Chapter 783: The Reputation of Foreigners

The west-slanting sun shone in through the cracks in the window, drawing several straight lines on a shadow on the ground, a few of which shone on the chest, and the gold inside shone seductively. There seem to be few people in this world who can resist the light of this temptation, whether male or female.

Yang Shun would look at those big boxes, and the brilliance in his eyes was the same color as the brilliance reflected in the boxes.

Peter said...... Da Sui is a giant dragon......"

Yang Shunhui sighed and withdrew his gaze from the box with some difficulty.

"How did he know that the dragon was terminally ill by now."

The tone was a little lonely and a little sad.

Dong An, Yang Shunhui's closest aide, also sighed, took his eyes back from those golden boxes with more effort, and said after a moment of silence: "It should be that foreigners don't understand the current situation of the Great Sui, so they will ask for a generous gift." I've heard that the Opru Empire is about to unify the land across the ocean, and that's a real dragon, right? ”

He didn't know, and Yang Shunhui didn't know, the dragon in the eyes of the Central Plains and the dragon in the eyes of foreigners were not the same concept at all. In the eyes of the Sui people, the dragon is majestic, righteous and powerful. In the eyes of foreigners, dragons are greedy, brutal, and powerful...... Only being strong is the only place that is the same.

If you want a greedy dragon to spit out a chest of gold from its mouth, you should be wary of what the dragon's purpose is. It's a pity that Yang Shunhui and Dong An, who thought that foreigners didn't understand the Great Sui, but actually didn't understand foreigners at all, didn't have this awareness.

"Actually, the civil strife in the Great Sui is not all bad."

Dong An smiled and said, "If the Great Sui is still as stable as before, the general can't manage this matter even if he wants to." Even if the foreigners brought the gold, the generals had to hand over the amount to the imperial court, and as for whether or not to agree to the foreigners' demands, they had to argue for three or five months at the court meeting before they could reach a conclusion. ”

"Now...... But it's all in your thoughts, the general. The general thought that it was feasible, so the merchant ships of the foreigners would be able to dock early in the morning. If the general thinks it's not feasible, then it doesn't work if the foreigner says it cuts his throat. ”

Yang Shunhui smiled, and seemed to be very interested in such words.

"So what do you think?"

Yang Shunhui asked: "Should we send someone to discuss this matter?" And...... A while ago, the Black Flag Military Liberation sent someone to send a handwritten letter, telling me to be careful of those foreigners. I've been wondering if I've received some rumors for a while, otherwise how could you think of reminding me of this for no reason? ”

"Black Flag Army...... Don't bother with it. ”

Dong An said: "Not to mention that Fang Xie is just a little person who came from an unknown place and entered the house by chance, even if he is from a famous family and has strong strength, he can't care about our Mu Ping's affairs." In my opinion, this person is just looking for an excuse to be closer to the general, or maybe ...... This is exactly the poisonous plan of the ancients to attack from afar. He tried to make amends with those who were far away, and raised his knife at those who were close. ”

Yang Shun was slightly stunned: "If that's the case, he's a character." ”

"But his subordinates thought that he didn't have that kind of insight, and the general of the Black Flag Army could completely ignore it, if the people sent by Fang Xie asked to see him again, the general would send it away casually. It's over there in Mufu...... How can you be cautious, after all, the strength of Mufu in the east of the Great Sui is too great, since the civil strife in the Great Sui, the people of Mufu seem to be honest, and they have also sworn allegiance to the imperial court, but in recent years, almost all the generals of the border army have been replaced by people from Mufu. ”

"But ......"

Dong An's tone changed: "If this matter is discussed with Mu Mansion first, even if someone is sent to Mu Mansion in the northeast, plus the discussion, it will take more than a month to go back and forth." At that time, the foreigners were afraid that they had lost their patience, and the general ...... Dongjiang is not only Muping, but also a city that has opened trade...... Besides, if this matter is reported to Mu Fu first, there are two points that are not good for you, the general. ”

"What?"

Yang Shun will ask.

"One of them!"

Dong An stretched out a finger and said: "If this matter spreads, it will have a great impact on the general, after all, you are still the general of the Great Sui, and the official title is not lower than the one in the Mu Mansion...... Something bad. ”

"Second, if you report to Mu Fu, then this foreigner's gift ......"

He didn't finish his words, but Yang Shunhui immediately understood.

He subconsciously glanced at the ten large boxes and fell silent.

"It's just that if you don't report to Mu Mansion, it will inevitably be a little rude, after all, Mu Mansion nods to be able to garrison Mu Ping, if the people from Mu Mansion don't nod, we are still stationed in Lishan now."

Yang Shunhui said after a while.

Dong An shook his head: "General, there is something I don't know if you have considered it...... Now the world is in turmoil, the Great Sui is shattered, the country will not be a country, and the people in the war-torn land will not be able to make a living. The imperial decree is not more than five hundred miles, and it is not as effective as the orders of the major families. Although there is now that ironclad general to fight, no matter how powerful the ironclad army is, there are only less than 20,000 people, and there are hundreds of millions of people in the world, these 20,000 people are like a drop of water in the sea, after all, they can't stop the general trend, and a drop of water wants to reverse the flow of the Yangtze River, is it possible? ”

"So, General, you also have to plan ahead. Leading troops out of Chang'an to Eastern Xinjiang, the general's decision was extremely correct and wise. But now we can be regarded as sending people under the fence, everything has to look at Mu Fu's face, and it sounds good because the general you have a deep friendship with the person in Mu Mansion, and if you don't say it well, it is Mu Mansion's charity. Why did Kim Shixiong not leave in such a tired place in the northwest? Isn't it because no matter how tired the place is, he alone has the final say? ”

"My subordinates think that the general should now consider expanding his strength, and in the troubled times, it is better to hold anything in his hand than to hold thousands of troops and horses. Even if the general does not have the heart to dominate the world and holds the male army, no matter who sits on that chair, he will not dare to underestimate the general. And to develop, what we lack most now is ...... Silver! ”

Dong An said: "If the coast is opened to foreign businessmen, then the daily income is a huge amount!" Besides, if foreigners are allowed to do business, then those Eastern Chu merchants will be useless. At that time, the general sent troops to capture all the Chu merchants in the east of the city, and the collected silver money alone was enough to recruit 50,000 horses! Don't say 50,000, maybe 100,000 won't be a problem! ”

Hearing this, Yang Shunhui's eyes lit up.

"As Peter said, now foreigners are busy recovering, and the first thing to be busy with is business, and we can reap profits from it much faster than foreigners recovering their vitality and developing! In less than three years, the general will have 500,000 soldiers. At that time, no matter what choice the general makes, isn't it all you who takes the initiative? ”

Yang Shunhui was silent for a while and said: "Let me think about this matter again, you go back first, have more contact with that Peter, and find out what the situation is on the other side of the sea, I'm afraid of luring wolves into the house." ”

"Don't worry, general, his subordinates will definitely find out!"

Dong An spoke, and then retired and left.

Out of the Great General's Mansion, Dong An couldn't help but smile as he looked at the remnant sun falling in the west. He walked all the way back along the street, looking at the Dongchu merchants on the street with pity. He looked at those Dongchu people, as if he was looking at lambs lying on the board that had been scalded off.

So he's in a good mood, and he's even better when he gets home.

"Foreigners still have some credibility."

He looked at the two chests full of gold in his bedroom, and couldn't help but pick up a handful of gold coins and stick them to his face. No matter what shape it is, gold...... It's always gold.

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Cargo through the world's shops

Another day was coming to an end, and there were more and more pedestrians on the street. During this period before dark, merchants from all over the country began to look for restaurants and Qinglou for recreation, and those Eastern Chu people began to return to their camps with goods, in order to ensure safety, there was a special camp for Eastern Chu merchants in Muping City.

The Eastern Chu people relied on the Sui people because their silver was earned from the Sui people. But they look down on the Sui people, and they feel that the temperament on the Sui people is very annoying. And the Sui people also look down on the Eastern Chu people, because no matter how rich the Eastern Chu people are, they are very picky, they will not celebrate because they have made money, and they rarely go to visit the Qinglou.

If you meet a group of Eastern Chu people eating and a group of Sui people eating in a restaurant, then even if they are wearing the same clothes, they can be quickly recognized. Those who order a large table of dishes must be Sui people, and those who only have a few dishes on the table and still pick and choose must be Dongchu people. It was the Sui people who rushed to give the money when they paid the bill, and it must be the Eastern Chu people who all pretended to be stupid.

Zuo Mingcia squeezed out of the crowd on the street and returned to the shop, and after glancing at Zhou Mingli, the two of them tacitly went up to the second floor.

"What did you find out?"

Zhou Mingli asked a little urgently.

"There's something wrong with those caravans from the city!"

Zuo Mingcian lowered his voice and said: "Ordinary caravans are not so heavily guarded, even my people are difficult to get over, and it seems that those different caravans seem to be connected, my people stared at them, and found that the leaders of those caravans had met in a restaurant, but they quickly dispersed, extremely careful." If I want to find out what they are doing in the city, I plan to wait until they are out of the city. The defenders in the city are not familiar with us, and they are not sure what to do in the city. ”

"I'll pick some good ones to go with you."

Zhou Mingli said.

"Good"

Zuo Mingcian nodded: "I don't bring many people, and it's okay to attack a caravan, I'm afraid they will have any backup." And...... I suspect that these caravans were not merchants at all, and today as I stared at one of them, a wind blew, and one of them blew his robes outside, revealing the brocade clothes inside. ”

"Brocade?"

Zhou Mingli was stunned for a moment: "People from the government? ”

"It's nothing from the government."

Zuo Mingcian shook his head, with some worry in his eyes: "What I'm worried about is...... It's the people of the military. ”

"Find out anyway"

Zhou Mingli said: "If the people in the army are trading with the Eastern Chu people, then this is even more unusual. The goods of the merchants of Eastern Chu were of little use to the army, and there was no need for the army to spend a lot of money to buy back some messy things. ”

"You mean, what are they trying to cover up in the name of a caravan? The goods received are also blindfolding? ”

Zuo Mingcia asked.

Zhou Mingli nodded: "No matter what, you can't help but check it." Since the disguise is definitely not Yang Shunhui's person, the army in the east of the Great Sui is in the hands of Mu Fu...... Is it necessary for Mu Fu to make a deal with the Eastern Chu people like this? Whatever Mu Fu wants, the people of Dongchu have to send it directly obediently! Unless, what are they buying...... Moreover, even Yang Shunhui has to hide it! ”

"Hide from Yang Shunhui? If you want to hide it from him, why do you want to give Mu Ping to him? ”

Zuo Mingcia suddenly thought of something, and there was a flash of inspiration, too fast, and he didn't have a clue when he thought about it carefully.