Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1085 Goat Hunting
Ye Chen frowned slightly, and didn't speak for a while, how could he not know that he was short of money now, otherwise, he would have sent troops as early as the last time Song Guo and Zhao Pu's Wu Guo went to war.Only the country has insufficient reserves of food, grass and money, so it has to give up.

Ye Chen tried his best to recall some things about the place where Taozhou was located in later generations, and said after a while: "As far as I know, Taozhou and Qingzhou are rich in products, not to mention salt, cattle, sheep and livestock, even medicinal materials. .”

Near Taozhou is the generation of Dingxi, Gansu, after a thousand queens.Ye Chen remembered that in that era, this place was rich in medicinal materials, and it was quite famous in China, especially in the northwest.When he was in later generations, he even had a classmate who sold Chinese medicinal materials in a large medicinal material company in a county called Longxi below Dingxi.

Zhang Bo was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty wants me to vigorously develop medicinal materials business in Taozhou?"

After a pause, Zhang Bo said thoughtfully: "There are quite a lot of astragalus in the mountains. There seems to be a lot of licorice and Bupleurum."

Ma Wentao nodded, and said: "Astragalus nourishes qi and invigorates the middle, nourishes the lungs and strengthens the spleen, strengthens the spleen and suppresses sweat, can nourish the Yuanyang, fill the interstitial muscles, treat fatigue injuries, and grow muscles. It is a good medicinal material that is commonly used in Tang and Song Dynasties." Many Confucian scholar-officials of the era knew some medical skills. Ma Wentao himself is a great Confucian in the Northwest, so he is no exception. question."

Ye Chen said: "I remember that the land of Shu in the Song Dynasty is famous for its medicine and brocade. The big medicine merchants often have a net worth of 10 taels of silver. Nearly [-]% of the world's patented medicines are produced in Shu. It is conceivable that medicine talents are extremely profitable. Nowadays Taozhou, Qingzhou Shouyang Mountain and other places have a lot of Chinese medicinal materials, but because it was the territory of the Tubo people before, and the Tubo people do not know how valuable the medicinal materials in those mountains are. Zhang Aiqing, you want to be able to use all the medicinal materials in the mountains Find out, and worry about not having enough money.”

Zhang Bo's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. It is the minister who has neglected the profit of medicinal materials. Now that I think about it, besides various medicinal materials, there is also a blind luminous sand in Yangshan, which can be found in the caves in Niaoshu Mountain. There are a lot of them. Besides the medicinal materials, the green hemp is all over the mountains and plains, even if it grows there for nothing, if it is harvested, the rope and cloth can also be obtained from outside.”

"There is also cotton." Ye Chen added: "I have personally directed the Civil Research Department to develop a machine that will be enough to turn the cotton into cotton cloth and cotton clothes when the cotton you plant is mature. The way to make money to support the national destiny and the people’s livelihood.”

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On the second day, Taozhou Mufo Festival officially started.Since Ye Chen coincided with the meeting, Ying Cheng, Lin Buchi and others naturally wanted to invite Ye Chen to attend and see and see.As for the common people, whether they are Han Chinese or Tubo people, after the news spread that His Majesty the Great Emperor could visit Taozhou Mufo Festival in person, the popularity of Mufo Festival reached a climax, and more people came to hear the news , making Zhang Bo earn tens of thousands of taels more than expected.

Surrounded by Ma Wentao, Lian Jicheng, Zhang Bo, Han Tao, Yingcheng Linbuchi, Zheri Shimu and others, Ye Chen came to the vast wilderness more than ten miles south of the city. The scene of the main venue of the Shangmu Buddha Festival.

After getting out of the carriage, the huge wooden platform a few hundred steps away caught Ye Chen's attention, and he couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Aiqing, what is the purpose of building such a large platform?"

Zhang Bo smiled and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, that stage is for performances. Tubo singing and dancing have their own characteristics. Every tribe has their own special skills, and they will perform on it in turn. In addition, there will be locals from Taozhou. Some large chambers of commerce have also funded and arranged large-scale singing and dancing, and they will also go on stage to compete with various tribes in Tubo!"

"On the way here, I heard a lot of people mentioning your Tubo sheep hunting competition. It sounds interesting!"

Ying Cheng Lin Bu Chi laughed quickly and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this sheep hunting competition is an activity that we all carry out during the celebrations of the Tubo people. Usually, the most brave warriors of each tribe are held on the designated pastures." In the internal competition for antelopes, whoever can capture more antelopes will become a hero in the clan and will be favored by the girls. Whichever tribe snatches the most antelopes symbolizes the strength of the tribe.”

Han Tao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I, Erlang of the White Tiger Legion, is also eager to try this sheep hunting competition. I wonder if Your Majesty will allow you to participate in the sheep hunting competition."

Ye Chen smiled slightly, looked at Yingcheng Linbu who was next to him, and the latter immediately said with interest: "Your Majesty, I think that letting the soldiers of the White Tiger Legion participate in this sheep hunting competition and compete with our Tubo warriors will definitely make people feel better." This Mufo Festival of our family is even more grand.”

Ye Chen nodded slightly, expressing his admiration for Yingcheng Linbuchi's wit and humor, and said with a smile: "Yes, it is also a grand event to compete in the same field. Yes! Zhang Bo, in the future, this celebration of Mufo Festival can be held every year. It will be organized in Taozhou, and next time we can send warriors from all ethnic groups in Xiangfu Kingdom to participate, of course, all legions can also participate, and this kind of competitive activity can include other competitive events besides sheep hunting."

Hearing this, Zhang Bo's eyes became brighter and brighter. The first thing he understood was not the political significance of Ye Chen's words, but that there were too many business opportunities in it. He quickly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do."

How could Ying Cheng and Lin Buchi fail to understand the deep meaning of Ye Chen's words, while feeling bitter in his heart, he could only force a smile on his face, and echoed, "I will cooperate with Mr. Zhang to do a good job after I go down."

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There is a raised hill in the middle of the venue, which has been artificially pushed into a platform with a wide view. A stand has been set up for the dignitaries who came to watch. From the stand, you can clearly see The performance on the stage below, the highlight of the sheep hunting competition is also under the stands. From above the stands, it is condescending and clear at a glance.

As for ordinary Tubo people and people who came to watch the excitement, they didn't have this kind of treatment. Rows of temporary fences kept them out of the venue, so that they could only watch through the fence.And these fences are tied with beautifully made wooden boards, on which are written the signs and addresses of various businesses, as well as some special introductions.

Looking at these billboards, Ye Chen remembered that in later generations, no matter whether it was a sports meeting, the World Cup, or other celebrations, wherever a large number of people gathered, there would always be billboards.

Everyone watched Ye Chen staring at those billboards in a daze, and looked at each other in blank dismay, their minds running at high speed in secret, wondering if His Majesty the Emperor had any deep meaning.

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Today is a beautiful day, cloudless and sunny.The spring light shines on everyone is warm, very comfortable.

There are more than 20 people, covering an area of ​​more than ten miles. Whether they can see Ye Chen or not, they all knelt down to Ye Chen and shouted long live. Although the Han people among them were excited, the Tubo people were also respectful. color.

"Flat body!" Ye Chen spat lightly, and the people around him sounded the same as usual, but after these two words came out of Ye Chen's platform, it sounded like spring thunder, and they could be heard clearly, within a few miles around. Not only can the common people hear it, but it seems to be ringing in their ears, as if His Majesty the Emperor is right in front of him.

Ye Chen's little show of this hand is undoubtedly a miracle to ordinary people. The Han people are certainly very excited, but the Tubo people, who originally only looked respectful and submissive, suddenly became fanatical.As early as last year when the army of the Xiangfu Kingdom conquered Tubo, the Ministry of Security sent a large number of people and the court of the Xiangfu Kingdom mobilized some eminent monks in the Buddhist world to publicize among various tribes in Tubo, exaggerating Ye Chen as a Buddha sitting down to protect the Dharma. The trace, who had been skeptical at first, suddenly believed it a little bit.Ye Chen didn't know that he just wanted to let everyone who knelt down to him hear him, and he had unintentionally brought such an effect.

"Your Majesty, please!" On the stand, Ying Cheng Lin Buchi held a bow made of black yak horns that looked very old and a distinctive sounding arrow in both hands, and handed them to Ye respectfully. dust.

Ye Chen took the bow and arrow with both hands, looked at it carefully, and shot it casually.A strange sound resounded high in the sky, and its penetrating power was surprisingly strong.At the same time, hundreds of cowhide drums sounded at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, cheers erupted from the previously quiet scene, and then the annual celebration of Mufo Festival officially started.Ying Cheng and Lin Buchi watched Ye Chen shoot the arrow, but felt a little sad in his heart, because he was the one who shot the arrow in the past.

It started with various songs and dances with Tubo national characteristics, and then came the sheep hunting competition that everyone was most looking forward to.As the Tubo people in costumes and dancing withdrew one by one, knights on tall horses entered the starting point several miles away. Looking from the stands, they could only vaguely see some figures, and the end point was Under the stands, the knights rushed here from afar, whoever holds the antelope is the winner.

With a bang, there was a faint sound of drums in the distance, and then, one after another, the drums sounded from far to near, and they spread to the stands under the stands in an instant. Hundreds of big drums beat at the same time.

The cage prepared in advance was opened, and a brown animal shadow rushed out of it at an extremely fast speed. It was the Tibetan antelope known for its fast speed and light body in later generations.Hundreds of knights smashed the steed at the same time, passing by like lightning. In the chaos, it was unknown who came out on top and snatched the antelope that had just escaped from the cage and hadn't figured out the situation.

Behind Ye Chen, Ma Wentao said to Han Tao in a low voice: "General Han, what about the people you send, don't end up without you, Your Majesty will not look good here."

(End of this chapter)