Our Jiangdong region is located near the East China Sea, which allows us to reclaim seawater for salt production—a natural advantage.
The sugarcane in the Jiaozhou area is the same; it can be used to make sugar. Sugar made from sugarcane is easier to obtain than maltose, easier to store, and has a larger yield.
Qiao Jingjing then analyzed the situation for Sun Shangxiang.
The little girl's eyes were opened again.
When Sun Shangxiang was young, she was small, but upon seeing this older sister-in-law, she was immediately attracted to her beauty and youth.
Now that Sun Shangxiang has grown older, she has learned a lot from her sister-in-law's family over the years.
Her sister-in-law was not the kind of rich woman confined to her home, nor was she the kind of weak woman who depended on men for a living.
The elder sister-in-law's knowledge and insights surpass those of many men.
If it weren't for this, my second brother wouldn't have let my sister-in-law bring such a patrol team to inspect the land of Eastern Wu.
Sun Shangxiang learned a lot from following along:
"These places, although not as wealthy as our Wu Commandery and Kuaiji area, are not bad! I think they are better than Cao Cao's north. I have heard them say more than once that the north is windy and sandy, the weather is cold, and there is no harvest for several months in winter. Everyone can only stomp their feet around the fire pit in the house."
It was already winter then, but the climate in the Lingnan area was still warm, like springtime.
Although Sun Shangxiang felt physically and mentally exhausted after her journey, she also broadened her horizons.
Along the way, in every place they went, the officials would report to Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi, and other officials who were essentially imperial envoys.
The discussion mainly focuses on two aspects: bandit suppression and agricultural harvest.
The performance of most officials was recognized.
If there are still one or two places where bandits cause trouble, Lu Xun and others will definitely issue orders and targets to the local officials, instructing them to either eliminate these bandits or recruit them into the government within six months.
Over the course of about half a year.
Qiao Jingjing has already inspected almost the entire southeast region, and now only Guangxi remains.
More than a thousand years from now, Guilin's landscape will enjoy the reputation of being the best under heaven.
Qiao Jingjing was on her way to Guilin County.
Not only because of its scenery, but also because of its relatively unique situation.
The inspection team passed through Nanning and arrived in Guilin.
As far as the eye can see, the customs of the locals are vastly different from those of the Jiangnan region.
The abundant sunshine and strong sunlight here have caused sunburn on the faces of local women at a young age.
Guilin is home to a large number of Tong ethnic minorities and local indigenous people, as well as large clans who fled from the north. Although the people are simple and hardworking, they are inevitably entangled with various forces, making it difficult for them to communicate and interact harmoniously, and they are also unable to unite as one.
To welcome the southern inspection team, the local Tong tribe chief Nong Jinshan had prepared a grand welcoming ceremony in advance to entertain Qiao Jingjing and Lu Xun, the visiting officials.
Meanwhile, Li Xun, the head of the powerful Li clan, also wanted to express his respect and goodwill towards Sun Quan, who was in charge of Jiangdong.
Nong Jinshan and Li Jin have always been at odds, and they are backed by different forces.
Nong Jinshan was backed by the Tong ethnic group and the indigenous people of Jiaozhou, while Li Jin was from a large Han Chinese clan. Neither side was willing to back down and both wanted to be the first to crush the other.
The leader of the Tong tribe, Nong Jinshan, sent an envoy first to arrange the time and place for the welcoming banquet with Lu Xun and others.
Li Jin was a step behind and had no choice but to send his wife to handle diplomacy, contacting Qiao Jingjing and Sun Shangxiang.
Both sides acted independently.
If that were all, it might be alright. If Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi, and others went to the banquet hosted by the Tong tribe leader, Qiao Jingjing and Sun Shangxiang would attend the Han people's banquet under the protection of Ling Tong and others, as well as their maids—a win-win situation.
But there are always bad people in the middle.
Sun Fu has been demoted to a commoner and exiled to Jiaozhou for more than half a year.
After arriving in Jiaozhou, Sun Fu originally intended to spend the rest of his life there.
Not long after, Sun Jing, the third uncle who had also become a commoner, from Fuchun's hometown, had someone contact Sun Fu.
Sun Fu originally didn't want to pay any more attention to Sun Jing.
However, the conditions offered by Sun Jing were very tempting.
Sun Jing sent a message to Sun Fu: "I am an old man, frail and nearing the end of my life. My son is dead. Even if I fight and struggle again, it will be in vain. All I want is revenge for my son! But you are different. You are doing this for yourself, and for your sons..."
Sun Fu was exiled to a remote place, but there were people watching over him.
Sun Fuben was not capable of leading an army to rebel and launch a counterattack against Wu County, and he never had such an opportunity again.
However, when Sun Fu heard that Sun Quan's widowed sister-in-law, Lady Da Qiao, had arrived in Jiaozhou with Sun Quan's only sister, Sun Shangxiang, and several ministers, including Lu Xun, Bu Zhi, and Zhuge Jin, he was shocked to learn that...
It was said to be for inspecting agricultural affairs, but in reality it was for stockpiling supplies and urging local officials to pay taxes, grain, timber, and mineral deposits.
Sun Fu quickly realized that this was Sun Quan's plan.
Sun Quan must have put in all his effort to gather all the resources, military supplies, financial and human resources of Jiangdong, in order to fight Cao Cao to the death.
Sun Fuzheng attempted to steal a chicken from Cao Cao back then, but instead lost money.
Now that he's in Jiaozhou, how does Sun Fu really want to live his life?
To be honest, Sun Fu didn't have the same deep-seated hatred as Sun Jing.
Although Sun Quan dismissed Sun Fu from his post and demoted him to a commoner, he did not make things difficult for his family. However, he killed all the close officials who had instigated the disturbance.
Sun Fu's family is doing well, but from then on they live ordinary, everyday lives.
After thinking it over, Sun Fu realized that his third uncle, Sun Jing, was dissatisfied and had come to him to cause trouble.
Sun Fu didn't want to pay attention.
He's not stupid.
He was unwilling to underestimate Sun Quan, nor did he want to underestimate the widow left behind after Sun Ce's death.
That Da Qiao was originally a farmer's daughter from Lujiang City. Her family fled from the north. Many refugees lost their families and lives. Women with even a little bit of beauty like her were either forced into becoming concubines or slaves in large families, or were fought over by various warlords, and met tragic ends.
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