Destiny Only Han

Chapter 1074 Liu Ying: Come to life!

The edge of the field.

Zhou Yafu was stunned, scratched his head, and asked:

"Yes, how did the former Protector complete the task?"

"I'm asking you a question!" Xu Wang stared.

After all, the ancients gave birth very early. Before he set off to the Mengzhou Protectorate, his eldest son had already given birth to a grandson. Therefore, according to the rules, he could call himself 'Old Man' when talking to others.

Zhou Yafu looked at Xu Wang. He didn't know whether it was because the weather was extremely hot today or he felt a little guilty. At this moment, he only felt wet on his back, and there were some pricks like needles, which made him very uncomfortable.

Well, I have prickly heat.

His guilty conscience at the moment stems from the fact that he has been busy preparing for war since he took office. If it weren't for the fact that he received a letter from Chang'an, asking him to protect Xu Wang and his party who came to investigate, then he learned that the annual levy amount was There is a gap...

The terrible thing is that this will be recorded in his year-end assessment, and the assessment of overseas governors is particularly strict. Usually, good work is only verbally rewarded, while poor work will be punished.

After all, many overseas countries are not bound by Han laws, and governors and governors can act expediently, and it is not difficult to complete collection tasks.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yafu turned his eyes for help to Jia Yi next to him.

Well, Jia Yi is the interviewer. He just studied the relevant files of the Mengzhou Protectorate a few days ago, so he must know more than him, a warrior!

Jia Yi smiled and said as he walked: "Actually, strictly speaking, even the previous Governor did not complete the annual collection quota..."

Xu Wang was a little confused.

When he was in Chang'an, he heard that the prosperity of the country must be attributed to the governors' offices!
not complete?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"Last year, the rice collection quota for the Mengzhou Protectorate was mainly completed by selling dried fish and salt to purchase rice from the neighboring country of Sunda."

"After all, the Mengzhou Protectorate is crisscrossed by rivers and is close to the sea. If the Sunga people were not good at building dams, otherwise these estuaries and harbors, which are crisscrossed by water networks and are flooded all year round or inundated by seawater, would never be leased at such a low price. Big man..."

Zhou Yafu's eyes lit up.

It turns out that you can also buy rice from elsewhere!

The former Protector-General could do this, so of course he can too!

Therefore, the look he looked at Xu Wang suddenly became much harder.

Xu Wang pondered for a moment and asked, "What about cotton? The same is true?"

Jia Yi shook his head: "Of course not."

"Not to mention that most of Xunjia's cotton was sold to Shangxiantang, let's just say that after his prince who was a hostage in the Han Dynasty returned to China, he used the Han Dynasty's hydraulic textile technology to open workshops, so that every year Xunjia Kingdom's Cotton is in short supply, so where is the surplus to be sold to the Mengzhou Protectorate..."

"Therefore, the former Governor mainly relied on this place and another crop grown on this continent to complete the task of collecting cotton."

"jute."

"Yes, it is ramie. But unlike the ramie in the north of Han Dynasty, the jute here can be used as medicine and can also be used to make hemp rope..."

“Therefore he offsets the deficiency in cotton by paying annually fifty thousand loads of twine to the state.”

Xu Wang nodded invisibly.

Although most people no longer wear linen after the Han Dynasty got cotton cloth, hemp thread is indispensable for making hemp ropes, hemp bags and other items.

Not to mention anything else, today's Han Dynasty has a developed navigation industry, but seawater erosion is serious. Therefore, whenever a voyage ends and the ship returns to its home port, all the ropes and other items made of hemp on the ship need to be replaced.

Even if there is no obvious damage!
Otherwise, if something happens at sea, it may result in death, or in severe cases, the sail may be damaged, the mast may be broken, or even the ship may capsize!

Therefore, although the common people do not use ramie products very much, the demand for ramie products in the Han Dynasty is increasing day by day!

Jia Yi looked at Zhou Yafu and said with a smile: "I heard that His Majesty plans to include jute in the collection list of the Mengzhou Protectorate. I'm afraid that this resolution will take effect after the tax collection ends this year..."

"After all, big men now have a huge demand for twine..."

Zhou Yafu was confused.

As expected, nine out of ten things in the world are unsatisfactory... Zhou Yafu sighed, suddenly frowned and asked, "That's not right. Don't we, the Han people, just grow ramie?"

Xu Wang cursed in his heart and asked, "Have you ever seen others making twine?"

Zhou Yafu shook his head.

After all, when he was born, his father was already in a high position, and the family had endless delicacies and endless silks and satins to wear. Therefore, let alone watching people make twine, he could even spin and weave. I’ve never seen this scene before!

Xu Wang scolded Gaoliangzi again and explained angrily:

"Because it stinks."

"Ponds where jute has been soaked will emit an unbearable smell, and the water will be dyed black by jute. Therefore, after the man got cotton, hemp threads were no longer stained in many places!"

Zhou Yafu suddenly realized: "No wonder I always feel that the river outside the military camp smells weird. I thought it was caused by the sergeant secretly urinating..."

Xu Wang shook his head helplessly: "The so-called profession has specialization. It's better to leave it to us to guide the farming and mulberry work here..."

Zhou Yafu bowed his head to the ground: "I have my wish, but I dare not ask for my ear!"

Xu Wang nodded gently and returned the courtesy with a smile.

At this time, a rush of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance.

Zhou Yafu looked up.

The Mengzhou Protectorate has rules. The roads here are not wide and people and vehicles are mixed, so Pegasus is prohibited from galloping.

Therefore, he wanted to see which bold guy it was!

The next second, his brows knitted together.

The person coming on a flying horse in the distance was none other than a guard following Liu Yingke to Huashi City.

"Could it be that something happened to Liu Yingke?"

Zhou Yafu murmured softly, feeling his scalp numb for a while.

After all, Liu Yingke is the second son of the King of Chu and the cousin of Liu Ying. If Liu Yingke has any trouble here, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to do business with him! "The Protector, I finally found you!"

The guard jumped off his horse and hurriedly walked to Zhou Yafu: "Please go back to the palace immediately, my master, I have important matters to discuss with you!"

Zhou Yafu breathed a sigh of relief.

He asked: "Do you know what the important matter is?"

The guard shook his head: "Young master said that the matter involves secrets, and we cannot inquire about it..."

After saying that, he looked at Jia Yi who was standing aside, and was a little surprised: "It's best for the deputy envoy to be here, and it will save you the trouble of looking for me in a humble position! My young master has also invited the deputy envoy to come with him to discuss!"

Jia Yi and Zhou Yafu looked at each other, nodded, briefly saluted Xu Wang, then got on their horses and galloped away.

Zhou Yafu turned around and looked at the guards behind him, and told them that they were following Xu Wang and others. Then he raised his hands and saluted, and Pegasus chased Jia Yi.

Xu Wang looked at the smoke and dust raised by the horse's hooves, feeling a bit of an ominous premonition in his heart.

But the Han Dynasty is invincible.

He was too lazy to think too much, so he just led a group of agricultural doctors and students behind him to walk in the fields to check the soil moisture and crop growth.

..............................

The Protectorate.

Liu Yingke sat in the room, looking around.

Just after he drank five cups of herbal tea, he finally heard the sound of rapid horse hooves.

He jumped up and rushed to the door, and sure enough he saw Zhou Yafu and Jia Yi hurriedly approaching.

"You are finally back!"

"So anxious? But when did you come back?"

In the house, the voice of General Liu Zhao sounded: "Stop standing outside and come in to talk. The sun in this wretched place is too poisonous. It will kill someone!"

Zhou Yafu laughed silently and filed in with Liu Yingke and Jia Yi.

After sorting things out and sitting down again, Zhou Yafu asked, "What's so important?"

Liu Yingke said in a hoarse voice: "King Xunjia is dead."

Zhou Yafu's eyes widened: "Who?"

"King Sunga is dead!"

"Don't tell me that you killed the person, right?"

Liu Yingke smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No. Why do two people ask that?"

Zhou Yafu looked at Liu Zhao, who was drinking tea on the other side, and was very sure that he was included in the so-called one or two...

Jia Yi asked: "Who killed that?"

Liu Yingke replied: "It is his son, Agnimitra. Now this man has succeeded to the throne of Sunga. This is the credential he asked me to forward to His Majesty."

He said as he handed the letter to Zhou Yafu.

Since Liu Zhao had already read it, only Jia Yi came to Zhou Yafu and started reading.

After a while, Zhou Yafu slapped his hand heavily on the table.

"Too deceiving!"

"You are so rude, you should send troops to destroy the country!"

Jia Yi also had the same expression.

After all, in addition to the greetings to Liu Ying in the letter of credence, the rest was that King Xunjia unilaterally announced the abandonment and added some clauses.

For example, Dahan has the most-favored-nation status, tariffs need to be implemented after mutual consultation, and the taxes on imported and exported goods must be balanced; another example is asking Dahan to release some patents in industries such as textiles, iron smelting, and mining; and asking Dahan to stop paying nominal taxes to Sungai. The vassals sold weapons and armor, took back some of the concessions, prohibited the Han people from preaching wantonly in the Sunga Kingdom, etc., a total of 18 articles.

Liu Zhao folded his hands in front of him and asked:
"You can send troops, but it's not difficult to destroy the country."

"But the crux of the question is, what happens next? How do we deal with a post-war Sundanese country?"

"After all, as military strategists say, move when it suits your interests and stop when it doesn't..."

Zhou Yafu said with a smile: "What Dongmao Hou said is true, but I think it is something that a high-ranking person in the temple should think about. I and the warriors will just fight. As for the follow-up, let your majesty worry about it!"

Jia Yi almost spit out half the tea in his mouth with laughter.

Liu Yingke nodded heavily.

He didn't dare to stop for even a moment along the way, not because he was afraid of King Xunjia, but because he wanted to spread the news to Zhou Yafu as soon as possible!

After all, that guy is a martial artist with well-developed limbs and a simple mind, so he will inevitably shout and kill like he is doing now.

In this way, after Xunjia is destroyed, he will definitely be granted a title!
Liu Zhao stared at him: "You have to eat your salary and worry about your worries. If we ministers don't share your worries and solve your problems, how can we throw all the problems to your Majesty?"

Zhou Yafu spread his hands and asked, "Then what are Dongmao Hou's plans?"

Liu Zhao was stunned.

After a long silence, he shook his head and said: "Forget it, let's send a report to His Majesty..."

Zhou Yafu and Liu Yingke looked at each other and finally burst into laughter.

"Hahaha……"

"Hahaha……"

(End of this chapter)