Chapter 265 The dove occupies the magpie's nest and seizes the good fortune!
Chapter 265: The dove takes over the magpie's nest and seizes fortune
The Izumo caravan returned to the cloud capital of Izumo country without stopping. After arriving at the caravan station, he immediately ordered his men to get rid of the goods. However, he himself did not even care about the profit and loss of the caravan. As soon as he got off the carriage, he hurried to the blacksmith shop.
, let a familiar blacksmith make an iron plow for him.
As the leader of the caravan, Xiao Dao's irresponsible behavior immediately made everyone in the caravan very dissatisfied.
Their wages are closely related to the caravan's profits. The more the caravan earns, the more wages they will receive. If they meet a capable leader, their life will be very prosperous.
But like Xiao Dao, who spends three days fishing and two days drying nets, they are the ones who suffer the most. They travel across mountains and ridges to do business, taking the risk of dying in a foreign country if they are not careful, and end up not having enough to eat. How can this be possible?
As a result, soon someone from the caravan secretly approached his immediate boss Amber, the steward of the Izumo Palace.
When Amber heard this, he frowned deeply. He highly recommended this knife, not because of its ability, but mainly because of the kindness of his brother Dao Ge.
The Lord of Izumo was not that kind of tyrannical monarch. Afterwards, he reflected on himself and thought that he should not express his anger at others, so he asked Amber to take care of Brother Dao's family.
Amber sympathized with Brother Dao's death. He had done nothing wrong at all. He could only be blamed for his bad luck. He happened to appear in the eyes of the furious king and became a scapegoat.
Amber, the steward of the palace, took advantage of the situation and asked Xiao Dao to replace his brother as the leader of the caravan. He used to be called Scar Xiao Dao, but now there is another Xiao Dao. It is fate.
Amber was completely benevolent to Brother Dao, but when he suddenly heard that Xiaodao was not doing his job properly, he immediately felt very unhappy.
After casually dismissing the work of the caravan, Amber saw that there was no urgent matter at hand, so he personally went to Xiaodao's home to investigate the crime.
Xiaodao was immersed in excitement at this time. When he saw Amber arriving, his face was full of smiles.
"Amber, why are you here? Please come in quickly. We have a jar of good wine at home..."
"Hmph! No need, Xiao Dao, I ask you, why don't you lead the caravan to various countries at this time to do business? Brat, I asked you to be the leader of the caravan for the sake of your brother, but you don't know what's good and what's good. Really?
It gives me chills!"
When the steward Amber saw Xiao Dao's playful face, he became even more angry.
The knife made Amber look stunned, but he understood immediately and quickly explained: "Amber, I took the caravan out as soon as spring started, and I made a lot of gains. I found a big business opportunity, so I hurriedly
Return to Izumo Country."
Along the way, Xiaodao thought about it several times, and finally decided to learn from his elder brother's lesson and not "offer treasures" to the monarch. The risk of this kind of speculation was too high, and it could lead to death if he was not careful. He decided to do his job well and work in Shangyan.
If you are a businessman, you will also be able to make huge profits when the time comes.
When Amber saw Xiao Dao's eyes shining with excitement, the anger he felt in his heart weakened a bit, and he softened his tone and said, "What business opportunity? If you can trust me, you might as well tell me about it!"
Xiaodao rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "My success today depends entirely on Amber. How can I not trust you? Hehe, it's a coincidence. When my brother was alive, he often mentioned the customs and customs of Xi Country to me. This time I
Go to Xidu to do business..."
Soon, Xiaodao recounted what he had seen and heard about Xiguo this time. He was inspired by his brother's words, and then deduced and found out the secret of iron plow and ox farming. As he spoke, there was a look of unspeakable satisfaction in his eyes.
An's originally sulky old face gradually softened, and as he listened, his eyes also shone with light.
Farming is the foundation of the country. Why has the Izumo Kingdom's national power become increasingly prosperous in recent years? It depends on the fertility of the land and the abundance of food. Only when the people are well fed will masters of Qi Refining Masters be born one after another.
In many remote small countries, first-grade Qi-refiners are considered masters and the mainstay, but in the powerful Izumo Kingdom, this is not uncommon. Only Qi-refiners of the second-grade Viscount or above can be called masters. This is the benefit of a strong country!
A year ago, the country of Xi was still in need of help and food shortage from the surrounding countries. In the blink of an eye, the country of Xi was favored by the mythical beast Dangkang. There must be a secret hidden in this.
And now this little knife has discovered the secret of the rapid advancement of Xiguo's farming skills. How can this not surprise him?
"Xiao Dao, do you really mean what you said? Is this iron plow really so powerful?"
Xiaodao vowed: "Last year, my brother said that the people of Xi country were lazy because they were using iron plows for ox plowing. My brother didn't look into it further, so he made a fool of himself. I have asked about it, and the iron plows for ox plowing are indeed very effective, a hundred times better than farming.
A thousand times more!”
"Okay!" At this time, Amber also remembered what Brother Dao had mentioned. At that time, the king had scolded him for grandstanding and teasing others. It seemed that he had misunderstood Brother Dao. He was not cheating, but it was true, but Xi
Chinese people are not lazy, but they have a farming tool that benefits the country and the people.
"Do you know how to build it?" Amber asked.
Xiaodao chuckled: "Amber, that's natural. This is your business opportunity. It's not difficult to imitate this iron plow. I took note of the shape and asked the craftsmen to imitate it. I think it's not as good as Xiguo's iron plow.
But it’s not much different. When the iron plow is built, we’ll know after we try it!”
The imitation iron plow was built the next day, and Xiao Dao personally invited Amber to come and watch it.
Amber arrived as promised, but this time he did not come alone, but followed a middle-aged nobleman with a respectful attitude.
It is self-evident that the palace steward Amber, who thinks highly of himself and looks at people through his nostrils, can be so obedient.
Xiaodao fell to the ground and said, "I have seen the king!"
Lord Izumo was in a good mood. He had been depressed for a while because of Xiguo in the past year, and he had been holding his breath for a long time. At this time, he suddenly heard his subordinates report that they had discovered the secret of Xiguo's farming skills. He was completely
People are in high spirits.
Farming is the foundation of the country, and he has always attached great importance to it. In addition, this is a corner of the Xi Kingdom, and the Izumo King is very motivated.
"Get back on your feet and show me how to plow the iron plow and the oxen." Lord Izumo's face was very calm, but he was a little worried in his heart. Is the secret of Xiguo so easy to be exposed?
With five parts of expectation, three parts of doubt, and one part of urgency, Lord Izumo craned his neck and looked at the knife and sent the farmer to hitch the iron plow to the black cow to plow the land.
Soon, the black cattle galloped happily in the fields under the farmer's whip, plowing up layers of soil...
Hiss~
Looking at the hard soil plowed up, everyone took a breath of cold air.
"What a valuable weapon for the country, knife, you have done a great job!" Lord Izumo clapped his hands and applauded. He is not one of those monarchs who is ignorant of the sufferings of the people. On the contrary, he cares about farming and also sympathizes with those who work hard in the fields.
When the farmer saw the power of the iron plow and the oxen, he was so excited that it was beyond words.
Seeing this, Xiaodao quickly suggested: "Your Majesty, this kind of iron plow can not only be widely promoted by our Izumo Kingdom, but will also be very popular when transported to other places. The people are preparing to imitate the iron plows of the Xi Kingdom in large quantities. When the time comes, it will be inevitable
Money is rolling in!"
The Lord of Izumo nodded in approval, but as his mind moved, an idea soon emerged: If I act quickly enough, I can give the iron plows and oxen to the princes and the emperor. In addition, our Izumo country's trade routes extend in all directions, can we?
Come out of the dove to occupy the magpie's nest, and seize the credit of the iron plow and the oxen in advance?
Thinking of this, Lord Izumo's heart was filled with excitement, and he was extremely excited. If this could be accomplished, all the previous frustrations would be wiped away, and then King Xi would be the one to be depressed and frustrated!