A frontier land like Huazhou, bordering the Western Regions, has the greatest advantage in terms of trade and circulation. Jiang Anyi was worried about how to start revitalizing the economy after the war in Huazhou, and all industries were abandoned, and the appearance of Tian Weiren made Jiang Anyi see a ray of light.

The depreciation of Fuluo County made Jiang Anyi understand a truth, there are two sides to everything, those who can make use of the good side belong to ordinary people, and those who can turn the bad side into a good direction are the real masters. Huazhou has just been warned, all industries are waiting to be developed, if we can seize the opportunity and make achievements quickly, we will be able to make the world's attention, long live the attention, it is a good time to make contributions.

Fan Shiben is not only his senior brother, but also came thousands of miles to help him in the war-torn place, and Jiang Anyi also has to give back to him in public and private. Hecheng County is just at the border, and the fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, so the business with the Tianwei people is naturally handed over to Senior Brother Fan, and Jiang Anyi decided to set the entry point in Hecheng County. Trade and trade brought about the movement of people and employment opportunities, and soon all walks of life would prosper with the flow of caravans, and Fan Shiben understood this truth and joined in the discussion with great interest.

Before Jiang Anyi left Beijing, he wrote a letter to the Yu family and the Guo family, informing them that he was going to Huazhou to temporarily deal with the news of the assassination, and asked the three families to quickly organize a caravan to come to Huiye Mansion to strengthen their momentum. With Guo Fatzi's cleverness and fun, eighty percent of this caravan was led by him, and the caravan should have already set off in the calculation of days, and at most it will arrive at Huiye Mansion in ten and a half months.

Jiang Anyi, the perfume that Tian Wei people urgently needed, had no choice, although Niangniang was unkind, he couldn't sell perfume privately to destroy the impression in Niangniang's heart, so he could only negotiate with Niangniang to find an opportunity to set up a perfume shop in Huiye Mansion in the future. However, in addition to perfume, Pingshan Town also produces wine and white cakes, Pingshan wine is marketed all over the country, and the "burning knife" is exported to the northern desert, but I didn't expect Tianwei people to like it, which is easy to do.

Jiang Anyi is not ignorant of the trade with the Western Regions, when he was in Beijing, he and Dong'er often went to his father-in-law's house for dinner, Li Laihe would talk to Jiang Anyi about business after drinking a few more glasses, there were more than 2,000 merchants in the Western Regions in the East Market, operating medicinal materials, cashmere, spices, jewelry, wine and other businesses, while Da Zheng sold spirits, silk, porcelain, lacquerware and other things in the Western Regions. It is a great joy for everyone to communicate with each other and take what they need.

Jiang Anyi saw that Fan Shiben and Gu Taige were having a hot conversation, and he was thinking in his heart if he could take advantage of the invasion of the Western Regions coalition army to make some trouble, merchants from the Western Regions must get a business license from Huazhou Mansion before they can pass, in addition to Hecheng County, several seriously injured counties should also set up a field to speed up border trade, and it is best to bring Dazheng's caravan to Huazhou, so that both sides can collect money.

The general direction has been negotiated, and the details are not in a hurry, he heard Jiang Anyi say that a caravan will arrive in half a month, so he decided to go to Huiye Mansion with Jiang Anyi, and then discuss the specific content slowly. Pushing the empty bowl in front of him, Gu Taige smiled: "Lord Jiang, the big matter has been negotiated, and now you can drink with confidence." ”

King Tian Wei had seven princes, Gu Taige was the fourth prince of Tian Wei Kingdom, and his mother was a captive Da Zheng woman, which made him ostracized by his brothers, and Gu Taige was not strong among the princes. Gu Taige's mother was originally an official lady, who knew books and etiquette, and taught him Da Zheng's customs and knowledge since he was a child, which made Gu Taige full of yearning and good impression of Da Zheng. The Western Regions coalition invaded Dazheng and fought for more than a year, and the trade route was cut off early. Tian Wei is located in the southwest of the Western Regions, producing gold and jade, but lacks daily necessities, mostly relying on trade from Dazheng.

The trade route was cut off, gold and jade could neither be eaten nor worn, the people in the country were living in difficulty, the situation in the surrounding countries was similar, there was no gold in exchange for supplies, and Manuk, the king of Tianwei, was so anxious that he frowned. Last month, when the news of the retreat of the Western Regions coalition army came, the eldest prince and the third prince of Tian Weiguo organized a caravan to come to Dazheng, but they returned in embarrassment, and even the people and goods were lost in the desert. All countries organized caravans to Dazheng, but half of them were robbed by horse thieves in the middle of the road, even if they arrived at Dazheng's checkpoint without permission, the countries of the Western Regions were dumbfounded.

Gutaige is known as a city government, and he is cautious in his words and deeds in the royal court on weekdays, and the return of the eldest prince and the third prince frustrated made him see an opportunity. The countries of the Western Regions are anxious for Dazheng to restart trade routes, and Dazheng also needs to trade with the Western Regions. If you can open up the trade route with Da Zheng, you will inevitably be appreciated by your father, and you will be able to get your father's permission to set up your own door and fight against your brothers.

During the royal court deliberations, Gutaige suggested that he cross the Kuta Desert to enter Dazheng Qingzhou, and then go to Huazhou to open up trade routes from the inside, which was unanimously opposed by the princes. Although the Kuta Desert is only more than 400 miles long, it is a famous wind-blown and dangerous place, with a large number of sand feet mixed with strong winds throughout the year, floating hills everywhere, and the environment is extremely harsh, and caravans generally do not go from here.

King Tian Wei was anxious for the smooth trade route, and with the support of the Minister of State, Nukeli, Gutaige got this opportunity, took eight retinues, carried a large amount of gold and jade through the Kuta Desert, paid the price of four people falling into the sand dunes, and finally entered Huazhou. Gu Taige inquired about the news along the way and learned that Jiang Anyi, the assassin of Huazhou, was about to take office, so he took his entourage and prepared to go to Huazhou Huiye Mansion. Coincidentally, I met Jiang Anyi in this small Shihe town, and it seems that Allah protects him.

Tian Wei people regarded the man who could drink as a hero, Gu Taige, who was in a good mood, was drunk and lay on the table, and the other four Tian Wei guards looked at each other, competing to come forward to toast, wanting to get drunk Jiang Anyi and save some face. Jiang Anyi did not refuse, more than 20 bowls went down, five Tianwei people lay down in two and a half, Jiang Anyong was very envious on the side, his brother never let himself drink, he didn't expect his alcohol to be so good, and he estimated that the two tied together were not opponents.

Full of wine and food, everyone went back to the room to rest, Long Wei was strictly disciplined, and there would be people on duty not to mention it.

On the second watch, there were several gentle knocks outside the door, and Jiang Anyi and Xin Fei immediately woke up. Jiang Anyi asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Excellency, a team of people from outside the town has surrounded Shihe Town, the intention is unknown, please decide."

Jiang Anyi got up in his clothes, opened the door and ordered: "Let everyone be on guard, saddle immediately, and respond at any time." ”

At this time, the dog in the town barked wildly, the lights turned on, and there was a faint shout from the entrance of the town, Jiang Anyi led people to the front lobby, the shopkeeper lit the oil lamp, and looked out from the crack in the door with a panicked face.

Qin Ziyan didn't need to command, he stepped forward and asked, "Shopkeeper, what's going on?" ”

"I don't know, this army is in chaos, it is estimated that there are mountain bandits." The shopkeeper trembled a little, if the mountain bandits were allowed to invade the town, burn and loot, and there would be no eggs under the nest, I am afraid that everyone's lives would not be guaranteed. The shopkeeper closed his eyes and recited the Buddha, praying that the Buddha would bless the samurai guarding the town to stop the bandits.

At the entrance to Shihe Town, the lights were bright, the planks on the trenches had been removed, and the men on the watchtowers were bent and arrowed, ready to shoot at any time. In the darkness in the distance, there were many figures, and I couldn't see how many, but there were at least four or five hundred people on the scale.

The old man appeared beside the fence and shouted loudly: "The old man is the head of Shihe Town, I don't know where you are heroes, what do you mean by coming to my Shihe Town, if it is a saddle horse, you want to replenish and repair, my Shihe Town is willing to send wine and food, and then offer five hundred taels of silver for the heroes to spend." ”

The sound of horses' hooves, several war horses came from the darkness, one of them was dressed in jet-black iron armor, carrying a spear, and several people next to him were dressed as pro-soldiers, the old man was stunned, looking at the outfit This is an official army.

The man sneered: "Old man, you have blinded your dog eyes and regarded General Ben as a bandit. This general is under the command of the governor of Anxi Yang, and Zhou Zongxuan, the captain of Zhenwu (from the sixth grade), is also, and he is not quick to open the gate of the village and let Lao Tzu enter the town. ”

Of course, the old man will not open the gate of the village with just a few words, not to mention that the other party may pretend to be an official soldier, even if it is really an official army, this group of people came in the middle of the night, the intention is unknown, in case of bad intentions, the soldiers and bandits are the same in these years.

"General Zhou, I don't know why you came to my Shihe Town late at night? My town is small, I'm afraid I can't accommodate so many officials. Otherwise, please ask the general to camp outside the town, if you need something, the little old man ordered the people in the town to do their best to do it and give it to the military masters. ”

"Hahahaha", Zhou Zongxuan burst out into a burst of wild laughter, the horsewhip in his hand twitched in the air, making an explosion, and shouted: "Lao Tzu heard that a group of spies from the Western Regions came to Shihe Town, as well as the remnants of the Yuan Tianjiao, and the generals came to arrest them on military orders. Old thing, if you know the current affairs, you should quickly get out of the way, otherwise you will be convicted of gangsters, and the military order will be given, and the chickens and dogs will not be left. ”

The old man shuddered, he understood, what kind of officers and soldiers were ordered by the army to arrest the remnants of the stragglers, it was clear that they wanted to kill the good and take the merits, and it was better to only kill the foreigners who lived in the town, and the fierce ones were all killed as bandits, and the military merits were counted by heads, since the beginning of the war, such news came from time to time, but I didn't expect that it would be Shihe Town's turn today.

Looking at these villagers around him, although they were armed with knives and guns, their faces were as white as earth, how could they fight against the well-trained officers and soldiers, did they really want to open the gate of the village and let these black-hearted officers and soldiers do whatever they wanted?

The old man suddenly thought that in the evening, a group of officials entered the town and invited them out, perhaps this General Zhou had some scruples and did not dare to do anything. Thinking of this, he whispered to the people beside him, "Go to the Rugui Inn quickly, invite the group of officials who entered the town in the evening, and say that the officers and soldiers want to suppress the bandits, and ask them to say that they will be together." ”

Zhou Zongxuan sat on the horse and saw it clearly, and said with a smile: "Old man, it seems that General Ben is not wrong, you are really a bandit, and you dare to send someone to deliver a letter to the bandit in front of General Ben." Armies, prepare. ”

As soon as the general gave the order, the soldiers under his command responded in unison, the momentum was like a grandiose, and the sound vibrated the mountains and fields, and the old man almost didn't sit on the ground, listening to the sound of this team at least 800 people. The total number of young and strong people in Shihe Town is only three hundred, and those outsiders are less than four hundred, so I am afraid that tonight will be more auspicious.

The old man supported himself and said: "This general, there are officials in my town to stay overnight today, maybe it is the general's old acquaintance, please wait a while, the little old man has already sent someone to invite him." ”

Zhou Zongxuan was stunned, there were actually officials, seeing that this old man's expression was not like lying, why was he so unlucky, he didn't have military merits, but he got into trouble.