Chapter 730: The Ice and Fire of the Princess of the Western Regions
In Jingfu Square, Ye An was arguing with others with a pale face. Zhao Hu and other soldiers saw the person he was arguing with the Marquis on the side, and planned to step forward and teach these ignorant barbarians a lesson.
Hu people are a general term for people from the Western Regions. For the people of the Song Dynasty, anyone who came from the Western Regions can be called a Hu people. As for the laws of the Song Dynasty, they were even more selfish and tight.
In the Song Dynasty, except for the Khitans and Dangxiang people who had strong fists, the foreigners could not be considered human beings.
Not to mention giving them a lesson, even if there was a big fight due to a quarrel, the Kaifeng Mansion's police would only arrest foreigners. As for the Song people who maimed or injured them, at most they would have to pay some money.
If someone is unlucky and someone is killed, the powerful person in the family will be fined copper, and at most he will be reprimanded by the court.
If it is an ordinary family, then it depends on the reason. If it is the Song people who did something wrong, they will suffer some pain, but as long as they are willing to spend some money, the crime will be reduced by one degree. It is not possible to still be guilty.
Reduce three levels!
Seeing Zhao Hu and others gearing up to go over and "reason" with the people from the Western Regions, Tieniu pulled them back with a smile and said: "Master Marquis is doing business with the people from the Western Regions! Brothers, just wait! Hitting someone is nothing.
If we are in the wrong, people are eager for us to take action!"
"These barbarians from the Western Regions are so ungrateful. Our Lord Marquis personally came to discuss business, and they still dare to sit on the ground and raise the price?! How can there be such a weird thing in the world!"
Tieniu smiled bitterly and said: "You don't know that Mr. Hou bargained too hard. The price of cotton was already negotiated, but when cotton was grown in Yezhuang in Yangcheng County, Mr. Hou cut the price in half at once.
Let alone the people from the Western Regions who can't stand it, even our traders in the Song Dynasty can't stand it!"
After hearing this, Zhao Hu and others stopped. They gathered around Tieniu and asked about the cotton. At the same time, they looked up and down at the lady from the Western Regions who was not far away and was covered in white gauze. This little lady was really eye-catching, even in this weather.
And she was dressed so coolly.
A layer of tulle shines on the body, and underneath is a close-fitting coat with a large neckline, making people unable to help but squint their eyes to look at it.
But the Marquis remained unmoved, staring straight at the goods behind him, still not letting go. Peng Jiu and others secretly thought in their hearts that the Marquis did not know how to show mercy to women.
If Ye An were to know about their lower body thinking behavior, he would definitely curse: "Beasts!"
When doing business, you don't care who is across the street, so what if Roxana is naked?
She is just her trading partner, and any sympathy and pity at this time will become her weapon.
Rosanna's best weapon is her beauty. The neckline that is about to split makes Ye An feel hot, but she is even more vigilant. How can she be distracted at this time?
Staring straight at the cotton, Ye An was the only way to keep his head clear.
"You have to think clearly. I already have cotton. At most, I need your white cotton this year. If you don't sell it, no one will buy your cotton at this time next year!"
Ye An's words made Bayi tremble suddenly, and his fat body trembled, but it could not change Rosanna's persistence.
"Master Hou is joking, once the benefits of cotton are spread in the Song Dynasty, do you think only your Puhui Company will need cotton? By then, everyone will be competing for it, even if you have your own cotton in the Song Dynasty
Land, I’m afraid it can’t meet so many needs, right?”
Ye An's face gradually turned ugly, while Roxana laughed like a silver bell: "Master Hou, what is cotton? It's fabric, clothing material, quilt, and I heard it can be made into gloves, linings, and many other items.
, this thing will only become more and more scarce in the future, and our Western Region is rich in cotton, and Gaochang...is even the land where cotton grows! What do you think?"
Doing business with smart people is sometimes very pleasurable, and sometimes very painful. It must be said that Rosanna is a smart woman, and her methods and strategies in the business are very clever, even beyond the reach of most men.
Ye An sighed helplessly, knowing that she probably lost today's negotiation because she had done market research in advance, instead of being "slaughtered" by herself because she was ignorant like last time.
He reluctantly picked up the Hu Pancake in front of him and took a big bite. The baked crispy Hu Pancake made a crunching sound in the mouth. The icing inside was melted and perfectly combined with the pancake, releasing its flavor in the mouth.
The charm, coupled with the aroma of sesame seeds, makes people want to stop, but for Ye An, these are all objects of venting.
He found that Rosanna in front of him was becoming more and more difficult to deal with. She made more and more money every time Puhui Company did business with her.
From a rational point of view, Ye An certainly hopes that Rosanna will make as much money as possible, so that Gao Chang can still survive. But at the same time, another rational voice is also telling him that Dang Xiang's blood-sucking of Gao Chang is essentially the same as that of the Song Dynasty.
The blood-sucking, wealth flowing from the Song Dynasty to Gaochang is the same as flowing into Dangxiang.
The Dangxiang people have never been honest. Their short-term stability was not only due to losing the Battle of Huanzhou. That defeat was insignificant to them.
No matter what the war situation is, the Dangxiang people will not suffer any losses, and the most serious losses are undoubtedly the Xiqiang people.
Their current honesty is to accumulate strength, and even more to seek the two states of Gansu and Liang. If these two enclaves are not taken over for a day, the party members will have trouble sleeping and eating under the threat of the Song Dynasty!
Ye An looked at Rosanna who was opposite and exuding alluring charm, frowned slightly and said: "You are doing all this for Gaochang City and the Western Region, but I don't understand the purpose of fighting the fire like this?
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Following Ye An's words, the beautiful eyes of the woman opposite no longer flickered, but turned into a kind of despair, and in that despair there was an unforgettable anger.
"Because you, Da Song, are unreliable!"
As soon as these words came out, Ye An felt ashamed. With Roxana's sneer, he wished he could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it. Gao Chang was certainly not the opponent of the Dangxiang people, or in other words, the people of the Western Regions were not the opponent of the Dangxiang people.
But it's not like Gaochang has never asked for help from the Song Dynasty. When Dang Xiang sent troops to the Western Regions, the leader of Gaochang sent an urgent message to the Song Dynasty asking for help, which was extremely urgent.
It was just that the Song Dynasty at that time had been hollowed out by Emperor Zhenzong's profligacy, and was unable to support Gaochang and the countries in the Western Regions.
What makes Ye An even more speechless is that after the Battle of Huanzhou, the Song Dynasty defeated the Dangxiang people's conspiracy. It could have taken advantage of the situation to pursue, expand the results, and put more pressure on the Dangxiang people. The two states of Ganliang and Gansu could also
During that time, the Dangxiang people were encroaching on their land, causing the Dangxiang people to withdraw their troops from the Western Regions, making them unable to conquer the west, and giving the countries in the Western Regions some buffer time. However, Liu E issued an order to negotiate peace with the Dangxiang people, and even opened a negotiation forum to appease them.
Li Deming.
This series of operations stabilized Dangxiang, but it did not bring much benefit to the Song Dynasty. The temporary stability would definitely make Dangxiang people carry out more aggression.
The countries in the Western Regions were almost unable to hold on any longer, so they could only continue to "pay tribute" to the party members in order to protect themselves.
For the sake of their own country and their own nation, the people of Gaochang have no choice at all. Even if they know that they are saving money to put out the fire, Rosanna will continue to make money tirelessly from the Song Dynasty to satisfy the growing appetite of the party members.