A figure quietly approached and praised in a soft voice: "Mingzhu, this little girl is really good, she can already do big things at a young age." ”

Gu Tianya was noncommittal.

The figure said: "Originally, I thought I needed to remind her, but I found that she could detect the abnormality by herself, so I watched from a distance and didn't help her from beginning to end, but it was obvious that the little girl handled it very well." It's ridiculous that the king of Goguryeo thought he was secret, but he didn't know that his whereabouts had already been stared at by a little girl......"

This figure is Tan Xiao!

Gu Tianya turned his head to look at her, and suddenly said something inexplicably, as if it was random, and as if he was thoughtful, he said leisurely: "This child has Su Hui." ”

Tan Xiao only thought that this was Gu Tianya's doting praise for the little girl, so he didn't take this sentence to heart.

But Gu Tianya didn't know why, he suddenly repeated a serious sentence, and said solemnly: "Tan Xiao, remember, this kid has Su Hui." Therefore, she is no less intelligent than you, and her future achievements may not be lower than yours. ”

Tan Xiao was slightly stunned at this time, his eyes subconsciously looked at Li Mingzhu who was running away, and muttered, "Su Hui? Is the wisdom of past lives? ”

Gu Tianya didn't continue this topic, but took a deep breath and spit out a white mist, saying: "Today is the first day of the mutual market, and it seems to be good at present, but people who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries, and the prosperity at the beginning may not mean that it will always be prosperous......

Tan Xiao was stunned again, and then seemed to have an understanding, and said softly: "Are you worried that someone will covet the mutual market?" ”

Gu Tianya nodded, shook his head again for some reason, and said, "Yes, it's not." The reason why I say yes is because the mutual market will gather a large number of materials, the Turks will buy tea, bricks, salt and iron from here, the people of the Western Regions will sell agate and jade from here, and the various products of the Han family in the Central Plains will also go from here to countless places in the north and south of the world......"

He paused as he spoke, and then said: "This is like a giant wharf, the entry and exit of goods have to pass through here, and our family, as the owner of the mutual market, only needs to stretch out our hand to receive commercial taxes, Tan Xiao, you might as well try to guess how much tax our mutual market can collect in a day." ”

Tan Xiao pursed his lips and guessed tentatively: "A thousand runs? ”

1,000 a day, 30,000 a month? There are twelve months in a year, and the cumulative amount is 360,000.

That's not a small amount of money.

Today, Datang's annual treasury income is only 3 million.

But Gu Tianya shook his head slowly, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to a stall not far away? smiled at Tan: "Just now? That stall made a deal. A merchant in Tuyuhun paid 2,000 head of cattle? Purchased 80,000 stone of millet from Qinghe Cui's family, and the amount of this transaction alone is 48,000 guan? And our share of commercial tax is three out of a hundred? Tan Xiao, you calculate how much money this is. ”

Tan Xiao was a little stunned, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth in a daze, and said with a shocked voice: "48,000 of them are collected one hundred and three?" This transaction alone can take more than 1,400 yuan? ”

"Wrong? It is more than 2,800 times! ”

Gu Tianya pointed out her mistakes? He said in a deep voice: "Have you forgotten that the transaction is a matter for both parties? Do both buyers and sellers have to pay taxes? Each has to pay three percent? Our family's actual income is double. ”

Tan Xiao's gasping became noticeably heavier.

With just this transaction, the family can earn close to 3,000 yuan, how many transactions are there in the entire mutual market every day? Doesn't it mean that it is possible to earn tens of thousands of dollars a day?

If you speculate according to this income, it may be as high as several million in a year, which is higher than the income of the Datang treasury? It's like a landslide and a tsunami.

Tan Xiao suddenly looked at Gu Tianya? "That's your concern......

Don't feel like that's right enough after that? Hurriedly added: "Such a big fortune? It's sure to attract covetousness. ”

Gu Tianya slowly exhaled a breath and said, "People die for money, and birds die for food?" Wealth is touching, and it has been like this since ancient times. But you don't have to worry too much, our mutual market will not be too dangerous, the reason is very simple, the mutual market will be a lot of people's wealth, wealth is the most tempting thing to chase, so if someone wants to move the mutual market, it will inevitably make countless enemies, and even without our family, many people will take the initiative to help us destroy the enemy......"

"And what are you worried about?"

"What I'm really worried about is the safety of the goods after they leave, let's take the transaction as an example, have you found that this transaction is actually very risky? Tuyuhun is located in the west of the Tang Dynasty, and it is at least three or four thousand miles away from our Youzhou. That Tuyuhun merchant bought 80,000 stone of grain, if you want to transport it back, you have to use at least 2,000 ox carts, what is the concept of 2,000 ox carts of grain, Tan Xiao, you must have understood it if you are so smart. ”

Tan Xiao couldn't understand.

Two thousand ox carts are a great fortune in themselves. In this era, due to the difficulty of the road, once a long journey will hurt the strength of the animal, so the cart of the bullock is generally used to use the method of three rests, that is to say, each ox cart must be equipped with three bullocks.

While one of the cows pulls the cart, the other two rest behind the cart and then rotate with each other to ensure that each cow is not damaged.

So for 2,000 ox carts, at least 6,000 head of oxen.

The value is already higher than the food itself.

If we add the value of grain and the value of ox carts, then the total amount of this transport team is even larger, and its total wealth can even be compared to that of a county.

How can such a great fortune not arouse the covetousness of the greedy?

Tan Xiao vaguely understood Gu Tianya's thoughts, but Tan Xiao's natural personality made her feel indifferent, and said with a smile: "Anyway, we didn't grab it, and the cover is not responsible after the goods leave the door." We just need to ensure the safety of the mutual market, do we also need to ensure that they arrive home safely after they buy something? There is no such reason, there has been no such reason since ancient times......"

"You're wrong again!"

Gu Tianya pointed out her mistake again, and said in a more solemn tone: "In my opinion, it's just the opposite. Since the merchants bought the supplies from the mutual market, it is our responsibility to ensure that they return safely. Tan Xiao, I know you definitely don't approve of this kind of thinking, but I want to tell you, this is what we have to do. Only in this way will our family take off. ”

Tan Xiao was stunned for a moment, and only after a while did he speak softly, and said: "This will be very difficult, and it will be very tiring, if we want to ensure the safe return of every merchant, the price we have to pay is too great." ”

She paused as she spoke, looked at Gu Tianya, and tentatively proposed: "Actually, if the Tuyuhun people dare to buy such a large amount of materials, then they must have the confidence to be able to transport the materials back, maybe they can ensure their safety without us worrying." ”

I have to say that Tan Xiao's proposal is still very in line with the situation of this era.

Being able to come to Youzhou from the Western Regions and drive tens of thousands of bullocks to trade, this Tuyuhun merchant is by no means an ordinary merchant, he is likely to be the national merchant of Tuyuhun.

With such a large amount of wealth, how can a country's businessmen not follow a large army around them?

But Gu Tianya shook his head again, and said in a firm tone: "Others bring their own guards, that is to ensure the safety of wealth, but we can't do nothing, we must do the services we should do." We can't be lazy to save the protection that should be provided because people have guards, and doing business is not about a one-shot deal, and the mutual market will be the most important part of my blueprint, so I have to work hard for you......"

The last sentence was a bit headless and brainless, but Tan Xiao understood what he meant as soon as he heard it, and said, "Are you asking me to do this?" ”

Gu Tianya looked at her and said softly: "More than a year ago, you apprenticed to me for the Tan family, and since then, the entire Tan family has become horse bandits, killing people for me and doing evil for me, they have countless infamy on their backs, but they have never had any complaints." ”

Tan Xiao hurriedly said: "This is the duty of the Tan family, after all, the current Tan family is already a branch of the Gu family. Since it is a branch of a different surname, it is necessary to contribute to the main family. ”

Gu Tianya laughed together, his voice became more gentle, and said, "You can't always carry a bad reputation, as long as you are a person, you want to have a good reputation." So from today onwards, the Tan family will stop being horse bandits. People can't always live in the shadows, they should be allowed to enjoy the glory under the sun, I am going to set up several merchant armies, and your Tan family's horse bandits will be the first one. From this day on, instead of doing evil, they will do good deeds instead, guarding every caravan that leaves the market. ”

He paused as he spoke, and then said: "As time goes by, more and more business travelers are guarded by the Tan family, presumably at that time, there will be countless praises, and the Tan family at that time can be regarded as living under the sun......"

He stopped again, looked at Tan Xiao with soft eyes, and said, "This is my expression of guilt to your Tan family, and it is also my reply to you for kneeling on the ground at the beginning." You said that you wanted to kneel for the Tan family to give a future, and now you are not satisfied with the future I give? ”

Tan Xiao's eyes were red, and suddenly there were big teardrops.

She plunged into Gu Tianya's arms and whined: "But this time I won't follow, the horse bandits are gone, and they don't need me, the female bandit leader, you know, I was born a villain, I need me when I do evil, but I don't need to do good." I won't follow them, I've done what I should do for the Tan family, and from today on, I won't go anywhere. ”

This made Gu Tianya stunned, and he couldn't help but say, "You don't follow them?" You have always taken the Tan family very seriously. ”

"Don't follow, don't follow again!"

Tan Xiao shook his head vigorously, his eyes were full of tears, and he suddenly slammed his head on Gu Tianya's chest, and whined again: "I want to stay, I want to have children, I have fulfilled my long-cherished wish, I have helped my mother's family win the future, now, I am no longer a member of the Tan family, I am your concubine, I should be called Gu Tan, I also want to have a child, like Xiaoqing and Xiaorou, no, not one, I want to give birth to ten, give birth to a hundred, I will open up branches for our family, so that you can be a father once a year." ”

Gu Tianya stood on the spot.

Although I was inexplicably moved, I always felt ridiculous.

He couldn't believe that Tan Xiao, who was born a villain, had such a side, and he would even whine and cry, and he would be coquettish like a woman.

It's just that the words are suddenly a little unreliable.

Having ten children?

Have a hundred children?

What do you think......

Fortunately, someone coughed at this time, breaking Gu Tianya's helplessness, but he saw that it was an old man standing not far away, and he was rushing to this side at this time.

The old man's head was wrapped in a white wrap, and a huge gem was inlaid in the middle, under the sunlight, it was like a flame, Gu Tianya just glanced at it, and he had a guess about the identity of the old man in his heart.

He slowly pushed Tan Xiao away from his arms, and then arched his hand over there, and asked with a smile, "Isn't the old man the Great Elder of Tuyuhun?" ”

The old man smiled, and walked slowly from that side, obviously he was a Tuyuhun person, but the Han language was even sharper than Gu Tianya, and he actually asked quippedly: "The old man didn't disturb the warmth of the little brother Gu and the beauty, right?" ”

Without waiting for Gu Tianya to react, he followed and said: "Little Brother Gu, don't blame, the old man didn't deliberately eavesdrop, but just now when you and your wife were discussing the matter, you mentioned Tuyuhun many times, which inevitably made the old man subconsciously pay attention to my country, and it was precisely because of listening attentively that he heard the breadth of the little brother's mind, so he coughed out loud, but he wanted to come over to thank you." ”

Gu Tianya thought about it slightly, and understood that this was to thank him for building an army of protectors.

Sure enough, I saw the Great Elder slowly exhale a breath, and said in a leisurely voice: "Throughout the ages, Shang Jia has always been unimportant, especially you Han people in the Central Plains, who seem to have a great prejudice against Shang Jia. But we Tuyuhun people are just the opposite, it can be said that they have been businessmen for generations, which also leads to the fact that once you Han people mention us, you will first shake your head and let out a few laughs, most of them will say this, oh, it turns out that it is Tuyuhun people......"

Gu Tianya coughed dryly twice and argued for the Han people: "It's not like all of us despise Shangjia. ”

"Yes, not everyone!"

The Great Elder's face was solemn, but his expression was more leisurely, and he suddenly exhaled again, and said with a deep and distant gaze: "Thinking back to hundreds of years ago, there was a Zhang Qian in the Han people, who was very friendly to us people in the Western Regions, and we still miss this good friend very much......

Gu Tianya frowned slightly, always feeling that this old man seemed to be full of deep meaning, he suddenly interrupted, and asked with a light smile, "What does the Great Elder want to say?" ”

But seeing the old man laughing, his seemingly cloudy eyes suddenly flashed shrewdly, staring at Gu Tianya and asking: "The little brother first established the Youzhou Mutual Market, and then he wanted to establish a merchant army, such a vast mind, obviously he will not be self-satisfied in one place, so the old man wants to ask you, do you still remember that you Han people have a glory, if you still remember, then the old man can continue to talk ......"

Gu Tianya glanced at him deeply, and then said word by word: "Silk Road? ”

Sure enough, I saw the Great Elder laughing heartily, and said with a relieved face: "Yes, it is the Silk Road." ”

Suddenly, he looked at Gu Tianya with deep eyes, and said with deep meaning: "Little brother, are you interested in recovering your glory again, if you are willing to open a Silk Road, the old Tuyuhun will definitely be able to help you get ......."

Gu Tianya smiled, and suddenly stretched out his hand to make a gesture.

Grand Elder Tuyuhun was stunned for a moment, then laughed happily and said, "I didn't expect you to know the etiquette of our people from the Western Regions. ”

The Great Elder also stretched out his hand.

Then, with a snap.

The palms of the two slapped together.

Gu Tianya smiled so kindly, and said sincerely: "From today on, we are friends!" ”

The Great Elder also smiled kindly, and said more sincerely than him: "Since we are friends, we must help each other, it just so happens that the old man knows that there is a Liaodong fool who wants to be unfavorable to his friend, how about our Tuyuhun people help you beat him first......

Gu Tianya's face was full of joy, and he said sincerely: "Thank you so much." ”

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…… Today the 2-in-1 chapter is released.