Guo Huaili's caravan returned to Huiye City at the end of June, and he was accompanied by a huge caravan from the Western Regions, which stretched for more than three miles when it entered the city through Jingmenguan.

In the side hall of the back house of the government, Guo Huaili was crooked on the chair, and the table next to him was full of melons and fruits, including honeydew melons, grapes, apricots, pears, etc., and the juice splashed out of his big mouth and fell on the placket dots.

"Xiao Jiang, Lao Guo, I have been on a hard trip", Guo Huaili explained his journey inarticulately. In Tian Wei Kingdom, Guo Huaili's arrival was welcomed by the whole country, and even King Tian Wei took the time to meet him and asked Gu Taige to entertain him to enjoy Tian Wei's royal banquet.

After getting the payment, Guo Huaili made a big purchase in Heci, the king of Tianwei, and two of the four dragon guards who went with him had already left when they passed through Wengu and Fox Kingdom, and the remaining two people also left the caravan after arriving in Tianwei, and they had to lurk in the local area. Countless merchants who came to the inn found Guo Huaili in the inn, or sold him their goods, or wanted to take this business line and go to Dazheng.

Jiang Anyi smiled and handed the fruit to Guo Fatzi, Guo Huaili's arrival not only solved the overstretched financial dilemma, but also brought him a continuous source of money.

Jiang Anyi persuaded Guo Huaili and the Hu merchants who came to set up tents in the empty field south of Huiye City, and directly exhibited and sold the goods they brought, and the tax collected in three days was as high as more than 57,000 taels, which made Yan Sihu smile from ear to ear.

Guo Huaili calculated for Jiang Anyi, minus the cost and loss of the journey, etc., if the goods are sold directly in Huiye Mansion, the price can be reduced to seventy percent or even lower, Da Zheng's commercial tax is one out of ten, and on the surface, the tax is less than thirty percent, but the turnover of goods has accelerated, and the previous transaction has become three, but it has made more profits.

The news spread that there were a large number of cheap goods for sale in the Western Regions in Aino Prefecture, and merchants from near and far were riding fast horses to rush here. In just a few days, many of the merchants from the Western Regions who came with Guo Huaili had already emptied their goods and hurried back to prepare to come again.

Hearing that Jiang Anyi was going to build a trade market in Huiye Mansion, Guo Huaili was moved, this trip to Tian Wei made him ambitious, and the idea of being the biggest wealthy businessman in the Great Zheng State sprouted again, and the business of the three families in the past was also prosperous, but relying on the support of Jiang Anyi's goods, the prosperous business without Jiang Anyi did not exist. If they can get a piece of the Western Regions trade, the business of the three families will be walking on two legs, and they will go faster and farther.

"Xiao Jiang, I decided not to go", Guo Huaili said in a surprising voice, "I'm going to help you in Huazhou, do some small business nearby, when will that trade market be built?" ”

Jiang Anyi was a little moved, Guo Fatzi was his best friend, what was he thinking Jiang Anyi knew clearly, this dead fat man couldn't move his legs when he saw that he had money saved, but he wasn't doing himself a favor, with him, Huazhou's financial situation would save him a lot of heart, and he would have spare energy to govern state politics and improve people's livelihood.

"Don't worry, you have to wait for the approval of the court, Brother Guo, you go home first and communicate with Uncle Guo and the Yu family, after all, business is a matter of three families."

Guo Huaili nodded and said, "That's right, I still have to bring a group of people, I want to simply bring Hutou Niang and Hutou to Huazhou, so as to save both worries." ”

Jiang Anyi's heart moved, seeing that the court meant that he would stay in Huazhou for a long time, whether he would move his mother and Dong'er to save the family from being separated. After thinking about it, my mother definitely didn't want to leave her hometown, and besides, the family's property should also be taken care of, alas, it would be nice if I had a few more brothers.

Guo Fatzi left, and the court's approval came, which was announced by the eunuch in the palace, and it was an acquaintance Huai'en. The long-winded holy man read smoothly from the mouth of Eunuch Huai'en, and Jiang Anyi heard the four things he played, and the Son of Heaven was right.

After hearing the last two words "Qin this", Jiang Anyi took the officials of the state government to kowtow and thank him, and his heart was full of gratitude for the trust of the Son of Heaven. Zhang Wenjin watched him laugh with Eunuch Huaien behind Jiang Anyi, and secretly lamented in his heart, whether he wanted to try to show favor to Jiang Tingshi, or simply find a way to transfer to another place.

"Master Jiang, our family is in a hurry all the way, and we are a little tired, but there is a place to rest?" Wynne threw a glance at Jiang Anyi.

Jiang Anyi understood that he must have a secret will for himself.

"Father-in-law, please go to the back house for a while." Jiang Anyi didn't let Huai En take him to the post house, but let him go directly to the back house, anyway, Xin Fei and Siyu went to Longwei Mansion, An Yong and Shi took the guards to the barracks, and the back house was a group of little girls except for the two servants.

Jiang Anyi's move made Huaien feel very warm, the little girls sent all kinds of fruits, Huaien tasted everything, and said with a smile: "It is said that Huazhou is a bitter cold place, but I didn't expect that melons and fruits are more delicious than Jiangnan." ”

"It's not easy for my father-in-law to come to Huazhou, so you might as well rest for a few more days." Jiang Anyi cut open a honeydew melon with a small silver knife, handed a piece to Huai En, and said, "Father-in-law taste this honeydew melon, it is not so fresh in Beijing." ”

Honeydew melon is a unique melon fruit in Huazhou, because the taste is sweet like honey, the strong fragrance overflows and is famous for a long time, as early as a thousand years ago, the Great Qi Dynasty is a tribute, in Yongchang Emperor has to two taels of silver at the price of a catty. Wynne had tasted it a few times before in the palace, and it was all a thin slice, and there had never been a melon like this divided into four pieces.

Take a bite in your hand, crisp and refreshing, sweet as honey, full of fragrance, Huaien sighed with satisfaction: "Get this delicious, it's worth the trip." ”

Jiang Anyi said with a smile: "If you have three dollars a thing, your father-in-law can let it go and eat it." ”

Wynne opened his mouth in surprise, the melon flesh in his mouth almost fell out of his mouth, and asked incredulously, "What, a penny?" ”

Jiang Anyi explained that the climate in Huazhou is suitable for melon production, and the yield per mu is more than 1,000 catties, but it is not easy to preserve honeydew melons after they are ripe, and they will ripen and rot within three or five days, so the local price is very cheap. Huai En sighed: "Jingzhong is more expensive than gold, Huazhou is as cheap as dirt, when I go back, Lord Laojiang will prepare some for me, and I will eat as a meal along the way." ”

Yongchang imperial capital is more than 2,000 miles away from Huazhou, the honeydew melon in the palace is not very ripe to pick off, the ceramic altar is cleaned, and then the inner wall is evenly wiped with spirits, and then the melon is wrapped in bamboo paper, and then put it in lightly, and then it can not be squeezed lightly, and then sealed with a thick cotton pad after it is full, and the carriage travels at night to stay in white, along the way to keep the ice water cool, and send it to the palace in about ten days, there are seventy percent of the good fruits in ten out of ten, for the Son of Heaven and the palace to enjoy.

As for the private traders, it takes longer than the express train that cannot deliver tribute, and often only half of the melons in a cart are left. There are many people in Beijing, and the melons transported are not enough for the distribution of officials and wealthy businessmen, so there will be a situation of four or five taels of silver and a melon.

The melons were also gnawed, the grapes were also eaten, and Huaien took out a leather box from the burden placed aside, got up and said, "Long live the order, please Lord Jiang to accept the order." ”

Jiang Anyi saw it familiarly, and the leather box was specially used to hold secret music. immediately knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Minister, Jiang Anyi took the order." ”

Huai En did not open the leather box, but directly handed the leather box into Jiang Anyi's hands, and after Jiang Anyi finished kowtowing, he helped him up, and said with a smile: "Lord Jiang, the secret decree of long live is in the leather box, you look at it slowly, our family plans to live in Huiye Mansion for a few days, if you have anything to play, you might as well hand it over to our family and bring it back with you." ”

After sending Huai En to the post house, Jiang Anyi used a special key to open the honey box and take out the secret decree of the Son of Heaven. The so-called secret decree is not like a holy decree, which is simply written on paper, but there is a thick stack. Jiang Anyi had seen the words of the Son of Heaven and recognized that this dense word was written by the Son of Heaven himself.

"I know what Jiang Qing has done in Huazhou, you can not avoid suspicion, you have the courage to admit things, I am very commended, as long as you have the king and the world in your heart, loyal to the monarch and patriotic, even if there are mistakes, I can tolerate you, and I will never let you end up." The situation in Huazhou is dangerous, you were attacked by thieves soon after you took office, although I know that you have no major obstacles, I still sweat for you, and when you go elsewhere in the future, remember to bring personal guards just in case. ”

A few seemingly ordinary words made Jiang Anyi's heart soften, tears almost fell out, he suppressed the excitement in his heart, and continued to look down: "The four things you played, I have approved you, I think you also know that the treasury is short of silver, although you are allowed to move the army, but I want you to pay for the travel expenses of the people who moved to the border, I estimated it for you, it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels, or even more, the four major metropolitan protectors may open their mouths, you have to look at my face, don't sweep their face." But I have faith in you, you are a famous gold pointer, and I don't think I will be disappointed. ”

Shi Fangzhen made a rare joke in the secret decree, which made Jiang Anyi's heart warm, it was cost-effective to move 50,000 border troops and spend a million taels of silver.

"The establishment of a border city in Huazhou is quite controversial in the DPRK and China, and there are many opponents in the DPRK and China, and they understand their thoughts, so I am very angry. As I said earlier, there is no silver in the treasury, and there is nowhere to start for disaster relief, road repair, and war preparations. ”

"You said in your secret recital to me that the establishment of a border city can increase the tax of at least two million taels to the court every year, and I have to grant you this silver, as for the agreement between you and Yang Xiangliang, it is a matter between you and him, and it cannot be counted in it, starting next year, I will see an additional tax of two million taels per year in Huazhou, if you can't do it, I will punish you heavily."

The four things of the Son of Heaven are all accurate, it can be seen that the Son of Heaven trusts and values him, Jiang Anyi got up enthusiastically, and arched his hand in the direction of the capital: "The minister will live up to the trust of Long live." ”

Huazhou's annual tax is about 1.2 million taels, ranking high among the 27 states, relying on the income from trade with the Western Regions. If Jiang Anyi added 2 million and promised Yang Xiangliang 800,000, but the tax in Huazhou would have tripled, which was not a small amount, but Jiang Anyi looked confident. ()

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