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Chapter 261 Meeting - Trading Wine for Horses

Zhao Jun looked at the official who spoke and asked, "Outside Yunzhou County, where are you referring?"

Perhaps it was the first time to face Zhao Jun, the supreme ruler of Yunzhou County.

The official was a little excited and a little scared, but he didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly replied:

"The Tatar Grassland! Or the Xiongnu, no matter how bad it is, if the prince can open up the trade route in the East Corridor, we can also buy horses directly from the Western Regions.

Xiaguan once heard that there is a country named Dawan in the Western Regions, and the Dawan horses that are abundant in the country were once acquired by a famous general of the former dynasty and became his lifelong partner in battle.

Thousands of years ago during the Hanshui Dynasty, which Emperor Wu came to the dynasty from all over the world obtained this kind of horse from the predecessor country of Dawan, and brought back my Central Plains and grassland horses for cross-breeding.

The improved war horse has really been greatly enhanced, both in endurance and speed have been greatly improved!

If it weren't for the two barbarian choleras in the Central Plains that removed and took away a large number of such excellent war horses, our Song people's war horses would not be invincible when facing foreign races.

It is said that the descendants of the last dozen improved war horses in the Song Dynasty are now in the imperial horse pen of His Majesty Bianjing.

If my Yunzhou County can import another batch of Dawan horses from Dawan and come back to improve the horse breed, maybe my Yunzhou County can reproduce the prestige of the peak Hanqi during the Hanshui Dynasty.

......"

Hearing what he said, Zhao Jun became more and more excited, and even got a little off topic, he hurriedly waved his hand and interrupted: "I'll talk about the improvement of horse breeds later, what our Yunzhou County lacks the most is still a large number of war horses.

What did you mean by buying horses from the Tatars, from the Huns? "

After Zhao Jun finished speaking, everyone in the chamber looked at the official suspiciously.

No wonder they looked at him like that, it was his proposal that puzzled them.

They are enemies with the Huns and the Tatars. Isn't trading with them an enemy?

Although they can get war horses in the end, the Tatars and Huns will surely become stronger because of the supplies they provide!

It's like making it harder for yourself!

This had to make them wonder if this official was a spy sent by the Tatars, looking for an opportunity to replenish supplies for the Tatars.

No one who can become an official is stupid. When he sees these strange eyes that people look at him.

He panicked, and quickly began to explain.

"Everyone! Let's just listen to the next one."

Although I propose to trade with the Tatars and the Huns, it does not mean that we want to trade with them important military supplies that can enhance their combat effectiveness!
We can trade with the Tatars with high-priced consumables that cannot pose a threat to us.

In this way, we can buy the war horses we need without worrying about strengthening the opponent's strength! "

"Consumables that are expensive and can't pose a threat to us?"

Zhao Jun stroked his chin and pondered. What is there in Yunzhou County that can satisfy these two conditions?

But no matter how hard he thought about it, he still couldn't figure out what kind of thing it was.

The officials below also speculated about this thing.

Some say it's for eating, some say it's for use, and some say it's for playing.

But no one is quite sure what that is?
You know, the Tatars are not fools, they can’t want everything, if your things can’t impress the Tatars enough, they will feel that they must buy it.

So no matter how extravagant you say, it is just a delusion.

Just when everyone was guessing, as the master who made this proposal, the official didn't mean to hide it, and directly announced the answer!
"Wine! It has to be strong wine!"

"Spirits?"

"Spirits!"

"Spirits!!!"

His answer was really beyond everyone's expectations.

No one thought that the thing he was talking about would be wine!
Indeed, compared to other things that can be traded with the Tatars, wine can indeed be sold at a high price, and it will not increase the combat power of the Tatars. options.

The Tatars and the Huns have a great thirst for spirits because of their local relationship. It can even be said that most of them are alcoholics. In the past, every time the Huns or Tatars entered the customs, they could see A group of Tatars or Huns blocked the door of the tavern for drinks.

That posture is more positive than grabbing an iron pot!
but……

Wine making requires a lot of food. There was a shortage of food in the customs. Under the severe crackdown of the Song Dynasty, there was little wine that could be formed every year.

This also made it more difficult for the Huns or Tatars to obtain spirits.

But if Yunzhou County can produce spirits, it has to be said that it is an extremely suitable business.

Zhao Jun is not stupid, and neither are everyone else, so he quickly figured this out.

Thinking about the identity of this official again, Zhao Jundang even asked him:

"Don't you know that brewing requires a lot of food?"

The official suddenly asked back: "My lord, are you short of food?
Or, is Yunzhou County short of food? "

His two questions immediately surprised all the officials.

Zhao Jun was even more stunned, and then burst out laughing.

interesting!so interesting!
According to the latest report of the county magistrate's office in Yunzhou County, the three counties collected a total of nearly 300 million stone spring taxes this time.

Including the previous surplus grain, the grain reserves in the hands of Yunzhou County have reached a terrifying level of more than 2000 million shi.

So he was not short of food, and even had so much food that he had to build a few more granaries to store it.

As far as the little grain consumed for wine making is concerned, it is only a drop in the bucket for Yunzhou County's huge grain reserves.

Zhao Jun laughed happily, laughed twice, said good twice, and then said to the official:

"Since you proposed to exchange wine with the Tatars for war horses, then you must have a corresponding plan in mind.

As for the matter of exchanging wine for horses, I will leave it to you to handle it. I will give you certain authority. As long as the application submitted is reasonable, I will approve the use of the grain in the inventory for you after reading it.

Another point is that this king is not someone who doesn't know how to make wine. I remember that even the fastest brewing of a batch of wine may take nearly a year, but now it is only less than four months away from mid-September.

This time is not enough to brew a new batch of wine, I don't know how you want to deal with this matter?
Also, at this juncture when they are about to attack our Yunzhou County, whether the Tatars are willing to sell their war horses to us is also a question that needs attention.

In short, although this matter is feasible, there are still many problems that need to be overcome in the middle.

But if you can overcome all these one by one, you will complete the task that this king entrusted to you.

So the post of Director of the Grain Storage Department is still vacant, right? "

Li Yi who was on the side immediately replied: "My lord, due to the lack of officials and the special nature of the Grain Storage Department, if you don't really trust someone, the next official would not dare to put him in the position of the head of the Grain Storage Department.

Therefore, the post of Director of the Grain Storage Department has always been held concurrently by a subordinate official.

In fact, it is still in a vacant state. "

Zhao Jun nodded, and Dang even turned to the official and promised, "If you can get enough horses for our Yunzhou County before mid-September, then the post of Director of the Grain Storage Department will be yours!"

The official immediately showed an excited expression when he heard the words.

Seeking wealth and wealth, it seems that I have made the right bet!
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(End of this chapter)