Datang ancient martial arts system

Chapter 394 Cooperation
"I heard that the Sun family's main income is pearls, gemstones and spices?" Situ Changfeng asked.

"Yes, there are a lot of them in the Nanyang area. Brother Situ likes them. Next time, I will send some more." Sun Xiaohu said with a smile.

"Thank you, Brother Sun." Situ Changfeng said with a faint smile.

"Pearl tortoiseshell, coral gemstones, these used to be quite a lot, and they were all bought from the natives, and the natives fished them from the sea. Now the output is very low, especially the top grade; there are a lot of spices, but these years the court With the expansion of the territory, many people went out of the Central Plains and shipped back a lot from land and sea, so the price dropped again and again." Sun Nan'an heard what Situ Changfeng meant, and explained.

What Situ Changfeng meant was that these were all of great value, so why did the Sun family still look for petty profits.

"I see!"

After hearing this, Situ Changfeng also believed what Sun Nan'an said. The Sun family had occupied Nanyang for many years, and it was almost done. In the sea, it was really not easy for simple natives to salvage. It should be said that they took their lives in return. of.

Spices are not only made by the Sun family, but also in the Western Regions. The Jiangnan family also transported them from the Lingnan area, and the original Shuzhong brought them back from Nanzhao, so the price is indeed much lower, and the distance is far away. A hard-earned money.

Moreover, the Sun family needs to support a large number of troops, which is a bit stretched.

Sun Xiaohu still didn't understand why the two were so dumb, and when he heard his second uncle call him poor, he couldn't help staring at the two in a daze.

"Nanyang has a mild climate and abundant products. It can be said to be a treasure house." Situ Changfeng smiled at Sun Xiaohu, then turned his head and said to Sun Nan'an.

"The general, please show me the way! The Sun family is very grateful!" Sun Nan'an got up and bowed, begging earnestly.

"The Sun family opened up the territory for us Han people, and I admire it very much. Besides, Brother Sun and I hit it off right away, so you don't have to see each other anymore." Situ Changfeng said with a smile.

"The general is overwhelmed. We are both Han people, so we should do it." Sun Nan'an had a big heart and was exposed to the sun all year round. His dark old face smiled like a chrysanthemum.

"The south is rich in fruits, and many special fruits are only found there. After selection, they are soaked in boiled cold water, packed in ceramic jars, and the air is exhausted. They can be stored for a year. Some fruits are sliced ​​and dried to make fruit. Dried is also a delicacy. After three years of planting fruit in Yuezhou and Langzhou, the total output value reached one million guan last year. There are more varieties and quantities in the south. If it is made on a large scale, the harvest will definitely be great." Situ Changfeng introduced.

"I also ask the general to provide craftsman advice, and the Sun family is willing to provide [-]% of the profit." Sun Nan'an said sincerely.

"There's no need for profit." He didn't want to have too many interests involved, so Situ Changfeng directly refused.

"General..."

"These profits are used to distribute to other aristocratic families and businessmen, so that the Sun family only needs to transport them to the Jiangnan area, and they can sell them, saving a lot of trouble, wouldn't it be better." Situ Changfeng suggested.

"Of course it's good, but in this way, if the general doesn't get any money, wouldn't the Sun family become unjust people?" Seeing Situ Changfeng's firm attitude, Sun Nan'an couldn't help but said with a wry smile.

"In that case, do me a favor."

"Please tell me, General, the Sun family will never refuse."

"I want to build sugar factories in Nanyang, Piao, Xianglin and other places, and ask the Sun family to help me a little bit." Situ Changfeng explained.

"This is a good thing! In this way, we don't have to transport the sugar cane so far. Don't worry, the general, you just need to arrange the manpower, and the Sun family will build it for you." Sun Nanan patted his thigh and said happily.

For such a trivial matter, Situ Changfeng didn't reject the Sun family's kindness, and accepted it with a thank you.

"The climate in the south is mild, with more rain and less drought. It is better to grow food. In recent years, the Tang Dynasty has expanded rapidly, and the food shortage is quite large. There is also a way to make money." Situ Changfeng continued with a respectful cup of tea.

Putting down his teacup, Sun Nan'an explained with a wry smile: "Although the south is a large place, it is sparsely populated. Many places are full of deep forests and the environment is harsh. Just sugarcane and fruits require a lot of manpower. At present, there is not much capacity to expand the scale of food cultivation. .”

"Those natives are very lazy, and some tribal men don't have to do anything at all." Sun Xiaohu interjected in an unbelievable tone.

Situ Changfeng also knew something about the tropical rain forest. He had visited there when he was in Soochow, so he naturally knew what kind of birds those monkey-like natives were.

"Of course, this is not a short-term process. Since those native monkeys are so lazy, we Han people should be more diligent and marry more natives!" Situ Changfeng said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, if you work hard for the people, in more than ten years, there will be no such thing as those local monkeys." Sun Xiaohu followed with a smile on his face.

"The south is short of manpower and supervision is difficult. Your Majesty will apply to His Majesty to mobilize a group of Khitan people to go there. I think they will be much more diligent under the whip." Situ Changfeng tapped the coffee table lightly.

Although the south has been occupied for many years, it still cannot change the scarcity of Han people, so the control is naturally full of loopholes.

Situ Changfeng has always advocated that the people of the Tang Dynasty should be ranked first, and these people who have just joined the Tang Dynasty are of course the best thugs.

The nomads have a strong personality and can be used as thugs and supervisors. If you want an ordinary soldier to jump up and manage many natives, you should be very happy, after all, you are also an official.

However, the Nanyang population is indeed a huge flaw, and it will take at least 20 years to improve.

Now the imperial court has no absolute control over remote areas, and it is impossible to massively immigrate. Therefore, Situ Changfeng wants Han people to spread all over the world, and solving the travel speed is the most important task.

In a short period of time, the only way to achieve this is by water.At present, it only takes 25 days for Luoyang to go to sea and travel along the water, and it takes three months to go to Guangzhou.

Of course, if Yuezhou's latest warship is used, it will only take two months and ten days to reach Guangzhou.After further technological innovation, it should be reduced to two months, which is also one of Situ Changfeng's next goals.

Since Datang's internal population problem is not easy to solve, Situ Changfeng naturally looks outside.

Almost all the nomads in the north have a small population and are not good at planting, so they are only suitable for thugs.

But there is a place where the population is large, the land is fertile, and the temperature is good. The key point is that there is a slave system, and the people of Dicheng are very honest, so it is the most suitable object for farming.

That's right, Tianzhu is there. The current imperial court and the Sun family have made initial contact with Tianzhu, but they don't know much about it.The rest depends on how Situ Changfeng plans to persuade Li Shimin to occupy Tianzhu, a territory thousands of miles away.

(End of this chapter)