In mid-November, snowflakes were flying in the sky, and the land in Guanzhong was covered with a thin layer of snow.

On the official road leading to Xi'an, tens of thousands of troops stepped on the thin snow and advanced forward against the cold wind.

Gao Yihuan rode on his war horse, observing the snowy fields on both sides of the official road, and every once in a while, a village appeared, and the smoke of the cooking stove rose, and it seemed that he had become a little angry.

"It seems that in the past year, Mr. Li's governance of Guanzhong has been quite effective!" Gao Yihuan let out white gas in his mouth.

Chen Mingxia's cheeks were slightly red, and he said with white breath: "Guanzhong has been chaotic for many years, there is a lot of land, and the population is small, the feudal government organizes the people to cultivate, and the fertile fields near the Wei River system grow wheat, and the fields that are almost close to the sea are planted with cotton, as well as corn and sweet potatoes. After the next year, the grain on the Weihe Plain will be able to meet 60 percent of Guanzhong's consumption, and the remaining 40 percent will be transferred from Huguang and Sichuan. However, although there is a shortage in grain, after the cotton is harvested, it is directly sold to workshops near Xi'an to weave cotton cloth, and then sold to the Western Regions, Mongolia, and Wusizang in exchange for cattle, sheep, horses, and furs. ”

Gao Yihuan asked: "The cotton cloth produced in Guanzhong should not be as good as the goods in Jiangnan." Can these cotton fabrics be competitive? ”

Chen Mingxia said: "The cotton cloth in Jiangnan is indeed better than the cotton cloth produced in Guanzhong, and their goods are not only exquisite, but also cheaper than ours." In the customs, our goods basically have no ability to compete, but the Mongolians outside the customs have no higher requirements for cotton cloth than in the customs, and it doesn't matter if they are rough, as long as they can be worn. We now have the advantage of proximity, coupled with the regulation of tariffs by the feudal government, so that the cotton cloth produced in Guanzhong can occupy a place, but if we want to completely compete with Jiangnan, the minister thinks it is unlikely. ”

Chen Mingxia is a native of Jiangnan, and he has a deep understanding of the developed economy of Jiangnan and the power of cotton spinning and silk weaving.

Gao Yihuan nodded contemplatively, "Jiangnan Textile has a long history, and Guanzhong has just started, as long as it can survive, there is no need to rush for a while." ”

Chen Mingxia said: "In fact, there are still many ways for the feudal government to support the cotton spinning workshop in Guanzhong, but the problem is that the feudal government can only control the affairs within the feudal kingdom, and cannot affect the outside. We don't resell the fabric from Gangnam, others will resell it. At present, most of the trade with the Mongols outside the mouth is controlled by the Jin merchants in Shanxi, who get high-quality and cheap goods in the south of the Yangtze River, and can sell them as far as the Rakshasa country, which almost robs us of our business outside the mouth. ”

This is really a headache, the influence of the Manchu Qing on Mongolia is much greater than that of the Western Wei.

With the protection of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Jin merchants were safer than the caravans of the Western Wei State when they traded abroad, and the goods in their hands were better than those of the Western Wei, so it was difficult for the Western Wei to compete with the Jin merchants.

"This time, the Manchu Qing instigated Mongolia to enter the Kou Pass, which is the news sent back by the caravan." Gao Yihuan said in a deep voice: "The caravan going outside the mouth can not only bring high benefits to the domain, but also collect information outside the mouth. Therefore, the feudal government had to give some support to the merchants. Now it seems that our goods, with high cost and poor quality, are a short board, but as long as they stick to it, it will become an advantage. The supply of goods is in the hands of others, and after all, it is controlled by others. However, I think in addition to the goods, the most important point is to improve the influence of Dawei outside the mouth. ”

Chen Mingxia said: "The king is really to the point, if the influence of my Great Wei is enough, it will not be a problem to deter the surrounding Mongolia and squeeze the Jin merchants away." However, it is not easy to solve Mongolia and deter the surrounding barbarians! ”

Gao Yihuan bowed slightly, and said with a white anger at the corner of his mouth: "This is indeed not an easy task, first of all, our Great Wei must be great enough, great enough to make Zhuyi worship, in politics, economy, culture and military affairs, comprehensively crush them, so that they can highly identify with and worship us." We must remain absolutely strong in culture and military affairs. ”

Chen Mingxia looked at Gao Yihuan and was stunned, and suddenly became a little excited in his heart, "Chen understands!" It's like the Tang Dynasty! ”

Gao Yihuan nodded, and then shook his head again, "The Tang Dynasty has not completely done a good job!" ”

As he was talking, he looked up and saw that a majestic city in the distance had appeared in front of him, so he smiled and said: "Hehe~ It's time to Wangjing!" ”

In November, the people were busy with farm work, but it was still early before the Spring Festival, and most of the people made children on the hot kang when they had nothing to do.

At this time, the population of the Western Wei Kingdom was close to 25 million, and in 20 years, as long as it was safe and stable and the food was sufficient, it was estimated that it could rise to 50 million.

Because the weather is getting colder, snow covers the walls, rooftops and streets, and even in broad daylight, there are few pedestrians on the streets, and the residents of the city are warming themselves at home.

In the palace of King Wei, in the pavilion outside the courtyard, Zhu Yujiao, Zhao Juan, Deng, and Li Yan's wife Tang and the red lady sat at a table, the table was covered with a blanket, and a stove was placed below.

Li Yan's wife Tang and Liu Heizi's wife Deng are all from a scholarly family, and they can chat with Zhu Yujiao, they often gather together to talk, and sometimes make some poems, as for Zhao Juan and the Red Lady, they are completely supportive, basically can't interject anything, just accompany them, and there is no fluctuation in their hearts about the snow scenes, poems, and operas they talk about, and they even want to be sleepy.

At this time, Zhu Yujiao has gradually become accustomed to life in the palace of Wei, although Zhao Juan has nothing to say to her, and she can't talk together, but she is very respectful to her, the princess, and the life arrangements are meticulous not to mention, seeing that she is depressed, she also specially found the wives of several ministers to talk to her, so that she has someone to communicate with.

Although someone spoke and relieved some of her depression, sometimes, Zhu Yujiao was still a little unhappy, and she always felt that something was missing, which made her feel lost in her heart.

At this time, Gao Yihuan rode a war horse, has arrived in front of the palace, a few months have passed, the repair of the palace has made progress, the gate has been painted, installed with copper nails, hung with gold paint plaques, although it is still cold, but there is already a little palace appearance.

As soon as Gao Yihuan arrived at the palace gate, the guards on duty at the gate immediately greeted him and held the war horse for him.

Gao Yihuan threw the horsewhip to the guards, shook the snowflakes on his body, and walked quickly towards the harem.

In the empty palace, the courtyard and the pavilion and attic are covered with a layer of snow, which has a unique flavor.

As soon as Gao Yihuan entered the harem, he saw several women gathered in the pavilion in the distance, so he walked over.

Zhu Yujiao and others were laughing and laughing, Zhao Juan, who was sitting on the side, covered her mouth with her hand, snorted a little, her eyes narrowed into a line, and when she opened her eyes, she suddenly saw a heroic man wearing gold armor walking over, and she immediately stood up.

Everyone in the pavilion looked at her suspiciously, Zhu Yujiao turned her head, and then followed her gaze and looked back, and in an instant, she was stunned.

"King, you're back!" Zhao Juan's face was full of surprise, concern, and tenderness.

Gao Yihuan smiled and nodded, his eyes fell on her and Zhu Yujiao, and suddenly his eyes flashed, and he said in surprise: "Sister-in-law is also here!" ”

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