Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1282 He changed the world
Liu Renyu is 53 years old this year.

At this age, even as a middle-level officer, he is not qualified.

After all, not everyone is Li Siyuan. At the age of 51, he can still go straight to the Khitan army, rush left and right, and return after capturing the thief.

Not everyone is Shao Sheng. He is still galloping at the age of 47, and Gatlin is fully fired.

So he backed off.But he didn't completely retire, because now he is Marquis Yu of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the eighth-rank official.

On the surface of Fengze Lake, the water is rippling, and birds and gulls gather.

On the meadow by the lake, a shepherd boy is grazing sheep.

The sheep were brought from the northwest, and it was said that they were a breed of sheep resistant to some kind of disease. Liu Renyu didn't know much about it, so he didn't remember it.

He only knew that the imperial court really had perseverance, and they made all kinds of weird sheep breeds, some of which were really useful, such as being able to produce more wool.

In reverie, he has come to a newly built house.

His former state troopers stood outside, trying to maintain order.Tutuan villagers who returned home from Hebei took counties and townships as units, called them by roll, and received rewards one by one.

Chu Zhongye also came, and greeted each other with Liu Renyu.

"Is it all wool cloth from Kansai?" Chu Zhongye asked.

"There are three provinces in Guanbei, Zhili, and Guannei. There are also some products produced by Huangzhuang, not many. The big warehouse is located here for convenience." Huangzhuang Zhuangzheng replied.

Chu Zhongye picked up a piece of wool with no hesitation, and it felt quite heavy, much heavier than silk.

"The sage really took great pains for the people of Kansai." Chu Zhongye put down the wool cloth, and said, "For more than a hundred years, Kansai has been sinking day by day, and even the rewards of the Shence Army have to be transported from Kanto to the east. See you for the first time."

Kansai is not without silk.In fact, even places like Suizhou, Xiazhou, and Yinzhou were produced in the former Tang Dynasty.However, due to various reasons, the output is not high, and the quality is not very good. People call it "miscellaneous silk", which doesn't even have a name.

Everyone has felt the climate in the past 20 years, and the winter seems to be colder.

Today, when I became the governor of Suizhou, there was Suizhou silk.But today, five years after the establishment of the pole, it is difficult to find traces of Suizhou silk.There may be many factors, but the weather must not be ignored.

In this way, the situation is a bit bad.Where did the Guanbei sergeant's reward come from?

It may be possible to transfer Guanzhong and Shannan silk to the north, but today, when the production of silk in Guanzhong is declining, it is not a cure for the symptoms.

Rewards were given out with non-silk cloth, which existed in the early Tang Dynasty, but it was actually made of animal hair - linen and the like could not be handed out.

The sage planned for a rainy day 20 years ago, but now he has achieved some results and has a way: use woolen cloth as a reward.

"Actually, warriors didn't like wool cloth very much at the beginning." Liu Renyu said: "If it weren't for the magical effect of this thing, there might be a lot of noise and chaos."

The magical effect is to keep out the cold.As the weather is getting colder and colder, wool cloth is really useful and just needed, so the warriors accepted it.

"Indeed." Chu Zhongye said with a smile: "Don't look at February [-], I haven't taken off my sweater yet."

Why is silk so popular that it can be used as money?In fact, it can be made into clothes, which is its most original and original function.As time goes by, due to the lack of precious metal currency, people have to replace it with other items, such as food and cloth, which are just needed for life.

When the Daxia court distributed salaries to officials, copper coins accounted for very little, and food and silk accounted for the bulk.Even the jerky that is distributed during the New Year’s festivals, the moment it is distributed to officials, it also assumes the function of currency.

Woolen cloth is also just needed now, and it has the possibility of being used as currency, especially under the assist of cold weather.

Liu Renyu also had a sweater on his body, and at this time he was also paying close attention to the expression of Xiangyong who received the reward by ticket.After a long time, he whispered: "Fu Cheng, from my point of view, the soldiers still prefer silk."

"I have been used to things for many years, how can I turn them around so quickly?" Chu Zhongye said: "Besides, silk is also divided into three or six grades. Everyone wants Qinghe silk, but how is that possible?"

The reputation of Qinghe silk from Beizhou has never been challenged. Because of its dense texture, heavy texture, wear resistance, and beauty, it has always been the best reward in the military.

In other places, the quality of silk varies.

In Xiangyang and even further south in Hubei Province, silk weaving technology has improved in recent years, probably because many Weibo immigrants have migrated to the past, bringing Hebei's advanced textile technology to the past.

However, the local textiles are not the same as those in Hebei. In short, they seem to be a fusion of the styles of the two places, highlighting a beautiful, beautiful, and light, just like the silk silks in Xuanzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River.

But this kind of thing is more popular in the upper class, but it is out of sight for warriors.

They will think that you are cutting corners and materials. For the same piece of Jiangnan silk, the silk used is definitely not as much as Henan silk or Hebei silk.Although the style is beautiful, I think you are cheating me.

No way, military men pay attention to practicality, what they want is the coexistence of beauty and durability.Historically, when the Song Dynasty paid compensation to the Kingdom of Jin, the Jin people cursed and returned all the silk from Hangzhou and asked to make up for it with silk from Hebei and Henan. This is actually the reason.

In addition to Hebei silk, the reputation of Banan Liaobu has risen sharply in these years.Gradually, the silk produced in all the prefectures and counties of Qianshan Nanxi Road were crowned with Banan Liaobu.Even Weizhou and Minzhou, which have been developed in the past 20 years as silk producing areas, are falsely known as Banan Liaobu for the silk produced.

Regardless of the place of origin, the overall quality of Banan Liaobu is relatively constant, and it is also more popular among the military. It has always been an important part of military rewards.

Wool is another dimension.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the quality is almost the same everywhere, at least not as different as the origin of silk.At the same time, it is thick and strong, giving the impression of ample materials.

For these reasons, it was possible to use woolen cloth instead of silk as military rewards.

"Let's not talk about this." Chu Zhongye left the reward distribution site and said, "Since the warriors have accepted it, we will gradually increase the amount of cloth rewards in the future. According to Zhao Shaojian, a total of 40 pieces of wool cloth were distributed last year. The number is astonishing. There may be more this year, and Kansai, as the main producing area of ​​woolen cloth, is really lucky."

A region that was supposed to be gradually sinking and impoverished has the possibility of being brought back to life. Does the saint really have the ability to change fate against the sky?

Chu Zhongye saw it clearly.The three-crop crop rotation system in Daxing, Kansai gradually became unworkable when it was implemented in Henan Province.

Densely populated, complex land rights, not contiguous, and even sheep suitable for the climate in Henan, etc., too many factors, resulting in Henan and Huaihai states are still full of mulberry forests, and people use silk weaving in their spare time Mainly.

They need to import woolen cloth to keep out the cold, which gives the Kansai people an opportunity to reap a lot of profits from the Kanto.In the past 100 years, their ability has become weaker and weaker. The economic strength of Kanto and Kansai has reached a staggering level.

Saint, he really changed the world and deserved to win the kingdom.

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In Bianzhou Qianliang Palace, Empress Zhe Fangai is reading a book.

The prospective daughter-in-law Yueniang and righteous daughter-in-law Juanniang took out milk, butter, tea leaves and sugar, made a pot of tea together, and brought them over.

Zhe Fangai took a sip, her expression a little dazed.

Sugar is put in the milk tea, and it tastes like this when the officials are here.

Generally speaking, this kind of milk tea is filled with green salt, Zhe Fangai is also used to the taste of salty milk tea.Only officials love sweet milk tea.Zhe Fangai hadn't had this kind of tea for a long time since he lived in the northern capital.

"The candy is pretty good, it should be the candy from Cangzhou." Zhe Fangai put down the tea cup and smiled at the two of them.

"Yes." Juanniang said: "Woyang Palace sent people to send it."

She is the daughter of Li Renmei, who was later raised by Pei Zhenyi and was canonized as a princess.

The border states actually produce more or less sugar.

The source of sugar is sea beet, which has been introduced for some years, and is still being cultivated repeatedly, seeking varieties with higher sugar content.

"Can the people of Woyang Palace get by?" Zhe Fangai asked casually.

"It's much better than before." Juan Niang said directly: "In the past, when you encountered any disaster, you had to be relieved by the government. Now, in your free time, you weave woolen cloth and plant some land. Even if there is a white disaster in winter, it is not completely difficult to survive. .”

Near Woyang Palace, the conditions for farming are not very good.The tribes are mainly grazing, and the limited land is used for planting, but few grow grain, but many grow sea beets.The shepherds are not stupid. They discovered that they could squeeze sugar from sea beet and exchange it for grain, and they could get more, and much more—the technology of sugar extraction was undoubtedly taught by the imperial court.

With Woyang Palace, which is not only a management institution, but also a trading market, as well as spinning wool, growing vegetables and extracting sugar, the people of Woyang Palace will not run around.

And their experience can also be extended to many places.

In a place like Khitan, the environment is better than around Woyang Palace.Build a city in an excellent location to attract merchants, craftsmen and other craftsmen to settle down, and you will be able to enclose a large area of ​​grassland around you.

In addition to the man-made pasture borders, the most important thing that surrounds them is economic ties.

Politically integrated into the ruling system and economically integrated into the unified market, only in this way can it be possible to achieve the effect that is difficult to achieve by military conquest.

"Zhugong is my Shao family's old base. They have a good life and can save a lot of trouble." Zhe Fangai said: "Juanniang, would you like to—"

Juan Niang's face turned pale, and she felt conflicted in her heart, but she dared not speak out.

"That's all." Zhe Fangai sighed, and said: "Let's talk about it later. There are some things that I am not good at specializing in. Although a man is old and homeless, he has to make decisions for everything."

The color of blood finally appeared on Juanniang's face.

Yue Niang glanced at her silently, feeling a little sympathetic in her heart.She escaped for the time being, and when she arrived in Beidu, the queen probably wouldn't have much time to worry about it.

There are more and more women around the official family.This time the queen brought Concubine Zhao Gui, Concubine Feng Shu and others to go together. I don't know what kind of scene it will be.

King Zhao——should have come back from Anton Mansion too...

(End of this chapter)