The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 202: South of the True Colored Cloud ([-])
It is said that in the [-]th century AD, a Chinese merchant returned from Burma with his little donkey.At that time, his goods were running out, so in order to balance the goods on the back of the little donkey, he picked up a stone from the ground and put it into the box on the back of the donkey as a counterweight stone.When I got home, I naturally threw the counterweight stone... Then, the stone fell away, revealing the crystal clear green jade inside.

As a result, Myanmar jade mines were discovered and quickly attracted countless miners.

All over the world, only countries and nations deeply influenced by Han culture in the Greater China cultural circle are interested in jade.On the basis of history, there are four major jade producing areas in China, namely Hetian jade, Lantian jade, Dushan jade and Xiuyu.Among these four kinds of jade, Lantian jade was developed and applied the earliest time (Chuan Guo Yuxi is Lantian jade), but after Zhang Qian traveled to the Western Regions, Hetian jade, as a relatively pure, white and transparent nephrite, quickly gained popularity in the upper class of China. social recognition.Its status began to outshine China's jade culture.However, due to this era, Han Jiaerlang is doing life-and-death self-mutilation, so the Han nationality's control over the Western Regions is extremely weak. Correspondingly, the output of Hetian jade is also very small.

Specifically speaking of the time of Guan Yi, before the Wei and Jin Dynasties, jade was mainly used as ritual vessels.Occasionally used as decorations, it is only to show the different identities of the wearers.Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Chinese jade began to be used as a wearable product, and gradually flowed from the ruling class to the people.Therefore, it is very interesting to mine and sell jade during this time period.

The unique Burmese jade and real jadeite, sapphire and ruby ​​have not been discovered or developed by anyone yet.If he is mined in this era.Well, this is another new blockbuster product of Shu Han.

"Honestly, I am a great man who has served as the governor of the Tuo Jiang. Your grandfather is the most respected and loved by Nanzhong people. We have traveled all the way this time, and everyone has seen it. When I heard that Ma Zhennan's grandson is coming, all the villages along the way will open their gates. , greet and entertain us with the most noble etiquette. Therefore, in Nanzhong Qijun, your blood is much more useful than my official position. Therefore, this official needs you to stay here for a long time and build this place into a large jade City."

"Please don't worry, Sima!" Ma Yi didn't ask Guan Yi why he said that there are large jade and gemstone mines here - Sima Guan's fingers are metallic.He said that wherever there is something underground, there must be something there.This is a consensus within the Shu Han government.

"Grand Sima, I will take root here with peace of mind. Recruit the local aborigines and dig the jade and gemstone mines here. This is not only to earn money for the treasury of my big man, but also to earn a living for the people in this mountainous area who have never had enough food and clothing. The life of the Golden Avenue. This is what I, the grandson of Ma Dexin, must do for the people of Nanzhong!"

"Very good. After I return to Chengdu, I will send you a small army. From now on, military control will be implemented here. In addition, after the first batch of jade mines are produced, I will also open up the right to buy jade to domestic families. .In the future, the production will belong to us, and the transportation and sales will all belong to the families."

Hehehe, I heard Guan Yi say that.Ma Yi, Wang Qi, and even Lao A and the others all laughed wickedly: The great Sima of my family has made the family in the Shuhan country ecstatic in the past two years, and the high (anti-harmony) tide is wave after wave: once you want to Give a little benefit to the family, there must be new policies to cut the flesh of the family - and vice versa.

But having said that, if it is really a brand-new jade species according to what my great Sima said, it will undoubtedly cause all the families of the Shu Han to go crazy.No, it caused the collective madness of the entire upper class of the Three Kingdoms.At that time, whoever cooperates with the reform of his own chief Sima will have the right to purchase, and those who do not cooperate will just go cool...

"This place." Guan Yi tapped Buwei County, the prefecture of Yongchang County, on the map: "This place is very important. In addition to the establishment of a jade industry chain based on it. Kong Shuo (Wang Qi) will also be in the next few years. Use this as a base for your activities.”

"Hehehe, Da Sima, are you finally going to use me?"

Looking at this person in the historical plane, he first sailed to Japan on behalf of Cao Wei, announcing that the Yamatai Kingdom was a vassal of the Wei Empire.Followed by Guan Qiujian to chase the Goguryeo royal family for thousands of miles, and has been fighting until today's Xiaoxing'an Mountains.Guan Yi's mood is also very complicated.

"Have Kong Shuo been doing well in the past two years since I was a big man?"

"Da Sima Lao cared about me and brought the whole family for me. For the past two years, Wang Qi has been living very well in Chengdu. It's just that he has no specific things to do. He can only go to Fuxing School to learn various agricultural knowledge according to Da Sima's order. Although it really opened my eyes, after all, I am a hard worker, and I am not suitable to sit in the house all day. To be honest, in the past two years, everything is fine, but I am so idle that my whole body is almost rusted. "

"Hahaha~~ Kong Shuo will be busy soon. Well, Kong Shuo still remembers the hybrid rice that I mentioned in Fuxing Academy?"

"Remember!"

"Well, the rice species on the Chengdu Plain of my Han Dynasty are mainly from the ancient Shu Kingdom, which is indica rice. Its advantages are good taste, large ears and naturally large rice grains. The disadvantages are that it is not resistant to cold or drought, and its yield is not high. And in the Nanzhong rice line represented by Zang Cang County, it is glutinous rice. The taste is better, but the yield is lower. The advantages and disadvantages of these two main types of rice are very similar, so the hybrid of these two types of rice is used Compared with the old rice varieties, the new generation of rice varieties does not have obvious advantages.”

"Kong Shuo, please come and see." Guan Yi pointed his finger at the map again: "The east and west sides of Buwei County are large rivers running from north to south. The one on the east is Cangshui (the upper reaches are the Lancang River, and the lower reaches are called the Mekong River). Buwei follows the river valley and goes south from here. It can directly reach Linyi, Chenla and other countries. There is nothing to say about the poor and weak of these small countries. I am not interested in their land now. But they have rice seeds there. It is indica rice. The taste is very ordinary, but the advantage is that it has high yield, drought tolerance, and does not have high requirements for the field where it is planted. Therefore, Kong Shuo's first mission is to go south along the Cangshui River to find high-quality rice seeds there!"

The high-quality rice species mentioned by Guan Yi is the famous Champa rice on the historical plane.This rice variety entered China during the Five Dynasties period and was vigorously promoted by the Northern Song Dynasty government.The native rice species in China have been greatly improved.Taking the Chengdu Plain as an example, the paddy fields in the Chengdu Plain during the previous Shu Han period produced ten stones per mu.However, after the introduction of Champa rice in the Northern Song Dynasty, the highest peak output value was two seasons a year, with a total yield of [-] shi per mu.

As an agricultural student, Guan Yi has long been accustomed to the value of 800 shi ([-] kilograms) per mu of rice in a single season in modern society.So after time travelling, I am extremely dissatisfied with the current situation that the average yield of five or six stones per mu is very high.But before he was busy preparing to deal with Cao Wei's war of destroying the country, so he didn't have time to do these things.And now, he finally pulled out his hand.

"If Kong Shuo can get back such rice seeds, I am confident that the area of ​​rice fields in Dahan will be expanded by more than [-]%, and the yield per mu will be increased by more than three times!"

"Hiss~~~" As a monster who repeatedly showed his magic, everyone present did not doubt the authenticity of Guan Yi's words.So when they heard such data, they were all shocked.

"And here." After giving the group of guys a little time to digest, Guan Yi pointed to the west side of Buwei County. "The big river on the west side of Buwei County is called the Nujiang River (the lower reaches are called the Salween River). From here, it goes south and reaches Nanyang (the mouth of the Nujiang River is in the Bay of Bengal). Further west of the Nujiang River, there is another big river called Lishui ( Ayeyarwady River), this river runs through the entire territory of Jianjie (Myanmar’s ancient name). From here, it goes south to the sea and then goes westward. You can enter the Guishuang Empire. This country is powerful and Buddhism is prosperous. Let’s not talk about him, the key is this The rice seeds in the country are the best rice seeds in the world. If I can bring them back to Dahan to hybridize with various rice seeds... And there is also a crop in this country called sugar cane. With this thing, I can make Dahan People all over the country can enjoy the sweet taste!"

"Everyone, never underestimate the power of trade routes. As long as there are enough interests, any natural moat is a thoroughfare. 400 years ago, when Bo Wanghou (Zhang Qian) was traveling to the Western Regions, he saw in the Da Yuezhi that it was produced in Yizhou. Bamboo sticks and silk. From this, Marquis Bowang knows that there must be a trade route in the southwestern mountainous area that can go out of the mountains. Where is this trade route? It’s here!”

Looking at the stunned crowd, Guan Yi patted Wang Qi on the back: "Kong Shuo, if you do a good job here, the history books of later generations will record: Ma Yizhe, the No. , The beauty of a gentleman is achieved through hard work. And if you do well, um, it will be recorded in the history books like this: Wang Qi introduced high-yielding rice seeds and raised the people of China!"

Leave a name in history!There is no need for any further mobilization.Both Ma Yi and Wang Qi kowtowed heavily to Guan Yi with red eyes: "Dear Sima, thank you for pointing out such a clear path for us. We dare not exhaust our efforts before dying!"

　In this chapter, pay tribute to Lord Yuan Druid Longping!The so-called no business is not rich, no work is not strong, no agriculture is not stable.Our country is able to be stable as a whole today, and you can sit at home and read novels without worrying about which stray bullet will kill you. Academician Yuan Longping has contributed a lot!
　　
　
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