In the first year of Yankang, the temple undoubtedly showed an atmosphere that was almost crazy. No one was idle. From Sangong to Jiuqing, no one was idle. Situ Cao Cao was in Yangzhou.
Busy digging the canal, Sikong Yuan Shao is busy transporting grain and grass for him.
Stayed in Yangzhou.
Taiwei Sun Jian also has no free days. The Northern Army has already gone to Jiaozhou to prepare for battle, while the Southern Army is still dealing with the problem of Xizhou. For some reason, countless bandits and bandits have appeared outside Xizhou in the near future.
, cavalry, plundering everywhere, endangering the normal trade of Xizhou, and the trade between Anxi and Xizhou was interrupted because of this. The temple officials were unaware of this.
Sun Jian did know some inside information. There seemed to be a rebellion in the Parthian Empire, and the two sides were fighting fiercely. This caused many Parthian troops to retreat, and even the people to live outside, becoming bandits, and cutting off the east-west trade route. This pair of great men
The influence was huge. On the one hand, Sun Jian was responsible for the Northern Army's conquest, and on the other hand, he was also responsible for the Southern Army's elimination of bandits.
Fortunately, he had many capable people under his command. Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao were both generals who were good at conquering and fighting, so he could feel at ease a little. After reporting to the emperor, he received the emperor's order that trade must be restored to normal.
It cannot be interrupted, otherwise the harm to the Han Dynasty will be huge. Sun Jian has nothing to do. The bandits outside Jiaozhou are nothing to worry about. The main thing is these bandits outside the Great Wall. He can only pay more attention to this aspect.
Sitting in the mansion, he stroked his beard and thought.
"Grand Duke Taiwei, I think it would be better if we send out the Southern Army to clear out the bandits along the road and launch an all-out attack..." Chen Gong said. Sun Jian shook his head and said, "It is not difficult to clear out the bandits, but the main thing is
The problem is that as long as the war continues in Anxi, the road will not be calmed down. Once cleared, there will be more bandits. There is no way to avoid this. Your Majesty asked us to restore the business road. This is
Impossible..."
"They are already fighting...how can they still have time to trade with us??"
Chen Gong thought for a long time and then said: "Lieutenant, I have a way..."
"oh?"
"They are fighting, what do they lack most?"
"Soldiers?"
"Yes, it's not just soldiers, but also ordnance, food and grass, etc. We have no way to give it to the soldiers. However, the Taiwei must also know about this ordnance. In the 21st year of Xiping, the North and South Army carried out the fourth round of armaments.
The ordnance eliminated by the changes are now in the hands of local border guards..."
"Chen Jun means that we sell those obsolete ordnance to the Parthians?"
"Of course not, we want to sell them the military boots that have been eliminated by the border guards."
"Ah? Mr. Chen, those ordnances have been used by the border troops for many years. They are like rotten iron! Why would they want them?" Sun Jian asked with some confusion.
"Hahaha, they are fighting hard, and they can't wait to let the farmers go to the battlefield. At this time, how can they care about what the weapons are like? They can also use wooden sticks, and these obsolete weapons have been piling up.
It will be wasted and can only be resmelted. Instead of doing this, it is better to invest in trade. Moreover, if we want to conduct arms trade with them, they will definitely protect our merchants..." Chen Gong said confidently.
Sun Jian nodded and said, "It makes some sense."
"In addition, along this road, we can build inns and strongholds to protect our merchants. In the same way, we can control these areas..." Chen Gong squinted his eyes and spoke out his plans one by one. Sun Jian
Listening very seriously, nodding from time to time, Chen Gong said: "In addition, we cannot sell weapons to only one party. I think we can sell them to both the Anxi and the rebels..."
"There are other supplies that we can also provide and sell. The harder they fight, the more we will get..."
"The inns built along the road can also recruit the exiled people and let them enter Xizhou. Xizhou is vast and sparsely populated, and it lacks manpower the most..." Chen Gong said, and Sun Jian listened and sighed.
He said: "I don't know how much money these will cost. Don't you know that these days, Yuan Benchu... ahem, if anyone in the temple needs to use the treasury's money, he will almost beat him... I don't know.
Can't stop him..."
Chen Gong smiled and said: "Building Chi Road and digging canals costs a lot of money. It is understandable that Sikong is like this. However, this trade road is so important. If it is lost, the treasury will lose another source. As long as we can tell
Sikong will definitely not refuse the stakes..." Sun Jian nodded and said, "That's all. Those ordnances have been piled up for too long and are of no use. They are just used to stabilize business routes..."
"However, if we sell to both parties, will it arouse their resentment?"
"Hahaha, it doesn't matter if they are disgusted. Our Han army is not far away. Before that, we must let them know that the Han people have the strength to help one side completely destroy the other side. In this way, unless they stop the war and the alliance comes
Confront, otherwise, it is impossible to do whatever you want. Even if you know, you can only endure it, otherwise, the country will be destroyed and the people will be destroyed..." Chen Gong said, then thought for a moment and asked: "Taiwei Gong,
Do you want me to go find Sikong?"
"Well... forget it, I'll just go."
"Here you go!"
When Sun Jian arrived at the door of Sikong Mansion and got out of the car, he heard a roar coming from inside. Sun Jian smiled helplessly, but still walked in. In the front yard, Yuan Shao was scolding the man in front of him.
Official, Yuan Shao almost jumped up, waving his hands, almost hitting the poor man in front of him in the face. The official was so scolded by him that he couldn't raise his head, and his whole body was trembling with fear.
"Can't you just send the money directly and let Cao Cao buy it in Yangzhou? Do you have to send it from Luoyang??!" Yuan Shao roared and asked the official to go ahead and get busy, then turned around and went to do other things, but there was nothing at all
Seeing Sun Jian, Yuan Shao didn't turn around until the official reminded him. Sun Jian was also startled by him. Yuan Shao's eyes were red, and his whole person looked a little violent.
Seeing Sun Jian, he shook his head and calmed down. The two of them sat down without saying anything else.
"Wentai, you are here... I have already ordered the supplies needed by the Northern Army. You don't need to rush me. The Northern Army is replenishing supplies in Jiangling. It does not pass through Yangzhou and rushes directly from Jingzhou to Jiaozhou..." Yuan Shao said
Looking at him, he looked extremely tired. Sun Jian said helplessly: "Benchu, I'm not coming to you this time because of the Northern Army's affairs..." Yuan Shao was stunned, raised his head, and asked
: "What's that for?"
"Here in Xizhou, we may need some..."
"No!! No!! I don't have anything here!!!" Yuan Shao shouted, stood up, and was about to leave. Sun Jian quickly stopped him and said: "Original, about the business road, the Xizhou Business Road.
.." After hearing this, Yuan Shaofang stopped, sat back where he was, and asked: "What's wrong with the trade routes??" Sun Jian said: "The civil war in Anxi, the trade routes were cut off..."
Then, he told Yuan Shao Chen Gong's suggestions, and he said them very seriously. This time, Yuan Shao did not run away. After listening to Sun Jian's words, he frowned and fell into deep thought. Yuan Shao thought for a long time before saying
: "Okay, this matter cannot be delayed. Business Road has brought great profits to Dahan over the years, so it cannot be interrupted here. You can make a comprehensive list first and then send it to me. I will find a way..."
As Yuan Shao spoke, Sun Jian nodded and said, "I'll bother you then..."
Yuan Shao was speechless and said: "I still have a lot of things to do here, so I will stay here soon..."
Seeing Yuan Shao not far away, discussing with several officials how to get money to undertake the activities of the Confederate Army, Sun Jian felt some respect in his heart for some reason, "Ben Chu!", he shouted, and Yuan Shao turned around.
Come and look at him.
"Sorry to trouble you..."
Yuan Shao ignored him and roared in the distance: "What are you still doing? Go to my house and get the land deed!!!"
At the same time, many copies of Hua Xiong's book were printed and became popular all over the world. Liu Xi did what he said. He asked officials everywhere to read this book. Farming and mulberry cultivation were the most important.
, no negligence is allowed, and if there is any negligence, it will be dealt with. Liu Xi's edict has indeed made Hua Xiong's works circulate quickly, and most officials in the world have obtained this book.
In Luoyang, Hua Xiong's works have also spread. The book is a good book, but the name is not acceptable to everyone. Different from what Hua Xiong thought, these people have nothing to do with farming and mulberry farming.
He is not as concerned as Hua Xiong thought. During the assessment, farmers and mulberry trees will be tested, but this is different. The farmers and mulberries in the assessment are to examine when the scholars urged the people to farm and what they did in different seasons.
The different thing is that they are asked to teach farming and have a rough idea of how to grow mulberry trees, rather than letting them do the farming themselves.
Similarly, if the books written by Hua Xiong were to let the scholars learn how to urge the people to herd, maybe the scholars would like it, but what Hua Xiong wrote was about how to herd and how to treat livestock. To this, the scholars just laughed.
A smile, although farming is heavy, it is also low-level, let alone herding. Is it possible that we talented people are asked to herd cattle and sheep? Therefore, Hua Xiong's books did not spread on a large scale among the scholars.
spread.
At first it was just out of curiosity, and it spread for a while, but then gradually disappeared.
At the local level, books still exerted a lot of influence. Officials copied and printed the books and distributed them to the people, perhaps to explain to the people. This was the first time in the Han Dynasty. A group of people listened to the officials holding the books and telling them how to do it.
Herding, I also listened with a smile. In many families, young children who have just started to enlightenment will help their families explain it. When Hua Xiong wrote a book, he wrote it in an extremely easy-to-understand way. Of course, he could not write it in a profound way.
However, the disdain of many local celebrities in the temple still greatly reduced the price of this book. Without their guidance, readers would not take it seriously.
In this regard, Hua Xiong also came up with his own method. On weekdays, he would block in front of the palace gate or South Street, holding a lot of books. As long as he saw the minister, he would force the book to him.
He also happily explained the important role of livestock to the people. He hoped that these people could help him promote it and play a greater role. In South Street, which is full of nobles, you can often see Hua Xiong holding a book and stopping ministers.
, telling.
"Hua Gong? I saw you in Tingwei the day before yesterday. Why are you here today?"
"Hahaha, come on, come on, don't worry about those things, read this book, I wrote it, about livestock husbandry, you also know the great role of cattle farming, you see, in the second year of Jianning, something happened in Liangzhou
Cattle disease caused the death of nearly 300 cows, indirectly destroying countless families. In some places, the entire cultivated land was abandoned, and some cattle farmers were punished. In Nuoda's family, there were only one or two
Someone who can live..."
"Oh...it's very important..."
Hua Xiong handed the book to the other party, and saw another minister, leaving in a hurry. Daxian looked at the book in his hand, smiled disdainfully, and looked at Hua Xiong walking away, throwing it aside on the road.
Get in and drive away.
When Hua Xiong arrived, he happened to see the book on the ground. He bent down, picked up the book, blew off the dust on it, looked around, smiled bitterly, hugged the book, and left.