Chapter 1194: Not a pipe dream
Qiuzi City, Du Qianyun and Said have been busy in the past few days, beating away the big cannibals, and there are more and more troubles on their bodies.
However, the difference from the past is that Du Qianyun hopes that the more troubles there are at the moment, the better, and now everything he does is to prepare for one thing, which is to welcome Qin Jin and the Shenwu army into the city.
The messenger of the Shenwu Army has been changed from once a day three days ago to twice a day, and in two more days, the main force of the Shenwu Army, that is, the Chinese army of Qin and Jin, will arrive at Qiuci City after the recovery.
In order to marry the most powerful people in the East, Said also made unprecedented efforts, and he obtained a large amount of loess according to Du Qianyun's requirements, which was originally used to build houses, but Du Qianyun's use was very different.
Due to the continuous fires in the city of Qiuzi, and the fire that Yusuf set off when he was leaving, many houses and mansions were burned black and ugly.
Du Qianyun smeared the loess and mud on the blackened walls and courtyard walls to cover up the traces of the fire.
In just three or two days, a large number of walls and courtyard walls in the city have been renovated, but those that burned down were still burned down, and when you walked in, you would find that there was no one living in them for a long time.
As a businessman, Saeed, who invested everything only for profit, was extremely puzzled by Du Qianyun's approach, which could not repair the ruined house, and had little meaning except that it did not seem too obtrusive from afar.
"Archdeacon, what good is it for you to waste so much money just to cover the charred walls, and what will we gain?"
Du Qianyun smiled.
"What do you get?"
After a deliberate pause, he said word by word:
"What you get will be ten times more than what you pay at the moment!"
Du Qianyun's words were categorical, Said's eyes lit up immediately, the only thing he loves most is money, and when he heard that he would get ten times more revenge, his mouth was about to crack to the root of his ears when he smiled.
"Remember, there are two more days, and all the buildings in the city must be renovated in these two days, and when the prime minister comes, he must be sure to show him a complete Qiuzi City. ”
Said nodded repeatedly, and Du Qianyun cast a disdainful glance at his back, how could this curly-haired merchant understand the Han people's method of stammering power!
Due to the haste of Yusuf's escape, in addition to setting a fire hastily, he left behind a lot of supplies, including many treasures and treasures collected in Anxi.
After all, Qiuzi is the most important town in Anxi, and even Yusuf unconsciously regards it as a material hub, including a lot of grain transported from Khorasan. Now, all these materials have become Datang's bag.
After a busy day, it was not until after sunset dinner that Du Qianyun stretched his limbs and lay flat on the soft bed before he let out a long breath.
Just now he counted the supplies left behind by the big cannibals, only to find that the amount was surprisingly large.
Thinking about the time when starting from Chang'an, everyone had a cautious attitude towards the Western Expedition, and even many people were very pessimistic, thinking that going to the Western Regions would be a protracted and wasteful war for many years, and even if they barely drove away the big cannibals, it would be more than worth the loss.
Moreover, once the main force of the Shenwu Army is withdrawn from the Western Regions to Guanzhong, who can guarantee that the Great Cannibal will not make a comeback?
After all, the Great Cannibal fought on the land of the Tang Dynasty, and the hinterland of the Great Food is said to be thousands of miles away from Anxi!
Now it seems that all the worries are actually groundless, imagining that sending troops is Qin Jin's appearance of being a bamboo in his chest, Du Qianyun couldn't help but sigh again and again, Prime Minister Qin really knew the opportunity and had a clever plan in hand.
"Archdeacon, the Prime Minister has a letter!"
Du Qianyun sat up with a bone, yesterday the prime minister wrote two letters a day, and today it is already three books a day.
"Bring it to me!"
There are not many words asking about Qiuzi in the letters, but most of them are explaining that he should set up a layout west of the Green Ridge as soon as possible, that the caravan should be mobilized immediately, and that as many merchants from all over the country as possible, whether Sogdian merchants or Sogdian merchants, should be used to make them available to the Shenwu army.
As for the remuneration and the terms of exchange, we can do our best to meet them, even if we do not hesitate to pay for them now.
Du Qianyun gasped and couldn't help but sit for a long time.
He had always thought that the Shenwu Army's trip to recover the Western Regions would be regarded as the completion of the task, and after the Qin and Jin marches to Qiuci, they can discuss the issue of the triumphant division, and at most send a partial division to cross the Green Ridge, attack the river, and completely drive the big cannibals out of the river.
However, Du Qianyun read another kind of information between the lines of the letter.
Obviously, Qin Jin did not plan to return to the court, he not only wanted to attack the river, but even launched an attack on the Great Eclipse Khorasan, which was an unprecedented expedition in history.
Du Qianyun still has some understanding of the Great Food Country, it is said that this country is stronger than Persia back then, and its territory spans tens of thousands of miles from east to west, and its strength is not far behind that of the Tang Dynasty.
After realizing this, he didn't have any worries in his heart, only excitement, Qin Jin's invincibility made him naturally think that the Shenwu Army would be invincible wherever it went. What if it is as powerful as a big food country? It is not impossible to destroy it completely if it is struck down violently, destroyed and decayed!
In addition, Du Qianyun understood the reason why Qin Jin attached great importance to Said before.
Since you want to attack the mainland of the Great Food Country, it is an excellent choice to buy the Great Food Merchant as a secret agent.
After thinking about it, Du Qianyun felt that his promise to Said was still too stingy, and if he changed to a person who cares about it, I am afraid that he will be broken up.
Thinking of this, Du Qianyun secretly thought: When we meet again tomorrow, if the curly-haired merchant of Said makes any more requests, he will agree.
However, Said seemed to be very satisfied with the conditions given by Du Qianyun, and he contributed money and efforts, worked hard, and did not complain. In the end, even Du Qianyun felt a little embarrassed, as if he was calling a stupid boy, taking advantage of it.
"Brother Said, the imperial court is about to cross the green mountains, I don't know, I wonder if you are interested in going to Khorasan?"
"Khorasan? Don't you want me to monopolize business in Anxi?"
Said was startled, but he saw that Du Qianyun had a deep meaning in his eyes, and he immediately understood, and then asked in a lost voice:
"The prime minister wants to attack Khorasan?"
Now he is only afraid that he has no use value for the Tang Dynasty, and now that the Tang Dynasty intends to attack Khorasan, his identity as a big food merchant will naturally become more important.
In this way, the more he is used, the more he will be rewarded, and perhaps in the future, the entire Persian trade will be under his monopoly......
Said squinted his eyes, as if he were daydreaming!