Chapter 625 Three years later and another three years

"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. "

  Feng Yong finally couldn't help laughing out loud at this point, full of joy.

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

   "Hey, you don't understand." Feng Yong waved his hand, "The barbarians in Longyou are helping the big man with righteousness, how can they exploit too much? They have to set an example, they have 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 righteous obedience closest to the big man, so we have to repay them. Naturally, this tea is sold at a lower price."

   "Liangzhou has been ruled by Cao thieves for many years, and it was not bordered by the 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 desert can do the same."

   "This will not only divide the Hu people, but also drive out the Qiang Hu who are close to the big Han and 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. If there is no comparison, how can there be any harm? Where does happiness come from?

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

   Otherwise, who will work for you?

  Back then, the big Han relied on cultural output 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.

  It was at the end that 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 "Look, sister" is playing this trick.

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

  So, 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 really has foresight and foresight, 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 is more important than others. Since tung oil and tea are so important, why did General Feng only let everyone plant sugar cane in the first two years, not tung tree and tea tree?"

   Ma Di asked with some doubts.

  Feng Yong sighed, "There is no way out! Planting sugarcane will bring you income in the same year you planted it. If you don't simmer for many years for oil tung tree and tea tree, where will you get the harvest?"

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

  Growing sugarcane is not only quick, but also lucrative. In addition, Nanzhong is a barren land. No one dared to say that they were fully sure when they first started farming, 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 Di.

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

   But when it is used on Hu people, it is a strategic material. How could the old monster Zhuge put it in private hands?

  According to Feng Yong's estimation, if Zhuge Laoyao can not restrain himself in the first five years in the matter of tea, that is 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 for three years without any scruples.

  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 dozens or hundreds of times the profits, as long as there are ten times or even several times, it is 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 the method of planting?"

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

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

   Ma Di 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 really a blessing for the big man to have such far-sighted men as General Feng! No wonder he can easily win the hearts of the Hu people in Longyou!"

  Feng Yong giggled and didn't explain.

  The year 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 is 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.

  Hundreds of acres per family is a little less, but it’s not because they don’t want to grow tea trees in Nanzhong, but because there are not enough tea seedlings.

   Waiting for the profit of tea leaves in the back is widely known, it is estimated that you can make a small profit by selling tea seedlings, and the cost of opening tea gardens in the early stage should be recovered.

  Based on the network of my brothers and these companies, unless the old demon Zhuge speaks in person, whoever wants to grow tea will have to ask for it from himself?

   Li Hui, the general governor of Jianning County who also served as the prefect of Jianning County, needless to say, is his hard-core 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.

  Yongchang County Prefect Wang Husband and Lu Kai have an old relationship, and they 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 establish a relationship with Wang and his wife through Lu Kai.

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

   Counting fingers, which of the seven counties in Nanzhong is not one of the eunuchs?

  In addition to the great reputation of the ghost king, and Ma Di, the agent of the tea tree...

  So no matter who you are, no matter whether you want to follow the official path or private path, or 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 are considered number one.

  Since there is such a condition, can the promotion of tea trees be more dark-hearted in the future?

  For example, the contract that I signed with the grandpa 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...

   Planting tea trees for three years and harvesting tea leaves for three years, wouldn’t it be beautiful?

  As long as the old monster Zhuge is fed, I, Feng Langjun, will still be afraid of those little **** 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. The rest of the bones will be eaten by others, which is very reasonable and fair.

  Eating fatty meat for three years, eating lean meat for three years, 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 need to feed it some beans from time to time.

  Thinking of this, Feng Yong's eyes almost narrowed into a square 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 most important person. You are the person he values. 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 their best to the end and send Buddha to the West.

  Since 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.

  Guo saw 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 treat the prime minister like a father. How can I not understand the prime minister's difficulties?"

   "This matter is that a certain is ashamed of the prime minister, how dare he have any resentment? Before the prime minister left Jicheng, a certain one 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 with 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 heal his wounds in peace and never cared about the outside world.

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

   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 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 you are recuperating, and you don’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. Is there anything worthwhile for the old monster Zhuge to play again and disappear?

  Feng Yong thought of this, and then realized that something was wrong. Wu Yi and Guan Zhang joined forces, 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.

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

   "Kong Ming's letter describes 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, "The third one, nine times out of ten, is in the name of the emperor of Han, who wants to invite us to send troops from the state of Wu to attack the Cao bandits together."

   Speaking of this, he couldn't help showing admiration on his face, "Kong Ming can manage politics internally and command the army externally, he is a genius. Ziyu, you brother, you are really amazing."

  Zhuge Jin showed a wry smile on his 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 succeeds in this plan, half of the obstacles to Shu Han's entry into Liangzhou will be cleared, which is 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 how much trouble is made in Liangzhou, it is too far away from us, and has nothing to do with us."

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

  As Lu Xun spoke, his eyes fell on the map of Shuai's case, with a thoughtful look on his face.

   "The governor wants to attack Xiangyang?"

   Seeing Lu Xun's fingers slide 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 deep strategy. Now that the troops have been transferred, he will only be more cautious. The land of Xiangyang is not yet time to attack."

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

   "It's too far there, and besides, Xiangyang is on the back side, and there is a fear of cutting off the back road, so it can't be done."

  Lu Xun once again denied Zhuge Jin's idea.

  As soon as Zhuge Jin heard it, he was a little confused, "How about the governor's desire?"

  Lu Xun raised Liu Chan's letter, "In two days, I will personally send 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, then Jingzhou will be safe."

  (end of this chapter)