Chen Miao knew Qin Wan's intentions, and said in a low voice: "The Su family's accounts are very flat, even if some things are not very conspicuous, but with their family's situation, they will definitely not have to pay money from Mo Luan's dowry shop." ”

"That's too much." Qin Wan said leisurely, "It's obviously a thing that can't be seen by people, but she wants to make a name for herself, if she doesn't add to it, why should we affirm this speculation?" ”

"Judging from the books, the Su family's inexplicable expenses in recent years have become larger and larger each time." Chen Miao estimated it and gave an unbelievable figure, "I'm afraid that five to sixty percent of the annual income is invested." ”

Qin Wan nodded, and asked the 'jade' on the side: "According to Mr. 'Yu', how much money does the Wei Wangfu invest in raising 'private' soldiers every year?" ”

Horse thieves are rampant in the Western Regions, and dignitaries who are short of money don't mind making cameo appearances as desert bandits, if they want to operate properly in this kind of place, reputation is important, but strength is even more important. A well-trained and inherently fierce caravan guard can become a very brave army, and only if you can afford it.

"Even if King Wei raises 'private' soldiers, it is impossible to throw money like us, manage his fullness, and have a meal of 'meat' every once in a while, which should be the best treatment." "Seven years ago, there was a famine in Longxi, and the displaced people gathered outside Chang'an City, although the imperial court opened a warehouse to release grain, appeased the displaced people, and ordered them to return to their hometowns. But before that, there was a great controversy in the imperial court, and it was very unoptimistic about the refugees 'pressing' to approach Chang'an, and it dragged on for a while. People, once they can't live, they are willing to be slaves and slaves. One bucket of rice, two bowls of porridge, a person's whole life is sold like this. ”

Qin Wan understood what he meant, and sighed: "This matter is indeed difficult to investigate. There are too many high-ranking officials and nobles who buy slaves cheaply, and the homeless people are hungry and cold, and many of them are seriously ill or die of starvation. Don't say that dozens or hundreds of people are missing, even if the number is higher than 1,000, others will not care, especially young and strong. Everyone knows that large families buy slaves, giving priority to young men and children under the age of seven, so where do they care? "Even the government in charge of making the register is passable, and if you really have to take it seriously, I am afraid that you will offend the magnates in the city.

"If you really want to investigate, you have to start with the armor." 'Yu' Chi said with certainty, "The 'private' soldiers raised by the King of Wei should not exceed 1,000 people, and once there are too many, hiding is a problem, and food consumption is also very troublesome." Don't look at the fact that most of the Nanfu are young master soldiers, the left and right guards and Jin Wuwei are not pus-filled to enter, and the 'elite' rui of the Northern Ya has also been stationed in Chang'an. If you want to expect these people to start an incident when you don't have weapons, it's tantamount to a joke, but if you want weapons and armor, it's not so simple. ”

"I've heard Asahi say it." Qin Wan thought of something, and pondered for a moment before he said, "There are many minerals in the southwest, and many of the mines in the hands of those Tusi are gold and silver mountains that are directly 'exposed' to the sky. I can trust Su Rui's conduct, but Mo Luan ...... She dared to provide the income of Su Mansion to King Wei without authorization, it can be seen that she is bold, you say, is it possible to ...... "Su Rui's character is correct, but his subordinates may not all be honest and honest, for this uncle who is unwilling to stand on his side clearly, King Wei probably also has a headache, and it may not be impossible to 'insert' a few people under Su Rui's command."

'Yu' Chi also thought this was a good idea, so he said: "My caravan moves around a lot in the Central Plains, but it focuses more on the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not impossible to open up the southwest market." Shuzhong is the country of abundance, and there are many rare objects, if the county lord is willing, I will immediately send a caravan to do business openly, and observe more secretly. No matter how 'privately' iron ore is opened, it also needs to be smelted and transported, and there are only a few roads leading to Chang'an in the southwest. "The appearance of the Hu people is different from that of the Han people, and walking in the Central Plains is inevitably regarded as a rare sight, and some races are excluded. For the sake of more interests and enthusiasm, if most of the Hu people are half-baked Chinese, even if they come forward to talk, it will not seem too abrupt.

"It's easy, it's not hot money, Aya A-Niang won't have too much, not to mention that they have a good impression of you?" Qin Wan agreed without saying a word, and advised, "However, if your identity can be known by fewer people, it is better that few people will know it." It's best to mislead others and make them think that I am a good friend of you, befriending some merchants from the Western Regions, saving some fat money, and honoring my parents. ”

The reason why it is difficult for businessmen to do is that it is difficult to transport goods, and second, it is to extort money along the way. Hang the banner of the Acting Palace, and if you are more diligent, it will be impossible to be stuck at the end of the official mansion. This is also the reason why businessmen want to take refuge in the powerful and do their best to train their children to study and become officials in the imperial examination. If you don't rely on it, even if you have a lot of money, you may not be able to keep it.

Thinking of this, Qin Wan said again: "There is one more thing that needs to be troubled, Mr. - in a few days, the mansions of the magnates of the Western Regions countries may come to present some treasures and persuade the country to send troops. If Mr. knows about this, he would like to tell me about it. "She doesn't believe that 'jade' has not 'planted' people in the mansions of those powerful people for a long time.

The Han people have some contempt for the Hu people, why don't the Hu people reject the Han people? 'Yu' Chi wanted to gain a foothold in the Western Regions, and he had to rely on his naturally tall figure, falsely claiming that Hu and Han were 'mixed' blood, and marrying Hu people's wives, not to mention those Hu nobles.

In the hearts of many Hu people, the Han people are synonymous with cunning and dishonesty, especially the former Taizu Xu Ran and Emperor Wu, the former has a natural hatred for the Hu people, and the latter is so happy that he has signed a covenant, but he tore it up, and there have been several treacherous acts, which further reinforces the Hu people's distrust of the Han people. Just like the Han people don't use the Hu people as their henchmen, in the mansions of the Hu people's nobles, the Han people only have the share of servants, and there are few exceptions.

If he couldn't do it in the capital, he would return to the Western Regions and be the 'daughter-in-law' of the head of the Hui tribe that he had been vigorously supporting, and then use guò he 'inserted' those people in the mansions of the powerful people of various countries, as well as his allies who shared interests, to provoke the greed of these countries and tribes for Great Xia, and join forces to send troops to attack Great Xia. Now that he was stabbed by Qin Wan, he was not angry, but felt that Qin Wan was aware of everything and had the potential of a monarch, so he smiled slightly and responded without hesitation: "This is natural." ”

"Speaking of this-" Qin Wan laughed at himself, a little helpless, "If it weren't for Su Rui being appointed as the protector of Anxi, and he was such a 'sex', just looking at Su Yu and Mo Luan's confident style, I would definitely think that King Wei had 'revealed' something to them." "Who let King Wei have too many criminal records, for him, it is not unusual for him to steal the sage's ancient congratulatory gifts, and then shout to catch the thief, so as to make meritorious contributions.

Chen Miao had a deep hatred for King Wei, and when he heard this, he said: "You think so, it can be seen how others will mumble in their hearts, if you want, spread some specious rumors......

Qin Wan didn't agree with this suggestion, and it was not good to oppose it too bluntly, and was thinking about how to persuade Chen Miao, 'Yu' said suddenly: "When is this coming, why hasn't Brother Chang come yet?" ”

Chen Miao was stunned for a moment, thinking of King Wei's 'yin' eagle poison, he couldn't help but be a little nervous: "Isn't Brother Chang discovered?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Chang Qing begged to see her, Chen Miao was a little embarrassed, and asked for 'sex' and didn't speak. Fortunately, Chang Qing didn't notice anything wrong, and when he saw that there was no one around, he resolutely said: "County Lord, Chang has just received a task - King Wei was very dissatisfied with Su Yu's actions, and he was powerless to recover, so he decided to send Blood Shadow to assassinate Feng Huan, the prince of Huguo!" ”

Feng Huan? Isn't that Princess Leping's concubine, King Wei's brother-in-law?

Speaking of this concubine, it is also a bad luck, the old Duke of Eguo, as the protector of the capital of Anbei, a hero, but he gave birth to a son who is okay with big things and confused about small things, and it is not bad to fight, but he was lost by the coquettish stepfamily. How to look at the reckless and impulsive eldest son is not pleasing to the eye, I like the younger son born in the steproom, it is said that he is very good at reading, and the younger son who is quite talented is blamed by the old father, and he still has a heartbeat, saying that during the Taiping period, the military generals are not as popular as civil officials, so they naturally want to abandon the military and follow the literature.

If he wasn't afraid that after a hundred years, there would be problems with the inheritance of the Duke of Eguo, and the old Duke of Eguo would not ask for Princess Shang for his eldest grandson, but Zhong Jieyu 'inserted' a kick, and the fifth princess Xin Cai Shengsheng, who was originally planning to marry Feng Huan, became the seventh princess Leping. Based on Qin Wan's current understanding of King Wei, in this matter, King Shiyou, who is "helpless" against his biological mother, is the driving force behind the scenes-for the military power in the hands of the Duke of E.

Feng Huan is five big and three coarse, and he is not liked by Princess Leping, and he wears one green hat after another. Although he had a bad reputation, everyone knew that his stepmother was tired, and the gossip about him always had to be discounted. You don't like me, and I don't like you, after the filial piety period ended, and after giving birth to a son, Feng Huan invited himself to join the army in the north. Of course, he didn't do anything, after all, there was only one Su Rui, in the eyes of the magnates of Chang'an, Feng Huan just couldn't stop himself from being covered by green clouds, and he couldn't see his eyes and his heart was pure.

Feng Huan, who has endured so far, has no ability, why did King Wei send someone to kill him? Could it be that in order to clear the suspicion that Su Yu took the initiative to ask Ying, he created a more tragic case? Doesn't that sound ridiculous? Even if King Wei's heart is not 'sexual' good, and 'Yu' Chi's family died unjustly, in the end, one is a merchant family, and the other is the son of the prince of the country, a horse in Daxia!

Chang Qing thought that Qin Wan didn't believe it, and hurriedly said: "The boy born to Princess Leping doesn't seem to be Feng Huan's, but Feng Huan's half-brother's species. ”

"That's all?" Qin Wan still felt that it was impossible.

Chang Qing gritted his teeth before saying, "There is one more thing, Feng Huan's half-brother, saying that he is seriously ill in the 'bed', but in fact, ...... It's been more than half a year, and the corpse is still disposed of by me! ”