Chapter 624 Three years later, three years later
"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 imitate the aristocratic family in Longyou? Instead, he wants to lower the price himself?"
"Huh, you don't understand." Feng Yong waved his hand, "This barbarian from Longyou has done great justice to help the big man, how can he exploit him too much? He needs to set an example, and he needs to be classified!"
“I would also like to ask General Feng to give me your instructions.”
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 closest loyal followers to the Han Dynasty, 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.”
“Isn’t it wonderful that this can not only divide the Hu people, but also drive out the Qiang Hu people who are pro-Han people and attack those who are disobedient to the Han people?”
The obedient children get sweets, and there are benefits to listening to the big man. There is no comparison, so how can there be any harm? Where does the happiness come from?
As the boss, the big man must act fairly, right?
Otherwise, who will sacrifice their life for you?
At that time, the Han Dynasty relied on cultural exports, military deterrence, and economic exchanges. It took many years of operation to cultivate a pro-Han country in the Western Regions.
At the end of the day, the big man gave an order, and the trusted younger brother led other younger brothers to follow the big man to fight and stab the head.
Even in later generations, the beacon of humanity, "Look, sister," still uses this trick.
The younger brothers in the Eyeball Alliance are the first cronies, and the convention countries are the second thugs. At the same time, Lighthouse also supports cannon fodder everywhere.
So, no matter whether the routine is old or new, as long as it is effective, it is a good routine.
“I see, General Feng is indeed far-sighted, and Ma Di admires him.” Ma Di came to his senses after hearing this, “I still have something 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 and said, "There is no other way! If you plant sugar cane, you will get a profit the same year you plant it. If you don't grow these tung trees and tea trees 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 be idle to 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. No one dared to say that it was completely sure when the cultivation was first started, so the cost was naturally recovered as quickly as possible.
As for planting tung oil and tea trees, these things which take several years to harvest can only be guided after there is a market.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful "Feng Langjun's stunts" 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, Feng Yong would not tell Ma Su the most important point.
When tea is used domestically, 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 first five years regarding tea.
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 this doesn’t matter, as long as you can eat the fattest for the first three years, that’s enough.
Besides, even if the court wants to distribute part of the dividend three years later, the remaining profits will not be dozens or hundreds of times, but ten times or even several times, it will be enough to make people crazy.
Naturally, Ma Su didn't know that Feng Yong had not vigorously promoted tea tree planting in the past two years just so he could drink the first soup. He nodded immediately, "No wonder the general said that the bustling world is for profit; the bustling world is for profit. It turns out in this way."
"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 will find tea seedlings for you in his own way. He will also send people to teach you how to plant tea trees and tung trees.”
Ma Su obviously still seriously underestimated the profits of tea. He only heard him praise, "So General Feng has already considered today's situation and made arrangements?"
"The Han Dynasty is really lucky to have such far-sighted people as General Feng! No wonder it is so easy to 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, it was the beginning of Feng Yong's attempt to sell tea.
My brothers naturally know the terrifying profits of this tea.
Therefore, everyone was enthusiastically planting sugar cane in Nanzhong. Zhao Guang, Li Yi, Wang Xun, Huang Chong and others quietly planted three to five hundred acres of tea gardens.
Oh, I have to add the sixth-bedroom member of the Li family. I have to say that the old lady of the sixth-bedroom Li family is indeed a good person.
Feng Yong, for Li Mu's sake, let him follow behind to take advantage.
A few hundred acres per family is a bit less, but that’s not because we don’t want to plant more tea trees in Nanzhong, but because there are really not enough tea seedlings.
When the profits of tea become more widely known later, it is estimated that we can still make a small profit by selling tea seedlings, and the cost of opening a tea garden in the early stage should be recovered.
Based on the relationship network of his brothers and his family, unless Zhuge Laoyao personally speaks out, whoever wants to grow tea will have to ask for it on his own behalf?
Needless to say, Li Hui, the governor-general of the surrender, who also served as 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 prefect of Xinggu County, was Li Hui's uncle.
The governor of Zhuti County is still Wang Ping. At the same time, Feng Yong also knew Zhang Biao, the county prime minister, and even sent him political achievements.
The Wang and his wife, the prefect of Yongchang County, had an old relationship with Lu Kai, and they had the friendship of guarding Yongchang together to resist Yong Kai. Lu Kai also came from a wealthy family in Yongchang County. As long as Feng Yong was willing, he could easily establish a relationship with the Wang couple through Lu Kai.
Ma Zhong, the governor of Zoke County, had Zhao Guang and Wang Xun as his vanguard.
Let’s count on our 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...
Thinking of this, Feng Yong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Speaking of it this way, what Mr. Ma just said, if you want to go to Nanzhong, you should first ask the ghost king to find a way, this sentence is very reasonable.
After realizing it later, Feng Langjun couldn’t help but grin!
Laozi’s connections in Nanzhong turned out to be the number one.
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!
It is said that it can be done for three years and then another three years...
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, I, Feng Langjun, will still be afraid of those little **** in Shu?
At that time, the imperial court will take the first bite of fat meat, and your family will take the second bite of lean meat, and only the remaining bones will be eaten by others. It is very reasonable and fair.
Eating fat meat for three years, eating lean meat for three years, and only about six years, the old demon Zhuge will not even give himself this face.
If you want your horse to run fast, you can't just feed it grass. You must 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 without caring about Ma Su beside him.
A good mood means a good heart.
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 the end and send the Buddha to the West.
Since you have saved your apprentice, 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 remember my feelings.
Seeing a guilty look on Ma Su's face, he 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?"
"This is because I am ashamed of the Prime Minister. How dare I have any resentment? Before the Prime Minister left Jicheng, I 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? 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.”
By counting on his fingers, Ma Di was deposed as a commoner the day after he was beaten with a military stick. After that, he rested in peace and never cared about outside affairs.
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 became anxious, "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?
Even though I'm recovering from my injuries, and I don't have many soldiers on hand, you can tell me if I can make some suggestions?
Longyou's maps and sand tables have long been watched how many times. Feng Yongluo thought about it, and his head clearly floated the enemy and us in Longyou.
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 play again and disappear?
When Feng Yong thought of this, he realized that something was wrong. Wu Yi and Guan Zhang, his two brothers-in-law, were united and they were attacking from both sides. It had been so long, so why hadn't Linwei been defeated yet?
"Why else? Of course it was to slow down the Cao rebels in Longxi, to make the Cao rebels in Liangzhou feel that they could defend Longxi, and to give Kong Ming enough time to mobilize troops to encircle and annihilate the Cao rebels in Longxi."
Lu Xun, who was far away in Jingzhou, held the letter in his hand and spoke slowly with a confident smile on his face.
In addition to spreading news about the great victory of 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 sent back from the front by the Prime Minister to Lu Xun.
“Kong Ming’s letter describes the Northern Expedition in such detail. Firstly, he is showing off his martial arts skills, and 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, "This third letter, most likely in the name of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, wants to invite us, the Kingdom of Wu, to send troops to fight against the Cao thieves."
Speaking of 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."
Zhuge Jin showed a bitter smile on his face, "Captain, Kong Ming is the most outstanding one among our three brothers. I have known this since I was a child, so please don't shame me anymore!"
Lu Xun laughed, then stopped joking, and his face became a little serious, "If Kong Ming succeeds in this plan, half of the obstacles to the Shu Han's entry into Liangzhou will be cleared away. It's really a good calculation!"
“Commander, do you think Kong Ming’s plan can work?” Zhuge Jin asked.
"Whether it can be done or not, I don't know. After all, I am not familiar with the people who command the troops in Liangzhou. But in my opinion, even if it is not possible, now that the Shu Han has captured Longyou, the connection between Liangzhou and Guanzhong has been lost. Truncated.”
“This Liangzhou can only submit 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 Liangzhou is, it's still too far away from us and has nothing to do with us."
"The most important thing now is that Cao Cao's thieves lost Longyou and lost their generals. Tens of thousands of troops from Jing and He provinces were mobilized to support Guanzhong. What can we do with this good opportunity?"
As Lu Xun spoke, he cast his eyes on Shuai An’s map, with a thoughtful look on his face.
“The governor wants to attack Xiangyang?”
Zhuge Jin asked when he saw Lu Xun's fingers sliding over the word Xiangyang.
Lu Xun shook his head, "The person in charge of the military in Jingzhou and Yuzhou is Sima Yi. This man is very strategic. Now that his troops have been transferred, he will definitely be more cautious. The land of Xiangyang has not yet been captured."
“If we don’t take Xiangyang, we can only take Xincheng County…”
“It’s too far there, and Xiangyang is at the rear and side, so there’s the worry of cutting off the way back, so we can’t do it.”
Lu Xun once again rejected 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, "Two days later, 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 have been transferred away, so 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 attack easily. This will be enough to keep Jingzhou safe."
(End of this chapter)