Since the arrival of Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, I don't know how much Liu Mu has changed in Lingnan, but the changes in the Xigang business name are huge, and they have become murderous and frightening.

In the area north of Changzhou, Cochin County, the rules set by the Xigang firm are the law.

The countless newly built cities in the Jiaozhi control area are still old cities, and the highest governor of each city is no longer called Fu Yin, but is called Wai Si Zheng, which means that the person who presides over justice here on behalf of the royal family.

The port was fun, and Ha Long Bay couldn't go back, so Liu Mu got on the boat and ran to the ends of the earth that he had always wanted to go.

Although there is no name for the ends of the earth in this era.

When Liu Mu's ship left Fanggang, 20 newly built 500-gauge ships from Guangzhou went out to sea, and the new soft sails were a challenge for the boatmen, who were scheduled to travel north along the coastline until they reached Hangzhou Bay, and then transfer all the cargo on board to the inland canal boats.

The goods were then transported to Chang'an by ships from the inland canal.

The twenty ships did not stop, but continued north to the port of Laiju, where they picked up a group of ama from Wado and Baekje to the south. Then go straight down to Lingnan.

Then a batch of goods from Lingnan was transported north to Hangzhou, and Hangzhou had already prepared goods from Chang'an and other places to Lingnan.

For the first transportation, Chang'an did not know the arrangement of the willow wood, so Chang'an would not ship the goods until they arrived in Chang'an. The second time will be prepared in Hangzhou port in advance, and Lingnan ships need to travel to and from Guangzhou wharf and Hangzhou wharf.

The cargo from Lingnan to the north was escorted by Gao Cheng.

Twenty ships departed from Guangzhou, and forty-five days later, Chang'an Beijinghe Wharf.

Nearly 100 canal boats sailed into the Jinghe wharf in turn, which was the goods transported from Lingnan, but very few people knew the inside story. Ma Zhou personally picked up the goods on the dock, and after seeing Gao Cheng, the two discussed behind closed doors for a full day.

Liu Mu's letter is full of tens of thousands of words, but if there is no Gao Cheng to explain on the side, it is not enough to just read the letter.

"That's what the thin white steel cylinder used to be." Ma Zhou had a look of sudden realization.

Gao Cheng said on the side: "Mu said, how can he be willing to build a big steel mill that is not smaller than our Huayuan Steel Mill, but at the moment Lingnan is still too far away, and it is not too late to wait for another year or two." ”

Ma Zhou nodded: "It's not too late to wait for three or five years, Lingnan is too far away, and after they have a lot of steel, I'm afraid the palace won't feel at ease." At present, it is shipped from Chang'an, and after the Xingzhou Steel Mill is built, this thin steel cylinder will be made from Xingzhou, and the craftsmanship of these things is not high, so there is no need to let Huayuan Steel Mill make it for a long time. ”

"I don't understand this, now this batch of goods must be sold as soon as possible, I need to pull at least 500,000 yuan of coins to the south, and then every time I have to pull money south, Lingnan must let the new money replace the old money as soon as possible."

Ma Zhou patted his head and thought for a while: "I'll go check the inventory of the coinage shop and let you bring more as much as possible." ”

"The things I brought back are very valuable." Gao Cheng handed Ma Zhou a list that was not in the big book, and after reading it, Ma Zhou said, "I'm going to discuss with your father, you can rest for a few days first." ”

Gao Cheng was indeed tired, and after arranging for someone to reward the entourage, he asked for a horse and went home.

On the same day, Chang'an Daily printed a special issue.

The content of the special issue is an introduction to the scenery of Lingnan, and then the original essential oil of the essential oil alone exceeds the introduction of only 20 kinds of essential oils in two pages. Next, we focus on several high-priced spices that were brought to Chang'an by former Persian merchants. Hit an ad at the end.

Tomorrow morning, Wutong Fang, don't miss it. Tomorrow morning, at the Jinghe City Procurement Conference, Chang'an businesses will bring samples to participate.

Taiji Palace, Shangshu Province.

Li Shimin's office is here, and he does not occupy Li Yuan's study, after all, he is still the crown prince at the moment, and he is only in charge of the country. And the Taiji Hall is the place where the court meeting is held.

The eldest grandson Wuji entered with a special issue of Chang'an Daily: "Your Highness, it is estimated that Liu Mu sent a ship back." ”

"Yes." Li Shimin was looking at the strategic plan for the northwest defense of the Tang Dynasty, and when he heard the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, he just sighed. The eldest grandson Wuji said again: "It's Liumu." ”

Only then did Li Shimin raise his head: "Lingnan is stable? ”

"It's more than stability." The eldest grandson Wuji handed the special issue to Li Shimin.

"Agarwood alone is 200 stones, and the second-class spice is more than 1,000 stones." Li Shimin was taken aback, and the eldest grandson Wuji said beside him: "Many Persian merchants in Chang'an City have already fainted in the West Market, and the shops in Wutongfang have not yet stocked, but they have already hung up price cards, and the cheapest bottle of essential oil is only ten yuan. ”

Li Shimin stood up and walked back and forth in the room a few times.

The eldest grandson Wuji said to Li Shimin: "Shall I go to Jingyang Wharf to have a look?" ”

"No, you go back to Guanyin and ask her to go to Wutongfang tomorrow. It is estimated that Jinghe Wharf is still busy, and someone will come to report before tonight, so don't rush it. ”

"Then I'll go to the Qin Palace." The eldest grandson Wuji wanted to know what was going on in Lingnan, not just out of curiosity, but to study Liu Mu's style of work from the details.

Li Shimin's accession to the throne is already a sure thing, and the eldest grandson Wuji is very concerned about Liu Mu's position above the court in the future, as well as Liu Mu's attitude towards him in the future. The eldest grandson Wuji thinks that he should be the first minister of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

Chang'an Wutong Fang.

Ye Siniang had already read the letter from Baoqin several times, and talked with the first-class pearl girl who led the team for a long time.

"Come on, prepare the momentum bigger, and put it in the new big theater. You are not allowed to enter without a deposit of 20 gold, and this time you are especially allowed to enter the ladies of the seventh rank or older. Then the outer fang smashed the price, so that the spices of the Persian merchants were stinky in the warehouse, and tomorrow the Chang'an newspaper was printed, telling the people of Chang'an that the spices from Lingnan were supplied to Chang'an in unlimited quantities. ”

Ye Siniang was very disgusted with those Persian merchants.

It's not that the Persian merchants were bad, it's just that the prices of the various spices they brought were too staggering.

Among them, there are several kinds that Datang does not have, but they can increase the deliciousness of dishes, and the cheapest pound is more than the usual money. Some precious fragrances and spices cost tens of pounds or even hundreds of pounds.

Under Ye Siniang's personal arrangement, nearly 1,000 people were mobilized, and Ye Siniang was ready to smash the livelihood of Persian merchants at one time.

Ye Siniang admired Liu Mu's ruthless moves, and she was completely in line with her heart.

It's just that Ye Siniang doesn't know, but Liu Mu knows the real history, and the Persian merchants are too powerful, cutting off the trade of various spices for 1,500 years. Even Europe has waged several spice wars for this.

The next day, Wutong Fang.

The east of the fang is the entrance to the civilian area, and many people smell the fragrance when they line up outside the door to enter the fang in turn.