"Lord, now my caravans to the Central Plains, Nanyang, Jingxiang and Qi County have encountered low-cost fur shocks from Khitan, Xi, Liaodong, Goryeo and other places. I have exchanged 5 furs for a stone of grain The price is no longer guaranteed, and the furs that entered the Central Plains are actually 6 for 1, or even 8 for 1, seizing the market for my Jinyang furs, attracting all the big families and gate valve towns to trade with them. The bookkeeper said with tears in his voice.

"Sure enough! Someone really got in the way. Does he have a large amount of fur in the market? Li Yuan asked angrily, with a terrifying look of wanting to eat people, so frightened that Li Shimin hid behind Chai Shao.

"My lord, it is said that the total amount of leather goods that enter the Central Plains is not large, and the market is full of my pickup trucks in Jinyang, and I have a large amount of stock with him, but --- is just ---"

"Just what? Speak quickly. Li Yuan asked with an almost growl.

"It's just that these alien leather merchants are extremely treacherous, first at a price better than my Jinyang, they took tens of thousands of high-grade furs to get Wang Shichong, Tang Bi, Xiao Milling and other gate valves. With hundreds, or even only a few dozen samples, he went to the various prestigious families to get the heads of the major families. ”

"Huh? How is it possible to have tens of thousands, dozens of tickets? The demand for the smallest family is at least 10,000 or more! Dou Wei exclaimed, his Dou family was originally a famous family in Jinyang, and he was very clear about the basic needs of a family.

"Tell me, how the hell did these northern aliens do it?" Chai Shao was also anxious and hurriedly asked.

"Their tens of thousands of skins are all samples that don't need money and food, and they are all gifts. But he used this trick in exchange for hundreds of thousands of supply orders for each family, made an appointment for door-to-door delivery, and after leaving the hostages, all the gate valves and the family families all paid a deposit of tens of thousands of silver in advance. In this way, the spot fur that I Jinyang sent to my eyes in front of me is regarded as nothing! Woo woo woo ----- "This Shen Yuan's bookkeeper actually cried loudly at the end. He had never seen this kind of operation, and his side was full of hundreds of cars in stock, and after a lot of hard work, he couldn't even withstand a dozen cunning businessmen in a few cars of other people's spots.

The hall was silent at this time, and everyone, including Li Yuan, was like a stone carving.

"Woo woo woo---, fortunately, they don't have much spot and not many people, otherwise, the farther gate valve wang clan and other markets are all occupied by them." The bookkeeper continued to choke up.

"Uncle Yue, this matter is very strange. The Han people in the Central Plains have always been spot delivered, not to mention that the trading object is a barbarian, how can the barbarians be trusted? It is estimated that there must be someone to blame for this. Chai Shao still doesn't believe in this kind of transaction that needs to be based on full trust, and Chai Shao knows what kind of virtue barbarians like Turks are.

"You don't have any other news, but you can finish it all at once." Pei Lin walked up to the bookkeeper and asked in a whisper, obviously feeling that the bookkeeper was a little incoherent, and it was estimated that he had been hit hard.

"Oh! In addition, Lord Shen has been familiar with business for a long time, and he also felt that there was a difference here, so he secretly arrested one or two Khitan merchants, and after torture, he learned that they were sent by the wolf lord of the Khitan Dahe clan to board the ship through Liaodong and take the Dengzhou merchant ship to various parts of the Central Plains to run the fur business. It is said that the Turks also came to them to buy this winter's grain, the original Khitan tribe had more fur goods, and it was usually traded with the good Yanshan Luo Yi, but Luo Yi has not expanded the army for several years, and Luo Yi recently received more than 30 million pieces of cattle wool skins from the Turkic tribes presented by Yang Guang, the king of Jin, this year, the Khitan tribes, including the Xi people's leather goods, had to be sold in the interior, otherwise he would have a more severe winter and a greater lack of food for the winter. Goryeo and Silla, on the other hand, came to the Central Plains to sell furs and other goods on the merchant ships of Dongnae after hearing the news that all the gate lords and towns in the Central Plains were expanding their armaments. However, they basically did not exchange food, but exchanged silver or iron, cloth and other things, and they also imitated the methods of the Khitans, and they basically followed the channels of the noble families. "The bookkeeper was out of breath, and finally poured out everything he knew.

"It turned out to be Khitan, hum!" After Li Yuan finally understood what was going on, he slammed his fist on the table.

"Tang Gong, the Khitan is second only to the Turkic barbarians who dominate the north of my country, if it weren't for Luo Yi's block, they would have invaded my Central Plains like the Turks. The exchange of livestock skins for materials from the Central Plains has existed since ancient times, but the operation methods are different this time. From the perspective of its operation, it is obvious that the Central Plains market is not well understood, otherwise it will directly carry a large amount of spot. Leaving hostages after signing a contract with the gate valve seems to be a temporary intention. If the Khitan breaches the contract or Luo Yi does not allow his caravan to cross, then Wang Shichong and the others will end up in a bamboo basket for nothing, but they will miss the major event of expanding the armament war. Who is he not giving his extra food? As far as this official knows, Wang Shichong has a trust under Wang Shichong who judges his master's surname Hu Shen, but this person is extremely greedy. That Tang Bi also has a confidant under him, whose surname is Gao, and Keren is also a person who loves money, if he talks about these two people, I don't have to worry about Jinyang's fur things. Dou Wei said.

"Hmmm! Not bad. Shen Guan account book will send a confidant to accompany you back to Luoyang Shen Yuan quickly, and send Master Hu with 1,000 taels of silver, and be sure to move Wang Shi to collect my leather goods; Then send 1,000 taels to Tang Bi's staff Gao Keren to dredge the joints. After a short rest, you will return tomorrow. Li Yuan regained his composure and made arrangements.

"Sichang, you repair a letter to Shan Xiong in the name of your father, and ask him to order Jizhou, Shandong, Luoyang and other places to ring horses, especially the coastal bandits to intercept and kill the Khitan and Xi chariots, and not one can be put into the Central Plains, and afterwards take the heads of the Khitan and Xi people to my Jinyang to receive a reward, a head of 50 taels. I am here to write a letter to Luo Yi, the king of Beiping, asking him not to let the Khitan Xi caravan clear the south, so that he can see how his furs and other things enter the Central Plains. ”

"Uncle Yue is smart! The son-in-law then wrote a letter to the second brother Shan. Chai Shao applauded after listening to Li Yuan's deployment, and everyone in the hall also applauded Li Yuan's decision.

"Huh! In any case, the grain must be exchanged back for Jinyang. Let the caravan that passed later inform Shen Yuan to load the forty percent of the grain that had been exchanged for it and transport it back. ”

Li Yuan's mood was getting better again at the moment, but he didn't know that a bigger trouble was coming to plague the Jinyang Treasury, and this time it was completely related to Yang Guang, the king of Jin.

Just when Li Yuan was anxious about the food, Yang Er had already led the ditch-digging army on the way to Liyang, Jizhou. This time the distance to Liyang is not too far, after leaving Luzhou, it will enter Zezhou southeast of Hedong, and after Zezhou, you can reach Liyang on the edge of the Yellow River. And Yu Wenhua and the 200,000 people recruited in advance for the opening of the canal have gathered in Liyang and Weicheng.

The distance between the southern section of the Yongji Canal from Weicheng to Liyang is about 200 miles, and the distance is taken in a straight line to excavate, and on the way, whether it is good land, a house, or a landlord's manor, the ancestral tomb of the family ancestral hall are all directly bulldozed. This work was entrusted to Ma Shumou, and led the Liyang City guards Jiao Fang and Wu Kui to implement it. The tougher approach is to confiscate all private land within 300 miles of the land where the canal passes, regardless of whether it is good or bad, regardless of paddy fields and mountains, and only a small amount of compensation will be given for demolition and relocation. Regardless of whether the landlord is willing or not, those who should be bulldozed will be bulldozed, and those who should be confiscated will be confiscated. Notices for the opening of the canal have been posted in various towns along the route, and the time for final self-demolition is limited. Those who are outdated and do not dismantle will be forcibly demolished. Each family holds the land and house deed to Hejian Province to apply for a demolition subsidy.

Before Yang Er arrived, the news of the barbaric demolition along the river spread wildly among the people. The tenants of the people are not in a hurry, they all respond to the recruitment of the canal to become people's husbands, and they can bring their families with them, and take money to take care of food every day, which is better than farming. The people who were forced to be anxious were all wealthy families of all levels who owned private land, and it can be said that every clause in the canal opening notice was absolutely unacceptable. Every day, hundreds of landlords and wealthy families gather outside the Hejian Mansion, looking for the history of the Assassin and asking for explanations.

"My lord, there are dozens more children of rich families who are making trouble outside today. Some actually brought dozens or hundreds of family soldiers, holding guys in their hands and wanted to rush to the palace, my lord, I think it's better to avoid it! "The chief bookkeeper, Ling Jinghe, had experienced this kind of thing, and he was flustered.

"Humph! Sima Chao and Lei Ming obeyed orders. Yu Wenhua and Ling Jing, who looked at the temperament of a weak scholar, snorted coldly a few times, and said to the two members of the ranks.

"My lord, the end will be." Sima Chao and Lei Ming replied at the same time.

"Major Sima and Major Lei, now is the time to use the two of you, lead the pro-soldiers and guards out, and those with weapons, whether they are hoes or shovels, as long as they hold objects in their hands, they will be killed. The rest were dispersed, and the whole city was under martial law from now on. Yu Wenhua and his eyes showed a fierce light and commanded.

"Gotta order!" The two generals turned around and hurried away after hugging their fists at Yu Wenhua.

After a while, I heard bursts of screams outside the house.

Yu Wenhua listened to it and sneered. Ling Jing's heart trembled when he heard this.

Seeing that the sound outside the door was getting quieter, Yu Wenhua pulled out a Ling arrow from the Ling Quiver and shouted: "Wu Lie and He Lun will listen to the order." ”

Two young generals hurriedly walked out on the side, shouting in unison: "The last general!" ”

"Today, I order your two generals to bring 2,000 men and horses from their headquarters to General Wu Tianxi in Weicheng to listen to it, and order General Wu to send out men and horses to Ande and Pingma to garrison, beware of the attack of King Tangbi of Jinan crossing the river, and there must be no mistake."

"Order." After Wu Lie stepped forward to take the arrow, he responded with He Lun and turned out.

The above four generals are all from the Royal Luzhou Lecture Martial Arts Hall, and they are the best of the first batch of cadets, and they were personally selected by Yuwen Chengdu and sent to Jizhou Hejian Mansion with his father Yu Wenhua and his subordinates as major officers.

"Huh! Lord Ling will be in Liyang City for almost three days, and the official here can't get out, so please ask Mr. to go to Liyang City to meet the lord. Yu Wenhua said to Ling Jing with a smile.

At this time, Ling Jing finally calmed down, and when he saw the chief official Yu Wenhua and his instructions, he stepped forward and responded: "Yes, the lower official will get up and go to Liyang City to greet the lord." ”

Watching Ling Jing walk out of the mansion, Yu Wenhua breathed a sigh of relief, got up and walked to the wall with a map of the whole territory of Jizhou, looking at the straight line of the Yongji Canal marked on it, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Since the edict of the imperial court to open the canal was transmitted to the palace of Luoyang, Wang Shichong was shocked that there was no more quiet day. The sensitivity of a political strategist made him feel that this was a God-given opportunity for him to become bigger. If it is peaceful, his own army expansion will be restricted by the Sui Court's military department, and even if he has money and food in his hands, he will not dare to expand the army without authorization. The upcoming big project will undoubtedly make Jizhou chaotic, which will lead to chaos in Luoyang, Zhongzhou and Shandong, because since ancient times, these three places have been places where famous families gather, and they have various in-laws with each other, and they are all the magnates of this class standing behind them, which can be said to affect the whole body.

"Huh! The Great Sui world is about to be in turmoil, Master Hu troubles you to prepare a performance for the king to submit the military department on the book, and say that in order to prevent the civil rebellion caused by the opening of the canal, I Luoyang asked for an expansion of 30,000 troops to cope with the changes of the times. ”

"Yes, my lord. But isn't the 30,000 less? If it is written as 50,000, the Ministry of War will allow me to expand the army by 30,000 even if it is not allowed. Master Hu pinched the goat and said with a smile.

"Huh! Okay, just write like this, write the situation more critically. Wang Shichong laughed.

"Lord Wang, this fur sent by Li Yuan is in stock! If I wait for the leather goods of the wolf lord of the Khitan big cargo clan to arrive late, won't it delay the armor of my newly expanded army? ”

"Yes! This king also has this concern. But now that I have signed a contract with Khitan, I also paid 20,000 yuan here, which I thought was a good thing, but now it seems a little unreliable! ”

"Lord Wang, why don't you eat both ends, and how about adding one black to eat black?" Master Hu said slyly.

"Oh? Sir, please teach me bluntly, what kind of two-headed eating and black eating black method? Wang Shichong suddenly asked with interest.

"Then Li Yuan has now hoarded about 600,000 high-grade cowhides in my Luoyang City, and he will eat them at his price, and the skins will be the biggest! It's a head. On the other side, I'm slowly waiting for the Khitan cowhide to come over, it's better to come, but it doesn't matter if you come. It's called eating it both ways. Master Hu whispered to Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong, who said bluntly, nodded again and again.

"This black eats black! Do you still use villains to remind the prince? Isn't the Red Peach Mountain hero raised by the prince just in handy? Hehe! After Master Hu finished speaking, he laughed to himself, his eyes narrowed into a slit, his yellow teeth were exposed, and his goatee trembled.

"Huh! The master is worthy of Kong Ming alive! Good plan, good plan! This king likes to do this bookless business the most, how much he Li Yuan has, let's laugh at him. ”

The two of them laughed wickedly.

It's just Master Hu's smile, which is a laugh at the fact that he easily earned the 1,000 taels of silver sent by Shen Yuan, as long as he said that Wang Shichong would change his fur, the other results had nothing to do with his own dime.