Li Zhong seemed to have guessed Qin Jin's identity at the beginning, and directly revealed that it was only reasonable for a person with evil intentions to hide this discovery carefully. Qin Jin looked at the businessman in front of him, his face was square, his eyebrows were thick and big-eyed, his beard was black and dense, and the whole person was even a little heroic, without the slightest bit of mercenary obscenity.

Since his identity has been broken by the Tao, Qin Jin is not reserved, and said with a smile:

"I am Qin Jin, but you and I have never known each other, how do you know me?"

Li Zhong got up, shook his head and said:

"No, the prime minister doesn't know the villain, but the villain has seen the prime minister!"

Hearing this, Qin Jin was also a little surprised. Li Zhong added:

"In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, the rebel general Sun Xiaozhe besieged Chang'an, the prime minister personally came forward to inspire the hearts of the army and the people, and turned the tide, the villain was fortunate to have seen the true face, and now although several years have passed, but the prime minister's true face has never been forgotten!"

Qin Jin sighed, and didn't think it was so strange, everything in Chang'an was vivid, and it was normal for some people to still know themselves, but seeing Li Zhong describe his temperament like this, he really couldn't be underestimated.

"Mr. has traveled thousands of miles to come here, but he is personally supporting the national policy of the imperial court to manage the Western Regions, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a gentleman!"

With a light mouth, Qin Jin pointed to the caravan in the distance and asked:

"Where did the caravan come from, and what goods did it carry?"

"Back to the prime minister, the villain set off from Hexi, originally only to the four towns of Anxi, and then I heard that the Shenwu army leveled the land in the river, there are business opportunities everywhere, and there is the policy encouragement of the capital protectorate, so I plan to take a look here!"

But Qin Jin also knew that most of the trade routes in the Western Regions were controlled by the big cannibals, and the largest of them was Said's family, but this Li Zhong could come out without being hindered, it seems that it is really not simple.

"Most of the goods are silk and porcelain, but there are also a small number of KitKat objects!"

Dozens of carts of silk and porcelain are really not a small amount, and the area in the river is not very peaceful, and it is not easy to reach Mulu City safely.

"I heard that the river is not very peaceful, and such a large amount of priceless goods will definitely encounter a lot of dangers, right?"

"There are indeed dangers, but the villain is walking on the line of Shule Jingtuo, where there are Shenwu army patrols along the way, and the mountain bandits and savages don't dare to make too many times!"

This Li Zhong really understands people, although the line in the river is easy to walk, but the Shenwu army does not have many garrisons there, most of them are ruled by the attached tribes themselves, during which various forces are intertwined and complicated, if there is no good condition with the local tribes, rashly take that trade route, I am afraid that I will send sheep into the tiger's mouth.

"Okay, although it is more difficult to walk on the first line, it is safe, you can go back and publicize it more and tell the businessmen to take this road!"

This is actually a nonsense, businessmen are as shrewd as rats and pervasive, and they are better than ordinary people in seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, even if no one reminds them, they are afraid that the route will be broken.

It was the first time that Qin Jin had said nonsense, and Qin Yan behind him couldn't help coughing, with a slight disapproving reminder in his voice, didn't this make this profiteer laugh?

But Li Zhong sighed softly.

"Although the prime minister is worried about the merchants of my Datang, but this business road is controlled by the big cannibals more than seventy percent, and the remaining thirty percent, we who are petty can only be regarded as drinking soup, so the merchants in Hexi only stop at the four towns of Anxi, and are unwilling to go further. Moreover, unlike those from Guanzhong, most of them were connected with the Sogdians in the river, so the Prime Minister's worries were a bit unnecessary!"

Qin Yan snorted dissatisfiedly, was this sarcastic about the prime minister? He really couldn't help but reprimand:

"You profiteer, if you don't have the prime minister's expedition to the west, you can't even get to Anxi, where is the opportunity to bargain here?"

Don't look at Qin Yan's youth, but he has long been a general who commands the party, and when he led the army in Tibet, he was already a figure that no one could disobey, and even Zampu, who was high in the past, was played like a baby. Now it is the person of Mulu City who is full of words, and he will tremble when he stomps on the city wall.

But Li Zhong was fearless.

The difference between the general's words is that although businessmen seek profit, they are not all profiteers. The villain is as small as the vast stars, but he is carrying goods and connecting Chang'an and Mulu City, which seems to be only for a hundred times the profit, but it is also invisibly supporting the prime minister's national policy of running the Western Regions!"

Qin Yan was so foolish, and sneered:

"Sharp-toothed and sharp-mouthed man, the goods of your caravan have been sold out here, and the profits are more than a hundredfold? Dare to ask how much commercial tax did you pay when you left Chang'an for the silk and porcelain on the pack carts?

Li Zhong's face froze, but he did not hesitate.

"The Ming Duke never punishes his heart, the rules of the court are like this, dare to ask the general, what Tang law did the villain violate?"

This time it was Qin Yan's turn to stop talking, Li Zhong was right, none of what they did violated Tang Law, it can be seen that it makes people breathless to listen to.

In an instant, Qin Yan's complexion softened again. After all, he is a person who has been a town guard, how can he make a businessman lose his temper excessively?

"Thanks to Er's reminder, when the prime minister returns to the court in the future, he will definitely push the court to add laws and regulations to make the distribution of property more reasonable!"

Li Zhong's face was already ugly, and the momentary bickering might eventually make the businessman's profits be cut, which was the last thing the businessman wanted to see.

Qin Jin observed the changes in Li Zhong's expression expressionlessly, how much of it was revealed by nature, and how much was artificial, it was really difficult to judge.

"Okay, don't quarrel, the court will not compete with the people for profit, but it will also formulate laws fairly and justly, so that one party's profits will not be damaged, and one party's benefits will not be unfair, this is the balance of heaven. ”

"What the prime minister said is very true, it is the villain's gaffe and gaffe!"

Qin Jin just wanted to send Li Zhong away, but when he saw Li Zhong hit the ground again, he said in a shocking voice:

"The villain has a word and a prime minister!"

Qin Jin narrowed his eyes and hummed softly.

"Tell me about it!"

"If the prime minister wants to run the Western Regions for a long time, he should encourage the people of the Central Plains to relocate, and if the people don't want to come, they will fill them with prisoners, otherwise as soon as the prime minister leaves, his prestige will be reduced, and the people of foreign lands will not be interested in the Tang Dynasty after all!"

Qin Jin nodded, this is a cliché, the land of the Western Regions is uprooted, and the difficulty of moving people is not something that can be achieved simply overnight.

"That's a good reason, sir, can you take concrete measures to teach you?"