The Yelu brothers and sisters went to the distribution center early the next morning. After passing there, Xiao Jun stood in the Wangjie Pavilion and couldn't let go for a long time, because what he saw was dozens of miles from end to end, with an endless stream of guests coming and going, and that big car A large truckload of goods is collected and distributed here, and then quickly loaded onto ships and dispersed along the river network.
From a distance, it can be seen that some very famous business houses and wine houses have raised their flags here. Even the countries in the Western Regions, the Tubo tribes, Dali, and even the wild boar skins have gathered here to start trading.
Moreover, this place is not embargoed, whether it is iron, salt or other very important things, and the price is absolutely fair and cost-effective. Even including shipping costs, it is more cost-effective than buying it in the country. There are also a lot of The dumping of industrial products and civilian products. It is said that friends on Xiaojun’s grassland said that the grassland tribes probably had the best winter they had ever had last year, and all this was just their use of dried mutton, sheepskin, and grassland In exchange for some special mushrooms and medicinal materials.
Xiao Jun didn't say anything at that time, but he cursed in his heart for a long time. They exchanged sheepskin and mutton for food, ironware, winter clothes, medicinal materials, and the sheepskin and mutton from the damn grassland, furs from the Kingdom of Jin, supplements, etc. It became a luxury item and was put on the shelves of the Liao Kingdom. Those prodigal old women of the Liao Kingdom fed the two giant wolves in the north. What is even more annoying is that the money was clearly provided by the Liao Kingdom, but what they were grateful for was The Song Dynasty thousands of miles away.
However, Xiao Jun did feel that the pressure in the north had become less and less in the past two years. It should have a lot to do with the development of trade routes. What affected him the most was that the caravans of Song State were always followed by a construction team. They drive the road wherever they sell their goods, and the workers in the construction team are all civilians recruited along the way. They are only responsible for repairing their own area of the road, and then get their share of the rewards they deserve. .
Now the road has been built to the edge of the Yellow River, and further up it will reach Shanxi. Now this road has almost become a major artery that connects the north and the south. The surrounding people have begun to live along the road, and some places have even gathered independently into Villages and towns, and it is said that this is the first one. In the future, four horizontal and four vertical lines will develop across the four directions of east, west, north and south, reaching Shandong in the east, Yumenguan in the west, grassland in the north, and Dali in the south. Roads will divide the world into four area.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see the ambition in it. This ambition is so big that it is hard to stop, but it can't be stopped, because whoever organizes it will become a sinner, and whoever refuses to build roads will be a thorn in the side of other countries, and it is very likely that he will become a criminal. The first country to be wiped out.
As for why, because the country wants to develop and the people need to survive, everyone wants to get cheaper good things, just like the evil sword manual in martial arts has been open sourced. If you practice it, you will not have the hook eight, but if you don't practice, they will hit you directly. No check eight.
What's even more terrifying is that Yuhang, who's crazy about that damn place, has made almost all common techniques public, and even compiled a book based on Yuhang's techniques under the auspices of Shen Kuo, who reviewed it at the Museum of History. The unique book is called "Tiangong Kaiwu", which contains 588 kinds of techniques, from planting to stargazing, from water conservancy to geology, from mathematics to investigating objects, everything is included. It even accurately marked what minerals each region contained.
Logically speaking, such a book will become the foundation of any country. Anyone who leaks it will make the whole family happy, but the uncle in Yuhang actually openly hangs it outside for sale. No matter who you are, as long as you come Just buy it.
Things are getting better now. If you look at the world, it has become a big construction site and a big farm. There is digging and digging everywhere. All kinds of ores are piled up there. Granaries and granaries are full. The industrial, medical and agricultural levels of various places are directly related to each other. Eighty years ago.
In this era, once there is no worry about being hungry, one can be a very exciting person. In the four years from the fifth year of Xianghe in Daliao to the third year of Pingjin in Daliao, ten households in the entire Daliao could have There were sounds of babies crying in six or seven households.
And then the most interesting thing came. As the population increased, the yield of cultivated land increased, but farmland could no longer be cultivated, because a considerable number of people became industrial workers in workshops.
What should I do if the farmland cannot be planted? With disarmament, the Liao State's army-first policy collapsed invisibly. In just two years, its 1.4 million armaments were cut in half, leaving less than 700,000.
And this is not the most exaggerated thing, Xixia... is a super thorn, fighting with Song, Liao, Tubo, and Wala. It actually also followed the disarmament, poaching from Song and Liao all day long. People used to imitate people running businesses, but during this time God has also given encouragement. In the past few years, there has been significantly more precipitation in the west. According to the description in "Tiangong Kaiwu", this is called the precipitation line moving north, and the precipitation line moving north A big problem caused by the relocation is that food can be grown in the Gobi wilderness of Xixia.
Farming began in the west, and the grasslands in the north were rich in water and grass. Nomads began to settle down, and people could also understand "Tiangong Kaiwu", because who would have thought that they even used multiple languages to compile this wonderful book? . What does it mean when herdsmen who have learned more advanced breeding techniques and the water line moves north? Of course it's the ranch, they light up the ranch skill. The advantage of ranching is that they can obtain more meat products and dairy products. The unlimited supply of salt allows them to process meat and milk into products more suitable for long-distance transportation. When these things are sold, they become money. With money, can continue to expand the scale, and when the scale reaches a certain level, they will find ways to change. For example, several large farms merged their industrial chains with the help of technicians from the Song Dynasty, forming a complete production chain.
Even those Jurchen tribes who are serious barbarians in the eyes of the Liao people have developed very well, because the location of this group of people is in the Xing'an Mountains area, and the Greater Xing'an Mountains, Lesser Xing'an Mountains and Outer Xing'an Mountains are all theirs. A large and vast forest has not been used before. After the idle technicians from the Song Dynasty inspected there, they began to help them build a processing plant and make use of the inexhaustible mountains to make use of it. This group of Jurchens who couldn't even speak clearly established the first batch of resource-based industries of their own.
Pine nuts, hazelnuts, bear bile, ginseng, timber, etc. have become the pillar industries of the Jurchens. They used the money they earned to build houses and build red brick kangs. The things that come are enough to last half a year of winter.
The most outrageous thing is that the Jurchens deliberately opened an ice-free port in the north in order to carry out direct trade with the Song Dynasty and did not want to contaminate the Liao Kingdom. After that, the freight for this journey was entrusted to the Eighth Route Army, which had quite advanced shipping technology. Guys...
It can be said that they did everything possible to cut ties with the Liao Kingdom, and even if 20 to 30% of the profits were given to Baga and the others...
With the help of this transportation channel, the Baga also established a maritime trade route from Hangzhou Bay - Ryukyu Islands - Sakai Island - Nagasaki - Edo, just like it was during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. They once again began to devote all their efforts to learning various cultures and techniques from his biological father.
It is not that no one advocated banning this group of Baga from coming to do business, but even if the complaint was brought to Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen just said that Yuhang Mansion would handle it on its own.
By the way, Yuhang was promoted from a county to a government after the Prince's Rebellion and transferred seven surrounding counties to it. All four counties in Quzhou were given to it. Quzhou became a mere commander, and even Hangzhou only had three counties left. , in other words, Yuhang County was upgraded to Yuhang City and Quzhou was basically swallowed up. Although many prefectures in the Gyeonggi area are somewhat irregular, we can't transfer his stupid son-in-law at this juncture. ? Since it cannot be transferred, then upgrade it in place, just like upgrading the county government in Fuliang County from the seventh grade to the fifth grade. High-end bureaus are usually easier...
The prosperity that Xiao Jun saw now was just a corner of Yuhang Mansion, but even this corner made him sit there for a long time and couldn't let it go. But compared to his shock, Xiao Rong was the real winner. She was wearing The goose-yellow silk dress of a southerner has the beauty and erectness of a northern woman. No matter where you stop, you will see a beautiful scenery. She does not have the word "princess" written on her forehead, so she is not a gentle lady and a gentleman.
Just in the walking circle, seven or eight people came up to get to know this little girl who looked like she was from the north but was extremely beautiful. In addition, she also had that cheerful personality, just like the sunshine in early spring. She was equally transparent, and she could chat with anyone she met, and with just these few words, she had already received a lot of gifts after just walking around.
"Brother! Look!"
When Xiao Jun was sighing, Xiao Rong's voice rang out behind him. He turned around and saw his sister holding all kinds of strange things in her arms, hands, and arms.
"Someone gave me ginseng!"
Xiao Jun originally planned to reprimand his sister for taking things from others, but when he heard these words, he couldn't hold himself back and broke his majestic persona...
"Then how do you go back and give gifts to others?"
"They didn't even want a return gift from me, and they even said they would take me to the river cruise in the evening. There are so many good people here."
Xiao Jun took a deep breath: "You are not allowed to go."
In fact, it was difficult for him to explain to his sister that those people were all greedy for her body. This matter of men chasing women was universal. Even Xiao Jun could conclude that there would be no special situation tens of thousands of years in the past and tens of thousands of years in the future. The big change is to get to know each other first, and then to invite. When the invitation reaches a certain time, the invitation will begin...
Not to mention the words of parents who ordered matchmakers, everyone knows to some extent in their hearts that when people are young, they cannot be blocked by ethics and education. Even the forty-five books and eighty-two classics cannot restrain their instinctive impulses, even if they are locked up at home. Unless he was locked in a prison, something would definitely happen.
If he took his sister out and her sister ran away with someone, he wouldn't know how to explain it to his father, the emperor, and his mother when he went back...
"Why, they all seem to be good people..."
"In the evening...I will take you to meet Sister Rong's consort tonight."
"Oh...then I'll go and reject them."
Xiao Jun sighed: "I'll go with you."
After thanking the bunch of young men waiting there, Xiao Jun was about to return the gifts to them, but before he could return them, he had a bunch of them stuffed into his hands. Everyone said that he likes to make friends from all over the world. , but in fact they were all trying to please my uncle... In the end, they made an appointment to go on a river cruise with Brother Xiao tomorrow night.
In the evening, Xiao Jun took Xiao Rong to visit Brother Zhang. Brother Zhang was busy tinkering with the large steam turbine at the moment and was not at home at all. After the emergence of electric welding, many things on the technology tree have been replaced. Lit up.
Brother Zhang doesn't plan to follow the steps. He has jumped through all the technology trees that can be jumped, and this time he plans to do something big, a big guy that even a person like him who can rub nuclear power plants with his hands will need to rub it for two or three years. , that is, 10,000-ton steam-powered ships. The related industries have almost been ordered. If the rubber is not available, resin will be temporarily replaced. Anyway, this must be taken out first. Now Hangzhou Bay belongs to him. If he doesn’t click on it, The great voyage cannot be compared to the lofty ambition of a man.
Just building a ship is really not a simple thing. It can be said to be one of the masterpieces of human wisdom. There are too many things involved. Even Brother Zhang does not dare to take too big a step. He can only start from the early steam turbine. Start taking action.
This is the level of technology in the 1800s. Brother Zhang didn’t have much trouble with it, but it was time-consuming. So after finishing the fertilizer and waiting for it to be put into production, he devoted this period of time to the shipbuilding industry.
Brother Zhang does not and does not want to put any more thought into interpersonal communication. He does not even want to know anyone except a certain Rong, because in the long life cycle, the people who leave do not notice, but the people who stay will He was in pain, and Brother Zhang knew this very well. His life here is just five minutes like a dream to him, but to the people in this dream, it is a real life.
Ninety-five percent of a person's personality traits are shaped by memory. If too many memories are taken in, a person's personality will be completely changed. This is insignificant to most people, but to Brother Zhang, 0 Universe No. 0 and even the entire multi-dimensional space based on the current Universe No. 0 may be fatal.
So you can play games. Let him sit there and play slowly. Don't try to get to know him, get close to him, or change him. This is the criterion for a good game.
Therefore, when his subordinates came to say that the Prince of Liao was here to see him, he simply disappeared without even thinking about it. He waited until he had anything to say in public and regarded it as a chance encounter.
The rejected Yelu brother and sister returned to the Grand Canal again. Looking at the streets that were still brightly lit at night, they suddenly found that they had nowhere to go, but just at this moment, a burst of sound came from the restaurant not far away. A burst of cheers attracted them.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
"You will know if you go and see." Xiao Jun did not feel disappointed because he did not see Brother Zhang. Instead, he got up and went to the outside of the restaurant with great interest, and asked the waiter at the door: "Dare you ask me about this place?" What are you doing?"
"Ah ha, sir, you don't know something. The shop is in full bloom today, and I happened to meet two of the world's most prodigies competing for poetry. May I ask, sir, if you want to come in and watch the fun?"
"Two wizards? Who are they?"
"Of course it's Su Zizhan and Huang Luzhi."
"Oh? Then isn't Huang Luzhi a disciple of Su Zizhan? How could he start a fight with the master?"
"Hahaha, sir, you will know when you go in and take a look."
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I haven't been discharged from the hospital yet. I will check the 72H heart monitoring results on Monday. If they are good, I should be able to be discharged on Wednesday.
(End of chapter)
