Chapter 110: Ruthless

"Madam, listen, it's only been a few days since you got married? Our baby daughter, her elbow is out of Tongguan! Could it be that I, as a father, want my daughter's filial piety, and I have to do things for my son-in-law first? ”

"Why! Mother, you don't say a word! Qin Juan blushed and began to run to Mrs. Qin to be coquettish.

"Hehe, it's awkward. It's rare for you to go home, your dad is playing around with you! Mrs. Qin touched Qin Juan's face lovingly.

"It's not a difficult thing to do, but Juan'er, you must know that your father and I are not thick. Shang Han and Zhang Nan have already given it to him, although it hurts, but it will be your dowry, forget it! Today I want Sima Chuan again! Our business everywhere can be taken care of by Yiqing! What the hell do you want to do? Qin Pei was depressed when he talked about it, how much manpower and material resources he had spent, and he finally cultivated these good seedlings, could it be that he would not be able to cheapen his son-in-law in the end?

"Didn't Ziyin say it, and he didn't really want to take away Brother Sima, he still took care of the family's affairs! Dad, why are you so stingy! Qin Juan peeked at her father and didn't look really angry, so she became more courageous.

"Humph! Well said. When I don't know what the hell is going on in his mind? As long as I promised him, in the first year, maybe I could take care of my old face and make a show, and in another year, you can see whether it is surnamed Qin or Yang! ”

"That'...... Then wouldn't it be nice if you found another person and replaced Brother Sima! ”

"Looking for another one?" Qin Pei rolled his eyes angrily, "It's so light!" What do you think the East Market picks jewelry? Okay, okay, like Sima Yiqing, loyalty, wisdom, and martial arts, not to mention surpassing him, it's almost the same, even if it's a little worse, don't ask him to have the same popularity as Yiqing who can eat anywhere, you find one for me, and I'll release him immediately! ”

Qin Juan thought about it carefully, and suddenly made a difficulty. "I want to find it and use it to beg you......"

"Then you still say!" Qin Pei's eyes widened.

Qin Juan fell into Mrs. Qin's arms in frustration, and curled her mouth: "Dad, you really don't agree?" ”

Qin Pei looked at his daughter for a long time, and sighed long: "If you don't agree, isn't that offending my precious daughter?" ”

"Huh?" Qin Juan turned her worries into joy, and stood up again.

"Xiao Juan'er, do you know why your husband wants Sima Chuan?" Qin Pei picked up the iron skewer again, and with this toss just now, the grilled meat skewers were cold again.

"Hmm...... Ziyin talked about it a little, and he said that he wanted to collect information or something. Qin Juan obediently took the iron skewer in her father's hand and roasted it in a similar manner.

Qin Pei watched his daughter skillfully flip and sprinkle seasonings, and nodded with satisfaction.

"The first thing he values is not Yiqing, but my Qin family's shops and stalls all over the Tang Dynasty! Yiqing talents are rare, but they are far less important than my more than 360 shops and the five major caravans in the southeast and northwest! ”

Qin Juan stared at her father with a pair of wonderful eyes, and almost forgot the kebab in her hand.

Qin Pei smiled slightly, took the meat skewer in Qin Juan's hand, gently bit down the top piece, closed his eyes and chewed, seemingly enjoying it extremely much.

Qin Juan took a raw meat skewer and continued to grill it, and asked softly: "What does Dad mean, do you mean that Ziyin intends to meddle in my family's business?" ”

Qin Pei ate the whole lamb skewer slowly, took the silk handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, and also took a raw meat skewer and placed it on the charcoal, and sat down side by side with Qin Juan.

"For the commander, the most taboo is to close his ears and eyes. If you know your enemies, you will be defeated; Knowing the enemy but not knowing himself, there is no chance of victory; They do not know their enemies or themselves, and they harm others; Only by knowing the enemy and knowing oneself can we advance and retreat as we wish, and survive a hundred battles! Ziyin was able to worship the general and lead the troops at a young age, although it was due to many coincidences and the exclusive use of the Sacred Heart, but it was not easy for him to see this, and he did have the talent to be a good general! ”

Mrs. Qin quietly wore meat skewers and Qin Juan's quietly grilled raw meat, and continued to listen quietly without saying a word.

"The Jian Yuwei led by Ziyin is the Holy Guard's Forbidden Army, and he has the heavy responsibility of guarding Gyeonggi. It stands to reason that even in order to avoid suspicion, collecting intelligence information from various places should not be his job as a forbidden army general. But Jian Yuwei is different from the Sixth Army of the Northern Ya, although I don't dare to speculate on the holy will, but it should be an indisputable fact that Jian Yuwei has the responsibility to collect all information related to the safety of my Tang Dynasty. Now that the situation in the court is difficult to understand, our own family members sit in the back garden and say that it doesn't matter, but how many people outside will confide in you? Therefore, Ziyin wants to use my Qin family business network to build his so-called intelligence network, avoid the tilt of officialdom and military circles, and it is indeed a good move to start with the people. However, he said it in the letter in an extremely vague way, and I could not guess what his purpose was. So I didn't dare to admit it carelessly, and I still had to wait until the next year to meet him in person. I have written to Yiqing and told him to come back before the end of the year, don't worry. ”

Qin Juan listened to her father's eloquent conversation, and finally understood a little. It's just that she began to worry, Ziyin, Ziyin, what big things are you planning?

It's no wonder that Yang Qing is cautious and doesn't say anything to his wife. What he has to deal with is An Lushan, a dignified county king! His status and title are so high, looking at the entire Tang Dynasty subjects, there is simply no one who can match it. Although he married the Qin family, everyone had already stepped on the same boat, but the empty speculation could still not be said, of course he was not worried about the Qin family's informant, but it was not good to scare the old man.

"But I don't think Ziyin is a power-maker! Xiao Juan'er, the husband you married is really capable of doing great things! In the future, you will take care of the housekeeper for him, so that he will have less worries. Also, your mother and I are waiting to hug our grandson! Hahaha! ”

Qin Juan blushed suddenly, but there was still a trace of worry in her eyes......

Sima Chuan walked out of Nanjiangxuan and let out a sigh of relief - the negotiation was finally completed!

Since then, exquisite gold ornaments, tea, and silk from Suzhou, Jiangning, Hangzhou, and Yangzhou can continue to travel north from here, reach the noble tents of the Turkic steppe tribes, and wear them on the necks, ears, hands, and feet of those noble ladies, and in exchange for the indispensable good horses on the desert grassland, which are sold to the ordnance supervisor, which sounds like a good business, in fact, Sima Chuan knows very well that this is a profitable business.

If it weren't for the fact that a very small number of horses were sold to the high-ranking families in the north and the dignitaries of Chang'an, so as to recover some losses, this business would have lost money.

Because, the price of selling the horses to the ordnance supervisor was extremely low and extremely low stipulated by Qin Pei. Compared with the underground horse markets in Hebei, Shuofang and Hedong, the average price is more than twice as low!

Xuanzong knew these things clearly, and this was also due to his instructions. However, he had no way to make amends to Qin Pei.

In the second year of Kaiyuan, in order to prevent the tendency of sacrificing the basics in the trade with the north, Xuanzong issued an edict prohibiting the export of three categories: metals, silk fabrics, and rare treasures. Originally, these three things were the same as tea and porcelain, and they belonged to extremely profitable things, but because of this, there was an argument that the government and the opposition did not pay attention to agriculture and business, and the people were even more so.

Today's people may not understand why they don't do a business with money, even if metals and exotic treasures are scarce and non-renewable resources, but what about silk fabrics? It is silkworm eating mulberry leaves spit out of the silk, green natural can also be recycled, the Ming and Qing dynasties are vigorously in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to develop the silk weaving industry, almost one of the most important sources of financial revenue for the country, why also ban exports to inhibit its development?