The next night, Qin Yu sent someone to call back, saying that everything during the daytime inspection was normal.

There was a word from the palace that it was Concubine Shen Gui who told the young master to be safe.

This refers to the matter of going to Shouzhou.

This time his destination is Shouzhou and Luzhou.

The four brothers discussed again in private, Jia Shiqing, Shen Bai and Xu Jin went together, took Xiao Yan, Daniu and two servants of Jia's mansion with them.

The establishment of Yong'an Commercial Bank in Bianjing was put on the agenda, and the steward of Jia's mansion and Qin Yu were in charge. They first searched for shops in Bianjing, and then bought land in secluded locations around the canal to set up warehouses.

When everything was ready, Jia Shiqing arranged for a fast boat, and everyone boarded the boat on the canal and went straight down the river.

"Bianjing has the benefits of Bianshui, which is much better than Chang'an. In the past, when the previous dynasty caught up with the famine, the inconvenient transportation of grain made Chang'an, the capital of the country, unstable. The emperor wanted to lead all the officials to go out to live. Hey, now it is no longer There will be no scenes where the emperor leads the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to Luoyang to avoid disasters."

The three brothers sat on the small table in the bow of the boat drinking tea, looking at Jia Shiqing in Bianshui and expressing their feelings.

This story was originally about Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. I don't know which dynasty is in front of this time and space, and what emperor used to be like this.

On the big river, there are many boats coming and going, and the boats sailing from top to bottom are much easier. The boat they are on is just controlled by the helmsman at the helm, and the others are on both sides of the boat in case of accidents. , you can still rest.

As for boats sailing against the current, many boatmen need to hold bamboo poles to help punting the boat.

The fleets of some big trading houses are connected first, and the pole-vaulting boatmen backed up from the first boat, walked to the stern and turned back, and so on. Fortunately, the water level in Bian River was replenished by multiple tributaries, so the water level was stable and there was no flooding. Shallow stretched landscape.

Xu Jin sat sideways, held a brush in his hand, and set up something like a sketchboard with a wooden board. The board was pasted with drawing paper. scenery.

The large grain ships of the company have a very deep draft, and the word "grain" standing on the bow is this type of fleet.

The fast boats of the navy shuttled back and forth along the way. The head of the imperial army with a knife was wearing a black cloak and holding a waist knife. Behind him stood two military academies holding a halberd. Four officers and soldiers paddling on the left and right quickly shook the oars. walk through.

"The Bian River, the Huai River, and the Yangtze River are the lifeblood of the economy, and the Yellow River can be used as a natural barrier to resist foreign enemies. Tell me, fourth brother, why do you still want to look at the grasslands, deserts, and plateaus of foreigners today?" Jia Shiqing said in a low voice.

"Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and there is a huge difference in wealth between China and foreign countries. Many foreigners don't even have a city. They are completely nomadic and live their lives. They depend on the sky to eat. Compared with the farming life of the people in the Central Plains, it is much more difficult. Once a natural disaster, Only by plundering can we survive, so the people in the north are strong and hard-working, while our people are rich but weak.

But the best defense is to pacify the surrounding foreign forces, integrate them into our Central Plains culture, and change their living habits of drinking blood.

Today, I am afraid that I have taken a fancy to the fundamentals of this situation, so I decided to take the bottom line and solve it completely. "

Xiao Yan and Shunzi sat aside, Xiao Yan's eyes flickered when he heard Shen Bai's words, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After the conversation, it was rare for Xu Jin to enjoy the scenery with peace of mind, and Jia Shiqing drank tea without disturbing him.

Shen Bai asked Shunzi to bring the Ruan Qin, and played the piano for pleasure.

The sound of the piano is swaying on the canal, and there is an ancient westerly wind in the sound of the piano, which is endlessly melancholy and nostalgic for the past.

"Okay! There is such joy in the world. It's really a blessing." On a double-decker building, a young man stood on the side of the boat and shouted at Shen Bai and his boat, but one was down and the other was up. , in different directions.

"Dare to ask your son's name?" the person on the boat asked unwillingly.

"Shunzi, tell him my third brother's name." Shen Bai ordered.

Shunzi got up and shouted at the big boat that passed by with only the stern left: "Wen Lan Xu Jin."

The people on the boat wanted to say something, but they couldn't hear because of the distance.

"Fourth brother, why are you reporting my name properly?" Xu Jin asked while holding the tip of a brush.

"Third brother is very famous, a dead pig is not afraid of being strong, what's wrong with being blocked by my younger brother."

When Jia Shi heard the sentence: "A dead pig is not afraid of being strong", he laughed so hard that he spit out tea.

It takes three days for the boat to reach Taizhou, so it is not bad to pass through Chenzhou today.

Lunch was also eaten on the boat. The boatman lit a fire, boiled carp, fried small fish and shrimp, baked some pancakes, and steamed fermented soybeans in a plate.

It was the first time for Daniel to take a big boat, and he fell asleep all the way, almost unable to wake up.

He only got up when he was eating, and he didn't eat much, fearing that he wouldn't be able to bear it, Shen Bai asked Shunzi to take out the beef jerky Ji Qing sent, and let Daniel chew it.

When the boat arrived in Chenzhou, the coast was full of lights. In the evening, I cooked some noodles and fried small fish, which was very refreshing.

There are also Bozhou and Yingzhou along the way. Both Bozhou and Yingzhou are optional cities where you can buy land. However, because they are not far from Bianjing and the prices are relatively high, they belong to the surrounding cities of Beijing, so they are not considered for the time being.

When the boat arrived in Taizhou, it was already dawn on the second day, and the boat had already diverted to the junction of the Huaihe River. The water in the canal was turbid and yellowish, while the Huaihe River was green and clear. Don't.

Sleeping in the boathouse last night, without good adaptability, it is really not something ordinary people can bear. The boat swayed with the waves, like a dill, and it wobbled all the time.

Now in Taizhou, standing on the land, the dizziness disappeared immediately, and people immediately became refreshed when they were blown by the leisurely river wind.

After everyone disembarked, the boatmen went ashore to buy supplies.

I rented a carriage at the pier and went to the city to have breakfast first.

Taizhou belongs to Huainan Road, and the food here is relatively novel, such as wild vegetable wontons, boiled marinated triangle beans, and dry noodles that are really filling.

In terms of food, it belongs to the junction of north and south.

The arranged Yazi came to the meeting, and we arranged a room at the "Jun'an Inn" in the city before going out of the city to see the land.

Zhuangzi is located fifteen miles outside the city. It is the property of an official working in the middle of Shu. Because of the tax reform and his family is an official abroad, he arranged for someone to sell it.

The whole Zhuangzi has more than 1000 mu of fertile land and [-] mu of dry land. The surrounding dry land for sale is connected with the fields of several other large local families.

There is only one entrance and exit surrounded by a mountain depression and surrounded by green hills, and the overall area of ​​the hill top is about 5000 mu.

There are more than 30 households in Zhuangzi, all of which are tenants, and together with the houses, there are huge warehouses.

"There are too many dry lands and too few paddy fields." Jia Shiqing looked around and said, a little bit dissatisfied.

There are only small ditches in the nearby mountain depressions, and the water flow is not large. The dry land belongs to multiple households. It is difficult to use water storage to change the nature of the fields, because the water supply cannot meet the water volume of the paddy fields.

"Buy them all, how much is the price?" Shen Bai asked Yaren, Zhuangzi's housekeeper, and other people sent by big households.

Yazi was still worried that the business would be bad, so when he heard Shen Bai's question, he immediately gathered everyone together to discuss it.

"Paddy fields were originally priced at nine guan, but now they are all six guan, and dry land is three guan, which is simply a free gift. There is still food in the field, one acre of paddy fields and half of dry land.

A total of 750 guan. "

"What grows on dry land?"

"It's all beans, and Shouzhou produces tofu." Yaren replied.

"Tell them, 1000 taels of silver is the same price." Shen Bai looked at the surrounding mountains and said: "The hillsides are all for me, isn't it difficult?"

Yazi is also an official Yazi, so he immediately discussed with the surrounding families and agreed.

Jia Shiqing is like this, Shen Bai said, he will never object, as for Xu Jin, he just came to play with him.

After the discussion, Yaren took people to the land deed and signed the agreement. Jia Shiqing followed them back to the city to go through the formalities and go to the government to exchange documents.

Shen Bai left behind the carriage, and brought people to call the tenants to give them a lecture.

Chuang Tzu's tenants came to pay homage when they heard that the owner had changed.

Shen Bai found a few honest and capable people from the inside, and told them to make wooden fences around the mountain, and the settlement was based on ten yuan per meter.

Jia Shiqing then left a manager to take over, and the follow-up people will arrive within three days.

Now that the harvest has not started, there are things to do, and the tenants are very happy, thank you very much.

"You guys do a good job of making the wooden fence. Not only will you be farming the land, but I will also do other work for you. At that time, the number of people counts, and I will pay you monthly." Shen Bai said to everyone.

The people in the village were overjoyed, Shen Bai asked all the people to come, and each household gave a gift of one tael, and if there were children in the village, each person received a hundred dollars.

The villagers are honest, and even kowtow to Master Shen directly.

"You are all here, and today you elect a head of the village by yourself, he must be highly respected." Shen Bai said to more than [-] households and hundreds of people.

The following people discussed and selected Huang Aliu, a 60-year-old grandpa of a family surnamed Huang, as the head of the village.

"From now on, this will be Yongtai Hall. It will be Yongtai Village to the outside world. Huang Aliu will be the head of the village. Three other deputy village heads will be selected to assist. There is still monthly money, the head of the village and the deputy head of the village will also receive subsidies, and the head of the hall will be appointed by my mansion." Shen Bai instructed.

"It's Young Master Shen." No. [-] people in the village knelt and kowtowed.

Shen Bai continued to select the deputy head of the village and began to arrange things.

"After harvesting soybeans from dry land, they will be put into storage. The fine grains will be transported back to Bianliang for sale. The grain you keep for yourself will still be extracted from the income from the tenant farms. In addition, the dry land will start to be fertile. I will transfer cattle and sheep over for breeding, and the valleys will be fenced off as Ranch, you have to send people to work." After Shen Bai finished speaking, even Xiao Yan showed an expression of admiration.

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