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By the end of August, Hebei Zhaoxingyuan, who lived in Weizhou, received an official document from Yiwu Jiedu Mansion. This time Wang Chuzhi said in the official document that after detailed understanding, it was indeed the writing of a private merchant, and Yao Ji's shop was
A company in Liucheng specializes in building roads and bridges. The official road from Pingzhou to Liucheng was built by Yao Ji, and Yao Ji relied on setting up checkpoints on the official road to gain income. The same will be done for these three bridges.
Wang Chu asked directly if he still wanted to stop it.
This time Yuan Xiang hesitated first, because the official document came with his staff sent to Yiwu, and this staff returned to Yiwu in person.
"They said they wanted to do business with X?"
"Dalang, that's what the other party said. They want to open a mutual market in Shenzhou, do business with our Yuan family, and at the same time do some business with merchants from various places." The staff is from the Yuan family and is Yuan's family, Yuan Xiang
First, he is the eldest son of the Yuan family, so he is nicknamed "Dalang".
"Who is making the decision on the other side?" Yuan Xiang asked first.
"The proprietor of Yao Ji arranged for the two shopkeepers to come to discuss the matter. One is a descendant of the Wang family and the other is a servant of the Li family."
"Wang family? Li family?"
"It was Wang who served as governor of Ying, Ping and Confucianism, and Li, the prince's young master. It is said that Gao and Zhao were also involved."
"White Horse Silver Spear Gao Family? Youwuwei General Zhao Family?"
"Exactly."
Hearing that the Gao family and the Zhao family were also involved, Yuan Xiang couldn't help but become interested. These are sophisticated and wealthy families in Youzhou, with deep roots in Hebei. Doing business with them must involve a huge amount of money, and the benefits are unknown.
Shenzhou is located in the center of Hebei, with Lulong in the northeast, Yiwu in the northwest, Chengde in the southwest, and Weibo in the southeast. It is the place where the Four Wars were fought. It can be said that this is not only an important hub connecting various towns, but also a
Every time there is a war, there will be military disasters. After the Hebei War last year, Shenzhou was occupied by Chengde, Wei Bo and Yiwu. Later, Liu Shouguang attached to Xuanwu, and Liu Zhiwen bribed Yuan Xiangxian. Yuan Xiangxian got the benefits and forced the three
The town withdrew from Shenzhou and returned Shenzhou to Lulong. However, because this place was too sensitive, and a civil war broke out within the Lulong Army, although it was named Lulong, the Lulong Army did not actually control this place.
From the map, Lulong is like an umbrella, with Guizhou, Youzhou, Mozhou, Yingzhou, and Cangzhou forming the umbrella cover from northwest to southeast, while Shenzhou is the umbrella handle under the umbrella cover, deeply embedded in Hebei provinces.
Within the town's sphere of influence. After Li Chengzhong took control of Youzhou, in order to avoid irritating the towns in Hebei, he never stationed troops here. The troops stationed in Mozhou and Yingzhou were far away from Shenzhou.
Shenzhou was returned to Lu Long under the auspices of Yuan Xiangxian. Of course Yuan Xiangxian was aware of the current situation in Shenzhou. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that opening a mutual market in this place was a very reliable suggestion. Because it is close to all parties, the transportation is convenient.
; Because Lulong did not station troops here, Yuan Xiangxian could justifiably set up shop and trade here. Even if King Dongping knew about it in the future, Yuan Xiangxian would have very legitimate reasons to deal with the prince's accusation.
"Does Li Jiedu of Youzhou know about this?"
"They said that we don't need to worry about this issue. They will find a way to smooth things over with Li Jiedu. They even said that if Dalang wants to meet with Li Jiedu, they can find an opportunity to arrange it."
Of course Yuan Xiangxian knew that with the strength of the above-mentioned wealthy families, it would not be difficult to get through Li Chengzhong's joints, but he thought more deeply: "It is best not to let Li Jiedu get involved in this matter. How can they and Li Jiedu get through us?" No matter, we can’t have anything to do with Lulong Jiedu Mansion!”
The staff sighed. It seemed that they would not be able to get the windfall promised by the other party. However, as Yuan's confidants, the staff naturally knew the prince's attitude towards Lu Long and Li Chengzhong. The prince recommended Liu Shouguang and Zhao Yuande as Lu Long and Yichang Jiedushi. , before the proclamation from the Political Affairs Hall was sent to Hebei, Li Chengzhong killed Liu Shouguang and surrendered Zhao Yuande, which was equivalent to making the prince lose his face in front of the world. Of course, the prince was unhappy. Don't look at Li Chengzhong now sitting in Lulong Jiedu However, as soon as Hedong and Guannei were pacified and the emperor was moved to Luoyang, the Xuanwu Army would definitely conquer Hebei again. At this time, having official contacts with Li Chengzhong would not be a blatant violation of the prince's wishes. ?
Seeing that Yuan Xiangxian had not yet made up his mind, his staff added fuel to the fire: "They said that when Li Jiedu was the governor of Yingzhou, he had great prestige outside the pass, and they could get a lot of furs, old ginseng, deer antlers, etc." , Dalang, this is a good opportunity. In the past few years, Hebei and Hedong have been in the middle of a war, and the outside of the customs has been isolated from the Central Plains for many years. These goods are all good things that the Central Plains lacks, and the money changes hands several times! "
The scale in Yuan Xiangxian's heart tilted a little more, but he still had concerns: "What does the other party want? If it's soldiers and weapons, we can't do it. The signs of scheming the enemy are too obvious..."
"Of course, I am not a stupid person. I told them that I would not make a living as a soldier, and they agreed. They want food, cloth, iron stone and saltpeter, especially food. They want as much as they can."
As soon as he heard that the other party wanted food, the last hesitation in Yuan Xiangxian's heart was finally completely eliminated. When it comes to who has the most food in the entire Henan Province, if the Yuan family claims to be second, no one dares to claim to be first. When Qin Zongquan brought disaster to the Central Plains, due to military disasters As a result, the entire Henan Province was beaten to pieces. The imperial court pursued Qin Zongquan's various vassal towns, including Zhu Quanzhong, Li Keyong, Han Jian, Yang Xingmi, etc. The army was extremely short of food. Qin Zongquan's rebels even used human flesh as food. .
Later, with the help of the Yuan family, Zhu Quanzhong solved the military food problem and finally eliminated the Qin Zongquan. Zhu Quanzhong also benefited from this and officially emerged in the war to eliminate the Qin Zongquan, becoming a world power that could compete with Li Keyong, Yang Xingmi, Li Maozhen, etc. Fan.
The Yuan family also used Zhu Quanzhong's power to annex a large amount of land and became one of the most powerful landowners in the world. Almost all of the cultivated land in Songzhou and Bianzhou is under the Yuan family's name, and there are more than ten thousand hectares of fertile farmland and forests!
"Food, cloth, etc. can be given, but iron and stone cannot be given. In addition, ask the other party if they can provide horses, we can buy them at a high price." Yuan Xiang first said to his staff.
Although iron and stone are not armor ordnance, they are the basis for making armor ordnance. They are important military materials. Although Yuan Xiangxian wants to do this business, he does not dare to make fun of his own head. In comparison, selling food is also a way to support the enemy. , but it is not as obvious as selling iron and stone. The Yuan family is a big landowner, a big grain merchant, and does some grain business. Yuan Xiangxian still has the confidence. Of course, Yuan Xiangxian hopes to get war horses. If he can exchange grain for war horses, then he Not only are there no faults, but they are also meritorious, which makes this business even more legitimate.
After thinking for a moment, Yuan Xiangxian added: "There is also salt. During the mutual trade, we have to mention that Lulong produces salt, which is also what we urgently need."
Salt is divided into well salt, pool salt and sea salt. Well salt is mostly located in Jiannan, which belongs to Wang Jian's jurisdiction. Chi salt is distributed in Hedong and Hebei. Sea salt is located in Hebei and Huaidong. The reason why Lulong firmly occupies the world's most powerful vassal town
The status of the vassal is closely related to the two major salt producing areas within its jurisdiction, one is Jizhou Salt Pond and the other is Lutai Salt Field.
Compared with Lulong, there are basically no large salt-producing areas under the jurisdiction of the Xuanwu Army. The reason why Zhu Quanzhong desperately attacked Hedong and Hebei has a lot to do with this. Therefore, Yuan Xiangxian added the condition of buying salt. If he can
By obtaining war horses and salt from Hebei, Yuan Xiangxian would not only receive huge profits, but would also be rewarded by King Dongping. After spending some money to operate, it would not be difficult for him to be granted the title of Jiedushi in the future.
The staff left Weizhou and went to negotiate with Yuan Xiangxian's instructions. This time the negotiation took place in Shenzhou, less than three hundred miles away from Weizhou, so Yuan Xiangxian got a reply quickly.
The other party agreed to Yuan Xiangxian's conditions. In addition to selling furs, old ginseng, deer antlers and other wild products in the mutual market, they could also sell some horses and salt. However, the other party also pointed out that horses and salt were difficult to obtain and the quantities were not large.
In exchange for the joints of Lulong Jiedu Mansion, Yuan Xiang needs to provide people first. One adult male can match three family members, and twenty people can be exchanged for one horse or fifty kilograms of salt.
Yuan Xiangxian immediately agreed to this condition and instructed his staff to discuss the details with the other party. At the same time, he summoned Chengde Jiedushi Wang Rong and Wei Boya Bingdu Commander Huangfu Jun to the recruiting envoys and personally explained to them the significance of opening a mutual market, especially the
It was an exchange of horses and salt, requiring them to cooperate and calling on merchants from various towns to trade with each other.
Wang Rong was all-powerful in this regard. Under the strong power of the Xuanwu Army, he naturally followed Yuan Xiangxian's orders. Huangfu Jun was opposed to this. In order to prove the "bad intentions" of the Lu Long Army, he also cited the example of Cangzhou,
It is said that there are signs that the Lulong Army stationed in Cangzhou has been active throughout its territory and has a vague tendency to move south.
Yuan Xiangxian was so preoccupied with this big business that the total value could exceed one million that he had the heart to listen to Huangfu Jun's nagging. He immediately retorted that Lu Longjun wanted to buy a large amount of grain, iron and stone, and to exchange for Dingkou, which showed that the opponent was currently in a difficult situation.
, lack of food, lack of people, lack of soldiers and armor, how could there be enough energy to go south?
Moreover, Yuan Xiangxian reminded Huangfu Jun not to affect the overall situation because of hatred. If he ruined the Xuanwu Army's opportunity to obtain war horses and salt, Wei Bo would be held accountable!
The Shenzhou Mutual Market is scheduled to be opened on October 1st, once every ten days. Lulong merchants will be responsible for the construction of the fields and warehouses, and the official roads leading from Shenzhou to the towns will be repaired by each town. What Yuan Xiangxian has to do is
Send people back to Songzhou to transport all kinds of goods that need to be traded, and collect refugees and beggars, and exchange these people for horses and salt.
Just in case, Yuan Xiangxian also wrote a letter to Bianzhou and sent it directly to the right servant of the inspector, Taifu Qing Jingxiang. In the article, Yuan Xiangxian said that the towns in Hebei are now stable, and the "fence" to Hedong is tight and solid. According to him
After careful investigation, Lu Long's army was short of food and clothing, few soldiers, insufficient weapons and equipment, and the whole town was depressed. As long as the prince returned to the army, he could defeat Lu Long's children in one fell swoop. At the same time, Yuan Xiang first laid an ambush in the official document, saying that he
Through secret channels, we have contacted some military leaders within the Lulong Army who are dissatisfied with the Li family's children, and can exchange them for military horses and salt.
After the official documents were sent out, Yuan Xiang rushed to make arrangements impatiently, waiting for the day when the mutual market would be opened. (To be continued...)