Liangzhou, since the Great Yuan unified the countries of the Western Regions and opened up the Silk Road, which had been cut off for 300 years, the long-lost camel bell echoed in the west of the river.

As one of the important hubs connecting the Western Regions and the Central Plains, Liangzhou City has also prospered because of this. In particular, according to the armistice agreement between the Great Yuan and the Xia State four years ago, the territory of Liangzhou was exempt from taxes for the Great Yuan merchant Jia Yilu.

This means that all commercial goods are exempt from tax, and the transit tax that was previously required to be paid is also exempted. Including Dayuan merchants who set up workshops and purchased shops in Liangzhou, they will not charge any taxes.

Compared with the four counties of Gansu directly ruled by Dayuan, this Liangzhou is simply a paradise for merchants.

After all, Dayuan will still charge business tax to merchants!

In particular, in Dayuan's treasury revenue, commercial taxes occupy a large proportion.

Therefore, this prompted many Dayuan businessmen to start trading in Liangzhou. Originally, the local merchant forces in Liangzhou had almost disappeared under the swarm of Dayuan merchants. In addition, Xia Guo was hindered by the prestige of the Great Yuan, and did not dare to treat the Great Yuan merchants harshly.

Whenever there was a conflict between the merchants of the Great Yuan and the Xia Kingdom, it often ended with the Xia merchants being harshly reprimanded. This also prompted Dayuan Shangjia to really cover the sky with one hand in Liangzhou.

Whether it is eaten or used, even if it is a coffin used by the dead, or chopsticks used for eating, they are all bought and sold by Dayuan merchants.

As a result, the boundaries of Liangzhou are rumored that Liangzhou is not the Liangzhou of Liangzhou people, nor the Liangzhou of the Xia Kingdom, but the Liangzhou of Dayuan.

As long as Dayuan Shangjia sneezes, Liangzhou may tremble.

Although this analogy is an exaggeration, it is not unreasonable.

However, the boundaries of Liangzhou have been a little uneven recently.

In just one month, hundreds of homicides occurred in the city. The deceased were all Dayuan merchants and Xia people who were close to Dayuan. And after each crime, the other party will leave a name - Fuxia Society.

The government arrested and investigated, but they didn't even see the shadow of the Fuxia Society.

As a Liangzhou assassin, Gao Lianghui couldn't help but be anxious.

"Don't you have any clues over there?" , Gao Lianghui frowned.

"It's right away." , the chief official of the Assassin Mansion responded.

"Right away, right away! The merchants of Liangzhou are all dead, and they are still on the horse?! Gao Lianghui said angrily.

Don't blame him for being angry!

Since the continuous homicides in Liangzhou, businessmen have closed their doors one after another. The timid even left Liangzhou and fled back to the territory of Dayuan. This is the biggest blow to a commercial city.

What's more, the Great Yuan merchant Jia is superior in the territory of the Xia Kingdom.

This sudden attack on the Great Yuan Shangjia was no less than breaking ground on Tai Sui's head. The county guard of Ganzhou has expressed his dissatisfaction with Liangzhou many times, and the king of Liang even sent people to Zhongxing Mansion to apply for punishment.

said that if Xia Guo couldn't protect the safety of Dayuan merchants, then Dayuan could only protect it himself.

As for how to protect, it naturally depends on Dayuan's intentions.

Anyway, when the time comes, the sky in Liangzhou will change again.

Gao Liang Huiming is the person of Li Zunxiang, the king of Qi, and the king of Qi and the king of Liang of Dayuan have a good personal relationship, and they also get the support of Dayuan behind their backs. If it weren't for the sudden intervention of the Mongols, Li Zunxiang would have now become the new master of the Xia Kingdom.

So now the political situation in Xia is also very unstable.

The pro-Yuan faction headed by the King of Qi and the pro-Mongolian faction headed by the lord Li An'an fought in the court.

Officials were either forced to take sides or resigned. This also made the situation in the court more and more white-hot.

And this Liangzhou, which borders with the Great Yuan, is the sphere of influence of the King of Qi because of its special status. is also supported by Dayuan, so Gao Lianghui has not made any big mess here.

And because of Gao Lianghui's back, he is actually a person from Dayuan. So the support I received was far more than on the surface. As a result, the population of Liangzhou City has more than tripled in just three years.

Three years ago, there were only 8,000 households and a population of more than 40,000. Now it has as many as 20,000 households and a population of more than 100,000. This is still registered, and those who have not been officially naturalized are at least tens of thousands.

The most obvious is that Liangzhou City spontaneously expanded a circle of outer cities outside the original city walls. On the Shiyang River, there are also seven or eight more pontoon bridges. The city is no longer confined to the right bank, but has expanded to the north bank.

The former marshland was also cleared and crops were planted.

If it weren't for the fact that there were often monks on the street appealing about Dayuan's tyranny over Buddhist temples, everyone would feel that it was not so bad to be ruled by Dayuan.

Gao Lianghui was upset, and he didn't find anything out. So he went out of the palace and went straight out of the city.

Along the way, the shops were closed, there were few pedestrians, and the whole Liangzhou City was a lot of gloom. There were also many convoys gathered at the city gate, and those with their families were ready to go out of the city to avoid trouble. It's just that there is a strict order from Gao Lianghui, and the people are blocked at the gate of the city, and it is difficult to get out of the city.

At this time, Gao Lianghui was also stopped by the soldiers defending the city, but after showing the token of the Assassin's Mansion, the soldiers hurriedly gave way to the city gate.

Compared with the inner city, the outer city is even more bleak.

This is because the outer city has no walls, and the people can withdraw at any time if they want to escape. The streets are only wandering refugees and idle ordinary people, who have fled to Liangzhou for only two or three years and have not yet gained a foothold.

On weekdays, I work hard for the workshop and earn some hard-earned money. Now that the workshop is closed, these workers have nothing to do. Some shops were smashed and their doors were smashed, and the goods inside were looted.

There are not many head catchers on patrol, as long as there is no big mess, the head catchers will turn a blind eye. Gao Lianghui already feels that things are a little tricky!

It seems that behind the Fuxia Society, there is a black hand silently pushing all this.

Thinking of the increasing garrison on the side of Yingli County, King Qi's reassuring words were all unharmed, making him instantly feel that the situation was getting more and more out of control.

There were also rioters blocking the car and trying to loot it. But after being killed by the guards led by Takara Hui who were eager to try the rioters, the others scattered in a hurry.

So I arrived at Xiangche Lane in the outer city, where the Qinlou Chu Pavilion was concentrated. It's just that because of the different customer groups targeted, the Qinlou Chu Hall in Xiangche Lane is more civilian.

As soon as Gao Lianghui's car entered the alley, the smell of inferior rouge gouache came to his nose. Negatively affected by the large-scale evacuation of Dayuan merchants, business here has also plummeted. Many Qinlou Chu Pavilions have also closed their doors, and the girls can run away.

Baoyue Tower, a very inconspicuous green building.

The door was tightly closed, and Gao Lianghui's car came to the back of Baoyue Tower.

Knock knock knock······ There were two knocks and a pause. Three more knocks, two pauses. There was another knock, and the door opened.

A girl in a pink Luo skirt poked her head out and said cautiously, "Come in!" ”。