When Luo Cheng returned to Guanwai, it had already been twelve years of great cause.

They didn't make it to the New Year.

Fortunately, the huge victory and rich booty made the soldiers who returned to the east always in a good mood, and it didn't matter if they didn't catch Chinese New Year's Eve to reunite with their families, they came back this time with a lot of loot, including Turkic slaves, Turkic war horses, cattle and sheep, and captured bows, armor, knives and arrows.

Luo Cheng broke up with Kedu and Dahe Dahe outside the Linyu Pass.

This time, the Khitan and Xi people sent 8,000 troops to support Luo Cheng, and when they came back, there were only 3,000 people left in the two divisions, and the losses were not small. However, the harvest was not small, Luo Cheng gave them a lot of weapons and horses, not to mention asking for knighthoods and official positions from the imperial court for them.

The imperial court accepted Luo Cheng's suggestion, set the land of Khitan as Songmo County, placed the Songdesert Governor's Mansion, and named the Khitan Khan Dahe Duluo as the Governor of Songmo and Taishou, gave Dahe Duluo the surname and the name Guozhong, and decided to give a female princess of the clan the title, and pro-Yang Guozhong, and the Marquis of Songmo.

With Kumo Xi as Raole County, set Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion, Feng Xi Khan can be Du Du Rao Le Governor and Taishou, and give the name Yang Guoqing, and also give a female princess of the Zong family title, and pro-Yang Guoqing, and Rao Le Marquis.

The two of them were originally only a small tribe, but now they are fighting for Sui, although they have suffered some losses, but they have also received such treatment as the princess of the Sui Dynasty, not to mention the good things such as being given the governor, the title of marquis, and the official rank of silver Qingguanglu.

The loss of a few thousand men and horses is not worth mentioning.

When they separated, the two were full of smiles, and they were even more respectful to Luo Cheng, the handsome man outside the gate. They followed Luo Cheng to send troops this time, and witnessed with their own eyes how powerful this god of war is, Shibi Khan used to be a more powerful and direct existence for them than the Great Sui, but this time they were defeated and killed by Luo Cheng's soldiers.

"In the future, if there is anything, although the commander is called, I will come immediately." Dahe Duluo, who gave the name Yang Guozhong, patted his chest and said that he also pulled his son Mo Hui over, "In the future, you must be obedient in front of the big handsome tent and serve the big handsome well." ”

There were two fathers and sons, one became the concubine of the Great Sui Dynasty and was given the name Yang Guozhong. One became Luo Cheng's righteous son and was given the name Luo Shouzhong. A father and son, two surnames. But he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but felt that it was very honorable. Especially the national surname given by the emperor, it is even more proud.

When he received the will before, he even cried excitedly, and since then he is no longer a barbarian, but has become a Chinese.

Luo Cheng was very polite to the two chiefs, and there would be more time to rely on them in the future.

"After I go back, I will set up border markets in western and eastern Liaoning, and you are welcome to come to trade in the mutual market."

Yang Guozhong and Yang Guoqing couldn't help but be overjoyed, these nomadic tribes only know nomadic hunting, and their production and manufacturing capacity is too weak, especially many things they can't produce themselves, such as tea, good wine, and iron products. Even books, Buddha statues, many medicines, and all kinds of luxury goods cannot be produced by themselves.

It's not easy to buy because there are often various restrictions.

You can only send a caravan to the Central Plains, or the Central Plains merchants can run over, but the cost is too high.

If the Sui Dynasty was willing to set up border markets on their borders for a long time, allowing large-scale mutual market transactions, and reducing tariffs a little, then of course it would be a great thing for them.

Of course, for Luo Cheng, there are only benefits and no disadvantages to the mutual market with Xi and Qi.

As nomadic peoples, Xi and Khitan have a large number of cattle, horses, sheep, camels, and a large number of furs, which are actually needed by the Central Plains.

Especially cows and horses.

Although the Central Plains, especially in the northern region, is also suitable for raising horses, the cost of raising horses is higher than that of raising cattle.

Previously, in order to go east, the imperial court let the wealthy families in the north raise horses, and forced the wealthy people to raise horses, but many people were greatly dissatisfied and even bankrupt.

But the demand for horses is so great, so if there is a channel to buy it, it is more than raising it yourself. The Chinese side, especially in the north, has more people and less land, so it is better to grow grain on the land, and it is necessary to occupy land for raising horses.

Luo Cheng and they exchanged markets, and Liaodong could actually enjoy the advantages of a trade transfer station, enjoy the benefits of trade from the middle, and even drive the development of processing and production of handicraft workshops in Andong Road.

And there is no stability without farming, no work without living, and no business without wealth.

In order to be able to trade with the Central Plains, the nomadic tribes sometimes even did not hesitate to invade and force each other to trade with each other.

You don't sell them, they can only come and grab them.

And how profitable is trading with steppe tribes?

It was a profiteering purchase****** such as the most lively tea and horse trade, purchasing tea bricks, some worthless metal utensils, some inferior cloth, and then bartering with the grassland people for their horses, cattle, sheep and furs, which was amazingly profitable.

An ordinary tea brick can be exchanged for a fine sheepskin, and a piece of cloth of about 20 feet can be exchanged for a cow.

Buying an iron pot from the Central Plains and selling it to the tribesmen in the border market is at least five times more. A bowl can be multiplied tenfold or twenty times.

And by bartering, you can make another profit. A horse can only break three or four silks, but if you put a horse into the customs, you can sell ten or twelve silks, and you will earn several times as much as you can.

And through the opening of the border market, Luo Cheng can also sit on the ground to collect taxes, businessmen come to open shops, he can also sell stores to collect rent, not to mention, after there are more people, this restaurant, restaurant, tea shop, brothel can also be opened, which is also a tax, and at the same time can also drive local development.

No matter how remote the place outside the Guan, if the border market is built, it can also be prosperous and rich, which has long been a precedent in history.

The two new marquis were even a little impatient to trade.

"Luo Shuai, you see that we have also divided a lot of horses this time, many of which are excellent Turkic war horses, we want to simply hand over these horses to Dashuai and take them back to Liaodong, how about we exchange the horses with Dashuai for some Central Plains commercial goods such as tea and silk?"

Luo Cheng smiled.

"I don't have so many tea, silk and other commercial goods in my hands now."

"It's okay, the marshal will take the horse first, and when you have raised the goods, you will notify us, and then we will send someone to the border market to pick it up."

Seeing them so bold, Luo Cheng was also very satisfied.

"Okay, then let's agree on a transaction price first, I will accept your horse first, and then make a price, and then you will order the corresponding Central Plains commercial goods with me according to this horse price, how about it?"

"That's good, that's good."

The two were also very satisfied with Luo Cheng's pleasure, so they simply sat down and talked about the pricing of various tea horses, silks, furs, etc.

"How much is a war horse worth?"

"Tea is a cake, how much is it worth!"