royal robes

Chapter 761 The Real Reason
Li Congjia said: "In fact, as early as more than a year ago, when my father sent troops to Xuzhou, my father had already expected that he might not be able to win this time, but he could not give up such a good opportunity to unify the world. So he started He made a gambling game with the slogan of "all the people being happy and the world getting rich". If the Great Zhou Dynasty lost that battle, as long as the Great Tang Dynasty won the war, our army would naturally plunder. I can get back some of my losses. The bet was started by my father, and not surprisingly, everyone bought Da Zhou and lost."

Zong Xin said depressedly: "That's cheap... He started a game, and he deliberately lost, so that he could make a lot of money."

"You can't say that. No emperor would deliberately lose such an important war for some money." Li Congjia said: "Father just bought a double insurance. If you win, everyone will be happy. If you lose , the national treasury will not lose too much, at least it can recover some. So this gamble is not intentional, but there is no way to prepare a way out for myself."

Zong Xin nodded, this method is indeed good.If they win, everyone will be happy, and Li Jing will be happy even if he loses.As long as the Great One is destroyed, he will be able to unify the world, and Li Jing, a small neighboring country, will not pay attention to it. It is only a matter of time before the Northern Han and Western Shu are eliminated.So Li Jing would rather lose by himself.

But if this war is lost... Li Jing can recover part of the losses, and even fill the treasury.Moreover, this is a confrontation with great disparity in strength, and almost everyone will buy a big week to lose, so it is not certain that Li Jing can even make a fortune from his own defeat.As long as the gamble is started this time, no matter whether he wins or loses, it will be a good thing for Li Jing, it's just that one is big and the other is small.

"Sure enough, it's the old fox. Under such circumstances, in a war that is sure to win and never lose, he never forgot to leave a way out for himself before going out. But does this matter have anything to do with the decline of the Dugu Clan?"

Li Congjia said: "Duguhuang also participated in this gambling game. After all, he is your father-in-law, so he has his heart towards you. He bought a big week and bought a lot... almost half of the property of the Dugu clan."

"If he buys a big week and loses, can he count his heart towards me?"

"What he means is that if the Great Zhou army is defeated, you can go back to the Dugu Clan to have a soft meal, so Duguhuang is going to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune." Li Congjia said: "But Duguhuang bought too many Yes, my father is afraid that I won’t be able to afford it, because the odds of losing if I buy a big week are [-]% to [-]%. You also know the power and financial resources of the Dugu Clan, and Duguhuang is too ruthless, so my father is not willing to accept Duguhuang’s money Bet. Duguhuang was not willing to give in. Others could buy it, so why couldn’t he, Duguhuang? The two almost had a quarrel in the Golden Palace. In the end, Duguhuang gambled his own arm, and my father reluctantly agreed. .”

Zong Xin said depressedly: "There are still such people in the world? Isn't this sending money to Li Jing? He never thought about the possibility that Guo Wei would win? Although there was a huge difference in the number of troops at that time, I was guarding Da Zhou , It is not so easy to defeat Guo Wei."

"Under the circumstances at the time, Guo Wei's chances of winning were almost zero. You also knew the situation at the time. No matter who commanded this war, he would definitely lose. That's why your father-in-law has such confidence and dares to bet so The extra money also includes one of your own hands. But you also know the ending, you caused Duguhuang to lose half of his property, and he still had another hand. But at that time, Dugufeng came to intercede with his father and was willing to use the Dugu clan The other half of the property was exchanged for Duguhuang's hand, and my father naturally agreed. So the whole matter has nothing to do with my father, it was Duguhuang who lost all the property. The whole process is fair, just, open, and Dugu The phoenix was sent to the door by himself, and he had to gamble... We have no choice. Originally, this gamble was for two purposes, either to have fun together or to stop the loss. Could it be that we voluntarily deny this time? gambling?"

Zong Xin frowned after listening, and then said after being silent for a long time: "Is there really no coercion?"

"Heaven and earth conscience, Master Zong Xin, don't you believe me? If you don't believe me, you can ask Duguhuang yourself. I guarantee that what he said is exactly the same as mine. However, the gambling game about Duguhuang has not been made public. The emperor would rather be looked down upon by others than to disclose the reason why he got the property of the Dugu clan. After all, as one of the four great clans, it is too embarrassing for Dugu Huang to lose all the property like this. Tell the outside world about this matter, otherwise my family will be executed, and my father has already done his best."

Zong Xin turned his head and said: "Otherwise, let's go back, there is nothing wrong here."

"Sanggong... This was not the purpose in the first place. It doesn't matter what the reason is." Dugu Xingyue also felt that her face was dull. He really gave Dugu Xingyue a face, but in the end...how could he lose Zong Xin?Dugu Xingyue really couldn't figure it out.

"It's the same father-in-law, why is there such a big difference? Guo Wei never doubted me, and your father actually bet on me to lose."

Dugu Xingyue said: "At that time, Guo Wei had no choice. He only had you as his life-saving straw. Of course, he could only put all his hopes on you. If Guo Wei and my father were asked to change positions, he might not bet on you." win……"

Dugu Xingyue was still arguing, but what Zong Xin said was very useful. No matter how the situation at that time was viewed from any angle, Great Zhou would surely perish.Zong Xin's ability to turn the tide was also due to luck, not to mention Guo Wei, if the matter hadn't fallen on his own head at that time, even he would have lost the Zhou Dynasty and perished.

Li Congjia said: "Master Zongxin, the relationship between the Dugu Clan and our court is actually not as bad as the outside world has said, but the Dugu Clan's people...the character is hard to say. But our army has just suffered a defeat, not only the loss of troops is so great Too much, and the national treasury is almost exhausted. With such a sound of fat, and it was delivered to the door by himself, can my father not want it? It is impossible for him to spit it out, but my father is still very worried that the people of the Dugu Clan will Come to him to take revenge. So even though my father swallowed up the Dugu Clan, his life is not easy either."

"I understand this point. If it were someone else, your royal father might have dispatched troops to exterminate them long ago, but your royal father did not dare to send troops to the Dugu Clan. Even if one of them escaped, it would be a lifetime disaster. Even sleeping with one eye open, not to mention your father, everyone with the surname Li will be worried about this problem. But continuing the stalemate is not good for your father, he knows that Duguhuang will definitely go to him... Duguhuang may not dare to cut off one of her own hands in exchange for half of the Dugu clan's property."

"That's right." Li Congjia said: "So Master Zongxin, it's really hard to say about this matter. If you take the Dugu Clan away, my father may not feel at ease that the Dugu Clan will leave his control, but he won't either These masters who dare to control the Dugu Valve all the time."

"Well, it's a small matter." Zong Xin said with a light smile: "I, Zong Xin, can guarantee with my reputation that as long as your father doesn't let the price of grain increase, then the Dugu clan will not retaliate against him. Go and talk to your father Let me just say that I went to the Dugu Clan. If he is willing, we can have an interview to see if he has the guts. I guarantee that both parties who handle this matter will be satisfied. Everything in the Dugu Clan belongs to Li Jing. The members of the Dugu Clan left safely, and I made Duguhuang swear that he would never take action against someone surnamed Li. At the same time, I also asked Li Jing to promise that he would never raise the price of food during his lifetime."

"Will Duguhuang agree?" Li Congjia couldn't believe it.

Now Duguhuang is spending time with Li Jing. In fact, he is not willing to hand over all the properties of the Dugu Clan, but now these properties are already Li Jing's in name.Duguhuang wanted to be cheeky, cut off his arm, and asked Li Jing to return the remaining half to him.

If Dugu Huang was asked to give up the entire Dugu Clan unconditionally, it was absolutely impossible for him to agree.The Dugu Clan has managed the industry for several generations, so it's okay if it just declines, let him hand over the entire industry to others in the most prosperous period?Take your family and leave the house without leaving the house?How could such a thing happen?unless……

Li Congjia analyzed it carefully, and then asked: "Master Zong Xin, you probably have a business that is more profitable than salt, and you are going to let Dugu Huang manage it."

"Sure enough, I did have a good business. It can't be said that it is more profitable than Yandao. At least it can save the Dugu Clan from losing too much. Maybe I can recover half of it, or even more. This business is actually related to food, that is, wine making. Zong Xin immediately gave Tian Ya a wink, and Tian Ya took out two small wine bottles from his luggage.

Zong Xin deliberately said that this business is very valuable and profitable.But the value in his mouth was far beyond his expectations.You can't make this business too profitable, otherwise Li Jing won't let him go.

Moreover, it was obvious that Zong Xin was deliberately bragging when he said this. In Li Congjia's ears, although this business made money, it couldn't make so much money.It's not that Li Congjia underestimated Zong Xin, it's just that he thought that there was no more profitable business in the world than Yandao, and seeing Tian Ya take out two wine bottles from his bag, he probably guessed that Zong Xin was talking about wine making.

How much money can be made from wine making, even if people are exhausted, if they build wine cellars in one place and then sell wine at the same time, the money they can make is very limited.After all, the raw material for wine making is food, and the price of wine is only a little higher than the price of food, because most people make their own wine, and the taste of the brewed wine is similar, and most people can't drink it good or bad.

However, Li Congjia understood Zongxin's intentions. Since the Dugu Clan can grow food, let the Dugu Clan grow their own food and make wine by themselves, which can save a lot of cost.But in fact, this is Zong Xin deliberately paying for Dugu Huang to make a comeback.But how many years will it take to develop a grain field and winery to the Dugu clan's current power?
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