Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

After dealing with Xue Liu's matter, Gu Yunji still changed into his normal clothes and continued his plan of "going to the grass roots".

In this era, it is not so much "parents and officials", but rather "people fear officials like tigers". People will avoid officials when they see them, let alone have the courage to talk to them. Gu Yunji understands this, so he came I deliberately didn't wear official uniforms.

However, in this hierarchical society, the difference between the upper class and the lower class is too obvious.Even if he specially chose relatively plain clothes, he could still tell the difference from his appearance and demeanor. Whenever he wanted to chat with passers-by to find out news, the other party always shrank and stumbled when he spoke, which made him very helpless.

Turning around in the city, Gu Yunji came to the pier again.

In the entire middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Xuzhou Prefecture is one of the most important ports. Even if there is a natural danger like the Three Gorges in front of it, it will not stop many ships from going upstream and deep into Shu.

It is now the late autumn of September, and dozens of ships, large and small, are moored in the port, most of which are merchant ships carrying cargo, and there are relatively few passenger ships.Relying on the river transport, the wharf has spawned many industries, such as moving goods, selling snacks, running errands... The traffickers come and go, which is a busy and lively scene.

Gu Yunji sighed: "In the past, I only knew that Xuzhou Prefecture was located in the southwest and was remote and backward. I didn't know that there was such a prosperous inland port hidden in the mountains and mountains. I was superficial."

In his previous life, Gu Yunji was born in a small mountain village among the mountains in the southwest, and the transportation was extremely inconvenient. The first time he escaped from his family to go to university without telling his family, it took him a day and a night just to get to the passenger station in the county town. The boards are worn out.

This era is no worse than the previous life, and the economy is even more backward. Gu Yunji didn't have much hope for the Xuzhou Mansion at first, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he discovered that it is developing very well. Although it still can't compare with the Central Plains, Jiangnan and other places, but In the entire southwest area, it can be regarded as an upper-middle state capital.

Chen Peishi couldn't help puffing out his chest when he heard the words, and said proudly: "Of course, we have good well salt in Xuzhou Prefecture, which is not only very popular in the southwest, but also famous in Hunan, Hubei and other lakes and lakes. And the Shu brocade in the middle of Shu It also mainly depends on our wharf to ship out, otherwise those people outside can only watch and want to buy but can’t buy it.”

A well salt and a Sichuan brocade, with these two things, can ensure that the Xuzhou government can continuously absorb foreign silver, otherwise it will fall into a situation where it can only exit but not enter.

Gu Yunji nodded: "That's right. When I was in Jiangnan, I often saw shops selling Shu brocade. Shu brocade is indeed sold all over the world."

Chen Peishi proudly said: "Not only domestic but also overseas are vying to buy it! Since the imperial government's maritime trade policy has been loosened, our goods from Sichuan can not only be sold to the areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also to the hometowns of Westerners."

"Especially the exquisite workmanship of Shu embroidery, which is not much inferior to Su embroidery. In order to buy the most authentic Shu embroidery products, some Westerners even took a boat for several months and went all the way to the capital of Xuzhou to buy them."

Gu Yunji became interested: "Oh? Westerners have ever been to the state capital? Under normal circumstances, even if they are doing business, most of them wander around the coast. In order to buy Shu embroidery, they can travel so far into the interior?"

Chen Peishi scratched his head: "Actually, it's not all for buying Sichuan embroidery. That Westerner also brought a bunch of Western goods to sell. They are all small and odd gadgets. Not many people here are willing to buy them. And he said He kept talking about 'prayer' and 'moving the mouse', and when he caught someone, he would talk to them endlessly, but no one liked to listen, and over time he felt bored and left."

The Westerner of emotion came from a mission, no wonder he was able to run so far.

Gu Yunji understood, his heart moved, and he asked, "Are there any Westerners in Xuzhou Prefecture? If so, can you take me to meet them?"

Chen Peishi thought he was looking for something new, shook his head and said, "No, there are basically no Westerners who come to Xuzhou Prefecture, and the only one I know for so many years. Although those Westerners look strange, the official said It's so weird that I can't understand it, but it's nothing more than a mouth and two eyes, nothing special."

Gu Yunji asked again: "Are there any merchants who travel between the state capital of Syria and the coast? It is the kind of middleman who sells the goods from the inland to Westerners and sells the goods from the West to the inland at the same time. Can you find me see you?"

Chen Peishi didn't know his intentions, but he still responded: "There are, but they trade and do business in many places all the year round, and they don't stay in one place for a long time. I'll go and inquire. If I find someone who happens to be in the capital of Syria, , I’ll bring it here for you to meet.”

Gu Yunji said: "Well, this matter is not urgent, you can find it slowly, it must be a big businessman with strong financial resources, and it is best to maintain stable communication with Westerners."

Calculating the time, this era is roughly similar to the middle and late Ming Dynasty in the previous life, and it was the period when high-yielding crops from America were introduced.High-yielding crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are very drought-tolerant and require little land for planting, which is especially suitable for planting in mountainous areas like the Southwest.

Counting China's thousands of years of history, 90.00% of social unrest can be attributed to food shortages, and [-]% of peasant uprisings are directly caused by lack of food.If the grain output can be greatly increased, the basic living needs of the people can be met to a great extent, and the society can be stabilized.

With food comes money and taxes, and thus almost everything.The primary criterion for judging any prosperous age is "grain abundance". If Gu Yunji can really find these high-yielding crops, it will not only be beneficial to the local people, but it will also be a great addition to his record book.

Gu Yunji didn't know whether these crops had already been brought in, hadn't been widely spread yet, or hadn't been brought in at all, but according to his observations, at least there were no potatoes, sweet potatoes and other crops in the prefecture of Syria.

The wheel of history is rolling forward. Even if he does not take the initiative to intervene, these crops will still be introduced to the interior and spread to the whole country in the future.However, in his position, he seeks his own government. Gu Yunji is now the general judge of the Syrian state government, so he has to "speed up" the development of the times and seek some benefits for the people of the Syrian state government in advance.

In fact, Gu Yunji had thought of this a long time ago, but the coastal areas are most likely to be exposed to American crops for the first time, and he never had such an opportunity before.Although the state capital of Syria is located in the southwest, fortunately there are river ports, so that he can deal with Westerners indirectly through merchants traveling to and from the inland coast, at least hopefully.

If Gu Yunji can really promote the cultivation of high-yield crops in the Southwest, it will be a great achievement, and he may be promoted and transferred in a few years.