All Hail Cousin Brother

There are also strengths and weaknesses among the nobles. In terms of the background, these nobles in the northern region are definitely not as good as the Yu clan.

This is also the reason why Xiaoyao dared to be the enemy of the gentry.

Yu Youyao also thought about it: "The connections and channels of Xie's house are my backing. The silk of retail investors has to go through the channels of Xie's house. There is a silk farm under the name of Xie's house, with thousands of looms, which can weave silk, It can be printed and dyed into exquisite silk, and silk can also be smashed into tough silk threads for use in soldiers and armors. I and Xie Fu’s interests are mutually beneficial, self-contained and unbreakable.”

If you want to deal with the identity of the gentry, connections, and channels are indispensable.

The role played by the Xie Mansion was so great that even Yin Huaixi had to rely on it.

Sooner or later, the Great Zhou Dynasty will be chaotic, and the matter of making armour must be handed over to those who trust.

The technology of weaving silk threads is in the hands of the imperial court. She has seen similar threads on the merchant ship of Xie's house, and it can be used at sea. It can be seen that the technology mastered by Xie's house is even better, but Xie's house is clumsy.

Mr. Xie understood as soon as he heard it, and nodded: "The first batch of silk will be in April and May. I will first come from Zhejiang and Henan, each with 300 looms, and a group of people who are proficient in weaving. , set up a silk farm in Liancheng, and look at the output of silk in the north, and the looms can be increased one after another."

The tussah silkworm takes about three months from stocking to silkworm formation. As soon as the tussah tree germinates, it can breed eggs. Every spring silkworm picks silk in April and May.

Some things have to start now.

Yu Youyao was certain that the silk farm was established, and the gentry in the north could not do anything about them. Compared with the local gentry who oppressed the people, the people believed in her and Xie Mansion, who had a reputation for benevolence and kindness.

The old man Xie said again: "By the way, the Xie mansion is in the three northeastern provinces, and there are seven silkworm villages. When the time comes, it will be transferred to your name and it will be convenient for you to act."

Yu Youyao was a little surprised: "Is it purchased before?"

Mr. Xie nodded: "Before I decided to come to the North, I sent people to the North to buy the property. However, most of the sericulture in Liao Province is in the hands of the gentry. These seven villages have still found a lot of twists and turns. It's really not easy to buy the contacts and channels at a high price."

The sericulture industry in the three northeastern provinces is relatively developed. If the Xie House wants to take root here, it must buy related industries.

Yu Youyao understood that if he wanted to buy some more important resource industries in the north, Yin Huaixi, the personal network of King Wu Mu, was actually not very useful.

The gentry controlled the sericulture industry, but not all silkworm farms were under their own names, and the gentry did not have such a big appetite.

Affected by drought in Liao Province, silk production has been declining year by year. There are always some people who can't resist the temptation of high prices and sell their silkworm farms at high prices.

The nobility will not worry too much. The entire northern sericulture industry is under their control. As long as it is not related to King Wu Mu, no matter who buys Zhuangzi, the silk produced will eventually be sold to them at a low price, and they will pay more. Sell ​​profitably.

Father Xie said with a smile: "There are many oak forests in the northern mountainous area of ​​Liancheng, and most of the silkworm farms are concentrated in the Zhuanghe area, and the scale of silkworm farming has reached more than one million mu."

"When King Wumu wanted to resettle the refugees, he had to open up new tussah silkworm forests. Fuzhen and Xinjin Town were good choices. Laomao Mountain in Fuzhen, with high and steep mountains, dense tussah forests, and overgrown tussah weeds, was a natural tussah silkworm farm. Because wild animals are often infested in the mountains, tussah silkworm farms have not been developed, and there are also many tussah forests in Lianzhen, but most of the local land is suitable for farming, so agriculture is the mainstay, and sericulture has not been developed.”

Liancheng has a large area, and Fuzhen and Lianzhen were brought out individually, and they have become a small county of their own, enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees.

The refugees could raise silkworms or open up some acres of land by themselves. The Zhou Dynasty clearly stipulated that the people would open up wasteland and plant by themselves without paying taxes.

It takes three to five years to cultivate the wasteland before the crops can be cultivated, but sweet potatoes are very cheap, and they are also grown in the wasteland.

Yu Youyao admired his grandfather so much that he came to Liancheng for a few days and found out the topography of Liancheng.

"Let King Wumu send troops to drive up the mountains to drive away the beasts, build some fortifications, and set up silkworm farms. There are many soldiers who have been retired due to injuries and illnesses. They should come here to raise silkworms to prevent the refugees from causing chaos. The beast can also solve the problem of livelihood, and also kill three birds with one stone."

A large number of refugees gather together, and different accents, customs, and human feelings need to be adjusted. There will definitely be many conflicts over time. The wounded and retired soldiers are just not allowed to go to the battlefield. The civilians have been suppressed, and with them watching, the refugees can settle down in an unfamiliar place faster.

Mr. Xie felt that it was appropriate, and his mind moved slightly: "The tussah eats a lot of silkworms, so we must find people who are proficient in soil and forest trees to maintain the tussah forest, and plant trees regularly to avoid damaging the natural tussah forest silkworm farm."

Yu Youyao has investigated a lot of things about silkworm raising, but he has never raised tussah silkworms. It's all one-sided: "Ten years into a tree, thirty years into a forest, a hundred years into a forest, it is not advisable to exhaust the lake and fish."

Large-scale silkworm breeding will inevitably cause certain damage to the tussah forest environment, resulting in the reduction of tussah forests, maintenance is essential, and afforestation should not be careless, and even tussah trees must be planted in wasteland.

When Yu Youyao returned to the yard, Xia Tao came over to report: "Miss, Master Liu of the county magistrate's yamen is here and is waiting outside."

Yu Youyao nodded: "Invite Master Liu in!"

Xia Tao responded quickly and went out to invite someone.

After a while, he brought Liu Zhuzhu in. Liu Zhuzhu was a tall and thin middle-aged man in his forties. After being invited into the living room, he did not look up and respectfully greeted the princess of Shaoyi. Kneeling down and saluting, and after getting the permission of the county master, he got up humbly, and explained his purpose with a low eyebrow.

"It disturbed the purity of the county master, and asked the county master to be angry. The four families in Liancheng praised the name of the county master's benevolence and kindness. They learned that the county master came to Liancheng and wanted to be a Jingling Temple outside the city. Prepare a table of vegetarian food to receive the county. Lord, but I was worried that I would offend Jin Yuzhi, the county lord, so I specially invited my lord to do the game, and came forward to invite him. My lord, because of his affection, it is not easy to shirk the blame, so he agreed to this matter."

Some members of the aristocratic family enter office, some do business, branch and branch, but do not distinguish between clans, and clans are also people.

Therefore, if the four great families want to see the Lord of Shaoyi, they must come forward through the presence of Lord Li, and only after the consent of the Lord of Shaoyi, the four of them can meet the honor of the Lord of the County.

Of course, if there is a famous official in the family, you can come to visit with Li Da and see that the princess is gone.

Master Liu respectfully presented the invitation.

Xia Tao was about to step forward, but Yin Shi took the invitation one step ahead. After checking it, he presented it to Yu Youyao: "Please take a look at the county master."