Nowadays, Balian Na needs the imperial court to transport grain and do business with Shanxi merchants.

There is grassland and Gobi in the middle, and transportation is inconvenient. How can vehicles and horses pass without considering the road problem?

Building a stronger road to facilitate the passage of cars and horses is also for the development of Balianga capital. This is indeed a good idea, and it is also suitable for Chen Yawan, the newly appointed prefect, to show his strength.

Moreover, building a road, or building a road from the grassland to the Great Wall, cannot be done by just a few people. This requires mobilizing the manpower and material resources of the entire Balian Adu, and it also requires the population and livestock of Balian Adu to be done again.

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Cao Wenzhao said: "Cao will definitely help with this matter, but Magistrate Chen also needs to talk to Balian Nayan and the others and let them also contribute. After all, this is for the good of the grassland."

Chen Yawan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Chen will do some research in various places on the grassland these days, and then it won't be too late to go find them."

Cao Wenzhao said: "In this case, I will send a team of cavalry to protect Magistrate Chen. There is a long distance between this pasture and the pasture, and it is not safe in the middle."

Chen Yawan did not refuse Cao Wenzhao's cavalry protection, so he set off with a group of cavalry given to him by Cao Wenzhao.

Today, there are 4 to 50 million people and 90,000 dome huts on the Baliangadu grassland. Each hundred dome huts are used as a pasture for settling and grazing, and then every thousand dome huts are used as a large pasture. Every 10,000 dome huts are concentrated in one area, divided into

It is the capital of Dongba, the capital of Xiba, the capital of Nanba, the capital of Beiba, etc.

Just like the villages, townships, counties and prefectures within the Great Wall, each level is very clear.

The four directions of east, west, south, north, center and Canada form nine areas of the Baliangadu grassland. Each area has 10,000 domes and is divided into 100 small pastures and ten large pastures. Chen Yawan is going to go to these large and small pastures.

Go and take a look.

On this day, Chen Yawan came to Nanbalian Gadu Ranch and happened to meet a group of Ming businessmen doing business on the ranch. Chen Yawan also stepped forward to take a look at the situation.

As a fourth-grade prefect, although Chen Yawan was not wearing the Yunyan Fei robe, he had a plain floral silver belt around his waist and wore the Yunhe ribbon seal, which looked unusual.

When I came to the pasture, I watched the herdsmen herding cattle and sheep. The children also imitated their parents and began to herd sheep, ride horses, or wear thick fur clothes and chase and play with their partners. Chen Yawan also nodded with satisfaction.

After visiting several pastures in a row, the life of a herdsman is indeed good.

He walked forward again and saw that the Shanxi merchants had formed a circle around the carriage and set up stalls directly on the carriage, selling iron pots, tea, salt, clothes, ironware, etc., and at the same time purchasing the furs of the herdsmen.

Cheese, and game.

Chen Yawan stepped forward and grabbed a herdsman and asked: "Uncle, what are you going to sell?"

The herdsman looked at Chen Yawan and saw that Chen Yawan looked like a scholar. He thought about the Han people who were helping everyone in the pasture. The herdsman also changed from vigilance to a kind smile: "You are from somewhere else."

Are you a student?"

Chen Yawan smiled and nodded: "Yes, I heard that they are doing a good job here. Why don't you come and have a look and learn from the experience."

The herdsman also smiled and narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "Since the imperial court came, life has indeed become much better than before."

"Not only do we have cattle, sheep and pasture at home, we also have food."

As he said that, the herdsman took out a potato with a burnt skin from his arms, which looked like it had been roasted in the fire. He stuffed it into Chen Yawan's hand and said, "You guys, teach us how to cook and fry it."

, but that’s too troublesome, I think it’s better to bake it and eat it, this potato is so fragrant!”

Chen Yawan was not polite to the herdsmen. He tore open the coat of the already cold potatoes, took a bite, and then nodded repeatedly: "It tastes good when roasted. Uncle, you have a lot of ideas."

The herdsman grinned: "Oh, when I usually go out to herd cattle and sheep, I only carry a little koumiss and some cheese with me. If it's stewed potatoes, I can't carry them. My little boy is smart, he directly

Put the potatoes in the fire and bake them. Once they are cooked, they are not only convenient to take with you, but also delicious to eat without adding salt."

When it comes to salt, Chen Yawan also asked: "Uncle, are you still short of salt right now?"

The herdsman uncle nodded: "There is not much shortage of salt, but we still have to use it sparingly. The grassland is not as good as you Han people. Salt is very precious. It is difficult to find salt on the grassland."

Silently writing down Yanba's question, Chen Yawan pointed to the fleet of Shanxi merchants and said, "What are these merchants here to buy?"

The herdsman uncle said with a smile: "They come to buy our furs and our game. If they are sent to the Central Plains, they can be sold for a lot of money."

"A complete piece of skin costs hundreds of yuan. If it is a very good wolf or fox skin, it can be sold for thousands of yuan."

Thousands of dollars, which is one tael of silver. This price is actually not high. After all, a piece of leather goods is sent to the Great Wall and made into fur coats and fur robes. A few taels of silver, a dozen taels, or dozens of taels are normal. Hundreds of taels are normal.

There are also silver leather goods.

But Chen Yawan also knew that he couldn't just look at the price the Shanxi merchants received. The Shanxi merchants also incurred a lot of costs when they took it back, processed it, and sold it.

Moreover, now that Shanxi merchants have come to Baliangadu, it will also increase the prosperity of Baliangadu. Therefore, Chen Yawan did not say much. After all, Shanxi merchants are not just collecting fur goods.

In the coming year, cotton, cattle, sheep, and horses will all be purchased by Shanxi merchants. By then, Balian will also be rich, and it will be easier for him to work as a prefect.

After chatting with the uncle for a while, Chen Yawan grabbed a child who was riding a sheep. After handing the child a piece of candy, Chen Yawan asked: "At your age, you have already started riding a sheep?"

The child was very proud and said in half-baked Chinese: "On the grassland, I have become a man."

Chen Yawan said with a smile: "The man can't just ride a sheep, he must also be able to read and write. Why didn't you go to read and write? Didn't the court students here teach you?"

The child clutched the horns and felt the sweet taste in his mouth. He looked very happy: "My father said that the imperial court is going to build a school for us to study. In the future, we can be like those uncles who are students, not only for the imperial court but also for the imperial court."

If you work hard, you can also honor your ancestors and marry a wife who can bear children."

"Right now, my father and his friends are building a school. Once the school is built, I won't be able to play like I do now."

Speaking of this, the child was obviously a little unhappy. He was still young and couldn't get enough of fun. After all, there were too many fun things on the grassland.

Chen Yawan touched the child's head, then stood up and looked at the businessman who was shouting how much the iron pot cost, how much the tea cost, how much the ironware cost and the herdsmen surrounding the businessman, and then looked at the herdsmen grazing leisurely in the distance.

The cattle and sheep and the children chasing each other on the sheep.

He smiled and pointed at this happy scene and said:
Chapter completed!