"Thank you Mr. Gongsun for reminding me to find a good buyer for soju. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Mingyue stroked her palms and praised, what Gongsun Long said made sense, people in cold places do prefer to drink spirits, for example, the fighting nation often drinks vodka as water.

was persuaded by Gongsun Longyi, he also recognized the reality and wanted to make soju popular in Linzi, but it turned out that he was thinking too much, and his previous intention of opening a liquor shop was also indifferent.

However, in the long run, during the Linzi period, even if this is not a transaction, it is necessary for the winemakers to study and mature the process formula, make the taste of the soju better through cellaring and seasoning, and then find ways to increase production and reduce costs, because this thing has a very important position in his plan.

It was not only Gongsun Long who proposed to sell this wine to the Yan people for profit in the future, intoxicate the people, and consume their grain. What Mingyue thought of was that for the army attacking Yan Kingdom, the most terrifying thing about Yan Country was not their army, but the sparsely populated vast territory, as well as the harsh winter that was unbearable for the people of the Central Plains.

Fifty years ago, the rebellion of Zizhi, the situation in Yan was turbulent, and it was almost conquered by Kuang Zhang, the king of Qi Xuan, and it was only by the cold and the resistance of the people of Yan that the Qi people were driven away.

If there was soju in the baggage of the Qi army back then, it might be able to last for a while longer.

Although the current Yan State has an in-law relationship with the Zhao State, Yan Wang Bo, the grandson of King Yan Zhao, married the eldest princess of the Zhao State as the Empress of Yan five years ago, but it does not affect them to turn to the Qin State diplomatically. Whenever Qin attacked Zhao, Yan always wanted to take advantage of the border and drag Zhao back, and this time was no exception, it was only a matter of time before the two countries fought each other.

At this time, being reminded by Gongsun Longyi, everyone in the room also began to diverge their thinking, looking for buyers and uses for soju......

Zhao Kuo touched his jaw with a little yellow hair and said: "Speaking of which, the three counties of Daibei in Zhao are also as cold as Liaodong and Liaoxi, and if the border guards of Yanmen Pass and Infinity Gate can have soju to keep out the cold, maybe there will be no need for someone to freeze off their ears every year." ”

Shu Qi also proposed: "Listen to my father, the same is true of the northern land, Shangjun, and Longxi of the Qin State, although the location is not too northern, but the terrain is very high, the five grains on the Longshan Mountain are not growing, the cold is bone-chilling, and the people there are also in urgent need of spirits ......"

"Qin State!"

When he talked about the Qin State, Mingyue suddenly woke up like an initiation, and secretly scolded himself for being too rigid in his vision, and hurriedly turned around and asked: "Mr. Gongsun, I heard that the Qin State has strictly forbidden the people to make wine with surplus grain since the beginning of the Shang Jun's change of law, but is it true!?" ”

……

"Although the Qin State did not completely ban alcohol, it was no different from a ban on alcohol."

Gongsun Long once rode a white horse into the Qinhan Valley Pass, stayed in Xianyang for a few months, and had some understanding of the affairs of the Qin State. Unlike some scholars in the Six Kingdoms of the Kwantung region, they can only guess the closed country after the Gu Pass, and imagine the Qin people as the state of Rongdi who cut off their heads to make bowls and eat people without spitting out bones.

"Back then, Wei Ying entered Qin and persuaded Qin Xiaogong to implement the law change, and since then Qin has become a country that values the law. Unlike the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, the law is only in the county government, and the decree of Qin is practiced by almost every county and township official, and several important articles are also posted in front of the county temple, and all literate people can come forward to check, so I can know its content. ”

"The first decree of Wei Ying is the "Change Law", and the second is the "Reclamation Order", in which the "Reclamation Order" strictly orders the counties of Qin State to pay the price of wine and meat, increase the tax on these luxury things, and make the amount of tax ten times higher than its capital!"

"Ten times!" Zhao Kuo and Shu Qi couldn't help but gasp: "In this way, isn't it the more merchants sell wine and meat, the more they sell, the more they lose!" ”

Mingyue pondered: "With Shang Jun's intelligence, he naturally knows this, I'm afraid he did it on purpose!" ”

Gongsun Long said: "However, Wei Ying believes that if a heavy tax can be levied on wine and meat, the number of merchants engaged in selling wine and meat will be reduced, and after the disappearance of liquor shops, all the equipment for private wine brewing will be confiscated, so that there is no need to waste excess food to make wine, and the minister will not waste political affairs because of indulging in wine and meat." The Qin people have no wine to drink, and they can't indulge in fun during the New Year like the people of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, so they will focus on farming, reclaim the wasteland of the Qin State, and produce more food, so that the Qin army will be able to have enough military resources......"

Ploughing and war, this is the core of Qin Law, in the eyes of Shang Ying, except for ploughing and war, everything else is floating clouds, ritual music, poetry and books, wine and meat, travelers, light heroes, thoughts, merchants, are all obstacles to ploughing and warfare, cut them one by one, Qin State will be able to plough and war!

Zhao Kuo and Shu Qi looked at each other, the two teenagers who grew up in Handan, the fashion capital, felt a little unreasonable, and after a while Zhao Kuo said: "If I am a Qin person, I must not suffocate to death......

Gongsun Long said: "That's why there are many Wei, Han, and Chu people who are not happy to be Qin people, because the life of Qin is really boring, and there are strict punishments and laws, as Qin people, they may not live better than the six countries of Shandong, but they will inevitably live more boring." ”

Mingyue thought, but the fact is that Shang Jun's approach is the most suitable for hegemony, the people are strong, and the people are weak, and when the material culture of the six countries of Shandong is developed, the Qin State chose to suppress the superfluous desires of the people, so that they only know how to cultivate land and fight wars, and serve the country. After obtaining a higher title, the entertainment, wine and meat that the Qin people were deprived of when they were commoners could naturally get it.

First seize its benefits, weaken its people, and then use profits to induce and drive away, Shang Ying, this guy, really figured out the temperament of the Qin people to the extreme, and the terrible war machine was created in this way. Since then, the Qin army has been almost invincible, and the Shang Dynasty reform has also become the most successful reform among the Warring States countries.

In short, wine is a bit too luxurious for the common people of Qin and even for the small nobles of military merit......

Mingyue thought thoughtfully: "Mr. Gongsun, the counties of Hedong, Nanjun, Nanyang and other counties newly captured by the Qin State are also heavily taxed on liquor like Guanzhong?" ”

Gongsun Long said: "The Qin State pays attention to the profit of a hole, and the order is out of one, and all counties and Xianyang Guanzhong implement the same law, and there is no exception. ”

Mingyue's heart moved, Guanzhong and Xianyang were tightly protected by Hangu Pass, as if it had become a closed environment, oil could not be splashed, and knives could not be broken.

But the newly conquered areas of the Qin state were different, they bordered neighboring countries, and the people there were once Wei, Han, and Chu, and the rich and noble among them were accustomed to a casual life, and in the dreary environment of Qin rule, although they did not rebel and flee, they certainly could not settle down......

After Gongsun Long told everything he knew, he asked scrutinically, "Chang'anjun asked about Qin Guo, what do you want to do?" ”

Mingyue disguised: "I'm in Linzi, I'm just a proton, what can I do?" It's just curious about the Qin State. Many of the policies of the Qin State are really diametrically opposed to those of Zhao, Qi, and even the Six Kingdoms of Shandong. ”

He got up and said: "Merchants from the Six Kingdoms are rampant, and Qin forbids merchants; There are nine streams and ten families in the six countries, and Qin burned all the poetry books. Although there are some drawbacks, it can make Qin from weak to strong, Shang Ying is really a great talent, several generations of Qin monarchs can continue to implement the martingale law, and its perseverance and determination are also impressive. ”

Gongsun Long also echoed: "Yes, Qin, it's really respectable and terrifying!" ”

It's a pity that the Qin State, a war machine that has been screwed too tightly, is destined to collapse rapidly after sweeping away all opponents. The Qin law that has never been relaxed, not to mention that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms can't stand it, even the Qin people who are looking forward to a good life after unification will despair of it, at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, millions of Qin people in Guanzhong were happy with the loose rule of the Han Dynasty, no one thought about Qin, and no one had the idea of recovering Qin.

No matter how humble the Qiantou, no matter how small the common people, they also have their own people's hopes, they are like wood for making bows, they are suppressed and bent again, once the string called Junfa collapses too tightly, it will inevitably rebound, and its strength is enough to make the bow-bearer's head break and bleed.

Zhao Kuo said angrily: "Childe, sir, Zhao Guo is still hostile to Qin now, don't increase the enemy's prestige!" ”

"What Kuzi said is very true, you are brave, can you be better than us?" Gongsun Long stroked his beard, Shu Qi blinked, and then, everyone laughed.

What they didn't know was that an idea had flashed in Chang'an Jun's heart, this was the first time he came up with a solution to the problem of "how to deal with Qiang Qin" after coming to the Warring States Period.

But whether it is feasible or not still has to be carefully planned. Mingyue thought to herself, the soju made in the Proton Mansion now is not enough for the people in the Mansion to drink for a day, if he wants to put that idea into practice, first of all, he needs a lot of money and money, and secondly, he must let the liquor workers continue to improve the process and achieve mass production.

In the end, he also needs to get a stable base and enough manpower......

"Although I am a feudal king, I only enjoy food tax, but I can't interfere with the local administration, what I need is a real feudal ......"

He thought to himself: "Just like Ma Fujun Zishan Township, I will be able to make my own decisions, and when I return to Zhao Country after the hostage, I am bound to get it!" ”

……

After eating food, chatting with logical thinking for a while, and exchanging the "Law of the Unity of Opposites" and "The Law of Negation of Negation" with Chang Anjun, Gongsun Long was going to say goodbye and go back to his residence, and every time he chatted with Chang Anjun for half a day, it was enough for him to think for several days, and the amount of information was too great.

It wasn't until this time that a disciple couldn't help but come over to remind him, Gongsun Long touched his sleeve and said with a smile: "I'm busy chatting, but I forgot the business of coming here today, didn't Chang'an Jun ask me before, when will Xunzi return from the school palace?" He came back, just the day before yesterday! ”

This is a surprise, Mingyue said: "Xunzi is a Zhao person, and his reputation is far and wide, I should go and visit him." ”

Gongsun Long said: "Coincidentally, as soon as Xunzi returned to Jixia, he wrote an article to pass on to his disciples, and posted it in the school palace for all beings to watch. I also read it three times, although it is difficult to have a consensus with him in learning, but I also sincerely admire his literary brilliance, and today I copied a copy to give to the son. ”

As he spoke, Gongsun Long asked his disciple to take out a white cloth, on which were densely copied with fly's head seal characters.

With a hint of curiosity, Mingyue took it and took a look, and a text from his high school days that made him remember it vividly came into view.

"The gentleman said: It's not okay to learn."

"Green is taken from blue, and green is blue; Ice, water for it, and cold for water. The wooden straight middle rope, the light is thought to be the wheel, and its curve is in the rules. Although there is violence, those who do not stand up will be ...... to make it so."

Reading this, he couldn't help grinning: "Sure enough, it's "Persuasion"! ”