Ma Chao's troops have not returned yet, but the Xianbei envoys came first.

"Mr. Zhongda, all the Xianbei ethnic groups have always admired the Han Dynasty and have no offense. There must be some misunderstandings in this battle. I hope Mr. Zhongda will make it clear to His Majesty and the Taiwei!" The Xianbei envoy faced Sima Yi, the new doctor of the Ministry of Rites, did not dare to be disrespectful at all.

In the past, the Xianbei also had great men, but it was never possible for even a small official who had just entered the officialdom to be extremely humble. In fact, Ma Chao beat Xianbei too hard this time and showed too strong power. The Xianbei was beaten by 50,000 yuan on the front battlefield and was beaten by 8,000 yuan. Without the power to fight back, the messenger naturally couldn't be tough when he arrived in Chang'an.

"Don't worry, I'm making up my mind to do my best." Sima Yi pulled his hand out of the other party's hands helplessly, nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, the court has issued an edict to withdraw troops."

In fact, it was not done, but Sima Yi probably fought almost the same place. The imperial court sent troops this time mainly to let the new army go to the battlefield. At least this is the case, but Sima Yi felt that things were not that simple. It was impossible for Lu Bu to do things with this reason, especially recently, there was a large number of silk and cloth. Someone had said that he could not put them in the warehouse anymore, and then Lu Bu began to prepare for the training of new recruits.

Sima Yi would not believe it if these two things had nothing to do with each other.

Finally, he sent away the clingy Xianbei envoy away. Looking at the other party's back, Sima Yi sighed. He was obviously a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, but almost everything was on him. On the contrary, the Minister of Rites, Jia Xu, who should have been in charge of these matters, was not seen all day long. In this Ministry of Rites, he lived as a doctor in his position as a minister.

But...what is the use of the Ministry of Rites even if it is undermined? The work is all your own, and the Ministry of Rites itself is to receive envoys and sacrifices from various countries. It has a lot of work and does not have much power. If you do it well, it is your duty. If you don’t do it well, it will be your own fault.

Sima Yi found that his Shangguan was really bad!

Alas ~

As the actual second-in-commander of the Ministry of Rites, Sima Yi can only go to Jia Xu to discuss this matter now. Others don’t know where he is, Sima Yi probably knows it.

In front of a tea stall in Nanshi, Jia Xu was watching people juggling with Dian Wei. Lu Bu was discussing other things with Guo Jia, Xun You and Pang Tong in the past two days, and he had no time to come together.

"Shangshu!" Sima Yi hurried to Jia Xu, and asked Jia Xu for a pot of tea at the tea stall next to him, and gave it to Jia Xu.

"Zhongda, why are you free to come here today?" Jia Xu took it with a smile. His kind smile deceived Sima Yi the first day.

"Shangshu, the Xianbei envoy is here again. Yi doesn't know what the Taiwei means?" Sima Yi bowed and said.

The Xianbei envoy came to beg for mercy for several days, but Lu Bu ignored the matter and didn't even see him. Jia Xu, who should have met, had no one in sight all day long, and gave the matter full power to himself. He was afraid that he would not be afraid at that time, but Xianbei, but if he messed up the matter, his career would be over in the future, but what should he do? At least give me a clear letter.

"I didn't tell you?" Jia Xu looked at Sima Yi in confusion.

Sima Yi: “…”

Jia Xu laughed and said, "Now the treasury has stored a large amount of cloth. The lord's meaning is that the people on the grassland are considered Han people, and they can't bear to see them freeze to death or starve to death."

Sima Yi smiled and complained in his heart that he couldn't bear to see others freeze and starve to death, so he sent someone to chop people directly, right? But he understood the general meaning: "Does the Taiwei want to sell these cloths to the Xianbei?"

"Yes." Jia Xu nodded and said, "Yes, there was no need to be beaten, but I was worried that the Xianbei people would refuse goodwill, so I beat them first, and then let them exchange cattle, sheep, horses, and fur for themselves."

How could you know if you didn't say it?

Sima Yi was speechless and thought for a while and said, "Does the Taiwei want to trade with the Western Regions and the grassland?"

"What do Zhongda think?" Jia Xu nodded and asked with a smile.

"I think it's not bad, but the grassland race, whether it's Xianbei or the Huns, may not trade well." Sima Yi sighed. His idea was good, but whether it's Xianbei or the Huns, even if he reached an agreement with their heads, it would be difficult to restrain all grassland people.

It’s not that these leaders were treacherous. In one day, Lu Bu didn’t have the courage to live, but as far as Sima Yi knows, most people on this grassland have only two ways of survival, such as grazing in spring and summer, robbing in autumn and winter, and it’s useless to tell them what principles they are. When they are hungry, they will still cross the border to rob. Most people live with instinct, making it difficult for them to trade honestly.

"There are always methods. This thousand-mile grassland has become the place where my great man trains." Jia Xu shook his head: "Other things are not something that my Ministry of Rites should take care of. Just go and do it first."

"Here!" Sima Yi could only agree. Seeing that Jia Xu had no other instructions, he immediately gave a farewell to Jia Xu and Dian Wei.

"Why do you think the lord likes to do business so much? It used to be the Western Regions, but now it is the grassland." Dian Wei asked after Sima Yi left.

He is obviously a ill-god hero and he always thinks about business, which makes Zhang Fei feel a little confused.

"Beigong City now produces more and more silk cloths, and the countries in the Western Regions cannot absorb silk endlessly. The value of silk in the Western Regions must be maintained, so try not to be transferred to the public, otherwise it will easily lead to price declines." Jia Xu explained casually.

The Western Regions are too far away, and the effort to eat silk is limited. In the past, even a loom that was twenty-five times faster could be eaten. However, now as Beigongcheng's technology becomes more and more advanced, the speed of silk is naturally faster and faster.

Nowadays, the imperial court can become more and more prosperous. It relies on the huge benefits of silk on the Silk Road to build water conservancy every year. However, if silk is flooded, it will inevitably lead to cheapness. In this way, even if silk continues to be transported, it will be difficult to obtain the current profits.

Of course, it can also be sold to the people at a low price, but on the one hand, if the people don’t use it, and on the other hand, if they sell it to the people at a low price, there will be an oversupply of silk on the market. Someone will definitely notice the gap, buy silk at a low price, and then sell it to Hu merchants in the Western Regions at a high price.

If this matter is caused, it will easily cause dissatisfaction among the people of the Western Regions. Therefore, the court now faces a large amount of stockpiling of silk and must find a new sales route. The Hu people in the north are a good guest, but this guest is wild and difficult to tame, so Lu Bu ordered Ma Chao to lead his army to fight.

The biggest characteristic of the Hu people is distraction. Even the Shanyu people, it is difficult for the heads of the people to control all tribes to do the same thing. If they do not fight this war, it will be difficult to open this road. Now, give the Xianbei people a deterrent first, and then send people to Xianbei to inspect regularly, so that the Xianbei people dare not bully even the Han people who are single, and give people the courage to trade with the Hu people, and this matter will basically be done.

The nobles on the grassland also had great demands for silk, but in the past, silk was a symbol of status in the Han Dynasty, and even the officials in the court could not wear it. A group of barbarians naturally did not have the same thing as them.

But the situation is different now. The emergence of Beigongcheng has made silk simple. The cost of making a piece of silk has not changed, but the time it takes may be less than one percent before. Now silk is no longer valuable in the official government. In order to avoid the price of silk falling in an instant, they can only increase the price of silk again and again, and at the same time, they are constantly looking for markets that can be opened up in secret.

In this surrounding area, the Xianbei people were naturally selected by Lu Bu.

Of course, if it can be sold to Kanto, it can also be sold well. However, in this case, silk will be completely flooded in the Central Plains, and things that Lu Bu and others are worried about will still occur.

"I don't know what Beigong City looks like now. I haven't been there for a long time." Dian Wei still remembers Beigong City freshly. He didn't go there for a while, but he missed him a little.

"Wait, my lord said that it will be almost done next time the scientific exam." Jia Xu said casually.

"Didn't it take more than two years to wait?" Dian Wei said astonished.

"It's not long." Jia Xu replied, "If you have to wait for things like Yin and Yang Furnace, you have to wait for ten, twenty or thirty years. As long as the direction of the things is right, you will definitely become stronger and stronger in the future. Besides, Beigong City has to rely on the imperial court to spend a lot of money to support it. To this point, it is already very good that it can not only be self-sufficient, but also make the country's demands with a large amount of cloth production.

"Do you value this kid very much?" Dian Wei looked at Jia Xu. He remembered that Sima Yi often showed up recently.

"This child is indeed not bad at abilities, and he is knowledgeable, and he handles things in an orderly manner." Jia Xu nodded. In terms of ability, Sima Yi is indeed not bad at abilities. The entire Ministry of Rites was managed in an orderly manner by him.

However, Sima Yi is very cunning and can tolerate it, and has a sinister and powerful spirit. It is hard for others to see that this person must not be ignored, but he cannot be used too much.

This is the result of Jia Xu and Lu Bu's analysis that day, but there is no need to worry too much about this. Lu Bu has a sense of his own heart. The most important thing is that after having this person, Jia Xu has basically started to live his old age in advance. He goes out to stroll around every day, watch people play chess, or play a few games by himself. If he doesn't want to move, he goes to the nearest restaurant and restaurant to sit. His life seems to be more relaxed and comfortable than before.

The imperial examination is good. The selected talents basically have the qualities of hard work and hard work. With a little training, they can stand on their own.

Dian Wei naturally would not care about how Sima Yi was valued, but just frowned and looked at the direction where Sima Yi left, saying, "This kid... has an annoying feeling."

Jia Xu looked at Dian Wei in surprise. This reckless man had no brains, and his feeling was quite accurate. If you don’t carefully analyze his every move, it will be difficult to detect the restlessness and aggressiveness hidden deep in his heart for a person like Sima Yi. But Dian Wei’s feeling...

Jia Xu put down the tea bowl and took out a gambling ticket from his arms: "Do you think this will win?"
Chapter completed!