With the decline of the Cui family's tea business, the Jiangzuo clan and the Xiao family's control over tea became more and more successful, and Chang'an calculated that the only goods that could restrain Yang Chong were tea, porcelain, and silk. Wei Xuan and Fan Zigai had already discussed to prevent these three goods from going west as much as possible, hoping to start a trade war to force Yang Chong and the Turks to collapse their trade, so that the Shibi Khan brothers would turn to Chang'an for business.

Unexpectedly, Yang Chong was steadily playing with Chang'an, Pei Ju and Duhu were right, once these three channels are formed, a large number of materials will bypass Luoyang and Chang'an, go north along the canal to Hebei to drop off the goods, and then pass through the state and send them directly to Hexi and the Western Regions. Chang'an's close relationship with Yang Chong's trading houses will directly enter Helan Mountain from Beidi County, and go directly to Wuwei from the mountain road, so that Chang'an can't stop it if he wants to, and he can't block all the Hetao areas.

Wei Jie wanted to remind that if Chang'an did not agree, in case Yang Chong had other means to carry out trade, but he only deliberately wrote a book, it would be self-defeating afterwards; If Yang Chong solved the situation of fighting for land with the Turks so easily, it would not only be a slap in the face of the center, but it would definitely be a result that Yang Guang, the son of heaven, did not want to see, and Pei Ju could not bear the responsibility.

Gu Yi said decisively: "Yang Chong's approach is beneficial to the Central Plains, and we have war horses in vain, I think we can agree, as for tea and other materials, it is better to increase taxes, since it can't be blocked, let Yang Chong increase the cost, and we can increase the tax." ”

No one responded, just kidding, now that the Jiangzuo family and the Xiao family control more than half of the tea market, and the Wei family is also involved in the tea business, wouldn't the tax increase be added to their own heads; Wei Jie shook his head and said: "Yang Chong is not afraid of tax increases, now the wine in the Western Regions and Hexi is monopolized by him, and soap is his unique commodity, and he has a way to get it back as much as he adds taxes, but it is the tea merchants who are on our side who are affected." General Yin, Ling Lang has had a letter in the past two days. ”

After Yin Hongshen served as the general of Yingyanglang in Huining County, he became a sight and ear of Chang'an, and letters came almost every day, and Guo Rong, the general of the Right Hou Wei, specially set up a fast horse in Jincheng to deliver news to Yin Hongshen. Yin Shishi said with a bitter face: "Yang Chong's Mozhuo Academy has opened, Yu Wenkai has served as the mountain chief, and has set up four majors in arithmetic, architecture, minerals, and horse breeding, and is recruiting students in various counties in Hexi and the Western Regions, and people from Jincheng, Xiping, Qinghai and other counties can also sign up, and Mozhuo Academy only admits young people between fifteen and twenty years old, regardless of Hu and Han grades, and is admitted by examination. ”

"Exam admission." Wei Xuan muttered, "It's all things that can't be put on the table." ”

Duhu disagreed: "These four specialties are the same as Sun Simiao's medical school, they are all dual-use majors, and they are not simple. Yang Chong once wrote to Duhu Yanshou several times, asking Yanshou and Abu to go to Zhangye to teach; After being rejected, Yang Chong asked the two of them to write a book on raising horses, saying that they could pay for the manuscript, but I stopped them. Yanshou is still saying that I, the eldest brother, is not as knowledgeable as Yang Chong, and buried him as a talent. ”

Zhang Jin, the general of the right imperial guard, couldn't help laughing, Yang Chong was indeed an interesting person, Zhang Jin could imagine the temptation of teaching and publishing books to prolong the life of Duhu, it was an uncomfortable torment. Duhu said helplessly: "I am unlikable at home now, Duhu Yanshou and Duhu Hong shook their faces when they saw me, the wine business was smashed in their hands, and the old and young in the clan were talking about me behind my back, ruining the livelihood of outsiders." ”

This matter is no secret, Yang Chong once came up with an idea for Yuhaizhai and helped the Duhu family monopolize Gaochang's wine business, and Yuhaizhai became only 30% of the shares from the beginning. Dugu is open-minded, Dugu is open-minded and earns a lot of profits every month, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as making money every day; However, for the sake of the face of Yang Xuan, the king of Qi, and Empress Xiao, Duhu usurped an alliance with the Xiao family in Yuhaizhai, squeezed out Yang Gongren and others, and began to deal with Yang Chong in all aspects.

Unexpectedly, after Yang Chong gained a firm foothold in Zhangye, he immediately launched fresh wine without astringency, which made the wine business of the Duhu family plummet in a few months. Especially after Yang Chong's actual occupation of Wuwei, from Gaochang to Wuwei, all the wine producing areas are within Yang Chong's jurisdiction, and the wine production of Hexi Commercial House has increased tenfold, and the business of Duhu Family and Yuhai Zhai is unsustainable, and it is said that now the general manager can only sell the wine in his hand to Hexi Commercial Bank.

Chang'an doesn't know how many people secretly clapped their hands and applauded, all saying that when the Duhu family and the Xiao family opened their fangs, Yang Chongban lost two front teeth; Yang Chong's relationship with the royal family has always been very good, although Yang Xiong and Yang Da have passed away, and Yang Gongren has moved to Luoyang, but Yang Chong often entrusts the windmill shop to bring some Hexi specialties to the two families, such as wine, soap and other things.

Several people discussed until late at night, and it was best to decide to agree, sign the opinion, and submit it to the Zhuo County Center; The situation in Zhuo County was severe, and the Sui soldiers of the Eastern Expedition fled one after another on the road, and Yang Guang went to Linyu Palace, sacrificed to the Yellow Emperor, and killed the rebels to provoke the drums, but still could not prevent people from fleeing. Wei Xuan's opinion was immediately approved, and he asked Chang'an and Wuwei to step up the handling, and the war horses in exchange were directly equipped with a thousand Turkic cavalry from Huining, and went to Zhuojun to listen to it.

After Yang Chong received the edict, he immediately took action, 5,000 catties of iron and 1,000 war horses had already been transported to Juyanhai by both sides, and after the handover under the supervision of Cui Zhen, the war horses were quickly sent to Huiningshu; Que Dushe led more than 10,000 old and weak people in Huining for several years, and there were only more than 1,000 strong clansmen and seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys, but Que Dushe still selected 1,000 people to go on the expedition, and Yang Chong specially sent 1,000 sets of iron armor of the Sui army to replace the Turkic armor.

Que Du set got a new set of iron chain armor, very happy, and said to Huining County Shoufang Yiwu: "After I leave, there are no more strong men in Huining, and the people of Luo Khan and Ashina Danai in the mud should not come back, you and Chief Yang said, I agree with his suggestion, and the rest of the people, you can settle them." ”

Fang Yiwu nodded and said: "General rest assured, the Governor's Mansion is very concerned about this matter, and has decided to send Gao Bei to Huining to preside over the affairs of Sabao Mansion, and will definitely take care of your clansmen, and the families of the 1,500 soldiers who went out on the expedition will be treated as military dependents, and rice and grain materials will be distributed regularly." ”

Gaobei itself and Que Dushe are Turkic people of a large tribe, and now they are the stewards of the Hexi Commercial Bank, and the materials in and out of the Huining area are almost completely covered by Gaobei. Que Dushe personally saw Gao Bei promote agriculture among the clansmen, assisted Huining County in designating household registration, and also promoted the marriage of widows and Han people in the clan; Fang Yiwu said that there were 1,500 soldiers who went on the expedition, and it was obvious that the 500 horsemen who followed Luo Khan in the mud were also included.

(End of chapter)