Chapter 92 The Land of Fish and Rice

Author: Yang's Good Son

Chapter 92 The Land of Fish and Rice

Among the four famous brocades in the Xia Dynasty, only Shu brocade was born. Although Yun brocade and Song brocade had not been born yet, the brocade weaving technique had long existed. Xiang Yu rushed to Guanzhong and shouted about wealth but not returning home, like walking in brocade at night.

If this guy had Liu Yu's mind, he moved all the brocade weaving craftsmen in Guanzhong back to Jiangdong and built the brocade office like Liu Yu, maybe Jiangdong would have developed Yunjin long ago, so why did Shujin be born first?

But they are all brocade. In fact, there are not many advanced technical differences in technology. It is just that the order of interweaving between warp and weft lines is different when weaving.

As long as the Weaving Bureau can mass-produce a large number of gorgeous brocades in the same order, Zhou Cheng can call it Wu Jin, or it can be called it by Zhou Cheng on the bank of Yangcheng Lake, and it can be named Cheng Jin.

So the most important thing is to be able to produce on a large scale. In most cases, quantity itself is a quality.

Obviously, the Weaving Bureau incident made Zhou Cheng very happy. He kept a smile on his face and said, "There are dozens of brocade craftsmen who have taken refuge in Jiangdong from the north. I have asked them to select thousands of skilled women in the workshop to teach brocade weaving techniques. However, weaving brocades is very difficult, and it takes more than a hundred pieces of brocade to be embroidered on them. Now, they have only produced more than a hundred pieces of brocade, and only a few pieces are added every day."

When Sun Ce heard this, he was not dissatisfied, but instead put down the crab, held Zhou Chengsu's hand excitedly, and said, "Madam is really my virtuous support! In a short piece of gold, you can add several new pieces of gold every day, which is equivalent to adding dozens of kilograms of gold in our treasury every day. With this, the treasury can be filled without a few months!"

At least if you take the Jinxiu produced here to the market in the city for sale, you will definitely be snatched by others.

Even with so many Jinzhan as a guarantee, the issuance of Jiangdong Tongbao is completely without any risks.

Among the Three Kingdoms, all the currency reforms of Wei and Wu failed, but the only thing Shu Kingdom was the 5000 coins of Zhishi in the Three Kingdoms. The reason was that Chengdu was known as Jinguan City? The imperial court set up Jinguan and had a large amount of Shu Jinqian, which could guarantee the value of 500 coins of Zhishi?

Although Shu Han and others used money to reap the world, this statement was far-fetched by later generations. As a traditional agricultural society, Shu Han would not consciously promote such things.

However, as a reliable currency, five hundred coins truly ensured the stability of the entire country's economic system and brought about the ultimate wealth and strength. Therefore, Shu Han could use a state to compete with the country of Cao Wei and the nine states, and even launched an attack on the initiative.

Zhou Cheng didn't expect Sun Ce to have so much, but her cheeks suddenly turned red. She still felt that the couple's respect for each other seemed to never happen to her. Sun Lang didn't care about any etiquette and respect, but instead liked blind dates to her skin!

Of course Sun Ce likes it. This is his wife. If you don’t get tired of being close, do you have to be polite?

Zhou Cheng tried to struggle for a while, but couldn't pull out his hand, so he could only let Sun Ce hold it, and then said, "How do Sun Lang plan to use these beautiful women?"

"There are many ideas, but the specific direction has not been decided yet. What suggestions does the lady have?"

Zhou Cheng nodded: "I suggest that Sun Lang share these beautiful things to the county magistrates."

"Distribute to the county magistrate?" Sun Ce asked curiously: "How could there be such a suggestion?"

Zhou Cheng explained: "It was very inconvenient for the Weaving Bureau to acquire silkworm cocoons and raw silk. It was because the county chiefs and township officials personally went to each village to help inform the people that the treasury that the treasury that the treasury purchased now is full of warehouses. We have gained a lot now and should not forget that the officials have served. Therefore, I have always sent the cloth to the treasury."

"So that's it." Sun Ce suddenly realized: "The Chief Secretary was about to ask me to talk about this matter to you. How to separate the public warehouse and private grain."

Not only these silks, but also the Sun family and Chen family sold the land and purchased the grain and grass. It is indeed difficult to calculate the filling of the government office in this way.

If there is no distinction between public and private affairs, it will eventually lead to public pursuit of private affairs!

Although Sun Ce is the lord of Jiangdong, the entire force is not only Sun Ce alone, but also all the civil and military forces in Jiangdong.

Zhou Cheng smiled and said, "This is easy. Sun Lang can give all the cloth in the treasury now to the chief clerk. Sun Lang is newly exploring Jiangdong, and should be rewarded by his subordinates for his feelings and reason. It can be regarded as a reward for all the chief clerks' previous help."

"If it comes to the official palace, you can send the fabric to the official palace first and wait for the state's regular tax collection and then repay it at the price."

Sun Ce nodded: "But this weaving office was not formed by me alone. I raised female workers and provided supplies, and the government also made efforts."

Zhou Cheng suggested: "Then divide the output into two parts: public and private parts, six and four parts or five parts."

"Then let's divide it into five or five." It is indeed difficult to divide who will contribute more. After all, Zhou Cheng's coordination was also a great deal during this period.

The official workshop is similar to the Brocade Division, and the Weaving Department has historically provided royal textiles to the monarch.

Sun Ce then said: "The beautiful produced next month can be accumulated in the treasury. I plan to give it to Danyang a batch."

Zhou Cheng asked happily: "Give it to my father?"

"Not only, but also the people of Danyang County Government, thanking them for the money, grain and soldiers he once gave me." The father-in-law may not be long before he left office. At this time, Sun Ce naturally took the opportunity to win over the hearts of the people. At that time, he would definitely be more supported to recover Danyang.

"At the same time, I plan to negotiate a trade with the Danyang County Government, using Wu County silk and grain to trade Danyang copper and iron, and Yue people."

Each county and country has its own specialties, such as Danyang's copper and iron and Shanyue, and Wu County now seems to be silk and grain. Now the grain is only temporarily short of grain, and after the autumn harvest, the grain will inevitably fill the warehouse.

Zhou Cheng was very thoughtful, and immediately guessed what Sun Ce said, and said with a smile: "Then I will write a letter to my father and Gongjin on behalf of Sun Lang. I think they will definitely be happy to see what they have accomplished and communicate with each other."

"Haha, very good, I entrusted this to my wife. Jinxiu remember to leave a few pieces, and I plan to give them to my mother and younger siblings."

Sun Ce never thought that he would be harsh on his family because he was a monarch. On the contrary, he always felt that if he had achieved something, wouldn’t he let his family live a better life?

Zhou Cheng nodded immediately, looked at Sun Ce who had stood up and asked, "Is Sun Lang going to return to Wutongyuan?"

Sun Ce smiled and said, "No hurry, I plan to see nearby and where to build a road for my wife."

Zhou Cheng's face suddenly flushed. Are you going to build a road now? Could it be that he wants to go to the grass? Although it is time for the flowers and grass in the south of the Yangtze River to be red and the scenery is picturesque, he is too pure.

Sun Ce didn't think much about it at all, just thought Zhou Cheng was moved.

He was really thinking about building roads. He weaving thousands of weavers consumed hundreds of stones of grain every day. One truck carried twenty-five stones of grain, empty trucks traveled seventy miles a day, and heavy trucks traveled fifty miles a day. In other words, just transporting the weavers' grain, more than ten or twenty cars a day. Then, sending the thousands of cloth they produced back to the Wuxian treasury, more than ten cars would take.

If the road can be built, it will inevitably save a lot of effort.

However, before Sun Ce could walk far away, he saw Zhao Jin running to the lake again barefoot, excitedly raising a big fish from the bamboo basket by the lake.

This sea catching and fishing are all weakened versions of hunting, which can bring people the pleasure of catching prey.

Men with superb archery skills like Sun Ce and Cao Pi like to hunt, while women also like to rush to the sea to pick shells, go down the net to catch fish, and pick river clams.

Sun Ce walked over with interest and asked, "Xiao Jin'er, what are you doing?"

Zhao Jin excitedly held a big fish and said, "General, I set up a few sill baskets to catch fish. This fish weighs at least six kilograms. We can cook fresh fish tonight."

Sun Ce couldn't help but smile. It was indeed a woman from Jiangdong, with a brute force. If it were a woman from the Central Plains, she would never set up a trap. She would go into the water to catch fish. Even if she went into the water, she would pick lotus roots.

Sun Ce asked with a smile: "How did you bring such a big fish back to the city?"

Zhao Jin said carelessly: "What's wrong? I put it in a wooden barrel and asked the fisherman to send it back to me in a cart. They specialize in this, sending fresh fish to the mansion, and sending a large number of crabs and river clams with a net."

The speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional.

A glimmer flashed in Sun Ce's eyes in an instant, and he immediately asked, "Does there be fishermen here who are transporting fish, crabs and shrimps to the city?"

"Yes." Zhao Jin was still excitedly taking care of the big fish he caught: "There are about 200 fishermen in this big storm. They make fishing their own business every day. The first choice is to give it to the weaving office. Those that cannot be sold are stringed together with straw ropes and sent to Wuxian Town to the west or Louxian County to the east. There are several young fishermen who have not yet been crowned, and they have a great relationship with me. My fishing skills are what they teach me."

"They always give us the biggest catch. The lady said she saved a lot of transportation costs. Hehe, so the Weaver Girls had a good meal, not only fish and shrimp, but also sometimes turtles."

This meal is more than just good, it makes refugees in the troubled times in the north envious.

It turns out that he relies on the mountains and the sea to eat. Sun Ce remembers reading a newspaper that said that during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the people in the Yangcheng Lake area had no food to eat and were forced to eat Yangcheng Lake crabs to satisfy their hunger.

It is reasonable to say that Yuan Shu's troops were forced to feed on snails and river clams.

But the army with only river clams and shrimps and crabs was destined to be skinny. What really made the weaving organization rich in food was that some people provided fish and shrimps for them, and some people continued to provide grain.

The truly powerful thing in Wu County is here, and this is the real hometown of fish and rice.

Not only can a large amount of grain be produced by thousands of miles of fertile soil, but also dense water nets and lakes can provide a large amount of fish.

Sun Ce was thinking about this, and three small boats rushed out of the reeds in the middle of the lake.

Several black-brown boys in short brown sat at the bow of the boat. When they saw Zhao Jin with snow-white arms from afar, they waved and shouted excitedly.

"Xiao Jin'er, we're here. Guess what good things we brought to you this time?"

"Xiao Jin'er, I'll see me first. It was my mother who asked me to give you."

"Don't argue with me, otherwise I'll be careful of my fist hitting you. Let me talk to Xiao Jin'er first."

The boat was extremely fast, and the words of a few green teenagers were still floating deep in the reeds. They were already close to this place, all of whom were the fishermen's offspring. The older ones looked eighteen or nineteen years old and were about to be crowned. The younger ones were about to be Zhao Jin, fifteen or sixteen years old. In short, they were all the age of Mu Shaoai.

So when everyone saw Sun Ce standing beside Zhao Jin with a furious horse, he had obvious hostility and alertness on his face.

Sun Ce couldn't help but smile. This was a misunderstanding. He always regarded Zhao Jin as a little girl and had no strange thoughts at all.

But even though he thinks that he and Zhao Jin are two generations, others don’t think so at all. After all, he has just won the championship and is only four or five years older than Zhao Jin. Standing together, the two are indeed the golden boy and jade girl in the eyes of others.

That's why these teenagers have such great hostility. The few people who were still fighting in the internal strife just now instantly hugged each other and decided to unanimously go to the outside world.

They leaned on the boat to the shore and placed all kinds of goods in front of Zhao Jin, and only talked enthusiastically around Zhao Jin.

A young man was the first to speak: "Xiao Jin'er, I caught an otter. I heard that fish are on ice and otters sacrifice fish. This seems to be a very expensive sacrificial product, just like a cow. It has more than 20 kilograms, so you can take it back and eat it."

The fish are on the ice, and the otter sacrifices the fish from the Book of Rites.

"In the first spring moon, the east wind thaws, the hibernating insects begin to shake, the fish are on ice, the otters sacrifice fish, and the wild geese come."

In fact, this is a festival song guiding the agricultural production of the summer, not a sacrifice. It mainly reminds the fishermen, otters to sacrifice fish, and then the Yu people enter Zeliang.

Obviously, the production level in Wuxian was a bit backward, which led to the young man's understanding of seasonal songs and guessing based on the meaning of the words.

But Zhao Jin was also a young man. He immediately became interested when he heard this and said, "If it is such a good thing, then I will buy it and go back and steam the meat and eat it."

After saying that, she took out more than fifty Tongbao from the cloth bag she carried with her and handed it to him: "I haven't bought this thing, but I think I can't exchange it for two stones of grain. If I give you the money you have to go to the market, it should be enough to exchange for fifty kilograms of grain. If your family has land, not much, it will be enough to pay tax this year."

The boy obviously often made transactions with Zhao Jin. He happily took the copper coins from Zhao Jin's hand, and put them directly into his arms without counting them.

Other young men also gave out some rare things like offering treasures, including birds and eggs, snails, pheasants, and even several pearls.

Sun Ce finally knew why Sun Quan gave gifts to people, and there were several baskets of pearls at one time. This thing cannot be circulated far away at the moment, and it just cannot be sold at a price in Jiangdong.

Sun Ce returned from the south. Zhao Jin was going to hold a sumptuous dinner today, so the things he bought were quite rich. After the transaction was finished, there were already three lake turtles, an otter, and a full dozen pounds of fresh fish next to her.

Sun Ce was moved by it. If the fishery in this land of fish and rice could develop, the people under his rule would definitely be richer.

He asked with the initiative: "Are these what you have gained today?"
To be continued...