After coming to this era for so many years, Feng Yong has completely adapted to everything in this era.
If a big man living under the leadership of a prime minister wants to become a qualified bureaucrat, he can't do it without paying attention.
For example, if you want to be the governor of Yuexun, you not only need to know the current situation of Yuexun, but also the history of Yuexun, and even its origin.
As a captain protecting the Qiang, you must quickly collect information about the Hu people in Liangzhou, and even the evolution of the Hu people in the history of Liangzhou.
If you want to be a good governor of Liangzhou, you must at least understand its history from the time when Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty opened up the Hexi Corridor and completely penetrated the Western Regions.
As the Colonel Protecting the Qiang and the Governor of Liangzhou, Feng Yong almost tore through the two finely printed "Historical Records" and "Hanshu" in his hand, the parts about Liangzhou and the Western Regions.
When it comes to Liangzhou and the Western Regions, there are three people who cannot be avoided.
One is Emperor Xiaowu, which is necessary.
One is Huo Piaoyao, which is also necessary.
There is another one, that is Zhang Qian, which is even more necessary.
As a pioneer of the Silk Road, Zhang Qian is well known to later generations.
In later generations, everyone knew about the Land Silk Road, and some people also knew about the Maritime Silk Road.
But there is another Silk Road, which relatively few people mention.
This road is the Southwest Silk Road.
From the records in "Historical Records" and "Han Shu", Feng Yong can infer that this Southwest Silk Road is even older than the Silk Road starting from Chang'an.
Because the "Book of Han" records it very clearly, Zhang Qian said it himself:
When I was in Daxia, I saw Qiong bamboo sticks and Shu cloth and asked: How can I get this?
The people of Daxia said: My people are going to market in the country of Shendu. The country of Shendu is thousands of miles southeast of Daxia.
In other words, before the Silk Road was opened by the Han Dynasty, things from Shu had already been sold to the point of being poisoned.
In order to completely open up the Southwest Silk Road, Emperor Xiaowu sent Zhang Qian to Qianwei County to take charge of the southwest barbarian affairs.
Finally, Yelang became arrogant, and at the same time, the Han Dynasty further expanded its territory to the southwest.
However, there is a but.
Even Zhang Qian, the most famous explorer in Chinese history, ultimately failed to find a direct road from the southwest to Shendu.
During the period of Emperor Xiaowu, the most expansionist emperor of the Han Dynasty, this matter was not completed, so it goes without saying what happened next.
The Han Dynasty was able to bring Yongchang County (now western Yunnan and northern Myanmar) under its management, which was the limit of this era.
Later dynasties basically failed to exceed this limit.
Strong men are really awesome, not just bragging.
Therefore, in Feng Yong's opinion, if something from Shu can reach the body poison, it must have changed hands many times in the process.
Of course, it may be two or three trips, or even one or two trips.
This depends on the extent to which those guys in Shu who want money at the expense of their lives will go to great lengths to sacrifice their lives for money.
However, as the eunuchs and relatives alternated in power in the middle and late Later Han Dynasty, internal corruption led to continuous Huyi rebellions from the northwest to the southwest for more than a hundred years.
Not to mention anything else, just in the southwest Shu region, many of the original official roads were interrupted or even destroyed due to the rebellion of the barbarians.
When Feng Yong was the governor of Yuexun, the flat road that led from Yuexun to Jincheng was re-opened, but it was interrupted for hundreds of years because of the rebellion.
If it weren't for the ghost king's halo that suppressed the Yi people's intelligence, he wouldn't have known there was such a road leading directly to Jincheng.
Therefore, except for the five-foot road that still existed in the main trunk, Feng Yong had long since given up any hope for the other plank roads and mountain roads in Nanzhong that Qin had begun to build hundreds of years ago.
Because it has been broken for more than a hundred years. No matter how good the quality of the project is, it cannot withstand the ravages of more than a hundred years.
What's more, it's still in a ghost place like Nanzhong.
Even if you can still find traces, where can you find someone who knows the way?
Unexpectedly, Guan Ji actually told herself now that Hua Wan has the ability to do business in the south!
How could Feng Guiwang not be excited?
He couldn't help but call softly and affectionately: "Xijun..."
"Um?"
Guan Ji hid in Feng Yong's arms, her voice was nasal and a bit lazy, like an extremely docile kitten.
"Well, the relationship between Hua Niang and you still seems to be very good. Can you see if you can..."
Before he finished speaking, the docile little kitten immediately turned into a female leopard with explosive fur. Fortunately, Feng Guiwang was well prepared and rolled over to avoid the fatal blow.
"Shameless!"
It was hard to see the expression on General Guan's face clearly in the dark night, but you could tell that these two words were definitely squeezed out from between his teeth.
But how could King Feng Gui be willing to admit that he was shameless:
"Xijun, that's enough. I just wanted to ask her where in the south she could go. Why is she so shameless?"
General Guan was not as thick-skinned as King Feng Gui, so how could he have the nerve to mention the old story of being betrayed by that guy?
But there is also a ready excuse:
"After all, you are a majestic prince. Others may not be able to earn from the property of the Xinghan Society for generations. Now you want to take advantage of a young lady's family property. Are you ashamed?"
Feng Guiwang clicked his tongue and said righteously:
"Xijun, you and I have been sleeping together for many years, and you still don't know me? Am I such a villain? How could her little family fortune be accomplished without me? How could I even notice it?"
If it were anyone else, Guan Ji would naturally not believe it.
But who is Ghost King Feng?
In all these years, he has been the only one who has led others to make a fortune, and I have never seen him make a fortune relying on others.
King Feng Gui is well-known on this matter.
"Then why do you still need to know about their southern route? Didn't the people in the meeting in the past two years already enable the cavalry to reach Yongchang?"
Before Yuexun Ranch did not produce Yunnan horses in large quantities, the two counties of Yongchang and Yunnan relied on Wang and his wife and Lu Kai (i.e., Yongchang Fu Cheng and Wu Guan Ping Gong Cao, who stayed in Yongchang during the Nanzhong rebellion and refused to surrender to the rebels). The relationship between the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty and the local government.
Only in this way can the nominal rule of the Han Dynasty be maintained.
It was not until Yuexun mass-produced Dianju that Dahan's transportation and delivery capabilities to Nanzhong were greatly improved. At the same time, coupled with the continuous development of Nanzhong, normal connections with Yunnan and Yongchang were established.
This kind of normal contact means that we can communicate with each other and at the same time deploy a small force. As for those who want more, there is no more.
Unless it is a forcible advance like the Southern Expedition, with the power of the imperial court and regardless of casualties and losses, it is possible to allow the army to enter.
"I want to ask her something. If possible, let her do a favor."
As Feng Guiwang said this, he tentatively crawled to Guan Ji again.
"What help?"
Guan Ji said curiously.
With the current power of the Xinghan Society in the Han Dynasty, it would be enough for Huawan to ask the Xinghan Society for help.
"Find me some seeds."
"Huh? What kind of seeds?"
"I heard that Linyi is rich in rice, which is different from the rice grown in the south of Han Dynasty, so I want her to help me find some Linyi rice seeds from there."
The so-called Linyi actually refers to Champa, which is the southeastern part of the Southeast Peninsula in later generations.
It was originally Xianglin County in Rinan County established by the former Han Dynasty.
During the period of Emperor Shun of the Later Han Dynasty, the son of a meritorious official in Xianglin County led thousands of people to rebel, killed the county magistrate, broke away from the Han Dynasty, and established the Linyi Kingdom.
At that time, the Later Han Dynasty was in a period of decline in national power and was unable to conquer at all. It could only watch Xianglin County become independent for nearly a hundred years.
Champa rice, this famous star crop, is named after it is produced in Champa.
Feng Yongyong didn't know if Zhanchendao had come out at this time, but it was always right to hit two shots with or without dates.
The two most significant features of the Little Ice Age are the continuous decrease in temperature and the southward shift of the isoprecipitation lines.
The so-called southward shift of the equal precipitation line means, to put it bluntly, the decrease in annual precipitation, making droughts more likely to occur.
Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Hebei, Central Plains, Guanzhong and other places have experienced severe droughts almost every two or three years.
Even in the south, insufficient rainfall causes paddy fields to turn into dry fields and rice cannot be grown.
In addition to its high yield and short growing period, Champa rice can also be grown in dry fields and is one of the good crops used to reduce the damage of small glaciers.
"That's it..."
There was some hesitation in General Guan's tone.
It's not that she doesn't want to help, but what happened in Yuexun County that year left a certain shadow in her heart.
She thought for a moment and suddenly said:
"I once heard that after Lu Dai of the Wu Kingdom pacified Jiaozhou, he sent people to the south many times. Funan, Linyi, Tangming and other small countries in the south sent envoys to pay tribute."
"If Alang really wants rice seeds in Linyi, wouldn't it be more convenient to go through Wu State?"
At this time, the Indochina Peninsula was not the gathering place of primitive tribes as people imagined.
Let’s not talk about whether the small countries that sent envoys to pay tribute to Wu are weak or not.
Just knowing how to pay tribute is enough to show that they have at least entered the age of monarchs and ministers.
"This matter must not go through Wu State!"
Feng Yong said decisively.
Now it was finally possible to trick Wu into planting sugar cane in the south of Jingzhou.
Even if Lu Xun could see something fishy in this, could he still stop the military leaders of Wu's aristocratic families and independent branches from voluntarily giving up the huge profits from brown sugar?
It's okay if the Champa rice doesn't come out, but if it does come out, if you ask for seeds through Wu Guo, you will be asking for trouble for yourself.
However, Feng Yong and Guan Ji have slept on the same couch for so many years, so he naturally knows what she is worried about.
Let’s not talk about the bad relationship between Guan Ji and Hua Lian. It is related to the secret of Hua Lian’s family business. No matter which outsider comes here, it is a taboo matter.
"If Alang really wants to know, then I'll try to ask."
After all, Guan Ji still loved her Alang. When she heard what he said, she just agreed, and suddenly remembered something:
"I'm really confused. A Lang should ask Amei about this matter!"
Feng Yong was stunned: "Why does it involve Amei?"
Guan Ji was about to answer when suddenly there was a faint cry from outside.
"It's Shuangshuang and Ah Chong who are crying!"
Guan Ji sat up suddenly and began to fumble for her bed to light a lamp. She said in an anxious tone:
"It's been hot these past few days, and Shuangshuang and Ah Chong haven't been able to sleep well."
After saying that, after the lights came on, Guan Ji turned around and said with some self-blame:
"I was originally thinking that after my hair was dry, I would go over to put the child to sleep. I didn't expect to be aroused by Alang, but I forgot about it all of a sudden."
As she spoke, she picked up the clothes scattered in the corner of the couch, hurriedly put them on, then turned around and kissed Feng Yong:
"I may sleep with the child tonight, and Alang doesn't have to wait for me. Regarding the flower garland, Alang is right to go find Amei!"
After saying the last sentence, she didn't explain much, just put on her slippers and hurried to see the child, leaving her Alang alone to guard the empty bed.
Feng Yong lay on the couch with his back stretched out, sighing: "You are really at the bottom of the family..."
It's okay to leave, just so that one can quietly think about what I just said.
Why did Xijun let himself go to Amei about the flower garland?
Feng Yonggang muttered for a moment, then he suddenly understood and patted his thigh:
"Ouch! How could I forget this? It's really dark under the lamp!"
As he spoke, he suddenly sat up and began to look for clothes to put on.
I remember that when we were in Jincheng, the relationship between Huawan and Amei was still very good.
The flower girl also used Amei's relationship to come to Fengzhuang every day to eat and drink.
The incident at Yuexi Ranch behind them caused quite a stir.
For the sake of insurance, Hua Wan initially pulled Amei into buying shares, and then she had the courage to go to King Feng Gui and expressed that she wanted to follow suit and set up a private racecourse.
At that time, it was a critical period to win over and divide the aristocratic families in central Shu. For the sake of long-term interests, some wealthy families had no choice but to eat the shit that King Feng Gui put in their mouths and provide money and food to support the two barbarian girls to open a horse farm.
It was originally a small stall owned by two little girls. After being run by King Feng Gui, it finally became a listed company.
At this time, the more Feng Yong thought about it, the clearer his thoughts became, and the more doubtful he became:
"There won't be anyone from the Shuzhong family involved in Huawan's cavalry, right?"
Hundreds of years ago, people in Shu could sell their goods to the point of being poisonous. As natives of Shu, it would be simply unreasonable for those aristocratic families to say that they had no way to sell their goods to the south.
It's hard to say that that little wild girl Huawan was simply taken advantage of by those cunning and cunning families.
With the help of her connections, those aristocratic families gave the cavalry team the name Amei, the concubine of the Ghost King. Who in Nanzhong would dare to stop them?
Of course, it is also possible that the wealthy families who have invested in the racecourse believe that the flower garland is supported by King Feng Gui...
All kinds of information asymmetry lead to what it is now.
When Feng Yong thought of this, he turned over and got down on the spot, happily walked out of the main courtyard and walked quickly to Amei's small courtyard next to it.
It's true that this girl Amei, who is so silent on weekdays, actually makes people ignore her relationship with Nanzhong.
I'm afraid she doesn't even know now that someone is using her name to cause trouble in Nanzhong.
These aristocratic families are indeed centipede insects, dead but not stiff!
As long as there is a little chance, you can seize it tightly.
Thinking about it all the way, I turned a corner and entered Amei's small courtyard, but saw that the lights in the main house were still on.
He waved his hand to stop the female guard on duty from informing Amei. Feng Yong pushed the door open and saw Amei lying on the table, holding a pen and writing something unknown.
"What are you busy with? Still not sleeping?"
Amei heard the sound of the door opening and just raised her head, only to find Feng Yong coming in. She stood up in shock and joy:
"Why did the man come here at this hour?"
"I can't sleep, so I came over to see you."
After Feng Yong turned around and closed the door, he impatiently came over and picked up Amei and threw her on the couch.
"Male gentleman..."
"No words, Lord, I am happy tonight!"
If his conjecture comes true, then the big man can control the progress of Nanzhong and speed up the progress again.
I'm not afraid of the aristocratic family playing tricks, but I'm afraid they'll just lie there and pretend to be dead!
To the south?
Great to go south!
"Huawan, have you always been in contact with me?"
"Um……"
"Do you know her specific situation?"
"I...well, I don't know...I only know her, she was..."
"how?"
"Every three months, someone is sent to bring a sum of money. I find it troublesome, so I send her directly to the village in Jincheng...oh..."
Sure enough.
Amei's dividends were withheld from Jincheng Zhuangzi, and the housekeeper Uncle Zhao is now taking care of Jincheng Zhuangzi.
For matters that Uncle Zhao couldn't handle, he always sent someone to ask the Feng family's mistress for instructions.
As for Feng Junhou, he is a person who does big things. How can it be his turn to deal with such trivial matters in the house?
So in Huawan’s horse team, Amei is also a shareholder.
Amei is a shareholder, what is the difference between that and being a shareholder myself?
Thinking of this, King Feng Gui became even more excited and shouted: "Seeds!"
