Ye Chang's two conditions made An Lushan very moved, and he said that this is something he spends a lot of money on in Chang'an City every year, and he does not contribute in vain, which means that he can also get a share of the income of the Anton Chamber of Commerce

However, An Lushan has his own opinions.

It is better for the Anton Chamber of Commerce to trade on his territory than for him to control the trade network himself, as long as the Anton Chamber of Commerce is responsible for providing the goods he needs, he can sell them under his rule, and even to the steppe tribes in exchange for skins, livestock, and treasures, and then transport these to the Central Plains to sell for profit.

Thinking of this, An Lushan smiled.

"This matter is categorically impossible, if there is contraband even into the hands of the Khitan and Xi people, then what should it be?" He said, "Whatever you want to sell, give it to me, and I will sell it on your behalf, and then I will transfer the profit to you." ”

When Gao Shang heard that An Lushan was dignified and the two towns were modest, he actually bargained with Ye Chang like a pawn of a peddler, and couldn't help but shake his head again and again. He forgot that although An Lushan is a high and powerful person now, when he was young, An Lushan was a Fanshiya person.

Even now, one of the reasons why An Lushan can raise such a large number of soldiers, in addition to looting places, is also to organize trade with Fanhu in various places.

Yan Zhuang was full of energy, and whispered something in An Lushan's ear.

Yan Zhuang knows very well that raising soldiers is a matter of spending more money, An Lushan now has thousands of Luoluohe, and he is ready to expand this number to six thousand - every year is not what the imperial court can support with the little food and salary, although there are taxes from the two towns of Fanyang and Pinglu, but after all, those money still have to support the defenders of the two towns.

If you can get hundreds of thousands of yuan from the trade road every year, it is very simple to raise 6,000 rivers.

"Doctor An is very calculating, so wouldn't I be unprofitable?" Ye Chang pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "In this way, as far as I know, there are some things I need under the rule of Dr. An, let's check the price and barter, how about it?" ”

"What do you need?" An Lushan's brows suddenly furrowed: "What's there?" ”

"Timber, coal, ore, wool, livestock, grain." Ye Chang said with a smile.

"My own family is still short of food, you don't have to think about it." An Lushan said: "What do you exchange for?" ”

"Cloth, salt, glassware, household goods, and even a small amount of iron." Ye Changdao.

As soon as An Lushan heard the salt and iron, his eyes suddenly lit up, no matter how rude he was, he also knew that both of them were very profitable

As for the cloth, he only regarded it as silk and linen, but did not take it very seriously, and glassware could be sold as a luxury item at a high price, which was also the goods he longed for.

"Okay, a word is a certainty," An Lushan shouted.

"Dr. An is refreshing, then I also have a generous gift to Dr. An, under the rule of Anshi Prefecture, there will be iron mines, and Dr. An can send people to investigate." Ye Changdao.

"Iron Ore ...... Is there iron and stone among the ore you want? An Lushan's expression moved.

"If there is no iron ore, how can I sell iron tools?" Ye Chang responded.

An Lushan couldn't help but hesitate a little, and said in a noble voice: "Don't respond, if he can smelt iron, he can build ordnance, and it will be a disaster for the future."

Yan Zhuang said: "We don't sell him, someone sells him, besides, how much manpower he has, he can make a few pieces of ordnance is smelted into iron, causing iron tools to be exchanged for us, and we will be smelted into weapons again, he spends energy, but in the end, it is cheaper for us."

An Lushan felt that what Yan Zhuang said was more reasonable, Ye Chang wanted to gain a foothold in Liaodong, and in the face of the pressure of the surrounding forces, he couldn't do it without weapons. But he has limited manpower, and unlike An Lushan, who controls one of the most important smelting bases in the Tang Dynasty, he sends ore to him, and the iron he can smelt is also limited.

Moreover, there is this ore trade route, which is also one of the means for An Lushan to control the development of Ye Chang.

"Okay, it's up to you." An Lushan decided.

"That being the case, please send a person to Jian'an Zhou City to discuss with the people I have appointed how to exchange markets, and our city will be at the mouth of the Liao River." Ye Changdao.

The two agreed on this matter, and as for the details, they will naturally talk about it slowly in the future. Seeing that the conversation between the two sides had faded, Ye Chang smiled and arched his hand: "Doctor An, I'm leaving." ”

An Lushan got what he wanted, although he was angry at the beginning because of Li Huaiyu's death, but at this time most of it had already dispersed. Although he still secretly hated Ye Chang in his heart, he wrote down this account for the time being, and only calculated it later.

"Since this is the case, I will not keep you, and in the future, you and I should join hands more." He laughed

"That's nature." Ye Chang waved his hand.

Although they were smiling on their faces, both of them sneered in their hearts, this kind of agreement, it seems to be hello and I am good, but in fact it is just a tree without roots and water without a source, and it has no binding force on both parties. It's just that both sides feel that this agreement is beneficial to them, so it can be settled.

Looking at Ye Chang's boat away, the smile on An Lushan's face suddenly froze and became a little hideous.

"Doctor An, although Ye Chang's boat is big, but there is no shipbuilding, we are condescending, but we can break it with one drum" Someone said: "Why didn't the doctor give the order to do it?" ”

"Exactly, Dr. An can't be merciful to that little child, he just wants to trade, it's better for us to take away his Jili Prefecture, and Dr. An will be the head of the Liaodong march."

"That little thief is arrogant, even if he doesn't get rid of it, he should be taught a lesson"

"Nonsense" Without waiting for An Lushan to respond, Yan Zhuang had already reprimanded the man: "Ye Chang dares to be so domineering, how can he not prepare a move?" Maybe he just deliberately provoked Dr. An, so that he could take the opportunity to act, and the court was staring at Dr. An's position, but it was not just one person and two people Although Li Xianggong is treating Dr. An well now, everyone in the world knows that he has a honey belly and a hidden sword, if Ye Chang is his instigator, wouldn't you give Li Xiangkou the truth with this move? ”

An Lushan waved his hand: "Don't say it anymore......"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of water outside the boat, and then several fish flew up and landed on the deck. Then I heard someone laugh and said: "Ye Sima invited Dr. An to eat fish"

This sudden change made everyone stunned, and some people stretched out their heads to look under the boat, only to see several people in the water, each leaning on the water, chopping the waves, and chasing towards Ye Chang's boat. These people had clearly been hiding under An Lushan's boat for a while, and it was only then that they suddenly spoke

Although there were warriors on the ship of An Lushan, no one knew that there were still people hiding under him

If these people do it underwater and chisel through the ship's board, although the An Lushan boat is large, I am afraid that it will not be able to support it for long. Although the warriors on the boat are skilled in arching and horses, they can only turn into soup chickens when they fall into the water

Everyone on the boat figured this out, and their faces were shocked, and the few people who were shouting to teach Ye Chang a lesson looked at each other even more.

"Tsk, there are really warriors under Ye Chang'er's tent, in such weather, he has been lurking in the water for a long time" After a while, someone smacked his tongue.

"Exactly...... How can you stay in the water for a long time when it's so cold? ”

An Lushan's face sank again, Ye Chang arranged for these people, and they could have retreated quietly, but before leaving, they caught a fish and threw it on the boat, which was clearly a demonstration

But he had to admit that at least on the Liao River, Ye Chang had enough capital to demonstrate, and although there were many people in the Luoluo River under his account, few of them could be so proficient in water and endure the cold.

He didn't know that although Ye Chang had a small number of troops, he had a special sailor from the beginning, and for the members of the sailor, winter swimming was one of the most basic conditions. There are more than 100 such characters in Ye Chang's hands

These people can flutter in the sea for half a day, let alone in this small Liao River.

Everyone saw the seven or eight people swimming over like this, and someone asked An Lushan: "Doctor An, let them go back like this?" ”

"Let them go back, aren't we prepared for today's events?" An Lushan was silent for a moment, and then his face twitched.

He swallowed it, because he had to, he couldn't help it.

Even if he shot those people, it would make the agreement he and Ye Chang reach just now come to naught. Before the heads of Anshi City and the Khitan people were in hand, An Lushan was unwilling to turn his face, even if he lost some face because of this, it didn't matter.

Who let his soldiers not fight and could not achieve a decisive victory on the battlefield, especially by Ye Chang's great victory in Liaodong

"Doctor An, Ye Chang must be vigilant against him, and every move he makes in Liaodong, Doctor An must send someone to find out." Gao Shang Dao.

"That's right," An Lushan agreed.

Yan Zhuang was a little depressed when he saw the crowd, obviously Ye Chang had the upper hand in this meeting, especially the act of shooting Li Huaiyu and sending people to lurk under the ship, which made An Lushan's subordinates feel embarrassed. He smiled and said, "Why do you have to do this, today is a day of great joy." ”

"A big day?" Someone said indignantly: "Where does the joy come from? ”

"Ye Chang was forced by the prestige of Dr. An, and handed over the first achievements of Anshi City and Diera, our soldiers will make great contributions without blood, and the court will not be rewarded, this is a joy. Dr. An did not hesitate to lose his face, and also asked Ye Chang to hand over part of the trade route of the Andong Chamber of Commerce. Double happiness is coming, but you are like this, is it because you dislike the credit is too great, and the money is too much? ”

Hearing him say this, everyone was stunned, and then someone laughed. Someone took the lead, and everyone gradually laughed, as for Hou Xiyi and Li Huaiyu...... Who cares about how the dead feel?

Even An Lushan also showed a hint of a smile. He felt that he had taken a big advantage in this transaction, and Ye Chang seemed to have gained some benefits. In the short term, this agreement between the two sides can also go straight, and in the long run, he can continue to reap the benefits of Ye Chang, and he can also use the trade route to influence Ye Chang's decision-making.

didn't know that Ye Chang was also thinking the same way.

"It's cheaper An Lushan's fat cow." After answering those divers, returning to the boat, Wang Changling couldn't help but sigh and said, "The iron mine in Anshi City ...... It's a pity, it's a pity."

"It's a pity, I heard the craftsman say, that iron ore is not only large, but also contains a lot of iron, if it can be used by me, it would be good." Cen Shen also said.

Zhang Hao said with a smile: "This is also impossible, if we open a mine in Anshi Prefecture, we must control Anshi City in our hands, if we want to control Anshi City, we must ensure that the road from Anshi City to Lushun is unblocked, and we must also organize manual mining...... There are a lot of people in the place, but we are short of people."

"What Zhang Gong said is that now let An Lushan open a mine for us, he has a lot of people under him, and he tastes the sweetness from selling the mine, and he must coerce the surrounding tribes to mine and build roads, and the surrounding tribes are bullied by him, so they naturally miss us more who have made an agreement with them in the three chapters. After eight to ten years, we will have enough strength, and then we will take everything that has been built. Ye Chang said.

This is a conspiracy, not a conspiracy, even if An Lushan knew that Ye Chang was doing a long-term plan, he had to swallow the bait thrown by Ye Chang, because this kind of trade would also be of great help to An Lushan to strengthen his strength.

But when it comes to civil affairs and development, Ye Chang is convinced that he has an advantage that no one in this era can match.

"I'm still a little worried in my heart, An Lushan controls a wider area and has a larger population, and he benefits more from this kind of trade than us." Cen Shen never spoke, but at this time, he said, "Isn't Sima Ye worried about this?" ”

"Speaking of which, you can compare the content of my barter with An Lushan." Ye Chang said: "You might as well compare and see what is the difference between the two?" ”

"The difference?" Everyone was stunned for a moment, and looked at Ye Chang with some puzzlement.

Ye Chang didn't rush to say the answer, but let them think about it for themselves. Wang Changling recommended Liu Yan to manage his finances, but in fact, Liu Yan had no possibility to work for him, so Ye Chang still hoped to cultivate financial experts among the few literati in his hands.

However, Ye Chang was a little disappointed, he waited for a long time, whether it was Wang Changling, Cen Shen, or Zhang Hao, they didn't understand what the essential difference was between the two.

In their opinion, they are all materials, and their names are different, but these are only superficial differences, and what Ye Chang wants to ask is definitely not this.

"We can't figure out what the difference is, Ye Sima, or you say." The three of them were a bit arrogant of literati, so although they couldn't figure it out, they didn't want to discuss it in a whisper, so Zhang Hao asked directly.

Ye Chang looked at the rest of the people around him again, but still no one could answer this question.

He sighed in his heart, but he smiled and said: "If you don't give a hint, it's really hard to imagine that what I got from An Lushan is all raw materials, and what we exchange for An Lushan is all finished products produced in the workshop." ”

Everyone was still a little puzzled, Ye Chang saw that he was a little cold, so he had to add: "If the finished products are classified into one category, and the raw materials are classified into one category, the price of the finished products will always be higher than the raw materials." This kind of trade seems to be fair, but in fact, I took advantage of the price difference between the two to exploit An Lushan."

Speaking of this, everyone had their own thoughts, but how much they thought of from Ye Chang's words, only they knew in their hearts. Ye Chang couldn't help but miss Li Linfu, Yang Shenjin and others at this time, if they heard his words, they would definitely suddenly realize.