"You don't know, the tea that the Longyou family sold to the Hu people in the past two years is very expensive. It is common for one pound to be exchanged for two or three sheep. I heard that in places farther away, there are even four or five sheep. "
When Feng Yong said this, he finally couldn't help laughing and was filled with joy.
After hearing this, Ma Su hurried to the couch and said excitedly, "Since tea is so precious to the Hu people, why doesn't the general learn from the Longyou family? Why do he have to lower the price?"
"Huh, you don't understand." Feng Yong waved his hand, "This barbarian from Longyou is doing a great job to help the big man, how can he exploit him too much? He needs to set an example, and he needs to be classified!"
"Please give me your instructions, General Feng."
Ma Su didn't mind Feng Yong's evaluation of him at all, and asked humbly.
"The Hu people from Longyou rebelled against Cao Cao and made great contributions. They are the Hu people who are closest to the Han people, so we have to repay them. The tea will naturally be sold cheaper."
"Liangzhou has been ruled by Cao thieves for many years, and it was not bordering the Han Dynasty before. When Liangzhou is recovered in the future, the Qiang and Hu people there may not know the righteousness as well as Longyou."
"At that time, tea can be sold at a higher price, and the Hu people in the Western Regions, Bingzhou, Youzhou, and even the northern desert can do this."
"This will not only divide the Hu people, but also drive out the Qiang Hu who are close to the Han people and attack those who are disobedient to the Han people. Isn't it wonderful?"
Obedient children get sweets, and there are benefits to listening to the big man. This is what the boss does.
Otherwise, who will work for you?
At that time, the Han Dynasty relied on cultural export, military deterrence, and economic exchanges. It took many years of operation to cultivate a pro-Han country in the Western Regions.
At the end, the big man gave an order, and other little brothers led by his trusted brother followed the big man to fight and stab the head.
Even in later generations, "Look, sister," this human beacon, is still playing this trick.
The few younger brothers in the Eyeball Alliance are the first cronies, and the convention countries are the second thugs. At the same time, Beacon also supports cannon fodder everywhere.
Therefore, no matter whether the routine is old or new, as long as it is effective, it is a good routine.
"So that's it. General Feng is indeed far-sighted, and Ma Di admires it." Ma Di finally understood after hearing this, "I have one more thing I want to ask General Feng."
"Please say."
"If General Feng has any suggestions for Nanzhong, the weight is much heavier than others. Since tung oil and tea are so important, why did General Feng only let people plant sugar cane and not tung oil and tea trees in the first two years?"
Ma Su asked with some confusion.
Feng Yong sighed, "There's no other way! Sugar cane will be harvested the same year it's planted. If tung trees and tea trees don't survive for several years, where will the harvest come from?"
"Besides, the benefits of tung oil and tea will only be known to people after the Northern Expedition. Who would plant them for fun in the first two years?"
Planting sugar cane is not only quick to produce results, but also highly profitable. In addition, Nanzhong is a wild land. Whoever cultivates it at the beginning is unsure, so it is natural to recover the cost as quickly as possible.
As for growing tung oil and tea trees, which take several years to harvest, it is best to guide them after there is a market.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful "Feng Langjun's stunts" are, there is no way to convince the Sichuan veterans that they can make a lot of money by growing these two things in Nanzhong.
Of course, Feng Yong would not tell Ma Su the most important point.
When tea is viewed internally, it is basically a drink for the upper class, so it’s not a big deal.
But when it is used on barbarians, it is a strategic material. How could Old Demon Zhuge put it in private hands?
According to Feng Yong's estimation, it would be a great favor for Mr. Zhuge not to restrain himself in the matter of tea for the first five years.
It takes at least three years for tea trees to be planted before they can be harvested in large quantities, so Feng Yong felt that he could only eat it for three years without any worries.
Three years later, the imperial court will come to grab the dividends.
But it doesn't matter. The first three years of eating the fattest food are enough.
Besides, even if the court wants to divide part of the dividends three years later, the remaining profits will not be dozens or hundreds of times, but ten times or even several times will be enough to make people crazy.
Naturally, Ma Di didn't know that Feng Yong had not vigorously promoted tea tree planting in the past two years just to be able to eat alone, so he nodded immediately, "I see."
"No wonder the general said that the bustle in the world is all for profit; the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. That's it."
"Since tung oil and tea have such benefits, it is natural to plant them vigorously. General Feng is well versed in the secrets of farming. Does he know how to plant them?"
Feng Yong had been waiting for Ma Su's words for a long time, and he said happily, "I'm already prepared for this."
"When you arrive in Nanzhong, go to Governor Li first. He has his own way of finding tea seedlings for you. He will also send people to teach you how to plant tea trees and tung trees."
Ma Di obviously still seriously underestimated the profit of tea, and immediately praised him, "So General Feng has already considered today's situation and made arrangements?"
"The Han Dynasty is really lucky to have such a far-sighted man as General Feng! No wonder he can easily win over the hearts of the barbarians in Longyou!"
Feng Yong smiled and did not explain.
The year when Zhao Guang and Li Yi were stationed in Juxian was the beginning of Feng Yong's attempt to sell tea.
My brothers naturally know the terrifying profits of this tea.
So everyone was enthusiastic about planting sugar cane. Zhao Guang, Li Yi, Wang Xun, Huang Chong and others quietly planted three to five hundred acres of tea gardens.
Oh, and I have to add a sixth-bedroom member of the Li family. I have to say that the old lady of the sixth-bedroom Li family is indeed a genius.
For Li Mu's sake, Feng Yong let him follow behind to take advantage.
A few hundred acres per family is a bit less, but it's not that they don't want to plant more tea trees in Nanzhong, but that there are really not enough tea seedlings.
When the profits from tea become widely known later, it is estimated that I can still make a small profit by selling tea seedlings, and even the cost of opening a garden in the early stage can be recovered.
Based on the connections between his brothers and his family, unless Old Demon Zhuge personally speaks out, whoever wants to grow tea will have to ask for it on his own behalf?
Needless to say, Li Hui, the commander-in-chief of the surrender, who was also the governor of Jianning County, was his staunch ally.
Yuexun County is his base, and the prefect Meng Yan also served as his nanny.
Not to mention the relationship between Lu Kai, the governor of Yunnan County, and himself.
Cuan Xi, the governor of Xinggu County, was Li Hui's uncle.
The prefect of Zhuti County is still Wang Ping. At the same time, Feng Yong also knew Zhang Biao, the county magistrate, and also gave him political achievements.
Wang and his wife, the prefect of Yongchang County, have an old relationship with Lu Kai, and they have an old friendship with each other to guard Yongchang. Lu Kai's family is also a wealthy family in Yongchang County. As long as Feng Yong is willing, he can easily establish a relationship with Wang and his wife through Lu Kai.
Ma Zhong, the governor of Zoke County, had Zhao Guang and Wang Xun as his forwards back then.
Counting on one's fingers, which of the seven prefects in Nanzhong is not one of our own?
Coupled with the illustrious reputation of the Ghost King, and Ma Di, the tea tree agent...
So no matter who you are, whether you want to take the official route or the smuggler route, or want to grow tea, you can't get around yourself.
Thinking of this, Feng Yong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Speaking of which, what Mr. Ma just said, that if you want to go to Nanzhong, you must first find a way to find a way out of the Ghost King is quite reasonable.
After realizing it later, Feng Langjun couldn't help but grin!
It turns out that I have the best connections in Nanzhong.
Since this condition exists, can we be more sinister when promoting tea trees in the future?
For example, the contract he signed with the Grand Duke of the Li family looked very good!
I can't say that I can come three years later and three years later...
It takes three years to plant tea trees and three years to harvest tea leaves. Isn’t it wonderful?
As long as I feed Old Demon Zhuge, will I, Mr. Feng, still be afraid of those little bastards in Shu?
When the time comes, the imperial court will take the first bite of fat meat, and your family will take the second bite of lean meat. Only the remaining bones will be eaten by others. It is very reasonable and fair.
After eating fat meat for three years, eating lean meat for three years, and only six years left and right, Old Demon Zhuge will not even deny himself this face.
If you want your horse to run fast, you can't just feed it grass. You have to feed it some beans from time to time.
Thinking of this, Feng Yong's eyes almost narrowed into square holes, and he giggled to himself, regardless of Ma Di's presence.
When you are in a good mood, your heart is good.
So Feng Yong said to Ma Su, "Although the Prime Minister exiled you to a barbaric land, he was forced to do so."
"After all, the Prime Minister attaches great importance to the law, and you are the person he cares about. Now that you have made a mistake, in order to avoid living up to the truth, I can only impose heavy penalties on you. When you go to Nanzhong, there will be someone to take care of you, so don't have any resentment towards the Prime Minister. heart of."
A good person will do his best to send Buddha to the West.
Now that the apprentice has been saved, let's be a peacemaker between Zhuge Laoyao and Ma Di - whether they need it or not, this is still an attitude after all.
I believe that even if I am doing useless work, Zhuge Lao Yao will miss me.
When Guo saw Ma Su, he smiled and said, "I have thanked the general for his kindness. I have been with the Prime Minister for many years and regards him as my father. How could I not understand the Prime Minister's difficulties? Before the Prime Minister left Jicheng, I went to the Prime Minister and asked to go to Yunnan." of."
"That's good." Feng Yonggang nodded, and suddenly realized something was wrong, "What did you just say? Did the Prime Minister leave Jicheng? When?"
"I left a few days ago. It should have been two days after the general was beaten with a military stick."
Counting on his fingers, Ma Su was deposed as a commoner the day after he was beaten with a military stick, and then he just rested in peace and never cared about the outside world again.
The last time the old demon Zhuge quietly left Jicheng, although he killed more than 30,000 Cao Zhen's troops, the battle at the street pavilion almost scared Feng Yong out of his wits.
Now that this happened again, Feng Yong's heart immediately rose, "Where is the Prime Minister?"
"This is a military secret. How could a certain criminal know about it?"
Ma Su shook his head.
Feng Yong was very dissatisfied. After all, I am also a Northern Expedition general. Zhuge Yao, can't you respect my profession?
Although I'm recovering from my injuries, and I don't have many soldiers on hand, but you can tell me if I can make some suggestions?
Longyou's map and sand table had been read countless times. After Feng Yong thought for a while, the situation between the enemy and ourselves in Longyou clearly emerged in his mind.
Nowadays, although there are still Cao thieves entrenched in Linwei and Longxi, they will fall into the hands of the Han sooner or later. What else is worth doing for the old demon Zhuge to come and disappear again?
When Feng Yong thought of this, he realized that something was wrong. Wu Yi and Guan Zhang, two brothers-in-law, were united. They were attacking from both sides. It had been so long. Why hadn't Linwei been defeated yet?
"Why else? Naturally, it is to slow down the Cao bandits in Longxi, make the Cao bandits in Liangzhou feel that they can defend Longxi, and give Kong Ming enough time to mobilize troops to surround and annihilate the Cao bandits in Longxi."
Lu Xun, who was far away in Jingzhou, held the letter in his hand and said slowly with a confident smile on his face.
In addition to spreading the news about the victory at Longyou throughout the Han Dynasty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty also personally wrote a letter to Sun Quan, King of Wu, and at the same time forwarded the letter from the Prime Minister from the front to Lu Xun.
"Kong Ming's letter describes the Northern Expedition in such detail. Firstly, he is showing off his martial arts skills. Secondly, he wants to test me to see if I can guess his intentions."
Lu Xun shook the letter Liu Chan wrote to the King of Wu, "The third one, in all likelihood, in the name of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, he wants to invite us, the Kingdom of Wu, to send troops to fight against the Cao traitors."
Having said this, he couldn't help but show admiration on his face, "Kong Ming is capable of managing politics internally and commanding troops externally. He is a genius. Tzuyu, you are a very real brother."
A bitter smile appeared on Zhuge Jin's face, "Captain, Kong Ming is the most outstanding one among our three brothers. I have known this since I was a child. Please don't shame me anymore!"
Lu Xun laughed, then put away his joking tone, and his face became a little serious, "If Kong Ming succeeds in this plan, half of the obstacles to Shu Han's entry into Liangzhou will be cleared away. It's really a good calculation!"
"Commander, do you think Kong Ming's plan will work?" Zhuge Jin asked.
"Whether it can be done, I don't know. After all, I am not familiar with the people who command the army in Liangzhou. But in my opinion, even if it is not possible, now that the Shu Han has captured Longyou, it has cut off the connection between Liangzhou and Guanzhong. ”
"This Liangzhou can either surrender to the Shu Han, or learn from Han Sui and form a family of its own."
When Lu Xun said this, he shook his head gently again, his eyes shining brightly, "No matter how hard they are in Liangzhou, they are too far away from us and have little to do with us."
"The most important thing now is that Cao Cao lost Longyou and lost his army. Tens of thousands of troops from Jing and He provinces were transferred to Guanzhong to support them. What can we do with this good opportunity?"
As Lu Xun spoke, he cast his gaze on Shuai An's map, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"The governor wants to attack Xiangyang?"
Seeing Lu Xun's fingers sliding over the word Xiangyang, Zhuge Jin asked.
Lu Xun shook his head, "The person who oversees the military in Jingzhou and Yuzhou is Sima Yi. This man has a lot of strategy. Now that his troops have been transferred, he will definitely be more cautious. It's not time to capture Xiangyang."
"If we don't take Xiangyang, we can only take Xincheng County..."
"It's too far there. Besides, Xiangyang is at the back and side. There's a worry of cutting off the way back, so we can't do that."
Lu Xun once again denied Zhuge Jin’s idea.
When Zhuge Jin heard this, he was a little confused and asked, "What do you want the governor to do?"
Lu Xun raised Liu Chan's letter and said, "In two days, I will personally deliver the letter from the Emperor of Han to the King of Wu. Jingzhou will be temporarily entrusted to Tzuyu."
"The governor wants to return to Jianye?"
Zhuge Jin was shocked.
Lu Xun nodded, "Don't worry Ziyu, Cao's thieves, some of the troops from Jingzhou and Yuzhou will be transferred away, and they will definitely not dare to go south easily at this time."
He pondered for a moment and then continued, "If Sima Yi really dares to go south, just defend Nanjun and don't easily attack. This will be enough to keep Jingzhou safe."
