That same evening.

After Guo Ziyi returned to the house.

A variety of delicacies are placed on the table.

But he has no appetite at all!

Although my stomach is not swollen, I don't feel hungry at all.

I even felt like I was full of strength.

Guo Ziyi was extremely depressed.

I can only take out my own halberd and dance in the courtyard.

The next day, in the court.

Several generals who ate chocolate yesterday wrote under the leadership of Guo Ziyi:

"Your Majesty, this chocolate is really as I said yesterday, it tastes very hungry."

"Until now, the last general has still not eaten a grain of rice!"

"But I still feel like I have inexhaustible strength all over my body!"

Xiang Yan, who was standing in the queue, smiled, and then spoke:

"Yes! I'm right, don't say it yet! ”

Guo Ziyi was very dissatisfied, Xiang Yan looked like no one in his eyes!

But the situation forced it.

As far as the Great Zhou Jiangshan Sheji is concerned!

Xiang Yan's chocolate!

Indeed, it can be said that it is a necessary military ration for marching.

Guo Ziyi's face turned red!

But he couldn't argue with it.

Zhao Longji looked down, and the courtiers looked tense!

Then he laughed and said:

"Now that Guo Aiqing has tried it by himself, he also thinks it is feasible."

"It just so happens that the tiger ben of Da Zhou has not improved his food for a long time, and he also likes chocolate."

"I believe that the same is true of my Hundred Battles Heroes."

Speaking of which!

Zhao Longji said solemnly:

"Where's the right phase?"

Xiang Guozhong immediately bowed.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is here, listen to the respectful words!"

Zhao Longji said to Xiang Guozhong:

"Right Minister, you really gave birth to a good son, and you have made a lot of contributions to the Great Zhou Sheji."

"How much grain and grass have been purchased?"

Xiang Guozhong heard that Zhao Longji praised Xiang Yan, and he was very happy as a father.

Bow again and say:

"Back to Your Majesty, the officials of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion have worked hard in the past two days, and they have already purchased 400,000 taels of silver."

"It has been dried in the grain drying field around the capital, and the grain and grass are still good!"

Zhao Longji nodded!

He was very satisfied with Xiang Guozhong's debriefing, and said to Xiang Yan:

"Virtuous son-in-law, if I give you 500,000 taels of silver, how much chocolate can you make?"

Xiang Yan heard this, stood on the side of the cheap father, and said to Zhao Longji:

"Father-in-law, this time it's for military rations, which is fundamentally about the country."

"Since my father-in-law can trust me!"

"I will buy the raw materials as soon as possible and try to make the most chocolates out there!"

"But ......"

Xiang Yan's words changed, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed.

In fact!

I want to make a lot of chocolate in a while!

It's not realistic at all!

Not to mention the time required for mass production, just the raw materials of this cocoa bean will definitely not be available if they are to be shipped from Persia.

As soon as this statement came out!

The civil and military officials in the Jinluan Hall are a little confused!

Great political achievements are in front of Xiang Yan!

Why are you still embarrassed?

Meanwhile!

Guo Ziyi was so angry that her teeth itched.

What's going on?

He steals chickens and doesn't say anything.

also successfully fueled Xiang Yan's arrogance.

Let Xiang Fu get a great achievement at the same time, but also get a lot of prestige.

At this time!

Xiang Guozhong lowered his head and smiled from ear to ear.

But!

Zhao Longji felt bad about Xiang Yan's words.

As a king!

Of course, he was extremely happy to have such a courtier.

But, what but, isn't there enough money?

"What's wrong with the virtuous son-in-law, is there any difficulty? Bring it up, and we'll solve it. ”

Xiang Yan arched his hand and said:

"It's not realistic to supply chocolate to all armies, the production can't keep up, and it can't be turned into daily rations."

Speaking of which!

And all the people in the temple were in a state of stupor.

Boy!

It turned out that after discussing it for a long time before, chocolate as military rations can't be done at all!

That this swallow is before!

How dare you say that it is true!

Moment!

Guo Ziyi's eyes lit up, as if she had seized an opportunity!

He then bit Xiang Yan's words and said:

"Your Majesty, the waiter of the East Palace has deceived the monarch and wasted His Majesty's good intentions, and if he can't do it, he will be punished for it!"

Hear Guo Ziyi say this!

Xiang Guozhong is in a hurry!

He was afraid that Zhao Longji would be angry, so with a flutter, Xiang Guozhong fell to his knees!

Xiang Guozhong pulled Xiang Yan's sleeve and said:

"Stone, you are a great sin to deceive the king!"

"You said you couldn't do it, why did you agree!"

Right now!

Zhao Longji's face couldn't hang up!

He was slightly angry.

And Xiang Guozhong saw Zhao Longji like this!

I felt even more hopeless inside.

But!

After a short silence, Xiang Yan's voice sounded again:

"General Guo!"

"If you want to impeach me, you're too anxious, aren't you afraid of touching your nose?"

Guo Ziyi sneered:

"Xiang Yan, do you still want to be hard-mouthed?"

"Your Majesty treats you well, but you don't take credit for yourself, now it's okay, lift a stone and shoot yourself in the foot."

Xiang Yan turned a deaf ear to Guo Ziyi's words, and he arched his hand to Zhao Longji and said:

"Your Majesty!"

"Although Qiao Leli can't make military rations, I have a solution!"

"I can use chocolate as an ingredient to make something called a military rack, and the effect is similar to chocolate, or even better."

"Although it is still not possible to reserve the whole army!"

"But it's perfectly fine to provide it to the vanguard and expeditionary forces to make rations."

"It's just that you'll have to wait a few days before I can build a military force!"

Zhao Longji didn't expect Xiang Yan to find another way!

After hearing this, he nodded again and again:

"That's good, I'm waiting for your good news!"

Xiang Yan immediately gave up his hand and said to Zhao Longji:

"Your Majesty just wait for my good news!"

"In a few days, I will send the military force rack to you!"

Now!

Guo Ziyi is as uncomfortable as eating dog shit!

He originally wanted to continue targeting Xiang Yan, but he could see that Zhao Longji was convinced of Xiang Yan!

He had no choice but to give up!

But!

Guo Ziyi thought about it for a while, felt that there was still room for it, and then said:

"What if it doesn't work?"

Xiang Yan turned her head to look at Guo Ziyi and sneered:

"General Guo, how about we make a bet?"

"If I don't make a military force that the government and the opposition are satisfied with, I am willing to serve as a miscellaneous soldier for the border army!"

"If I do it, hehe, since General Guo is dedicated to the country, then donate 30,000 taels of silver to the treasury!"

"How?!"

？？？

Guo Ziyi was stunned!

The stakes are so ruthless?!

"Okay, I promise you!"

In the end, Guo Ziyi gritted her teeth and agreed!

When he went home yesterday, he had already secretly asked his subordinates to inquire!

The chocolate is in the capital.

But it sells for ten taels of silver!

Since antiquities, rare is expensive!

He'd experienced the effects of chocolate firsthand!

He didn't believe it at all!

Xiang Yan's military rack made with chocolate as raw materials can have the same effect as chocolate!

Thirty thousand taels of silver!

When the time comes, if you really want to lose, it's a big deal that Guo Fu will smash the pot and sell iron, and go and hand over this silver!

……

Downwards and backwards.

Ministers kept coming to talk to the Xiang family's father and son.

Let's talk about it, in the end!

I want to try this military power frame.

Xiang Yan seized the opportunity again and said to the ministers:

"Uncles and uncles, the younger generation opened a royal incense building, you all know it!"

Everyone nodded yes.

Xiang Yan continued:

"I believe that the men in Yuxianglou are red, and there is ice cream, and my uncles have tasted it."

"If you don't dislike it, uncles and uncles!"

"The juniors will go home and send discount posts to everyone."

"When the military force frame starts selling, you can enjoy a 5% discount as long as you hold the discount post!"

Xiang Yan said this!

All of a sudden, some people were puzzled!

"What's this discount post? What does 50% off mean? ”

Xiang Yan explained in public:

"It's like a chocolate that was originally sold for ten taels of silver, but as long as you show a discount post, you can get a five percent discount, that is, you can buy it for five taels of silver!"

Xiang Yan's trick is discounted!

Although I earned a little less.

But who is present is not the important minister of the Great Zhou, the prince of Gon above the court.

These people have their own authority and propaganda effect.

It's commercial!

It's called Rational Investment!

In addition, after making a military power frame, it is a new military ration!

It's sure to be well received again!

A little longer!

Wait for the influence of the military power frame to go up, and then reduce the price by a wave, in that case.

The military power frame is no longer the high-class food of the aristocratic circle, and the exclusive food of the army.

You can also go to ordinary people's homes!

It becomes the national food!

This is the grand blueprint formulated by Xiang Yan.

No matter what!

He Xiang Yan is all earned!

……

on the carriage.

Xiang Guozhong and Xiang Yan sat in the same carriage, and he said calmly:

"Stone, do you want to go to war?"

"Huh? Fight? ”

Xiang Yan looked at the cheap dad with a puzzled expression!

Xiang Guozhong said:

"Your fourth uncle has news!"

"It is said that the displaced people in some areas have risen up and entered the mountains as bandits, causing a lot of bandit forces to be entrenched around the capital."

"It just so happens that Guo Ziyi, the old horseman, is about to go back to Guan Town to guard the town."

"There is no suitable candidate for the lieutenant general of the imperial court to lead troops to fight against the bandits."

"This is your chance to gild!"

"I think in a few days, Your Majesty will talk about it."

"If you want to take over this matter, my father will communicate with some ministers in advance and recommend you when the time comes."

？？？

There are also displaced people, and they have become bandits?

Xiang Yan's eyebrows locked, and after thinking about it, he said:

"It's not easy to lead troops to war, I'll think about it!"