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The artistic conception of poetry is beautiful, but it cannot be eaten as food.Ximenqing failed to have an affair in Fanchuan County, so he had to give up, and soon left Fanchuan County and entered Lantian County.
Lantian County is located in the southeast of Chang'an City, and the county seat is about seventy or eighty miles away from Chang'an City.
In addition to the Qinling Mountains in the east and south of Lantian County, the rest is the hilly area of Sichuan Plains.
Bashui and Chanshui, the eight waters flowing around Chang'an, originate here, and the famous Bailuyuan is sandwiched between Bashui and Chanshui.
During the Warring States Period, the Qin Dynasty established Lantian County. Because of the beauty of jade, it was called Lantian, and the county produced beautiful jade, so it was named Lantian.
"Jinse has fifty strings for no reason, and one string and one column thinks about Huanian.
Zhuang Shengxiao dreams of butterflies; Wangdi Chunxin entrusts cuckoos.
There are tears in the moon and pearl in the sea; in Lantian, the sun is warm and the jade produces smoke.
This feeling can be regarded as a memory, but it was already at a loss at that time. "
In the famous poem "Jinse" by Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin, "Lantian's sun is warm and jade produces smoke" refers to Lantian Mountain in Lantian County.
Lantian Mountain, also known as Yushan, is 28 miles east of the county and is famous for producing Lantian jade, one of the four famous jades in China.
It is said that the famous "Heshibi" in history is Lantian jade, as well as the Jade Seal of Chuanguo ordered by Prime Minister Li Si to be made by Qin Shihuang. The jade material is also Lantian jade produced in Lantian County.
The Chuanguo Yuxi has gone through many dynasties and has been treasured by the emperors and rulers of all dynasties.
Ximen Qing knew that the Jade Seal was still in the hands of Liao Emperor Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, and he used it as a symbol that the Khitan Kingdom was the orthodox successor of the Tang Dynasty.
When he came to Lantian County, Ximenqing didn't pay attention to other things. He took people directly to the jade market in the county and bought a lot of cheap and high-quality finished jade products and jade raw materials.
In the jade market in Lantian County, there are not only Lantian jade produced in Lantian County, but also jade from Congling, Hexi, that is, Kunlun Mountain.
Although the Song Dynasty and Xixia fought for years, resulting in intermittent business routes in the Western Regions, in order to earn profits, the tenacious merchants still transported Congling jade across thousands of mountains and rivers to the jade distribution center outside Chang'an City.
As the saying goes, "The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world is full of hustle and bustle for profit."The bustling crowds of all ethnic groups at the jade market in Lantian County well illustrate this point.
Since Lantian County produces beautiful jade, there are not only jade merchants here, but more skilled jade craftsmen.
Ximenqing inquired around the county, and spent money to buy information from restaurant owners, and asked who the most skilled jade craftsmen in the county were.
A day later, Ximenqing came to visit and spent a lot of money to invite the most famous jade craftsman in Lantian County out of the mountain.
This jade craftsman will bring his more than a dozen family members and disciples, and return to Yanggu County, Shandong Province with Ximen Qing, and serve as the master jade maker of Ximen's family.
In addition, Ximenqing also recruited more than a dozen experienced jade pickers in Lantian Mountain.Those who mined jade would also take them back to Yanggu County.
Ximenqing had secretly planned out the recruitment of these people, returning to Yanggu County would have its own magical effect.
Chapter 743 Baqiao Willow Color
Ximenqing came to Lantian County, and after seeing the crowded jade market here, he became interested in getting involved in the jade business.
Ximenqing has many gold and silver jewelry shops in various prefectures in Shandong and Hebei, and he has no worries about selling the jade purchased and transported from Lantian County to Yanggu County.
Therefore, Ximenqing decided to let Wang Yaozu of Xianyang County be responsible for purchasing jade raw materials in Lantian County in the future, transporting them back to Yanggu County for processing, and then selling them to local dignitaries through gold and silver jewelry shops in various states, thus establishing a road from Guanzhong to Shandong, a new business route with a lot of money.
Ximenqing plans to establish such a trade route, on the one hand, to earn more wealth for expanding his influence, and on the other hand, to better grasp the trade routes from Shandong to Henan, and then to Guanzhong, Shaanxi through this trade route. The situation is to prepare for the future westward advance to Guanzhong.
In addition, when Ximenqing saw Lantian jade, a flash of light flashed in his head, and he thought of the location of a jade vein closer to him, where Xiuyu, another jade variety of China's four famous jades, will be produced in the future.
Xiuyu is a jade produced in the Liaodong area. It was introduced to the Central Plains at least in the Han Dynasty, and was loved by princes, nobles, and literati.
This was recorded in the "Erya" in the Western Han Dynasty: "The beauty of the East, there is a doctor who has no Lu, who died at Wei Qiyan", which refers to the jade from Wulu Mountain, a doctor in Liaodong.
However, at this time, people in the Song Dynasty only knew that Xiuyu was produced in Yiwulu Mountain in Jinzhou, Liaodong, but they did not know where the most abundant Xiuyu jade veins were located in Liaodong.
Ximenqing came from a later generation, so of course he knew that Xiuyu’s deposits were in Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County, Anshan City, Liaoning Province, which is now Jian’an County, Hosuguan Road, Jin Guo.Then east of Jian'an County on Hosuguan Road, it is the territory of Ximenqing on Posu Road!
According to Ximenqing's knowledge, the rich jade resources in Jian'an County have not yet been developed, and it is a virgin land waiting for those who are destined to reclaim it!
Ximenqing regretted it a bit. When he asked for the fiefdom from Wanyan Aguda, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, he never thought that Jian'an County on Hesuguan Road would be Xiuyan County in the future, the area with the largest jade production in the country.If he had thought about it earlier, Ximen Qing might have asked for more fiefdoms in Jian'an County.
Within Ximenqing's sphere of influence, there are gold deposits in Dengzhou and Laizhou, Shandong. Unfortunately, the Song court is now mining, and Ximenqing can only choose to turn a blind eye for the time being.When the world is in chaos in the future, it will not be too late for Ximen Qing to send troops to occupy the gold mine.
However, the jade mine in Jian'an County, Hosuguan Road, Jin Country, was unknown and exploited at this time.It is not far from Ximenqing's territory on Posu Road. Ximenqing thinks that he can find a way to take the jade mine in Jian'an County as his own, mine jade himself, process it and transport it back to Song Dynasty for sale.
Bojingoushi, the capital of Hesuguan, is in charge of the whole area of Hesuguan Road, and he can be regarded as an old friend of Ximenqing.Now that Ximen Qing has the status of Princess Dajin's son-in-law, as long as he is willing to put in some thought, it won't be too difficult to get some territory in Jian'an County from the hook room.After all, what Ximen Qing wanted was some barren valleys.
Ximen Qing recruited the best miners and jade craftsmen in Lantian County precisely because he thought that Xiuyu ore could be secretly mined in Jian'an County, Hosuguan Road, Jinguo.
Relying on the rich jade resources, Ximenqing is expected to quickly become one of the few giant jade merchants in the Song Dynasty.A windfall is just around the corner!
After Ximenqing found a new business opportunity in Lantian County, he didn't stay long. After recruiting good people, he left Lantian County with his team and went northwest along the Bashui River to Jingzhao Mansion in Chang'an.
On the left hand side of Ximenqing's team is Bailuyuan, also known as Bashang, located between Bashui and Chanshui.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Mugong dominated Xirong and changed Zishui to Bashui. Bailu was named Bashang because of the plateau west of Bashui.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, after Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty who was the Duke of Pei, conquered Xianyang City, he once garrisoned Bashang to confront Xiang Yu's army, and the famous historical allusion of Hongmen Banquet occurred.
Ximen Qing, Jiao Ting and the others admired the local conditions and customs on both sides of the Bashui River. As they walked forward, they saw many tall weeping willows appearing on the banks of the Bashui River in front of them.Behind the bushes, there were figures of people, and the sound of noise came from a distance.
"What's going on in the willow forest ahead?" Ximen Qing asked the jade craftsman who was following him.
"Master, that's Baqiao Town in the east of Chang'an City, where the famous Baqiao is located. After crossing Baqiao and going west, there are more than [-] miles to Chang'an City."
The jade craftsman replied respectfully to his master, Ximen Qing.
oh!Have you arrived at Baqiao, the east gate of Chang'an City?
Ximen Qing hurriedly rushed towards the willow forest.He also wanted to witness the splendor of the famous Baqiao earlier.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Mugong dominated Xirong, changed Zishui to Bashui, and built a bridge on the water, so it was called "Baqiao".
Baqiao has always been located in the traffic hub of Guanzhong, and it connects the main traffic arteries in the east of Chang'an City.After the capital of Chang'an was established in the Han Dynasty, a bridge with wooden beams and stone pillars was built on Bashui River.
After that, the Baqiao in the Han Dynasty fell into disrepair for a long time and was gradually damaged.In the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty, a new Baqiao was built south of the site of the original Baqiao in the Han Dynasty, so it was called "South Bridge", and willows were widely planted on both sides of the bridge.
In the Tang Dynasty, a post station was set up on the Baqiao. People in Chang'an City sent off their relatives and friends to the east. They usually had to go to Baqiao before breaking up, and they broke off the willow branches at the bridgehead as gifts.
Over time, "Baqiao folding willows to give farewell" has become a unique custom.
Li Bai once sighed at Baqiao: "Every year the willows look beautiful, and Baling hurts farewell."
Cen Shen once wrote: "Don't start the journey early, and stay at the head of Baqiao".
Liu Yuxi once sang: "When recruiting disciples leave Ba'an, how about looking back and hurting."
Li Shangyin also once chanted: "Lean on the Huabiao beside the Bashui Bridge, and there are usually east tours in February."