Rebirth of the King of the World

When it comes to the history of wine making in Yizhou, it can be traced back to the time when Emperor Chengzu was still the son of King Qin.

Because when the former Yuanzheng Dynasty collapsed, Zhu Xiaguo south of the Red River took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains and sent troops to invade and occupy the entire fourteen counties in the south of Yizhou. It was equivalent to dividing most of Yizhou and leaving it to the Dayan Dynasty There are less than ten counties, which is really pitiful.

After the founding of the Dayan Dynasty, the main threat came from the north, and the main energy was also devoted to the northern border, unable to care about the southern border.

Until the reign of Emperor Xingzu, the immortal Zhu Xia people sent troops to invade Yizhou, but Zhennan Hou Shangguan Yi seized the opportunity to fight back and took back the occupied six counties.Since then, Zhu Xia has learned to behave well, and no longer dare to act rashly. The Dayan Dynasty has no chance, and will not move.

As for the remaining eight counties in Yizhou, they were completely restored by Emperor Chengzu in the year when his father, Emperor Zhongzong, abolished the emperor and established himself.

Yizhou is mountainous, and the population is not small. For a long time, more than half of the territory has been occupied by Zhu Xia. The remaining part has a large population and limited arable land. It is good to be able to barely support the local people. Grain to wine.

But after Emperor Chengzu regained Yizhou, this situation changed, and it was an earth-shaking change.

After recovering the southern part of Yizhou, the Dayan Dynasty set up prefectures and counties as usual, and offered very favorable policies to the local residents.

That is, if they are willing to be Zhuxia people, they can take all their property they can take away and go south across the Red River, and the court will never stop them; Everything is the same as other places in Yizhou.

In the homeland that has been separated from the direct rule of the empire for more than 200 years, the sources of people living on it are very chaotic. There are Dayan people, Zhuxia people, Nanyue people, and people of different origins. Impossible, only depends on everyone's ideas.

But there is one thing that makes Emperor Chengzu and his son very excited, that is, compared with the northern part of Yizhou, which has more people and less land, the newly returned eight counties can be regarded as having a large area and sparsely populated, and the population carrying capacity of the land is far away. If the upper limit is not reached, a large number of landless people can be accommodated.

It is one thing to allow people who originally lived in southern Yizhou to become Dayan people, but it is another thing to let them live there.

Emperor Zhongzong learned from the previous experience and lessons of opening up Lingzhou, and moved a large number of aborigines in the south of Yizhou to the inland, arranged land and houses for them, and then moved a large number of landless people from the inland states to Yizhou, so as to appease The role of people's hearts in stabilizing the frontier.

Yizhou is one of the most southern states in Dayan. It is mountainous and watery, with rain and heat at the same time, and the grain production is not low.

In the past, there was a shortage of food in Yizhou, and there were famines from time to time. The main reason was that there were too many people and too little land, but the unit output was not low.After the complete recovery of Yizhou, slightly more people moved in than moved out, but the per capita land area increased significantly.

At the beginning, Emperor Zhongzong not only did not collect grain from Yizhou, but also did not collect taxes. This is a precedent for referring to Lingzhou.

But within two years, Marquis Zhaoyang, who also served as the prince's inner lord, said that Yizhou could not pay grain, but he had to pay taxes.Emperor Zhongzong read the booklet handed over by his son-in-law, and immediately approved it.Lingzhou is bitterly cold, so it can't be done without special care, but Yizhou is fine, the conditions are too good.

However, even so, the accumulation of more and more food in Yizhou is still a headache.It is said that the inland farmers who went to the south of Yizhou at that time were all surprised when they got there. Such a good day and such a good land, why didn't they produce grain before? Could it be that Zhu Xia people can't grow.

This guess is roughly correct. Zhu Xia people are indeed not very good at farming, at least compared with the Central Plains people.In their hands, the fertile southern part of Yizhou has not played its due role at all. They seem to think that it is good to plant one crop a year on a piece of land.

But during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, not to mention two crops a year in Yizhou, it is not uncommon to have three crops a year, and there is more and more food.

If Yizhou's external transportation was more developed, so much food would definitely have to be shipped out.There is no shortage of food in Yizhou, and there is always a shortage of food. It is a win-win thing to communicate with each other.It's a pity that the mountains around Yizhou are too high and dangerous, and it's not easy to walk empty-handed, so how can you carry heavy things.

Emperor Chengzu was the first to let Yizhou people make wine, which caused quite a stir in the court at that time.

Because most of the time, the imperial court does not encourage folks to make more wine, and sometimes directly orders it to be banned, just because they are afraid of wasting food.Grain is used to make wine, and the better the wine, the better the grain. The amount used is not small, and the grain is used to make wine. What if there is not enough food?

Emperor Chengzu was still a prince at that time, the kind who supervised the administration of the country and took charge of the court. He insisted on his own point of view despite the opposition of everyone.

Emperor Chengzu's reason was simple. When there was not enough food to eat, of course wine making could not be encouraged, but the problem in Yizhou was just the opposite. They had too much food to eat and couldn't transport it out. It would be better to make wine and sell it. It's better than letting the food go bad.

Emperor Chengzu's original intention was very good, and it also played a positive role at that time.To say that things from Yizhou are unlucky is not that they cannot be transported, but that the journey is difficult and costly. If the food is so large in size, heavy in weight and low in unit price, it is worthless to transport.

But wine is different, especially good wine, the profit is as high as dozens or even hundreds of times, which can increase the income of the court.

From the late period of Emperor Zhongzong, to the entire period of Chengzu, and then to the early period of Ruizong, Yizhou was busy brewing wine, both official and private, and produced two kinds of tributes, "jasper" and "autumn water". Liquor is famous all over Dayan and surrounding countries.

Of course, when Emperor Chengzu gave Yizhou privileges, he also drew a dead line for them, a dead line that must be obeyed unconditionally.That is, the grain used for wine making each year cannot exceed a certain percentage of the grain output of the year, and the grain stored in the Changping warehouses in various places must exceed a certain amount.

If someone can't do these two things, that county will stop making wine in the future, and no matter how much food there is, it must be kept honestly.

After Emperor Ruizong came to power, he strengthened the management and control of this aspect. He may be worried that the profit of the wine making industry is too high, and the people under him will take risks in spite of themselves. If they are not strictly controlled, the so-called dead line will not be kept at all. Live, that is a major event that shakes the foundation of the country.

Emperor Ruizong's worries were not unreasonable, without the strong deterrent power of Emperor Chengzu, some things should indeed be reasonably restrained.

But when the first emperor ascended the throne, due to the reduction of profits and taxes paid by Yizhou, he relaxed the requirements in this regard.

Thus, Emperor Ruizong's previous worries became reality, but until now, the court has not realized this.

Judging only from the profits and taxes paid by Yizhou, their annual brewing volume is reasonable and will never affect the normal grain reserves.But in fact, the current Yizhou is no longer the original Yizhou.During Chengzu's reign, most of the heads were handed over to the court, and the locals got only a small part.

From the reign of the first emperor to the present, the part of the profits and taxes received by the imperial court is nothing to the people of Yizhou.More importantly, in the past, people in Yizhou used inexhaustible food to make wine, and they made ordinary wine. It kind of means turning waste into treasure, which is certainly worth encouraging.

Nearly 100 years have passed, and Yizhou people's wine-making technology is getting better and better. They compete with each other to introduce new ones, and the demand for grain is also getting higher and higher. Moreover, many people use the best grain, and the poor ones are unwilling. No, I am afraid that it will affect the wine I brew.

This is a trend from top to bottom. People pursue profits instinctively. At first, some officials felt that it was inappropriate, but the brewing industry involves too many people's self-interest. There are officials, businessmen and ordinary people. It cannot be stopped by personal power.

Therefore, the dead line drawn by Emperor Chengzu in the past has become empty, and the grain used for wine making in Yizhou every year far exceeds that amount.

What's worse, every official who comes to Yizhou to take office will inevitably be involved in this vortex, and no one can escape.The deficit of the predecessor is irreparable, and I am afraid that if you report it, you will not be able to leave Yizhou alive, so later people became more and more crazy, and dared to use any stored food.

Before the earthquake this year, the imperial court conservatively estimated that Yizhou would have enough food for three years, and disaster relief was not a problem at all.

But in fact, it is hard to say whether Yizhou has enough food this winter, and their food reserves are gone.

County magistrate Li was very eloquent, he spoke clearly from beginning to end, and Jun Lu and Jiang Yuan had no doubts after listening.

There are a total of thirteen prefectures in Dayan, and Yi prefecture is relatively rich, but such a prefecture is not worthy of its name.In other words, Yizhou's appearance is still very glamorous, but his inside is really hard to see, the typical gold and jade are ruined in it.

Jun Lu didn't want to comment on Yizhou's group of officials who had no position to follow the crowd, but he felt that the biggest fault was not theirs.This is the fault of the first emperor, and this is the fault of the current emperor. Without the courage and prestige of Emperor Chengzu, why don't you just learn from Emperor Ruizong honestly.

Yizhou was taken back by Emperor Chengzu himself with his troops. If he said something casually, no one in Yizhou would dare to violate it.

Emperor Ruizong may not be as strong as his father, but he can see clearly that he can also see the situation clearly, give up when he should give up, and shrink when he should.

Yizhou is too far away and too dangerous, so it is easy to form the so-called China, which is determined by geographical conditions and cannot be changed by manpower.Emperor Chengzu could hold it back. It didn't matter if he let Yizhou develop freely. Emperor Ruizong was worried about losing control, so he strengthened the control and didn't allow them to fly freely.

The first emperor and the present emperor couldn't see through this point, if they used more snacks, the problem in Yizhou could not have erupted until now.

"Is there really no food left in Yizhou?" Jiang Yuan asked unwillingly. This is a more terrible result than food being hidden.The food was hidden, and it was enough to find it. At least the people of Yizhou would not be hungry, but the food was really gone, and Yizhou was in big trouble.

County magistrate Li drooped his head, and said honestly: "I don't know about other places, anyway, my Yunshan County can last for a month."

County Magistrate Liu also nodded and said, "Shinan County is about the same as Yunshan County. If everyone drinks porridge, they can barely drink it for a month."

Jiang Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and growled in a low voice: "Then have you ever thought about today? Talk!" As the saying goes, don't panic when you have food in your hand. Bring something to eat with you wherever you go, for fear of revisiting the past.

"What's the use of thinking? When I came to Yunshan, the granary here was almost empty. What can I do?" Yizhou's weather conditions are so good, even when the year is not good, there is still a surplus of grain , thus slowly grinding away people's worries.

Anyway, there will always be some grain left every year, but it’s just a question of how much is left, so what do they do with the grain they save, the old grain is not tasty, and the wine they brew is not that good.It's okay for a few people to think this way, but it's terrible if most people think this way.

Jiang Yuan glared at County Magistrate Li very displeasedly. He admitted that in terms of the general environment in Yizhou, it is not easy to be alone, and his life might be in danger, but this County Magistrate Li is not a good person. Even if you become an official in another place, it is estimated that it will not be much better than it is now.

The predecessor's shortfall is destined to be irreparable, and countless Li county magistrates simply learned from their predecessors.Yizhou's wine is famous all over the country. If new tribute wine is brewed, he will not worry about his life's prosperity and wealth. His official career is destined to be hopeless, so it's better to earn more money by himself.

Almost everyone thought so, no matter how much grain Yizhou produced, it would all go to fill the bottomless pit.

Jun Lu remembered that someone had told him before that it was so difficult to make a wine like "Qingjiang", and it would be completely useless if he was not careful.

This means that for every barrel of "fine wine" brewed, the amount of food consumed behind it is very considerable. "Qingjiang" is like this, "Jasper" and "Qiu Shui" are probably similar, not to mention those who want to surpass their predecessors and toss new wines in different ways.

Yizhou people desperately pursue the quality of wine, hoping to become famous, and the waste during the process must be terrible.

"Ordinary people have no food in their hands? Are they not afraid of something happening?" In the concept of Junlu, ordinary people still have a strong sense of urgency, and they will not take all their surplus food to brew bars, that would be too crazy It was too late, he couldn't even imagine it.

"What's the use of keeping food in your hands? Who doesn't like the white money? How can you not buy food if you have money?" County Magistrate Li laughed at himself. The common people sold the surplus grain to merchants who bought it at a high price.

If the people in Yizhou just make wine honestly, then the situation in Yizhou may be better today, but there is no shortage of ordinary wine in Yizhou. If they want to brew famous wine, they need various experiments. Yes, it is possible to go bankrupt from now on.

In short, brewing wine in Yizhou today is a big gamble. If you win the gamble, you will be rich and famous. For example, those who brewed "jasper" and "autumn water" in the past, and those who brewed "fine wine" in the future, their investment will be reaped. extremely generous returns.

But this kind of national pursuit is really terrible. This earthquake caused a big explosion in Yizhou's accumulated problems.

Signaling his subordinates to control the two county magistrates first, Jiang Yuan called Jun Lv outside and asked him what he thought: "Little friend, things are much more difficult than I imagined. My mind is in a mess now. What do you think? I've found that dealing with them doesn't solve the problem at all."

The truth of what happened in Yizhou is not complicated, that is, all the food was used to make wine, so that when a catastrophe came, everyone had nothing to eat.It's just that finding out the truth doesn't help Jiang Yuan and Jun Lv's trip. Yizhou is really out of food, what will they do in the future.

At this time, Jun Lu suddenly thought of Duke Guo, who came to Yizhou for disaster relief in his previous life.No wonder County Magistrate Li and County Magistrate Liu felt reassured. They felt that Wang Anyuan would definitely be able to settle the imperial envoy. It was really the matter of Yizhou.

Because tracing back to the source, this matter can be traced back to the former emperor and the present, but how could Emperor God Bless admit that he was at fault, of course the fault was the imperial envoy.Perhaps for the Duke of Guo at that time, he had no choice but to be in a dilemma.After all, the food from outside couldn't come in, and the victims in Yizhou couldn't wait. He couldn't solve any problems with the real information, and it would drag himself and his family down.

Today's Yizhou is like a big quagmire and whirlpool, and everyone who comes in will be swallowed up by it without mercy.

"It's useless to kill them. Someone has to be in charge here. Why don't we control the people first and let them put the food in the lowest amount first. We can't starve to death anymore. Let's go to uncle immediately and let him decide. Right." Jun Lu thought for a while, and said a little helplessly.

Jiang Yuan hesitated, and said softly: "How to control? Are you not afraid of their rebellion? We don't have enough people."

"You don't have to worry about this, I guarantee they will be obedient." Jun Lu took out a small bottle from his arms and shook it in front of Jiang Yuan.He didn't know what Junlan would do, but he could be sure that he was not like Guo Guogong, and they had to tell him the truth as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up, and he smiled slightly, the kid is so interesting that he has such a thing on his body.

With the threat of death if he did not take the antidote for seven days, Jun Lu successfully frightened the two county magistrates who were greedy for life and afraid of death.Jiang Yuan left behind a few guards with strong martial arts skills, and the two hurriedly left overnight with their people. They had to rush to Xichuan as quickly as possible.

It is not difficult to open a warehouse to release grain, but the difficult thing is that there is not much grain left in the county government, and it will not last long at all. Faced with such a situation, Jun Lu and Jiang Yuan are helpless, so they can only pin their hopes on Jun Lan, hoping that he can have A good idea can solve this problem smoothly.

Jun Luwan would never have imagined that his and Jiang Yuan's trip to Xichuan would be so dangerous, and they encountered trouble shortly after leaving Yunshan County.

Originally, they just wanted to take a shortcut, and wanted to see Jun Lan sooner, but when they were halfway there, the mountain shook suddenly.

It is recorded in history books that after a large-scale earthquake occurs, there will often be continuous irregular small-scale earthquakes.After Junlu and the others came to Yizhou, they also met several times, and they were very impressed, but the actual impact was not too great, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

But this time the earthquake was different. The ground shook very violently. Many houses that had been crumbling before would probably collapse after passing through this time.What's more terrible is that Junlu and the others are in a valley, and rocks will roll down from the mountain from time to time, and it is very scary to hit the ground.

"We can't go anymore, we have to find a place to hide." As soon as Jiang Yuan finished speaking, Jun Lu rushed over and rolled him on the ground twice.Where Jiang Yuan was originally standing, a large rock rolled over just now, the kind that could kill someone.

When an earthquake occurs, the open area in the wild is supposed to be the safest place. Junlu and the others were unlucky, they just reached the middle of the valley, and the distance between them was not too close. Although the big earthquake ended quickly, the aftermath Unceasingly, the Rolling Stones are also in a steady stream.

"The rocks on the mountain are all loose. We probably have nowhere to hide. It's the right way to get out of the valley as soon as possible." Empress Jun Lu took a deep breath in fear, vetoing Jiang Yuan's previous words.As long as they are still in the valley, their situation is dangerous, and they cannot avoid it in any direction.

Jiang Yuan patted his chest, feeling a little scared. Fortunately, he was with the children. If it was him, he would have been crushed to death.

"Then shall we go forward or backward?" The forward direction is closer to Xichuan, while the backward direction is just past, and the road conditions are more familiar.

Jun Lu pointed to the front without hesitation and said, "Of course we are moving forward. We must not walk again later." , Who knows whether the earthquake will continue, or it is better to move forward.

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to continue walking, Jun Lu suddenly stopped, and knelt down to touch his ankle.

Jiang Yuan couldn't see Jun Lu's movements clearly, so he squatted down after groping, and said softly, "Little friend, what's wrong with you?"

"It seems to be a twisted ankle?" Needless to say, it must have been twisted when he threw Jiang Yuan down before.

Jiang Yuan frowned slightly, followed Jun Lu's hand, and said in a low voice, "It's so swollen? Will it hurt your bones?"

Jun Lu thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be that serious, it's just a sprain, it's really not the right time to hurt."

They were rushing on their way, and he sprained his foot at this time. It was not a burden for everyone, not to mention that they were still in the valley that had not yet escaped danger.

"I'll carry you on my back." If it wasn't for saving him, Jun Lu wouldn't be injured, and he should take care of him.

Jun Lu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "No need, let..." Wouldn't it be better to find a strong bodyguard to carry him on his back.

"Do you think you're heavy? I said I'll carry it." Jiang Yuan said categorically.

Jun Lu is only 13 years old, and his height and weight are not as good as adults. Jiang Yuan is a martial arts practitioner since he was young, so it is hard for the guards to say anything.

So Jiang Yuan carried Jun Lu on his back, and everyone continued on their way. Their goal was to reach Taoyuan County near Xichuan before dawn.

Lying on Jiang Yuan's back, Jun Lu felt a little embarrassed, he hadn't been carried by anyone for many years, it felt so strange.

As soon as they were about to walk out of the valley, the ground shook again. Although the scale was not as large as the previous one, many rocks on the mountain had been loosened due to the previous shaking.Now, if he moved again, he immediately rolled down the mountain, and his momentum was not worse than the previous one.

"Brother, let's go!" This was Jun Lu's panicked voice.

"My lord, be careful!" This was the panicked voice of the guards.