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"I planted a thousand acres of sisal." Xian Kang replied. "I've been planting for more than four years, and the income is okay."

The natives of Xiboni originally did not produce, they were hungry, they plucked a few cassava in the field or cut a sago palm to eat, and when they were thirsty, there were fruits such as coconuts on the trees, and they wanted to change their taste, and there were fish in the rivers and seashores, and there were countless prey in the forests. Since the abundance of the product is so abundant, the natural natives have developed an extremely lazy character.

The same is true of the Li, Miao, Yao and Shanha ethnic groups who immigrated here, at first the Duhufu also wanted them to learn the Han method of working, but after a few days of learning, now their previous farming methods are enough to ensure that the family is full of food and drink, and these young people have also begun to enjoy the blessings, but they have one more item than the indigenous people to raise cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks according to their respective ethnic traditions.

Compared with students who do not become students, Han immigrants are different. Although not all of them are good farmers, with thousands of years of intensive cultivation and a geography that can be harvested four times a year, once the Han immigrants have gained a foothold, the horrific amount of rice harvested each season is regarded as a miracle by the neighboring indigenous countries.

However, there is no end to the human **. When there is no food, I think that one day I can eat and drink without worrying, but after satisfying my appetite, I feel that there is too much food and it is too cheap to sell at a price. Therefore, on the premise of ensuring that they are full of food and drink, the Han immigrants in Xibo Ni naturally began to plant various cash crops.

What kind of cash crop? The cotton that was in the greatest demand of the first Zheng Fan could not be planted, not because of the lack of water in the Xibo mud, but because there was too much water in the Xibo mud, which caused the humidity in the cotton field to be too high, so that the cotton boll rotted. Cotton is not possible, and neither is jute, another fiber plant. Although jute prefers a hot and humid climate, the planting environment also requires fertile soil and well-drained sandy loam soil. Although the soil is fertile enough, it is not a sandy loam soil, so it is not suitable for jute cultivation with weak seed top soil strength.

Cotton can't work, jute can't make it, so what else is there to grow. Of course, the first is sisal, although sisal and jute have a hemp in their names, and they are both multi-fiber plants, and the main raw material of the same hemp rope, but one is an agave plant, and the other is a linden family jute, so they are completely different crops. Although sisal also prefers sandy loam soils, it is not as demanding as jute, so it can be grown entirely in Xibo mud.

"Sisal is good, now the king encourages shipbuilding and mining, and hemp rope is indispensable."

"My lord is right, I regret planting less now." Xian Tongyu said with a smile. "Like Sun Ke's family, he bought 5,000 acres in one go, and now it can be said that the wealth is rolling."

Sun Kedu? Zhuge Maple Ye felt that this name sounded a little familiar, as if he should also be one of the first veterans, but Zhuge Maple Ye didn't care, and just asked: "In addition to sisal, is there anything else?" ”

"Yes, didn't the feudal lord get the seeds of the cinchona tree from Luzonyi? I planted ten acres, and I heard that this tree is a treasure, not only can I be cured of cold and fever, but also the dry bark and branches can be sold for a lot of money. ”

Cinchona tree originated from Central and South America, which was called Nanyingzhou by Zheng Kezang, its medicinal effect has long been known to the Taixi people, and in the early years, there were Tessie missionaries who used it to cure the malaria suffered from Kangxi, so when Zheng Fan reached a trade agreement with Spain, he purchased from the other party for the first time, and it was also planted in Dongning and Qiongzhou over the years, but a cinchona tree needs to grow for more than ten years before it can be used in medicine, so Xiankang has not yet obtained specific benefits.

"I also planted 500 acres of mulberry trees." Xian Tongyu continued. "It is mainly for home-raised silkworms to eat, and a small amount is also sold."

Some people may wonder if the silk production of Xibo mud will not have an impact on the domestic silk trade? This is taken for granted. In fact, there has never been a ban on silkworm seeds and mulberry seedlings leaving the country in China's history, and India and the Western Regions have acquired silk weaving technology and silk production capacity as early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties of China, and this ability has been introduced to Europe along the Silk Road, but it has never formed a scale, let alone impacted China's silk export market. The same is true of Xibo mud, because there is no good silk picking skills and silk weaving ability, so the local silk does have a market in the coconut city, Malacca and the surrounding areas of the capital, but it only takes advantage of the close to the market and the lower price, which cannot satisfy the appetite of European merchants in terms of quantity and quality, and cannot do the impossible task of shaking the domestic silk exports.

"I also planted dozens of acres of coconut trees," Xian Kang continued. "Although Xibo mud coconut is not a rare thing, a large number of coconut kernels are purchased in China, and a coconut tree can bear fruit after five years of planting, and 100 coconuts can be picked every year, which is also a large amount of income. Moreover, the layer of things on the outside of the coconut shell can be kneaded into ropes, mats, baskets, etc., which are not afraid of seawater, and they are also the materials that the sailors focus on purchasing. Coconut sap is used to make sugar and wine, and large sheets of coconut leaves are also used to build roofs or baskets, and are also used at home. ”

"You're having a good time." Zhuge Maple raised his glass and touched a glass with the other party. "There are so many places where money comes, and I also want to live in Xiboni for a long time."

Xian Tongyu's face suddenly darkened: "My lord, don't look at us now as if we have a big business, but there are many things to worry about, not to mention anything else, these two hundred native slaves are not easy to control, they are all lazy and stupid to death, they have to be whipped to work hard, and hiring these overseers will also cost a lot of money." ”

Naturally, the overseers had to use Han people to rest assured, but since everyone had a field to share, who would want to serve as a servant, and even those who didn't want to work would most likely rent out their land and set up shops in Yongbao and Xiboni Harbor or sell goods in Tujun and the surrounding sultanates, so that plantation owners like Xiankang could only hire Yao, Miao, and Li people as thugs, but it was not cheap.

"And the first batch of us who came to Xiboni are now a group of children, this child always wants him to study when he grows up, but there is no second private school in Xiboni, except for the boy camp, but the boy camp is just able to read and count." Xian Tongyu shook his head. "And we also want to return to the roots, but what is the king's mind here?"

Speaking of this, Zhuge Maple Ye had no choice but to persuade: "The king's mind is still in the Fuyu, and it will not be the turn of the south for a while and a half, but your worries The king will definitely consider it, don't be in a hurry, take your time, take your time, it has become a climate in just ten years, and it will definitely be better in the future." ”

Xian Kang also knew that talking to Zhuge Maple Leaf might not have any effect, but some words were sad to hold back in his heart and have nowhere to say, and now that he saw the old acquaintance, he naturally had to spit it out as soon as possible, and when he finished speaking, he would naturally be fine. So, under the deliberate guidance of Zhuge Maple Leaf, the two chatted about the past while eating, sometimes laughing and sometimes crying

When Zhuge Maple Leaf returned to the guest room in the Metropolitan Protector's Mansion, the official of the Metropolitan Protector's Mansion, who had been waiting for a long time, reported to him: "Lord Zhuge Lord, Lord Metropolitan Protector invites your adult to drink at night, and by the way, discuss the matter of sacrificing the flag tomorrow." ”

It is not in Zhuge Maple Leaf's itinerary to follow the Xibo Ni to open the county soldiers and horses, but there are no regular flights between the West Bo Ni and the country, and if he wants to go back, he must take Liu Xiang's boat, otherwise he will stay for half a year, and now Liu Xiang wants to accompany the armed cruise to the Xuya Gate, so he can naturally only participate in the opening of the county as a witness.

"You tell Lord Sù Yin, I met an old man today, and I was already happy, so I stopped drinking the wine." Of course, the expedition is a big event, and there will definitely be nothing to discuss now, it is nothing more than an invitation to eat and drink in the past, but this is to attract gossip, so Zhuge Maple declined. "Tomorrow's expedition, I want to come to the capital to protect the mansion has been fully planned, I, a descendant of the unscrupulous, will not borrow the tiger skin of my ancestors to point fingers, just give a specific time to set off, and this official will never oversleep and miss the king's major events."

"This Lord Zhuge is interesting, what old acquaintances will he have when he runs out, but he doesn't want to go to our dinner invitation, a few adults, you say, this shouldn't look down on us."

"District Lord, Lord Zhuge is a fourth-grade master, and it is normal for you and me to be unable to see the sixth or seventh grade clearly." Zheng Changshi's words clearly refer to someone in the district who is not self-sufficient. "Besides, he is the founding patriarch of the Xibo Nidu Protectorate, will he still inform you if he is a deceased?"

"That's right, people are patriarchs, and they are members of the domain, so we can't compare," Ou Yongping didn't know where to deal with Zheng Changshi, so he spoke in a weird way. "But I doubt that Lord Zhuge is not a pedestrian agency, if it is not a pedestrian agency, but an interview agency, it will be a big trouble."

The Pedestrian Affairs Department of the General Administration Yuan is responsible for conveying the decree of King Zheng Kezhang to the locality, and the Interview Department is a new organization established by the official name of the Tang Dynasty interview (disposal) envoy, which is mainly responsible for "collecting wind and inspecting the gains and losses of local political affairs, and investigating the shortcomings of governance".

Yin Zhendong rolled his eyelids: "What's the trouble?" Even if Zhuge is a person from the pacification department of the General Administration Yuan, he can find out what we are. ”

Yin Zhendong sneered: "What are we doing inappropriately, what are the actions of the remnants of the people, as for the private return and profit sharing, our capital eunuchs don't care, why should the General Administration Yuan intervene." ”

"This is also the case, we went to the country to come to this hot and dead place, everything we should do is done, why should a former official crooked his mouth, if this is really the case, Lao Tzu will fight a lawsuit with him, and the king may not listen to him if he wants to come."

"What kind of royal lawsuit, can you see the king?" Yin Zhendong glared at the person who spoke. "There's nothing to look for, as long as we do a good job of opening the county of the Aoya Gate, we have no merit, and it is nothing more than a transfer of a position, to be honest, this official has long wanted to return to China."

"My lord is right, the key now is to open the county, as long as I can open up the territory, the king will not do anything to my dog."

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