Chapter 1276 The clever words and seduction of the great Sima
Is it sincerity again?
Qin Bo only felt that his mouth was full of bitterness.
It's just that now the polarity between Han and Wu has reversed. It's no longer Han who seeks help from Wu, but Wu seeking help from Han.
The situation is stronger than the people. Even if Qin Bo is unwilling, he can only continue what Feng Dashima said:
"Da Sima, Bo Foolish, please tell me what kind of sincerity you want, Da Sima?"
For the first time, a sincere smile appeared on Feng Da Sima's face, and he picked up the whip again:
"Qin's words about school affairs are very sincere!"
As he spoke, he raised his whip and clicked on the map:
"Please take a look at the affairs of the Qin School. The general has given you so much territory to expand the country of Wu, such a large area of land!"
Feng Da Sima exaggeratedly drew a big circle, "As long as the cultivation is done properly, it will be enough to supply the entire Jingzhou's military grain, not to mention the entire Jingzhou's military grain."
"So," Feng Da Sima used his long whip to gently draw a horizontal line from west to east in Jiangling in Nanjun, "as long as you can find a way to plant sugar cane in all the areas south of Jiangling, it will be dedicated to supplying food to our Han Dynasty."
Jaggery.”
"So," Feng Dasima pointed at himself and then Qin Bo, his voice became softer, "Jingzhou has no worries about military supplies, and I can see Qin's sincerity in school affairs."
"In this way, I can have a reason to persuade His Majesty and the ministers in the court at the court meeting!"
The truth of Feng Langjun's special skills: the activation of clever words and seduction!
School official Qin Bo was shocked and immediately tried to resist desperately:
"Da Sima, you must not do this! If you really want to do this, Bo Ke will die without a burial!"
When the general took over Jingzhou, because of the shortage of food, he specially ordered the generals to open up farmland.
Therefore, many fields in Nanjun are actually in the hands of generals in the army.
Although over the years, the generals in the army have often used the help of the Jingzhou clan, either explicitly or covertly, to convert the military villages that were originally supposed to grow grain into growing sugar cane to make a lot of money.
After all, farming is for food.
The food in Shu is abundant and cheap. When the time comes, I will exchange half of the jaggery for the food in Shu and hand it over to take care of the errands.
The remaining half is pure profit.
Who doesn’t do this now?
Sweet brown sugar, thick wool, mellow wine...
If we cultivate these things honestly, how many years, no, how many lifetimes will we have to cultivate, before we can enjoy these things?
They are all colleagues, so why should others enjoy it while I can only live in common clothes and eat vegetables? Who would be willing to do so?
But all said and done, it is still an unspoken and unspoken rule for everyone to cultivate sugar cane in military camps.
That definitely cannot be put on the surface.
At this time, Qin Bo heard Feng Da Sima's intention and seemed to want to make the matter public?
No matter how uneducated Qin Bo is, he still understands one truth:
Encouraging farmers to teach farmers and mulberry trees is the greatest form of political correctness.
Especially in the early years, how many of the things the school affairs office did were just to put those ministers in a life-and-death dilemma in the name of political correctness?
Now Da Sima wants to make himself violate the biggest red line. What is this other than to let himself die without a burial?
Qin Bo didn't believe that the officials he had offended to death in his early years would forget their grudges so easily.
"Huh!" Feng Dasima pressed down, signaling Qin Bo to be calm:
"College Qin, the friendship between you and me is no longer a day or two. Do you think I will be the kind of person who will let you die without a burial place?"
Qin Bo na na.
No matter what Feng Da Sima's reputation is outside, but honestly speaking, I have gained countless benefits since my friendship with Feng Da Sima.
In terms of cooperating with friends, Feng Dasima is indeed well-known.
After all, the golden name of the Xinghan Society is world-famous.
"What does Da Sima mean?"
Qin Bo was a little confused.
"This is the condition I told Lord Wu."
Feng Da Sima smiled slightly, leaned slightly closer, and then lowered his voice:
"Then after Qin Xiaoshi, you argued hard with your reasons, used reason and moved you with emotion, and finally convinced me."
Feng Da Sima pointed at himself, his voice became deeper and deeper, and at the same time he was full of confusion:
"Three thousand fine war horses," Feng Da Sima held out three fingers, "One thousand horses are given in exchange for free, but in fact they are given away for free!"
"One thousand horses were sold at half price, and the remaining thousand horses were sold at the original price. Is this a great achievement?"
Upon hearing this number, Qin Bo's eyes suddenly widened and his breathing became rapid.
"Big, big, big Sima, is this true? Three thousand war horses?"
What is the concept of three thousand war horses?
The Wei thieves in Yangzhou, north of Jianye, were originally good at riding horses, but what about now?
I heard that there is a shortage of war horses now.
Not only were the number of cavalry dispatches becoming less and less.
Moreover, the number of cavalry dispatched is also getting smaller and smaller.
For Da Wu, three thousand war horses were enough to form a brand new cavalry army!
With three thousand cavalry troops, coupled with Da Wu's navy, His Majesty's long-cherished wish to capture Hefei has come true.
"Of course it's true." Feng Dasima nodded, confirming that Qin Bo had no auditory hallucinations, and then a sincere smile appeared on his face:
"And every year from now on, we big men can sell you a thousand war horses of the Wu Kingdom at half price, and sell them for another thousand at the original price. In this way, your cavalry will naturally no longer have to worry about a shortage of horses."
"Every...every...year?!"
This time, Qin Bo really felt that he was hallucinating.
"Da Sima, please, please don't make fun of gambling."
I will take it seriously.
Feng Da Sima's voice was as far away as the horizon, yet as close to his eyes as it was erratic, yet full of infinite bewitching power:
"I'm not joking about school Qin's affairs."
As he spoke, he stretched out two fingers:
"But I have two conditions."
Of course, Qin Bo knew that Feng Da Sima offered such generous terms and it was impossible to do so for free.
He calmed down, tried his best to recover from the shock, and said solemnly:
"Da Sima, please speak."
Based on what Da Sima just proposed, no matter what conditions the other party offered, Qin Bo felt that he should listen to it clearly and miss every word.
"First," Feng Da Sima withdrew one finger and only raised his index finger, "Schoolmaster Qin just said that I know very well what situation your Da Wu is in now."
"So in order to guarantee this deal, you have to provide enough guarantee."
Hearing this, Qin Bo's heart "thumped" again.
For the great battle last year, Wu rented a large number of horses and weapons from Han.
As a guarantee, Da Wu not only used the customs taxes in Jingzhou as a mortgage.
At the same time, in order to pay rent, a large number of fields south of Nanjun were planted with sugar cane.
Now when he heard that Feng Dasima mentioned the mortgage, Qin Bo naturally felt a little panicked.
Could it be that Da Sima Mo Bucheng still refuses to give up on his original idea?
Seemingly seeing Qin Bo's worry, Feng Da Sima smiled on his face:
"In Qin's school affairs, food and clothing are crucial to people's livelihood, so farming and mulberry cultivation are the foundation of the country, right?"
I don’t know why Feng Da Sima suddenly mentioned this, but Qin Bo had to nod:
"What Da Sima said is absolutely true."
Feng Da Sima looked at Qin Bo's slightly nervous face, and the smile on his face became stronger:
"So, in addition to growing grain, Jingzhou can also grow mulberry trees, right?"
When Qin Bo heard this, he became even more confused:
"Da Sima, every household that grows grain needs to grow mulberry and hemp. This is the case all over the world."
Such common sense, doesn’t Da Sima even know this?
It shouldn’t be. I heard that Da Sima started his career in farming, so there’s no reason why he doesn’t understand this.
"Go ahead!" Feng Da Sima struck the whip into the palm of his hand and agreed, "That's why this mulberry tree is very important and indispensable."
"It's just, Qin School Affairs, you see, our Han Dynasty's Shu land, in order to provide food for you Jingzhou, grows more grain and less mulberry."
Speaking of this, Feng Da Sima sighed with emotion:
"The land of Shu is famous for its brocades. Who would have thought that in recent years, they have only been focusing on growing grain to help the allies. Silk silk has become less and less, and Shu brocades are hard to see. It will no longer be as grand as before!"
Qin Bo's face twitched.
He glanced at Feng Da Sima's clothes and said nothing.
After Feng Da Sima sighed with emotion, he said to Qin Bo:
"School Minister Qin, do you understand what I mean?"
Qin Bo tentatively asked with some uncertainty:
"Da Sima means, planting mulberries?"
"Yes, south of Nanjun, except for the sugar cane land, the rest can be converted from rice to mulberry, specializing in silk production. We will harvest as much as we produce, just like sugar cane production."
As Feng Da Sima said, he stretched out his palm and made a virtual grab between Jingzhou and Shu:
"In this way, we in Shu don't have to worry about low grain prices hurting farmers. At the same time, with silk, thousands of people in Shu who make a living by weaving Sichuan brocade will have a secure livelihood."
"And you Da Wu don't have to worry about not having money to buy horses." Feng Da Sima stretched out his finger and pointed back and forth between himself and Qin Bo a few times, "Wouldn't it be wonderful to get the best of both worlds?"
"Changing rice to mulberry is like making sugar cane?" Qin Bo immediately grasped the key point. He repeated, feeling a little confused and feeling that something was not right.
But more importantly, it’s heartwarming.
How precious is Shu Brocade?
If silk could be exchanged for Sichuan brocade, just like jaggery can be exchanged for brown sugar, wouldn't that open up another huge source of wealth?
"Da Sima, you are really the current Duke Tao Zhu!"
Qin Bo subconsciously praised him heartily.
"Really? Schoolmaster Qin also thinks this is wonderful, right?"
Qin Bo shook his head, "This is a very good strategy, but..."
He hesitated for a moment before continuing:
"It's just that the matter is so big that I don't dare to specialize in it. I have to ask His Majesty for instructions."
"OK, no problem."
Feng Da Sima readily agreed and looked at Qin Bo with eyes full of smiles.
Because Sun Quan agreed or not, Feng Da Sima didn't care at all.
If Emperor Sun is willing to drink poison to quench his thirst in order to survive the current financial crisis and solve the problem of war horses in the army, that would be good for you, good for me, good for everyone.
If you don't want to...
It is said that there is a mountain and rock barrier between Shu and Jingzhou, but why isn't the distance between Jiangdong, especially Jianye and Jingzhou, far away?
The so-called "out of reach" refers to Wu State's current control over the local area and the degree of penetration of Jingzhou by the Han Dynasty.
Even without Sun Quan's false edict, wouldn't Feng Da Sima be able to do this?
You have to ask the Jingzhou aristocratic families who are used to reaping sugar cane dividends and the highly independent Jingzhou military leaders if they will agree.
For this kind of thing, Feng Dashima only needs to sow the seeds.
Someone will water it later and let it germinate.
The biggest obstacle to this matter is actually Lu Xun, so Feng Dashima just needs to find a way to deal with him.
"Then let's not mention the first condition for now. If Master Wu doesn't agree, we can talk about it again. I'll talk about the second condition."
Feng Dashima stretched out two fingers:
"That's Lu Boyan. He must leave Jingzhou! I don't want to see him at the border between Han and Wu!"
"Ah?" Qin Bo heard this condition and immediately asked subconsciously, "Why?"
"Because I hate Lu Boyan very much!" Feng Dasima said confidently, "When I think of him staying in Xiangyang now, not far from Guanzhong, I feel very sick!"
Qin Bo was immediately speechless.
This reason...
very good, very powerful.
It seems that his guess is right. Feng Da Sima is indeed very resentful towards the general.
No, it should be extremely deep.
Otherwise, we would not have made such a request.
"Da Sima, your conditions," Qin Bo smiled bitterly, "are really embarrassing for me!"
Feng Dasima sneered:
"Qin's school affairs, please don't say anything more. You can't even agree to this condition."
But I saw him throw away the whip, walked back to his seat, sat down, and said slowly:
"Qin School Affairs, I can tell you that we can discuss other matters, but if you don't agree to this matter, then there is nothing left to discuss."
He raised his eyelids and glanced at Qin Bo:
"Qin School Affairs, if it had been the School Affairs Bureau in earlier years, even if this matter was somewhat difficult, I'm afraid you would have handled it long ago."
"Have I made you too much money over the years, so you have forgotten what your true responsibilities are?"
"Do you want me to let Xinghanhui cut off your bonuses now? Huh?!"
The last "um" increased the tone.
Qin Bo immediately felt a great sense of oppression.
"Da Sima, Da Sima, please don't be impulsive, think twice, please think twice!"
The dividends obtained from transactions with the Han Dynasty every year are the foundation of the school affairs office.
If your financial resources and income are cut off, why would your Majesty keep the school affairs office?
If it really comes to that point, the school affairs office from top to bottom will probably be pounced on and torn to pieces by the ministers, central ministers, and local officials.
Feng Dasima sneered, picked up the tea cup, and took a big sip. His mouth was dry after spending so much time just now.
But he just didn't look Qin Bo in the eye.
Qin Bo was very eye-catching, and he quickly stepped forward, picked up the teapot, and poured tea for Feng Dashima.
Then he said with a smile:
"Don't be angry, Sir. The villain just said that this matter is difficult to handle, but he didn't say that it can't be done. Don't you think so?"
"I knew it."
Feng Da Sima then smiled again and pointed at Qin Bo:
"Don't try to be so cunning in front of me. This matter is actually not difficult at all!"
He picked up the teacup and took another sip before continuing:
"Lu Boyan has been in Jingzhou for a long time. He has decided many things with one word. He has great power and high prestige. Now he has led the army to capture Xiangyang. It can be said that the army and people of Jingzhou are looking forward to it."
"And what about Master Wu? He led the army to attack Hefei repeatedly. Even last year, with such a huge momentum, he returned without success."
Feng Da Sima glanced at Qin Bo and said, "Tell me, comparing the two, what do you want the lieutenants of the army to think?"
"Coupled with the three battles in Jingzhou, Yiling, and Shiting, this Lu Boyan can be regarded as a master of great achievements, right?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Feng Da Sima shook his head, "It's such a high achievement, and it controls half of Wu's territory alone, plus the military and civilians are looking forward to it..."
Having said this, Feng Da Sima looked at Qin Bo meaningfully, "Qin School Affairs, do you think I should be worried about Lord Wu, or should I say that Lord Wu's trust in the general is rare in ancient times?"
He sighed again and said leisurely:
"It would be fine if nothing happened, but something is really going to happen. The school affairs office, which is supposed to supervise all officials, did nothing. I wonder if this is considered dereliction of duty?"
Qin Bo's hands and feet suddenly became cold and his face turned pale.
He looked at Feng Da Sima blankly and almost blurted out:
If the Grand Sima were in charge of the school affairs office, who in the court would dare to disobey?
Feng Da Sima reached out to touch the tea cup again, picked it up and took a sip, but in fact he was hiding his gaze on Qin Bo.
Seeing Qin Bo's horrified expression, Feng Dasima raised the corner of his mouth slightly.