Chapter 375: Place spies in the Western Regions
"Okay. Since you all agree, I will tell you a good thing to make money." Feng Quji said with a smile.
After hearing this, everyone looked at Feng Quji with burning eyes.
Feng Quji dangerously took out something wrapped in paper from his arms. The thing didn't look very big.
"What is this, Prime Minister Feng?" Fu Zikang asked.
Feng Quji smiled and did not answer, but opened the paper, and the white crystal appeared in everyone's eyes.
"Salt?" Fu Zikang was stunned and shouted.
He looked at the white crystals on Feng Quji's hand and was puzzled. It looked very similar to salt, but no matter how he looked at it, it didn't feel like it.
Feng Quji smiled and said, "You can have a taste."
Immediately, Fu Zikang carefully picked up a little crystal from the paper and put it into his mouth. Suddenly, Fu Zikang's eyes widened.
He yelled in disbelief: "Sweet. This is sugar, this is sugar."
Hearing this, everyone stepped forward, pinched a little crystal, put it into their mouths and tasted it. Then their eyes widened, just like Fu Zikang, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Feng Quji looked at everyone's expressions with satisfaction and said slowly: "How does this candy taste?"
"One word is sweet."
"These two words are very sweet."
"Three words are very sweet."
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Each of the nobles expressed their feelings at this time.
Feng Quji smiled and said: "Since it is very sweet, how about we talk about the color of this candy?"
"White, as white as school." Fu Zikang said first, "If you don't look carefully, you might think it's salt."
Everyone nodded, they thought so too.
"This is white sugar, also called white granulated sugar. It was invented by the Imperial Master. I have already learned it." Feng Quji said with a smile.
Everyone was shocked again. Feng Xiang learned that he could have as much white sugar as he wanted.
In this way, they can not only sell salt, but also sell white sugar.
Get rich, they get rich.
Suddenly the sound temporarily extinguished their excitement.
Fu Zikang asked: "Prime Minister Feng. Does your Majesty know about this?"
Everyone reacted one after another, if His Majesty doesn't know about it, we can't sell it yet. Your Majesty knows, it's still up to two people whether we can sell it or not.
Difficult, too difficult, they are too difficult. It was really distressing for them to have the treasure but not be able to sell it.
Feng Quji smiled and said: "Of course your Majesty knows, he even made it himself. These white sugars are all made by your Majesty. 33
Your Majesty asked me to give you a taste and at the same time gave me the right to sell it.
In fact, this is His Majesty's gift to everyone, so if you leave just now, I am afraid that you will lose this opportunity to make money in this life? "
"I see. Thank you, Prime Minister Feng, for considering us." Fu Zikang said again.
Others also said it again, this time with a better attitude than before.
Feng Quji waved his hand and said: "Not much else to say, now I will give you two tasks. Send people to the land of Baiyue, especially places such as South Vietnam and Ouyue, to find two things.
One is sugar cane, which is used to make sugar. Not only can it be made into white sugar, but it can also be made into brown sugar.
Another type is called rubber tree. The rubber in the rubber tree can be used to make protective shells for wires.
With these two things, we can make a fortune. You must find it first before the court finds it.
In addition, there is fruit. The gentleman said that there are many fruits in the Baiyue Land. You can also let people taste them.
Then record it, once the road is opened, we can pick fruits and sell them to various places as soon as possible. This is another profitable business. "
Everyone was excited again, it turned out that making money was so easy.
Feng Quji finished talking about things in the south and started talking about things in the western regions.
"I have formed a caravan of two thousand people to travel to the Western Regions. Each of your families should provide a few loyal, reliable and flexible people. Follow the caravan to the Western Regions." Feng Quji said.
"Prime Minister Feng, asked our people to go to the Western Regions. Why did you never mention it? We always thought that Prime Minister Feng was going to open up the Silk Road in the Western Regions." A nobleman said.
Feng Quji nodded and said: "I only got inspiration from my husband about this matter. My husband said that since we are going to the countries in the Western Regions, why not just arrange some people there to do detailed work.
You can help the court to find out information, and you can also use Daqin goods to bribe important ministers of various countries, or give them a promise.
When Da Qin's army reaches there, these people can help the army quickly occupy the country, and our army can also greatly reduce casualties.
This is an opportunity to make a great contribution. I tell you here, if you don’t want it, I will give this opportunity to others. Anyway, there are many people who want to make this contribution. "
"Wait a minute." Fu Zikang was the first to say, "We don't care whether we get credit or not. Contributing to the imperial court is what we have in mind.
My Fu family is willing to send two, no, five, five family members to accompany the caravan to the Western Regions. If Prime Minister Feng has any arrangements, just tell them. "
"My Ma family is also willing to provide five."
"I have ten members of the Xiao family."
"There are fifteen members of my Zhang family."
"..."
At one time, everyone wanted to send their tribesmen to the Western Region, ranging from five to as many as fifty.
Five of them are real clansmen, five of the fifty are estimated to be clansmen, and the other forty-five are guards or handymen.
Feng Quji didn't care what their identities were, as long as the other party was willing to give them to them, all that was left was to train this group of people and then find a guide and translator.
After all the grudges were settled, the distinguished nobles left Feng Quji's mansion.
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A few days later, a caravan of 2,500 people set out from Xianyang City to Yangguan, passing through Shanshan, Yarkand, Da Yuezhi, Anxi, Liqian and other countries.
In fact, there are two roads on the Silk Road. One is the road that Feng Quji's team went to.
The other one goes out of Yumen Pass and passes through Cheshiqianguo, Shule, Dayuan, Kangju, Yancai and other countries.
Qin An didn't explain it carefully, so Ying Zheng and others thought there was only one way, and Qin An's map only gave a rough outline. There is no specific indication of which country this is.
The ancient country may be the current city, so Qin An also specifically explained the situation when drawing the picture.
Ying Zheng and others also expressed their understanding.
It has been more than two thousand years, and it is impossible that there has been no change at all.
As for the caravan of more than two thousand people, apart from the nobles, the rest were actually ordinary people. The real leader was a member of Feng Quji's clan.
Those goods are also Qin An's inventions, such as salt, silk, porcelain, colored glaze and other items.
Seeing the mighty team leaving, the people in Xianyang City began to ask what this team was going to do.
A few days later, after the matter had fermented for a few days, the imperial court announced to the public that the caravan was heading to the Western Regions.
Some people died, but not completely...
