After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Uncle Zhong pondered for three breaths before suddenly laughing.

"Your Majesty, there is a saying in the Central Plains that water can be drained but cannot be blocked."

"Since tea and wine have become an indispensable part of the life of the nobles, and since the emperor has realized that imposing blockage is not a good idea, I think it is better to be sparse!"

Yu Wenfeng poured tea and asked: "So how do you think Father Zhong should remove it?"

"Your Majesty, the essential reason why nobles pursue these things is because they are rare."

"Because it is rare and the price is high, it has become a symbol of their status."

"In fact, this tea has become a common thing in people's lives in the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains."

"The only difference is that the tea drunk by the powerful in the Central Plains is better, while the tea drunk by ordinary people is cheaper..."

"But this Hua Pingchun..."

Uncle Zhong reached out and took the jar of wine, looked at it carefully, then opened the lid and smelled it.

"This stuff was very rare when Li Chenan first brewed it in Guangling City, and it was also sought after by many high-ranking officials."

"But now... with the increase in the production of Huapingchun, although the price is still a bit expensive, it is no longer hard to find."

"What the old minister means is that if this wine is not as hard to find in this deserted city as it is now, when it changes from a rare thing to an ordinary thing, it will lose its role in showing identity. It’s back to what it is, just wine!”

"At that time, Your Majesty, will the nobles of our wilderness country still be eager to pursue you?"

Yu Wenfeng was thoughtful for a moment and then asked:
"This costs a lot of money!"

Uncle Zhong stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Hasn't the gold mine in the Altai Mountains begun to be mined?"

"Li Chen'an should be enthroned as emperor, and what Ning Guo lacks most is money!"

"The Ning State does not want to have a war with our Barren State at the moment. I heard that Li Chen'an sent Li Wenhou, Minister of Household Affairs, as an envoy to the State of Wu. The purpose is to open up trade between the two countries."

"Why can't our Huang country do business with Ning country?"

When Yu Wenfeng heard this, he immediately sat up straight.

For the desert people, doing business is a troublesome thing, and they prefer to rob.

But now the desert people want to integrate into the civilization of the Central Plains... This does not mean that they cannot be snatched, but they are preparing to take over the Central Plains.

The Great Wilderness Kingdom unified the Central Plains and established a great dynasty. The people of the Three Central Plains Kingdoms are the people of the Wilderness Kingdom. All the wealth of the Three Central Plains Kingdoms is also their own wealth.

This will take some time.

Especially the changes in the cultural habits of the desert people.

Now he is doing grain business with Vietnam, but still in the dark.

Buying goods for money should be done openly.

So doing some business with Ning Guo for this wine can, on the one hand, accumulate some experience for the merchants in the Wild Country, and on the other hand... we can also learn more about Ning Guo's situation.

Yu Wenfeng nodded and said:

"I think we don't need to let private businessmen do this business. Let the Ministry of Household Affairs do it. The money earned will also be in my treasury."

"It's just... we still occupy the Nine Yin City of Ning Country. Will Li Chenan be willing to do business with us, the Desolate Country?"

Uncle Zhong raised his eyebrows and grinned: "Your Majesty, Li Chenan is an emperor who became a monk halfway."

"This man is essentially a businessman!"

"Otherwise, how could he issue policies to boost industry and commerce just after he became the regent of Ning State?"

"Huang Guo went there with gold. This is exactly what he needs most!"

"We can sign a contract with him to order large quantities of painting springs..."

Uncle Zhong leaned over and smiled mysteriously:
"Your Majesty, Ningguo is also short of food!"

“And making wine requires consuming a lot of food!”

"Li Chenan is a profit-seeking person. When he sees gold, he can't take his eyes away. He will definitely build a large number of breweries. He will not care whether the people have enough to eat!"

"He will get this gold!"

"When the people of Ning State are suffering from hunger and cold, and when the soldiers of Ning State are starving for three meals... Your Majesty, gold cannot be used as food!"

"And when people are hungry, they will rebel!"

Only then did Yu Wenfeng become excited. He poured a cup of tea for Uncle Zhong respectfully and looked at Uncle Zhong with great admiration.

Fang felt that Jiang was indeed still spicy when he was old!
If gold can be used to make the Ning State decline even more, and make the people of the Ning State become strongly dissatisfied with Li Chenan's court, and then occupy the Ning State without any bloodshed, this will be the most cost-effective deal that no amount of gold can buy back!
"Father Zhong has a long-term plan, so who does Zhongfu think is more appropriate to send as envoy to Ning State?"

Uncle Zhong pondered for a moment: "I think it would be more appropriate for the Emperor to go in person."

Yu Wenfeng was startled and then heard Uncle Zhong say again:

"Just going to spend money and take a look."

"No one in Ning Guo knows the emperor, so the emperor's identity is not the emperor, but... the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"

Seeing Yu Wenfeng's surprised expression, Uncle Zhong withdrew his gaze, held the wine jar and took a big sip.

"What a drink!"

"Your Majesty, our desert country still has a lot to learn from the countries in the Central Plains."

"When fighting on horseback, the people from the wilderness are far better than the people from the Central Plains."

"But the strength of a country is a combination of many aspects!"

"Having a strong military is the basis for protecting the country from being invaded, but the real foundation for the country's stability and prosperity is not the invincibility of the military, but... economic prosperity!"

"The old minister promotes the culture of the Central Plains with the intention of civilizing all the barren people. His purpose is to make them stop their barbaric behavior and change their reckless thinking!"

"If your Majesty can go to Ningguo and take a look, maybe you can understand the good intentions of my old minister!"

After saying this, Uncle Zhong took another sip from the jar.

Wiping his mouth, he suddenly changed the topic:
"By the way, it's time for the Emperor to establish a queen."

"I heard from the imperial doctor that Princess Xilin is happy... I congratulate you, Your Majesty!"

"This woman, after having a child, her heart will naturally be at peace."

"She is the princess of Ning Kingdom and has the royal blood of Ning Kingdom!"

"It's not that I want to persuade the emperor to make Princess Sulin the queen because I am from Ning, but if she becomes the queen...she represents the culture of the Central Plains!"

"What she has learned is all the etiquette of the Central Plains!"

"I thought that if I made her my queen, I would be more able to honor the world!"

"In the future, the emperor conquered the Central Plains. Having a queen like her from the Central Plains will be beneficial to the emperor's rule over the Central Plains."

"In addition...the emperor should also prepare the East Palace."

"This is conducive to the inheritance of Huang Country and the stability of Huang Country."

Yuwenfeng nodded slightly.

After marrying Princess Xu Lin, she has not yet been given a title.

He liked this woman very much, not only because of the conquest and satisfaction he got from this woman, but also because of how completely different this woman was from the women in the wilderness.

"That's what I mean too."

"Wait until I come back from Ningguo..."

Before Yu Wenfeng finished speaking, a father-in-law bowed and hurried in.

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty,"

"Something's wrong with the Altai gold mines."

Yu Wenfeng was shocked:
"Say!"

"Some martial arts masters from the Central Plains attacked the Altai gold mine and killed many people..."

"General Yu Wensong who was stationed at the gold mine died in battle!"

"The gold mined... was looted by those gangsters!"

Yu Wenfeng suddenly stood up.

He stared at the old eunuch, and after a while he slowly sat down again.

"In the land of the desert country, they brought so much gold... stupid!"

"Go and call the Third Eagle General Yu Wenqiang to come. I still don't believe they can escape this time!" (End of Chapter)