Of course, Chu Huan knew very well in his heart that there was a salt shortage in Xiliang, which was a heavy blow to Mahazang, if there was a constant shortage of salt, this civil war in Xiliang would inevitably end in Mahazang's defeat.

Chu Huan did not want to see a unified Western Liang, and the more serious the civil strife in the Western Liang, the greater the benefit to the Central Plains.

Of course, he didn't want to see Maha Zang fail because of salt, so when he learned from Gusa Heiyun's mouth that Maha Zang was short of salt, he had already made up his mind at the first time, and he must provide Maha Zang with salt to ensure that the civil strife in Xiliang could continue.

But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and of course Chu Huan can't let it go.

For Chu Huan, although the Western Liang Kingdom is large, there are only two things he cares about.

Qiluo was the person he cared about the most, and every time he thought of the separation at the ends of the earth, Chu Huan's heart tingled.

In addition to Qiluo, what interested him the most was naturally Xiliang's war horse.

The Xiliang war vest is all over the world, this statement is absolutely true, Chu Huan has seen the endurance and speed of the Xiliang horse with his own eyes, the battle of Montenegro, seeing the charge of the Xiliang cavalry, and the sturdy and strong war horses under the crotches of the soldiers, which makes Chu Huan envious in his heart.

One of the important reasons why the Western Liang invaded Daqin and were invincible was because they had a powerful cavalry corps, and in the era of cold weapons, cavalry was definitely a powerful combat force.

There is such an opportunity, Chu Huan will definitely not miss it, and Chu Huan does not have any guilt in his heart for taking advantage of such a danger.

Individuals are individuals, nations are nations, the people of Xiliang plundered a large amount of wealth from the northwest and returned to Xiliang, Chu Huan exchanged forty catties of salt for a war horse, and still felt that the northwest was still at a loss.

The summer is hot, and although it has passed the hottest part of summer, there is still a stuffy heat floating in the air in the northwest.

In the main hall of the Governor's Palace, in addition to Chu Huan sitting in the main seat, several officials such as Gongsun Chu, the governor of Yuezhou, were also sitting in the hall, and the atmosphere seemed quite relaxed.

"It's a good deal." Gongsun Chu said with a smile: "In terms of quality, Xiliang horses are indeed hard to find. Before the establishment of the Western Liang country, there was trade with us, and there was also horse trading among the people, and at that time there were many high-quality Western Liang horses flowing into our Central Plains. Although the northwest produces horses, whether it is endurance or speed, it is still slightly inferior to the Xiliang horse. ”

"What Gongsun said is very true." A wide-mouthed and big-eared official next to him immediately said: "The best horse in the Northwest is not a purebred Northwest horse, but a hybrid horse produced by the mating of Xiliang horses and Northwest horses." At the beginning, although Xiliang had a horse trade with us, but the horses they transported had to pass through the Jingulanda Desert, and there were quite losses on the way, and when the horses arrived here, the price was also surprisingly high, and ordinary people could not accept that kind of price at all, and only the rich gentry could buy a few horses to use as a façade at home. ”

This is Han Hai, the director of the Ministry of Industry.

Before Chu Huan came to Shuoquan to take office, most of the Yamen of the Sixth Division of Xiguan had been infiltrated by the Zhu Party, and only the remaining two officials, Han Hai, the director of the Ministry of Industry, and Fan Xuan, the director of the Ministry of Rites, were not members of the Zhu Party.

Fortunately, Chu Huan came in time, otherwise these two yamen would have to be occupied by the Zhu Party officials headed by Dongfang Xin at that time, Chu Huan came to Xiguan, acted vigorously and resolutely, eradicated the Zhu Party, Han Hai and Fan Xuan were saved, these two people knew that if it wasn't for Chu Huan, don't talk about the future, they wouldn't even have their lives, so they are very grateful to Chu Huan.

Now Xiguan is vigorously implementing the Juntian Order, and the important task of overseeing the overall situation, Chu Huan handed it over to Wei Wuji, and in order to justify it, Chu Huan handed over the position of the head of the Household Department to Wei Wuji.

According to the law of the imperial court, the head of the department is also a high-ranking official, and it must be approved by the ministry, but before Chu Huan went to Xiguan, the emperor ordered that he could act cheaply, and if the power of Xiguan was completely handed over to Chu Huan, Chu Huan first pulled Wei Wuji into the position of the head of the household department, and at the same time sent a submission to the ministry.

However, the Ministry of Officials has not yet been officially followed, but the Department of the Xiguan Household Department has been completely handed over to Wei Wuji.

Wei Wuji's Juntian Order, when the people of Xiguan came, it was a major event for the benefit of the people, and Zhizhou Gongsun Chu fully supported and participated, involving the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry also fully cooperated.

Gongsun Chu nodded and said: "The flow of Xiliang horses into the Central Plains is not much, and later the Xiliang side blocked trade, although there was also some underground trade in private, but it is really difficult to get Xiliang horses." The horse farm on this side of Xiguan was later specially bred with Northwest horses and Xiliang horses, and produced hybrid horses, and this kind of horse must be made of combat horses, which is better than purebred Northwest horses, but after all, it is still weaker than Xiliang horses. ”

Chu Huan said: "I have seen Xiliang Horse, it is really amazing in endurance, and it is extremely fast, charging up and roaring past." ”

"An adult can exchange forty catties of salt for a Xiliang horse, which is something that I never dreamed of." Gongsun Chu said: "Even the people know that we have taken advantage of this deal." ”

Han Hai worried: "Although they promised to exchange for a hundred Xiliang horses this time, will the Xiliang people continue to trade in the future?" Our Great Qin Land is vast and rich, compared with Xiliang, it can be said that it is rich in materials, and they are far behind, but the only thing we can't match them is the war horse. The people of Xiliang know their own advantage, and they have always strictly forbidden Xiliang horses to flow into the Central Plains...... And with forty catties of salt, you can exchange for a Xiliang horse, they have suffered a lot of losses, will they feel inappropriate and will not continue to do such a transaction? ”

"I don't think so." Gongsun Chu pondered: "According to what the lord said, the regent of Xiliang is an ambitious person, this kind of person is never willing to admit defeat, he can do whatever it takes to win." Their salt passage has been blocked, and the only hope is that without salt on our side, the regent will definitely be defeated, and he knows this better than us, so in my opinion, even if our conditions are extremely harsh for them, the regent will still have to make a deal with us. ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "That regent still controls the three major horse farms in Xiliang, for him, there are countless war horses, and they are not short of this kind of resource." ”

Gongsun Chu said with a smile: "My lord's deal, when the regent knows about it, I'm afraid that he will vomit out a mouthful of blood, but after that mouthful of blood is vomited, the deal that should be done will still be done." ”

Chu Huan said: "This governor also thinks that this kind of transaction will continue. Within his control, millions of people need a lot of salt ......! After a pause, he finally said, "I invite a few of you to come over today, mainly because there are three things to arrange." Du Fu, who wanted to be beside him, said fairly: "Manager Du, according to the current demand, only one salt field in Xixia Mountain is probably in short supply, so this governor is ready to open at least two more salt farms, and the three salt farms together are enough to supply the needs of the entire Northwest and Xiliang." ”

Du Fugong immediately said: "The lower officials immediately arranged this matter, the new salt department has a sum of silver, and it will not be a problem to build two more salt farms." ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "This matter will bother Mr. Du." ”

"Don't dare." Du Fugong arched his hand and said: "The three major salt farms, full salt production, enough to supply the northwest and west Liang, but if salt is sent to the Guannei, the salt field will be built at that time." Are you ready, my lord? ”

Chu Huan thought for a while, and then said: "The letter of new salt entering the customs has not been issued for the time being, and it is not possible to enter the customs for the time being, but according to the situation in the world, it is a matter of time before there is a salt shortage in the customs. ”

Du Fugong nodded and said, "Xia Guan understands." ”

Chu Huan looked at Han Hai, the director of the Ministry of Industry, and said, "Director Han, there are two other things that have something to do with you." ”

Han Hai got up and arched his hand, "Please give orders to the Governor." ”

"First of all, the Governor is going to build a trading ground outside the Yanmen Pass." Chu Huan chuckled and said: "Since the people of Xiliang are willing to do business with us, we are disrespectful, and send your officials from the Ministry of Industry to choose a good address outside Yanmen Pass, this governor heard that Feng Yuanpo Feng of Hexi Province has built a northern Xinjiang trading field, specializing in doing business with the barbarians, then the northern Xinjiang trading field has developed into an important town, we don't have so much financial resources, we can't build such a big trading field, but a small trading field can still be established." ”

Han Hai hurriedly said: "The lower official obeys the order." After a pause, he asked, "If you want to build a trading place, the cost ......!" ”

Before he finished speaking, Chu Huan had already smiled and said, "I know that the Household Department doesn't have much silver now, but we really don't need to pay for this silver ourselves." You say, "Who is the happiest when this trading place is built?" ”

"The merchants, of course." Gongsun Chu smiled and said, "What do you mean, let those people and merchants give some silver?" ”

Chu Huan sighed: "This is also no way. Although the sale of new salt replenished the government's finances, the time was too short, and there was not much silver available to the household department, and now the Praetorian Guard is being rebuilt, and the cost is very ......! Then he smiled and said: "But this matter, the merchants will definitely strongly agree, Director Han can go to them for consultation, you can also tell them that after the establishment of the trading field, the first three years of the commercial tax reduction will be halved, and they will definitely come up with silver." ”

Han Hai immediately said: "This is of great benefit to them, and the next official will do it immediately." ”

"Don't worry, there is another matter, and there is also Chief Han who wants to think about it." Chu Huan said: "The official road from Shuoquan to Yanmen is very seriously damaged, once the trade field is completed, it will be very difficult for goods to come and go, you see if there is a way to rebuild the official road, and it is good to let the carriages and horses pass smoothly." ”

Before Han Hai could answer, he heard footsteps, and the white blind man had already appeared outside the door, "My lord, Su Qiye asks to see you." ”

"Seventh Master Su?" Chu Huan didn't understand for a while, and said strangely: "Which Seventh Master Su?" Instantly understood, it was Su Zhongyan, the seventh elder of the Su family, who dared to love, "Oh, it's the seventh master of the Su family, why is he here?" You go down and take him to the side hall to wait, there is still something to discuss here...... ”

The white blind man didn't retreat immediately, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "My lord, Su Qiye seems to have an urgent matter, he looks bad, and he is very flustered......!" ”