The Great Qin State is small and weak, and the strong enemies of the Quartet are like eagles and eagles.

When there is no strong country to rely on in the surrounding area, the only way to strengthen oneself is to protect oneself.

Money & Food!

It is about the revitalization of Daqin.

Knives and swords!

It is about the rise of Great Qin.

If you want to build a strong army that can fight well, you will spend a lot of money and food.

Half a month ago, Lieutenant Ting, the lieutenant led the army to earn tens of thousands of gold in the homes of Guo Tianlu and his henchmen, and the daily expenses of the new army were acceptable, but they were not as long as the continuous streams.

Commerce, the construction of discussions in various counties, the development of commerce, and the establishment of official merchants in the imperial court by the way, may bring rich benefits.

On weekdays, Ji Xuanling handles government affairs, and in addition to practicing martial arts, he deliberately tries to make salt, make paper, roast tea, and brew wine.

In his previous life, when he lived in a monastery, he had the privilege of learning how to roast tea and make rice paper from the abbot.

In the eyes of others, it is a very cumbersome skill, and he is almost sticky.

It took him a few days to take the lead in successfully stir-frying fragrant tea, and soon he made a soft and exquisite paper, the quality of which even surpassed that of Dakang and Daqian's items circulating in the market.

Making salt, boiling salt.

Ji Xuanling had never been in contact, but according to his own understanding, he summoned skilled craftsmen in the city to cooperate, and also roughly refined refined salt.

It does not have the purity and cleanliness of the salt of later generations, but it is not as thick and rotten as the salt of the current generation, and the new salt is as white as snow, and the quality is excellent.

Only the skill of winemaking makes him a tiger who can't eat the sky.

When he was in the monastery, he adhered to the rules of the monastery, did not drink a drop of alcohol, and after joining the army, he rarely drank alcohol, let alone how to make fine wine.

However, with new salt, new paper, and fragrant tea, in his eyes, it was enough to fill the lack of wine.

On this day, hundreds of officials went to the court to discuss politics, and at the end of government affairs, Shi Jia Taichu reported to Ji Xuanling on economic issues: "King Qiqi, the recent civil war in Dakang has been raging, and the number of merchants from the south has decreased sharply, such as salt, tea, porcelain and other items. There is already a priceless market, extremely precious, and the imperial court is urgently needed to open up new trade routes. ”

After Ji Xuanling stir-fried the fragrant tea, he was thinking about how to promote his own items in Daqin, and heard that Jia Taichu's report happened to push the boat along the river, and he smiled and instructed An Xun to bring the fragrant tea, paper, and refined salt he made: "Jia Aiqing, why do you need to open up new trade routes, Zhuqing take a look at the new salt, new paper, and fragrant tea produced in the palace, and then make a decision." ”

An Xun instructed the chamberlain to carry a tray and place a few items on the table of Zhu Qing.

The ministers in the hall were all well-informed, and as soon as refined salt, fragrant tea, and paper appeared, their faces couldn't help but show a little surprise and doubt.

This salt is not like salt, tea is not like tea paste, and the paper is as white as clotted fat, which is hard to believe.

Mo said that there are no such exquisite items in the Daqin market, and the merchants of Daqian and Dakang do not have such exquisite items.

After a while, Jia Taichu's thoughts returned to calm, turned to look at Ji Xuanling, who was sitting on the throne, and asked in surprise: "The tea, salt, and paper that the king ordered the chamberlain to bring are completely different from those circulating in the market, don't know...?" ”

The courtiers who were suspicious also turned to look at each other, waiting for Ji Xuanling to solve their doubts.

Ji Xuanling smiled at the corner of his mouth, ordered someone to bring the stove, brought the teapot for making tea, made tea with a focused expression, and said with a smile: "Zongzheng, you have a good hand, don't let go of the pen to try." ”

Yang Xiuwen heard the sound and stroked the paper spread in the desk, the hardness of the paper was moderate, the thickness was moderate, and the ice was as clean as jade.

"Good paper!"

Yang Xiuwen blurted out, An Xun brought the inkstone, and after studying the ink, he picked up the pen and worked hard to write.

The officials sitting in the two columns of the palace got up and leaned closer, and the dragon and phoenix danced in Yang Xiuwen's pen, the font was vigorous and powerful, and the most important thing was that the paper withstood the soaking of ink, and did not penetrate and spread to the edge of the font.

"Good words, good paper!"

"Yes, the pen is full, as if it were natural."

Xu Maocai, Mao Hongshan and other officials looked at the thin new paper and were amazed.

For a while, some people were itching, and they also picked up a pen and a book to test the quality of the paper.

Ji Xuanling looked at the excited appearance of the ministers, and after the fragrant tea was brewed, he got up from the throne with the teapot and walked to the palace, and said with a smile to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, what is the difference between this newly fried fragrant tea and the tea paste circulating on the market?" ”

Walking to Yang Xiuwen's side, Ji Xuanling picked up the teapot and poured tea into the cup, the tea gurgled out, wafting a rich tea fragrance, and several courtiers who were evaluating the quality of the paper were attracted in the blink of an eye.

"What a fragrant tea taste."

Ji Xuanling smiled faintly, and let the fragrant tea flow from the teapot into the teacup.

Seeing the aroma curling, the brown jade in the cup became larger, and the transparent tea looked of excellent quality, Yin Hong, Yang Xiuwen, Jia Taichu, Xu Maocai and others, their eyes were getting wider and wider, compared to the bitter tea they usually entertained, the tea brewed by Wang Shang, the appearance, and the taste were simply much better.

"Taiwei Yin, Chu Yushi, Jia Aiqing, you might as well try it." After Ji Xuanling poured more than a dozen cups of fragrant tea, he picked up a cup and sent it to Yin Hong, and beckoned to the hundred officials to taste it.

He is not worried about the ministers swallowing the cow, most of the ministers are from noble and gentry families, their lives are very meticulous, and they have their own set of tea tasting experience.

Yin Hongcheng took the teacup in fear, first put it in his nostrils and sniffed it deeply, nodded with satisfaction, and then the lid of the cup plucked the tea powder in the tea. Suck gently, close your eyes, and slowly feel the aroma of tea in your mouth.

Taking a sip of fragrant tea into his throat, Yin Hong felt that his lips and teeth were fragrant.

"Good tea, mellow and sweet, rich and undecided."

After a while, Yin Hong blurted out that compared with the fragrant tea brewed by Wang Shang, the bitter tea he used to drink was like swill, so that he could no longer arouse the slightest interest.

Next to him, Yang Xiuwen, Jia Taichu, Xu Maocai, Chu Liangji and others, how similar is Yin Hong's behavior when they first drank fragrant tea, they are like treasures of virtue, and they can't put it down.

"It is indeed a good tea, the warm fragrance rises, it comes to the nose, and it makes people greedy!" Jia Taichu nodded repeatedly, full of praise.

"The taste of the tea is very good, and then look at this tea, the buds and leaves are tightly wrapped, the beauty is full, the vision is refreshing, it can be called clear, the water is immersed in it, but it is light and bright, like a woman's eyebrows." Chu Liangji said in a crepe manner, and asked excitedly when he was young: "Your Majesty, is this fragrant tea really fried by the king himself?" ”

"Chu Yushi, this fragrant tea, this new paper, this crystal like snow salt, is indeed made by the king himself, the three princesses, the palace attendants, and the maids can all testify." Before Ji Xuanling could speak, An Xun was a little rude and preemptively answered.

"This, that's great." Chu Liangji said excitedly.

"Chu Yushi, this is not only good, the new paper made by the king is far better than the paper on the market, and the taste of fragrant tea is also a hundred times better than that of Dakang tea paste. Taifu Mao Hongshan said with great interest.