Farmer of Shu Han

"You don't know that the tea sold by the Longyou family to the barbarians in the past two years is expensive. It's common for two or three sheep to be exchanged for a catty. 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 out loud, full of joy.

After hearing this, Ma Di hurried to the couch and said excitedly, "Since tea is so precious to the barbarians, why doesn't the general learn from the Longyou family? Instead, he wants to lower the price?"

"Hey, you don't understand." Feng Yong waved his hand, "How can the barbarians in Longyou help the big man out of righteousness, how can they exploit too much? They need to set an example, and they need to be graded!"

"I also ask General Feng to show me."

Ma Di didn't mind Feng Yong's evaluation of him at all, so he asked very modestly.

"The barbarians in Longyou fought righteously against Cao Cao and made great contributions. They are the obedience closest to the big man, so we have to repay them. Naturally, this tea will be sold at a lower price."

"Liangzhou has been ruled by Cao thieves for many years, and it didn't border the big Han before. When Liangzhou is recovered in the future, the Qiang Hu there may not be as righteous as Longyou."

"At that time, tea can be sold at a higher price. Hu people in the Western Regions, Bingzhou, Youzhou, and even the northern deserts can do the same."

"In this way, not only can the Hu people be divided, but also the Qiang and Hu who are close to the big Han can be driven out to attack those who refuse to accept the big Han. Isn't it wonderful?"

Obedient children have candy to eat, and it is good to listen to the words of the big man. Without comparison, where is the harm? Where does happiness come from?

As the boss, the big man must be fair, right?

Otherwise, who will work for you?

At that time, the big Han relied on cultural export and military deterrence, coupled with economic exchanges, and after many years of operation, it was only in the Western Regions that a country that was close to the big Han was cultivated.

In the end, there was a grand occasion where the big man gave an order, and the trusted younger brother led other younger brothers to follow the big man to beat and stab the head.

Even in later generations, the human beacon of "Look, sister" is playing this trick.

The younger brothers in the Eyeball Alliance are the first confidantes, and the treaty countries are the second thugs. At the same time, the lighthouse is also supporting cannon fodder everywhere.

Therefore, regardless of whether a routine is new or old, as long as it works, it is a good routine.

"So it turns out that General Feng is really far-sighted, and Ma Di admires it." After hearing this, Ma Di finally understood, "There is one more thing I want to ask General Feng."

"Please say."

"If General Feng has a suggestion for Nanzhong, it will be more important than others. Since tung oil and tea are so important, why did General Feng only ask everyone to plant sugar cane in the first two years, instead of tung tree and tea tree?"

Ma Di asked with some doubts.

Feng Yong sighed, "There's no other way! Planting sugarcane will bring you income in the same year you planted it. If the tung tree and tea tree don't last for many years, where will the harvest come from?"

"Besides, the benefits of tung oil and tea will only become known after the Northern Expedition. Who would be idle to plant for fun in the first two years?"

Planting sugarcane not only yields quick results, but is also lucrative. In addition, Nanzhong is a barren land. At the beginning of cultivation, no one dared to say that they were fully sure, so naturally the cost was recovered as quickly as possible.

As for planting tung oil and tea trees, things that take several years to harvest can only be guided after there is a market.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful "Feng Langjun's special skills" are, there is no way to convince the veterans in Sichuan that these two things can make a lot of money in the future.

Of course, the most important point, Feng Yong will naturally not say it to Ma Su.

When tea is in the interior, it is basically the drink of the upper class, no big deal.

But when it is used on barbarians, it is a strategic material, how could the old monster Zhuge put it in private hands?

According to Feng Yong's estimate, if Zhuge Laoyao didn't restrain himself in the matter of tea in the first five years, it would be a great favor.

It takes at least three years for tea trees to be harvested in large quantities, so Feng Yong feels that he can eat them without any scruples for three years.

Three years later, the imperial court will come to grab the bonus.

But this doesn't matter anymore, it is enough to eat the fattest first three years.

Besides, even if the imperial court wants to distribute part of the dividends in three years, the remaining profits will not be tens or hundreds of times, but only ten times or even several times will be enough to make people crazy.

Ma Su naturally didn't know that Feng Yong didn't vigorously promote tea tree planting in the past two years, just to be able to drink soup, so he nodded immediately, "No wonder the general said that the world is prosperous, it is all for profit; the world is hustle and bustle, all for profit, so in this way."

"Since tung oil and tea have such benefits, it is natural to plant them vigorously. General Feng knows the magic of farming, but do you know how to plant them?"

Feng Yong had been waiting for Ma Di's words for a long time, and now he said happily, "I'm already prepared for this."

"When you arrive at Nanzhong, go to Li Dudu first. He has his own way to find tea seedlings for you, and he will also send someone to teach you how to plant tea trees and tung tree."

Ma Su clearly underestimated the profit of tea, so he only heard him praise, "It turns out that General Feng has already considered today's situation, so he made the arrangement?"

"It's a great fortune for the big man to have such a far-sighted man as General Feng! No wonder he can easily win the hearts of the Longyou barbarians!"

Feng Yong giggled and didn't explain.

The year when Zhao Guang and Li Yi were stationed in Ju County was the beginning of Feng Yong's attempt to sell tea.

My brothers naturally know the terrifying profit of this tea.

So everyone was enthusiastically planting sugarcane in Nanzhong, Zhao Guang, Li Yi, Wang Xun, Huang Chong and others, each quietly planted three to five hundred acres of tea gardens.

Oh, I have to add the sixth room of the Li family. I have to say that the old lady of the sixth room of the Li family is indeed a fine person.

For Li Mu's sake, Feng Yong asked him to follow behind to gain some advantage.

A few hundred acres per family is a little less, but it's not that they don't want to grow tea trees in Nanzhong, but that there are really not enough tea seedlings.

When the profit of tea leaves is widely known, it is estimated that tea seedlings can be sold to make a small profit, and the cost of opening tea gardens in the early stage should be recovered.

Based on the relationship network of his brothers, unless the old monster Zhuge speaks in person, whoever wants to grow tea has to ask for it?

Needless to say, Li Hui, the general governor of Jianning County, is his staunch ally.

Yuexuan County is his basic base, and the prefect Meng Yan has also been his nanny.

Not to mention the relationship between Lu Kai, the prefect of Yunnan County, and himself.

Cuan Xi, the prefect of Xinggu County, was Li Hui's uncle.

The prefect of Zhuti County is still Wang Ping. At the same time, Feng Yong also knows Zhang Biao, the prefect of the county, and has given him political achievements.

The prefect of Yongchang County Wang Fu and Lu Kai have an old relationship, and the two have a bond of guarding Yongchang and rejecting Yongkai. Lu Kai is also from a wealthy family in Yongchang County. As long as Feng Yong is willing, he can easily form a relationship with Wang Fu through Lu Kai.

Zhao Guang and Wang Xun used to be his forwards for Ma Zhong, the prefect of Zangke County.

Counting your fingers, which of the seven prefectures in Nanzhong is not one of your own?

Coupled with the great reputation of the ghost king, and Ma Di, the agent of the tea tree...

So no matter who you are, whether you want to follow the official path or private path, or want to grow tea, you can't get around yourself.

Thinking of this, Feng Yong couldn't help but gasp in his heart.

In this way, what Mr. Ma said just now, if you want to go to Nanzhong, you should first ask the ghost king to find a way, this sentence is still very reasonable.

After knowing it, Feng Langjun couldn't help grinning!

Lao Tzu's connections in Nanzhong can be regarded as the number one.

Now that there is such a condition, can we be more secretive in the promotion of tea trees in the future?

For example, the contract that I signed with the grandfather of the Li family back then looks very good!

It can't be said that it can come for three years and then three years...

Wouldn't it be nice to plant tea trees for three years and harvest tea leaves for three years?

As long as the old monster Zhuge is fed, I, Feng Langjun, will still be afraid of those little bastards in Sichuan?

At that time, the imperial court will eat the first bite of fat meat, and the family will eat the second bite of lean meat, and the rest of the bones will be eaten by others, which is very reasonable and fair.

Eat fatty meat for three years, eat lean meat for three years, and only about six years, the old demon Zhuge will not even give himself this face.

If you want a horse to run fast, you can't just feed it with grass, you have to feed it with beans from time to time.

Thinking of this, Feng Yong's eyes were almost narrowed into a hole shape, and he smirked to himself regardless of Ma Su being beside him.

When you are in a good mood, you have a good heart.

So Feng Yong said to Ma Di, "Although the prime minister exiles the king in a barren land, it is a last resort."

"After all, the prime minister is the one who values ​​laws the most. You are the person he values ​​most. Now that you have made a mistake, in order to avoid being convicted, you can only be severely punished. If you go to Nanzhong, someone will take care of you, so don't hold any grudges against the prime minister. heart of."

Good people do it to the end and send Buddha to the west.

Now that the apprentice has been saved, let's be a peacemaker between the old demon Zhuge and Ma Di—whether they need it or not, but this is still an attitude.

I believe that even if he is doing useless work, the old demon Zhuge will still miss his love.

Seeing a look of guilt on Ma Di's face, "I thank the general for his kindness. I have been with the prime minister for many years and regard the prime minister as my father. How can I not understand the prime minister's difficulties?"

"I feel ashamed of the prime minister over this matter, how dare I have resentment? Before the prime minister left Jicheng, so-and-so went to the prime minister and asked to go to Yunnan."

"That's good." Feng Yonggang nodded, and suddenly realized something was wrong, "What did you just say? The prime minister left Jicheng? When?"

"I left a few days ago. Calculated, it should be two days after the general was beaten with a military stick."

After counting his fingers, Ma Di was deposed as a commoner the day after he was hit by the army stick, and then he was able to recover from his wounds in peace and never cared about the outside world.

The last time the old demon Zhuge left Jicheng quietly, although he ate Cao Zhen's more than 30,000 troops, the battle at Jieting almost scared Feng Yong out of his mind.

Now that this happened again, Feng Yong's heart immediately hung up, "Where did the prime minister go?"

"This is a secret in the military. How did a criminal know about it?"

Ma Di shook his head.

Feng Yong was very dissatisfied. After all, I was also a general of the Northern Expedition. Zhuge, you can't respect my profession?

Although he is recuperating, and although he doesn't have any soldiers on hand, tell me, maybe I can give you some advice?

Longyou's map and sand table have been read countless times, Feng Yong thought for a while, and the situation of the enemy and us in Longyou clearly appeared in his mind.

Although there are still Cao thieves entrenched in Linwei and Longxi, they will fall into the hands of the big man sooner or later. What else is worth the old demon Zhuge playing again and disappearing?

Feng Yong thought of this, and then realized that something was wrong. Wu Yi and Guan Zhang were two brother-in-law soldiers together, and the two sides attacked. It has been so long, why hasn't Linwei been defeated yet?

"Why else? Naturally, it is to slow down the Cao thieves in Longxi, so that the Cao thieves in Liangzhou feel that they can hold Longxi, so that Kong Ming has enough time to mobilize troops to encircle and wipe out the Cao thieves in Longxi."

Lu Xun, who was far away in Jingzhou, held a letter in his hand and said slowly with a confident smile on his face.

In addition to spreading the news of the great victory in Longyou, the emperor of the Han Dynasty personally wrote a letter to Sun Quan, king of Wu, and at the same time forwarded the letter from the prime minister to Lu Xun.

"Kongming's letter has described the events of the Northern Expedition in such detail. The first is to show off his martial arts, and the second is to test me to see if I can guess his intentions."

Lu Xun shook the letter Liu Chan wrote to the King of Wu, "This third one, nine out of ten, is in the name of the Son of Heaven, who wants to invite us to send troops from the Kingdom of Wu to attack the Cao bandits together."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help showing admiration on his face, "Kong Ming is capable of managing politics internally and commanding troops externally, he is considered a genius. Ziyu, you brother, you are really amazing."

A wry smile appeared on Zhuge Jin's face, "Commander, Kong Ming is the best of our three brothers. I've known this since I was a child, so don't embarrass me anymore!"

Lu Xun laughed, and then put away his joking tone, and his face became a little serious, "If Kong Ming's plan succeeds, half of the obstacles to the Shu Han's entry into Liangzhou will be cleared. It's really easy to calculate!"

"Let's see, the governor, can Kong Ming's plan succeed?" Zhuge Jin asked.

"I don't know if it will be possible. After all, I'm not familiar with the military commanders in Liangzhou, but as far as I'm concerned, even if it's not possible, now that the Shu Han has won Longyou, it has given the connection between Liangzhou and Guanzhong. cut off."

"This Liangzhou can only submit to the Shu Han, or it can learn from Han Sui and form a family of its own."

When Lu Xun said this, he shook his head lightly, his eyes gleaming, "No matter what the Liangzhou side does, it's too far away from us, and it has nothing to do with us."

"The most important thing now is that the Cao bandits have lost Longyou, lost troops and lost generals. Even Jingyu and Henan provinces have transferred tens of thousands of troops to Guanzhong to support them. What can we do with such a good opportunity?"

While talking, Lu Xun turned his attention to the map of Shuai's case, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"The governor wants to attack Xiangyang?"

Seeing Lu Xun's finger sliding over the word "Xiangyang", Zhuge Jin asked.

Lu Xun shook his head, "Sima Yi is in charge of the military in Jingzhou and Yuzhou. This man has a lot of strategies. Now that the troops have been transferred, he will only be more cautious. The land of Xiangyang is not ready to be captured yet."

"If you don't take Xiangyang, then you can only take Xincheng County..."

"It's too far away, and Xiangyang is on the back side, there is a danger of cutting off the road, no."

Lu Xun once again denied Zhuge Jin's idea.

When Zhuge Jin heard it, he was a little confused immediately, "What about the governor's desire?"

Lu Xun raised Liu Chan's letter, "In two days, I will personally deliver the letter from Emperor Han to King Wu, and I will temporarily entrust it to Ziyu in Jingzhou."

"The governor wants to return to Jianye?"

Zhuge Jin was taken aback.

Lu Xun nodded, "Don't worry, Ziyu, on Cao's side, Jingzhou and Yuzhou's troops have been transferred away, and they definitely don't dare to go south easily at this time."

He pondered for a while, and then continued, "If Sima Yi really dares to go south, you just stick to Nanjun and don't attack easily, that will be enough to keep Jingzhou safe."