The sun still shines on the earth.

The camel bells from the Western Regions stepped on Suzaku Street, bringing the wind and sand of the Western Regions, as well as countless jade jewelry.

Since the opening of the Western Regions, there have been more and more caravans to the Western Regions.

Changle Palace, the crown prince Wang Xin is dealing with political affairs, His Majesty is not young, since he had an illness two years ago, his energy is a little insufficient, after all, he is also in his fifties, so he asked the prince to watch the government and help deal with government affairs, but also to pave the way for the prince.

The process of how Emperor Wen paved the way for Wang Jing back then is now being used by Wang Jing on the crown prince.

After finishing the government affairs, Wang Xin stretched his waist, and a chamberlain hurriedly served the tea that had been prepared long ago.

Wang Xin took a sip of tea and moved his wrist before asking, "Are all the stewards of those caravans here?" ”

"Your Highness, you are already waiting in the side hall." The chamberlain hurriedly replied.

"Now that the political affairs are taken care of, let's go meet them!" Wang Xin put down the teacup and said.

Changle Palace is not far from Changyang Palace, and it is actually a neighbor, where the crown prince and the emperor handle government affairs respectively. Further in front is the prime minister's office area.

When I came to the side hall, there were already more than a dozen people waiting in the hall at this time, including the children of the clan, the children of the clan, and some people who were not related by blood. These people were all the treasurers in charge of commerce in the royal family.

Part of the main source of income for the Daqian royal family is Shaofu, part of the imperial village, and part of it is shops and caravans.

Part of the taxes collected by the imperial court went to the Taifu and some went to the Shaofu, which was a rule set by the Great Qianguo since the founding of the country, partly to prevent future generations from acting recklessly and enjoying the money and wealth of the Taifu, and partly for the secrecy of the imperial family.

Imperial estates were found all over the country, and the royal family used to recruit people to cultivate them to provide for the daily needs of the royal family. Since the time of Huaiwu Gong, the Huai State began to recruit its own people to farm, without the need for the imperial court to allocate grain.

This is partly to know the grain production in various places, and at the same time to compare the calendar, and the other part is also to keep it secret, after all, these food materials do not go through the hands of the imperial court, and outsiders cannot know how many people in the royal family are, just like secret guards, and a lot of money and grain are taken from here.

Part of the shop is rented out, and part of it is run by itself. The royal caravans were not only merchants, but also merchants.

When Wang Xin arrived, these people immediately stood up and bowed. Wang Xin waved his hand and said, "This is not a court meeting, no need to be polite, just sit down." ”

Wang Xin chatted casually with these people, and then everyone began to report this year's earnings.

Everyone reported all this year's expenses and earnings, and then calculated next year's expenses, and after Wang Xin saw that there were no problems, he was ready to hand them over to the Royal Audit Department for another review.

"Prince, this is a message from the Western Regions caravan from the north." After the debriefing, one of the stewards took out a letter and said.

These caravans are perennial merchants and are also responsible for a part of the role of collecting intelligence, especially the intelligence of the Hu people and the Western Regions, most of which are collected by caravans.

The content of the letter is not very much, but after reading it, Wang Xin's face is a little ugly.

Then he said slowly: "You should also read this letter." ”

This letter was delivered from the northern part of the Western Regions, and the imperial court had gained a lot of wealth through the Western Regions Road, and it was very concerned about this place, although these people were merchants, but they were also an important force in the royal family's control of the world.

The contents of the letter were not long, and soon the people passed the letter through it, and finally handed it to Wang Xin, and after these stewards read the letter, they frowned one by one.

The content of this letter is very simple, that is, the Xiongnu Zuoxian King who fled back then has returned. Originally, the last time the Xiongnu were defeated by the Great Qian's three-way army, they fled in embarrassment, hid in Beihai and the northwest to recuperate, and after these years of development, they have now returned to the Mobei grassland again.

Wang Xin saw that everyone had finished reading the letter, and asked directly: "After reading the letter, now that the Huns are back, tell me what you think." ”

In fact, the appearance of the Xiongnu was expected by the royal family, after all, the great cadres could not occupy the grassland, the grassland was not suitable for farming, and grazing could not be fixed in one area.

But if you don't occupy this grassland, there will be other people to occupy it, and when the Huns leave, there will be other Hu people. But now, before the other Hu people rose, the Huns actually returned.

"Prince, the letter says that the Huns are equipped with the same stirrups, saddles, and horseshoes, and their strength is superior to that of the previous Huns. It has annexed most of the Hu tribes on the Mobei grassland. It seems that the person who came was not good! ”

"Although we have long been prepared to leak the three treasures of the cavalry, where did the Huns get them?"

"Saddle stirrups are okay to say, you can make a rough idea if you look at it a few times and try it a few times, but you can't see the horseshoe without breaking the horseshoe, how did they learn to nail the horseshoe?"

"There should be a caravan to trade with them!" Another said.

"As far as I know, there are quite a few caravans that will also do business with the Huns, buying their cowhides, horses, horns, tendons, etc. Nine times out of ten, these people leaked out. ”

"Now that the Huns have the three treasures of cavalry, our cavalry no longer has an advantage."

"The Huns still have insufficient iron weapons, and the iron armor equipment is not high, and there is still a gap between them and us."

"I'm afraid that these Huns will no longer fight head-on and start harassing everywhere."

"You can block the trade routes to the north and prohibit those merchants from trading with the Huns."

After listening to these people's words, Wang Xin also began to think in his heart, and after a while, he said, "When ordering the caravans, pay attention to those caravans that sell iron tools. At the same time, raise enough money and food. ”

Although the three treasures of the cavalry were learned by the Huns, and the strength of the Huns improved, they still had the advantage in strength.

The Huns already have excellent riding skills, and after having the three treasures of cavalry, where can they go if their riding skills are improved? There is a limit to riding. According to the number of cavalry and the superiority of armor, it was not difficult to defeat the Xiongnu.

Wang Xin left Changle Palace, came to Changyang Palace, handed over the letter to Wang Jing, after seeing the letter, Wang Jing frowned slightly, and then said: "The last time the Xiongnu were defeated, the imperial court set up a captain to protect the Xiongnu, this time against the Xiongnu, you can draw those Xiongnu to participate in the war." ”

The imperial court settled hundreds of thousands of Huns in the surrendered city of Monan, and after these years of development, the strength has recovered a lot, and because of the system of the Qianguo, these Huns are doing well.

Wang Jing saw that the Southern Xiongnu had recovered some of their strength, and planned to restrict them in his heart, so as not to lose the tail, and now seeing the appearance of the Northern Xiongnu, he just used these Xiongnu to consume each other, killing two birds with one stone.

(End of chapter)