royal robes

Chapter 765 Final Results

Zong Xin and his party took a bath and changed clothes under the arrangement of the servants of the Dugu Clan. Zong Xin was exhausted from the journey and had to avoid the Tang army all the time. Because he had an enmity with Li Jing, he didn't dare to be blatant.Zong Xin and his group had big problems in life without the care of Youyun Shibaqi. Fortunately, there are still a few women who can cook, otherwise the journey would be nothing but eating steamed buns.

After tossing for a while, the family had a meal together.Everyone in the restaurant was not full, because Dugu Xingyue was very worried about the current situation of the Dugu Clan, so she just dealt with it casually and came to the Dugu Clan. Unexpectedly, this was the truth of the matter. Put all the dishes on the table into the stomach.

Zong Xin and Bai Yu were originally from Western Shu, and they haven't eaten Sichuan cuisine for a long time.Gao Ting's craftsmanship is very good, and the Sichuan dishes he cooks are also very authentic. Both Zong Xin and Bai Yu ate very happily.

After a full meal, everyone sat around the table, poured a few cups of tea and discussed how much they should ask Li Jing.

Just as he was talking, the manager came to Duguhuang's side and whispered something in his ear. Duguhuang nodded with a satisfied smile on his face.

"It's coming so soon? Sure enough, Li Jing is more impatient than me." Duguhuang said excitedly: "Now everyone looks more serious, Li Jing has brought a group of people and is rushing here, I believe it will arrive soon Dugu valve, let's go directly to the door to meet him."

Others also agreed, and more than 300 people in the whole Dugu clan went directly to the door to welcome Emperor Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty.It didn't take long for Li Jing to arrive. Li Jing only brought a few hundred guards, and the ministers who were close to a few people rode their horses directly to the gate of Dugu Mansion.

Duguhuang took the lead and knelt down, shouting three times "Long live".

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live~"

Hundreds of people followed and knelt and kowtowed. Only Dugufeng had Li Jing's pardon, so she didn't have to kneel.After all, she has no legs and is pregnant, she is an exception.But apart from Dugu Feng, there was another group of people who did not kneel, even Zong Xin and his group, including Dugu Xingyue, who originally belonged to the people of Tang Dynasty, did not kneel.Just bowed his head and bowed his hands to show respect.

"Flat body."

"Long live thanks~" Duguhuang was the first to stand up, and the others followed suit.

Li Jing glared at the horse, then gritted his teeth and said, "Zong Xin, I didn't expect you to dare to appear in the Tang Dynasty. You are really not afraid of death. Do you know how much I hate you? If it weren't for you, maybe I would There are already a large area of ​​land, and the unification of the Central Plains is close at hand."

Zong Xin said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, it is true to say so, but plans will never keep up with changes. If what you said really happens, I am afraid that your country will not be able to sit so stable and long. Just imagine, Khitan is now There is an emperor, but Yelujing has no military power. The Empress Dowager Xiao is in power, and Yeluzhen is in charge of all the troops. It is true that you have taken advantage, but as long as the Khitan crosses Cangzhou, the entire Central Plains will not be guaranteed. At that time, you and the Khitan will at most be across the river Looking at each other, your territory may not be more than it is now.”

Li Jing also thought about this, and Li Jing's solution was similar to Zong Xin's, setting up defenses with the Yellow River as the boundary to ensure that the Khitans would not dare to cross the Yellow River.But this is not a long-term solution. Sooner or later, the Khitans will be defeated.But Li Jing's idea is... Zong Xin is from the Central Plains after all. If the Zhou Dynasty destroys the country and he is the only one who can resist the Khitan forces, Zong Xin will definitely help him. It may not be impossible to destroy the Khitan by then.

However, during the period of occupation by Khitan, the people in the Central Plains north of the Yellow River will suffer.Sure enough, Zong Xin thought farther than himself.But their positions are different. If Zong Xin is willing to help him with all his strength, he will have no problem worshiping him as a god.

The current situation of Datang is that it can only confront Dazhou head-on, but cannot rely on the power of Khitan.As long as Khitan takes the lead, the north of the Yellow River will definitely not be guaranteed.Therefore, Guo Wei must be defeated by his own strength, but Guo Wei is assisted by Zong Xin... There is really nothing to do with him.

Li Jing also thought about killing Zong Xin, but the risk was too great, and now that the Dugu Clan and Zong Xin and his party were combined, he might not be able to kill him... It should even be said that he would definitely not be able to kill him, even if he was an expert It is also impossible for Ruyun to fight against all the masters of the entire Dugu Clan plus Zong Xin, a lunatic.

Li Jing said depressedly: "Forget it, let the past matter pass by. Anyway, I hate you, I hate you, and you'd better not appear in front of me in the future. Forget it today, let's go in and discuss business."

"Your Majesty, please." Duguhuang is the master after all, and it would be inappropriate for him not to speak at this time.The relationship between Duguhuang and Li Jing for so many years is called monarch and minister, but they are actually friends. Although Li Jing is a bit unkind, Duguhuang also knows that he is not a good person either.

A group of people came to Duguhuang's study. This time Dugu clan and a large number of people were waiting outside. Li Jing brought six people in, and Duguhuang also brought six people.

In addition to Li Jing, his three sons, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and an unknown master have been standing beside Li Jing. Zong Xin knew at a glance that this man had extraordinary skills. He was probably Li Congjia. The master.Apart from Dugufeng and Gao Ting who took care of him, Duguhuang had two sons and Zongxin Tianya.

A total of 14 people stayed in Dugu Huang's study, and there was no need to serve tea, because the matter discussed this time was very important, related to the economic trend of the entire Tang Dynasty and the life and death of the Dugu Clan.

Li Jing said: "Congjia has already told me the general story of the matter. Zong Xin, you are really capable. I have always admired you. I never thought that in addition to the salt-drying method, you would come up with such a profitable business. I have already tasted the shochu." After all, it’s really delicious. I guess people who want to drink soju in the future will go to Dugufan to buy it. The business will definitely be booming, and it may be more profitable than Yandao, but I don’t know.”

"Salt Island is the most profitable business in the world, and this will never change. The business of shochu can't make so much money, because it requires a lot of grain to make wine, and it takes time to make wine. The wine produced is exactly the same as the wine that everyone usually drinks. After several times of distillation, it will turn into shochu. It takes ordinary wine to make a jar of shochu, so the output is not high. Now that the war is in chaos, I don’t want to use the people’s rations to make wine. My father-in-law is a good hand at growing grain, so let him Grow and brew by yourself. So the business of shochu is very profitable, but not as much as you imagined. After all, food is precious, and it is impossible to use all the food for wine making. Will the people still survive?"

Li Jing nodded, it was indeed the case.It is impossible to use all the grain to make wine, and only a small amount of grain is used to make wine.Although the Dugu clan is proficient in agriculture, it is impossible for them to grow enough food for everyone in the world, let alone meet the harsh conditions of brewing shochu.

If there is enough food, the shochu business is definitely more profitable than Yandao, Li Jing has no doubts about this.Because he has already tasted the deliciousness of soju. After drinking soju, the wine he drank before has no taste at all, but anyone who is good at wine will be deeply attracted by the deliciousness of soju.

But the problem is that there is not enough food, and the only people who can drink this wine should be those rich households and officials. Ordinary people can't afford this expensive wine at all.Thinking about it this way, although the business that Dugu Valve is about to take over is good, it is not as good as Yandao.

Li Jing said: "Brother Dugu, are you really willing to give up the hard work of several generations of Dugu Clan and go to brew wine?"

"So what if you don't give up? Unless the grass people are willing to cut off their arms in exchange for the remaining half of the Dugu Clan's property. In fact, these days the grass people have been thinking about this matter... But if there are other ways, the grass people are absolutely impossible to cut off their own One hand, right?" Dugu Huang said depressedly: "No way, this is all caused by Zong Xin, not to mention that His Majesty hates him, the grassroots also hate him to death. If Guo Wei is defeated, then the grassroots will get rich, In the end, this bastard insisted on helping Guo Wei win this battle, and it makes me angry when I think about it."

Li Jing also understood where Duguhuang's qi came from, and Duguhuang had nothing to do with him.After all, Zong Xin is the son-in-law of the Dugu family. Dugu Xingyue has never been married since the death of Han Wang Li Shan, and finally found someone who is willing to take over.

However, anyone would bet on the demise of the Great Zhou Dynasty in that bet. After all, there was a huge disparity in military strength, and the north and the south were attacking at the same time, so there was no way they could lose.

Li Jing was angry about this matter for several months, but luckily he got the financial support from the Dugu Clan, otherwise he would have been angry for a longer time.

Li Jing said: "I know you must have conditions, tell me and listen to it. If I can accept it, everyone will be happy. If I can't accept it... the worst is to continue to waste it. I know you don't want to hand over the Dugu Pavilion, but I also I won’t pretend that this didn’t happen.”

Duguhuang said: "Your Majesty, all the grain store business and real estate of the Dugu Clan, including the grain farmers in it, will not all belong to your Majesty. The fertile land near the Dugu Clan that has been operated for so many years will also belong to your Majesty, and even the grassroots of this house will also belong to your Majesty. No, it all belongs to His Majesty. But the grain stored in the several granaries of Dugu Clan still belongs to the grassroots. The grassroots will use the grain to make wine, and then continue to farm, making sure not to be idle this year."

Li Jing really didn't expect such a good thing to happen. The conditions in the gambling game did not include the grain and real estate in the grain store, nor did it include the big house of the Dugu Clan.Although Li Jing has no use for this house, it is not bad if it can be used as a palace. This house is very beautifully built, and it is surrounded by rice fields. It is not bad to live here for a while occasionally.

Li Jing nodded and said: "This is completely acceptable. Those things were originally yours and were not included in the game, and you gave me many things that were not included in the game... It seems that you really don't intend to Continue to stay in Datang. We have been friends for so many years, and I am really reluctant to let you go."

"Stop doing this with me. You've been thinking about how to kill me this year, right? As long as I die, you can get all the Dugu Clan's property to fill your treasury."

"This... I can't help it. Who told you not to admit your loss? I didn't let you gamble in the first place, but you had to gamble. Do you still blame me?" Li Jing said depressedly: "If you had killed the Dugu Clan earlier, If you give it all to me... I will never have the slightest intention to hurt the Dugu Clan. I can even give you a great general and marshal."

"There is no one like you, who takes all my property and wants me to lead your troops to fight for you...I, Duguhuang, am not so stupid."

(End of this chapter)