The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 109 The Western Priest
Corn and sweet potatoes are different.

In the earlier materials, the crops in America were all recognized by scholars, and they belonged to the theory that they were introduced after the discovery of Cobron.

In other words, many American crops were introduced to China through the Spaniards or Portuguese.

For example, sweet potatoes were brought to Luzon from the Americas by the Spaniards, and later smuggled back to Fujian by Chen Zhenlong, the father of sweet potatoes, who risked his death in the 21st year of Wanli.

Because of the war god emperor of the Ming Dynasty, China has been plunged into decades of wars. The Great Zhou replaced the Ming Dynasty, and things have changed.

Although the environment and climate have not changed, the national system has changed slightly, but the people have changed.

Tang Qing'an was not too surprised that without Chen Zhenlong, no one would bring back sweet potatoes from Luzon.

The Spaniards had planted sweet potatoes in Luzon for decades, and they did not bring them back to Daming until Chen Zhenlong appeared.

Without Chen Zhenlong, there would be no Wang Zhenlong in history, and Li Zhenlong went to bring back sweet potatoes.

The difference between corn and other American crops is that more and more evidence shows that it was introduced to China before Cobron discovered the New World.

Ancient Yunnan people called it Xifan Mai, Xifan Valley and other names, revealing that corn was introduced to China from the Xifan area understood by the ancients.

What modern people think of as the West refers to Europe.

Before the Yuan Dynasty to the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Xifan refers to the area where Yunnan meets Tibet and Burma.

The famous American scholar Laufer proposed that corn was introduced into China from the southwestern land. Chinese scholar You Xiuling and many other scholars have consistent views at home and abroad in their papers.

It first spread from Europe to India and Burma, and then from India and Burma to Southwest China.

So corn can definitely be found in China, but from Jinling to Fu'an, and then from Fujian to Yunnan, all the way is thousands of miles away. With today's traffic conditions, it is really a big crime.

So Leng Zixing has made great achievements.

Li Chengxian came to the general's mansion and met the general's uncle. After a few people exchanged pleasantries, they saw the strange thing the general said.

He picked it up and looked at it carefully. Li Chengxian had never seen such a farm before. The general said that this product had a higher yield than sorghum and was more caring. He was somewhat skeptical.

Most of these mallets and bamboo shoots are yellow in color, but mixed with red, white, black, and spots, they look very strange.

Leng Zixing was on the sidelines, enthusiastically introducing how to breed, how to sow, how to harvest and so on.

Li Chengxian nodded and looked at the general.

Tang Qing'an knew about Li Chengxian's doubts, but he had confidence in corn. One-third of the world's population in future generations will use corn as their main food, which can stand the test.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, soybeans and sorghum in the northeast fell to the second line, and corn was mainly grown, which also stood the test.

The only thing that is uncertain is that large-scale planting in the Northeast took 300 years after the Han people entered the Guandong at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Without these 300 years of effort, whether corn has adapted to the soil in the Northeast today.

Although he doesn't understand these farming matters, he has information for reference.

According to Gaizhou County Chronicles, in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, corn was finally introduced to the Northeast, and it was first planted in Liaoning.

It became a tribute during the Kangxi period. It can be seen that the current corn can be grown in Jinzhou, and the uncertainty is the yield.

Even if the yield is low, Tang Qing'an is ready to promote corn.

One is that its upper limit is high, and the other is that its nutritional value is much higher than that of sorghum.

However, this is only a bag of corn, and breeding is not enough. If you want to expand production on a large scale, it will not take two or three years.

After listening to the general's thoughts, Li Chengxian smiled.

Start with cultivation and find a suitable planting method step by step, instead of forcing promotion if you don't see the results, this is an old-fashioned view.

That being the case, Li Chengxian let go of the burden in his heart, and felt a sense of anticipation for this thing. He left the General Military Mansion, went to find some old farmers, and specially marked out a field for trying to grow this thing.

Leng Zixing came back to Jinzhou, not to mention that Tang Qing'an gave him a business, only talking about Macau, which is thousands of miles away.

Jia Lian found a businessman who understood Hongyi dialect through the relationship of the Guangdong General, and took his boat.

After getting off the port, I was stunned by a strange sight.

I saw busy people everywhere here, and many ships came and went in and out of the port.Whenever a ship docked, the coolies on the docks competed for work.

The boss of the ship either looks for acquaintances, or finds the most powerful group. These people carry the goods off the dock, or move the goods in the dock warehouse onto the ship.

There are also many red-haired people who are just like the legends, tall, with rough pores, and talking strange things in their mouths.

It is completely different from the dialects of other parts of China. Jia Lian has also been out of the capital, and has been to various places to work for the Jia family.

Originally, he thought that with the dialect he mastered, he would be able to talk to the other party in a few days. It seems that it is fortunate that General Yuehai found an interpreter for him.

"Brother Jia, is this place different from the mainland?"

The businessman was actually a smuggler.

There is no Longqing switch in Dazhou, so it is forbidden to go to sea.

Moreover, the Cantonese general in Guangdong is a man of duty and a person who values ​​tradition. The policy of banning the sea has gone through two dynasties, and in his opinion it is a national policy.

Therefore, it is not the same as in the previous life of Ming Dynasty. There were officials on the coast of Daming as intermediaries. Maritime merchants smuggled goods and transferred them to the mainland through these officials to form a complete business network.

Without this key transit link, the trade volume cannot be achieved.

Therefore, although there are also many maritime merchants here, compared with the historical maritime merchants, the small business is somewhat lacking in climate.

The sea merchant never expected that the Guangdong General would ask someone to find him, so he was very enthusiastic, hoping to seek favor from the Guangdong General, so as to facilitate future business.

Jia Lian nodded again and again, this trip to sea was indeed an eye-opener.

"The port managed by these red-haired people is different from ours. It only talks about business here, not human relations.

Look at the people who are chatting, they only talk about business, not friendship.

Because going to sea is risky, this person is still here this year, and maybe he won't be next year, so no one is wasting time. "

Jia Lian followed the businessman off the boat, looking at the red-haired man on the pier from time to time, and the red-haired man didn't think it was strange, knowing that this man must be a newcomer from Zhou.

Not far from the pier is a large area of ​​shops facing the street, which occupies half of the street and has forty or fifty houses.

These houses are both shops and warehouses.

All kinds of goods were piled up on the street, and many women also appeared in public, holding lists in their hands to count the goods.

"Tsk tsk."

Along the way, Jia Lian was shocked beyond words, and opened the door to a new world.

"Brother Jia, do you want to go back with me first, or come here for a stroll first?" The businessman's temperament changed when he arrived at his shop.

Not as submissive as before in the Mainland, a surge of fierceness soared.

Jia Lian was startled for a while, then smiled and said that he would go shopping by himself.

"There are no messy teachings here. Hongmao doesn't like these. Brother Jia can walk around as he pleases, but don't go too far, so as not to get lost."

Of course, the businessman didn't come with an empty boat. Not only did he have to go to the red-haired officials to check the material list and declare taxes, but he also had to find someone to unload the goods and find a cooperative merchant to sell the things.

He was about to start busy when he went to the field, and he didn't have much energy to entertain Jia Lian, so let him take care of himself first, wait for a chance to communicate with Hong Yi in two days, and then talk about Jia Lian's business when he has an idea.

Jia Lian can only rely on this person now, of course he does what he says.

After leaving the shop and walking for half a day, the pier turned out to be so big that Da Zhou had never seen it before.

That's not right, I heard that Denglai's wharf has been expanded, and there is also Caohe.

The strangest thing is the street signs, the words written by the red-haired man on the public signs are as ugly as earthworms.

"Hello."

A strange voice rang in Jia Lian's ears, and when he looked back, he saw a peaceful red-haired old man in his fifties.

Wearing a black robe with a large body and a square cap on his head.

"You can speak big words?"

"Yes, my name is Wang Fengsu. I am a priest. You are very strange. Is this your first time here?"

Although the old man used strange words, his voice actually spoke in a decent way.

"This is not your place, this is our Da Zhou's land, which was just borrowed by you." Jia Lian corrected the mistakes in the old man's words.

The General of Yuehai said that the Hongyi boats were strong and powerful, and they fought against Dazhou many years ago, and Dazhou repelled them by relying on the boat.

Later, I don’t know when, I secretly landed in Macau, and the two sides fought a game, but there was no winner.

Da Zhou was unable to go out to sea to fight against their strong ships and guns, so he simply pretended not to see them, and pretended to lend them a place to live.

Jia Lian regretted it boldly after finishing his speech. After all, he is in the hands of others now. If he offends the other party and locks himself up, it will be ineffective every day.

"you're right."

Unexpectedly, the old man smiled and nodded. Not only was he not angry, he also asked Jia Lian where he came from, did he come to Macau for business, and did he need any help?
Very enthusiastic.

When Jia Lian passed by this person from the other red hairs, he would make a gesture that seemed to be a salute, which showed that this old man's status was not low.

When he learned that Jia Lian came from the capital to buy artillery in Macao for the imperial court, the old man's eyes lit up and he became more enthusiastic.

The two chatted for a while, and Jia Lian also became familiar with each other's habits. After all, they are the sons of nobles, and they have learned how to deal with people since they were young.

The two of you come and go, and they quickly become friends who forget the year.

After leaving the address with the old man, Jia Lian went back to the merchant's place. The merchant was waiting for him, led him to his home, met his concubine's room, and began to eat.

Jia Lian talked about meeting an old man today who could speak our language.

"Is it called Wang Fengsu? Among the red-haired people, this person is equivalent to our Confucian scholar. He has a very high status and is very kind to us Zhou people."

As soon as Jia Lian mentioned it, the businessman guessed who it was.

After confirming this person's footsteps, Jia Lian became more relieved, and as expected, the old man came to the door in person the next day.

Tell Jia Lian that he can help plan and persuade the chief of Macau.

The two of them stayed together for several days, and Jia Lian went with the old man to the inner city of the Hongyi people to attend a couple's wedding. When he saw those red-haired women with open breasts and exposed breasts, Jia Lian's eyes widened. straight up.

(End of this chapter)