"Ah Wu, if you have something to say, I am in charge of you!"

"Yes."

Ah Wu Zhengse said, "The subordinates are responsible for trading snowflake salt with the Turks and tribes, and it has been quite smooth. ”

"This time, though, we're in a bit of trouble."

"For some reason, the Turkic tribes are reluctant to trade sulphur with us anymore."

"Fortunately, in the past two years, the relationship between his subordinates and the chiefs of the Turkic tribes has been quite good, and after inquiring, I learned that the Turkic Shaporo Khan suddenly ordered the tribes to pay taxes and silver at the end of the year, in addition to horses and sheep, etc., also need a large amount of sulfur."

"In a hurry, in order to fulfill the tax revenue of Shaporo Khan, almost all the sulfur was received into the Golden Mountain Tooth Tent, and it can no longer be taken out for us to trade."

"In this case, it seems that there is no point for the subordinates to stay in the Gu Yan Department any longer, it is better to come back and protect Your Majesty with the eldest brother."

When Lu An heard this, he subconsciously turned his head to look at Erma again.

Erma's heart was flustered, and she hurriedly walked over and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is completely unaware of this matter. ”

"However, sulfur is an important strategic substance, and the concubines don't know why their father Khan suddenly gathered a large amount of sulfur."

"Of course, if Your Majesty is in need, the concubine will repair a letter now and send someone to Father Khan, I believe that Father Khan will continue to trade snowflake salt with His Majesty."

Lu An could see that Erma should really want to help him this time.

However, he still shook his head, "There is no need, since the Turks need sulfur, we can't force the trade." ”

"Ah Wu, it's better for you to continue to stay in the Guyan tribe, if the Turkic tribes can't trade sulfur, they can use cash."

"No matter how bad it is, you can also trade horses, cattle, sheep and livestock products."

"If it is decided today, people's livelihood is the first priority."

"After you go back, you can explain to the tribes that you can trade cattle and horses, but the quality must be of the highest quality."

"Anyway, the cavalry also needs war horses, and spring ploughing will be going on in two months, and the more oxen the better."

"Erma, the exchange of trade between me and the Turks is beneficial to both of us, presumably Shaporo Khan will not refuse, right?"

Erma nodded again and again, "Your Majesty is wise, and you can trade with Your Majesty, and I believe that Father Khan is also happy to see it." ”

"Hmm." Lu An looked at Ah Wu with a smile again, "Besides, if you come back, what will Ashima do?" She's the patriarch of the Gu Yan tribe, so she can't leave her clan behind and run back with you, right? ”

"But-" Ah Wu's face was entangled, and he said in a slur manner, "My subordinates can't accompany Your Majesty to guard the peak, and I always feel ashamed in my heart......"

"Hehe, Ah Wu, I can understand your mood."

"However, if you can stay in the Gu Yan Department, it will have a greater effect than if you stay by my side."

"Of course, if you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me directly, and I will try my best to help you solve them."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ah Wu choked in his throat when he heard this, and nodded heavily.

patted him on the shoulder, and Lu An said to Ah Da again, "Ah Wu came back from afar, let him stay for two more days, and your brothers will have a lively gathering." ”

"Yes!" Ah Da answered, and happily pulled Ah Wu to turn around and leave.

After Ah Wu left, Lu An looked at Erma without a trace, and looked at her all over her body.

Fortunately, Lu An didn't say anything more, which made her feel relieved.

In fact, Shaporo Khan's sudden collection of almost all the sulfur of the tribes into the Golden Mountain Tent was exactly what she suggested!

During the time she stayed in Danyang County, she took advantage of the opportunity to hide and seek in the warehouse with her son, checked carefully, and always figured out some of the materials Lu An needed to make the little black ball.

Because the Turkic territory bordered Silla, it was not only convenient to trade sulfur with Silla and the island countries across the sea, but also extremely cheap, which also made Erma quite familiar with sulfur.

The smell and powder left in the warehouse made her recognize the substance sulfur at a glance.

Thinking of Lu An's purpose of arranging Ah Wu to stay in the Gu Yan Department, she even more determined that sulfur must be a necessity in the manufacturing process of Lu An's little black ball, and it is also a very important material.

Despite the other materials, she couldn't figure it out for a while.

But in her opinion, as long as the trade in sulfur substances is cut off, Lu An will no longer be able to produce small black balls in large quantities, and then weaken Lu An's threat to the Turks.

It's just that she doesn't know that Lu Arrangement has no intention of continuing to make little black balls at all!

Even if she offered to help Lu An contact Lu An and continue to trade sulfur in order to dispel Lu An's suspicions about her, Lu An refused on the spot.

Originally, Lu An would hold on to this question and continue to ask her, but she didn't expect that Lu An never mentioned this matter again, which finally made her breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, Lu An did have some doubts about Erma.

However, these are no longer a matter for him.

Anyway, he didn't plan to make any more small black balls, and as for the sulfur needed to process rubber products, the amount was not too much, and it could be done by trading with merchants in the Western Regions.

And Ah Wu's return this time also reminded Lu An that it was time to continue processing rubber products, glassware and snowflake salt.

With the mess left to him by Xia Gang, it is impossible to rely on taxation to raise money to move the capital and hold the enthronement ceremony.

And snowflake salt, glassware and rubber products, strictly speaking, were his personal business, and they were also very profitable transactions, and it was only because of the northern expedition that it was delayed for several months.

Now that the big picture is settled, it's time to get back to it.

After returning to the imperial study, Lu An immediately sent someone to find Lu Yuyan and asked her to arrange manpower to start processing snowflake salt and so on again.

Lu Mancang has returned, and with him in charge of the household department, there is no need to worry at all.

Lu Yuyan happily agreed.

Because the materials and equipment for processing those products are all in Danyang, Lu Yuyan took some people and embarked on the road back to Danyang County on the same day.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

On February 25 of the first year of Yongxing, the palace was in the main hall.

"Something to start, nothing to retreat."

The eunuch had just finished shouting in a sharp voice, when he saw Wang Wenhao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the first to stand up, and knelt on the ground with excitement.

"Your Majesty, great joy!"

"What a happy event!"

Lu Anzheng was upset that there had been no news from Cheng Xuefeng's westward journey, and suddenly saw Wang Wenhao's exaggerated excited expression, and subconsciously asked, "Zhang Qing, what a big happy event, you might as well talk about it." ”

"Two months ago, Your Majesty once instructed An Lehou to rush to Youzhou to prepare for the relocation of the capital with his brother Wang Wenzhao, the assassin of Youzhou."

"Minister, I just received the report, after two months of busyness, the construction of a new capital in Youzhou by An Lehou is progressing smoothly, and in one more month at most, he will basically be able to complete the task assigned by His Majesty."

"Oh?" Lu An was refreshed when he heard this.

That's great news.

Once the establishment of the capital of Youzhou is completed, he can immediately hold the enthronement ceremony and take charge of the subjects of the world as the son of heaven.

However, Zhang Zuo didn't finish speaking, "Your Majesty, the great joy that the minister said is not this, but my brother came to report, it is said that in Wen'an County, four hundred miles south of Youzhou City, Xiangrui was discovered one after another!" ”