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Yi Huawei picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, looking at Wu Shiluo with a sharp gaze: "Mr. Wu, the jade and silk are distant sources of wealth, let's talk about a business in front of us."

Wu Shiluo clasped his hands and said, "May I ask Master Zhao to teach me!"

"The current business is just wool..."

Yi Huawei smiled, put down the cup and started talking to Wu Shiluo.

The Qiang sheep of Longxi County are domesticated from wild argali. There are two kinds of hair on wild sheep: coarse hair, which is similar in thickness to human hair; and downy hair, which grows close to the skin and is designed to keep warm in winter. Every spring, the down on the sheep will fall off naturally, and new down will grow again in autumn.

After thousands of years of careful breeding by the Qiang people, today's Qiang sheep are very different. The wool they produce is no longer divided into coarse wool and down wool, and its thickness is just right, somewhere in between the two. Moreover, this kind of wool will not fall off in the spring, and can continue to grow like human hair. In this way, the wool is extremely uniform and the output has been greatly improved. Only this kind of wool is qualified to be twisted into yarn and then woven into sweaters.

Beidi County also has sheep, which are also called Tan sheep. Their meat is extremely delicious, but their wool is as rough as that of wild sheep. The local military does not shear them to make cloth, but directly skins them to make furs, or weave some rough felt tents with them. It is simply a fantasy to use them to make clothes.

This is why the wool textile industry in Beidi County and the Xiongnu region is far inferior to that in Longxi County and Qiangzhong. Introducing the wool textile industry into Beidi County is undoubtedly an excellent way to give new vitality to the local animal husbandry.

"Salt, tea, and soy sauce are undoubtedly a huge business. After all, everyone cannot live without them, especially salt, which is a necessity of life. Tea is not only popular in the Central Plains, but also exported to the northwest. The same is true for wool. Even if it is only supplied to the army in the border counties, the demand is as high as hundreds of thousands of pieces! If it can be promoted to the whole world, so that everyone in the north can rely on it to resist the cold winter, the number required will be as high as tens of millions! However, at present, Longxi County has tried its best in half a year, but can only weave a few thousand sweaters."

The sweaters of this era were greasy and smelly due to the limited craftsmanship. Moreover, they were all hand-woven, and the styles were bulky and crude, which could not meet the aesthetics of the people in the Central Plains. However, its warmth retention was far better than silk and linen. I dare not assert anything else, but at least it would be very popular in the bitterly cold Daibei, Yandi, Liaodong and other places.

If Wu Shiluo could purchase more Qiang sheep, raise them in Beidi County, and then vigorously develop the wool textile industry in the local area, this would be an excellent way to open up new sources of income.

You know, the hide and meat of livestock are only a one-time transaction. But wool is different. It can be sheared continuously for ten years. Every time the wool is sheared, it means a new wealth.

Yi Huawei is certainly not selfless. If Beidi County could raise a few thousand Qiang sheep and open a few textile workshops, then the clothing problem of the county soldiers would be easily solved.

Moreover, the implementation of any policy cannot be separated from economic support. This is true for national unification and territorial expansion. Human beings will not do things that have no benefits. Without economic connections, pure conquest is doomed to fail to last long. If the wool textile industry can further expand its scale and obtain huge profits, then the Central Plains dynasty may no longer regard the grassland as a "useless land", but will do its utmost to control it! Perhaps thousands of years later, those nomads who were forced to retreat step by step and finally fled to the depths of the desert and were almost in despair would complain bitterly about this "sheep eating people" behavior.

Yi Huawei's words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing a huge uproar in Wu Shiluo's heart.
Wu Shiluo frowned slightly and fell into deep thought for a long time.

Yi Huawei did not disturb him, but just sat quietly by the side, sipping tea leisurely, waiting for Wu Shiluo's response.

After a long time, Wu Shiluo slowly came back to his senses from his thoughts, sighed softly, stood up, straightened his clothes, and then bowed deeply to Yi Huawei.

Wu Shiluo raised his head, his eyes full of gratitude, and said respectfully: "Master Zhao, your insights are really like a revelation, which has opened my eyes. I pride myself on being knowledgeable, but I never thought that wool would contain such a huge business opportunity. Listening to your words today is better than reading ten years of books! I really don't know how to thank you for such a great favor!"

Yi Huawei held his hands up and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, you are too kind! I am just discussing the matter and sharing what I have seen and thought with you. Besides, the affairs of the world require everyone to work together and plan together. I believe that with Mr. Wu's intelligence and business acumen, he will definitely create more brilliant achievements. If this is true, it will also contribute to the prosperity of our Great Qin. I am just doing my best."

After saying that, Yi Huawei smiled and waved his hand, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

...............

The sky seemed to be torn open, and heavy rain poured down.

Mangdang Mountain, the main peak.

In the thatched house, Liu Bang was in ragged clothes, with messy hair sticking to his face, and his face was full of fatigue and helplessness. With lifeless eyes, he stared blankly at the cascading rain outside the house, as if his thoughts had drifted away. After a long time, he slowly turned his head to look at Yi Xiaochuan who was also in a mess beside him, sighed deeply, and said helplessly: "Xiaochuan, always letting the brothers drink water to fill their stomachs is not a long-term solution! If this continues, everyone will collapse."

Hearing Liu Bang's words, Yi Xiaochuan was immediately furious, his teeth chattering: "It's all the fault of that bastard Zhao Gao!"

"boom!"

His fist slammed hard on the wooden table beside him, making a dull sound.

Thinking back to the past, Yi Xiaochuan was filled with regret and anger. If it weren't for the insidious and cunning Zhao Gao who captured Lu Zhi, it would have been easy to exchange the priceless Night Pearl for enough money to solve everyone's food and clothing problems. How could they have fallen into such a miserable situation where they couldn't even have food to eat?

"Just drinking water..."

A pale and skinny man slumped on the ground, his voice so weak that it seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, he said weakly, "If we continue like this, we will starve to death sooner or later... I have been thinking these past few days, if I close my eyes when I go to sleep tonight, will I be able to open them the next day... Big brother... do you think we will all die?"

The man's eyes were filled with fear and despair, and his already thin body looked even thinner at this moment.

"Who can avoid death? But we must not die here!"

Liu Bang raised his voice, trying to give everyone some confidence. He stood up and looked around at the depressed people in the room, feeling anxious. He paced back and forth in the small thatched house, his brows furrowed as if water could be squeezed out, and he kept muttering something, thinking about strategies to deal with the current predicament. From time to time, he looked at the heavy rain outside the house, with a hint of confusion and worry in his eyes. The rain seemed to be a symbol of their current predicament, endless and hopeless.

At this time, the other man seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and sighed: "Alas... I think we may really die here... This Mangdang Mountain is deserted and it is raining so hard. It is difficult for us to go out and find food..."

"Don't say such discouraging words!" Yi Xiaochuan interrupted him loudly, his eyes revealing a determined light, "We will definitely find a way! I believe in big brother!"

Yi Xiaochuan has always been full of confidence in Liu Bang. He does not believe that Liu Bang will die here. He believes that as long as everyone unites, they will be able to overcome this difficulty.

After listening to Yi Xiaochuan's words, Liu Bang nodded slightly, as if to encourage himself and said: "That's right, I, Liu Ji, am very lucky! God will not let me die so easily!"

The atmosphere in the thatched house was depressing and heavy, and the sound of rain hitting the roof seemed to reflect everyone's inner anxiety. Liu Bang and Yi Xiaochuan knew that they had to find a way to get out of the predicament as soon as possible, otherwise, they and their brothers would face a crisis of survival.

"If there is really no other way, it seems we can only go down the mountain to grab food!"

Liu Bang frowned, his eyes revealing a trace of determination. He turned to look at Yi Xiaochuan and said, "Xiaochuan, what do you think? We can't just starve to death here! This is also a helpless move!"

"what?!"

When Yi Xiaochuan heard what Liu Bang said, his eyes widened. He looked at Liu Bang with surprise and disbelief, and said loudly, "Brother, how can this be possible? What is the difference between us and those bandits who burn, kill and loot? We are people who want to do great things. How can we do such a thing that goes against morality?"

At this time, a burly man at the side could not help but reply: "The difference? The difference is that they are living well now, eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks, while what about us? We are starving to death here! If this continues, we will all starve to death! Do you want to watch your brothers starve to death one by one?"

After listening to the man's words, Liu Bang lowered his head silently and fell into deep thought. He knew that it was wrong to rob food, but now they were in a desperate situation. If they did not take action, they might be wiped out.

Yi Xiaochuan felt very uncomfortable watching Liu Bang's painful expression. He knew that Liu Bang came up with such an idea for the sake of everyone's survival. Could it be that Liu Bang really relied on robbing the villagers to survive this crisis?
The atmosphere in the thatched cottage became extremely heavy, and everyone's heart was full of contradictions and entanglements. The rain outside the window continued to fall.

"Be quiet! Don't move!"

"Let me go! You're hurting me!"

At this moment, there was a sudden loud noise outside the house, breaking the originally dull and depressing atmosphere in the thatched house.

"What's making so much noise outside?"

Liu Bang frowned and looked at Yi Xiaochuan in confusion, and the two looked at each other.

The door was roughly pushed open with a "bang", and several men pushed a man in. The man was thin and looked as if he could be blown down by a gust of wind. His originally white clothes were already covered with stains and turned gray and yellow, and the holes made him look extremely embarrassed. His hair was messy like weeds, scattered randomly on his shoulders, and his face was covered with dust, and his original skin color could hardly be seen. Only his eyes, although bloodshot, still revealed a resolute light.

"Sun He?"

Yi Xiaochuan was surprised when he saw the person coming. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Why is it you? How did you find this place?"

This Sun He was a member of Juxian Hall. Since the disbandment of Juxian Hall, everyone went their separate ways. Yi Xiaochuan thought that Sun He had returned to his hometown and lived a stable life, but he did not expect that he would suddenly appear here.

"Alliance leader, I finally found you!"

Sun He struggled to break free from the restraints of the men, not even bothering to tidy up his messy clothes, and walked quickly towards Yi Xiaochuan, then knelt on one knee and made a solemn salute. His voice trembled slightly, and it was obvious that he was exhausted physically and mentally after a long journey.

"Hurry up and pour a bowl of hot water for Brother Sun!"

Yi Xiaochuan quickly helped Sun He up and anxiously shouted an order to the man beside him. The man responded and hurried to pour water.

"Alliance leader! I finally found you!"

Sun He's voice was trembling. He took a big sip of hot water. The steaming water flowed down his throat, making him feel better. He raised his head and looked at Yi Xiaochuan gratefully. Then he looked around, his expression became serious, and he said, "Alliance leader, I have something important to tell you... This matter is extremely confidential, and I can only tell you one person."

"Come with me!" Yi Xiaochuan's heart tightened when he heard him say that. He looked at the people around him, nodded slightly, and then led Sun He carefully to the thatched cottage next door.

After entering the thatched house, Sun He carefully bolted the door, then turned around and whispered, "Alliance leader, it's news about Mr. Cui."

"Mr. Cui has been found? Where is he?" Yi Xiaochuan was immediately excited when he heard this and asked hurriedly. His eyes were full of expectation and anxiety, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

"Leader..., some time ago, my distant cousin who was working in Xianyang overheard that Zhao Gao was searching for alchemists everywhere. Later, he found that Mr. Cui was among the captured alchemists. It turned out that in order to please His Majesty, Zhao Gao wanted Mr. Cui to refine the elixir of immortality for him in the palace. My cousin knew my relationship with Juxiantang very well, and he admired Mr. Cui's character, so he took the risk to pass the news to me."

After a pause, Sun He's face showed a complicated expression, and he continued, "Alliance leader, later I went through a lot of trouble to find an opportunity to meet Mr. Cui. He asked me to come to you and said he had something important to tell you."

Sun He lowered his head slightly and said in a low voice:
"Mr. Cui has developed a medicine for longevity."

(End of this chapter)