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"Since it was arranged by General Sun, Xiaomin should accept it, but how should the salary be determined?" Hu Ke asked curiously.
"It's just two children. Shopkeeper Yu, you can just give him a stutter. As for giving as much as you like, even if you don't give it, it's okay." Sun Quan replied with a stroke of his beard.
"Child? Huishu, what's going on?" Hu Ke asked Zhang Wen the question.
Sun Quan took advantage of the situation and ordered: "Huishu, tell your brother-in-law about Brother Sima's situation briefly."
"Wei." Zhang Wen clapped his hands in response, then turned to Hu Ke and said, "Zecheng, they are the sons of Sima Yi of Wei State. Wang took the initiative to send them to Jiangdong, the Lord thinks you can settle down here, so just take care of them properly."
"The Sima family?" Hu Ke scratched his head feeling surprised. When he was working under Lantian, the caravan went to the Central Plains to inquire about information, and he knew that the Sima family was a famous family. Why was it suddenly wiped out?
"Is Shopkeeper Yu in trouble?" Sun Quan asked.
Hu Ke smiled and waved his hands, "There is no difficulty, and it is my blessing, Yu Xiu, to share the general's worries."
"Very good, Shopkeeper Yu will handle it well, and I will give you more opportunities to purchase in the palace in the future." Sun Quan smiled slightly.
Hu Ke knew that Sun Quan said this on purpose, and it was all for Zhang Wen who was next to him, because Yu's firm was originally Sun Quan's small treasury, and Sun Quan knew very well how to help the firm make money.
"Then thank you, General." Hu Ke pretended to be happy and bowed his hands.
Sun Quan nodded affirmatively, stood up and said to Zhang Wen: "Now that the explanation is over, I am going to go back to the palace now. Will Hui Shu leave shopkeeper Yu alone?"
"Uh...for now, I still have some business to do, so I have the audacity to ride back with the lord." Zhang Wen nodded politely to the brother-in-law, but felt uncomfortable staying in the firm for a long time.
"Alright." Sun Quan took Zhang Wen and walked out of the firm, Hu Ke cautiously saw him off.
The two had just boarded the carriage, when Sun Quan suddenly patted his chest and his expression changed, Zhang Wen asked in surprise, "My lord, what's wrong?"
"It will be Dahu's (Sun Luban's) birthday soon. I promised to give her a novelty gift. I just saw that there are so many beautiful things on the shelves of Yu's Firm. Why don't I choose one here?" Sun Quan replied.
"I'm going to get out of the car now, let Zecheng pick out some for you?" Zhang Wen said and got out of the car.
Sun Quan grabbed Zhang Wen, "Since it's picking a gift for Duhu, it's better for me to pick it out myself. Please wait for me in the car for a while."
"Wei." Zhang Wen knew that Sun Quan loved Sun Luban, so it was understandable to choose a gift for his daughter himself.
It was within Hu Ke's expectation that Sun Quan left and returned.
"My lord, do you still have orders?" Hu Ke looked around to make sure that there was no one around, and then stepped forward to ask in a low voice.
Sun Quan's face was solemn, and he said in a low voice: "Cao Pi sent Brother Sima here with no good intentions. He wanted to shift the calamity of the Sima family extermination to the east, and planned to push such a big crime on my head. However, Jiangdong's strength is indeed inferior to that of Wei. China, now we can only endure it for the time being..."
"You mean that the Sima family was destroyed by Cao Pi?" Hu Ke opened his eyes wide, expressing disbelief with his expression.
"I don't know the specific murderer, but Cao Pi is very likely. His father, Cao Cao, can kill Xun Yu. What can't their Cao family do? It's just that Cao Pi charged him as the Jiangdong assassin, and wanted to use the Sima brothers to kill Xun Yu in Jiangdong. How can I let them succeed in making troubles?" Sun Quan had a fierce look in his eyes as he spoke.
"My lord, what do you want to do?" Hu Ke asked.
Sun Quan replied: "Jiangdong is actually not united. They are guarding their own interests and doing their own thing. They are not really loyal to my Sun family. So after I thought about it, only Zecheng is the most suitable firm. Sima Shi and Sima Zhao are here. The business is self-sufficient, and it’s good to be a handyman.”
"Then I'll be treated like an ordinary handyman?" Hu Ke asked again.
Sun Quan shook his head and said, "Brother Sima is still very young, and they bear a deep blood feud. You sincerely want to guide me more, and it is best to train them to be the vanguard of the Wei attack."
"It's really wonderful that my lord is doing his best." Hu Ke complimented him with a smile on his face.
Sun Quan was very pleased with what he heard, and added with a smile: "I will send someone to deliver it tomorrow, remember to train me well."
"I'll handle the matter, don't worry." Hu Ke clasped his fists and nodded.
"By the way, do you have any exquisite things here? My eldest daughter's birthday is coming soon, so I need to pick a better gift for her." Sun Quan looked around and asked.
Hu Ke rolled his eyes, suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "My lord, wait a moment, the general really has a good gift."
After Hu Ke finished speaking, he turned and walked into the back hall, and soon came back holding a small wooden box. He lifted the black lacquered cover above, and saw a string of crystal clear pearl necklaces lying quietly on the red velvet.
"My lord, what do you think of this?" Hu Ke asked with a smile.
Sun Quan picked it up with his hands and saw that the pearls were the same size, smooth and shiny, and they were even more beautiful than the ones he gave to his wives and concubines, so he nodded with satisfaction, "This necklace is indeed good. It's not easy to come by, it won't be the treasure of the Yu family, right?"
"It's really not easy to get these pearls, and I can't say they are the treasures of the store, but a rough person like me is not worthy of using them, and the lady wears them to complement each other..." Hu Ke replied modestly.
Sun Quan smiled and nodded with his hand, "You are really sincere. The so-called pearls match beauty, you should have given it to your wife. I think Huishu still keeps a distance from you."
"The Zhang family is full of good things, and the last general gave some to his wife, but after all, I come from a poor family, so it is really difficult to get into the core of the Zhang family..." Hu Ke explained the reason.
"That's right, I'll come down to help you coordinate, do you have any more pearl necklaces?" Sun Quanxin said that Mrs. Bu had never had such exquisite pearls, so it might not be appropriate to give them to her daughter at this time.
Hu Ke's face was troubled, and he didn't know where to put his hands on his chest, so he replied coyly: "The pearl necklace comes from Jiaozhi. I heard that it was picked by a shark girl in the deep sea. Every pearl has the fragrance of a virgin. Now let's talk about it." It's rare, but it's not very rare, because there are more people buying pearls and more sharks, but after the Jingzhou War, the waterway was blocked for nearly a year, and the last merchant ship could no longer go to the South China Sea to replenish..."
Chapter 664 The people of Luling run to Longchuan
Yu's firm can gain a quick foothold in Jianye, apart from Sun Quan's silent support behind the scenes, those novelty goods in the firm are also Hu Ke's magic weapon for victory.
Due to the special relationship between Yu's firm and Guangzhou, a large number of things used for life, pleasure, and extravagance entered Jianye. Special objects made by Guangzhou craftsmen workshops, such as cochin pearls, agate, ivory, and jadeite, were purchased by Hu Ke Merchant Ships. main goods.
There were a few luxuries left in Yu's Commercial Firm, but Hu Ke didn't want to break the connection with Guangzhou, so he took the opportunity to give Sun Quan some advice. If navigation and trade with Jingzhou can be resumed, Hu Ke will be able to match up with Lantian again. , such as how the Sima brothers deal with it, can also get the answers above.
Sun Quan frowned slightly after hearing this, nodded lightly and said: "Cao Pi took advantage of his military power to trick Jiang Dong, I really can't respond passively like this, it is time to restore the relationship with Liu Bei, if Wei Guo continues to invade in the future, it may still be There will be more foreign aid..."
"My lord's opinion." Hu Ke clasped his fists in compliment.
"I'll let Lu Boyan handle it. The remains of General Han, Wen Gui and others have to go back to Jiangdong for burial as soon as possible. I can't get any news about Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. It really makes me sleepless. I sincerely hope you wait patiently for a while." Days, I believe navigation will be resumed." Sun Quan comforted him.
Hu Ke smiled and nodded, "My lord, you have a plan in mind, and you have nothing to worry about in the end. Last year, the spy trapped in Guangzhou may be very dangerous. I will take this opportunity to train another batch, and I can send them out after the navigation is completed."
"Very good... very good..." Sun Quan nodded in relief, then turned and walked out the door, thinking that Yu Xiu was still more reliable than the others, and the rest were not as far ahead as he thought.
When Sun Quan returned to the car, Zhang Wen saw the exquisite wooden box and asked with a smile, "It seems that the lord has chosen the one he likes."
"Zecheng is considerate and cautious. If Huishu's family is too busy, you can ask him to help share it. Could it be because he is older than you, so you can't speak?" Sun Quan sat down and took the place Hu Ke said something good.
Zhang Wen responded with a smile, "Zecheng is indeed capable, I will ask him for help..."
"I'll wait and see..." Sun Quan nodded meaningfully.
The trade between Jiangdong and Jingzhou was interrupted due to the war, and many big merchants who had tasted the sweetness were unwilling to eat. They spoke to Sun Quan through the gentry behind them, saying that no matter how big the conflict between Sun and Liu was, they still wanted to trade with Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. The output of Jiangdong can no longer meet the needs of the local people.
From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.
The gentry and common people in Jiangdong, after enjoying the abundance of supplies, returned to the life of simple tea and light food and coarse linen. Without the novelty furniture and supplies in Guangzhou, and without the "Yangtze River News" that can watch the world, Jiangdong people will be born. The strong sense of gap also makes them miss the past and those good old days.
After discussing with the ministers, Sun Quan ordered Lu Xun to start negotiations with Jingzhou with full authority, demanding that Jiangdong's interests be restored to the previous state of commerce and trade, and asking for the remains of Jiangdong's dead soldiers so that they could return to their hometowns and be buried in peace. .
Lu Xun received the order to go to Wuchang in person, and negotiated with Gan Ning with peace and sincerity.
At this time, Wuchang was still being expanded. Lu Xun saw that Wuchang's fortifications were mainly for defense, and he would not continue to invade the east after such a big effort. Lu Xun also guessed Liu Bei's intention to use this place as the boundary between Sun and Liu. It is believed that there is a great opportunity to resume trade and commerce.
Lu Xun also saw that Gan Ning was good at running the army. Liu Bei guarded the eastern part of Jingzhou, and Jiangdong basically had no chance of sneak attack in the past.
Gan Ning was surprised by Jiang Dong's actions, thinking that it would take a hundred days to hurt his muscles and bones?Jiang Dong sent people to negotiate so quickly, is it another new conspiracy?
Before Lan Tian left, he asked Gan Ning to pay special attention to Lu Xun, saying that although he was little-known, he was the most powerful threat in Jiangdong.
Lan Tian's words were always accurate, and Gan Ning had to be serious. Facing Lu Xun's request for trade, he sent people to Xiangyang to report the situation, and at the same time sent people to Guangzhou to ask for instructions.
Gan Ning's messenger arrived in Guangzhou in mid-November. When he arrived, he found out that Lan Tian had not been at home for half a year, and that Jiang Wan was handling the government affairs of Jiaozhou on his behalf.
The messenger then hurried to Jieyang, passing through Zengcheng and Boluo on the way, and found that the fallen soldiers were training in the field. These fallen soldiers were all sixteen or seventeen years old and full of vigor. They were recruits recruited by Gao Shun with Lan Yuan. They are now The high-intensity training is to prepare for the conquest of Lin Yiguo next spring.
The courier hurried to Longchuan to rest, and found that there were still many barbarian soldiers patrolling nearby. After asking, they found out that they were under the command of Samoko. They were invited to Longchuan for "training". Jieyang.
In the local battlefield of Longchuan last year, thousands of Luling officers and soldiers pretended to cross the border and successfully contained Shamoke for two months. Later, Lanyuan used the method of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, and the bandits pretending to be Wang Jin invaded Nanye County and crossed the border. Only then did the Luling officers and troops retreat to defend.
Wang Jin's team of "bandits" in Nanye, Ganxian and other places played tricks on Ding Feng, and even kidnapped Yu Fan's family, the magistrate of Nanye County. This incident had a great impact on the counties in the south of Luling.
After the war, more than half of the people in the three counties of Nanye, Ganxian, and Yudu moved to Longchuan County with their families and their families. At first, the Yue people took the lead in fleeing, but later it also affected the settlement at the foot of the mountain. of the Han people.
The mountains in the south of Luling are vertical and horizontal. The three counties of Nanye, Ganxian and Yudu are located in the valley of Yuzhang River and Gan River, and further south is Dayuling (one of the Five Mountains) at the junction of Jiaozhou.
The Dayuling Mountains are intertwined with high mountains, ravines, and mountain streams are densely covered. Even if Ding Feng's garrison was stationed at the mouths of the valleys, they could not stop the determination of the people to flee south.
Those mountains are like the separation wall between the United States and Mexico. Mexicans are rushing to the free country in the north regardless of their own lives. After all, the beautiful land is so attractive, not to mention the beautiful scenery every day.
The mass exodus of the people in the south of Luling did not happen overnight. After Long Jie Dudu Tan Dingzhou took office, he used his own advantage of being a Yue people to send a large number of Yue people to infiltrate across the border, portraying Jiaozhou as a holy place on earth.
After years of infiltration in Tanding Zhou, when Wang Jin led the "bandit" to invade Nanye County, it directly detonated the emotions of the people.
The bandits came and went freely in the southern part of Luling, and even the county magistrate's family was taken away by the bandits. This area has no sense of security. In addition, there is not much fertile land, which is occupied by big landlords in various counties. Life was hard.
In the past, there was a word of mouth from the Yue people that the terrain in Longchuan was better and flatter; later, there was a policy that was very attractive, and there was land distribution for migration and naturalization. In the first two years, there was no need to pay taxes to the government, so the vast area in the south of Luling The common people, including the Han people, all crave for it.
Chapter 665 Lantian Jieyang Raises Kelp
Longchuan is located in the northeast of Jiaozhou. Because it is the farthest from the political center of the South China Sea, and also far from the seaside of Jieyang, it has the smallest population and the weakest economic strength among the six counties in the South China Sea.
After several years of management in Tandingzhou, it finally attracted a large number of immigrants to move in, and became the second most populous county in the South China Sea after Guangzhou (including Panyu).
Gan Ning's messenger arrived in Longchuan, and Tan Dingzhou personally took him to Jieyang.
Jieyang is adjacent to the sea and has an inland river. The land is fertile and open. Most of the aborigines are fishermen. The farmers who grow food are relatively backward in planting technology.
After Tanding Zhou became the governor of Longjie, he approached Lantian to apply for several agricultural researchers, and under their guidance, production was improved.
When Shamoke was stationed in Longchuan, he established friendship with the two "minorities" of Tan Dingzhou, and settled the barbarians who moved from Chenyang in Jieyang, where they continued to make a living by fishing and growing rice.
After Lantian proposed artificial planting of kelp, he took dozens of agricultural researchers and craftsmen to Jieyang half a year ago.
The principle of kelp farming is indeed simple, coupled with the experience of later generations of kelp farmers, it is enough to choose the safest and firmest single raft for rope farming.
Lan Tian once dabbled in the cultivation of kelp in the elective course of agriculture, so there is no technical obstacle, but the production tools are extremely backward in this era, and the first step has become a big problem, which is to raise seedlings with wild kelp.
In the process of kelp cultivation, seedling cultivation requires the most energy, which is why Lantian stayed in Jieyang for half a year.
Kelp seedlings are the first to build a nursery. The nursery needs to consider complex processes such as water source and temperature control. The water supply and drainage system does not have the support of a water pump. The siphon technology is completed.
The water supply and drainage system of the nursery field covers siphon rooms, sedimentation tanks, filter tanks, cooling tanks, water storage tanks, return water tanks, water supply tanks, etc., without modern industrial equipment, it is all done by manpower.
Fortunately, what Lantian lacks most now is people. Dozens of craftsmen are responsible for controlling the craftsmanship, and thousands of barbarians in Shamoke mainly do physical work. They are more enthusiastic about finding a livelihood for the clansmen than building Guangzhou City. In conjunction with the construction of the nursery, even the living houses of agricultural researchers and craftsmen were built.
During the construction of the nursery, Lantian took the agricultural researchers to the seaside, and collected wild kelp next to the reef for use. Finally, he chose mature kelp with thick leaves, flat, shiny, and thick handles. In order to avoid the selected kelp being damaged The light is stimulating, and it has to be brought back to the nursery pond for use between sunset and sunrise.
For kelp suitable for breeding, the sporangia will protrude from the epidermis, the color is dark and rough, and it looks like peeling off the skin. They can release a large number of zoospores.
Under natural conditions, mature kelp sporangia will release zoospores one after another, but cultivating kelp can speed up the process and repeatedly stimulate the sporangia by drying in the shade, so that the sporangia, like pores, suddenly absorb water and expand to release a large number of zoospores.
The zoospores will eventually attach to the seedling curtain in large quantities. The seedling curtain is a specially processed hemp rope that needs to go through processes such as dry hammering, soaking, wet beating, cooking, and weaving.
Because there is no microscope observation in Lantian, we don’t know how many zoospores are attached to each seedling curtain. We can only make a simple estimate based on the time, and then change the water and move the curtain before cultivating in separate ponds. A small attachment density will affect the emergence of seedlings, and a large attachment density will affect the number of seedlings. It hinders the growth of spores, and it is prone to large-scale disease and rot and seedling loss in the later stage.
Under limited conditions, Lantian can only increase the number of breeding samples, and let the agricultural researchers record through experiments, and finally get the optimal emergence method.
In the process of cultivating kelp seedlings, light and water temperature are very important. According to the requirements of Lantian, the agricultural researchers live and eat near the nursery. In addition to caring for the kelp seedlings, they also need to record data as much as possible.
The agricultural researchers admired Lantian very much. Lantian said that he would use the most accurate data to record the breeding experience in books, so that future people do not need to repeat the experiment, and can refer to the books on kelp cultivation.
The temptation to write a book is great. The names of these agricultural researchers who participated in the recording will appear in the final book, so they are very attentive to the cultivation of kelp, and each of them has a large amount of data records every day.
Lan Tian led the team to work hard for nearly half a year. In mid-September, the kelp seedlings were moved to the sea for temporary cultivation. The supporting breeding tools such as rafts, wooden stakes, floating ropes, and hanging ropes were completed by craftsmen during the cultivation of kelp seedlings.
From the time when the kelp seedlings were temporarily raised, Lantian involved the people of Shamoke. He used the hanging method to hang the seedlings. In addition to preventing the ropes from colliding with the wind and waves, he also had to adjust the depth of the kelp seedlings into the water at any time.
Kelp likes low temperature, and the lower the temperature, the faster it grows. Around mid-October, the kelp seedlings grow to four to seven inches.
Due to the lack of experience at the beginning, it took a long time to separate the kelp seedlings. It was not until the eve of the arrival of Gan Ning's messenger that the first batch of kelp seedlings in Lantian was completed.
Looking at the densely packed breeding rafts on the sea like vast warships, Shamoke couldn't help sighing, "Sir, you are so heavenly and human, you actually turned wild kelp into domesticated ones. You are saying that you are a god, my old man!" Sandu has to believe it."
"War horses are tamed by wild horses, and dogs that guard the house are also domesticated by wolves. Similarly, wild kelp is not unusual for domestication. But gods can ride clouds, move mountains and fill seas? Do you need to spend every day in the wind and sun with you? ?” Lan Tian shook his head and smiled wryly.
In fact, Lan Tian also heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that "it's easy to understand on paper, but you must do it yourself". He originally thought that kelp cultivation was not complicated, and at best it was a little more troublesome than mushroom cultivation, but it was a big deal. In half a year, he has hardly stopped, and his originally fair skin has turned bronze again.
Agricultural researchers have recorded hundreds of books on kelp cultivation data. After returning to Guangzhou, Lan Tian will slowly collect and sort out, and then form another agricultural book. When there are enough agricultural books, he plans to add agricultural subjects in Guangzhou Academy, or A new agricultural college was opened to train agricultural talents.
Sha Moke smiled and added: "We can't see those wild gods, but I often see you as a living god. You have instructed my clansmen to care for the kelp in the later stage, and left agricultural researchers to guide the breeding. You Are you going back to Guangzhou?"
Lan Tian nodded, "Yeah, we've spent more than half a year in Jieyang, and my daughter is one year older, and it's going to be Chinese New Year if we don't go back..."
"Kelp can only be harvested in April or May next year. At that time, I have already gone to Linyi with General Gao, and I will have to ask Mr. to guide me..." Shamoke smiled foolishly.
"Don't worry, General Sha. Even if you don't tell me, I will come again. You have to explain the method of drying and harvesting kelp." Lan Tian nodded.
When the two were talking with emotion, Gao Yuan trotted over to report: "Sir, Governor Tan has brought General Gan's messenger here."
"Isn't Sun Quan itchy again? Let's go, let's take a look." Lan Tian walked back quickly after speaking.
Chapter 666 I know I'm following the wrong person
Lan Tian learned from Gan Ning's messenger that Sun Quan wanted to resume trade, he frowned and did not give an answer immediately.
Jiang Dong has just paid heavy war compensation, how much purchasing power is left now?Lan Tian believed that after two blows, Sun Quan should treat Jingzhou cautiously, and the chance of continuing to backstab is slim.