Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Wang Xuanzhi's anxiety didn't last long, but within a few days, a caravan fully loaded with goods appeared outside Yingzhou City.

Wang Xuanzhi saw Pang Ju in the caravan, and quickly ordered his men to open the city gate to welcome the caravan in.

Wang Xuanzhi asked Pang Ju, "Pang Jun, where did these caravans come from?"

While speaking, Wang Xuanzhi showed greedy eyes.

Pang Ju is really my lucky star!
The more Wang Xuanzhi looked at Pang Ju, the more pleasing he was.

Pang Ju leaned into Wang Xuanzhi's ear and said, "Commander, this is a caravan from the Bohai Kingdom."

Bohai country!
Wang Xuanzhi looked at the weird outfits of the caravan members and suddenly realized.

The country of Bohai is a prosperous country in the east of the sea. There used to be many merchant ships in Pinglu Town trading with Bohai.

However, as An Lushan gradually showed his rebellious intentions and repeatedly blackmailed the merchants of the Bohai Kingdom, the merchant ships of the Bohai Kingdom disappeared.

Before An Lushan raised his troops, he also had the idea of ​​Bohai Kingdom.

However, Bohai State is separated from the three towns by a snow field, and if you go north by boat, you will also encounter a frozen sea, so Bohai State escaped a catastrophe.

If he hadn't seen the caravan with his own eyes today, Wang Xuanzhi would have almost forgotten that there was such a prosperous commercial country to the north of him.

Wang Xuanzhi immediately pulled Pang Ju and said, "Pang Jun, how did you contact these Bohai businessmen? How did they come so quickly?"

At this time, Pang Ju said the words he had prepared a long time ago: "Commander, in fact, in Silla, there has always been a caravan from Balhae."

Wang Xuanzhi suddenly realized that Silla was very close to Pinglu Town, and it was a loyal vassal state of Datang, and even called itself Datang Silla to the outside world.

Silla is entrenched on the peninsula and has trade relations with the northern Balhae state, which is also very normal.

Before the An Lushan Rebellion, the three towns of Hedong had a good relationship with Silla, and they often joined forces with Silla to attack Turks, Xianbei, Khitan and other northern Hu people.

However, since the An Lushan rebellion, Silla and the three towns of Hedong have been cut off.

However, Silla is not far from Yingzhou City. How did Pang Ju attract Bohai merchants from Silla?

Pang Ju said: "The trade between Xinluo and Balhae is mainly to purchase grain and furs in Xinluo, and transport them to Datang for sale."

"Actually, Jieshuai doesn't know something. The barbarians in the north have a lot of contacts with merchants in Balhae Silla. Otherwise, who would they sell their furs to?"

"When Xiaguan was guarding the northern border, he happened to know a caravan from the Bohai Kingdom. This time he went out of the city and found their market, so he invited them here under the guise of Jieshuai."

Wang Xuanzhi was overjoyed, and quickly asked: "But now Yingzhou has nothing to trade with the people of Bohai. Otherwise, killing these merchants today will solve my urgent need!"

It really is a group of bandits!

Pang Ju secretly complained in his heart that it is normal for An Lushan's generals to be unpopular in the Central Plains. These guys have always known to fight and kill, or continue to rob, and have no business ideas at all.

Pang Ju couldn't let Wang Xuanzhi kill these Bohai merchants pretending to be, he said: "If the commander-in-chief just wants to pass the winter, then kill these Bohai merchants, but what will happen in the next spring, is the commander-in-chief prepared? "

Wang Xuanzhi realized that he had said something wrong, he quickly smiled and said: "It was just a joke, but now that the army is short of charcoal and money, can these businessmen obediently help me?"

Pang Ju said: "Of course, this Bohai businessman is here to invest!"

"invest?"

Wang Xuanzhi looked at Pang Ju suspiciously, not understanding what investment meant.

Pang Ju said: "Does the commander know the story of Lu Buwei?"

Wang Xuanzhi is a rough man, and in the three towns under the command of An Lushan, there has never been an atmosphere for studying.

He shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Pang Ju gasped and asked: "This Lu Buwei is a businessman in the Warring States period. He invested in a foreigner who was a hostage in Zhao State and helped him become the king of Qin State, and Lu Buwei became the king of Qin State because of this." Mutually."

Pang Ju said: "The so-called investment is to lend a helping hand when the other party is down and down, and wait for more returns in the future."

Although Wang Xuanzhi is a big bastard, being able to plan two coups also shows that he is a smart person.

He quickly understood what Pang Ju meant: "What does Mr. Pang mean, this time the Bohai merchants are here to invest in me?"

Finally it made sense, Pang Ju said with a smile: "Exactly."

Wang Xuanzhi asked: "Then the Bohai businessman wants to be the long history of my Jiedu envoy's mansion? That's not good. How can I let the Bohai people do the official position in Pinglu Town!"

Pang Ju said: "Bohai people don't want to be officials. They are businessmen. Naturally, they want to do business in Pinglu Town."

Pang Ju persuaded: "Commander, you are sitting in Pinglu Town, and the people of Bohai State want to do business in Pinglu Town."

So, if you just want to come to Pinglu Town for business, of course Wang Xuanzhi will not stop it.

But Wang Xuanzhi became puzzled again. The people from Bohai brought ten carts of goods, and they paid such a high price just to do business in Pinglu?What kind of business can earn these ten carts of goods?
Pang Ju said: "I'm afraid the commander-in-chief doesn't know that these Bohai people have the ability to turn stones into gold. This land of Haidong is a bitter, cold and barren land. The Bohai people can be so rich because they can do business."

Wang Xuanzhi nodded. He had heard about this before. Bohai Kingdom was just a small country when it was founded, but it became a big and rich country in the north by relying on maritime trade.

Wang Xuanzhi no longer had doubts, and quickly led these Bohai people into the Jiedu envoy's mansion.

The leader of the caravan in Bohai State is a refined middle-aged man. He has a Han name named Fang Guoshou, and he is very fluent in Chinese.

Wang Xuanzhi hosted a banquet for Fang Guoshou and his party of "Bohai merchants" in the Jiedushi's mansion. He had two right-hand men, one literary and one military, accompanied by Hou Xiyi and Pang Ju.

Fang Guoshou came up with a wine glass in his hand and said, "Pang Lang has already mentioned the situation in Yingzhou. This time we are here to give a gift to Marshal Wang!"

Fang Guoshou took out a gift list from his sleeve, and a smart guard handed it to Wang Xuanzhi.

Seeing the "precious" gifts such as gemstones, crystals, and colored glaze on the gift list, Wang Xuanzhi's breath became short of breath.

Fang Guoshou continued: "We Bohai merchants just want Jieshuai's approval to allow our Bohai merchants to travel freely in Pinglu and establish a firm to buy and sell goods freely!"

Is it just this requirement?
Wang Xuanzhi also understands the truth that presenting affection for nothing is either adultery or stealing. If these Bohai merchants are just for free trade, is it necessary to offer such "precious" gifts?
Fang Guoshou had known for a long time that Wang Xuanzhi was seriously suspicious, so he immediately said, "We Bohai merchants also hope to become exclusive merchants in the Jiedu Ambassador's Mansion."

That was the idea.

The Jiedu Shifu is a small local court, and the cost of food and clothing is also huge.

The monopoly merchants are responsible for helping the Jiedu envoy's mansion buy and sell things. From the food and grass needed by the army to the treasures that the Jiedu envoy himself enjoys, they will be handed over to these monopoly merchants to buy.

Monopoly merchants, like imperial merchants, have great privileges in the feudal town, and can even buy and sell goods by force.

It turned out that these Bohai businessmen had made this calculation, but now Wang Xuanzhi felt relieved.

Isn't he just a dealer?Wang Xuanzhi also has no trusted businessmen, so it doesn't hurt to let these Bohai people be the exclusive businessmen of this Jiedu envoy's mansion.

The atmosphere of the banquet immediately became harmonious, and after the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, Wang Xuanzhi accepted ten carts full of "treasures".

Wang Xuanzhi immediately summoned soldiers and divided up these "treasures".

The soldiers who were originally resentful because of the delay in distributing charcoal money changed their attitude immediately after seeing the eight carts full of "treasures". slogan.

The soldiers got the charcoal money, and Wang Xuanzhi survived the crisis.

Under the seemingly win-win transaction, the price has been quietly paid.

Immediately afterwards, a group of strangely dressed Bohai people entered Yingzhou City grandly.

An order came from the Jiedu Mission to appoint these Bohai merchants as the exclusive merchants of the Jiedu Mission to purchase the commodities needed by the Jiedu Mission.

Fang Guoshou chose shrewd businessmen and entered Yingzhou City in such a grandiose manner.

They went in and out of the barracks and secretly drew city defense maps.

Approach officers and make plans to bribe key officers.

These "Bohai Kingdom" caravans set off from Yingzhou to other areas of Pinglu Town, and penetrated into every corner of Pinglu Town.

On December 22, Prime Minister Cui Yuan met Shi Siming's envoy in Luzhou, and the Three Towns of Hedong, represented by Shi Siming, formally surrendered to Datang.

Cui Yuan immediately ordered his subordinates to rush to Chang'an to report the good news to the emperor before the Zhengdan court meeting.

In the city of Chang'an, the former Duzhi doctor, the current envoy of Zuyong of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Yuan Zai of Jianghuai Salt and Iron, went from Chang'an to Yangzhou before the New Year.

Yuan Zai's relatives and friends came to Baqiao to see Yuan Zai off.

Yuan Zaiqi Yuxuanang, he was born in a poor family, and was a Jinshi in the first year of Tianbao.

Now Yuan Zai is 40 years old. Many colleagues think that Yuan Zai has lost his favor, and there are not many people who come to Baqiao to see him off.

Although Yuan Zai was in the key position of Duzhi Lang Zhong, who controlled the court Duzhi, Yuan Zai was very cautious as an official, and he also acted impartially in office, and his life was quite poor.

In order to go to Yangzhou to take up his post, Yuan Zai rented a carriage, and his wife and children were crowded in a carriage.

In addition to the belongings in the carriage, it is full of books.

Because the space inside the carriage was too small, Yuan Zai's wife Wang Yunxiu opened the curtain of the carriage.

Seeing the sparse crowd seeing off on the Baqiao, Wang Yunxiu couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

Yuan Zai was smiling all over his face, saying goodbye to relatives and friends who came to see him off. When he took a young official to say goodbye, he put away his smile and said solemnly:
"Second Lord, there will be turmoil in Chang'an, please find a chance to leave Chang'an quickly."