Merchants gather in Qiuci City, claiming to have 220 lines of goods and wealth, which is similar to the big city of the Central Plains. There is a city in the city, and the officials stationed in the capital protectorate are the main ones, and the market opens with 300 drums at noon, and 300 cymbals close at seven o'clock before the sunrise.

Among the two hundred and twenty lines, there was no such auction line, because Ma Ling needed to auction some of the struggling to compensate the soldiers, so it was convenient for the city to directly build a huge auction hall, which can be regarded as adding a new kind to Qiuzi's goods and wealth.

Along the way, the army marched slowly, and the news that there would be a large number of auctions had already been passed on to the city by the Shule Hu merchants. When the auction began, the entire auction hall was crowded with Hu merchants, and a large number of luxurious carriages were parked outside, which looked extremely lively.

At the door of a shop in the colorful silk shop, an old man looked at the brand-new building not far away with a cane, and couldn't help laughing out loud when he listened to the compliments of his peers around him.

If nothing else, just because he is the steward of the Ma family. Now in this Qiuzi City, the most majestic person is the young master of his family. The young master has made great achievements this time, and he heard that it is very likely to be a marquis, although he has not seen the young master himself, he is also extremely happy in his heart.

At the beginning in Chang'an, after the death of the master, the young master was idle all day long, and the family road quickly fell, and the servants in the family were all dispersed, only he remembered the old love and stayed in the Ma family. Later, the young master finally worked hard and came to Anxi to join the army to gain fame, so he also accompanied the young master to come here.

The young master has grown, but his temperament has not changed much, and there are not many rewards for military achievements that can be left in his hands, thanks to his many persuasions, he reluctantly placed a grange outside the city, and opened a color silk shop and a spice shop in this city, which can be regarded as having a little industry.

He is already seventy years old, and the most reassuring thing is the young master. The young master is almost thirty years old, and the siege of the bloody battle is a well-known man, and everyone praises him, but he doesn't want to marry a wife and start a family, and there are more and more Hu girls raised in the grange.

"What kind of feudal worship will be false, if you want me to say, it is serious to marry a wife and have children to continue the incense for the Ma family! Girl, I think you are very good, and my young master is a talented woman. The old man glanced back at the girl beside him and said with a smile.

The girl pursed her lips and smiled, and said generously: "That's good." Tell him and let him go to my house to propose marriage. ”

"When he gets home this time, I'll tell him. With such a big person, this matter can't be delayed any longer. The old man said with a smile.

This girl had been here for days, how could he not understand what she was thinking. The daughter of General Gao Xianzhi is also worthy of her own young master. This girl is well-behaved, sensible and decent, and she knows at a glance that she is a good candidate for a big woman. If other women enter the Ma family, they may not be able to tolerate those bearded girls, and with the young master's temperament, it will inevitably make the family restless.

The girl smiled sweetly, her fist continued to fall gently on the old man's shoulder, and glanced at the auction hall not far away, with a hint of pride in her eyes.

It is common sense that scarce things are precious, but when it comes to the above sentence, it seems to be invalid. In the auction hall, Ma Lu once again saw the enthusiasm of the Hu merchants for this gemstone. After auctioning off a dozen pieces of Seser gems, he obtained a wealth of nearly 300,000 yuan, which was enough to pay for the pension of the Han soldiers who died in the battle around Qiuzi Town.

The largest ones, which were intended as tributes, were not used at all, and the smaller ones had half a chest. The Hu merchants who did not get the auction beat their chests and stumbled, but Ma Lan and Du Huan ignored them, directly announced the end of the auction, and drove all these merchants out after the delivery of the copper coins and silks.

The next auction will be held in Yanqi, the closest military town to Qiuzi, where there are also a large number of war dead in need of compensation. I didn't choose to auction them all here because I didn't want to transport my wealth to Yanqi myself. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of wealth are not easy to transport. The news of the auction can't be sent, and I'm not afraid that these Hu businessmen won't rush to Yanqi with their wealth.

Although the Tang Dynasty is known as rich, it is not rich in gold and silver, copper is not a precious metal, and what Hu merchants like is gold and silver. However, Datang has abundant silk resources, and the value of copper coins is guaranteed by silk. It is precisely because of the silk silk that there is the Silk Road, and all kinds of Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty can be exchanged with the gold and silver of Hu merchants.

The Tang people forbade gold and silver, and the soldiers naturally liked copper coins and silk silk. In Anxi, silk silk is also a currency, and the soldiers' pensions must be issued in two currencies, copper coins and silk silk, and if gold and silver are exchanged in Hu merchants, it is indispensable to be deducted.

The wealth was loaded onto wagons and camels and transported directly to the gates of the Dadu Protectorate. The relatives of those who died in the war have long been waiting there, and the high platform for the distribution of bereavement pensions has long been erected by the soldiers.

Wang Zhengjian had not yet arrived in Anxi, and Feng Changqing was obviously unwilling to go through this troubled water and did not show up at all. Among the other Anxi veterans, only the famous Modao general Li Siye came to see Ma Lu, and the rest of the people didn't see any of them.

Ma Lan knew very well that these generals were not optimistic about such a move. Such blatant behavior of the city is a taboo for the generals, and they are naturally as far away as possible.

In this chaotic moment, standing in line correctly is sometimes more important than military merit. There is no doubt that none of these people are optimistic about Ma Lu, although he has made great contributions to the world.

Of course, they didn't know that Ma Lan had reached an agreement with Feng Changqing, otherwise it would be another situation.

Li Siye is over forty years old, is a veteran of the Anxi army, his rank in the Dadu Protectorate is higher than Ma Lu, after the Battle of Talas and Duan Xiushi saved thousands of soldiers, the credit is actually not much smaller than Ma Lu. Such merit will never see the light of day, but can only be buried forever.

In all the battles of the Anxi Army during the Tianbao period, Li Siye made great contributions. Regardless of his qualifications and military merits, there are few in the Anxi army who can compare with him.

Li Siye is seven feet long, good at using Mo knife, the history books say "when the heir, people and horses are broken", when he fights, he always bare his body, wielding a Mo knife and the enemy's bloody battle, killing hundreds of enemies in a battle is a common thing.

Judging from Li Siye's face, he didn't approve of what Ma Lu was doing now. But he came anyway, and sat on the high platform, beside Ma Lan.

The reason is very simple, Li Siye's second son also became a prisoner of war in the Battle of Talas, and this time one of the Anxi Jian'er who was brought back by Ma Lan from Sa Mojian was Li Siye's second son.

Although he was the son of a concubine, Li Siye loved this son very much. originally thought that this son was going to be lost in the hands of the big cannibal, but he didn't expect to be rescued by Ma Lan.

He couldn't help but be grateful for such kindness. There are not so many clichés to talk about in the army, and Li Siye is sitting here to show his support for Ma Lan's attitude.

The Tang people married early, and Li Siye was just over forty, but he already had two sons. Ma Lan has a reputation for prodigal in the army, but Li Siye is a serious person, the relationship between the two is average, not friends, Ma Lan only knows that Li Siye has a son named Li Zuoguo, but he doesn't know that he has this second son.

Of course, this guy himself also concealed his identity, otherwise Ma Lu would have treated him more or less favorably on the road.

This kid's name is Li Sheng, a very common name, but he is also a good player. At the beginning, Du Huan selected five hundred elites as pioneers in Hezhong, and this Li Sheng was one of them, and he was still a team leader. Li Sheng returned to Anxi with Tian Mingyuan and them, and it has been a long time since they returned here.

"Renjie, I heard that you have beheaded the general and marshal of the Great Cannibal in the middle of the army this time, and a certain family admires it very much. When Renjie has some leisure, how about having a discussion with a certain family? Li Siye couldn't stand the sad looks of the family members, turned his head to look at Ma Lan and smiled.

Ma Lan twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "Okay! ”

What kind of generals and marshals who beheaded cannibals, that was a storyteller's joke. Ziad was shot to death by the sharpshooter Li Zhengde, and the Persian slave. Bo Xilin was tossed to death by King Kang and King Mi, and he had a Mao relationship with himself. Li Sheng witnessed these things with his own eyes, and naturally told Li Siye a long time ago when he came back, and it was strange that he didn't know about it.

However, since Li Siye has already challenged in public, since he has the heart to master Anxi, he naturally can't admit it at this time.

The Mo knife has not been in the Tang Army's equipment system for a long time, and a Mo knife weighs more than ten catties, and the users who can use it are all people who are born with bravery. Ma Lan didn't know what Li Siye's strength was, but he knew very well the strength of his body. He also wanted to know what kind of situation he would be in against this famous Modao general.

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, how about today?" Li Siye said with a smile.

In front of so many people, Ma Ling was willing to lose his momentum, and immediately nodded and said, "Just General Li." When this is the case, I will accompany the general to discuss and learn. ”

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Qiuci City is the location of the capital protectorate, to the north through the small road through the Tianshan Mountains can go to the north of the Silk Road, to the south there is a strange road to cross the desert to Khotan, the east is Yanqi Town, the west is Shule Town, is the core of Anxi, but also the place where the Han army of Anxi is most concentrated. This time, Ma Lu needed to pay for the Han soldiers, and there were more than 2,000 people in this place alone.

More than 2,000 Han family sons and daughters spent more than 300,000 yuan. This money cannot make people forget their sorrows, but they can make people's lives better in the future.

At this time, the world is rich and the materials are abundant, even in this frontier, the purchasing power of Datang copper coins is also very good. The price of a bucket of white noodles is only more than 30 Wen, a foot of colored silk is 60 or 70 Wen, and the big practice of the right horse is less than half a penny, even if it is a lazy man who sits on the empty mountain, this pension is enough to support a considerable period of food and clothing.

As in Shule, most of the wealth was deposited in the treasury. The person who accepted these riches was naturally sent by Feng Changqing, who was notoriously strict and fair, and naturally would not use the wealth in the treasury to lend Hu Shang for profit, so Ma Lan naturally could not get any income from this wealth.

Ma Lan's harvest is the people's heart. Even outside the gate of the Protectorate in this capital, Du Huan did not forget to tell everyone that General Ma Lan had a lot to do with this wealth to everyone. It's a bit shameless, but it's very effective. By the time the people had received the pension, Ma Lan's popularity among the Han people in Qiuzi Town had reached a very high level.

And at this time, a good show will be staged on the high stage.

General Li Siye, the famous Modao general, is going to have a battle with General Ma Lan here!