Approaching the New Year, the Tiemen Pass of Xiongcheng in the Northwest is more lively than before, even if it is the two passes of the Huangsha copper furnace, it is also a lot warmer because of the festive season.

But that's just for ordinary people. Because the relatives in the family, or father, uncle, husband, or brother and son, all have a few days off. New Year's reunion not only means a good omen for the coming year, but also a blessing for the present world, and no one has died in battle.

However, in previous years, if you look at the soldiers who eat sand on the side all year round, in fact, the New Year is really not a happy thing. Although there are a few coins of money on annual leave, you can tear a few feet of cloth for your baby, sew new clothes, buy two pairs of shoes, and those who are more generous are willing to buy ten lanterns with a lot of money to let their little cubs show off happily. The family members have more smiles, but they are still a little unaccustomed.

After all, the girls are also on annual leave, and the casino is not open as usual.

But today's military men are not like this, and entertainment in the northwest is not limited to kilns and casinos.

In the northwest of the Great Jin Dynasty, there have been a lot of changes since I came to a girl's house.

The northwest is the border pass of the Great Jin Dynasty, and according to the traditions of various dynasties and generations, the border pass has always had a lot of oil and water.

The northwest connects the large and small tribes of Xianbei and also borders the Qin people, and because of the strength of the Northwest Army, many merchants have a sense of security, so the northwest commerce has been extremely prosperous.

Serious business dealings, smuggling, horse thieves sell stolen goods, almost every commodity has to go through the hands of the military. And for every commodity handled, the military can scrape a piece of silver.

Even if it is smuggling, if you don't feed the military first, then the Northwest Iron Cavalry is the most ferocious horse thief in the steppe.

As for horse thieves selling stolen goods, whether it is silk porcelain or horse slaves, the best sales channel is the military. Only the military would dare to take over such things, and only the military would dare to cooperate with them for a long time without worrying about anyone looking for trouble. Relatively speaking, although the price given by the military cannot be high, as long as it is decided, it will still be given. As for black eating black, it is a taboo for horse thieves.

Therefore, there are many profits in Guanwai Road every year, especially in the northwest.

Therefore, every general in the northwest, no matter how big or small, has a good house, even if there is no house, at least he has hoarded a lot of gold and silver in the Jin capital.

The fact that the Northwest Army was able to survive tenaciously for so many years while the imperial court was reducing its fortunes year by year has to say that it has a lot to do with the relaxed business policy under the establishment of the Northwest Army.

Before Wang Qingyan came, the commercial taxes in the northwest were extremely complicated, with many names, and there were even duplicate taxes.

As for the military that collects taxes, as long as you can pay all the taxes, then as long as you open the door to do business, no matter how big or small, the military is your backer.

And if you can't pay the taxes, then the military has many ways for you to pay back.

For example, using assets to pay debts, doing labor, helping the military, and even serving as temporary soldiers, etc.

There are no restrictions on doing business in the Northwest, which has brought many benefits to the Northwest. But it also caused a lot of trouble for the military.

In the early years, in order to manage so many affairs, Jiang Qi didn't know how much effort he spent to entrap the scholars and officers, so that a special department was formed. And the money spent to raise so many departments is no longer a few. Every year, there are not a few scandals in which the Northwest Army comes forward because of commercial disputes.

After Wang Qingyan came, it was different.

First of all, it is necessary to rectify a lot of shops and merchants that do not operate in a standardized manner, starting from the Iron Gate Pass to the entire Guanwai Road, and finally to manage the entire foreign trade, so that a set of rules and regulations have been formulated for smuggling and looting.

This system was strongly endorsed by Jiang Qi, but it was opposed by many people in the initial stage. Because it hurts their interests to a certain extent.

Whether it is a general, a lieutenant or a lieutenant, they are all inextricably linked to doing business.

However, under Jiang Qi's insistence on implementation, many grievances were smoothed out in just three months.

After all, the increasing amount of real money is there, and many people have acquiesced to Wang Qingyan's approach.

And the clerical department, which began to oppose the most, also began to transform under Wang Qingyan's careful arrangement, and basically no one objected anymore.

Most of Wang Qingyan's rectification has certainly increased the burden on the military, for example, the military is responsible for security, and bulk goods can be secretly applied for anonymous military escorts, etc., which have fatigued the army, but it has undoubtedly made the originally chaotic northwest business much smoother.

The immediate benefit was that merchants came and went more often, and there was much less raiding on the grasslands. The military has more money in hand.

Nowadays, on the grassland outside the Guan, many horse thieves have changed their careers to become mercenaries, and they have identity certificates recognized by both the Xianbei people and the Northwest Army, as long as they do not break the law and do not cross the line, they can take over the escort task at will in exchange for payment.

This is an initiative of Wang Qingyan, which has been unanimously supported by all businessmen and even horse thieves. Of course, those who did not obey this proposal on the grassland are now basically dead ghosts.

Even some small tribes of the Xianbei people began to slowly join such ranks.

The caravans of the Jin people were able to travel as safely as possible, and at the same time they could deliver goods to the Xianbei people and purchase medicinal herbs, skins, and horses.

While the Xianbei people obtained the tea, silk and porcelain of the Jin people, they transported the stored goods through this road, and the ordinary people obtained the necessities of life at the same time, and the tribal chiefs could also harvest a large amount of wealth.

And their army is the guarantee that wealth will not be embezzled.

This is the tacit understanding between the Northwest and the Xianbei people. Because it is inseparable, both sides are trying their best to maintain this trade route.

The Cao Yun in the northwest gradually recovered because of Xie Shence's river work Shushu, but Jiang Qi was still unwilling to let go of any opportunity to make money, and he did not deliberately hide it, even if these policies were distributed, he did not prohibit people from spreading them.

Under the supervision of Ti Qi, Jiang Qi did not think that he would be able to hide from Emperor Jin for a long time. Even if the Admiral of the Tiqi Division was Xie Shence, he would not think that he would be able to collude to hide from Emperor Jin.

The reason why I want to hide it is because I am afraid that Caoyun will be curbed again. And in the end, he didn't hide it, because it backfired if he did.

The commercial progress brought not only direct financial benefits to the northwest border pass, but also changed the military-civilian relations in the northwest in a short period of time, and this change appeared in the future, and the estrangement between the new northwest and the old northwest was no longer so obvious

The Huangsha guard Buliu Gu Yan carefully received a caravan, and also transferred half of his private army to guard the goods.

The sergeants were no longer surprised by the general's regular routines, they were just curious about who the general was receiving.

Some people vaguely knew that the nobleman in the general's mansion was a woman, and this woman was definitely not a good friend of the general.

Didn't you see the general, who was not afraid of the heavens and the earth, and wanted to crack his big mouth and hang it in his ears and laugh?

How can anyone be so pleasing to people?

Except for the fact that the general had a similar look when the prince and the little marquis came a few years ago, even the marshal had never seen him inspect the border pass.

Of course, the marshal inspects the border passes, and whoever dares to giggle will wait to be whipped.

Well-informed people can guess that the woman seems to have something to do with the handsome family based on some information, but that is just a guess, and they don't dare to spread the discussion in private.

The prince of the world was at the Iron Gate Pass, and he fought with the Xianbei people twice, and both returned with great victories, so his prestige in the army skyrocketed. Although some people were not convinced, after being beaten several times by the prince, they gradually became more honest.

The people of Huangshaguan don't care about those thorns, on the contrary, they think that the prince can make a move, which is really the most happy thing. Because that means that there is a successor to the handsome, Guan Waidao is still surnamed Xie.

The top and bottom of Huangsha Pass are not of the same mind, but on many major issues, they can distinguish right from wrong. In the eyes of the people in Huangsha Pass, who will rule the northwest after Xie Shuai is naturally the top priority, and Xie Shuai's nephew inheriting the great cause is naturally a natural thing. There is no right or wrong.

Bu Liugu Qiyan rubbed his hands a little obscenely, looked at Wang Qingyan in the brocade hat and fox fur, and thought about how much dividends he could get.

Dividends at the end of the year, such an experience has already passed, and Buliu Gu Qiyan, as the guard of Huangsha Pass, naturally understands how much silver those simple numbers represent.

And this year, he was a little apprehensive.

"General Qiyan, you should know that this year, someone pretended to be a guard and looted a batch of porcelain, resulting in a lot of losses to the caravan, and the location of the incident is in your jurisdiction, so you need to bear the follow-up responsibility, and you may be disappointed in this year's dividends."

Bu Liugu Qiyan's eyes widened, but he still smiled, the funny expression on his face did not make him feel ashamed at all, and said in a rough voice: "Madam, our old Lu is sincere in business. Let's just say that the horse thief, didn't he rob us of a batch of porcelain? Lao Lu Ke turned around and led someone to destroy him, but the breach of contract before and after was only ten days, and it was only two thousand three hundred taels of silver, and I made up for it, how can I ask Lao Lu to take responsibility? ”

"Madam, Lao Lu has drunk with the little marquis, don't bully honest people with the face of the little marquis!"

Wang Qingyan was angry with Bu Liugu's words.

"Okay, you're a lonely beggar! He actually pressed me with thanksgiving! I bully honest people? General Qiyan, you are not an honest man! After you have destroyed that horse thief, you have gained a lot of silver. ”

"Ten days after default, do you know how much the merchant loses? It's not just money that's lost, it's credibility! Since that time, my caravan has not only bought a lot less porcelain, but also sold a lot less! The series of losses added up to more than a few thousand taels of silver! According to the previous year's profits, I lost a total of 12,000 taels! ”

"Twelve thousand taels! General Qiyan, you know it very well! It's not two thousand three hundred taels as you think! And these twelve thousand taels of silver should be counted on your head! ”

Bu Liugu was dumbfounded.

12,000 taels of silver, which is his dividend for a year! In other words, because of one of her mistakes, he was busy all year long.

Of course, the sum of money obtained by looting horse thieves is naturally not counted in it.

The caravan left Huangsha Pass and continued to go to Tonglu Pass, Buliu Gu Qiyan stood on the city wall, looking at the shadow that was fading away, and his teeth itched with hatred.

"Damn horse thief, you dare to grab food from your grandfather's mouth, damn it!"

So when Wang Qingyan arrived at Tonglu Pass, Buliu Gu Qiyan ran towards the depths of the desert with five hundred elite horses.

He wants to slaughter a fat sheep before the last snow of the year.

(PS: This chapter is tough but it's finally out!) There's one more chapter to follow! ）