All Hail Cousin Brother

There are also strengths and weaknesses among the gentry. In terms of background, these gentry in the northern border are definitely not as good as the Yu clan. The noble ladies of the clan are more important, and even the gentry have to show courtesy.

This is also the reason why Xiao Yao'er dared to become an enemy of the gentry.

Yu Youyao also considered: "The connections and channels of the Xie Mansion are my backing. The silk of retail investors must go through the channels of the Xie Mansion. The Xie Mansion has a silk village under its name, with thousands of looms, which can weave silk into cloth, It can be printed and dyed into exquisite silk, or the silk can be cut into tough silk threads for use in soldiers and armors. The interests of Xie Mansion and I will be win-win, and we will be self-contained and unbreakable."

If you want to deal with the nobles, your identity, connections, and channels are all indispensable.

The Xie Mansion played such a big role that even Yin Huaixi was ranked behind.

Sooner or later, the Zhou Dynasty will be in chaos. The production of soldiers and armor must be left to trusted people.

The technology of suppressing armor-weaving silk threads was in the hands of the imperial court. She had seen similar threads on Xie's merchant ships, which could be used on the sea. It could be seen that the technology mastered by Xie was even better, but it was just that he was clumsy.

Mr. Xie understood it as soon as he heard it and nodded: "The first batch of silk will be in April and May. I will first transfer 300 looms from Zhejiang and Henan, and a group of people who are proficient in weaving. , set up a silk village in Liancheng, and depending on the silk production in the north, the looms can be gradually increased."

It takes about three months from the release of tussah silkworms to the time they produce silkworms. The tussah trees can lay eggs as soon as they sprout. Every year, spring silkworms gather silk in April and May.

Some things need to be prepared now.

Yu Youyao was sure in her heart that once the Silk Village was established, the gentry in the north would have nothing to do with them. Compared with the local gentry who bullied the people, the people believed in her and Xie Mansion, who had a reputation for kindness.

Mr. Xie added: "By the way, Xie Mansion has seven silkworm farms in the three northeastern provinces. When the time comes, it will be transferred to your name, which will make it easier for you to do things."

Yu Youyao was a little surprised: "Did you buy it before?"

Mr. Xie nodded: "Before I decided to come to the north, I sent people to buy property in the north. However, most of the sericulture in Liao Province is in the hands of the gentry. There are still many twists and turns in these seven villages. The connections and channels are bought at a high price, so it’s really not easy.”

The sericulture industry in the three northeastern provinces is relatively developed. If Xie Mansion wants to take root here, it must establish related industries.

Yu Youyao understood that if he wanted to build some important resource industries in the northern border, Yin Huaixi's connections with King Wu Mu were not very easy to use.

The gentry controlled the sericulture industry, but not all silkworm farms were under their own names, and the gentry did not have such a big appetite. It must be a circle of interests organized by blood, relatives and friends.

Affected by drought in Liaoning Province, silk production has declined year by year. There are always some people who cannot resist the temptation of high prices and sell their silkworm farms at high prices.

The gentry will not be too worried. The entire northern silkworm industry is under their control. As long as it is not related to King Wu Mu, no matter who buys Zhuangzi, the silk produced will eventually be sold to them at a low price, and they will pay more. Sell ​​profitably.

Mr. Xie smiled and said: "There are many oak forests in the mountainous area in the northern part of Liancheng. Most of the silkworm farms are concentrated in the Zhuang River area, with the scale of sericulture reaching more than one million acres."

"If King Wu Mu wants to resettle the refugees, he needs to open up new tussah forests. Fuzhen and Xinjin Town are good choices. Laomao Mountain in Fuzhen has high and precipitous mountains, dense tussah forests and overgrown kudzu and weeds. It is a natural tussah silkworm farm. Because there are often wild animals in the mountains, no tussah farms have been developed, and there are also a lot of tussah forests in Lian Town, but most of the local land is suitable for farming, so agriculture is the main focus, and sericulture has not been developed."

The Liancheng area is quite large. Fuzhen and Liuzhen, taken separately, are already small counties of their own, enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees.

The refugees can raise silkworms, or they can clear some acres of land by themselves. The Zhou Dynasty has a clear rule that people can clear up land and plant by themselves without paying taxes.

It takes three to five years to cultivate wasteland before crops can be cultivated, but sweet potatoes are very cheap work, so growing them in wasteland is also a difficult task.

Yu Youyao admired his grandfather so much that he had only been in Liancheng for a few days and had a clear understanding of Liancheng's landforms.

"Ask King Wu Mu to send troops to go up the mountain to drive away wild animals, build some fortifications, and delineate silkworm farms. There are many soldiers who have retired due to injuries and illnesses in the army. Find some to raise silkworms. This will prevent the refugees from causing chaos, and at the same time, deal with the situation in the mountains. Wild beasts can also solve livelihood problems, killing three birds with one stone.”

A large number of refugees gather together. Different local accents, customs, and customs all need to be blended in. There will definitely be many conflicts over time. Soldiers who have been injured and retired, but cannot go to the battlefield, have experienced hundreds of battles, are enough to intimidate, and even The civilians are suppressed. With them watching, the refugees can settle down in a strange place faster.

Mr. Xie thought it was appropriate, and thought slightly: "The oak trees eat a lot of silkworms, so we need to find people who are good at soil and forest management to maintain the oak forest and plant trees regularly to avoid destroying the natural oak forest silkworm farm."

Yu Youyao has researched a lot about sericulture, but he has never raised tussah silkworms himself. They are all one-sided things: "It takes ten years to grow a tree, thirty years to grow a forest, and a hundred years to grow a forest. It is not advisable to exhaust the lake to fish."

Large-scale sericulture will inevitably cause certain damage to the oak forest environment, resulting in the reduction of oak forests. Maintenance is essential, and afforestation cannot be careless, and even wasteland must be cleared to plant oak trees.

Yu Youyao returned to the yard, and Xia Tao came over to report: "Miss, Secretary Liu from the county magistrate's office is here and is waiting outside."

Yu Youyao nodded: "Invite Mr. Liu in!"

Xia Tao responded quickly and went out to invite people.

After a while, he came in with Master Liu. He was a tall and thin middle-aged man in his forties. After being invited into the living room, he did not raise his head and looked around. He respectfully addressed Princess Shaoyi. He knelt down and saluted, and after getting permission from the princess, he stood up humbly and explained his intention with a low eyebrow.

"I have disturbed the princess's purity, and asked the princess to be angry. The four families in Liancheng admired the princess's kindness. When they learned that the princess came to Liancheng, they wanted to host the princess at the Jingling Temple outside the city. They prepared a table of vegetarian food to receive the county. Lord, but I was worried that I might offend the princess Jin Yuzun, so I specially asked my lord to intervene and come forward to invite me. My lord was out of favor and couldn't shirk the blame, so he agreed to the matter."

Some of the big families are officials and some are doing business. They have branches and branches, but they are not divided into clans. The family is also the people. According to the etiquette of respect and inferiority, the people are not allowed to see officials without permission.

Therefore, if the four families want to see Princess Shaoyi, they must go through Master Li. After Princess Shaoyi agrees, the four families can meet the princess.

Of course, if there is a distinguished official in the family, you can come with Li Da to pay homage and see that the princess is gone.

Master Liu respectfully presented the invitation.

Xia Tao was about to step forward, but Yin Shi took the invitation first. After checking it, he presented it to Yu Youyao: "Please take a look at it, Princess."