In early July, after a long journey, the recruits from the Heishao Middle Camp arrived at the military camp.
The camp is not far from Jinguyuan and is affiliated with the training academy. They will start long-term training here.
After the training is completed, they will be handed over to the first-level officer to continue training.
Shao Xun, who was sitting in the mountains of Jinguyuan, could see the new soldiers being drilled from a distance.
There were also a group of old officials sitting around him, plus some young officials. The latter were specially called by him.
Including Huan Wen who is about to go to Nanyang to take up his post, Yin Hao, the chief registrar of Taipu Temple, Yuan Dan, the Zuo Changshi of King Qin, Youle Xuan, King of Qi, Cui Jinghua, the right Changshi of Yan King (the Cui family is stationed in Shangdang), etc.
He already understood the attitude of the veterans.
There may be resentment and resentment in the various thoughts inside, but when implemented into actual actions, they are mostly obedient and at most a bit of bargaining. But Shao Xun still wants to understand the young man's attitude.
Talking is free. You can talk about anything regardless of the constraints of the emperor and his ministers. It is commonly known as bragging.
"Your Majesty just talked about the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River," Shangshu Ling Chu said: "It is very interesting to see it as a minister. Small bridges and flowing water, pedestrians at dusk, yellow dogs greet people, fields are filled with smoke, and the tranquility and nostalgia come to my face.
When people live here, their minds are peaceful and they can concentrate on their studies."
"If you have time to study, you might as well think about how to take care of your family business." Shao Xun said, "Without a family business,
I am afraid that your descendants will have to work hard in the fields, how can they study?"
Chu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right."
Shao Xun continued: "I just asked, what is your career after going to the south of the Yangtze River? I talked for a long time, but talked about the secrets, but there was nothing. Let's take Jingzhou, which I am about to attack, as an example. You can wait for details
Think carefully about how to run a manor if you have one."
"It's nothing more than letting the soil come out." Wang Yan added while stroking his beard.
"Yifu, it's up to Mrs. Guo to discuss this matter. She is better at this than you." Shao Xun said.
Pan Tao, Yang Jiuzhi and others all laughed, but the others did not dare to laugh.
Shao Xun said: "Today is just a chat, I will talk casually, you can refer to the details. Regardless of Xiangyang, if I manage industries in Jiangxia or Jiangling, one of them will be silk."
"Not only coarse silk, but also fine silk and satin, and even thread blankets. I heard that there is a highly skilled weaver girl in Qinghe County who never marries, but earns a lot of money, enough to support her in her old age. Jiangxia, Jiangling District
Suitable for sericulture, which is a great source of wealth."
"The second one is the genus of citrus. It's a pity that there are no prefectures and counties in our country offering citrus tributes." At this point, he seemed helpless.
"Your Majesty, there is actually no solution." Huan Wen listened on the sidelines and said, "As long as you spend money to open the pass, you can get citrus fruits from Jingzhou and send them to Beijing quickly."
Shao Xun smiled happily. After all, his son-in-law still respected his father-in-law.
However, he waved his hand and said: "I will send a million troops south to attack Jingzhou and capture it openly and openly.
Why spend money? But Motoko was right about one thing just now. Citrus fruits are perishable and must be transported by fast horses, but this is not something ordinary people can enjoy. But we can think of a way. Do you have any strategies?"
The king of a country is greedy and asks the three princes and ministers if there is a way to preserve fruits from the south. It may not sound very interesting, but this is just conversation. You can even tell ghost stories here and discuss the mysteries of women's bodies.
Wang Yan didn't understand this, so he kept silent.
Pan Tao looked around and said with a smile: "My family has a method, which is kept as a treasure and will not be leaked. When your majesty asked today, I said it. You can first pickle the fruit with salt, then use lotus leaves and mud.
Sealed, it can be eaten from autumn to the next winter. In addition to salting, there is also a sweetening method. Take pears as an example, peel and cut into pieces, put them in pear juice, then pour honey, and seal the jar with mud.
It can also be eaten for a long time."
After finishing speaking, he added: "My family relies on this method to eat the fruits of summer and autumn even in the middle of winter."
After hearing this, Shao Xun was in awe and said: "I also know the method of salting and sweetening, but it is very rare to preserve it for more than a year. Can the young master learn this method and promote it more widely?"
"When I return, I will ask someone to offer this method." Pan Tao said.
Shao Xun looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "If you and other clan members make a lot of money from this method in the future, they will all give gifts to Yang Zhong."
"It should be." Others said one after another.
Shao Xun said: "Cherish the salt, the sweetness is not as sweet as the fresh fruit after all. But the matter has come to this, there is no other way. If you and other descendants are unwilling to study the classics, they can study it at home. One day, there may be a new method that can preserve it.
"Longer."
If it is kept for a long time, it will be possible to transport it over long distances, and it will become a long-term business.
"Your Majesty, I have also heard that there are black plums in Jingzhou, which are of better quality than those in the north. They have 'plum fried'
It has always been famous."
"There are also crabs, or they can be bundled tightly with felt blankets and hung on the post horses. When delivering official letters, crabs can be sent along the way. In this way, when the official letter is delivered, the crabs will also arrive, and the postmen will make a profit by following them."
"Don't you hear that tea can be grown in Jingzhou?"
"There may also be medicinal materials. Fritillaria, gardenia, orange peel, anthocyanin, etc., there are many in Jingzhou."
Shao Xun laughed when he heard this and said, "Look. The couple didn't mention this topic just now, and you won't have anything to say at all."
Everyone laughed.
"It is certainly honorable to inherit the classics." Shao Xun said: "However, there are many barbarians in the south of the Yangtze River, and the situation is complicated.
How can we survive if we don't raise hundreds or even thousands of soldiers? Qing and other families have gone to the south, and many utensils still need to be purchased from the north. It is absolutely impossible if there is no way to make money. Among the clan, some are studying, some are farming, and some are farming.
To be an official, it is only right to have people and goods to breed."
"Let's just talk, talk less about ghosts and ghosts, how corpses can be transformed into immortals, take powder or drink, and talk more about ways to make money, what's wrong? From now on, I want to see more talk about this matter in casual gatherings. Read, cure
Industry and even music arrangement, music and dance, arithmetic, and ingenuity are all fine. These are all serious things. I don't like talking about gods and monsters. I don't like making elixirs to become immortals. Please remember this."
"Yes." Everyone responded one after another.
"That's right." Shao Xun's expression changed and he said with a smile: "Don't worry. I am cultivating the fields in the north and setting up a large army of soldiers. Twenty years later, the soldiers of the army will become more numerous, including the Hu chiefs, and the court will
Officials and even wealthy businessmen, there are no less than two million people who can afford to buy Jiangnan manor properties. With these two million people, business can be done."
"Perhaps there are few people in the south of the Yangtze River and cannot produce as much. Then think of a way, can five people or even three people do what was originally done by ten people? In the past, this Jingu Garden had dozens of water dams, and they were fully activated. At this time, the sound of grinding spring rice can be heard far and near. You can wait and see what you are doing. If you don't know how, you can ask for it from other people and just spend money. Or if you are ambitious, let your nephew who is not in charge of the family specialize in this thing. Don’t ask for help.”
"I heard that among the northern scholar families, there are many people who have never been an official or a disciple from birth to death.
But you have no worries about food and clothing, and live a life of ease. What's the point of living like this? It's better to study some ingenious things and earn more money for the family. Even if you can't do these things, making up some music and dances and spreading them widely will be beneficial to the world."
"I am not worried that you are as rich as the country. What are you worried about? Let the people of the world have better and cheaper cloth, eat food that they have never had the opportunity to enjoy before, have cotton clothes in the cold winter, cool clothes in the summer, and prevent illness Wouldn't it be nice to have cheap medicinal materials and a better coffin after death, so that the world's wealth will increase day by day?"
"If anyone can still write a book about this, talking about the way to make money, or the making of ingenious things, or even arithmetic, music, dance, scenery, geography, etc., I will make his name famous and confer a noble position to his descendants. If you enter an official position, you will never break your promise."
"It is true that scholars, peasants, industry and merchants are all the common people of the country. Even so, it is difficult for workers and merchants to be employed, because they may have a meager income and rush to make a living, or there may be no one in the officialdom and they are wary. But if it is done by scholars, In matters of industry and commerce, there are no disadvantages. There may be disadvantages, but I don't care, as long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
"That's it for today. I'll have a chat with you next time."
Having said that, let someone serve some refreshments.
Wang Yan clapped his hands. After a while, a group of graceful dancers entered.
At this time, Wang Hui, the assistant to Wang Xuan, the governor of Jizhou, came over and said softly: "Your Majesty, who is the leader of the dancers?
"That's all." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "I'm not good at this."
Sample, are you using women to corrupt me? Have you studied the nine-level concubine selection method?
Wang Hui was stunned for a moment and then said: "Yes, I am serving Meng Lang."
"Are you white?" Shao Xun asked.
"Yes." Wang Hui said: "My father was the former governor of Jingzhou, and the prime minister is my father."
"Oh, Wang Pingzi (Wang Cheng)'s son." Shao Xun glanced at him and said, "What are you doing in Langya?"
"Wander the mountains and rivers leisurely to express your feelings." Wang Hui said.
"I have always known Pingzi's abilities." Shao Xun said, "The old house in Langya still needs him, so it's good to stay at home."
Wang Hui smiled awkwardly.
"Where were you before?"
"I went to Jizhou and worked with Meizi, sorting out the land registration book."
"In the second half of the year, Jizhou will farm again. Are you still going?"
"If Mei Zi is too busy, she will naturally become a staff member." Wang Hui said cautiously, with a hint of expectation and desire on his face.
Shao Xun didn't say anything, he just nodded.
After the dance, everyone looked at Shao Xun and relaxed a little when they saw that he didn't mean to talk.
Wang Yan observed what was happening, so he started talking about someone in the capital writing a "collection of jokes".
This is still very topical and everyone is very interested.
Shao Xun waved, asked Huan Wen to sit next to him, and said, "Yuanzi, when will you go to Nanyang?"
"I will be leaving in the next few days." Huan Wen said with a low eyebrow.
"If Fu Baoru is messing around, don't pay attention to her. A man should put his merits first," Shao Xun said.
"I obey the decree." Huan Wen breathed a sigh of relief.
Just say this and it will be enough. Unbelief cannot suppress the bride.
"When you go over there, there are official dinners and gatherings of scholars. You must be clean and behave yourself." Huan Wen immediately assured him.
Shao Xunran.
I asked you to establish a good relationship with the people in Nanyang official circles. After all, the transfer of grain and grass requires local cooperation. Where do you want to go?
I can’t tell that Fu Bao, who has been naughty and mischievous for more than ten years, still has such a method to eat up her husband to death.
"Okay, okay." Shao Xun nodded repeatedly and said, "Go as soon as possible. In more than a month, I will be traveling south.
After that, he pointed at the people present and said with a smile: "If Jiangnan is not conquered, they won't be able to wait any longer.
No matter how many cakes you draw and how much chicken blood you draw, there will always be a moment when the tide recedes.
Chapter completed!