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The reason why Fu Tinghan proposed to cooperate with Liuli prescriptions was not only because Liuli was difficult to transport and therefore the cost was higher.

What's more, Zhao Hanzhang mentioned that during this period, there were constant natural and man-made disasters in the north, let alone man-made disasters. Although he had only been here for less than two years, he had to witness the man-made disasters of this era every once in a while.

What he cares about are natural disasters.

If man-made disasters can still be prevented or modified, the only thing left to endure is natural disasters, and all human power can do is respond to disasters.

So after negotiating cooperation with Zhu Chuan, he and Zhao Hanzhang said: "If the history in your memory is correct, then for a long time to come, the north will not only have to face frequent wars, but also deal with the cold. Drought, floods and locust plagues have destroyed production activities, and the food produced by the land may not be able to support your military activities, so in addition to stationing troops locally and gathering and appeasing the refugees, we should also leave a retreat outside."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Do you think Shu is suitable?"

Fu Tinghan nodded, "What do you think?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I originally set my sights on the South."

She said: "Huainan, Lujiang and Lianghu areas are all good places to store grain. We don't need to go to Jiangdong. These places can develop into a land of fish and rice. Moreover, water and land alternate, and food can be easily transported to the Central Plains."

"So as long as we can control Yuzhou, we can continuously transport food from the south to the north from Yuzhou."

Fu Tinghan asked: "Do you have power in these places?"

"No," Zhao Hanzhang said: "I can't take my hand away now, but I still ask Mr. Ji to send a caravan there. We will operate slowly and open up the trade routes. As long as we have good things that they don't have and guide them, they will It will provide us with a steady supply of food and cloth.”

Fu Tinghan nodded: "Then take an extra road to Shu."

He said: "For Shu, let's change the way of cooperation."

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at Zhu Chuan who was not far away. Although he was far away, she had also heard the conversation between him and Zhu Chuan just now. "You can rest assured that he is actually willing to come up with the formula to cooperate with him in farming. You are not afraid of him." On your territory, he stole your formula and kicked you for his own enjoyment?"

Fu Tinghan: "Do you think he is such a person?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "His character is not so despicable."

Fu Tinghan nodded, "So I'm relieved, and we don't have any protection at all. It's up to us to decide the location of Liulicang. I decided to choose a place where your army can reach for reinforcements. You can also go around. If something happens, you can Sending troops just gives you an excuse to take over that area. Didn't you say that the impact of natural disasters on Shu will be much smaller?"

Zhao Hanzhang didn't expect that he would even think of this, and couldn't help but sigh, "You are still thoughtful."

She even found a reason to send troops, "But why should we occupy Shu? It's such a huge piece of land above the Central Plains."

Fu Tinghan said, "In the back garden, if there is a natural disaster, we can support you here."

Zhao Hanzhang thought about it and said thoughtfully: "Shu is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it is not easy to capture."

"So we still focus on cooperation," Fu Tinghan also turned to look at Zhu Chuan and said softly: "As long as we always have the good things they want, then this cooperation can always exist."

Liuli prescriptions are just some prescriptions for glazed products, and are not worth mentioning to Fu Tinghan. As long as the benefits from Shu are large enough, he can increase investment in this area in the future.

Zhu Chuan was also looking at them, but he was talking to his manager, "...This can be done. When we are separated, you can take people back and prepare for the journey immediately."

"Lang Jun, they gave you something as valuable as the Liuli Prescription as soon as you asked. Isn't there some trap?"

"The workshop was built in Shu. They sent craftsmen here. What kind of trap could there be?" Zhu Zhu said: "They should be worried that I have set a trap."

After all, they were not familiar with Shu, and Shu was considered his territory.

"Then what are they planning?"

"For the sake of peace in our Shu land," Zhu Zhu said: "Didn't you see it along the way?"

"The fertile land that used to be thousands of miles long is now full of weeds. This is still the case in the Nanyang Kingdom, not to mention the Ruyin, Yingchuan and Liang Kingdoms that suffered greatly from the Huns. Since the battle between General Gou and the King of Donghai in April, it has been Until now, the people have been in exile, which means that many people have not only failed to harvest this year’s summer and autumn harvests, but have also completely stopped planting winter wheat this year.”

"Think about it, how much grain is there in Yuzhou to help so many people? And now the King of Donghai and Gou Xi have not yet decided the winner," he said: "The same goes for the Xiongnu. They lost one battle and got nothing. , and the Central Plains is a piece of fat meat that everyone wants to take a bite of. Once it comes again, they will cut off production again. "

"So they cooperated with me just because the Shu land is still peaceful and they want me to farm the land for them."

The steward felt that food was cheap and couldn't help but said: "How much money can you make from food? Cloth, gold paint, and even wood are more profitable than food."

Zhu Chuan glanced at him and said: "What they are most in need of is food and cloth. Otherwise, why do you think Fu Tinghan is so generous and willing to take out the glazed prescriptions and produce them in Shu?"

He said: "He is reducing the cost of colored glaze for us in exchange for fixed supplies, so we can only encourage the people around the workshop to cultivate food, grow hemp and raise mulberries."

The steward asked anxiously: "Did we agree on the quantity or..."

"The annual transaction volume has been agreed upon, but the money is paid separately. Cooperation is cooperation. They are responsible for their purchasing behavior. However, the premise of cooperation is that our families will encourage farmers to cultivate mulberry trees and allow more people to cultivate food and cultivate crops. It’s just sangma.”

The steward quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Zhuan said: "As soon as we are separated, you take the people back. They all see the colored glaze we brought back earlier. This thing is not only very valuable in Shu, but it is also very profitable to take it to the Qiang people, Lianghu and Huainan."

The steward's eyes sparkled and he complimented: "I don't think our families will have a Tao Zhugong."

Zhu Chuan raised the corner of his mouth and did not express any objection.

After breakfast, Zhao Hanzhang had no intention of staying here longer. She handwritten a general document to Zhu Chuan to ensure that he could reach Xiping unimpeded.

Fu Tinghan also wrote a handwritten letter to Ji Yuan. This arrangement had to be discussed with Ji Yuan, and Ji Yuan had to select people to hand over the arrangements.

Zhu Chuan took a document and a letter and stood on the roadside with satisfaction to watch them leave.

Zhao Hanzhang led the refugees slowly towards Xi'e County.

This place is not very far from Xi'e County. Although they dragged a group of old, young, sick and weak, they still entered the boundary of Xi'e County the next day.

After crossing the boundary marker of Xi'e County and walking for another two hours, the Yamen of Xi'e County finally discovered them. However, Zhao Hanzhang also saw the checkpoint they set up on the official road.

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