Chapter 12 Northern Tour to [The Last Chapter of Debt Payment in June]

Winter goes and spring comes, and the weather gradually warms up again. Another year has passed. It has come March of the fourth year of Daye. In mid-spring, the frontier is extremely vibrant, with white clouds floating and blue sky washing. The endless grassland is covered with colorful wild flowers, colorful and swaying in the wind.

But outside the city of Dali is another scene. Rows of rosewood trellis stretch for more than ten miles. The tender green early seedlings have just climbed onto the wooden frame. The trellis covering tens of thousands of acres has turned into a tender green ocean, which is spectacular. Dozens of ditches attract the water of the Yellow River and irrigate this fertile land that is extremely suitable for the growth of rosewood. The Italian rosewood had a great harvest in the autumn two years ago.

Last year, he brewed his first pot of polenta wine. Yang Yuanqing paid tribute to the palace, which made Emperor Yang Guang highly praised. He personally named it the Italian polenta wine, which was praised by the emperor. The Italian polenta wine immediately doubled its value. It sold well in two capitals like Gaochang polenta wine, which became the most eye-catching event in Daye in three years. The Sui Dynasty was able to brew its own polenta wine.

At noon that day, a team of envoys ran towards Dali City on the boundless Pu Taoyuan Avenue. The young official led the war horses and looked at the extremely vast Pu Taoyuan in surprise. He smiled at the followers behind him and said, "It turns out that the Pu Taoyuan of Dali Pu Tao is grown from here, and today I saw it with my own eyes."

A follower smiled and said, "Envoy Pei, maybe General Manager Yang is in this Pu Tao Garden, so let's not go wrong again."

The young envoy was Pei Ju's eldest grandson Pei Jin. He was over 20 years old this year and served as the Minister of Rites. This time he was ordered to go to Wuyuan County to inform Yang Yuanqing that the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty was about to inspect Wuyuan County. He went to Jiuyuan County first, but learned that Yang Yuanqing had gone to Dalicheng, so he had to come to Dalicheng again.

Pei Jin nodded, and his subordinates made sense. He looked around and saw an old man pruning the early seedlings of Pujiao. He turned over and got off the horse, stepped forward and bowed and said, "Brother-in-law, we are coming from the capital and want to find General Yang. Is General Yang in Pujiao orchard?"

The old man laughed and said, "Young man, we have two General Yang here, one is General Yang, the garrison of Dali City, and the other is General Yang, our Fengzhou general manager. Who are you looking for?"

"I'll look for General Manager Yang."

"He was still inspecting the Pu Tao Orchard in the morning. I guess he will return to Dali City now!"

"Thank you, my father!"

When Pei Jin heard that the old man had an accent in Guanzhong, he asked curiously: "Is my father-in-law from Guanzhong?"

The old man nodded and smiled, "I am from Yong County, and my two sons are in the army here, so my wife and I have moved here too. ("7*"

The old man pointed to a piece of Pujiao orchard surrounded by fences and said, "Look, I planted the 100 acres of Pujiao around this. I can earn thousands of money a year. I will farm in Yong County, and I will reach the top of the 100-money huddles a year."

"Don't you have to pay taxes?" Pei Jin asked in surprise.

"My two sons are in the army, so I will naturally be exempted from taxes. Not only this hundred acres of Pujiao orchard, but also ten acres of mulberry and hemp fields and twenty grain fields. I can also buy ten stones of grain for the county government in a year. This kind of life was unimaginable in Guanzhong before."

"Thank you, my father-in-law!"

Pei Jin gave a tribute, turned over his horse, and led his followers to run towards Dali City.

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The grottoes on the back mountain of Dali City were originally chiseled to hide, but now they have become wine cellars of Dali City. These caves maintain a cooler temperature all year round and are the most ideal place to store rose wine.

In the cave, Du Ruhui, the magistrate of Dali County, was accompanying Yang Yuanqing to inspect the wine cellars. A barrel of bougained wine brewed two years ago and last year was neatly placed in a huge cave, with tens of thousands of barrels.

"We went on the market directly without storage last year. To be honest, the taste and mellow flavor are much worse than Gaochang Pujiao wine. If it weren't for the Supreme Golden Mouth Imperial Seal, it wouldn't be so high. I'm going to reduce the price by 40% this year."

Du Ruhui was a little worried and said, "If the price drops, will it make people think that our Pujiao wine is not as good as Gaochang Pujiao wine? You know, many people just look at the price and think that the price is about the higher the wine, the better the wine."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head and smiled, "You don't understand what I mean. What I mean is that the final selling price will not change, but the price sold to major wine shops will be reduced and the benefits will be given to them. In this way, they will be profitable and will sell more of our wine. The Sogdian merchants will not make any profit. They will not sell wine to the Great Sui Dynasty. After a few years, everyone will know that there is Dali wine, but they do not know that there is Gaochang wine. In this way, more people will be attracted to Wuyuan County to grow Pujiao. The population in the Hetao area will increase and the population will increase, and the Hetao area will flourish."

Yang Sien frowned next to him and said, "General, can the Hetao area bear such a population?"

Du Ruhui smiled, "Sien is too worried. The entire Hetao area now has a population of more than 50,000. Do you know how many people there were in the Hetao area during the Han Dynasty? It was recorded in the second year of Yuanshi in the Han Dynasty that at that time, there were 90 counties in the Hetao area, more than 300,000 households, and a population of more than 1.46 million. It is still far away!"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Mr. Du is right. The key is to get the support of the court. The emperor will soon inspect Wuyuan County. We must take this opportunity to win the support of the emperor for Wuyuan County. This is also the reason why I came to Dali City. We must be fully prepared and consider every detail carefully."

Speaking of the emperor's inspection, Du Ruhui became worried again. The emperor usually had to offer food in the area. If it was dozens or hundreds of people, it would be fine. However, today, the emperor's inspections are hundreds of thousands, officials, harems, and hundreds of thousands of troops. One county could not afford it. In the past two years, he went to Jiangnan to inspect, and even the wealthy counties in Jiangnan could not bear it, let alone the sparsely populated counties like Wuyuan County.

Du Ruhui was about to discuss the offer of food with Yang Yuanqing, and at this moment, a report from a soldier came from outside, "General Manager Yang, the envoy of the court is here, and I will see you immediately."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said to everyone: "Just just talk about the imperial court, someone came to the imperial court."

He turned around and asked, "Where is the envoy?"

"It has arrived, wait in the county government!"

Yang Yuanqing nodded and said to Du Ruhui and Yang Sien: "Let's go! Let's meet the messenger together."

Everyone got down the cave and arrived at the county government after a moment. Yang Yuanqing walked into the room and saw Pei Jin at a glance. He couldn't help but laugh, "So it's you!"

Pei Jin is Pei Minqiu's cousin. She has met Yang Yuanqing several times. Pei Jingong bowed and smiled and said, "Yuanqing, let me find it easy!"

At this time, Du Ruhui also walked in and was stunned for a moment. Pei Jin was stunned. Then the two of them laughed and hugged each other tightly.

Du Ruhui punched the shoulder hole and smiled and said, "You guy, you don't even say anything when you come to Dali County."

"Shame! Brother Keming, I don't even know that you are in Dali City. Everyone says you are in Yulin County."

"You know each other?" Yang Yuanqing asked with a smile.

Du Ruhui pointed at Pei Jin and smiled and said, "Your brother and I are classmates. We have lived in the same room for five or six years. Do you believe it or not? The inner robe he is wearing now may be mine."

Du Ruhui has always been rigid and serious, and his humor at this moment made Yang Yuanqing laugh. Seeing that it was already noon, Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "I'll treat everyone to lunch, which is just right for Brother Pei."

"Yuanqing, I'm still working on my business!" Pei Jin said anxiously.

Yang Yuanqing patted Pei Jin on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Business is usually discussed at the wine table."

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After the war three years ago, Dali City became more and more prosperous, with a population of more than 30,000. The inner city is a residential area and administrative area, which remains quiet. The outer city, that is, the inner and outer cities where tens of thousands of Xueyantuo troops were burned to death, has become a prosperous commercial area. There are hundreds of shops on both sides, including two-story houses, shops, wineries, inns, brothels, gambling halls, residences, and hundreds of shops.

Dali City is also the location of the exchange of trade between the Lingwu Dasu and the Turkic trade between the Great Sui Dynasty. Guests from all over the world gather here, with flags and flags on both sides of the streets one after another.

Yang Yuanqing and Pei Jin and his party came to the largest wine shop in Dali City, Wuhai wine shop. The shopkeeper had already received news from the yamen runners, packed up the best single room, and waited for the arrival of the distinguished guests.

"Mr. Yang, it's been a long time since we saw each other." The shopkeeper greeted him with a smile on his face.

He hurriedly gave gifts to Du Ruhui and Yang Sien. Today, the military and political leaders of Wuyuan County and Dali County came, which made him a little busy.

Seeing that the shopkeeper and the clerk had come out, Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be so polite, bring all your specialties and let guests from afar taste the deliciousness of our city."

"Don't worry! The villain cooks in person and is satisfied with the customers."

The shopkeeper hurriedly arranged for him. Yang Yuanqing asked Pei Jin to sit down on the second floor. Soon the wine and food were served one after another. Pei Jin smiled and said, "Let's talk about official business first! The Emperor's Dragon Carriage has arrived in Pingliang County, next is Lingwu County, and finally Wuyuan County. According to the time, at most ten days, the Emperor's Dragon Carriage will arrive in Jiuyuan County first. Yuanqing, the time is very tight. You must prepare a reception as soon as possible."

Yang Yuanqing picked up the wine glass and smiled, "I'm not prepared. When the emperor comes, I will invite him to drink pocao wine, eat some wild game products, and follow the customs."

Pei Jin was stunned. He said anxiously: "Yuan Qing, you can't do this. Don't you know about the incident between Qiu He and Yang Kuo last year?"

Last year, Emperor Yang Guang inspected Yanmen County and Mayi County. Qiu He, the prefect of Yanmen County, devoted all his strength to entertain Yang Guang and his hundreds of thousands of followers for three days. Although Yanmen County was almost exploited, Qiu He was transferred to the wealthy Boling County to be the prefect because of his excellent hospitality.

Later, Yang Guang inspected Mayi County. The prefect Yang Kuo was an honest official, unable to take advantage of the people, refused to offer food, and neglected Yang Guang. As a result, Yang Guang was extremely dissatisfied. Although he did not dismiss him, he ordered him to study with Qiu He.

From then on, the local officials went to the place where Yang Guang went to and did not dare to neglect it. This made Yang Guang's inspection an extremely heavy burden for the people in various places, but it was also a good opportunity for local officials to make a fortune. The censor once impeached Qiu He. The emperor was in Yanmen County for three days. Qiu He collected an additional 500,000 yuan of hulls from the people of Yanmen County in the name of offering food. He embezzled 100,000 yuan of hulls alone. Other subordinate officials took the opportunity to embezzle? This was a confusing account, and no one could calculate it. More importantly, Yang Guang suppressed the impeachment of the censor.

Now Yang Yuanqing is speaking lightly, how can Pei Jin not worry?

Yang Yuanqing knew in his heart that he saw Du Ruhui worried and knew that he could not bear to disturb the people and did not know how to offer food. He smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, I have made arrangements. I sent someone to the grassland to exchange cattle and sheep for the Turks a month ago. I will come back soon. I treat the Turks with cattle and sheep milk wine, so I understand that they have nothing to say."

Du Ruhui was overjoyed. He actually forgot the cattle and sheep on the grassland. At this time, a riot came from outside. Everyone leaned out to look out the window and saw a group of cows appearing on the street outside the window, continuously lined up to the city gate.

"They are back!"

At this time, footsteps sounded on the stairs, and Yang Wei rushed up from downstairs, "General!"

His voice was very anxious, and he and Fat Fish went to Turkish to buy cattle and sheep, and rushed into the room.

Seeing that his expression was nervous, Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "What, are the Turks unwilling to sell it?"

"No! We heard about a big thing."

Yang Wei whispered a few words to Yang Yuanqing. A strange color flashed in Yang Yuanqing's eyes. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is there any such thing? Where is the person?"

"Just wait outside the city!"

Yang Yuanqing stood up calmly, bowed to Pei Jin and others and said with a smile: "There is something important, I want to deal with it. I will lose my companion first. I will pay the money for the wine. No one is allowed to grab it with me!"

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[The eleven chapters owed in June finally ended, and I breathed a sigh of relief. There are still thirteen days left in this month. Lao Gao tries to do three updates every day. If one day, there are a little discomfort, there may be only two updates. Lao Gao will tell you in advance]

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