Ye An has his own source of information, which is the result of his many years of business.
Almost no one knows that Puhui Company has been organizing forces to carry out trade in the Western Regions since the day it established a foothold in Tokyo City, and it can only be carried out through the land of the Party people, and cannot pass through Ganliang Prefecture. Doing so is
The best thing is to avoid alerting the cunning tiger Li Deming.
In a sense, Ye An and Li Deming are both carefully managing their own power to penetrate Ganliang, and they are very careful not to alarm the other party.
The only difference is that Li Deming's plan is as clear to Ye An as Sima Zhao's, and the caravan cultivated by Ye An has a strong cover-up nature.
For Ye An, a later generation, economics has been mastered by him. Puhui Company has a great reputation, so he cleverly created a name and carried out business activities under a new disguise.
The small and scattered caravans walking in Dangxiang did not arouse the suspicion of the Dangxiang people. They just discovered that the Song Dynasty's trade with the northwest was more frequent.
Trade is the most difficult thing to control. For the newly established Daxia Kingdom, it was very important to obtain goods from the Song Dynasty. It was also because of this that Li Deming continued to invade south.
Now that trade is increasing, Li Deming will not buy these caravans. What's more, they are just small caravans. The goods are not worth a thousand dollars and the personnel are not fifty. What do these people have to worry about?
But he didn't know that these small caravans all came from Tokyo City in the Song Dynasty, and they all came from a place called Ping'an Trading Company.
Their goods are rarely sold in Dangxiang, and they are all shipped to the Western Regions. Every time they return, they will give good customs clearance fees. In addition to the fact that the money from the Uighurs in Xizhou is easy to make, the Dangxiang people also feel that it is so easy for the Song people to make money.
Jealousy for taking possessions.
Of course, with Li Deming's order, it was rare for Dangxiang people to rob Song caravans. After all, Li Deming was an unkind person. Even if Dangxiang nobles robbed Song merchants privately, he would kill them in public.
Serve as a warning to others.
The arrival of the Song caravan also gave Dangxiang people good returns. At least the types of goods increased. Although there were not many ironwares that Dangxiang was in urgent need of, tea, sweaters, porcelain, and even patent medicines could all solve Dangxiang's urgent needs.
supplies.
Ye An has been at Puhui Company since he left the Wang family and Cao family. He is constantly sorting out the news coming from all directions.
For Ye An, it's not that troops and horses go first before food and grass are used, but that intelligence comes first. This is the tactical concept of later generations, and Ye An certainly attaches great importance to it.
Seeing that Ye An had been hiding in the Puhui headquarters these days, Qin Mumu had no choice but to deliver the meals herself, and also arranged for the Hou Mansion to start packing, and asked the Wang Gang to move the things in the Puhui Villa.
A bowl of casserole was placed in front of Ye An. Qin Mumu opened the lid and poured in the soy sauce. Immediately, a steaming bowl of clay pot rice was ready. Looking at the sausage inside, Ye An smiled and said, "This is a good thing, a lot of it."
Bring some to eat on the road, our spicy sausages can’t be bought anywhere else.”
Qin Mumu said helplessly: "I know, but you left without any worries. Your heart was tied to the news about Gan Liang, and you pushed all the affairs of Tokyo City to me!"
Ye An took Qin Mumu's hand and smiled and said: "What you said is that I am the master outside and you are the master inside. You are responsible for the affairs of Tokyo City. I can rest assured that I will leave it to you. As long as we follow our plan, it will be fine. As for what to bring
You decide what you need, Puhui Company and Puhui Village, including the Hou Mansion."
Qin Mumu snorted proudly and said matter-of-factly: "Of course it's me! I know you better than you know yourself! During this period, I was responsible for the preparation of logistics materials. Since I am going to start a business in the northwest, I must lay a solid foundation!
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Ye An smiled slightly and started to eat. The sausage clay pot rice made by Qin Mumu tasted very good. It must be that in this era, the rice, soy sauce, sausage, and even the casserole were all handmade!
While Ye An was having dinner, Qin Mumu naturally helped Ye An sort out the news.
Countless messages appear in various ways. Anything with writing can be found here in Ye An. There are messages conveyed in secret words on tree bark, sheepskin, rice paper, and even table legs.
Ye An mentioned at the beginning that the source of the information must be first-hand. In order to prove the authenticity and reliability of the source of the information, the intelligence sent was all first-hand and original.
Although security is ensured, it also increases the difficulty of sorting out information. Apart from Ye An himself, only Qin Mumu has access to this information.
Fortunately, she often saw it, so she helped sort it out with ease. The two of them quickly sorted out the recent information. Even the news that just arrived yesterday was three months old.
But at least it can give Ye An a better understanding of the situation in the northwest. From these messages, it can be seen that the situation in Ganzhou has been completely eroded. Although it is nominally the territory of the Song Dynasty, the actual situation is worse than what Cao Wei described.
Even worse.
If he had not read these messages, Ye An would not have known that Ganzhou had completely fallen into the hands of the Uighurs. The local king called himself Aslan Khan, and he had obviously been influenced by the Karakhanid dynasty.
The Uighurs are a branch of the Tiele people. They have been occupying the Western Regions since the Sui and Tang Dynasties. However, when they were divided and under the impact of Chinese civilization, they quickly fell apart. Some of them took refuge in the Tang Dynasty, some were annihilated by the Tang Dynasty, and the rest
Then he went west.
All foreign nations under the rule of the Han family almost ended up like this after they were conquered. They either surrendered and moved inland, or fled westward. There was no other way. At that time, the power of the Eastern Empire was beyond the power of any nation or civilization.
But as long as the Central Plains is in turmoil, those foreign people will begin to accumulate strength again and begin to annex the land in the northwest. However, the Xizhou Uighurs are not so courageous. In recent years, they have continued to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, become ministers, and even make private requests.
The Song Dynasty sent troops to help them resist the plunder of the Party members. How could they have the courage to occupy Ganzhou?
The only possibility is that Aslanhan is the pseudo-Xizhou Uighur regime supported by Xixia. From the name, you can tell that they have nothing to do with the Uighurs, but are related to the Karakhanid dynasty.
At this time, the Uighurs in Xizhou believed in Buddhism, but Aslan Han came from the Christian civilization. This is where they contradict each other. The Christian religion at this time had the Quran in one hand and a crescent scimitar in the other.
It's outrageous.
The more he sorted out the news, the more frightened Ye An became. Qin Mumu next to him expressed his suspicion that he did not want to admit: "Look at it this way... the Dangxiang people may have colluded with the Karakhan Dynasty, and
The Xizhou Uighur is just a buffer piece they need. After they annex Ganliang, the so-called Xizhou Uighur will be of little use!"
Ye An nodded in agreement and looked at the simple map in his hand: "The Song Dynasty is declining, and the northwest of the empire is collapsing. At this time, any external force wants to take a bite. Karakhan and Dangxiang are cooperating, but
A conflict has arisen, and since the party members take the Song Dynasty into consideration, it will be easier to handle. Maybe our visit this time can turn the two partners into enemies!"
This map is all handwritten by veterans of the caravan. Although it is a bit rough, there are no errors or omissions when put together, and it can still depict the general situation of the northwest.
Qin Mumu sorted out the news on the table and nodded: "Well, maybe, but be careful about Dangxiang people noticing. If Dangxiang finds out that the matter is exposed, he may directly break up and attack Ganliang and Ganzhou!"
Ye An shook his head helplessly, lay down on the chair tiredly and said: "I'm tired, let's build an army! Grasp it with both hands. No matter what, there must be an army that can fight well as a guarantee. I will convince Liu E that the new army must
You must have it!”
"You?! Have you thought about it? This is a taboo."
Qin Mumu looked at Ye An in surprise. In the past few years, Qin Mumu had already learned about the rules of this world from the group of imperial wives.
At this time, she hoped that Ye An would change his mind, but Ye An shook his head again and said: "I know the taboos of the old Zhao family, but my new army is also the emperor's new army, so there will be no problems..."
Qin Mumu looked at Ye An blankly, and after a long time sighed helplessly: "Are you planning to lie to the little emperor again? How pitiful..."