Chapter 21: The World Is Stupid

"Ironware, salt, tea, and silk in Xiaju, Wonju, Gyeongju, and Sanzhou have risen steadily since the end of October, and they have risen by more than half a percent since then!"

Li Mo placed a text in front of Li Xuan, listing all kinds of data, and clearly showing it in the form of a table.

Li Zhu on the other side placed a detailed map in front of Li Xuan.

If the people from the Ministry of War were here, they would find that the map in front of Li Xuan was three points more detailed than the most detailed map they had.

"Looks like the Turks are starting to move!" Li Xuan remembered that he had met several Turkic nobles under the Zetian Gate today, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart, the crown prince Li Hong died of illness, and even the Turks saw the opportunity here.

Since the Eastern and Western Turks were wiped out successively, although the Turks surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they have been ready to move, and now the opportunity has come.

"Not only the Turks, but also the prices of bulk goods in the Western Regions and Tibet began to rise at the same time." Li Mo's face showed a hint of worry.

If it is said that other places are fine, but when it comes to Tibet, it involves themselves.

Songzhou, Victoria and Baozhou are the gateways of western Sichuan, and they are no more than 400 miles away from Pengzhou in a straight line.

During the Zhenguan period, Songtsen Gampo personally led 200,000 soldiers to invade Songzhou, the battle of Sichuan Temple, the Tang army won a great victory, which led to the later Songtsen Gampo sent envoys to send gold to seek intermarriage and reconciliation.

"At the beginning of the year, Tubo sent ministers to ask for peace, but the saint did not allow it, and now when I see the prince die of illness, I feel that the opportunity has come!"

Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head, but then sneered and said: "It has been five years since the defeat of Dafeichuan, the year before last we reset the four towns of Anxi, and last year we cleaned up Shule. ”

In the first battle of Dafeichuan that year, although it seemed that the Tang army was defeated, in fact, even the Tang army, whose combat strength was weakened to the limit under altitude sickness, also gave the Tubo people huge casualties.

Once the Tang army made a comeback, Tubo also felt a lot of headaches.

"But they're not ready yet, we still have time." After a pause, Li Xuan said with a cold face: "Inform the Qin family, the Wei Chi family and other families, the price of all goods sold to Turks and Tubo will immediately increase by three percent, and after half a year, I will see the price of all goods on the Western Trade Route increase by three times......"

Over the years, although the Peng Mansion was independently supported by Princess Peng, it had a deep connection with the widows and declining princes and generals, and even organized a common caravan.

Li Xuan took over the finances of King Peng's Mansion three years ago, and now he has gradually grasped the greatest voice in this caravan.

The most fundamental reason is that he can bring the greatest benefit to everyone.

"Also, let the caravan guards liaise with the defenders of the checkpoints in various places, and not allow the slightest iron weapon to be sold to Tibet and the Turks through the trade routes, and the violators will be killed." Li Xuan's tone was very cold, and it sounded as if he could command the defenders of the checkpoints everywhere, but in fact, it was not the case at all.

Although the Peng Wangfu family is in decline, it is the Li clan after all, and although the Qin family and the Wei Chi family are weak in the center, they have a deep relationship with the military.

What's more, the ban on the transportation of iron weapons itself is a decree of the imperial court, but it was not so strictly enforced in the past.

"Those embryokillers are more sensitive than us, and they have already smelled the smell of war." Li Mo nodded approvingly on the side.

"The checkpoint has its own defenders in charge, what we have to do is to ban all iron smuggling in the Minshan area, and send our people to Minshan." Li Xuan gently knocked on the table in front of him, thinking about what else was missing, and then making up for it as much as possible.

Over the years, he transported the goods of Jiangnan Province to Jiannan Province through the Yangtze River, and then transferred them to Tubo and the Western Regions, and he had already made a lot of money.

It's just that all of this is placed in the name of Princess Peng, plus their politically weakened families have always valued power and don't pay attention to money, plus they are hidden deep enough, and even if his cousin Zhao Gong knows that Li Xuan's men have a group of people and knows that he has a caravan, he doesn't know how big it is.

"There is one more thing, the Qin family and the Wei Chi family hope to increase their share in the caravan!" Li Mo said something tricky.

"It seems that there are still smart people." Li Xuan sneered lightly, and then said, "Tell them that you can give them half of each ...... No, half percent is too much, they will be more greedy, in this way, give them a total of half percent, as for who is more and who is less, they will discuss it themselves! And ......"

Li Xuan raised his head: "Tell them that we will place some people in Jinwuwei and Chang'an and Wannian counties and let them help." Although the Qin family and the Wei Chi family have declined, this little thing can still be done. ”

Li Xuan's eyes flashed with a glimmer of essence, and at this time, Li Zhu on the side asked with some confusion: "Shaolang, aren't we already in Chang'an, Wannian and Jinwuwei, why do we still have to install people." ”

"Stupid, this is for others to see, if we want to move more smoothly in Chang'an, we need more people to cover up." Li Mo understood what Li Xuan was thinking.

"But if that's the case, then why doesn't Shaolang allow us to enter Luoyang." Li Zhu asked in a word, and even Li Mo looked at Li Xuan.

Although their hidden forces were already very large, Li Xuan had always forbidden them to enter Luoyang, and even he himself did not have half a mansion in Luoyang.

"Because as long as we don't enter Luoyang, then no one will take us seriously, and once we enter Luoyang, the situation will be completely different." Li Xuan waved his hand lightly and said: "If we don't enter Luoyang, then anything we do in other places will not be known by others, even if we know, someone will help me cover it up, but when I get to Luoyang, everything will be magnified by others." ”

Li Zhu and Li Mo nodded as if they didn't understand, and Li Xuan continued: "Okay, find out all the information about the Tianyin Sect, we will use it when we get to Wuzhou." ”

"Yes, Shaolang!" Li Mo and Li Zhu immediately began to sort out the secret guard information of Wuzhou, Muzhou, Quzhou, Mingzhou, and Kuzhou sent by Zhao Gong.

Li Xuan sat alone on the Hu chair, this time if nothing else, a position of Governor Wu should be there.

But Li Xuan is sure that his long history as the county king is just an ornament, and the real master is a powerful Wuzhou assassin history.

After Wang Fanglan was seriously injured, the imperial court should soon appoint a new assassin history, and this is the real master of Wuzhou.

Li Xuan has no interest in fighting for the rights of Wuzhou, with his age, I am afraid that he will have to experience many years in the position of the governor of Xiazhou, the army in Shangzhou, the main book, and the long history, and it is almost until he is thirty years old to have the opportunity to have a governor's history, and that is basically ten years later.

Ten years later, it was too late for anything, so seizing the opportunity, Li Xuan would not let go.

"Shaolang, there is an official report here, and a caravan of more than three hundred people has arrived in Mingzhou!" Li Mo handed an official report to Li Xuan.

"The Japanese need to pass through the sea to come to the Tang Dynasty, it should not be because of the matter of the crown prince, it seems that the left prime minister beat Silla in March, they are afraid of another battle at the mouth of the Baijiang River, and then the Tang army will land on the island, so they came to the test, there should be a Japanese envoy here, but when they heard the news of the prince's death, they held on...... The Japanese kingdom is like this, and Silla is afraid that it will also have to think about internal and external troubles! ”

Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head, from time to time someone in the court was spreading rumors about the killing of the crown prince, and the surrounding Turkic Tubo and Japanese Silla were also unsettled.

"And are we going to go ahead with our plans?" Li Mo raised his head with some concern.

"For some people, war is a good opportunity to get rich, but for us, peace in the world is the most important thing." Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Go on, Japan and Silla have already been beaten, they don't dare to come nonsense, the plan to go to sea in the southeast is very important, and it must not be stopped." ”

In the eyes of many people, Li Xuan did so much, in fact, it was all to revitalize the palace, but only he knew what he was for!

I don't know how long it took, there was a knock on the door, and Zhao Gong's voice sounded outside the door: "Da Lang, there is news from the British Palace, the British princess has woken up, and she is fine for the time being!" ”

Inexplicably, Li Xuan let out a long sigh of relief.