Lu Jilan sneered and said: "I remember that when the Great Sui set up the Western Regions Protectorate, the authority was to appease the feudal domains, Ji Ning and foreign cowards, and to do comfort, requisition, meritorious service, and punishment. There are five counties under the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, covering an area of 2,000 miles, and the Metropolitan Protectorate in the clouds should be similar. ”

Lu Jilan is indeed a talent cultivated by the Great Sui, and he is quite clear about the system and authority of the Great Sui, and when it comes to the truth, Yu Yu said with a smile: "Lord Lu is too nervous, and it is precisely to show our sincerity that we took the initiative to send the two counties to the name of the Xinzhou Thorn Mansion." ”

Lu Jilan wanted to say more, but Yang Shanjing was the first to speak: "Two more cities are better than two less, this matter is so decided, please ask King Yue for advice, how to go later?" ”

Yang Shanjing understood that no matter how well everything was discussed, in the end, it still depends on the efforts of both sides, Yang Chong nodded, and Wang Jue continued: "Yanmen Duotian, we will provide seeds of sorghum and wheat like Lightning River, and if necessary, we can also provide farm tools; The Turks produce cattle, and you can solve the problem by yourself. In the two counties of northern Qin, we will mainly plant hemp, and the grain of the two counties will be arranged separately by the Great Sui. ”

Yang Chong motioned for Wang Jue to pause, and said to Yang Shanjing: "There must be a lot of merchants and craftsmen in the fifteen cities of the Western Regions, Brother Shanjing can arrange for them to open workshops and shops, we will set up six squeezing farms in Dingxiang and Pingcheng to trade, and Xinzhou Thorn Shifu can also set up six squeezing farms, and if necessary, Chang'an can appoint officials to manage it." ”

Yang Shanjing understood that the Turks were self-defeating, and although Yang Chong recognized the particularity of the fifteen cities, Yang Chong also took the opportunity to change the original plan; "The people of the fifteen countries are all refugees, they fled from the war, and the funds and craftsmen may not be complete. ”

Yang Chong nodded thoughtfully and said, "Then build a workshop area in Yanbei County, and we can open special money banks and assistance departments in Yunzhong and Pingcheng to help them operate their funds and open the workshop." Brother Shanjing, it is most appropriate for you to do this matter, go back and set up a Sabao Mansion, and I will arrange for the Ministry of Rites to dock here; If you don't mind, I suggest that a left-behind division be set up in Yulin, and you will be appointed as a left-behind guard to lead the ten counties of Fengxin and the fifteen cities of Qiaozhi. ”

Yang Shanjing understood that this was Yang Chong's bottom line, and once Yulin used the name of Sabao Mansion to do the affairs of the fifteen cities, it meant that Yulin's small court agreed to operate under the guidance of Chang'an, until it finally really became a left-behind division. Lu Jilan and Zhizhi were also very nervous, one was worried that Yang Shanjing would not agree and completely turn this negotiation into a deal between the Great Sui and the Turks; The other is worried that Yang Shanjing will agree, so that Yang Chong will only tell the left-behind division in the future on the issue of Fengxin Ten Counties and Overseas Chinese Residence Fifteen Cities, and will not buy Turkic accounts at all.

Yang Shanjing pondered for a long time and said: "Yang Chong, I really can't be the master of this matter, after I go back, I will call you back in a month." I understand that the two counties of Qinbei and Yanbei are your people, and there is no danger for the workshop there, but we must send officials to supervise and ensure the clarity of the accounts and the safety of the people of the Western Regions. ”

Yang Chong said: "The Assassin's Mansion can send officials to settle the accounts and collect the taxes on time. However, the argument of security is too absurd, if you are worried that the residents of the fifteen countries will flee to the interior, then when they are allowed to go to Yanbei County, you should choose them well, instead of sending a large number of armed men into Youyu County, causing unnecessary panic. You should know that where there is stability, the economy can develop. ”

The ten counties of Fengxin are the territory of the Great Sui, and Yang Chong will only recover it slowly, and will never give up a little more land, so he does not hesitate to express his attitude; Yang Shanjing's embarrassment is here, he is holding the Great Sui and the Turks with one hand, and he is facing the wrong way to do anything. Lu Jilan relieved the siege in time: "King Yue, you can't do nothing to Lizhou, right?" ”

Yang Chong secretly praised himself, Lu Jilan was indeed unwilling to harm him, and in terms of vision and ability, he was not under Hao Ming, but Hao Ying was still a Zhongxian commander in the Yang Guang period, but Lu Jilan was talented and poor, which also caused the difference between the two later. Hao Ying is the mastermind of Xue Ju, and all he wants is to help Xue Ju fight for the world; Lu Jilan was nominally the mastermind of Liang Shidu, but in fact he had already become a subordinate of Princess Yicheng and the mastermind of the Turks.

Lu Jilan's question is actually the key to today's discussion between the two sides, the Great Sui thinks that the ten counties of Fengxin are their own land, and there is a small court of Yang Zhengdao in name to intervene, so in the eyes of the Turks, these ten counties are places to make money and rob people, and in fact, they don't care what they can develop into in the future. The Turks care about the six counties of Lizhou headed by Da Li City, what means does Yang Chong have to make him step up to a higher level, as long as the affairs of Lizhou can be negotiated well, and the ten counties of Fengxin can give money, the rest of the issues can be negotiated.

Yang Chong smiled and said: "Lizhou has vast grasslands, the river water is clear, and the pre-Qin was a farming area, so you can help the Turks plan and restore part of the farming, planting buckwheat, wheat, flax, wheat, raising goats, pigs, cattle, camels, etc.; Then we helped Lizhou to open a leather workshop and a brick kiln workshop. Heating is relatively simple, coal is produced near Dali City and Yulin City, just according to our heating method in Hexi, we provide drawings to help the Turks train personnel, you can build it yourself. ”

Yang Shanjing was very aware of the form of urban briquettes in Jiuquan, Zhangye and other places, and pondered for a long time and said: "King Yue, we need an iron stove." ”

Yang Chong said without hesitation: "In this way, for the sake of the Holy Son of Heaven and the Qimin Khan, we will provide a thousand furnaces each to Jieli Khan and Empress Xiao, and the rest will be exchanged at the crushing house according to the market price." After all, even the promotion of Chang'an, the government does not subsidize, and we are under pressure in this regard; Well, after I have asked the medical school and the herb merchant, I will purchase a part of the herbs from Lizhou every year. ”

Yang Shanjing and others understood that it was Yang Chong's words that the amount of trade between Dali City and the Central Plains had more than doubled, so a rough agreement was reached. After signing the agreement, Yang Shanjing said: "King Yue, can the leather workshop use your family's technology?" ”

There are dozens of famous leather workshops in Dasui now, but the most famous is the workshop of the Yang family in Jiuquan, whether it is a leather bag, leather boots or leather clothing, they all launch new products every year, which is a hot item in Dali City. Yang Chong directly refused and said: "You don't have that kind of technology, good scriptures, you have to know that the leather workshop is to meet the needs of the public, like my Jiuquan workshop, one is positioned in luxury, and the other is that there is not much demand for sheepskin." If your family likes it, I will talk to Jiang Fei and give you a few new styles every year. ”

(End of chapter)