[I'm a little late, I'm sorry]

As we approached the wine floor, a smell of sake lees came to my nose, and the stench of rot penetrated through the fontanelle. Wang Hou likes to drink, but he will never like to hang out in the wine field. But Han Gang chose this matter to do, and since he returned to the Tongyuan Army in the past few months, he has gone to the wine field without incident. I also made some kind of distillation pot for steaming wine.

Walking to the door of the wine field, Wang Hou turned over and dismounted, and what came from the air was no longer only the strong and pungent smell of sake lees, but also Han Gang's angry reprimand, "This alcohol is for external disinfection, not for you to drink." It took a few dozen pounds to come out, and it was gone in a blink of an eye? I said you...... All of them are officials, why do they still do such speculative things?! ”

Wang Hou hurriedly entered the door, only to see Fu Qing as the leader, Wang Shunchen, Miao Lu, and several generals, all standing in front of Han Gang, bowing their heads and training.

Whether Han Gang is in Hehuang or Hengshan, he has made many meritorious achievements. Although the official position is still a little close, he has accumulated great prestige in the army, and now more and more people respect and fear him. As soon as the fire started, even the closest Wang Sunchen or the oldest Fu Qing did not dare to take a moment's lead.

"What's wrong? …… Such a big tantrum?! Wang Hou had the impression that Han Gang would rarely be so angry.

"What else? The alcohol prepared for the sanatorium, which was finally brewed, was stolen from them! Han Gang turned around, his anger unabated. But when he saw that it was Wang Hou, he stood up in surprise: "Brother Dao, you are back." ”

With Wang Hou's interruption, Wang Sunchen and the others relieved themselves, and he stepped forward with a saliva smile on his face, "Third brother, you have drunk the steamed wine, and other wines are just like water, why can't you drink them?" Ben was just to satisfy his cravings, who would have thought that he would drink so many ...... without paying attention?"

"You're drinking too much!" Han Gang turned around and reprimanded.

Before Wang Hou left, he had also tasted a little steamed spirit, which didn't give him a good feeling, "The alcohol that Yukun made burned panickedly, and taking a sip was like a fire, why do you still drink it?" ”

"Yes, I named this alcohol a burning knife, and when you drink it, the burned knife is poking your stomach." Han Gang smiled coldly, his face changed suddenly, and his voice was violent, "All things must be harmonized with yin and yang, the solitary yang does not grow, the solitary yin does not grow, and people are no exception, no matter the yin and yang, which side is heavy, it will hurt the body." The wound is infected and ulcerated, which is caused by the sore caused by the yin qi. Wine is the most yang thing, so it is used to worship the gods to ward off evil spirits, and it also warms up the body when drunk. However, because there was a lot of water, the yang energy was not abundant, so I would let people steam the sake water and steam the alcohol to clean the wounds. But if the alcohol yang energy is too heavy, it can only be applied externally, and it is no problem to clean the wound, but if you drink it, it will burn the liver and stomach, and it will damage the body. ”

Han Gang has been pretending to be a master of the Medical Dao for a long time, don't look at him, he has always refused to admit the identity of the disciple of the Medicine King, but he made up a set of words, and it was impossible to poke out the flaws at all. It's as vivid as the real thing.

He glared again, swept over the pale faces of several people, and said fiercely: "Don't come to me when you get sick in the future!" ”

Wang Sunchen and Fu Qing were frightened and driven away by Han Gang. And Wang Hou was also frightened, and pulled Han Gang: "Yukun, what you said is true?!" ”

He asked in surprise, seeing that Han Gang had a serious face, he had already made up his mind in his heart, it would be better to drink less in the future.

"Half-truths, as long as you don't drink too much, it's actually fine. But don't scare them so much, sooner or later they will be stolen. Han Gang shook his head, he didn't like to drink spirits, and he tried his best to get the craftsmen below to make distilled spirits, also to clean the wound and ensure the medical treatment in the sanatorium, not for people to drink. But unexpectedly, he was still targeted by a few drunkards. If it was just a little bit of stealing, but Fu Qing and Wang Sunchen were almost stealing it all at once, how could Han Gang not be like thunder.

"But this alcohol ...... It's better to call it a burning knife. There are a lot of people who like it, and if you really overdrink, it will be a big problem, so it doesn't matter if you take out some loose wine to sell. And, Yukun, you see......" Wang Hou pointed to the wine jar at his feet, "This jar of wine is about sixteen catties, one jar of alcohol, and one jar of ordinary wine." But it's not the same when it comes to shipping. An altar of burning knives is transported to the ground, as long as it is mixed with water, it is three or five altars out, compared to those light wines, how much capacity is saved? Three or five times as much! ”

Han Gang Faleng, he didn't think there was such a statement, he knew that in the bitter cold land, spirits would definitely be more popular than the light wine in the past, but no matter how popular it was, it might not be able to make up for the loss of wine concentration after steaming, and it would be more profitable to sell light wine directly.

However, he didn't expect Wang Hou to make up his mind from the logistics cost. Logistics is indeed one of the problems that plague the current era, and the poor transportation channel is also an important factor that plagues the Song Dynasty government.

But what good does Wang Hou's proposal do to him Han Gang and the other side of the Bianbian Pacification Division?

Because the Tongyuan army wanted to ensure the supply of grain and grass, there was very little wine, and Han Gang worked hard, and the distilled liquor he made was only a few dozen catties, barely able to fill three or four jars weighing sixteen catties. Only other walled forts in the Tibetan region will sell the brewed wine to the Tibetan people, which is one of the most important incomes of the border military state.

If you want to make money by brewing privately, it is even more impossible - the system of liquor monopoly may be very loose in the mainland, but on the edge of Shaanxi, it is strictly forbidden and cannot be violated.

"Can't it be that wine is transported from other places to the Tongyuan Army?" Wang Hou laughed at Han Gang's negligence, this is a rare situation, "I originally wanted three trucks of wine, but now only one cart is enough." Wouldn't that be convenient? ”

"Then we have to spread this recipe for steaming wine to the outside first. Then let people set up a workshop for steaming wine. How much time do we have left? Han Gang asked rhetorically.

Seeing Wang Hou open his mouth, Han Gang was not impressed, and smiled, "It's better to think about whether you can make the Yuanbian Pacification Division officially upgraded to the Economic Strategy Pacification Division before the war." This is much more important than transporting wine. ”

"It's hard to say......" Hearing the topic of concern, Wang Hou suddenly threw aside the previous words, "It's impossible this year, it's not until next summer, before the general attack, whether Jia Yan can get his wish." ”

The land of the river was transformed into the Jingluo Pacification Division, and it became independent from the Qinfeng Jingluo Division, which was the dream of every member of the Marginal Pacification Division since Wang Shao. If he can become the sixth envoy of Kansai, as Wang Shao, he will be able to be promoted to the envoy of the economy naturally, and the officials under him will also rise with it.

"But the premise of this is to win the martial victory army. Now there is only one place for the Tongyuan Army, and it is only reluctant to settle a border pacification division, if there are several state-level divisions, so that it is good to form a strategic pacification envoy. Wang Hou asked Han Gang again, "Yukun, did you say that?" ”

At this time, Han Gang was telling the steward of the liquor store to start distilling alcohol all over again, and told him to be careful not to be stolen again.

Pulling Wang Hou out of the door, he continued to talk about the topic of Fang Cai, and then Wang Hou's words, "And it is best for the Tongyuan Army to be promoted from the army to the state." In terms of establishment, no seat of the government of the economic envoy will be placed in the position of an army, at least a state. At present, the population of the Tongyuan Army is still insufficient, less than 10,000 households, and it is still very reluctant to be promoted to a formal state. Even if the Son of Heaven and the Political Affairs Hall specially approve it, there is a lot of resistance. We have to cooperate first, otherwise things will be very difficult. ”

"That's right!" Wang Hou nodded, walked out of the door, and turned over with Han Gang on the horse. But at a glance, he caught a glimpse of a pawn who should be a pawn of the Xiang Army walking by the side of the road. He was stunned for a moment, but he shouted excitedly, "Xiang Jun! ”

He turned around and shouted to Han Gang, his eyes lit up as if he had picked up a treasure: "Hasn't the art of war been fully implemented in Kansai, the imperial court is about to start withdrawing the Xiang army!" He became more and more excited, "I heard that there are as many as 30,000 or 40,000 of the Xiang troops in Shaanxi alone, if one-tenth of them can be transferred to the Tongyuan army, the number of household registrations will be in a blink of an eye!" ”

Relying on Han Gang's efforts, more than 2,400 rebel families were exiled, so that the Tongyuan army had more than half of their household registration. Although they were not organized into an army for the time being, just forming a protective armor had greatly strengthened the defense of the Tuntian points along the Wei River. A few days ago, there was news that the Xiang army was going to be withdrawn, and there were as many as 30,000 or 40,000. I didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now that I think about it, it makes Wang Hou so excited.

"Look at the grain, how much grain is left after a war?" Han Gang shook his head and took a basin of cold water on his head, "Xiang Jun Shibian, that's later." Now, let alone 8,000 households, even 3,500 households, no matter how tightly they tighten their belts, they can't keep up with the consumption of food. ”

Regarding a series of plans for Pingding Hehuang, Han Gang participated in the whole process. The reason why the two phases of the use of troops in the two stages of capturing the Wusheng Army and completely solving the Hezhou Wood Expedition had to cross the year was because the food was insufficient.

The attack on Muzheng will have to wait until May next year. It is to prepare to start a war with stored grain first, and then wait for new grain to come up to replenish it, and the time is very tight. If there is enough food, then it can be directly pushed over, and by the beginning of spring next year, the general attack can be carried out.

It's a pity that the march to the war, everything depends on the supply of food. No matter how clever a general is, he can't conjure up food. Whether it is Wang Shao or Han Gang, although they are both talented in military affairs, they are in a remote and desolate frontier, and it is difficult to produce enough to withstand consumption, so they must live a careful life. Han Gang sometimes thinks that with his current level of saving, when he returns home, he can save four or fifty percent of the family's expenses.

Doused with cold water, Wang Hou calmed down. Indeed, food is the most troublesome problem that plagues the river. If it weren't for this rope that bound people, maybe Wang Shao's handsome mansion would have been placed in Hezhou City now.

Han Gang looked at Wang Hou and became puzzled, and suddenly said, "Wang Zhongzheng is coming. ”

Wang Hou had just come back, and when he heard the news, he was immediately taken aback, "What is he doing here?!" ”

"Overseer!"

Relying on his exploits in Luo Wucheng, he easily defeated his biggest competitor Li Xian and stood out from many competitors. The Imperial Medicine Institute knows Wang Zhongzheng, and he is now coming to Hehuang to be a prisoner, just to get a piece of the pie.