Datang little husband

Chapter 51 Paving the way for my elder brother

Looking at his elder brother who was so excited, Du He suddenly understood that although sucrose had already appeared at this time, how to make it was strictly controlled by the businessmen who sold sucrose, and the production process and news.

And the whole cane sugar is only spread in a small amount in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if it is the capital like Chang'an, the cane sugar has not yet been marketed on a large scale. The demand for sugar in the whole northern region is still mainly caramel and honey.

That's why my eldest brother has never heard of sugar cane, a plant that is very common in the south.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that the entire southern region is still in a remote place at this time.

You must know that the first choice for exile prisoners in the entire Tang Dynasty is Lingnan and Mobei, and these two areas are chosen because they are remote enough and desolate enough. Coupled with the traffic conditions at this time, the exile in these thousands of miles Not to mention being far away from the political center of the entire Tang Dynasty, the danger on the road alone can kill many exiles. Don't say that exile is only the purpose, and labor is the root.

So the exile in ancient times, it sounds nice to not kill you, but the torture along the way is worse than killing. This is why many officials who committed crimes wanted to die when they heard that they were exiled to Lingnan and Mobei.

"Brother, calm down, look at your excited look, you look a bit like a prince!

Isn't it just a little sucrose!That thing exists in the Lingnan geology collected by my father, but you never paid attention to it!
Of course, after I left the government, I happened to see a vendor selling sugar cane, and then I remembered that sugar cane is very common in Lingnan.

And I like to tinker with some food, but sugar cane is too troublesome to eat, so I bought some and squeezed it into juice.

But it was also strange that day. After the sugarcane juice was squeezed, I took a nap because I was too sleepy, and the sugarcane juice was boiled in the pot by my staff.

That's how I learned that cane sugar is made from sugar cane!Now you understand what's going on! "In order to make what he said more credible, Du He was fooling Du Gou for a while.

He even took out the books he had burned before to talk about it. Yes, he was such a prodigal in his previous life. When he was ten years old, he burned many geological books collected by Du Ruhui, so it was just an accident, but this matter It did happen.

So when he heard what his brother said, Du Gou believed his words instantly, but when he looked at Du He, Du Gou's expression instantly changed.

Of course Du He knew what was going on. After all, although many of the burned books were miscellaneous books, they were all orphans. Let's talk about this matter, it's strange that Du Gou can't change his face.

After all, if those scrolls had not been destroyed, Du Gou, as the heir to the dukedom of Lai, would have learned that the scrolls would also be his property.

"Brother, don't look at me like that, you can't blame me for this! And I was young at the time, wasn't I?

Let's talk about the sugar cane!You said that we will report this matter to His Majesty, and then use this as an excuse to let you go to take charge of the Lingnan side, what do you think! "Du He was embarrassed, so he quickly changed the subject and told Du Gou what he thought.

"Du He, are you out of your mind? Go to Lingnan to be in charge? Is that the one in charge? That's obviously demoted! I really don't know what you think! And you don't know that place is actually Yue State It’s the public’s site! Why do you think it’s possible for the Du family to step in like this?” Du Gou looked at Du He with displeasure and scolded.

Du He, who was just saying it casually, couldn't help but light up when he heard that his elder brother knew this. Of course he knew that apart from the indigenous leaders and some local powerful people in Lingnan, the largest official power in Lingnan was Gong Feng of the Yue Kingdom. The Feng family where An is located.

Moreover, even the Feng family is just a bigger force, and has not been able to truly lead the entire Lingnan region.

It can be said that the entire ten states of Lingnan Road is a place where local indigenous people and various forces are mixed.

But it is undeniable that the entire Lingnan area is the most valuable place in the entire Datang territory, except for the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Not to mention a single sugarcane, it is a good way to make money.

And Du He has been fighting this place for not a day or two, but considering the actual situation, Du He finally gave up, and then turned to prepare to cooperate with the local powerful as a businessman.

But now that he heard that his eldest brother knew about Lingnan, his heart suddenly warmed up.

After all, if my elder brother stays in Chang'an now, he is nothing more than a duke with no title and no real power at all. If he wants to gradually gain power and climb up, he can only suffer slowly.

But if he came to Lingnan, it would be different. As long as he could take charge of one side, he would be able to make great achievements in a short time by cooperating with the production method of sucrose provided by Du He, and he could also control the material that is in short supply in the Tang Dynasty. In the hands of the Du family, this is simply a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

But Du He also knew that the interests involved were too great, and the Du family alone couldn't afford it, so it was necessary to recruit a reliable helper, and it was best to be a family of generals.

But Du He didn't plan to find the Feng family. Although they were local snakes, but because they were local snakes and had been operating in Lingnan for decades, they were already intertwined with various forces in Lingnan.

If you only want money, then of course it is the best to cooperate with the Feng family, and besides asking for money, the most important thing for Du He here is to help his elder brother pave the way in politics, and Du He will not forget that the biggest behind the Du family The backer is Li Shimin.

Then it is impossible to cooperate with the Feng family.

But finding that family made Du He face another difficulty. After all, there are so many families of generals in Datang, and he didn't know how close they were to that family.

But fortunately, there was someone who understood, so Du He immediately shared all his thoughts with his elder brother.

After listening to all his younger brother's thoughts, Du Gou stared blankly at his younger brother. He really didn't expect that he would actually listen to what he just said casually and think so much.

"Second brother, are you serious?" Du Gou held back for a long time before asking Du He such a sentence.

"Nonsense, of course you are serious, and brother, don't you say that you are a dispensable person in the court now! Then go out and experience for a few years like this, and when you make achievements, then you can truly be in charge of the government. It's not a problem at all, and it's not impossible to reach the height of my father in the future!" Du He said to his elder brother very firmly.

(End of this chapter)