Chapter 165
Chapter 165
"Where is it?"
"This is really a stunner."
Although Cai Fenglan no longer lacks any money, this money was given to him by his wife and he really couldn't throw it away.
The robber didn't cause them any trouble, but instead took some time to find 叆叆.
It's funny.
When the robbers saw Ji Yuan take out the official seal, they actually said, "Whose official seal is so small?" and then ran away with their men.
It seems that he has never seen an official before.
It was naturally impossible for Ji Yuan and the others to chase out.
This place is vast and sparsely populated, so being able to avoid danger is enough.
The next step is to find the one that Cai Fenglan dropped.
Looking at the sand all over the ground, Ji Yuan couldn't help but scoop up a handful.
If we build a cement factory here, maybe we can also produce glass at the same time?
They officially entered Hexi Prefecture five days ago.
Hexi Prefecture is equivalent to a province. It is long and narrow from east to northwest, with a unique topography.
The further northwest you go, the hotter the climate becomes. There is less rain in the spring, but it is better in the summer.
After entering Hexi Prefecture, Ji Yuan and Cai Fenglan first paid a visit to the prefect of Hexi Prefecture.
The prefect is in his fifties or sixties. He knew that Ji Yuan was coming and had people waiting at the city gate.
In the words of the governor of Hexi Prefecture, "We have been looking forward to your coming. It would be great if you could really cultivate a good variety of wheat."
"By the way, I've heard that when you come here, you should also take a look at the local rubber. Water melon trees cannot be grown in Hexi Prefecture. There is only one kind of dandelion that can be used to make rubber, and it was made by a command camp. Please give me some advice."
From this we can also see that there are only two reasons why everyone let Ji Yuan come over first.
1. Cultivate good varieties of wheat.
Second, make rubber.
Needless to say, Ji Yuan had already made plans for improved wheat varieties. He had discussed it with Cai Fenglan when he was in the capital.
However, although we have experience in cultivating rice, wheat is different after all, and it is something that requires patience.
Even though there was such a thing as Champa rice, he studied it for a year or two, and even spent a long time looking for rice seeds.
So we need to take this matter slowly.
It has been nearly five years since rubber was discovered. Rubber is used in all parts of Tianqi Country, so the production of rubber is not a big secret.
Many places have also started planting water melon trees.
But the characteristic of this tree is that it likes moisture.
Given the extent of water shortage in Hexi Prefecture, forget it.
Dianzhou Prefecture, where Ji Yuan is located, has abundant rainfall and many lakes.
Hexi Prefecture, on the other hand, is at two completely different extremes.
The water melon tree is not suitable here, but dandelions or rubber grass are feasible.
The prefect of Hexi Prefecture said that it was developed by a certain command battalion, but it will not be produced on a large scale.
Ji Yuan knew the person who commanded the camp. Not only did he know him, but he was also very familiar with him.
They have been friends for many years. Even though they haven't seen each other for many years, they have always kept in touch.
So Ji Yuan replied to the prefect: "Let the command battalion go to Suzhou. We will definitely research the rubber grass."
The prefect was naturally satisfied and nodded: "It's not difficult. You go to Suzhou to take up your posts first. I will discuss it with the local general. I believe he will agree."
As long as rubber is researched, it will be beneficial to the entire Hexi Prefecture.
Who doesn’t know the role of rubber now?
I wonder how much money you can make from rubber?
The person who commanded the camp was naturally Wuying, Liu Jun.
It has been six years since we last saw each other in the capital.
Six years.
That was when Ji Yuan passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer.
Now that I think about it, it’s been a really long time.
At that time, Liu Jun of Wuying suffered repeated setbacks in the capital, so he left the capital and returned to the border.
Life in the capital is indeed not easy, and I don’t know what life is like as a border guard.
They probably never thought that they would meet Ji Yuan again.
However, when the method of making rubber was being widely used in Ji Yuan, Wuying and his men were the first to get it.
And according to what Jiyuan knows, it is actually not difficult to grow rubber grass, and the method in advance is also relatively simple, so where did they go wrong?
No matter what the problem is, we’ll talk about it when we meet!
Anyway, after leaving Hexi City, Ji Yuan and his companions continued to head towards Suzhou, further northwest.
Suzhou cannot be considered a frontier state, but it is only separated from it by a few cities, so there is still some distance.
But compared to Dianzhou Prefecture, this place is close enough.
Yes, close enough.
It takes at least six thousand miles to travel from the capital to Ning'an Prefecture.
Now the distance from the capital to Suzhou is only 4,500 miles.
Cai Fenglan couldn't help but wave his hands when he heard this: "What do you mean by 'just'? What do you mean by 'just'?"
Apart from going to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he had never traveled such a long distance!
Think again about Ji Yuan’s journey.
It’s far enough indeed!
It’s nothing to him?
Come to think of it, you can still ride horses here, but you can't even ride horses so freely in Dianzhou Prefecture. Is this a good thing?
As they got closer to Suzhou, more smiles appeared on their faces.
Although there was a small incident involving robbers, it was generally okay.
The closer you get to Suzhou, the more camel caravans you'll see.
These teams did not move very fast. They all wore hats to protect themselves from the summer sun and had sheepskin clothes wrapped around their waists. It was cold here in the mornings and evenings, so they needed to keep warm.
The sound of camel bells along the way was fascinating to Ji Yuan and his friends.
The locals have dark skin and traces of wind and sand on their faces, but the local language is relatively easy to understand.
However, when they saw Ji Yuan and his team approaching, they were about to draw their scimitars.
Seeing this situation, think about the robbers who blocked the road.
It is estimated that these caravans are often harassed by robbers.
Fortunately, Ji Yuan and his men did not stop. When they got closer, they saw that their clothes were not gorgeous, but not bad either, which made everyone let down their guard.
Another pointedly said: "The two leading men are wearing official boots."
After saying this, many people looked over. The leader asked, "Old Man Li, is he an official from Suzhou?"
An official from Suzhou?
The official of Suzhou is Lord Ji Yuan.
The one who was called Old Man Li also looked over quickly: "He's really here, he's really here."
Lord Ji Yuan Ji.
The adult who brought Ning'anzhou to wealth.
When people knew he was coming to Suzhou, they were all happy.
Rubber and good seeds are what everyone needs.
Rubber is used in all parts of Tianqi State, but the price of rubber from Ning'an Prefecture shipped to Suzhou is unimaginable.
Lord Ji is here. Did he bring rubber with him?
Their Suzhou is definitely going to become prosperous!
Old man Li drank a sip of water happily and began to dream happily!
People everywhere else are envious.
This is really enviable.
They in Suzhou were so lucky to have such a leader.
Three days later, outside Suzhou City, local officials, Cai Fenglan's family who had arrived half a month earlier, and Master Gao's fellow disciples were all waiting outside the city.
I have received news that Lord Ji is here!
Ji Zhuangyuan is here!
The two leading officials did not look very happy, but the people around them were so jubilant that they could only force themselves to cheer up.
The people haven't arrived yet, but they are so happy.
Is Ji Yuan really that good?
The ones who are unhappy are the current prefect and associate prefect of Suzhou.
Ever since the news that Ji Yuan was coming to Suzhou came out last year, local officials and people have been looking forward to Lord Ji's arrival every day, and they keep praising him.
era?
Twenty-one years old, someone who has been rising rapidly?
Does he really know how to govern a place?
Yes, he is really good at rubber and fine breeds.
But can he really manage one?
Even if he can do it,
Then what?
This young man became famous, and except for some hardships in his childhood, everything went smoothly for him.
Don't wonder why the current prefect knows it so clearly.
Who made Ji Yuan's name known to everyone in the officialdom?
It's true that he had a miserable childhood.
My parents even died in a river worker tragedy.
But since he started to study, everything has been going well for him.
How could such a talented student have ever suffered any hardship?
As for how hard Ji Yuan worked when he was studying and how much effort he put in, they didn't care. They had already determined that a talented player like Ji Yuan must be someone who was not worldly.
At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer.
At the age of sixteen or seventeen, he became a prefect of the fourth rank.
Now he is twenty-one and has the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince as his personal connections in the court.
If you want to be the head of the Rubber Bureau, then be the head. If you want to be the prefect of Suzhou, a fourth-rank official, then come and do it.
Who can be as good as him?
Everyone knows.
Suzhou is just a stepping stone for Lord Ji.
After he cultivated improved wheat varieties and helped develop the local rubber industry, he was transferred back to the capital.
What about them?
This time they were transferred, they would not go to Hexi Prefecture to continue to gain experience.
Others just think that Ji Yuan has come at a good time.
They thought so at first.
But who made these people look forward to the era without any disguise? What about them? What is their official business here?
In this matter, it is hard to even say who is right or wrong.
Cai Fenglan's wife Zhou Xiaozhi actually realized that it was not easy for her to give gifts directly, but she still invited the wives of the two families out for tea and also gave them a lot of books from her bookstore's collection.
But things did not get better. Instead, they felt that the new Tongzhi came from a good family, and his wife even bought a not-so-small house in advance.
Zhou Xiaozhi was silent.
What happened to her buying a house?
This is what she earned from running a bookstore!
It seems right that she took the opportunity to bring her business here, right?
She even discovered that the climate here was very suitable for preserving paper, making it a great place to open a bookshop.
Forget it, let’s not talk about it.
Anyway, these two people are going to be transferred.
Zhou Xiaozhi hadn't seen Cai Fenglan for two or three years, and now she only wanted to see her husband again.
Master Gao and the others are also waiting.
Master Gao came with five or six of his fellow disciples.
Because Ji Yuan wrote that he knew why steam engines were always poorly designed, and he also said that he was going to set aside a piece of land in the northwest specifically for building steam engines, and asked if they were willing to come.
To put it bluntly.
The government approves the money and provides the land.
From personal interest and hobby, it turned into government investment research.
Both the scale and the research direction will change.
It is still dominated by Ji Yuan.
They didn't have to think about it at all, they just found the Zhou family and followed the Zhou family convoy.
We set out in the first month of the new year and have been here for more than ten days.
It was also because Ji Yuan and his men were delayed because of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, otherwise they should have reached their destination at about the same time.
Such a group of people were waiting outside Suzhou City.
The era is coming.
Lord Ji is coming.
He will definitely make Suzhou a better place, right?
On April 21st, several horses came from afar.
After traveling day and night, we finally arrived.
Ji Yuan looked at the vast Suzhou and the oasis city in the Gobi Desert and took a deep breath.
It was here that he wanted to actually build the steam engine.
Build the steam engine at all costs.
"Master Ji is here!"
"Master Ji is really young."
"Master Ji! You are finally here!"
"Hurry, hurry, where's Li Le?! Don't just stand there!"
Welcome Lord Ji to Suzhou!
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