Chapter Ninety-Three: The Journey to the South (I)
The north wind blew all night.
In the early morning, the courtyard is crystal clear and beautiful.
Not far away, there was a wave of pine.
The branches are vigorous and powerful, not afraid of the cold, and stand proudly.
When the wind blows, snow falls from the pine needles, creating a large dreamlike mist.
After Shao Xun got up and washed, he came to the dining room, and the servants and maids saluted one after another.
The dining room is quite elegantly decorated, and the most striking thing is a painting.
The theme of the painting is a spring outing, and I don't know whose hand it is.
There are more than ten men and women in the painting, "showing the bones and clear images", and the character lines are painted with a vigorous handwriting and coherent momentum that are respected by the people of the time, which can be described as a flying brush, so that the characters have the effect of "wind movement".
In terms of meaning, exaggerated painting techniques are used to better express the characteristics of the characters. For example, men drink happily in the bamboo forest and let loose their bones, and women dress flamboyantly and gorgeously.
There is also a red seal in the corner of the painting.
The size is larger than the general seal, at least one size larger than Shao Xun's Pingdong General seal. In addition, this seal is actually Yangwen, not this common Yin text, the character outline is clear and deep, the seal text is gorgeous and graceful, whether it is a text or a seal are in a wonderful realm.
This Xiangcheng princess seal is not simple.
Because of the relationship between materials and technology, since the Qin and Han dynasties, Yin inscriptions have been used to be used, and Yang inscriptions have not been used much, because the handwriting lines are not clear enough, and the latter needs to use a knife to clean the bottom of the seal. Every time you print it, clean it up once, which is very troublesome.
This Princess Xiangcheng is engraved so clearly, which shows the exquisite level of craftsmanship.
"The painting is from the palace painter, and the seal is made by the craftsman in my family." The voice of Princess Xiangcheng came from the door.
Shao Xun turned around and saw that Sima Xuan was wearing a wide coat.
The clothes are painted with birds and beasts, the sun and the moon, which are elegant and simple without losing solemnity.
Inside the coat is the fur, which seems to be made of white fox skin, which has an excellent warmth effect and gives people a sense of luxury and holiness.
There seems to be a blue skirt in the white fur, and the skirt is dragged on the blanket, and the folds and patterns are so complex that it is dazzling.
On the whole, this is a majestic, solemn, mature, and beautiful noble woman, and standing there gives people the feeling of prostrating and worshipping.
The only thing that destroys this temperament is probably the woman's bulging lower abdomen.
"Gong Chen." Sima Yu bowed with the support of the maidservant.
"Mrs. Sima." Shao Xun returned the salute.
Hearing Shao Xun's title, Sima Xuan glanced at him.
Shao Xun was a little embarrassed and looked away.
He could call Sima Xuan a princess, because she was Emperor Wu's favorite daughter. At the same time, she can also mention another layer of identity, Mrs. Sima, the wife of Wang Dun.
The corners of Sima Xuan's mouth curled slightly, and he said a few more words to the maid.
After a while, breakfast was delivered one by one.
"According to your preference, send someone to make a high table and a bed." Sima Yu sat down: "I don't want to make it convenient for me at this time." ”
"The princess is right." The two of them were polite to the point of being a little strange, which made Shao Xun a little uncomfortable.
After borrowing seeds, you will keep your distance from me?
But think about it, with such a big family business, she really can't live a leisurely life without herself. Before, I was afraid that people would rob her family property, but now I don't seem to be afraid.
Swindler!
It's too much to lie to my seed and go around doing business in my name.
At this time, he finally understood that he was not a succubus, and the women who approached him had their own plans.
"This is the 'frog singing rice' on my farm, and the porridge boiled is slippery and smooth, so you can eat a little more." Sima Yu gently drank two mouthfuls of porridge, wiped his mouth with a silk silk, and said.
Shao Xun glanced at the silk handkerchief, the material seemed to be similar to what he was wearing.
Well, the clothes he wears are also from the princess's, and they are changed when he goes to the toilet in the morning, and the materials are good, which is not something that ordinary Haoqiang can have.
It can also be seen from here how much the average family wants to hold on to the scene, and how much it costs - no wonder some declining European aristocrats in later generations have to borrow money from merchants in order to maintain social interaction, and it is not easy to maintain the so-called decency.
The toilet of the princess's house has dried dates to stuff the nose, spices to remove the smell, a beautiful maid to hold the cover, someone brings new clothes for replacement, and even wiping the buttocks is made of silk, although it is a miscellaneous silk of average quality.
But Shao Xun didn't have much envy.
He is indifferent to these enjoyments, after all, he is a person who has experienced modern convenient life, and the threshold is very high.
Good days are lived, and hard days are also lived.
When I went out on the expedition, my body was full of dirt, my head was full of oil, my face was very poor because of irregular work and rest, and I didn't change my clothes for a long time.
I really felt that it was hard work, so I came to the princess's house to stay for a few days, and she was able to drive the child away from his father, although Shao Huangmao stayed in the guest room last night.
Well, let's not talk about that, the porridge is really delicious, and Shao Xun quickly finished a big bowl.
The maidservant brought another bowl, the timing was just right, apparently she had been estimating the speed of his porridge, and the porridge was neither hot nor cold, and the temperature was just right.
Two of his favorite side dishes were added in front of him, and most of them already saw what he liked to eat.
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What you think of, everyone else thinks.
What you didn't expect, others have thought of for you.
What a rotten life it is......
No wonder Liu Bang couldn't hold back when he first entered Xianyang, and he was directly addicted to Xianyang Palace.
After eating the second bowl of porridge, Shao Xun asked, "I heard that you opened a ranch in Runan?" So many livestock? ”
"It's not all ranch." Hearing the conversation, Sima Yu stopped eating, wiped his mouth, drank a bowl of tea and soup to rinse his mouth, and then said: "Runan Neishi built a Pitang in the east of Shenyang, called 'Longpi'. At this time, 3,000 hectares of fertile land can be irrigated, of which 300 hectares belong to the king of Runan, and I asked him to come and plant corn. Outside Longbei, there is Guangye Daze, who is also the king of Runan, who is used to raise donkeys and mules. ”
"Who are the donkeys sold by the donkey shop?"
"Received from the people of Runan."
Shao Xun nodded and said, "Horses are not allowed to be sold, and mules are not allowed to be sold. ”
Hearing this, Sima Yu covered his mouth and chuckled, then stroked his lower abdomen and said, "Trafficking a donkey is no more profitable than two silk horses, and there are only three mules. If you want it, don't sell it. ”
Shao Xun was a little embarrassed.
Mules are large animals, and they are a cheap replacement version of horses, and the price is not cheap.
People just take advantage of the power of Ling, but you want others to go bankrupt, which is really excessive.
Previously, Shao Xun sent Jiang Ke, the owner of the eighth building of the original Silver Spear Army, to the south, and then assigned him more than 20 newly graduated student officers to teach him to fight on mules.
Their army, more than 500 people and 200 mules, were all purchased by the princess of Xiangcheng, and the cost was actually very large.
"This time, some clumsy things were seized in the Shamati camp, and it is not easy to value. After some time, I will send someone to send it, and you can watch and dispose of it. Shao Xun said.
Sima Xuan nodded, not paying much attention.
"I'll go to the counties again, transfer a batch of money and silk, and you can send someone to receive it." Shao Xun said again.
Sima Xuan's clothes are now in full bloom.
"Allocation" actually means apportionment.
The man in front of him seems to be poor and has little money on hand, but he can distribute money and food to the family, and it is not good for people not to give it. From this point of view, he is not poor at all.
He let his servants run the donkey business and sell livestock.
The man runs the Silver Gun Army and sells security.
Who earns more, obviously.
"It's enough to have money." Sima Yu said: "There are some places where there is not much war, and they are still willing to accept money. I will find someone to collect some more horses and donkeys. ”
"How many are there now?" Shao Xun asked.
"There are more than 100 horses, 6 or 700 donkeys, and more than 500 mules." Sima replied.
"Guang Chengze only has 4,000 horses, of which there are only a few hundred, you are indeed a lot." Shao Xun sighed with emotion: "Longpi should be good over there, right?" ”
"The land is cool, and the water and grass are abundant, which is really good." Sima said: "Cows, horses, donkeys get twice, sheep get four times, and before the Chinese New Year next year, hundreds of donkeys and mules should be bred and bred." ”
To be honest, Shao Xun was a little disappointed.
This time, he asked Wu Qian and Wei Fu to go to Qinzhou to buy horses, and specially instructed them to buy more mares, and buy a batch of stallions.
The mare is the key to expanding the population, whether it is a horse or a donkey, they can give birth to their young.
If you want to go north to Liu Han, isn't it funny that you don't have the ability to maneuver? Can it still be built one city after another, one city at the door of the people's house - well, it seems that the Northern Song Dynasty did this, and after Liu Yu got off the ship from Xuzhou, he also built a city for thirty miles to maintain the grain route.
But how to say it, even if Shao Xun's troops are mainly infantry, there can't be no cavalry at all.
In the previous battle of Shamadi, after he crossed the river at Kipshijin, he sent cavalry to open the way, quickly broke the harassing Xiongnu light cavalry, and the main infantry force was able to maintain the speed of thirty or forty miles a day.
If there is no cavalry, the Huns will do everything they can to attack and disturb, and in extreme cases, you can walk five or six miles a day, and if you are fast, it will be more than ten miles, which is very passive. By the time we reach our destination, the situation may have changed, and this is the problem caused by the lack of maneuverability.
Even in the 21st century, the mobility of the military is still a very important indicator.
In this indicator, the Huns were excellent, and he almost scored zero points.
"Tomorrow I will go to Runan, or I will go to Shenyang." Shao Xun said: "You ......"
Sima Yu hurriedly shook his head and said, "I'll send a family order to go with you." ”
She was five months pregnant, and she definitely didn't want to travel any longer and had a tire.
I have a child at this age, no matter how precious it is, I can't overdo it, and I can rely on this child for the rest of my life.
"So be it, I'll just go myself." Shao Xun nodded and said, "You-Mrs. Sima should raise the baby with peace of mind." ”
Sima Yu smiled quietly again.
Men are sometimes quite childish, did they make the relationship between the two too clear this time?
The back house of the Shao family, it is impossible for her to go.
How good is it to be a princess with a lot of money to be free, is it possible to dedicate the family property to Yu Wenjun's little lady? Dream.
If she had to keep in touch with him, she wouldn't even do a donkey walk.
Sometimes this man is shrewd, sometimes he's scary, hehe.
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