"Yin Yilang, why do you think Song Guo is so good to the laborers?"

"I don't know."

"You always have an idea of your own."

"Hmm......" Yin Yilang rubbed his temples, the wine of the Great Song Dynasty and the wine of the Wa Kingdom are not the same thing at all. On weekdays, Yin Ichiro can drink three glasses of Japanese wine to get up, but today he felt a little drunk after drinking less than one glass of Da Song wine.

"What can't I say to me?" Keiji Matsuoka said as he refilled the teacup in front of Inoichiro.

After taking a sip, I felt that the aroma of nectar was full of fruit, which was indeed the Great Song Fujian black tea. Yin Ichiro replied, "I think the Great Song Dynasty needs more Japanese laborers. I heard that the Great Song Dynasty was preparing to build tens of thousands of miles of railways, and that such railways would require hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. If they are not good to the laborers, where will the laborers be willing to leave their hometowns and go to the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Keiji Matsuoka nodded slightly, this explanation made a lot of sense. His two estates are half-sealed, and the land is still the same land, but he gives the annual income to Matsuoka. Matsuoka had personally been to the manor, and felt that the civilians just did not refuse to go to the Great Song Dynasty, and they were not particularly enthusiastic. This is still the common people who have seen so much wealth brought back by the last wave of returning laborers, and without these benefits, the civilians are afraid that they will find ways to escape this new 'hard labor'.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Ichiro ask, "Brother Matsuoka, have you heard about preparations for war recently?" ”

Matsuoka was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did you remember to ask this?" ”

"If there is a big fight, the supply of labor will inevitably change. Of course I have to ask. ”

"Huh. I haven't heard of a war lately, and the situation is different, so I'll have to give them steel armor and axes when I go into battle, otherwise it's useless to go up more. Also, supplying meat to so many people is something that Song Guo can do. ”

"Forget about these battles?" Inoichiro was a little surprised.

"Now the Hojo government is desperately trying to build walls in key places in order to squeeze the Ashikaga family out of the Kanto region. It's just that...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. Matsuoka still didn't say anything. The current situation is very strange, it can be said that it has never been imagined before. The impenetrable solidarity of the concrete walls made the Hojo government feel relieved and panicked at the same time. Such a strong city can be just as powerful as it is for the enemy and for one's own people. Who is their own person and who is the enemy is a very delicate question for the Hojo family. Now the shogunate has decreed that the landlords are not allowed to build forts privately, and they are constantly patrolling. Dealing with one's own surveillance is no less than the surveillance of the Ashikaga family. The forts in those key locations were sent to the Hojo family's trusted ministers, and the imperial family members belonging to the shogunate were no longer stationed. You can think about these things yourself, but you can't tell outsiders, or even the subordinates of the shogunate.

Yin Ichiro didn't ask much, it was really good that the Kamakura Shogunate didn't talk nonsense, he was relaxed and a little worried at the same time, Yin Ichiro emphasized to Matsuoka again: "Brother Matsuoka, the Great Song is very persistent about the agreement. The shogunate must not think that it can be fooled. ”

Matsuoka smiled: "If the shogunate or the Ashikaga family renegade on the agreement, will the four ** really have to be dispatched?" ”

"When the time comes to give the order, we have to move...... It's snowing! Inoichiro laughed and stood up at the same time. Matsuoka also stood up and walked to the bottom of the porch, and saw large snowflakes falling from the sky. As the doors and windows rang, the other people in the house also noticed the change and looked out.

Matsuoka looked at the getting heavier and heavier snow outside and suddenly remembered something, "Nichiro, can you sell more honeycomb coal to Kamakura, there are so many people buying coal now, it's really getting harder and harder to buy." ”

Kamakura is not far from Tokyo in later generations, when it snows heavily in Kamakura, the dock of Gunkanjima, which is located dozens of miles south of the island of Kyushu in the Wakoku Kingdom, is full of coal carriers, and a small number of them sail north to the port of Wakoku, and most of them go westward towards the port of Daesong. After loading and unloading at the port, the coal is loaded and transported inland by flat-bottomed inland river carriers.

Zhao Qian sat on the boat and chatted with the personnel of the transportation company about the recent situation. The river staff only knew that this was a big official, and said with some caution that they understood, "Recently, there are fewer and fewer rich people on boats, and the poor are still on boats." I've heard that those who have money have gone to take the train. ”

Hearing such a down-to-earth statement, Zhao Qian felt very interesting. He didn't think about who would take the train before, and whoever would sit would be a seat, Zhao Qian only cared about the construction of the railway. These people working at the grassroots level see a completely different change from Zhao Qian.

"Tickets are easy to buy, and the number of boats in the canal has not changed." The staff member continued to say what he said.

Zhao Qian couldn't help but nod slightly, this was different from the previous statement. The construction of railways was the policy of the imperial court, and the opposition of the Ministry of Communications had no effect. At that time, the objection of the Water Transport Department of the Ministry of Communications was that 'the railway would affect the number of people transporting by water'. Zhao Qian asked the staff: "Why are there fewer people on the boat?" ”

The staff replied: "Originally, it was not easy to buy ferry tickets, and some people took the train instead. Now there are only a few train lines, and the tickets are only slightly easier to buy. ”

Zhao Qian continued to nod. That's how he feels when he sees the traffic situation. But Zhao Qian didn't dare to believe it completely, so he asked: "How is the canal passenger transport from Lianyungang to Xuzhou from Haizhou?" Aren't a lot of people taking the train? ”

"The passenger transport is not bad, the ferry tickets from other places to Haizhou used to be easy to buy, but now it is particularly difficult to buy. Many people go to Haizhou first, from Haizhou to Kaifeng by train. Ferry tickets to Xuzhou are also becoming increasingly difficult to buy. We would like the imperial court to quickly repair the railway from Xuzhou south to the Yangtze River. Once the railroad is repaired, it will be easy to do. ”

"Isn't there less people on boats after the railroad is repaired?" Zhao Qian asked.

"Even if there are fewer passenger ships, there will be more cargo ships. Those who take cargo ships earn more than those who take passenger ships. ”

Listening to the staff's honest words, Zhao Qian couldn't help laughing. It's really good that everyone is so real.

The ship traveled all the way south and finally arrived at its destination, Hangzhou. Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar scenes around him, Zhao Qian felt a little emotional in his heart. When he was a child, he moved a lot, running around Fuzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou. Although the place where I lived with my father and mother was home, Hangzhou, a place that had spent more than ten years before and after, gave Zhao Qian the feeling of hometown.

Feeling something, Zhao Qian did not go directly to the office, but took a carriage to the West Lake. On one side of the West Lake is the Imperial City, and on the other side is the Rear Garden. I thought I would have a chance to relive the memories of my childhood, but when I got closer, I realized that I was wrong. The imperial city has been turned into a museum, and Zhao Qian has seen the news. When he arrived near the back garden, he saw many people coming in and out, and Zhao Qian already felt that something was wrong. When I got out of the car and arrived at the entrance of Korakuen, I saw a large sign erected at the door, writing the history of this building like other buildings open to the public.

The people helped the old and the young to buy tickets at the entrance of the back park and walked into the back park happily. Zhao Qian and the others also bought tickets, and the secretary and the guards were here for the first time, and it could be seen that they were much more excited than Zhao Qian. This is the former residence of the Zhao official family, and in the hearts of the current people of the Great Song Dynasty, the Zhao official family is the reincarnation of the gods and stars.

Zhao Qian didn't rush in, but carefully read the content on the big sign. In addition to a brief introduction, the sign also states the time of the annual garden party. At the time when land was privately owned, there were many private gardens in the Great Song Dynasty. These private gardens are open to the public during garden parties, including the royal gardens. This kind of opening is all free and does not charge any money. Mark the time of the garden party, which proves that the back garden has changed from a residence to a garden, and this is no longer Zhao Qian's home.

After going in and taking a walk, Zhao Qian was even more regretful. Dad didn't like so much furniture, moving to Hangzhou was the fifth big move in my mother's life, and she finally gave in to reality and never bought so much furniture again. After being here, many people still say that the official family is too serious about life. However, at this time, all kinds of living facilities in the back garden were demolished, and it was empty, making it difficult for Zhao Qian to even recall.

A little depressed came out, Zhao Qian went to the school. The purpose of his visit was to discuss the adjustment of farmland in the Jiangnan region. As one of the earliest areas in the Great Song Dynasty to implement the state ownership of land, the Zhao official family did not dare to go too far, and the south of the Yangtze River was dominated by land division. The real precedent for a comprehensive state-run farm is the Lianghuai Road.

When the senior saw Zhao Qian, he immediately said happily: "Prince, there are many farmers here in Jiangnan who want to join the farm!" ”

Zhao Qian stabilized his mood and began to understand the situation, in other areas, some farms became contracted, but in the south of the Yangtze River, farmers wanted to join the farm. Only then did Zhao Qian come to Jiangnan to understand the situation.

"Thanks to Chungwang's continuous promotion over the years, the farm's comprehensive production is in place. The income on the farm is two or three times that of farming on your own. Farmers can't hire people at all, and many people want to join the farm......" said the senior of Liangzhejiang Road happily, and it can be seen that he is very proud of being able to buck the trend.

Zhao Qian listened and figured out some clues, it turned out that the situation here was very different from what was said in the report. Dad privately had a spicy comment on the report, 'If you help a single person get married in reality and report to the court, the content is probably that he has been in the same house for four generations'.

Based on Zhao Qian's view of these conditions, the biggest driving force for the development of Jiangnan farms is probably the continuous northward migration of the population in Jiangnan. One of the great advantages of the farm is that it has a large capital and has an early time to get the latest technology and equipment. The purpose of new technologies and equipment is to improve production efficiency and reduce labor intensity, and those people on the farm have long been accustomed to this new mode of production, and their income is of course much higher than that of ordinary peasant households.

Although he has views on the focus of the report, Zhao Qian did not underestimate this change. The reason why he was able to finally convince the head of the plain area society was that he expected that in the future, the families that produced in various places would return to the farm system. With this prospect, those seniors who stuck to the farm finally compromised. This time, I really need to study it carefully.