Receiving the news in advance made Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan very passive. They hurried back to the courtyard and found the military map.
"It's a good place. The whole prefecture has a population of about 4,000. There are mountains and rivers." Zhang Xiaobao found the location on the map and looked at the notes beside it. He gritted his teeth and praised.
Wang Juan was also a little confused. She drew on the map and said, "The most important thing is that we don't have to worry about cold drinks in summer. We can get them when we go up the mountain. Min Mountain is to the north. Do you remember this place? I like the snow on Min Mountain even more. Also, it's close to Jiuzhaigou. We don't need to spend money to go there now. "
"In that case, Li Longji is not bad. He knows that the land route is difficult, so he chose a water route for us. We can go up the Yangtze River and directly reach the place. We don't have to pay rent and taxes to the capital. We have to eat 300 pounds of food on the way to the place.
But I'm puzzled. Is Li Longji stupid? Why did he transfer us to Yingzhou at this time? We can get a prefecture where the rent and taxes are doubled in a year. There are about 4,000 people there, and it's a plateau climate. Does he want to see if our medical team is qualified? "
Zhang Xiaobao couldn't figure out what Li Longji wanted to do. Even if he wanted to use people as tools, he should put them in a more suitable place. Now that they were sent to Yingzhou, they couldn't play the full role of the Zhang family. Could it be that he wanted to lead the 4,000 people to become rich?
Wang Juan was also worried. She was worried about the climate there. From morning to night, there was a big temperature difference and there were many mountains. It was very normal for it to be humid. In addition, it was easy to experience altitude sickness.
Thinking of this, Wang Juan asked nervously, "Xiao Bao, is it possible that Li Longji is going to kill people? He sent us there so that we can't adapt to altitude sickness and directly die in Yingzhou. This way, he won't have to worry about us making more things in the future. "
"He's not that muddle-headed. It's easy to kill people. He arranged for my father to be an official in Yaozhou, which is close to the capital. He could just send troops to kill him. Why would he arrange for him to be sent to Yingzhou? He probably had some difficulties as well. Why don't we go over and take a look? We don't have any medicine for altitude sickness.
If you don't know how to make Tibetan Roseroot, don't even think about making the rest of the herbs. You still have to make a pressure cooker. Otherwise, you'll have to eat fried and barbecued food. Think about it. Since we're going there, we have to go there and take a look. We can't die from altitude sickness. "
Zhang Xiaobao thought of his family. Fortunately, they were still in Yizhou. If they were sent to Tibet, it would be even worse. The only thing he could comfort himself with was that the place where his family used to live was also a plateau. Although it was relatively low, he was afraid that the little ones would not be able to adapt.
"So we have to go? There was still butter tea and salvia miltiorrhiza pills to use. Should he make a sealed jar, put the person in it, and then suck the air out bit by bit, just like sucking the air out of a light bulb? Let a low pressure form inside? Let's train in advance, "Wang Juan asked.
"Go. Isn't it just a small population? Don't be afraid. That place is where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. We have prepared enough medicine, but we don't need to train. The equipment is not easy to make."
Zhang Xiaobao really did not believe in this. Wasn't it just a place that was a little remote, with poor conditions and a small population?
When Wang Juan saw that Zhang Xiaobao had made up his mind, she put away the map and suddenly thought of a very important matter. "Xiao Bao, the people there don't seem to be easy to deal with."
"It's okay. Ethnic issues are not a problem. As long as they eat, as long as they wear clothes, as long as they are not sick, we can communicate with them. In the beginning, there were no ethnic groups. They were just ape people who lived in various places. If we were to calculate based on regions, then where was the Central Plains? It's just a small place. "
Zhang Xiaobao was not concerned about a certain ethnic group. Instead, he was concerned about how to develop when he arrived at the place. It seemed that it was not so easy.
After the two of them finished their discussion, they looked for Old Man Pi and gave him a reply. It seemed like Li Longji had the same idea. Otherwise, he would not have released the news.
"Grandpa Bi, my family agrees. Let's go to Wing Province. However, Wing Province is a lower province. My father's grade …" Zhang Xiaobao began to make his request when he saw the four old men.
Old Man Pi and the others thought that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family would think of a way to refuse. They did not expect them to agree so quickly. After calculating the situation there, he said, "Xiao Bao, don't worry. When you're there, your father will still be in charge of the military and political affairs. Moreover, there will be a higher rank. He can only be promoted and won't be demoted."
Zhang Xiaobao pursed his lips. There were only about 4,000 people in total, and they might not be able to control them. Were they not going to integrate the military and political affairs? Were they going to send another registrar to the army? Were they going to give him all the other positions? He reckoned that when he arrived, he would only see a few officials who were sent away.
That place was even more dangerous than Lu Zhou. The officials who were sent away had a slim chance of survival.
Zhang Xiaobao was depressed that he did not get the benefits he deserved in exchange for the recipe. He had to mention this. If he did not mention it, he would be worried.
"Grandpa Bi, let me make this clear. That place is different from other places. My family will need to bring a lot of refined iron this time. Otherwise, we won't even be able to make farming tools. Also, if the price of salt in the local wells is too high in the future, my family will have to choose a salt pool near the estuary of the Yangtze River. We won't be stopped when we transport salt to Wing Province."
"Sure, sure. As long as your family can fix the road there and build a four-lane road to the capital, it'll be a great contribution." This time, Old Man Yao was the one who made the promise. He was still looking forward to fixing the road.
"Don't. My family doesn't want this great contribution. We can't afford it. Grandpa Yao, you don't know what's going on there, right? I really want to fix that road. I'll invest all the money my family earns every year. After 30 to 50 years, I might be able to build a road that can take two carriages from there to the capital.
But what's the use of that? The purpose of road repair is to facilitate transportation and make the place rich. If my family earns 30 years of profit, it's better to give the money directly to the locals. It won't be used much every year. When the day comes that the road needs to be repaired, someone will naturally find a way. "
Zhang Xiaobao was shocked by Old Man Yao's words. He was very clear about the situation there. If they used stones to repair it, it would be damaged after a few heavy rains. If they used cement, it was not suitable. There was no asphalt. Wasn't it cheating people? Why not build a four-lane road from Sichuan to Tibet? The contribution was greater.
If they crossed the Himalayas and built a four-lane road, they could directly connect to Nepal. Maybe it would be convenient for international exchanges. Nonsense.
Zhang Xiaobao's straightforward answer made the four old men feel inconceivable. Didn't the Zhang Family and Wang Family like to build roads very much? Wherever the Zhang Family and Wang Family were, they would help to build the road first. Why were they so timid when it came to Wing Province?
"Xiao Bao, does your family have any plans for Wing Province?" Ever since Liu Zhirou saw the construction plan for Shuzhou, she was interested in this matter.
"Yes. My family's first plan is how to get there alive. Four Grandpas, this is not becoming an honorable official. It's no different from being banished. How difficult would it be to go upstream along the Yangtze River? We can't give up on the waterway and take the land route. That would be even worse. "
Zhang Xiaobao expressed the dissatisfaction in his heart. If it made people feel relaxed, perhaps they could send him to Mohe next time. It would be more convenient to make ice lanterns there.
Zhang Xiaobao expressed his intentions clearly and hurried back to the courtyard with Wang Juan to make arrangements. The four old men stood in place, not knowing what to say.
Old Man Pi and Old Man Yao had previously agreed to arrange for Zhang Zhong to go to Luoyang and even took his prescription. Now that the situation had changed, they felt guilty when facing Xiao Bao and Cuckoo.
*****
After returning to the courtyard, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't stay idle. They were about to leave. Li Longji probably couldn't wait until tomorrow, or else he wouldn't have sent the news now. It was very likely that the appointment would come in the summer.
The business here hadn't been set up yet. They had to recoup their investment first. Even if they had to leave, they had to first stabilize the business in Shuzhou. When they reached Wing Province, they would need to build roads, but not roads to the capital. They would need to build roads to Chengdu, which would cost a lot of money.
Zhang Xiaobao was hoping to take out the profits from Shuzhou.
Taking out a business map of Shuzhou, Zhang Xiaobao pointed to a place. "Here, build a leather processing plant. When the local people raise pigs, they will gather the pig hides here for processing. In the counties, build processing plants for sausages, ham, and bacon.
The sausages will be sent to nearby places, and the ham and bacon will be sold further away. The pig's hair will also be left behind to be used to make brushes. The poultry's hair will also be left behind. When the time comes, it will be sent to Sanshui County to be processed into down jackets and duvets. What else haven't you thought of? Help me think about it. It's too urgent. "
"There are also fish and crabs raised in sets. Although it's to increase rice production, we can't waste it. The meat will be dried and the corresponding processing plant will be built. The shells and bones will be ground into powder and mixed with other crops to be fodder. We can send it to the Yangtze River, which is the south bank.
I believe that they will be willing to cooperate with us. In addition to the local business activities, should we send a few boats to go up the river and make arrangements in advance? There are two big families, not to mention Grandpa Bi and the others. "
Wang Juan followed suit. At the same time, she also acted as a secretary and wrote down what they thought of.
"Yes, we have to send people out first. It's not easy to travel on the waterway, so we don't have to use the Moff if we can. Send 20 people out from Team Zero to get used to the weather first. It's best to find more people before we leave. We can't just have Team Zero. Since it's far away from Beijing and this place is special, we should expand the protection team.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't want to suffer losses. If there was an opportunity to make up for the losses, he would use it.
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