Wang Huaqiang pondered for a while, raised his head, and made a very important decision: "Just by taking advantage of this incident, I want to have a formal showdown with the local tyrants in Guzang City, and the cooperation between our two sides in the future is equal and mutually beneficial, I can respect their special status and interests in Guzang, but they don't want to become vampires parasitic on us for the rest of their lives." ”

An Suiyu's eyes rippled, hooked the corners of her mouth, and said with a smile: "Then what are you going to do?" Bring down the 5 percent rake? How are you going to respect the interests of these wealthy merchants here? ”

Wang Huaqiang smiled: "In this transaction, I will give them 300 catties of gold, which will be regarded as a welcome gift, but in the future, our goods will only pay taxes to the government, and if they use their treasury, they will pay rent, and if they use their guards, they will also be paid, but they will not pay them a penny of transit commission." ”

Wang Huaqiang's mention shocked An Sui Yuhua's complexion, she bit her lip tightly and blurted out: "Brother Wei Chi, you are too bold, dare to openly argue with them like this?" You must know that you are challenging the rules agreed upon by these local tyrants for hundreds of years, and even the entire Silk Road in the Western Regions. ”

Wang Huaqiang said confidently: "Even the dynasty has changed so much, what rules can't be changed?" Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty passed through the Western Regions, there was not even the Silk Road, so where did there be any unruly rules. Times are changing, and the rules are also changing, Miss An, are you willing to join forces with me to redefine the rules on this Silk Road? ”

Although An Suiyu has been a businessman since she was a child, she is well-informed, and her courage and insight far exceed her actual age, but she was also shocked by Wang Huaqiang's bold idea and was speechless for a while, the powerful aura of the man in front of her, the resolute expression, the decisive words, and even the green in her eyes flickered from time to time, all of which made her swallow back the word "no" out of instinct several times.

As if enchanted, An Suiyu heard herself say, "You, how do you want to set the rules?" ”

Wang Huaqiang took a deep breath and said: "From now on, the trade on the Silk Road, from outside Guzang City to Daxing, the escort of this section will be in charge of our subordinate merchant group, and the guards west of Guzang and on the road to the Western Regions can be settled by you to move the head Khan and send Turkic cavalry to protect it." After entering Guzang, rent their treasury and stay in their inn, which is the right for us to recognize their interests in Guzang City. ”

An Suiyu shook his head and said: "You mention yì, it is impossible for these local tyrants to agree, they have been pumping five percent of the oil and water for hundreds of years, how can you change it if you say it?" ”

Wang Huaqiang laughed: "Because the times have changed, the north and the south were opposed in the past, and the powerful nomadic khanate on the northern steppe has always threatened the Central Plains Dynasty, so the Central Plains Dynasty of all dynasties does not want to see Liangzhou, a town where the people are fierce and control the Silk Road trade, as long as the local tyrants in Guzang City do not want to use their own financial resources to meddle in the power struggle of the Central Plains, the court of the Central Plains Dynasty will acquiesce to their independent kingdom here."

But now, three hundred years of chaos in the north and south have ended, no matter what, the old thief Yang Jian also created a unified empire, the current Sui Dynasty is strong, the military is strong, only the Qin Emperor and Han Wu can be compared, if these local tyrants in Liangzhou dare to confront the imperial court head-on, whether it is to the Ming or the Yin, there is only a dead end.

So if they know each other, they should be able to see the changes of the times, and in the future, they can only conform to the mandate of heaven and change the rules of these hundreds of years, even if we don't mention it, there will soon be other caravans like this, if the matter is big and provokes the court to intervene, I am afraid that it is impossible for them to even be local tyrants in Guzang. ”

An Suiyu suddenly laughed, holding her stomach while laughing, leaning forward and back: "Wei Chiqin, did you drink too much today?" No matter how strong the Sui Dynasty is, what does it matter to you? What you and I are discussing here, and what we are doing, is not to overthrow Yang Jian's Sui Dynasty? ”

Wang Huaqiang shook his head calmly: "What Brother Liu and I want to establish is a new dynasty that is stronger than the Sui Dynasty, and the conditions I want to propose to this local tyrant today are the conditions that the future imperial court will give them, Miss An, I don't think this is ridiculous at all." ”

An Suiyu suppressed his laughter, crossed his waist with one hand, panted slightly, shook his head, and the smile on his face had not completely faded: "Brother Wei Chi, it's nothing for you to be so fierce with your little sister, anyway, we are already allies now, but if you do this to those local tyrants in Guzang City, do you think you can scare them?" People don't even buy the reigning emperor, will they listen to your threats? ”

Wang Huaqiang said lightly: "I have my own friends and means of doing things, I offer them this condition, but also take the initiative to show favor to them, if they are smart, even if they don't accept it in person, at least they will consider it seriously, and then look at the next thing before making a decision, if they turn their faces on the spot, I don't want this thousand eight hundred catties of gold, but then their caravan will not want to enter Daxing." ”

An Suiyu's face changed slightly: "Brother Wei Chi, the cowhide is not blown like this, do you have the ability?" ”

Wang Huaqiang's calm voice was a little murderous: "Miss An, I think you may underestimate our ability too much, underestimate our ability too much, our big brother Liu dares to be at the foot of the Son of Heaven, openly befriending the strong men among the children of the ministers, and more than half of the Daxing shops have to pay homage to us every month, and even Daxing Ling does not dare to care about these things."

With our strength, we bribed the Qiang tribes in the Longxi area with a lot of money, or the bandits who bought Ganliang, and found out the departure time and route of these Guzang local tyrant caravans, and intercepted and killed them halfway. ”

An Suiyu's eyes revealed a trace of disbelief: "Your current Sui Dynasty is good public security, now is not the troubled times of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there are no more bandits and horse bandits at that time, if there are caravans on the Silk Road to rob, then the wealthy businessmen in Guzang can openly ask the government to send troops to escort them, is it possible that you still dare to directly attack the officers and soldiers?" ”

Wang Huaqiang laughed: "Don't forget, most of our people are the sons and nephews of the ministers, and the local tyrants in Guzang thought they could buy the government when they had a few stinky money, and they thought that no one could touch them if they dominated the silk trade." It's really messing with us, let them see what we're capable of.

The government will only make a show at best, and besides, if the officers and soldiers escort their goods, don't even think about transporting those smuggled profiteering goods, plus the high escort fee paid to the government, they will lose money on one trip, and I see how long they can last. ”

The expression on An Suiyu's face changed several times in a row, and finally looked at Wang Huaqiang's eyes with a trace of indescribable expression, and said: "Brother Wei Chi, although I know that you are very powerful, is it appropriate to turn your face so openly with the local tyrants of Guzang City?" As far as I can see, it's not too late for you to re-establish this rule with them after you have established a new dynasty, so why rush at this time? ”

Wang Huaqiang sneered in his heart: Of course you won't know that I deliberately wanted to provoke these local tyrants in Guzang City, so that they could also expose and report Liu Jushi's gang, and find the best excuse for me to defect to the Turks alone in the future.

But Wang Huaqiang's face showed a resolute look: "Miss An, needless to say, this matter is what Brother Liu meant, and it is not a decision that I can make alone." After I went back this time, I discussed with Brother Liu, and in the future, the iron ore transaction can also be done in this Guzang city, and only by subduing these Guzang tyrants can this business continue. So you must stand with us in this matter. ”

An Suiyu lost his voice and said: "What, iron ore will go from here in the future?" ”

Wang Huaqiang nodded seriously: "Yes, Miss An, now the checkpoints in the Bingzhou area have been basically sealed, and then imagine smuggling these things from Daizhou or Shuozhou like last time, the risk is extremely high, in case of failure, our entire group will be exposed."

So I came to Liangzhou this time to secretly reach such an agreement with the local tyrants here, the iron ore business can be handed over to them to do, and the money earned in the middle will be divided equally between our two families, but the passing commission of other commodities must be done according to what I originally said. ”