In his words, Da Qiao clearly explained the situation in Jiangdong. When he mentioned that the four major aristocratic families were not getting along with Sun Ce, the girl helplessly pushed her long hair behind her ears.
There are some things that she would not like the other party to say in detail.
The four Jiangdong families, together with Sun Ce, have reached the point where they are almost unable to coexist.
Sun Ce pressed hard for things that could have been compromised, but everything ended up being unhappy.
He and his sister came all the way, but they didn't hear anyone from the Jiangdong family say anything good about Sun Ce, and they were always worried.
"I see. It seems that the history books still haven't made it clear. After Xu Gong, there must be another culprit!"
When Da Qiao talked about Sun Ce, a strange look flashed in Fang Guang's eyes. He knew exactly how the little overlord of Jiangdong died. It seemed that the people who compiled history still avoided many things.
"Since the two girls from Jiangdong don't know each other, it seems that they can only go to Brother Bo Fu. But I heard that he has a bad temper?"
Fang Guang still doesn't know that Sun Ce, who he said has a bad temper, is still in the city, looking for opportunities to beat him or even kill Fang Guang.
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he was despised by Xiao Qiao.
"Tch, are you still looking for him? Fang Guang, you don't know that my sister has always been regarded as a taboo by Sun Bofu. The two of us came north, and Jiangdong would have been in chaos long ago!"
"As long as Sun Ce doesn't come to trouble you, you still want him to help, you're stupid!"
Xiao Qiao spoke straightforwardly. Cai Yan listened and Da Qiao laughed together.
Fang Guang was dissatisfied and thought about refuting it. After thinking about it carefully, the girl's words did make sense.
"You are just stupid. How can a person like you be short of money and food?"
"Didn't you say at Xujiawubao that day that you were going to make some distilled liquor in addition to perfume? Fang Guang, do you know that women spend money on themselves and never care about property."
"Several princesses in the previous dynasty spent money like water. If you want money to make perfume, why don't you need the guidance of aristocratic families? I'm afraid that by then, you won't even be able to count the money!"
Xiao Qiao originally wanted to continue to slander Fang Guang, but Fang Guang's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing his words.
"Crack!"
Fang Guang slapped his thigh hard and clenched his fists in excitement.
"Yes, the distiller was made at the end of summer, when flowers are in bloom. The perfume workshop is at the right time!"
"Good wine sells knights, perfume pleases beautiful women, and you have a distillery, but why are you afraid that you won't have the money to build it?"
"But it's a turnaround. In autumn, cotton comes out, which brings a lot of money. Not to mention Xuchang, even Luoyang has been renovated!"
"Little girl, you have a brain!"
When Fang Guang said this, he pinched Xiao Qiao's cheek hard.
Xiao Qiao spat and stretched out his hand to hit Fang Guang, but he only felt his hands and feet were sore and weak. Where did the pink fist hit?
"Come here, bring me a pen and paper, and let me think about the method of condensation in a steam barrel, using bamboo as a tube, and using fire to brew alcohol."
Fang Guang was so high-spirited that a maid had already brought a pen and paper.
Fang Guang lay on the piano table in front of Cai Yan and drew the prototype of the still based on his memory.
Cai Yan, Da Qiao, gathered around Fang Guang, looking at him sketching, with doubts in their eyes.
Xiao Qiao suppressed her shyness and moved closer to Fang Guang. She smelled Fang Guang's scent in her nose and saw a large bucket and several pipes suddenly appearing on the bamboo paper.
No matter what Xiao Qiao was thinking, she couldn't figure out what this thing had to do with what Zi Jing said was the most fragrant perfume in the world.
Jiangdong, Kuaiji.
Just when Xiao Qiao was introducing the four major families in Jiangdong, twelve-year-old Sun Quan was sitting on his brother's favorite tiger-skin chair, frowning, listening to a man in front of him talking about things in the city.
Sun Ce suddenly left, and Cheng Pu had already pacified Xu Ding and Yan Baihu. Jiangdong could not be left without a master for a day. Although Sun Quan was young, he was Sun Jian's legitimate son, Sun Ce's favorite brother, and the only one who could take charge of Jiangdong.
When Sun Ce was here, the four families in Wujun wanted to avoid the little overlord every day. Without Bo Fu, the dark clouds lingering over Kuaiji City seemed to have become a little thinner.
The person under Sun Quan who was making impassioned speeches was none other than Gu Yong, a famous scholar from Wu County. He was also a person in the history of the Three Kingdoms. Sun Quan's minister was Taichang.
Today, in the historical trajectory that was changed by Fang Guang, a celebrity from the Gu family met Bi Yaner for the first time. What Gu Yong was talking about was the important matter of collecting summer grain.
It is different from the fact that all the food and grass in Dongjun County are in the hands of the county guard.
In all parts of the world, except for the places that were completely destroyed by the Yellow Turbans, most of the food and grass in the prefectures and counties are in the hands of wealthy families.
Jiangdong has a vast territory and few people, and the power of the aristocratic families is still in the Central Plains. Although Sun Ce's tribe is good at fighting, they must rely on four families to collect grain and grass.
The little overlord has a knot in his heart and has always been strict with the aristocratic families. He has set a rule that the summer grain collection is 40% for the official and 60% for the aristocratic family. Compared with the eight-two in the Central Plains, this distribution is much harsher.
"My dear lord, it has been rainy in the east of the Yangtze River this spring, and the wheat, millet, and rice have suffered a lot of damage when they are heading. Originally, the goods received are only 80% of the usual quantity. They are distributed on the 4th and 6th. I am afraid that the farmers under my command will all be hungry!"
"I also ask the young master to write to the master and explain one or two details. Today, I will use the same example of the distribution in the Central Plains."
"That's right. The words of Duke Yuantan are also what I meant by Zhang Zhao. When I was in Xuzhou in the past, Duke Tao had done everything wrong. How benevolent is that?"
Among the crowd, the person who echoed Gu Yong was Zhang Zhao, who had seen through half of Liu Bei's face in Guangling.
He returned to Wu County and took charge of the Zhang family with his talent and virtue. Together with Gu Yong, he was known as the two outstanding figures in Jiangdong.
The four Jiangdong families, the Gu family and the Zhang family, requested a reduction in the amount of grain levied.
Two of the four remaining families, the Lu family, Lu Kang, are already dead. The remaining Lu Xun is now just Fang Guang, who is about the same age as Sun Quan. He knew that the Lu family was a thorn in Sun Ce's side, so he stood in the crowd, just hanging his head and saying nothing.
The Zhu family, on the other hand, is one of the four Jiangdong families, the Sun Ce lineage, the Zhu family and Zhu Zhi, who were Sun Jian's commanding generals back then. When Sun Ce led his troops to the east, Zhu Zhi responded with private soldiers from the family in Yuhang, and he became a small overlord.
The Zhu family is the backbone of Sun Ce's family. Under such circumstances, Zhu Zhi would find it difficult to speak.
Sun Ce suppressed the aristocratic family, which made Zhu Zhi feel tremendous pressure. The Zhu family, in Jiangdong, was isolated from the circle of high-ranking people by the remaining three families.
"Benevolence? After Tao Qian's death, the foundation of Xuzhou was ravaged by others, and the bandits and small businessmen from the plains all became the lords of Xuzhou!"
"Tao Qian is the biggest joke in the world. His kindness is not worthy of being mentioned in front of my Sun family and in front of my Sun Zhongmou? Zhang Zhao, are you bullying me?"
Sun Quan blinked his green eyes a few times and looked straight at Zhang Zhao without saying a word.
Although he was young, when he spoke, he had no emotion at all, his tone was flat, and he had a dignity that even an elder might not have.
Sun Jian's several sons are really more difficult to deal with than the other.
Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong looked at each other and could see the bitterness in each other's eyes.
Zhang Zhao even opened his mouth, saying that he did not dare to be rude to Sun Quan.
With blue eyes and a purple beard that has not yet grown, he leaned on the tiger-skin chair and scanned the people in the hall with his green eyes. Although he was young, the pleasure brought by power made every pore of Sun Quan feel comfortable.
Feel good.
"That's right, it's Sanqi. The food should be delivered to Youping and Gongyi as soon as possible. My brother is not here. I trust these two people the most!"