Other than the grassland wolves and the southern border tribes who did not send anyone, the other four empires of the continent had sent quite a number of people.
Each of the generals had made a similar request.
"Can you reserve a hundred pots of wine for this general's wedding? This general requests that General Tie do me the honor. Our brothers who are unable to attend this banquet, whether alive or dead, would like to have a cup of this wine that belongs exclusively to militants! "
"Can you reserve a thousand catties of wine for Marshal Tie's wedding? The men of our country's military … those who can't attend are waiting for you! "
Thinking of these words, Tie Zheng wanted to curse.
I can't even afford the wine from my own country, why would I reserve it for you? Are you thinking too much?
Of course, there was plenty of wine.
As long as there were silver taels, forget millions of catties of wine, even tens of millions of catties could be bought!
The Empire of Yutang alone had more than ten million taels of wine. How could there be a shortage of wine?
As for the wine for Marshal Tie Zheng's wedding banquet, all the taverns were happy to place their orders.
However, the problem was that Tie Zheng did not have that much money to pay for the wine!
Tie Zheng's wedding banquet had shaken the entire continent's military. The wine used for the wedding banquet could not be too lousy. If it was slightly inferior, it could not be used to entertain the guests. After all, the guests this time were related to the Empire of Yutang!
Almost all the high-ranking military generals of the empires were here!
How could they explain themselves if they did not bring out good wine?
If they were to use the inferior wine that could be bought with a tael of silver … would they have to drink all the generals of the opposing countries to death here?
Drinking too much would really cause trouble!
Even the cheapest wine that could be served at the wedding banquet would cost ten silver taels a catty!
Even if they were to use this kind of wine that cost ten silver taels a catty, the entire wedding banquet would need at least two million catties of it!
That would be twenty million silver taels!
How could Tie Zheng have so much silver taels?
Even if Tie Zheng sold all his bone marrow, he would not be able to gather it.
Because of this matter, General Tie had been frowning and sighing every day during this period of time.
His Majesty had just started a donation drive and emptied everyone's pockets. He could not even borrow money from anyone …
He did not regret making this decision back then, he was just fretting!
Silver taels!
Silver taels!
Sometimes, Tie Zheng was so worried that he could not sleep at night, thinking, "Should I send twenty thousand men in ten directions to suppress the bandits?"
That … could also be regarded as a way to make money, a way to solve the problem …
"Commander-in-chief!" The leader of the guards said, "Someone from the Ma family is here to see you?"
"Who?" Tie Zheng asked impatiently, "Which Ma Family?"
"It's the Ma Family, the Empire of Yutang's top tavern." The leader of the janissaries said excitedly, "Their young master, Ma Chenglu, is here."
"Call him in."
Tie Zheng was puzzled. The Ma Family's wine had always been high-end. The lowest quality wine among all the wines seemed to cost seven to eight silver taels a catty. It was obvious that it did not match the wine he was going to use at his wedding. Why had they come to him?
Young Master Ma's first sentence when he arrived was enough to make Tie Zheng overjoyed. "I've long heard of Marshal Tie's grand wedding. Coincidentally, we have a batch of wine that has been stored for a long time … We're willing to sell it to Marshal at the lowest price. Please do us the honor, Marshal."
"How much wine?" Tie Zheng's interest was piqued.
"Four million catties!" Ma Chenglu said, "A pot is twenty catties, a total of two hundred thousand pots!"
"So much!" Tie Zheng was shocked. Then, he thought that this amount of wine would be enough to handle the wedding.
However, what about the price?
As he thought about it, Tie Zheng asked weakly, "How much for a catty?"
He thought to himself, "Since the wine produced by the Ma Family of Golden Spears and Iron Horses has been stored for a long time, it must be a high-end premium wine. Even if it's sold at a low price, it should be at least fifteen to twenty silver taels. If it's twenty silver taels, it's eighty million silver taels. If this fellow really says something similar, your father will beat him out!
Look at me, do I look like someone who has eighty million silver taels? Are you trying to fool your father? Your father only has twenty million now, what's there to worry about?
"How about six million silver taels for this humble shop's four million catties of wine?" When Young Master Ma Chenglu said this, his heart was filled with emotion.
Yun Yang!
My Great Young Master Yun, why are you doing this?
A whole thirty million silver taels had been tossed out without batting an eyelid. You didn't even let others know …
Ma Chenglu did not know that it was not only the thirty million silver taels that were used to buy the wine, even the money that was to be paid for Tie Zheng's wedding and the wine had come from Yun Yang!
After His Majesty's incident, Tiantang City's money supply was unprecedentedly tight. It was rare for anyone to make a large transaction. Tie Zheng's initial plan to sell his two manors and years of rewards in exchange for money could not be formed. No one would buy it even if it was sold at a discount. If not, why would Yun Yang need to go through so much trouble?
"Can't afford … what?" Just as Tie Zheng uttered the word subconsciously, his eyes widened. "How much did you say?"
He could hardly believe his ears.
Six million silver taels? Four million catties? Five silver taels for a catty? So cheap?
"Could it be … inferior wine?" Tie Zheng looked at Ma Chenglu suspiciously.
This was probably the only explanation. Otherwise, how could it be so cheap? It must be inferior wine or else it wouldn't have been stored for so long!
"To reassure marshal, I've brought a hundred pots of wine today." Ma Chenglu said, "It's just outside, marshal can have a taste."
Pots of wine were brought in.
However, Tie Zheng fell in love with the wine jar at first glance.
The green wine jar was not the usual oval shape. Instead, it was long and had distinct edges and corners. A large piece of red cloth sealed the mouth of the pot.
It was as red as blood!
On the red cloth were three large black words.
"Blood of the Hero".
Just this pot, this piece of red cloth, and these three words made Tie Zheng's eyes redden.
Even if this wine was slightly inferior, he would still want it!
On the back of the pot, the same piece of red cloth was written with small words.
Loyal heart and blood to protect the country, loyal soul to build the fortress!
Tie Zheng felt like he was struck by lightning, stunned as tears flowed down his cheeks.
When the wine was poured out, it was as red as blood, the aroma of the wine filling the air.
Tie Zheng's hands were shaking as he picked up a bowl and drained it in one gulp, feeling a burning heat rush into his throat. Immediately after, a raging fire started burning in his stomach!
"Great wine! Truly great wine! "Tie Zheng's words were accompanied by his tears." My brothers … will definitely be satisfied! "
He asked in a trembling voice, "Are all the wines of this standard?"
"Yes!" Ma Chenglu said loudly, "If there's a pot of inferior quality, this humble house will not charge a single cent for all the wine!"
Tie Zheng sucked in a deep breath and grabbed Ma Chenglu's hand, overwhelmed with gratitude. "Thank you!"
Which man in the military did not like wine?
It was the same for Tie Zheng. How could he not feel that the quality of the wine was not inferior at all, it was definitely of the highest quality!
Five silver taels for a catty, it was no different from giving it away for free!
With such a price, Young Master Ma's family would have to suffer a great loss!
Ma Chenglu hesitated and said, "Marshal need not take it to heart. The Ma Family did not suffer a great loss in this transaction. We were entrusted by someone … Marshal should be thanking us, not us. "
He finally said it out loud.
Tie Zheng was shocked. "Who?"
"Please forgive me for not being able to tell you." Ma Chenglu said, "That person has reminded me time and time again not to reveal it … Marshal, please do not make things difficult for me."
"I wish Marshal a happy wedding." Ma Chenglu took two steps back and bid farewell with a salute. "I also hope that the brothers in the military can drink to their hearts' content. This humble one shall take his leave. "
"Wait." Tie Zheng called out to him, "I'll bring the banknotes, you can take them away."
Tie Zheng took out the banknotes and insisted on paying an additional two million taels. Ma Chenglu refused resolutely and went home with the six million taels banknotes.
In the afternoon of the same day.
Men from the military were dispatched to coordinate with the Ma Family's business to send carts of fine wine into Tie Zheng's residence.
Two large warehouses that had been emptied earlier were filled in the time it took to make a cup of tea.
Then, in the courtyard, a group of men from the military were sweating profusely, stacked neatly like a mountain!
The entire courtyard was filled but only a third of it was filled.
A piece of land was flattened outside the courtyard, surrounding the military camp and storing the wine in the center.
When everything was done, a thousand soldiers were drenched in sweat.
"Open a few pots quickly. Brothers, you've worked hard. Let us drink first and relax." Tie Zheng was about to move the wine as he spoke.
Then, two janissaries pounced on him and hugged him tightly. "Marshal … no need, no need, no need!"
Tie Zheng turned back and looked at the soldiers whose faces were streaked with sweat. "Aren't all of you tired? What's wrong with treating all of you to this general's wedding wine? Aren't you going to give this general some face? "
"No, no, no …" One of the janissaries gulped, smiling honestly. "There's really no need … This isn't just marshal's wedding wine, it's also … it's also the wedding wine of all our brothers who have been through life and death, the wedding wine of all our brothers who are alive and dead … If it was any other time and any other wine, it would be fine. But this wine, if we don't drink it on that day, we will feel guilty. "
"We completely understand Marshal's feelings, but this time, we truly appreciate it." The leader of the janissaries said seriously, "After marshal's wedding, if there's still wine left, we can drink it. If we drink a few pots today and there are a few pots missing on that day … even if the brothers die immediately, we will be too ashamed to show our faces. How can we face our fallen brothers in the underworld? "
Looking at the sincere faces, Tie Zheng felt his throat suddenly choking.
"Alright!"
"Good brothers!"
Tie Zheng stumbled into the room and suddenly guffawed, howling into the sky. "Brothers! Do you see this wine? Do you see it? This is my wedding wine, our wine! Your wine! "
His voice was completely hoarse when he uttered the last few words.
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