Nie Chen put down his wine bowl and talked eloquently,
"Master, I think that when we do business, we need to open up channels and not only look at the needs of our customers, but also our own needs.
The most that you can contact can only give us gold and silver, but in fact gold and silver are not the most important to us. In this troubled world, money is really not important.
What matters are soldiers, horses, food, territory and armaments.
I've thought about it, isn't our Qingshui County on the border of the empire, and there are prairie barbarians to the north.
The barbarians had many horses, cattle and sheep, but few iron weapons.
And we need horses to form cavalry, beef tendons to make hard bows and repeating crossbows, and cowhide to make saddles.
It can be said that what we have, the barbarians do not have, and what the barbarians have is exactly what we urgently need.
As long as we can cooperate with the barbarians, there will be countless resources.
And we don’t have to worry about the barbarians coming to attack us. If they send troops, we have King Andong in the northeast and King Pingxi in the northwest. They will not watch the barbarians invade our land. "
What Nie Chen said made both Weng Qiuchan and Da Zhuang's eyes light up, and they felt that this was an excellent method.
Exchange things for things, each gets what he needs, and becomes bigger and stronger.
This is necessary!
However, the headmaster shook his head and said,
"no."
"Dad, why not?"
Weng Qiuchan asked immediately.
The headmaster glared at Weng Qiuchan fiercely and said,
"What do you know? This is capitalizing on the enemy! The grassland barbarians have always been our enemies in the Central Plains. When the Central Plains Dynasty was at its peak, they had always strictly controlled the flow of copper and iron tools into the grassland.
In the past, the prairie barbarians were given annual coins in exchange for peace, but later they discovered that the prairie barbarians all used copper coins to make swords, so they replaced the coins with tea leaves and silk porcelain.
If we do this, wouldn’t it mean that all the efforts of our ancestors have been wasted? "
The boss sounded like an old general when he opened his mouth.
Nie Chen was dismissive, thinking that they were all bandits, so what else could they think about the justice of the country.
However, what the boss said next made him change his mind.
"Furthermore, we can still get the best of both worlds by selling weapons to the princes, but if we sell them to the barbarians to strengthen their armed forces, we will be the unlucky ones.
The barbarians have been coveting the Central Plains and want to invade our vast territory. They don't need any reason to attack you.
The warlords attack each other, knowing that the harm will not affect the people, because grabbing the land means grabbing the population. But if the barbarians come over and kill us, it will really mean that there will be no chickens and dogs left, and they will turn our cultivated land into their pasture for grazing.
We are right next to the barbarians here. "
Nie Chen nodded when he heard this. Indeed, the grassland peoples have been the enemies of the Central Plains in all dynasties and must not be underestimated.
And if they really become bigger and stronger in the future, and become kings and hegemons, they will have to guard against the barbarians on the grassland. Then they have to guard against those barbarians from the beginning and not let them become stronger.
Nie Chen poured another bowl of wine, drank it all in one gulp, looked at the wine bowl in his hand, and had an idea, and said,
"Master, I have a way to weaken the barbarians' combat power while also getting what we need."
"I know you have a lot of clever ideas, please tell me what you can do?"
"liquor!"
"Liquor? Pull it down. There are a lot of alcohol dealers smuggling into the grassland. There is no shortage of alcohol."
"It's different, Master. The wine I brew is much stronger than this wine. The grasslands are bitter and cold, and the barbarians are rough. They will definitely like my wine."
When the master asked how to refine it, Nie Chen smiled mysteriously and said no more. After having a drink with the three of them, Nie Chen became a little drunk.
After the banquet dispersed, the head master asked Da Zhuang and Weng Qiuchan to send Nie Chen back to sleep.
Not long after Da Zhuang walked out of Juyi Hall, he was dragged to drink by his bandit brothers.
Now only Weng Qiuchan was left to send Nie Chen back.
The two of them arrived outside Nie Chen's room. Nie Chen fetched a basin of water, placed it next to the stool, and began to take off his shoes and socks.
Weng Qiuchan, on the other hand, leaned against the door frame and looked directly at Nie Chen, questioning and curious in his eyes.
"The moon and stars are sparse, the grass is growing and orioles are flying. On this beautiful occasion, the girl is sleepy alone. Do you want to sleep with me in the same bed?"
Nie Chen said with a smile.
"You bastard, sooner or later I'll tear your mouth to pieces and then cut off that thing of yours."
Weng Qiuchan said coldly.
"Oh, I don't want to. Then why don't you go to bed and stand at the door watching me?"
"I'm just curious, you're just a playboy who bullies men, bullies women, eats and waits for death, how come you suddenly have so many abilities?"
Weng Qiuchan frowned slightly.
Hearing this, Nie Chen sighed, raised his head and looked up at the beam at a forty-five-degree angle, and said quietly,
"The world insults me, slanders me, and bullies me, but they are just people who spread rumors. Xiaosheng is full of talents, but they are said to be a villain. On the contrary, Xiaosheng is Wu Yanzu himself, but no one tells the true story. come out.
What a bitterness, what a sorrow. "
"Who is Wu Yanzu?"
Weng Qiuchan asked curiously.
"The most handsome man in the world is also another pseudonym of Xiaosheng."
"cut."
Weng Qiuchan sneered disdainfully, her eyes filled with contempt.
Nie Chen didn't care at all. After taking off his socks, he put his feet into the tub and said,
"let's start."
"Start with what?"
"Eh? Didn't you say it the day before yesterday? If I could earn three thousand taels of silver, you would wash my feet with your own hands.
No, you don’t even need to fetch the foot-washing water. I’ll fetch it myself. How considerate. Let’s get started. "
"Shall I wash your feet?!"
Weng Qiuchan's eyes widened instantly, and she lowered her arms and clenched her fists.
"What? We are all heroes who uphold justice for heaven. The boss is a hero who promises a lot of money. A tiger father has no dog daughter. When we say something, we spit on it and nail it on. We must do what we say.
how? As the daughter of the head of the family, how could you do such a thing as betraying your promise? "
Nie Chen had a wicked smile on his lips,
"Girl, you don't want me to tell you everywhere in the village that you are a man of bad faith, right?"
"I……"
Weng Qiuchan's pretty face turned red, her lungs were about to explode with anger, and she wished she could just draw a knife and kill the scoundrel in front of her on the spot.
But when he thought about his reputation, he finally gritted his teeth and said,
"Okay, I'll wash it for you!"
Weng Qiuchan walked over, knelt down, stretched out her little hands, and started washing Nie Chen's feet.
At the same time, he secretly cursed himself, why did he make such a bet before, and why did he follow him here tonight, giving him the opportunity to humiliate him.
Nie Chen closed his eyes and leaned against the table, enjoying the massage of the soles of his feet by the soft, boneless hands. He was so comfortable that he almost fell asleep.
"Hey, your hands have calluses from being used to wield knives and guns every day. It's uncomfortable to press them. Don't use knives every day in the future. Keep your hands softer, you know?"
Hearing this, Weng Qiuchan's anger suddenly rushed to his forehead.
I washed your feet with my own hands, do you still feel disgusted? !
