Just when Linghupo was busy going to Beijing to study and making thrills along the way, Guo Xing, the general of Dingyuan who had just arrived in Yanmen County, was busy with all kinds of affairs.

Yanmen County, which belongs to the central and eastern part of northern Xinjiang, is much more lively this year than in previous years.

It's mid-autumn again, the busiest harvest season of the year.

The border trade trading market set up in the city is becoming more and more prosperous.

It has become a distribution center for the free trade of materials between the border people of Hu and Han, the merchants of Jin, Qin and many places in the south of the Yangtze River, and the tribes outside the Saiwai.

The nomadic tribes outside the Saiwai are located in the grassland desert, except for the high-quality horses, cattle, sheep and livestock, all kinds of animal skins, precious medicinal materials, rare gems and agate, etc., everything else is lacking.

Whether it is pots and pans, needles and threads, or Jiangnan silk, cloth and tea, the more the merrier.

In this market, that's everything.

The trading market opened in Yanmen City gradually developed into the largest government-run border trade place in the central and eastern parts of Northern Xinjiang in the final Jin Dynasty.

It was found that Yanmen County was much safer than Dingxiang County.

Because Dingxiang County is located in the salient part of the entire border line, and Mayi City is in the east, they are all important barriers in Yanmen County.

Once the bandits outside the plug enter Yanmen to rob, it is easy to be stuffed by Dingxiang to close the door and beat the dogs.

Therefore, in the past ten years, there have been no major border conflicts in Yanmen County, and some are in Dingxiang and Mayi.

Now Yanmen has become a fragrant bun, a cornucopia and a treasure land of feng shui.

Therefore, the famous businesses in the Central Plains are all lame, and they want to make a good deal here.

Of course, to be able to squeeze into this market and occupy a shop, the background is not simple.

There is no one behind it, and if you want to make a lot of money here, don't even think about it.

Everyone knows that outsiders are bold and nervous, and most of them trade things without bargaining.

This makes the shrewd Kannai people especially like it.

A few pieces of cotton cloth worth only a few pieces of copper can be exchanged for a big cow or a dozen sheep here.

Not to mention the tea, silk, and beautiful handicrafts that the Saiwaihu people urgently need, which are more popular, and the price is easy to say.

Of course, salt, pig iron, and grains cannot be bought here, and must be exclusively distributed through shops designated by the government.

The tribes of the Turkic Khanate also forbade the sale of high-quality horses to the Guannai.

These are strategic materials unique to both sides.

Although you can't buy and sell in large quantities in the market, you can still open a small shop and sell some gadgets.

Of course, what you do in secret, as long as you don't get caught by the market anti-smuggling officials, that's up to you.

A large number of merchants have moved in, and the floating population has increased dramatically, which has brought about a sharp increase in the price of real estate in Yanmen County, especially the street frontage.

Compared with a few years ago, the current rental silver has increased by more than ten times, and it is still rising.

The locals of the city, who were smiling and smiling, sat at home and counted the silver.

Even if there is no street frontage, the house is tidied up.

I would rather move to a miscellaneous house on the outskirts of the city to live, but I also had to clean up the house in the small courtyard and rent it out.

Now the house in Yanmen City is not worried about renting it, and there are people renting it in the corners, but you are worried that your house is too little.

The city is now also full of house extensions.

Therefore, craftsmen here are very scarce, the wages are high, and craftsmen from other places come in batches when they hear the news.

Apprentices, handymen, and slave laborers have all become fragrant and sweet.

Of course, it was not only the local residents of Yanmen City who were smiling, but also Guo Xing, the general of Dingyuan who had just taken office, was also very happy and smiled crookedly.

Because he has a special mission.

Today, he is in the eight-sided building of Yanmen City, entertaining a group of people from Chang'an.

In a VIP room on the second floor, there were three people in total.

In addition to the master Guo Xing, there was a bewitching young woman sitting next to him, who was his concubine Si Yi.

Opposite, a middle-aged man in his forties, was his guest.

Wearing a splendid square scarf, a Jiangnan silk gown, and a paper fan, it has a bit of the charm of Jiangnan master.

"Mr. Wu, brother will pick you up and wash the dust."

Guo Xing got up, filled the middle-aged man with wine, and picked up the wine bottle and said with a smile:

"It's been hard along the way, my brother prepared a little thin wine, and asked Mr. Wu to drink this bottle."

After speaking, Guo Xing raised his hand and raised his neck, and dried his bottle first.

"The general is polite, although the road is far, there are people to receive along the way, and it is not hard to talk about, I stayed in the head of Jinyang Mansion for a few more days, and it will be too late here."

The middle-aged man bowed slightly, which was considered a return of courtesy, and then raised the bottle to cover his sleeves and drink, looking very elegant.

Let Guo Xing, the general of Sipin Dingyuan, have such an earnest banquet, this person is naturally not simple.

Wu Bai'an, one of the core staff of the eldest prince Yin Jun.

He is one of the stewards who specializes in running the underground industry for the eldest prince Yin Jun, and he holds half of the source of funds for King Yin Jun of Qin.

Speaking of dignity and inferiority, Wu Bai'an has no character and no position, how dare he pose in front of the four-rank general?

But the family is the King of Qin, that is, the staff of the eldest prince, and they all act on the gold medal of the King of Qin.

At this time, Guo Xing's concubine Si Yi stretched out her white and tender jade hand from the embroidered clothes, picked up the wine jug and poured a full bottle for Wu Bai'an, and said in a loud voice:

"The slave family respects Mr. Wu with a bottle of wine, thank you Mr. for taking care of him along the way."

"Mrs. Ru is too polite, she is tired of bumps and bumps along the way, and Wu does not take good care of her, please forgive Mrs. Ru!"

Wu Bai'an said it very politely.

"Come, sir, please..."

"Come, please have some food..."

Si Yi beside him put down the wine bottle and eagerly put vegetables on Wu's plate, "Let's eat while drinking." ”

"Thanks, I'll do it myself."

"Ouch, what are you polite to the slave family, thanks to your protection along the way, the slave family feels at ease."

Si Yi raised his eyes and looked very affectionate.

After walking around the etiquette, everyone slowly entered the stage of communication.

"Mr. Wu, this is a good fruit brew, which was specially transported from the south of the Yangtze River by Bamianlou, and the store is willing to take it out only if it entertains distinguished guests."

Guo Xing pointed to the jar of wine and curry favor with Wu Bai'an.

Nowadays, in the final Jin Dynasty, the wine used for the banquet of the wealthy families of the scholar clan is mainly based on the sweet and fragrant high-grade fruit brew in the south of the Yangtze River.

And like the highly old shochu, it is the favorite of the martial artists.

Because the stronger the wine, the more it can urge people's liver and gallbladder, and those who practice martial arts like a strong one.

But if it is a civil official or staff member dominated by scholars and scholars, the best fruit brew is a status symbol.

To be honest, when he was in the Chang'an Military Department, Guo Xing was also very arrogant.

After all, he is Guo Xiang's son, and there are eight hundred of Guo Xiang's essence blood flowing in his blood.

Although he is not a son-in-law, and he does not have a title like Zhu Guo, he has a real job, and he does not have to worry about food and clothing.

He is carefree, and he doesn't need to talk to anyone at all, especially a lackey like Wu Bai'an.