Kai Fu Han

Chapter 69 It's Snowing

October [-],
In the early morning, it began to snow in the sky, and the snow became heavier and heavier. By mid-morning, the falling snow on the ground could already cover the insteps.

Except for the fact that we can barely continue sailing at sea, all other outdoor work has been forced to stop. The tribesmen who have been busy for more than half a month can finally rest on the hot kang at home.

Although ordinary clan members can rest, Liu Xinqi and other stewards cannot. Starting from Chen time, all stewards in Dengzhou have been sitting in the meeting hall of the Liu Family Courtyard to start discussions.

This discussion was initiated by Liu Xinqi. Because of the snow, Liu Xinqi remembered a very important thing: the sea surface of the Shandong Peninsula will freeze in winter! ! !
Liu Xinqi read a piece of news in his last life, and remembered that the general meaning was: "Cold air swept across the Shandong Peninsula, and hundreds of fishing boats were frozen on the sea surface of Laizhou Bay." Those "thousands of miles of ice" photos were still very shocking and memorable. profound.

"...I have asked several old boat people that Penglai Port freezes every year. It usually starts to freeze in late November and thaws in early January." Liu Lisheng reported what he had inquired about in the market.

"What a mistake. I didn't consider that the sea surface would also be frozen. It was terrible now. Many plans were disrupted." Faced with this sudden change, Liu Xinqi was a little confused.

"Calm down. According to the information your third master has inquired about, our Liujiabao's current food reserves are enough to last until the sea surface thaws next year. As long as there is food to eat, there will be no major problems." Zhou Xinyuan comforted Liu Xinqi.

No one who was doing this had considered this. Zhao Liang knew that the Bohai Sea would freeze, but he had been running a boat, and he didn't know Liu Xinqi's winter plan for Liujiapu, so he didn't mention this to Liu Xinqi. .

"Originally we planned to continue transporting coal during the winter to ensure heating this winter and to accumulate enough fuel for next year's production. Now it seems that even coal for heating is not enough." Liu Xinqi said to everyone: "And this is also A source of wealth has been cut off.”

Without coal, of course you cannot make money by selling coal.

"The merchants in Laizhou Port are really thieves. They must have known that the sea would freeze and we would not be able to transport much coal before winter this year. So instead of transporting it themselves to sell it, they signed a one-year agreement with us. These people probably After next spring, we won't need charcoal for heating, and the amount we purchased was not enough for one year, so our deposit was swallowed up." Liu Xinqi realized another problem.

"Even if I buy them and pile them up in the goods yard, I won't let them get what they want." Liu Xinqi said angrily.

"Don't be angry, we can only blame ourselves for not thinking well." Zhou Xinyuan persuaded again.

"Teacher, you don't know that many of my plans have been disrupted without considering the impact of the weather." Liu Xinqi said: "I originally planned to lay a base for the new Liujiabao in winter, but now it seems that the coastal sea can freeze Let alone the land, we definitely can’t break ground.”

Liu Xinqi's voice became increasingly frustrated.

"I don't know what to do with my tribe this winter."

……

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"The wisdom of one person is not as good as the stupidity of many; the observation with one glance is not as clear as the eyes of many." Zhou Xinyuan faced Liu Xinqi and started teaching mode: "You must learn from the lesson in the future, and discuss clan affairs and plans with everyone more . But now that the matter has reached this point, there is no use in being depressed. You should think about how to solve the problem."

Liu Xinqi understood the meaning of Zhou Xinyuan's sentence. This classical Chinese sentence means: One person's intelligence is not as smart as many so-called stupid people thinking together; one person's insight is not as good as many people observing together.

Since the migration began, Liu Xinqi basically abolished the original "clan discussion" system in Liujiabao.

"Teacher, I understand." After Liu Xinqi responded, he continued to ask everyone: "Do you have any suggestions for this situation?"

Everyone, look at me, I look at you, Liu Lisheng said: "Even in Qizhou, when it snowed in winter, I stayed at home and didn't arrange any work." Liu Lizhen also continued: "I always feel that you are very If you feel urgent or have any difficulties, tell us and everyone will help you come up with ideas."

"Yes, these houses now have heated floors. Although they are a little crowded, there should be no problem in getting through this winter." Liu's mother, Lu Congxue, also said.

Liu Xinqi thought about it and decided that he should tell everyone about the future situation.

"This year, the Jin Kingdom captured the city of Bianjing and robbed the two emperors. However, I heard that King Kang and Song Gou were not in Bianjing when the city was destroyed. I heard that he was naturally intelligent and well-informed, so he would definitely rebuild the Zhao court in the south. . Then the fate of our Jingdong East Road will be bumpy."

"The Kingdom of Jin will definitely not surrender the conquered northern roads to the Southern Zhao court. It will definitely try its best to rule the east of Jingdong, and may even continue to send troops to hunt down the new emperor."

"Where will our Liujiabao go when the time comes?"

"I have always been so anxious, just to have a place that can be defended and moved out in Liujiabao, and the 'New Liujiabao' is the new home I have prepared for everyone. It is located on the east side of the Shandong Peninsula. In case of any emergency If there is a force that attacks us, if you can keep it, you can keep it, but if you can't, you can take a boat and go to sea. When the time comes, you will have more choices."

Liu Xinqi did not tell everyone that the Jin Congress would establish a puppet Han regime to rule the large Han territories in the north.

Because of the "Jingkang Disaster" in the history of the previous life, the Jin Dynasty went south to capture the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Before withdrawing its troops, it established a new puppet Chu regime to rule the large areas of Han in the north, although it voluntarily abdicated after one month in office.

But in this life, the Jin Kingdom has now withdrawn its troops and has not yet established a puppet regime. Moreover, the season for conquering Bianjing is different from that in the previous generation. This makes it difficult for Liu Xinqi to be sure that the Jin Kingdom will not establish a puppet Han government.

Through some hearsay information, Liu Xinqi learned that the Jin Kingdom is still in the late stage of slave society, while the Zhao Kingdom has long been at the peak of feudal society. A slave society will definitely not be able to rule the feudal society normally, so Liu Xinqi believes that the Jin Kingdom is very likely to follow this path. road.

Everyone sat together and continued to discuss, but no one had any constructive opinions.

"Clan leader, there is a servant of the Luo County Wei family at the door requesting to meet." A clan member opened the door and came in and said.

"Let him in." Liu Xinqi replied.

After the clan members went out, a strange young man came in. Seeing Liu Xinqi sitting in the main seat, he cupped his hands towards Liu Xinqi and said:

"Luo County Lieutenant asked me to bring you a message. On October [-]th, Kang Wang Song Gou proclaimed himself emperor and ascended the throne in Yingtian Mansion, Nanjing. Jianyuan Jingyan."

After hearing the news, everyone was excited and stood up and cheered.

When Liu Xinqi saw that the Luo family was still standing there, he thought he had not finished speaking, so he motioned for everyone to be quiet and asked him to continue speaking.

"After the Kingdom of Jin learned of the news, it sent troops south again to hunt down the new emperor of our country. It also arranged for a branch to enter Bianjing City again. On November [-], it established the former Zhao Prime Minister Zhang Bangchang and established a political power. 'Chu'."

After hearing the news, everyone looked at Liu Xinqi with shock.

(End of this chapter)