As the weather turns colder and the fighting gradually stops, Shao Shude starts what he is best at and is also the most important part. Before starting this work, we first need to clarify a question: What is in the Northeast?
To be more precise, what is in the Northeast is in great demand by the Central Plains - the word "large amounts" is the key point. Seeing the big from the small, everything starts with diet.
"If your Majesty stays in Liaodong during the winter, you may be able to try the fish feast." Kang Maoyong, a Sogdian who once rebelled on the battlefield in western Liaoning and killed the Khitan governor of Botso River, said with a flattering smile.
"Have you been to the Bohai Sea?" Shao Shude asked casually, holding a wine bottle and looking at it carefully.
"I was doing business in the Bohai Kingdom in my early years." Kang Maoyong said: "Both Khitan and Bohai have this custom. At the turn of winter and spring, they hook fish on the river and make a fish feast."
Kang Maoyong is the newly established Xianzhou Sihu who joins the military, starting from the eighth rank. Xianzhou is the Buyeo Prefecture of the former Bohae Kingdom.
Shao Shude felt that the population of one state in Bohai State was only as large as that of one county in Henan Province, and that Fuyu Prefecture actually had two states. It was really unnecessary, so he merged the two states of Xian and Fu into Xianzhou.
"What is a head fish?" Shao Shude asked.
"The head fish is also called the cow fish, which means it is as big as a cow." Kang Maoyong said, "Maybe it is as valuable as a cow." "Is he right?" Shao Shude looked at the Yue Liduo in his arms and asked.
There are many sayings about "the head fish," and it is also said to be the first fish caught. Khitan custom is to use the number of hooked fish to predict the success of the year. Those who can participate in the head fish banquet are usually nobles from various ministries, and sacrifices will be made to heaven and earth at the banquet.
, Ancestor." Yue Liduo said softly.
After saying that, he hesitated for a moment and poured a glass of wine for Shao Shude with his own hands. Shao Shude took it with a smile.
He held Yue Liduo in his arms, knowing how stiff her body was when doing this.
This woman has probably never served anyone else. Even her husband, Abaoji, also supported her, loved her, respected her, and doted on her too much. But after being roughly used by him a few times, this woman also started to serve others.
It shows that there is nothing he can't learn - Abaoji was very pleased to see Ying, Yue Liduo will now care about men.
Overall, Shao Shude is very satisfied with Yue Liduo.
The road was narrow and cramped, and there was no room for square rails. In the dense and deep forest, he was killed many times and lost his helmet and armor. He captured all the elite soldiers and returned, but very few could escape. "I'm afraid I won't be able to catch the fish feast."
Shao Shude smiled.
In his opinion, this fish feast has a strong political meaning and is a standard political gathering. It is the same as the heaven-sacrifice meetings he held many times in his early years - different geographical environments have created different
Customs, but the essence is the same.
"If Your Majesty can't catch up with the fish feast, there will be a goose feast later." After Yue Liduo poured the wine, a strange feeling surged in her heart, as if some shackles had been broken, and the bottom line that she had refused to cross seemed to be no longer there.
No matter what, she picked up another cup of milk dregs and handed it to Shao Shude.
"This goose is definitely not that goose." Shao Shude said.
After Kang Mao mastered this question, he wanted to speak again, but Xiao Dilu secretly stopped him.
"Your Majesty," Yue Liduo said, "When the spring comes and the rivers thaw, and the geese from the south fly north, the Khitan Khan comes to the river bank, and his followers beat flat drums to disturb the geese. This goose does not only refer to swans, but also wild ducks and the like.
At this time, the raised birds of prey are usually released to catch the geese, or the khan or the nobles use their bows to shoot them. The first one to win will be richly rewarded and often regarded as a warrior. There are also cows and fish at the goose feast, usually large ones.
Khan caught it himself."
Shao Shude nodded repeatedly.
These customs should have been passed down in later generations, and were widely used in the Liao and Jin countries.
Historically, Abaoji once went fishing in the Yalu River to declare his conquest of Xijing on the Bohai Sea. This shows that the status of fishing men is quite high in the Northeast. "What if the cow fish is not caught in the Khan Well?" Shao Shude asked.
In fact, the Air Force is the normal situation for fishermen. He doesn't believe in the Great Khan. No matter how good the fishing skills of the chiefs are, it's normal if they can't catch them. "You can use carp instead." Yue Liduo replied.
Shao Shude laughed.
Isn't this the same as going to the market to buy fish after fishing all day without seeing anything? After laughing, he picked up the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "A beautiful woman offers wine, and the wine is mellower."
Yue Liduo smiled slightly.
She's still not quite right
Habit. Such compliments from men, in her opinion, are an insult to her - women only have the ability to serve others with sex, and she feels very sad, although she has sufficient capital to serve others with sex.
Abaoji had suffered a lot in the past, but later he stopped praising her in this regard, and instead praised her for being wise, smart, and decisive, for fear of angering her. However, when Shao Sheng said this, Yue Liduo could only pretend to be happy and not dare to show off.
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"Your Majesty, drinking too much wine is harmful to your health." Yu Lu saw that Aunt Yu had a big belly and brought a bowl of milk porridge and said, "I cooked this with my own hands. I drink it to warm my body due to heavy dew in late autumn."
The milk porridge cooked with horse, cow, goat's milk, wild vegetables and rice is white in color and fragrant, and smells really good. "I'm serious about it." Shao Shude nodded gently and asked her to put the milk porridge down.
Yue Liduo glanced at my sister-in-law. A few years ago, Aogu, who was good at pretending to be a ghost, didn't know how to serve others. Alas, when the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, everyone changed.
"Okay, it's time to get down to business." Shao Shude cleared his throat and said, "You all have lived in Liaoze and Bohai for a long time. Maybe you can tell me, what is there that the people of the Central Plains can't put down, and it is indispensable?"
"There are also wild products, such as ginseng," someone said.
"Ginseng is indeed good." Shao Shude praised: "However, Zelu also has Codonopsis ginseng, which may not be sold at a high price, but it can still be regarded as an exchange." After speaking, Cui Shui took note of it.
"The Mohe people are fond of raising pigs. They eat their meat, wear their skins, and smear their bodies with pig ointment in winter to keep out the wind and cold." Someone said. Shao Shude nodded again.
Being good at raising pigs is an important characteristic of the Tungus people - the five tribes of Blackwater are typical wild Jurchens. "Their livestock is suitable for pigs, and the rich can have hundreds of people."
If you say they are poor, then they are really poor, so poor that they are as poor as dirt. But the people in the Central Plains cannot afford such a luxury as smearing their bodies with pig paste to keep out the cold - pig paste is an important raw material for making steamed cakes.
Worth a fortune.
"Pigs can only be sold locally, which is a pity." Shao Shude said, "Cui Qing will take note of this for now."
Even cattle and sheep lose weight after traveling long distances. Pigs are driven from the northeast to the Central Plains to be sold. How much pig paste is left?
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Shao Shude picked up the milk porridge and ate it, listening silently.
Yu Lujiangu watched with a smile, looking at Yue Liduo from the corner of her eye from time to time. She used to like Yue Liduo very much and thought she was her brother's good wife, but now she looks like an eyesore and really hates her.
"There are also many horses in China." Shao Shude swallowed a mouthful of porridge and sighed: "But we can send a batch to Sinong Temple as a genetic reserve." The saint's words made the chiefs confused. They didn't understand.
I have read Wang Yong's "Theory of Bloodline", but I don't know how precious genetic resources are. "Bohai people are good at raising dogs and love to eat dog meat, especially in winter." Someone said weakly.
Shao Shude: ""
Although there are no dog lovers at this time, this statement becomes more and more outrageous.
He imagined that a certain Bohai merchant brought hundreds of dogs to the Central Plains to sell them. The scene was so beautiful. "Your Majesty, Mohe once paid tribute to the Central Plains white rabbit skins and night cat skins."
"What is a night owl?" Shao Shude asked.
This man was vague and didn't know what to say. Maybe he knew about this kind of animal, but he couldn't accurately describe its name in Zhongyuan.
"Your Majesty, that's the civet cat." Yue Liduo said, "Actually, the Central Plains doesn't like clothes and fur. If we can do that, there will be great potential in the leather trade."
"The Mohe people used birch trees as horns to blow, making yo-yo sounds, calling for deer and shooting them. Even in Fuyu Prefecture, there were countless deer. After Abao... Yelvyi got into Fuyu Prefecture, he ordered Liu Rengong to donate deer every year.
Three thousand pieces of skin to make leather armor and shoes." She continued.
"This is a good thing." Shao Shude's eyes lit up.
In ancient times, leather armor was mainly made from cow skin, because the cuticle of the cow's skin is thick, hard and has strong protective power. However, cowhide is not often found. Most leather armor is actually made of pig skin and sheepskin made of multiple layers.
The leather on horse crotch and buttocks is also good. According to the rules on the grassland, after the horse dies, the meat can be eaten, but the skin must be handed over. In the former Tang Dynasty, one of the main tributes of the Tiande Army and Zhenwu Army was horse crotch leather.
Although the protective power of leather armor is not as good as that of iron armor, it can be regarded as a kind of protective armor that can be equipped in large quantities at low cost.
Tools - Sometimes, the cost of leather armor will soar, and the price-performance ratio will decrease. The main reason is that the supply of cattle from the Central Plains is insufficient and the price is not cheap. Especially during war times, agriculture collapses, and cowhide is harder to find.
The quality of deerskin armor should be higher than cowhide, sheepskin, and pigskin armor. Moreover, the deer herds in the Northeast are really huge at this time, and they will be able to continuously provide a large amount of high-quality leather for a long time to come.
Moreover, there is more than one kind of deer in Bohai Country.
People in the Central Plains have probably never seen such huge red deer and moose, and there are quite a lot of them. Seeing Shao Shude listening carefully, Yue Liduo said again: "I read history books—"
Shao Shude looked at her in surprise.
Yue Liduo smiled proudly and continued: "In the sixth year of Kaiyuan, Mohe sent envoys to send whale salamander fish eyes and mink, white rabbit and cat skins." Whale salamanders are whales. After the Bohai people caught whales, they presented them to the Tang court.
"In May of the 18th year of Kaiyuan, Bohai sent an envoy to present five seal skins."
"Sable skins, night cat skins, tiger skins, bear skins, leopard skins, fox skins, deer skins, beaver skins, whale salamanders and other items are common tributes from the Bohai Sea. Even the eight Khitan tribes often donated such items.
Items." Yue Liduo said.
"What I want is not a tribute." Shao Shude waved his hand and said: "What I want is a commodity that can be provided in large quantities and for a long time so that the wealthy households in the Central Plains and the officials and gentry cannot live without it. Yue Liduo, you are right.
There are many leather goods in Liaoze and Bohai, but people from the Central Plains buy too few."
Although leather jackets are very good at keeping out the cold, sweaters have no advantage over cotton-padded jackets. Its characteristic is windproof. When galloping in winter, it would be great to have a leather jacket.
The key lies in consumption habits.
You have goods, but there is no such market in the Central Plains, so you can only do nothing. Do you want me to bring the goods in person? But this kind of thing is very sensitive, because fur has a strong Hu character in the culture, and not many people may be willing to do so.
wear.
"Write it down first," Shao Shude said to Cui Shui.
"Your Majesty..." Jian Yue Liduo kept talking. Yu Lu Jian Gu was so angry that she was about to give birth to a child. She quickly said: "Your Majesty loves to eat seafood. The Nanhai Kunbu Sha is famous. I heard that in the former Tang Dynasty
, this thing is often given to prime ministers in the palace, and it is still a treasure, with a price but no market. In Nanhai, Shuibin, Longyuan, Dingli, Anbian, Anyuan, Huaiyuan, and Dongping prefectures, there are fish migration every year.
They are so huge that if they can be caught, they will be as good as a good harvest."
Shao Shude glanced at her approvingly.
Yulu Jiangu is talking about salmon.
There are generally two migration routes for salmon. One is from the Sea of Okhotsk into the Heilongjiang, Ussuri, Songhua and other rivers; the other is along the coast of Sakhalin Island into the Sea of Japan, and then swims upstream into Tumen.
Jiang, Hunchun River, Suifen River and some rivers in North Korea that lead to the sea.
How large are their numbers? According to Russian records in the 17th century, the density of salmon migrating in the Heilongjiang River was so high that it could almost be "walked on by people." Of course, this may be an exaggeration.
However, during the salmon fishing season in Heilongjiang, the density was so high that it could "break a boat's oar", which shows its huge number. "There are also Bohai crabs. They are as red as a bowl and have huge and thick claws. It is said that they can kill people in the sea."
"Yu Lu saw her aunt and said again.
"It turns out to be a fertile land." Shao Shude sighed after hearing this.
In fact, this is *** land. Not only the land is black soil, mountains, forests, rivers, grasslands, and coastal areas, but there are also untapped resources accumulated over thousands of years.
He remembered that there was a small island in the Thousand Islands, named Zetuo Island, and there were 1,500 bears on it, an astonishing number.
There are thousands of rivers on Sakhalin Island, and countless fish migrate every year. In the 21st century, there was a cold wave attack. The sea water dropped in temperature by 1-2 degrees in a short period of time. Many fish's mobility decreased and they were pushed to the shore by the waves. The Russians simply
If they couldn't eat it, a large number of bulldozers were called in to push the fish away and bury it.
In the Sea of Okhotsk, more than one million tons of cod die of old age every year, while the world's annual production, including artificially cultured ones, is only eight million tons.
The output of seafood in cold sea areas is far incomparable to that of warm water sea areas, and is not in the same order of magnitude. The nutrition and calories of cold water sea fish exceed that of warm water sea fish, and the nutrition of warm water sea fish exceeds that of freshwater fish...
If we want to develop Bohai Country
To connect it with the Central Plains, the sea is indispensable for resources. "I really want to go there and see it." Shao Shude stood up, wishing he could spread his wings and fly over.
In fact, many people didn't understand why he had to attack and destroy the Bohai Kingdom. Even Chen Cheng had some objections.
But there are some things he can't say to others, and no one will believe him if he does.
Fortunately, he is the founding king and can act arbitrarily. As a warrior, isn't it normal for me to engage in military warfare, so I want you to take care of it? Of course, people who are familiar with him know that compared to being military, his ability in construction and management is not bad.
He is now more worried about the development of the Fifteen Prefectures of Bohai than the Bohai clan, and is doing everything possible to check its economy and connect it with the Central Plains. With close economic ties, great benefits, and a large population, the more likely it is that future kings will abandon it.
Low.
Especially when there are three million Han people in the homeland of Bohai, who can give up unless it is absolutely necessary?
Don't talk about economic interests. Some frontier states and counties in the Central Plains have Mao's economic interests. The imperial court suffered a total loss there? But who dares to give up?
Annan was abandoned before the Song Dynasty, which was understandable because the Wuguan area was really desolate. It was a bit unbelievable to abandon it during the Ming Dynasty, because the south had been greatly developed.
If the Bohai Sea is connected to Shenzhou, Andongfu, Yingzhou and other places with a large population and wild cattle and sheep, it is entirely possible to maintain it. If it can maintain a certain degree of economic contact with the Central Plains, it will be more secure.
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It's a pity that the capital is not in Beijing, otherwise we would be more sure.
"Inherited, Nanya Privy Council established the Shenzhou Courtyard in Shenzhou to recruit new soldiers for training as a source of troops for the imperial army." After Shao Shude gave the order, he got on his horse. He was going to hunt with Yin Anzhi, Tianxiong Army and other nobles.