After listening to Li Bao's words, he didn't speak, Qin Shao, the head of the Qin family, said to Li Bao respectfully: "Don't worry, the king, a certain family will tell you about this matter." ”

Li Bao looked at this old man who was over half a hundred years old, his face was white, and his short gray beard was very oily, and he could see that this Boss Qin loved maintenance. So he said to Qin Shao: "Lord Qin's beautiful hair is very good!" ”

When Qin Shao heard that the king of Chaoji actually praised his beard, he immediately smiled all over his face, his old eyes were about to narrow, and he said to Li Bao: "Thank you for the praise of the king, a certain person often goes to Meiya to buy 'birthday cakes'." In addition to eating, a certain weekday also uses the 'birthday cake' oil to maintain the beard. This method was learned from the time when the king celebrated the official's birthday, and now it is so well maintained, it is really a blessing for the elderly. ”

This Qin Shao actually listened to his words of coaxing Li Yi that day, and Li Bao couldn't cry or laugh. Thinking about the old guy's daily maintenance of his beard with greasy, sweet cream, it really feels ridiculous. He immediately said: "I see, this habit of the proprietor of Qin still has to be maintained, after all, this 'birthday cake' is precious, and not everyone can afford it." ”

Hearing Li Bao say this, Qin Shao's old face was about to laugh like a chrysanthemum, and he said complacently: "Don't worry, the king, this thirty yuan is nothing in the eyes of the old man." It doesn't matter if you buy ten a day, it's just that Meiyaya's daily supply is too small, and you can't buy more if you want to. ”

Li Bao didn't wait for Qin Shao to complain, and continued: "Lord Qin, you haven't told me about the detention of goods by the Guiyi Army, so let's get down to business first." ”

Qin Shao immediately said: "Yes, what the king said is that a certain family has joined forces with Kang Dongzhu, Liu Dongzhu, An's, Zhao's, Qian's and several other families to form a business group, and they have been going to and from the Western Regions trade routes every year, selling porcelain and silk, for more than ten years. ”

"In the past, it was very smooth, and now Shi Chonggui, the proprietor of Shi's silk and satin shop in Chang'an City, and Guo Jingshu, the envoy of the inner workshop, have also formed a business group, wanting to monopolize the trade routes in the Western Regions.

"At first, they felt that since someone was willing to join the company, it was okay, and this kind of business route was not something that a certain family could do, but Guo Jingshu and Shi Chonggui were unwilling to contribute shares, and only wanted to occupy the shares, so they were unwilling." It was Liu Hui, the proprietor of Liu's porcelain shop, who spoke.

Kang Bin continued: "That Shi Chonggui and Guo Jingshu saw that they didn't obey, and they didn't know that it was the powerful man in Shazhou City who bought it, so they detained the goods of a certain merchant group for several months. Now they are so anxious and desperate that they can only ask for Lang Jun. ”

Li Bao listened to everyone's narration, and finally made the general situation clear, Guo Jingshu said that this guy wants to intervene in any way to make money. I have a fate with him, and I have long wanted to participate in the business of the "Silk Road".

It is precisely because of Guo Jingshu's greed and domineering that he pushed these Hu Shang groups in front of him, and if he didn't interfere at this time, he would be a fool.

So Li Bao said to everyone: "The top priority now is who accepted the bribes from Shi Chonggui and Guo Jingshu, this must be clarified." If it is a high-ranking officer in the rebel army, it will be really difficult to do. ”

Kang Bin said: "The king doesn't have to worry, although he doesn't know which one it is, but he can still know, that person is an official in the Shazhou Assassin Mansion, and it is not clear which one it is." ”

"Oh, in that case, I'll write a letter to Deputy Ambassador Zhang Jiedu, and ask him to inquire on his behalf. It shouldn't take long to do so. ”

After getting Li Bao's promise, Kang Bin and the others were very happy, knelt down together and thanked King Ji for his kindness again, Li Bao waved his hand to let everyone get up and sit down.

Li Bao was still very interested in the "Silk Road" at this time, so he asked Kang Bin: "What roads are you going to the Western Regions now?" ”

Kang Bin replied: Today's trade routes can generally be divided into three sections, and each section can be divided into three routes: north, middle and south. Eastern section: from Chang'an to Yumen Pass and Yangguan. Middle section: from the west of Yumen Pass and Yangguan to the Green Ridge. Western Section: From the Green Ridge to the west into the territory of the Great Food Country. The whole distance is more than 7,000 kilometers, and a total of more than 4,000 kilometers in a certain Datang territory. Among them, the Western Regions alone occupies more than 2,000 kilometers.

The selection of each route in the eastern section considers the safety and convenience of crossing Liupan Mountain and crossing the Yellow River. The three lines all started from Chang'an, converged with Liangzhou (now Wuwei) and Ganzhou (now Zhangye), and then followed the Hexi Corridor to Shazhou (now Dunhuang).

A certain caravan had to consider supplies and water sources, so it took the middle route: from Jingchuan to Pingliang, Huining, Lanzhou and then to Liangzhou, the distance and supplies were moderate.

Out of Liangzhou and then through Hexi to the sandbank, and then out of Yumen Pass or Yangguan, the route to take is roughly three, Tianshan South Road: from Dunhuang Yangguan, the north foot of Kunlun Mountain westward, over the white dragon pile through Loulan, through the southern part of the Tarim Basin Shanshan, and the end of the end, Jingjue, Khotan and other cities to reach the green ridge.

Middle Road - through Dunhuang Yumen Pass, take Bailongdui through Loulan, along the Peacock River northwest, through Yanqi, Qiuci, Shule and other towns, or out of Yumen Pass to Gaochang, along the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains through Yanqi, Qiuci, Shule and other places, can also reach the Green Ridge.

North Road - Northwest from Dunhuang, passing through Yiwu (now Hami), Puzihai (now Balikun Lake), Beiting (now Jimusar), Luntai (now Banquan), Gongyue City (now Huocheng), Broken Leaf (now Tokmak) to Talas.

Of these three roads, the North Road is the easiest to take, and today's business groups all take this road. The western section is all in the territory of the Great Food Country, so I will not explain them one by one. ”

After listening to Kang Bin's introduction, Li Bao praised him: "Lord Kang is really knowledgeable, and Bao is also the first time to know the details of the trade route to the west. Don't know what kind of goods are mainly sold on this trade route? ”

Kang Bin also wanted to answer, but Qin Shao preemptively said: "Our caravan mainly sells goods such as silk, lacquerware, and porcelain. When I returned, I mainly brought back spices and some furs. ”

Kang Bin looked at Qin Shao who robbed him twice, and was very dissatisfied with him, so he glared at him, but Mr. Qin was indulging in the happiness of solving the doubts of the big man, and he didn't look at the white eyes of Kang's beard.

Li Bao listened, and also praised Qin Shao: "Qin Dongzhu is also knowledgeable and knowledgeable, I admire it!" ”

Qin Shao won Li Bao's praise, and when he arrived, it was like drinking immortal wine, and his bones were lighter. Busy said to Li Bao: "King Miao praised, a certain person likes to understand these miscellaneous things on weekdays. ”

Li Bao continued to ask: "I wonder how profitable this caravan is to make a round trip?" How long will it take? ”

Kang Bin and the others listened to Li Bao's question, and immediately became alert, this prince asked profit, did he also want to participate in a certain caravan?

Liu Xuan, who had not spoken for a long time, said tentatively to Li Bao: "A certain dare to ask, the king asks about the profits of this caravan, is it possible that the king wants to join a certain caravan?" ”

Li Bao looked at this Liu Huang approvingly, Liu Huang is only about forty years old this year, his facial features are Zhouzheng, his face is very solemn, and he is also in place to ask questions. So Li Bao replied with a smile: "Proprietor Liu asked well, Bao cares about the profits of this caravan, and Bao doesn't want to participate in shares, but to cooperate with you." ”

"Cooperation? How does the king want to cooperate? Qin Shao asked.

"You are all familiar with the department store I opened in the West Market, everything I sell in my store can be sold, soap, mosquito coils, fans, toilet water, bubble water, etc., these are not available to others, and the profit will never be low. In addition, we can also sell tea to the big food. ”

Everyone looked at each other and looked at each other for a long time, and then Liu Xuan said: "Although the king's goods are good, what is the price?" And tea, will the big cannibals accept it? ”

Li Bao appreciates Liu Huang more and more, he is accurate when he sees the problem, and he can always grasp the key.

Li Bao smiled and said: "If you sell the goods I produce, they will all be sold at cost price, but I will take 30% of the profits." If I sell silk and porcelain, I will invest 30% of the investment, and the profit will be paid according to 30%. How is it? ”

"Regarding tea, if you think that tea is not good, you can sell it in small quantities first, and then sell it in large quantities when the market is opened."

When everyone heard that this was a good deal, King Ji's goods, every one of them was exquisite, exquisite, and wonderful. Besides, these items are unique to themselves, how much they want to price, it's not up to them to say, as long as the items can be shipped, are you worried about profits? This is not comparable to silk porcelain, which can be trafficked at home and by others.

In addition, Li Bao is not greedy, he has the identity of Zhang Yichao, the envoy of the Hexi Guiyi Army, and he is also the sixth prince who is deeply favored by the official family. This invisible political resource is Li Bao's most important capital, but he didn't say it. He didn't say that it didn't mean that others couldn't see that the reason why everyone found Shi Kang'an's way was because they valued Li Bao's political resources.

So the three leading proprietors glanced at each other and immediately agreed, and those small and medium-sized businessmen could still object, so Li Bao negotiated a cooperation agreement with the three business groups of Kang, Qin and Liu on behalf of Shanhe Society.

The agreement was of epoch-making significance, as such a trade giant monopolized almost all commercial trade between the East Asian continent and Europe for the next hundred years, and the trade route became the result of tens of thousands of billionaires and heroes.

After agreeing on the right thing, everyone was very relaxed, and Li Bao told everyone the story of "Journey to the West" told by the "talking" artist downstairs. When everyone heard that this book was written by Prince Ji, they were even more shocked. In his heart, he said: "This prince is almost omniscient, is he a demon?" ”

Just as everyone sighed, a young girl came in from outside the door, not very old, with a white face, picturesque eyebrows, a small nose, and silver teeth and teeth and said softly: "The king of the slave family, Sister Ling'er called the slave family to tell Lang Jun that it was not too early to return to the palace." ”

Li Bao saw that it was Xin Niang who was coming, so he smiled at her and said, "Xin Niang is tired of you, I'll get up and let's go back to the palace." ”

Li Bao arched his hand to everyone, then got up, followed Xin Niang out and went downstairs, everyone got up and watched a pair of golden boys and girls walk by, and praised Shi Kang'an: "Sister Ling is more beautiful, Shi Dalang is so blessed!" ”

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ps: The second watch is delivered, a little late, forgive me! Ask for a collection