Ji Tang

Chapter 1254 Yaoju Lu Shiji?

In fact, Ji Song's method is very simple. If you can't grow food, just grow other things.Cotton is now grown in large quantities in Yanqi, Gaochang, and other places. Cotton is light and easy to transport. It can be transported to the Central Plains very quickly along the Silk Road.

In addition, there are cantaloupe, wine made from grapes, raisins, etc., which are very popular among the people of the Central Plains. As long as they are shipped to Chang'an, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them.

Although the climate in Yaoxishui and Mulu City is not as good as that in Gaochang, there is absolutely no problem in growing cotton, and the yield is acceptable.Coupled with the role of soybeans, it can become an important supplement to the Central Plains.

Having said this, Ji Song smiled mysteriously: "Is the food you have eaten during this period delicious?"

Pingyang was stunned, his eyes widened suddenly and he said in disbelief: "You are talking about the oil used for cooking?"

"Not bad!"

"You come with me!"

Soon the two of them came to the kitchen. The cook was busy at work and was frightened to death when he saw the owner and the princess coming. He thought he had been caught stealing food.

As soon as Ji Song came in, he saw the cook who was full of oil, and he immediately felt that iron could not become steel.

"Get out and get your punishment. If I see you eating something secretly again, be careful of your bad legs."

Seeing the cook go out, Pingyang wondered: "Is this the end?"

If her cook had to be severely punished, seeing Ji Song let him go easily, she suddenly thought that he had some womanly kindness.

"Okay, this guy is an old man in the family. If he has no other problem, he is very greedy. As I said here, I have a problem, that is, I basically will not punish the cook. If he really commits a crime, he will be fired. that is!"

Pingyang was thoughtful, as if he understood something.

bang~
Ji Song motioned for her to open the vat in front of her. As soon as she opened it, she smelled a strange aroma, which was exactly the same as the stir-fried vegetables she had eaten during this period.

"Is this what you use for cooking?"

Ji Song nodded and said: "When I was in Chang'an, I used lard for cooking. Although the taste was pretty good, there was always a fishy smell, but this is different with cauliflower oil. The fried vegetables are more fragrant and delicious." It’s not easy to condense, so it’s the only way to stir-fry vegetables.”

"And it is made by drying and pressing rapeseed seeds. So, if you plant large areas of rapeseed flowers, press them into rapeseed oil locally, and then transport them to Chang'an for sale, do you think you can make a fortune?"

"Yes, why not?"

Pingyang didn't even think about it. After all, lard cooking in Chang'an is now very expensive, let alone rapeseed oil cooking, which is even better?Thinking of the huge wealth in the future, my eyes suddenly flashed, filled with golden copper coins.
Ji Song breathed a sigh of relief after solving the problem of future benefits for this place.As long as there are huge profits from this place in the future, I am not afraid that those people will not be tempted.When a large amount of rapeseed oil and cotton enter the Central Plains market next year, it will be exciting to think about the scene.

When the time comes, not to mention the nobles, even the five surnames and Qi Wang will be jealous.

This is not a one-time deal. As long as the land is here, are you still worried about lack of money in the future?
But Ji Song wouldn't give up such a huge wealth to them so easily. Taxes have to be paid, right?Do I have to pay transaction tax too?With Ximen Pass and Suiye City here, how can they do it without paying taxes if they want to trade in the Central Plains?

Thinking of the increasing amount of tax revenue from the Western Regions in the future, it would not be easy for the imperial court to give up here. This place would definitely become a tax center for the Tang Dynasty in the future.

As for shipping?With four-wheeled carriages and the development of water transportation extending in all directions, transportation time will be greatly shortened.During this time, he has been thinking about how to establish a water transportation channel here.

In fact, the Western Regions do not lack water, but it is relatively concentrated, and it has a lot to do with the seasons.The water flow in spring and summer is extremely abundant. As long as one less route is planned, it is not difficult to form a small east-west canal.

Taking advantage of the situation, it is not difficult to use the old river channels as long as they are connected.
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On this day, a guest came to the General's Mansion. Originally, Ji Song had no intention of making a big fuss, but when Pingyang found out, he said: Meeting a foreign king in private?Ji Song, what do you want to do?

As soon as these words came out, Ji Song suddenly woke up and quickly called Cheng Yaojin, Liu Hongji, and even Pingyang to meet him.

After a while, a young man in his twenties came into the lobby. Although he was wearing a crown and Persian clothes, his face was very similar to that of a Central Plains person.

This person is none other than Ji Yao, who founded the country in the Western Regions.

"Ji Yao*Cyrus*, pay homage to the Duke of Tang Dynasty, Your Excellency the General!"

Yao*Cyrus*Ji?
Everyone was stunned, Ji Song put his hands on his forehead, he was so embarrassed to see others.

"Speak properly, if you talk nonsense again, I will break your legs!"

Everyone suppressed their smiles and looked at the helpless 'Yao Cyrus Ji'. They didn't expect that this guy would give himself such a name?
"Hey, Ji Yao pays homage to all your uncles!"

He might also have thought the name was a little weird, so he quickly shouted to everyone.

"Okay, you kid is considered a king now. Stop making these useless things and say, what are you doing here? Don't say you have nothing to do and come and have a look. As the king of another country, you entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty without any reason. You know this. No?"

Cheng Yaojin said with a dark face.

"No, my nephew is here to ask for help!"

Seeing everyone's expressions, he also put away his smile and said: "The Lord of the Cyrus Kingdom, pays homage to His Excellency, the Great General of the Tang Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Ji Song could only raise his hand and said: "Sit down and talk!"

"promise!"

Ji Song could not show the majesty of the Great General of the Tang Dynasty, and said solemnly: "I wonder what important business your Excellency has here?"

"To be honest, General, the Kingdom of Cyrus has just been established. As the saying goes, everything is waiting for prosperity. I would like to be a vassal of the Tang Dynasty forever and submit to the glory of the Khan of Heaven. I only hope that the Tang Dynasty will allow me to recruit some Chinese Atomic people entered and settled in the Kingdom of Cyrus.”

To attract the people of the Central Plains?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, but then they thought of something and looked at Ji Song.

But Ji Song said expressionlessly: "This matter is a major matter between the two countries. What's more, how can I, the people of the Kingdom of Heaven, give it to you just because I say it will be given to you? What do you think our country is?"

"There is no need to discuss this matter any more. If there is nothing else, please return to your country as soon as possible. I am sorry that I cannot entertain you!"

"Come here. See off the guests!"

"Wait a minute!" Suddenly Pingyang stood up, glanced at Ji Song, and looked at Ji Yao: "Can you tell me why I am a citizen of the Tang Dynasty? Could it be that the population of the Kingdom of Cyrus has reached this point?"

Ji Yao bowed and said seriously: "Back to Your Highness, Xiao Wang's mother is the legitimate daughter of the Persian Cyrus family. After the Great Eclipse conquered Persia, my mother accidentally wandered to the Central Plains and was taken in by Xiao Wang's father. This is how Xiao Wang was born. . Xiao Wang has received the orthodox education of the Tang Dynasty since he was a child, and he is well aware of the principle of never forgetting his roots. Although he is now the king of the Cyrus Kingdom, he dare not deny the fact that he is a citizen of the Tang Dynasty."

"However, at this time, Cyrus only had less than a dozen people from the Han family, and most of them were people taken in by his subordinates. Although Cyrus was a state, he was willing to be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. He only hoped that the Tang Dynasty could understand the plight of the little king. , to bring the Han people from the Central Plains to settle here."

"The little king promised that anyone who is willing to come to the Kingdom of Cyrus will be allocated a thousand acres of land, a house, and three cattle, and will not collect any taxes for five years. In addition, anyone who has settled in Cyrus for more than ten years will receive a family Those with a population of ten or more will be granted the title of Viscount and have a fiefdom of ten miles. Anyone who is a scholar can become an official in the court, and those who are brave can join the army."

Everyone was stunned when they heard Jiayao's promises. As long as he went to the Kingdom of Cyrus for more than ten years, he would have a title?There is also a ten-mile fiefdom?
Pingyang looked solemn and said: "Do you know the consequences of what you said? The bad government of land annexation and the evils of aristocratic families. I don't believe that you, a person who studied in Taibai Academy, don't know the truth? Tell me, what is your purpose?"

"Your Highness is aware!"

Ji Yao calmed down and said: "It's not that the little king wants to be like this, but it has to be like this. The entire West has this kind of feudal system. How can the little king's Kingdom of Cyrus be an exception? Rather than being constrained by those Persian nobles in the future, it is better to do it as soon as possible. By taking care of a group of Han people and keeping the two in check, I have some room."

Everyone took a breath and took a deep look at Ji Yao. They didn't expect this kid to have a big plan!
He himself comes from the Central Plains, which will inevitably become a source of criticism for the Persians in the future. However, if there are enough Han people to occupy high positions in the Kingdom of Cyrus, it will probably just be a battle between the old Persian aristocrats and the emerging Han aristocrats. .Coupled with marriage and mutual penetration, it may not be impossible to become a whole in the future.

And this kid directly plans to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, which means that the replacement of the throne in the future will require canonization by the Tang Dynasty.In this way, with the support of the Tang Dynasty on the outside and the support of the Han people on the inside, it would be extremely difficult for anyone to shake his succession to the throne.

Perhaps one day the throne will be emptied, but as long as the Tang Dynasty is still there and the Han people in the Central Plains still have power in Gaocheng, they will not dare to depose him easily, because then not only will they have to face the anger from the Tang Dynasty, but also Bear the possibility of national madness and division.

What courage and planning!
Ji Song also looked at this kid with some surprise. Not to mention, this is really a once and for all solution.At least he couldn't see any obvious loopholes!

Pingyang relaxed his frown and asked, "How many people do you need to handle?"

"The more the merrier, one hundred thousand is never too little, one million is never too many, there is not much else in Cyrus right now, but there is a lot of unowned land." Ji Yao said without thinking.

"impossible!"

Pingyang was also stunned by this guy's generosity. One hundred thousand? One million?Why don't you go and grab it?

Anxi and Beiting have only attracted about 60 million people in ten years. How can you say that you are talking about hundreds of thousands?What are you thinking about?
"Uh~"

Ji Yao was stunned, then smiled: "I don't want it now, as long as it happens every year, criminals, prisoners, their families, and landless people, all of them can leave their names, even the mountain people in the south."

Pingyang: "."

Ji Song suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. Are you a fucking rag collector or something like that?Want everything?
Seeing everyone looking around indifferently, Ji Yao became anxious. This matter was the top priority of his next plan and he must not make any mistakes!It's not that he hasn't thought about doing it secretly, but the risk of doing so is extremely high. Not only will it offend Datang, it may also implicate the Ji family, and it is even more likely to get backlash, so he is not allowed to come to discuss with Datang.

So he gritted his teeth and said: "I will pay, one Cyrus gold coin for each Han man. One gold coin is worth about ten copper coins. For women, let's count separately. One gold coin plus ten silver coins, how about that?"

Pingyang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and everyone looked at Ji Yao with cannibalistic eyes, making him feel hairy all over.

Ji Song couldn't wait to find a ground sewing drill. It was so embarrassing. How could Ji have given birth to such a thing?
One gold coin and one man?It's a shame he figured it out.Is this a fucking sellout or a money-splitting boy?

"make a deal!"

When Pingyang saw Ji Song who wanted to speak out, he gave him a fierce look. It was obvious that he wanted to shut up and dare to say a word to make him look good.If you don't kill the culprit who comes to your door, you won't be killed. After passing this village, there will be no such palace.

Pingyang looked embarrassed at this time: "But I still have to ask Your Majesty for instructions on this matter. Although what you want is the prisoner, his family and the criminal, after all, they are the people of the Tang Dynasty, and I cannot give or receive privately."

However, seeing Ji Yao with a casual look on his face, he immediately said: "But don't worry, I will definitely work hard to facilitate this matter after returning to Chang'an!"

It looked like she was afraid that the fat sheep would run away.

"Thank you, Your Highness Princess, I am very grateful!"

But then he said with a look of pain on his face: "But it can't be all prisoners and criminals. It can never exceed [-]% each time."

"[-]%, this is the bottom line, otherwise there is no need to discuss!"

Ji Yao: "."

Everyone: "."

After everyone left, Ji Yao, who had been in pain just now, suddenly laughed, and Ji Song frowned.

"You prodigal, one gold coin per person? How can you imagine that? Anyway, when your little country goes bankrupt, just don't look for me."

But when Ji Yao heard this, he said mysteriously: "Hey, bankruptcy? It's never possible!"

Seeing the confused look on the head of the family, he stepped forward and said a few words in his ear. Ji Song didn't take it seriously at first, but as he listened, his eyes widened and he lost his voice: "Gold mine, you."

"Don't shout!"

Ji Yao's face was filled with black lines. He looked at the surprised family head and said proudly: "You didn't expect it, did you? In fact, I didn't expect that I would be so lucky. I actually found a big gold mine. What's wrong with one gold coin and one person? I can just throw money at it. Thousands of people were smashed out."

"Bang~"

But one can't be too proud. He who was not proud just now suddenly cried and looked at the head of the family with his head covered.

"I think you're drifting off or something? Is it great to be rich?"

After speaking, he frowned and said, "Who else knows about the gold mine?"

Ji Yao's face turned solemn: "Don't worry, head of the family, I know the seriousness of this matter. After finding out, I sent my confidants to take over with full authority. People outside don't know what's inside. I built a palace there. It's quite big inside, even if it's several It’s no problem for thousands of people to live there. I’ve thought about it. In the future, all smelting will be done there, and only formed gold coins can come out. This can effectively keep the secret of the gold mine!”

Ji Song relaxed his brows, glanced at this guy and said, "You are very good at taking care of the people of the Han family. As the saying goes, people who are not from my race must have different intentions. You are of the Han family's blood, and you also received the education of the Han family. , must be incompatible with the established Persian aristocracy. It’s okay for a short time, but it won’t be good for a long time.”

"But with enough Han people entering the Kingdom of Cyrus, it will be much easier. Remember, you will always be of Han blood. I hope you will keep this in mind. If one day the Han blood comes to Cyrus, The Shi Kingdom has disappeared, or has been reduced to the bottom. Then your greatest protective talisman will also disappear."

Ji Yao nodded seriously: "Don't worry, I know what to do."

(End of this chapter)