Chapter 185 The Nest is on Fire
The world is forbidden, Duchuan and Quang Nam? This is a few meanings, which means that crying children have milk to eat, and if they don't make trouble, the court will not pay attention to it, and the folk customs of Shuchuan have not been ordinary and simple since ancient times, and the people will rebel at every turn, burn the plank road and guard the pass to stand on their own, and the court will force them to be helpless.
And Lingnan, here in ancient times is synonymous with savages, Guangzhou is good for trade, before the trade of the minister was assigned here, basically to prepare for the future, the degree of backwardness can be seen. The long-term conflict between the natives and the Hakka people here has made even the government helpless, and the government in the Chaoshan area has even been in a vacuum for a long time, and the government cannot control the people, so they let it go.
"You have so many kinds of tea in Changkeng, and also, Jianzhou is not a tea industry that is also prosperous, is everyone used to it?" Liang Chuan doesn't believe that these people can let the government suck their own bone marrow at will, and no one will stand up to resist such a large group?
But the more fragrant the meat and the bigger the cake, the more unbearable it is for others to cut the meat on themselves, and once the tea seller has enough strength in his hands to call the official government, then the rebellion will follow.
The rebellion mentioned in the history books is often initiated by the poorest people, this is fucking bullshit, take a closer look at the historian's Spring and Autumn penmanship, which time is not the unarmed bitter haha was deceived by these rich people to be cannon fodder.
It was already noon, Yi Niang bought a table of meals, a small pot of Shaoxing rice wine bought in the pavilion, the wine was warm for a while, and the wine pot could still feel the residual warmth in her hand. Steamed a plate of grass carp, fried two vegetarian dishes, and some fresh wild boar, the meat looks a little dry, but the appearance is still quite attractive. A plate of seaweed egg soup, Fengting's seafood has been quietly put on the table, and the price of transportation to Fengshan has skyrocketed.
Zheng Ruoying remembered that time when she went to Liang Chuan's house, the two couples who were surrounded by four walls of the family were holding a bowl of rice and eating with relish. Today, Liang Chuan's feet are not lame, and the meals are very different, with meat and vegetables to match, salty and light.
Zheng Ruoying and Sun Houpu have never eaten indiscriminately in other people's homes, they are from luxurious backgrounds, although they are not looking at the farmer's food, but they pay attention to hygiene, the farmer's family is casual, and often the coarse porcelain bowl will be a little greasy, which makes people uncomfortable. The dishes and chopsticks that Yi Niang cleaned up are refreshing and clean, simple and not casual, and they are comfortable to eat in the eyes and in the mouth.
Now the relationship between Zheng Ruoying and several girls is gradually heating up, and they are gradually getting used to this young lady who is free to enter and exit, there is something to say, the distance is getting closer and closer, the two men are eating, Zheng Ruoying did not tie together, but chose Yi Niang.
Sun Houpu and Liang Chuan continued the topic just now while eating.
"Jiancha is now alone in the emperor's grace, the official family is overjoyed, and they Jiancha is also worth a hundred times as much as before, why don't they worry about having no way to live, Jianzhou Mountain Field doesn't dare to be too embarrassed for them, they can't drink good tea, and the official family can't spare this group of moths."
"What about your Changkeng tea, you don't have the appreciation of the official family, but you have also done well over the years, and there is a faint trend of catching up with and surpassing Jiancha, is it possible that you sell smuggled tea?"
Sun Houpu glanced around, and just smiled after confirming that there was no one, and this confirmed Liang Chuan's conjecture.
"Presumably, you have relied on the port of Qingyuan to do a lot of business for outsiders."
Sun Houpu didn't expect him to know so thoroughly, and even the main object of their transaction was clear.
"Brother Zhang and I are now grasshoppers on the same rope, and I will say some things directly."
Sun Houpu also disregarded his own image, ate food in his mouth, drank a sip of warm wine, wiped the corners of his mouth vigorously, and said with a sense of pride: "My father Sun Changlai, since my grandfather laid down a vast tea garden, the tea is becoming more and more brutal, there is no way to advance, there is no way to retreat, who would have thought that the port of Qingyuan County has been settled by outsiders all the year round, and countless overseas tea needs at home and abroad. The scenery is unique for a while, which does not mean that there is nothing to do for life, and the wind and rain are shaky! ”
Liang Chuan greeted this kid in his heart, your kid has a good foundation laid by his predecessors, and now he is lying down to collect money, don't offend people, don't mess around, where will things go wrong. I'm different from you, I'm afraid it's impossible to expect this one-third of an acre of tea plantation to be profitable.
The Jiancha in the north is state-run, so they have nothing to fear, and even the worse the other gardeners, the more beneficial it is for them, unless the official family does not drink their Jiancha and is reduced to the status of the public, the tea king is still theirs.
Changkeng tea in the south is to fight a bloody road, dot up all forces, and make a fortune by smuggling tea, this risk is too great, if you meet a master like Hai Rui who does not enter the oil and salt, the good days will come to an end. However, there is the Song generation, and the Hades like Hai Rui have not yet appeared, the tea profits are too rich, and the court needs this money too much, and the court is unwilling to force the tea farmers to a dead end.
In Liang Chuan's view, the characteristics of the north and the south are the biggest characteristics of the Fujian people, and the saying of the eight Fujian has not yet appeared, and the Fujian land has been a piece of scattered sand since ancient times, and the mountains and hills have divided the Fujian land into fragments. Ten miles of different winds, eight miles of different customs, when you speak, you are not on the same channel, and it is impossible to pee into a pot.
As soon as the people of Shuchuan have a problem, they close the door and are ironclad, and everyone twists into a rope. As for the Min people, there has been no rebellion here in Yanhuang so far, not that the Min people are too docile, but that the forces here are not enough for a big torrent, and as soon as the spark emerges, it is extinguished before it can be synthesized into a force. This magical land was even taken by the Taizu of the year without blood.
Now Liang Chuan does not dare to take the risk of smuggling, the profit of tea is also dispensable for him, the most important industry at the moment is still in the sugar production, if the production of white sugar is successful, the profit is far better than tea, why bother to lick the blood on the knife edge with these people, live this precarious life?
It turned out that Liang Chuan thought that this son's brother's family was prosperous, and Zheng Ruoying would not suffer a loss if he married into their family, but now that he understands it, this is clearly pushing Zheng Yatou into the fire pit, in case the Sun family is reported one day, or a person accidentally wets his shoes, then he will not be unlucky, although he doesn't like her very much, but he doesn't have a big hatred, and she can have a good home is also what she wants.
"After the tea garden is built, how do you contact the people in the mountain farm, do you want to register yourself?"
"You don't have to worry about this, the mountain people are eyeliner, they will find it themselves, you just need to manage the tea plantation." Sun Houpu said with a sincere face.
Liang Chuan is not at ease now, he has been heavily cheated by Sun Houpu, if he doesn't pay attention to it, when the government comes to the door with a shackle, he won't have to play. Damn, you kid won't think you've got me in, Zheng Ruoying is your person?
You kid has calculated it on my head, don't blame me for not helping to soak the horse, you kid has a heart, Zheng Ruoying may not be a good thing to follow you.
This meal was undoubtedly the most aggrieved meal Liang Chuan had eaten except for the prison meal, and his mind was swirling with his own thoughts, thinking about how to deal with these tea officials in the mountain field in the future. In this era, there are still too many things that I don't know how to do, and there are countless feudal taboos, and I am stunned.
It is definitely not possible to have an ambiguous relationship with the Sun family at the moment, the Sun family must now have their own armament and their own connections to protect their own tea production line, there will be no problems, they have nothing, and if they get together, if there is a problem, they will definitely abandon the car and throw themselves out as a substitute for the dead.
Tea has taken root in their own territory, no one else knows, and it's none of their business, who else in He Lu has this ability to grow tea, everyone knows if they close their eyes and think about it. The mountain field comes to check, and one check is accurate.
The top priority is to let He Baozheng or who go to Xinghua County to ask about the relevant policies on tea, we are good people, the tea tax and tea consumption set by the court will not be less than the court, even if it does not make money, it is necessary to make up for the tax of the court, if there is a deficit at that time, there is no way to post the money yourself, you can only find a way from other places.
But if tea can still be profitable, but the profit is small, it is not a bad industry, at least so that tea workers can still earn and earn a little hard-earned money.
The tea garden needs to be taken care of, and it is impossible for me to take care of the tea garden with a hoe every day, hoeing and fertilizing, digging ditches and draining all people have to take care of it, and it costs money to invite individuals.
Now I have to be glad that this tea seedling is not planted much, and a thousand plants are planted, and it is more than enough for a tea farmer and tea worker to take care of the tea garden, by the way, I have to invite another girl who picks tea, and carries the bamboo on her back every day to go up the mountain to pick tender tea, damn, I don't know that the money earned from tea has been shaved out of the cost and official taxes, and the salary can not be paid.
"Brother Zhang, your tea garden is very good in all aspects, but there is no water source, you have to see how the water source is solved at that time, otherwise you have to set up a waterwheel on the mountain, and the tea tree will not work without water." Sun Houpu suddenly thought of this question and immediately raised it.
"I see, thank you for the kind reminder!" Liang Chuan's words seemed to be ridiculing Sun Houpu, but Sun Houpu was indifferent.
Is there still anyone in the Great Song Dynasty who doesn't know about tea, even Zheng Ruoying, a woman, knows that it's a bit unreasonable to want to grow tea but don't know about it. You can't blame me for this, Sun Houpu really didn't want to pit Liang Chuan, so he can only say that the two of them didn't communicate well in advance. The tea seedlings were given to you for free, I remember that you were smiling happily at the time, and you looked like you took advantage of me, how is it different now.