Xia Xun said happily, and suddenly turned around and called. Xiaoying had just tightened her grip on the fork handle and pulled out the steel fork from the soil ridge. When she saw Xia Xun turning around to call, she was slightly startled, and took the opportunity to carry the steel fork away.
He went over and sighed: "Sir, this fork is made of fine iron!"
Xia Xun smiled and said, "What about that?"
Xiaoying said: "In our tribe, an iron pot is a rare thing. It is very honorable for a girl to give an iron pot as a dowry when she gets married. The rakes used to rake the grass are all made of bamboo and wood.
Unexpectedly, all the fields here are already using iron tools."
Xia Xun laughed, took the steel fork from her hand, and thrust it into the ground. As expected, the soil was loosened by the plow, and the iron fork penetrated in until it reached the iron hoop.
Xia Xun said: "Of course, within a few years, Liaodong will change drastically."
He waved his hand and said: "Look, this is the field that the herdsmen opened up under the guidance of local farmers. The output of just a few acres of land is more than the food that can be obtained by nomadic herding in a year. Not bad, right?"
?If you are willing, how about I ask my guards to help me open up a field for you, make a dowry for you, and find a good family to marry? Otherwise, I can also help you find a shop in the city, Liaodong.
In this place, there are many people in my daughter’s family who are out there doing business, so it’s not unusual. If you know how to read and count, you can also find a good job to do.”
Sakura said quietly: "Sir, do you have to drive Sakura away?"
She stared at Xia Xun and whispered: "Sir, Xiaoying followed you because she still wanted to repay her kindness. Although the master did not kill the big enemy for Xiaoying, but... after all, he also breathed a sigh of relief for Xiaoying.
..., Sakura will be very satisfied as long as she serves you."
"cough……"
There was a faint hint of affection between men and women in the girl's words, and several shogunate officials who were following Xia Xun immediately turned their attention to him and turned a blind eye.
Xia Xun gave a bitter smile and said no more.
Next, he visited several herdsmen who had settled here, and asked them about the current situation in their homes, whether they had a place to live, and whether they had any difficulties in food and clothing. The sun gradually rose, and Xia Xun sat under the big elm tree at the head of the village.
I picked a stone where farmers used to sit to form the dragon gate array and sat down to rest. Someone brought a clay pot over, poured a bowl of cold water and placed it next to Xia Xun.
The clerks were busy with some specific matters and were not around. Xia Xun looked at Xiaoying, who was standing beside him with the guards, pointed to the stone opposite and said: "Sit down!" After all, she is a girl on the grassland, there is no such thing.
Be gentle and humble, Xia Xun ordered, and Xiaoying followed his instructions and sat down opposite him.
The wind blew from far away, and as soon as it passed under the shade of the tree, it brought a refreshing feeling. The elm trees swayed with the breeze, and the sunlight shone through the colorful branches and white clouds. I thought carefully for a long time, then slowly turned around and stared at Sakura.
, said: "Yes, tell me, what do I want?"
What kind of answer is this? Sakura couldn't help but be stunned...
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After returning to Kaiyuan City, Xia Xun did not go back to the shogunate directly, but sent Wanshiyu back first. He and Sakura rushed to the farmer's market in Kaiyuan with great interest.
Although Hadaburg still maintains its status as the largest trade market in Kaiyuan due to many years of operation, the markets in Kaiyuan are no longer limited to this place. Because Xia Xun liberalized the trade policy, trade markets in various places
They have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain. Driven by commerce, they have greatly promoted the development of various industries.
The market that Xia Xun arrived at was the smuggling trade place that spontaneously formed when he first arrived in Kaiyuan. Now it has become extremely prosperous, with merchants of all ethnic groups and people participating in the market flowing in and out.
Officials from the Department of Commerce and Industry rushed over after hearing the news. While accompanying Xia Xun to visit the market, they carried their account books and reported to him the situation of market trade: "Yesterday, there were a total of 847 transactions.
The goods traded included one thousand one hundred and thirty-four pieces of wood, ninety-one iron pots, fourteen and a half pieces of satin, one hundred and eighty-six pieces of cloth, seventy-five cattle, and four hundred and twenty mink skins.
One hundred and twenty two pounds of ginseng, horse..."
While listening to his report, Xia Xun looked at the endless crowds of people, including those who bought and sold soil items to find grain, those who took out bail, those who bought grain, rice, salt and sauce, those who pushed carts, and those who drove cattle.
There were women wearing Han and Hu clothes walking around the market as if to kill time with their children, it was really lively.
Xia Xun smiled at Xiaoying and said, "Don't you think this is great? When the whole Liaodong is so prosperous and prosperous, if someone wants to stop people from living such a good life, will they agree? If an official wants to
Will they oppose this evil official? If the Tatars want to plunder and scare away merchants from far away, will the people here pick up their swords and guns and resolutely drive them away?"
As soon as Xia Xun said this, there was a quarrel not far away. Xia Xun frowned and turned his head to look. The clerk in the Commercial Office was extremely angry when he saw that the governor was here, but someone didn't give him any respect.
After rushing over, Xia Xun also walked over and listened carefully.
It turned out that the vendor who was selling cattle, sheepskin and live animals was recognized as a member of the Tatar tribe nomadic on the Horqin grassland. Because of their hostile relationship, several Han merchants and Jurchen merchants nearby took the opportunity to threaten him.
Buy all his goods at a low price. If their price is only slightly lower, the people of this tribe will probably swallow it. But their price is too low. If they follow his price, others
It would be better to take the cattle and sheep back and eat them yourself. Naturally, he refused to agree.
These Han merchants and Jurchen merchants took the opportunity to make loud noises and incite everyone's hostility against them. Many people gathered around them for a while. The men who came from Horqin panicked and were not willing to sell cattle and sheep so cheaply.
If I sell it, I'm afraid it will cause disaster and no one will be able to leave.
Xia Xun couldn't help but feel a little angry when he heard the reason. He walked up and asked, "What's going on?"
The clerk from the Shang Dynasty hurriedly smiled and said: "Sir, the buyer wants to buy his horse at the price of one piece of silk and two pieces of cloth for each horse. The seller refuses. There is some dispute between the two parties. It's a small matter, a small matter.
…”
"Little things?"
Xia Xun lowered his face and said: "Even a layman like me can tell that these horses have fat nostrils, broad chests, tall bodies, big hooves, shiny coats, and teeth that are in the prime of life, even if they are not of the upper class.
They are also of the highest quality. Each horse is worth at least four pieces of silk and six pieces of cloth. According to the official price, even the foals are worth one piece of silk and three pieces of cloth. For such a low price, a crowd must gather to threaten them. This is
Buy or grab?”
As soon as the merchants heard the clerk respectfully calling him "Master of the Ministry", they all knew that this man was the Governor of Liaodong, and they did not dare to breathe.
Xia Xun said angrily: "These traders are bullying the market and disrupting order. They will be arrested and severely punished!"
Those profiteers hoped to pretend to be grandsons, so Xia Xun let them go, not wanting to be punished. One of the Han merchants took advantage of the fact that they were all Han people, so he had the courage to shout: "My lord! My lord! They are Tatars."
People!"
Xia Xun said coldly: "What about the Tatars? Are they coming to rob you with swords and guns? If so, you can still be so brave, and the governor will praise you vigorously! As long as you do business according to your duty, we will
Treat everyone equally, no matter who breaks the rules!"
After hearing Xia Xun's words, the clerk from the Department of Shang was not polite. He immediately called people over and arrested and punished several profiteers. Xia Xun thought about it and felt that this situation might not only happen in Kaiyuan City.
, he has specifically stated that when doing business, he must not use various reasons to defraud customers, and now there are still people who insist on it. If the management in this area is not strengthened, it will easily destroy his purpose of easing corruption through economic and trade.
So after the market returned to calm, Xia Xun ordered two plainclothes guards to escort Xiaoying back home, and rushed to the Commercial Office. He had to explain this matter carefully, and he couldn't let a few smelly fish spoil it.
A pot of soup ruins the good situation today.
Xiaoying stared blankly at Xia Xun's back until his figure completely disappeared in the crowd, then glanced at the Tatar herdsmen who were congratulating each other with an extremely complicated expression, and followed the two guards away.
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Tang Jie, the governor of the Fifth Army Command in Beijing, returned to his home in Kaiyuan with his wife and son.
He was originally from Liaodong. When the King of Yan conquered the north, he served under Qiu Fu. Because of his bravery and repeated military exploits, he was gradually promoted by Qiu Fu. After Qiu Fu returned to Beijing from Jinling, he removed this old subordinate from Jinling.
The position of General of Bianguan Town was promoted to the position of Chief Minister of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. He no longer had to work as hard as before, and his status and official position were also much higher. Tang Jie had sincere feelings for this old boss.
This time he came back to visit relatives. Because he came with a special mission, Tang Jie was a little distracted. When he met his mother and brother, they didn't exchange a few common words before asking about Xia Xun's two campaigns against the Tatars.
His brother Tang Hao said cheerfully: "Of course, I beat him twice, and it was so clean. In the first encounter, a large tribe of more than 20,000 people was taken away, and in the second encounter it was even more powerful, just taking prisoners."
Nearly 40,000 people, hey! To the east and south of the Horqin Grassland, now the Tatars basically dare not show up!"
He then said enthusiastically: "Brother, Governor Yang is opening a market in Guangdong, Liaodong. This means that there are people who have a way to sell it to the outside world. The game and mountain products that were originally piled there and not worth a few dollars can be transported to the south and become a huge fortune."
Ah! My brother is also involved now. He has built a business inn with some of the family members of generals and officials from Liaodong Dusi. Did you see when you came in just now? The house being built on the east side of the yard was built by our family. Haha, my brother is now involved.
Rich man!"
Tang Jie was upset when he heard it, and he responded in a squeaky voice, completely uninterested.
At this time, his son Tang Wuzhu was riding a horse and wandering around the streets of Kaiyuan. He had been back to his hometown a few times. In the past, the streets were deserted. As a person from Beijing, he felt that his hometown was a purely rural place.
I was too lazy to go out for a walk, but when I came back from this trip, I found that Kaiyuan was completely different, and I couldn't help but feel interested.
He is seventeen or eighteen years old, and his face is covered with acne. His father is a high-ranking official in the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, and he came from Beijing. Tang Wuzhu can't help but feel a bit superior in Kaiyuan City. With his bright clothes and angry horses,
Racing through the streets, very arrogant.
As he was riding his horse, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a girl in Hu clothes wearing a white robe and long braids. Accompanied by two young men, each riding a horse, he flashed past the entrance of an alley. Although it was just a glimpse, he caught his eye.
It was really amazing. The boy's hormones suddenly aroused. He immediately whipped his horse and galloped towards the alley in pursuit!
p: No, there is a trend of writing big chapters recently. These two chapters are 8,700 words. If I split them and write another four or five hundred words, it would be three chapters. This is a bad habit.
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