webnovelvip Chapter 251 Wine
Chapter 251 Wine
Chapter 251 Wine
"See General!"
Lin Xuan waved his hands and said, "Sit down!"
"General, it's too hot here, bring us some ice water." Cheng Chu said silently.
Lin Xuan said angrily, "There's not much saltpeter left."
Even so, Lin Xuan had someone bring ice water.
Before he came to Gaochang, he had considered the heat of Gaochang in summer, so he specially brought some saltpeter.
Gaochang in July was as hot as a stove. If he hadn't had the foresight, he would have been unable to persist.
At that time, Cheng Chumo and the others were astonished to see him condense into ice.
It's not that they haven't seen ice in summer.
The ancients were very smart. They collected ice cubes in winter, kept them in the ice cellar, and took them out of the ice cellar for use in the next summer.
Although ice in summer is as expensive as gold, it is nothing to them.
The problem is that this is the first time they have seen a fairy method like Lin Xuan that turns water into ice.
After Lin Xuan's explanation, they no longer made such a fuss like they did at the beginning.
"Have you collected all the Bai Dizizi?" Lin Xuan asked.
Cheng Chumo drank a bowl of ice water, and said refreshedly: "I have collected them all, and I guarantee that there are no omissions. A total of more than [-] catties of seeds have been obtained."
When more and more cotton was collected, Lin Xuan ordered them to remove the seeds.
The cotton was so soft that he couldn't bring it all back, only the seeds.
As for cotton, I can only take some back depending on the situation.
Lin Xuan nodded, more than 3000 catties, converted into the catty of later generations, that is, a little more than 2 catties.
It seems like a lot, but for Datang, which has a population of more than 1000 million, it is still a drop in the bucket.
But with so many seeds, it can be spread throughout the country after two or three years of planting.
"I asked you to find someone who can make wine, did you find it?" Lin Xuan asked.
Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty brought grapes to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, and people began to grow grapes in various parts of the Central Plains.
After Hou Junji destroyed Gaochang, he obtained the wine-making method and opened the history of wine-making in the Central Plains.
Cheng Chumo said: "A dozen people have been found, I don't know if it is enough."
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "That's enough."
It doesn't matter if there are few people, just go back and find someone to learn from.
"Master Hou, the chief manager sent someone to inform that people from Chang'an are here, and the chief manager asked Lord Hou to attend the banquet in Gaochang Wangcheng." Liu Da walked in and said.
"I see, you tell the person, I'll be there later." Lin Xuan smiled.
"Yes!"
Cheng Chumo hurriedly said: "General, you can't go."
"Yes, I think this is the Hongmen Banquet, Hou Junji must have no good intentions." Yuchi Baolin said.
In the past, they respected Hou Junji quite a bit, as they were elders after all.
But ever since Hou Junji tripped Lin Xuan and made them have no chance to make meritorious deeds, they scolded all eighteen generations of Hou Junji's ancestors in their hearts.
Lin Xuan looked at Xue Rengui and asked, "What do you think of Rengui?"
"General, count the time, the people sent by the imperial court should have arrived. The subordinates think that there should be nothing wrong." Xue Rengui thought for a while and said.
Lin Xuan nodded, Xue Rengui's thoughts coincided with his.
"When you encounter something, you also use your brains." Lin Xuan glared at Cheng Chumo and the two of them.
Cheng Chu said silently: "Aren't we worried about you?"
Lin Xuan didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said, "Rengui will accompany me to the banquet."
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Although more than a month has passed since the battle of Gaochang King City.
But the traces of war in the streets of the city still exist.
Hou Junji knew that it was impossible for Datang to occupy Gaochang for a long time, and he had no plans to manage it.
The war has been going on for so long, and some people in Gaochang Wangcheng dared to go out.
When Lin Xuan and Xue Rengui entered the Gaochang King City, the common people looked at them with hatred.
Lin Xuan smiled wryly, this is all the fault of Hou Junji, what does it have to do with him.
He couldn't explain this kind of thing, he could only pretend that he didn't see it.
The banquet was held in a side hall of Gaochang Palace.
When Lin Xuan came to the gate of the palace, someone led him in.
Of course it was impossible for Hou Junji to greet him in person.
"See Chief Manager!" Although Lin Xuan and Hou Junji were already at odds, there was still work to be done to save face.
Hou Junji smiled and said: "The Marquis of Jingyang County is here, come, come, I will introduce you. This is Mr. Zhang sent by His Majesty to form the Protectorate of the Western Regions."
"I've met Mr. Zhang!" Lin Xuan bowed his hands.
Mr. Zhang looked about 40 years old. I don't know if it was because of the exhaustion of the boat or some other reason. Although there was a smile on his face, Lin Xuan still felt that his smile was a bit far-fetched.
"The Marquis of Jingyang County is very polite." Mr. Zhang said with a smile.
He was originally a child of a poor family, but he got a chance to become a fifth-rank official.
Being sent to rebuild the Protectorate of the Western Regions this time, it can be said that he is very energetic and ready to do a big job.
However, when he came to Gaochang King City and knew that Hou Junji had ordered troops to loot, he had already scolded Hou Junji in his heart.
According to Li Shimin's order, only 500 people were left for him.
Although Gaochang was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, its population composition is very complicated.
He was very confident in rebuilding the Protectorate of the Western Regions.
But he didn't expect Hou Junji to do such an outrageous thing in Gaochang.
As soon as the army withdrew, let alone rebuilding the Protectorate of the Western Regions, he might be torn apart by the angry Gaochang people immediately.
Hou Junji said with a smile: "Master Zhang, according to the imperial decree, the general manager will return to court in three days. If you have any problems in the past few days, feel free to come to me."
Master Zhang quickly said: "Duke Lu, I really don't know that the situation in Gaochang is so complicated. I hope the Duke will leave me with more manpower. Otherwise, I really don't have the ability to fulfill your majesty's entrustment."
He's implying to Hou Junji that this mess is caused by you.
If you don't keep me, I won't be able to complete the task His Majesty entrusted.
When something goes wrong, you won't be able to run away.
Of course Hou Junji heard the deep meaning in Master Zhang's words, and said with a smile: "The situation in Gaochang is indeed complicated, how about I leave 2000 people for you?"
He had no intention of concealing the incident of looting, nor could he conceal it.
He didn't think it was a big deal at all.
It's just that if Li Shimin's rebuilding of the Protectorate of the Western Regions is delayed because of this, Li Shimin will inevitably make trouble for him.
Therefore, he doesn't mind leaving more soldiers and horses for Mr. Zhang.
Master Zhang was overjoyed and pleased after listening, and asked: "Then how should His Majesty explain?"
Li Shimin said to leave him five hundred soldiers and horses. Now that the number of personnel exceeds the standard, will Li Shimin doubt his ability?
Hou Junji smiled and said: "This matter, the manager will naturally explain to His Majesty when he goes back, so don't worry, Mr. Zhang."
"Then I would like to thank Duke Guo." Lord Zhang said happily.
The next banquet can be described as a feast for the guests and the host.
Seeing Hou Junji's happy expression, Lin Xuan shook his head.
No matter how you say it, Hou Junji is also a very shrewd person.
Such a shrewd person, how could he not have imagined that Tanmo has so many treasures that cannot be concealed.
Not to mention whether there are any dark threads about Li Shimin in the army, if the loot is not evenly distributed, someone will report him.
Although in order to bribe the soldiers, he gave them more money than normal.
But his confidants must have taken more than others.
Can those people be willing?
Perhaps Hou Junji felt that he was responsible for destroying the country, but even if Li Shimin knew about it, he would not pursue it.
It is also possible that Hou Junji was bewitched by money.
Otherwise, Lin Xuan really couldn't figure out why Hou Junji would do such a stupid thing.
(End of this chapter)