Whether it is the Caspian Sea or the Black Sea, it is very far away from the country of Qiuzi, more than twice as far as the North Sea to the Waren Island.

It is hard for Liu Xie to imagine that Zalinata would have been to such a distant place, but perhaps it is possible that the nomadic tribes of the Western Regions had migrated there because of the demand for forage growth.

After Concubine Za sat down on the railing, the sea breeze blew, which was much more comfortable, and she no longer retched. Liu Xie asked the guards to get some hot tea for her to drink, and he squatted in front of her and said, "Concubine Zha, Concubine Zha, why do you say you are here, how good it is for you and the other concubines to stay in the harem, you don't have to worry about food and clothing." ”

Concubine Zha smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, my Qiuci country has always been a nation that does not admit defeat, how can I, as the princess of Qiuci country, show weakness." ”

"You are indeed a very brave woman from the Western Regions!" Liu Xie praised.

"Your Majesty, don't squat, so the concubine is deeply uneasy, you should sit too."

Liu Xie sat down beside him and said, "This time I went to sea, I can't return to the sea, otherwise I will send you back." ”

Concubine Zha said: "Don't, Your Majesty, you can't break the rules for the sake of your concubines." ”

Liu Xie asked: "How is it, is it more comfortable to blow outside?" ”

"Well, it's much more comfortable."

"Tell me about your affairs in the Western Regions," Liu Xie said, "Talk and distract yourself, it will be better." ”

"The Western Regions are not as prosperous as the Han Dynasty, it is very boring, and the concubines are afraid that Your Majesty will be bored when she hears it."

Liu Xie said: "No matter how boring the story is, it will become beautiful from the mouth of a beauty, and if I am willing to listen, it depends on your willingness to say no." You are delicate, but your riding skills are superb. ”

Concubine Zha said: "The concubine has been on horseback since she was a child, and every person in the country must be able to ride a horse. ”

Liu Xie said: "You have made every good horse in the Western Regions, and the sweat and blood BMW is one of them, which is what many generals want, but there are too few and it is difficult to buy." ”

Concubine Zha said: "Yes, yes, sweat and blood BMW, the concubine knows, it is a kind of Dawan horse, the best among the horses, strong endurance, fast speed, after galloping, the neck will flow red sweat, as if it is bleeding, so the name sweat and blood horse." It's just that it's extremely difficult to raise, and it takes a purebred to match sweat and blood......"

Liu Xie listened quietly, and Concubine Zha talked about various Western Regions BMWs in front of him.

Since Liu Xie ascended the throne, he has attached great importance to cavalry combat, and the proportion of cavalry in the arms is also extremely high, reaching almost fifty percent of the scale. On the basis of cavalry, the cavalry was raised to the height of archery.

The so-called archery horse, also known as the archery horse, is the combined name of the bow horse and crossbow horse mentioned above, and each cavalry is equipped with a bow or crossbow arrow.

The bow and crossbow are the secondary weapons, and the sword and gun are the primary weapons. Therefore, every cavalryman, in addition to the bow and crossbow, was equipped with either a sword or a spear.

Equipped with swords, it is also known as a short cavalry, and the spear and knife are long cavalry.

Therefore, in terms of the allocation of the main weapon, the cavalry is divided into two types: long cavalry and short cavalry. From the bow and crossbow, it is divided into bow riding and crossbow riding.

But it was said that when this concubine talked about horses, the head was the way, but Liu Xie had been on the battlefield for a long time and was also very proficient in horses, and the two naturally did not have the slightest obstacle when they communicated.

said a lot, Concubine Zha said: "I didn't expect Your Majesty to study horses so deeply." ”

Liu Xie smiled and said: "I led the troops to fight, tried to risk the arrows and stones, if I don't understand the horses, how can I personally recruit?" Regardless of the fact that there are two things in the Western Regions that I am not proficient in, you can tell me about them. ”

Concubine Zha asked, "I don't know what two things Your Majesty doesn't know?" ”

Liu Xie said: "One is Hetian jade, and the other is wine." ”

Concubine Zha said: "The concubine also knows very little about jade, but the concubine can make good wine." ”

"Really?" Liu Xie said excitedly, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" When you go back this time, you must make wine for me! ”

Concubine Zha said: "Yes, yes, but it may be difficult to do it with only one concubine." ”

"And what do you need?"

Concubine Zha said: "The venue, the personnel, and the silver." ”

Liu Xie said: "The venue personnel are easy to handle, but how much money does this money need?" ”

Concubine Zha said: "Then it depends on how large the scale Your Majesty needs, is it for Your Majesty and a few concubines to drink by themselves, or is it a harem, plus the ministers and generals, or a batch brew to supply the officials and the people?" ”

When Liu Xie heard her talk about mass production, he became interested and asked, "Can you do mass production?" ”

Concubine Zha said: "Of course you can, the concubine just said that as long as the venue, personnel and silver are in place, mass production will not be a problem." ”

Liu Xie said: "That's okay, I specially approved you to build a winery." ”

"Distillery?"

"Yes, wineries," Liu Xie said, "to produce wine, to supply the people of the world to use, and to make money, why not." ”

Concubine Zha said excitedly: "If that is really the case, the concubine will thank Your Majesty, with the winery, the concubine will have private money in the future." ”

Liu Xie laughed: "It turns out that the beauty wants money." ”

Concubine Zha said: "Who doesn't like money, but the money you earn is the most comfortable to use." ”

"Well, what you said is good, but the venue is rented to you, and you also have to pay new taxes on the personnel, and the silver is loaned to you, of course, in order to encourage you to start a business, this loan can be interest-free. Would you still like to make wine? ”

Concubine Zha said: "Willing and willing, my Qiuzi royal family has a secret recipe for brewing, and the concubines know it by heart, and the grape wine made will definitely make money." It's just ......"

"But how?"

Concubine Zha said: "We must have high-quality Gaochang grapes in order to make high-quality grape wine." ”

"Huh? Do you have to go through Gaochang grapes? Liu Xie said: "Isn't it good to plant grapes in my Central Plains?" ”

Concubine Za didn't speak, but shook her head with a smile.

Liu Xie seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "Okay, I will let you go back." ”

Concubine Zha looked puzzled: "Why did Your Majesty say this, the concubines have already said it, the concubines have made up their minds to stay in the palace, and there is no thought of returning home, why did Your Majesty say this again?" ”

Liu Xie said: "If a beauty wants to make fine wine, the grapes needed must be Gaochang grapes, so I won't let you go back, how did you come to Gaochang grapes?" ”

Concubine Zha couldn't help pursing her lips and giggled, and Liu Xie asked, "Is the beauty laughing at Your Majesty's ignorance?" ”

Concubine Zha said: "No, the concubine doesn't need to go back to Qiuzi." Although Gaochang grapes were needed to make fine wine, concubines could use raisins. ”

"That's right."

Concubine Zha said: "Raisins will not be bad if used within half a year, the concubine can let the mother's family plant grapes in Gaochang, and then make raisins, and transport them to Luoyang, and the concubine can use Gaochang raisins to make wine, and the wine made from raisins is more mellow and aromatic." ”

(End of chapter)