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What kind of emotional support is right, otherwise I will always be fed dog food, always forced to eat dog food...

Wu Jiu went back to the house, Ziqing and Yan'e were both there, Ziqing said: "Young master, let's rest early, you have to go to the Zhengshitang tomorrow."

If Ziqing didn't say it, Wu Jiao would have almost forgotten it. Regardless of how lively it is today, in fact, Wu Jiao will get up and go to work tomorrow morning. He was the supervisor of Guo Gaoxi and Guo Yizhong.

If Wu Jiu was late to report on the first day of work, it is conceivable that he would be reported and impeached.

Wu Jiu hurriedly washed up and went to sleep, and before he slept for a long time, he felt that it was dawn, the summer sun shone on his eyes, it was so bright that he couldn't fall asleep at all.

Wu Jiu got up quickly, just as Yan E was carrying a basin full of vitality, bouncing in, and said with a clear and crisp voice, "Master, are you up? It's time to wash up."

Wu Jiu didn't know whether he was old or Yan E was young, so Yan E was so energetic every day, Wu Jiu drank alcohol yesterday, his head hurt, his body was very lazy, and he tried his best to get out of the rush of the quilt "Kill" came out, put on his shoes and got off the bed, splashed some water on his face, and finally woke up.

Ziqing came soon after, carrying a bronze plate on which Wu Jiu's official robes were neatly stacked.

Wu corrected into his robe, and Yan'e said with a smile, "My lord is so beautiful."

Wu Jiu woke up completely, today was his first day of "working", in fact he was still a little excited, so he smiled and said to Yan'e, "Yan'e, let me tell you, this is handsome."

Yan'e didn't understand, "handsome" isn't that a general?But what Wu Jiu said must be right, Yan E said sincerely: "My lord is so handsome."

Wu Jiu almost laughed, and said, "Well said."

Wu Jiu was in a good mood, and was sincerely praised by Yan'e early in the morning, walked out of the house, led his own Jiumo horse, and prepared to enter the palace.

It was not too early for Wu Jiu to start, because Marquis Qi also had something to do today, and he took Shi Su back to the palace early, and did not go on the same road with Wu Jiu.

Wu Jiu felt that being a king is actually very hard work. He was so drunk yesterday that he had to get up so early in the morning.

Wu Jiu rode his horse to the gate of the palace, and then went all the way to the Political Affairs Hall.

He entered the political affairs hall, because today was the first day of the chief minister's appointment, so all the people from the department of agriculture came to report. Today's first task is to meet and get acquainted with various official duties and the staff under him.

When Wu Jiao walked in, everyone had already been seated. The Sino-Agricultural Department was huge, and the few people in charge were all sitting there. Wu Jiao looked around and knew quite a few.

The first one on the left is Guan Yiwu, the first Prime Minister of the Spring and Autumn Period, the second on the left is Liu Xiahui, a sage newly dug by Wu Jiu, that is, Zhan Huo, and then there is the flattering Shenyou.

Seeing Wu Jiu walk in, everyone stood up, cupped their hands and said, "I've seen Da Sinong."

Wu Jiu also bowed his hands to the crowd and said, "Gentlemen, please sit down."

Wu Jiu walked over and sat down, and soon there were piles of documents brought by disciples, and they landed in front of Wu Jiu, Wu Jiu was a little confused by this posture, he seemed to be unable to see the person sitting opposite him. Master Guan, as if separated by thousands of mountains.

Today, in addition to meeting and getting acquainted with the doctors of the Sino-Agricultural Department, we also need to learn about the various tasks of the Sino-Agricultural Department. Wu Jiu felt that fortunately he had learned a lot of words, and he had learned some management in his previous life. , otherwise I really can't afford to provoke this leader.

Wu Jiu first took the documents to read, and looked through them carefully. He heard many people nearby reporting various affairs. Because Wu Jiu took office for the first time today, Wu Jiu just read the documents. Reporting to Guan Yiwu.

Guan Yiwu's method is different. When Wu Jiu read the first volume of documents, he had already classified all the nearly twenty incidents reported by the disciples, and handed them over to the rest of the Sinong doctors to read. .

Guan Yiwu said: "Da Sinong, these few things are very important, and it still needs to be seen by Da Sinoong."

Wu Jiu raised his head, and Guan Yiwu had already presented the lambskin that he had written. When Wu Jiu saw it, he felt a little headache. These things were very trivial and complicated.

Because Dasinong was in charge of the country's economy, in this era, most people were still in a self-sufficient economy, so the agricultural laws at that time were much more detailed than the commercial laws, but there were many merchants who did business, and the merchants used The loopholes in Qi State's law to make money are also reported to Wu Jiu.

Wu Jiu took a general look, and one of them was a complaint. It is summer now, the water level is growing, and the waters of Tan State are sufficient. After a few heavy rains, floods began to occur, and the floods flooded. The water was leaked to the neighboring Lu State.

This has nothing to do with Wu Jiu, after all, it is the grievances between Tan Guo and Lu Guo. Although this era pays attention to etiquette and righteousness, it is quite common to tear down one's own dams and leak water to other countries.

But Lu State was not as rich and powerful as Tan State, so he didn't dare to challenge Tan State, so he also followed Tan State's example and accidentally opened the dam and vented it to Qi State.

As a result, the border of Qi State suffered disaster. Gongsun Xipeng had already intervened in this matter, and questioned why Lu State released the flood to Qi State. The monarch of Lu State had a very good attitude, and repeatedly said that it was not intentional, but the dam was not strong. , broken by itself.

In this case, a small town on the border of the Qi State was flooded with farmland, and the people were fine, but the agriculture was traumatized, and many people became refugees. This problem urgently needs to be solved.

Just after Wu Jiu finished reading this question, Guan Yiwu showed Wu Jiu another document. This question was also quite tricky. Ever since Wu Jiu’s small restaurant opened, it became popular for a while, and many people rushed to follow suit for such a lucrative business. , especially merchants, but some merchants are not benevolent, they just imitate small restaurants, but the sanitary conditions are very dirty, and there is no meat quality inspection in this era, using rotten meat as raw materials, the cost is cheap, and they can make huge profits. I made a lot of money, but many things happened, such as eating people to death and so on.

Restaurants were very extravagant in this era, and it was impossible for ordinary poor people to afford them. Wu Jiao also made money from those wealthy gentry and nobles, so merchants followed suit and opened restaurants, and the result was that the nobles and nobles were spoiled.

The aristocrats and gentry were overwhelmed, and this matter became a big deal. Many gentry and nobles had already fought with each other, which could not cause a small impact.

"and also……"

Guan Yiwu spoke again, and Wu Jiu was a little afraid of him. Guan Yiwu brought another document and put it in front of Wu Jiu, saying, "It's about the salt industry. Many gentry cook salt privately and raise the price of salt."

Wu Jiu classified all these important matters at hand, and Guan Yiwu spoke again, saying, "There is another matter, which is the matter of the State of Lu."

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhanhuo next to him. Zhanhuo's face was very calm, and there was no special expression on his face.

Guan Yiwu said: "Your Majesty has banned the import of Lu Jin a few days ago, so now many gentry of Lu State have started to buy grain in large quantities from our Qi State. Please let Da Si Nong know about this issue."

Wu Jiu had a headache, but luckily he wasn't blind. He carefully looked at the paperwork at hand, and suddenly reached out and tapped lightly on the table.

Everyone was talking about it below, but now it seems that the world is peaceful and prosperous, and Qi is unparalleled in strength, but there are still many internal crises and external hazards.

Now that Wu Jiufang is in office, he is thirty-two years old this year. In fact, Wu Jiu’s actual age is younger than this, it’s just that Young Master Jiu is a little older. Many people sitting here feel that Wu Jiu is not up to the job, and many people are waiting. Watching Wu Jiu's joke.

Wu Jiao reached out and knocked on the table, the political affairs hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone knew that Da Sinong was about to speak.

It's just that when the new official took office, what words would convince everyone, everyone was still very curious, polite words?Prestige?Anyway, those Xu, the agriculture department are all old people, and they have long been used to it.

Wu Jiu knocked on the case, glanced at the people sitting there, smiled, and said: "Today, Jiu won the trust of the emperor, and I am really ashamed to take up the post of chief minister. However... since I have a heavy responsibility, I will You have to be terrified, there are eight important things right now, and they are the most important, please keep them in mind."

As he spoke, he tapped the table with his index finger and said, "Please record the master, the first thing is about salt and iron."

Salt and iron have been a government-run business since ancient times, because no matter whether it is a commoner or an aristocratic monarch, everyone needs to eat salt. People cannot do without salt. Everyone knows that there can be prosperity with salt, but in this era, Bronze is under state management, but salt and minerals are not government-run.

Wu Jiu said: "From today onwards, salt and iron will be taken back from the gentry and nobles, and all salt fields will be nationalized, and relative rewards will be given, and heavy fines will be imposed for selfish cooking of salt and mines."

He looked at Guan Yiwu as he spoke, and said, "Please trouble Master Guan to manage this matter and draw up the salt law."

Because in history, it was Guan Yiwu who proposed the salt law, and the salt and iron proposed were nationalized, so Wu Jiu felt that it would be best to leave this matter to Guan Yiwu.

Guan Yiwu cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Wu Jiu clicked on the table twice this time, and said: "The second thing is for the refugees affected by the flood. The first task this year is to open up farmland, gather the refugees at the border, provide food and lodging, and develop farmland. , on the one hand, it can solve the refugee problem, and on the other hand, it can also solve the food problem.”

The third point is that Wu Jiu proposed to make soy sauce and bitter wine, that is, sell soy sauce and vinegar, because the cost of these two seasonings is very low, and it is conducive to mass production. If they are sold by the state, there will definitely be a lot of harvest. Now Qi State is about to go to war, so making money must be the top priority.

The fourth point is to popularize the planting of tea, and return the existing tea gardens and tea fields to the government. Although tea has existed in this era, it has not been popularized. In the future history, tea is the favorite of the ancients. Because the quality of water in ancient times was very poor, brewing tea can improve the taste of water. Tea is a commodity with great potential and can bring a lot of economic income to Qi.

The fifth point is to sell wine. As a must-have item for sacrificial banquets, wine is also a powerful tool for making money. Wu Jiao plans to vigorously develop the wine industry, which can also earn a considerable amount of income for Qi.

The sixth thing is that vegetables are seasonal in this era. Because of the differences between regions and inconvenient transportation, it is difficult for vegetables to develop and spread. Vegetables are still precious things.

Wu Jiu said: "I'm going to develop greenhouse planting. I will hand over this matter to Zhanhuo in a while. Zhanhuo will draw up a document and submit it to the king."

People don't know what greenhouse farming is, but they are all amazed to hear Wu Jiu say that fresh vegetables can be obtained all year round, it's like a god.

Wu Jiu also said: "The seventh thing is the matter reported by Master Guan just now. Nowadays, restaurants are being developed everywhere, but there is no law to measure them. From now on, a qualification certificate is required to open a restaurant. Restaurants can be opened to avoid losses due to substandard food."

After listening to seven items in a row, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, because these seven items are generally incomprehensible, such as various money-making projects, and the other half are vigorous and resolute. put on fire.

The first is salt and iron. If it is nationalized, how many merchants will not be able to make profits?In this agricultural department, there are actually many people who open the door to merchants, and many of them collude with merchants to sell salt and iron, because salt and iron are the most profitable.

As a result, the first fire burned the interests of many people.

The second fire is the problem of the restaurant. From now on, the restaurant needs a license to open. You must know that the restaurant business was led by Wu Jiu. , wouldn't it hurt the interests of some people?

So everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Wu Jiao couldn't help smiling when he saw everyone's expressions, and said, "Don't worry, there is an eighth thing."

Wu Jiu smiled, and said: "These eight things are about the Lu State that Master Guan just said. Because of Lu Jin's problem, the Lu State needs to buy a large amount of grain from our country."

In fact, it is reasonable to say that Qi and Lu are in a stalemate. It is impossible for Lu to buy grain from Qi, but the problem is that among the big eastern countries, only Qi has the capital to sell grain, and Tan is also rich. But the country of Tan is so big that it can't produce much grain, and what can be sold to the country of Lu can only be sold a little, not too much.

The state of Lu has no place to buy grain, and most of the time it is the state of Song that buys grain. However, the treasury of the state of Song does not have much grain. After all, the state of Song has just undergone a coup. .

As a result, among the eastern countries, the state of Lu can only buy grain from the state of Qi, and it is not feasible to go to the middle land to buy grain, the transportation is not developed, and the transportation is inconvenient.

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Businessmen in our country can sell grain to merchants in Lu State, even the government, but they have to sell grain at a minimum price of [-] times, and there is no upper limit. The punishment is pounding, the men are tortured, and those who report will be rewarded with a hu of grain."

As soon as his words came out, everyone was astonished. Twenty times the price, isn't this a clear show to Lu Guo's face? Not only that, but the parity price will also be punished. All the farmers sitting here have never heard of such a thing. Simply unheard of.

Guan Yiwu laughed and said, "Da Si Nong is a good planner."

As he was talking, he heard the sound of clapping his hands. Qihou, dressed in a black robe, slowly walked in from outside the political affairs hall, and said with a smile: "Second brother's methods are really vigorous and resolute. It seems that the lonely Let the second brother be the big farmer, I really did not misunderstand the person."

Everyone didn't expect that Marquis Qi would actually come here. Marquis Qi was very busy today, so he took the time to come over, and secretly watched from the sidelines. He waited until Wu Jiao had finished speaking before walking in. Everyone quickly got up and saluted.

Marquis Qi helped Wu Jiu up with his own hands, and said with a smile: "I strongly agree with the eight points that the second brother said, and everyone should follow what Da Sinong said, especially the eighth point, which is quite good."

Of course it is good. These eight items can not only earn money from the Lu State, but also show Lu State face and undermine the majesty of the Lu State. Naturally, it is the best. Although Wu Jiu was held hostage, Marquis Qi had secretly complained to the emperor, but the hatred in his heart could not be dispelled. Now Wu Jiu's method is really no better.

Qihou smiled and said: "Okay, let's stop here for today's discussion. It's already noon, and all the farmers are working hard. Go and have a meal. The second brother is here alone."

Wu Jiu hurriedly followed Qi Hou out, Qi Hou took Wu Jiu to the small bedroom, and said with a smile: "Second brother looks really good in official robes."

Wu Jiu's eyelids twitched, and he thought that Qi Hou would tell him this?

The two walked all the way to the small bedroom, Qihou asked him to sit down, and said, "Chuan Shan."

Soon someone from the palace walked in, and what was passed on was a double meal, which was neatly arranged on the table, obviously Qihou came prepared.

Qihou said: "Let's eat first. Second brother entered the palace early in the morning. It was hard work. I have to tell you something important later."

Wu Jiu nodded, but he was actually scratching his head, not just what kind of thing was so important, he had to call himself here, and he couldn't say it in front of everyone, he was very curious.

After eating, the eunuch packed away the food, Qihou poured a cup of tea for Wu Jiu himself, then took out a roll of lambskin and put it in front of Wu Jiu, motioning Wu Jiu to look at it.

Wu Jiu picked up the sheepskin strangely and looked at it. It turned out that what Qihou said was actually Zhou Tianzi's reply. Zhou Tianzi had already given a clear reply. Duke Lu personally apologized to Wu Jiu.

On the other hand, it is about the crusade against the state of Sui. The emperor of Zhou praised Qihou for his loyalty. He personally led the army, joined Qi State, and attacked Sui State.

And this time Uncle Shan is just a deputy. Zhou Tianzi said that the coach will be decided by Qihou, and he will let Uncle Shan have full authority to listen to Qihou.

In this way, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations this time, including Zhou Tianzi's army, is the largest Qihou, Qihou felt the Zhou Tianzi's favor, and naturally he was very happy.

When Wu Jiu saw this lambskin, he suddenly realized that Qi Hou was so mysterious, and he returned to the palace early in the morning, in fact, it was because of the urgent report from Master Luo, and this urgent report was good news.

Just now Qihou pretended to be deep, but in fact he was already too sullen.

Wu Jiu knew that Marquis Qi was suffering, so he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Qihou smiled and said: "The father of the city came to report this matter to Gu, the first thing that Gu thought of was the second brother, and he wanted to talk to the second brother first."

Wu Jiu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great love."

Qihou said with a smile: "It's just a verbal thank you? Second brother, is he not sincere?"

Wu Jiu was taken aback for a moment, and said, "This... Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, and Jiu really can't think of anything else I can thank you for."

Qihou said with a smile: "Second brother knows, but he just pretended to be confused."

He said with a smile, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's talk about the other question."

Qi Hou revealed the matter himself, and said, "Second brother thinks, who will be the leader this time?"

Wu Jiu was asked such a question, but he didn't answer, because the young master Wu Kui had already asked for his life in person a few days ago, but was rejected by Qihou Liang Bingbing.

Wu Jiu knew that Marquis Qi absolutely didn't want Young Master Wu Kui to go. As for why, Wu Jiu didn't know that Marquis Qi was reborn, so he thought that Marquis Qi hated Wei Guo, so he hated Young Master Wu Kui, and he was biased.

Wu Jiu cupped his hands and said, "Jiu is a Sinon, but Yu Zhan is a layman, so I really dare not speak rashly."

Qihou smiled and said, "Second brother is humble."

He said, and then said: "Second brother thinks, how about Zhao'er? Now Zhao'er is also the age to do something. When Gu and second brother were sent to Beixing, Zhao'er stood up to Liang and served as a prisoner. country, which shows that he is extremely calm, courageous and insightful."

Wu Jiu heard Qi Hou praise him so well, he was very surprised, although it is said that the mother of the son Wu Kui was from the Wei country, but in this era, married women are just splashed water, at most they only think about their natal family, In the final analysis, the blood of Young Master Wu Kui is still a pure old Qi person, extremely noble.

But Marquis Qi really didn't want to see this young master Wu Kui, Wu Jiu felt very strange, there is actually a father who doesn't like to see his son so much?

Wu Jiu thought about it, and he thought it was right, his father in his previous life didn't like him either, but there must be a reason, he didn't like him because he wanted to gain power, and he stepped in the door backwards.

And what about Qihou?

Seeing Wu Jiao looking at him suspiciously, Qihou smiled, and said, "Second brother, is there a flower growing on Gu's face?"

Wu Jiu regained his composure quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Young Master is indeed mature and prudent, courageous and insightful."

Qihou laughed and said, "Second Brother also feels the same way?"

Wu Jiu cupped his hands and said, "Exactly."

Wu Jiao thought to himself, in fact, Qi Hou had already had an idea in his heart, and he just wanted to find someone to affirm him. There is no fault for either the son Zhao and the son Wugui, and they are both qualified. Anyway, it is a good job, it depends on Qihou's heart. Who do you love.

Qi Hou smiled and said: "Okay, don't delay the second brother, go to rest, and go back to the Zhengshitang in the afternoon, so the second brother can go."

Wu Jiu also ate his lunch, got up and prepared to leave, cupped his hands and said, "Jiao resigns."

Qihou nodded, and suddenly said: "Oh, by the way, second brother...you are fascinated by Gu even more when you look like a big farmer."

Wu Jiu had already stopped in his tracks, thinking that Marquis Qi would say something serious, but when he heard it, his eyelids twitched and he said, "Thank you for your compliment."

Qihou smiled and said, "It's really all right this time, you can go."

On the third day of Wu Jiu's tenure, it was the time when he went to court. He got up early, stared at the mat and let Ziqing and Yan'e break ground on his head, and then put on his clothes in a daze. After changing the clothes, the genius Misty lights up.

Wu Jiu wished he could stuff his eyes with breakfast, and took a few mouthfuls in a hurry, because it was too early and he didn't have any appetite, so he put down the bowl and chopsticks and prepared to go to court.

I wanted to ride Jiumo, but Ziqing and Yan'e said nothing to let him go out like this, for fear that he would fall off the horse and fall again. Wu Jiao thought how could he be so stupid, but the two Everyone felt that it was dangerous for Wu Jiu to stare in such a daze.

In the end, he had to let Ziqing drive the car, and took the car to the gate of the palace.

Because today was going to court, many doctors at the gate of the palace saw Wu Jiu's car approaching, and hurriedly saluted and said, "Da Sinong."

Many people greeted Wu Jiu, and Wu Jiao hurriedly returned the salute. At this moment, someone slapped Wu Jiu on the shoulder, slapping Wu Jiao awake. He was startled for a moment, and looked back. , it turned out to be Zhanxiong.

Zhanxiong was dressed in armor, and said with a smile, "Second brother, good morning!"

Zhan Huo also came over and quickly said, "Zhan Xiong, don't be rude to Da Si Nong."

Wu Jiu waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter."

Zhan Huo handed one of his documents to Wu Jiu, and said, "Da Si Nong, this is the document drafted by Zhan Ji in the past two days, about the qualification certificate that Da Si Nong said a few days ago."

Wu Jiu nodded and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Dr. Zhan's movements are swift."

While everyone was talking, they walked straight along the road, and soon entered the road bedroom. After entering, they sat down and waited respectfully for Marquis Qi to come out from inside.

Marquis Qi walked out of the small bedroom, just in time to go out from the inner hall, and soon came out, everyone stood up and saluted, Marquis Qi asked everyone to sit down after returning the salute.

Qihou was also in a good mood today, and said with a smile: "If you have anything to present, you can say it."

Prince Chengfu was the first to stand up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven has approved the documents of the Northern Xinghui League a few days ago, and he has approved the crusade against Suiguo."

Qihou knew about this matter long ago, and Wu Jiu also knew about it, but because it was a big deal, when the prince became a father today, he had to carry it on and let everyone know.

As soon as everyone heard it, the emperor agreed to crusade against the country of Sui, which was a great joy. In this way, the country of Qi became famous as a teacher, and the name was justified.

The faces of the ministers were also quite happy, but at this time Gongsun Xipeng frowned, seemed a little hesitant, stood up and respectfully saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Xipeng also has a matter, which is related to the crusade against Suiguo. .”

"Oh?" Qihou said with a smile, "please tell me, sir."

Gongsun Xipeng is a senior official, that is, a diplomat, mainly in the mediation between the various countries and the relationship between the countries.

Gongsun Xipeng's eyes and ears are naturally the best. It can be said that in every country, there are spies placed by Gongsun Xipeng.

Gongsun Xipeng cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, as far as Xi Peng knows, Tan Guo seems to have the intention of sending troops to rescue Sui Guo. Since the Beixing League, the transactions between Tan Guo and Sui Guo have become more frequent. Sell ​​iron weapons to Sui State."

When everyone heard this, it was clearly an open challenge to the Qi State. Now that the Emperor Zhou has issued a batch of documents, it is not only a challenge to the Qi State, but also an open challenge to the Zhou Dynasty.

Qi Hou smiled faintly and said: "Okay, Tan Guo is openly hostile to the emperor. From my point of view, it is Mr. Tan who is confused. The position of Tan Guojun should be replaced by someone else."

When Qi Hou made such a speculative statement, the courtiers began to discuss in a low voice. The king's intention was obvious, that is to attack the country of Tan. Maybe this time he sent troops to Sui Guo, and he might take down the neighboring country of Tan.

Tan Guo's qualifications are very old, but his land is very small. Because it is an old country, Mr. Tan has a long life, and he is indeed a bit old-fashioned. He thought he was a powerful country among the powerful countries, but now the times have changed.

Qihou smiled faintly and said: "This matter, Xi Peng, you still have to keep an eye on Gu Gu. Regarding Tan Guo's sale of weapons to Sui Guo, you draw up a document, and Gu has read it and submitted it to the emperor for review."

Gongsun Xipeng cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Xipeng has received the imperial edict."

After Gongsun Xipeng finished his report, he quickly retreated.

There are really a lot of things today, Guan Yiwu also stood up and walked out, holding a volume of documents in his hand, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the urgent matter this morning has not yet been able to inherit the Dasinong, but I'm afraid this matter There is a great urgency, so Yiwu has the courage to uphold it."

As he spoke, Qi Hou waved his hand, and an eunuch came over, held the roll of lambskin in both hands, walked to Qi Hou, and presented it to Qi Hou.

Qihou looked at Xiao Yangpi, first frowned, then laughed, "haha" let out a low laugh, I don't know if it was a smile or a mockery, but it was a bit of pleasure.

Qihou said with a smile: "Second brother, you come to see this, this is your credit."

Wu Jiu didn't know what it was that made Marquis Qi so happy, so the eunuch handed over the document to Wu Jiu again, Wu Jiu looked carefully and was only sober in his heart, he knew most of the characters on it, including several uncommon characters, but does not affect

When Wu Jiu saw it, he immediately laughed too. No wonder Qihou was so happy, and even showed a mocking smile. It turned out that it was an urgent report from the State of Lu.

When it was passed to Guan Yiwu, it was naturally about Si Nong. It turned out that although Wu Jiu had only been in office for three days, he acted vigorously and quickly, so that the state of Lu bought grain from the state of Qi, but no matter what channel he used , all of which are twenty times the price, and even thirty times the price.

Such a high grain price is like buying gold. How can the Lu people bear it?

In the past two days, the state of Lu may have received reports of merchants from the state of Qi, and many merchants from the state of Lu wanted to secretly buy some relatively cheap grain through the relatively close merchants of the state of Qi.

But no one is willing to sell, the reason is because of fear, of course, because the newly appointed Dasinong said that if someone secretly sells a grain of cheap grain to Lu, the man will catch it and cut off his nose, and the woman will catch it Act as a coolie, and the person who reports will get food. As long as the report is true, you can get a hu of food.

With such generous revenge and harsh punishment, how could it be possible for merchants to take risks and sell cheap grain to Lu people?

In just three days, the state of Lu could no longer support it. The people of Lu State had been crazily exporting Luxuan before, and no one was willing to farm. Now Qi suddenly stopped accepting Luxuan, and Lu Lu could not sell it in a flash. It is not enough to eat, and it has become incomplete, so it is eager to buy food from neighboring countries.

The State of Lu also purchased food from other countries, but it was not enough for the State of Lu. The State of Lu has such a large land and so many people, and it still needs a lot of food for emergencies. They first went to the State of Tan to buy it, and the State of Tan was almost It was emptied, and I didn't dare to sell it anymore. I asked the envoys of the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty had suffered civil strife before and had no food.

In this way, only Qi is left...

This urgent report was written by Lu Gong himself. It said that he was pitiful, the grain harvest was not good, and there was famine and flood. Qi is a country of benevolence and righteousness. I hope that the king of Qi can sell grain to them.

It was not sold to Lu State through private traders, after all, Wu Jiu had already set the bottom price for private traders, but through official state-to-state transactions.

Duke Lu specifically stated in the document that if Qi State agreed, Lu State wanted to send Prime Minister Zang Chen to buy grain.

No wonder Marquis Qi was happy, because Duke Lu actually asked Zang Chen to buy grain from them, which was clearly a sign of bowing his head.

The same is true, in the face of no food, how could Duke Lu not bow to Qi?

As soon as Lu Guo and Zang Chen were mentioned, Wu Jiu subconsciously glanced at Zhanhuo, and Qi Hou also cast his gaze over his head.

Guan Yiwu clasped his fists and said, "Please tell me, Your Majesty and Da Si Nong, should we sell grain from Qi State to Lu State?"

Qihou laughed and said, "What do you think, second brother?"

Wu Jiu was called out by name, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "Jiu thinks that if we don't sell food to the Lu country, we may be criticized by villains. After all, the two countries can't kill innocent people indiscriminately. If there is a famine in the Lu country, and our Qi country sits idly by." Ignore it, how can it be called a country of benevolence and righteousness? Moreover, the state of Lu is also sincere and intends to send a minister to collect grain, so I think that this grain still needs to be sold to the state of Lu."

Qihou smiled and said, "Okay, just follow what the second brother said, but I think it's better to leave this matter to Zhanhuo."

Zhan Huo was called by name, he stood up immediately, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Zhan Huo is in command."

Qihou said: "I heard that Mr. Zhan's literary talent is outstanding, and no one can match it. This document can be drafted carefully, so that the people of Lu can also learn from Mr. Zhan's literary talent."

Wu Jiu thought to himself, the Marquis of Qi must have done it on purpose, he clearly wanted to impress Duke Lu, the talents who are not valued by Lu people will become doctors when they arrive in Qi, not to mention that Marquis Qi feels sour, it is a human being. They all felt very refreshed, and they must make Lu Gong's nose crooked in anger.

Zhan Huo received the order, and soon sat back, and everyone sat down, Qihou said again: "Is there anything else?"

At this time, Gao Xi, who was sitting at the top, took up the seat and said, "I have something to report."

Qihou said with a smile: "Gao Zi, please tell me."

Gao Xi said: "Yesterday, Xi received the invitation from the State of Song."

Qihou smiled and said, "What? Duke Song succeeded and sent an invitation? Is it too late?"

Duke Song's succession to the throne was very low-key, he didn't send any invitations, he didn't invite any dignitaries from various countries, he just held a banquet, and he didn't make much publicity.

Gao Xi said: "That's not the case, but the Duke of Song wants to marry Wei Ji, the daughter of the State of Wei, as the wife of the State of Song, so he sent an invitation."

Upon hearing this, Marquis Qi laughed out loud, but the smile was somewhat unpredictable, while Wu Jiu subconsciously looked at Zhan Xiong, who was in the ranks of military officers.

Zhanxiong's expression obviously froze for a moment, Song Gongyu said that he was going to get married?And the one who is going to marry is Mrs. Zheng, that is the mother of the state of Song!

Wu Jiu knew something about the relationship between Yu Shuo and Zhan Xiong, so Wu Jiu took a look at Zhan Xiong.

There is another layer, that is, the candidate for the future Mrs. Song is the daughter of the State of Wei.

To put it simply, Marquis Wei, who is in power now, has no daughters. The so-called daughters of the country are the daughters of Xuan Jiang and Gongzi Nian, and they are now at a young age.

It stands to reason that Duke Song had just quelled the civil strife and was canonized by the Son of Heaven. He should unite with other countries and marry a famous wife. Only in this way can he consolidate his position and solve the problem of heirs.

However, Marquis Qi smiled strangely because it was not good for Song Guo to choose anyone, but he chose the daughter of Wei Guo who Qi Hou hated the most.

In fact, the state of Wei has offended both the state of Qi and the state of Lu, which is not pleasing to both sides. Under such preconditions, Song Gong should not choose the daughter of the state of Wei.

However, Song State and Wei State are next to each other. If they form an alliance, it will be a great deterrent to the small countries between the two countries, such as Cao State and Dai State, and they will be annexed in time.

Furthermore, if these two countries are married, the geographical conditions are really favorable. The two countries seem to be like an arm, which just blocks the only way to the countries in the East. No matter which country in the East, the powerful Qi State, or the history The long-standing Lu State, or the Ju State of the Dongyi people, or the arrogant Tan State, must pass through this barrier if they want to go to the Central Plains to pay homage.

With such a favorable geographical advantage, there is no reason for the two countries not to form an alliance. It is precisely because of the unstable status of Wei that Song Gong is eager to form an alliance with Wei. Yu said.

The emperor said that he wanted to get married, so he distributed invitations and invited envoys from all over the world.

Qi Hou smiled coolly, and said: "The matter of going to the Song Dynasty to congratulate, all the ministers think, who should I leave it to, is it appropriate?"

Wu Jiao thought to himself that he would definitely not hand it over to him. After all, he was the chief minister now, and this kind of errand to go out should fall on the shoulders of the chief minister.

Just as he was thinking, Zhanxiong suddenly stood up.