In the eyes of Wei Zheng at this moment, the sucrose that Li Sheng took out looked exactly like the five-stone powder that was popular in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
This level of sweetness... is simply amazing.
Can’t stop!
Everyone was confused, how could this thing be so sweet?
This is simply not a question of food, this is clearly a sorcery thing...
The kind that confuses people’s minds!
Empress Changsun sighed softly, with a wonderful expression on her face.
The mood is so complicated.
Um……
Sheng'er has been living outside since she was a child. Unlike the palace, she can eat such good food as caramel...
after all……
What he eats is much better than caramel...
Li Er and Fang Xuanling had dreamy expressions on their faces.
This sucrose is simply a hundred times sweeter than maltose.
This appearance is far better than caramel.
That means...
Once this thing is sold to Chang'an...
What the hell, huge profits, huge profits!...
Li Er took a deep breath and looked up at Li Sheng. He almost didn't recognize this kid anymore.
Being able to discover potatoes and sweet potatoes is already a great achievement, and now...
This is not the level of erudition a young man can possess!
Uh, it seems very familiar.
Yes, why should I be surprised? This kind of thing happened to Sheng'er. Isn't it normal to ignore it...
Fang Xuanling blinked and stared at Li Sheng for a while before murmuring...
"If Master has this thing, then... he will be able to rule Mobei and unite with the Central Plains, which will be just around the corner..."
"The barbarians in Mobei don't have to do anything else. They can make a lot of money just by making sugar..."
When Fang Xuanling said this, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng immediately became energetic.
The reason why Li Sheng's memorial was passed was that his own merits were enough to support his proposal and gave him sufficient decision-making power on Mobei affairs.
Secondly, there is the support of Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui.
These two guys are both scholars who can be good at generals and excellent at work.
When they saw Li Sheng's seemingly brief memorial, but in fact it went straight to the core of the Mobei problem, the two of them were simply astonished.
Of course, when I saw the memorial that day, my shock of being a heavenly being only lasted for a second. After all, His Highness the First Prince is a heavenly being...
When I talk about this again now, I think of the clear-thinking memorial letter and combine it with this sucrose.
The prospect of ruling Mobei became extremely clear in an instant!
"Sir, this thing is hugely profitable. If you mobilize the barbarians in Mobei to make cane sugar, Mobei will definitely become the next Jiangnan in the future."
"exactly……"
After Du Ruhui finished speaking, Wei Zheng also sighed with a serious face,
"The top can produce good horses, the bottom can produce cane sugar...Mobei is determined!"
"The troubles that have plagued Mobei for thousands of years are now decided by the young master!"
…
Everyone sighed.
But then, Li Sheng waved his hand and poured cold water on everyone.
He showed a smile and said with some evil humor,
"To solve the problem in Mobei, the idea must be economic. After all, all military affairs are political, and all politics are economic. But it depends on this sucrose... I'm afraid you are thinking too much."
"This sucrose is extracted from a plant called sugar cane. Unfortunately...it is basically impossible to grow it here in Mobei. It can only be grown in sunny places."
…
When Li Sheng said this, Li Er and others immediately felt numb.
Good guy, I didn't tell you earlier.
But this...
From this point of view, things in Mobei are not so optimistic, and the previous excitement suddenly disappeared.
Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head.
really……
How can any good thing in this world be changed?
However, seeing that everyone was a little disappointed, Li Sheng then showed a bad smile again.
"However, although Mobei cannot produce sucrose, its value is better than that of sucrose. The reason is very simple..."
"First of all, although this sucrose is not produced in Mobei, it does not come from the south of China."
"ah?"
When Li Sheng said this, Li Er and others immediately looked at each other.
Not from the South…
Where did that come from?
It can only grow in warm places with plenty of sunshine, isn't that what you said.
But then Li Sheng explained.
"This sucrose is produced in Tianzhu. The southwest of China is in the middle of Shu, and Tianzhu is thousands of miles away in the southwest of the middle of Shu."
"so far?!"
Li Er was immediately dumbfounded, and Empress Changsun looked at Li Sheng differently.
My kid is very capable, right? He can get goods from such a distance??
Li Sheng smiled and then said,
"Further than that."
"Sugar cane produced in Tianzhu was first sold to Persia, Arabia and other countries north of Tianzhu, and then merchants from Arabia, Persia and other countries trafficked the goods from the country to the Western Region, which is our Mobei. Finally,
...can be transported to Lingzhou."
"This trafficking law is equivalent to going in a big circle. After all, the Kunlun Mountains are too high. It is the highest mountain in the world. I have searched all over the world and cannot find a higher one."
"Trafficking like this... the price can be imagined, it is not cheap. After all, the profits of traders are always tied to the difficulty of doing business."
"But now..."
Li Sheng smiled slightly, "Our Tang Dynasty has firmly controlled Mobei, and the situation is completely different. There are no more dangers on this road, and the bandits have been eliminated and suppressed. Once the environment is good, the cost of trafficking has also been greatly reduced.
, this sucrose can also become cheap."
"At the same time, the silk, porcelain and other items from our Tang Dynasty can be sold to the West, Persia, Arabia and other countries via Mobei. The profits from this... can be fully owned by the national treasury."
After Li Sheng finished speaking, Li Er was stunned.
This...how much profit is this?
Wei Zheng and others were even more stunned.
Relief for disasters, building water conservancy projects, building cities and guarding borders... none of the major national affairs require a large amount of capital.
This Li Sheng caused several business wars for the imperial court and severely cut off the wealth of wealthy families. On the other hand, his real achievement was to significantly increase the national treasury revenue.
There is no greater disaster in the world than an empty national treasury.
Although Li Sheng was not in the court, he opened up one source of wealth after another for the Tang Dynasty...
Shocking!
Dumbfounded!
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were even speechless. What the hell... I'm afraid that even if Zhuge Liang were to reincarnate, his ability to govern the country would not reach this level.
However, after Du Ruhui pondered for a while, he still thought of a question and couldn't help but frown.
"Young Master... As the Young Master said, in the future, our Tang Dynasty treasury will be able to obtain huge profits from this business, but..."
"But commerce itself cannot produce materials after all... Although it is beneficial, if people and horses are idle in it, wouldn't it..."
At this time, Du Ruhui looked extremely serious, because he really felt that... there was a huge mystery in this.
At this moment, after hearing this, Fang Xuanling, Li Er, and Wei Zheng also looked at Li Sheng.