Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

Zhou Yu nodded when he heard the words. It is indeed so. From the current point of view, the behavior of Chu State back then was indeed a blessing for all ages.

Without Chu's hundreds of years of hard work and governance, Jiangnan might still be a barren land. This kind of behavior is considered disobedience and arrogance by the Zhou royal family, but from the perspective of later generations, it is indeed a meritorious service. , so from this point of view, it is indeed a bit too much to say that it is out of line and presumptuous.

"Therefore, it is meaningless to discuss whether it is out of line or not. If future generations are considered, it is actually the most correct behavior to cultivate, and only considering the present, it is not wrong not to cultivate." Chen Xi said quite seriously, " But are you a person who only focuses on the present?"

Zhou Yu chuckled and shook his head. Those wise men in the Central Plains would not just look at the front when they really think about problems. Unless you have no choice, you will only look in front of you.

"So let's not say anything like arrogance, just do what we should do. Only we know what kind of mood we are in when we do this, but the impact of this behavior for thousands of years has its own Later generations will comment." Chen Xi picked up the flagon and poured a glass of wine and said, "Time will judge everything."

Chen Xi's words once again made Zhou Yu firm in his idea of ​​building a capital in Sumatra. That island is truly a place where you can attack and defend, and it is a vital link to contain the north-south traffic.

As for the difficulty of governance, although the river over there is flooded, it does not have a large transverse river like the Yangtze River. The difficulty of governance is not high, it is just enough technology.

"Then go back to the original proposal, we will build a settlement on Sumatra Island." Zhou Yu said slowly, "But once we choose Sumatra Island as the center, we may need to invest our main energy in the future. Govern the floodplain."

Chen Xi expressed his understanding. In fact, the impact plains formed by floods are also called flood plains. The fertility of these plains exceeds other plains in all aspects, and they are basically good places for farming. In flooded places, farming is very good.

Of course, the best way for these places is not to let the floods submerge, water control and so on, itself is a very important subject of agriculture.

"There are still a lot of local residents in Ye Tiao, plus some native people we met there, combined with the people who migrated from the south of the Yangtze River, it should be enough to maintain self-sufficiency." Zhou Yu didn't speak loudly. meaning, but very calm calculation of their own strength.

"That would be great." Chen Xi nodded. He knew that there was a big difference between Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Although Eastern Europe was also a granary and had the most fertile black soil in the world, the grain in Eastern Europe was cooked once a year. , the planting time needs to be considered.

Therefore, self-sufficiency in food over there takes a certain amount of time to complete. This is why the Yuan family had a headache with the food problem even if they had black land in the early days, but this problem does not exist in Southeast Asia, and it only takes a short time to harvest. If it doesn't work, you can also use bananas and other fruits to satisfy your hunger. You only need to carry it for a while to be self-sufficient.

Under such preconditions, Zhou Yu did not mean to calculate the food supply at all. As for the impact of waterlogging on food cultivation, it is really impossible to start farming on Java Island. There is a real sense of fertile land and the fertility of volcanic ash. It is simply emotional.

"Now that these things are determined, let's get to the point, what do we need to provide." Zhou Yu looked at Chen Xi and asked seriously, "Since it is a feudal state, there must be something to be provided, and the Yuan family doesn't seem to provide anything. , but in fact the Yuan family was used as a barrier, and we are not considered a barrier, so what do we need to pay?"

Zhou Yu was very calm, and there would be no such situation. Now that some things were finalized, Zhou Yu dared to agree to some policies that were not out of the ordinary on behalf of Sun Ce.

"In fact, you don't need to provide anything. Normal trade is enough. There are many copper mines over there. We still need a lot of five baht coins, so copper mines are very important." Chen Xi replied flatly. In fact, Chen Xi is I can't think highly of the method of direct handover. Sometimes relying on trade is more effective than direct handover.

"No problem, we have found several large mines here, even if we don't say anything, we will provide copper mines to Chang'an Bank." Zhou Yu nodded and said.

In addition to being used to make tripod vessels, sacrificial vessels, and seals these days, the greatest value of copper is estimated to be used as money. However, Chen Xi's five baht coin is a very standard five baht coin. When Chen Xi was angry, no one dared to mess around with bad coins, so the copper that Zhou Yu obtained from the mine had to be transferred to Chang'an Bank.

"Then there are coconuts. The Central Plains needs this very much." Chen Xi put down his wine glass, looked at Zhou Yu and said seriously, "Central Plains currently needs a lot of coconuts, and the scale of your escort is really too small in my opinion."

Even if Chen Xi's production value of coconuts cannot go against the sky due to technical reasons and related industries are not closed, but with the current advancement of the industry as a whole, it is only a matter of time. Sooner or later, coconuts will be made like sugar cane by Chen Xi. The dross is thrown into the cycle.

This is a big industry. In fact, any industry related to food and clothing is a big industry in the true sense, and coconuts just take up this item, especially in these days when there are few delicious things themselves. As long as the processing is spread out, even if it doesn't make money, it is enough to make the group of young people in Jiaozhou all become their own people who support Huaxia.

"Is that not enough?" Zhou Yu was shocked, "I don't know how many coconuts I sent over last year, but it must have exceeded ten million."

"It's a fart. One person can't even share two coconuts. There are not many delicious ones that can be eaten these days. Big coconut rolls cost a penny, and a spoonful of coconut pulp is enough. It's gone." Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said.

Although there is no food inspection these days, there is basically no problem with the imported food, and people who make snacks often eat it by themselves.

Hongfan Eight Politics, Food is the head of politics, so the things imported are also a little point, although because of cognition, it may not be in place, but if you really want to say, businessmen who sell food dare to eat what they make. So simple.

In addition, the price of five baht coins is very real these years, and the things you buy are basically eaten away. Hundreds of millions of coconuts are used in this way, and it is simply unbearable.

"So common?" Zhou Yu expressed a little confused. People in the Central Plains like to eat this thing so much? No, why doesn't Zhou Yu like to eat it?

"It's not that I like to eat coconuts, but the processed coconut products. There are not many delicious ones these days. This kind of food just fits the taste of the Central Plains people, so there is a great demand. Just your little coconut is not enough at all. " Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said, someone bought a paper bag to eat as sweets, Chen Xi really fell into thinking.

"That's it, then I will continue to mobilize the local natives to pick coconuts." Zhou Yu nodded. This is a good thing, and it is a waste of money.

"Afterwards is palm oil. Can you be more reliable? This is also very important. If your palm oil does not come up, the royal peanut oil will hit the market. I think the first wave of peanut oil will appear this winter. "Chen Xi thought for a while and said.

Although Liu Tong only tentatively planted more than 100,000 mu at the beginning of the year, but in winter, there will be a wave of so-called royal tributes anyway.

"This is under study, and there will be one later." Zhou Yu said helplessly. To be honest, he really didn't pay much attention to palm oil before. Chen Xi said it several times, but Zhou Yu got the share of coconuts, and made wild spices everywhere. Oil has been forgotten.

"I'm afraid it's hopeless." Chen Xi said helplessly. He knew that there were many spices from Southeast Asia in the world, which impacted Sun Min's perfume market, but Sun Min quit the circle after he stopped the loss in time. What's more, it looks big.

Perfumes and fragrances seem to be high-end and make a lot of money, but they are really not as good as those down-to-earth basic necessities. Those just-needed things in the back can hang up the perfume in the front.

To put it too exaggeratedly, perfumers can’t even compete with spices and seasonings. However, Zhou Yu has not turned his head so far. Maybe many people think that perfumes are more expensive...

"Let's buy less spices, the ceiling of that thing is too low, I don't even want to enter the venue." Chen Xi hesitated, and finally decided to tell the truth, continuing to indulge in the beautiful fantasy of harvesting spices in the so-called Southeast Asian islands, To be honest, it is better to grow rice, make wine, and sell wine. At least the wine industry can hang the perfume industry several times.

"Forget it, I think it's the same with you. No, you can sell some bananas." Chen Xi waved his hand and said, to be honest, selling bananas might be a good business, of course, delivery is a problem, but Zhou Yu's Technology, it is estimated that a special temperature etching technology can be developed, and then it will be more profitable.

Zhou Yu looked at Chen Xi with a displeased expression. I, Zhou Yu, have to be so mixed up to sell fruit. Are you looking down on me, Zhou Yu?

Chen Xi rolled his eyes and was too lazy to talk to Zhou Yu. He can guarantee that Zhou Yu will definitely sell bananas after Zhou Yu offers special temperature etching. After all, this tropical fruit is sold all over the world. If you really want to talk about the output value, Zhou Yu will definitely be happy after making money Count the money.

From a practical point of view, bananas are much easier to deal with than spices, and they are also easy to grow.