Chapter 40: The Gap
The Huan Washing Workshop is in the northeast of the Moxi Prefecture Governance Office, the place is not large, but the sheds are continuous, and most of them are people who operate the Huan Washing business. Even if it is the shirts, burqas, skirts, and caftans of the garrison in the west of the city...... It is all handed over to the ambassadors of this place. Huanxi ambassadors are often six people, one or two or four deputies, depending on the combat and training situation.
Because the Western Army is special, many children of the Western Army plan to make a living by killing Han. The output of the hundreds of acres of land that returned to the hometown was really not as fast as the autumn wind around Tulun Moraine.
There are many raccoon washers in the washroom, and for various reasons, in this place, there are many wine shops and tea shops. Even as long as the Western Army does not go on the expedition, "Kawaha" may be sold, but it is not much, and it is expensive.
But no matter what, Hu Di is very rich and loves to come here to spend. The Chinese specialties sold by the Han people, in addition to being taken back to show off, are ultimately refreshing outside.
Huanxi women have Turkic women and Turkic women, and even Persian Ji and Tianzhu Ji, a few years ago, because the Hou family plotted to seize a certain gold mine, they also brought back a lot of "white slaves" of unknown origin from the Hezhong region.
This "white slave" was captured by the Flynn Kingdom from the barbarians in the Northland, and was ready to be sold to the Tang Dynasty, but it was intercepted by the Persians halfway, and the Persians were cut off by the Hou clan, and finally flowed into Lingdong.
The "white slaves", both men and women, are blonde and blue-eyed, and are extremely popular with the Hu people. So much so that the popularity of the raccoon wash has been high for a long time.
"General An, I don't know what happened to the villain's inquiry?"
In a typical corniced pavilion, no matter how many delicious wines and delicacies are placed on the desk, it can't attract a flattering Hu Shang.
Although China's system is sound, it is still very disciplined about clothing, but Hu Shang is different, as long as he buys silk, he immediately makes clothes and puts them on. Rao is Cheng Chu drank the order, and they didn't resist, but just asked the local aristocratic head to buy a "son" position, so they put it on in a grand manner.
"Right now, it's not that there is a shortage of people in Western Xinjiang, where is there no shortage of people? Before building canals, then digging wells, and building roads, there were not enough manpower. Even if there are some 'Cape Slaves', can the distant water save the near fire? You must know that these 'cape slaves' are all transported from the south of the South China Sea. Not to mention the dead and injured on the road, even if it is transported, it will be inspected when it arrives in Dunhuang, and how many people are left? ”
An Bo rarely talked much, and after burping, he leaned back on the chaise longue, propped up one leg, rested his hand holding the wine glass on his knee, and then looked at the fat chicken on the table, staring with unfocused eyes: "The Khazar tribe has been subordinated to the Ashina clan, and if the Turks fight Damascus, they will be able to have labor." ”
When Hu Shang heard this, his eyes rolled, and he carefully picked up the gold-handled silver kettle, and poured wine for An Bo while saying with a flattering smile: "General An, the villain heard that there is civil strife in Gundam, and now there are people in the country of Bi who want to open a tea horse ceremony." How large is the population of this Eastern Tianzhu, why don't you do personal favors and buy it from Tianzhu? ”
"Is this something that the old man can say? Not to mention that there is Cheng Gong presiding over the overall situation, that is, going to Tianzhu, how big the risk of Bolu Pass is, there is no need for the old man to tell you. ”
"The villain is now responsible for the stone factory, which is really hard to operate, but the manpower is short, the villain's business is yellow, and the delay of Cheng Qixi's military affairs is a big deal. The villain just thought that if he could find manpower, this year's road, even if it was completed, and all the main roads in the city would be paved with stone slabs, and it would not be a problem......"
"'Haijiao Slave' doesn't have to think about it, as for Dong Tianzhu's point, you are also dead."
An Bo waved his hand, and then drank the wine in the wine glass, "The newly built port in the southwest of the country is exactly the employment situation, how can it be evenly given to you?" Slowly speaking, it is Tulun moraine, that is, Guangzhou, and I have not seen a few boats of people, all of which are shipped to Yangzhou. ”
After speaking, An Bo glanced at Hu Shang: "However, the old man has news here, it is a person from the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, recommended by the King of Huaiyuan County, and now he is focusing on education matters." ”
"Oh?!"
Hu Shang was overjoyed, and immediately nodded and said, "General An can guide the villain, and the villain is grateful!" ”
"Sha Xinsha is in charge, and now he has been transferred to Tulun Moraine, and he is the one who presides over the education of the various departments of Zhuhu. Others may not have a way, but Sha's ancestral home is far away, and the clansmen are scattered, but there is a lot of unknown news. ”
Hearing An Bo's words, Hu Shang was immediately happy, but fear flashed in his eyes. In fact, this person not only met the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but also served as a deputy to the king of Huaiyuan County, and even had a lifelong friendship with Wang Zuxian, the head of the Fuwei Dart Bureau.
Among the Hu people, he can be called an "inspirational model", because Shaheen was originally a slave......
"Thank you, General An, General An, Marquis Wandai-"
Tulun moraine, which was originally vast and sparsely populated, had to build a large number of "well canals", military roads, and forts, and the manpower was pressed to the limit. At the beginning of the reconstruction of the west of the city, all the old nobles were moved to Chang'an, and the rest of the population was not without nostalgia for the old master, but the heavy labor soon dispersed this mood.
If it was pure oppression, the rebellion would have appeared quickly, but the Tang army gave money and food, and the people of Hudi did not dare to say that the whole family was not hungry, but it was still no problem to be half-full, that is, the manual labor consumed a lot of extra enthusiasm.
Li Chunfeng sent a group of slaves from the Bolu Pass before, and many of them hiccuped directly because they could not adapt to the special climate and environment of Western Xinjiang. At one point, it led to a doubling of the price of slaves.
Before the Hou family took the gold mine, they divided the local tribe into two groups, one group was used as slave labor, and the other group was also to give Cheng Chubi face, and sold it to Qixi Prefecture at a low price, but because of the limited quantity, it can only be said to be a drop in the bucket.
Now I learned that Dunhuang was able to transport a group of "cape slaves", regardless of the Han and Hu giant merchants, they were all ecstatic. They want to talk to Cheng Chubi, which is not qualified, but it is not too much to hook up with An Bo and stuff money with some relationship.
It's just that I never expected that in the end, it would be empty joy.
"Guys, how's the inquiry?"
Those big businessmen who didn't go in to accompany An Bo with wine, when they saw their peers coming out, they immediately stepped forward to ask.
Hu Shang, who was wearing a colored gauze robe, touched his curled lips and whiskers, and then said, "Let's find a place first and sit down to discuss." ”
"General An can be regarded as pointing the way, and now there is a shortage of manpower, take one step at a time."
There was a Han merchant with a sad face, he was wearing a gray robe, but it was not made of silk, and the material was not as good as Hu Shang, but a few Hu merchants around him looked at him, which showed that his status was not low.
"Cui Jun thinks everyone can pass this level? At present, the supervisor of Cheng Qixi is urging him very much, and if he does not add coolie slave labor, I am afraid that it may not be completed by the end of the construction period next year. ”
"Sit down and find a place to talk."
Han Shang surnamed Cui did not reply directly, everyone listened, just nodded.
After a short time, a group of Hanhu merchants found a secluded courtyard and separated the orchid pipa girl, and then began to ask impatient questions.