Tang Dynasty good man

Chapter [-] Economic Blockade

Lan Ling was about to leave, when I asked about Dugu Fu, he smiled and said, "Same as you, but better looking than you. I haven't seen him for more than three years, and the brat didn't say he came to see me, so he has no conscience. "

"Huh? You two have known each other for a long time?" It's been more than three years. I haven't come here yet. Who knows what happened.No wonder, when I saw that kid, I thought he was not a good guy, man, what's the point of being so flamboyant?Now I don't shoot action movies, it's a waste of material.

"Of course it's an old acquaintance, much earlier than I met you." Lan Ling smiled and tugged at his sleeve, stretched out his leg and kicked me, "Don't look at me with your eyes, I don't owe you anything, brat."

"I don't like to hear that, you brat? How small?" Not innocent, absolutely not innocent. "It's boring, it makes people sad, hurry up, hurry up, you'll be upset. I'll torture you someday when I'm free, and see how many guys you know who look better than me."

"Well, you have to push hard, it's quite a lot." Lan Ling held back a smile and pushed me to sit down, "What are you thinking? Do you really care about me? You can care about my relatives' walking around. Go!"

"Relatives?" The Dugu family's relatives are the Li family?Suddenly remembered something, I seldom gossip with others, who is with whom, there are many royal relatives in Chang'an, I only vaguely heard them discussing about a man named Dugu, who was doing well, and the junior was just walking around with other families. "What is Dugu?"

"You don't know anything, just talk nonsense, en!" Lan Ling smiled and stretched out his hand to bluff, "My nephew! The eldest son of my sister, Princess Ankang. It's okay, there's no time to argue with you, and I'm still doing business .” He came over and rubbed against my face, then turned and ran away.

I'm ignorant, Princess Ankang's eldest son, so big?But think about it, if you count by the age of Lan Ling's marriage.If there are children, they should be more than ten years old at this age, not to mention my sister.In this way, Liang Jianfang took advantage of the boss yesterday, and at least verbally pretended to be an old son-in-law once. He really dared to curse, and it was passed to Princess Ankang's ears, and I don't know what the effect was.But that's how it was in the barracks, everyone verbally interjected a lot.Not surprising.Very good, in terms of seniority, that handsome Dugu would have to call me uncle, it's a big deal, I'll recognize this cheap nephew.

Sure enough, at the court meeting the next day, Liang Jianfang presented the secret performance, and no one knew what he was selling.Anyway, it is related to military affairs, the fewer people who know about it, the better.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty didn't know what kind of tricks this old bastard was playing. Anyway, everyone was used to it.

"What an old thief. Very thief." Lan Ling looked good when he came over in the afternoon, and he spoke much more relaxedly. "Today, there is a matter of discussing the termination of business, and the Holy One will not allow it first, ha ha."

"That's right. I didn't think about it when I said it at the time. Of course it's not allowed." Of course, the next court will discuss such a big matter.In the early Tang Dynasty, the commercial road between Tubo and the Tang Empire was restricted by geography, and the mountain roads were difficult and dangerous, so it was difficult for the government to control the types of goods.Many strategic materials were smuggled into Tubo by businessmen to make huge profits, but it was difficult for the government to make profits from the trade between Tang and Tubo.As early as the Zhenguan period, some important ministers proposed to cut off the commercial road between Tang and Tubo. For this reason, Tubo sent envoys to negotiate peace and offered a series of preferential conditions to Tang Dynasty, and Songtsen Gampo, a cheap son-in-law, even made a With an unprecedented low profile, Tubo nominally became a vassal state of the Tang Empire.

The merchants of the Tang Empire received high courtesy in Tubo. Even if the military friction between the two countries continued to escalate, it would never affect the exchanges between merchants.For the safety and benefit of foreign businessmen.Tubo has always been very thoughtful about these two points.As long as foreign businessmen enter the territory of Tubo, the Tubo government will escort them.Guarantee the fairness in the transaction and fully safeguard the interests of foreign businessmen.

Now the inner government is playing with this idea, using the vast human and material resources, and using Tubo to work hard to maintain the psychology of trade, and gradually form a dominance in the Tang-Tu trade. Now not only toilet water, diversified trade has gradually taken shape, A monopoly situation has been formed on a variety of commodities.While monopolizing commodities, multi-level trade channels have taken shape, and there is a tendency to become a market tyrant. It is only a matter of making the Tang country's pack horse team pay tolls when they pass by.In the long run, such an approach would be extremely harmful, but in wartime, it could play a role in controlling the whole country. You don’t need to consult with the imperial court to discuss the matter of restricting the trade of sensitive commodities between the two countries. You can directly consult with Lanling. The president and shareholder of Datang Royal Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. was very scared.Offending Lanling, there is nothing else to say, but it's business, so don't do it for the time being, so as not to file for bankruptcy in the future.

"The wine shop will be opened as soon as it is opened, and all of it will be invested and built by the inner mansion. It must be firmly controlled by the royal family, lest unscrupulous traders make wrong ideas at the beginning, and people in the country will follow suit in panic, which is bad. The effectiveness of the Prohibition Law." If there is any Forbes rich list now, Li Zhi will definitely be the number one, and it will definitely be Lanling. Compared with the public, it is not a name, so there is no need to lose this person.Lanling was already generous, but in the past six months, the wages of the paper-making workshop have been raised twice, which made me want to work part-time. "What are you looking at me for? Wrong?"

"No, I dare not," I stretched my waist, lay down again, and signaled the wind direction of Lanling fan to blow towards me, "Of course you are, you are right too! But there is a question I have always wanted to ask you, How much money do you have now?"

"You care? What's your idea?" Lan Ling gave me a white look, with the expression of a successful lady treating a Filipino maid, "Does it have anything to do with you?"

"Ask, can't I ask? I'm thinking, should I invest some shares in you? Looking at the posture of the inner government, it plans to monopolize all international trade except domestic. Now it's just targeting Tubo. In a few years If the business model and experience of Tubo are gradually extended to other countries, other caravans will have no way out. If I don't establish a cooperative relationship with you in advance, there will be no hope for the Wang family to make any cross-border investment in the future. "How were trusts formed?The product of government-business collusion.Now it is not as simple as collusion between government and businessmen, it is simply the privileged class dominating one side, and Lan Ling is just a blindfold, as for the person behind the scenes, I don't know how to describe it. "You are amazing. Earlier, the inner government couldn't even afford the activities of a foreigner. In a blink of an eye. Just look at how loud you are now. The business of the Tubo country has been fully covered by your family. We small people want to find a way to survive. Who do you ask if you don't?"

"It's weird what you said. I was a businessman earlier. Just when I knew you, I have said a lot about this and that. Now you are doing what you say, and you are unwilling. I am optimistic. It is beneficial to the country. People's affairs, and they don't compete with the people for their interests. The people in the country are not affected at all, and they earn money from outsiders. Of course, illegal caravans are not considered, and they themselves are not considered good people." Lan Ling said lightly. I just denied the caravan, but I'm not used to being inconsistent in front of me, so I smiled fakely. "Do you know how much money the inner government took out during the last two disaster relief efforts this year? Do you know how much supplies Nanzhao spent last time? I know..."

"I know, of course I know." How could I not know that Lanling was a wealthy patriot who ran up and down during the disaster relief.Seeing that his money was spent wisely, he was of course elated. "However, do you know that you are a little different from before? What I'm talking about is your mentality. You are so beautiful. I didn't say that you are more beautiful than before!"

Lan Ling was silent for a moment, then frowned, "Is there?"

"You touched your conscience and said it yourself, and you still ask me, don't you dare to admit it?"

"What's the use of admitting it? It's all like this. You taught me to be bad, and it hurts people." Lan Ling sat down in front of me with a stern face, "Tell me. Is it good or bad to change? What do you think? I also feel that I am It’s different from before, I’m sorry to say it, I secretly counted my family’s income in recent years last night, I’ve never worried about these things before.”

"It's not good, but at least it's not a bad thing, at least it's not a bad thing now." Lan Ling said that his expression when he secretly settled accounts was very interesting, his eyes were half-closed, and his face was flushed.It's like doing something bad.Whispered to admit his mistake. "Accounting is progress. Knowing how much you have earned, how much you have spent, and how much money you have left, this is the life of a normal person. Finally knowing how hard it is to make money, this is what you have spent your thoughts and labor on. Of course, you have to be cautious when using the money you get. Like you used to, you have money, but you don’t know where the money comes from. It’s either for the imperial court, or it’s produced on your own farm, or it’s dependent on you. The filial piety of those people, but I still despise businessmen in a serious manner. If you are not in charge of a family, you don’t know how expensive it is. It’s better now, at least the inner mansion no longer relies on the imperial court for support. I saw you there when I went to Xingqing Palace last time I’m happy to see the project started.” Although the national treasury has become richer than before in recent years, infrastructure construction and military use in the surrounding area are a big expense. Since the construction of the Xingqing Palace, many constructions have not been completed. It was stopped, and unfinished projects continued one after another. Now some places have begun to rebuild. Although the momentum is not huge, it seems to be at ease. The emperor used his own private money to build his own house, and the commander is no longer afraid of death. To mutter, is it okay?

"It's not as evil as you said. What kind of project is started? The inner mansion is also built in a sneaky way." Lan Ling smiled happily, "The royal family shouldn't have their own money. The emperor's money is the country's money. That is to say. So the inner government took advantage of this time to start the garden, and it is not justified, even if they did not reach out to ask the household department for money, everyone went there with eyes closed, you can see it at ease, but the royal family is not at ease."

"The emperor's money is the country's money, and in turn, the country's money is the emperor's money?" What kind of logic is this? It sounds awkward, but it sounds like a family of soldiers and bandits.

"The reason is this. The wise king and the stupid king are right and wrong. The emperor also said so, but the matter of governing the country is not that simple. Emperor Sui Yang can be called a wise king. What will happen?" Speaking of this, Lan Ling He waved his hand, "What are you talking about? It shouldn't be something we should discuss. The military newspapers are frequent these days, and you have sent so many here, and you don't even say to take a good look. You are still in the Imperial Army." people."

"If you don't talk about it, don't talk about it. What's the matter with the forbidden army?" What can I do if the front is fighting and the back is in a hurry?Mr. Cheng and the Turks had already exchanged fire, and the news was delayed by half a month. By the time the military newspaper came back, it would have been far away.Su Dingfang's military report just came, and the backside was impatient, and the Tubo people in the front probably rushed to the middle of Tuyuhun. Yes, the military report came in the morning, and Jiannan Shang also started, it was very lively."

"Nanzhao and Jiannan have been planning for a long time. Tubo wants to take advantage of the emptiness of our troops in the north. Hehe, he has to make a good deal." Before Lanling left the sand table, he began to deduce alone. I will not accompany She, after being hit by a hidden weapon during the sand table deduction of the military department, I developed a fear of the sand table, and I would not stick my hands if I could. "As long as you can resist Tuyuhun without losing, Jiannan Shang will definitely kill you. Tubo has been encroaching on our territory in Jiannan for many years..."

"Elimination is encroachment. Even if it is not easy to hold on to it, there is nothing we can do. The key is to destroy it internally. When there is no food in a few years, do you think he will still be encroaching?" Great powers wrestled, The performance on the battlefield is one aspect, but most of the time the competition is still the comprehensive national strength, "You can just waste food, there are so many barley in Tubo. It's enough for you to waste a while."

"I came here today for such a matter," Lan Ling smiled and Mimi returned to me, "Didn't you just say that you want to get a role in the inner mansion? There is a role for you, you can think about it yourself."

"Oh? Tell me, let's see if I dare." Lan Ling's words reminded me of Grandma Wolf.But to be honest, she is much prettier than Grandma Wolf.

"It's still your house, oh, the signboard of the Chen family. Let's come together from the wine workshop over there. There must be a lot of savings, and I used it to make toilet water by the way? What do you think?"

"Oh, let me think about it." It's a good suggestion, yes, you can think about it. "I'm a sole proprietor? I buy wine from your winery, and you buy toilet water from me. You don't owe me anything. If you want to do this, it's easy to say, if you're a partner. You know, the Chen family is a businessman, and the fourth child is too shrewd. It's good for both of us if you let go of your identity and do business."

"Yes," Lan Ling nodded and agreed, "I won't interfere with you, but there is one condition, the price..."

"Come less. It's still the original price!" They are neighbors with Tubo.Neifu glazing freight has saved a lot of money, and the branch factory opened there.Lanling will definitely have to rub my oil on the wine, and in addition to keeping the secret recipe secret, all the medicinal materials have to be ground into powder in Chang'an and sent back. Her cost has been reduced a lot, but I have no idea Added, "No way! Add [-]% to the original price!"

"Why don't you become a thieves?" Lan Ling slapped me angrily, "Don't even think about adding [-]%! I won't tell you, you just set up a workshop, and I'll talk to your sister-in-law about the price. I have nothing to say." Contemptuously cast a look at me, "It's not that I looked down on merchants, it's because you're among the merchants that people look down on you. Read your military newspaper carefully, the old thief Liang will definitely call you for a meeting tomorrow, and I'll be there right away. Say hello to the fourth child. You don't need to go, just stay at home."

"Every other, each other, come from behind, don't talk about me." A profiteer, honestly, a person would commit adultery as soon as he started a business, why did I miss it?Lan Ling's brain is better than the average person's, so to be honest is really flattering her.But it’s good, at least I know that I discussed it with me, and it has changed obviously. It’s not like the past that always talks about the rise and fall of the country and the righteousness of the nation to suppress others, at least it looks like it has equal trade with me. "A discussion is a discussion, and I won't interfere, but don't let the fourth child be afraid of you. Her little girl has shallow thoughts, and you know it well."

"Don't worry, I'm still as shameless as you." Lan Ling waved his hand and left.

Let the fourth child let go to do it. What kind of coordination method is there? The two families have no experience. There must be a running-in period to explore each other.As for who to send to manage things, the fourth child knows better than me, and I have no right to speak at all.Thinking of this, he randomly pulled out a copy of the military newspaper and read it.

Sure enough, the next day there was a call from Zuo Wuwei. The old scumbag Liang looked very good. It seemed that the memorial he presented had achieved good results. Seeing that his subordinates were all smiling, they greeted a debate as soon as they came. There are some seasonal fruits on the table in the hall, and each person takes one to eat first, and it is impossible not to eat.

"Brother Wang is looking good today." Dugu came back and cupped his hands, "You have already talked about yesterday..." He pointed his eyes at Liang Jianfang, "General Liang is in a good mood."

"It's always like this?" I took a bite of a pear and asked in a low voice, "A pear after beating and scolding?"

"It's all the same, I'll get used to it after a while." Dugufu smiled, "Our general looks like a rough man, but he still has methods. After all, he is a person who followed Emperor Taizong to fight the country. He has strict military discipline, clear rewards and punishments, and the morale of the army All strong."

Then you have to be careful, I am used to being loose, and it is easy to challenge discipline. "I didn't see any military report today. I was called up to do something. I was surprised."

"It must be a few words of reassurance. People were panicked yesterday, and today I will be relieved. When Brother Wang looks good, I must praise my younger brother first." Dugufu winked at me, with a strange smile on his face.

"Oh? What about me?" This person is good, he can deal with people, and he can start a casual chat with just a few words. "How can I say that my rank is higher than yours?"

"Hey, it has nothing to do with official rank," Dugu smiled disgustedly, and posted it over and said softly, "You forgot yesterday? Marshal Liang wanted my mother in public, hey, haha..."

"Understood!" I nodded with a lewd smile, this nephew is interesting, we can visit him often in the future.