MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1160 Guanshan Sea

  Chapter 1160 Guan Shanhai

  Pregnant women have greater mood swings.

   This explains why Mrs. You suddenly became a little squeamish.

   Between husband and wife, it is normal to have quarrels, as long as they understand each other afterwards.

  Feng Duhu understood Madam You's emotions very well.

  Madam You is not an ordinary woman, so she naturally understands Feng Duhu's responsibilities—although Feng Duhu himself is already prepared to enjoy his old age.

  So Feng Duhu went north after all.

   After all, Mrs. You is less than three months pregnant now, and there is still more than half a year to give birth, which is enough for Feng Duhu to inspect the Northland.

  If the pace is fast, it is estimated that I can make it back at the end of the year.

  However, considering that after entering October, it may snow in the north, the road will be difficult to walk, and there is even a certain probability that the road will be closed.

  So it might be possible to return to Chang'an after the new year.

  But Mrs. You's expected delivery date is from the end of February to the beginning of March next year, so there should be plenty of time.

  Wuyuan Ironworks started construction, and Pingcheng is the fiefdom of the Feng family, so it stands to reason that we should really go and have a look.

  These two places, in the planning of the Central Capital Protectorate, are not only the frontier bases for educating the barbarians in the grassland and resolving the barbarians going south to cause trouble.

   At the same time, it is also an important guarantee for the replacement of weapons in the Han army, which is related to the struggle with Wei in Hebei and even the Central Plains in the next few years.

  Although even in terms of the current Han army, it is already stronger than the Wei army.

   But who would refuse to become stronger?

  More importantly, with the establishment of the Hedong Governor's Mansion, Wei Yan took office, and the re-division of Yongzhou was also put on the agenda.

  Beidi County was first established in the Qin Dynasty. It was one of the thirty-six counties established by the Qin Dynasty to unify the world.

  Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expanded the territory, and Beidi County continued to expand to the northwest, which was between An Ding and Wu Wei.

  The three counties are like a character.

  During Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty, although Beidi County shrank, most of its territory remained after all.

  But in the middle of the late Han Dynasty, due to the continuous southward migration of Hu people in the northern grasslands and the influence of the Qiang Hu rebellion in Liangzhou, the territory of Beidi County was also shrinking.

  At the end of the year, there was no land left, so they had to be sent to Guanzhong.

  After Wei usurped Han, he simply cut off part of Feng Yi County, one of the three assistants, and moved Beidi County to the north of Chang'an.

  From Jizhi to Qiantu, it has been nearly forty years in Beidi County.

  Moreover, throughout the post-Han period, the county government of Beidi County was constantly changing, and it was difficult to find the original trace, and it was impossible to follow the map and restore the previous appearance.

  Ji Han's main job now is how to calm the world, instead of entangled in these trivial matters.

  So the re-division of counties and counties is naturally to try to make changes on the existing basis.

  Feng Duhu's first stop this time going north was Beidi County, north of Chang'an.

  The main purpose of inspecting Beidi County is to reasonably include the last barrier in the north of Guanzhong, the Qiaoshan Mountains, within the scope of Beidi County.

   Let Qiaoshan's defense be under the complete control of Chang'an, so that Ji Han's central defense system can be further strengthened.

  Different from going to Lantian, this time I went out with two concubines, and it was the left and right wives' turn to guard the house.

  The general guard of the Han Dynasty and the general of the right hussars came forward in person, no one dared not give face.

   Not to mention that in an unknown valley in Qiaoshan, there are still tens of thousands of Hu people's bones buried under Feng Duhu's personal order to be burned.

   So no one is so ignorant.

  The division of Qiaoshan went smoothly.

  Feng Duhu, who had stayed in Beidi County for several days, even went to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor to worship.

  Finally, he followed Qin Zhidao, crossed Qiaoshan, and entered Shangjun of Bingzhou.

  Only halfway there, I saw Xu Xun, the guard of the Jiuyuan Governor's Mansion who came to greet me after hearing the news, and Li Tong and his wife were also with me.

   "Haven't returned to Gaoque yet? Why did you come to Shangjun?"

  Feng Duhu was a little surprised when he saw them.

   "Isn't the workshop in Wuyuan County cutting wood and burning charcoal? So I stayed for a while longer."

   I don't know if it was because he stayed in the border area for a long time, Xu Xun's face became a bit rough, not only grew a beard, but even had some beard.

   He is no longer the jealous noodle boy in Jincheng.

  He and Feng Duhu rode side by side, but only controlled the horse under him, and fell half of the horse.

   "I heard that my brother is coming to inspect, so I am not in a hurry to go back, so I just came along the straight road to see my brother."

  As he spoke, he motioned behind him:

   "Actually, I sent Congmei here by the way, because she wanted to check the water and soil conditions in Shangjun."

  Although Shangjun belongs to Bingzhou, geographically, it is more inclined to the original Shuofang County, or has a closer connection with Guanzhong.

  The original boundary with Bingzhou is separated by Dahe and Luliang Mountain.

  In addition, the governor of the Jiuyuan Dudu Mansion is Huo Yi, who is a man of Adou's trust.

  So the upper county north of Qiaoshan is also under the jurisdiction of the Jiuyuan Dudufu.

  Xu Xun, the guard of the Governor's Mansion, came to Shangjun, which is not considered to have crossed the line.

   "Oh?" Feng Duhu also turned his head to look at Li Tong and his wife who were behind him, motioning for them to follow.

   "Your plan for crop rotation is very well written. Without your assistance, the iron workshop might still be looking for coal."

  Feng Duhu first praised Li Xu.

   Li Xu has traveled all over the years, and he has seen the world, especially after staying in Longyou Liangzhou and other places for a long time, he has long been used to riding horses.

  She was wearing tight-fitting clothes with narrow sleeves, and a pair of short boots made of special fabric on her feet, which were convenient and breathable. Sitting on the horse, she looked quite heroic.

   It's just that although he is already famous, he is even called "Master Xu".

  But in the face of Feng Duhu, she never dared to take it too seriously:

   "What I have learned is greatly helped by Zhongduhu. How dare I not do my best for matters that Zhongduhu cares about?"

  Feng Duhu smiled, and his eyes fell on Li Tong.

  Li Tong's eyes flickered a little, and he didn't dare to look at Feng Duhu.

  Although so many years have passed, and he is considered a brother-in-law, in front of Feng Duhu, he still subconsciously does not want to get too close to Feng Duhu.

   "You and your wife have worked hard all these years. Once the business in the north is over, you can go back to Chang'an and settle down."

   "The child is getting older, it's time to go to school, so spend more time with the child."

   "Your sister is in the car behind, you haven't seen each other for so long, you go and see her first."

   This sentence was addressed to Li Tong.

   Li Tong heard that, as if he had heard of the amnesty, he quickly saluted, then turned his horse's head and went to the rear.

  Feng Duhu then turned to Li Xu:

   "Over the years, you have also brought out many students. Let them do things in the future, and you don't need to do everything yourself."

   "And I promised you that if you write a book, you should also be prepared to organize the experience of these years into a book."

  Although she had already received the promise of the Zhongduhu, Li Xu was still surprised and happy when she heard the Zhongduhu reminded her again:

   "I know. This time I came to Shangjun to see the road conditions of Qin Zhidao."

"How to maintain official roads is a matter for the government. I don't understand these things. But I think that in order to prevent the sandy land on the west side of Shangjun from moving eastward and threatening Qin Zhidao, it is best to plant a protective forest on the west side of Zhidao as in the past. .”

  Feng Duhu nodded:

   "Your suggestion is very good. When you go back, write down the details and send them to your house. I will let people pay attention."

  Li Xu nodded quickly:

   "The concubine understands. These days, the concubine will stay in Shangjun, check the situation around Zhidao, and see how to plan properly."

  Qin Zhidao is the lifeline connecting Guanzhong and Jiuyuan Dudufu. How to protect this lifeline is crucial to controlling Jiuyuan.

  So Feng Duhu naturally praised Li Xu's approach.

  Leaving Shangjun, only Xu Xun was left with him.

   When there was no one else around, Xu Xun secretly mentioned the matter to Feng Duhu in private:

   "Brother, for the past two years, everyone has been looking for coal mines in Yinshan Mountain. Although I have been entrusted by my brother, I found another treasure by accident."

  Seeing Xu Xun's excited face and glowing eyes, Feng Duhu couldn't help being curious:

   "What did you find?"

  Probably due to being overwhelmed these days, Xu Xun actually said: "Brother, guess what?"

   "Can't it be that I found a gold mine or a silver mine?"

   "Ah!"

  Xu Xun slapped his thigh, shouted loudly, then looked around quickly in fright, and then lowered his voice again.

   This time, with a tone of admiration:

   "Brother really expected it, right? Otherwise, how could it be so accurate?"

   "Really found a gold mine?" This time, it was Feng Duhu's turn to be surprised, "Where is it?"

   It was a lie when it was said that Yinshan might have gold and silver mines.

  Because there is only one gold mine that Feng Duhu knows, and that is Hanzhong where he used to learn CAD drawing in his previous life.

  But in this era, as long as the iron workshop can be opened, what is the difference from opening a gold and silver mine?

   Didn't expect this group of guys to be found in Yinshan?

   "It's not a gold mine, it's a silver mine!"

  Xu Xun smiled, and said mysteriously, "But it's all the same."

  The current gold-silver exchange ratio is roughly between one to ten to one to twelve.

   But actually, silver is more popular than gold.

the reason is simple.

  China has very few silver mines, at least much less than gold mines.

  During the former Han Dynasty, the gold-silver exchange ratio was one to three.

  Many Hu merchants traveled thousands of miles from the Silk Road to trade with the Central Plains. In addition to goods, they often exchanged silver for gold.

  Then ship the gold back to their country for silver and earn the difference.

  As the gold in the Central Plains continues to decrease, the inflow of silver continues to increase.

  In addition, the former Han Dynasty liked to be buried with gold, which consumed a lot of gold, which led to the continuous expansion of the gold-silver exchange ratio.

  This is why the gold mentioned in the Han Dynasty books is real gold (unless it is specifically said to be red gold, it may be brass).

  But in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the gold mentioned in the book turned into copper.

   It is because the gold in the Central Plains is constantly decreasing.

  So with the current status of silver, the discovery of a silver mine is indeed a big surprise.

   After hearing the news, Feng Duhu's expression changed, but he had other thoughts:

   "Wolf Mountain? Isn't that near Gaoque? It's okay if there is no movement on this matter, but if there is any movement, I'm afraid I can't hide it from Huo Dudu."

   "So brothers, aren't you waiting for your elder brother to figure out a way?"

  Xu Xun rubbed his hands, "If brother can think of a way to get a few more mine quotas for us, then brothers won't have to worry about it in this life."

  When Feng Duhu heard this, he couldn't help laughing "ha":

   "You don't have to worry about this life long ago, okay?"

   Then I thought for a while, then shook my head again, "Even if I can get a few more places in the mine, so what?"

   "As soon as the goods are shipped, the news will be leaked as soon as possible. When the time comes, the court..."

   As he spoke, Feng Duhu pointed to the sky again, "There is also the palace, don't you know that this is being deceived by us?"

  He glanced at Xu Xun with a half-smile:

   "At that point, I'm afraid you and I, as well as the brothers involved in this matter, really don't have to worry about this life, because you can think about the next life."

  From Guan Zhong, China began to practice "official mountains and seas" (that is, mountains, forests, rivers and rivers are owned by the state).

  In the former Han Dynasty, salt and iron monopoly was added.

  Even in the age of great industry, this kind of thinking has never wavered, and there are more and more franchises.

  Want to deceive the world, deceive the imperial court, hide the silver mine, and create a fait accompli?

  The agreed coal mine has been developed and turned into a silver mine. Who are you fooling?

   Really think the court is a fool?

   This is challenging the court's bottom line.

  Feng Duhu never thought about such a thing.

  Of course, if there is only one Adou in the palace, with Feng Duhu's current power, he might be able to operate.

   But at most, it is to keep oneself rich and honor during one's lifetime, and it will be a disaster for future generations.

   Not to mention that there is still a queen in the palace now.

  Doing this kind of thing under the eyes of the queen, how many years can you enjoy this kind of hot money?

   I'm afraid that within a few years, the house will be searched and executed, and the property will be confiscated.

  Feng Duhu inspected the Northland, although it was necessary, but it may not be because he didn't want to stay in Chang'an and conflict with the queen.

  Hearing what his brother said, and seeing his expression, Xu Xun was a little embarrassed.

  Over the years, my elder brother is omnipotent in the hearts of many brothers.

   And that's a silver mine!

  Huge interests have blinded reason, making people unable to help but want to take risks, which is most normal.

   "Is it the only way to hand over to the country?"

  Xu Xun is still a little unwilling.

   "It is definitely not acceptable to hand in for nothing."

  Feng Duhu smiled slightly, "Brothers in the association, all over the mountains and plains, the things that have been searched hard, even if there is no credit, there is hard work, right?"

   "Besides, the imperial court also wants face, so how dare you take advantage for nothing?"

  Even if he really wants to take it for nothing, is his leader just a display?

   For some reason, Feng Duhu's eyes flashed brightly, as if he felt a little relieved.

   "It reminds me of one thing..."

"What's up?"

   "A matter that has been troubled for a long time, it should be a good deal to exchange silver mines."

  Xu Xun didn't know why.

   Feng Duhu didn't explain too much, and waved his hand:

   "The exchange involved in this matter involves a lot. Let me think about it carefully, but it must not let the brothers in the club suffer."

  Xu Xun had only thought about it as a fluke, but now that his brother was unwilling, he could only sigh.

  Different from Xu Xun's dejected look, Feng Duhu's eyes were hidden, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

  (end of this chapter)