royal robes

Chapter 972

"My lord is very skillful...Although any dynasty is fought from horseback, the predecessors also said that it is easier to conquer the country than defend the country. If there is no such talent as the lord, how can the Southern Tang Dynasty defend the Chu world? Even if it can be forcibly captured, it won’t take long for people to rebel. But now the prosperity of Tanzhou makes people’s life rich, and there are no rebels, this is the real skill.”

Li Hongmao was overwhelmed by the two words, but Tian Ya said the truth, and Li Hongmao learned a lot from hearing it. He felt that although his martial arts were not good, he seemed to be more useful and contributed more than those who were good at martial arts.

Li Hongmao said modestly: "This... I'm ashamed and ashamed, I can't bear hardships, so I can only work a little more on this aspect. I really envy Master Zong Xin. Whether it is martial arts, fighting, or governing the country to make money, he is the best in the world, and the most impressive. What I envy is that he doesn't work hard at all. He travels around the world with a few peerless beauties, and he does everything properly while having fun. This king also hopes to be as good at both civil and military skills as Master Zong Xin, but he is really not good at martial arts. .”

Although Li Hongmao was ashamed, he was very proud when he said this.When Tian Ya heard this, he wanted to rush up and beat him up, but how dare he compare himself with his master with this idiot?Even if he admits that he is not as good as Zong Xin, if he compares himself to Zong Xin, he is insulting his master.

What's the point of this idiot?It's not that Zhao Pu deliberately let Yandao's trade route pass through Tanzhou, and deliberately asked him to collect road taxes, and this location is just between Yandao and Dazhou, so it is reasonable to become a major trade city in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It is not Li Hongmao's ability to have a prosperous trading city, but he is lucky and Zhao Pu is willing to give him money to develop Tanzhou.After the development of Tanzhou, the living standards of other parts of the Chu world will also improve accordingly.

Although Li Hongmao has basically done nothing in the past few years, he thought it was his own ability, but the living standards of the people under his jurisdiction have improved significantly, which can be regarded as a kind of political achievement. It cannot be said that Li Hongmao completely No effort.But this kind of thing can be done by any other person, it's just that Li Hongmao happens to be in this position.

"Master Dao, the river fish restaurant is right in front of you. You must have a good drink or two today. I have been depressed for the past two months. Today I suddenly feel cheerful. I can't do without wine."

Li Hongmao took Tianya to the Huiyuan Hexian restaurant in front of him. After entering, the waiter recognized Li Hongmao at a glance and warmly greeted him.

"Isn't this Mr. Li? You haven't been here for a long time."

Li Hongmao chuckled lightly and said, "It's hard to avoid running around in business. The fresh seafood here really misses me. As I usually order, I'll order a few more fried escargots and two jars of Huadiao."

"Huadiao?" Tianya looked at Li Hongmao depressedly and said, "Why don't you have some soju? Drinking rice wine is boring."

"Shochu... oh~ no wonder, you came from Weinan, and there is no shochu here in Nantang." Li Hongmao said awkwardly: "It's really helpless, the Dugu Clan could sell some shochu to Nantang originally, but because Dugu The rectifier of the valve was destroyed by Yeluzhen, the king of Shenwu. Now the Dugu valve can no longer brew shochu. Occasionally, some shochu will flow into the border of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but the shochu is basically stored as war supplies, and the people do not allow it Those who drink soju."

"Oh~ that's it. Shochu is indeed powerful. Not only can it increase heat and increase strength, but it can also reduce swelling and relieve pain. It is a good thing whether it is used externally or taken internally. People who are good at drinking only need to drink shochu before drinking rice wine. Zong Master Xin is indeed a genius, I heard that he re-traveled the Silk Road and brought back the brewing method of shochu from the Uighur side."

"You're a layman, aren't you? Master Zongxin didn't bring it back from the Uighurs, and the Uighurs don't even have a method of brewing shochu. He brought it back from Persia." Li Hongmao chuckled lightly: "I know more about this matter than you do." Fa Fangquan, because many years ago we had some shochu in the Southern Tang Palace, the alcohol was too strong, so my father didn't like to drink it. It was something that the Persians paid tribute to my father. At that time, I really didn't expect shochu It’s so useful, and it’s far more delicious than rice wine after you get used to it. It’s just that a good opportunity was missed at that time. Otherwise, when it was Da Zhou’s turn to call, we would have already called. Maybe even Da Zhou would not have been established, as early as Liu Chengyou was in office. At that time, the big man will be wiped out."

Tian Ya said: "Then... how do you know that Master Zong Xin brought back from Persia the method of brewing shochu?"

"This is a rumor in the rivers and lakes. It is rumored that Master Zong Xin almost reached the border of Persia, but he met a Persian businessman. It was the Persian businessman who told him how to make shochu, and then he did not enter Persia but returned to the Central Plains. You really are I've been with Xiaoyaozi for too long, so I don't know much about Jianghu."

Tian Ya nodded, he really didn't know much about Jianghu affairs, but... when the master got the method of brewing shochu, he was by his side, and he also helped him complete the initial prototype of the rectifier.Now that the master has retired, he is the only person in the world who can make a still.

Since the rectifier of the Dugu valve was destroyed, there are only two places in the world that can make shochu. One is the Great Zhou Palace. The rectifier here has been specially set. It will collapse, and then not only will you not be able to see the design structure inside, but it will destroy Chai Rong's most precious property.

Of course, Chai Rong was not out to make money. All the wine was shipped to the front line as war resources.The disinfection effect of wine is very good, far more effective than ordinary herbs, and it can resist cold, reduce pain, and increase a person's courage.Because they drank a large bowl before the siege, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers soared.

Chai Rong's protection of the rectifier is very strict, and almost no one except the brewing staff is allowed to approach the rectifier, including Empress Fu Xuanyi.As long as there is any problem with the rectifier, the whole family of the person in charge will be executed, and the whole family will be destroyed.This is also the reason why no one dares to be careless.

The second rectifier was in King Lei's Mansion. Tian Ya was afraid that Lei Hong would not be able to drink soju and ran to the palace to grab it, so he also made one in King Lei's Mansion.But this one is relatively small and has no other design, just an ordinary rectifier, because Tianya believes that Lei Hong's strength will not let the secret of the rectifier leak out.

At this time, the relationship between Lei Hong and Bu Xiangyang also improved a little. After all, they are now considered relatives, not to mention that they both admire each other's martial arts, and they can be regarded as relatively good friends after having this relationship.Lei Wang's Mansion often sends people to deliver shochu to the leader's mansion, and of course Bu Xiangyang also likes the taste of shochu.

In fact, not only Zongxin and his apprentices can make rectifiers in today's world, but Bu Xiangyang can also make rectifiers, and the technology is definitely better than Zongxin and Tianya.Let alone rectifiers, Bu Xiangyang can even make thermal weapons, and it's definitely not just pistols and bullets, he can even make bombs.

There is still a big difference between Bu Xiangyang and Zongxin. Zongxin was sent here when he was not very old, so Zongxin's knowledge in his head is very limited.Bu Xiangyang was struck by lightning after he became an adult, and his soul was accidentally reborn into the future world, and he was a robot when he was reborn.

Bu Xiangyang's brain is like a super computer. Although he can't connect to the Internet now, the information originally stored in his brain is very large. At the beginning, Xiangyang's hard drive almost stored most of the world's knowledge. Bu Xiangyang's brain has not been erased.

Bu Xiangyang also inherited a search engine, although he may not know how to make a rectifier, but as long as he wants to know, he can search in his brain, and then the knowledge will be awakened.

Zong Xin was very envious of this, but Bu Xiangyang didn't intend to hand over the things in his head to others.Zong Xin knows how capable Bu Xiangyang is. He can completely change the history of mankind. As long as he shares the knowledge in his head, human technology will advance for more than 1000 years. When Zong Xin returns to the future, he will change. What is it like?Perhaps humans have already begun alien colonization plans.

Of course, Zong Xin did not tell Tian Ya about this matter, there are some things that this apprentice cannot accept.Now that Tianya is a distiller, he already feels that he is very remarkable. If he knew that someone had the knowledge of technology beyond time... he would have gone crazy.

Tian Ya is still very confident in the knowledge he has mastered. Although he can't tell Li Hongmao directly, he is very proud in his heart.

"My teacher, Xiaoyaozi, lives up to his name. He pursues the word "Xiaoyao" all his life, but he has no achievements in martial arts. It's strange that he is so poor."

Li Hongmao said with a smile: "Senior Xiaoyaozi is of course an expert outside the world, and of course he pursues differently from ordinary people like me. Daoist Wu Yazi is really lucky. How could he meet such an expert outside the world as Senior Xiaoyaozi?" Where is Master?"

"It's not good luck. My father recommended it. When I was 8 years old, my father directly threw Pindao to the master. My father didn't take care of it for so many years... My father has gone to the west now. Fortunately, I could see him one last time before he died. . But the relationship between my father and my tutor is quite good, they can be regarded as close friends."

"Oh~~ Come and drink." Li Hongmao took the initiative to persuade him to drink. Although rice wine is far less powerful than shochu, some people prefer it. The taste of Huadiao is not bad, and there is a little sweetness, which is a good drink.

The buddy also served several dishes, such as fried loach, steamed fish, steamed crab, and of course the fried snail that Li Hongmao mainly recommended.

"The poor Taoist will offer a toast to the prince first."

"Keep your voice down. No one here knows that I'm a prince. We don't need any etiquette, as long as we drink happily." Although Li Hongmao is not smart, he is very good at being a person. With the addition of someone with high martial arts skills, Li Hongji of course hopes to have a playmate, he will not treat Tianya as his subordinate.

Although Li Hongmao thought that his status was much higher than that of a little Taoist priest, the other party was a rare martial arts master, and he was young.Maybe he will have extraordinary achievements in the future. This is a potential stock, so becoming a good brother with him is also very good for my future.

In fact, Li Hongmao seldom thinks about what will happen in the future, but people with high martial arts skills must be as close as possible, let alone relying on others to survive now.Not to mention protecting himself for half a year, just those few strokes are already worth a thousand taels of gold.

(End of this chapter)