Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 456 Worth the Adventure
After encouraging Wang Shi to paint cakes, Lan Tian and Xu Shu continued eastward.

On the way, Xu Shu asked curiously: "Since ancient times, good lords have emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, because emphasizing commerce will harm the people and the foundation of the world. I was worried that Ziyu would open up trade in Guangzhou City, but I just mentioned that we need to pay attention to the trade class and beyond." Heavy taxes, this is the thoughtful Mr. Xuan Xiao, but why do you favor one over another?"

"The sea is very stormy and shipping is more dangerous. Only great profits will attract people to take risks." Lan Tian explained.

Xu Shu frowned: "Fang has become a tripartite force today. He should stick to the prefectures and counties to support the people. When the world changes, he will regain the Central Plains. Why does Ziyu seek overseas instead? Isn't this the opposite?"

Lan Tian stopped and continued to explain: "Although Jiaozhou is far away from the Central Plains, it has a mild climate. The warmer the temperature, the higher the yield of food crops, but the grain varieties in the region cannot give full play to their advantages, so I encourage maritime trade to seek new grain varieties abroad. "

"Haven't you been improving grain varieties? Judging from the situation in Jingnan these years, both the yield per mu and the income from taxation are far higher than before, as long as you stick to it and wait for the population to increase." Xu Shu is still puzzled.

"Corn seeds have been cultivated and improved for ten years. At present, they are relatively mature grains. Their yield, drought resistance, cold resistance, and resistance to diseases and insect pests are all good. However, there are many rivers and rainfall in the south. The main food is rice. Although I have also made some Years of trying, but it has not achieved the desired effect." Lan Tian shook his head.

Wild male sterile rice needs chance, and his hybrid rice method is too manpower-intensive. It can be planted in a small area in the experimental field for research, and it is impossible to promote it in a large scale among the people. The most convenient way at this stage is to get it back to Champa. Rice, but the current sea-going ship technology is not very mature, otherwise he can send a partial division to Linyi State (formerly Rinan County).

Rinan County is located in the southernmost part of Jiaozhou, because the place is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, around 16 degrees north latitude, and the sun shines from the north for nearly two months a year, and the sun’s shadow is in the south, so it is called "Rinan". It was established during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Because it is located in a tropical area, the main tribe in Rinan County is the dark-skinned Zhan people. Because of language barriers and different skin colors, they often rebel. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a rebellion broke out in Xianglin County in the southern part of Rinan County. The county magistrate claimed to be the king of Linyi.

After the founding of Linyi, it slowly eroded to the north, and the government of Rinan County was also forced to move north. Shi Xie’s father, Shi Ci, was the prefect of Rinan, but he failed to help the Han Dynasty take back his homeland. When Nanjiao Prefecture was separated, it has always maintained a foreign policy of no communication and no military deployment with Lin Yiguo.

After listening to the explanation, Xu Shu asked again: "Ziyu asked the trafficker to go to the south of Jiuzhen. Could it be that he was going to the Linyi merchant established by the rebels in Rinan County? Are you interested in the grain there?"

Lan Tian nodded, "The Zhan people in Linyi plant a kind of rice. It is not only high-yielding, early-maturing, and drought-tolerant, but also can be grown without choosing a place. It only takes more than [-] days from planting to harvesting, and it can be done up to three times a year. cooked."

"Fifty days? Three crops? If that's the case, with Ziyu's planting methods supplemented, the grain can be full of grain within two or three years." Xu Shu was quite surprised.

"That's the rumor, it needs to be verified." Lan Tian didn't dare to speak up.

Xu Shu affirmed: "It is rumored that the men and women in Linyi have deep eyes, high noses, and black fists. Both men and women are not ashamed to be naked, and they are very hostile to the Han people. I didn't expect such a species to live in a barren land. No wonder such a small population can often rebel. , it’s more dangerous to trade there now, but it’s worth the risk when you think about the benefits.”

"Whether you are willing to take risks is equal to the income. As long as there is an appropriate income, people will trade; if there is a [-]% income, merchants will appear in the trade; if there is [-]% income, the merchants will be active; if there is [-]% income. If there is [-]% of the profit, the merchants will dare to trample on all laws; if there is [-]% of the profit, the merchants will dare to commit any crime, even risking beheading." Lan Tian directly cited the theory of capitalism. argument.

Xu Shu was greatly shocked, "Ziyu is too right, so businessmen, especially profiteers, are more hateful. Indulging in reckless behavior can easily shake the foundation of the country."

Lan Tian nodded slightly: "But if there were no merchants walking, how could horses from the north, rice from the south, brocade from Xishu, and fish from the East China Sea all appear in the same place? The sword can kill or stop the spear, and the same medicine can Healing diseases can also kill people, so there is nothing absolute.

As long as we grasp the scale and guide it to be good, it is like all rivers returning to the Yangtze River and entering the sea, so that they will not flood their homes wantonly, and can irrigate the fertile fields on both sides of the river. "

"No wonder you want to use your own people to become wealthy businessmen. It turns out that for the convenience of controlling them, Hu Ke and Song Chen have indeed played a great role in promoting the Yangtze River News and spying on intelligence. Ziyu is not worried that they will be seduced by powerful talents and eventually become in the hands of others. A sharp blade?" Xu Shu asked worriedly.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "My lord's tent is mostly loyal people. Besides, the people I choose are all from poor backgrounds. They should have found their hearts in these years. How can wealth move their hearts? Juelu can't change their ambitions. This is the so-called Say it."

Xu Shu looked into the distance and sighed: "Just look at the Guangzhou city in front of you. It's really a gentle town in a troubled world. If the Lord can help the Han Dynasty in the future, I will suggest this as a model."

"Let's go Yuanzhi, we will discuss the future." Lan Tian patted Xu Shu's back.

The two walked to the edge of the administrative area. They should have turned north to get closer to the other courtyard, but Lantian insisted on going east to Wolong Street. Xu Shuxin said that it would be fine as long as he didn't go to the medical department anyway.

Xu Shu's eyes twitched a couple of times as he passed by the Wenjiao District Medical Center, but Lan Tian swaggered forward.

The largest building in the Cultural and Educational District is the Guangzhou Academy. After two years of preparation and selection of students, it will officially "open for business" in the next year for five years of preaching and karma.

Xu Shu thought that Lan Tian was going to show him the academy, but he still glanced at him and passed by. Except for a construction site in front of him, the rest was a vast field covered with weeds.

"Ziyu, where are you taking me?" Xu Shu asked curiously.

"Let's go in here and take a look." Lan Tian pointed to the construction site next to him and walked in first.

Xu Shu followed closely into the wall, and found that the workers were busy, and there were already several houses built inside the wall, and Lan Tian was walking straight into the room.

There were several other people in the room besides Lantian, and there was a table the size of a sand table in the middle, on which were placed many construction drawings. Xu Shu saw that it was the current layout of the courtyard.

"Ziyu, the layout here is similar to the Guangzhou Academy. Do you want to build an academy?" Xu Shu has been to the Guangzhou Academy and is familiar with the layout of the building.

(End of this chapter)