"As the old saying goes, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the water to eat the water. Hanzhong is now bordered by Cao thieves in the north and Qianghu in the west, of course, it was found from them. ”

When Zhuge Qiao heard this, his face changed on the spot, if it weren't for the letter from his mother, he was afraid that he would be arrested on the spot, and he directly suspected that this person was going to be a thief.

"What do you mean by that?"

Zhuge Qiao resisted the impulse in his heart and asked.

"Brother should know about the fact that the younger brother made wool cloth from wool some time ago?"

"Wen Xuan has already talked to Brother Wei about this. Speaking of which, if you don't see it with your own eyes, my brother can't believe that even the Qianghu people have abandoned it like wool, and Mingwen can actually use it to weave good cloth. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Qiao couldn't help but praise it.

"Since my brother has said it, the wool seems to the people of Nahu to be discarded, and if we exchange it with them, they will surely be overjoyed and flock to it, and the cost is not too great. In the meantime, the wool is woven into cloth and sold, one in and one out, and the profits obtained are probably comparable to salt and iron. ”

In these years, salt and iron were the monopoly of the state, and the profits were terrifying, but if the ratio of cost to profit was concerned, wool was only much higher than salt and iron. However, Feng Yong didn't dare to say too much, after all, the benefits of salt and iron were already one of the best deals in the Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Qiao's eyes lit up, then he groaned slightly, and then shook his head and refused: "It's not appropriate." The matter of wool is too important for us to touch. ”

looked at Feng Yong, and said with some doubts: "Listening to what Wen Xuan said, when the woolen cloth came out, Mingwen was still the first to say that this matter could only be decided by the imperial court, why do you want to change your original intention now?" ”

Feng Yong had expected Zhuge Qiao to ask this, and immediately smiled: "That's why the junior brother said that this matter can only be done for a while, to solve the urgent need." Brother, do you know that the wool on the sheep's body can be cut several times a year? ”

"How do you know about it?" Zhuge Qiao smiled, "Even before Mingwen made cloth out of wool, he was a Hu man, who would care about such useless things?" ”

"Twice." Feng Yong stretched out two fingers, "Once in late spring, once in late autumn." ”

Zhuge Qiao frowned, thinking to himself when this sheep shearing had nothing to do with this matter?

Li Yi listened, but his eyes lit up.

"Brother, this is the time for sheep shearing?"

"Not bad!" Feng Yong nodded, glanced at Li Yi appreciatively, then looked at Zhuge Qiao and said, "Brother should also know that the Qianghu man is about to drive the cattle and sheep to other places for the winter at this time. If you miss this time, you are afraid that you will not be able to collect the wool if you want to. The elder brother thinks that this wool matter, can the imperial court make a charter before the winter? ”

Zhuge Qiao immediately shook his head, "This is impossible, time is too rushed." This matter is decided, but I am afraid that it will be a month and a half later. ”

Hanzhong and Jincheng, once you go back and forth, it takes a month, and you have to agree on the charter during the period, and one and a half months is the fastest time.

"It's already winter, where can I find wool?"

Feng Yong took a sip of water and continued, "Besides, that Qianghu person, throughout the winter, the cattle and sheep had to eat a lot as rations. After winter, I am afraid that the wool that can be harvested is not even one-third of what it is at this time. ”

"So if you can't harvest the wool before winter, you're wasted?" Li Yi showed a look of concern on his face.

Seeing Feng Yong nodding, Li Yi looked at Zhuge Qiao again and said, "Bo Song, what do you think?" ”

Zhuge Qiao's face struggled a little, looked at Feng Yong, then at Li Yi, and muttered, "If that's the case, then it's a pity." ”

"What a pity!" Li Yidao said, "Bo Song, my brother didn't say that he would do this for a long time, but he just didn't let this wool go to waste before the imperial court set the regulations." If Bo Song responded to this matter, he could prepare some military funds for Hanzhong without violating the imperial court decrees, why was he so hesitant? ”

"The so-called everything is difficult, even if the imperial court starts collecting wool next year, I am afraid that it will make mistakes due to inexperience. If the elder brother tries it first, it can be regarded as some preparation for the imperial court to do this next year. ”

Feng Yong added a fire to the side.

Zhuge Qiao gritted his teeth and finally agreed: "The two virtuous brothers are right. This matter should be answered by the brother, and he will write a letter to explain to the adult at that time. ”

At the same time, I thought to myself, speaking of which, this matter can be regarded as doing it for the public, not for personal gain, and adults should not blame me.

"But even if the wool is not worth much, if we have to exchange it with the Qiang Hu people, the Hu people will not give it to us for nothing, right?" Zhuge Qiao made up his mind, but remembered something again, "Then what should I exchange with them?" ”

Feng Yong wanted to be a profiteer in this matter, so he was naturally prepared: "Dare to ask my brother, what do the Hu people lack most in winter?" ”

"Nature is the clothing for the warm and the food for the belly."

"That's right. These two things are urgently needed by them, as long as they are exchanged for these two things, why not exchange them for wool? ”

"These two things are also needed in Hanzhong, and there is no surplus, how can they be given to them? It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate! Zhuge Qiao was shocked and refused again and again.

"It's just that the Hanzhong army doesn't have it, and others may not have it."

For the people of Qianghu, food is the most precious thing in winter. Use their most precious things to exchange for their most garbage wool, a stone of grain is not exchanged for a few hundred catties of wool, and the bandit name of "Clever Words Ling Se Feng Langjun" is called in vain?

Take out a hundred stones, and it's basically enough.

After all, this is the first exchange, and time is pressing, and the Hu people have begun to drive their cattle and sheep to find a place to spend the winter. The news will definitely not spread far, and the one who can rush over to exchange it is basically the Qianghu around here.

"Who?"

"Brother forgot again? Didn't Fang just say that Huang Niangzi is the richest person in Han? ”

"But this matter is to prepare military funds for Hanzhong, how can it be involved with the Yellow Lady?"

"If you don't involve Huang Niangzi, it's not impossible, as long as Hanzhong Mansion produces some food, it doesn't need more, as long as it comes to more than 100 stones, my brother may be able to take it?"

Feng Yong asked unceremoniously.

If you don't have the capital, you still want to empty the gloves white wolf? Fishing also comes with bait!

No matter how stupid Hu Ren is, do you say that if you want to collect some wool, he will send it over? If Ma Chao is still alive and healthy, roaring twice, there may be some Qianghu running over and licking it.

Zhuge Qiao's face instantly flushed.

Feng Yong sighed and said, "Brother, the younger brother is honest, if the elder brother hadn't come over to ask, the younger brother wouldn't have said this." According to the younger brother's idea, that is, the younger brother is a few people with the yellow lady, there is food and food, and there is a strong contribution, and then call Erlang to go to Guan to talk about General Ma, so that General Ma has this name, can the brother expect this matter to be successful? ”

"Self-...... Nature can be done. ”

The honest Zhuge Qiao couldn't say anything against his will, so he nodded and said.

"The grain in Hanzhong Mansion has a fixed amount. Although my brother is a grain and grass official in Hanzhong, I am afraid that he can't embezzle it without authorization, right? If you still have to report to the prime minister, what is the difference between going back and forth and waiting for the constitution of the imperial court? ”

Feng Yong is also bullying a square gentleman like Zhuge Qiao, otherwise he will come over with a clear conscience, and when he hears such a good thing, he is afraid that he will directly turn public affairs into private affairs, and do something from the Hanzhong military rations, leaking such a little food, and the profits obtained will be directly divided, so what does it matter about the Hanzhong military assets?