"Ah Lang, someone outside the door sent a greeting post, saying that he was from Youzhou, and he had business matters to discuss with Ah Lang."

Ho Dong Fu.

Early in the morning, not long after He Dong got up, a steward came to report the matter.

"From Youzhou? Helian Duo's people, or Liu Rengong's people? He Dong was stunned for a moment, then reacted and asked.

No wonder he thinks so, he has no business in Lulong, his business is mainly in the south, and the external is mainly in Nanzhao.

Suddenly, someone from Youzhou came to him, thinking of what happened recently, and he had this guess.

"Back to Ah Lang, it should be Liu Rengong's person, it seems to be his eldest son Liu Shouguang, who was waiting outside the door early in the morning." The steward replied, "Now that many ministers in the court and the central government are afraid to meet with the visitors from these two families, does Ah Lang want to meet the visitors?" ”

"I'm not an official of the imperial court, so there's no need to be taboo about this, since he's here, let him wait in the front hall. I guess I haven't eaten so early, so I'll prepare some food for them. He Dong commanded.

"Okay, Ah Lang!"

Seeing the steward leaving, He Dong showed a treacherous smile, which was obviously begging for himself. The fat sheep sent to the door will not be slaughtered in vain.

After seeing the visitor, he still has to go to the palace, and he must let the saint know about this matter, so as not to be targeted by the group of imperial historians.

Although he is not an official of the imperial court, although he also has an official position, it is a false position. But he is a relative, this one is a little sensitive, so you have to be careful, otherwise it will not be good to dislike the saint.

Imperial businessmen and imperial businessmen, to put it bluntly, are businessmen who work for the royal family, and it is the saints who make the most money, so they make some hard money.

Even if it's this hard-earned money, it's not a small amount, I don't see that many people want to be royal merchants, but are there only three at present?

"Boy, Youzhou Liu Shouguang, on behalf of my father Youzhou Thorn Shi Liu Rengong has seen Uncle He Guo, this is a meeting gift from my father to Uncle He Guo."

As soon as they met, Liu Shouguang directly gave He Dong a big gift.

He Dong is the cousin of Empress Liu Chenyan, and it is not wrong to call him the uncle of the country, Liu Shouguang's attitude makes He Dong very satisfied.

As for the gift that Liu Shouguang gave him, he didn't pay attention to it, with his current family background, he couldn't buy any rare treasures.

"It turned out to be Brother Liu Xian, but I don't know what is the important matter of Brother Xian? Is it for Ling Zun's official position? I'm afraid that He Mou can't help, and the Holy Lord issued a holy decree to reprimand Helian Duo for sending troops to attack Youzhou without authorization, and He Mou Shang Jia didn't dare to go against the Holy One. He Dong expressed his attitude at the beginning, although the tone was more tactful, but the intention of refusal was obvious.

"Uncle He Guo misunderstood, the kid is here to discuss business and trade matters with Uncle He Guo, and it does not involve Lu Longjun." Liu Shouguang hurriedly explained.

"Something about business? He Mou's business didn't go to Youzhou, did the virtuous brother find the wrong person. He Dong said lightly.

Uncle He Guo's words are wrong, it is precisely because Uncle Guo's business did not reach Youzhou that the kid came to discuss cooperation with Uncle Guo.

Please Uncle Guo give the boy a little time, so that the boy can talk about it in detail. ”

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"Your Majesty, this is what Liu Shouguang said."

In the afternoon, in front of a pavilion next to the Taiye Pool, He Donggong stood respectfully in front of Li Ye and repeated the words he had said to Liu Shouguang in their original form.

"It's just a business matter, why did you think of coming to the palace to report to me?" Li Ye looked at each other with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Liu Shouguang's move is a drunkard's intention, not alcohol. He really talked to the ministers about business, but he just wanted to get through the relationship with the queen through the ministers and ask for a good official position for his father Liu Rengong.

If it weren't for His Majesty and the Empress behind the minister, how could these people find the minister, a businessman. He Dong said in a low voice.

"Okay, when did I look down on Shang Jia? I have said that I pay equal attention to agriculture and industry, and I am still a businessman. Li Ye looked at the other party angrily.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!" He Dong was startled and hurriedly bowed.

"Alright, alright! Even if Liu Shouguang came to you, you don't need to look for me, right? You should be going to see the Queen. Li Ye joked.

"Your Majesty, don't make fun of your ministers." He Dong smiled bitterly, "It's just that the minister thinks that this may be an opportunity, an opportunity to explore the strength of the Xi people, Khitan and other foreign clans through business travel." Chen heard that the Khitan is very powerful today, although it is divided into eight tribes, but the total number of troops is said to be two or three hundred thousand, or even more.

Therefore, the minister speculated that the Khitan might become the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and the minister wondered if he would take the opportunity of Liu Shouguang's cooperation with the ministers this time to explore the reality of the Khitan, Xi people and other foreign clans in the name of business, and share the worries of His Majesty. ”

"You're loyal!" Li Ye praised lightly, but his face was a little solemn.

Seeing Li Ye's expression, He Dong was a little apprehensive, and said tentatively, "Your Majesty, did the minister say something wrong to make Your Majesty unhappy?" ”

"Nope!" Li Ye shook his head, "You're right, the Khitan is likely to become Datang's biggest enemy in the future." Although Jinyiwei has already placed people on the Khitan side, they are thin and cannot send back any valuable information.

What you just said is a solution, since you have the heart, then do it according to your method, and I will let Jinyiwei contact you.

There is one person to pay more attention to, this person is called Yelu Abaoji, no, it should be called Yelu Yi, and he is a person from the Diira Department. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured!" It's not the first time this kind of thing has been done, for Nanzhao, that's what he did, cooperating with Jinyiwei.

In this way, not only can you get the support of the saint, but you can also deepen the connection with Jinyiwei, and it is also incidental to get rid of some troubles with the hands of Jinyiwei.

"Your Majesty, is there a taboo on the items sold by the Khitan and Xi tribes?" He Dong asked tentatively.

"You mean iron tools, or even weapons, right?" Li Ye glanced at the other party and said lightly.

"Your Majesty... He Dong was afraid that Li Ye would misunderstand, so he wanted to speak, but was quickly interrupted.

"Iron tools are fine, as for weapons, they are temporarily banned. After you have opened up the trade routes with the Xi people, Khitan, etc., and after understanding the specific situation of the various departments outside the Seychelles, you will talk about arms exports.

And the sale of weapons can only be given to the hostile tribes of the Khitan internal Diera, but the number must also be controlled, but the hostile tribes of the Khitan can sell weapons, but which ones are hostile tribes to the Khitan, you need your caravan and Jinyiwei to understand the situation of the entire tribes outside the Saiwai, don't think about it for the time being. Li Ye reminded emphatically.

The enemy of the enemy is a friend, the Khitan has now risen, but it is not unified, and its eight tribes are still fighting against each other, but it is almost away from the complete unification of the Khitan.

The Khitan is likely to become the biggest enemy of the Tang Dynasty in the next few decades, so Li Ye has to make arrangements in advance, support the hostile tribes of the Khitan, weaken the Khitan, and delay the time for the Khitan to unify the entire Northeast.

In this way, after he has calmed down the various internal problems, he will concentrate on attacking the Khitan with all his might!