wait for another year

"Everything is ready," Zhao Xu sighed coolly, "only money is missing."

Xuanyuan Hui sat back again and lamented: "The poor and lowly couples mourn for everything..."

"Lack of money, the prince is ready to give up?" Zhao Xu joked.

Xuanyuan Hui stretched out his hand and tugged at his sleeve, "When I go back, I will revise the book and entrust a loyal and reliable bodyguard to send it to Huihe Royal Court. It's also a test to see how far they can go."

"The mother and concubine are Khan's own sister. I think, even if they don't help, at least they won't collude with the Deng party, right?"

Xuanyuan frowned, "You have to know that even if you are a barbarian, the royal family doesn't have much kinship. In my opinion, if you want Huihe to help us, it's better to lure him to profit than to understand the meaning and move him with affection." It worked out."

"So, let's talk about this piece of land, what does the prince plan to exchange?"

Xuanyuan Hui thought for a while, then said with a shy smile, "Is there any good stuff at Wangfei's place?"

Zhao Xu made a gesture to hit him, "I have never seen such a brazen person." (Huh?)

Xuanyuan Hui dodged, "Okay, let's stop making trouble. Since the fall of the Turks, the tribes of Tie Le, headed by Huihe, have never invaded the frontier. Since Princess Shuhui, more than a dozen clan daughters have married far away, and several Huihe princesses have married. On the surface, it seems that Huihe and my Xuanyuan family have long been good friends, and the relationship will last forever. But I think that their friendship is only with the Central Plains court. As for who will be the emperor, is it the Xuanyuan family or the Deng family? It doesn't matter to them at all."

"My lord can think of this level, at this age, it's not easy." Zhao Xu said sincerely.

Xuanyuan Hui raised his eyebrows proudly, "It's rare to hear a good word from you. Because of the relationship between my mother and concubine, I have been very concerned about the matter of returning to Hehe since I was a child. Although I said it harshly just now, there is a little benefit, then It’s just that the Huihe people are very loyal. If we can make an alliance with them first, no matter how high the price Deng Xiang and the others offer, they will not easily break the promise.”

"Oh?" Zhao Xu was thoughtful, "The one who made a covenant with them earlier was..."

"In the 20th year of Taiping, the Huihe Guli Department unified Tiele, and Renzong ordered the prince Xuanyuan Maoxin and the prince Shao Fu Qinpei to go to Huihe, and there was an alliance of wealth and wealth. In the 25th year, Renzong Zen was located in the prince, and the Huihe mission went to Beijing to pay tribute and officially became a minister. .” Xuanyuan Hui recited it backwards.

"The Huihe people's livelihood depends on the fur of cattle and sheep?"

As soon as Xuanyuan Hui nodded, he saw Zhao Xu's long and narrow eyes first opened and then slowly narrowed, like a fox who knows how to do it.

"There is."

Although he knew that what he thought of must be a clever plan, Xuanyuan Hui couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Should I ask the imperial doctor to check the pulse? See if it's a man or a woman?"

Zhao Xu spat at him and said seriously, "Horse!"

"Horse?" Xuanyuan Hui didn't turn the corner, "Huihe horse is indeed a divine steed..."

Zhao Xu interrupted him, "Although the fur of cattle and sheep is good, it is not a rare thing after all. If it is exchanged for silk from the Central Plains, I am afraid that it will not make much money in the end. But what about horses?"

Xuanyuan Hui was taken aback for a moment, then hugged Zhao Xu, unable to speak, "Besides, we will have horses in the future! At least, it won't be cheap for Deng Dang!"

His strength was too strong, Zhao Xu felt as if he was strangled almost to death, "My lord, you are murdering your own husband!"

Xuanyuan Hui let go of him, "I'll write a book for Khan when I get back and make an alliance with him. You go back and figure out how many horses we need and how much we buy every year. They will be willing to do this business."

There have been a lot of troubles lately, just this news that hasn't been heard yet makes Xuanyuan Hui very happy.

Zhao Xu sighed inwardly, took a teacup from the side and filled it up, and handed it to Xuanyuan Hui, "Suzhou is hot and dry, use more tea."

Xuanyuan Hui took his hand and drank it all in one gulp, and said again: "If we can open up business channels, we can do business with the Western Regions and get Anxi Steel, your Ou Xuan..."

"Ou Xuan and I are the prince's subjects." Zhao Xu said helplessly.

Xuanyuan smiled, "As for winning over big and small officials, buying people's hearts, and searching for clues, Nineteen Lang is a good hand, so I won't ask any more questions."

"Shen Mi is special. After he comes back, I think it's better for the prince to meet him in person."

Xuanyuan Hui nodded, "I can save it, alas... you need money everywhere to manage the business and make friends with Huihe. It's hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice, so I have to wrong you again."

Zhao Xu pursed her lips, "It's okay for my shop and Zhuangzi to support one person, but it's just a dream to support a state and an army. We have to think of other ways and do some other business."

The sky was full of yellow sand, under the scorching sun, the two of them sat together thinking hard, it was indescribably funny.

Xuanyuan Hui couldn't help laughing out loud, "The other princes are all delicacies, spending their days drinking and drinking; other princes and concubines are busy dressing up and fighting each other every day. Unlike you and me, now we have to make a living. Worry, what a miserable word."

Zhao Xu followed suit with a smile, "Let's figure out the matter of money slowly. My lord, why don't we just go on and get to know the trifoliate thorn?"

"The concubine invites you, do you dare not obey?"

Zhizhi was placed in an inconspicuous house, when the two of them arrived, only Baihu was waiting outside.

"Where is Master Zhizhi?" Zhao Xu frowned.

Bai Hu respectfully said: "Returning to Young Master, Lord Zhiji was seriously injured before, and needs to sleep for ten hours every day, and he hasn't woken up yet."

"Ten hours? Doesn't that mean you only wake up for two hours a day?" Xuanyuan Hui thought he heard it wrong, but Zhao Xu was also surprised.

Baihu scratched his head, "This subordinate also found it unbelievable when he heard it, but when he was on his way earlier, he really only woke up at Haishi and Zishi every day..."

Zhao Xu laughed, "Fortunately, he is from the Lijing family. If we have important matters to find him in the future, we will have to spend the night, so we don't have to worry about someone watching him."

Xuanyuan Hui looked at the sun with some disappointment, and said to Baihu: "If this is the case in time, you will take care of me. If you want any medicinal materials, just go to the mansion and ask the person in charge."

"By the way, is Baizhi going well in Chang'an?" Baihu handed over a few account books, and Zhao Xu asked casually while looking at ten lines.

"Everything is going well, he is buying in the people's market according to the young master's instructions."

Zhao Xu nodded, "Okay, tell him, buy a few more beautiful girls in the age of cardamom, and send them after rough adjustment and teaching."

"Yes."

"Why, the concubine is impatient?" Xuanyuan Hui looked at a picture of a lady hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back, looking a little elegant.

Zhao Xu curled her lips into a smile, "Where do I have the guts? These girls are all prepared to serve Mr. Zhizhi."

The author has something to say: In fact, this exchange of horses with Huihe was also a practice in the Tang Dynasty, especially after the Anshi Rebellion, Huihe sent out cavalry to help the Tang royal family suppress the rebellion, but the problem was due to diplomatic, political, and gratitude issues. The number of horses has always been very large and far away. Exceeding the need will bring a certain amount of financial pressure in the later stage. This is probably the historical background.