", can your caravan still travel back and forth between the north and the Central Plains to do business?"

Pei Shengqin exclaimed, caravans are not unusual, but now the caravans that can enter and leave the northern border casually are very awesome. You must know that now that Tuoba is in turmoil, the entire northern border except for the farthest Rouran County has established the Metropolitan Protectorate, and the other six counties have fallen into the hands of thieves, and this trade route will naturally be cut off.

Of course, the trade route was not cut off by the imperial court, and the imperial court did not explicitly prohibit caravans from leaving the fortress, but the problem was that normal caravans could not come back when they went out. Tuoba is an anti-thief, the thief's job is to kill people and sell goods, you run to the anti-thief territory with money and goods, hoping that the anti-thief will not rob you?

Murong Chui smiled slightly and explained: "Pei Hou doesn't know that the last emperor of the Northern Dynasty once married the princess of the Yan Dynasty as a concubine. It's a shame to say that I, the Kanto Murong clan, and the chaotic ministers and thieves of Tuoba Jue, can also be regarded as in-laws, so Wei Wei has never embarrassed my Kanto Murong clan's caravan. ”

"Oh." Pei Sheng Qin nodded perfunctorily, thinking that his in-laws have a fart, Emperor Qin also married the Qinghe Demon Concubine, and it is not unambiguous for your traitors of the Murong clan in Kanto to rebel. Most of the time, Tuoba Jue knew that your Guandong Murong clan was also a traitor, and thought that you would not help the court harm him, and Tuoba Jue also knew that trade was beneficial to him, so he didn't embarrass your caravan.

"Hmph, the Kanto Murong clan is really daring, and he actually made a deal with Wei Wei? Didn't he plan to fund the enemy, and wanted to use Wei Rebellion's hand to seek the usurpation of the throne? Murong Shizhen snorted coldly, squinted at Murong Chui, and said in a strange manner.

Murong said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, my Guandong Murong clan has been doing business in the northern territory many years ago, and I have dealings with the chambers of commerce of the seven counties in the northern border, and I am not doing business with the rebel thief of Tuoba Jue!" It is not the fault of my caravan that the thief did not plunder my caravan, and my niece has already informed Your Majesty of this. Your Majesty has sent a message to allow my caravans to continue to do business. ”

Murong Shi pouted, and was very ashamed of the Kanto Murong clan's routine of relying on women to take the position. Although they did not trade directly with Wei Wei, now that the northern border was under the control of Wei rebels, even if Wei Wei did not rob their caravans, they could get a lot of money just by learning the proportional taxes of the imperial court and the municipal bureau. Needless to say, it must have been the Qinghe Demon Concubine who blew the pillow wind on Emperor Qin, and Emperor Qin ignored this disguised behavior of the enemy.

"Although there will always be some losses in doing business in the anti-thieves' den, we never default on the taxes we should pay after each return. Even so, because the stewards of our caravan are good at business, the profits are still very good. Murong Chui added that he didn't tell a lie, he was already a little suspicious of being an enemy, and he was stared at by countless pairs of eyes, so he naturally didn't dare to evade taxes again. But what's the most profitable? Of course, it is the monopoly that is the most profitable! Now the Kanto Murong clan has almost monopolized the trade in the north, and even if they need to pay taxes to Tuoba Jue and the imperial court once, they still make more money than before.

The Guandong Murong clan was willing to take out these caravans to envelop Pei Shengqin, and it was indeed a bloody investment.

Pei Shengqin thought about it, but still shook his head and said: "If the gentleman doesn't take the good of people, these caravans don't want to be lowered." ”

Murong was stunned for a moment, thinking that Pei Shengqin had not yet realized the value of those caravans, and hurriedly said: "Pei Hou may not know that those caravans can now earn three ...... of net profits per month."

"There is no need to mention this again!" Resisting the temptation of money, without waiting for Murong Chui to report the benefits, Pei Shengqin interrupted him: "Traveling back and forth to the Great Wall, whether you have the heart or not, will always make Wei Wei profitable." Even with His Majesty's permission, Xia Guan is not qualified to take care of the affairs of the Guandong Murong Clan, but Xia Guan himself will never do such a thing! ”

On the surface, he naturally refused to be righteous, as for the reason why Pei Shengqin really refused to accept the caravan, one is that he and Tuoba Jue already had a grudge, if Tuoba Jue knew that the owner of the caravan was replaced by Pei Shengqin, the caravan would definitely not be able to be saved. Although the Kwantung Murong clan would not have turned around and informed Tuoba Jue after giving away the caravan, what if Tuoba Jue inquired from elsewhere; The second is that this caravan is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and it will inevitably be impeached by many imperial historians. If the caravan changes hands, will the Qinghe Demon Concubine still help blow the wind on the pillow in the future? Without her pillow wind, maybe the Qin Emperor would have issued an edict to punish the caravan; The third is that the caravan was originally worthless, what was valuable was to monopolize the trading in the north, and now history has changed, Zhang Shuai personally led the army to the north, and no one knows how long Tuoba Jue can last. When Zhang Shuai pacified Tuoba Jue and the north returned to calm, there would inevitably be an influx of caravans. Once the monopoly position is gone, the caravans of the Kanto Murong clan will be worthless.

What's more, this incident was originally Emperor Qin's test of Pei Shengqin, even if he received benefits, Pei Shengqin had to receive benefits that were not harmful to the country! These caravans obviously did not meet, and let Tuoba Jue receive taxes, which was more or less harmful to the country, which was definitely not the answer that Emperor Qin wanted to see.

Murong Shixuan didn't know these thoughts in Pei Shengqin's stomach, no matter how smart he was, he was still a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy after all. Pei Shengqin's righteous words just aroused his youthful enthusiasm, and he immediately stroked his palms and said: "Pei Hou said it well!" A gentleman with a sense of righteousness, a villain, my generation of Qin ministers, since he should be a minister, how can he do things that are detrimental to righteousness for the sake of just money? ”

While speaking, Murong looked at Murong Trai with contempt at the same time, and the disdain in his eyes was full of disdain. If it is said that the Marquis of Luochuan chose to belong to the imperial court, it was somewhat forced by the times, and he was not completely sincere. But when Bai Lan was attached, Murong Shi was still young, and he was already a Qin person since he could remember. This young man's sense of belonging to the country is definitely higher than that of his father and brother, Murong Shaxi and Murong Shilian are at most not rebelling or betraying the country, if the country is strong, he will be honest as a courtier, and if the country is defeated, he will continue to divide Bai Lan as a king. Only Murong Shizhen is really willing to do his best for the country, and because of this, Murong Shizhen hates the traitors of the Murong clan in Kanto more than his father and brother.

"Phew, ignorant next child, who do you say is the villain, you are the villain, your whole family is the villain!" Murong said angrily.

Murong Shizhen was originally a little dissatisfied with Pei Shengqin's lack of bias towards the Bailan Murong family, but at this time, he was moved by Pei Shengqin's integrity, and the estrangement disappeared completely. Yes, if Pei Hou helps me, I have to offend a big family for no reason, what's wrong with asking for benefits?

After thinking it through, Murong Shizhen ignored Murong Chui's incompetent rage, and turned to Pei Shengqin and said: "There are more than 30 large islands and hundreds of small islands in the West Sea, and its big islands are dozens of miles in radius. I, Bailan Murong Clan, would like to give Pei Hou a big island, and Pei Hou will choose it! ”

"Is that true?" Pei Shengqin's heart was pounding, a land that really belonged to him, and the temptation was naturally great. Don't look at Pei Shengqin and Pei Yuanluo now have titles and food estates, but they can only enjoy part of the taxes of food estates, and they don't have any right to govern. Even if Pei Shengqin has no ambition to rebel and stand on his own, he still instinctively hopes to have a piece of his own territory and keep it for tourism and vacation.

Strictly speaking, the West Sea is not a sea, but a giant lake, that is, Qinghai Lake in later generations. However, the West Sea of this era was different from the Qinghai Lake of later generations, and after nearly 2,000 years of continuous decline, the area of Qinghai Lake in later generations was only 4,800 square kilometers. The West Sea in this era is thousands of miles away, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a sea.

The West Sea was originally the territory of Tuyuhun, and when the Marquis of Luochuan was attached, the Qin Emperor simply gave all the islands in the West Sea to the Marquis of Luochuan in order to praise his loyalty - it is estimated that the Qin Emperor did not know how many islands there were in the West Sea at that time, otherwise he might not be so generous.

The fiefs were all given by the Son of Heaven, and it was taboo for courtiers to trade privately. However, in this era, there was basically no awareness of coastal defense, and few people regarded the maritime frontier as a real territory, and the imperial court only cared about the land on the mainland. Therefore, Murong Shizhen said that he wanted to give Pei Shengqin an island, but there was really nothing wrong with it, and even the most picky imperial historian would not take this matter to find fault with.

"Naturally, it's true, our Bailan Murong clan has always paid attention to promises!" Murong nodded solemnly.

Murong Chui provoked: "Pei Hou, don't believe his nonsense, there are many outlaw pirates lurking in the West Sea, and their Bailan Murong Clan is not capable of completely eradicating them." The West Sea Islands nominally belong to the Bailan Murong clan, but in fact, most of them are infested with pirates, which is very dangerous! ”

Murong Shi snorted coldly: "The islands in the depths of the West Sea are indeed occupied by pirates, but the islands closer to the shore, my Bailan Murong Clan has arranged for sailors to sweep them regularly, and they are absolutely safe." ”

Pei Shengqin's heart has begun to favor the Bailan Murong Clan, compared to the unstable caravans of the Kanto Murong Clan, the island is a really good thing! The island within a radius of dozens of miles is enough to be worth a small county town. How comfortable it is to build a manor on the island and go on vacation when you have nothing to do. As for pirates, Pei Shengqin is even more afraid, although the pirates of the West Sea are also called pirates, they are actually just water thieves in this giant inland lake. After all, whether it is the size of the wind and waves or the number of reefs in the West Sea, compared to the real sea, it is only a pediatric, and it lacks an extremely treacherous environment, which makes the water thieves in the West Sea far worse than the real pirates. When the time comes, take the Tiance Army with you, don't you believe that the Tiance Army can't beat a bunch of water thieves?

Faintly heard footsteps outside the hall, Pei Shengqin was not surprised, at this time, the only one who could walk around the hall casually was his father Pei Yuanluo.

It is estimated that my father saw that these two people were not torn apart, and he was also curious about how he would judge, so he stood outside the hall and eavesdropped.

"Okay, the two adults don't have to fight, about this case, the lower official has made a decision in his heart." After Pei Shengqin organized the language, he was ready to award the ownership of Murong Shegui's tomb to the Bailan Murong clan.

"Wait!" Murong Chui stood up.

Murong Shi raised his eyebrows: "What, can't you afford to lose?" ”

Pei Shengqin had a better attitude, he smiled and asked, "What else does General Murong want to say?" ”

"The matter of the ancestral tomb is related to the face and authority of my Kanto Murong clan, and I must not give it up. In order to keep the ancestral tomb, even if you tell that secret, it is not a pity! ”

Murong Chui secretly made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and said: "Pei Hou, this official knows your uncle's whereabouts, and he is willing to use this news in exchange for Pei Hou's fair ruling!" ”

"What's that, uncle?" Pei Shengqin was stunned for a moment, he really didn't know that he had an uncle, and his knowledge of his mother's family was almost zero. Even his mother's memory is pitiful, after all, Pei Shengqin's mother died when he was a few years old, and Pei Shengqin was raised by his father.

"Champion General, you mean...... Do you know the whereabouts of Changling? A heavy voice sounded, and Pei Shengqin saw that his father had already stepped into the hall, and his eyes looked directly at Murong Chui.