Lord Xinling felt very painful when he heard that King Wei had given up Nanyang completely for the sake of his farmland, but he had no choice but to do so. He said: "What do you think your ministers want to discuss?"
Wei Qi said: "Of the cities in Nanyang, Wen is the largest. The city is strong and the land is poor. If Wen can be retained, the rest can be abandoned!"
Lord Xinling suppressed his impulse and said, "There must be no difference in what the ministers have agreed."
Mang Mao said: "Doctor Jin Bi, I hope the king will make a plan early. There are quite a few people with frostbite in the camp. Since the soldiers left the battle, they have been camping out for several months and they all have grievances. I'm afraid something will change!"
Lord Xinling said: "It all depends on the ministers to maintain it."
Wei Qi said: "I only hope that Duanzi's mission will be successful and the Qin people will retreat early. Qifeng and Putian are under attack. I don't know how much salary I have left this year!"
Lord Xinling deliberately changed the topic and did not want to worry too much about the war. When he saw the topic of unsealing, he asked: "How much is left after unsealing?"
Wei Qidao: "Fortunately, thanks to the power of the general and the blessing of the king, in the midst of the war, the water channel of Qifeng continued to flow. The talent of Chu has an endless supply. Although the number of merchants has increased slightly, it is still enough. The merchants of Qifeng are operating as usual. Only..." Suddenly stopped. Lord Xinling asked strangely: "How?"
Seeing that Lord Xinling noticed what he had missed, Wei Qi had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Only after our army entered Qifeng, we requisitioned commercial houses and suffered a little damage."
Lord Xinling said: "When people from Qin enter Qifeng, why don't they enter merchant houses?"
Wei Qi said: "When the Qin people entered Qifeng, they settled in the city of Qifeng and east of the river. All the businesses and houses in the west of the river can operate without any hindrance."
Lord Xinling thought for a while and said, "That's what you said. I'm heading to the city alone to open the seal. The filthy air along the way makes it hard to breathe. Even though I built a platform in the east of the city, it's still not quiet!"
When Wei Qi saw that Lord Xinling did not investigate Wei Jun's entry into the shop, he quickly changed the subject and said, "It's an unexpected joy to unsea these filthy things!"
Lord Xinling asked: "Where does happiness come from?"
Wei Qi said: "The best ones will enter the fields, the next ones will be scattered among the kings, and the next ones will be scattered with the people. If we can keep up with the farming season, the harvest will definitely increase next year! And the salary and rice can also be sent out accordingly." "
Lord Xinling said: "How can we get a lot of dung by just opening the seal?"
Wei Qi said: "When people in Qin excrement and urine, they bury them in deep pits. However, over time, layer by layer, they all turn into dung, which can be three feet deep! There is no male mother in the seal, so it is useless to abandon it; its filth and turbidity must be eliminated early." For good deeds. I want all the merchants to raise their own funds and dig up the soil for transportation. To use the dung, you don’t have to use excrement and urine. You must add water and then use it. Sprinkle it directly on the ground and plow it. The soil can be grown by three years. Young Master, does he have any intention?"
Lord Xinling said: "It is difficult for a young man to reach the south of his land. However, the hundreds of miles of Xinling's land are all plains, so the needs must not be lacking."
Wei Qi said: "Young Master's land is hundreds of miles away, and there are tens of millions of acres of farmland. He raises it with dung soil. The acres increase by three bushels, and the annual increase is three million stones! How can it be compared with a thousand pieces of gold!"
Lord Xinling said: "How can I be so virtuous as to accept the favor of the Prime Minister of Wei!"
Wei Qi said: "I don't dare to be a favor, but I have something to ask for!"
Lord Xinling said: "Prime Minister Wei, I dare not obey my orders!"
Wei Qidao said: "The nursery has been damaged by the army, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to supply rice. I hope that the young master will humble himself a little in the court, so as not to have rice this year, and I will be very lucky. If the dung of the nursery is unsealed, there will be a great harvest every year, and there will be more!"
Lord Xinling said: "How dare you bother the Prime Minister of Wei? If you go to the army alone, behave unpredictably, and exhaust the three armies, and your work will be in vain, it is an unscrupulous fault! I am about to ask for punishment in the court."
Wei Qi said: "The prince knows his ministers, and the ministers must be willing to do it!"
Mang Mao, who was standing next to him, saw that the two people were talking lively, and also intervened: "Don't be surprised, Prime Minister Wei. The Chenliu land is 500,000 acres. Although it is small, I am still willing to get Prime Minister Wei's excrement."
Wei Qi said: "How dare you not accept the title of general!"
Mang Mao said: "You must have three fights every year before you can do it!"
Wei Qi said: "The best one will definitely win, the best one will definitely win!"
Lord Xinling regretted and said: "Our army in Huayang has a lot of excrement, and it's all under the control of the Dazai!"
Wei Qi said: "Huayang is the land of Han. If there is accumulation of excrement, it will benefit Han. If the governor is in charge, it will benefit Wei! Don't regret it, sir!" Everyone laughed. The depressing atmosphere when discussing the city dedication was gone.
But what is to come will eventually come. In the afternoon, Duan Ziqian came back and reported the price offered by Ranghou: Ranghou asked for boiled dates.
Now several people felt difficult. Marquis Rang's request hit the right edge between what was acceptable and what was not acceptable to Wei: Zhuzao was originally located on the border of Wei, Song, and Qi. After the Song was destroyed, part of Song's land belonged to Wei, but Zhuzao Zao is still a border town, so it can't be said to be very important, but it's not a place that can be given up lightly: next to it is Tao, a prosperous commercial city. Tao was the seat of the ancient Cao Kingdom. Since Tao Zhu Gong came out, Tao's status as "among the world" is unshakable; both Cao and Song were destroyed because of their crimes; and Tao is now the territory of Qin and the fiefdom of Wei Ran, the Prime Minister of Qin. Qin Suo wanted Zhuzao to undoubtedly expand Tao's territory; as a border city, Zhuzao had a strong defense. After this analysis, several people felt that they could not give up the boiled dates no matter what, otherwise, Song County, the border county of the original Song Dynasty acquired by the Wei State, would not be safe.
But if you have to go to war with Qin under Daliang City and in the fields just for cooking dates... If you refuse, what reason will you use? What is the exchange condition?
Everyone was at a loss.
Lord Xinling suddenly said: "Mr. Ruoche, what should we do?"
Mang Mao said: "I would like to consult with you!" After getting everyone's acquiescence, Mang Mao resigned. Soon he came back and said: "The people of Qin are in trouble, and Mr. Che is also in trouble. I would like to offer it if I know how to do it."
So things were stuck there. Everyone couldn't think of any good solution even when they got together; the front line couldn't seem to start a fight, so they were just in a stalemate. There wouldn't be any emergency, so they simply went home.
As soon as he arrived at Mr. Wei's mansion, Mr. Zhongyue immediately found Mr. Cao and asked him to hire a few gentlemen with strong covert tracking skills to keep an eye on Mr. Cheyou in Mang's mansion.
Mr. Cao asked: "What do you care about?"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "No need. Just know where it is going!"
Mr. Cao said: "This is easy!"
Soon Mr. Cao reported back to Mr. Zhongyue that Mr. Che You had left home and did not know where he was.
Mr. Zhongyue asked the gatekeepers to make secret visits to all the gates in Daliang City. Only then could anyone leave the city holding the Mangfu Festival Talisman.
I'll report back soon, but I haven't seen you yet!
Mr. Zhongyue also felt that something was strange: Mr. Cheyou was invisible! Where is he going?
From the very beginning, Mr. Zhongyue thought that Mr. Cheyou’s so-called “skilled” approach was just to find someone to discuss with. However, Mr. Cheyou’s deliberate concealment aroused Mr. Zhongyue’s curiosity: What could make Mr. Cheyou so aloof? Everyone wants to break the knot. Who is this person? Why did Mr. Che You hide it from him? Mr. Zhongyue's first reaction was that this might hurt Mr. Cheyou's self-esteem and make him appear less intelligent. Now it seems that things are far from that simple! Just to avoid hurting your self-esteem, there is absolutely no need to resort to such drastic measures, unless Mr. Che You is a narcissist, but he is obviously not! No one doubts Mr. Che You’s wisdom!
Mr. Zhong Yue came to Zhang Jue for discussion, and Zhang Jue immediately thought of the old man Zhang Lu whom he met in Qifeng. After hearing this, Mr. Zhongyue also thought it was possible. After all, Mr. Che You and the old man persuaded the unsealing order and the captain very easily. Zhongyue asked Zhang Noi, "How old is your son?"
Zhang Ye said: "My beard and hair are all white, and my body is stooped, as if I am about to fall into a tree!"
Mr. Zhongyue lamented: "It's a pity that the hero was buried in the sand in the end!"
While the two earth-shattering diners were sighing at each other, Mr. Che You was preparing to leave the city at the Yimen Guards Station. Suddenly, a soldier came over and reported: "A guest from the Young Master's Mansion is asking if anyone has left the city with the Mang Mansion Festival Talisman?"
Hou Ying smiled and said: "How virtuous are you, you can make the young master look better!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "What virtue is there, to come at night and scold him for being a fool?" Both of them laughed.
Hou Ying said: "Go quickly, and you will be known later. After leaving the city, I looked for a wine shop to rest for a while. When it was dark, I went to the rebels to stay overnight. ... The young master's disciples are all fools, and they actually used the Mang Mansion Festival Talisman as a matter of fact!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "How do you know the talisman of the Yimen Guards?"
Mr. Cheyou picked up a baggage and walked out of Yimen towards a wine shop. In the wine shop, he said he wanted to ask for advice, so he invited an old man to sit with him and asked about some customs and customs. The old man naturally told everything he knew, and didn't go home until nightfall.
Mr. Cheyou followed his words and found a home to stay in. Tell the hall that there is no need to come and wait on you. The people in the hall naturally understood and felt at ease.
Mr. Cheyou unpacked his bag, put on black clothes, and walked away. I observed carefully along the way and found no one following me. I went straight to Donghongli and knocked on the code at the back door. After receiving a response, I climbed over the fence and entered the side room.
Zhang Lu was sitting on the straw mat, and the fire in the jar was flickering brightly and darkly, making Zhang Lu's face strangely bright and darky. Mr. Cheyou scolded: "I can also play tricks on ghosts!"
Zhang Lu said: "You have a guilty conscience, why should you wait for me to do anything to you!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Why do I feel so guilty?"
Zhang Lu said: "Who can tell!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "You must be shocked! Qin Fu killed 40,000 Han soldiers. Are you shocked?"
Zhang Lu said: "There is no need to be surprised if you are calculating mentally but not prepared!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Are you surprised when the Qin people returned to the suburbs of Liang?"
Zhang Lu said: "Everyone in our city went to defend the war, how can we be surprised!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Wei Fu and Qin He, are you shocked?"
Zhang Lu said: "We can't fight, we can't defend, but we've lost our ground. There's nothing we can do if we don't make peace!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "How can you make peace with Qin?"
Zhang Lu said: "We must also win the city!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Where is the city?"
Zhang Lu said: "It's just a city in Nanyang, it's so warm!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "You have lost it. Qin Suo cooked dates!"
Zhang Lu thought for a while and said: "Wonderful, what a suo!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "What's so wonderful about it?"
Zhang Lu said: "The beauty is that there is no difference at all. One point more will make you greedy, and one point less will make you timid. Boiled dates can be used to plant fields, which is exactly the same!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "The Lord of Wei doesn't want it, what can I do?"
Zhang Lu said: "Can he resist the Qin soldiers? Do you want to destroy the fields and preserve the boiled dates?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "It is possible to cook dates and make pottery. This is the plan of Marquis Rang! You may not be able to get it from the King of Qin, but there may be something you can do."
Zhang Lu said: "Qin used boiled dates to retreat its troops. Its intention was not to fight, but it happened to be advantageous because of its strength! How could it not be possible?"
