Chapter 26: The Three Elements of Rebellion

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Ling Yun didn't believe that the Sui people were born with heavy tastes, and the reason why the Song Dynasty used to boil tea instead of making tea was that he thought that the biggest reason was that the people at that time did not master the technology of roasting tea. They can't stir tea, they can only steam tea, which leads to their tea can only be boiled and not brewed. Once this technical barrier is broken, then this piece of loose tea can brew a rich tea aroma, instead of relying on the addition of salt, ginger, and green onions to accompany the tea granules.

As a feudal landlord class, at least his wife is a landlord and tyrant, Ling Yun doesn't need to worry about money on the surface. Every day, I live a pampered life with food to open my mouth and clothes to stretch my hands, and I don't need money at all. However, Ling Yun stayed in Gaojiazhuang and was unwilling to discuss rebellion or something, so it was okay to kill time under the reform of this tea-making technology.

Of course, it's not just a waste of time. If the roasted new tea really has a great future as he expected, then it is expected to be a very promising project. Although Ling Yun may not be worried about lack of money, he also knows that Gao Qianxue must need money, and he needs a lot of money.

Anyone can rebel, as long as they are willing to cut their bodies, dare to pull the emperor off the horse, and rush with blood, anyone can revolt and kill officials and rebel. But if you want to succeed in rebellion, it is not so simple. First of all, there must be three prerequisites.

The three elements of rebellion, money and food, soldiers and horses, and public opinion. This is true throughout the ages, and all three are indispensable for the success of the rebellion.

Of these three, money and food are the most important. The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. Without money and food, it is impossible to recruit troops and buy horses, without money and food, it is impossible to buy and win people's hearts, and without money and food, let alone fighting, it is difficult to pull up a force. Buying people's hearts, recruiting troops, preparing food, making ordnance, rewarding soldiers, there is no place where money is not needed. Gao Qianxue has been able to maintain this anti-Sui force, all relying on a smuggling channel with the Hu people in the Northeast that they have controlled for many years. But he also believes that the money and food needed to do these rebellious things is a bottomless pit. Moreover, this year, the imperial court issued a new order prohibiting the construction of large ships into the sea, and strengthened the investigation at the northern border gates, which clearly showed that it was cracking down on smuggling. Others don't know, but Ling Yun remembers it very clearly, in the eighteenth year of the emperor's reign, a war finally broke out between the Great Sui and Goguryeo. In the eighteenth year of the emperor's reign, the king of Goguryeo first led tens of thousands of troops to invade western Liao, and then Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian transferred 300,000 troops to conquer Liao.

If this situation continues, the border blockade will only become more and more severe due to the war, and Gao Qianxue's smuggling business will definitely suffer a big blow in the future. Seeing that Gao Qianxue is actively active in Jiangnan now, the money she will need will only increase in the future. Ling Yun can't help Gao Qianxue plan and command, but he can find a way to help him make some money. He believes that this roasted tea will be a very good start.

"Qinglian!" As soon as Ling Yun's words fell, the little girl was already looking at him like a deer, and it could be seen that this little girl was very attentive to tea art, so she was looking forward to the new tea-making skills that Ling Yun said.

"I'll teach you a new art of making tea, would you like to learn it?" Mulan and Qinglian are both equally cute, but if the two girls are compared with the girls in the Red Mansion, then Mulan is the spicy Qingwen, and Qinglian is the gentle flower, obedient and empathetic, such a girl can always turn the hundred steels into finger wrapping soft. I have to say that Ling Yun still prefers Qinglian's girl, which can make a man more confident.

Qinglian nodded.

"Can I buy freshly picked tea now?"

Mulan hurriedly replied on the side: "Does my uncle want new tea?" There is a tea garden on our village, and there is one of our tea gardens under the six peaks of Liuhe Mountain. A few days ago, the slave also heard from the little executive that the tea garden had already produced the first batch of new tea, and if my uncle wanted it, the slave would go and get some later. ”

The key to stir-frying tea is the pre-frying process of tea, and of course Lingyun will not want tea cakes that have already been made. However, when I heard that there are several local tea estates under the name of Gaojiazhuang, I was still very happy. If there is a tea plantation, then there are ready-made tea pickers and new tea leaves. Calculate the time, it is just after Qingming and the rain has not yet arrived. The tea before the Ming Dynasty has been missed, but it is still in time to pick the tea before the rain.

He thought for a while and said to Mulan: "Well, I don't want the tea that has already been made, I want the freshly picked tea, and it is best to send someone to the tea garden to pick a new batch of tea according to my requirements." ”

"The slave arranged for someone to go to the tea house to inform them and let them pick some new tea leaves."

"Well, you prepare pen and ink, and I will write down the new tea picking requirements and send them to the tea estate, so that they can pick them according to the requirements."

Ling Yun didn't know how the original tea was picked, but if it was to roast tea, then there were also requirements for picking tea. To pick tea leaves, it is best to hold the middle of the young stem between the tea leaves with your index finger and thumb, and use the elasticity of two fingers to pick the tea leaves, and the best time to pick is between 12 noon and 3 pm. And generally speaking, different tea picking parts are also different, some pick a top bud and the first leaf next to the bud is called a heart and a leaf. Some pick more than one leaf, called one heart and two leaves, and some have one heart and three leaves. The less you pick, the higher the grade.

Ling Yun picked up a Liaodong wolf hao pen to write, the pen fell on the paper, and it was natural to write a good-looking fly-headed small letter.

Mulan and Qinglian, who were grinding ink for Lingyun on the side, looked at the ink characters, and their eyes couldn't help but shine. It will not be easy to follow a princess as a personal maid. Although they have never stayed in Yecheng Palace, the women who can teach them are really female officials in the palace of Yecheng Qi in the past. They are not ordinary maids, they can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even ride horses and archery. As soon as Ling Yun's words came out, the two girls were surprised. However, the two of them didn't say anything, and quickly restrained their surprise.

Ling Yun lowered his head to write, and did not find the surprise of the two girls. In fact, as he wrote, he sank into his own amazement. He had practiced calligraphy in the past, but it could only be said to be of average level. But as soon as he put pen to paper, he wrote a strange and wonderful calligraphy. I couldn't write it myself, but the level of appreciation was still very good. This character is a few points stronger than the teacher who taught them calligraphy at the beginning, how could he not see it. He was surprised, this body can ride horses, know martial arts, and can still write such good calligraphy, is it really as Gao Qianxue said, this is a child of a big family? But if this is the case, why was he attacked, and for so long, Gaojiazhuang couldn't find out the slightest relevant news?

After writing down the process of picking new tea in detail, Ling Yun dried the ink, folded it, and handed it to Mulan.

He doesn't know what kind of tea the tea in the Gaojia tea garden is, but Yangzhou is a famous tea production area, and it is estimated that the tea will not be bad.

"Give this tea picking process to the tea farm manager, and let him pick a batch of new tea according to this method and send it over. They don't need to do any processing, just send it directly. ”

The two girls nodded together.

"Go ahead."

After the two girls left together, Ling Yun remembered that the seriously injured Gao Ding had not woken up after yesterday's operation, so he went to the east wing.

When I arrived at the east wing, there was a large group of people sitting or standing under the corridor in the small courtyard, basically all of whom were the guards of the Gao family. Most of these people have trained and worked with Gao Ding before, and they have a good relationship. Gao Yi was also there, he was temporarily transferred last night, and Gao Ding was also tossed for a long time, otherwise, Ling Yun estimated that he might have woken up early today. Gao Yi saw Ling Yun appear and immediately stood up. He seemed a little embarrassed about Ling Yun.

Before, he was still hostile to Ling Yun, because he felt that Ling Yun's origin was unknown, and they were the righteous sons of the Gao family, and they loved Gao Qianxue like his own sister. What brother would want his sister to suddenly decide to marry an unknown stranger? However, Gao Ding was injured that day, and Uncle Qian had already said that he could not save it, and in the end, it was Ling Yun who took action and came up with a way to save Gao Ding's life. Although Gao Ding is not awake at the moment, his breath is stable, Uncle Qian has already seen it, saying that he is ninety percent sure that he will wake up, and as soon as he wakes up, he means that he is fine. Moreover, during the discussion this morning, the young lady told everyone about Yi Feng's expression and attitude last night, although some of the love words between the two were not said, but what Yi Feng said to the princess still made everyone feel a big change about this new aunt. This is a man who is willing to advance and retreat with the Gao family, and this is a man who makes Miss willing to drag each other sincerely.

Gao Yi was also once the Praetorian Guard of Northern Qi Hu Ben, a bold man. When he let go of his prejudices, he was very heroic about Ling Yun.

Striding forward, curtsiuted, fist pounding in the chest.

This gift is not only to save Gao Ding's grace for him, but also to show that this loyal minister of the Gao family truly recognizes Ling Yun, the new aunt. He didn't just regard him as a door-to-door uncle, but really regarded him as the male owner of the Gao family.

Gao Yi's attitude made Ling Yun a little surprised and a little proud. Gao Yi's status in the village is not low, even in front of Gao Qianxue, it is also the director-level personnel of the group, and this kind of respect for himself by such core members also means that he will have a real rise in the status of the Gao family in the group in the village in the future, and he will no longer be just a son-in-law.

Good things come in pairs, Ling Yun entered the house to help Gao Ding check his body, Gao Ding woke up at this time, although he was still a little weak because of excessive blood loss, but he did wake up, and he was in good condition. After waking up, Gao Ding heard for the first time that the young lady was married, and it was the first time he saw this new aunt. Hearing that his life was saved by his new uncle, this sturdy strong man's mouth opened, and in the end he didn't say anything, just nodded to Ling Yun.

Ling Yun took Gao Ding's hand and said with a smile: "It's good to wake up, if you can wake up, it means that it's okay, and then as long as you recuperate with peace of mind, with Brother Ding's body, it won't take long to fully recover." If you don't die in a great calamity, you will have a blessing in the future. In addition, Ding Ge doesn't have to worry about other things. The guests and brothers who are with you, nothing is wrong. That day was just a sneak attack by a group of greedy officials, and there happened to be a Xiao Gongzi to help. Now the guest and Brother Ding and your brothers are temporarily recuperating in Xiao Gongzizhuang, and they will be back in a few days. ”

After hearing this, Gao Ding finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You have a good rest, I'll go and tell Mrs. SΓΉ and Uncle Gao Boqian that they have woken up." Ling Yun patted Gao Ding's hand and comforted.

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