Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

"What's the matter?" Tang Cheng asked in a low voice after walking out of the tent.

"Aster received it."

In the tent, Ashi Dezhi, who was lowering his head and thinking about something, saw Tang Cheng walk in, stood up and was about to salute.

"Forget it, why are you and I still making such nonsense?" Tang Cheng waved his hands and went straight to sit opposite Azhidezhi, "How about it, can you arrange the things I told you last time?".

"I personally handled this matter. The supply of ironware to Rao Lexi has been completely stopped since three days ago. Unless these Xi people go to Suoyang Pass, they will not be able to buy a knife or an arrow at the Longmen Market."

Hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled, "Suoyang Pass has also been banned, waist knives, arrows and even pig iron are not allowed to pass through, and the caravans under your nine surname Hu will also be accounted for. Don't touch this hot hand during these days." business, otherwise there is nothing human to talk about if something happens.”

"I'll wait for nature to save this."

"Well", seeing the hesitant look on Ashi Dezhi's face after nodding, Tang Cheng said with a slight smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it, there is no need to hide it between you and me."

"Since that's what I said, then I'd like to ask a question." Ash Dezhi raised his head and stared at Tang Cheng's face, "Now there are rumors that the imperial court has given up the land outside Suoyang Pass. My lord, what is the matter? Is it true or not? Will Rao Le's war reach Longmen?".

The emperor reaffirmed Taizong’s edict of “Haina Ruyi” at the time of the sacrifice, and people with a discerning eye will know what’s going on as soon as they hear it. There is not much to explain about this matter. He only said shallowly, "If the imperial court had already given up the land outside Suoyang Pass, why would Jia Duwei's [-]-day army still stationed in Longmen Grassland? How could I camp here?".

Hearing these two questions, Ashdezhi couldn't say anything anymore, and after a moment of silence in the tent, Tang Cheng's steady voice sounded again: "After the leader of the Ashide team returns, I will send a message to the elders, An Sheng Just do what you should do while you live, even if the fire of Rao Le War is to be burned, the official will be burned to death first."

"With my lord's words, it is more effective than how many reassuring proclamations from the yamen." Ashi Dezhi smiled and stood up, "If your lord has nothing else to do, I will take my leave."

"You came so far just for this one sentence!" Although he said so, Tang Cheng didn't keep him anymore, got up and sent him out of the tent, and at the same time explained: "From now on, everything with Rao Le Duo Mobu All trade contacts have been interrupted, although the Tuye patriarch is the chief in handling this matter, you also need to cooperate well there."

Although Ashi Dezhi was also curious about why Tang Cheng chose this department, but he didn't ask any more questions, and said goodbye after agreeing.

Tang Cheng still stood in front of the tent for a long time after Astek left. After getting Li Chengzhong here, he had completed most of the tasks assigned by the imperial court. Now, the safety of Longmen is more to be considered. , and this is the main purpose of his coming to Rao Le.

What he said to Ashdezhi just now is half-truth and half-false. The truth is that he cannot really live and die with Longmen. Li Chengzhong retreated to Suoyang Pass; it was true that he had put too much effort into Longmen after all, even if there was a slight possibility, he would definitely devote all his efforts to protect the safety of Longmen.

Rao Le was chaotic, although there were many factors that could endanger the safety of the Longmen, Tang Cheng was not too worried about being harassed by cavalry with less than a thousand people like fishing in troubled waters. Even if Tian Cheng's army did not fight, Tu Yezhuo's Longmen Xi could deal with similar threats Previously, he had been worried about the two tribes of Shali and Xisuo. The scuffle between the tribes in the border area became impatient, or they rushed into the Tang Dynasty to plunder and supplement due to lack of supplies. Longmen had experienced it before. It has happened several times, and this is also one of the main reasons why the successive county magistrates of Longmen tried to strengthen the city wall after taking office. It makes no sense that they will be spared this time.

There is no need to talk about the worries about Sally and Cuo Suo, but after the conversation with Li Chengzhong just now, Tang Cheng's worries have been added to Duo Mogao.Perhaps Duo Mogao's threat was more urgent than the first two, after all, Sally and Yasuo would not be able to step on the dragon's gate easily before the battle with each other reached a certain level.

Tang Chengkong bears the name of the sixth-rank Sima, but he has no real power. The only thing he can use to deal with Duo Mogao is the means of merchants. , nor can it be used as a fundamental basis. In the final analysis, you have to master the military affairs in your hands, but where should you get the soldiers?How to do it?

Rao Tang Cheng stood exhaustedly in front of the tent for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a good solution. A clever woman can't cook without rice. Rao Le has too few resources, and there is no suitable fulcrum to expand the space for manipulation. It's really hard to do!

Since the road ahead is not clear for the time being, we can only do the things in front of us first. Under the current situation, we must make good use of the leverage of merchants and trade, and everything will change.

After standing there suddenly for a long time, Tang Cheng turned around and returned to the tent. After a while, he saw Zheng San coming out of the tent and heading for Tuye Zhuopi's tent on the opposite side of the boundary river.

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After meeting and talking, Tu Yezhuo came out of the tent and stood where Tang Cheng liked to stand, staring at more than 2000 Mobu cavalry for a long time, then stepped on the pontoon bridge and went back to his leather tent.

Outside the leather tent, the leader of the guards, Kudo, paced back and forth, not knowing what happened to him. A man in his 40s and [-]s had no sense of security. The situation was tense and complicated these days, and Tu Yezhuo was in a bad mood. Not good, seeing Cudo like this again should be a reprimand.

Kudo silently bowed his head and accepted it, Tu Yezhuo asked after the reprimand: "What happened?".

"The young master is back, the third young master is back", because he has been with Tu Yesi for a long time, and he has dealt with Tang people a lot in Longmen. At this time, when he was excited, Kudo habitually used this title, and his tone was hurried And quickly, "He has been here just now, I wonder if the patriarch will allow him to see him?".

Tu Yesi is back!Hearing this news, Tu Yezhuo's slightly frowned brows clearly relaxed for a moment, and there was even a faint movement of about to put down the leather tent and turn around, but this was only a momentary thing, and after a while, his expression returned to cold and serious , walked directly into the leather tent, saw that his body was already hidden in the tent, and then said coldly, "Let that bad guy in".

After many years, the aura of wealth and nobility on Tu Yesi's body has disappeared a lot, replaced by a dusty look, but this is not what Tu Yezhuo sees. From the moment the son came into the account, he only paid attention to him. The demeanor, the flirtatious talent that could not be hidden before more than a year ago is no longer visible, and some calmness can be seen under the dusty eyebrows. After seeing this, the picture is also better than silently. Take a breath.

In the leather tent with the curtain down, due to poor lighting, a giant butter candle as thick as a child's arm was lit in the daytime. Tu Yesi watched his father carefully through the skylight and candlelight through the rolling window, although it was only After more than a year, my father is obviously much older than last year. His temples, which were originally gray and white, are all white, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes are layered and deep.

Looking at Tu Yesi, he suddenly felt a surge of sadness in his heart, and then he knelt down, "Father!".

"Crying and crying, what kind of woman's gesture?" The warmth on Tu Yezhuo's face disappeared in a flash, but there was a strong disgust on the outside, "Is this what you learned when you traveled for more than a year?".

Hearing this, Tu Yesi forcibly suppressed the tears that were about to slip out of the corners of his eyes, and stood up after three respectful kowtows to Tu Yezhuo, "My son is dull, and he hasn't learned anything for a year after going out. One more superficial knowledge."

This is the first time that Tu Yezhuo has heard from this son that he admits to being stupid, "Oh!".

"Li and Tang are a hundred thousand times bigger than Longmen. Although the wealth of the court and the people and the prosperity of talents are a thousand times more superior, the current Tang Dynasty can be expected to have a peaceful and prosperous world for decades. It is stronger than this neighbor. I, Longmen Xi The future is only in Datang.” At this point, Tu Yesi laughed at himself, “Looking back at my son’s idea of ​​trying to fight against Datang in the past, it is no different from Yelang of the Han Dynasty! Relying on Rao Le, relying on Datang, I am Longmen Xi has the right time, place, people and harmony, and if it can be managed properly, it will be strong and prosperous."

"Although it is a simple truth, but if you can understand this, it is not in vain to go out and wander."

Tu Yesi didn't care about his father's tone, he took a step forward and said with burning eyes: "My son wants to see Tang Cheng, if there is any errand that can get in touch with him often, please father to do it."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Tu Yezhuo's eyes flashed, and he said casually: "Didn't you treat him as a big enemy when you left in the past, why do you have such thoughts now?"

"My son left Suoyang Pass more than ten days ago. The reason why I delayed my return to see my father until today is because I stayed in Longmen County. The great changes in Longmen are vivid in my eyes." He took another step forward, "My father's profound meaning of traveling with me that day, my son already understands that my son wants to learn from Tang Cheng, and I ask my father to help me!".

After quietly looking at Tu Yezhuo for a long time, Tu Yezhuo finally said calmly: "Since you have such an idea, you just take over the job I have in hand!".

Chapter 278 Unexpected Fulcrum

The social form of Rao Le is still in the period of slave society. Although animal husbandry is developed, agriculture and handicrafts are almost non-existent. Just as the former King Xi died suddenly, the grassland officially entered a chaos that has not been seen in decades. The tribes are either fighting for the king, or In order to protect themselves, they began to prepare for war with all their strength, but at this critical juncture, they suddenly found that the most basic and important weapons such as machetes, bows and arrows were not available for purchase!

Rao Leben is close to Datang. After many years of development, whether it relies on autumn sweeping or taking the initiative to seek refuge from afar, each department has more or less recruited some craftsmen, but in the current situation where even pig iron lumps have been embargoed. Let's not talk about the craftsmanship of these artisans belonging to various ministries, what do they use to make waist knives, bows and arrows?

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and I'm really talking about the current situation.

This is not the first time a similar embargo has been imposed. In previous years, when there was a famine, especially after a heavy snowstorm hit the grassland, the Tang land would impose an embargo on iron goods—to prevent autumn plundering.But in the past, when encountering such a situation, although the heads of various ministries could not help frowning, they would not take it as a serious matter.After all, according to their past experience, they know that the imperial court’s ban is far from omnipotent. There are always many merchants who will find ways to smuggle weapons over for profit. Yes, but it's just a matter of changing the left hand for the right hand. In the final analysis, the wool still has to be on the sheep.

There are military weapons stored by various ministries on weekdays, and these smuggled goods from profit-seeking merchants are supplemented. .

But this year's situation is very different. In the half a year between the sudden death of the former King Xi and Li Chengzhong's succession, the Wubu Xi started a fierce battle internally in order to fight for the throne. The Jishali Ministry stood out, but one case was the same for the five departments that were all involved—after those months of fighting for the king, seven or seven of the small arms reserves of everyone had been consumed. Eighty-eight.From the side, this is also an important reason why the internal fighting was stopped within half a year. The waist knife is blunt and the quiver is gradually empty. How can this battle continue?

Although the nomads come and go like fire when they fight, their frail social foundation determines that it is difficult for them to withstand a long-term war of attrition. The last time the internal fighting consumed not only the army weapons, moreover the cattle and sheep they depend on for their livelihood, and the infighting among the tribes is nothing compared to the previous autumn looting. Apart from talking about these things as small supplements, the strength of the other three races are all setbacks.The connection between things is like this. When the frustrated three ministries began to replenish the consumed weapons after the fight, they had to adopt a long-term method due to the sharp drop in goods such as cattle and sheep.

In this way, this embargo, which had not seen any signs in advance, was a blow to the two tribes of Shali and Zuosuo, and it was even more fatal to the three tribes in the south—asking all the elders in the tribe, no one had heard of Tang There will be an embargo in this season, the month is completely wrong!

After encountering such a situation in previous years, everyone’s first reaction was to rob, but this easy-to-use method can’t be used now. In previous years, all five robs produced people, even if there were not many people from each family. Cooperation The back is also a powerful army that is not afraid of the Tang Dynasty's frontier troops at all, and as long as they do not go too far, kill less and restrain the scope of looting, Tang Ting, who is also unwilling to fight, will just turn a blind eye to this. Close your eyes, just issue a few more censure edicts afterward—the nomads in the north have to rob them nearby to make up for their hard life. This is an old rule passed down for thousands of years. Inconsiderate?

But it can't be done right now, the five factions have already fought like this, and the two strongest factions are fighting to the death, how can they join forces?Even if they are willing to join forces, who would dare to let Sally and Xi Suo use their own pastures in the three parts of the South at this time?It is only a fool who opens the door and steals.

The coalition failed, and Duomo Gao of the Duomo Department among the three departments insisted on the Dudu Mansion and refused to let go, but what should the other two departments do?It is impossible to fully support Domo Gao.But his two coalition forces' southward raids also didn't work. One of the two forces was backed by Suo Suo and the other was backed by Sally. How could they go?Not to mention that the Youzhou Metropolitan Government's attitude was extremely tough this time, half of the Tiancheng Army had already gone out to set up camp in Jiehe, and it was Crazy Jia himself who commanded the troops.Even Tu Yezhuo had already mobilized his clan, and when he encountered Qiu Luan in previous years, the old fox gave way with his tail between his legs.

Not only can the two departments not be able to leave, even if they can leave under the situation of Tiancheng Army and Longmenxi, it is not easy to grab them. It is useless to send too few people. It is possible that what was snatched has not been consumed much, not to mention that the two films that are not strong in Rao Le are really worried about bearing the anger of the court alone.

The situation is changing again and again, under the interconnection and constraints, even if the tension is so high, at least for now, no one dares to let the horse go south easily.

This way of robbing is not going to work, and the Tang people embargoed it when it shouldn't be embargoed. What's worse is that those merchants who were excited when they encountered an embargo in the past have completely disappeared this time. , seeing that the embargo has been going on for such a long time, except for a few sporadic people who sneaked in to negotiate, none of the acquaintances and big merchants who used to specialize in this industry have been seen.

And even these sneaky merchants with three or two kittens can't do anything, a hundred scimitars, three or two thousand arrow clusters dare to call it a big business, such an idea is not enough to support a small-scale autumn plunder , Rao Le can be used as a fart in the present?

Although Xi Ren, the head of the tribe, gritted his teeth and scolded the merchants for being crazy, he was ruthless as if to cheer himself up: I still don't believe that these bastards with nine surnames who only recognize money in their eyes will not come to the door!But what happened in an extremely weird but real way is that the nine surname merchants seem to have changed their temper overnight, and they really don't make this money!

Seeing that the situation in the grassland is getting tighter day by day, seeing Li Chengzhong, an old guy who doesn't kiss cows and sheep, suddenly abdicating himself to the throne, and seeing that the Shali Department and the Suo Department have begun to march into the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Seeing that the flames of war would burn across the entire grassland in an instant, the Southern Tribes, who were already desperate for the nine-surname Shanghu, had no choice but to grit their teeth and go north to find a way, even though they knew that the Khitans in Songmo were using their inventory to take advantage of the fire. I can only bear with it. Besides, there are Silla goods from Heishui Mohe people. The quality is poor and the price is high. I don’t know what the Shali Department has been doing in the middle. They even made Khitan goods these two days. Not anymore.

The situation is like this, if you want to say that the most difficult life among the three southern departments is the Duomo Department. Since then, the desire for weapons has become more and more intense, and the waist knife and bow are just hard to get. At this time, the foreign trade of the entire tribe was suddenly completely blocked.

Almost overnight, from top to bottom, the Duomo Department suddenly found that neither the Tang Dynasty caravan nor the trading Longmen Xi had disappeared. A few days ago, they were still worrying about not being able to buy ironware, but now they can't buy anything. Needless to say, silk and porcelain, even the pottery and pottery used by ordinary people, especially salt, are gone.

If you want to buy things, you can’t buy them, and you can’t even sell them. It’s the beginning of winter now. Whether it’s from the fact that the livestock are fat and strong, or from the perspective of reducing the pressure on forage in the severe winter and preparing the winter for each family, it’s a good idea. When the livestock is the most critical time, there will be an endless stream of livestock dealers and Longmen Xi people in the Guan at this time of year, but now none of them come.

If the cattle and sheep cannot be sold, how can they buy expensive waist knives, bows and arrows; seeing that the salt, pottery, etc. needed for winter preparations have not been found, and the cattle and sheep that should be sold in the pen are still consuming a lot of money every day. Forage - the fodder for the fall is not for these animals, and Duomo is really anxious from top to bottom.

These are important matters related to every tent of every household, especially when the herdsmen of the Duomo tribe saw that the adjacent Tuxian and Cuoping tribes were trading normally, the anxiety in their hearts was like weeds in late spring Grow like crazy.

What if these merchants had bought enough cattle elsewhere?What if they don't come to Domo again?The pottery, pottery, salt and other things in the house must be replenished. More importantly, if these animals cannot be sold, the pasture saved in autumn will not be enough to eat. For a family of herdsmen, this is almost an unbearable loss.

After being anxious, it was inevitable to ask these merchants why they did not go to the Duomo Department alone, and then news spread that now those merchants with the nine surname Hu who almost monopolize the merchants in the Northland have all moved to Longmen County. I heard that Longmen County settled them well, and the person who did this is the current Rao Le Sima. The former Longmen County Magistrate Tang Cheng was the one who issued the words to ban trade with the Domo Department.

As for why Tang Cheng did this, the reason is very simple - the patriarch Duo Mogao offended him, and now he has sent two thousand soldiers to surround him, so everyone was implicated by the patriarch.

Under the unique social form, the distinction between the upper and lower ranks within each tribe in Rao Le is extremely strict. Since the root lies in the patriarch, ordinary herdsmen dare not say anything, but as each day passes, with the unplanned forage Consumed by large bundles, slight dissatisfaction flourished under the fermentation of anxiety.

Rao Le Dudu Mansion, Terrace.

The weather is getting colder day by day. Standing at the highest point of the unobstructed Dudu Mansion, the wind that hits the face has a bit of strength, but Duo Mogao, who is leaning on the railing, is unaware of it. , his eyes were just condescendingly staring at the two black spots in the distance.

These two black spots are two camps. Following Tang Jun's example, Rao Le's Five Divisions also hold their own flags every time they go out. These two black spots are gray wolves, and flying wolves with wings. The Canglang represents the Suo in the five parts of Rao Le, and the flying wolf is the symbol of the Shali Department.

The Sali Department arrived four days ago, and the Sui Department farther away was only a day behind them, and now the two parties are camped outside the Dudu's Mansion with an interval of forty or fifty miles.

As Domogao had predicted before, although the soil fence outside the Dudu Mansion was really vulnerable, neither of the Shali and Zuo Suo, who were afraid of each other, sent troops to the Dudu Mansion first; The difference is that these two films did not start as he wished.

The snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman benefits. In the past few days, perhaps the three tribal leaders, including Domogao, have been thinking about the same sentence. A calmness worthy of the aftertaste.

Tuxian and Cuoping did indeed send people - 2000 people each. When seeing the "few" 4000 people, Duo Mogao, who had his mouth full of teeth, had no choice but to give up participating in the battle for the king. Sweet dream, now he is thinking about how to sell the Dudu's Mansion, especially the bronze drum in the Dudu's Mansion, for a good price.

He knew that no matter whether it was Shali or Lu Suo, they could not resist the temptation, and the Governor's Mansion might be fine. The bronze drum in the mansion has been passed down for hundreds of years and is the well-deserved number one sacred object among the Rao Le Xi people. It represents the authority of King Xi, and it is also a symbol recognized by Xi people that he is favored by the wolf god.

Compared with the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty, this huge and heavy bronze drum is the real symbol of King Xi, and it has even surpassed the symbolic meaning and become a unparalleled weapon to summon people's hearts.No one who is interested in the throne of King Xi can ignore it!

Li Chengzhong was "robbed" and left, which made Duo Mo Gao furious. When he heard the news, his first reaction was to rush to the governor's mansion to check the bronze drum. Fortunately, the bronze drum was not taken away, otherwise Duo Mo Gao He will definitely personally lead the troops to chase after Tang Cheng and his party.

In the past three days, both Sally and Suo had sent envoys, and there had been more than one round, but they were all too stingy, and no matter which side's bids were far from the level that Domo expected.

Selling a cow and a sheep would cost a third of the profit. If you want to be King Xi, how can you do it without paying a price?Looking at the two small black dots in the distance, Duo Mogao smiled coldly with a hint of pleasure in his heart.

Just at this moment, an old man Xi who was over fifty years old with a gentle face walked over quickly.

Duo Mogao still looked ahead quietly for a while before he said, "What's the matter? Say it."

"The three patriarchs have arrived." The old Xi obviously knew why the three patriarchs came, and also knew that this was what bothered Duo Mogao the most. To avoid getting into trouble, his voice became more and more submissive, " The three patriarchs are below now, do you want to meet?".

And for the matter of cattle, sheep and weapons!Duo Mogao really doesn't want to see these three idiots who only focus on the small interests of their own clan, but he also knows that he really doesn't have the capital to refuse at the moment.

"Bring them up!", while waving his hands irritably, Domo Gao suddenly thought of the root cause of all this, and then he grinned and cursed, "Tang Cheng, I will kill you alive when I free my hand!".

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Tang Cheng, who is so eager to kill and then quickly, has no time to guess people's minds. He is very busy now, very very busy.

In the impression left by Tang Cheng's history reading, he always felt that the ancient nomadic tribes were as self-sufficient as the peasants and people in the Central Plains, and should not be so dependent on the outside world.He also felt the same after he became the magistrate of Longmen County, but he didn't expect that once he entered the state of war, this unproductive Rao Le would be like a beast that woke up with a big appetite and couldn't fill it up.

Against such a background, merchant trade has exerted a power far beyond his expectations. It was also after this personal experience that Tang Chengcai finally understood why the great arms dealers in the United States had such a huge business in later generations. power and global influence.

As the border trade agent of Hebei Road Observation Envoy, he has a huge business network with the largest merchant group in the north, the nine-surnamed Hu, and also has the right to clear and seal the Suoyang Pass. For Rao Le now, he Needless to say, Tang Cheng's influence is beyond words, but as a time traveler who has experienced several years in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, once Tang Cheng realized this, he would have no time to listen to Li Chengzhong's lectures on ancient times.

Now he is like a busy spider, using the caravan in his hand as a thread, he starts to weave the imaginary network bit by bit.

In the past, when he ran to Jinyang to meet Min Qian, and sent Laifu to contact Hu Shitang, the nine surnames, Tang became only himself and Longmen. When doing these things, did he ever think of Rao Le at all?But life is like this, you never know what kind of major impact what you are doing now will have a major impact on your life three, five, or even ten years later, but this impact is real So, the present determines the future, this is the butterfly effect that belongs to life.

"Have all the people selected from your clan to collect information be sent down?".

"They already left with the caravan yesterday." The one who answered was Tu Yesi. At this time, he no longer looked like a wealthy son a year ago. He was sitting behind the desk in Tang Cheng's tent, looking like a clerk. .

Hearing this, Tang Cheng nodded, picked up the list of caravans and manifests that were going to set off today, and looked at them carefully.

Tu Yesi waited quietly until Tang Cheng read the directory and the manifest before he said: "Master Sima, should the Duomo Department relax their hands? The atmosphere on their side has been tight for so many days." It's not right anymore, after all, it's close to us, in case the dog jumps over the wall..."

"One piece at a time, the way of civil and martial arts should be relaxed." Tang Cheng put down the bamboo paper in his hand and pondered for a while, then said: "There are four clans in the Duomo clan, not to mention the clan led by Duomo Gao. Find one of the other three tribes who has the most estranged relationship with him on weekdays, let the caravan go there, and explain to the team leaders that no extra price will be added when doing business with this tribe."

Instigate differentiation!Tu Yesi smiled knowingly, and continued to ask without knowing it: "It is easier to distinguish between tribes, but it is difficult for tribes within this tribe. What if those three tribes fish in troubled waters?" Cuisine?".

"Have you already collected the approximate numbers of the number of people and livestock of the various tribes of the Domo tribe? Since you have the figures, you will be able to use them. Based on these figures, you can determine the corresponding quantity of goods to be supplied and livestock to be purchased, as long as the quantity remains the same. , even if there are fishers in troubled waters this trip, we don’t need to worry about it on the next trip, and the selected clansmen will naturally clear out the fishers.” At this point, Tang Cheng showed a sneer on his face, “Li Zhi People who are as close as father and son can turn against each other, let alone people from the same tribe."

"Yes", after firmly keeping Tang Cheng's words in his heart, Tu Yesi continued to ask: "When do you think the supply of weapons such as waist knives will be released? And what regulations should be used to release them? These few days All the caravan leaders who come in and out of Rao Le will ask this question, and they seem to be waiting impatiently... ".

Just as he was talking about this, Zheng San walked in from the outside and reported that there was a visitor from outside.

guest!After hearing the words, Tang Cheng waved to Tu Yesi and walked out of the tent. He saw Min Su'an, the second steward of the Hebei Road Observation Envoy's Mansion, standing not far in front with a 30-year-old Xiren in Chinese clothes.

Chapter 279 I Don't Know What Master Sima Wants

"It's winter and the wind is cool at this time. If you have any urgent business, it's just a letter. Butler He Laomin has been running against the wind and cold. Come, please come inside!", since the embargo was released that day After the order, Tang Cheng was already mentally prepared for the Min family to send someone, but he didn't know what the origin of this Xi person who followed Min Su'an was?Tang Cheng made a guess, but with an affectionate smile on his face, he moved the two of them in.

"Min Fubo is just an errand man, and he can't be treated so favorably by Lord Sima." Min Su'an replied with a half-smile, biting the "Sima" officer's title loudly, following his eyes Xi Ren who came with him followed Zheng San into Tang Cheng's private tent on the other side, but Qi himself stayed outside the tent.

"What Sima is not Sima? It's just a job vacancy assigned by the court to the prisoners. Steward Min is making fun of me!" Seeing this, Tang Cheng didn't get any money. After two steps forward to Min Su'an's side, the two stood side by side Standing on the grassland that pissed off the world, he said, "Brother Su An, what orders does Master Observer have?".

"Master Sima is no longer an official of the Hebei Province, can my lord's decree be carried out on this grassland?" Min Su'an still had a tone of yin and yang, "How big is the business, how big is the matter, Mr. Tang Stop it, heh! What a heavy official authority!".

Tang Chengcheng knew that Min Suan was an out-and-out villain since the first time we met, and now Rao Le had a lot of things to do, so he didn't care about getting angry with this villain, "What? I'll pass it to Jinyang Did the second steward confiscate the private letter of the emissary?".

"Do you have a letter?" Min Su'an was dubious.

"Mr. Observer and Mr. Min each have one letter. The letter will arrive sooner or later. Can this deceive people?" Tang Cheng sighed and said, "It's my fault that I was too cautious. When I was thinking about the matter and observation, I made my lord deliver the letter." I didn’t dare to take the rush of the frontier army. Although the local post is not so eye-catching, it’s just the speed... Hey! Let’s not talk about it, brother Su An’s fatigue is all the fault of someone, and I will make up for it later, my brother Wan It’s better not to refuse.”

Since Tang Cheng took over the Northland trade from Niu Zude, he first canceled the self-built caravan, which saved a lot of expenses. In addition, he integrated the Raole Grassland and even the entire north through Longmenxi. The source of supply of various ethnic groups indirectly controls the merchant network covering the north. Min Qian's monopoly business has really flourished. Not only did he quickly realize the promise of increasing the profit by [-]% for the day, When the transaction was the largest, the net profit even soared to [-]%. For this reason, Min Qian, the master who never cared about merchants and trade, was amazed. He asked Tang Cheng carefully about his business methods, and when he listened to the reward Tang Cheng's admiration for Tang Cheng's quick-witted mind and long-sleeved dance is beyond words.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the master was rarely angry when he heard that Tang Chengshan had made an advocacy and issued an embargo order. He just asked him to ask—just to ask, since Min Qian had such an attitude, he lost Shang Fang Min Su'an of Baojian actually came here because Tang Cheng couldn't do anything, even if he wanted to tell stories, he had to go back this time.In the final analysis, what he did just now was just a foreshadowing for something that he had obtained benefits for himself with ulterior motives.

"That thing is done!", I have been in contact with Tang Cheng for so many days, although Min Su'an is very fond of the master's respect for him, but he also admits from the bottom of his heart that Tang Cheng keeps his word and is generous I don't know how much better than the previous Niu Zude, that ugly guy even gave a Firefox fur cloak as uncomfortable as a piece of meat.Now that Tang Cheng said that he wanted to "make up for it", Min Su'an, who had achieved his goal, took advantage of the situation and said in a heart-to-heart tone with a wry smile: "Wu Que, you are really reckless this time. Le smoke everywhere is a good time for the military and iron market to soar, why are you embargoed? Tsk tsk, how much do you have to lose in one day, and how much will it be in a month? My master's place... hey, no Having said that, whoever made us have a deep friendship, I am also willing to give up my brother for you."

"We don't say anything between you and me," Tang Cheng reached out and patted Min Su'an's shoulder with a moved face, "My embargo is also for business."

Min Su'an couldn't understand Tang Cheng's words, and said in a daze, "Oh?".

"Brother Min, think about it, what is the most important thing in the arms and iron business?"

"Does it need to be said?" Min Su'an covered his mouth and smiled when he heard the words, the rabbit's demeanor was unmistakable, and there was a bit of Tang Cheng's mystification in his laughter, "There must be wars, and there are wars, and how many blacksmith stoves are not enough for wars. Yes, the bows and arrows are flying all over the sky, what is this, it's all money!".

"Brother Min understands it, but there are differences in the length of this battle. For us, the longer the fight, the better."

"This is true," Min Su'an blinked, "It's just that Rao Le is not under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court...".