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Chapter 516 Wang Daqiang’s Wonderful Journey

The sun has just risen, and the morning fog in the mountain stream has not yet dispersed.

Dimly, a small rammed earth courtyard at the foot of the mountain was revealed in the morning mist.

Wang Daqiang squatted in the yard, taking good care of his Huanshou knife and bow and arrows seriously.

At this time, the courtyard door was pushed open.

A sturdy figure walked in carrying a basket of peat.

Seeing Wang Daqiang, the other party weakly shouted in Mandarin that he was not very proficient in: "Mr. Lang."

Wang Daqiang nodded and looked at the other party.

She was a little girl of only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a strong figure and slightly dark skin. Wang Daqiang bought her in Guangyuan City for ten dollars two months ago.

Because she was originally a maidservant in the family of the traitor Yang Jingtong, her surname was Yang and her given name was 'Xiaoying'.

Xiaoying put down the basket on her back, and then piled the peat she carried back in a corner of the yard.

But no matter what, this is official.

There is nowhere to hide in such a huge mansion.

Eventually, everyone was strung up on ropes and pulled to the market.

Wang Daqiang said: "I'm going out for a trip."

"Ah!" Yang Xiaoying was startled: "Official, are we going to fight again?"

This so-called activity was carried out by Youjiang Guangyuan and other states Qiangu, with great power and responsibility.

Therefore, Pan Sui was immediately recruited by the Youjiang Appeasement Department and used to engage in Qiangu activities in Youjiang Guangyuan and other states.

Although, he only selected the lowest-ranking Yongzhou Sihu to join the army.

He was awarded an official position for following Gao Zunhui and liaising with all parties.

They were already hurt last time.

"That……"

"If something happens, go to the town to find Pan Guanren's family... I told the official about it."

At this moment, Wang Daqiang stopped her and said, "Xiaoying, come here, I have something to tell you."

Wang Daqiang laughed loudly: "How dare you hit Jiaozhi's rotten sheep head?"

The grinning general hugged the formerly beautiful boudoir lady.

Then, she was ready to cook.

Afraid that such a quiet and peaceful day would be broken again.

Women who have experienced the chaos of war are the group that most intuitively feel the horror of war.

He didn't quite understand this either, he couldn't understand it at all.

Moreover, he had to respond to the orders of the Pacification Department at any time, bring his own weapons and dry food, and participate in the military operations of the Pacification Department.

"This trip will take as little as half a month and as much as a month."

On the surface, this seems like a very leisurely job.

But in fact, it was because of the sugar cane fields and 'customers' like Wang Daqiang who went south.

Yang Xiaoying raised her head and saw Wang Daqiang grabbing a handful of money in her trousers and stuffing it into her hand.

Many people disappeared for no reason during this process.

Moreover, you have to go back to Bianjing, go to the Ministry of Personnel, pass the official examination, get a petition, and submit the role of the third generation of the family before you can truly take up the position.

The severed heads were piled up in the capital, and they are still standing at the foot of Beizhang City, making the envoys coming and going from Jiaozhi change their expressions.

Pan Guanren is Pan Sui, the person next to Uncle Gao Guo who bought Xiaoying in Guangyuan City with Wang Daqiang.

It is not only a mouthpiece that connects chieftains from all over the country, but also a key to controlling the 'customers' going south.

Blood is flowing.

It is nothing more than the tribute paid to Bianjing by the local officials in the jurisdiction in accordance with the system.

Because of the great victory in the southern expedition, the chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.

The wolf-like soldiers tore into pieces the gorgeous dresses of the once-high-ranking hostesses.

"Didn't you say that Shenglong Mansion has already sent envoys to sue for peace?"

It is precisely because of this that she enjoys the current peace extremely.

Wang Daqiang had heard someone say that the so-called 'Youjiang Appeasement Division' was somewhat like the Zhe Chong Mansion of the Tang Dynasty.

"You stay at home and take care of yourself."

But one thing is very intuitive - the stamp on the ground he circled is the official seal of Youjiang Appeasement Department.

Now, Pan Sui, a low-ranking scholar who couldn't even pass the imperial examination.

The money he owed was repaid at the Youjiang Appeasement Department.

Yang Xiaoying came to Wang Daqiang obediently and lowered her head: "What do you want to say?"

"I'm here to protect the grain!" Wang Daqiang said, "Jiaozhi has agreed to deliver the first batch of rice starting this month."

"This time it is said to be 200,000 dan!"

Wang Daqiang sighed and said: "Two hundred thousand stones of rice, if piled up, could fill the valleys of our home."

Yang Xiaoying also covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Two hundred thousand stones of rice..."

"Well!" Wang Daqiang said: "The official document from the Appeasement Department has been sent out. One of the five 'clients' will be drawn. I was lucky enough to be drawn. This time I go to protect food and I can earn a hundred dollars a day. tips!"

"If you're lucky, you can get a piece of silk cloth after completing this errand. Then I will make clothes for Xiaoying!"

Yang Xiaoying was stunned when she heard this: "You still have money to get?"

Wang Daqiang listened and asked in disbelief: "How can anyone be willing to sacrifice their life without giving them money?"

In Bianjing City, even Zhao Guan's family would not be able to command the imperial army without giving them money.

In Wang Daqiang's memory, he had seen several times the grand spectacle of his uncles from the Forbidden Army enjoying rewards.

Therefore, in Wang Daqiang's heart, it is only right to give money to do things.

"Besides, the government is not short of money now." Wang Daqun clicked his tongue: "In these days, the gold found in various places, at least three to five thousand taels, has been melted by the government and made into gold. I'll send it back to Bianjing..."

Wang Daqiang circled the land at the end of April.

At that time, he was wearing leggings and carrying dry food. Within the prescribed time, he gritted his teeth and walked for a full day. Finally, he and his descendants secured this huge property-including three barren mountains, thousands of acres of mountain land.

There are also two streams and a river channel that flows through the valley.

He has also been working hard to find gold.

After more than a month, relying on the gold pan, he took Yang Xiaoying to wash the sediment in streams and rivers, and he actually found some gold.

But he owes too much debt!

The official family in Bianjing alone has at least two hundred strings.

The gold found can only be sold immediately and sold to the Appeasement Department at the market price.

Most of it has to be used to repay the government's interest.

The annual interest rate is 20%!

With the remaining money, he still had to buy rice, oil and salt.

To be honest, Wang Daqiang feels like he has been fooled now.

"If I had known earlier, I should have gone to Xihe like Guo Gui..."

He sighed as he thought of the co-worker with whom he once gambled and drank wine on the construction site.

"If that were the case, I wouldn't owe so much money."

At the construction site in Hebei, he only owed more than twenty dollars in gambling debt.

However, on the way south, the total expenses, expenditures, training, weapons purchases and other expenses added up, making his debts pile up.

Adding in interest, it was almost a figure that made him despair.

Fortunately, he now has an estate.

There are thousands of acres of mountainous land!

All the wild animals, birds, and trees in the mountains and forests belong to him.

The gold, coal, iron ore, and copper ore underground are also his (if there is any).

Wang Daqiang heard about it. Over there in Sumaozhou, a lucky man discovered iron ore in the area under the circle. Now that man has made a fortune.

It is said that even the local chieftain wanted to marry his daughter to him.

"Why don't I have such good luck?"

Thinking of this, Wang Daqiang said to Yang Xiaoying: "Xiaoying, I have been thinking about it for a long time and plan to save a few more months of money, then I will go to the comfort department and redeem all your brothers..."

Yang Xiaoying was born into Yang Jingtong's family, and so were her father, brothers and sisters.

When the Yang family fell, they were uprooted.

Everything that belongs to the Yang family naturally becomes the target of division among everyone.

The women sell it, while the men work directly in the sugar cane fields.

We have to work under the scorching sun every day, and life is extremely hard.

After Wang Daqiang bought Yang Xiaoying, he also relied on Pan Sui's relationship to inquire about the place where Yang Xiaoying's father and brother were imprisoned - the sugar cane garden of Nong's family in Shun'an Prefecture.

Wang Daqiang also went to see it - the conditions were very difficult.

Yang Xiaoying burst into tears when she heard Wang Daqiang's words: "Lang Jun... Lang Jun... I really don't know how to thank Lang Jun."

Wang Daqiang smiled and said, "Give me more fat boys."

In fact, it was Pan Sui who gave Wang Daqiang the idea of ​​redeeming Yang Xiaoying's brother.

In this Jiaozhi place, the number of customers who migrated south is finally a bit thin.

There still needs to be someone!

When there are more people, even if you are panning for gold, you will get a few more taels of gold than others!

As for raising people?

That's no longer a problem.

Because Jiaozhi pays millions of shi for rice every year, and then sells it at the market price of millions of shi in the Song Dynasty.

The influx of these cheap grains will drive down grain prices in northern states.

After hearing this, Wang Daqiang felt that it made sense. As the saying goes, when a father and his son go into battle, they are like brothers fighting a tiger.

He has no relatives in Jiaozhou, and the only person he can trust right now is Yang Xiaoying.

Who else could he count on if he didn't redeem her family and work together to find gold?

……

Lu Jia asked that he was in a particularly good mood recently.

Especially when he saw more and more gold collars piled up in the warehouse, he felt particularly bright.

Fifty taels of gold collars can soon make up a hundred.

One hundred gold collars!

Lu Jiawen stroked his beard, his face full of spring breeze.

Beside him, Gao Zunhui was also smiling from ear to ear.

"Fu Fu is indeed a great talent!" Gao Zunhui praised: "With Fu Fu sitting here, there will be no worries in Youjiang."

If it had been in the past, Gao Zunhui might not have been able to walk if he had seen all this gold.

He would try his best to swallow some of it.

But now...

He no longer valued this benefit.

Because the sugar cane planted in various places in Cochin is growing increasingly well.

Sugarcane farmers invited from Mingzhou and Suzhou all said that there will definitely be a bumper harvest by the end of this year.

Gao Zunhui also tasted the crisp and crisp taste of tender sugar cane.

The taste is very sweet, and when it matures, there will definitely be a lot of sucrose squeezed out!

This is an inheritance that can be passed down to future generations.

Therefore, Gao Zunhui is full of energy.

His concern for Jiaozhou's cause has reached an unprecedented level.

It's not just him.

The same goes for other people with interests in Jiaozhou.

The local officials in Jiaozhou, the generals of the imperial army who went south, the civil servants in the Guangxi Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department...

Everyone is quietly waiting for the results at the end of this year.

They are all eager to try.

Ambition is like expanding dough, growing quietly!

Everyone is well aware that sugar is precious and valuable.

And a stable production area that can supply a large amount of sucrose.

It means that Guangxi will become the sugar capital of the world.

Therefore, in this matter, there is no intrigue and no struggle for power.

Everyone is working hard for a better future as much as possible.

Whether they are doing it for fame, profit, or wealth.

Lu Jiawen listened to Gao Zunhui's praise, smiled, and said: "With business matters at hand, how can a subordinate dare to speak up?"

"A true wise minister should treat business as official."

"Whether it's officials and maids from all over Cochin, wives and daughters, or clients from the south..."

"Still presiding over and supervising the 'customer' enclosure."

"Or you can be friendly to the local officials of the state and communicate with them in the way of benevolence and forgiveness of Confucius and Mencius..."

"Everything done in official affairs in Jiaozhou and Zhuzhou must be a virtuous deed that will leave a name in history."

Yes, Wang Daqiang thought that he bought Yang Xiaoying by accident.

But it was actually intentional.

That day, Pan Sui found dozens of people, all of whom were young and strong like Wang Daqiang and had no family fortune.

And the maids who appeared in front of them all had fathers, brothers and sisters.

If you marry one, you can marry a large family.

This is equivalent to accelerating the local development of Nanxia Qingzhuang in disguise.

Gao Zunhui smiled and shook his head: "What I did was just to share the country's worries. I can't talk about being a virtuous person."

He did those things purely for himself.

Planting sugarcane is just the beginning.

Squeezing sugar, extracting sugar, and making sugar are also processes.

The real trouble lies in how to safely and effectively transport this sugar to the Central Plains.

Rather than being robbed halfway.

At this time, the young man who had moved south came into his sight.

Binding these people is equivalent to gaining a powerful bodyguard force.

At least in the northern states of Jiaozhou, there is such an armed immigrant team, which can ensure the safety of the sugar transportation team every year.

Therefore, strengthening these people is equivalent to buying insurance for your own money.

Gao Zunhui was just a little greedy.

But his mind is still very clear.

He calculated this account clearly - not to mention, he didn't need to pay for it, it was just a convenience.

Besides, he was acting on orders.

"By the way..." Lu Jiawen suddenly said: "For official business, have you met Marquis Chongxian of Jiaozhi?"

Gao Zunhui nodded.

"What do you think?"

Gao Zunhui grinned: "That's a smart man!"

The brother of the King of Cochin, Chongxian Hou Li Taide, entered the country last month.

Now, under the escort of Yan Yuan, together with Yu Longzhi and the first batch of Yulong's first general's soldiers and horses to return to Beijing, they have embarked on the road to Bianjing. Counting the time, they should have entered Jinghunan by now. Road jurisdiction.

During Li Taide's stay in Guangxi, he met people from all walks of life.

He behaved very respectfully and showed a very humble attitude.

"Then do you think this Chongxian can be forgiven while he is waiting in front of the emperor?"

Gao Zunhui smiled deeply and said, "How do I know so much?"

"Everything is decided by the two palaces, Cisheng and Guanjia."

"but……"

Gao Zunhui licked his tongue and said, "I think that the Cisheng of the Two Palaces and the officials will agree to his request."

Cochin is now facing a lot of pressure.

In the north, Chen Bing of the Song Dynasty invaded the Fuliang River. Although peace had been negotiated, the local officials in the states north of the Yangtze River were afraid that Shenglong Mansion would come back and destroy their stable and peaceful life.

Therefore, these local officials are all fighting for their lives, and there are still some people who want to "capture Sheng Long Mansion once and for all".

In the south, Champa and Chenla continued to harass, and it was said that they had defeated the Cochin army in a row.

If the current situation in Cochin continues, the country may be destroyed at any time.

This is also the reason why the Cochin man took the initiative to deliver the first batch of rice so quickly - he really couldn't hold it anymore.

I hope that the Song Dynasty will come out to mediate its war with Champa and Zhenla.

If it were in the past, Song Dynasty would actually have no say in such matters.

Zhenla and Champa would not even look at Da Song.

But now, the situation is different.

Because the Song Dynasty and Jiaozhi were facing each other across the Fuliang River, Jiaozhi's main force was contained.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty can actually affect the relationship between them.

Once the Song Dynasty relaxes the pressure. This allowed the Cochin people to mobilize their main force for the southern expedition.

Champa and Chenla may not be defeated.

Lu Jia asked and nodded.

"Actually..." Lu Jia asked Youyou and said, "It might be better to let the three countries conquer each other."

"In just a few months, hundreds of people have died from exhaustion in sugar cane plantations everywhere..."

"Maybe we'll have to rely on the Cochin people to catch workers for the sugar cane plantations."

There is a bug in the northern states of Jiaozhou.

This is all Jizhou.

Jisi Prefecture does not use the laws of the Song Dynasty.

In these places, everything is said by the local officials themselves.

In other words, everything that happened in these places had nothing to do with the Song Dynasty or Confucius and Mencius.

At the same time, they were also in the territory of the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the local products produced here can be sold directly to markets throughout the Song Dynasty.

Gao Zunhui listened, his eyes twinkling.

He feels this way too.

There are too few people in Jiaozhou.

And growing sugar cane requires many people.

(End of this chapter)