Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1453

At some point, the leader of Zhao's Commercial Firm in Qinzhou changed from Zhao Cheng to Zhao Zaiqing.

Zhao Zaiqing is the fourth son of Zhao Cheng. He is 37 years old this year. He is in the prime of life. He is full of ambition and has a deep plan for Zhao's business territory.

Zhao Cheng is already dead, and almost passed away with Kang Fujin, a wealthy businessman in Lingzhou.

Although he has a lot of money, he is still a small person compared with the princes of the Manchu Dynasty.He is dead, and the saint does not quit his pilgrimage for it, or even necessarily knows it.

Zhao Zaiqing was about to leave in the capital pavilion in the southwestern part of Luocheng, when a group of strangely dressed foreigners approached him.

He has seen a lot of Fan people.

As a big businessman who mainly sells products from the Western Regions, Zhao Cheng and his son, who have never seen it before?

Have you ever seen a redhead?I have seen.

Have you seen the blonde one?I have seen.

But these people in front of them obviously have black hair, but this bun is too weird: yin and yang heads, dragging a pig's tail.

"Gaofu Cheng."

"Mr. Gao."

When the officials in the station saw the leader, those who knew him immediately stood up and saluted.

Zhao Zaiqing knew this person, and he also went forward to salute, but he was squeezed behind, a little embarrassed.

Gao Lun, the second grandson of Gao Renhou, the second generation Ba Guogong.

Zhao Zaiqing knew this person because of King Zhao.

Gao Lun's father died early, and he was sent to Longchi Palace in Anyi when he was young, where he studied with the princes and princesses and became classmates for several years.Later, he served as a local county magistrate, and went around the state again. His political performance was lacklustre, and seeing that there was no possibility of promotion, he was transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and did some things within his capacity, such as eating, drinking and having fun with the leaders of Mohe, and traveling around. .

He had no chance of winning the title.

Ba Guogong can give it to Gao Renhou's other sons, or to his eldest grandson, but it will never be his turn.

But Gao Renhou missed his eldest son who died young very much, and decided to make his grandson his heir.It just so happened that his eldest grandson was punished for plundering the women of the people, and lost the chance to be a prince. So the next grandson, Gao Lun, was lucky to become the second generation of Ba Guogong.

"Zhao Silang." Young Master Gao Lun pushed away all the green-robed officials, walked straight to Zhao Zaiqing, and said with a smile, "It's been almost two years since I saw you. Come, sit down and have a drink."

Zhao Zaiqing was flattered and said yes again and again.

"Oh, all the leaders sit down too and serve the food and wine. I'll take care of it today." Gao Lun laughed loudly and said.

Mr. Gao paid the bill, the postman smiled crookedly, and immediately went to the back kitchen to direct.

Of course, Gao Lun didn't have to pay much himself.It is his job to eat and drink with him, and there is a certain amount of reimbursement, and the excess will be spent by himself.

"Mr. Gao, this is..." Zhao Zaiqing asked, looking at the people who were still looking around after sitting down.

The post stations of Guochao are the same as those of the former Tang Dynasty, and they are divided into levels.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Huazhou Pude Station was extremely well-regulated, and it was called "the armor of post booths".

Luoyang was the capital of the country, and Duting Station and Jirun Station were located in the southwest of Luoyang and in the east of the city. They were also large-scale hub-type stations.On the other side of Taiyuan Mansion, the post station rebuilt from Jin Wang Mansion is also a regional hub with a large scale.

Dutingyi has hundreds of acres of post fields and dozens of pavilions and buildings, which can accommodate four to five hundred people at the same time.The decoration is also very elegant, and because it is located in the suburbs of Beijing, there is no need to worry about passenger flow.

Therefore, for such a post station, the imperial court only gave the post general a 15-year contract period, and he was replaced after 15 years. The post general was born in the Tianxiong Army. It is simply impossible to get this golden hen.

These Mohe people have been in the Central Plains for a long time, and they know that this is a post station.Looking around at this time, he was probably also shocked by its scale.

How is it compared to the crude dog sledge station in Bohai?That is of course not comparable.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs inspected the tribes of Lu, Xian, Mu, Ji and other prefectures, and selected their leaders or sons and nephews to go to Beijing. In fact, it's not a big deal, just wandering around." Gao Lun said indifferently: "After Zhengdan, we will go to Beijing. Send them back to Liaodong."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Zaiqing asked.

Let people eat, drink, and play for free. The court's money is not so rich, right?

"Haha, let them open their eyes." Gao Lun said with a smile: "Don't sit at home and be arrogant, thinking that if you have a few hundred pigs, you will be rich."

Zhao Zaiqing laughed silently.

Gao Lun was a little out of touch and looked down on these natives.Perhaps, the sage did too well, making them a little too arrogant.But maybe it's not a bad thing. Great Xia's national strength is booming, and it's normal to have some confidence and even a little arrogance, as long as it's not too arrogant.

"After making such a round, what do the chiefs think?" The postmen had already started serving dishes, and Zhao Zaiqing watched carefully, and found that the chiefs of Mohe had a special liking for food such as steamed cakes, dumplings, soup cakes, etc. Meat with various seasonings is also very popular.Looking at their feet again, each of them had a bundle, which was bulging inside, and they didn't know what it contained.

"The prosperity of the Central Plains dazzles them." Gao Lun was polite, poured a bowl of wine for Zhao Zaiqing, and said, "Yesterday, someone asked me how much it would cost to buy a house in Luoyang? Is five hundred pigs enough? If not enough, he can add ten more horses."

Now even Zhao Zaiqing laughed.

Pigs can't be sold for a high price in the Central Plains, and ten horses are not worth much. These things are definitely not enough, and there may be no one who is willing to sell them.

Those who live in Zhufang in Luoyang today are basically the first generation, and they are not short of money.If you really want to sell a house, you have to wait until at least the second or third generation to see if any unworthy descendants are eager to raise money and sell the house.

"I told them that Luoyang was originally in ruins. The city was rebuilt by a sage, and the court held a lot of houses. Even, there are still some blocks that have not been cleared up to now, and there is still room for building houses. Want to The house in Luoyang is in exchange for your life." Gao Lun also poured himself a bowl of wine, and after taking a sip, he praised: "Heyang's Shuofang raw roast is actually stronger than Lingxia's, not bad."

The postman brought up another large pot of venison.

From the looks of it, it should be from Liaodong.After pickling, it was hard to dry in the sun, and it was shipped back. Before the Yellow River was frozen, it was shipped to Luoyang.

Zhao Zaiqing observed carefully and found that the Mohetou people lacked interest at first, obviously not very interested in venison.But after tasting a few mouthfuls, I found it delicious, and I immediately started to eat it.

Zhao Zaiqing secretly laughed twice.

The same ingredients are better than yours, and they are more refined than yours. They should feel the difference.

Gao Lun also looked back, and said with a smile: "I heard that the sage gathered all kinds of heroes at the bank of Meituo Lake. As a last resort, he ate raw dried rabbits, raw deer tongue and other foods, haha. Thinking about it, I feel—— Stimulate!"

Zhao Zaiqing laughed dryly.He didn't dare to make up the saint, but after hearing about it, he also respected the saint.The sage condescends so much not for the sake of befriending those savages, but for the sake of the world after all.

"Mr. Gao just mentioned the matter of Luoyang's houses. People in Mohetou have families, businesses and slaves. I'm afraid they are not willing to work hard?" Zhao Zaiqing didn't want to touch dangerous questions anymore, so he asked other questions.

"Oh." Gao Lun put down his wine bowl and said, "I told them that they don't necessarily have to do their own desperation, and someone else can do it for them."

"What did they say?" Zhao Zaiqing asked.

"Some people are relatively simple and think that this is not enough. You can fight for what you want." Gao Lun said: "Someone is moved and understands what I mean."

Zhao Zaiqing nodded silently.

He probably knew what the court thought.Divide and disintegrate, win over leaders, can win one is one, can consume one batch is one batch.After they have weakened to a certain extent, slowly annex them.

Didn't the Lingxia Dangxiang back then slowly disappear like this?Just repeat the old trick.

But this kind of trick is really hard to break, because he directly pointed at the weakness of people's hearts.If you were the leader of the Mohe clan, if you had the opportunity to exchange the blood of your clan's children for your family's wealth, would you be willing?Some people may not want to, but there must be others who are willing.

In this way, some people stood on the side of the court and formed an opposition to those who were relatively simple.If it is managed well, the former will gradually increase and the latter will gradually decrease. Over time, the ministries of Mohe will disappear.

"Master Wang is attacking Hunan, so maybe he can recruit Mohe Township Yong to go south." Zhao Zaiqing said: "The sooner we attack Ma Yin, the world will be more stable."

"Ma Yin? He's about to die." Gao Lun sneered, and said, "I just heard that Ma Yin had sent envoys to King Qin's camp to beg for surrender. He must have found that he was powerless, so he sent someone to negotiate terms. "

"He still wants to negotiate terms?" Zhao Zaiqing asked in surprise.

"Some people have this kind of virtue." Gao Lun said: "On the surface, Ma Yin still sits in the five prefectures of Tan, Chen, Yong, Heng, and Shao, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he can still fight. The sword did not reach the neck. How could it be possible to subdue with sincerity when you were on the stage? Fighting and talking, talking about fighting and fighting is what it should be."

"If Ma Yin is smarter, this will be a good opportunity to surrender." Zhao Zaiqing sighed, and said: "With the five states in hand, if they surrender at this time, the conditions should not be too bad. No way, no way!"

"Don't talk about Ma Yin." Gao Lun said, "You came to Beijing this time to do business again?"

"I bought a batch of goods brought by Hu merchants from the Western Regions, and made an agreement with a few big men in Nanshi to sell them, and then took a batch of brocades and sold them in Qingtang City." Zhao Zaiqing didn't hide anything, he just People who do this business know his ways very well.

"I'll show you a new path." Gao Lun said suddenly.

"I also ask Gao Gong to enlighten me." Zhao Zaiqing cheered up and said.

"The envoys who visited Khotan have returned. The king of Khotan accepted the canonization of the imperial court and sent an envoy to return." Gao Lun said: "If the Daqi Road is repaired, the trade route will be opened. Donghe jade in Khotan is very important. It’s famous, but it’s worthless in the local area, and the Guiyi Army once exchanged [-] bolts of silk for [-] catties of jade, how much profit do you think it made?”

The Kingdom of Khotan did indeed send envoys to pay a return visit this time, and they acted boldly and with great sincerity.The mission brought a thousand horses, five hundred camels, more than five hundred jade regiments, five hundred catties of amber, forty catties of nacre sand, eight branches of coral, one thousand horses of brown hair, jade belts, jade saddles, and some frankincense, as tributes to the imperial court.

The successful canonization of King Khotan also marked a dramatic change in the political situation in the Western Regions.The conditions for the Western Expedition were met step by step.

"What Gao Gong said is very suitable for me." Zhao Zaiqing raised his wine bowl and said, "If things come to fruition in the future, I will thank you with generous gifts."

"Small things." Gao Lun waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "I don't like money, I just like to watch the excitement."

Zhao Zaiqing laughed.

This pie makes people speechless.But he is sensible, people don't need it, but you can't say no.

The Kingdom of Khotan—he mused over his wine bowl, since the sage was going to march westward, maybe he could make a fuss about it and try to get ahead.

As a businessman, as long as you have enough interests, you can do anything, even including sending you supplies from the ends of the earth.

(End of this chapter)