Nowadays, only the Xian and Liang countries can produce high-quality spirits, and the Zhi and Jin countries have also learned about the soy sauce brewing method through trade channels, and they have taken advantage of the convenience of soybean production to brew soy sauce in large quantities in their own countries.

However, Zhiguo's soy sauce is restricted by salt, light, and technology, and the quality of Zhiguo's soy sauce is not as good as that of Xianguo. The soy sauce fermentation process of the Jin Kingdom is average, whether it is quality or type, it is not as good as the Xian Kingdom, as for the Liang Kingdom, Bo Yuanjun has adhered to the formula process of the year for decades, and the cost is high at the same time, and the output is not enough.

Although soy sauce and liquor are neither necessities nor luxuries, they have great market demand and potential. In particular, winemaking is the water of the poor people's forgetfulness of their worries, and it is not pleasant to drink, and the consumer groups are all over the world. When the population base and market are large enough, soy sauce and liquor will affect other supply chains, especially the production of grain.

After more than ten years of operation, Xianguo liquor accounts for about 70% of all the export markets of the Central Plains, and Liang Guo only accounts for 20%, and Liang Guo occupies 100% of the market share that year, and Boyuanjun's annual net profit income is converted into tens of thousands of alloy silver.

Now the Xianguo occupies seventy percent of the share, and the price, quality and quantity are much more than the Liang country, which means that the current market consumption is greater than 12 years ago, and the Xianguo gives up even 30% of the market, the result will affect the domestic production links and the enthusiasm of the downstream grain supply, and the loss will not be smaller than the loss of the market itself.

At the same time, soybeans are one of the important commodities exported to the salty country, and the share of soy sauce in the salty country has decreased, and the export volume of soybeans in the country will inevitably decrease, which has indirectly hit the financial situation of the country.

Of course, Zhiguo can export the excess share to Liangguo, which is expanding its production capacity, but the transit tax and the long distance will make the cost higher than Weiguo, so Liangguo will only expand the import of Weiguo's soybeans, and Zhiguo will still be the victim.

Xianguo's concession of liquor and soy sauce to the market to accumulate lost profits will eventually be much higher than the loss of silk fabrics, and it is also a long-term loss of interests, Boyuanjun will not give up the opportunity to make profits.

After all, Liang Tianzi is already high this year, and as soon as the Son of Heaven dies, his brother will be demoted to the uncle who succeeds the Son of Heaven, and the relationship will be weakened, and he always has to consider his own interests.

After clarifying this relationship, it is not difficult to see that Gongliang Xiu harbors evil intentions, and after calculation, the ultimate beneficiary is him.

Seeing that Bai Liyan's face was displeased, Gongliang Xiu became more and more careful in dealing with it, for fear of angering Bai Liyan and making things stiff.

"But if there is a gain, there will be a loss, at least the current Xianguo has escaped a catastrophe, and it will be recovered from other places in the future, which is better than suffering a loss now."

"Hmph, you're very uplifting. Calculate and calculate, and it is still Benhou who calculates. ”

"Yongxing Hou's words are inevitably ugly, can you be a person who suffers, even if you suffer a loss now, you may not know where to get it back in the future."

"I don't like to hear this from Brother Gongliang, it is right to take advantage, no one is born with a loss. Besides, if you say that you have promised the benefits to the Son of Heaven, how can you say that you can get it back? ”

"You can't have both fish and bear's paws, Bo Yuanjun has already put forward what he wants, if there is no exchange of benefits, he will not let go."

"Nor can it be a compromise at the expense of our country's interests. Brother Gongliang doesn't have to bother. ”

"Then I have nothing to say, so I will take my leave!"

Standing up, Gongliang Xiu raised his hand and saluted and turned to leave, and Bailiyan called him to stop:

"It's almost noon, why don't you have a drink or two in the mansion."

"No, farewell!"

Gongliang Xiu left with a negative anger and did not look back. Next moment Zhao Anling says:

"Gongliang Xiu still hasn't changed at all, he is stubborn and calculating."

"Hehe, he's like that, he always thinks that others are inferior to him. If he were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but unfortunately he met Ben Hou, and he couldn't succeed. ”

"But even if you don't use a good strategy, there is no other way to break this deadlock at the moment, Master Hou should have prepared early."

Zhao Anling was worried, but Bai Liyan didn't think so:

"In this matter, Mr. Zhao may not be as good as Mr. Zongbo."

Zhao Anling was puzzled, and hurriedly asked Zong Botai:

"Brother Zong, does he have a good plan?"

Zong Botai twisted his short beard and laughed spontaneously:

"Where do I have any good plans, it is that Hou Ye has a plan in his heart, me...... It's just a foresight. ”

Zhao Anling was surprised when he heard the news, and hurriedly said:

"How did Uncle Zong know that Master Hou had a clever plan, didn't you already have a plan!"

"There is no definite number of things that change in a hurry, how can I calculate. The method of sharing proposed by Gongliang Xiu is the only method at the moment, and you and I can actually think that even if Hou Ye doesn't know it for a while, he will be able to distinguish the benefits and disadvantages after hearing the news.

For the time being, it is the best policy to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, and even if interests are damaged, it is better than starting a war immediately and wasting national strength. Therefore, I thought at first that Hou Ye should accept the advice of Gongliang Xiu, but Hou Ye did not listen to the only strategy, then I think Hou Ye must have found the best of both worlds, otherwise Hou Ye could easily give up Gongliang Xiu's good policy and provoke him away. ”

"Yes...... I really can't think of any other options for him to solve the current dilemma. ”

"Brother Xian can't have a clever plan, Master Hou is more confused than you?" Zong Botai asked rhetorically, and then said: "Master Hou, what Uncle Zong said is all right? ”

"Mr. Zongbo, who knows me, is also, yes, Ben Hou does have another magic method to break the current predicament. Let's go, go to my study, I'll wait for the three of us to talk while eating. ”

led the two to the study, and on the way told the two of them in detail about the bidding, Zhao Anling was puzzled:

"This business has always been a private transaction between buyers and sellers, but now the princes are competing to lower the price, and the princes can sit back and watch the loss."

"It's naturally not okay to sit back and wait for a loss, but there are always people who don't know what to do, as long as you start, everything will be easy to say after that."

"What Master Hou said is extremely true." Zong Botai affirmed, and then said: "This eldest grandson has always been mercenary, and he doesn't know what to do, and he first traded inferior and valuable goods, that is, he introduced it into the middle of the world, and the eldest grandson country will definitely be successful. ”

"But it's still not right for me to think about it."

Zhao Anling said, Bai Liyan hurriedly asked:

"What's wrong?"

"Master Hou, I have calculated it, this country is inferior to the countries of the Central Plains in terms of goods, price, texture and quantity, and it is not my opponent of Xianguo. According to this method of bidding, the benefits obtained by the defense of the country are not as good as the law of shares, so will it not even more provoke the defense of the country to start a war with us! ”

As soon as the words fell, Zong Botai laughed and said:

"Hahaha......"

Zhao Anling was puzzled and hurriedly asked:

"Why did my brother laugh at me so many times today?"

"Foolish brother laughs at you if you want to wear it."

"Do you want to wear it? Brother Xian can't think about it. ”

"You think, if my Xianguo avoids Liang Guo's edge and lets his eldest grandson get huge benefits in silk fabrics, even if bidding is a fair move, how can Liang Guo be happy in his heart. At the same time, our Xianguo made a slight concession on cotton cloth and silk fabrics, in exchange for a compromise from Liang, and Liang no longer had any excuse to attack me.

On the contrary, the eldest grandson made a lot of profits because of this transaction, and when Wei Guo was unprofitable, he would definitely not buy it, because the bid was proposed by Jin Xuedi, that is, to give Wei Guo 10,000 guts He dared to entangle with Jin Xuedi.

Under the trade-off, it is more cost-effective to attack Changsun Yuan than to attack our Xianguo, which is bordered by land and is not blocked by a big river, and at the same time, Liang Guo is dissatisfied with Changsun because of silk fabrics, only these two points, Wei Guo can definitely think that he will inevitably attack Changsun at that time to force Changsun to cede land and pay compensation. ”

"But the eldest grandson and the Jin state are allies of each other, the Jin country and my Xianguo are marriage alliances, the Wei country goes to attack the eldest grandson, the Jin country will not see death and not save it, and then pull the Xian country to send troops together, with the temperament of the Jin country, I will never be willing to be the vanguard of the emergency, and I don't have to push our army to fight with the defense of the country."

"That's true, but how to do it, the decision is up to me, not in the Jin Kingdom. Master Hou, what Uncle Zong said is agreeable. ”

"Well, what Mr. said is exactly right, Ben Hou really wants to push Changsun to start a war with Wei Guo, and my Xian Kingdom has to stay out of the world in advance. However, the Xian State and the eldest grandson are each other's lips and teeth, and if our country does not send troops, the Jin State will definitely interfere. Therefore, I think that inviting the two gentlemen over this time is to plan a good strategy for Ben Hou, not only to not send troops to defend first, but also to succeed at a critical moment. ”

As he spoke, he walked into the study, Bailiyan ordered Wei Qi to fetch the wine and food and put them on the table, and said to the two while eating:

"What do the two gentlemen think, how can they have the best of both worlds."

"There is no way to get the best of both worlds, but there is a plan to kill two birds with one stone, I wonder if Master Hou wants to hear it?"

"Mr. Zongbo, please speak."

"Hou Ye used the bidding method to divide the profits, which caused Wei Guo to suffer losses, and the eldest grandson profited because of this, and it was an inevitable result to anger Wei Guo. Compared with attacking our Xianguo and the Sishui River moat, it is more convenient to attack Changsun in the north.

In view of the fact that the full implementation will be carried out in a few months, the impact on the country will not be significant in the short term, but the impact will inevitably spread to the West Sea in two or three years, and the country will not profit from the Jinxuedi transaction, and at the same time will face the harm of leaving enough to give up, which will inevitably make matters worse. If the eldest grandson is successfully blackmailed by the Guardian of the Kingdom, he will still attack me sooner or later, and this will not be avoidable.

If we want to stabilize the defense of the country, let me rest assured that we will boldly besiege the eldest grandson without taking into account our army, only by intensifying the relationship between me and the eldest grandson can we make the defense of the country feel at ease to go north. ”

"Intensify the relationship with the eldest grandson? How to radicalize. Bai Liyan asked.

"Let him open the raw silk to our country, this move will be rejected by the eldest grandson. And after completing all the transactions with Jin Xuedi, Bo Yuanjun will definitely be dissatisfied in his heart, Hou Ye can take advantage of this time to talk about this matter with Bo Yuanjun, and propose to Changsun Guo to open the raw silk together, Changsun Guo categorically did not dare to refuse Liang Guo's request, but he would never agree to Xianguo's request, so that the eldest grandson and I could have a gap. ”

As the main raw material of silk fabrics, raw silk directly determines the final output of silk fabrics, and as soft gold, raw silk has always been a material that is strictly prohibited from being exported by various countries. Although the silk fabrics of Changsun Guo are not in good condition, the export of raw silk is bound to increase the output of secondary silk fabrics in Xianguo, and weaken the competitiveness of Changsun Guo's silk fabrics, and Changsun Guo will never agree.

As one of the biggest beneficiaries of this bidding, it was reasonable for the other princes to propose to open a trade in raw silk, and the eldest grandson dared to refuse the request of the Xian State, but he could not refuse the appeal of the Liang State.

"The eldest grandson has a grudge with Xianguo because of the crusade against the black scarf, and this time because of the resurgence of raw silk, when the eldest grandson is attacked, it is logical that my Xianguo refuses to send troops. However, it still can't completely reassure Wei Guo, I think Hou Ye should also lobby for Wei Guo, and Wei Guo will definitely let go of attacking Chang Sun. However, I am only worried that Hou Ye will not be able to make up his mind. ”

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"If Lord Hou takes the condition of caring for his mother country and defending the country to eliminate the coercion of the discordant country, in exchange for the Xian country not sending troops, I think the defense of the country will be relieved."

As soon as the words came out, Zhao Anling answered:

"Wouldn't this hurt the country even worse, and in the future, if the country is defended and propagated, won't the Hou Ye become a ruthless and unrighteous person."

Bai Liyan didn't respond immediately, and after a little thought, he said:

"This method is feasible, but if it is too obvious, I am afraid that the defense of the country will not be successful. And since it is a secret agreement, it must not be revealed, if I tear up the secret agreement in the future, and the country will make it public, the reputation of this marquis is small, and my king may not be able to explain to the princes of all countries.

Even though there is no faith in the conflicts between the nations, sometimes this fig leaf should still be needed, but now it is too much to deceive, and future negotiations with the countries may make all parties wary. ”

"What Master Hou said is good, Uncle Zong's plan is really inappropriate, and I don't approve of it." Zhao Anling had a clear attitude and completely disapproved of Zong Botai's move.

"The virtuous brother only knows the harm, but he can know the mystery."

"Mysterious? What's the mystery! ”

Zhao Anling was puzzled, and Bai Liyan answered:

"Yes, since it is a bait to betray the wrong country, how can we avoid the harm of dishonesty."

"Master Hou thinks that in exchange for half of the eldest grandson of the country, can Wei Guo have such ambitions."

"Hiss......" Baili Yan was stunned when he heard the news, and he secretly realized, and hurriedly said: "Mr. is saying that if Ben Hou and Wei Guo agree that Wei Guo will no longer make disagreements, Wei Guo will definitely be sure that Xian Guo will die and will not save the eldest grandson, and then temporarily give up the eastward advance, and go north to attack the eldest grandson!" ”

"Exactly. Wei Guo's eastward advance will be attacked by Xu, Zhi, Xian, and Changsun from the south, north, and east, and although Changsun is weak, the situation is not favorable to him. However, if the northern front Changsun can be completely defeated, Wei Guo will be able to free up his hands to concentrate his forces to advance eastward.

Therefore, as long as Wei Guo believes that Hou Ye is willing to exchange the safety of the country for the death of Xianguo, this plan can be achieved. ”

"Oh...... I understand. Once the whole line of the Wei Kingdom goes north, it is bound to obtain the coastline west of the Changsun State, and the Liang State will be surrounded by the Wei State on three sides, this situation is definitely not what the Liang State wants to see, so the Liang State will not dare to compete with the Wei State in the bright face, but secretly will inevitably ask for help from other princes, and then tear up the secret agreement with the Wei State in the name of the Son of Heaven, then it will not be up to the Marquis! ”

"Hou Ye is wise, that's exactly the case. Moreover, the method of bidding is very unfavorable to the silk fabrics of the country, and the country must ask for help from the Hou Ye, and the Hou Ye can use this to sell favors to the country. ”

"But in this way, it will hurt the country, and the country will definitely retaliate against the country in the future to vent his anger, even if there are troops stationed in the Jin country, but the Jin country will not come out for this."

Bailiyan was sympathetic, and Zhao Anling answered:

"There is a plan in the next place, which can turn the country into a disaster."

"Oh, Mr. Zhao, say it quickly."

"The Jin State has a garrison in the Qi State, although it will not come out for the Qi State, but the Qi State pays tribute to the Jin State every year, and the Qi State is oppressed by the Wei State, and the Jin State will also be damaged by it, so the Hou Ye can strengthen the trade with the Qi State and the West Sea States before this, increase the taxes of the Qi State, and increase the taxes of the Qi State, and the Jin State will benefit.

Wei Guo looked for Yi Guo to vent his anger, and the interests of Jin Guo were victimized by Wei Guo, and the Jin King will not swallow his anger by his temperament. It is bound to take advantage of the victory of the Central Plains to put pressure on the country, so that the country can avoid this disaster. ”

"An Ling has a point." Zong Botai affirmed, and then said: "The king of Jin loves face, and he is good at making small profits, this method is not a bad idea. If it can be mentioned that it can trade with the Qiguo within three or two years, the Jin State will not sit idly by and ignore its own losses, and this method is feasible. ”

"That being the case, Benhou should adjust foreign trade matters as soon as possible, in order to mention the trade of Zeng Qi as soon as possible."