Our grain is not for free, and what equivalent can we exchange in the north? Li Yun asked.

"My northern country is rich in cattle, sheep and horses, copper and iron coal mines, as long as Your Majesty agrees, we can exchange these for this." Xiao Dingshan said.

Li Yun is a little tempted, cattle and sheep are not worth mentioning, and horses are strange goods, which are not available in Da Zhou. What made Li Yun most excited was the copper and iron coal mine mentioned by Xiao Dingshan, which was a scarce resource in the Great Zhou.

But Li Yun didn't let go immediately, but said: "What you said is all peace talks, let's save it until the start of negotiations, today's banquet is to catch the wind for the mission, everyone should drink to their heart's content, don't worry about this kind of thing, come, I salute you, and please be happy!" ”

Lin Moran was a month old, her stomach was too heavy, and she was too tired to sit for a while, so she said goodbye and left, Li Huaifeng wanted to accompany the mission, so she couldn't send her, so Lin Moran went back by himself.

On the way to the East Palace, there was a Tingyu Pavilion, which was a place where the passing concubines rested and rested inside, Lin Moran felt a sore back, so she wanted to take a break in the Tingyu Pavilion, but not long after she entered, she heard the sound of someone walking towards here. Lin Moran sat up and waited for the man to come in.

A moment later, the door opened, Lin Moran glanced at the door, and said, "General Xiao is here?" The banquet in the front hall was so lively, and there was wine and delicacies on the record, why didn't General Xiao go to drink, but came to such a quiet and uninhabited place? ”

"Silence is real silence, but it's not without people, aren't you and your maid human?" Xiao Dingshan said with a smile.

Lin Moran looked at him quietly and said: "Soon there will really be no one, you used drugs for the people who escorted me back to the palace, I really admire you, a foreign envoy, came to the heavily guarded Great Zhou Palace, and you can actually bring in high-quality drugs, your ability is really not small." ”

"I bought this medicine from a greedy little eunuch and gave it to me. I've worked so hard just to be able to say a few words to you alone at this moment, so you shouldn't agree, right? Xiao Dingshan asked.

Lin Moran sighed silently and said, "Since you have tried your best to say a few words, then you can say it, and please ask General Xiao not to break his promise, just say a few words, please don't do superfluous things." ”

"The crown princess is so refreshing, then I have something to say. Have you ever been to Mount Kinabalu? Xiao Dingshan asked.

"That's right, I also brought back a lot of things from it, General Xiao is interested?"

Xiao Dingshan smiled with satisfaction and said, "I wonder if Niangniang can give me some books on planting crops on the grassland from some professors in the northern country?" In this way, we in the north will no longer have to go to other countries to grab food, and in this way, you and I will no longer have to fight. ”

"My second brother has also been to Mount Kinabalu, why don't you ask him? Isn't the other one in the northern country of Kyoto? Lin Mo asked puzzled.

Xiao Dingshan said helplessly: "Your two brothers are very cunning, and they often swap identities and play tricks on us by virtue of their identity as twins. Your second brother is even more annoying, saying that he won't give us books for anything, and even canceled us, saying that we grassland people can't plant at all, and the land of our grassland can't grow food, which is really infuriating! ”

Lin Moran blinked, tried to think about it, and suddenly said: "General Xiao, don't blame, what my second brother said may be true, even if I give you books, I'm afraid you won't be able to grow food." ”

Xiao Dingshan was furious, and said angrily with cross-eyes: "What do you mean by this?" Are you going to cancel us too? ”

"General, don't worry, listen to me, what my second brother and I said is true, we have read books, planting crops, in addition to mastering the planting technology, the requirements for the environment and soil are also very high. The grassland is a flat river, even a higher mountain is rare, you have seen the mountains and rivers of my Great Zhou, you know how high our mountains are, right? Compare it with the mountains on the prairie and you'll know what I mean. Lin Moran said.

"What does this have to do with the mountains?" Xiao Dingshan asked puzzled.

Lin Moran said patiently: "Because there is no mountain block, the wind on the grassland is relatively strong, not to mention anything else, just look at your winter, how big the wind and snow are." When the wind is blowing, the weather is a little cold, and as a result, there are a lot of crops that are not cold tolerant, and you can't grow them. Even if there are hardy crops, you can only plant one season a year, because your summer is too short, these are the providence that cannot be changed by manpower, and you and I have nothing to do. ”

"Is there no solution at all?" Xiao Dingshan asked unwillingly.

Lin Moran thought back to the books she had read, about the weather and soil of the grassland, and thought for a while, until Xiao Dingshan was a little impatient, she said: "General, don't worry, I remember that there are books that record the climate and soil on the grassland, in fact, you don't have to grow crops, you can also grow medicinal materials, and use your medicinal materials for food." In this way, some people who do not have cattle and sheep can also make a living by growing medicinal herbs, so as not to displace your people, what do you think? ”

"What you said seems to have some truth, can you elaborate on it?" Xiao Dingshan asked.

"I studied medicine, so I am familiar with medical books and pharmacopoeia, and I know that there are some medicinal materials that are specially grown on the grassland, some are ordinary, and some are very precious. I can sort out these herbs and cultivation methods, but I can't give them to you in vain, if you want it, you have to pay something, right? Lin Moran said.

Xiao Dingshan had already seen hope, but he was suddenly snuffed out by Lin Moran, he was a little annoyed and angry, and asked fiercely: "You actually want to negotiate conditions?" What qualifications do you have to negotiate with me? Don't forget, your life and that of your brother are still in my hands! ”

"My brother's life may be in jeopardy, but you may not be able to take my life. Don't forget, this is the palace of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and here are my people of the Great Zhou inside and out, what do you think you can do to me? Lin Moran said with a rebellious smile.

Xiao Dingshan has never been angry with a woman like this, he was angry, and he was about to attack Lin Moran, but before his hand touched Lin Moran, he heard a voice say coldly: "If you don't want to die here, just do it and kill her, not only will you not get anything you want, but you will even lose your own life, this deal is not worth it." ”

Xiao Dingshan was startled, and looked around in a panic for the source of the sound, he was a little afraid, he had been here for a long time, and he had said so much, but he never found out that there was still a person here!