Chapter 349 Suspicious of the enemy!
Unlike those bandits and robbers, Feng Zhenggan's joining seemed very calm. However, the same thing is that he still needs to submit a "vote of title". Of course, the claim of title here is not a murder, but a horse.
According to the plan temporarily discussed by Li Anran, Cheng Yaojin and Feng Zhenggan, the first thing the Feng family did after joining the gang was to block its own horse farm. It was not that they would not do horse business, but that they would no longer supply even a horse in the horse market.
All horses will be converted at market prices, and even the breeding of underage horses, the search, capture and domestication of wild horses, and all related expenses related to horses will be included. In short, the Feng family was packaged.
Although Li Anran cared about it only as a horse, considering that the Feng family really had some effect on him, he did not mean to refuse the little intention of surrendering Feng Zhenggan, but he did not accept it like this, but temporarily put it aside.
After all, the status and family backgrounds of both parties are indeed too different. Not only does Li Anran want to see if the Feng family is worth accepting, but Feng Zhengmeng, who only expressed a little intention to surrender, also needs some time to confirm Li Anran's value.
With Feng Zhenggan's decision, most of the cooperation matters were quickly agreed upon. The only question was how to pay for all the horses and related expenses in the entire Feng family's horse family and related aspects.
"Let's do this, Mr. Feng, all the horses in the Feng family's horse farm, including all aspects that have just been agreed upon, you can turn around and ask someone to count the total amount. I'll send them to you directly. As for the subsequent fees, they can be paid once a year or once a month. There is no problem with me." Li Anran, who put down the teacup in his hand, said.
"Old Feng, you don't have to worry about this. Although Zhenxin is an expert in the world, her financial resources in the secular world are not comparable to those of ordinary people. In the past, I thought that wealth was as good as a country, but it was very appropriate to use it on real people." Cheng Yaojin, who was sitting next to him, said with a smile after tilting his neck to kill a bowl of wine.
"Cheng Jiang... Zhijie, I am not worried that the real person does not have enough financial resources to pay the money, but just heard the real person talk about the villa and the commercial street, and he was thinking whether he could get some specialties here back, such as the tea in this cup and the fine wine just now." Feng Zhenggan, who had regained the temperament of the head of the Feng family, shook his head and smiled.
Although he was at a loss for a while because of the magical power of the Great Transfer of the Universe at the beginning, Feng Zhenggan could use his own power to re-prosper the already devastated Feng family. Even if he could not become a gentry again, he had to admit that the old man of the Feng family was still very capable.
After calming down, not only did he recognize the situation in front of him immediately, but he decisively seized the opportunity to deliver it to him. At the same time, because the meal just now was so rich and delicious that Feng Zhenggan had a great appetite and wine, he soon thought about how to make the Feng family make more profits in this cooperation.
As for why tea and wine are mentioned, it is due to geographical location and local folk customs.
The Feng family's horse farm is located in the Inner Mongolia grasslands in later generations, which is the Turkic territory of the Tang Dynasty. As one of the nomadic peoples, the Turks like to drink tea and drink wine.
Drinking tea is because your daily diet is almost mainly beef and mutton, which is too greasy. Drinking some tea soup can boost your appetite and strengthen your spleen and resolve greasiness. At the same time, you can also supplement vitamins and various nutrients needed by the human body that you don’t know about in this era to ensure that your body does not have problems due to dietary problems.
As for drinking, it is naturally because the winters in many places in the Turkic territory are long and cold. In most areas, the cold season lasts for five months to half a year. Among them, January is the coldest, with the average monthly temperature dropping from south to north from minus ten degrees Celsius to minus thirty-two degrees Celsius. In this extremely cold climate, strong alcohol has become a must-have for Turkic people to keep warm.
After hearing what he said just now, before Li Anran could express any opinion, he heard Cheng Yaojin on the side laughing and said, "Haha... Old Feng, Old Feng. Your head is still so easy to use. OK, you really can do it! Shuofang is close to the Turks, and people over there like strong wine and tea the most. However, this kind of good tea is a waste to send it."
"Such good tea is not something that the Turkic people can enjoy, and the good wine they drank before is the same. But it is most appropriate to use good tea and good wine to show goodness to the royal tribes in many Turkic tribes." Feng Zhengqian, who knew what the deception meant, explained with a smile.
"Haha... Mr. Feng, Shuofang is now a territory of the Tang Dynasty. Will it be inappropriate to contact the Turks?" Li Anran, holding a teacup, said half jokingly and half pounding.
"The real person is worried too much. Although I have to deal with some Turkish tribes because of my family business, and I have some shortcomings in the minority, I have never dared to cross the majority. Moreover, showing goodwill with the various Turkish tribes is not just for business. Doing this will benefit me and the Tang Dynasty without any harm." Feng Zhengqiankun, who was in a panic, said seriously.
"Oh? I'd like to hear it carefully." Although I guessed the meaning of the other party's words, Li Anran still smiled.
As for Cheng Yaojin sitting next to him, he didn't say anything at this time. He just carried the grape wine in front of him and poured it into his mouth one by one. Even the ice fish that had not yet completely melted were bitten and swallowed by "crunching".
"With the previous incident of Liang Shidu, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks were already incompatible. However, the inside of the Turks was not a monolith. In this case, if those Turkic tribes that were pro-Tang Dynasty could win over them, it would inevitably reduce Jie Li's control over the Turks."
"As long as you can get along well with a few Turkic tribes, whether it is the horses that the real person wants or the peace of the Tang Dynasty's border will be natural. It will also allow the people on the border to suffer less from the war." Feng Zhengqian said jokingly.
Faced with such an answer, Li Anran had to admit that the other party was indeed quite sensible. However, compared with the plans he made in his heart, he was obviously petty. However, he did not reveal it.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Feng can think like this, which is also a blessing for the people on the border between the Tang and the Turkic people." Li Anran clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then after Mr. Feng counts the amount of money, he will give me a list of goods."
"Old Feng can write it on it. By the way, since Mr Feng plans to do some business with the Turks, I have to remind you that it is best not to touch iron and grain, so as not to be suspected of tying enemies."
The reason why I emphasized that Li Anran did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble to himself because of the other party's behavior. Secondly, I would also criticize him. Don't really think that he is easy to fool. Doing business with the Turks is good for the Tang Dynasty, but it depends on how to do it.
The reason why the Turks could not truly become stronger was that they could only be suppressed by the Tang Dynasty on the grassland was because although they could use the vast grassland to raise cattle, sheep and horses, they could not cultivate. Without enough food, the population naturally could not increase.
As for cattle, sheep and horses, although they can fill their stomachs, and to be honest, this food is much stronger than most people in the Tang Dynasty. But don’t forget that the resources of the Turks are far inferior to those of the Tang Dynasty, and there are no missing things that should be used in life.
Although it seems easy to stock cattle, sheep and horses directly on the grassland during this period, but in fact it is not that simple. Not to mention the migration after eating a pasture, just preventing various natural disasters and man-made disasters on weekdays is a big trouble.
Just like in the first year of Zhenguan, the Turks encountered a heavy snow disaster. Countless cattle, sheep and horses froze to death, almost letting the Turks be destroyed. Even though this situation is not common, there will be wolves and bandits wandering around on the grassland.
Chapter completed!