Farmer of Shu Han

In Tuoba Desert Khan's view, the reason why the adults and deacons joined forces with the Wei Dynasty to fight against the Han Dynasty was ultimately for the benefit of the tribe.

The large number of good things obtained from the Wei State was an important reason why the Tuoba tribe and many following tribes agreed to unite with the Wei State.

With the tribes on the grassland constantly migrating south, the adults led the Tuoba tribe and the following tribes to station themselves in the north of the grassland. In the early years, they could certainly avoid the chaos in the south.

After all, in the early years, big forces such as Xianbei, Kebineng, and Budugen in the west were fighting incessantly in the south of the grassland, causing chaos.

But things are different now.

Now that Kebineng has been destroyed, Budugen and the tribes in the south are all dependent on the Han Dynasty.

Even if there is fighting and chaos outside the Great Wall, it has been reduced a lot.

Moreover, the tribe has lived in the north for a long time, so not only do they have to face white disasters every year, but they are also extremely short of supplies.

If I can open up a business path for the tribe at this time, my voice in the tribe will naturally be greatly improved.

When the time comes, it would be a good idea to find an opportunity to persuade the adults.

With this in mind, Tuoba Desert Khan was naturally particularly enthusiastic about Zhang Miao.

Zhang Miao, on the other hand, looked at Tuoba Desert Khan, who suddenly became attentive, with a bit of doubt in his eyes:

"Didn't Mr. Tuoba say that he originally wanted to buy rare things, but now he wants to cooperate with me?"

Tuoba Desert Khan heard a little bitterness on his face:

"Didn't I say that? I'm afraid I can't get such rare things."

Then he looked at Zhang Miao and asked:

"Does Mr. Zhang know that on the grassland, which thing from Han is the most popular?"

Zhang Miao responded naturally: "Why don't you know this? Of course it's tea!"

Wool can keep out the cold and fight against white plague.

Ditto for spirits.

Brown sugar is something that only the most noble tribal nobles are qualified to enjoy.

But why is tea the most popular?

Because it can save lives and is life-saving medicine.

On the grassland, whether it is the most noble khan or the humblest sheep slave, they will all be infected with a disease that seems to be haunted by evil spirits.

This nasty disease makes people's bodies feel hot and bloated, painful and uncomfortable, making life worse than death.

And this tea can greatly relieve the pain of this disease.

If you drink tea for a long time, you can even cure serious diseases.

It is simply the magic medicine on the grassland.

If you combine it with brown sugar and special milk from the grassland, it will be the best delicious medicine in the world.

Ever since tea appeared on the grasslands, it has been passed down orally among tribes.

Coupled with the fact that some people were secretly adding fuel to the flames, in just twenty years, it had already spread throughout the north and south of the desert.

In remote places, it is even said that it has become an elixir handed down by gods in the Han Dynasty.

It is said that the person who made this tea, Feng, was the reincarnation of the King of Ghosts and could command ghosts and gods.

Therefore, this common disease haunted by evil spirits on the grassland must not be a problem for him.

As a result, tea has become the most popular commodity on the grassland.

Tuoba Desert Khan's expression moved slightly. It seemed that this person really wanted to open up trade routes on the grassland.

Brown sugar, for example, is hard to find even in Han China, and the price is even higher.

If you don't inquire carefully, people who have no experience walking on the grassland will probably think that brown sugar is the best product.

Tuoba Desert Khan was just thinking about it, but when he saw Zhang Miao, he suddenly smiled, raised his eyebrows, and said knowingly:

"Could it be possible that the rare thing Tuoba Lang said is tea?"

Among all bulk supplies, tea was the only one monopolized by the Xinghan Society.

Chairman Feng Hui once judged that Xinghan Hui could enjoy monopoly dividends for tea for three to five years at most.

Who would have expected that Feng Huishou would later be appointed as the governor of Liangzhou to govern the Qiang and Hu, and the tea in his hands would be a great weapon.

In order to allow Feng Jishi to use his skills in Liangzhou, the most important thing is that the Han Dynasty's finances are getting better and better year by year, so the prime minister has never thought about tea.

It was not until after the First World War in Guanzhong that the prime minister died suddenly. Feng Jishi became Fengzhong's Protector-General, succeeded the prime minister, and became the most powerful minister in the Han Dynasty.

Then no one even mentioned this matter.

The only person qualified to mention it is the Emperor of Han Dynasty.

But, when the royal family set up NMC in Nanzhong, tea could actually be grown from the beginning.

It’s just that growing sugar cane yields results much faster than growing tea. Brown sugar can be sold the same year you plant it.

Typical short, flat and quick project.

With brown sugar, you can make yourself proud in front of His Majesty and the Queen. Who is in the mood to plant tea trees that take three to five years to bear fruit?

And no one knew that tea could be so profitable.

Now I am naturally embarrassed to say that I want to get involved in this matter.

After all, tea is not a material related to the national economy and people's livelihood.

Even ordinary people in the Han Dynasty would rather drink ginger tea soup than clear tea.

Only wealthy people would drink this bland thing - the more they eat meat, the more they like this kind of tea.

How many families in Han Dynasty can eat meat regularly?

Therefore, the only great use is to use it on barbarians.

However, relatively speaking, wool is obviously more attractive to the Hu people than tea, and it is also wool produced by the Hu people themselves.

Isn't that more convenient than tea?

So this tea, over time, became the exclusive monopoly of Xinghan Hui.

At this time, Zhang Miao heard what Tuoba Desert Khan said, and he immediately understood.

Thinking about it, those who have tea purchasing channels are related to the Xinghan Association.

This foreigner outside the Great Wall was unfamiliar with the place. Even if he wanted to sell tea, he would not be able to find a place to offer sacrifices even if he was carrying pig head meat.

Seeing that Zhang Miao had misunderstood, Tuoba Desert Khan wanted to deny it, but then he thought about it, it might as well be a misunderstanding, otherwise it would be difficult for him to explain.

"Brother Zhang is really wise!" Tuoba Desert Khan praised, then sighed and said:

"To be honest, my tribe is in the north of the desert. I heard that the Han Dynasty has a sacred medicine that can drive away the diseases of evil spirits on the grassland, so I traveled thousands of miles to come to Han to get this legendary tea."

Zhang Miao held up his hands and said with a smile:

"If it is really as Tuoba Langjun said, isn't this a coincidence?"

Color appeared on his face again, and he leaned towards Tuoba Desert Khan:

"If nothing else, I do have a way to get this tea. Although it's not too much, a trip to the grassland shouldn't be a big problem."

"Oh?" Tuoba Desert Khan was really surprised when he heard this.

Really?

Zhang Miao proudly picked up the wine glass, took another sip, and then asked:

"You can't believe it? Others may not be able to get such good things, but I can definitely get them."

"Tuoba Langjun, please don't forget that our in-laws have been living in Nanzhong for many years, and the world even mistakenly thought that she came to Nanzhong. And the tea leaves of the Han Dynasty are all produced in Nanzhong."

Having said this, Zhang Miao stretched out a palm and clasped his thumb:

“Not just tea.”

Then clasp your index finger:

"And brown sugar."

Then comes the middle finger:

"Wool material."

Tuoba Desert Khan frowned slightly, a little confused:

"The woolen material is not produced in Nanzhong."

Zhang Miao smiled nonchalantly:

"What's the matter? Although the wool is not produced in Nanzhong, the loom used to weave the wool was modified by my aunt."

The reason why the wool loom is called Mei Ji is because people in the world want to thank Mrs. Mei for her contribution.

It makes sense for the inventor of the plum machine to use some wool to study it, right?

Tuoba Desert Khan nodded.

Very reasonable.

One of them had an ulterior motive and the other had a hidden agenda. After a conversation, they hit it off.

As for how to contribute money to ship goods and how to distribute benefits, that will be discussed in detail later.

And this is not a good place for discussions.

Under Tuoba Desert Khan's flattery, Zhang Miao couldn't help but drink a few more drinks.

After the cups and plates were in a mess, Zhang Miao was already a little drunk and hazy.

"Zhang Langjun, it's getting late, why don't we call it a day and let me take you back?"

Tuoba Desert Khan couldn't help but show concern when he saw Zhang Miao looking like this, and asked tentatively.

Although Zhang Miao was half drunk, he did not forget the time. He stood up with his hands on the desk and shook his head. He did not know whether he could not control himself or shook his head:

"No, no, uh, don't bother Mr. Tuoba, I can, can go back..."

"What's the trouble? I have several servants around me, but Zhang Langjun is alone."

Tuoba Shachen Khan insisted, "If this is not the case, how about I send two servants to take Zhang Langjun back?"

This time, Zhang Miao did not refuse:

"Then, thank you very much, Brother Tuoba!"

"You're welcome, you're welcome. There will be many opportunities for the two of us to cooperate in the future. Why should you be so polite?"

"Yes, yes!" Zhang Miao slapped his head, looking very drunk, "There is no need to be polite between you and me."

Tuoba Desert Khan immediately called his attendants and helped Zhang Miao out.

Watching Zhang Miao's figure disappear at the door of the restaurant, the smile on Tuoba Desert Khan's face slowly faded, and then he actually sat down again.

He even asked the restaurant staff to clear away the leftovers on the table, serve a new pot of tea, and start tasting it.

I don’t know how long it took, until the curfew was about to come, the entourage sent out to escort Zhang Miao came back sweating profusely, and whispered next to Tuoba Desert Khan:

"The eldest prince, Zhang Langjun did indeed enter Da Sima's mansion. I saw it with my own eyes. Zhang Langjun even greeted the concierge of Da Sima's mansion."

Tuoba Desert Khan, who originally seemed a little calm, paused when he heard this, holding the tea cup, and then his expression changed.

Although he knew that his entourage could not lie to him, he still couldn't help but ask one more question:

"really?"

"How dare a villain hide this from the eldest prince?"

"Good!" Tuoba Desert Khan stood up and slapped the table, beaming with joy, "Great!"

After searching hard for such a long time, I have not been able to find an opportunity to contact Da Sima Mansion.

Unexpectedly, at this time, someone would unexpectedly come to the door.

Of course, before the follower reported back, he had not thought that someone was deliberately trying to deceive him.

But at this time, he had no doubt at all.

We can't say that people from Taisima's house in Han Dynasty would come here to deceive him, a barbarian from the grassland, right?

"Thank you God for your blessing!"

Tuoba Desert Khan closed his eyes and offered devout thanks to God.

——

Just as Tuoba Desert Khan was thanking the gods, Zhang Miao was also in the living room of Da Sima's mansion, saluting Feng Da Sima:

"My nephew meets his uncle."

At this time, his eyes were clear and there was no hint of drunkenness.

"No need to be polite, sit down and talk later."

"Thank you, uncle." Cao Miao sat down and was about to say, "Uncle..."

"No rush, let's drink tea first to relieve the hangover."

Feng Da Sima motioned to Cao Miao to drink tea to moisten his throat, "You drank a lot with that Hu man, you should be thirsty too."

Don't underestimate this. To Cao Miao, it was considerate and considerate. He couldn't help but be touched, and he quickly drank up the tea in the cup.

Feng Da Sima then asked: "How?"

"With my uncle's ability, how can I not fall into my uncle's plan if I personally design the barbarians?"

Cao Miao first flattered Feng Dashima, and then detailed the scene between the two at the restaurant.

After hearing the news, Feng Da Sima, whose face had not changed much, just smiled faintly:

"Although this person is a barbarian, his mind is quite tough and he is quite knowledgeable."

He raised his head slightly, with a sharp look in his eyes: "Tuoba Xianbei is now considered the largest barbarian force on the grassland beyond the Great Wall."

"The leader of this tribe, Tuoba Liwei, is no worse than Kebineng in the past. Otherwise, he would not have become the big tribe that he is now with the power of Xiaozhong Xianbei."

"It can even be said that this person's ambition will not be lower than Ke Bineng, or even worse."

Not to mention anything else, just taking your own small tribe away from the frontier and guarding the northern grasslands is an extremely rare experience.

In the early years, there was great chaos in the Han Dynasty. In order to escape the war, many Han people ran outside the Great Wall.

The grassland tribes close to the frontier gained a lot of benefits by accepting these Han people.

In the past, the reason why Kebineng became the largest force outside the Great Wall was not only its own ability, but also the technology brought by the Han people.

While other grassland tribes were still fighting in a chaotic manner, Kebineng was already using flags and drums to order the tribes to advance or retreat.

However, Tuoba Liwei was able to do the opposite and stay away from the border fortress. Not only did he stay away from the disputes at the border fortress, he could also take the opportunity to continuously gather small tribes and strengthen himself.

Nowadays, Ke Bineng is dead, and Tuoba is weak, but he is said to have 200,000 people who can control strings.

No matter how many old and weak people there are, if you want to command so many people, you must have a certain level of organization.

Not to mention that even if Ke Bineng died, he would only be trying to revive the Xianbei glory of Tanshihuai.

But Tuoba was weak, but he had the ambition to "be emperor for generations".

"My nephew, Tuoba Desert Khan, although he is a Hu, he is indeed heroic and magnificent, and his speech is very different from that of the Hu."

"I thought he was already a figure, but I didn't expect that my uncle would have such comments about this person's master Tuoba Liwei. It seems that it is really not a trivial matter."

Feng Da Sima's eyes fell back on Cao Miao, a smile appeared on his face, and he shook his head gently.

Cao Miao thought she had said something wrong.

I heard Uncle Feng say again:

"Tuoba Liwei is indeed not a trivial matter, but I actually have a more important purpose in letting you approach Tuoba Desert Khan as the Nanyang Zhang family."

"As for wanting to use this to plot against Xianbei, that's the next best thing."

Cao Miao was stunned. He had been having a relationship with Tuoba Desert Khan for a long time, but he didn't expect that he would misunderstand his uncle's intentions?

Looking at the uncle in front of him who was similar in age to himself but seemed enigmatic, Cao Miao quickly apologized:

"My nephew is stupid. I didn't expect that my uncle had other intentions. I failed to meet my uncle's expectations."

"Don't be nervous. You actually did a good job this time."

Feng Da Sima reassured you, "I just want to remind you that since you appear as the Zhang family of Nanyang, if the real Zhang family of Nanyang comes to visit you in the future, don't show any cowardice."

"Mr. Zhang from Nanyang came to visit?"

Cao Miao was stunned, "Isn't it that Nanyang is still... hasn't it not been recovered yet?"

Feng Da Sima smiled slightly:

"It is precisely because there is no restoration that you are allowed to pretend to be the Zhang family of Nanyang."

He narrowed his eyes again, looked past Cao Miao to the south, and said in a leisurely tone:

"In Nanyang now, the Wu army from Xiangyang is watching in the south, Shangyong in the west and Wuguan in the north are all owned by the Han Dynasty. However, Xuchang, the only one in the rear, faces Luoyang's army to attack at any time."

"Presumably many people in Nanyang at this time are on pins and needles and have trouble sleeping and eating!"

Hearing Uncle Feng's words, Cao Miao suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

At the same time, although I knew it was disrespectful to my uncle, a thought still came to my mind:

He is indeed a far-sighted ghost king!