After the twelfth lunar month, the yamen went about its business seriously for a few days, and then entered a state of fishing.
The right Sima Yangchen of the Xuchang shogunate simply took leave and returned to Chen County. He took a break of more than forty days and returned to Zhizhi after the new year.
After returning to his newly built house in Chen County, he keenly felt that something was wrong: a guest had come and stayed for more than one day.
He didn't bother to ask the maid again.
He could only come to this house a few days a year, and most of the time it was lent to Empress Hui Yang who was studying calligraphy here.
Some things are hard to be confused about.
"Uncle." After hearing the servant's report, Yang Xianrong went out to greet him.
"Meet Queen Hui." Yang Chen saluted.
"Uncle!" Yang Xianrong scolded.
Yang Chen finished the movement halfway, stood up, stroked his beard, and said: "How is my niece doing recently? Alas, the official holiday is approaching, and there are a lot of things in the shogunate, so I came back late."
While saying this, I observed my niece.
His niece had obviously retouched her makeup before going out, but her face still had a flush that had not faded away. This surprised him, Chen—that person was still there, right?
But I didn't see any of his soldiers, so they must have left.
Thinking of this, I feel unhappy. You two are almost done! What you did during the day is too much.
"What did uncle say?" Yang Xianrong covered his mouth and chuckled, obviously in a very good mood.
"These are..." Yang Chen pointed to the large amount of goods piled in the courtyard and asked.
"I sent someone to collect the medicinal materials." Yang Xianrong said: "After the Chinese New Year, I sent someone to sell them to Jiangdong."
"How to sell it?" Yang Chen asked.
"Borrow the boat for the return trip."
"You still have to have your own ship." Yang Chen shook his head and said, "Sooner or later, water transportation will stop, and we can't rely on it for long."
"Uncle is right," Yang Xianrong said.
"Has Jiangdong found a good person?" Yang Chen asked again.
Yang Xianrong nodded.
The Yang family is a wealthy family. Although they are hesitant about crossing to the south, some of their descendants have already crossed over to the south, and two of them have climbed to the position of prefect.
The network of relationships exists, and its energy is not small.
These are only the children of the Yang family, there are even more people who are related to the Yang family by marriage.
Because of his meritorious service in resettling the refugees, Yang Jian and Yang Jingqi, who was about to become the governor of Ruyin, were Wang Dun's uncle, and their relationship was extremely strong.
The network woven by the aristocratic family is airtight. Even though Shao Xun has been thinking hard about good strategies ten years ago and slowly accumulating strength, he can only control three or four counties now, and more than twenty counties are under his control. In the hands of the nobles.
Just like Gao Huan was not feeling well and had to stay with Princess Rouran even though she was sick, what qualifications did Shao Huangmao have not to coax these women?
In this world of aristocratic families, do you still want to abandon them and start a new one? If you do this, there is a high probability that you will not be able to get up. Even if you get up, it will be much slower than your opponents. In the end, there is only one way to defeat. This is the characteristic of the times and cannot be avoided.
"What medicinal materials are there?" Yang Chen said as he walked to the corridor and looked at the goods that were about to be put into the warehouse.
The first thing that caught my eye was Qinjiao.
Sichuan pepper came out of Wudu, and Qin pepper came out of Tianshui. It was actually Guanzhong Zanthoxylum bungeanum. At this time, it had been introduced to the Guandong region, and the ones produced in Henan County were the best. This batch of Qin pepper came from Hongnong County in Henan, which was on the front line of the war. The quantity
less.
The second largest category is Baiziren, which is also produced in the mountains of Hongnong County in Henan and is also produced in large areas in the Guangchengze area.
This is a medicinal material, and it is said to be the best produced in the north. It can be sold at a high price in Jiangdong and Jingzhou.
In addition, there are dozens of kinds including wolfberry, polygonatum, mulberry bark, platycodon, scrophulariaceae, salvia, ephedra, pinellia, etc.
Or it is medicinal materials that are not available in Jiangnan.
Either it is found in the south of the Yangtze River, but in terms of quality, the ones produced in the north are better.
I really made this choice with care.
The aristocratic families like to "close their doors to the market", and it is very difficult to do business with them. If you want them to pay, you can only buy things that are urgently needed in the south.
On the way back, bring some southern goods to Henan and sell them, earning two trips.
"Changqiu is very thoughtful." Yang Chen praised.
This niece is really rich. At that time, a considerable part of Sun Xiu's family property fell into her hands. She has been running this business for many years, and it is reasonable to say that she has become as rich as the country. However, the reality seems not to be right, and she spent a lot of money.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
Now that the business is open, you can always make money.
Duke Chen cannot do this business because King Langya, Wang Dun, and Wang Dao brothers will probably not give him face, but the Yang family can do it reluctantly. If Jingqi is involved, Wang Dun will not deny face to his uncle.
"When will my niece leave for the west?" Yang Chen asked after the two entered the central hall.
"Just for these few days." Yang Xianrong sighed, his face was uncertain, and he seemed to be hesitating.
I have been studying calligraphy for half a year, and I will definitely go back to Guangcheng Palace for a few months during the Chinese New Year.
But these days, Shao Xun trained soldiers and handled government affairs during the day, and sneaked into this house secretly after nightfall.
The north wind was howling outside and the sky was full of snow. The two of them were sleeping hugging each other in the bedroom, which made Yang Xianrong feel particularly at ease and obsessed with this kind of life.
She wished she could have that man tied to her side. The thought of him joking with the Wang sisters during the day made her so angry that she almost exploded.
After returning to Guangcheng Palace, she planned to invite Princess Xiangcheng. The two lonely people happened to be celebrating the New Year together and asked her for advice.
After moving to Chenjun, her situation has greatly improved this year.
Last night, she couldn't sleep in Shao Xun's arms and thought about it for a long time. Next year, Shao Xun might stay in Chen County and Runan for a long time. This would be an opportunity.
Shao Xun likes to have a woman accompany him to sleep at night. When you go to Runan, who can sleep with you in the same bed? Thinking of this festival, Yang Xianrong wanted to snicker.
You are all screwed!
"Go back early." Yang Chen, of course, didn't know what Yang Xianrong was thinking about Xiao Jiujiu, so he only advised: "The people below will take care of the business. You can take charge of the overall situation."
"Uncle is right." Yang Xianrong responded.
Wait a few more days, until the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, when Shao Xun will also return to Xuchang.
After touring Luonan, Xiangcheng, Runan, Nanton, and Chenjun, it was almost enough. It was time to go home to spend time with my parents and wife.
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Contrary to what Yang Xianrong thought, Shao Xun was leaving soon.
After listening to the reports from Yuzhou Governor Yang Jiezhi and Chen Guoxiang Cui Gong, this inspection is coming to an end.
Time is really tight!
After you go home, it will be inconvenient to come out again, so you must plan the precious time before going home and make full use of it.
After leaving Chen County, he would quickly go north to Kaocheng to see his son, summon the shogunate's assistants as military commander, listen to the report, and make arrangements for next year's work.
Work is the main purpose, and visiting Concubine Pei and her son are incidental.
"Ming Gong said that one household can plant fifty mulberry trees, five jujube trees, and three elm trees. Is this the minimum?" Cai Cheng had already arrived at the small house in the forest, ready to report that the carriages and horses were ready and ready to go, but when he heard
The conversation in the study stopped again - the person who just spoke seemed to be Wang Huifeng.
"This is the minimum." Shao Xun said: "One acre of land can plant eight mulberry trees, and two acres of mulberry forest can produce one bolt of silk. Well, it may be a little less, maybe one acre and a half can produce one bolt of silk. If
Ten acres of mulberry forest can produce six bolts of silk a year. Do the math for me. If we use half an acre of a five-acre homestead to build a house, how many jujube elm trees can be grown on the remaining four acres, as well as fruits and vegetables?
geometry."
Wang Huifeng lowered his head and began to write and calculate.
"There's something wrong here." Shao Xun reached out and pointed, and accidentally touched Wang Huifeng's white and delicate hands.
Wang Huifeng glanced at Shao Xun out of the corner of his eye and saw that he was looking at the words on the paper with his eyebrows furrowed and his mind was not focused on anything else. It seemed like it was an unintentional mistake.
She suddenly blushed, not because of shame, but because she felt ashamed that she judged a gentleman with a villain's heart.
In her opinion, what kind of woman is not available to Shao Xun? Why bother with her? Well, she obviously forgot what her father Wang Yan once said - maybe it was selective forgetfulness.
"An ordinary household can harvest eighty bushels of grain and six bolts of silk every year. If they farm three times every two years, they will harvest more grain. In this way, after two and a half years of farming, they will have a surplus of grain for one year. Jujubes, elms, fruits and vegetables can still be sold for money, and they can raise more.
The lives of poultry and livestock will be much easier." Wang Huifeng looked at the dense writing on the paper and was very happy.
On the white paper, according to Shao Xun's habit, the family income of a farmer under ideal circumstances was listed horizontally and vertically.
Grain: at least 80 hu of dendrobium, and as many as 100 hu of dendrobium.
Cloth: about six pieces.
Mulberry wood: If the mulberry trees are planted for ten years, based on the minimum standard of fifty trees, fifty mulberry trees can be sold for four to five thousand yuan. If divided evenly over ten years, it will be more than four hundred yuan per year.
Income from the house garden: of the five acres of house garden, half an acre is enough to build a house, and the rest can be fully utilized, that is, "the garden is full of sunflowers and clover, and the house is surrounded by mulberry and elm trees."
The pods and leaves of an elm tree can be sold in three years, rafters can be made in five years, bowls, bottles and other utensils can be made in ten years, and carts can be made in fifteen years.
As the most important economic tree species after mulberry trees, elm trees are very commonly planted. Within a fifteen-year economic cycle, the economic benefits generated by each elm tree should be around 300 yuan.
If we plant ten jujube trees and ten elm trees each in the garden, our annual income will be around 400 yuan.
Income from vegetable plots: Depending on what you plant, the income varies greatly.
Livestock income: According to the Han Dynasty standards of two pigs and five chickens, it is already quite a lot.
Income from selling labor force: This item is currently unavailable because you need to practice or serve during the off-farm time.
"Do you feel like you are doing something great?" Shao Xun asked, looking at Wang Huifeng's delighted face.
Wang Huifeng nodded and asked, "Can it really be done?"
"Just work hard and do it." Shao Xun said: "You have also made great achievements in this matter. If it comes true in the future, you will not be remembered in the history books."
"It doesn't matter whether it makes it into the history books or not." Wang Huifeng shook his head and said, "I will be satisfied if the world is at peace and the people are happy. This is-"
This is out of sympathy for the prince's ambition, she thought silently in her heart.
Shao Xun wrote a few poems on the paper: "Wild rice comes in summer, chrysanthemum wine comes in autumn... I have counted several jars but they are still not opened. Can I drink it in the Ming Dynasty?"
Wang Huifeng watched in rapt attention, as if it was a poem similar to the previous "Planting More than a Hundred Mulberry Trees".
Is this the pastoral life that Mr. Chen dreamed of?
It is impossible for the Zhuangke tribe in Shizuo Wubao Manor to live like this...
She looked at Shao Xun with bright eyes and said: "If you can do this, it will be a great achievement for a long time."
"You helped me." Shao Xun smiled and said, "So you have to accompany me to see that day together."
Wang Huifeng couldn't resist his gaze, turned his head and looked at the poem on the paper quietly.
My heart is a little confused.
"I'm leaving." Shao Xun suddenly stood up and said.
Wang Huifeng didn't react for a moment. After understanding what Shao Xun said, he subconsciously wanted to retain him.
Shao Xun bowed, turned and left.
Wang Huifeng hurriedly returned the gift, his behavior a bit awkward.
After Shao Xun left for a long distance surrounded by his own soldiers, Wang Huifeng sat back in front of the case. After picking up his pen, he found that he was feeling lazy and didn't want to do anything.
After a while, she shook her head to dispel the distracting thoughts in her mind and continued to read.
Chapter completed!