This mountain is mine

Chapter 176 What a Big Pie
Both Zhao Man and Dr. Qiu showed great interest in Yu Miaomiao's cake, mainly because it smelled too good, and they were well-informed and had never seen this kind of cake.Not to mention Zhao Man, no one made cakes for him.

The two divided up a cake, and in the end, Yu Miaomiao tried to smear some on Zhao Man's face but failed.

Yu Miaomiao ate one of the pot of eggs boiled by Doctor Qiu, and let the guards share the rest.

After the meal, Yu Miaomiao took out a map and planned to draw a big cake as a gift for Zhao Man.

"Look, go from Fangling to Kuizhou, and then take the waterway to Chengdu. Going west from Chengdu is Tubo. There are many waterways, which is very convenient. There are many merchant ships going to Chengdu, and there are many exchanges. .

Or go through Xingyuan Mansion to Qinzhou and Ganzhou to enter Tubo, and then go to Xixia. This route is mountainous and detours, so it is not easy to be discovered.The important thing is that both Tubo and Xixia have pastoral areas. "

It has to be said that Yu Miaomiao's train of thought coincided with that of the Tubo general. They both gestured at the map, trying to drive straight into the opponent's territory and do something. This world has never been peaceful.

Seeing her gesticulating seriously at the map and pulling him to look at it, Zhao Man just thought it was a little funny, Miaomiao's sullen face was not serious.

This map is just to fool the common people. There are only a few big state capitals. As for the mountains, rivers and rivers, there are few marks, and he drew a random one with more details than this one.

Yu Miaomiao pinched him, and he became serious, "Well, what Miaomiao said makes sense. There are pastoral areas."

"Tubo has a vast land and few people. Although the land is not fertile, it is enough to use it as a pasture. They live by grazing and raise a lot of sheep. We can buy their wool. Few people want wool now, and we have taken the wool. It can grow again, and there is no need to slaughter the sheep. As long as the price is right, those Tibetans have no reason not to sell it to us. And the two routes I mentioned will not be noticed by the court in the short term, right?"

"Yes." Zhao Man nodded, originally he was still thinking about wool. Seeing Yu Miaomiao's persistence, he pondered for a while, and added: "Before you find out, you can also open a private business."

Yu Miaomiao glanced at him with satisfaction, she was really on the fence with wool.

"After solving the source of wool, I think it is absolutely feasible to make wool imitation goods, and there is no need to worry about the market. When the wool is spun out of the thread, I will knit you a sweater. The warmth and lightness are better than that of the jacket. Much more. You'll see the benefits then."

There is no finished product now, Zhao Man has never seen it, and she can't tell clearly.

However, with the prevalence of woolen textiles in the [-]th and [-]th centuries, Yu Miaomiao had great expectations for woolen products.

Zhao Man doesn't understand silk weaving at all. The best silk weaving and textile industries are in Chengdu, Jiangnan and Bianjing, and it is very difficult to surpass other places.

He also couldn't imagine what it would be like to spin wool and weave it into clothes.It will never be better than silk fabrics, rich and nobles all wear silk fabrics, even if the weather is cold enough to wear seven or eight pieces of silk fabrics, it will not be too cold.

He touched Miaomiao's depressed head, thinking that when winter came, he would prepare light silk for her to weave...

Yu Miaomiao glared at him before he nodded and listened patiently.

"If you have wool, you don't have to worry about sales. As long as there are enough people to spin and weave, and we have a big waterfall, this is productivity. I will ask Mr. Bi tomorrow if the impact of the waterfall water can be used to Operate the spinning wheel."

This Zhao Man was puzzled, but when he thought of the water wheel that kept turning in Bi Kuo's yard, he felt that it might be feasible.

"I have everything. Countless wools are turned into ready-made clothes, which can be used to make money. The money is mine."

Zhao Man nodded, "You can try it, but, Miaomiao, didn't you say it was a gift for me?"

Yu Miaomiao said, "You always say I'm stupid, but you're actually stupid yourself, a stupid man, don't you see any problem now?"

Zhao Man gave her a meaningful look, and said, "You can also go to Dali from Bozhou. Dali also has many pastures. This is the most convenient route, and the Yang family in Bozhou will not be an obstacle. Why don't you talk about this route?"

Yu Miaomiao stood on tiptoe and wanted to knock him on the head, but Zhao Man stopped him with his hand, but failed.

Doctor Qiu coughed: "Don't touch the man's head and the woman's waist!"

Yu Miaomiao looked down at the hands on her waist, and then gave Dr. Qiu another look. Zhao Man laughed, and Yu Miaomiao rolled his eyes at him, before saying: "Listen well, the one behind is the gift for you. The last time I talked to you You really didn't pay attention to what you said." The lack of thoughtfulness last time has been made up for this time.

Zhao Man rubbed his nose. Last time he was under the waterfall, he was so distracted that he didn't remember the matter of the sheep.

"Dali doesn't make a living by grazing. There are no sheep. They have other things, such as medicinal materials and food, which can be sold. But Tubo is different, and Xixia is also different. The biggest income of their people is grazing."

Having said that, Zhao Man's eyes lit up suddenly, and some thoughts flashed through his mind, ready to come out.

Yu Miaomiao saw that he started to pay attention to it, and said with a smile: "As long as wool is profitable and our demand for wool is great, those herdsmen will definitely raise sheep and improve their lives. In the future, we can also ask them to specialize in wool. Breeding individual breeds of wool.

Once these places become our sheep farms and choke off their economic lifeline, if there are any more disputes, we don’t want their wool, they have no other source of income, and they will not act rashly..."

It's easy to say, but the key is whether wool products are really popular, and if you want to make Xixia or Tubo a country your own sheep farm, now it's hand spinning and weaving. It's not the age of machines, and you don't know how to raise sheep. How many female workers will do.

After Yu Miaomiao finished speaking, Zhao Man fell into deep thought.

The relationship between Tubo and Song Dynasty is not bad, and there are occasional disputes.They exchanged horses for food, cloth, and porcelain.There are disputes because of interests.

If Miaomiao's plan is really feasible, if it is for Tubo, it will not be a problem to make them obey.But the war horses of the Song Dynasty still depended on Tubo. If they all went to raise sheep, where would they buy the war horses?

He is more inclined to face Xixia. Xixia is more ambitious than Tubo. If all Xixia people are allowed to raise sheep, it will definitely have an impact on the number of their war horses.

Moreover, the war horses of Xixia are mainly obtained from the people, and the breeding is scattered to reduce the burden on the court. There are also a few specialized horse farms, but the number is not large. War horses do not make money, but wool makes money. Those herdsmen will definitely neglect the breeding of war horses.

This is one, if war starts, don’t want Xixia’s wool. The Qiang people have always been tough, and the rebellion of those herdsmen is enough for them to drink a pot by themselves.

After trying to understand the power of it, Zhao Man's blazing eyes just now calmed down, and he looked at Yu Miaomiao and said, "It really is a big cake, a knife without blood."

It's too big, and it can't be realized in a short period of time. To accept so much wool, he needs a lot of female workers. Even if he gives everything, he can't eat it alone. Okay, if we find another partner...

Zhao Man thought silently in his heart that this was only a preliminary plan, and the details still needed to be perfected, but he was already eager to try it, and even the cicadas outside the house didn't feel noisy.

"Are you satisfied?" Yu Miaomiao asked knowingly.

She has drawn a total of two cakes, the first one is Terraced Fields and Miasma. At that time, the Yu family thought that she was whimsical, and now they are all realized?The current one is just more difficult and time-consuming and costly, but she is not talking nonsense.

Zhao Man raised his eyebrows and said, "Satisfied."

Doctor Qiu looked at Yu Miaomiao, his old eyes were complicated and hard to see, he was getting old, and it was hard for him to figure out the joints. This girl really has a big heart and dares to think.

(End of this chapter)