In Tuoba Desert Khan's view, the reason why the adults and deacons joined forces with Wei and the Han was ultimately for the benefit of the tribe.
The large amount 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.
As the tribes on the grassland continued to move southward, 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 wall, it has been reduced a lot.
Moreover, the tribes have lived in the north for a long time. 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.
It would be a good idea to find an opportunity to persuade the adults when the time comes.
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, but there was a bit of doubt in his eyes:
“Didn’t Tuoba Langjun say that he originally wanted to buy rare things, but now he wants to cooperate with me?”
Hearing this, Tuoba Desert Khan showed some bitterness on his face:
"Didn't I say it? I'm afraid I can't get such rare things."
Then he looked at Zhang Miao and asked:
“Do you know, Zhang Langjun, which thing from Han is the most popular on the grassland?”
Zhang Miao responded naturally: "Why don't you know this? Of course it's tea!"
Wool material can keep out the cold and fight against white plague.
The same goes 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 a life-saving medicine.
On the grasslands, whether the most noble khan or the humblest sheep slave, they will all be infected with a disease that is like a ghost.
This kind of nasty disease will make people's body hot and painful, and it will make life worse than death.
And this tea can greatly relieve the pain of this nasty disease.
If you can 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.
Since tea appeared on the grasslands, it has been passed down orally among tribes.
Coupled with the fact that there are thoughtful people secretly adding fuel to the flames, in just twenty years, it has 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 rumored that Feng, the man who made this tea, is the reincarnation of the Ghost King and can command ghosts and gods.
So 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 man really wanted to open up trade routes on the grassland.
Like brown sugar, it is hard to find even in the Han Dynasty, and the price is even higher.
If you don’t inquire carefully and have no experience walking on the grassland, most people will 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:
"Is it possible that the rare thing Mr. Tuoba said is tea?"
Among all bulk commodities, tea was the only one monopolized by the Xinghan Hui.
Feng Hui's leader 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 serve as the governor of Liangzhou to govern the Qiang and Hu people, and the tea in his hands would be a great weapon.
In order for Feng Jishi to be able to use his skills in Liangzhou, the most important thing is that the Han Dynasty's finances are getting better year by year, so the prime minister has never thought about tea.
Until after the First World War in Guanzhong, the prime minister died suddenly, and Feng the Governor became Feng Zhong's Protector-General, succeeding the prime minister and becoming the most powerful minister of 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 Nanzhongye in Nanzhong, it could actually grow tea at the beginning.
It’s just that planting sugar cane yields results much faster than planting tea. If you plant it the same year, you can sell brown sugar that same year.
Typical short-term, flat and fast projects.
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?
At that time, no one knew that tea could be so profitable.
Now I am naturally embarrassed to say that I want to participate 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 **** tea soup than clear tea.
Only wealthy families would drink this bland thing—the more they eat meat, the more they like this kind of tea.
How many families in the Han Dynasty can eat meat regularly?
Hence, the only great use is to use it on barbarians.
However, relatively speaking, wool is obviously something that can control the Hu people more than tea, and it is also the 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.
Think about it, those who have tea purchase channels are related to the Xinghan Association.
This Hu people outside the Great Wall are unfamiliar with the place. Even if they want to sell tea, they can't find a place to offer sacrifices even if they carry pig heads.
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 the Han Dynasty to get this legendary tea."
Zhang Miao raised his hands and said with a smile:
“If it’s really as Tuoba Langjun said, isn’t this what a coincidence?”
Hood 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.
Is there really one?
Zhang Miao proudly picked up the wine glass, took another sip, and then asked:
"Isn't it unexpected? Others may not be able to get such a good thing, but I can definitely get it."
“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.”
Speaking of this, Zhang Miao stretched out a palm and clasped his thumb:
“Not just tea.”
Click your index finger again:
“And brown sugar.”
Following the middle finger:
“Wool material.”
Tuoba Desert Khan frowned slightly, a little confused:
“The woolen material is not produced in Nanzhong.”
“What’s that? 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. Is it reasonable for the inventor of the plum machine to use some raw materials to study it?
Tuoba Desert Khan nodded.
Very reasonable.
The two of them had ulterior motives and the other had evil intentions. After a conversation, they hit it off.
As for how to contribute effort, money and 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 glasses.
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 go back on my own..."
"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, 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 entourage 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.
They 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 much time passed, until the curfew was about to come, when the entourage sent out to **** Zhang Miao came back sweating profusely and whispered next to Tuoba Desert Khan:
“The eldest prince, Zhang Langjun did indeed enter Da Sima’s residence. I even saw it with my own eyes. Zhang Langjun also greeted the concierge of Da Sima’s residence.”
Tuoba Desert Khan, who originally seemed a little calm, paused when he heard this, holding the tea cup, and then his expression changed.
Even though he knew that his entourage could not lie to him, he still couldn't help but ask one more question:
“Seriously?”
“How dare a villain hide something from the eldest prince?”
“Good!” Tuoba Desert Khan clapped his hands on the table and stood up, beaming with joy, “Great!”
I have been searching hard for such a long time, but I have not been able to find an opportunity to contact Da Sima Mansion.
Unexpectedly, someone came to my door unintentionally at this time.
Of course, before returning the favor, he had not thought that someone was deliberately trying to deceive him.
But at this time, he had no doubt at all.
It can’t be said that people from the Han Dynasty Tai Sima’s house would come 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.
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Just when Tuoba Desert Khan was thanking the gods, Zhang Miao was also in the living room of Da Sima's mansion, saluting to Feng Da Sima:
“The 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..."
“There’s 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 the 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 Hu people?"
Cao Miao first flattered Feng Da Sima, and then detailed the scene between the two at the restaurant.
Feng Dashima, who had already received the news, did not change much after hearing the news. He 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 grasslands outside the Great Wall."
“The leader of this tribe, Tuoba Liwei, is no worse than Kebi Neng in the past. Otherwise, he would not have become the big tribe that he is now with the power of Xianbei, a small tribe.”
"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 border 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 border fortress received a lot of benefits from receiving these Han people.
The reason why Kebineng became the largest force outside the Great Wall in the past was not only its own ability, but also the technology brought over by the Han people.
While other grassland tribes are still fighting in a chaotic manner, Kebineng is already using flags and drums to order the tribes to advance or retreat.
But 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, while Tuoba is weak, but he has 200,000 people who claim to have control over strings.
No matter how many old and weak people there are, if you want to command so many people, you must have a certain degree of organization.
Not to mention that even if Kebineng died, he would only be trying to revive the Xianbei glory of Tanshihuai.
Duan Tuoba was weak, but he had the ambition to "be emperor for generations".
“My nephew, Tuoba Desert Khan, is a barbarian, but he is indeed heroic and magnificent, and his speech is very different from that of the barbarians.”
“I thought I was already a figure, but I didn’t expect my uncle to have such an evaluation of this person’s lord 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 he had said something wrong.
I heard Uncle Feng say again:
“Tuoba Liwei is indeed not a trivial matter, but I asked you to approach Tuoba Desert Khan as the Zhang family of Nanyang. In fact, there is a more important purpose.”
“As for wanting to take advantage of this to conquer 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. 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 him but seemed inscrutable, Cao Miao quickly apologized:
"My nephew is stupid. He didn't expect that his uncle had other intentions, and he failed to meet his 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."
“The Zhang family from Nanyang came to visit?”
Cao Miao was stunned, "Isn't it that Nanyang is still there... hasn't it been restored yet?"
Feng Dashima smiled slightly:
“It is precisely because there was no restoration that you were asked 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:
"Now in Nanyang, 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 rear area, is facing the attack of Luoyang army 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:
What a far-sighted ghost king he is!