Lu Hong's expression was a little uncertain, walking around the house, he had to admit that Gao Yuan was reasonable, this world, really everything is speaking with strength, those high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Jicheng are all hereditary nobles, a hundred years old, that one does not have a large fief, it is with these rich fiefs that they have a strong family army, and the strong force ensures that they control all the important official positions of Dayan and seek greater benefits for them, The nobles of Dayan are so big that even the monarch has to give three points, because the areas directly under the center owned by the monarch, except for Tianhe County, where Jicheng, the capital of Dayan, belongs, are all remote areas, such as Liaoxi County. As a result, the monarch is often not as wealthy as some of the powerful nobles, and all a wise monarch can do is to use the contradictions between them to stabilize his power, and at the same time try to nationalize some of the rich places.

Lu Hong knew that Taishou Zhang Shouyue had always wanted to turn Liaoxi County into his fiefdom, but because he was a commoner, he was not accepted by those century-old nobles, and even looked down on him. And having a fief is a prerequisite for becoming a nobleman.

But although Zhang Shouyue did not become a member of the nobles, because he had a strong army under his command, the nobles did not accept him, but they did not dare to really annoy him, so they kept being deadlocked.

Gao Yuan is right, if you want to gain a foothold, the only way out for civilians like yourself is to have a strong armed liliang.

"Don't think about doing business with the East Hu Xiongnu!" Thinking of this, Lu Hong already made a decision in his heart, "As long as I can pull Taishou together, do the business to the entire Liaoxi County, and then raise a thousand soldiers, it will be enough for Taishou to look at me differently, and he will not dare to move me at will, and even regard me as his left and right arms."

Gao Yuan smiled, "Uncle, there has always been one thing I haven't figured out, what kind of business the Huo family is doing, how can they have such a good relationship with the Donghu people, and what kind of business can make their family so rich?"

Lu Hong haha smiled, "Behind the Huo family is the assassin history of Liaoxi County, and this assassin history is surnamed Linghu, and the minister of the current dynasty is also surnamed Linghu, do you understand?"

Gao Yuan suddenly realized, "In this way, Huo Zhu is just a dog of the Prime Minister. It's just a business for the prime minister to help the wind, but what kind of business is it worth letting the prime minister do the same?"

"Huo Zhu can't climb the prime minister yet, his backstage is just a stab at Ling Hu Tan, and Ling Hu Tan is the person of the national prime minister. The business that the Prime Minister has done is really not something that ordinary people can do."

Gao Yuan frowned and pondered for a moment, "Could it be some forbidden strategic materials?"

glanced at Gao Yuan appreciatively, "You are right, Gao Yuan, there are only two things in Huo Zhu's business, one is salt, and the other is iron."

"Sell salt and iron to the Donghu people? Aren't the Donghu people our Dayan's greatest enemies?" Gao Yuan was taken aback, "Isn't this an enemy?"

Lu Hong smiled: "Who said that you can't do business with the enemy, didn't you still want to sell them wine just now?"

"It's different!" Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "The wine we sell to the Donghu people, the price is not something that ordinary people can afford, and only the tribal leaders and noble elders of the Donghu people can enjoy it, and selling them this kind of wine, we can make huge profits, and the profits we get can be used to raise soldiers, build weapons, bows and arrows, and use them to better deal with the Donghu people, but salt and iron are different, which can directly make the Donghu people stronger."

"The prime minister doesn't care about this, as long as there is a lot of money to be made, is it possible that the Donghu people can still hit his fiefdom?" Lu Hong sneered.

"That Zhang Taishou doesn't care, and he still lets this Linghu Chong smuggle salt and iron, the Donghu people are strong, and Zhang Taishou is a direct victim!" Takato shouted.

"Zhang Taishou will only control the amount of their output, and will not ban it, because every year Zhang Taishou also gets a large profit from it." Lu Hong whispered, "Outsiders don't know this secret, and because I am a county lieutenant in Fufeng County, Huo Zhu can't get around me for many things, I only know some inside information, you should be weishenme Every time I go to the county, Taishou will personally meet me, do you think it's how big my face is, no, it's because I want to report to Taishou the amount of goods Huo Zhu and they went out, and Taishou has to know it in his heart."

Gao Yuan was a little shocked, and at this time he realized that his understanding of this shijie was still a little too simplistic.

"Uncle, we are not the only one in Fufeng County that borders Donghu in western Liaoning, are other counties also like this?"

"No!" Lu Hong shook his head, "Such a thing must not be on the table, if the political enemies of the Linghu family in the court know about these things, they will definitely attack him, Weishenme chose us here instead of the other two counties closer to the core area of Donghu, just to avoid people's eyes. So Gao Yuan, in Fufeng County, Huo Zhu and I are a couple who want to help each other and restrain each other, while Wu County Ling is a local official in his hometown, who only thinks about making a fortune and doesn't care about these things at all, which is also the reason why he can stand tall, and he is happy to have such an official here, and the court wants to send someone to replace Lao Wu, but he is blocked back."

Gao Yuan scratched his head, the twists and turns in this are really a bit complicated, to paraphrase a current sentence, that is, the amount of information is too large, and for a while, he still can't digest it.

"Uncle, our wine can actually still be sold to the Donghu people, think about it, if the profit of this wine is big enough, Lord Taishou will be concerned, and when the time comes, we will do business over there, if the Donghu people really dare to rob it, Lord Taishou will not agree, and uncle, if Lord Taishou has enough money, he no longer has to rely on the Linghu family to smuggle salt and iron, and he can confidently prohibit this kind of practice of capital enemies, which is more beneficial to us!" Gao Yuandao.

Lu Hong waved his hand, "No one will be disgusted with too much money, we can't control the affairs of the adults too much, but what you just said made me pause, it is true, if our uncle and nephew have a strong army in their hands, no matter where your eldest brother becomes an official in the future, the waist pole will be hard, and the upward passage will be smoother, this matter, it is worth my fight again, Gao Yuan, if you didn't analyze me like this today, I would only think about making money and making a fortune in the rest of my life, and make an economic backing for your eldest brother, When you say this, I'm really moved, and we can also be a military backing for your eldest brother!"

"Uncle Mingjian!" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"Then so be it, you can do it boldly and boldly, Zheng Xiaoyang's side, I will tell him, and I will pay them the full salary soon." Lu Hongdao.

"Yes, uncle!"

"Don't leave today, you've been staying in the barracks these days, and you haven't even returned home, and you're tired when you think about it, you're doing so much for your eldest brother, I'm very pleased, let your aunt cook a few dishes today, and let's have a few drinks. Now we have all the good wine you made in our house, and I threw away all the muddy soup from before." Lu Hong patted Gao Yuan's hand affectionately and said with a smile.

"I must accompany my uncle to get drunk!"