Grandmaster Koi Daily [Red Mansion]

Situ Chen got up and took the Shangfang sword that Jia She asked him to carry and stared at Nan'an County King, as if if someone who came in really dared to catch him, he would immediately draw his sword and kill Nan'an County King to the ground.

Whether he can beat the King of Nan'an County is left to the back of his mind, anyway, he must not lose in terms of momentum now.

According to common sense, a large number of soldiers should have surrounded Situ Chen the moment the teacup of Nan'an County King shattered on the ground.However, Situ Chen's eyes were sore from staring, not to mention the soldiers who came in, even the eunuch behind Nan'an County King didn't move, and even secretly watched the excitement.

"Hahahaha, you must have scared the Fourth Prince."

The king of Nan'an wanted to scare Situ Chen, he laughed and asked the eunuch to clean up the broken tea bowls on the ground, went behind the table and took his Shangfang sword, peeled an apple and handed it to Situ Chen.

It's obviously not the first time he's done this with such proficiency.

Situ Chen had already thought of several countermeasures, but the king of Nan'an County told him that he was teasing him?To give him something as important as Shangfang's sword to peel an apple, is this humiliating him?

Seeing that Situ Chen didn't pick up the apple, the king of Nan'an County knew that Situ Chen was angry because he played too much, so he hurriedly threw the apple to the eunuch who was serving him, and got up to apologize.

People who are more than ten years older than me can still make such a joke. I really don't know how his father can rest assured that the southwestern frontier will be handed over to the King of Nan'an County to guard it.After all, it was just a false alarm, and Situ Chen wanted to ask the soldiers in the hands of the King of Nan'an to help build the road. After the King of Nan'an apologized, Situ Chen chose to forgive.

"The soldiers under him are also idle, and building roads in the past was also an opportunity to exercise. But..." Nan'an County King changed the subject and talked about the conditions that Situ Chen had offered him earlier. "But the credit you mentioned earlier belongs to the soldiers who participated in the road construction. I only want money."

No matter how high the title is in the frontier, what's the use? It's better to save more money for the children so that they can become rich in the future.

"The road is being repaired first, as for how to give the money, I will think about it later."

Situ Chen, who was originally relieved by the words of the King of Nan'an, raised his heart again. How else do you want money?

Do you want to say "I opened this mountain, I planted this tree, if you want to live from now on, leave money to buy roads"?

The King of Nan'an really thought so.

It is a good idea to want to build roads, but after the road is built, can it be left there?The rain in Yunnan is so heavy, do we have to maintain the road surface from time to time?Doesn't it cost money to maintain?This is not a small expense over the years. Where does the money come from?

Wang Yitong of Nan'an County stopped Situ Chen when he asked a question. This is really a problem that cannot be ignored.

However, how and who should pay the money, Situ Chen had no idea at all.At this time, Situ Chen missed Jia She very much who was inspecting the terraced fields in Yuanyang County. If Jia She was here, he would definitely help him think of an idea immediately.

Fortunately, the king of Nan'an County promised to send soldiers to build the road first, and the matter of collecting money can be discussed later.After Situ Chen returned to the courtyard where the king of Nan'an County prepared for him to rest, he immediately wrote today's events in his heart and sent someone to deliver it to Jia She, so that Jia She could see how the "toll" should be charged.

Putting aside the toll for the time being, Situ Chen talked to Nan'an County King about Jia Amnesty's previous mention of wanting to purchase food from the Annan Kingdom after dinner in the evening.

"The grain that the soldiers eat now is the grain bought from An Nanguo, including what we eat now. King Qin wants to buy as much as he wants, and he will buy it together when he buys next time."

The King of Nan'an's tone was relaxed, and he didn't understand why Situ Chen was so surprised.

The common people here can grow enough food for their own families. Even if they have money, they have no food left to buy.As early as his father's generation, he had reached a deal with the rich merchants of An Nanguo, and the people of the King of Nan'an County would buy it with money if there was a lot of food there.

When King Annan saw that Daqi asked for food, not only did he not snatch it and return the money, he simply turned a blind eye to it.

Situ Chen was surprised that the king of Nan'an was so relieved to buy the grain from An Nanguo. What if An Nanguo mixed something in the grain that could cause people to be weak for a long time?

This kind of defense is indispensable.

"What does King Qin mean to let us buy food from Jiangnan?" Even if the road is built in the future, it will be far enough from Jiangnan Road.

They have eaten An Nanguo's food for decades, no problem at all.To put it bluntly, he can knock King Qin to the ground with only [-]% of his strength now, unable to stand up for a long time.

If you go to Jiangnan to buy any food, you can grow it locally.With so many hillsides, there should be many places that can be transformed into terraced fields.The grain grown by oneself is safe and more cost-effective than the grain bought.

Situ Chen talked about the terraced fields with King Nan'an again.

It would be great if they could grow their own food, and it would be a kind of exercise for soldiers to work in the fields.When the King of Nan'an heard Situ Chen mentioning the name Jia Amnesty again, he thought for a while and thought that it was very likely that he belonged to the Jia family who belonged to the four princes and eight princes.

"Then Jia Amnesty is the eldest son of Duke Rong Jia Daishan?"

After getting an affirmative answer, King Nan'an nodded.Now looking around among the four kings and eight princes, this Jia She should be the one with the smoothest official career.After Jia Amnesty finished inspecting the terraced fields, if it was feasible, he would also cultivate the terraced fields here to grow food.

There are terraced fields and road construction. Nan'an County King thinks that if these two things are done well, the entire Southwest will undergo earth-shaking changes...

"Zuzu..."

Just as the king of Nan'an County was imagining the wonderful scene in the future, a child stumbled and ran in.The king of Nan'an picked up his little grandson, took out a piece of candy from his purse and fed it to the little grandson.

Seeing Situ Chen looking at his grandson, the King of Nan'an thought for a while and asked, "If I remember correctly, King Qin's eldest son should be more than ten years old this year."

The topic of children has been the "panacea" to warm up the scene since ancient times.Situ Chen nodded, that was indeed the case.

"This is the most timeless time. Don't look at Hai Xiao, who is only a teenager now. After two years, he will have to start seeing his wife. In two years, the children will be born."

The king of Nan'an County shook his little grandson as he spoke, and when he saw that the little grandson was a little sleepy, he handed him to the nanny to hug and rest.

"The sun sets here much later than in the capital. If King Qin wants to rest, he will ask his servants to lower the bamboo curtain."

Situ Chen is different from Nan'an County King, he usually sleeps late, and now that the sky is still bright, he doesn't want to spend his time sleeping.Remembering that he still had an unpeeled stone, Situ Chen asked Nan'an County King to help him find a master carver to see how the material was.

Yunnan already produces jade, so it is not difficult to find a master carver.The king of Nan'an County immediately ordered his servants to find the master sculptor, and then wanted to play with Situ Chen's unpeeled gambling stone.

Seeing that the head was less than half the size of a fist, King Nan'an knew that Situ Chen just bought it out of curiosity for fun.Knowing that Situ Chen spent ten taels of silver, Nan'an County King thought that he couldn't get anything good.Since Situ Chen is willing to make a fuss, let's have fun.

The craftsman came quickly with tools and skillfully removed the skin.After the King of Nan'an saw more than half of the emerald green interior, the expression of watching the show disappeared from his face.

"How did you choose this? Can you tell me a thing or two?"

The king of Nan'an County thought that this was something Situ Chen learned from the palace, so he got a big deal with ten taels of silver.Situ Chen shook his head, there is no master in the palace who dares to teach the prince.If I teach, I am afraid that I will be drowned by the spittle stars of the censors the next day.

Situ Chen told Nan'an County King that Jia Amnesty helped him choose it randomly, and it was really a random choice.

Didn't even turn it over.

"The piece that Enhou picked for himself was full of green jade, and he picked it at random." Probably this is luck, okay, pick up an unremarkable stone at random, and the hidden stones are all high-quality emerald jade.

After hearing this, the king of Nan'an County wanted to see Jia She even more, so he asked Jia She to help him choose, and he could give Jia She a piece of money as a reward.

The craftsman knows that what he is holding is a good thing at a glance.Although the volume is not large, but the victory lies in the fineness. "I don't know what the prince wants to carve?"

Situ Chen took it over and looked at it, thinking that since most of it is emerald green and a small part is white, it would be better to carve a small cabbage.

Cabbage is a homonym for Baicai, Jia Amnesty must like it very much.

Clear white and green are indeed suitable for carving cabbage, but the white on this piece of material is not that milky white, but a bit greenish.If it were carved into cabbage, it would look more like a sauerkraut...

Sauerkraut is also made of cabbage, so you don't need to talk too much if you like it.

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The thing is not big, and it can be made in three days if you rush it, and you might get a lot of rewards by then.

Seeing that the messenger was about to collapse on horseback, Jia Amnesty thought something serious happened to Situ Chen.Let the little official quickly help him to the Yamen to have a good rest, and then immediately opened the letter to see what was written inside.

Seeing that the king of Nan'an dared to scare Situ Chen, Jia Amnesty offered a stick of incense in advance for the king of Nan'an in his heart.It's not good to scare anyone, but the vengeful Situ Chen.Don't think that Situ Chen is fine now that he hasn't had an episode. It's not because of the road construction that he has to ask Nan'an County King.

Wait for the road to be repaired, and then wait for Situ Chen to ascend the throne.

Tut tut...

When he saw that the King of Nan'an was going to collect tolls, Jia She couldn't laugh immediately.But seeing Situ Chen's writing that the King of Nan'an intends to use the money to maintain roads, Jia Amnesty felt that the money received was actually quite reasonable.

Since there is a maintenance fee, it must be collected from the passing caravan.As for how much to accept, Jia Amnesty didn't have a specific idea in mind.According to the number of people coming and going, there will definitely be a situation where one person leads a large caravan.If it is calculated by weight, it is not easy to count things with different costs.

Jia Amnesty was a little uncertain, so he quickly wrote a note in small script, sealed it with wax, and tied it to the leg of the carrier pigeon that Xue Qian had given him before. I hope Xue Qian can help him calculate that most caravans can do the math. accepted price.

Xue Qian had read Jia Amnesty's note, and always felt that the toll fee was a bit strange.Isn't caravans welcome to do business in Yunnan?The distance is long and difficult to travel, no matter how little the money is charged, and no matter how good the things in Yunnan are, I am afraid there will be no caravan willing to go...

Unsure of his mind, Xue Qian finally wrote a note on the matter and submitted it to the emperor's imperial case.

"You have to collect money to cross the road. What's the difference between this and bandits? You can really mess around." The emperor also knew that it was not easy to build roads in Yunnan, and it would definitely cost a lot of money, but he couldn't rely on passing money to get back his money. "I'll pay for the money, don't mention the road money!"

After Jia Amnesty received the emperor's secret decree, he immediately set off for the frontier overnight.He has basically finished thinking about the terraced fields, and he can move the cultivation method of the terraced fields in Yuanyang County there for experiments.

If it is indeed feasible, it will be promoted throughout Yunnan.

Because there was a process in which Jia She sent a letter to Xue Pan, Xue Pan wrote a letter to the emperor, and the emperor sent a secret letter to Jia She, so when Jia She arrived at the border, it was several days later than Situ Chen expected.

"But did something happen on the road?" Situ Chen asked with concern.

Jia Amnesty shook his head, and directly showed His Majesty's secret letter to Situ Chen and Nan'an County King.The king of Nan'an was a little disappointed when he saw that the words in black and white clearly stated that no more words should be mentioned.

His Majesty the Emperor said that it is not allowed to collect tolls, so of course he can't collect it, and the "maintenance fee" specially allocated by His Majesty the Nan'an County King can't pocket part of it.

However, the king of Nan'an County worked hard and put his heart into this matter. The emperor saw through the careful thinking of the king of Nan'an County, and directly tripled the salary of the king of Nan'an County. The extra double salary was no more than the maintenance fee. How much less.

"This is the result of the survey of terraced fields in Yuanyang County. It's too late today, and tomorrow morning I will sit in a hot air balloon to see if we can build terraced fields in this area."

Jia Amnesty was a little tired from the journey, so he spread the data manuscript on the table, leaned back in the chair, and did not want to talk.Seeing that Jia She was so tired, Situ Chen didn't want to ask any more questions, and wanted to take Jia She to his room to rest first.King Nan'an was not interested in these data, he was very curious about the "hot air balloon" Jia She just mentioned.

It's just that Situ Chen has already mixed up Jia Amnesty, and Nan'an County King is too embarrassed to speak up.Anyway, Jia She explained that he would take them to the hot air balloon, and he would know when he woke up after sleeping...

Jia She, who hadn't closed his eyes for a long time, fell asleep half a moment after his body touched the bed. Situ Chen asked Liu Yu to fetch some hot water to help Jia She wipe his body and then massage his body to relieve fatigue, while he went to see Jia She. What kind of thing is the hot air balloon that Xie said.

"Enhou Ke brought the hot air balloon over? Show it to me."

Seeing something like a basket on a pocket, Situ Chen wondered if it was really a hot air balloon?Isn't it a ball?Still angry?

Seeing that Situ Chen didn't believe it, the little official who followed hurriedly explained to Situ Chen that this was indeed a hot air balloon made by the governor, but the airbag was suffocated because it hadn't been ignited yet.After igniting the brazier inside, after a while, the huge air bag made of sheepskin glued together will inflate, looking like a ball.

The rattan woven basket is used for standing people, up to two people can stand.

When the little official said this, there was a picture in Situ Chen's mind.This time, Jia Amnesty was probably inspired by looking at Kongming Lanterns. It's amazing to think of this.

"How far can this hot air balloon fly?"

"The hot air balloon can only rise up and look down on the surroundings. There is a two-foot-long rope underneath as a traction, and it cannot float horizontally."

If you don't need to be pulled by a rope, you can "ascend to the sky" by sitting in this hot air balloon.The height of two feet is also for safety considerations, otherwise the wind is too strong and accidents may occur.

After seeing the appearance of the hot air balloon and understanding the principle of operation, Situ Chen's curiosity was greatly satisfied.

Early the next morning, the King of Nan'an hosted a large banquet for Jia Amnesty.Jia Amnesty basically recovered after a night's rest. After eating, someone took the hot air balloon to an open place, nailed the rope under the rattan basket firmly into the ground, and then lit the charcoal basin under the air bag.

After a while, the air bag inflated, and when Jia She saw that it was almost done, he asked the king of Nan'an County to come in as well. "It's a good day today, there is no strong wind. You can rest assured, this thing is still very safe."

Even with Jia Amnesty's reassurance, Nan'an County King was still hesitant.Glancing at the excited Situ Chen, let Situ Chen go up first, and he will look down first...

Situ Chen trusted Jia She very much, and Jia She definitely dared to take out this thing after several experiments to ensure that it was safe.

Otherwise, with Jia She's life-saving temperament, he wouldn't be the first to stand in the rattan basket.

Although the heat generated by the burning of the charcoal basin was increasing, the rattan basket left the ground little by little.

Looking at the roof of Nan'an County Prince's Mansion, Situ Chen held Jia Amnesty's hand tightly both nervously and excitedly.Jia Amnesty smiled and told Situ Chen to relax a little bit, he would have to crush his bones if he climbed higher later.

As the hot air balloon rises higher and higher, the field of view becomes wider and wider.

"That piece of land can be used to reclaim terraced fields!"

"The hills are gentler there..."

Situ Chen pointed out that Jia Amnesty just took a look at it, and it was recorded in the record after it was indeed possible.

The king of Nan'an County looked up so his neck was sore that Jia Amnesty and Situ Chen hadn't come down yet, and he regretted giving up the opportunity to Situ Chen.

He is a general!

Later, I have to let Jia Amnesty take me up to have a look around!

There is no such store in this village, Jia Amnesty does not want to accompany Nan'an County King to take another hot air balloon ride.

"This king will send you two gambling stones!"

"The prince can send soldiers to repair the road earlier."

"no problem!"

After Nan'an County King agreed, Jia Amnesty stood in the hot air balloon again.As the hot air balloon rose, King Nan'an was even more excited than Situ Chen.

"Master Jia, look quickly, this is the territory guarded by this king!"

Jia She forced a professional smirk, as long as Nan'an County King is happy.

Leaving the small officials who are proficient in farming at the king of Nan'an County to be responsible for reclaiming terraced fields, Jia Amnesty and Situ Chen embarked on a trip to blow up mountains and build roads.

The construction went smoothly for half a month, until it passed a village, and was stopped by villagers holding various farm tools in the village.

"You disturbed the mountain god's rest by blowing up the mountain, and you will be punished!"

"If you want to blow up the mountain, blow us up first!"