Before he finished speaking, there was a person next to him, so he stood up and saluted: "Thank you, please let me wait for you to get rid of the orchid fragrance and wash away all the smell of money."

"Oh?" Liu Bei looked up and saw that it was the slaughtering family in the breeding industry. The chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep that his family slaughtered every day, supplying most of the city walls. Then he smiled and replied: "Is the business good recently?"

"Business is normal, but the price is getting higher." The Tu family was worried about the price of meat: "After the New Year, all animals will rise. If this continues, there will be chaos."

"Is it because of the Longxi Business Road?" Liu Bei's heart moved.

"This is the main reason." The Tu family said: "The Longxi business road is intermittent, and the Southern Xiongnu, Baiman and other cattle and sheep are also rising with the trend. Now Haoyou monopolizes the horse market again, and a plowing horse has been sold for two million yuan. It further encourages the price of livestock to rise only but not fall."

Multiple reasons: poor trade routes, monopoly of powerful people, and failure of policies.

Come on one by one.

Steam the hair dry, then combed the crown. The robe I took off was also washed and steamed. Wear it and the whole body was covered with a pleasant fragrance. Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and the four of them went out of the Jinshui Tangchi and went to Hu Ji's wine shop for a drink.

The four of them happened to be a elegant seat.

The bartender brought ten years of old Songquan wine, Western wine, and several plates of refreshing snacks and cakes.

After three glasses of wine, Yuan Shao spoke: "The court will hold a court discussion soon to discuss the business road in Longxi. I heard that Your Majesty also rushed to the 600-mile rush and recalled Xia Yu, Tian Yan, Zang Min and others to attack the Xianbei generals. It seems that this time the troops were destined to be launched in Longxi."

Cao Cao put down his wine glass: "Before, the governor of Liangzhou, Meng Tuo, and the elite troops of the Western Regions sent troops to siege the city, withdrew their troops, and returned without success. Even the people of the Western Regions were confused. If they were defeated again, the countries would be despised. The Han court might lose its right to speak in the Western Regions."

Liu Bei nodded gently: "Meng De hit it."

Yuan Shao looked at Liu Bei: "Does Xuande want to attack the Western Regions again?"

Hearing this, everyone put down their wine glasses.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Let's see what the court has to do."

Cao Cao also nodded: "The cities of the Western Regions are strong and thick, with strong soldiers and horses. They are far from comparable to the nomadic Xianbei. The military strategy is full of siege, so they will be surrounded by ten. If you want to pacify the Western Regions, the cost will be far greater than that of the Northern Expedition of the Xianbei. Your Majesty... I am afraid that you will not be able to bear it."

Yuan Shu curled his lips and said, "Meng Tuo was good at Jia. In the past, he left Zhang Rang with a bucket of calamus wine and was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou. He never heard of him as good at leading troops."

Meng Tuo, the governor of Liangzhou, is Meng Tuo who has lost all his money and only wants to kneel down.

"The army and horses are going to move before they move their food and grass." Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shu and retorted: "Meng Tuo is also a hero, with many generals under his command. When the army leaves the customs, the food route is a major matter of life and death. If it is necessary to do something, how can we return without success?"

"What Meng De said is very true." Liu Bei also said: "Assaulting a city is not like rushing a nest. Light cavalry advances rashly. Once the food and grass are not enough, the food road will be cut off. It is too late to regret it. Therefore, Meng Tuo's army left the pass and made steady progress. It is also common sense."

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up: "Is it because Xuande has an 'extraordinary' method?"

Liu Bei nodded gently: "I am still thinking hard, searching up and down."

Cao Cao raised his head suddenly when he heard this, and a glimmer seemed to flash in his eyes.

Yuan Shu then poured wine: "Drink and drink. What are the major affairs of the court? It's too far away from us."

Speaking of wine, Liu Bei asked, "The road said before, "Meng Tuo gave Zhang Rang a bucket of calamus wine and was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou." I wonder what magic is this calamus wine?"

It turns out that nowadays, calamus wine is indeed extremely precious.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records: "Meng Tuo, whose courtesy name is Boliang, gave Zhang Rang a hu of calamus wine, and was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou."

"The General Edition of Zhenglei" also says that "the wine and calamus are fragrant in the Han Dynasty, and the price of one hu is equivalent to the fifth-rank official."

Yuan Shu knew a lot about these anecdotes.

This answered: "The reason why calamus wine is precious is that it uses the local specialty of "Nine-section Acorus Calamus". Jiu-section Acorus is long on the top of Lishan Mountain, and it is said that "it is difficult for those without ambition to obtain it." The collection is limited to ten days before and after Xiaoman. Too early, the calamus slurry is insufficient and the quality is poor; too late, the calamus seedlings wither and difficult to find. The water used to brew calamus wine is also the Shun Emperor Spring at the foot of Lishan Mountain. It is said that this spring was dug by Emperor Shun himself. Drinking it regularly can cure all diseases and prolong life.

The selection and brewing of calamus wine is also extraordinary. The wine produced is to seal the wine in time before the rooster crows in the early morning of the day, and it must be stored underground for several years before it can be drunk."

"So that's it." Liu Bei understood: "Carpus wine is medicinal wine."

"Yes." Yuan Shu nodded happily: "How can it be more expensive if it can prolong life?"

Liu Bei was deeply inspired. It is actually not difficult to medicinal wine. With Hua Tuo's ability, it is certainly not difficult to use Songquan wine with various rare medicinal materials to mix several medicinal wines that prolong life.

After returning home, he went to Xinlin Township and asked the doctor to order Hua Tuo to test the medicinal wine.

Practice the striking Ju, and there is a venue in the backyard.

He let all the weapons be moved away and the venue was cleared. He held up the torch high and did not mention his two brothers' skills.

The next day, Empress He personally followed the Central Secretariat Guo Sheng and came to the door early in the morning.

He said that he was sent by the queen and came to greet him.

How could Liu Bei not know what he wanted? So he agreed on the date and went to the palace to meet him in three days.

After seeing off Guo Changshi, Jia Xu said: Asking for gifts is one, and winning support for his brother He Jin is the second.

I believe that Liu Beitu’s banquet has been introduced to He Hou when he was in the garden. It is different from a wealthy family. He Hou was born into a butcher family and remarried. His foundation in the court is still shallow. Liu Bei is a relative of the Han Dynasty and is well-known in the world. Your Majesty also appreciates it. He did not win over it at this time, and he thought it would help, so when would he wait?

Such as fire jade and flowery success, golden silk blankets, fox cloaks, brocade mattresses, chicken crowing pillows, and glazed fragrance dew. They are indispensable. Why did they come from the butcher family and they will definitely value profit? Jia Xu also said: You can offer another hundred horseshoe golden cakes.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "I used to spend a lot of money in Ma City. Now I only pay a hundred gold to offer gifts when I enter the palace, and I must give the population a real amount. If I don't leave, I will have to leave it. If I leave it, it must not be less than a thousand gold."

Jia Xu also shook his head: "If you favor one and the other, what should you think about the two empress dowagers?"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "So, this is the same as the two empress dowagers, so you can go there."

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Lord, see you clearly."

The archery technique of resting in peace and returning to the horse is simpler than Liu Bei thought.

Because of stirrups.

All Liu Bei's cavalry were equipped with high bridge saddles and double stirrups. Compared with resting archers without stirrups, it is extremely difficult to maintain balance on the horse's back. It is much simpler to master the dragon and tiger cavalry. Even if both hands are unrestrained, there are stirrups to help balance.

The modified two-stone recurve angle end bow, combined with armor-breaking arrow, can penetrate two layers of iron armor within 300 steps.

It's really too powerful.

The corner bow itself is a composite bow. With the recurve, the power will double.

There is no need for Liu Bei's order.
Chapter completed!