When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Yan State, Datong.

Since the Zhenxi General's Mansion had moved south as a whole and there was no one to look after this place, Xin Qu came here personally to guard it.

By the way, monitor the movements of General Anxi's Mansion and Guifang.

Especially the Guifang, they have been making a lot of moves recently.

After all, there was a war in the south, and the Guifang people were also won over by some Qiang relatives in Longyou. A group of people began to escape or migrate south, not wanting to continue under the rule of Yan State.

And Datong City is worthy of being one of the ancient capitals of later generations. The land and grassland here are quite fertile. During the time when Xinqu personally supervised the construction of roads and the dredging of the Sanggan River, the per-acre yield and other outputs of Datong City also developed considerably.

A large number of nomadic tribes migrated to the north.

In order to prevent the signs of inland migration and chaos in China in later generations, Xinqu began to implement the division of pastures and land for the nomadic tribes that migrated inland. All the nomadic tribes that migrated inland were divided according to household registration and family, and everyone's pasture and farmland had to be strictly rotated.

There is only so much land. If you cross the pasture that Yan has allocated to you, Yan has the right to fine and punish you.

Xin Qu also issued a decree that no matter whether you are farming or animal husbandry, as long as you have encroached on other people's land, you can report it directly to the city of Beiping. If the news is true, not only will the court impose a fine, but you will also have to pay the other party double the amount of land you have encroached on. In this way, everyone began to realize the importance of property rights, and they knew the demarcation of land better than the government.

Of course, this also led to changes in the living concepts of pastoral tribes.

Farming tribes would form settlements, while herding tribes would gradually become independent households.

A house was built in the middle of their territory, and then it was divided into four to six acres according to the orientation. Trees were planted and ditches were dug between each acre to form a natural partition.

In this way, the nomadic tribes have in disguise lost their connection with their own people. Then, as time goes by, as long as someone has an idea and reclaims the land, it will take only a few years for these fields to gradually become arable land. And as the population grows, villages will be formed and new small towns will be developed.

But such well-organized settlements and houses, scattered along the roads and rivers, really shocked Gongzi Dian and Gongzi Chuang.

"Are these... all tribes under the jurisdiction of Yan State?"

"I guess so." Gui Xuesheng replied, "But the Yan State calls them households, several households form a village, several villages surround a town, and several towns surround a county.

Each county was directly managed by Yan officials from top to bottom.

These officials not only need to rely on military merits, but also need to take exams. Only if they pass the exams are they qualified to become officials.

The government orders of Yan State could be directly conveyed from top to bottom.

Everyone must cooperate to complete it.

Those who fail to complete the task will be fined and their salary and title will be confiscated, while those who complete the task will be rewarded and promoted.

It's very fair here, the nobles all rose up from the army little by little."

"No wonder you said that the Yan State doesn't care about bloodline and origin. With such utilitarianism, can they really help us?"

The two young masters were suspicious.

But Gui Xuesheng did not answer.

After a while, several people came to the Sanggan River, where hundreds of laborers were carrying hoes to dig the earth and build dams. Then the water was diverted and rushed into the nearby ditches. At the edge of the ditches, water was drawn by water wheels or windmills to irrigate the land.

Basically, water is rarely drawn bit by bit using human power.

"Is this what you said, that Yan State used machinery and natural forces to achieve irrigation? How amazing."

"really."

The two young masters were like bumpkins who had never seen the world, constantly commenting on everything about the State of Yan.

Gui Xuesheng replied incoherently and finally arrived at Datong City exhausted.

"Ah this——"

"so big!"

After several rounds of expansion by Dai Bingjia, Datong City has become a large city with a circumference of 2.8 kilometers. It has a dual-city core structure. The General's Mansion and Beibo's Palace each occupy an inner city, and the rest of the place is all residence for military families.

Basically, the family members of the soldiers who are still serving in the army will move in, and those who have finished their military service will be given fiefs and become village or township heads, managing a place, and they don’t need to live here. As a result, the military families here rarely engage in physical labor, but mostly manual labor, such as weaving.

"Kakaka..."

After walking through a street, they suddenly saw a spinning machine. Several women were working together to make wool that smelled of mutton into yarn. Their heads were buzzing: "This... wool can be made into yarn?"

“Blended fabrics, with some hemp mixed in, allow the wool to be made into yarn, which is then woven into sweaters or cloth for lining.

These woolen cloths need to be dried frequently, but they always have a smell, so few nobles like them. But the common people like them very much. Also, these cloths are mostly made into felt cloth. The tents of the Huns look very similar to these cloths, don’t they? They are produced in Yan State. If nomads want to keep warm, they can’t avoid felt cloth. ”

“This… is amazing!”

The two young masters no longer had the energy to sigh, as they had already experienced all the shock along the way.

I guess there are no other shocks.

"Okay, just follow me to the guild hall, and then wait for Bei Bo's summons."

The two men did not suspect anything, but after arriving at the guild hall, they looked at the wood and brick structures and felt a little inferior.

Although they are called gentlemen, they actually live in small wooden houses, while the Tufang Guild Hall in Datong is so magnificent.

Gui Xuesheng also sighed and said, "The construction technology of Yan State is really great, but it's a pity that they don't pass on these construction technologies to others. If you want to live in such a house or palace, you can only buy it in Yan State.

It’s expensive.”

Entering the room, they saw a screen wall and a red sun floating over the sea, and the two young men were shocked.

After passing through the courtyard, you can see a window. Behind the window is a flower well. Someone is tending and trimming flowers, which is quite interesting.

When they reached Huajing and looked ahead, they could see the division on the eastern front not far away.

Go straight in and you will reach the courtyard, turn left and you will reach the hall.

Then there is the typical layout of a quadrangle courtyard plus garden rockery.

After walking for a while, they both felt even more depressed.

Just the guild hall that Yan State built for its allies, with its layout, architectural style, and beauty, does not feel wild or desolate.

From beginning to end, there is not the slightest sense of being a nouveau riche, but rather a sense of having a solid foundation.

Can such a force really be easily lured to move south?

"Master, the house is ready. Do you want to wash first? Or do you want to eat first?"

A young man wearing a white robe and a small hat came over and quickly saluted Gui Xuesheng when he saw him.

Gui Xuesheng was also stunned when he saw him: "You are... ah, yes, Gui Ai. Why are you dressed like this?"

"Replying to the master's words, the Yan State's chief minister has issued an order that all the servants and concubines under the order, whether in the embassies or in the guild halls, must wear the official clothes of their own vassal. If they do not have the official clothes of their own vassal, or if it is not good for the appearance, they shall wear the ordinary clothes of Yan State's clerks. To show their dignity and dignity.

So the State of Yan sent us sample clothes and asked us to cut and sew similar clothes.

This outfit is the sample clothing given by Yan State. I am lucky to have obtained it."

Gui Ai introduced himself.

I was very excited. This set of clothes was my treasure. I could look great when I wore it out.

Seeing that a slave concubine was dressed like this, the two young masters watching from behind looked at each other in surprise and even tightened their straw sandals.

Guiai's feet were wearing a pair of cloth shoes.

In contrast, who is the noble and who is the slave?
It’s a bit hard to guess! (End of this chapter)