Although the Song State once violently defeated the Zheng State in Changge, and although the Zhou Emperor was violently defeated by the Zheng State in Changge, what Changge is known to the world is not its history.
It’s its local specialty Kudzu.
Anyway, Commissioner Li thinks the kudzu root powder is quite delicious, provided of course that it is ground from a special mill in Jiangyin.
Although it is still very rough, at least it is edible. Judging from the naked eye, it is edible!
Of course, the focus of Kudzu is not Kudzu root powder, but half of the peers in the major that Commissioner Lee studied at University.
The entire Changge weaving industry is quite developed. From windproof and rainproof buildings to shoes for traveling around the world, "Gudzu" can be used to weave it.
At the same time, due to the developed weaving industry, while the labor is concentrated, it is natural that there is also quite unique local music.
When Commissioner Li went to "Ji Ze" and listened to the "Sound of Changge", he remembered that when he was studying, in the history of cotton, there was an introduction to the little black slaves who picked cotton in the "Amei, Look at the Country".
This led to the development of distinctive jazz and blues.
"The Voice of Changge" is generally similar. Of course, Changge's life must be easier, so there are no little black slaves picking cotton here, only a shy little girl picking kudzu, singing while working: Bica Ge
Come, not seeing me for one day is like coming here in three months!
Listening to it made me feel emotional. Commissioner Li thought that such an emotional expression showed that the Changge natives were not deeply affected by the friction of this society.
However, I occasionally heard colleagues singing: If you entangle your sister, you can wear frost? If you mix it with women's hands, you can sew clothes. If you want to embroider it, a good man will wear it.
Commissioner Li felt completely comfortable.
This is normal, this is normal operation.
The feudal society of loving each other... is full of contradictions.
Commissioner Li thought that the person who sang "One Day Is Not Seen Like March" must have been a little wanderer who had nothing to do at home.
"Changge is quite rich in products."
On the bank of Jishui River and adjacent to Jize River, there is a developed handicraft industry and quite good land output. It can even be said to be the land of fish and rice of Zheng State.
A place like Changge has actually become the location of battlefields several times, and the princes' eyes are quite poisonous.
However, Commissioner Li has not the slightest interest in local handicrafts and the fish and rice from the "Land of Fish and Rice".
In the winter, the main forces on the trading market are actually firewood, charcoal and livestock.
Those small wealthy people who originally had some wealth had to trade part of their livestock because of the arrival of winter, otherwise they would not be able to feed themselves and it would be wasted.
On the contrary, it is quite cost-effective to trade part of it, even if it is just for some handicraft products and food.
"My dear, do you want to buy something in Changge?"
"It depends on the situation. If you have anything you want to buy, can you tell me about it?"
"You can buy some of the 'Ji Ze' Weaver Girl. You can also buy some of the slaves from the Changge family."
"good."
Purchasing the Weaver Girl may not be Meiqiang's intention, but she may want to buy some and place them in Huaizhong City to prepare them for Meidan in the future.
As for slaves from wealthy families, they are Qiang's target commodity.
After buying it, it only takes a little training to make it very obedient. Many female soldiers in Qiubei Liuying trained it, but ordinary women really can't bear this kind of hardship.
Slaves from wealthy families have certain advantages, such as being extremely obedient and rarely resisting directly.
At the same time, they can also understand the importance of orders. After all, when they are slaves, they often have to serve their mistress. If they are not careful, it is not a problem at all for the mistress to beat them to death.
It is commonplace.
No matter how resentful I was, I could only sing secretly, "If you want it, a good man will obey it.", but you didn't dare to stop the work of sewing Ge Yi.
Qiang focused on the population, while Commissioner Li focused on the livestock.
After all, Changge is not far from Zhengdu. It is connected by a river, making transportation convenient.
The exchanges of caravans from various countries are nothing more than boats, carriages and horses, and Changge has considerable advantages in these.
The number of traders from various countries who sell livestock in Zheng is quite large.
It is precisely because of the developed commercial activities that the "guest soldier" culture in the Zheng and Song Dynasties was equally developed. If you don't have money, you can't afford foreign mercenaries.
Between Xinzheng and Changge, there are few places where part of the "pasture" has been artificially maintained due to commercial activities.
Weiyuan in Xinzheng and Jize in Changge both have a large "pasture". In the spring and summer, there are still eight thousand cattle and horses on the grasslands of Weiyuan and Jize. As for pigs and sheep,
The number is even greater.
Commissioner Li is eyeing these cattle and horses.
Although most of them were trafficked by merchants from various countries, some of them belonged to the Zheng State. One of the evil things that Commissioner Li wanted to do was to extort from Zheng Chengzi the cattle, horses and pigs that were in Weiyuan and Jize owned by the Zheng State.
sheep.
Then another unethical thing to do is spend money.
In most cases, market transactions do not allow the goods to be monopolized by one person. For the place where the transaction is held, this is a disruptive behavior, because maybe the buyers and sellers will not come back in the future.
What Commissioner Li is now thinking about is to buy all the livestock from other countries besides the cattle, horses, pigs and sheep owned by Zheng Guo.
It's just that when he comes out this time, he may not bring enough money, so he plans to borrow some money.
But the merchants from various countries are not his sons, so it is impossible for him to owe him just what he says he owes. This feels like a liar.
So Commissioner Li planned to package it up, for example, asking an old man to act as a guarantee.
Zheng Guo... is very good.
Of course, the King of Zheng is not stupid, so how could he agree to such a ridiculous request?
But it happened that the king of Zheng was not at home, and the person who spoke about Xinzheng was Zheng Chengzi. Maybe Zheng Chengzi would think that their king was actually a fool, and would he agree to such a ridiculous request?
Everything is possible.
Anyway, Commissioner Li plans to owe I-Tiao, and then Zheng Guo will help advance the capital or something. In the future, when creditors want to collect debts, they will also go to Zheng Guo first...
Commissioner Li is quite familiar with things like defaulting on accounts.
"Lord!"
"The people of Qin have passed Wanyi!"
After hearing Jia Gui's report, Li Jie was immediately overjoyed: "Okay! This old Qin man is so straightforward. We just arrived at Jize, and they have almost arrived. They really keep their word."
After saying this, Li Jie asked Jia Gui: "But is it the Qin envoy?"
"Exactly! There are about 1,500 people, the chariots and horses are like dragons, they are very neat."
"It seems that Zi Che's white buttocks picked out the elite."
Li Jie nodded, very satisfied, and then told Jia Gui, "Agui, go and greet him personally."
"yes!"
"Cnana."
"My subordinate is here!"
Jia Gui can call Li Jie "lord", but Wu Chan is still a little afraid now. After all, he thinks he has not done enough meritorious service and is not close enough to Li Jie.
When he came to Zheng State this time, Wu Chan also planned to show off his connections in the livestock sales industry and contribute to the great spring plowing in Huaizhong City.
"If there is a rumor, especially in Xinzheng, they will say that I, Mr. Li, am planning to purchase cattle, horses, pigs and sheep on a large scale."
"yes!"
After receiving Li Jie's order, Wu Chan was also busy in the area. The boat that followed this time contained a lot of brocade, silk and special products of Jiangyin City.
Those special products alone, in Wu Chan's opinion, are enough to exchange for a large number of livestock.
"My beloved, would you like to go to Wanyi for a visit?"
"No, just wait for news from Jia Gui. If the people of Qin want to find a place to warm up and drink, they might go to Xinzheng. After all, the delicate princess will definitely want to take a hot bath after being out for so long.
The journey is tiring, what a hard thing it is.”
As he said that, Commissioner Li suddenly became energetic and asked, "Qiang, what do you think of me buying a big house in Xinzheng now?"
Meiqiang knew very well why her husband said this, and she made it clear that she was always ready to fall in love with the princess.
But if there is anything to be unhappy about, I don't think so. After all, this princess is not pregnant.
Meiqiang has always supported her husband's great career of "whoring all over the world", but she was quite unhappy when the person she was prostituted for became pregnant. Her belly... there was no movement at all.