Before the southern expedition of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, the Nanzhong region that the Han could control was at most Zhuti County, as well as the east of Pingyi County of Qike County.

After the southern expedition, the area under the direct control of the Han Dynasty could directly reach Wei County (that is, Qujing in later generations) in Jianning County.

The development of Xinghanhui in recent years is basically in the north of Wei County.

It was only in the past two years that it began to gradually penetrate into the southernmost counties of Xinggu, Yunnan and Yongchang.

The most obvious feature is that the plantations of the Xinghan Society, not only sugar cane plantations, but also tea plantations, and even a small number of tung tree orchards, have appeared in Dianchi Lake, as well as in the county of Yunnan (i.e., Yao'an, later known as Yao'an).

Moreover, from Wei County through Dianchi Lake to Langdong County, the horse team of the Xinghan Society gradually increased.

In particular, the tea plantation in Dianchi Lake is a key support project of the Xinghan Society.

There is no other reason, the tea of Dianchi Lake has long been famous in Shudi.

Some people even say that the tea of Nanzhong is best in Dianchi Lake and has been a tribute.

I really don't know, but as far as Feng Yong knows, the tea in Dianchi Lake in Yunnan is indeed quite famous in later generations.

Therefore, the Xinghan Society also deliberately paid money and grain, and asked the Governor's Mansion to come forward, summoned the local Yi people, and repaired the road from Weixian to Dianchi.

For the Yi people in Nanzhong, such a thing as conscription has not been unheard of before.

In addition to the government, there are also local wealthy families, forcing local Yi people to work for them, which was a common thing in the past.

Even if you have heavy forced labor, you have to hand over a lot of special products every year, and if you can't pay it, you have to sell your sons and daughters and sell yourself.

The heavy oppression of the Nanzhongyi people by the government and the wealthy clan has really been going on for a long time.

After the prime minister of the Han Dynasty erected a stone tablet in Wei County, it is not that there is no servitude from the government, but compared with before, it is really light.

Then after serving the government's conscription, everyone was about to go home, and then the government suddenly said that if they continued to work, not only would they have food and shelter, but also food and cloth to receive!

Such a good thing......

Of course, you can't believe it!

But soon someone brought out a large number of woolen cloth, millet and other things in front of everyone.

Now some people began to be skeptical.

It is definitely risky to receive grain and cloth after a month of drying.

What are the risks?

Of course, it's a risk of doing it for nothing.

But if you work for a day, you can eat for nothing, which can be verified immediately.

Anyway, one more day or one less day is basically not much loss to the individual.

So some people tried to work for an extra day, and they were able to eat the food of the Shangguan Mansion.

No loss!

Then on the third day, there were still meat dishes, and there was an extra steamed soft salted fish in each bowl!

Now everyone's enthusiasm has soared.

Salted fish is naturally a specialty of Yueshan.

The good foundation that Feng Ghost King laid in Yue Shan back then has finally been richly rewarded.

Rice fish is made into fish sauce and has already made a name for itself in Jincheng.

The silk produced by Yue Wei has become the top product of Shudi.

The reason lies in the mulberry tree and silkworm seeds.

Carefully selected varieties of fine mulberry trees are planted around the pond.

And the cultivation of silkworm seeds, Yue Wei has been at the forefront of the Han Dynasty.

In contrast, salted fish is the most inconspicuous product.

To do hard work, in addition to being full, you also need to be heavy in oil and salt, and preferably with meat and vegetables.

It's just that there are definitely no meat dishes now, but if you can eat enough every day, you can still eat a fragrant salted fish every three days, which is enough for the Yi people to be ecstatic.

After waiting for another month, the government really distributed food, and the whole construction site immediately set off cheers.

In fact, there is not much food, only a little bit, and it can't even be converted into cloth.

But the people in the government said that as long as they are willing to continue to work, they can save until next month.

With the previous Lixin, although most of the Yi people can't wait to get that bit of food in their hands, there are also a small number of people who are willing to continue to save until next month.

The rest is much easier.

The Yi people said that as long as the food and cloth were sufficient, I could work until sudden death without complaint.

Ninety-nine-six?

How can a person be lazy to that extent?!

After the repair of the official road from Wei County to Dianchi Lake was completed, some Yi people even got grain stamps or cloth stamps, and then went to Wei County to exchange grain and cloth.

Just this one thing, the prestige of the Han government has begun to be re-established in the southernmost part of Nanzhong.

Although Xinghan will make a lot of money and food in this matter, it looks like he has done a big job.

But no one complained, and even thought that the road was being built too slowly.

Because compared to the terrible profits of tea in Longyou and Liangzhou, this money and grain is a fart!

Everyone in the meeting was anxious and wanted to stake the land around Dianchi Lake and open a tea garden.

Because my brother said, there are two most suitable places for growing tea in Nanzhong.

One is Dianchi Lake, and the other is Yuze (i.e., Erhai Lake).

They are all places with mountains and rivers, and clouds and mist.

At present, the people who own the tea garden in Dahan are the core personnel of the association, such as the elder brother, Zhao Erlang, and Li Yi.

The only exception is the Li family's six-room.

But fortunately, there is a sister-in-law Mu, and the sixth room of the Li family is not an outsider, so the tea seedlings are still completely controlled by the Xinghan Society.

But it will take at least three years for the tea seedlings to be planted before the tea harvest can begin.

It's been three years, who knows how long my brother can stay in the position of Captain Huqiang?

Therefore, it is understandable that Xinghan will be in a hurry to repair the official road from Weixian to Dianchi Lake, and focus on supporting the tea garden project of Dianchi Lake.

When the news of Feng Yong's appointment as the assassin of Liangzhou first came out, why did Xinghan not even sell wine to the north, but used it to celebrate?

Because this means that in the near future, Xinghan will be able to occupy a great advantage in the trade of Liangzhou and even the Western Regions.

And the tea trees planted two years ago can just catch up with this wave of dividends, which is not too cool.

Sell a few jars of wine less, and you will be happy!

However, in this world, there are joys and sorrows.

At the same time that the Xinghan Society was preparing to eat another wave of big dividends, the rebellion of Liu Zhou in Yunnan County seemed so out of place.

Capital is afraid of turbulence.

It's not far to the west of Dianchi Lake, which is Yunnan County, you say, isn't this Liu Zhou adding blockage to people?

What's more, Erhai Lake is in Yunnan County.

After the Xinghan Society circled the mountain in Dianchi Lake, it used the old method to pay money and grain, and the government came forward to invite people from the Nanxiang engineering team to gather Yi people to rebuild the official road from Dianchi Lake to Yuze.

Although this time, Yiren responded more positively than the last time, but the amount of work was much larger.

Because the official road from Weixian to Dianchi Lake, although it is dilapidated, it can still find the main road from time to time after all.

From Dianchi Lake to Nongdong, the situation is similar.

But from Langdong to Yuze, it is simply to pave a new road again.

The large amount of work means that the construction time is long and the money and food are consumed.

The only thing that makes people happy is that the horse team under the name of Hua Fei has already stepped out of a small road, and there is no need for additional exploration, and it can be directly constructed along this horse road.

Therefore, the official road from Dianchi to Nongdong can barely be passed this year, but if you want to go to Yuze again, you really have no spare energy.

I can only wait for the dividends of Dianchi tea to start work.

After all, supporting Longyou's brother at any time is the first thing of the Xinghan Society.

Xinghan will be able to wait, but some people can't wait.

The person who can't wait is called a flower mane.

Because her horse team transported goods from Shu to Shan, Panyue and other places, it was only two or three times a year.

And Yunnan County is a must-pass place.

As soon as this Liu Zhou makes a mess, Yunnan County will be impassable, how can you let her not be in a hurry?

"Ma Youchang, you come out for me!"

In the county administration alley of Yunnan County, the gate of a small courtyard was pushed open.

Hua Fei stood in a gust of wind and rushed into the small courtyard, crossing his waist, like a landlord's wife collecting debts: "If you don't come out again, believe it or not, I'll let people smash your house today?" ”

But when she stepped on leather shoes made of cowhide, there were a row of small holes drilled on both sides of the upper, so as not to make the boots too stuffy.

A palm-wide cowhide belt is tucked around the waist, outlining Yingying's small waist.

Narrow sleeves and easy to move around are exactly the daily styles that started in Nanxiang and are becoming popular in Dahan.

It's just that she is dressed up and down, with black and blue as the main tone, slightly shorter sleeves, and her exposed wrist is wearing a bright silver bracelet, which is not quite the same as those popular styles.

At first glance, you can tell that it is privately customized from Nango.

"Flower lady, flower lady, our family's Langjun, really not at home......"

trotted and followed the porter who came over again and again, "I also hope that the flower lady will forgive her sins!" ”

"Every time I come, he's not at home!" Hua Fei snorted, "How can there be such a coincidence in the world?" It's clear that he's hiding and not daring to see me! ”

At this time, I saw a woman trotting out of the courtyard, bowing to the flowers:

"Flower lady, Ah Lang is really not here this time, he went out early."

Although this woman speaks Chinese, her tone is not accurate, and she is wearing Hanfu, but looking like that, she is clearly a Yi girl.

It is one of the maidens who serve Ma Tan.

How can the flower mane easily believe it?

"Where did he go?"

"I went to the county government and discussed things with the adults in the government, if the flower lady is really in a hurry, why don't you go to the county government to find it."

When Hua Hu heard this, he choked.

No matter how much Ma Tan was valued by Taishou, he was also a prisoner who was exiled to Yunnan after all, and he was beaten by that person.

And Hua Fei herself, over the years, has been able to form such a large horse team, and many people say that there are people above her, and she is the man who can't be mentioned.

said so much that even Hua Fei himself almost believed it.

Anyway, every time Feng Zhuang sends a bonus to himself, he receives it correctly, isn't it?

So she is naturally not afraid of Ma Yan.

But I almost believed it, that is, she still retained her sobriety after all:

It's one thing not to be afraid of Ma Yan, but if you don't really have that man above, at most you are a concubine with that man, how can you really dare not be afraid of the government?

After all, his parents are still enjoying happiness in Jincheng, and they don't want to leave Jincheng!

Sheep tiger skin, nothing more.

So when Hua Yan heard Ma Tan's concubine say this, she really had to snort, turn around and leave.

The silver collar around his neck made a crisp and pleasant tinkling sound.

"Youchang, it's not a way for you to do this, that flower girl, no matter how you say it, it has helped us a lot, and she has run a lot of villages in the past few months to declare righteousness."

"Otherwise, then Liu Zhou is afraid that he can still coerce many tribes. Now that Liu Zhou is reversed, but you don't see her for some reason, aren't you afraid that she will go to Feng Junhou to complain? ”

In the Yunnan Taishou Mansion, Taishou Lu Kai and Ma Tan were sitting opposite each other playing chess, and there was a teapot on the case.

"Well, Ji Ping doesn't need to worry about this matter. That flower lady and Feng Langjun know each other, don't I have a friendship with Feng Langjun? ”

Compared with a few years ago, Ma Yan's face is a lot darker, but his bearing is much calmer, his eyes are introverted, and his expression is calm.

In the year of the Southern Expedition, Lu Kai was rescued by Feng Yong, so he also had a lot of friendship with Feng Yong.

Everyone in the world said that Ma Jian was beaten by Feng Langjun before he was exiled to Yunnan.

But no one knew that when Ma Tan first came to Yunnan, he went to Yunnan Taishou Lu Kai with Feng Junhou's letter in his arms.

Over the years, although Ma Tan has no official position, he is regarded by Lu Kai as the most important right and left hand.

As a staff member, Ma Tan's advice helped Lu Kai a lot.

Let Lu Kai sigh from time to time that the characters that the prime minister has painstakingly cultivated are really extraordinary.

Ma Zhou has the intention of making trouble, and Ma Jian saw through it in advance.

When reporting to the Governor's Mansion, asking the flower lady to go to appease the various tribes was also Ma Yan's suggestion.

In order to maintain the smooth flow of business, the flower lady readily agreed.

It's just that he didn't expect that since Liu Zhou raised troops to make a rebellion, Ma Jian personally went to the Governor's Mansion to persuade Zhang Yi to let the soldiers from all over the country temporarily guard the key points and hold their troops still.

Hua Hu went to Ma Jian several times, just to inquire when the Governor's Mansion would send troops to quell the chaos.

Because Zhang Yi asked Hua Yan to appease Yiren, it was Ma Yan's suggestion, and he didn't hide it from her.

A few days ago, Ma Jian went to the Governor's Mansion, and she also knew about it, so in her opinion, Ma Jian must know something inside.

It's just that Ma Jian dared to see her at this time?

So I had to hide in the Taishou Mansion and try to be quiet.

"Liu Zhou is in turmoil, but it is in a corner of Yunnan. Although the road over there is difficult, with the help of the flower lady, I am not afraid that I will not be able to find the way. There is no need to alarm the imperial court, with the strength of the Governor's Mansion, it is enough to extinguish this fang. ”

"Why did you let people stand still and let Liu Zhou make trouble? At that time, the leaders of the Yi people who were watching saw that the Governor's Mansion was powerless to suppress it, and they were afraid that they would be ready to move. ”

Lu Kai picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked.

"It's good to move," Ma Jian smiled confidently, "Now that the Governor's Mansion has completed the transfer of troops, it doesn't hurt to say a certain plan." ”

He raised his index finger and pointed to the world, "Ji Ping thinks that the imperial court ordered Zhang Bogong to take over the position of Li Dudu, but it was unintentional?" ”

When Lu Kai heard Ma Yan's words, he immediately sat up straight: "Please also teach me from the young man." ”

Lu Kai was originally from Yongchang County, although the Lu family is also famous in the local area, but after all, it is located in the border of the Han Dynasty.

In the eyes of the big clans in Shu County and other places, the Yongchang Zhang family is at most at the level of a rich man.

It is Lu Kai himself, although he has been to Jincheng to face the saint, but even now as a taishou, he still lacks knowledge in terms of major affairs in the imperial court.

Therefore, whenever you have the opportunity to learn this knowledge, you should naturally ask for more advice.

Ma Tan smiled and waved his hand, "I don't dare to teach it, it's just to talk about some things when I was with the prime minister." ”

"Tell me about it."

"Ji Ping knows that when the first emperor first entered Shu, there was a dispute between the prime minister and Fa Xiaozhi about whether to be lenient or strict when governing Shu?"