Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 195 Scene in Guanzhong (I beg you to vote for the monthly ticket)

Wang Lin was thrown into the water with a thud, while Sun Xiangfu and the others turned towards the Yellow River waterway in a water steamer full of grain. Not long after, Sun Xiangfu saw Wang Lin climbing ashore in a panic through the binoculars. I believe that now he has regarded Wang Xu as an endless enemy. With the support of intelligence, Sun Xiangfu experienced the feeling of playing with people in the palm of his hand for the first time.

On the steamship, Sun Xiangfu met Zhao Gang and Zhao Qiang.

"My lord, I almost messed up the matter."

In March, Sun Xiangfu asked Zhao Qiang to go south with the fleet. Now, more than two months have passed, and the food has not yet been delivered to Chang'an. This is obviously much slower than Sun Xiangfu estimated to run back and forth in more than a month, but it happened for a reason. , Sun Xiangfu didn't say anything, he helped the two who clasped their fists to plead guilty and said, "It's okay, it's not your fault, tell me about the previous situation!"

"As soon as Lieutenant Xi rushed over, those people blocking the river panicked. They didn't last long before they were dispersed. Lieutenant Xi led his men to chase them away. We dragged the broken boat blocking the river away by water steamer. , so that the channel can pass, but the water transport ships are procrastinating, and it seems that they are reluctant to go, so we came first." Zhao Qiang said.

Sun Xiangfu could guess why the water transport ships refused to leave.The officials in charge of the water transport are all from Wang, Lu, Cui, Zheng, etc. It's no wonder they are willing to leave.

"Don't worry about those people for now, have all the gold been smelted? How much copper coins have you exchanged?"

"After refining, I exchanged them all the way along the canal. I exchanged almost 200% of them, about 100 million guan. The four masters in Yangzhou alone exchanged more than [-] million guan."

"Well, more than 200 million guan, which is almost enough. When you arrive in Chang'an, you can use the remaining gold to buy food. Aristocratic families and dignitaries like this thing very much. They are not afraid of breaking the law."

Aristocratic families and dignitaries all have the habit of collecting gold, because there were few such things in ancient times, and it was an indispensable item in the burial objects of nobles. , even if it is not a grand burial, in addition to that, there must be countless gold burial objects. In terms of whether a noble's funeral is beautiful enough, the number and value of the burial objects are important criteria. This is the ancients It is precisely because of this bad habit of the ancients that it led to the birth of a profession that is very famous in later generations, Mojin Xiaowei.

This bad habit has deeply affected the development of this nation. In later generations, when the tomb of any nobleman is excavated, there will be a lot of gold, jade, and some even hundreds of thousands of copper coins. Instead of being taken into the grave by them, but taken out to invigorate the market economy, the life of the ancients will definitely be much better.

This bad habit cannot be changed by Sun Xiangfu. The emperors of this period usually started to build the mausoleum as soon as they ascended the throne. If you run to stop it, you will be executed every minute.And Sun Xiangfu didn't think about changing it. He likes the high price of gold, so he has the motivation to get more gold from overseas and return it to the nobles and bury it in the ground as a reserve for future generations. up.

"By the way, how is Zhao Long's training going?" Sun Xiangfu asked Zhao Gang again after learning about the exchange of money.

"It's all available. There are more than 800 people, half of them are Lingnan people and Jiaozhi people. In the first lunar month, my elder brother took people to Yazhou to open a new training ground. I also borrowed some warships from Yue Gong and ran a few times. Cochin and the coast of Nanyang fought a battle there."

"A battle?"

"Well, our frequent contacts with Jiaozhi made Bamu richer. This aroused the jealousy of the Nanzhao tribes and tried to rob them several times. The eldest brother said that fighting can not only train soldiers, but also support Bamu. Let us better control the land of Jiaozhi. The Duke of Yue thought it was feasible and sent 1000 people to help the battle. However, the shipyard of the Duke of Yue is also building sailing ships. Judging by his appearance, he seems to be interested in overseas trade. " Zhao Gang explained.

"It's a good thing that Yue Gong wants to go out. More foreign trade will make Lingnan people more aware of the importance of knowledge. When they start to scramble to learn all kinds of knowledge, they will not be far from surrendering to Wang Hua. Later, I will write to Zhao Long to find more cooperation with Yuegong, go to sea more, let Yuegong connect with Southeast Asian countries, establish stable trade channels, let Lingnan ships sell the output of the Central Plains, anyway Our goal is to go further afield."

People who come from later generations will habitually look at the whole world. The economic aggregate of the Southeast Asian countries in later generations will hardly reach a fraction of my Great Heavenly Dynasty. Cultivating the habit of going to sea will continuously improve their sailing skills and experience. When Sun Xiangfu wants to sail far, he can also absorb more talents and gradually accumulate sailing skills. It is very important.

Due to the dry water of the Yellow River and the heavy load of the steamer sailing against the current, when the pedestrians arrived in Chang'an, it was already three days later.

The weather at the end of May was unbelievably hot, but this kind of weather can quickly hatch locust eggs, and Sun Xiangfu saw many small holes on the almost dry river beach exposed to the scorching sun, that is, the locusts have shed their seeds. The scene left behind.

The bare ridges and the bare ridges, when the boat entered within a hundred miles of Chang'an, all Sun Xiangfu saw was this scene. From time to time, locusts would fly to the boat to find food, and the guards would kill them with knives. The scabbard was drawn to death, and the crackling sound kept ringing on the boat, which made Sun Xiangfu feel agitated for a while.

"Go to Xingfu Village first to see the situation."

The big boat docked at Xiaoheji, but due to the dry water, the springboard could not reach the shore at all. Therefore, Sun Xiangfu and his guards waded to the river beach. After getting on their horses, Sun Xiangfu quickly saw the scene in Xiaoheji .

"Let's go, let's go, gentlemen go out, be careful of horseshoes." Zhang Ke, as the temporary leader of the guards, shouted conscientiously towards the narrow street.

But on both sides of the street, those withered and sallow-faced people wanted to avoid it, but they seemed to have no energy and moved there slowly.

"Why are there so many idlers in this market?" Seeing this scene, Sun Xiangfu frowned. You must know that due to the existence of Xingfu Village, the development of Xiaohe Market is also very rapid, and it has long been different. Even at ordinary times, the transactions in the markets in some county towns are more prosperous than those in some county towns, but now, the streets are full of beggars, and the store owners are listless.

"It's probably caused by locust plagues."

The hometown of Zhao Gang and the others experienced a plague of locusts more than ten years ago. He still feels scared when he thinks about the feeling of being unable to find food anywhere. , will spontaneously gather to the market, or the city, they instinctively think that in such a crowded place, they will get help, however, the reality will tell them that this is wrong, when a disaster strikes, people want to More often, it is self-preservation.

"That's not right! I passed down the method of eating locusts to satisfy my hunger in Xingfu Village back then. Now there are locusts everywhere. It shouldn't be difficult to catch some to fill my stomach!"

Sun Xiangfu was puzzled.

Soon, a notice posted in a conspicuous place in the market explained everything to him.

"Those who are good at eating locusts?"

"The order from that bastard?"

(End of this chapter)