Sun Yueling smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of Yumai?" ”

"Mimai?" Wu Chengde was surprised, "Of course I've heard that this thing is very luxurious, and it is a favorite food for those dignitaries." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info What's the matter, why are you talking about this? ”

Sun Yueling said with a smile: "Before I came to Beijing, I told Chief Han to purchase a large number of imperial wheat seeds in Jiangnan, and now General Manager Han has purchased two large carts of high-grade imperial wheat seeds, which will be transported to Beijing in the near future." What I ask you to do is to transport these wheat seeds to Shanxi for large-scale planting, and after the next year's bumper harvest, we can make a profit, and then we Jiangnan United Trading Company will share the benefits with you Thirty-six Dao. ”

"Planting Imperial Wheat?" Wu Chengde opened his mouth wide, and said with a look of disbelief, "Brother Sun, aren't you kidding me, can this thing be cultivated on a large scale?" ”

Sun Yueling said with a serious face: "Yes, of course I can, will I lie to you?" Otherwise, we wouldn't have made a large purchase from our trading company. That's a good thing, and the profits are huge! As he spoke, he added all the benefits of this royal wheat to Wu Chengde, and nodded his head again and again.

In fact, this royal wheat is the corn of later generations, which was introduced into the Ming Dynasty from the west, and it was a tribute at the beginning, so it was called the royal wheat, and later it was called Yumai.

Sun Yueling had a little understanding of this, and found that Yumai was only planted in Shandong, Henan, Hubei and other fertile places at that time, and the scale was very small, and the fruits planted were only used as leisure food for the upper class, and did not go deep into the people and thousands of households.

From this point of view, there are a lot of business opportunities in this, as long as it can be successfully planted on a large scale, then Shanxi Province will not have to worry about no food to deal with emergencies in the year of famine, and those people at the bottom will not have to flee to become displaced people. Yumai is a crop that is highly adaptable to the environment and has high yields, so it should not be a problem to grow even in mountainous areas like Shanxi.

The reason why he chose to plant in Shanxi instead of Shaanxi, Sun Yueling also thought carefully, one is that Shaanxi has been in a famine since the beginning of the year, and now it is too late to transport seeds for planting in the past; The most important thing for the two now is to stabilize the victims and prevent them from becoming wandering refugees, which the United Trading Company and the Volunteer Association have long been operating, organizing several groups of aid teams from Jiangnan to go over, transporting a large number of Liang beans and daily necessities, which can be regarded as temporarily stabilizing the situation in Shaanxi; The third and most important point is that as long as we wait for a bumper harvest of Yumai in Shanxi next year, we can not only solve the local famine in Shanxi, but also radiate and solve the problem of poor grain harvest in several nearby provinces.

Sun Yueling originally planned to plant the purchased jade wheat seeds on a large scale in the south of the Yangtze River, and then gradually promote them to the north, but later found that the people in the south were unwilling to grow grain in the fields, but preferred to plant cash crops, such as cotton, tea, etc., so in desperation, he could only transfer these coarse grains to the north to plant, to see if he could experiment with a piece of the world.

Wu Chengde listened to Sun Yueling's rambling for a long time, and frowned tightly and said: "Our thirty-six Dao is at most a trader, if we want to organize some farmers to plant jade wheat, it should not be a problem, but if we really want to plant and promote it on a large scale, we are afraid that we will not be able to catch it!" ”

Sun Yueling knew that he would say this, and said, "You don't have to worry about this, of course I won't let you complete this arduous task alone." After a pause, he said solemnly, "This kind of thing is related to the country's fortune and people's livelihood, and it is not so easy to do, and the government must take the lead in promoting it." I thought about it, after a while, I will send a letter to the imperial court, requesting that Shanxi be transferred as an official, and when the time comes, I will work with you to better promote the development and implementation of this matter! ”

Wu Chengde sighed: "Brother Sun, you really have a lot of ideas, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with your rhythm!" Looking into his eyes, he said, "I remember that you also said that you would restrict the eight major traders led by Wang Jiabao, and this thing is not so easy to do......

Sun Yueling's eyes showed a resolute look, and he said coldly: "Since you want to do it, you will do these things together." You go back to Shanxi first and prepare secretly, and I will come to your aid in a short time! ”

Wu Chengde shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "Brother Sun, why is it that as soon as you appear, where you will be stirred up, this was the case in Nanjing back then, and the same is true in Beijing today, I, Wu Chengde, have convinced you!" ”

Sun Yueling laughed and said: "I remember that I told you back then that the two of us can make a career, but you just didn't believe it at the time, what about now, I didn't lie to you, right?" ”

Wu Chengde deliberately looked up to the sky and sighed, and said: "Of course you didn't lie to me, because I have been cheated out by you, and every time you take advantage of me, I am really fed up with this kind of thing." ”

Sun Yueling smiled and said, "Master De, don't worry, my little grandson promises you that there will be no next time!" ”

Wu Chengde snorted: "Your guarantee is as worthless as a fart, anyway, my brother has been cheated by you many times, and I don't care about one more time!" ”

Sun Yueling was touched for a while and sighed: "Brother De, you are really my good brother. ”

Wu Chengde said: "Don't be numb, if it's okay, I'm going to be busy, and there are a lot of things waiting for me to deal with!" ”

Sun Yueling hurriedly said: "Don't mind, Brother De, there is one last thing I want your help with!" ”

"What the hell?" Wu Chengde's face was full of impatience.

Sun Yueling was serious and said: "This is a private question, I have never understood it, but I don't know who to turn to." Come to think of it, it's just you.

As soon as he heard that it was a private problem, Wu Chengde immediately came to his senses, his eyes lit up, and he said, "What kind of problem, say it and let my brother analyze it for you." ”

Sun Yueling sighed, leaned over, and said in a low voice: "It's about women, Chu Xinying and Mu Wan." ”

"They?" Wu Chengde looked at him in disbelief and said, "What's wrong?" Did they upset you? ”

"No, no, no." Sun Yueling shook his head and said mysteriously, "Actually, I have been entangled in my heart, and I don't know who to marry as the main room, so I want to hear your opinion." ”

"What?" Wu Chengde couldn't laugh after hearing this, and said, "Is this a problem?" I didn't expect you to care so much about this. ”

"Nonsense!" Sun Yueling glared at him and said, "One wife and one concubine, the status is different, of course I have to think about it carefully, this is a big deal, you can't just marry one as a wife, right?" I told you as a brother and asked for your opinion, but Nima's came to laugh at Lao Tzu? ”

Wu Chengde stopped laughing, looked at him with anger on his face and said, "Okay, just don't laugh." Since you're going to ask for my opinion, then ......," he paused, and continued, "You'll have to tell me what your impressions of the two of them are, right?" ”

Sun Yueling thought for a while, and said as if talking to himself: "To be honest, I just can't make a choice, so I want to hear your opinion." Chu Xinying was born in a family and has a huge amount of money behind her, of course marrying her as the main family can help me, but she controls me too much, often criticizes me, cares about this and that, and is very annoying; Mu Wan is different, Mu Wan is versatile, gentle and generous, I am very comfortable with her, very comfortable, and they can communicate more with each other, and they have many common ideas and opinions......" Speaking of this, I couldn't help but show a look of expectation on my face, with a gentle look.

Seeing his obsessive expression, Wu Chengde shook his head and sighed, "Who do you like the two of them?" ”

Sun Yueling was stunned for a long time, shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know, maybe I like both of them, it's just hard to choose......

Wu Chengde said with a smile: "If you talk about friendship, I will naturally ask you to marry Mu Wan as the main room; But for the sake of the future, I will let you choose Chu Xinying, after all, he will help you more......" Speaking of this, he shook his head again and said, "So, this kind of thing is better for you to decide, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you." ”

Sun Yueling hurriedly said: "But I think it's more comfortable and easier to be with Mu Wan, but with Chu Xinying, it's even more free and distressed!" ”

Wu Chengde laughed and said, "Brother, you are right, it has reached the depths of men's hearts for thousands of years!" ”

"What do you mean?" Sun Yueling was puzzled.

Wu Chengde said: "My grandson, you are really smart, and you are confused for a while." When we are men and are with our wives, we should talk a lot about life plans and details of life, which are naturally boring and boring; But when we are with the concubine, we talk a lot about the wind and snow, the ideal of life, so of course being with the concubine can be more comfortable and comfortable, but it is not so comfortable to be with the wife......" paused, and continued, "We are also from Tianxiangyuan, haven't you heard the phrase 'wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a maid, and a maid is not as good as a prostitute'?" ”

Sun Yueling suddenly realized, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, what you said is reasonable, why did you go around in a big circle, but I confused myself, this is really ......"

Wu Chengde laughed and said, "Now who to choose as a wife and who to be a concubine, you must be able to make a choice in your heart, right?" ”

Sun Yueling also laughed and said, "Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years!" Master De, you are really amazing, a few words have solved the confusion in my heart, I should really thank you! ”

Wu Chengde waved his hand again and again, and said, "Be polite, I can't afford your compliment!" ”

Sun Yueling lifted the teapot, filled two cups, pushed one cup in front of Wu Chengde, and said, "On the day I left Beijing, I was personally sent by you. Today, I will replace wine with tea, and wish you an unlimited future and a name for eternity! ”

Wu Chengde smiled, raised the teacup, and said with a smile: "That being the case, I also wish you to achieve your ideals as soon as possible and achieve an extraordinary life!" ”

"You're welcome!" Sun Yueling responded with a smile.

The two of them raised their glasses and drank the tea in the cup.

A remnant sun came in from the window, shining on the increasingly resolute faces of the two, and plating a layer of blood-red marks on their faces, making their faces blurry and illusory, as if the two had never existed in this world, and everything was just a projection of the blood-colored remnant sun, which would sooner or later disappear in this vast world.

Gone forever,

- Never again!