Yancheng is strong and Yinxiang is weak. This is an objective fact.
Chief Li and his younger brothers joined forces with Master Xuanhuo, so they could only make as few mistakes as possible.
The more you win, the less you win. This is true everywhere.
Do everything you can do first, and the rest is improvised.
After several consecutive ideological unification speeches within Yinxiang, basically all the 10,000 men, women, and children in Yinxiang all had a concept, that is: if they don’t follow Mr. Li to fuck Young Master Xuan, they will have no food to eat.
Dry, food and shelter included in winter.
The "savages" dare not speak out when they are angry, but when they see that there are benefits, what are they thinking about? They will definitely do it!
Shang Wuji completely transferred his core members to Baisha Village. The population was not very prosperous, but they were all capable people.
Moreover, Shang women are in high demand. Talents such as Young Master Ba and Ying Jian are not very interested in wild girls, but Shang women are eager to get a deer and goose to propose marriage every day.
However, precisely because Shang women were in short supply, Shang Wuji took advantage of the trend and raised the price. If he wanted to marry a Shang woman, it would be absolutely impossible for him to marry a Shang woman without some capital.
At the very least, it is at the level of "municipal order".
Therefore, the first person to successfully marry a Shang woman was not Li Jie, but Qiang's father.
To this end, Li Jie built a small villa specifically for Qiang's boss. It was a little different from the "big villa", but it was much better than the house in Shagua. It added a west wing and a woodshed.
In addition, a pregnant mare was also given.
The mare was not pregnant with Li Tiegen's son. She was already pregnant when she was taken to Yinxiang.
When Li Jie led people to train, the breeding center said that the mare was about to give birth and asked Li Jie to go back and take a look.
When Mayor Li returned, the mare had already given birth in the stable. Outside the delivery room, Qiang's father didn't even care about his work as a market manager. He was pacing back and forth in a hurry, as nervous as if his wife was giving birth.
"It's born, it's born, it's born, it's born..."
In the stable, the sound of Shagua was heard.
Mayor Li was stunned: "Is Gua delivering the baby?"
"Um."
Not long after, a pony stood up in the hay. The mare knelt on the ground and slowly licked the pony.
"Shou Li, please help me choose a name!"
Qiang's father looked like a rough man at first glance, with a "jianghu air" all over his body. At this moment, he looked at Li Jie excitedly, but he still couldn't restrain his nervousness.
"Well... let me think about it."
Mayor Li looked at the pony that was already standing tremblingly in the stable. Suddenly he saw a murex exposed on the wall of the stable. After digging it out twice, Li Jie was stunned: "This
The snail... looks familiar."
"Shou Li?"
"It should be... bone purple snail?"
After all, it was mixed with soil and a lot of the shell was worn off. Li Xiang was lost in thought for a while, and then said, "This horse has nobility, so let's call it 'Purple Joy'."
"Thank you Shou Li!"
"Um."
Li Jie nodded, his mind not on the little-pony at all. The snail in his hand was very small, but he could still tell that it was a snail that looked like a spiny snail.
"I remember that this thing lives in the south of Fujian. Why is it also found here?"
In the history of the School of Textiles, there is a special mention of this thing, because the selling price of the things produced by this thing is much higher. In the export of handmade silk fabrics, with this, the price can be tripled when sold to Mediterranean countries.
"Bone purple snail" is just what Mr. Li calls it. Its function is to extract the purple color from the snail, and after coloring, it will not fade easily. Compared with comfrey, it is obviously more durable and the purple color is quite bright.
"It probably has something to do with the climate."
Li Jie thought about it and came up with this explanation. Because at this time, there were still tigers in the southwest of Suzhou, and there were also small elephant herds at the junction of Wu and Yue. The climate environment was obviously a bit different from Li Jie's common sense.
The total population of Wu State is not low, with several million people still there. However, due to the disputes between countries, the great powers deliberately reduced the violent large-scale population migration in order to ensure the population.
Almost all big countries have important cities with a population of more than 100,000. The city is the center and the countryside is the supplement. The distinction between urban and rural areas is very clear.
The core population is in cities, while most of the countryside grows wild.
For example, "Shaye", so close to Suzhou, can also develop tens of thousands of people. There is only one person like Li Jie who leads "savages" to open up living space outside the country. There are almost no such people among the countries.
people.
The natural environment and social environment have created very different styles.
"Good stuff."
Holding this "Bone Purple Snail", Mayor Li sighed with emotion. With this thing, he can obtain the highest-grade purple dye. Baisha Village itself has the ability to produce silk, and purple, in this era, is the most popular dye.
The top and most precious color. As you can imagine, mastering this is equivalent to mastering hard currency that is harder than gold.
"Good stuff."
Li Jie sighed again with hot eyes.
"Why is my beloved staring at this snail?"
Hearing the sound, Li Jie turned around and saw that it was Shang Xiaomei. So he suddenly had an idea and asked Shang Xiaomei, "Shang Ji, do you know where this kind of snail can be found near 'Baisha'?"
"It's not owned by the lake, it's the conch."
Taking the "Bone Purple Snail" from Li Jie's hand, Shang Xiaomei looked at it and said, "Perhaps, we can go to 'Dongsha' to have a look."
"Dongsha" is said to be one of the "Baisha", but in fact it is quite far away from "Baisha". Starting from Baisha Village, it takes more time to go to "Dongsha" than to go to Suzhou.
"Dongsha?"
"Um?"
Shang Xiaomei said, "The Yunyan family once traded with 'Dongsha', using shells as currency. 'Dongsha' has a lot of salt, but also a lot of seashells."
Not all shells can be used as currency. Only clams, which are white and lavender in color, can be used as currency.
The color of this kind of clam is very special and can be recognized at a glance. It is really not easy to fake it and get away with it.
"It seems that after I beat the old turtle like Mr. Xuan to the ground, I can go to 'Dongsha' to have a look."
After saying this, Mayor Li said to Miss Shang, "Thank you, Shang Ji."
Turning around and leaving, Shang Xiaomei held the "Bone Purple Snail" in her hand, opened her mouth and asked: "My dear, what should I do with this snail?"
"Give it to you."
Turning around and raising his eyebrows at Miss Shang, Mayor Li felt much more relaxed. He hummed a tune and thought about how he would sell the purple silk for hundreds of thousands in the future!
He didn't expect that when he came to name the pony, he would make such an unexpected discovery.
"Oh~ work hard to break through the mud——"
Mayor Li, who was in a good mood, walked bumpily along the way. It happened that Sha Gua had taken care of the things in the stables. After seeing him, he asked: "Shou Li, there are still a few mares that are about to give birth. When the time comes, the ponies will also be needed."
Want to name it?"
Ever since Mayor Li named the braying donkey Li Tiegen, naming the animals has become a "custom".
"How many more are there?"
"Five."
"What a coincidence. Let me think about it, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack... It seems they are not called Applejack yet."
"..."
"Gua, what's wrong with you?"
"Shou Li, I can't remember."
Shagua looked innocent. It was hard to remember the names of these little ponies.
"My dear, you have to work hard. From now on, you will be the chief manager of Pony Maria. How can you not even remember your own pony's name?"
Patting the bewildered Shagua on the shoulder, Mayor Li felt more and more in a good mood, and left happily with his hands behind his back.