Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 288 Back to the Central Plains

"Brother, please say, younger brother will definitely remember it!" Seeing that Qin Huaiyu finally spoke, Chang Sun Chong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said with a sincere smile.

"The Wa state has experienced wars. Officials and wealthy households have been arrested, and there are only ordinary people in the city. Therefore, agriculture is the most suitable thing now. The autumn harvest is currently in progress, and the prefect's top priority is to complete the tax collection.

After that, the adjustment of the agricultural structure will be carried out in the way of the Tang Dynasty. As for how to do it, it is the job of the county guard, and it is very inconvenient for a certain family to say. "Qin Huaiyu took a breath and slowly recalled Feng Daiwen's advice, and said with a calm smile.

"Thank you for your advice, my younger brother and others don't understand the language, so please ask my elder brother to call in one or two translators." Chang Sun Chong said gratefully.

"It's easy to say, wait for the servants to bring it to the county guard, but the new occupation of the Wa state has only been explored within a radius of a hundred miles, so it's best not to go too far away from the city." Qin Huaiyu glanced at the Chai brothers and reminded slightly, Then serve tea to the guests.

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"Brother! This Qin surname is so unreasonable. We didn't talk about warm hospitality when we came here, but he was still sarcastic." Chai Lingwu said indignantly after he went out.

"That's right! We are all relatives of the emperor, it's because Qin Huaiyu doesn't give me any face at all." Chai Lingwen also nodded in agreement.

For these two guys, Chang Sun Chong was really speechless, not for his father's sake, probably no one would take them to play together, since civil and military families were separated, Qin Huaiyu naturally needed to alienate everyone.

"Let Wu take a translator to find out what happened to the previous taxation. We need to customize it, reduce it appropriately, and win people's hearts.

Lingwen, you go to gather the small officials and count how many people there are, and what are their duties?We have to promote the local people and let them help with things. "Chang Sun Chong is not mediocre, he quickly made a plan.

"But the warehouse is empty, how can you buy people's hearts?" Chai Lingwen said in a dilemma.

"Promise first, and we will fulfill the promise in the future." Chang Sun Chong had a toothache when he mentioned this matter, and he didn't know whether Qin Huaiyu intended it or not. Except for a little food, there was nothing left in the warehouse, and even the furniture in the government office was left Not much.

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Let’s say it was the end of September when Feng Daiwen returned to Myitkyina. Excluding food, Feng Daiwen took three thousand rattan armor troops, fifteen thousand captives, and the gold, silver, jewels and emeralds he had collected and started his return journey. The only surprise was that he found A new fruit, known as the largest existing fruit - jackfruit.

This stuff tastes very good and has a long-lasting fragrance. It should be regarded as a very popular fruit. There are a lot of them in Myitkyina. It is said that Ashoka sent people to preach the Buddha and brought the seeds. The oldest fruit tree is said to be 800 years old. It is also the most important ration for the local Tu people.

Feng Daiwen picked a large number of them, firstly as food on the road, and secondly, to bring them back to the Lingnan area for planting. After all, there are many in Hainan, Guangzhou and other places in later generations. As long as there is no continuous rain during the flowering season, the yield It is very close.

Just like the bananas in Lingnan, they have started to be planted artificially now, and they are made into dried bananas, which taste good and sell well. Many nobles in Chang'an like to eat them as dried fruits.

Although it started to rain in September, Feng Daiwen still left Yuchi Baoqing and Cheng Wuting as guards, and led the others back slowly, stopping and stopping all the way, and did not return to Wa State City until mid-October.

Knowing Feng Daiwen's arrival, Changsun Chong simply pretended to be busy and didn't even show his face, he just asked someone to tell him that he was busy with affairs and had no time to spare himself, and that he would hold a banquet to make amends in the future, so Feng Daiwen didn't take it seriously, after all, the two of them didn't like each other very much. If you don't meet, you don't have to make excuses.

"How long do you need to stay?" Qin Huaiyu entertained them in the barracks with a smile all over his face, especially when he saw the rough emerald stones carried by thousands of horses, he smiled even more happily.

All the soldiers who went to the expedition were very happy when they learned that they would be given a piece of jade, especially the ministries of Nanzhao. Fee, at least get lots of good canned food, frosting sugar, and table salt.

"Take a rest for two days, and leave if it doesn't rain." Feng Daiwen said with a smile while drinking a glass of wine with Qin Huaiyu.

"Well, there is a swamp a hundred miles away. There is a lot of black ointment in it, and the smell is very strong. A few scouts went in to investigate, and accidentally ignited the black water. It lasted for a long time, and I don't know if it is useful." Qin Huaiyu suddenly Thinking of one thing, he introduced it to Feng Daiwen.

"Oil! Why didn't I think of it!" Feng Daiwen excitedly put down his glass and stood up and said loudly.

"What oil? What's its use? Judging from your reaction, it should be a good thing!" Qin Huaiyu also became interested. He had never seen such a big reaction from Feng Daiwen, and he was very calm even when he saw a large amount of wealth.

"Of course it's a good thing. There are a lot of things that can be extracted. The simplest thing is to use it as fuel. The fuel you make is indestructible." Feng Daiwen explained excitedly.

"Okay, you can just say it's a good thing, so let someone guard it." Qin Huaiyu knew that he didn't understand these things, but since Feng Daiwen said it was a good thing, it must be a good thing. Out of trust, he must be controlled immediately stand up.

"It's not necessary. How to do it needs to be tested. I'll do it after I return to the Central Plains." Feng Daiwen said with a wave of his hand.

"There are also in the Central Plains?" Qin Huaiyu asked unexpectedly.

"Of course, it has existed since ancient times. "Book of Changes": "There is fire in the marsh", "upper fire and lower marsh". , there is mixed water, fat can be dipped.These are all recorded, but I didn't think of it. "Feng Daiwen explained.

"Hey! A certain family doesn't like books and rarely reads them." Qin Huaiyu said with an embarrassed smile.

"It's okay, I was bored when I was a child, and I read old books at home." Feng Daiwen remembered that when he was a child, his family was poor and had no other entertainment. His biggest hobby was to look through the books at home. Miscellaneous books were his favorite. Although it was simple back then, But had a great time.

"Well, all the gold, silver, jewelry, and utensils have been boxed and are just waiting to be transported away, including those mined in the past two months." Qin Huaiyu raised his glass as a gesture.

"Okay, my little brother will send more supplies when I go back. There will be a lot of supplies. I'm recruiting some craftsmen, how about it?" Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"Very good, very good. The mine produces a lot, and it would be impossible without craftsmen. With the current manpower, the output in one month can't be done in a year. There are not enough bricks and carpenters. Now the soldiers have become large. Master, all the ministries in Nanzhao have worked hard, and they can't do anything." Qin Huaiyu said softly, pouring out bitterness.

"Hey! This time I brought so many things back, so no one is tempted. If the merchant knows that he can use cheap items to exchange for gold and silver on the people, there is no reason not to flock to them.

But if you want to make a fortune, you need to pay, and it is natural to bring some supplies in. " Feng Daiwen said with a smile, with the corners of his mouth raised.

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