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Chapter 191 Entering Shu County for the First Time

"Thank you, my lord, for your trust."

Sima Chang bowed and bowed. Just from the few words of Fusu just now, Sima Chang concluded that Mr. Fusu valued this place very much. If Mr. Fusu succeeded to the throne in the future, the officials who served here would make some political achievements. Into Fusu's line of sight.

Originally, Sima Chang was still somewhat dissatisfied with Zhang Han, the Minister of the Shaofu, who transferred him to Shu, but at this moment, all these dissatisfaction turned into joy.

Looking at Sima Chang's expression, Fusu really wanted to place Sima Chang in the Bashu area.

One is that Sima Chang's current position in Shaofu is an iron official, and he is very familiar with the casting and trade of ironware. With him, the iron smelting industry can be carried out vigorously in Bashu.

The second is that Sima Chang's great-grandfather was Sima Cuo. During the time of King Huiwen, Sima Cuo attacked Bashu with the support of the Qin court. Therefore, Sima Cuo's personal reputation was unmatched in Bashu.Although Sima Cuo is gone now, Sima Chang, as the descendant of Sima Cuo, will also have a special status in Bashu.

It is worth mentioning that Sima Chang is Sima Qian's grandfather, but at this time, Sima Qian is not even in the state of sperm, and history has long been changed beyond recognition because of Fusu's arrival.

Looking at Baoxie Road, Fusu thought deeply.If you want to completely control the land of Bashu and turn it into a land of abundance, the only way is to re-open and strengthen the road to enter Shu.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first.Only when the roads are clear can the control of the local area be greatly deepened.At the same time, resources can also be invested to promote local development.For example, in the land of South of the Five Ridges at this moment, it would take two months for the official documents to be sent to Xianyang.

Apparently, at this moment, Fusu intends to strengthen and widen the reward ramp again.It's just that Fusu has not yet settled the cost of this project. According to Fusu's prediction, Qin Ting will not have enough funds to invest in such a huge project in the next ten years or even longer.

The rebellion of the six kingdoms in Shandong alone is enough to cause Qin Ting a headache, not to mention that after the rebellion is put down, resources will be invested to appease and rebuild the place.

If you don't invest resources, just to quell the rebellion, it will easily become a situation of suppression and rebellion.

Just after the rebellion here was wiped out, not long after the army left, it would fall into rebellion again, and so repeatedly, the final result was that Daqin continued to bleed, and then died.

At the beginning of March, Fusu just set foot on the rich soil of Bashu. Looking at the soil under his feet, Fusu smiled. The county seat of Shu County is Chengdu, which is located in the Chengdu Plain.Grain can be harvested twice a year, and it is indeed a treasure land given to Daqin by God.

However, such a large piece of treasure land is only a preliminary development. It can be said that the development potential of this place is huge.

Along the way, Fusu opened the curtain of the car and got off the carriage. This place is Linqiong, with fertile soil and an important location. This city was also built by Zhang Ruo, the governor of Shu, during King Huiwen's time. Yes, Chengdu and Pixian were built together with Linqiong.

But Fusu didn't enter the city, he glanced at the sky, the sun had already set in the west.

Looking around, there are many young and strong people working in the fields, among them, there are also many women working in it, and some seven or eight-year-old children are also helping.During spring plowing, every minute of time is very precious, so the whole family often joins the battle.

However, because of the arrival of Fusu's group, everyone's expressions were vigilant. Although they were still working, Fusu could feel that there were always a few pairs of eyes watching his group.

Fusu didn't care about this.

Just in time, an old man was carrying farm tools on his shoulders and holding a seven or eight-year-old doll in his hand, walking along the road, as if he was going home.

Seeing this scene, many men stopped their farm work one after another and stared at him with nervous expressions.

Fusu signaled everyone to make way for the old man, to show that he and others did not have any malicious intentions, and at the same time, he stepped forward and said: "Old man is well!"

The old man was full of hair and vigorous, and when he came closer, Fusu saw that the agricultural tools used by the old man were made of wood.

Linqiong and other places have been under the jurisdiction of the Qin court for many years, and this place is not some remote place. Even if iron farm tools are not used, farm tools made of bronze are acceptable. Why did it fall to such a point?

Fusu glanced at the field, but found that those young and strong hands were also wooden farm tools, not even a single bronze farm tool.

The old man looked at Fusu, and at the dozens of capable attendants behind Fusu, he couldn't help being shocked, while the children beside the old man were scared and hid behind the old man.

Seeing this scene, Fusu waved his hand and said, "Bring a piece of caramel."

Sugar, in ancient times, was extremely valuable, and it could be called a top luxury item, only the nobles could enjoy it. For most people, sugar was used to honor the elders or sacrifice ancestors, which is also a matter of status. .

"The Book of Songs Daya": "Zhou Yuan is a prion, and pansy tea is like a candy." The "Ye" mentioned in it is a kind of sweet food in the Zhou Dynasty, and it is also the caramel brought by Fusu at this moment.

With a smile, Fusu sent the caramel to the seven or eight-year-old child behind the old man. He took the caramel and licked it a little. In an instant, the child's eyes showed surprise.

The old man looked at Fusu and his group, bowed and said, "Dear guest, where are you from?"

"Xianyang..." Fusu laughed and said, "My old man is old, so there is no need to be so polite..."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and wanted to help the old man up, but was stopped by a few young men who stared at Fusu warily.

The old man immediately scolded: "Don't be rude!"

When the old man heard that Fusu and his party came from Xianyang, his eyes were filled with excitement immediately, but he was still a little worried and asked, "Your honored guest, are you really from Xianyang?"

"Naturally!" Fusu smiled and helped the old man up.

After getting Fusu's affirmative answer, the old man's eyes flashed with excitement.Xianyang, in the ears of the old man, is an extremely strange but sacred word.

"I don't know the old man's name?"

The old man said: "My surname is Sima. I don't have a surname at all. I just remember that one year when the prince of Shu made rebellion, I almost starved to death. Fortunately, General Sima gave me a piece of cake and a bag of water, so I survived. After that, I He also acted as a guide for the general, pointing out the way, so General Sima authorized me to follow his surname..."

There was a look of remembrance in the eyes of the old man, and when he talked about these past events, his eyes were full of pride.

(End of this chapter)