There was a flat platform outside the city, and Du Zhongxiao said to Bai Lian: "Tanglong Town is not only a place of free trade, but also depends on the completion of the northern country. Your master has repeatedly wanted a place here, and I can't insist on not giving it. It is not possible in the city, so it is better to be outside the city. Together, we paid for the construction of houses and huts here as a place for trade outside the city, so that the merchants could stay and earn some money. ”

Bai Lian said: "There are all houses in the city, why build them outside the city?" ”

"The city is a military city, how can people from other countries be allowed to buy houses and land? Even here, we need to operate together and divide the money according to the cost. ”

Bai Jian shook his head when he heard this: "My family captain didn't say so, I forgive you for agreeing." ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled slightly: "Then it's up to you." Now that the corn grain has been planted, and there are idle people around, I built it myself. ”

The business here in Tanglong Town has just begun, and the Khitan side doesn't know the scale, so they sent a Bai Lian to see the news, and there is no need for Du Zhongxiao to talk to him in detail. When the Khitan knows the scale of business here, they will send someone who has the final say. In the past few days, the merchants sent by the Khitan official have been desperately transporting wine to Shengzhou, and other businesses have not yet had time to start. On the contrary, the small tribes have benefited, and their interest is much higher.

At this moment, Zhi Jichang and Chen Qin each brought a few horses, and when they arrived, they saluted Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao saw that this horse was very majestic, and asked Chen Qin: "It's rare to have these good horses, did you buy them today?" ”

Bai Lian on the side was full of vigilance: "Zhijun, this dynasty prohibits selling horses to the south, isn't there someone who violates the ban?" ”

Zhi Jichang said: "Within hundreds of miles around here, there are good horses everywhere, why bother to sell them from the north!" This is a horse that has fallen around, and we happened to meet it, so naturally we bought it. If it weren't for the northern raids, there would have been more horses. ”

In fact, Yelu Buhua and Yelu Yuanzuo themselves sold some horses to Tanglong Town in the name of Xiaofanluo, and this kind of thing is not known to people of Bai Lian's identity. There were hundreds of Tibetan tribes in the surrounding area, many of which were not under the control of the Khitans, and the ban was of no use to them. However, Chen Qin and the little prince who bought the horse from the eldest step, the tribe is under the control of the Khitan, and everyone will not say anything.

Bai Ze's status is too low, he can't talk to him about cooperation with the Khitan, and it's not good to be cold, he wasted a lot of Du Zhongxiao's time, and he was really annoyed by him. Seeing the horse brought by Chen Qin, Du Zhongxiao's heart moved, and said to Bai Lian: "There is nothing to do left and right, how about I bet with the supervisor on the host?" ”

Bai Lian was also angry in his heart, and said casually: "How to bet?" ”

Du Zhongxiao pointed to the horse behind Chen Qin: "Let's each choose a good horse to come out, let the knight ride, run back and forth on this platform, and the one who comes back first wins." It's not much, so I bet ten times to make money, and I won tonight to catch the wind for Xiao Yanei. ”

Bai Lian said disdainfully: "Where did you get a good horse from the southern country!" If I use my own horse, I'll be gambling! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's just a small gamble, just have a good time." The director uses your own horse, and I'll pick one of them here. ”

Hearing this, Bai Lian became interested, the Khitan alone has hundreds of thousands of national horses, where is the Song Dynasty like this everywhere to pick up leaks can be compared. Rubbing his hands and saying to Du Zhongxiao: "Okay, then bet!" It's just that ten times is too little, if you want to bet, bet a hundred! ”

Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment, a hundred times is not a small amount of money, and it hurts to really lose and pay out of his own pocket. Looking at Chen Qin, Chen Qin nodded slightly, obviously very sure. Du Zhongxiao no longer hesitated, and said to Bai Lian: "Okay, then it's a hundred times." If you win, please Xiao Yanai! ”

Bai Lian only felt a bad breath. In the past two days, he has been in Tanglong Town, with the great name of Yelu Yuanzuo, but no one flatters him, and he has lived extremely aggrieved. Rubbing his hands together again and again, he asked his attendants to lead their horses.

Du Zhongxiao said to Chen Qin: "You can choose a horse at random, let Xiao Yanei ride it, and have fun with Director Bai." ”

Chen Qin promised, picked one from the horse he bought, and said in half: "This horse has some spirituality, and he will spare his own efforts." Yanai got on the horse, even though he urged it to run. It doesn't matter if you are a little behind at the beginning, remember to avoid anxiety and irritability. ”

Ji Chang's heart was bottomless, and he whispered to Chen Qin: "That Khitan merchant must have a good horse, and if we lose, we don't look good." ”

Chen Qin patted Ma's mouth and told Zhi Jichang to rest assured. Everyone has a specialty, and raising livestock is Chen Qin's specialty. I have been doing it for several years from Yongcheng County to now, and I am very familiar with the temperament of horses. In particular, he takes care of the ranch and selects stallions, with a precise vision and full of confidence.

Bai Lian led his horse, chose a quick one from his entourage, and repeatedly told him that he must win the horses of the Song Dynasty, otherwise he would look good when he came back. One hundred yuan, if he loses, Bai Lian's trip to Tanglong Town will be in vain.

The crowd was nervously preparing, some carefully feeding the horses, and some setting up signs on the other side of the terrace.

Du Zhongxiao took his hands and looked at this piece of terrace, thinking about the future plan in his heart, and turned a deaf ear to the matter of horse racing. It's not that he doesn't care about a hundred dollars, but he doesn't know anything about horse racing, and he can't see it in vain. In the past, Du Zhongxiao did not race horses with Bai Lian on a whim, but really wanted to build a racecourse here, and the address was chosen here.

This is the special zone of the Great Song Dynasty, and some things in the special zone have to be moved over. Nominally, this is the land of the feudal town, and the Song law is not practiced, but the Fan law is practiced. In fact, there is no law, but there are some customary rules, and everyone discusses and the leader decides when something happens. The nominal leader here has no power in Zhongping, just a puppet, and it is not Du Zhongxiao who has the final say.

For the imperial court and the government, in addition to making money, the core problem of Tanglong Town is to collect as much of the huge profits generated by prosperous commerce as possible, and to cultivate core industries that are interconnected with grassland nomadism.

The trade in horses and sheep, or even the trade in furs, was not enough to take on the task of cultivating the grassland industry, which was originally a nomadic product, a traditional industry, and not highly commercialized. In Du Zhongxiao's planning, it is the wool industry that bears this burden. It's just that it is more difficult to recruit skilled wool workers, everything is just beginning, and the Volcano Army is in full swing there. This is a strategic industry, it is impossible to share it with the Khitan, Tanglong Town can only be a wool transfer station, and it has not started yet.

The most immediate way to share profits from business, in addition to financial means, is the entertainment industry. This large terrace is the entertainment city selected by Du Zhongxiao, and the core is the gaming industry. Betting on horses, dice, copper coins, and all kinds of gambling methods must be opened here, and a gambling city will be built. It is far away from the Central Plains, and it is not afraid of poisoning the people.

With the casino as the center, the restaurant and hotel industries will also develop, and the tourism industry may also develop in the future.

This kind of gray industry is what Du Zhongxiao wants to share profits with the Khitan. This kind of money is not easy to earn, not to mention that it is the money of the Fanluo and Khitan people, without their participation and cooperation, it is difficult to do things. There are many things that the Great Song Dynasty did not allow, the Khitans could, their laws were originally rough, and the Han and Han were divided, and countless places could do it.

And for some Khitan nobles, I am afraid that they are also more willing to make this kind of money, which comes quickly and without risk. Under the cover of a false prosperity, the ultimate goal is to develop industry and commerce from the annexation of the state to the volcanic army and the grassland.