“Yes, yes, yes!”
The man quickly apologized.
"What's your name?" Zhao Muyun asked.
"Your Excellency, my name is Zhang Qiang and I'm from Xiazhou!" the man answered respectfully.
"Well, then it's up to you to answer my question!"
As soon as Zhao Muyun came in, he observed this person. The index and middle fingers of his right hand were yellow, his face was a little dull, and his teeth were black. It was obvious at a glance that he was a veteran smoker.
He must have been smoking this stuff for some time.
Moreover, the tobacco planted on one acre of land in Wohugang took many years to grow to this scale.
"Please ask me anything, I will tell you everything I know!" Zhang Qiang said repeatedly.
"Then answer the question the master just asked!" Shi Yong said loudly.
"Your Excellency, these are indeed small seeds. The seeds were obtained from a Western Region merchant three years ago." Zhang Qiang replied.
This guy actually knew it was a seed? And he even knew how to cultivate it? What a talent!
I guess they got it by robbing passing merchants when they occupied the mountain!
Many things often come from chance.
"How do you know this thing can be ignited and smoked?" Zhao Muyun was a little curious about the process.
"Your Excellency, this is a coincidence! After I robbed this merchant, I found leaves in his caravan. They smelled very fragrant. I thought they were some kind of spice, so I questioned the Western merchant and learned that they can be inhaled to boost your spirits! So I tried it and it felt good."
"Once I started smoking this thing, I couldn't stop. I wanted to smoke it every day. I couldn't get energetic if I didn't smoke it."
"So I kept that Western merchant here, and he helped me cultivate an acre of land and taught me how to farm before I let him go!"
As Zhang Qiang spoke, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his fingers touched his mouth unnaturally. It seemed that he was craving a cigarette.
"They were all brought here by you, right?" Zhao Muyun pointed at the people behind Zhang Qiang.
Each of these people has yellow fingers and black teeth, which shows that they have been smoking for at least a year.
"Sir, you can't blame me for this. They asked for it themselves." Zhang Qiang waved his hands repeatedly.
"Sir, this stuff is so fragrant. It's a bit choking at first, but it becomes very exciting later on, so..." Others also started to explain.
Zhao Muyun asked, "What is this? Do you know?"
"Your Excellency, I heard from the Western Region merchant that this is called golden grass. It has broad leaves, a unique smell, and small pale purple flowers. Picking it and chewing it occasionally can refresh you, but it is too strong for most people to tolerate. It grows on sunny slopes." Zhang Qiang replied immediately.
"Good! What a great 'Golden Grass'!"
A smile finally appeared on Zhao Muyun's lips.
Zhao Muyun immediately imagined the scene of these tobaccos selling well in Dayin, Beidi, and this land in the future.
That would be a lucrative business.
The industrial chain built on tobacco will attract a large number of people to work.
However, the current tobacco production cannot support this scale, after all, plant growth requires a cycle.
There is only one acre of tobacco leaves now, which is probably enough for smokers like Zhang Qiang.
If we want to supply the entire Dayin, even if we turn the entire Xiazhou into a tobacco planting base, it will not be enough.
However, once it is planted on a large scale, it will soon be understood and imitated by other visionary people in Dayin. Apart from the forced monopoly by the state apparatus, it would probably be difficult to prohibit others from producing it.
But that’s all in the past.
Zhao Muyun must have gone first!
"Okay, Xiao Shitou, take them down, arrange a place for them to live, and have them ready to take orders at any time!" said Zhao Muyun.
Hearing that Zhao Muyun would not kill them or put them back in jail, Zhang Qiang and others breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that their lives were saved.
However, their smoking addiction also came back.
After all, he has been in jail for several days.
Zhang Qiang stared at the leaves placed in front of Zhao Muyun's table and swallowed.
"Little Stone, give them a few leaves!" Zhao Muyun had already seen Zhang Qiang's greedy expression and smiled slightly.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
Zhang Qiang immediately burst into tears and thanked him repeatedly.
......
"My Lord Zhao, we rushed from Shuozhou to Jincheng, and then from Jincheng to Dejing overnight, just for these few leaves?"
"And what are you doing? Cutting grass for the horses? But how do you make it into strands?"
Bai Ruolan also arrived accompanied by Zhao Wen and Huang Chang.
She walked into the county government office, looked at the gray city in front of her that was filled with a solemn atmosphere, and then looked at the rare excitement on her husband's face, and asked with a bit of curiosity and anger.
The long-distance run made her temples slightly messy, and the men's clothing made her look more unique with a blend of masculinity and femininity.
At this moment, Zhao Muyun was personally demonstrating to Shi Yong how to work.
They held sharp knives that had been used to kill people and carefully chopped the withered tobacco leaves into thin strips.
Seeing the tobacco taking shape, Zhao Muyun smiled with satisfaction, then took a piece of paper and rolled up some tobacco.
Hearing the familiar voice, Zhao Muyun looked up and waved, "Ruolan, Second Uncle, Prefect Huang, you've arrived just in time."
"Don't underestimate this thing. With it, I can easily build a heavy cavalry of a thousand men!"
Zhao Muyun's eyes were bright and full of confidence.
What?
A thousand heavily armored cavalrymen, what does this mean?
This is an army built of gold.
Zhao Wen and Bai Ruolan may not be very clear about the army, but Huang Chang was originally an aide to Jiedushi Pei Lun and was very familiar with heavy cavalry.
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