It may not be very appropriate to say that Lingnan is like spring all year round.

But in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, the temperature in Guangzhou is not much lower, which is true.

Cheng Gang, as the chief treasurer sent to Guangzhou by the Suguo Mansion, had just been idle for a while, and he began to get busy again.

First of all, it is to continue to buy various fields.

Not a penny of the money earned from planting sugarcane this year was brought to Chang'an, but all of it was used to buy land.

Cheng Fu even sent someone from Chang'an to Guangzhou with a thousand gold coins in order to buy more land.

This year, Cheng plans to let Cheng Gang plant at least 30,000 acres of sugarcane land in Guangzhou.

I've already tried the sweetness, why don't you hurry up and wait for others to catch up?

In addition to buying land, Cheng Gang has also been busy socializing recently.

In the city of Guangzhou, Xu Ang, Cheng Gang, and Fang Zhen are now the three most famous shopkeepers, and they are also big sugarcane growers.

If other people want to grow sugarcane on a large scale, they can't do it without looking for them.

Because you probably won't even be able to grow sugarcane.

"Brother Xu, I heard that the Chu Wangfu is going to plant 100,000 acres of sugarcane this year? You're a big deal. ”

In the private room of the Guangzhou restaurant, Xu Ang was a guest this year, and after meeting, he first chatted with his Ali.

As the most famous restaurant in the city of Guangzhou, the things of Guangzhou Restaurant are also rich in Lingnan characteristics, and it is said that it is the industry of the Feng family.

Xu Ang: "You can also expand your scale, jumping directly from 10,000 mu to 30,000 mu, it seems that when harvesting sugarcane this year, the labor panic will be more obvious." ”

Fang Zhen: "Everyone tried the sweetness last year, and growing sugarcane makes a lot more sense than growing other things." This year, of course, there are more varieties. Du Erlang invited us over today, probably for the sake of planting sugarcane, right? ”

The relationship between the Fang family and the Du family is obviously better than that between the Chu Mansion and the Cheng Mansion and them.

So Fang Zhen also took care of Du He's face and shifted the topic to the main topic.

"Several shopkeepers are the first pioneers to plant sugarcane in Guangzhou, and to tell you the truth, I invite you to gather here today for the purpose of planting sugarcane. I hope that all the shopkeepers will give us advice, so that our Du family will also contribute to the development of Datang Sugar Industry. ”

The situation is stronger than people, and Du He has no choice, and he has to lower his arrogant head in front of several big shopkeepers.

In fact, he is not really the kind of person who lacks roots, but he has always been a master with low eyes and has not understood himself correctly.

This time, Du Wei personally took people to Shuozhou, and at the same time forced Du He to take people to Guangzhou to start the sugarcane planting business.

If the Du family's sugarcane plantation had not been started, he would not have been allowed to return to Chang'an.

This makes it impossible for him not to be in a hurry.

Guangzhou, where can Duhe stay?

In the past, his favorite thing was to go to Pingkangfang, or ask a few noble children to go to Wuheju for dinner.

Now in Guangzhou, he is not familiar with the place, and he doesn't know what to do when he goes out.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu has always been supportive of the promotion of sugarcane cultivation. The so-called rich everyone earns together, we don't want to eat alone. However, there is also a premise. There are some rules that I hope everyone can follow. ”

Xu Ang didn't feel embarrassed.

Chu Wangfu is the largest sugar manufacturer in Datang, and at this stage, no matter how much sugarcane is planted, the purchase price is actually in the hands of Chu Wangfu.

Nowadays, the demand for sugar in Chang'an City and even in Datang is increasing day by day, and the demand for frosting supply is naturally increasing.

Therefore, whether it is the Du family, the eldest grandson's family, or other noble families coming to Guangzhou, Xu Ang has not made a stumbling block.

Otherwise, do you think that these people have just recently come to Guangzhou, and they will be able to buy land and hire farmers smoothly?

"Shopkeeper Xu, don't worry, our Du family will definitely not be a rule-breaker. In Guangzhou City, what you Xu shopkeeper says, our Du family will do. ”

Duhe's posture was very low.

He hoped to start the Du family's sugarcane plantation as soon as possible, and he himself could return to Chang'an as soon as possible.

"Brother Xu, the area of sugarcane planted by the three of us alone has reached 160,000 mu this year, and the sugarcane area planted by the Du family, the Changsun family, the Xiao family, and the Gu family is expected to exceed 100,000 mu, which is equivalent to several times the planting area last year.

Cheng Gang looked at Xu Ang a little but somewhat.

His consciousness was not that high.

In his opinion, the more people who grow sugarcane, the greater the impact on the interests of the Cheng family.

To some extent, this is not wrong.

Xu Ang: "Brother Cheng, don't worry, I just received the news from Chang'an City, and now the sales of white sugar have soared, and the sales of white sugar in a month last month are more than the previous months combined." By next year, the demand will be even stronger. Du Langjun came over from Chang'an just now, and he should have the most say in this. ”

As soon as Xu Ang's words were finished, Cheng Gang and Fang Zhen turned their eyes to Du He.

This Lang Jun only came from Chang'an a few days ago, and he really knows this situation better than everyone else.

What the shopkeeper Xu said was not false. Nowadays, among the various restaurants in Chang'an City, sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour tenderloin and other sweet dishes are very popular, and there are all kinds of desserts selling well. Therefore, the demand for sugar among the noble people of Chang'an City has really increased very rapidly. That's one of the reasons why I'm in front of you. ”

Du He thought about the various sweet delicacies he ate in Wuheju, but he had a little more confidence in the cultivation of sugarcane.

The only bad thing is that no one in the Du family understands sugarcane planting, if Xu Ang and them do their own tricks, then the result will be tragic.

I don't know when I will be able to return to Chang'an.

This is also the reason why he deigned to invite a few of them to dinner at the Guangzhou restaurant today.

"Since Brother Xu, you are not worried, then I don't want to think so much. However, the area of sugarcane cultivation has increased so much, where can so many people go when the time comes? ”

Cheng Gang began to struggle in his heart.

This 30,000 acres of sugarcane is planted, and in the busy season, it takes 1,000 people to help.

Nowadays, the sugarcane planted in the homes of the nobles adds up to two or three hundred thousand mu, and more people are needed.

There aren't so many idlers in Guangzhou.

In recent years, overseas trade has become more and more prosperous.

A number of new workshops have also opened in Guangzhou, which has greatly consumed surplus labor.

"Brother Cheng, don't worry, the population in Guangzhou City is insufficient, but there are a large number of wingmen tribes to the west, I have discussed it with the Feng family, and they will help us recruit these wingmen to come to Guangzhou to help grow sugarcane."

Xu Ang had obviously prepared for this question for a long time, otherwise who would plant the 100,000 mu of sugarcane in the Chu Palace?

You can't buy Kunlun slaves from the big food maritime merchants, right?

Not to mention the high price, the quantity is also limited.

It's better to let these wingmen plant it.

This was a good idea, because the life of the wingmen was said to have been relatively poor all the time, and it was a problem to have enough to eat. However, these people also like to make trouble every once in a while, and if they can be recruited to plant sugar cane in sugar cane plantations, it will solve many problems with one stone. However, will these wingmen be so obedient to the Feng family's words? ”

Fang Zhen's question made Cheng Gang's heart tense again.

"Yes, we have also been in Guangzhou for a year, and the Lingnan Dao bureaucrats have not been so easy to deal with since ancient times. Today's Feng family, it's not when Mrs. Xian is alive, these bureaucrats may not listen to their orders, right? ”

The Mrs. Xian in Cheng Gang's mouth is Feng An's grandmother, and she is a rare heroine in ancient Chinese history.

As a native of Lingnan, Mrs. Xian was the female leader of the Slang tribe in the Liangguang region during the Southern Liang, Chen, and Sui dynasties, and also had great achievements such as subduing Yazhou, and her influence in Lingnan is unparalleled.

The Feng family has the current situation in Lingnan, and Mrs. Xian has contributed a lot.

"Brother Cheng, how did the Feng family let these wingmen come over, it's not something we have to worry about. At that time, we only need to accept these wingmen provided by the Feng family at an ultra-low price of two silver coins each. ”

Xu Ang didn't want to talk too much about the bloody things at the wine table.

What if this guy is not willing to volunteer to grow sugar cane?

Force!

……

In the city of Guangzhou, the ancestral residence of the Feng family.

"Aye, now that the nobles of Chang'an City are planting sugarcane in Guangzhou, do you want to plant some in our family?"

Today is the Feng family's monthly family meeting, and the main figures in the room are all gathered together.

Sitting in the middle is Feng An, who has the actual right to speak in Lingnan Road.

The descendants of the Feng family can be said to be all over the prefectures and counties of Lingnan Province, and their strength should not be underestimated.

"Zhijing, this sugarcane is not a new thing in Lingnan, it has been available for a long time, why is it hot this year? It's not because people have mastered the technology of turning sugar cane into frosting. Our Feng family is already very eye-catching in Lingnan, and if we compete with these nobles from Chang'an City, we may bring some trouble to the family. ”

Feng An's vision is naturally more long-term than Feng Zhiyu's.

If the sugarcane planters were all Tianshenu, the Feng family would have taken action a long time ago.

But now look at the people in Panyu County who buy fertile land on a large scale, which one is good at stubble?

Either the prince or the prince of the country, if you offend these people, even if the Feng family is the overlord of Lingnan, you can't stand it.

Today's Tang Dynasty is not a time when local forces can wrestle with the imperial court at will.

"Aya, the income from planting sugarcane is said to be as high as more than a dozen acres of rice fields, and we have sold so much fertile land to them, won't we suffer a big loss?"

Feng Zhiying is Xu Ang's son-in-law, and he knows more about sugarcane cultivation than the average person.

In particular, he heard that the Chu Wangfu was going to plant 100,000 mu of sugarcane next year, and it was impossible to say that he was not jealous at all.

Even if it was his father-in-law who was in charge of sugarcane cultivation in the Chu Palace.

"I think Aye's approach is right, now our Feng family has gained a lot of money by selling land, and then we can get additional income by helping people recruit people to come to Guangzhou to plant sugarcane, there is no need to rush to plant sugarcane with them. To put it mildly, we just planted hundreds of thousands of acres of sugarcane, and when the time comes, they won't buy it, what will we do then? ”

Feng Zhidai, Feng An's sister-in-law, the next patriarch of the Feng family, also expressed his opinion.

"Big brother, where are these wingmen so easy to recruit? They don't want dozens of people, and it is definitely not easy for you to recruit hundreds or thousands. ”

Feng Zhiying still respects his eldest brother, but he still has to express his opinion.

This can also be regarded as a feature of the Feng family's monthly family meeting.

Feng Ang will not make a statement on this occasion, and the children of the family, regardless of their concubines, can speak their minds freely.

"Zhiyu, you are too naïve, it is naturally impossible for these wingmen to be so obedient, but what does it matter? We have raised so many families, but we don't just use them to watch the house. Besides, the imperial court was obviously also strengthening its rule over Lingnan Province, and was unwilling to see various tribes spread across Lingnan as kings. This time, I just took this opportunity to clean up a bunch of people and still make money, what's so bad? ”

"That's going to be a mess."

Feng Zhiyu is not stupid, and knows the meaning of Feng Zhidai's words.

"The East China Sea fishing industry now sees Guangzhou as an important transit point for overseas trade, and does not want to see any instability around Guangzhou. Their branch manager in Guangzhou has already told me that as long as our Feng family helps to deal with these bureaucrats, the East China Sea fishery can help us gain a firm foothold in Nanyang and follow us to engage in maritime trade. ”

As the future patriarch of the Feng family, Feng Zhidai is naturally also very concerned about the situation in various parts of the Tang Dynasty.

Special existences such as the East China Sea Fishery and the City Shipping Division, he has also done a lot to understand.

The escort team of the fishing industry in the Middle East Sea and the city sailor under the city ship division have more than 1,000 people stationed near the light tower wharf.

Feng Zhidai has also heard of the combat effectiveness of these people.

To put it mildly, in this place of Lingnan, it is impossible for the Feng family, the soil emperor, to continue to do it.

If the Feng family doesn't change their roles in time, then there is only one ending waiting for them.

Li Kuan would not tolerate such an important transit point in the maritime trade chain, which was full of so much uncertainty.

"It's no wonder that last month the family bought two new clippers, originally to get involved in overseas trade. However, in the South and Western Seas, there are many more merchants in Dashi, Persia and Tianzhu than in the Tang Dynasty, can the East China Sea fishery really help me gain a firm foothold in the hands of these people? ”

Feng Zhiying raised his concerns.

Feng Zhidai: "Under normal circumstances, there must be a problem. But considering that the fishing in the East China Sea is something made up by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, I have a little more confidence. Haven't you seen that in the past two years, there have been several times more ships from Guangzhou to the South Seas than before?

I heard that in the South Seas, the East China Sea fishery has built its own castle, is this something that ordinary firms can do? Don't forget, His Royal Highness the King of Chu still has a city sailor in his hands, and these sailors not only have people stationed in Guangzhou, but also hundreds of people in Yazhou. ”

Feng An, who was sitting on the main seat, listened carefully to everyone's speeches, but he didn't talk much.

However, the relieved smile on his face showed that he was still satisfied with the performance of his sons.

The Feng family, after returning to heaven, should not have no successors.