Chapter 97 Industrial prosperity
Haixi Ya was transferred to Shaanxi Dusi to serve as the governor of the experience department and was in the seventh rank.

The Shaanxi Dusi and the Shaanxi Xingdu Commandery Division, to which the Suzhou Guards now belong, are not the same thing.The former is governed in Chang'an, and the latter is governed in Ganzhou. They are actually two places.It's just that they belong to the northwest and are close to each other. They are both places guarded by Marshal Zhou, the Duke of Zhenguo, so they are quite closely related.

The current commander of the Shaanxi Dusi is named Wang. He is not young. He fought in the frontier in his early years and left a lot of troubles. Now he has to take leave all year round. He just occupies this position in vain. In a few years, when his son can take charge of his own business, I'm going to retire.The affairs of the Dusi are basically in charge of the two commanders and magistrates.One of them is a nobleman sent from the capital, and the other is called General Zhou. However, he is not the biological son of Marshal Zhou, but his cousin. His biological father was also a general of the border army. He was killed in battle in his early years and was succeeded by his cousin. Adopted by Marshal Zhou, he was ranked fourth along with the Zhou family's children.

If nothing unexpected happens, this general on Thursday will take over the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Shaanxi Dusi in the future.I just don’t know. In the previous life, several young generals of the Zhou family were plotted by Sun Ge’s family, and were injured or dismissed one after another. Marshal Zhou passed away, and the Zhou family completely lost the power of the border army. Will General Zhou still be able to successfully obtain this position?Or maybe he was also one of the people framed by the scheme, and his official career was interrupted, and he could only move to the capital with his family sadly?

Marshal Zhou has many sons, some biological and some adopted. Among the adopted sons are cousins ​​and nephews of the same clan and lineage like General Zhou, as well as people with other surnames. Most of them are soldiers who died in battle and received good education in the Zhou family. After being educated as military commanders, they all joined the border army when they grew up, protecting their families and country like their fathers.The Zhou family's prestige in the northwest is also related to the outstanding performance of these adopted sons.After the death of Marshal Zhou in his previous life, although the Zhou family lost power and could only move back to the capital to live a peaceful life, the large group of frontier generals trained and promoted by the Zhou family still sit in the northwest border, protecting the land and people here, and resisting Invasion of foreign enemies.

As long as these frontier generals are around, it is impossible for the royal family to really do anything to the Zhou family who have returned to Beijing.How could the Zhou family's influence in the northwest be easily eliminated by replacing one or two generals with military power?When the Sun family is completely overthrown, the young and capable young generals of the Zhou family will naturally be able to play their role again one day.

After Hai Xiya received the transfer order, he immediately went to the guard station to report to General Zhou and General Gu.Both generals were delighted.General Wednesday and General Thursday are similar in age. It can be said that they grew up together and have always had a good relationship.Although he regretted that he was about to lose a capable general, the fertilizer did not flow to other people's fields, and his family still benefited, so he had nothing to be angry about.

Hai Xiya had stayed in Chang'an for many years and was familiar with the people there.Although he had been away for more than ten years, since he knew that Tao Yue was going to transfer him to Chang'an, he sought out General Zhou Zhou and General Gu to inquire about the news in recent years, and found out who was currently in the Shaanxi Dusi and who each was. What a temperament, what preferences and taboos.

Although his job is only in the name of the Experience Department of Shaanxi Dusi, he is actually sent by Mr. Tao, the new right servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the capital, to be responsible for the promotion of new grains. He does not need to participate in the daily official affairs of the Experience Department, but His bosses and colleagues get along with each other every day, and he always has to have a good relationship with everyone.

Hai Xiya thinks about his new job and is quite confident about the future.What he is most concerned about right now is to hand over the work at hand smoothly, lest his unfinished business in Suzhou Wei cannot be continued after he leaves.

Generals Wednesday and General Gu had been preparing for this two months in advance.

Just leave the new grain affairs to Liu Keren.This year's grain harvest was bumper, and the corn harvest was also very good. Next year, the scale of planting should be expanded.Liu Keren has been paying attention to the trial planting of new grains in Haixi Ya. This summer and autumn, he stayed with Haixi Ya and went through all the related work. He also made half a box of notes. He was very attentive. Something went wrong.

The vineyard has just taken shape this year, and the planting volume has not reached half of the plan, but a large number of grapes should be harvested next fall for winemaking.The manpower in the vineyard is also fully equipped. There are more than a dozen experienced fruit farmers on duty. Everyone is familiar with the temperament of several grapes in the garden. Unless there is a serious natural disaster, otherwise they will generally Can handle it.This year, the wine shop still collects grapes from private vineyards in surrounding areas to make wine, but after several adjustments to the wine recipe, the taste has improved compared to last year.The wine brewed last year, after a year of cellaring, has already tasted very good, and has become a hot commodity in Suzhou. Several generals at the guard station even used it to give gifts to several surrounding guard stations, and received excellent reviews. very good.This year’s newly brewed wine is already better, and it will surely become even better as it has been cellared for a long time.General Wednesday has decided that this year's New Year's gift sent back to his home in Chang'an will include wine produced in Suzhou.

As for the glass workshop, let alone one.Glassware produced in Suzhou has been sold for takeout since last year.Although we mainly do business with passing merchants, after a caravan transported the goods to Chang'an and Sichuan, the sales were very prosperous, so new orders came in early this year.From the beginning of spring to before the autumn harvest, the glass workshop almost never rests, but the supply of glassware is still in short supply.

This year, the Chu and Hu countries held peace talks at the Gaotai Institute. The people from the Shaanxi Province Command were responsible for maintaining order at the meeting. General Wednesday used his brother's relationship to bring in private goods, and obtained the glass tableware and wine sets produced in Suzhou. At the table of the peace delegation.This was not only to let the Hu envoys know that the specialties of their Western Regions were not irreplaceable, but also to let the officials of the imperial court know that they had a new commodity in the northwest.Although the Hu envoys were severely beaten and repeatedly gave in, when the Chu envoys left, they also bought a few pieces of glassware as souvenirs.

I would also like to thank the chief envoy, Mr. Tao Yuetao, for his leadership.He was the first person to spend his own money to buy Suzhou glassware, and he bought every style from writing utensils to tableware and wine sets, especially the ones designed by his old friends.

Thanks to several peace talks officials bringing the goods, the reputation of Suzhou glass now seems to have spread to the Central Plains.Even if glassware produced by Chang'an and Ganzhou competes in the future, the current market alone will be enough to bring substantial income to Suzhou Wei.

General Wednesday was very satisfied with Suzhou Wei's financial situation this year.Persuading Hai Xiya to come back out of the mountain can be said to be the most correct decision he has made in the past five years.

He said to Haixi Ya: "Don't worry that after you leave, these industries will not be taken care of and will not flourish. Brother-in-law Gu and I will never let problems arise in those workshops and orchards. This is not just yours. The hard work is also the purse of our Suzhou Guard. Whether we, the whole guard, can eat and drink well, we depend on these industries. The food, gold and silver paid by the Hu people will always be used up one day, but the workshops that can make money make money. , is our foundation!”

General Gu also nodded and said: "He Baihu from Liangzhou has come to study with us for more than a month. What do you think? His family has owned a winery orchard and other industries. He is quite good at business and he is diligent. . If you are satisfied, we will keep the person."

Hai Xiya smiled in surprise: "I originally thought that Liangzhou Wei sent He Baihu to learn from the scriptures and wanted to build a wine or glass workshop there, but I didn't expect that He Baihu actually sent us talents! He is smart and practical, if he takes over, of course I can rest assured!"

(End of this chapter)

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