Yue, Ding Wei, Queen He. Later, he scattered the squire Lang Lujiang He Huai Xiankang and did not congratulate. Wei Pingyuan's public exercises were chaotic and the remnants of the people, with many bad deeds, and the counties wept blood. Wei Lord Min was furious, that is, he was summoned, whipped fifty in the public, and strictly ordered to be punished, and then put back in the governance office. Worry about being more angry, secretly planning left and right.

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"Shopkeeper Qian," the voice came from not far away, and Qian Fugui, who was looking at Zeng Hua's main general's banner, hurriedly turned his head, "Oh, it turned out to be Shopkeeper Fan." ”

"What are you looking at?" Shopkeeper Fan asked with a smile. He put his hands in his sleeves and placed them on his belly, which was not fat or thin, and his thin and tall body and a clean and decent plain robe looked very decent.

However, Qian Fugui, who knew the details of Fan's shopkeeper, did not dare to slack off at all, and immediately arched his hand and said: "I am looking at the mighty military appearance of the Beifu Army, and I am also looking at the demeanor of the general from afar. ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Fan's smile became even stronger: "The general's demeanor is really unparalleled in the world, I had the honor to toast the general at the banquet that day, it is really like a warm day, and it warms people's hearts." I can't think of it, I can't imagine that the general is a peerless hero, who travels thousands of miles and points out the country, but he is so kind to people. ”

After listening to the words of the shopkeeper Fan, and the smile that looked very sincere, Qian Fugui muttered even more in his heart. Fan Wen is a person with a very good background, and it is said that he has dealings with many civil and military generals in Beifu. He always said things euphemistically in this calm and indifferent tone, and from these things and words, it was easy for others to feel the mysterious background of Fan Wen. And it is precisely by relying on this "unintentionally" created background that Fan Wen has become a tyrant in the merchant circle of the Western Regions of Beifu.

After chatting for a while, Fan Wen said again: "Money shopkeeper, the military grain officer has given me another batch of appointments, and this time the army needs a thousand catties of tea." Speaking of this, Fan Wen squinted his eyes and looked at Qian Fugui with a smile.

Qian Fugui couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, this Fan Wen was too much. He had already bought two thousand catties of tea and five hundred bags of flour from himself. The price is very low. It's just that less than 20% of the purchase price has been added. The price is forty percent lower than that sold to the army, just enough to keep its own transportation and labor costs. What's more, the price of this tea is even higher after it arrives in the Western Regions, and the flour milled by various factories with wind and water mills has become an excellent supply in the march because of its convenient transportation.

But anger is anger, but Qian Fugui didn't dare to show it at all, and his face was still very respectful. After a pause, Qian Fugui still said so calmly: "Shopkeeper Fan, I only have five hundred catties of tea here." The rest have been booked by the officials of the various grain stations, so I'm really sorry. ”

Fan Wen flashed a trace of unhappiness, but soon disappeared into a more cordial smile: "Five hundred catties, whether it's good, it's better, it's better than nothing." ”

Speaking of this, Fan Wen paused slightly, and then continued: "Thank you for your support." I'll settle the payment immediately. Or according to the old rules, go to the HSBC money bank with the military bank to issue accounts. ”

"Thank you for your generosity." Qian Fugui's face was still as usual, and he replied lightly.

"It's not easy to be a money shopkeeper. It is not easy for a businessman in Puli (now Yecheng, Xinjiang) to operate like this alone in Beifu, not simple. Fan Wen glanced at Qian Fugui meaningfully, then turned around and walked away. To be honest, Fan Wen admires Qian Fugui's talent. When the tragedy of Tiemenguan reached Chang'an and the people in Beifu were indignant, Qian Fugui quietly made an appointment and used the unique "Jin Dynasty contract" in Beifu to order a large number of flour from Liang, Yong, and Qinzhou and flour from grain factories in Xianyang, Chencang, Luoyang, Tianshui, Jincheng, and Guzang. Of course, there was also a large number of silk, porcelain, and paper, which were very popular in the west, but the delivery time of these goods was set for a year later.

At that time, no one noticed Qian Fuguidi's actions, and in order to fulfill these covenants, Qian Fugui not only sold all the family property accumulated over the years and mortgaged it, but also borrowed a huge amount of money from his peers, so as to complete the deposit of these covenants.

However, when these big trading companies and caravans such as Nanzheng Trading Company and Chang'an Trading Company ordered out these group teas and flour, and the output of silk, porcelain, and paper in the next five years was also booked by these trading companies and caravans, the business circles of Beifu were in an uproar. You must know that the major shareholders of these big trading companies and caravans are "powerful factions" such as Zeng Hua, the Church Gongjin Association, and the Sergeant Gongjin Association, so they are naturally well-informed. However, Qian Fugui made this extremely bold move by relying on his own business sense, which makes people have to admire him as a business genius and a very courageous person.

Qian Fugui stood there, watching the triumphant Fan Wen disappear in front of his eyes. His clenched teeth were about to bite his lips, and his heart felt like an ice pick had been pierced and then stirred violently.

Qian Fugui's original name was Asu'e, which means the son of a wicked man. His mother was a princess of Puli Kingdom, and it stands to reason that Qian Fugui should be a prince and grandson. Unfortunately, his father was a Qiang in Xiye (one of the Qiang tribes in the Green Ridge region), a horse thief and an inferior person considered by the royal families and officials of the Western Regions. Qian Fugui's mother was suddenly attacked by horse thieves on the way to the Buddha city of Gashadodi to incense, and the beautiful princess Puli also became the wife of the horse thief leader.

Princess Puli is not only pregnant with the child of the horse thief leader, but also falls in love with this horse thief leader who is fierce and cunning on the outside, but gentle and considerate on the inside. Soon their child was born, the leader of the horse thieves had washed his hands, and the family of three lived happily in a small mountain village in Uzbekistan. But at this time, the combined forces of Puli and Shule came to the door, and the leader of the horse thieves and more than 100 of his Qiang brothers died tragically in a pool of blood.

Princess Puli had returned home, and the money she had saved with a threat of death, but he had been called Asu'e by his maternal grandfather. Under his mother's watchful care, he thrived and began to show his amazing talent. At the age of ten, he became proficient in the Shule, Khotanese and Humi languages popular on the southern Tianshan Road, and at the age of fifteen, he became proficient in the Qiuzi and Yanqi languages of the Northern Road and the Sogdian, Dhara and Bactrian languages, which were the commercial languages of the Western Regions. He can also write the official scripts of most of the countries in the Western Regions, Brahmi and Lulu. He is not only good at calculating and managing money, but also understands Buddhist scriptures under the influence of his mother, who believes in Buddhism. But when he was nineteen years old, his mother died, and he knew how dangerous his situation was, so he found an opportunity to escape to Loulan, and soon joined a group of people who looked like his father, a team of Qiang cavalry under the command of the general of Qinghai in Beifu.

A'er followed the Qiang cavalry back to Qinghai to "complete the training task". Then he went to Qinzhou under the recommendation of the commander of the camp named Ge Changyuan. There he was financed by several Qiang generals. Opened a trading company. Less than five years. A'er opened the trading company to Chang'an, and changed its name to Qian Fugui.

Qian Fugui understands his identity, although he has half Qiang blood, but

Half of them are from Puli in the Western Regions. Since Beifu has almost scared hundreds of thousands of Hu Lai, because there are so many similarities between them and Hu that they can be easily misidentified. So although they were able to do business normally in North Province. But the pressure is too much. And Qian Fugui is still a devout Buddhist, and the combination of these two makes Qian Fugui on the rich side have to be cautious.

A group of Beifu sergeants approached, riding on horses, wearing only tight clothes and narrow trousers, and carrying a long knife. Armor, shields and other weapons and equipment are placed behind the saddle. They drove their cattle and sheep in tun units, and hurried west along the grassland at the foot of Qilian Mountain with a very relaxed expression.

This time. If you don't look at the weapons behind their saddles. You thought it was a group of migratory herders. At that time, Dayue, Xiongnu, Qiang, Xianbei, and even Wusun, which the Beifu army was going to attack, also migrated westward in this way, and the route was roughly the same. Now the Beifu Army has also learned their appearance. In this way, the logistical pressure will be much less, and the hoarding of grain along the way in the counties of Liangzhou can allow the 150,000 Beifu troops to fight and change their tastes.

The neighing of horses and cows, the cheerful bleating sound of herds of sheep being driven, and the sound of people coming from everywhere, the entire Hexi corridor seems to be very lively and full of life. But bystanders such as Qian Fugui and Fan Wen all knew in their hearts that this should be the most elite army in the world. At that time, an army called "Qin" set out from the land of Guanzhong and swept through the six countries of Kwantung, and this Beifu army also set off from Guanzhong, but their purpose was to sweep dozens of countries in the Western Regions, perhaps further.

Seeing the officers and sergeants of the Beifu Army who walked by and nodded kindly at him, Qian Fugui, who was still depressed just now, immediately felt much more comfortable, and greeted the officers and sergeants on the opposite side again and again. In addition to the migrant workers who transported grain from various places, there were businessmen and their associates who took the opportunity to make a fortune such as Qian Fugui and Fan Wen, and there were many people who followed behind in search of opportunities.

As long as these people do not interfere with military affairs, the Beifu Army will not interfere with them, but will be extremely friendly to them, after all, they are also serving the Western Expedition.

At this time, a group of cavalry rumbled straight forward, Qian Fugui looked sideways, and knew from the banner that it was a cavalry of the Su Guard Army. Hurriedly like everyone else, he walked away from both sides and made a way.

An officer at the head suddenly shouted and waved his hand to greet the inexplicable Qian Fugui. Qian Fugui opened his eyes and took a closer look, and found that the officer was the Qiang officer who brought him back to Qinghai from Loulan back then-Ge Changyuan, it seems that in the past few years, he has been promoted.

Ge Changyuan turned over and dismounted, grabbed Qian Fugui and talked hotly, until he said that the other officer accompanying him was extremely impatient, and then he turned around and continued to march towards the Chinese army "reluctantly".

Qian Fugui watched Ge Changyuan disappear into the vast yellow dust, sighed in his heart and then stopped talking, turned around and continued to work on other things. Qian Fugui booked a large amount of tea and flour, which were most needed on the way to the west. Tea is the best drink to help digest beef and mutton food, and flour is the best supplement to beef and mutton food, how much should more than 200,000 people need every day. Qian Fugui, like the major trading companies, ordered tea from the neighboring Qin, Yong, and Liangzhou, and they were all tea bricks and tea balls that were easy to transport and store. And the flour they ordered was also produced in the towns and cities that the Western Expeditionary Army passed along the way, and there was no transportation pressure at all, so I really don't know how much money they would make after this transaction. Seeing that the major trading companies and Qian Fugui and others were busy, many people understood that the five million yuan war funds were originally spent in this way. That's why people like Fan Wen are so jealous of money and wealth, and come to blackmail him from time to time.

Suddenly, a group of cavalry rushed over, and soon rushed to the panicked Qian Fugui.

"Are you rich and rich?"

"It's really down."

"Come with us. We are a personal army under the command of the marching director of the South Road of the Congling South Road in Beifu. ”

When Qian Fugui heard this, he knew that he didn't dare to say anything anymore, so he had to take out a horse and follow him honestly.

"Are you rich and rich?"

"Yes, General!" Seeing the legendary general, Qian Fugui could only try his best to answer the question in a calm tone, but others could hear the tremor in his voice.

"I heard that you are the merchant who made the appointment in advance?"

"Yes, General!"

"I heard that you are not only good at financial management and business, but also proficient in the languages of the Western Regions?"

"Yes, the Great General!"

"I need such a talent, can you be hired to my shogunate?" Zeng Hua looked very sincere, and kept looking at Qian Fugui when he spoke. Zeng Hua was very interested in this genius businessman from the report of his subordinates and wanted to bring him into the scene. It's just that I've been busy with the westward expedition since then, so I don't have much time.

Today, when I heard Ge Changyuan explain why he was late, I heard the name Qian Fugui again, and I heard Ge Changyuan say that Qian Fugui was also proficient in more than a dozen languages, and there was no language in the Western Regions that he would not say, so he immediately ordered Qian Fugui to be summoned not far away.

Hearing Zeng Hua's words, Qian Fugui was blinded for a while, how could he be qualified to enter the shogunate as a businessman or a "mixed-race" businessman? Although the Hokufu attaches great importance to merchants, the shogunate is a place where the world's recognized elites gather, and no number of famous people can enter even if they sharpen their heads.

"I know that you still have your own business to deal with, so let's do it first, you will be a secretary with me first, and you will be in charge of the quartermaster first, so that you will also have time to hand over the affairs of the trading company to someone you can trust." Zeng Hua continued to say sincerely. But the majesty of these sincere words is something that people dare not and cannot refuse.

"General, I don't know what you use to dispel me as a useless person?" Qian Fugui finally came to his senses, raised his head and asked bravely.

"I want to ask you to take care of the talent of Beifu for me." Zeng Hua said loudly, completely ignoring the surprise of Xie Ai and the others. Zeng Hua knew in his heart that there was no shortage of military and political talents in Beifu, but there was a lack of a financial genius. Wang Meng and Che Yin have no problem in fighting and managing government, but they can't manage money when it comes to financial management, at least in Zeng Hua's eyes, they are not qualified enough. And the genius of Qian Fugui simply fell from the sky, how could Zeng Hua not grasp it well?

Looking at Zeng Hua's sincere but not angry and powerful expression, as well as the many surprised famous generals and important ministers of the Northern Mansion behind him and the dense but vigilant Su Guard sergeants, he didn't dare to say it even if he wanted to refuse, so he had to promise: "Obey the general's order." ”