Chapter 353 The Bodhisattva Man of the Cheng Family
Chapter 353 The Bodhisattva Man of the Cheng Family
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 353 The Bodhisattva Man of the Cheng Family
Cheng Yaojin clapped his hands, smiled obscenely at Huaiyu and said, "I'll show you something good."
"What good stuff?"
Following his applause, the housekeeper of the Cheng Mansion brought in a group of maids. They all wore high buns and crowns and hats decorated with gold ornaments. Their clothes were even more extraordinary, but tassels, crystal clear and exquisite.
The whole body is covered with gems.
What's even more special is that each of these women is exquisite and beautiful. They are all beauties. Between their frown and smile, they are like Bodhisattvas carved on murals.
"This is the Bodhisattva Man from the Numan Kingdom. How about it? It's rare, isn't it?"
The nobles of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty liked to be arty, and even their slaves had to use flowers and pay attention to their brands, such as Silla maids, Kunlun slaves, and Persian concubines.
But now Cheng Yaojin actually came up with a new brand, Bodhisattva Man, a southern barbarian slave girl who looks like a female Bodhisattva.
He felt this was a bit blasphemous to the Bodhisattva.
But these maids are indeed different.
"Where is the female barbarian country?"
"South of Nanning."
Huaiyu thought for a while and felt that this female barbarian country was probably in Myanmar or Thailand, or maybe from the Golden Triangle. The looks of these women were indeed very exotic. They were not tall, but very slender, especially in this outfit.
Different.
It's more flavorful than Dunhuang Feitian.
Originally a remote southern barbarian maidservant, she was now packaged into a Bodhisattva barbarian and quite intelligent. Wu Huaiyu felt that such an intelligent thing was probably not something Cheng Yaojin could have imagined.
Sure enough, this handwriting comes from the Cui and Zheng families.
They deliberately packaged and marketed it, and deliberately hyped it up in Chang'an. Now Bodhisattva Man has become popular among the upper-class nobles in Chang'an.
They are hard to find, and the price is much more expensive than Silla maids and Kunlun slaves.
These old taxi companies do have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Suddenly there is a brand premium.
It also became exclusive.
Wu Huaiyu believed that after they hyped up the Bodhisattva Man, they would not be able to recruit all the Bodhisattva Man from the female barbarian countries. By then, the women from the Sanjiang River Basin might be dressed up like this and be called Bodhisattva Man and sell them at a high price.
.
"I'll give you ten." Cheng Yaojin was very generous and generous.
Lao Cheng said that Cui Zheng and the others engaged in this Bodhisattva barbarism because their positioning was different from that of Silla maids. Silla maids were still maids after all, serving people, and they engaged in this Bodhisattva barbarity in order to make the princes and nobles of Chang'an
, the ones invited home by nobles from aristocratic families, whose position is that they are talented and mysterious, and mainly serve as concubines.
Lao Cheng clapped his hands, and then the ten tasseled Bodhisattvas danced an exotic dance. They were barefoot and moved lightly. The music played by the musicians was also full of the unique charm of Indochina.
"Those musicians are from Piao country."
The Pyu State was Myanmar. At this time, it was a relatively large tribal alliance. It had paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty, had contacts with it, and had received canonization and rewards from the imperial court.
Lao Cheng has been building roads now. He wants to open up the Shendu Road, that is, build it from Sichuan to Yunnan, then pass through Myanmar and then to Bangladesh and India. In fact, this road was planned to be opened by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty during the Han Dynasty.
However, due to the obstruction of the tribes along the way, it did not succeed in the end.
However, this road has always existed. Since the pre-Qin Dynasty, Dian and Shu have been connected to each other, but it is not so smooth and it is fragmented and messy.
Lao Cheng was very ambitious. He was not satisfied with the Nanning area controlled by the Cuan family. He also wanted to have direct access to Piao Kingdom, Numan Kingdom, and even Tianzhu.
Lutong, Caitong, and Lao Cheng feel very strongly about this now.
"The sugar from Tianzhu is a good thing, as well as the cinnamon from the Lion Kingdom, etc. If this road can be opened, then our silk, porcelain and tea will be transported there and exchanged for sugar, cinnamon, pepper, ivory, jade, etc., you
Do you know how big the profit is?"
Of course Wu Huaiyu knew how big it was. Even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had dreamed of opening this passage, but it was not that easy.
Of course, it is good to have dreams and it is worth trying.
However, he reminded Cheng Yaojin that he could first get through to Dianchi Lake in Kunzhou, and then go southwest to the Red River. In this way, he could go out to sea along the Red River and reach Jiaozhou Bay, connecting water and land.
You can also go to Dali to the north, pass through Dali to Yongchang Baoshan, etc., and go all the way west over the Naga Mountains and into Tianzhu.
Cheng Yaojin did not expect Huaiyu to have research on the southwest, so he excitedly took out his treasured map and started studying it with Huaiyu.
At this time, there were two main routes from Shu to Yunnan. One was from Chengdu, passing through Qionglai, Ya'an, Xichang, and Huili to Kunming. This was the western route. This road was not easy to walk, but it was relatively mature.
Then there is the middle line. Chengdu passes through Xinjin, Meishan, Leshan, Yibin, and then passes through Zhaotong, Weining, and Qujing to Kunming. This road is also called Xinjin Road. The key node is Luzhou. You have to go around to Weining, and the middle line is not easy to walk.
, especially a section of Shimen Road, which is also a plank road.
There is also an east line, also centered on Shanghai, which can go north to Chengdu via the Tuojiang River, or east to Chongqing via the Yangtze River, or go south from Luzhou to Bijie, then southwest through Weining, and winding way to Kunming.
Generally speaking, there are three routes, but the specific three routes are also fixed. Especially since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Cuan family, who controlled the Yunnan region, deliberately blocked the roads and isolated the Central Plains, so that they could close the door and become the local emperor.
Now, Cheng Yaojin's most suitable route is to re-open the old route along Wuchi Road, such as restoring the plank road and widening the mountain road. This route runs from Luzhou to Rongzhou, namely Yibin, Yanjin, Douchuan, Daguan, and Zhaotong.
, Lu Xun, Qu Jing and others entered Kunming,
It is actually more convenient than the old road from Kunsa to Shu, or the western route from Chengdu to Xichang, but many plank roads need to be repaired and some mountain streams need to be re-bridged.
However, this route has to pass through the territory of the 72 tribes of the Wuman tribe. The Wuman tribe is vassal to the Cuan clan. This area can be collectively referred to as the Lunan region. The tributaries of the Jinsha River, the Zhuti River and the Niulan River,
There are many barbarians in Wumeng Mountain.
During the Sui Dynasty, Shi Wansui led several large armies to conquer the rebellious Cuan clan. Although he was defeated every time, he was ultimately out of reach.
As soon as the army left, the Cuan clan rebelled.
At that time, Shi Wansui captured King Cuan and returned him to Chang'an. When Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, King Cuan died in Chang'an early. Li Yuan appointed his son as the governor and returned him to Nanning.
At this time, the Cuan family in Nanning already had a new leader. After Cuan Hongda returned, the Cuan family soon split into the east and west. Both sides wanted to compete for the leadership position. From Duan Lun to Dou Gui, Li Qiang joined forces.
Weak, divided and pulled together, the operation was pretty good, so that on the surface both countries belonged to the imperial court.
However, although the Cuan family was also a powerful Han who moved south in the early years, they actually dominated the Yunnan area for four hundred years. They also listened to the instructions but did not listen to the propaganda, and were unwilling to be controlled by the court easily. Therefore, both the east and west Cuans deliberately destroyed their territory and passed through Shu.
land's roads.
There are two tribes in the east and west of Yunnan, each controlling a large area of territory. They have Wuman and Baiman under their jurisdiction. Among them, Baiman is relatively civilized and belongs to Shubo, while Wuman is relatively barbaric and backward.
The mountainous areas along the road in Lunan are basically Uman.
If they want to open this road, the Cuan clan will definitely secretly instigate the Wuman tribes to resist and destroy it.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Cuan family moved to Nanzhong with the Central Plains surname. After hundreds of years of hard work, they integrated with the local barbarians and became barbarians. They gradually rose up and eventually became the hegemon of Nanzhong.
Open the door to save the day, but close the door to the emperor.
It is not easy for Lao Cheng to reach into Yunnan.
"I suggest Uncle Cheng that you choose one of the two tribes to cooperate with and use the barbarians to control the barbarians. You can also choose a few of the Wuman tribes to act as agents."
“What is an agent?”
Huaiyu simply put it, anyway, it is a bundle of interests, everyone makes money together, and they must understand that cooperating with the court, cooperating with him, Cheng Yaojin, and building roads together means making a lot of money.
What are you afraid of in a war? Let the East and West fight among themselves and let the black and white barbarian dogs bite the dogs. Once the war breaks out, the slaves will come.
Those who failed will be wiped out. When the time comes, Jimozhou County will be established, and then along the transportation lines, cities will be built to station troops, post stations and beacons will be built, and fields will be opened to open markets. How great.
First open this five-foot road from Luzhou to Kunming Dianchi Lake, then to the Red River, then to Dali and Lijiang, and to Jiaozhou and the sea.
From Zhuge Liang's southern expedition into the barren country, to the complete loss of control of Nanzhong in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, to the constant conquests of the Nanzhong area by the imperial court during the Southern Dynasties, the two sides fought and made peace. After the Sui Dynasty unified the world, several of the Cuan clan's During the second major conquest, famous generals like Shi Wansui lived up to their reputations and beat the Cuan family to a pulp.
Cuan Hongda is now the governor of Nanning Prefecture. He was sent to govern Xichang, and now he is the governor of Langzhou Prefecture and is now stationed in Qujing. In fact, it also means that the Tang Dynasty's control over the Nanzhong region is strengthening and it continues to penetrate southward. .
No matter what purpose Lao Cheng had for opening a road to expand southward, it was actually in line with the imperial court's basic plan.
Historically, the Tang Dynasty continued to divide the Eastern and Western Cuan clans, and later supported Nanzhao to attack the Cuan clan. As a result, it was breeding tigers. Although the Cuan clan that had existed for hundreds of years was wiped out, Nanzhao could not lose its tail and became a serious problem in the southwest.
"If we could really open up a major water and land transportation line from Luzhou, through Rongzhou, Kunzhou to Jiaozhou, the Cuan family, which has dominated Nanzhong for more than 400 years, would be finished. The Cuan family would definitely not agree easily, and would have to spend more time. It's best to win over some Cuan clan and Wuman clan first, unite and support them to come forward,"
Lao Cheng stroked the beard on his chin and felt that it made sense.
"To open up the seaport to Jiaozhou, it's best to get the Qiu family." Speaking of the Qiu family, Cheng Yaojin also talked about Huaiyu and Qiu Xinggong, "Brother Qiu Xinggong and I were in the Qin Palace. Having worked together for five or six years, these two brothers are really fierce. Qiu Xinggong is more cruel and not a good person, but hey, it's not worth enmity with the Qiu family because of those bullshit.
Now that His Majesty has come forward, you can forget about it, since you didn't suffer any loss anyway and got two concubines for nothing."
Huaiyu had already figured it out.
"Actually, the two brothers named Qiu have always been domineering, but let me tell you, they are very trustworthy by the saint."
This kind of person is simple and easy to use. Although the two brothers have not been included in the list of actual meritorious officials, their status is not low.
"When are you going to Qiu's house? I'll go with you and talk to them about opening the road to Kunming together. He opened the road from Jiaozhou to Kunming, and I opened the Wuchi Road from Luzhou to Kunming. Together, we have merit. Let's start together and make money together."
Lao Cheng was not polite and invited Huaiyu to join him. If this trade route is really opened up, it will be huge and the rewards will be absolutely astonishing.
Wu Huaiyu also smiled and agreed to join.
Before leaving, Huaiyu asked Cheng Yaojin, "How much sucrose does Uncle Cheng have on hand?"
"Why are you asking this?"
"If there are any, I plan to accept them all."
Cheng Yaojin looked at Wu Huaiyu and felt that this kid must be holding back some big tricks. He couldn't just want to become a second-rate dealer.
"Maybe you secretly learned the method of decolorizing and purifying sucrose from merchants in Tianzhu, so that it can turn sucrose into white sugar?"
"Research, study."
When Lao Cheng heard this, he slapped his thigh in surprise. Tianzhu merchants relied on this unique technology of converting sucrose into white sugar and made a lot of money. They supplied all the white sugar in Chang'an.
Even if Lao Cheng can master some sucrose, he basically still has to sell it to merchants in Tianzhu, or directly sell it in the market at a price far lower than that of white sugar. The profit is much lower if it is not high-grade.
This technique of turning sucrose into white is a secret that has not been passed on to the Asan people of Tianzhu. In fact, the Central Plains court or the people have gone to Tianzhu to steal it for a long time, but there is nothing so easy to steal, and they have not learned it yet.
If Wu Huaiyu had this skill, it would be great.
"My master once taught me a method. The sucrose produced is much whiter than the white sugar produced by merchants in Tianzhu. Their white sugar should be called brown sugar. How can it be called white sugar? The sucrose produced by my master's method is white.
Snow white.”
"Fuck!" Cheng Yaojin exclaimed. "Seriously?"
Huaiyu smiled.
"Here, I give you all the sucrose in my hand, including the sucrose in the hands of Cui and Zheng's family. I have only one request. If you make it into snow-white sugar, you can sell me half of it. No, three times."
Just one."
"no problem!"
There are many techniques for decolorizing sucrose. Among them, there is a relatively traditional old method, also called the yellow mud slurry decolorization method. It is simple but effective. It seems to have been used since the Song Dynasty. Huaiyu has indeed tried it before, and the effect is good, but he has never
When I took it out, firstly, I didn’t have that much effort, and secondly, my status was not high at the time. I didn’t dare to expose such a remarkable thing easily, for fear that I wouldn’t be able to protect it.
Now, you don't have to worry about that.
Of course, in the Tang Dynasty, there are a few families that control more sucrose, the Qiu family, the Duan family, and now the Cheng Yaojin and Cui Zheng families. They control a lot of sucrose, and they also control Lingnan and a lot in the southwest.
sugarcane growing area,
Wu Huaiyu has the technology and they have the raw materials. Together they can win-win.
Otherwise, the technology is empty. If you cannot master the raw materials, it will be difficult to guarantee profits and it will be easy to be controlled by others.
"If we really have this technology, then in the Lingnan and Nanzhong areas, we will have to recruit more southern barbarians to cultivate land to grow sugar cane," Lao Cheng said excitedly.
Wu Huaiyu didn't see Cheng Chumo at Cheng's house. This guy was also very busy after returning to Beijing, mainly on blind dates.
Lao Cheng was worried about his eldest son. Chu Liang, his second son, was directly selected by the emperor to be his prospective son-in-law. He didn't have to worry about it. However, the eldest son's marriage was something important that he couldn't be careless about.
Lao Cheng himself was hooking up with the thirty-six-year-old Widow Cui, and his eldest son hoped that he could marry a girl with the fifth surname.
As he was now close to the Cui and Zheng families, Lao Cheng wanted to get married from both families.
Cheng Chumo now goes to these two families every day to see if there is any house in the Cui family in Qinghe and the Zheng family in Xingyang that he can like. After all, Cheng Chumo is also the Marquis of Dong'a County and the governor of Yinzhou, and he has also mixed up with the purple-robed goldfish.
,not bad.
His old Cheng was doing better.
"Is there any suitable one?"
"Cui and Zheng's family have several properties that they are interested in, but they haven't decided yet. We have to take another look."
Looking at this again, it is for the Cui and Zheng families to consider it, not the Cheng family to pick each other. But even so, Cheng Yaojin is still very satisfied. The fact that several houses from the five surnames and seven clans are interested shows that the Cheng family is doing well now. Already.
Anyway, Cheng Yaojin's requirements are not high. He hopes to be the first family member of Cui and Zheng's family. It is best to be a legitimate daughter. It doesn't matter whether the eldest daughter or the second daughter is the first daughter. It doesn't matter whether the surname is the eldest or the youngest. Zong, having the surname Fang and being the legitimate daughter is enough.
In the future, Chu Mo will also take the Duke's position in Lu Kingdom, so he can't marry a concubine.
"You were too anxious before. If you were not so anxious, let alone marrying a girl with the fifth surname, at least Li Jing's grandniece would be better than Fan Manzi's daughter."
"Uncle Cheng, if my wife hears what you said, she might want to kill you with her horse."
