Li Chengqian smiled and said nothing, at this point, he was really not too worried.

"Okay, on the matter of paying taxes, I will go back and discuss it carefully with the two servants, and get a charter as soon as possible."

Without dwelling too much on this issue, Li Chengqian asked, "By the way, how is the matter at the trade port?" In the final analysis, today's Ming Dynasty is still supported by commerce, although it is important to agriculture, but it cannot suppress business.

The national conditions are different, and the way to deal with them is naturally different.

If I want to rise rapidly, business must not be abolished. ”

Everyone understands this problem, indeed, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has basically relied on foreign trade to maintain.

If it weren't for the things produced by the Ming Dynasty, they were very popular in the surrounding countries, and in the past two years, the Ming Dynasty really didn't know how to survive.

"The high county guard over there on the sandbar has already received news." Pu Xiruo said, "The countries of the Western Regions are also very active in the matter of treaty ports, and Gao Junshou wrote that it is estimated that in early March, when spring returns to the earth, the treaty ports between Daming and the Western Regions can be officially put into operation."

Now, the household department is also nervously preparing for the opening of the treaty port in early March, and at the end of the month, a large number of materials will gradually arrive on the sandbank. ”

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "The countries of the Western Regions must have also tasted the sweetness on the Silk Road at the beginning, so they cooperated so actively, well, this is a good thing."

By the way, what about you? Ready? ”

Speaking of this, Yi Yuanfeng immediately laughed: "Your Highness, rest assured, our families have not been idle during this time, everyone has discussed it, and the caravan will set off together when the supplies arrive for Shazhou at the end of the month." ”

Do they dare to forget Li Chengqian's explanation, when Li Chengqian asked them to erode the commerce of the countries in the Western Regions, and even control their commerce, although they didn't know what they meant, after all, this was an order to make money, and it was still to make a lot of money, so why didn't they do it?

"That's very good." Li Chengqian said, "Although the Western Regions are all small countries, they have to be guarded against, but don't overturn the boat in the gutter." ”

"Your Highness rest assured." Li Qinjian immediately said, "The lion fights the rabbit, and he also uses all his strength." ”

"If only you knew." Li Chengqian asked again, "By the way, what happened to the trade port with Datang?" ”

"Back to Your Highness." Puxi said, "Datang is a little strange in this regard. ”

"Huh?" Li Chengqian was a little puzzled, "What do you say?" ”

Puxi thought for a while and said: "Datang seems to be very concerned about the matter of the trade port, and the eldest grandson Wuji, who is in charge of this matter, even personally sent someone to contact our household department.

But weirdness is weirdness here, although they seem to be very attentive, but every time they mention further, the eldest grandson Wuji will have all kinds of excuses to delay.

It's either that something happened in Hezhou that he needs to deal with, or something happened in which county in Taozhou, how to say it, just like he is the busiest person in the whole world. ”

Hearing him say this, Li Chengqian smiled.

The eldest grandson Wuji's thoughts, he understood, were deliberately dragging on.

After all, they sent Xu Jingzong to the six cities of the grassland quietly, and they may still be waiting for Xu Jingzong's movements.

"It doesn't matter." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "If he wants to drag it, he will drag it, and the business between the left and right and Datang will not be delayed, and it will be up to him." ”

After saying that, Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Chong again, smiling and not saying a word.

The eldest grandson Chong is called an embarrassment, the world knows that the eldest grandson Wuji is his father, and he is really embarrassed to make this incident.

"Alright, you can do it yourself." Li Chengqian said, "The Ministry of War, let's go back and discuss, now that I have tens of thousands of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, how to settle the various armies, and also come up with a charter as soon as possible." ”

"Wechen takes orders." Hearing this, Ihara Feng immediately bowed down and said.

Now that the Ming army is concentrated near Sun Moon Mountain, it is not a long-term solution.

However, how to arrange the various armies really needs to be carefully discussed.

"Let's leave it at that." Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "You all go and get busy, this king is also tired." ”

At this point, today's court meeting is finally over.

……

On the other side, Taozhou, the county guard.

The eldest grandson, Wuji, is busy with official business.

Not to mention, Puxiru really misunderstood him, he really didn't deliberately delay.

Since taking office in Taohe County, the eldest grandson Wuji has been really busy.

After all, the two states are one county, and there are really a lot of things to deal with in all aspects, and it was okay before, Chu Suiliang can help him share some of it, but now, Chu Suiliang has also gone to Hezhou to sit in the town, so he is even busier.

Of course, even if he is not busy, he will not carry out any trade ports with Daming at this time, although this is not an excuse, but it is also his purpose.

"Lang Jun." In the dimly lit study, the eldest grandson Wuji was sitting at the desk and reading a book, and an old servant walked in softly and said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Eldest Sun Wuji raised his head and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Xu Jingzong has a letter." As he spoke, the old servant took out a letter from his chest and handed it to the eldest grandson Wuji.

Hearing that it was related to Xu Jingzong, the eldest grandson Wuji took it, and without any hesitation, he directly tore open the envelope.

"Not bad." After just two glances, the eldest grandson Wuji nodded with satisfaction and said, "Although Xu Jingzong's character is not flattering, he still has a good set of things. ”

Regarding Xu Jingzong's ability, the eldest grandson Wuji still recognizes it.

When the old servant heard this, he smiled and said, "Lang Jun, but Xu Jingzong has a result?" ”

He is the old man of Changsun Mansion, and he has followed Changsun Wuji for more than 20 years, and sometimes he can even be the home of half of Changsun Mansion.

So in private, the old servant spoke much more casually.

"Well, there's a result." Eldest Sun Wuji nodded and said, "By the way, are the workshops in each state and county ready?"

Don't let Xu Jingzong bring the craftsmen back, but we haven't done it well yet. ”

"Lang Jun rest assured, the workshops in various states and counties have long been prepared, but because I don't know what the workshops do, they almost finish the work, as long as the craftsmen are in place and the direction is determined, it can be put into use in three days at most."

The old servant said, "But this time it was all done in the name of the county guard, but it was not beneficial to my eldest grandson's family." ”

"It doesn't matter." The eldest grandson Wuji said, "Since the old man is the county guard of Taohe County, he naturally puts the interests of Taohe County first.

As for the eldest grandson's family, at least at this juncture, the interests of the eldest grandson's family are not important. ”

The eldest grandson, Wuji, knew very well what he needed now.

At this point, the eldest grandson Wuji is indeed blameless.

Of course, at this point, the little interest no longer means anything to him.

"Then the old servant will arrange it."

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "Don't worry, Xu Jingzong won't be able to come back for a while, in this way, the old man will write a letter, and you will send someone to the Ming Household Department." ”

After that, the eldest grandson Wuji began to write again.

And the old servant saw this, and waited respectfully aside.

I don't know how long it took, but the eldest grandson Wuji finally raised his head, handed a letter to the old servant, and said, "Don't be too anxious, just arrange for someone to send it over." ”

"Okay." With that, the old servant bowed and left.

When the eldest grandson Wuji was left alone in the study, the eldest grandson Wuji closed his eyes slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a long time, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Someone is coming." ”

Although the old servant is gone, can the eldest grandson Wuji's mansion still lack people?

In just a moment, a small Si walked in.

"What does Lang Jun command?"

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "You go to Hezhou and bring a letter to Chu Suiliang."

Tell him that the time has come and it's time to prepare. ”

When Xiao Si heard this, he came out even if he received the order.

After he left, the eldest grandson Wuji said to himself: "Success or failure is ...... in one fell swoop."

Regarding the appointment of Taohe County this time, the eldest grandson Wuji actually knew very well that this was not only the opportunity that Li Er gave him, but also the test that Li Er gave himself.

You must know that although he is one of Li Er's most trusted people, don't forget that he is also Li Chengqian's uncle.

There is a very strange psychology, the more you trust someone, the more you can't stand his betrayal.

How to say this, it's like your mother-in-law eating her daughter's vinegar.

It's not a big deal, but it's just uncomfortable.

At the same time, in the six cities of the grassland, Xu Jingzong was leading a large group of people to hurry in the dark night.

He also knew that what he was doing would not see the light of day, so he didn't dare to act in broad daylight, and it was normal to be sneaky.

Of course, he didn't know, in fact, Li Chengqian really didn't care about the things he did, in the final analysis, it was just that he was a thief.

Moreover, the reason why he was able to go so smoothly in the Six Cities of the Grassland was thanks to Li Chengqian's secret help, otherwise how could the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty follow him.

"How long will it take to get to Taohe County?" Xu Jingzong lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked.

"It's about three hundred miles away." A cronie said.

On the carriage, Xu Jingzong nodded when he heard this, and then said: "Tell me to go down, let everyone work harder, and return to Taohe County as soon as possible, the old man will be rewarded." ”

"Order." The cronies said happily when they heard this, but as soon as the words came out, he was deflated, "Lang Jun, there are too many of those craftsmen, our entire team, just count their things the most, or let them throw away some, if they throw away some, it will be faster." ”

He was right, there were not many carriages in the entire team, but more than eighty percent of the carriages were pulled by all kinds of craftsmen, there were too many, and it was really not his words.

Moreover, there are not only many of those things, but also the key is important, and it is precisely because of this that the speed of their team is worrying.

If you really travel lightly, the speed will naturally be much faster.

When Xu Jingzong heard this, he shook his head and said, "Don't beat their guys, even if you lose them, you have to bring them to me."

You know, they rely on this thing to eat, if they don't have these things, even if they arrive in Taohe County, they will be useless for a short time.

They are willing to bring these things, which means that they are really willing to follow us to Taohe County, if not, do you think the old man believes everyone?

Besides, these guys are all made by the Ming Dynasty, God knows if there is anything outstanding, and now that they are lost, you can't find a place to buy them in the future. ”

Xu Jingzong is not a mediocre talent after all, and he can still distinguish the important ones.

When the cronie heard this, he said a little depressedly: "Lang Jun, but if we take these guys with us, then our speed will definitely not be fast, after all, even if people can walk, those horses can't pull them......"

He was also a little speechless, knowing where the problem was, but there was no way to solve it.

Xu Jingzong also sighed and said, "That's it, let's not talk about the speed first, as long as you get to Taohe County."

In this way, you arrange for someone to explore the way ahead and find a place to settle down before dawn.

With such a large team, we must not be able to move during the day, and we can only hurry at night, so that they can find a place to hide. ”

"Okay, let's arrange the little one." After the cronies finished speaking, they immediately walked away.

Xu Jingzong looked at the team again, shook his head helplessly, and lowered the curtain.

"It's not easy to do something these days." In the carriage, Xu Jingzong shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Of course, this is also a casual remark.

Overall, he was very satisfied with his trip.

After all, the results are huge.

You must know that he has poached nearly two hundred craftsmen from the six cities of the grassland this time, which is still due to the fact that many people have rejected him, and it is also because of his time constraints, if he is given more time, he is confident that this number will be doubled again.

However, the eldest grandson Wuji was urged by a letter every once in a while, and he had to rush back early.

Thinking of this, Xu Jingzong couldn't help but smile.

This time I went back, not to mention how much credit I made, but I finally had an explanation.

The reason why he is willing to go to the northwest with the eldest grandson Wuji is not because he has taken a fancy to this opportunity, if he handles it well this time, when he returns to Chang'an, he will be able to lose his benefits?

And out of his sight, about a hundred and fifty paces away from the convoy, a team of scouts was looking at it with binoculars.

"This Xu Jingzong is a thief." Someone laughed, "But he is not afraid to be on the grassland in the middle of the night, so he is not afraid of being bitten by wolves in the middle of the night?" ”

"Shut up!" The other put down the binoculars and said, "With a team as big as them, what kind of wolves dare to go up and baring their teeth?" Really, when the knife in their hand is given for nothing? ”

"Won't I just say it casually......" said the man, a little embarrassed, "besides, wolves are brutes, and you really think they can judge the situation like people?"

It's really going to run into it, you see if the wolves dare to target them. ”

"Say these eggs are useless." When the leader heard this, he said, "Have you counted clearly, how many people are in their team?" ”

"Five or six hundred." The person who had just scolded that guy said, "There are about two hundred craftsmen in our Ming Dynasty, and the rest are Xu Jingzong's people." ”

"There are one hundred and eighty-nine craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty." "This is the accurate data that came from the city when I came out before.

But you don't have to worry about these people.

Now, we'll have to figure out a way to get rid of them. ”

"Pick them up?"

Some people wondered, "Why is that?" Doesn't that mean just keep an eye on them? ”

"Da Ming ran so many craftsmen, it is reasonable, we should all chase it, do nothing, don't make people suspicious? Xu Jingzong, this old thing, is a thief.

As long as we pick it up, they will believe it, that is, it is just a show. ”

(End of chapter)