Chapter 406: Sugarcane Field, Champa Kingdom, and Spice Island
Chapter 406 Sugar Cane Fields, Champa State, Spice Island
Author: The best is like no water
Chapter 406 Sugar Cane Fields, Champa State, Spice Island
"Brother Li, what does this mean?"
Feng Zhidai looked at the hundreds of large boxes placed in front of him and the neatly arranged copper coins inside, with a slightly flustered look on his face. "Brother Yu can't say anything about the expansion of the dock. You can't accept it. You can't accept it."
"Wharf?" Li Yunze was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mr. Feng has already clearly rejected it, how can I say more about it?"
Feng Zhidai, who breathed a sigh of relief, quickly asked, "What is this?"
"I want to buy some fields in this Lingnan area, but I am short on time and I am not familiar with the place. I would like to ask Brother Feng to do it for me."
"Oh." Feng Zhidai finally smiled, "This is not a big deal. Brother Yu should help you."
Li Yunze signaled, "I want paddy fields, at least 30,000 acres."
Paddy fields are top-quality fields and have always been a guarantee of yield. Of course, they are also a good thing that everyone is flocking to.
At this time, the level of development in Lingnan was not high, and it was too much to ask for 30,000 acres of paddy fields at one go.
"Here are five hundred thousand guan of copper coins." Li Yunze then motioned to the accompanying villagers from Lijiazhuang to open the smaller boxes on the side, revealing the glittering gold bars inside. "Here are the gold coins worth one million guan."
"I offer fifty guan for an acre of paddy field, and I hope Brother Feng will help."
"This." Feng Zhidai smiled bitterly. "It's okay to say less, but there are so many stupid brothers who really can't make the decision. I have to ask my father what he wants."
"No problem." Li Yunze took Feng Zhidai's hand and went out to the yard. He pointed at the strong Don River horse in the yard. "This is the hard-earned money for Brother Feng. No matter whether it succeeds or not, I will give it to you."
It’s back to Brother Feng.”
The land of Lingnan lacks almost everything, but what is most lacking must be tall horses.
When Feng Zhidai saw the majestic Don hippopotamus, he was immediately overjoyed and said, "Don't worry, dear brother, I will do my best in this matter."
With nothing to say, Feng Zhidai hurried to find his old father for advice.
"Sell it to him." Feng Ang made the decision immediately, "Select 30,000 acres from our Feng family's farmland and sell it to him."
"Father." Feng Zhidai, who had previously slapped his chest loudly in front of Li Yunze, now asked in confusion, "Why is this? We don't have many good fields in our family. And if this person buys land, it's impossible to say he has any."
What a conspiracy."
"What are you thinking about?" Feng An scolded with a smile, "The field is just outside the city, and we are watching it under our noses. Is there any conspiracy? Could it be that the Xuanjia Army grew out of the ground?"
"The price he paid is so high, why doesn't he sell it? And" at this point, Feng An's smile became even bigger, "No matter what he grows, he has to sell it here. If he wants to transport it to Guanzhong in the south of the Yangtze River, the freight will be very high."
How expensive is it? Let’s take a closer look when the time comes.
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Feng Zhidai understood in an instant, "He is helping us farm the land, and he will have to sell us the harvest at a cheap price. If we can no longer bear the loss and sell the land again, we will make two profits every time."
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"His horse is quite good. We can ask for less wealth and get more horses."
Li Yunze offered a high price, fifty guan per mu of land.
In the early Tang Dynasty, the population was not that large, the land was relatively wealthy, and the price had not increased. This was definitely a high price.
However, in comparison, the price of good horses in Lingnan is higher.
In Guanzhong, the price of an ordinary castrated draft horse was as high as more than 20 guan. This price would at least triple in Lingnan.
The Don hippo provided by Li Yunze obviously cannot be a draft horse. It is a war horse that can really go into battle. After all, it was trained as a war horse at Lijiazhuang Ranch.
Both Feng Ang and Feng Zhidai were very satisfied with the Don horses that came with the ship, and offered a super high price of 150 yuan per horse.
In Guanzhong, the price of a famous horse is about one hundred guan.
Li Yunze brought about 500 horses, which they rode all the way to Yangzhou City. After all, the fleet went south to transport other supplies, and it was difficult to sell them on a large scale in Lingnan.
The horses offset a large sum of money for purchasing the land, and Li Yunze did not take the money he saved with him. Instead, he bought cattle and other supplies locally and left them to the villagers of Lijiazhuang who arranged for them here.
"After next year's harvest, I will have someone to replace you and return to Guanzhong." Li Yunze asked everyone who stayed behind to "treat it as a business trip in Lingnan, and everyone's salary will be tripled."
It's just for a year, rather than settling in Lingnan for a long time. The people in Lijiazhuang are naturally willing to work. After all, they can earn several times their income and get enough to marry a wife.
As for what Li Yunze wanted to do with the land, it was naturally to transfer the sugar cane fields originally planted in Guanzhong to Lingnan.
After all, sugarcane is a sun-facing plant and consumes a lot of water.
It's not suitable in Guanzhong, but it would be very suitable on the bank of the Pearl River in Lingnan.
As for Feng An's plan to take advantage, how could Li Yunze give him a chance? Naturally, people from Lijiazhuang would transport the equipment of the sugar mill over by water.
Once the sugar is produced, it will be directly shipped and shipped to various places.
Feng An wants to buy?
Okay, I'll sell it to you if I can afford the price.
After finishing the relevant matters here, the day of departure has arrived.
Although the Feng family did not agree to expand the dock, they still sent people to join the team looking for Spice Island.
Leading the five hundred sergeants was Feng Ang's son Feng Zhidai.
Feng An had many sons, and Feng Zhidai was not that famous.
But Li Yunze knew this person.
It's not that Feng Zhidai did anything earth-shattering, but that one of his grandsons is very famous.
The grandson entered the palace and became a eunuch, and was adopted by Gao Yanfu, who was also from Lingnan, and his surname was changed to Gao. His name was Gao Lishi.
Young Feng Zhidai was obviously a little nervous. This should be his first mission on behalf of his family.
However, the tribesmen and the five hundred soldiers he brought were much more calm.
Especially when it comes to going to sea, he has no fear at all, and he's not like the dudes from Guanzhong who vomit and vomit until they can't stand still.
The fleet left Lingnan and sailed south. The Feng family members who boarded the ship originally planned to volunteer to lead the way. After all, it would be fatal if there were no experienced sailors to lead the way on the sea route.
However, the sailor on the ship simply said, 'Don't bother, our Lord can look at the stars for positioning.'
Just looking at the stars is not enough, Li Yunze also has detailed charts and various equipment.
Of course, the nautical charts produced more than a thousand years ago can only play a rough role, but the rough power is enough.
When the fleet went south, it did not go straight to the Spice Islands. Instead, it traveled south along the coastline to the Kingdom of Champa.
The matter of Champa Rice has been talked about for several years, but Feng Ang has been evading it with various reasons, fearing that the emperor would get his hands in it in this name.
Li Yunze is also very interested in this high-yielding original rice seed.
Although the hybrid rice of later generations was very good, it lost its ability to reproduce and had to be specially bred.
And if you want to make further progress and breakthroughs, native seeds are very important.
In addition to sending it to Li Er, Li Yunze also planned to take some back to future generations.
The so-called Champa Kingdom is actually Linyi, which is Xianglin County in Rinan County established during the Han Dynasty.
During the Han Dynasty, Okui, the son of a local meritorious official in Xianglin County, rebelled and established the Champa State by killing the county magistrate.
At this time, the Champa Kingdom was relatively respectful to the Central Plains Dynasty. After all, more than 20 years ago, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Champa Kingdom once, destroying its capital and destroying its country.
King Fan Fanzhi hurriedly apologized and continued to pay tribute until the world was in chaos.
After the Tang Dynasty was established, Fan Fanzhi sent people to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty. He continued to surrender and did not dare to attack.
Li Yunze wanted to destroy the Champa Kingdom, but the fleet could not stay here for a long time. If he really wanted to destroy his country, he would only be able to take advantage of the savages here.
So after sending people ashore to ask for a lot of rice seeds and supplies, they described the specific location of the Champa Kingdom in detail and left with the fleet.
Just wait, Li Er, who is enterprising and loves to expand territory, learned that this place is naturally suitable for large-scale grain growing and even rubber planting, and after opening up a sea transportation channel, he will definitely not let this place go.
The fleet sailed southeast into the deep sea, then the wind from the trade wind belt passed through the pristine strait between Luzon and Borneo, and finally arrived at its destination, the Spice Islands.
"Everyone."
On the deck of the ship, Li Yunze told everyone sincerely, "The islands in front are full of spices. You can get them yourself after landing."
After hearing this, everyone's eyes were shining, it was a spice worth as much as gold.
It's all over the place, and it's not just one island. What kind of island is this? It's obviously Jinshan.
Those who are impatient may even be tempted to jump into the sea and swim across.
"There are people on the island."
Li Yunze said slowly, "We all agreed before we came here that in addition to wages, everyone involved in this matter will also receive spices equal to their own body weight as a reward. Do you want more?"
This question asks, who doesn’t want more.
Someone immediately said with a smile, "Sir, if you want to do anything, just ask, as long as you can give spices, I will do anything!"
"That's right, that's right!"
Everyone cheered loudly and the atmosphere was very lively.
When the people who are so poor and crazy see Jinshan, they dare to do anything.
"very good."
Li Yunze nodded with satisfaction, "I am a very fair person. I will get as much reward as I put in. There are many savages on these islands. The head of a savage is exchanged for ten kilograms of spices. Are you willing to do it?"
The Tang Dynasty was not a coward. The Tang Dynasty, where martial arts still existed, was very brave and had a pioneering and enterprising spirit.
Faced with such a generous reward, and being a savage on an island thousands of miles away from Middle-earth, naturally no one would refuse.
The news was quickly passed to other ships, and there were cheers all of a sudden.
If one weighs ten kilograms, wouldn’t a hundred of them amount to a thousand kilograms of spices?
One thousand kilograms of spices in Chang'an City is enough to buy a big house.
The excited Tang expedition team boarded the small boats one after another and rowed hard towards the shore.
When the expedition team set off in high spirits, Ma Zhou, who was already quite tanned, walked up to Li Yunze and asked curiously, "Why does the village owner hate these Kunlun slaves?"
In fact, most of the Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty were dwarf black people caught by Arab fleets from various islands in the Southeast Asia.
Li Yunze, who was standing on the deck with his hands behind his back, turned to look at Ma Zhou.