When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Yiyi.

It is now the seat of Lu Fu's state, which was established based on a medium-sized local state.

While Lu Fu was constantly strengthening his territory, he was also actively expanding his living space towards the south.

And gradually moved towards the direction of Dan Shui.

Occupies a piece of land near the mountains and forests.

But recently he has been troubled by the transition of crops to plant.

The project of forest development is difficult, but also not difficult.

Xin Qu once helped the Ze family to open up a piece of sloping land and a dam, and he also observed it carefully. Later, he also made solid progress in the Yimeng Mountains area.

But the climate conditions in the Yiyi area are somewhat helpless compared to those in the east.

The climate in the Central Plains at this time was more subtropical. The rain came quickly and washed away quickly. After the hillsides were reclaimed, it was difficult to store water and fertilizer.

If Yiyi could not develop the mountainous areas and only developed the river valley area, it would be difficult to support more than 10,000 people, or even tens of thousands of people in the future. In less than a decade, he dared not imagine how many years of mutual competition the country would fall into because of resource reasons, and how much loss it would suffer.

In short, the development conditions in the Yiluo area are limited. If it were a little colder here, he wouldn't have to be so passive.

As for why the river valley is not developed, it is because the area near the river valley is full of wild beasts. The Central Plains is not only a must-pass place for humans, but also a must-pass place for animal migration and expansion.

During this period of time alone, he has killed no less than a hundred and sixty rhinos, elephants, and tigers. Humans enter the mountains and valleys to compete with animals for land development, and they do not just pass by, take a look, and then leave.

It is to survive here for generations.

If it weren't for the batch of weapons sent from the north, he wouldn't have been able to gain a foothold so quickly.

"I don't know if there is any new technology in the north." Father Lu missed Xin Qu a little.

When Xin Qu was around, he could always conjure up all kinds of things.

Perhaps, he had already prepared the items to be developed between the mountains.

After all, he had heard some time ago that Xin Qu had invaded Shanxi and built Feihu Pass along Lingqiu and Laishui. If he didn't have any strength, how could he have built such a mountain road?

Therefore, if Xinqu could conquer the steep mountains, there is no reason why he could not conquer the mountains and rivers of Yichuan.

"Alas, if I had honestly chosen to stay in Youzhou, there wouldn't be so many troubles now."

Father Lu felt a little regretful. The little piece of land he had developed with great difficulty was changed into a fiefdom and a town. The fertile land in the Yimeng area basically became the territory of the Dongyi people. It was a loss to think about it.

"My Lord, Xi Houping has arrived, and he has brought gifts from the State of Yan."

"Oh! Quick! Quickly prepare the ceremonial guards and welcome them with the ceremony."

Father Lu got up quickly. Zi Ping had arrived and he immediately brought him a gift. No matter what, he had to come and greet him in person.

Soon, Lu's father met Ziping.

He was wearing a long gown and had his hair tied up. At first glance, one might have thought he was an envoy from the State of Yan.

But upon closer inspection, it is clearly Zi Ping.

He quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings to Lord Xi."

"Thank you." Zi Ping also returned the greeting and said with a smile, "I have been in Yan for a year and have been somewhat contaminated. On this journey, I was almost caught as a traveler from Yan."

When Father Lu heard this, he said with a fake smile: "The people living around Yichuan always like to rob. I try my best to make peace with them. Maybe they are used to getting something for nothing."

"You can't do that." Zi Ping shook his head slightly. "When dealing with barbarians, you have to use some force. These people are neither from the Central Plains nor from the Multi-Child Clan. Killing them is fine. Prince Xun allowed you to guard this place, so you should maintain the situation here.

After that, there will be more traveling merchants in the North.

Although your brother is far away in the Western Regions now, he has many appointments with the royal court and needs to ensure trade routes and maintain communications with all parties.

As his younger brother, you should set a good example!"

"Marquis Xi is right." Father Lu lowered his posture.

Zi Ping nodded and said, "Okay, I came here not only to help Xin Qu send you the gift, but also to stay here and help you maintain the safety of the southwest.

You also know that the power of the Hu clan has been expanding recently, and many of the tribes with the surname Yun have also migrated south with them.

I sealed you up at Mt. Sandu so that you can help guard the place and guard against the tiger faction.

As a result, you did not do your job, nor did you arrest those who were endangering business, nor did you cultivate the land properly. Instead, you went deep into the mountains. Many people said that you were preparing to escape.

But I know that you Yan people all like to find a wide plain as your center.

So, I told Xun about it.

Xun also thinks that Yiyi is a little small, but it is definitely more than enough to accommodate more than 10,000 people, so you have to pay attention to its construction. "After hearing this, Father Lu roughly understood the meaning of the warning, but he was not angry. He cupped his hands and said, "Marquis Xi is right, but you are tired from the journey. The banquet is ready, please come."

"You Yan people are good at dealing with people. Let's go. I've brought you some iron pots that your brother sent you. He loves you. One hundred pots. I'll give them to you as soon as I say so."

Zi Ping was a little sad.

In the north, Xin Qu gave Lu's father 100 iron pots worth 6,000 coins. It was unparalleled for a brother to be so generous.

As he spoke, Zi Ping got off the car and handed Lu's father a bamboo tube, which contained a sealed list of gifts.

Father Lu took it and went back into the house with Zi Ping. Behind the screen, he opened the sealed gift list alone, poured out the bamboo slips inside and took a look at them.

The bamboo slip characters have two colors:

Black pen writes fifty iron pots, five thousand copper coins...

Three hundred volumes of books written with red pens, two hundred kilograms of seeds of various colors...

"This Lord Xi is not greedy at all." Father Lu murmured.

Even a little surprised.

The gift list is different from the gift shares. The gift list Xin Qu gave implied that Zi Ping would take half. However, not only did he not take half, he helped deliver the whole thing.

It is not an exaggeration to call it trustworthiness.

Of course, among these things, only those written in red are the most important.

Books and seeds sent by Xinqu.

This must include some information on how to grow crops.

I hope he didn't do it.

Father Lu quickly tidied himself up, returned to the main seat, called over several important officials to introduce him, and started drinking at the same time.

"Tsk tsk, your brother's wine is still stronger." Zi Ping clicked his tongue and did not think that Lu's father's wine was any good.

"Yes. The wine of Yan State is really good. I kept a jar of it when they sent it to me in the past, until the day when we moved west from Mengyin. I used it up when I offered sacrifices to the gods and ghosts.

I can only deal with it with muddy wine, I hope Xi Hou will forgive me."

Father Lu is soft.

Zi Ping looked at this character and found that he was not like Xin Qu at all.

Xin Qu has a gentle face, a bit like a beauty, which means he looks more like his mother, but he is decisive in his actions and can lead people to rush thousands of miles. He is definitely a brave man.

Father Lu had a beautiful beard and was of strong build, but he had a soft personality and never said a harsh word, just like he was dealing with those damn profiteers from the State of Yan.

It's quite boring.

Afterwards, Zi Ping was too lazy to chat with Lu's father. He just watched the singing and dancing and drank, and then got to know the other retainers of Lu's father, until he was sent back to rest.

Father Lu ignored the mess and just stood up and told his subordinates: "If there are any matters outside, follow the orders of Marquis Xi and do not ignore them."

"Yes." Everyone agreed and left.

Only then did Mr. Lu go back and bring back the books and seeds.

I counted the books and weighed the seeds by the light of the lamp, and then I felt relieved.

Not a single roll is missing, not a single pound is missing.

it is good.

He quickly picked up the books and divided them into sixteen volumes, divided into classics, history, philosophy, and collections.

The classics are: "Star Classic", "I Ching", "Water Classic", "Agricultural Classic", and "Mountain Classic".

The historical records are: "The Book of Songs of Yan State", "Eighteen Family Histories", and "You Yu Clan".

Zi means: "Magic", "Taoism", "Confucianism", "Medical", and "Incantation".

The collections are: "A Complete Map of the Immortal Classes", "Nine Essentials for Land Reclamation", and "One Hundred Types of Seeds from the Western Regions".

Different from the traditional four-part division, Xin Qu's division is that the outline is the classics, the original text is the history, the various techniques are the sub-parts, and the collection is the anthology.

It is rather general, but it is sufficient for the current book environment.

"Good stuff!" (End of this chapter)