Yan Xing's pomp was very good, at least the people who should have arrived basically arrived, in addition to Xu Yi and Xiahou Nan, he also invited many clan children, even Cai Wenji's cousins and cousins did not let go, and almost all of them were present.

The existence of so many people did not make Yuan Yun feel uncomfortable, because their wing room was a single room, and when there was a lot of madness outside, Yuan Yun was sitting comfortably on the main seat enjoying the dancing of the singers.

Although he couldn't understand it, Yuan Yun still felt that this arrangement was very good, if he appeared in the outer hall at this moment, it was estimated that those gentlemen would not be able to make a fuss.

I don't know when Yuan Yun found that almost all of his peers around him were afraid of him, except for Xu Yi and Xiahou Nan, other young people saw him like a mouse seeing a cat, and even their eyes were dodging, let alone sitting down to drink and chat together.

And for such a result, Yuan Yun is also very willing to keep it, after all, if it is calculated according to his real age, he Yuan Yun should be in his thirties now, and he really has nothing to do with young people in their teens and twenties.

"This Yan Xing is very sensible, and he knows that he will arrange us in the inner hall, otherwise if we appear outside, it will be really lively." After Xu Yi finished speaking, he took a sip of wine, and then a wave of doubt immediately appeared on his face.

Xiahou Nan was the same, and waited until the song and dance performance was over and all the singers had retreated, and then immediately asked Yuan Yun: "Brother Yuan, you said that our father is looking for allies for the Gunpowder Army, what does this mean?" ”

Yuan Yun was looking for a pleasing pastry on the table at the moment, and suddenly heard Xiahou Nan ask like this, so he could only choose to give up all of them, and then twisted his neck and replied: "The gunpowder army is estimated to return to the battlefield again soon, so your father plans to find more people in the army to help us, so we can deliberately sell some benefits to the military." ”

Xu Yi and Xiahou Nan were stunned at the same time, and said, "Are we going to return to Yecheng again?" ”

Yuan Yun raised his eyes and looked at the ceiling, now there is basically nothing in Yecheng that needs the gunpowder army to be dispatched, just like Cao Ang said, Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan are not worthy of using the gunpowder army to deal with it at all.

If it is Yuan Xi of Youzhou, then it is necessary to prepare, this goods use high-pressure policies in Youzhou, and forcibly levy 100,000 laborers, and renovate the fortifications made by Gongsun Zhan before.

Judging from the invincible intelligence, these fortifications were stronger than the one made by Gongsun Chan back then, and they were more difficult to break.

Cao Cao Xing may still be able to drive Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang to the north, as in history, and then let them go to Badun.

But since he had the Gunpowder Army, Cao Cao had more choices, so he must not want to lose too many manpower to conquer the fortifications set up by Yuan Xi one by one.

As a result, the Gunpowder Army, a unit that specializes in dealing with strong walls, has become the first choice of his old man.

"Just be prepared, this time the Gunpowder Army will probably be a tough battle." Yuan Yun didn't intend to break Cao Cao's thoughts, after all, history also records very clearly, and those who can guess Cao Cao's thoughts basically have no good end.

Xu Yi only shrugged his shoulders when he heard Yuan Yun say this, he even had some expectations for the war that would happen in the future, so when he would go on the expedition was nothing to him at all.

Xiahou Nan is different, he has always been very resistant to going to war, and he prefers to take care of a farm or a port in a safe environment.

While everyone was thinking about their own affairs, Yan Xing finished greeting the guests outside, and after entering this separate room, he immediately sat at the end.

Yuan Yun glanced at Yan Xing, then at Xu Yi and Xiahou Nan, and then said: "If Ben Hou is not mistaken, Brother Yan Ming should be Han Sui's staff, the relationship between the Ma Teng family and your lord seems to be very stiff recently, why did you still come with Ma Chao?" ”

Yan Xing bowed and said: "There are some contradictions between our two families, but now they have basically been resolved, and the result of the discussion is very simple, my lord does not interfere with Ma Teng's outward expansion, and he can't stop us from doing business." ”

When Yuan Yun heard the word business, he immediately smiled and said, "Your lord Han Sui, how could you think of such a cheap business as business?" ”

Yan Xing frowned, and then sighed: "Don't hide it from Yuan Hou, now what Ma Teng lacks is territory, and what my lord lacks is money and food, and because of this, the two of us can be considered balanced." ”

Yuan Yun nodded, Yan Xing didn't seem to intend to lie on this matter, because the same was true of the information given by the spies, and now Ma Teng and Han Sui, both of them were silent, and they seemed to be busy with their own affairs.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but scold the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the Ma family again, before Li Li came to ask for shares, it turned out to be the case, their Ma family and Han Sui had already agreed, Han Sui ran the business, and Ma Teng expanded the territory.

Now as long as Ma Teng puts the shares on his Yuan family's side, Han Sui naturally can't say anything that is not, and the Ma family can still make a lot of money.

Shameless!

Yuan Yun muttered in his heart, and sighed secretly in an instant, Ma Chao seems to be unable to become the security captain of Xincheng, it is really too much of a heart, and it is unruly, such a person joins, it will only stir up the restlessness.

Now since Yan Xing did not choose to hide it, it means that he and Ma Chao are two people, and it is no wonder that Ma Chao will let Yan Xing stand up as soon as he talks about business, but they don't know how long their delicate relationship will last.

At least Yuan Yun didn't want to wait, so he smiled directly at Yan Xing and said: "We in Luoyang have long had the idea of opening the Western Regions Trade Road, since Brother Yanming is so honest, we might as well leave Ma Teng aside and only the two of us do business." ”

Yan Xing was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "What does Yuan Hou mean?" ”

Yuan Yun's face immediately became a little serious, and he said seriously: "One more person will give one more dividend, and you and Ma Teng have also explained very clearly, you are mainly engaged in business, so Ma Teng has no reason to join in and make a profit." ”

Yan Xing's face turned into a happy face this time, and he nodded: "What Yuan Hou said is extremely true, the Ma clan really doesn't need to be involved, the trade road leading to the Western Regions, my lord's side has more connections, and it is guaranteed to be unimpeded." ”

Yuan Yun smiled and said: "This is no better, you ensure the safety of the business, I guarantee the continuous flow of goods, everyone has money to make, this is the road to business." ”

Yan Xing also nodded slightly, as long as Luoyang is willing to provide goods, then it will inevitably make both sides make a lot of money, in addition to the needs of the Western Regions countries themselves, further west, there are a lot of countries that need goods from the Central Plains, and the wealth over there is not much worse than the Central Plains.

Yuan Yun saw that the other party nodded, so he continued: "Since Brother Yan Xing has agreed to this matter, we will start transporting goods from two places, one is to transport goods through Hongnong and by water, and the other is to transport them from the border of Hanzhong. ”

Yan Xing was surprised, and asked suspiciously: "Why do Luoyang's goods need to be transported from Hanzhong, isn't it Zhang Lu's territory over there?" How will he let you pass as you please? ”

Yuan Yun spread his hands and said frankly: "Ben Hou is going to rob Zhang Lu and rob him of a road, he shouldn't be so stingy." ”

Yan Xing seemed to be a little surprised, he didn't expect Yuan Yun to be so frank at all, and now Ma Chao had already proposed to attack Hanzhong, but Yuan Yun was not interested at all, and now that he thinks about it, he is actually ready to go it alone.

However, Yan Xing doesn't need to mention Ma Chao to think about it now, although Han Sui and Ma Teng have not completely torn their faces, but it is definitely an eventful time, and they don't know when a large-scale conflict will break out.

As for one more road for transportation, this is even more of a problem, one more road is equivalent to more goods to be transported, and the more the better.

"If Yuan Hou can finalize this matter, I can agree in advance on behalf of my lord, and I will definitely be able to ensure the safety of Yuan Hou's caravan."

Yan Xing didn't hesitate anymore, because there was no chance as important as now, and the reason why the lord Han Sui chose to engage in the cheap business of a merchant was also forced to be helpless, because after the disaster in Xiliang, it was really very difficult, and Ma Teng, as a sworn brother, stuck a knife in the back at this time, which made the lord's side even more difficult.

Now that there is money to be made, as long as the money earned back continues to buy supplies from Luoyang, and then arm the personnel under him, sooner or later he will become a strong army.

Yuan Yun saw that Yan Xing agreed, and immediately raised his glass and said: "Remind Brother Yanming, the waterway on Hongnong's side, we in Luoyang can ensure the safety ourselves, but on the road in Hanzhong, you need to send more people, after all, there is Zhang Lu eyeing over there, you still need to keep an eye on it." ”

Yan Xing frowned slightly, embarrassed: "But we have nothing to do with Zhang Lu, and even if we send more people over, it is impossible to be as convenient as Zhang Lu, I am afraid that there will be many things that we cannot control." ”

Yuan Yun buckled his chin, as if he suddenly remembered something, so he continued: "Ben Hou heard that there is a very big force in the territory of Hanzhong, they have been dealing with Zhang Lu all the year round, but Zhang Lu can't get rid of it, if Brother Yanming can contact these people, it is estimated that the business road over there will be safe." ”

Yan Xing was stunned for a moment, and asked eagerly, "I don't know who leads these strongmen?" ”

Yuan Yun looked at the ceiling, thought painfully for a while, and finally patted his thigh and said: "I think about it, it seems to be a person named Yang Aruo, I heard that he seems to be from Jiuquan, Liangzhou, Brother Yanming should be able to recognize it after a little inquiry." ”

Yan Xing was stunned for a moment, and only after a long time did he laugh and said: "I know this person, he is really a good Ren Xia, and he has made a great reputation in Quanzhou back then." ”

Speaking of this, Yan Xing seemed to be very excited, and suddenly hugged his fists at Yuan Yun and said, "Thank you Yuan Hou for reminding me, I will send someone to contact this Yang Aruo immediately, it should not be difficult to connect with him." ”

Yuan Yun was very satisfied with Yan Xing's action, since you know each other, it would be better, lest Lao Tzu have to find a way to go to Zhang Luo again.

Yan Xing seemed to be a little unable to sit still, and after a slight confession, he hurriedly left the chamber.

As soon as Yan Xing left, Xu Yi's face was full of doubts, so he asked directly, "How did Brother Yuan know this Yang Aruo?" ”

Yuan Yun shrugged his shoulders and replied cheerfully, "It was purely accidental." ”