With the emergence of the Forbidden Army, the trade routes in the Western Regions became more and more smooth. At the same time, there was also a wonderful situation where the Holy Lord purchased goods on a large scale.
Of course, it is not necessarily a good thing for the Holy Marquis to purchase goods. After all... although the Holy Marquis purchases goods.
This definitely means that everyone is making some money, and in most cases it means that the profit is not small.
But on the other hand...Lingzhou is still a border gate after all.
And this kind of place has always been quite chaotic, and if you accidentally fail to make money, you can easily lose your life.
To put it simply, there are too many barbarians, making business travel difficult.
Whenever you walk around here with goods, it is always easy to be stared at by barbarians. Halfway through the escort, you have not made any money, and the people are gone immediately.
But this time!
The situation is different.
The Holy Marquis not only bought the special products here, but also told all business travelers to just walk with peace of mind, because the Holy Marquis has already said hello. As long as everyone gets a notice board from the Lingzhou government office and takes it out, the Lakers will naturally not disturb them.
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Of course, such a link was arranged by Li Sheng. It was not needed originally, because the purpose this time was originally to "benefit Tuyuhun", but after all, this is an ancient society, and without various "brands" it is really easy for things to happen - of course, in fact, in
This situation will also happen in modern times, so Li Sheng did it like this.
In short, the merchants are very happy because they can go to Tuyuhun to harvest wool for trading. After all, Lingzhou is...
After all, the reason why we have become rich in recent years is because His Majesty Li Er spends money to make clouds and rain. Normally, there is actually no business to do.
Although... merchants are a profession with a high upper limit. Since ancient times, many folk heroes have been involved in it, and they all have good strategic vision. They all believe that one day the Tang Dynasty can have a good relationship with Rome - no matter whether this relationship is direct
Whether to capture Rome and establish a ruling relationship, or to negotiate a relationship with the Romans to co-govern the world island - in short, by then, the Silk Road will inevitably be restarted, and then there will be real benefits to be gained.
But whether the Silk Road can be restarted and whether the Western Regions can become rich is a matter of the long term, while what projects are available to make money in the near future are matters of the immediate future.
If you can't understand the immediate things, how can you talk about the long term?
Therefore, wool has become a hot topic, and merchants are very excited.
Of course, for the most powerful heroes among merchants, the meaning of wool is even deeper.
The reason is very simple. What is wool used for?
Although according to everyone's attempts, it is usually used to make blankets, and blankets are a luxury product for rich people - this makes no sense.
But the Holy Marquis is not an ordinary family!
There is a rumor in the world that in the hands of ordinary people, something is earth, but in the hands of a holy prince, it is gold.
The Holy Lord is not a dragon, but the gate itself through which the carp jumps over the dragon gate!
In this case, it is conceivable that these wools will definitely not be made into something as simple as a blanket.
So the question is, besides making blankets, what else can wool do?
The answer of course is...a tent.
Or something else. Anyway, the Holy Lord always has a way to make everything stronger and more beautiful. Of course, this is not important. Powerful and beautiful things have nothing to do with ordinary people. What matters is the properties of wool itself. No matter what the Holy Lord intends to make,
What does this wool become? But one thing is certain.
Wool keeps out the cold!
It can even be said that this is the material with the strongest ability to resist cold in the world.
And...since the Holy Marquis needs so many things to keep out the cold, what does it mean? It means that the imperial court needs things to keep out the cold.
And what should the imperial court do with so many things to keep out the cold?
... Hehe, this matter is intriguing. Since you are a businessman, your vision must be far better than that of ordinary people... Think about the most valuable thing in the dragon, yes, the dragon's whiskers, and the dragon's whiskers are decisive.
Sensory supplies.
Therefore, although the proportion is not high, but due to the special situation of Lingzhou, the absolute number of merchants is quite large. They thought that this large-scale purchase of wool was clearly evidence that the imperial court would vigorously explore the Western Regions for a long time!
The imperial government wants to conquer the Western Regions. This is the imperial government's grand plan and it has nothing to do with the people. However, if the imperial government transits the Western Regions, then the trade routes in the Western Regions will be more peaceful and even completely opened.
If the trade routes in the Western Regions were to be completely opened up, we would not know how much wealth would be deposited here.
With such good things happening now, this is too much about ordinary people!
So because so... for various reasons.
Among the countless people of Lingzhou who were in Lingzhou to see off the Imperial Army this time, the merchants were the most excited.
Of course, most people still feel reluctant and uneasy. After all, with the imperial army out, Lingzhou's defense will be empty.
Originally, there was an Anxi Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty, which was further northwest.
But recently, because the Tang Dynasty was going to compete with the Romans in the far west, the more than 100,000 troops stationed in Anxi Province seemed to be just practicing every day, and there was no bloodshed, but there was no need for princes, generals, ministers and celebrities to come out.
Instructions, the people also know that the garrison of the Anxi Governor is under great pressure, and is second only to the army of Lu Guogong, who is rumored to be in the east of "Taiwan and Western Europe" in the northwest.
dangerous sequence.
Of course, there is no time to take care of the surrounding Tuyuhun and Tubo forces. Although these forces are also very strong, if Anxi is protected, they can only maintain a suppressive and deterrent posture. It is impossible to conquer them, because in that case
Cheng Yaojin's troops were in danger again. The Roman Empire was full of jackals, and trouble would surely arise if they let their guard down even a little bit.
But to truly and completely pacify the Western Regions, we have to rely on Chang'an to send the imperial army!
then……
Under the current situation, the merchants are naturally in a good mood.
On the way to send the imperial army out for the expedition, some common people noticed the strange behavior of the strangely dressed business travelers around them and couldn't help but frown.
The Forbidden Army went on a bloody expedition, and the future of Lingzhou and the Western Region was uncertain. Is it so funny that these gangsters still laugh like this?
Of course, half of the ancient business travelers were richer than ordinary people. However, although they were rich, business travelers were often relatively tacky, and because they traveled long distances, they often did not wear any silks and satins, so they looked weird.
However, upon seeing this, the merchants here smiled even more happily... Now that the Forbidden Army has conquered the northwest regions, I am afraid that the Silk Road will inevitably be reopened in the future.
In the future, Lingzhou may be even less prosperous than Hangzhou... How can he not be happy if he has really bet on such a good thing?
It should be noted that among the merchants in Lingzhou, there are not a few who came from the maritime trade in Hangzhou!