Destiny Only Han

The autumn wind is blowing, and the area north of the North Sea has already seen its first snowfall this year, which indicates that it is about to enter a world of ice and snow.

As a result, Chang'an North Railway Station was crowded with passengers carrying large and small luggage.

Most of these travelers are from Bashu and counties in the Central Plains. They take trains to work in the mines, pastures, and farms in the northern frontier of the empire in early summer every year. When the last batch of crops is harvested, the mines cannot start work due to the cold weather, and the livestock are transferred. After entering the winter camp, they took the train back to their hometown, which gave them a sense of déjà vu during the Spring Festival...

Of course, they still have money in their pockets that they have earned through months of hard work.

This is the driving force behind their stay away from home.

Some people return south, while others go north.

For example, you can see a large group of powerful men with red faces and black necks everywhere in the train station.

Yes, a good yeoman farmer.

Platform.

These yeoman farmers lined up in an orderly queue. When the train came to a stop and the passengers returning from the south got off the train, they immediately boarded the train in an orderly manner, quietly, without fighting, and in order, just like they took the train to the northern part of the empire many years ago. Like military service in Xinjiang.

Zhang Buyi clicked his tongue in surprise.

He squatted next to Liu Ying, who was holding a bamboo jar of Guiling paste in her hand, and asked in a low voice: "Is there a war in Northern Xinjiang?"

Liu Ying poured the last tablespoon of Guiling paste into her mouth, shook her head, and replied vaguely: "No, why do you ask?"

"Look at those people." Zhang Buyi pointed in the distance.

"If you say that, they are going to fight!" Liu Ying glanced at it and immediately threw the bamboo can into the trash can, with a look of contentment on her face.

Well, this jar of turtle ointment is a sample package he bought for free...

It's a pity that he wants to save face and is too embarrassed to go to the hawker for a second wave of free sex...

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Zhang Buyi was shocked: "Could it be..."

Liu Ying shook her head: "No!"

Zhang Buquestion asked: "What do you mean?"

Liu Ying replied: "When I said they were fighting, it was just a metaphor. They actually went to dig sheep dung on the grassland... The so-called war is a race against time."

Zhang Budo was stunned.

On the other side, Liu Bang, who came back from a stroll with a small bamboo spoon in his mouth, was also stunned.

When Liu Ying heard the footsteps, she turned around and looked confused. She stammered, "Dad, I have a small business, and I can't catch someone to death even if I'm just trying to collect wool..."

After all, the old man was carrying a big jar of Guiling paste in his hand!

The so-called knowing the father is like a son.

According to Liu Ying's guess about Liu Bang, the turtle paste must have come from Liu Bang for free!

But Liu Bang felt aggrieved.

He shouted: "Do you think everyone is like you? Are you always taking advantage of others? Let me tell you, it is true that Nai Gong took his things for free, but Nai Gong stood next to him and acted as a sign for him for a long time!"

"Look at Naigong's age, and then look at Naigong's body..."

"With Nai Gong as a living sign, the Lingnan man's business was so good that he sold a whole cart of Guiling paste in a short time, so he gave the rest to Nai Gong!"

After Liu Bang finished speaking, his face was full of pride, and there was a bit of nostalgia for the past in his eyes.

People say that when Liu Bang was in Pei County, he didn't pay for food and drinks, and he was a rogue who bullied the market. In fact, they were wrong.

After all, in another era, what Liu Bang did was called Internet celebrities visiting stores. Unlike those Internet celebrities who buy fake fans, Liu Bang’s number of fans is not adulterated and can really bring customer traffic to the store. !
Therefore, even Tai Shigong, who has a standard Liu family, had to write in "Historical Records": (Gaozu) often drank wine from Wang Yu and Wu Fu (shì, on credit), and lay drunk, and Wu Wu and Wang Yu saw him. There are always dragons, which are strange.Every time Emperor Gaozu left a bottle of wine, he would sell it several times.It was strange that the two families often broke their bonds and gave up their debts every year.

Liu Ying looked up at Liu Bang.

To be precise, he was looking at the Guiling Gao in his hand.

After all, there are not many fakes these days, and there really is turtle in Guiling Gao, and he went to Liu Fei's place a few days ago and ate too much barbecue, so he really needed some Guiling Gao to relieve the heat...

Well, mainly because it doesn’t cost money.

Therefore, Liu Ying's face was full of flattering smile: "Dad, give me some..."

Liu Bang nodded:
"I can give you a little bit, but you have to tell me why they go to the grassland to dig sheep dung..."

"Well, I know that sheep manure can be used as fertilizer, but I have also seen people herding sheep, and the sheep were eating and pulling all the way!"

"But although there is a lot of sheep dung, it is everywhere. When will it be picked up?"

Liu Ying took out her pocket watch and took a look. After confirming that the train Lu Matong was on was delayed, she slowly stood up holding Zhang Buji's shoulders.

Without him, my legs would be numb after squatting for too long.

Liu Bang was full of contempt.

Liu Ying just pretended not to see it and said directly: "In the past, when we fought against the Huns, the reason why we were able to succeed frequently was because in winter, the Huns would end their free-range grazing and concentrate from autumn pastures to winter camps."

"In this way, even if there is a blizzard and the grassland is covered with ice and snow, they can gather hundreds of people to dig out the snow and rescue the cattle, sheep and horses buried in the snow, as well as the most important pasture."

Liu Bang nodded slightly.The same is true for Zhang Buyi.

After all, they had always known it but didn't know why. Now they didn't expect that there was such a reason for the Huns to live together in winter.

"The sheep go out to graze in the morning and return to live in the shacks that are protected from the wind and snow at night." Liu Ying used a small spoon to dig out the turtle paste that Liu Bang was slipping around, and said vaguely: "The winter in the grassland is extremely long. Usually, the winter in the grassland is very long. It’s not impossible that it can last for four or five months, or even half a year…”

"With the sheep concentrated in one place for such a long time, you can imagine the amount of sheep manure that accumulates."

"So, what they dug was the sheep dung there!"

Zhang Buyi frowned: "I traveled thousands of miles just to transport some sheep dung back. Isn't it a loss?"

You know what the heck, fermented sheep manure costs one yuan per pound... Liu Ying recalled her roommate who was a big boss who grew vegetables in the dormitory, shook her head and said, "Of course it's a loss."

"But the country is based on agriculture."

"So there are special trains used to transport sheep dung at this point in time."

"free!"

“Whether it’s people digging sheep dung or sheep dung, all tickets are free of charge, and all expenses incurred are subsidized by the state!”

"It happens every year. This year it started about half a month ago, before the herdsmen entered the winter camps. To be precise, it ended before heavy snow completely covered the roads."

"During this period, we can dig as much as we can."

"The land in Guanzhong and the Central Plains has been cultivated for thousands of years. Both the fertility of the soil and the thickness of the soil are not as good as before."

"When people are weak, they need to be replenished, and so does the land."

“It’s free sheep manure, the more the merrier!”

After Liu Ying finished speaking, she burped.

Liu Bang looked at the Guiling Gao that was missing a lot, and he felt like crying without tears, but he immediately became angry.

Although he gave the throne to Liu Ying, he planned to take these snacks back to show off to Lu Pheasant and feed Liu Yan by the way!
What a sin...Liu Bang stared.

Stingy... Liu Ying stared back.

Zhang Buyu frowned and asked, "No money? When did the Huns become so generous?"

After all, sheep manure is also important to grassland people.

The grassland lacks enough trees for fuel, so sheep dung is as valuable as cow dung.

It's just that sheep dung is small and broken, so when the weather is fine, they will trample the sheep dung firmly, make it into a brick-like shape and put it in the sun until it dries and dehydrates, so that it can be burned for warmth on cold winter nights.

Liu Ying understood what Zhang Bujie wanted to ask, so she explained:
"It's very simple. Wouldn't it be enough for the state to subsidize them with some loose coal? Anyway, with the development of the three counties in southern Liaoning and Tiannan Prefecture (Australia), coal from overseas is constantly being shipped back to the country."

"Therefore, some crushed coal should be treated as welfare for them!"

"Not only that, in order to make them more grateful to the big man, the state will sell them several hundred kilograms of grain at half price every year for the whole year's rations."

After Liu Ying finished speaking, she couldn't help but feel guilty on her face.

Food has a shelf life.

Therefore, most of the grain sold at half price is old grain.

But that’s not important. What’s important is that it’s cheap enough and won’t kill anyone…

Liu Bang knew nothing about this and just nodded in agreement.

After all, without losing benevolence and righteousness, the offensive and defensive momentum will be different...

Zhang Buyi opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

But compared to Liu Bang, he actually knows more about the Mobei grassland.

Over the years, the Xiongnu surrendered to the Han, and Chang'an City, especially Xinfeng City, which was the sleepless city and entertainment center of the Han Dynasty, was the most colorful world on the planet, and naturally attracted the Xiongnu nobles.

Importantly, Liu Ying pointed out financial services such as bonds.

In the past, powerful people occupied land and pastures crazily because they lacked effective financial management methods. Only by occupying land and people can the value of property be preserved and increased.

But now it's different.

Those Hun nobles who were no longer willing to endure the wind on the grassland knew that there was a piece of paper that could allow them to live a life of abundant food, clothing and debauchery without having to work, so they chose to keep their titles and sell the grassland. Then he took the money and went to Xinfeng City to start living intoxicated and dreamy...

Most of the people who buy their pastures are Han Chinese who are obsessed with land.

Therefore, although the benefits are distributed to the grassland people, most of them still fall into the pockets of the Han people...

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ps: Back then, many herdsmen in Inner Mongolia used the money from selling their pastures to buy, buy, and drink. The main part of their purchases were various luxury cars, such as Land Rover, Grand Cherokee, Big G and other luxury off-road vehicles. There are sports cars such as cows and horses, which has also led to Hohhot's well-known position in the northern second-hand luxury car trading market.

Well, after squandering all the money, I can only sell the car and go back to the grassland to let my former neighbors graze...