Huang Yang, the governor of the Western Regions, made every effort to restore and rebuild the homes destroyed by the Tubo people, the Tang Dynasty had a thick foundation and clear government decrees, but in half a year's effort, most of the destroyed places near the Tibetan border had regained their vitality and activities, if it weren't for the fact that some villages or tribes were a little empty and scary because of the slaughter, the traces of war were almost covered by the breath of peace.

Because of the protection of the "curse", Tibet did not suffer from the baptism of war, but there are also many places in the territory that have undergone great changes, such as the city of Doma personally guarded by the Tibetan general Kun Dayan.

Doma is a big city in the Western Regions closest to the Tang Dynasty in Tibet, and it is also regarded as the first fort in Tibet to resist the enemy.

The most obvious thing is that Doma City has a high cement city wall, which was built by Ku Dayan with the captives in exchange for the cement formula from the Tang Dynasty, and Tubo Zanpu Chide Zuzan attached great importance to the cement formula and ordered the Tubo general Kun Dayan to personally preside over the transformation of Doma.

Doma is known as the north gate of Tubo, and after the transformation of Doma City, even if you turn your face with the Tang Dynasty, you can rest easy.

Standing on the newly built concrete wall, he stomped hard with his foot, as if feeling the strength of the new wall, and then said with satisfaction: "Yes, it is very solid, this cement is really good." ”

Carlo, the thinker who followed behind Kun Dayan, pouted when he heard this, this general is too obsessed with cement, even if he stomps on it, not to mention cement, even the simplest rammed earth wall can't be shaken, not to mention that it is superior to so many cement city walls, in fact, it is no wonder that Tubo can get such a good thing as cement, and Kun Dayan and his son have taken the lead, and they must be very pleasing to the eye.

A little disappreciative in his heart, Carlo echoed: "Yes, the cement has been tested no less than a hundred times, and the superiority is self-evident, even Lord Zampu is also very satisfied, with cement, Doma is an impregnable fortress, and the small one wants to congratulate the general on becoming the lord of Doma City." ”

Kundayan laughed: "The general can get his wish, and he can't do without the assistance of Ka Lao, by the way, Langa has become a hundred guards under Tsering, and in the future, our two families will be as close as fish and water." ”

Carlo felt a thrill in his heart, and hurriedly saluted: "Without the kindness of the general, the small family is still shepherding sheep in Bowo, and Carlo will always follow the general's left and right, and let the general send him." ”

Without Kundayan's discerning and support, Carlo would not have turned from an ordinary herdsman into a hot think tank in Tibet, and his ordinary-looking, ordinary-looking, ordinary-looking son with ordinary martial arts and wisdom would not have become a hundred households.

Kun Dayan smiled, nodded with satisfaction, and no longer continued the topic, but asked directly: "What has been the recent movement of Datang?" ”

Seeing the guards following from a distance, Carlo whispered: "Relatively calm, Yang Ji is concerned about settling old accounts and encircling and suppressing those who participated in the rebellion, Huang Yang is mainly responsible for restoring production, even the Ximen Fourth Army stationed in Xiao Bolu, must also stay in the camp, and there is no special move, just a small black market has been formed on the black rock beach." ”

Black Rock Beach is known to be located on the edge of a tributary of the Qiang River, because there are many black stones on the stall called Black Stone Beach, just located in the center of the town of Bolu and Khotan, the ancient boundaries are somewhat blurred, as if the three parties have the right to manage, but the three parties are not good to act rashly, forming a three-regardless zone, many bold businessmen secretly gather in the Black Rock Beach to trade, to make huge profits, through this black market, sometimes you can find the urgently needed forbidden products, many big people also fancy the profits, secretly refer to the trading here, for the black market, It is no secret that the three parties are sometimes loose and sometimes tight, which has long been in the upper echelons of various countries.

"Not small? How large? Kundayan asked curiously.

"At least several times the size of the Doma City Bazaar."

Ku Dayan's brows furrowed, and he asked, "Ka Lao, what's the matter, tell me." ”

Carlo took out a paper bag from his sleeve and handed it to Kundayan: "General, look at what this is?" ”

When he opened the paper bag, he found a pinch of white powder in the paper bag, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, then gently dipped it with his hand and put it to his lips, and quickly smashed his mouth and said, "This is salt." ”

"General, it should be said that this is the best grade salt, and in the high-end grocery store in the city of Luo, the price of each spoonful is 1 yuan."

"How much? A penny per scoop? Kun Dayan paused for a moment and said in surprise: "God, what kind of salt is this, it's too expensive, how many people in Tibet can afford it?" ”

A copper coin is the lowest unit of currency, which doesn't sound worth mentioning, the problem is that the unit is combined.

Tubo refers to the measurement unit of the Tang Dynasty, with Hu, Dou, L, He, Spoon, copy (pinch) as a unit, replaced by modern weight, a spoon is 15 grams, a spoonful, folded into a spoonful of the price of up to 10,000 yuan, equivalent to a tael of gold and a Hu, you must know that in the Tang Dynasty, the price of a Hu salt is only about 80 yuan, and the high-quality green salt is not more than 1,000 yuan.

Carlo smiled bitterly and explained: "General, Tubo is incomparable with the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty is rich in salt, an ordinary Yading, there are two spoonfuls and five handfuls of salt every day, and the ordinary soldiers in Tubo use less than one spoonful of black salt, and the store said that this salt is not intended to be sold to ordinary people at all, only sold to nobles, by the way, because this salt is better than the best green salt, that is, the Western Regions, the price per Hu is as high as 4,000 yuan." ”

After a moment's hesitation, Carlo whispered, "This is the best salt the little one has ever seen." ”

Ku Dayan flicked the honeysuckle flowers in the paper bag with his hand, and the fine salt like snow powder, nodded and said, "It's really good, what is the origin of this salt?" ”

"This salt is called silver flower salt, and it is sold by the Turgish people, and it is said that they found white mountains of gold in their territory."

"It's very good, it is only sold to nobles, and it is passed out, if you don't eat honeysuckle salt, you can't be considered a nobleman, it is estimated that it is expensive, and many people rush to ask for it, but the price is so high, I am afraid that there is not so much cash to buy."

The upper echelons of the aristocracy pay the most attention to face, if people say that they can't afford to eat, they are not nobles, and it is not a joke to spread it? Fortunately, although the price is high, you can't eat much every day, and you can tolerate the expensive ones, but the problem is that you have to pay a lot of cash every time you buy it, and it's not easy to do.

Carlo explained in a low voice: "The Turgish has been suffering from a great loss of vitality recently, and agreed to the buyer to exchange slaves and horses, and I heard that the scale of the Black Rock Beach is not small, and a large number of slaves, horses, and goods in Tibet have flowed from the Black Stone stall to the hands of the Turgish. ”

Kundayan was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Who is involved?" ”

Slaves and horses are war-ready forces, a large loss of money is not good for Tibet, the black market trade of the black stone stall can be large, the news has reached the ears of Carl Luo in Doma, and it must also let many high-level Tubo know that they sit idly by or even let it go, there must be big people involved, in fact, the existence of this black market, there must be a backer behind it.

Regardless of the relationship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, Ku Dayan must admit that it is difficult for Tubo to leave the Tang Dynasty, because Tubo is not rich in products, and the handicraft industry is also very poor, and the ironware, porcelain, cloth and silk, tea, wine, and salt of the Tang Dynasty are all Tubo's favorite goods, especially salt and tea, which are Tubo's favorites.

Beef and mutton, soufflé tea, oil tea drank too much, the whole person felt greasy, drank a pot of tea and felt refreshed when the whole person was refreshed, for many Tubo nobles, rather a day without wine, not a day without tea, Tubo since the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Tang Dynasty do not know how many wars, mostly fighting and peace, in addition to each other can not help each other, the most important thing is that Tubo is inseparable from the Tang Dynasty's goods, many of which are Datang closed the mutual market, can not exchange the need for goods and war.

Now that the face has been turned and the mutual market is closed, it is understandable that the black market is ushering in a thriving scene.

"Back to the general's words, I heard that the great minister learned that the son of Noluo Gonglu was involved, and that the head of Tsering Wanhu also had a caravan to participate in the black market......"

Kun Dating didn't expect his son to have a share, so he waved his hand and said: "A small black market, it doesn't matter, let it go, Ka Lao, how long do you say it will take for Doma's city wall to be renovated, Zampu is still waiting for Ben to return to some cities to restore his life." ”