Zhao Yuqing thought that Lu Haoshan was going to propose marriage, and he could say that the heavens and man were fighting each other. He was in a dilemma between agreeing and refusing. He had already thought about how to refuse but left him hope, and his mind was full of how to deal with different situations. However, he didn't expect that Lu Haoshan would raise such a question, and his mind was a little overwhelmed.

"Other problem, no." Lu Haoshan was stunned by Zhao Yuqing's words, and quickly said with consideration: "If the old patriarch Zhao has any inconvenience, then Lu will pretend that this matter has never been said."

"Oh, no, nothing." Zhao Yuqing was still feeling a little disappointed in his heart while being grateful. This is how people are. Some people remember it and are worried about gains and losses, but once they are ignored, they feel inexplicably lost. Fortunately, he was used to the strong winds and waves, so he quickly reacted and said with a smile: "Convenience, convenience, this is just a small task. Zhaojia Village still has to rely on the adults to take care of it."

The bandits live like combs, and the soldiers live like shaved. It is not good to be targeted by the bandits. However, if those poor and crazy soldiers are attracted to them, the days will not be calm. Now the political situation is turbulent. In addition to raising family members and protecting the hospital, those landlords and wealthy businessmen will subconsciously please the county government and even rescue them as soon as possible when there is something wrong. This is also the reason why Lu Haoshan's last fundraising was so smooth. I heard that there was a place where officials deliberately delayed and only appeared after the bandits finished robbing. At that time, the things robbed from the bandits became confiscated. If they wanted to get them back, it would be a dream.

Lu Haoshan said happily: "That's great. Old Master Zhao, I wonder if I can help the county government train talents in this area. If I can provide some carrier pigeons, it would be best."

"Adults have spoken, the Zhao family is happy to serve such a trivial matter," Zhao Yuqing said with a smile: "However, whether you want to cultivate talents or want a carrier pigeon, you'd better find my Min'er, all of which are made by her."

Zhao Min?

Seeing Lu Haoshan looking at him with a curious look, Zhao Min felt a little embarrassed, smiled slightly, and answered actively: "At that time, I learned Jiuzhang Arithmetic and wanted to test how far a bird could fly with a stick of incense. Is it a bird fast or a horse fast? Other birds are difficult to raise, so I used pigeons to test it. After a while, I found that the carrier pigeons were used to convey information well. I raised a lot of carrier pigeons. Unexpectedly, this little gadget could still catch the eyes of adults."

So that's it. Unexpectedly, Zhao Min is really versatile. She raised pigeons to test her speed and created an intelligence system for her. However, many things are like this. As long as she is interested and focuses on doing something, she will often achieve great achievements or important discoveries in this field. If greed is the driving force for people to keep moving forward, then interest is the combustion aid for people to move forward.

Heroes come from troubled times, women are as good as men. Like the Qiang people Yun'er's martial arts skills, his archery skills are even more piercing. Zhao Min in front of him is like a lady from a family, but it is this delicate woman who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, good at nine chapters of arithmetic, and able to raise pigeons. It is not simple. Is this caused by the Ming Dynasty's environment?

It's okay, if you find an opportunity to marry home, you can warm your bed and do housework, business, etc., you are the legendary virtuous supporter.

Lu Haoshan said with a serious look: "Ms. Zhao, this is already very powerful. Using Fei Ge to send messages is fast, and the manpower and material resources are required. It should be vigorously promoted."

"Sir, this is a bad word," Zhao Min said a little regretfully: "After all, the pigeon is a beast, and no one is that reliable. There are many uncertainties in the middle of the journey. Maybe it is playful and misleading, maybe it is trapped, or someone is shot and killed while looking for food, etc. Besides, the pigeon can be easily recognized. Once it is shot, the tokens or information it carries will be known by the other party. It can be said that the flying pigeon is used for daily use, such as the imperial court's transmission of important information, and it depends on post stations and postmen."

"Ms. Zhao means that there are two disadvantages to using carrier pigeons to transmit information. One is that they are afraid that the information will not arrive on time, and the other is that they are afraid that they will be intercepted in the middle, right?"

"right."

"If you send a few more carrier pigeons to pass on, it will increase the success rate. As for fear of the information being intercepted, this will be easier to solve. If you use a password to encrypt it, the other party will not understand what to say. For them, as long as the password cannot be cracked, it will be just a piece of waste paper to them, and there will be no so-called leaks."

Zhao Min said in surprise: "Writing the password, what is this from?"

"This is simple. Actually, since Qin State, some information from the Ministry of War has been written in passwords. The principle is very simple. The sequence is disrupted through certain rules and does not translate it according to the rules, so you can't understand it at all."

Seeing that Zhao Min was still a little confused, Lu Haoshan tried his best to explain the application of codes, such as writing with numbers, specific symbols, tone, etc. When it comes to interest, he also used a pen as an example. Zhao Min, who was standing beside him, was fascinated by him, nodded constantly, and sometimes raised his doubts. So, a banquet seemed to have become a world of two people, leaving Zhao Yuqing and several veterans aside, staring at him, trying to interrupt him, but it was hindered by Lu Haoshan's status.

Seeing that his daughter became a fool, Zhao Yuqing could only sigh that if a woman was too old, she would be left alone.

Seeing that the food was about to be cold, and the matter was not yet discussed, the two felt like they were talking about love. Zhao Yuqing was so embarrassed. Several veterans looked at him with a smile, not knowing what to say. Finally, they found a gap and quickly coughed twice to interrupt their conversation. Then they said to Lu Haoshan with a smile: "Sir, please use chopsticks, the food is almost cold."

Only then did Lu Haoshan notice that he seemed to be a bit over the crowd, but in front of the beauties he liked, many men liked to show their abilities, and Master Lu was no exception. Unexpectedly, he ignored a few old guys, and this place was still someone else's house. So he said a little apologetically: "Okay, Old Master Zhao, everyone, please use chopsticks."

Seeing Lu Haoshan pick up the chopsticks and start to move, everyone started to eat. During the meal, everyone had a tacit understanding and did not talk about cooperation. After three rounds of wine and five rounds of taste, Zhao Yuqing finally brought the topic back to the tea and horse transaction: "Sir, after two months of preparation, everything is ready now. As long as we choose a zodiac auspicious day, we can set off."

Lu Haoshan nodded and said, "It's not easy. I didn't expect that this tea-horse transaction is much more difficult than Lu thought."

The elder Zhao Neng, who was standing by, thought Lu Haoshan questioned the Zhao clan's ability to do business, and hurriedly said, "Sir, tea is not difficult to collect. Although there are many riots in Shaanxi, one is to prevent riots and bandits and two is to guard against patrol officials, it is not difficult to do these with the ability of the Zhao clan. The main reason is that a lot of preparations must be done in the early stage. To collect the tea, you must first press it into tea bricks for easy transportation, and then the horses transported. Our batch of tea is shameless and sometimes you need to walk on a small road. In this way, the carriage cannot be used and can only be carried by horses. The weight of an ordinary horse is 300 kilograms. However, this time it was a long journey. In order to be more mobile and faster, each horse carries 200 kilograms of weight. Even if you don't need to reserve, 60,000 kilograms of tea will require 300 horses. Not to mention that it is difficult to raise so many horses, it is not easy to find a suitable and reliable groom."

After pausing, Zhao Neng continued: "In order to accelerate the progress, the less food and grass, the better. In this way, we have to establish several supply points on the way from Jiangyou to Xifan. Once we reach the destination, the food and grass will be immediately replenished, and it is possible that we will also need to replenish horses. This layout alone takes a lot of time. In addition to these, we also need to establish a good relationship, collect intelligence, and send people to find a capable buyer in Xifan. It is amazing that so many things can be completed within two months."

Unexpectedly, there were so many tricks here, and Lu Haoshan was stunned when he heard this. The Zhao clan is good. He has done so much preparation before he set out. As the saying goes, be prepared for any accidents. Unlike other businessmen, they all take one step at a time and are all smooth sailing. Once there is an emergency, they will be caught off guard and think more thoughtful than themselves. It seems that they are looking for the right partner.

"Elder Zhao, don't be excited." Lu Haoshan said quickly: "Of course Lu can trust the Zhao clan's ability to do things. Now he is just sighing."

"I dare not, just understand me." Seeing that the county magistrate admitted his mistake, Zhao Neng didn't dare to be arrogant and quickly explained.

Lu Haoshan was interested in changing the topic and said strangely: "Tea bricks? Didn't we collect Shaanxi and Sichuan tea? Isn't there tea bricks in Pu'er?"

An elder named Zhao Sanxing smiled and said, "Adults may not know much about this. Many people think that only Pu'er is suitable for pressing into tea bricks. In fact, tea can be pressed into tea bricks. It's just to see if there is any need. Since the Tang Dynasty, in order to facilitate transportation, tea leaves have been pressed into tea bricks. Now there are flower tea bricks, black tea bricks and Pu'er tea bricks on the market. Please see, these are flower tea bricks that we pressed by ourselves."

After Zhao Sanxing finished speaking, he turned to a brick-shaped tea brick, and gently pushed it in front of Lu Haoshan.

After weighing it, Lu Haoshan knew that the tea brick was about two pounds. He gently opened the layer of paper wrapped outside and found that there were two layers of paper, one layer of oil paper and one layer of white paper. He wrapped it very carefully. Lu Haoshan just thought for a little while and understood why he wrapped three layers of paper: the white paper inside was to show cleanness, the oil paper in the middle prevented rain from getting wet and getting damp, and the layer of paper outside was a mark. It was obvious that a lot of thought was spent. When the three layers of paper were opened, a fresh and lush fragrance of tea was immediately smelled.

This is the tea that people dream of in the Xifan people. For them, they would rather not eat meat than drink tea. This is a habit that nurtures unlimited business opportunities.

"The elder said it well, Lu felt ashamed of himself." Lu Haoshan stopped turning and turned his head straight to the point Zhao Yuqing said: "Old Master Zhao, since everything is ready, let's discuss when and where to set off, as well as what we need to do and pay attention to." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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