Liu Mu explained to Qin Qiong again: "I trade with them, and I will bring at least three million yuan of pure profit to Datang a year. The tax collected from the treasury will not be less than one million, and it is a good thing to be rich for the people and the country. Moreover, the first fleet was made up of disabled veterans of the hidden guards, and the old and weak selected from the hidden guard training camp went there. ”

Qin Qiong pushed open the door and ordered again: "Order, feast." ”

Qin Qiong raised the level of the banquet to another level, and then wrote a list of lists and sent people to invite guests over.

Of course, among them, the subordinate officials of the old Qin Wangfu must be indispensable, and Fang and Du are indispensable.

Oscar Badi also knew what kind of character this was at this time, he was Liu Mu's eldest brother-in-law, and he was the protector general of the Tang Kingdom, commanding the most elite troops in the Tang Dynasty, and was the most trusted general of the Tang Emperor.

The general had just returned to Chang'an from his inspection of the border passes.

Oscar Buddy turned around and went back to his residence, picked up a set of books and ran out again as a gift for Qin Qiong.

A set of books written in unintelligible words, Qin Qiong just politely accepted it, after all, this is a heart.

Liu Mu said: "Wegetius, should this be about military affairs, or about strategy? ”

"Yes, this is the original manuscript copy, not the book that was later compiled into a volume, and I believe that there will be more content on the manuscript, and this set is a relatively complete manuscript copy, and the original version is now in the Great Library of Constantine. I didn't expect you to hear the name Vegetius. ”

"Of course, the Persian merchant mentioned that this was a great writer of military affairs."

After Liu Mu answered, he said to Qin Qiong: "Brother-in-law, although the book cannot be compared with Sun Tzu's Art of War, after being translated, there is also merit, this is a treasure." ”

Qin Qiong took the set of books again, took it with both hands, and gave a salute.

"Please. Please take a seat. Qin Qiong hugged his fist at Oscar Buddy, and Oscar Buddy also returned the salute with Tang etiquette, and a guide attendant brought him into the mansion.

Qin Qiong held a banquet and sent invitations.

Fang and Du naturally didn't say that they received invitations.

Those who didn't receive invitations, such as Cui Junsu from the household department and Tang Jian from the Ministry of Rites, came to the door by themselves.

No invitation is a bad guest, but it also depends on who is attending whose banquet.

Qin Qiong welcomed Cui Junsu and Tang Jian into the mansion with a smile on her face.

Cui Junsu said to Qin Qiong: "Don't say that the two of us are uninvited, he hasn't invited anyone to a separate banquet since I knew your brother-in-law, and he doesn't like lively banquets very much." Suffice it to prove ....... Cui Junsu didn't continue.

Qin Qiong understands that Cui Junsu will never say that Oscar Buddy has a noble status, only that Oscar Buddy has great use value.

Before the official start of the banquet, Ma Zhou arrived with his wife, and also brought a team of musicians and dancing girls.

When the Tang Dynasty was in Wude for eight years, the nobles of Chang'an no longer raised dancing girls and musicians. It's not that the court has rules that don't allow it, but the ordinary home-raised dancing girls can't be on the stage.

Wenyue Pavilion controlled the entire Pingkangfang, and after entering the Qinglou Song Village, which controlled the entire Tang Dynasty, it began to provide banquet services. From chefs, runners, tableware, musicians, and dancers.

The gap between the unprofessional and the professionally trained is immediately apparent.

At the beginning of the banquet, Qin Qiong's mansion is the latest style, called a loose table banquet. There are no longer fixed tables, but there are many small tables, at most small round tables that can seat four people, and these small round tables are surrounded by the large stage. No matter what you want to eat or drink, you can go to the dining table and choose it yourself, or you can ask the waiter to bring it.

Every banquet is a very lively party.

Not only singing and dancing, but also cross talk and sketches.

The real history of the buffet was invented by the Vikings in the 8th to 10th centuries, also known as the pirate meal.

In this era, both the Tang Dynasty and Oscar Badi from the Eastern Roman Empire felt new and strange about this new way of dining.

"Venerable willow horse, this kind of banquet is very, very magical."

Oscar Buddy finds Willow and offers his praise.

Liu Mu said with a smile: "This inspiration comes from the grassland, two years ago when I was fighting on the grassland, I set up a fire to roast sheep, and then cut the mutton with a knife to eat and drink happily, this is just to change the roast sheep into more delicacies." Lao Ao, you have to eat and drink well today, you are the host and guest. ”

Willow raised his glass.

Oscar held up a large glass or two, drained them all as soon as he looked up, and then flipped the glass over to Yanagi.

With a smile on his face, Yanagi refilled the wine for Oscar.

Wei Chigong, who was standing next to Qin Qiong, was about to step forward with a wine bottle, but Qin Qiong stretched out his hand to block him: "That's a civil official, don't forget that Cui Shangshu is Qinghe Cui." ”

Sure enough, Cui Junsu stepped forward and toasted Oscar three times in a row.

Even if it was a forty-degree wine and the cup he drank with Liu Mu just now, this was already four taels of wine.

Tonight's dish is dominated by mountain delicacies and decorated with seafood.

Oscarbadi comes from the Mediterranean, where there are countless seafood flavors, so Willow chose mountain delicacies in particular.

Oscar Buddy has praised Datang's dishes no less than the hundredth time, and he still intends to taste every dish. Cui Junsu accompanied him, and it was not until Oscar Buddy and Cui Junsu drank a total of nine glasses of wine that Liu Mu shook to Oscar Buddy's side.

"Lao Ao, didn't you go to the East Market to purchase today?"

Speaking of the East Market, this is estimated to be the sad thing for Oscar Badi, a top nobleman from the Eastern Roman Empire, for the next ten years.

When asked by Liu Mu, Oscar Buddy's expression became very depressed: "My friend, I'm very sad today." ”

"What's wrong?"

"I now know that it was just a market in the East Market, and I had walked less than a fifth of the four floors. I like everything I see, but my coins are at home, at home a hundred thousand miles away, and it's fun to buy them with my own coins. ”

Liu Mu turned around and snapped his fingers twice, and immediately a servant carried over two wooden boxes.

The wooden box was opened, and instead of copper coins, it contained two boxes full of silver coins.

"I, don't give alms without a reason." Oscar Badi was a little angry, he knew that Yanagi might have more wealth than his emperor, but he had his own dignity.

"No, no, no." Liu Mu said three words in a row, and then approached Oscar Badi: "I ask for two books, and I ask for them to be translated into Chinese, and at the same time there is a real scholar to help us understand these two books." ”

"Knowledge, yes. But these coins should be the owner and translator of the book, not me. ”

Oscar Buddy still holds on to his pride.

And this pride also increased the respect for the blonde old man in the hearts of Cui Junsu and others.