"Raisins!"

When the raisins were delivered to the Tang Dynasty, the unique delicacy immediately conquered everyone's taste buds, and what made people even more excited was the vast market contained in the raisins, even a person with no business acumen knew that once the raisins were shipped to the mainland, they would be all the rage.

Mo Jiazi already has a secret technique of weaving, and has emptied the wine workshop in Gaochang, and now there is another raisin whose value is not inferior to the secret skill of wine, so that the benefits obtained by Mo Jiazi are too great, and even far away from the harvest of the plundering of the generals.

It's also strange to say, thinking that at the beginning, Mo Jiazi didn't take anything, and the generals were worried, but now Mo Jiazi has taken three secret skills in a row at once, and the harvest is so big that people are smacking, and the generals are red-eyed.

The generals thought about it and took a huge risk to get that little bit of pitiful money, and the Mo family obtained great benefits in the open, and their hearts were suddenly extremely unbalanced, but they may not be able to interfere with the textile secret technique or wine secret technique, but this simple purchase of raisins is naturally everyone, and anyone can see that raisins have a broad prospect in Datang.

When night fell, the heat of the day slowly receded, and the generals of the Chinese army gathered, only this time was the time for the Tang army to discuss matters, and during the day, there was no way to stay indoors.

Hou Junji watched the generals gather, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, now that the war has stopped, naturally there is no need to make the move of the drum, but all the generals are absent.

"I don't know what the general summoned me? It could be the news that has come from the imperial court. Xue Wanjun took the lead in asking. 、

The other generals moved in their hearts, and they also listened attentively, after having the brick road, the news transmitted was greatly accelerated, and the order of the imperial court should also come back.

Hou Junji shook his head and said: "This is seven thousand miles to Chang'an City, and it is a full fourteen thousand miles back and forth, where can the order of the imperial court come so quickly." Now that Gaochang has been pacified, and the war has ended, a large number of Hu merchants stranded in Yanqi and Qiuzi have come to ask for the opening of Gaochang and to enter the Tang Dynasty. ”

Niu Jinda scratched his scalp and said: "The general's words will make it difficult for me to wait, we are doing the march and fighting, but the matter of Hu Shang, we are black-eyed!" ”

The other generals nodded one after another, firstly, they did not understand the business matters, and secondly, they did not want to get into trouble because of this, so they shirked one after another.

Xin Fang'er's eyes flashed, and she said loudly: "The general is asking the wrong person, if you want to talk about business, how can I understand it, but there is a genius here who is a business genius, why don't the general ask him for advice?" ”

As soon as Xin Fang'er's words fell, all the generals immediately focused their eyes on Mo Jiazi, and if they wanted to talk about business, it was naturally Mo Jiazi.

"Mo Sacrifice Wine, you don't have to be modest, I don't know what you think about Hu Shang's request to enter the customs?" Hou Junji asked.

Merton reluctantly said: "Regarding the entry of Hu Shang, it is not difficult to decide, I don't know if the general still remembers why we sent troops to Gaochang." ”

Hou Junji said without hesitation: "That is naturally Gaochang who provoked the war and blocked the Silk Road ..................." ”

Hou Junji didn't finish speaking, and suddenly realized that it was Gaochang who blocked the Silk Road in the first place, and they sent troops to Gaochang, and now that Gaochang has been pacified, it is natural to open and allow Hu merchants to enter the customs and reopen the Silk Road.

Merton continued: "However, as far as Mo knows, many Hu merchants are also merchants and thieves, and they also have a lot of weapons, whether it is Gaochang or Datang, which has just been pacified, they are unstable factors. ”

The generals nodded one after another, Mo Jiazi's strategy is indeed very necessary.

"What if Hu Shang doesn't want to?" Xin Fang'er frowned. As Mo Jiazi said, most of the Hu merchants are also businessmen and thieves, so how can they easily put down the weapons in their hands and let others slaughter them.

Merton spread his hands and said: "Then I'm sorry, as long as you enter the Datang realm, then you must abide by the rules of Datang." ”

The generals couldn't help but smile contemptuously, they even destroyed Gaochang, and they were afraid that Hu Shang would be dissatisfied, there were 100,000 troops, what if Hu Shang was dissatisfied, what waves could there be?

"Then according to the words of the ink sacrifice wine, Hu Shang is allowed to enter the customs from Gaochang, but all cities must be strictly controlled, and no more chaos can be made." Hou Junji's voice was gloomy, and his eyes stared at the generals and warned, the meaning of not making chaos here is that in addition to not letting Hu Shang make trouble, I am afraid that the army will not be allowed to make trouble, you must know that Hu Shang came from thousands of miles away, and most of the goods he brought were extremely precious goods.

The generals nodded in their hearts, naturally understanding Hou Junji's warning, now that Gaochang has been extinguished, and the Silk Road is about to be unblocked, the task of their trip has been successfully completed, and they only need to wait for a period of time to return to the dynasty and reward their merits, so naturally there is no need to produce any more moths.

Hou Junji saw the reaction of the generals, so he nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "The second thing is about Mo Hou's latest masterpiece raisin. ”

"It's finally here."

The generals' eyes flashed, and they couldn't help but sit and listen.

Merton's heart moved, but he didn't make any moves, quietly watching the generals perform.

Hou Junji coughed dryly, hiding his embarrassment and said: "Our army captured Gaochang, but although Gaochang is known as the first power in the Western Regions, it is not as good as a county in the Tang Dynasty, and there is not much output, the only thing to do is probably these melons and fruits, I have the heart to give it to Your Majesty, but I am afraid that it has not been shipped to Chang'an It has been broken, fortunately, the ink sacrifice Bacchus came to the pen, invented raisins, durable, and delicious, the general proposed, it is better to take this raisin as a tribute, and give it to Your Majesty a batch, As a congratulatory gift for the Western Expedition, it is better for you to think about it. ”

"Great goodness!" The generals nodded their heads, and they naturally tasted raisins, and they were all conquered by them, and if they were offered as tribute, they would definitely add a lot of color.

Only then did Hou Junji turn his head to look at Morton and said, "I don't know what happens to the ink sacrifice wine?" ”

Taking raisins as a tribute naturally increases the price of raisins, and the Mo family will naturally not refuse such a good thing, and besides, this is his original plan, so he nodded and said: "This is naturally a great thing, and the general has no objection." ”

The generals immediately shifted the conversation to raisins and praised their unique deliciousness.

"One thing, please ask the ink sacrifice wine to help!" Xue Wanjun suddenly stopped and bowed to Merton.

Mo Dun was stunned in his heart, nodded and said: "General Xue has something to say, Mo must be obliged." ”

Xue Wanjun said: "Mohou gave the raisins to the soldiers of the whole army to taste, those rabbit cubs were addicted to eating all of a sudden, I had to make me want Mohou to intercede, I want to bring some back to my relatives to taste, of course I will not let Mohou lose money, those soldiers are willing to pay." ”

After Xue Wanjun finished speaking, the other generals also nodded in agreement, saying that their soldiers were also conquered by raisins, and they also wanted a raisin to bring back as a specialty.

Merton couldn't help sneering in his heart, where is this where the soldiers want to eat, it is obvious that the generals want it! The appearance of these generals is too ugly, they even directly divided the interests of Mo Jiazi's raisins without Merton's consent, and according to the distribution of the generals, there is almost nothing left for Mo Jiazi.

And Hou Junji on the side did not say the slightest, obviously acquiescing to the generals' behavior, after all, in their opinion, the Mo family has already been with them all the way, since the Mo family has also received benefits from Gaochang, then they must not dare to turn their faces, they can only obediently let the raisins out, so that the interests of the generals are equal.

Merton looked around and saw that the generals were silent, and couldn't help sneering: "Actually, the raisin matter, Mo was originally left to the army, and he had no intention of keeping it for himself, after all, the Mo family generally does not get involved in farming. ”

Although the market for raisins is vast, but it is an authentic agricultural product, the Mo family has always been known for its industry, except for the fledgling live fish secret skills and agriculture is somewhat involved, the Mo family is indeed rarely involved in farming.

The generals couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard this, in their opinion, this must be the Mo family's soft consent, so their faces eased, and they said with a smile: "The ink sacrifice wine is really bright and fair, and I regard money as dung, and I will thank the ink sacrifice wine for the soldiers." ”

Merton changed his words and said: "You have misunderstood, what Mo said was left to the armies, not to divide the armies, but to serve as military resources for the armies. ”

"What does this mean?" The generals couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Merton in puzzlement.

Mo Dun turned his head to look at Hou Junji and said solemnly: "If Mo is not as expected, the military rations of the 100,000 army are running out!" ”

Hou Junji frowned and said, "What does Mo Hou mean by this?" Our army has occupied the entire territory of Gaochang, where there is still a shortage of grain and grass. ”

Merton laughed and said: "The tens of millions of soldiers supported by the tens of millions of people in my Tang Dynasty are only a few hundred thousand, and the people of a small Gaochang city even count the nomadic herders of each oasis as less than 100,000 people, how can they support an army of 100,000." ”

Hou Junji nodded helplessly, although Gaochang City is the richest country in the Western Regions, it is still extremely reluctant to support an army of 100,000.

Merton continued: "Now that our army has captured Gaochang, the court's treatment results are nothing more than two kinds, one is to set up another king in Gaochang, and the other is to set up counties in Gaochang and merge them into the Tang Dynasty, but no matter which one, the Tang Dynasty will garrison troops in Gaochang, and at present, with Gaochang's financial resources alone, it may be extremely reluctant to support the Tang army, but now with raisins, it is different." ”

"Mohou means to leave the raisins for the soldiers stationed in Gaochang." Hou Junji said suddenly.

The other generals couldn't help frowning, Mo Jiazi meant to confiscate the raisin business, so that they would not be able to benefit at all, and objected again and again at the moment: "It's ridiculous, how can we soldiers do business like merchants." ”

Merton shook his head and said: "How can this be a business, I think that during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han army had difficulty in supplying in the Western Regions, and it was not all self-sufficient in Tuntian, since they were all Tuntian, why not swallow vineyards that are easier to manage and have higher value." ”

"Tuntian, Tun vineyard!" The generals couldn't help but be dumbfounded, they didn't expect that Mo Jiazi would have a big brain, and directly turn the Tuntian commonly used by the Han army into a Tun vineyard.

Niu Jinda frowned and said: "What is produced in Tuntian is grain, which can be eaten directly by soldiers, so can the soldiers eat raisins in the Tun vineyard year after year." ”

The other generals nodded their heads one after another, and they were not optimistic about the Tun vineyard.

Merton explains: "Raisins are unique, and they can only be made in the unique environment of Gaochang, so they don't worry about selling at all, and when you have money, you are afraid that you won't have food to buy." ”

The generals couldn't help but stagnate, and had to admit that what Mo Jiazi said made sense, as long as there was money, even if it was to transport grain from Datang to Gaochang, there would be a lot of people.

And according to Mo's observation, the land of Gaochang is barren, and the grain produced by one acre of land is only about 300 catties, while one acre of vineyard can produce 3,000 catties of grapes, six catties of grapes can be made into one catty of raisins, and 3,000 catties of grapes are enough to make 500 catties of raisins. You can calculate which is more expensive, the value of 500 catties of raisins or 300 catties of grain. Merton used the most intuitive figures to let the generals calculate the value of the vineyard, those business travelers want to come to Gaochang to buy raisins, when they come full of grain, when they go back, they are full of raisins, and they don't go back and forth, and get double profits, isn't it a win-win situation.

The generals were silent for a moment, and the more they calculated the value of the vineyard, the more distressed they were that the Mo family confiscated the raisin secret technique.

Merton looked around and said loudly: "Once the Tang army is in the Guangtun vineyard in Gaochang, the value of one acre of vineyard will be ten times that of the field, and with the expansion of the vineyard, even 100,000 Tang troops will be stationed in Gaochang, and they will be self-sufficient, I believe that Your Majesty will be more satisfied with this tribute." ”

The generals understood that Merton's tribute was not just the raisins, but the entire raisin secret.

Hou Junji took a deep breath and said: "Mo Hou has a heart, and this general has thanked the soldiers a lot." ”

Although the generals were reluctant, they were helpless, after all, the Mo family had regarded the raisin secret technique as a tribute, and they could no longer interfere.

Seeing this, Merton couldn't help but smile knowingly, he naturally understood the importance of Gaochang better than everyone else, but the Western Regions were too far away, and the garrison in the Western Regions had always been a heavy burden for all dynasties and generations, and now with raisins, the Tang Army could be completely self-sufficient.

And Merton is also a compensation, after he took away Gaochang's craftsmen, he gave Gaochang raisin secret skills, after that, Gaochang will focus on agriculture represented by melons and fruits and the business travel of Silk Road Hu merchants, which can not only provide grain and grass and garrison expenses for Datang, but will not pose a threat to Datang, but will rely on Datang extraordinarily, and can no longer be separated from Datang, this is the real way to conquer Gaochang,