"What? Li Jiancheng has already sent someone to Jiangling with a large amount of snow sugar, and he has already reached a deal with the Qilu merchant Hengjia! Zuo Youxian was shocked when he heard the news. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yes! Moreover, according to reliable sources, Li Jiancheng also wanted to turn Gangneung into a trading base for snow sugar and salt, and also wanted to establish a processing base near Gangneung. Zuo Xiangguo, what do you think of these two news? And my father said that if Lord Zuo wants to make any moves, our Ning family is willing to help, but I don't know what price Lord Xiangguo can give. "Zuo Youxian paused, understanding Gong Yinan's intentions. The slang bureaucrats in Lingnan were insatiable, and in order to let Ning Changzhen rebel, I heard Ah Si say that Ning Changzhen received thousands of brocades from Wu Wangye, 10,000 taels of gold and silver, and 10 boxes of jewelry. Now there's another opportunity to blackmail. Hum! What a gluttonous snake. However, I can't offend him, maybe he will be useful in the future. ’

"Ahh Childe, please go back to Gangneung first, because he is also in a foreign land now, and his hands are also very tight! So be it! Repair a letter immediately under the next step, let the people of his cronies send it to Jianghuai, and let His Royal Highness King Wu decide? As soon as he heard Zuo Youxian's words, Gong Yinan felt that there was no play.

"Alright! Since Lord Xiangguo said so, then I will go back to Gangneung to wait for news from Lord Zuo. ”

"Ah Si, send Gongzi Gong." After Gong Yinan left, Zuo Youxian hurriedly put on civilian clothes and came to the Sifang Inn. When the shopkeeper saw him, he immediately greeted him:

"Yo! Yes, sir! Zuo Youxian gave the shopkeeper a piece of broken silver according to the previous practice.

"Is that person still there? And has there been any suspicious people who have come to him recently. ”

"In! Never been out. And it's quiet! ”

"Okay! Now hurry up and take me to him. Under the leadership of the shopkeeper, Zuo Youxian saw that person again.

"Zuo Xiangguo, why are you here, is there something important?"

"Ahh Mr. Ann! Something big has happened, and I have already got the exact news that Li Jiancheng has sent someone to Jiangling with a large amount of snow sugar, and has reached a deal with the Qilu merchant Hengjia! And he is also preparing to set up a snow sugar workshop near Jiangling, so please contact King Qin quickly and make a decision quickly! ”

"What? It is also planned to build a snow sugar workshop near Gangneung, is this true? ”

"The news is true, please contact King Qin quickly!" Zuo Youxian anxiously waited for Mr. An's reply.

"Good! I'll report the news to King Qin right away! ”

In the East Palace of the Prince of Chang'an, Li Jiancheng received a joint recital of Huang Wenqing, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui:

"Minister Huang Wenqing, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui worship His Royal Highness the Prince, ministers and others through Qinling, Bashu all the way to Jiangling, carefully observed along the way, the salt shortage is slightly alleviated, but the people still prefer sea salt, another salt and snow sugar trade has been Wangcheng, now the artistic conception and Qilu jewelry merchant Hengjia reached an agreement, with a pound of snow sugar in exchange for a pound of salt to buy a thousand pounds of salt. The other three heads of the family have their own thoughts, there will be trouble, the ministers and others must do their best to complete this transaction, and, if the transaction is smooth, Jianghuai merchants will not sit idly by, will also take action, salt, snow sugar trading will become the mainstream of Jiangling business, Jianghuai Qilu salt merchants will gather in Jiangling, the ministers and other petitions, in the vicinity of Jiangling to find reasonable terrain, nearby processing, in order to facilitate the circulation of snow sugar, five long journey hardship, please His Royal Highness the prince permission, and then shoot capable personnel to support, to promote this matter. On Li Jiancheng's desk, there is also a secret music transferred through the secret channel of the Qilin Secret Guard:

A few days ago, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui discussed with the ministers, hoping to establish a snow sugar workshop near Jiangling to facilitate the circulation of salt and snow sugar; Second, the matter of snow sugar has attracted the attention of the world, and the two lords of Beichen and Fang Du discussed and wanted to use the snow sugar workshop as bait to lure all the enemies in Jiangling out to avoid future troubles; Third, Lord Huang Wenqing has left Gangneung a few days ago to survey the favorable terrain near Gangneung, and set up an arrangement. After watching the joint recital of Huang Wenqing, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui and Song Lingwen's secret recital, Li Jiancheng was happy and angry. What rejoices is the growth speed of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Song Lingwen; Annoyance, these people are growing up too fast, and slowly showing some signs of arbitrariness. This made Li Jiancheng a little unhappy. As a superior, Li Jiancheng also began to care about the gains and losses of the power in his hands, and did not allow his power to be sidelined and set aside. 'Let's ask my father for advice first, and then settle the matter!' After two days, Huang Wenqing walked all the way, came to the foot of Wudang Mountain in Wudang County, Fangling County, only to see that the foot of Wudang Mountain is densely forested, there are many flowers and birds, and there are many canyons in Wudang Mountain, once the defense is effective, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and according to the analysis of the terrain, it is found that Wudang County is located in the Hanshui Valley of Daba Mountain and its adjacent areas in Qinling Mountains, northwest of Jingzhou, the middle and upper reaches of the Hanjiang River, with four distinct seasons and a pleasant climate. So he hurriedly wrote a recital to Li Jiancheng:

"Minister Huang Wenqing worships His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister travels all the way to the west, comes to the foot of Wudang Mountain in Wudang County, Fangling County, and finds that its mountains and forests are dense, the humanities are secluded, the radius of three thousand miles is sparsely populated, the east is bordered by the Three Kingdoms Xiangyang, the south looks at Shennongjia, the west is based on Daba Mountain, the ancient Qinling Mountains in the north, and the Hanjiang River traverses the whole territory from west to east for three thousand miles. The transportation is convenient, known as the south ship and the north horse, the throat of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and there are more than a dozen canyons at the foot of the mountain, which can be built to defend the village, and the snow sugar workshop is an absolutely suitable place to build there. Li Jiancheng picked up the rules, ordered people to prepare carriages and horses, and handed the sign into the palace to meet Li Yuan:

"Built, you're here!"

"Son-in-law, see father!"

"Is there anything the prince is doing here?"

"Father! There are two important things to report here. ”

"Oh! Say! ”

"First, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui sent people to report that with the assistance of Li Ming, the king of Lujiang, the governor of Jingchu Xingtai, and Song Lingwen, the chief of Jingchu Xingtai, they have reached a deal with the Heng family, a Qilu merchant, to exchange a thousand catties of snow sugar for a thousand catties of salt."

"It's only a thousand catties, a little less." Li Yuan said with some disappointment:

"Father! Although it is only a thousand catties, this is a brick, and I believe that more jade will be attracted in the future. Li Yuan nodded after hearing this.

"There is a second thing, Huang Wenqing said that after the success of this transaction, the transaction of snow sugar and salt will definitely attract the attention of the world, and it is really inconvenient to dispatch snow sugar from Chang'an, so he went out of Jiangling to investigate, and later had a dream at the foot of Wudang Mountain, and found a treasure land under the guidance of Taishang Laojun." Li Jiancheng knew that Li Yuan believed in Taishang Laojun, so he deliberately borrowed Taishang Laojun's trick to support his dream, and pointed out the location and specific location of the canyon at the foot of Wudang Mountain on the map.

"Hmmm! I've heard that there are more than a dozen canyons there, right? ”

"Yes! Father! ”

"Excellent! Since it was Taishang Laojun's guidance, he immediately sent a decree to change Wudang County to Shiyan County, and build a Laojun Temple on Wudang Mountain to worship incense. In addition, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Huang Wenqing were rewarded, and each of them was given a grade level, and they still stayed in the prince's mansion to listen to it. Send someone to herald the message. ”

"Yes! The retainers obeyed. After Li Jiancheng returned to the Prince's Mansion, he brought Su Dingfang, Pei Kuan and Qu Tushou over:

"Pei Kuan, Qu Tushou, Su Dingfang! You have been working diligently in the East Palace recently, and the pharmacist of this palace is going to hand it over to the three of you today! ”

"Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to command."

"Now Lord Huang Wenqing has found a treasure place for making snow sugar on the side of Jiangling, the emperor decreed, agreed and praised, and let the palace be in charge of this matter, the three of you went to Jiangling to convey this holy decree, Pei Kuan and Qu Tushou, you are responsible for assisting Lord Huang in making snow sugar, Su Dingfang, you are responsible for the transportation and security of the snow sugar workshop after you hand over the snow sugar manufacturing process to them; There is also this letter from the palace that was read to Huang Wenqing, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Song Lingwen in person, remember, it can only be opened when the four of them are present and there are no outsiders. ”

"Yes! Obey the command! As soon as Pei Kuan and Qu Tugai heard that Li Jiancheng wanted the two of them to assist Huang Wenqing in managing the snow sugar workshop, they immediately obeyed the order and were in charge of chores in the Chang'an Prince's Mansion, feeling like a eunuch head. And Su Dingfang said with some worry:

"His Royal Highness the Prince, if the humble ministers go, I'm afraid that the defense of the East Palace will ......" Li Jiancheng encouraged Su Dingfang:

"Definite prescription! If it's an eagle, you have to go out to exercise, and you should also go out to experience and experience, besides, isn't there still Xue Li in this East Palace? Let's go out and do a good job! "Li Jiancheng did not say another reason, that is, there are new people in the prince's guard in the East Palace, and there are a few seedlings in it who look good, especially one named Feng Li, who is a soldier recruited by Feng Yi in Tongzhou when Li Jiancheng was established as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, with good martial arts, and some literary talents, by the time Li Jiancheng became the prince, he had been promoted to an officer, and according to Li Jiancheng's observation for many years, this person was quite loyal, so Li Jiancheng wanted to send Xue Li, Su Dingfang, Xiong Kuohai, Kan Ling and others out one by one to experience, On the one hand, it strengthens its own power in the military, and on the other hand, it is also to make room for emerging stars like Feng Li.

In the Qinwang Mansion of Chang'an, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji were shocked when they heard the initial success of the Jiangling snow sugar and salt trade and the news that Li Jiancheng was preparing to establish a snow sugar workshop in Shiyan:

"What?! The deal was initially successful, and preparations were made to set up a snow sugar making workshop near Gangneung. ”

"Yes! Your Highness! And it is rumored that Taishang Laojun entrusted his dream to Huang Wenqing, and found the treasure land, so the emperor decreed, in order to thank Taishang Laojun for his kindness, the emperor has issued an order to change the name of Wudang County to Shiyan County, and also built an old monarch temple on Wudang Mountain. To thank the Taishang Laojun for his divine grace. ”

"That's it! Got it, if there is any news in the palace, report it quickly. Let's go! As he spoke, he glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and the eldest grandson Wuji handed the little eunuch a silver ingot.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" After the little eunuch left, Li Shimin asked the eldest grandson Wuji:

"Auxiliary! Now that we have fallen behind again, if this deal is successful, and because the trade of salt and snow sugar continues to expand, then Li Jiancheng's influence will also increase. No, auxiliary, do you think we're sending someone to sabotage it? Eldest Sun Wuji's eyes rolled:

"Your Highness, Luoyang Zuo Youxian asks to see you."

"Zuo Youxian, he doesn't stay in Luoyang, why are you here?"

"According to Zuo Youxian, Ning Changzhen of Lingnan has already contacted him and said that he is willing to act for His Highness, but he doesn't know what price His Highness will pay."

"What? asked the king to bid money to buy Ning Changzhen to sabotage Li Jiancheng's snow sugar workshop and salt and snow sugar trade. This matter is too big, if it is spread out, it will damage the reputation of this king, and it will not be good for the great cause of this king! The eldest grandson Wuji persuaded bitterly:

"Your Highness, those who have become big things since ancient times are not informal, small and non-gentleman, non-toxic and husband, and this time it is Ning Chang who really does it, Zuo Youxian contacts, as long as we don't say it, who will know, Your Highness, don't be tired of your wealth because of false fame!" Li Shimin nodded:

"Let Zuo Youxian come in!" When the eldest grandson Wuji brought Zuo Youxian into the mansion, the eldest grandson Wuji didn't notice that in the garden not far away, a beautiful figure also saw Zuo Youxian. And secretly remembered Zuo Youxian's appearance and drew it, and quickly sent the portrait out of King Qin's mansion.