I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Restless in the North?Yes, adjust Wu Weiping to the right!

Don't worry about military expenses, don't worry about wear and tear, don't worry about pensions, how cool it is, as long as the generals in command don't act stupid, and push over without rushing, there is no city or fortress that cannot be conquered.

Of course, this is just a daydream of Du Ruhui and Zhang Nuo. As far as the present is concerned, it is impossible for Datang to be so rich in a short period of time.

But it doesn't matter, Du Ruhui firmly believes that one day we will see such a prosperous Tang Dynasty.

While Du Ruhui was thinking about the beauty of the prosperous age, Zhang Nuo, who was still drinking, continued to talk.

"Old Du, do you know what a real conquest is? The current style of fighting is nothing more than how many soldiers you kill today, how many cities you occupy, and how many soldiers I kill you tomorrow, how many cities you occupy. low level."

"Unless this way of fighting can bring down a country to the point of extermination, it won't take hundreds of years, and it may come back to life again."

For this point, Du Ruhui still agrees, isn't that the case in our Central Plains, when the dynasty is strong, it beats the heads of foreigners, and when it is weak, it is burned, killed and looted by foreigners.

But war is like this, so what else?

When Du Ruhui brought up this question, Zhang Nuo laughed. Lao Du is a good person, and he likes people who are flattering.

"Old Du, today we are just talking among merchants, so let me ask you, why did Tang Dynasty fight, and what is the reason for the war?"

This question seems weird, but Du Ruhui heard something clever.

That's right, fighting a war is not a child's play. As Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang said before, the fight is for national strength and death. Even if you win, what will happen after you win?

Zhang Nuo didn't expect Lao Du to be able to answer such a question, but recalled some of the knowledge that the bureau chief had talked about during his work as a prisoner of war, and continued leisurely,

"The battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is not only revenge but also for the peace of the northern border, so it must be fought, but how to fight and how to fight, this should be the key point."

"All in all, war is just a tool to serve the national strategy. If war has no strategy and only kills or kills people, it is better not to fight!"

Du Ruhui sat upright at this moment, the drunkenness disappeared almost instantly, and he stared blankly at Zhang Nuo.

Great talent!The real great talent of the country!

Just based on the sentence "War is just a tool to serve the national strategy", Du Ruhui felt that Xiao Zhang's treasurer was even smarter than himself, the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that the biggest harvest he got today might not be the poem "Join the Army".

"Old Du, since you agree with what I just said, you have to know that it's not just knives that can kill, many things can do it, and it's not just beasts that can eat people, sheep can too!"

Du Ruhui was stunned, looking at Zhang Nuo who was leaning on the back of the chair with a smile on his face, he didn't know how to answer.

Shopkeeper Zhang, is this alarmist talk or is there really some clever plan?

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, I understand Lao Du. It seems that this important national event and war strategy can't trouble you, but you can't just know it yourself."

"Old Du, I never expected to go to the border to fight in my life, so I enjoyed listening to you chatting. Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, you can't keep entertaining me."

Zhang Nuo laughed, Lao Du is getting better at talking now, what a wonderful person!

"Let's talk about killing people first. If we see a group of wild dogs in the wild, we should quickly raise our knives and kill them. But at the same time, we can also throw a piece of meat and then raise our knives."

When Zhang Nuo said this, he planned to explain carefully, but Lao Du suddenly clapped his hands and laughed,

"Wonderful! Shopkeeper Xiaozhang really came up with clever schemes! This analogy of throwing meat and raising a knife is brilliant!"

Zhang Nuo didn't care about Lao Du's interruption, instead he said with a smile,

"Why, Old Du, do you understand what I said?"

How could Du Ruhui be said to be a top minister who had been involved in government affairs since Li Shimin started his career. As an existence who could call Fang Xuanling "Fang Conspiracy and End Judgment", how could he be incapable.

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, I understand what you mean. You mean that if you just go up and fight the Turks, it will not only cost a lot, but also easily hurt yourself."

"But if we throw a piece of meat to the Turkic people, so that the Turkic people only know how to bury their heads in eating the meat. At this time, if a knife goes down, it will be fatal!"

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, what do I think about Old Du?"

Zhang Nuo didn't answer, just smiled and clapped, and gave him a thumbs up!

Although Du Ruhui was already an extremely human minister, but at this moment when Zhang Nuo praised him so silently, he suddenly felt that his bones were lighter.

You must know that this is Xiao Zhang's treasurer, whom His Majesty praised unceasingly. He is known as a pillar of talent. He is really proud of being praised by such a person face to face, but Du Ruhui still said modestly on the surface,

"No, I can't be praised by Shopkeeper Zhang, I have to continue to learn from Shopkeeper Zhang, try to narrow the gap with Shopkeeper Zhang in the future, and strive to keep up with Shopkeeper Zhang!"

Chapter 52

Zhang Nuo was like this, he was a little flustered when he was praised by others.Of course, it's not just him, everyone is like this, who doesn't like to hear a few good words?

This also made Zhang Nuo even more excited. With this excitement, he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

"Old Du, do you know that in my eyes, even if I don't need a single soldier, I can wipe out the Turkic people with me as merchants?"

The corner of Du Ruhui's mouth twitched, did the shopkeeper Zhang drink too much, or did he just say he was high, and he solved the Turkic without soldiers and just relying on merchants?

Then if there is such a way, can he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the ministers and generals in the court, be regarded as nothing more than wine bags and rice bags?

But he had inexplicable confidence in shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, and he wanted to hear what kind of method it was to make shopkeeper Xiao Zhang say such a thing.

Therefore, Lao Du cupped his hands with a smile, and saluted,

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, don't keep me interested in Lao Du. Looking at you like this, you must have something amazing to say. Hurry up and tell me, Lao Du, I will definitely keep my mouth shut."

Zhang Nuo nodded, stood up suddenly, put his hands behind his back, walked a few steps and said,

"Old Du, let me ask you, the smallest tribe in the Turks has millions of sheep. Normally, they kill sheep, eat them and sell them, but how do they use the wool?"

Du Ruhui didn't know what Zhang Nuo's question meant, but he also knew that the question must have a deep meaning, so he answered honestly,

"Every spring, the sheep need to be sheared, and the wool obtained can be used as felt! But very few felted, and the rest are burned upside down. After all, this thing is not easy to preserve, and the Turks have few iron tools, and they don't bother to dig deep pits. gone."

Zhang Nuo nodded, thinking about the same as him, so he followed Lao Du's words and continued,

"Then, Lao Du, you said that if I tell the Turkic tribal leader that I want wool, and it costs two cents a catty, do you think the Turkic will sell it?"

Du Ruhui shook his head, but Zhang Nuo was taken aback, why did he fail to pretend?Can't you get wool at this price?

"Shopkeeper Zhang, if it's my family's wool, or even any big sheep raising family in Datang, as long as you want it, you can take a cart for a penny!"

Zhang Nuo opened his mouth unconsciously, is there such a good thing?

Nima, how expensive are high-quality woolen sweaters and woolen trousers in later generations?

A penny here can pull a car away?What is the concept of a car, no matter what, it is more than a hundred catties, right?

Doesn't this mean that raw materials are free?

Then you can't make a profit if you start a wool business by yourself, the profit is higher than selling wine!

Zhang Nuo was not in the mood to show off right now, but approached Du Ruhui nervously and asked seriously,

"Old Du, are you sure? One penny per car? Have you included the shipping fee? How much is the price of the goods when they are shipped from Turkic to Chang'an? You have to think carefully about it. I'm not joking, there's really something big going on here!"

Seeing Zhang Nuo's seriousness, Du Ruhui pondered for a while before speaking,

"If you collect it from a dealer, including the toll and profit, you can receive it locally in Chang'an, and it will cost you ten catties of dry wool!"

Zhang Nuo was completely stunned, what do you mean?A penny and ten catties?Also delivered to your door, and dry goods?

What is the difference between this shit and no money?

But when he turned his head, Zhang Nuo became ecstatic, cheap is good, the cheaper the better, isn't this stupid, if it is really cheap, the profit will be bigger.

Thinking of what he was proud of, Zhang Nuo couldn't close his mouth with a smile.

Du Ruhui is in a hurry, what's the matter, you are smiling like a fool, I haven't figured it out yet,

"Shopkeeper Zhang, you can't just keep half and keep the other half, what's the matter? Look at what you mean, as long as the merchants go to the grassland to collect wool, the Turks can be wiped out? Tell me quickly!"

Zhang Nuo came to his senses after being reminded by Du Ruhui, looked at Lao Du and said,

"Haha, I really didn't expect wool to be so cheap. Then it seems that this thing can really be done. Not only can I benefit, but Guochao can also solve the serious trouble of the Turks."

Seeing Lao Du anxiously about to speak, Zhang Nuo smiled and waved to stop Lao Du from speaking, and then said,

"Old Du, suppose I go to Turkic to buy 1000 million catties of wool in the spring of next year. Don't worry about whether I have enough, I will ask you, will there be a businessman to take over this kind of business, and will Turkic sell it?"

Du Ruhui opened his mouth and replied,

"Of course I sell it. Why not sell it? For Turks, what is the difference between picking up money on the ground? It is usually set on fire, and now it can be exchanged for money. Why not sell it?"

Speaking of this, Du Ruhui gave Zhang Nuo a playful look before continuing,

"Besides, as long as your shopkeeper Xiao Zhang is really willing to collect dry wool for a penny and ten catties, my old Du still has a relationship with the Ministry of War. I can tell you with a pat on the chest that this business does not need other dealers, and the Ministry of War will help you. Already!"

"The army on the border directly buys wool from the Turks, and transports it directly to Chang'an along the grain road. It will never take advantage of you!"

Zhang Nuo looked at Du Ruhui in surprise,

"I didn't expect, Lao Du, you still have a relationship in the Ministry of War. If it can be done according to what you said, I want wool, and it's more than 1000 million catties. If it comes in batches, I don't think it's too much. !"

Du Ruhui was dumbfounded, isn't this shopkeeper Zhang not afraid of being blown away? Ten million catties is ten thousand guan, which is not a small amount.

But before he could ask, Zhang Nuo went on to say,

"Old Du, don't worry that I won't be able to afford the money. Ten million catties is only 1000 guan. You know about my partnership with Lao Li. I still have the [-] guan from Lao Li in the warehouse."

"When the wine business starts, I plan to use all the [-] yuan to store wool. As long as you can really get through the relationship with the Ministry of War, your benefits will definitely be indispensable at that time!"

Of course, Du Ruhui knew about Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang's business partnership with His Majesty, but he didn't expect that Shopkeeper Zhang's wine business had just started, and he was thinking about wool business again, but wool is really useful?

But for Du Ruhui, as long as your shopkeeper Xiao Zhang is really willing to give the money, then he will dare to pat his chest and say that the Ministry of War will take over the business.

Just kidding, I tried my best to get five thousand guan from His Majesty. If I can get [-] guan, how many things will I have to do?

Although Turkic wool has to be paid, and there is also a shipping fee, what is the price of wool now?

That's almost free of money, just like picking up for nothing, why don't we just give those herdsmen three melons and two dates?

Thinking of this, Du Ruhui patted his chest and said,

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, this matter will not harm the Ministry of War, but it will benefit you. I will guarantee you, Lao Du, and the Ministry of War will definitely do this. You should talk to me about it. How can you collect some wool to save the Turks?" It's gone."

"Don't worry about the wool trade of the Ministry of War. If you are really willing to do it, I can handle it for you in less than five days!"

Chapter 53 Sheep Can Eat People

Hearing Du Ruhui's assurance, Zhang Nuo was overjoyed. He never thought that talking nonsense with Lao Du could lead to a big deal.

Today's Lao Du, in Zhang Nuo's eyes, has become a glittering money-giving boy, so he has to rush to meet the customer's request.

So Zhang Nuo leaned over and said,

"Old Du, think about it. You feel that the Ministry of War has taken advantage of this business. Would the tribes on the grassland be happier than you?"

Du Ruhui nodded naturally, obviously approving.

"Then there is a problem here. I want 1000 million catties and [-] business. Will the Turkic tribes such as Huihe, Guligan, Tongluo, and other tribes fight for wool? "

"After all, for them, the wool that could only be burned can be turned into money and gold. Naturally, they give priority to selling their own tribe's wool."

Du Ruhui thought about it thoughtfully, a little hesitant, seeing this, Zhang Nuo got angry again,

"Old Du, you have to know that this is the first year. My capital is limited, only 1000 million catties, but what if I increase it to [-] million catties in the second year? Or even [-] million catties? Are they still indifferent? "

Du Ruhui shook his head very bluntly. Just the 1000 million catties of wool business, he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was very excited. Those tribal leaders couldn't help jumping up with excitement, let alone a business of [-] million or even [-] catties.

"This wool business is like throwing away meat. When the tribes on the grasslands find that sheep are more valuable than before, they will fight for the grasslands. Whoever has more grasslands will have more sheep. It is normal to just grab the sheep directly. !"

Du Ruhui suddenly realized, looked at Zhang Nuo and said,

"So this is what Xiao Zhang shopkeeper you said about throwing a piece of meat to Turkic?"

Zhang Nuo took a sip of his wine, nodded with a smile,

"That's right, this is a piece of meat thrown in front of Turkic. It's still delicious meat. You pay with one hand and deliver it with the other. There's no deception."

"However, because the businessman is not strong enough, he can only collect 1000 million catties in the first year. Do you think there will be a fight between those tribes to monopolize the wool business?"

"Even if there is no fight, will there be a rift between the tribes? Old Du, you have a good relationship with the Ministry of War. If the Ministry of War arranges a few more secret agents to go in and provoke them, will you let them fight?"

"Moreover, the most important thing is that these tribes can't just drag a cart of copper coins back to the grassland, they must buy something."

"So, would you like a few carts of the grassland tribe's favorite wine and spirits? My family's wine is good! Would you like a few carts of silk and satin?"

"Then when the tribal leaders realize these benefits, will they see the pastures and sheep of the neighboring tribes with green eyes?"

"He can't beat the Great Tang with one tribe, but it doesn't matter if he bullies the small tribe next to him. If he wins it, he can immediately exchange for spirits, food, silk and satin in the Great Tang. Do you think he can beat it?"

Zhang Nuo's words had already made Du Ruhui completely speechless, he seemed to have seen the image of blood flowing into rivers on the grassland, the endless bloody battle between countless small tribes.

"Who said sheep can't eat people!"