Chapter 142: Exchanging Wine for Food
After lunch, without much rest, Zhou Muhan left the villa with the convoy, according to the original plan, this time led by Wu Hao and Vice General Xu personally, the routes of several major cities have been determined, how to exchange wine for food, several people also met, the principle is not to buy and sell, but it cannot be sold cheaply, so as not to hinder Gu Xinyu's sale of wine in the future.
In fact, it is not difficult to do, Gu Xinyu made a small move, and then Zhou Muhan perfected it, in this way, the story of a caravan to and from the Western Regions was freshly baked, saying that this caravan in the Western Regions originally wanted to do a big job before the year, but I didn't expect to meet bandits on the road, the bandits were extremely vicious, and people and property were not spared, so the caravan suffered countless casualties, and at the moment when people and money were about to be lost, it happened that a team of Rongcheng soldiers trained here, and then there was a fight, and all the bandits were annihilated. And the captain of the caravan in the Western Regions lamented that the world is difficult and it is not easy to do business, so he dedicated the nearly 10,000 catties of wine to the leading general, and the general did not ask for it in vain, but promised to exchange it for 100,000 taels of silver tickets, after all, this was the caravan hundreds of people in exchange for their lives, and then the captain of the caravan returned to Rongcheng with the general.
However, when the general returned to the city, he was punished on the grounds that there was no alcohol in the barracks and no alcohol could be sold. In desperation, he had no choice but to make a military order with the overseer, promising to exchange the wine for the food needed by the army. Then he exchanged the silver purchased by the barracks for these wines, and sent the grief-stricken merchant back to the Western Regions, and vowed never to come to the Central Plains again, so that the wine would become a masterpiece.
Although this story is a little flawed and vulgar, it is not bad to even be bluffed.
Especially Wu Hao and Vice General Xu. These two men were literate and martial, one sang black face and the other white face, so it didn't take much effort at all, only walked two cities, and exchanged these wines for nothing, and the long convoy with no head and no tail in sight smoothly pulled back the other half of the grain and grass needed by the army.
And the people who get the wine also save it as a treasure, and only open it to taste it when they meet the distinguished guests, and this wine is really worthy of its name. It was touted by people in high society. Later, the tide rose and the price was outrageously high.
Then, when the price was at its highest, it is said that after several years of setbacks, the Zhou dynasty finally succeeded in making a wine that was also on the market. The taste is not much worse than that of the wines of the Western Regions.
That's an afterword. Leave it at ease. said that this group of Rongcheng sergeants had also encountered robberies on the way, and there were also those who had ill intentions, but these sergeants were specially singled out. Not to mention one against ten, it's almost the same, and each is agile, reacts very quickly, and leaves no room for ruthlessness!
Along the way, he not only killed a large number of bandits, but also made a name for the Rongcheng army!
And this news also spread to Kyoto, Emperor Jianyuan said that he was very pleased, and a commendation excerpt came to Rongcheng, and told the generals everywhere to learn from the Rongcheng army!
If it is like Rongcheng, the sergeant is physically strong day by day, and he can still open up wasteland and farm land in his spare time, and he can also exchange food by himself, especially in this year when the southern part of the Zhou Dynasty was hit by disasters, but he can do this, can this Jianyuan Emperor not be pleased?
Moreover, Emperor Jianyuan has already planned in his heart, since he has been in power for nearly 20 years, although the situation in the imperial court is no longer as difficult as it was at the beginning, it has not improved much, and the reason is still Prime Minister Wang.
This old thief was favored by the first emperor when he was young, and then when the first emperor died, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility.
There are many followers in this court, and it is not easy to pull it out even if you want to.
And his youngest daughter then entered the palace, and he was really like a puppet at that time.
Even if the Wang family is overwhelmed, the blame is only because her father is too ambitious.
Therefore, for so many years, except for being forced to give birth to a son, I have not stepped into her bedroom!
And this Wang family is as ruthless and ambitious as her father, if it weren't for his own pure heart and few desires, the lives of this harem would be countless!
Emperor Jianyuan knew that the grandfather of Rongchengguo was loyal, but no matter how loyal he was, he was unwilling to participate in this royal matter.
And the rising star Zhou Muhan, that represents a new hope!
Above the court, there is still an argument about who will preside over Qiu Yu, and he also wants to make a decision directly, but the eldest prince has been sick all the year round, and there is no one available around him, so he is only afraid of difficulties when he comes back to preside over Qiu Yu, and this first step must be taken well, and failure is resolutely not allowed, otherwise the prestige of the eldest prince will be defeated, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
It is difficult to be left and right, but it is also difficult to face difficulties, and it can be seen from the secret letter of the eldest prince that because of the assassination, this child finally has the heart to fight for hegemony, and he is no longer as weak as before.
This great prince is born with the emperor's destiny, otherwise how can he turn evil into good fortune everywhere!
Emperor Jianyuan happily teased the bird in the cage, and the prime minister of the chamber was having a secret meeting with a person.
The man was of short stature, but with large eyes, no eyebrows, dark and thin, and was bowing his head in reply.
"There are heavily guarded, and her subordinates are still disguised as mothers-in-law, but her situation is not good, and she has been grounded."
"This idiot is not enough to succeed and more to lose!" Prime Minister Wang scolded hatefully.
"However, the subordinates have already conveyed the prime minister's meaning to her, and she also agreed, and the subordinates privately thought that it was okay to be grounded and fall out of favor, but she would not have scruples!"
Prime Minister Wang nodded and thought quietly for a long time, now it is not as good as a few years ago, you can do whatever you want, the power in the hands of Emperor Jianyuan is more and more, and it is said that the eldest prince has recovered from his illness, but it is a pity that repeated assassinations have failed, he still lives in Rongcheng, the grandfather of that country The old man will protect his residence like an iron bucket, the last time the group of people Zhenguo Gong did not even leave a living mouth, obviously for who is the main messenger, they all know well, and they know that even if there is a confession, they have no choice but to kill themselves.
This old puppet is really cunning! It's more like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard!
The two of them whispered again, and Prime Minister Wang waved his hand to let the other party retreat, and without seeing him move, the person disappeared, like a ghost
Prime Minister Wang Cheng left the secret room, pushed open the partition of the bookshelf, and came to the study outside.
The layout in the study room is very simple, but those who know the goods know that the simple bookshelf is actually made of thousands of years of rosewood, and many of the books on it are lonely, and there is a Shennong note, which is one of the books in the family collection that Gu Xinyu said.
Not to mention those ornaments that are not even visible in the palace, these objects are placed on the Duobao Pavilion, there are not many of them, but each one of them is enough to make a sensation in the world.
Prime Minister Wang smiled secretly, even if he was the emperor? There are some things that are no more than his own hands, and he will never want to see them in this life! (To be continued.) )