After encouraging Wang Shi to draw cakes, Lan Tian and Xu Shu continued eastward.

Xu Shu asked curiously on the way: "Since ancient times, sages have emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, because valuing commerce harms the people and undermines the foundation of the world. I was originally worried about Ziyu opening up trade in Guangzhou City, but I just mentioned that trade should be punished

Heavy taxes, this is Mr. Xuan Owl who is thoughtful, but why do you prefer one to another?"

"Shipping is more dangerous when the sea is very rough, and only heavy profits will tempt people to take risks," Lan Tian explained.

Xu Shu frowned: "Now that the world has become a tripartite power, we should stick to the prefectures and counties, cultivate the fields and support the people, and wait until the world changes to recover the Central Plains. Why did Ziyu seek overseas pursuits? This is not the opposite direction?"

Lantian paused and continued to explain: "Although Jiaozhou is far away from the Central Plains, it has a mild climate. The warmer the temperature, the higher the yield of grain crops. However, the grain varieties in the region cannot fully exert their advantages, so I encourage maritime trade to seek new grain varieties abroad.

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"Haven't you been improving grain seeds? Judging from the situation in Jingnan these years, both the yield per mu and the tax revenue are far higher than before. As long as you persist and wait for the population to grow." Xu Shu was still puzzled.

"After ten years of cultivation and improvement, corn seeds are now a relatively mature grain species with good yield, drought tolerance, cold tolerance, and resistance to diseases and insect pests. However, there are many rivers in the south and there is more rainfall. The staple food is rice, although I have made a lot of it.

Years of attempts have been made, but the expected results have not yet been achieved." Lan Tian shook his head.

Wild male sterile rice requires opportunity, and his hybrid rice method is too labor-intensive. It can be planted in a small area for research in experimental fields, but it cannot be widely promoted among the people. At this stage, the most convenient way is to get it back to Champa

Rice, but the current sea-going ship technology is not very mature, otherwise he could send a partial army to Linyi State (formerly Rinan County).

Rinan County is located in the southernmost part of Jiaozhou. Because it is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, about 16 degrees north latitude, the sun shines from the north for nearly two months of the year, and the sun's shadow is in the south, so it is called "Rinan".

It was established during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Because it is located in a tropical area, the main tribe of Rinan County is the dark-skinned Cham people. Because of language barriers and different skin colors, they often rebel. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a rebellion broke out in Xianglin County in the south of Rinan County. The son of Xianglin Gongcao, the Cham people in the area killed Han Han people.

The county magistrate called himself the King of Linyi.

After the founding of the country, Linyi slowly encroached towards the north, and the seat of Rinan County was also forced to move north. Shixie's father, Shici, once served as the prefect of Rinan, but he failed to help the Han Dynasty regain his homeland until Shixie brothers stopped it.

When Nanjiao was separatist, it maintained a foreign policy of no contact with Lin Yi and no military.

After hearing the explanation, Xu Shu asked again: "Ziyu asked the merchant to go to the south of Jiuzhen. Could it be that he was going to Linyi, a place established by the rebels in Rinan County to do business? Are you interested in the grain there?"

Lan Tian nodded, "The Zhan people in Linyi grow a kind of rice. It is not only high-yielding, early-maturing, and drought-resistant, but it can also be grown without choosing a place. It only takes more than fifty days from planting to harvesting, and it can produce up to three rice crops a year."

Ripe."

"Fifty days? Three crops? If that's the case, and supplemented by Ziyu's planting methods, we can have a full warehouse in two or three years." Xu Shu was quite surprised.

"This is rumored and needs to be verified." Lan Tian did not dare to finish his sentence.

Xu Shu affirmed: "It is said that the men and women in Linyi have deep eyes, high noses, and black fists. Both men and women are not ashamed to be naked, and they are very hostile to the Han people. I didn't expect such a species to be in a barbaric land. No wonder such a small population can often rebel."

, it is more dangerous to trade there now, but considering the benefits, it is worth the risk..."

"The willingness to take risks is equivalent to the benefits. As long as there are appropriate benefits, people will trade; if there are 10% benefits, merchants will appear in trade; if there are 20% benefits, merchants will become active; if there are 50% benefits, merchants will become active.

, merchants take desperate risks; with 100% of profits, merchants dare to trample all laws; with 300% of profits, merchants dare to commit any crime, and even risk beheading." Lan Tian directly quoted from Das Kapital.

argument.

Xu Shu was greatly shocked, "Ziyu is so right, so businessmen, especially profiteers, are more hateful. Indulging in reckless behavior can easily shake the foundation of the country..."

Lan Tian nodded slightly: "But if there were no merchants walking around, how could horses from the north, rice from the south, brocade from Western Shu, and fish from the East China Sea appear in the same place? Swords can kill and stop fighting, and the same medicine can.

Healing can also kill people, so there are no absolutes.

As long as we grasp the scale and guide it to do good, it will be like all the rivers flowing into the Yangtze River into the sea, so that it will not flood our homes wantonly, and it can irrigate the fertile fields on both sides."

"No wonder you want to use your own people to become wealthy businessmen. It turns out that in order to control them conveniently, Hu Ke and Song Chen did play a big role in promoting the Yangtze River News and spying on intelligence. Ziyu is not worried that they will be seduced by powerful talents and eventually become the hands of others.

Is it a sharp blade?" Xu Shu asked worriedly.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Most of the people under my lord's account are loyal and righteous people. Besides, the people I have chosen are all from poor backgrounds. They should have found their hearts over the years. How can wealth touch their hearts? Nor can they change their aspirations. This is what is called

Let’s talk.”

Xu Shu looked into the distance and sighed: "Just look at the city of Guangzhou in front of you. It is really a gentle place in the troubled times. If the Lord can help the Han Dynasty in the future, I will suggest this as a model..."

"Let's go Yuan Zhi, we will tell you what happens in the future." Lan Tian patted Xu Shu on the back.

The two of them walked to the edge of the government district. They should have turned north to get closer to the courtyard, but Lan Tian insisted on heading east to Wolong Street. Xu Shuxin said that it would be fine as long as they did not go to the Medical Department anyway.

When passing by the Cultural and Educational Hospital, Xu Shu's eyes twitched twice, but Lan Tian walked forward confidently.

The largest building in the cultural department is the Guangzhou Academy. After two years of preparation and student selection, it will be officially opened for business after the year for a five-year program of teaching, learning, and solving doubts.

Xu Shu thought Lan Tian was going to take him to visit the academy, but he still glanced at it and passed by. Apart from a construction site under construction, the rest was a vast wilderness covered with weeds.

"Ziyu, where exactly are you taking me?" Xu Shu asked curiously.

"Let's go in here and take a look." Lan Tian pointed to the construction site next to him and rushed in first.

Xu Shu followed closely and walked into the wall. He found that the workers were busy and there were several built houses inside the wall. Lan Tian was walking straight into the room.

In addition to Lantian, there were several people in the room. There was a table the size of a sandbox in the middle, with many construction drawings placed on it. Xu Shu saw that it was the current layout of the courtyard.
Chapter completed!