Farmer of Shu Han

Chapter 1159 Guanshankai

Pregnant women experience 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 current mood 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, Madam 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 we can come back at the end of the year.

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

The Wuyuan iron-making workshop started construction, and Pingcheng was the fiefdom of the Feng family, so it stands to reason that we should really go and have a look.

In the planning of the Central Capital Protectorate, these two places are not only the frontier bases to educate the barbarians in the grassland, but also to prevent the barbarians from 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 later 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 continued to shrink.

At the end of the year, there was not even an inch of land left, so they had to be sent to Guanzhong.

After Wei usurped Han, he simply cut off part of Fengyi 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.

Therefore, the re-division of counties and counties is naturally to make changes on the existing basis as much as possible.

The first stop of Feng Duhu's trip to the north this time 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 Chang'an's complete control, 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 guard of the big Han Zhong 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 the order of Feng Duhu himself.

So no one is so ignorant.

The division of Qiaoshan went smoothly.

Feng Duhu, who stayed in Beidi County for several days, even went to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum to pay homage.

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 him after hearing the news, and Li Tong and his wife were also with him.

"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 a little 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 was coming to inspect, so I didn't rush to go back, so I just came along the straight road to meet 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.

However, the original boundary with Bingzhou was separated by Dahe and Luliang Mountain.

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

Therefore, Shangjun, which is 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 as crossing 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 Ironworks 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 trust her:

"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 can be regarded as his 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 elder sister is in the car behind, you haven't seen each other for so long, you go to see her first."

This sentence was addressed to Li Tong.

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

Feng Duhu turned to Li Xu again:

"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 you should write a book and say that you should also be prepared to organize the experience of these years into a book."

Although she had already received the promise from 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 actions.

After 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 because these days were exhausted, Xu Xun actually said: "Brother, guess what?"

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

"Go!"

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 a long time ago, right? Otherwise, how can you be right when you say it?"

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

It was a lie to say that there might be gold and silver mines in Yinshan Mountain.

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 between opening a gold and silver mine?

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

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

Xu Xun chuckled, 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.

In 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 the gold is shipped back to their country for silver, earning the difference.

As the gold in the Central Plains continued to decrease, the inflow of silver continued 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 books of the Han Dynasty 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.

It's just that 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 it can't be hidden from Huo Dudu."

"So brothers, aren't you waiting for you to find a way?"

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

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

"You don't have to worry about this life for a long time, okay?"

Then he thought about it, and shook his 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, and the court will..."

After saying that, Feng Duhu pointed to the sky again, "There is also the palace, don't you know that we have deceived you?"

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 we can think about the next life."

Starting from Guan Zhong, China began to implement "official mountains and seas" (that is, the mountains, forests, rivers and lakes are owned by the state).

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

Even in the era of great industry, this kind of thinking has never wavered, and there are more and more franchised stores.

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

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

Do you really think the court is a fool?

This is challenging the court's bottom line.

Feng Duhu had never thought about such a thing.

Of course, if there was only one Adou in the palace, with Feng Duhu's current power, it might be possible to operate it.

But the most is to keep oneself rich and honor while alive, and it will be a disaster for future generations.

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

How many years will it be fun to do this kind of thing under the eyes of the queen and take this kind of hot money?

I am afraid that in a few years, the house will be ransacked and the property will be confiscated.

Although it was necessary for Feng Duhu to inspect the Northland, it might not be because he didn't want to stay in Chang'an and have a conflict with the queen.

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

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

And it's a silver mine!

Huge interests have blinded reason, and people can't help but want to take risks, which is most normal.

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

Xu Xun was still a little unwilling.

"It's definitely not acceptable to hand it in for nothing."

Feng Duhu smiled slightly, "Brothers in the association, all over the mountains and plains, the things they have worked so hard to find, even if they don't have credit, they have 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 unknown reason, Feng Duhu's eyes flashed brightly, as if he felt a little relaxed.

"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 of this matter as a fluke, but now that his brother was unwilling, he could only sigh.

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

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