[Plane] History of the struggle of the lords

When Wen Run found Wen Le, he didn't take Mai Lingtong's worries seriously, and lay down on the bamboo chair in the backyard of the yamen, gnawing a big apple leisurely.

This big apple is a year-old tribute sent to the county by the county magistrate of Lizhou at the end of the year. It is big and sweet. There are also tangerines and snow-white pears with a large bowl mouth. They are all sweet and delicious, even better than the so-called imported products in modern times. eat a lot.

Wen Run saw his heartless appearance dangling in the sun, gritted his teeth and tapped his forehead with the account book: "Get up, what are you doing to withhold the tax money sent to Dadu?"

Wen Le opened one eye and looked at him lazily: "Oh, brother, why are you here?"

Wen Run sat down next to him: "Don't gossip about him, I'm talking to you about the tax and silver. In the past, I paid 900 taels of silver to Dadu. If you suddenly reduced it to 100 taels, how could Dadu agree?" ?”

Wen Le chewed and swallowed the apple crunchily, hiccupped, and crawled up half of his body unhurriedly: "Yes, I'd have forgotten if you didn't tell me. Don't give the 100 taels, deduct it and count." gone."

Wen Run sighed, with helpless eyes in his eyes: "I know you resent Dadu for his dirty methods, but you may not be able to feel elated if you endure it for a while. Now you are clearly against him. What can I do if I really want to deal with you?"

Wen Le chuckled: "Fool, if you treat him as a favor from us, he will be able to give you a high hand? Should we do it or should we do it?"

Wen Run pinched his face: "Even if this is the case, you can't be so blatant to make him unhappy. If it gets out, people will say that you don't know how to be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and you will never care about what he has done before."

Wen Le touched her pinched face, stretched out her hand to pinch Wen Run's ear and pulled it towards her, then winked and smiled[email protected]@ and started talking.

The brow on Wen Run's side gradually raised, it's incredible that Wen Le can pick where he should pick with the cheek, and the one who treats Dadu is so embarrassed to do any harm.

Before the Ching Ming Festival, Fu Chun did not wait for the New Year's Order from Dadu, and this land seemed to be forgotten intentionally or unintentionally by the Holy Lord.The local officials in Fuchun were panicked and dissatisfied with this, so the tax money that was supposed to be sent was delayed by many days than expected.

Until the day of Qingming, Sui Ling, who was supposed to arrive a month and a half ago, never appeared, and Fu Chun's tribute car had to start off alone.

The goods in this tribute car really made Mai Lingtong terrified for a long time. On the day of the trip, he stood at the gate of the city with tears in his eyes and looked at the shaft of the car going away. He was so choked up that he could hardly speak.

……

Tomb-sweeping day, just in time for planting.

The sowing this time was held in a very grand manner because it was to promote rice farming.Wen Le, the number one member of the county city who can't see the end of the dragon, has been yawning since the first ray of sunshine through the clouds to cooperate with the gods, and the singing people are slowly spreading the rice seeds with weird dance steps into the soil, and melodiously singing songs praying to the gods to let the seeds produce good seedlings.In fact, the lyrics don't rhyme at all, just listen to the sound.

This work has been busy until the evening before it stopped. He hurriedly grabbed a few bites of food, and he had to drive to the pier in a carriage again. The return date of the trial ship was today.

The wharf is on the edge of the county town, and the high platform built with solid shaped water is not inferior to the embankments of later generations.The sea and sky in the distance are really beautiful, and the blue water looks mysterious and beautiful under the dim light of the sky.

Today's pier is full of people.

The tall platforms built up in an orderly manner on the shore are illuminated by self-luminous lamps as bright as day, and the uninhabited areas on the coast due to the high tide that must come every year when the typhoon comes are now also being built due to the construction of embankments. There are a lot of warehouses, which are full of special products shipped from various counties and counties, such as sea salt from Jianzhou, dried fruits from Lizhou, and so on.

The carriage made a dull crashing sound as it galloped, and Wen Le in the carriage was filled with anxiety. The moment the carriage stopped, he even forgot the demeanor he had always maintained, and quickly opened the door and jumped out of the carriage.

A huge merchant ship painted blue, with a mast so high that it almost reached into the sky, and with "tall" and "majestic" written all over its body was quietly docked in front of the port.

The fishermen cheered as they moved baskets and boxes of harvested goods from the boat, and Wen Le even saw a big fish inside that was so big that it took three men to lift it!

Even Mai Lingtong was dumbfounded. Fuchun's fishing boats can only travel to a very limited number of overseas countries. Although the records of the ancestors passed down a very tempting saying "Only in the distant deep sea can there be a good harvest", But because of limited ability, no one has ever seen such a big live sea fish!

Wen Le has already started running ecstatically. He found the steel suspension bridge built on the high embankment leading to the port. Duo Lun and Diana were singing loudly and clapping their hands under the suspension bridge while waiting for him.

Seeing him coming, the people who were carrying aquatic products and singing by the sea froze for a moment and cheered in unison.

"Long live my lord! Long live my lord! Long live my lord..."

The earth-shattering cheers made the ground under his feet tremble slightly, and Wen Le was so frightened that he stopped for a few seconds and did not dare to move. It took him a long time before he gritted his teeth and walked down vigorously.

Although the fishermen were in awe of him, they didn't dare to approach him because of their status. When they saw him coming down, they slowly withdrew from the encircling circle.Wen Le smiled politely at them, gave Duo Lun a wink, and quickly climbed onto the merchant ship.

Standing on the side of the slowly shaking ship, breathing in the strong fishy smell in his nostrils, Wen Le quickly hid himself, found the captain's cabin from the aisle in the middle of the rail, and saw Wen Run wearing a soap-colored uniform , bowed his head against the warm afterglow of the setting sun, and carefully calculated the data of the merchant ship's return voyage.He looked at the door for a while, and couldn't even bear to interrupt the silence at the moment, so he walked in quietly without reaching out to knock on the door.

Wen Run turned her head vigilantly, and when she saw it was him, her eyes softened immediately.

"There were two storms and one torrential rain. The boat was very strong and there was no problem at all."

Listening to his hoarse voice, Wen Le nodded desperately, pressed her lips tightly and refused to speak, but quickly stepped forward to hug Wen Run's body, and buried her head firmly in the In the warm shoulder socket.

Gentle and obedient, he allowed himself to be manipulated. Over his head, he saw Duo Lun standing outside the captain's room, tilting his head in confusion. He waved to Duo Lun to let him go first, and hugged his younger brother who seemed to be crying secretly. Silently comforted.

Wen Le raised his head, but his eyes were a little red, and there was no sign of crying.

He coughed, probably because he felt a little embarrassed by his gaffe just now: "Why are you black so much?"

Wen Run squinted his eyes and pinched his cheek: "You have also lost a lot of weight, do you refuse to eat again? Before I set off on the voyage, I often heard the servants in the mansion say that you refused to eat. No one cares about you after I leave , why don't you just stop looking at the rice?"

Wen Le rolled his eyes: "How is it possible, I'm a big man, I'm fine if I don't eat? Listen to that group of brainless nonsense."

Seeing that he had regained his energy, Wen Run felt relieved, touched his head and said, "This voyage was very successful. I never knew that there were so many schools of inexhaustible fish in the deep sea, but I only sprinkled them twice. It’s just a net, and the fishing boxes in front of me can’t fit. I eat fish every day at sea these days, and my breath smells like a fishy smell, so I think it’s no wonder you want to build a boat and go to sea. The world outside is wider than I imagined. too many."

Wen Le was still worried: "You said you were caught in a storm? Are you not injured?"

Wen Run shook his head: "I don't know how the captain's cabin was made. No water entered in the strong wind and waves. Although the hull was very bumpy, there was no leak or tilt at all. The ship is well built."

"I'll give the Bu family sisters a promotion." Wen Le raised the corners of his mouth and smiled triumphantly, "When are you going to sail next time?"

"As soon as possible, as soon as possible, the sea breeze will be stronger in the hot weather." Wen Run frowned, looking at him as if reluctantly, "Although I don't want to leave so soon, but for safety reasons, only It is most suitable around the Qingming Festival and around the autumnal equinox, this is the experience that Duolun and the others have summed up."

Wen Le nodded, "Okay, go home tonight and have a good rest. I'll send someone to pack all the things you need tomorrow. You can arrange it yourself depending on the time. Don't ask me about it. I don't understand anyway."

Wen Run smiled and pinched his face: "Close your eyes, close your eyes quickly."

Wen Le refused to obey, so he covered his eyes, only heard Wen Run's rare "Dang Dang Dang" cry a few times, and when he let go of his palm, there was already a fist in Wen Run's palm lying in front of his eyes Big gray pearls.

The appearance of this pearl is really good, it is round and smooth, needless to say, what is even more strange is that the silver-gray color seems to be shining by itself, even if there is no sun shining, it is still shrouded in a foggy mist Taste, it looks like fairy spirit.

Wen Run said: "When I came here, I caught a group of fish. The leading big fish dug out this oriental bead from its belly. I was surprised to see it, so I secretly kept it for you. The rest of the small fishes also cut out this oriental pearl." Beads, big and small, are not as good as this one."

Although you can buy a lot of guys with a little money in the mall, this is the real thing after all.Wen Le happily took it over and held it in her hand, looked at it again and again, raised her head to meet Wen Run's gentle expression, and said, "Where are the remaining beads?"

"..." Wen Run, who thought he would say something sweet, twitched the corners of his mouth, lost his interest, "I have asked someone to put it away, there is half a box, and I will send it to the house to mother later."

Wen Le nodded, thought for a while, and gave Wen Run another hug: "Thank you for remembering me."

"I'm your big brother..." Wen Run laughed, and also missed the warmth of his embrace that disappeared at the touch of a touch.After Wen Le stood still, he pointed to his cheek again: "Here."

Wen Le raised an eyebrow.

Wen Run waited for a while, then looked at him dissatisfied: "That's what I did to Lian'er."

Wen Le swallowed her saliva, feeling inexplicably embarrassed, it's so natural to kiss Wen Lian usually...

He looked around to make sure no one was there, hesitated for a while, and leaned over to touch Wen Run's face lightly.

Both fell silent.

After a long time, Wen Run touched his cheek with one hand, lowered his head and said to Wen Le with a strange expression: "It's getting late, let's go down."

……

In May, the seedlings had already grown densely and vigorously. With the good wishes of expecting a good harvest throughout the year, the farmers completed the transplanting in the shortest possible time.

At this time, it has been nearly a month since Wen Run set sail to leave the Central Plains.

Wen Le loaded them with a large amount of grain, gunpowder, cloth, cotton, and wine. These living materials are undoubtedly more valuable than gold in underdeveloped areas.

A compass is naturally necessary, but Wen Le can't do it, and the compass used by Da Liren for fortune-telling is sometimes not very accurate.The compass he used for Wen Run and the others was bought in the mall, and the accuracy rate was naturally greatly improved.In addition, Wen Lian, who originally didn't want them to take him away, finally set off with the caravan.

Wen Lian is actually not young anymore, he is the most mature, but actually has the purest mind.He couldn't understand the twists and turns of the conversation at the dinner. Naturally, he had no chance of being an official. In addition, his strength was amazing and he was so talented in martial arts. He was placed in Fuchun, a small barracks with less than 5000 people. It's really too condescending.

Wen Run and Wen Le are trying to make him understand that life is actually full of crises and conspiracies. In Fuchun, such good opportunities are rarely encountered, but when sailing on the sea, they are always fighting against natural disasters and man-made disasters.

The rich and vast resources in the sea area not only feed hardworking and honest fishermen, but also make fierce pirates have a place to survive.They rob harvested fishing boats or passing merchant ships on the sea, and usually after being caught by them, the whole boat of people will be in bad luck.In order to protect their shelter from being discovered, the pirates will never let their targets die.

Most of these pirates flowed from the nearby islands, and the most exported one was the Wa Kingdom, which had a few connections with the Central Plains since before the Tang Dynasty.The territory of the Wa country is small and resources are scarce, but most of the people have high-mindedness and low-handedness. This makes the thoughts passed down from generation to generation in the nation always have nothing to do with justice, full of negative thoughts such as "I snatch, I rob, I am proud."

One of the reasons why the former emperor ordered the closure of the port was that the Wa people who kept harassing like flies were too annoying.They always carefully observe all the loopholes they can find like thieves stepping on the spot, and once they have the opportunity, they start attacking without considering whether they are capable or not.

They even tried to occupy a coastal port with a fleet of only twelve ships, and then they were easily sunk by the sailors who were full of fat and almost never practiced... These Japanese were arrested After being arrested, he proudly counted his achievements in Japanese dialect in the execution ground, and then his head was beheaded with an expression of "even if I die, I will help the empire complete half of the great cause".

This is too annoying, and the Central Plains has no way to find something useful from the Wa people. The former emperor had no time to have fun every day. He felt that the opening of the port was useless except to attract flies, so he waved the port. closed.

When the port is closed, it is the surrounding small islands and remote areas that suffer.

Because many small islands are often visited by the Japanese people, the younger generation of fishermen took advantage of the opportunity to relocate to the Central Plains, and remote areas, such as Fuchun, which are so far away from the Japanese country, still have them every once in a while. Fishing boats were unable to return to Hong Kong because of the looting of the Japanese.

In order to deal with these nasty Japanese pirates, Wen Le specially made a waterproof gunpowder tube that can explode in water, and carefully instructed the correct usage of the gunpowder tube many times, until Wen Run and Wen Lian tested it clearly, He was relieved to let people set off and leave.

In the next month, until today, he still misses his children from time to time like a father watching his children leave their hometown.

Without satellites, and he doesn't know how to forge rockets, it is doomed that communication equipment cannot be solved by manpower.And he asked almost all the merchants and shops in the mall. Even if there are devices connected to voice through air data, there are very strict signal area requirements. The degree to which merchant ships often leave the shore during sailing has no way to make these devices work. It works.

These devices are not cheap, since they are useless, Wen Le will not waste money on buying them.

He used the proceeds of this period to open warehouses No. [-] and No. [-], and then put most of the gunpowder and weapons inside.This is the safest place, where it will not get wet or be discovered.

Since the mall does not allow the trading of weapons of mass destruction, Wen Le has only purchased a pistol with his own authority.But this pistol is different from Wen Le's before on Earth. The pistol uses only ordinary heavy metal balls.Its lethality is all due to the super elasticity caused by the small parts inside the pistol, but the noise it makes when it is activated is abnormally loud, and there is no noise reduction device-this is the only shortcoming.

Wen Le tried to ask people to study whether this pistol could be imitated, but because he hadn't upgraded it enough to open up greater authority, after disassembling the pistol, he had no self-defense weapon that he could use with him.

For this reason, research on pistols can only be put on hold temporarily.

Fortunately, his experience value is not growing too slowly. He is now mainly dealing with Zhao Daniu on a regular basis, and there are also intrigues in the mall, so a good regular partner is something you can meet but not seek.

At present, the goods he decides to sell do not have a separate production chain, so Wen Le is not in a hurry to upgrade. Instead of selling miscellaneous commodities that cannot be fixed, he might as well play out his own signs with fewer but better ones, so that people need such things. , I thought he could buy it here.

Rare things are more expensive, because the goods are not enough, the price of his silk has almost quintupled, and the price of drinks has also quadrupled. Occasionally, there are goods, and before other new customers rush to buy them, Zhao Daniu will always be the first to buy them.Over time, Wen Le had collected quite a lot of wine and silk orders.

He only needs to specialize in these two aspects, and he can become bigger and better.

And in the past few days, the outer courtyard of the silkworm house in the Laohou Mansion is always smoky and people are busy all day long. Because the silkworms are starting to form cocoons, the female silkworm Gu Yu who is concerned about the silkworm seedlings for slaughter is very careful about her work. For three days and three nights without closing his eyes, he left seeds and cooked shreds with everyone.Because of her rigorous and serious attitude towards sericulture, most of the women in the silkworm house have convinced her now, and they no longer talk with envy and hatred like before.

After the silk is arranged, it needs to be processed and dyed. The female workers in the dyeing workshop and the weaving workshop have already made preparations, and they will quickly enter the working state after receiving the silk products.

The weaving workshop was managed by Wen Le's maid, Chen Xiang, and the dyeing workshop was handled by a small member of the guards brought by Dadu. The super-large loom was woven by four female workers in shifts. Three days later, a lotus root was on the ground. The silky satin with tumbling pink lotus flowers was presented in front of Wen Le.

After carefully examining every corner and every corner, Wen Le finally softened his expression in front of the female officers who dared not breathe, and waved his hand: "Reward!"

The next day, at the gate of Fuchun City, the government government took the lead in pasting up a striking and arrogant recruitment advertisement.

write up --

"Recruit a number of silkworm girls, a number of starch and dyeing workers, and a number of silk weavers. The daily working hours are: Chenshi quarter - Shenshi quarter, two days off every month, including breakfast and lunch, and a monthly salary of one coin - —Three coins and silver, those with experience and good scholars are preferred.

In addition, several outstanding embroidery workers are recruited. The daily working hours are the same as above, with five days off every month, three meals a day, and a monthly salary of five cents. "

Because of the fact that a loud yamen servant was sent to beat the gong at the gate of the city and read the recruitment order repeatedly, this notice caused a sensation in Fuchun that day.

As we all know, working in the Hou's mansion is more comfortable than anywhere else. Not only is there money, but also new clothes every season. of.

In this era, women are mostly unable to provide a source of income for their families due to their limited vision, lack of knowledge, and long-term oppression by men.A whole family relies on men to fight hard, which not only makes women have no status in the family, but also leads to the poor income of ordinary people.

Even if it is farming, it is not easy to earn a living after removing all kinds of exorbitant taxes every year. This is already the life of a commoner who is a class higher than the poor.Fuchun's economy is backward, so there are naturally fewer jobs that can be provided to the people. Nowadays, even working in a store is a very proud occupation for the villagers.

But at this moment, a station notice in the Hou Mansion actually told them that women can make money too!

Good-looking men are always embarrassed to let their wives go out to work hard and be gossiped about, but women who are fed up with the hardships of life, especially mothers who love their children, after hearing the news, they quickly start to move——