Yuan Tiangang was appointed as the official order of Yan, the official position of Zhengbapin, and learned that Yang Chong was already a fictitious title for Shilang, so he was very curious and asked all the way to Yuwenkai's mansion. Yang Chong just came back from practicing horseback riding, in the horse farm of Zhuge Tiefang, Yang Chong finally learned to ride a horse, Zhuge Quan specially sent a gentle white horse to him for this purpose, now every day as long as it is okay, Yang Chong will be accompanied by Yuwenwen, ride out to sneak around, strengthen practice.

Yang Chong heard the news and greeted the door, and Yuan Tiangang looked at each other and smiled, Shanshan's scene was like yesterday, Yang Chong thanked him: "Brother Yuan is really a god, Luoyang is really a good place." ”

Yuan Tiangang shook his head and said, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I didn't expect Brother Yang to be so talented." ”

Yang Chong smiled: "You and I don't need to praise each other, how about finding a restaurant to sit in?" ”

Yuan Tiangang clapped his hands and said, "That's exactly what I mean." ”

The two talked and laughed all the way, and arrived at the Hesheng Building next to the Tianjin Bridge not far away, found a pavilion, sat down by the window, and ordered four signature dishes, sauced mutton, steamed venison, braised carp, fried chicken, and asked for two bottles of wine and two vegetables. Outside the window, there are dark clouds, it looks like it's going to snow, Tianjin Qiaodu is still full of people, and there are obviously more soldiers than before; In the distance, there are many shops on the heavenly street, and between the alleys, each has its own road, and from the upper floor, you can even see sailing ships passing through the houses, like a land boat.

Yuan Tiangang sighed for no reason: "The new capital is located between the Zhou Wangcheng and the ancient city of the Han and Wei dynasties, surpassing the Qianshui River in the east, crossing the Luo River in the south, the Jianhe River in the west, and the Bishan Mountain in the north, and connecting with the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huai River, the Yangtze River and other water systems by the canal, Luoyang has surpassed Chang'an, and has actually become the center of transportation and commerce in the world." ”

Yang Chong said: "Heyang Dingdingdi, the Central Plains should be in all directions, Luoyang is the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, and it is no worse than Chang'an in terms of weight, you are worried that this change will affect the pattern of the Great Sui." ”

Yuan Tiangang nodded and said: "Money is the foundation of all political power, the economy of Chang'an is in the hands of the Guanlong family and the gate valve, and the Holy Son of Heaven also has this kind of worry, otherwise it would not be in order to make the capital of Luo, the imperial court moved tens of thousands of wealthy merchants from all over the country, and resettled more than 3,000 workshops in Henan to the south bank of the Luohe River, this step is too big." Henan and other places lost money out of thin air, and there were many complaints, and the people who moved in were also panicked. ”

Yuan Tiangang said that Yang Chongneng understands that these merchants and workshops are just changing places on the surface, but in fact they have lost their original contacts and markets, and even lost a large number of experienced craftsmen. If these people want to start again, they can't do it without five to ten years, and five years later, the Great Sui is already in chaos in the world, and ten years later, Li Yuan has rebelled. Yang Chong's heart was moved, and he asked, "It seems that you are not satisfied with the results of this trip. ”

Yuan Tiangang said lightly: "It was expected, but when I was in Chang'an, I heard that Lord Du broke two cups. ”

"It's so serious, what's wrong?" Yang Chong asked in surprise, Yuan Tiangang thought that Yang Chong was asking knowingly, and said helplessly: "Do you really not know, or pretend to be confused." Dujia Liquor Workshop is the most prestigious liquor shop in Guanzhong, and even in the whole north, almost ninety percent of the original palace tribute wine belongs to their family, and the princes' mansions and major restaurants are begging them to get the wine. Now the palace tribute wine Yuwen family accounts for 30%, and the business of the major restaurants is even more shocked, do you say that Lord Du can not be angry? ”

Yang Chong sighed and said, "No wonder, yesterday Senior Brother gave me a hundred taels of gold, saying that it was a reward. ”

When Yuan Tiangang heard this, he immediately came to his senses, called his guy and asked, "What is the most expensive dish you have here?" ”

"Bear paw, Liaodong black bear's palm, five taels of gold." As soon as the guy finished answering, Yuan Tiangang waved his hand and said, "Here's a copy." ”

Yang Chong did not stop it, in modern society, bear paws are already difficult to eat, even if there are no animal protection organizations and national decrees, Yang Chong does not expect that among the thousands of bears alive in the Northeast, one bear paw can be his own. Now in the Sui Dynasty, with the conditions, Yang Chong also wants to open meat, so Yang Chong asked with a smile: "Are you going to eat a big family?" ”

"Of course." Yuan Tiangang said confidently: "I have seen Wei Wentong, it turns out that when you were in the Western Regions, you had a few catties of pepper on your body, and you don't know how much money you have earned in the past few months. ”

Yang Chong thought for a moment and said, "I haven't earned much in the past few months, except for what my senior brother gave yesterday, only the six hundred taels of silver that Zhuge Quan gave." By the way, how about Shi Daqian this time, has the official been reinstated? ”

Yuan Tiangang's face was **: "The Wei family's strength in the army is still a little worse, Shi Daqian only managed to lead the prince Zuo Nei to lead the palace to join the army, a position of the ninth grade, and this time he didn't come to Luoyang at all." ”

Yang Chong thought for a while and asked, "Who is the boss that Shi Daqian offended?" ”

Yuan Tiangang took a piece of venison and said, "Luo Rong, the general of Daxing City, an officer who came from Yangzhou with the Son of Heaven. ”

Yang Chong had never heard of this person, but he understood that this Luo Rong could run from Yangzhou to Chang'an, and he must be deeply trusted by Yang Guang, so he pouted and continued to drink and chat with Yuan Tiangang, looking forward to the bear's paw coming up soon; It took half an hour for the bear's paw to be delivered, the dish was golden red, the oil was bright and smooth, and it was cooked with green shrimp, winter bamboo shoots and other accessories, and it tasted juicy and mellow, and the meat was crispy. Yang Chong was very satisfied, thinking that he couldn't lose himself, since he came to the Sui Dynasty, he would have the opportunity to eat more tigers and leopards in the future.

Yuan Tiangang was also very satisfied, with a sense of wine, he staggered up and said: "Yang Chong, you will definitely be able to make a fortune in the future, when the time comes, I will come to the door every day, by the way, it is the big eater you said." ”

Yang Chong paid the wine bill, learned that Yuan Tiangang lived in the post house, asked a few words with concern, and learned that Yuan Tiangang really didn't need to send it, so they went back separately. After Yang Chong walked out of sight, Yuan Tiangang stood up Zhuo Ran, how could he still be a little drunk, and said to himself: "Yang Chong, are you really lucky?" The Du family will definitely find out the truth. ”

Yang Chong actually doubted Yuan Tiangang's purpose, Yuan Tiangang was good at physiognomy, and he came to see himself, not necessarily without the purpose of looking at his face, but Yang Chong couldn't be sure whether Yuan Tiangang was for himself or for others. However, Yang Chong realized one thing from Yuan Tiangang's words, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty wanted to establish a business circle centered on Luoyang, a business circle that was neither controlled by the Guanlong Group nor controlled by the five surnames and seven wangs.

Yang Chong suddenly thought that during the period when Wu Zetian was in power in history, it was Yuan Tiangang who helped Wu Zetian move the capital to Luoyang, in fact, Wu Zetian was also the same reason as Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, the first was political factors, getting rid of the faction that opposed reform; The second is economic factors, Guanzhong is difficult to self-sufficiency in grain, and transportation is inconvenient.