Chapter 1111

"Raisins!"

When raisins were sent to the armies of the Tang Dynasty, the unique delicacy immediately conquered everyone's taste buds. What makes people more excited is the broad market contained in raisins. Even a person who has no business mind knows that once raisins are transported to the mainland, they will be all the rage.

The Mohist family has already had the secret skill of weaving and emptied the wine workshop in Gaochang. Now there is another raisin whose value is not inferior to the secret skill of wine. In this way, the benefits obtained by the Mohist family are too great, even far from the point of looting by the generals.

It's strange to say that at the beginning, the generals were worried when Mohist Zi didn't take a word. Now, Mohist Zi took three secret skills at once. The harvest was so great that people smacked their tongue, and the generals were jealous.

The generals thought that they took such a big risk to get that little money, and the Mohist son obtained such great benefits openly. He was immediately extremely unbalanced. However, they may not be able to get involved in the textile secret skills or wine secret skills, but everyone will naturally buy raisins. Anyone can see the broad prospects of raisins in Datang, For a while, driven by the intentional people, the plan of secretly seizing raisins reached a tacit understanding among the generals.

As 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 affairs. During the day, there was no way to stay indoors.

Hou Junji looked at the gathering of the generals and nodded with satisfaction. Now the war has stopped. Naturally, there is no need to call the general drum again. However, none of the generals is absent.

"I don't know what happened to the general's summoning place. Is it the news from the imperial court?" Xue Wanjun asked first

Other generals listened attentively. With the brick road, the news was greatly accelerated. Calculate the day, the imperial court's order should also come back.

Hou Junji shook his head and said: "I've been to Chang'an City for seven thousand miles, and I've been there for fourteen thousand miles at a time. The order of the imperial court came so quickly. Today, I called you to discuss an important matter. Now Gaochang has been settled and the war has ended. A large number of Hu merchants stranded in Yanqi and kuci have come to ask for opening Gaochang and entering the Tang Dynasty. I would have called you to ask you for advice Opinions. "

Niu JINDA scratched his head and said, "general, this will embarrass us. We are good at marching and fighting. However, we are black in our eyes about Hu Shang!"

Other generals nodded one after another. First, they didn't understand business, and second, they didn't want to get involved in trouble.

Xin liao'er's eyes flashed, and Lang said in a loud voice: "general, I'm asking the wrong person. If we want to talk about business, how can we understand it? However, there is a genius in business here. Why don't the general ask him for advice?"

As soon as Xin liao'er's words fell, all the generals immediately focused on the Mohist school. If they wanted to talk about business, it was naturally the Mohist school.

"Mo sacrificing wine, don't be modest. What do you think of Hu Shang's request for entry?" Hou Junji asked.

Merton reluctantly said, "it's not difficult to decide about Hu Shang's entry into the customs. Can the general remember why we sent troops to Gaochang?"

Hou Junji said without hesitation: "naturally, Gaochang provoked war and blocked the silk road."

Before Hou Junji finished, he suddenly realized that it was Gaochang who blocked the silk road that they sent troops to Gaochang. Now Gaochang has been settled, so it is natural to open the door to allow Hu merchants to enter the customs and reopen the silk road.

Merton continued: "however, as far as Mo knows, many Hu merchants also steal, and have a lot of weapons. Both Gaochang and Datang, which have just been settled, are unstable factors. In the end, after Hu merchants enter the customs, they should collect their weapons and everyone can enter the customs only after they register."

The generals nodded one after another. It was really necessary for Mohist Zi to do this.

"What if Hu merchants don't want to?" Xin liao'er frowned. As Mozi said, most Hu merchants are both merchants and thieves. How can they easily put down their weapons and let them be slaughtered.

Merton spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry. As long as you enter the territory of Datang, you must abide by the rules of Datang."

The generals couldn't help laughing contemptuously. They even destroyed Gaochang. They were afraid of Hu Shang's dissatisfaction. There were 100000 troops. What else can Hu Shang's dissatisfaction cause?

"Then, as Mo offered a toast, Hu merchants are allowed to enter Gaochang. However, all cities should strictly control the pass and don't make any more trouble." Hou Junji's voice was gloomy and his eyes stared at the generals, warning that there should be no trouble here. I'm afraid it means that in addition to not allowing Hu merchants to have trouble, I'm afraid there should be no trouble for the armies. You know, Hu merchants came thousands of miles away and brought most of the extremely precious goods. If these armies could not help but be greedy and make trouble and destroy the Silk Road, I'm afraid no one could eat them.

The generals nodded one after another. Naturally, they understood Hou Junji's warning. Now Gaochang has been destroyed and the silk road is about to be unblocked. Their mission has been successfully completed. They just need to wait for a period of time to return to the Dynasty and reward them based on their achievements. Naturally, there is no need to make any more moths.

When Hou Junji saw the reaction of the generals, he nodded with satisfaction and then said, "the second thing is about the raisins, the latest masterpiece of mohou."

"Finally."

The general's eyes twinkled and he couldn't help sitting upright and listening.

Merton's heart moved, but there was no action. He quietly watched the generals perform.

Hou Junji coughed and covered up his embarrassment: "Our army captured Gaochang. However, although Gaochang is known as the most powerful country in the western regions, it is not as good as a county in the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid the only thing to take is these melons and fruits. We are willing to offer them to your majesty, but they may have gone bad before they have been transported to Chang'an. Fortunately, the pen of ink sacrifice to the God of wine invented raisins, which are durable and delicious Incomparably, the general suggested that we might as well present this raisin as a tribute to your majesty as a congratulatory gift for the western expedition. What do you think? "

"Great goodness!" the generals nodded one after another. Naturally, they also tasted raisins and were conquered by them. If they were offered as a tribute, they would certainly add a lot of color.

Hou Junji turned his head and said to Merton, "I don't know what the wine of ink sacrifice is like?"

Taking raisins as a tribute naturally increases the price of raisins. This is a good thing. The Mexican family will not refuse. Besides, this is his original intention. At present, he nodded and said, "this is a good thing, and there will be no objection."

The generals immediately shifted the topic to raisins and praised their unique delicacy.

"One thing, please ask Mo to offer wine for help!" Xue Wanjun suddenly stopped and arched his hand to Mo dun.

Merton nodded in his heart and said, "general Xue has something to say. It must be Mo's bounden duty."

Xue Wanjun said: "mohou gave raisins to the soldiers of the whole army to taste. Those bastards were addicted to them all at once. I had to beg mohou and want to bring more back to my relatives. Of course, mohou won't lose money. Those soldiers are willing to pay."

When Xue Wanjun finished, other generals nodded in agreement and said that their soldiers were also conquered by raisins and wanted a raisin to be brought back as a specialty.

Merton couldn't help laughing. It's not the soldiers who want to eat. It's obvious that the generals want it! The food appearance of these generals is too ugly. Without Merton's consent, they directly divided up the interests of the raisins of the Mohist family. According to the distribution of the generals, there is almost nothing left for the Mohist family.

Hou Junji, on the other side, did not say anything. It was obvious that he had acquiesced in the behavior of the generals. After all, in their view, the mojiazi had been with them. Since the mojiazi had also benefited from Gaochang, he would not dare to turn his face. He could only obediently let out the raisins and let all the generals share the interests.

Merton looked around and saw that the generals were silent one after another. He couldn't help sneering: "in fact, the matter of raisins was originally left to the armies. He didn't intend to take it as his own. After all, the Mohists generally don't get involved in farming."

Although raisins have a broad market, they are genuine agricultural products. Mohism has always been famous for industry. In addition to the just started secret skills of live fish and agriculture, Mohism is indeed rarely involved in agriculture.

The generals were overjoyed when they heard the speech. In their opinion, it must be the Mohist son's soft consent. Then his face slowed down and said with a smile: "the ink sacrifice is indeed open and aboveboard. We regard money as dirt. We thank the ink sacrifice for the generals."

But Merton's words changed: "you misunderstood. What Mo said to leave to the armies is not to divide the armies, but as the military capital of the armies."

"What's the meaning of Mo offering wine?" the generals were stunned and looked at Merton.

Merton turned to Hou Junji and solemnly said, "if Mo is not unexpected, there is not much military food for 100000 troops!"

Hou Junji frowned and said, "what does mohou mean? Our army has occupied the whole territory of Gaochang, where there is still a lack of food and grass."

Merton laughed and said, "our Tang Dynasty has a population of tens of millions and supports only hundreds of thousands of soldiers. A small people in Gaochang even count the nomads in each oasis as no 100000 people. How can we support 100000 troops?"

Hou Junji nodded helplessly. Although gaochangcheng is the richest country in the western regions, it is still very reluctant to support 100000 troops.

Merton went on: "Now our army has captured Gaochang, and the results of chaotang's treatment are no more than two kinds. One is to establish another king in Gaochang, and the other is to set up counties in Gaochang and incorporate it into Datang. However, no matter which kind, Datang will garrison in Gaochang. At present, it is very reluctant to support the Tang army with Gaochang's financial resources alone. However, with raisins, it is different now."

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

The other generals frowned. Mojiazi meant to confiscate the raisin business. In this way, they could not get any benefits. At present, they repeatedly objected: "it's ridiculous. Our generals can't do business like businessmen."

Merton shook his head and said, "how can this be business? In the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Army had difficulty in supplying supplies in the western regions, and they were not all self-sufficient. Since they were all tuntian, why not swallow vineyards that were easier to manage and more valuable."

"Tun Tian, Tun vineyard!" the generals were not stupid. They didn't expect that the Mexican family had a big brain hole and directly turned the Tun Tian commonly used by the Han army into a tun vineyard.

Niu JINDA frowned and said, "what tuntian produces is food, which can be eaten directly by soldiers. Can Tun vineyard let soldiers eat raisins year after year?"

Other generals nodded one after another and were not optimistic about Tun vineyard.

Merton explained: "raisins are unique. Only Gaochang's unique environment can make them. They don't worry about sales. With money, they are afraid that there is no food to buy."

The generals could not help but admit that what Mozi said was reasonable. As long as they had money, even if they transported grain from Datang to Gaochang, there were many people.

"Moreover, according to Mo's observation, Gaochang's land is barren, and the grain produced per mu of land is only about 300 kg, while one mu of vineyard can produce 3000 kg of grapes. Six kg of grapes can be made into one kg of raisins, and 3000 kg of grapes is enough to make 500 kg of raisins. You can calculate whether the value of 500 kg of raisins or 300 kg of grain is more expensive." Merton used the most intuitive figures to let the generals calculate the value of the vineyard. Those business travelers who want to buy raisins in Gaochang are loaded with grain when they come and raisins when they go back. They don't have time to travel back and forth to obtain double profits. Isn't it a win-win situation.

The generals were immediately silent. The more they calculated the value of the vineyard, the more they were distressed that mojiazi confiscated the raisin secret skill.

Merton looked around and said in a loud voice, "once the Tang army is in guangtun vineyard in Gaochang, the value of an acre of vineyard should be ten times that of the field. With the expansion of the vineyard, even if 100000 Tang troops are stationed in Gaochang, they can be self-sufficient. I believe your majesty will be more satisfied with this tribute."

The generals will understand that Merton's tribute is not just raisins, but the whole raisin secret skill.

Hou Junji took a deep breath and said, "mohou has a heart. Thank you for your service."

Although the generals were reluctant, they had nothing to do. After all, the Mohists took the secret skill of raisins as a tribute, and they could no longer intervene.

Merton could not help smiling knowingly. Naturally, he understood the importance of Gaochang more than everyone else. However, the western regions were too far away. It had always been a heavy burden for all dynasties to garrison troops in the western regions. Now with raisins, the Tang army could be self-sufficient.

Moreover, Merton is also a kind of compensation. After taking away the craftsmen from Gaochang, he gave Gaochang the secret skill of raisins. Since then, Gaochang will focus on the agriculture represented by melons and fruits and the business travel of Hu merchants on the Silk Road, which can not only provide food, grass and garrison expenses for Datang, but also pose no threat to Datang. Instead, he will rely on Datang and can no longer be separated from Datang, This is the real way to conquer Gaochang,