Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Now Baliana needs the imperial court to transport grain and do business with Shanxi merchants.

There is a grassland and Gobi in the middle, and the traffic is inconvenient. How can the road problem be ignored when traveling by horses and horses?

Building a stronger road to facilitate the passage of vehicles and horses is also for the development of Balanadu. This is indeed a good idea, and it is also suitable for Chen Yawan, the prefect who has just taken office, to use his fists.

Moreover, building a road from the grassland to the Great Wall is not something that can be done by just a few people. This requires mobilizing the manpower and material resources of the entire Baliannadu, and it is also necessary to do another job for the population of Baliannadu, animal husbandry. inventory.

Cao Wenzhao said: "Cao must help with this matter, but the prefect Chen also needs to talk to Balian Nayan and the others, and ask them to contribute. After all, this is for the good of the grassland."

Chen Yawan smiled and said, "There's no rush. Mr. Chen will do some research on the grasslands in the past few days, and then it won't be too late to find them."

Cao Wenzhao said: "In this case, I will send a team of cavalry guards to the prefect Chen. The pastures are far away from each other, and it is not safe on the way."

Chen Yawan did not refuse Cao Wenzhao's cavalry protection, he set off with a team of cavalry Cao Wenzhao gave him.

Today, on the Balanadu Grassland, there are 50 million people and [-] huts. Every [-] huts are used as a pasture for settlement and grazing, and then every [-] huts are used as a large pasture. Every [-] huts are concentrated in one area, divided into The Nadu of Dongba, the Nadu of Xiba, the Nadu of Nanba, and the Nadu of Beiba.

Just like the villages, townships, counties, and prefectures in the Great Wall, each level is very clear.

The nine areas of the Balian Nadu Grassland are formed by the four directions of East, West, North, South, and Central. Each area is divided into [-] small pastures and ten large pastures. Chen Yawan is going to visit these large and small pastures. go and have a look.

On this day, Chen Yawan came to Nanbalian Nadu Ranch, and happened to meet a group of Ming merchants doing business in this ranch, and Chen Yawan also stepped forward to check the situation.

As a fourth-rank magistrate, although Chen Yawan didn't wear the Yunyan Scarlet Robe, he wore a plain flower silver belt around his waist and the Yunhe ribbon seal, which looked unusual.

When I came to the pasture, I saw the herdsmen grazing cattle and sheep, and the dolls imitated their parents and began herding sheep, riding horses, or chasing and playing with their partners in thick fur clothes. Chen Yawan also nodded with satisfaction, After walking several pastures in a row, the life of the herdsmen is indeed good.

Walking forward again, I saw that the Shanxi merchants had surrounded the carriages and set up stalls directly on the carriages, selling iron pots, tea, salt, clothes, ironware, etc., and at the same time buying the furs of the herdsmen, Cheese, and wild goods.

Chen Yawan stepped forward to grab a herdsman and asked, "Uncle, what are you going to sell?"

The herdsman looked at Chen Yawan, looked at Chen Yawan's appearance as a scholar, and thought of the Han people who helped everyone in the ranch. The herdsman also changed from vigilance to a kind smile: "You are from another place. Health worker?"

Chen Yawan nodded with a smile: "Yes, I heard that this place is doing a good job, so let's come and see it, and learn from experience."

The herdsman smiled and narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "Since the imperial court came, life is indeed much better than before."

"Not only do we have cattle, sheep and pastures at home, but we also have this grain."

As he said that, the herdsman took out a scorched potato from his bosom, which looked like it had been baked in the fire, and stuffed it into Chen Yawan's hands, saying, "You guys, teach us to cook and fry it. , but that’s too troublesome, I think it’s better to bake it and eat it, this potato is delicious!”

Chen Yawan was not polite to the herdsmen either. He tore off the coat of the potatoes that were already cold, took a bite, and then nodded repeatedly: "It tastes delicious when roasted, uncle, you have a lot of ideas."

The herdsman grinned: "Oh, when I usually go out to graze cattle and sheep, I only carry a little kumiss and cheese with me. If it's stewed potatoes, I can't carry it. It's because my kid is smart, he directly Put the potatoes on the fire and roast them, it is not only convenient to take with you when they are cooked, but also delicious to eat, without adding salt.”

Speaking of salt, Chen Yawan also asked: "Uncle, are you still short of salt?"

The herdsman uncle nodded: "There is not much shortage of salt, but you still have to save some. The grassland is no better than your Han people. Salt is very precious. It is very difficult to find salt on the grassland."

Silently remembering Yanba's question, Chen Yawan pointed to the motorcade of Shanxi merchants and said, "These merchants, what are you here to buy?"

The herdsman uncle said with a smile: "They come to buy our furs and our wild game. These can be sold for a lot of money when they are sent to the Central Plains."

"A complete piece of skin costs hundreds of yuan. If it is a very good wolf or fox fur, it can sell for thousands of yuan."

Thousands of dollars, that is, one or two taels of silver. The price is actually not high. After all, a piece of leather goods is sent to the Great Wall to be made into leather clothes and fur robes. Silver leather goods are not without.

However, Chen Yawan also knew that Shanxi merchants should not only look at the cheap prices received by Shanxi merchants. Shanxi merchants also paid a lot of cost for taking it back for processing and selling.

And now that Shanxi merchants came to Balianna, that would also increase the prosperity of Balianna, so Chen Yawan didn't say much, after all, Shanxi merchants didn't just accept leather goods.

In the coming year, cotton, cattle, sheep, and horses will all be purchased by Shanxi merchants. At that time, Balianna will become rich, and he, the magistrate, will be able to do well.

After chatting with the uncle for a while, Chen Yawan grabbed another child who was riding a sheep. After handing the child a piece of candy, Chen Yawan asked, "You have already started riding a sheep at your age?"

The child proudly said in half-baked Chinese: "On the grassland, I am already a man."

Chen Yawan said with a smile: "The man can't only ride a sheep, he must also be able to read and write. Why didn't you read and read? Didn't the court students here teach you?"

The child was holding the ram horns, feeling the sweet taste in his mouth, and seemed very happy: "Father said, the imperial court will build a school for us to study, in the future we can also be like those uncles, not only serving the imperial court Seriously, you can honor your ancestors and marry a daughter-in-law who can bear children."

"Father and the others are building a school now. When the school is built, I won't be able to play like I am now."

Speaking of this, the child is obviously a little unhappy. He is still young, and he is not enough to have fun. After all, there are too many things to play on the grassland.

Chen Yawan touched the child's head, then got up and looked at the businessman who was shouting how much is the iron pot, how much is the tea, how much is the ironware, and the herdsmen surrounded by the businessman, and looked at the distant place where they were grazing leisurely The cattle and sheep and the children who ride on the sheep and chase each other.
He smiled and pointed to this happy scene and said:
"What a beautiful view, this is where we want to show our ambitions."