Chapter 329: The war in the south of China

Xianyang in April.

The spring is bright and the peaceful scene is full of vitality. It has been several years since there was no civil strife, no heavy taxes that would have been overwhelmed, nor is there the difficulty of few labor men caused by Qin's previous efforts to defeat the enemy. A new Qin is growing stronger day by day in this calm and unpredictable atmosphere.

The business of the restaurant at Jieshikou was also very good due to the peaceful environment. The restaurant where Zhao Gao was killed was completely renovated and several floors were added.

For businessmen who came to this largest city at that time to look for opportunities to make money, in addition to calculating how much benefits they could earn in their pockets every day, they would go to the restaurant to take a sip of wine and talk about the classics of mountains and seas at night.

"Old Zhuo, I heard that you brought back a lot of good things to Dian Kingdom this time. Why did you make a lot of money?" A fat and round middle-aged businessman asked to the old man sitting in the same seat.

"Old Cheng, guess how much you earn, you can guess it's smart. How about you? I'm so enthusiastic about treating me to drink today. Do you want our prince to talk to Lord Wu's family and let you join the business road in the south to make a fortune together!" The older old man smiled slightly and took a sip and said.

"Lao Zhuo, I have this intention, I have this intention."

The ultimate pursuit of businessmen is only one sentence: the greatest profit is to make more money.

This old man was not someone else, but Zhuo Ziyue, a big businessman from Shu. However, now he no longer manages the business in detail because his son Zhuo Wangsun's ability is better than his own.

Following the advance of Qin Nan's conquest, Zhuo's business also went viral. The ancient Silk Road in the south, which originally led from Bashu to poison, doubled its value because it had to pass through the land of Piaoren. Now Piaoren was defeated in the face of the Qin army's conquest like the fallen leaves. Zhuo Wangsun, who had no obstacles, immediately made a fortune.

Of course, compared to the Wushishu, which makes greater profits, Zhuo Wangsun earns only a fraction. The fraction of 51,000 square holes with a round "half of a liang of coins" is naturally nothing to a country, but for a business and a family, it is an astronomical figure.

Zhuo's family is in great success!

The merchants have always had the most keen sense of smell. For a time, Zhuo Ziyue’s newly bought house in Xianyang welcomed the guests, and the population was prosperous. Even many business enemies came to join in with smiles and took the initiative to get in touch with each other, and went to the back door and got close to the door. Of course, there was only one reason, which was to get a share of the pie.

"Well, this husband doesn't care about the matter anymore. It's all young people making trouble. Old Cheng, I think you should put your burden off sooner, it's great to go home and take a break!"

The descendants are promising, and the father's face is also very glorious. Zhuo Ziyue is such a smart person. He is easy to read these vain social interactions, and he has no anger in his words.

"No, brother, you can't stand by death and refuse to save me. If I, Lao Cheng, have a good son like Wangsun, I wouldn't have to endure so much pain and fatigue. Alas, it's all my fault that I'm not good at playing!"

The profitable businessman named Cheng is also very good at showing off. When he heard Zhuo Ziyue letting go, he immediately cried, his eyes were red, and his knees were even trembling slightly, as if he was kneeling.

"Forget it, Lao Cheng, you'd better go home and cheat your child in those moments. If you see our brothers' past relationship, I'll write a letter to Wang Sun and ask him to take care of your business. How about it?"

"It's great, my brother should be polite to me. Come on, let's drink, the restaurant, and serve the best wine, hurry up!" After hearing this, Lao Cheng burst into tears and burst into tears and screamed.

The merchants of Qin were busy for new opportunities to make money. In the south, Fu Ge had already taken his expeditionary force across the middle reaches of the Yiluwadi River and marched into the fertile Xitang River Valley. There were dense water networks and rivers were crisscrossing. The Meng people who lived here for generations relied on planting rice and fishing to reproduce.

Regarding the Qin army, the Meng people's resistance was far less fierce than that of the Piao people in the north. The reason was that in addition to the strict discipline and constraints of the Qin army, there was also no substantial conflict of interest between them and the Qin people. The Piao people relied on monopolizing the business path between the Qin people and the Qin people to make money, while the Meng people were not. On the contrary, they were quite welcome to the Qin army.

Over the years, the Meng people and the Piao people have fought several times in order to compete for control of the Yiluwadi River. The Piao people have repeatedly gained the upper hand in the confrontation with the Meng people by relying on the excellent weapons obtained from the Qin Kingdom in the north. Therefore, the Meng people are naturally grateful for the Qin army being able to drive away the Piao people away.

Not only that, the arrival of the Qin army also gave the biggest buyer of rice produced by the Meng people. Fu Ge almost fell in love with rice, a staple food that was definitely different from northern wheat mai.

"It's so good to eat white rice every meal!" Although Fu Ge was born in the north and was used to the life of wheat-fed as the staple food in the north, he subconsciously still had a good impression of rice, which most Chinese people in later generations used as the staple food.

How great would it be if the excellent rice seeds of the Meng people could be introduced to Qin State? Maybe one day in the future, our Qin people will also have white rice every day.

Dreams are sprouting little by little.

To trace the root of the source, before Qin, as early as the Hemudu culture period, China had a history of growing rice. However, compared with the rice grains of the Meng race, the yields of these rice grains were much different. Therefore, the rice planting was not widely promoted until the Qin Dynasty.

Although the rice of the Meng people is a tropical and subtropical crop, it is quite difficult to introduce the north. In history, Southeast Asian rice seeds were introduced to China, but in the Song Dynasty, the technical level of the Song Dynasty was only planted in a small area in Lingnan. If it was truly promoted to the Jiangnan area, the time would have to be further moved.

"No matter how difficult it is, even if you only advance the time one day, it is a great achievement!" Based on this simple idea, Fu Ge began to contact the local Meng tribe's head a few days after arriving in Ogalaba (later known as Yangon) and promised to recruit Meng tribe's rice-growing experts to go to Qin for trial planting experiments.

It is a great news to succeed, and it is no big deal if it fails, because the course of history is like that. With such a simple idea, Fu Ge began his agricultural science and technology promotion plan.

However, although I have a vague impression of the future development of science and technology in my mind, and I also had a concept of hybrid rice in the original school, when it comes to how to do it, Fu Ge has no idea how to find it. Nowadays, there are neither professional books to translate or computers to find it. The only way to rely on is a little luck.

Less gossip.

May 2nd of the fourth year of Tianhong, Daqin.

For the Qin Expeditionary Force who went to the south, it was a day worthy of joy and celebration, because the Qin Navy, which was advancing from the sea, successfully arrived at the Port of Ogalaba.

"Ship Fu, Ying Bu, Luan Bu led 132 naval warships, and 4,156 soldiers reported to you!" The waves were cut and the waves were scattered. From Ying Bu and Luan Bu's dark face, it can be seen that they had suffered a lot during this period. After all, even the European navigators in the 16th century were afraid of the unpredictable sea route, not to mention that time was pushed forward by more than 1,800 years.

"Thank you for your hard work, two generals, get off the boat quickly. I have prepared a sumptuous banquet and just wait for you to arrive!"

Seeing Ying Bu, Luan Bu and a group of heroic naval soldiers, Fu Ge felt a sense of sincerity excited. The dream of expanding the seas gradually became a reality in his own hands. Although it was only the first step, Fu Ge believed that as long as he continued to work hard, he would definitely create a different history.

"Reported to Shuai Fu, this time we went to sea, our army acquired and established two important supply areas in Gorofusha (i.e. Malacca), Heli (i.e. Java Island, Indonesia) and other places, and left about 900 soldiers. The indigenous forces there were worse than the army of the Genziguo on the island of our province, and they would not pose any threat to our army."

"Ship Fu, we found several Veda merchant ships on the sea near Gorofusha. At that time, when they saw that our military ship had only signs of getting close, they immediately abandoned the ship and boarded the nearby islands and fled. Our guide was not familiar with the waterway and could not catch up for a while. However, according to Gorofusha's guide, the Veda country was on the sea less than 300 miles away. I heard that it was a rich country with gems."

At the banquet, Ying Bu and Luan Bu kept telling their experiences, all kinds of bizarre and strange experiences, as well as the indigenous tribes that had never been discovered, and the rare and rare objects that had been plundered, which made the listeners both curious and exciting.

The fun of adventure at sea is like a journey that makes people feel endless. Although the process is hard, it is so unforgettable when you look back in the end.

The Qin and the land armies gathered in Ogalaba. With the friendly assistance of the local Meng people, the Qin Navy, which consumed a large amount of food, was sufficiently supplemented.
Chapter completed!