County’s combat readiness status was highlighted.
In order to deal with the 20,000 Western Turkic soldiers in Gaochang, Yang Ji deployed 10,000 troops in Zhenyuan County alone, 5,000 of whom were the Sui standing army, and the other 5,000 state soldiers were recruited from Yizhou. The Hu people are young and strong, and although their military strength is only a quarter of that of the Western Turks and Gaochang Kingdoms, if we add up the 10,000 soldiers under the control of Xue Shixiong, the governor of Yizhou, and the 5,000 soldiers of the state Sima Wangwei, then the Sui army of Yizhou There are also 25,000 people. The reason why they are not all deployed in Zhenyuan County is that the Sui Dynasty has no intention of attacking the Western Turks. Kui Khan, Xue Yantuo in the northeast, and Qibi tribe in the southeast fought.
It's just that the enemy and we have not reached trust and tacit understanding, so they have assembled heavy troops at the border. Once the two sides have contacts and reach a consensus, Nichuluo Khan will definitely be willing to reduce one powerful enemy and then slowly withdraw part of the army. After all, he Now there are many enemies and they are exhausted, and there are really not many troops left.
The magistrate and the county magistrate of Zhenyuan County are both served by Yang Shidao. He is the youngest son of Ande King Yang Xiong and the nephew of Yang Ji. He is only 22 years old this year. He is knowledgeable, civilized and military, and has outstanding abilities. He is a leader among the royal family.
Before Yang Shidao, he had served as Qianniu Guard Brigade Commander, School Lieutenant, and Cang Cao to participate in the military for several years. This was the first time he was sent to serve as an official. However, at the age of seventeen or eighteen, aristocratic children could become governors, chief historians, or governors. During the Sui Dynasty of Sima, Yang Shidao, who only became the county magistrate and county magistrate at the age of 22, was already a "late bloomer".
Shortly before Yang Ji arrived at the team, Yang Shidao came galloping with more than a thousand soldiers. He ordered the soldiers to stop and rode up to them alone. He dismounted from the distance and saluted, and asked with a hearty smile: "Uncle King Wei. , shouldn’t you go to Beijing to report on your duties now?”
"There are so many things going on in Liangzhou that I, the chief governor and general manager, can't leave. The sage also took this into consideration, so he asked Quanzhou Zuo'er to come to the capital and let them report on my work on behalf of me and the governors of various states."
Yang Ji also went up to meet him. Seeing that he had brought so many soldiers and horses, he asked curiously: "This is quite far from the border. Why are you here?"
Yang Shidao said: "I heard that a scout was ambushed by the enemy. He was going to check the defenses of various military forts on the border. He happened to encounter Uncle Wang's patrol, so I invited the 'Little Army God' to inspect the military forts and give advice on the success and failure of the defense. "
Yang Ji punched him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I feel relieved to have you in Zhenyuan County."
"I heard that the Turkic army has reached the border, and a war may come soon. And I am just a person who talks about war on paper, so please don't trust me." Yang Shidao said solemnly: "In order to avoid ruining the country with empty talk, Uncle Wang It is best to send a few generals with combat experience to take charge of Zhenyuan's military affairs, and I can be a deputy general."
"The Sui Dynasty and the Western Turks cannot fight." Yang Ji learned from Xue Wanjun how they were attacked. They had returned from Baili City in good condition. If they had avoided the Turkic army camp, nothing would have happened at all, but Xue Wanjun That guy was so bold and daring that instead of avoiding it, he went into the Western Turkic Army camp and set fire to it, burning down their important logistics area and then ran away. How could the Turkic Army not go berserk?
However, the Turkic soldiers were very restrained. Even if they suffered a huge loss, they only chased them to the border. This also shows that Nichuluo Khan did not want to be an enemy of the Sui Dynasty. Otherwise, how could the Turkic army be so polite?
Yang Ji took the initiative to explain the cause and effect of the matter without waiting for Yang Shidao to ask.
"Good guy, he's so damn talented." After hearing Yang Ji's explanation, Yang Shidao's eyes widened in disbelief. He knew Xue Wanjun, but he never expected that this kid was so talented that he led fifty people to the fire. The logistical powerhouse of the Turkic Army?
Yang Ji said: "Nipuchuluo Khan himself has made enemies on all sides. I don't think he will be stupid enough to make enemies of the Sui Dynasty again, but he cannot be blind and careless. You must closely monitor every move of the Turkic army. Death I am very optimistic about Zhenyuan, the west gate, if anything goes wrong, I will only ask you."
"As ordered." Yang Shidao bowed solemnly and asked: "Then Uncle Wang is going to Tingzhou?"
"I do want to go to Tingzhou, but Zhenyuan is also on my itinerary." Yang Ji smiled slightly and said: "The purpose of my coming to Zhenyuan County is to see if there are grapes, raisins, wine, Qionglong melons, Baidie and other specialties.”
Yang Shidao was startled, and then said: "These things are not rare in Zhenyuan County. There are Baidiezi, Vineyard, and Qionglong Melon in Luohu Town about thirty years ahead. I took Uncle Wang to have a look. "
Yang Ji was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Is there any land in Luohu Town?"
Yang Shidao said: "There are some fields, but the white stacks have already matured, and they have all been taken away by the people. There are only bare poles in the fields."
"It doesn't matter." Yang Ji turned around and waved his hand, giving the order to the messenger: "Blow the horn and ask everyone to speed up."
When the order was sounded, the speed of the team immediately accelerated a lot.
Baidie means cotton, and Cuitian means cotton field. As early as the Wei and Jin Dynasties, countries in the Western Regions had introduced grass cotton seeds from Dashi. The climate in the Western Regions countries is hot, which is very suitable for cotton growth. In addition, the growing season is relatively short, so the countries in the Western Regions generally Cotton was grown, and the white cloth woven by the people in the Western Regions was purchased by the Sogdians who traveled between the Western Regions and Dashi, and then transported back to Persia and the Dashi area for sale. Only a very small amount of the white cloth was sold to the Sui Dynasty.
There are also people growing cotton in the Central Plains, but it has problems such as a long growth cycle, troublesome seed extraction, and troublesome weaving. Therefore, it has long been regarded as a flower appreciated by wealthy families, and there is no way to replace traditional silkworms and hemp. .
"Why is Uncle Wang suddenly interested in grapes, white stacks and other things?" When Yang Shidao said this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he begged eagerly: "Is it possible that my uncle has another way to make money? Uncle Wang, please let me invest in it too. Money, right?”
"Yang Jingyou, you are thinking too much..." Yang Ji was speechless when he heard this. All the royal families also received salaries. Except for those families who were particularly favored, the others were no richer than the big merchants. Like other dignitaries, they inevitably ran the business. Some shops, but their business is managed by servants, and they hide behind and don't show their faces.
My mother is different from them. She started the business in person, so she was criticized and criticized at the beginning of her business. Fortunately, there are no elders in the Yang family, otherwise she would have been forced to stop long ago.
But I have the spirit of "a cold look and a thousand thumbs down". She completely ignores the accusations and criticisms. She goes her own way and uses her extraordinary talents to become the richest woman in the shopping mall. Now when it comes to business skills, she is definitely first-rate. A master of making money. And those people who "become both a watchmaker and a memorial arch" saw that she was making a lot of money, so they started vying to invest money and reap profits.
But I’m not that easy to talk to. Out of caution about politics, she never accepted anyone and always ate alone. As a result, more people were envious, jealous, and jealous, and their maverick mother and son were even more unpopular. People are welcome.
"No?" Yang Shidao was disappointed.
"Of course not, I'm talking about official business!" Yang Ji glanced at Yang Shidao and continued: "In the imperial court's immigration plan, there are 250,000 households in Tingzhou, 100,000 in Guazhou and Yizhou. According to one household Counting five families, 100,000 households equals a population of 500,000. In the next year, people will continue to migrate from all over the country. After the people arrive here, they will not be able to make much money if they only rely on farming and grazing, and they will not be able to settle down. So I plan to allow them to add some channels for making money besides farming and grazing. For example, the government can organize the surplus labor from people's homes to mine, smelt, build roads, build cities, and dig canals; while among the people, the government encourages people to plant Fruits, grapes, and white seeds are then used to make wine, dried fruits, weaving, etc., and then purchased by merchants and transported to the mainland for sale. As the people's income has increased, they are naturally willing to settle here, and at the same time, they can attract more people. Many people came to settle in Bianzhou.”
Yang Shidao originally listened well, but when he heard the words "purchased by businessmen and shipped to the mainland for sale", he was speechless: Isn't this so-called "businessman" his great-uncle?
However, he was not a person who neglected public affairs for personal reasons. After thinking for a while, he said: "When I went to Yizhou to study before, I planned to write a Shu brocade poem, but I was afraid that if I didn't answer the truth, it would make others laugh. So, I went to a few silk weaving workshops and found that the workers were all girls and women from poor families. Every year during the off-farm season, they went to the workshops of wealthy families to cut silk and weave brocades, earning thirty or forty yuan a day, or as much as a month. Earn five or six dollars, and a skilled worker with quick hands and eyes can even earn one or two dollars a month; the money earned by a skilled worker is more than that of a young man. But I think planting fruits to make wine , Making dried fruits is okay, but white folding cloth may not be profitable."
Yang Ji asked: "Why can't Bai Diebu make money?"
"There are also white folded cloths for sale in Daxing City, but everyone uses silk and linen instead of white folded cloths. Doesn't this explain the problem?" Yang Shidao explained his reason.
"You haven't understood the problem thoroughly, and you can't get the point right." Yang Ji said, "Do you know how much the price of one end of white folded cloth is in Yizhou and in Beijing?"
"This..." Yang Shidao's handsome face turned red instantly. He knew nothing about the prices of domestic products, let alone learned about them. Now when Yang Ji asked, he didn't know what to say.
Facing Yang Ji's scrutinizing gaze, Yang Shidao felt that his face was burning. He raised his hands and apologized: "I am the magistrate of Zhenyuan County, but I know nothing about the prices of goods in this county. This is a serious dereliction of duty. Please be punished by the general manager."
"You have only been in office for a short period of time, and your focus is on the defense of Zhenyuan County. I can understand that you do not know the price of goods under your control." Yang Ji saw many famous generals and marshals in their budding stages, and it was not surprising that there were many budding prime ministers.
Yang Shidao did not agree with Yang Ji's point of view. He took a deep breath and said: "The humble position is that of county magistrate and county magistrate, so one should take care of both military and political affairs. Failure to do one's duty is dereliction of duty. There is nothing to say."
Yang Ji said: "I will give you a year's salary as punishment."
"Thank you, Chief Manager!" Yang Shidao felt much more comfortable.
"..." Yang Ji continued the previous topic: "Let me tell you, the selling price of white folded cloth in Yizhou is about three or four dans per end, but when it arrived in the capital, it was sold for three guan, which is higher than the middle and low-grade silk and satin. It is expensive, and the price difference between the two places is as much as ten times. However, because white folded cloth is not as soft, exquisite, and luxurious as silk and satin, the wealthy people who wear silk and satin think it is ugly, while the poor people who can only wear linen clothes think it is expensive. , so white folded cloth is in the awkward position of being neither good enough nor cheap enough to be bought by anyone in the capital. But in terms of practical value, it is more breathable, heat-dissipating and sweat-absorbent than silk, and warmer than linen. For the cold Youzhou people and the northern border The military is very important."
When Yang Shidao heard this, he quickly asked: "Then how much does a piece of linen cost in the capital?"
Yang Ji had a detailed understanding and said without thinking: "The selling price of fine linen is about two and three at one end. If a large amount of white folded cloth is transported to Daxing City and sold at a price lower than that of fine linen, it will be a huge profit." . If I encourage saints, princes, princesses and other royal families to take the lead in using it, why worry about white folding cloth not becoming popular? As long as the rich and powerful people use white folding cloth one after another, Yizhou women can make money like Yizhou women."
The two walked while talking, and more and more people were walking on the road. After walking for more than twenty miles, the grassland slowly reached the end, and the team began to enter the agricultural area of Zhenyuan County. Green wheat fields can be seen everywhere, and occasionally some can be seen. Among the adobe houses together.
The climate in western Illinois is hot, and you can get two crops of rice and wheat in a year. After harvesting the rice, you can also plant wheat. However, it is very rare for Han people to look like farmers or pedestrians. Most of them are Sogdians, Tiele people, and barbarians from the Western Regions. People, Turks, Qiang... It's just that although the people in Yizhou have transformed from nomadic to semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral, their farming technology is not high and the farmland yield is far less than that of the Han people, but they have already made a comprehensive transformation. It has become the basic condition for a farming nation. As long as there are future immigrants to drive it, it will soon transform; as for animal husbandry, Yang Ji plans to move to the Jungar Basin in the north of Tingzhou.
After that, Tingzhou, which was half-agricultural and half-pastoral, was fully agriculturalized, and the livestock industry continued to move to the north and west. Just like managing the desert, the quicksand-like herdsmen were first fixed in the farmland and then educated.
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Note: The two ends of the cloth are rolled up to form one piece, one end is half a piece, and the length is two feet.
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