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So he said very conspicuously at the moment: "Back to Your Majesty, Arhan has heard the Hou Ye say before, this is called economic warfare. The three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla had a large number of people and a narrow land, and there was not enough food, so they had to buy it from neighboring countries. The more he buys, the more the country that sells him grain will control him. Once he offends the country that sold him grain, and that country does not do business with him and does not sell him grain, his own grain will not be enough to eat, and if there is not enough food, the soldiers will not be able to fight, and the people will be dissatisfied, and before the war really starts, they will let him lose a game. Hou Ye also said that it is a pity that Datang does not have much food now, and he is not enough to eat, and Lin Yiguo's is still not enough, otherwise, Datang can sell a large amount of grain to neighboring countries at low prices, so that they can learn to eat grain, and no longer eat cattle and sheep, so that they will have to rely on Datang's grain to live, and one day Datang will cut off their food, and they will have nothing to eat. In that way, Datang would defeat them without sending troops. ”

"You know this?" Li Shimin smiled and said to Arhan: "It's also a good intention." ”

Arhan scratched his ears and cheeks, and said, "The little ones just heard a few words when I listened to the Hou Ye and those little grandfathers at the dinner. ”

Li Shimin nodded with a smile, thought for a moment, and said: "Arhan, although you are a Hu person, you are a member of the Tang Dynasty, and my virtuous son-in-law has always praised you. This time, you have collected so much cotton for the imperial court and solved the urgent needs of the imperial court, which can be described as a great achievement. If you have merit, I should reward it. Arhan, I will appoint you as the supervisor of the mutual market, and I will remain under my virtuous son-in-law to manage the affairs of the caravan. ”

Although this Alhan didn't know what the position of the mutual market supervisor was, he could also hear that the emperor had made him an official, and immediately knelt on the ground again with excitement, and his mouth kept thanking, talking and grunting, so excited that his mother tongue was spoken.

Li Shimin laughed loudly, waved his hand, and said to Xia Hongsheng: "I don't know his position yet. The virtuous son-in-law told him and told him to go back. After that, the virtuous son-in-law went to the study, and I had other important things to arrange. ”

"Yes!" Xia Hongsheng saluted and sent Li Shimin away.

After Li Shimin walked out of the courtyard and left, Xia Hongsheng looked back and saw that Alhan was still running on the ground with his eyes closed and running around without knowing what to say, so he went to him and pushed him: "Hey, Your Majesty has left, get up!" ”

Arhan opened his eyes and saw that he got up from the ground with a smirk on his face.

"Don't laugh, stupid." Xia Hongsheng's eyes were squeezed when he saw him smiling, so he said.

"Master Hou! Thank you for the little one! If there was no Hou Ye, the little one would never be where it is today! Arhan saluted Xia Hongsheng again: "It's all up to the Hou Ye to cultivate!" ”

"Pull it down - it has nothing to do with me." Xia Hongsheng shook his head: "If things can't be done, Ben Hou won't recommend you." In the final analysis, it still depends on your own ability. You have this ability, so you have today. In the future, he will be the court official of the Tang Dynasty, and he should do things with all his heart. ”

Arhan immediately nodded non-stop: "Yes!" Arhan would never dare not be unsatisfied! Master Hou, Arhan doesn't understand, what kind of official did you say Your Majesty made for the little one? ”

Xia Hongsheng explained to him: "This dynasty has set up a mutual market supervisor, subordinate to the Shaofu, in charge of foreign trade by land, and horse trade with neighboring subject countries. There is one person in charge of the mutual market supervisor, from the sixth grade; Cheng is one person, and he is under the eighth grade. In charge of the transaction of the country of Fan. You are the supervisor of the mutual market under this Zhengbapin, specializing in trade with countries other than the Tang Dynasty. ”

"That is to say, the things that the small ones have to do are the same as now, but the identity of the small ones is not a businessman, but an official of the Tang Dynasty?" Arhan asked.

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "It's almost the same." ”

Arhan was suddenly excited, and began to pray again for this and thanksgiving that.

After being excited for a while, Arhan suddenly seemed to think of something, his face froze, he was stunned, his face collapsed, he became depressed, and said, "Master Hou, this is ...... His Majesty just said this today, but ...... But who knew that the little one had become a supervisor of the mutual market? Who recognizes the small one? This ......"

Xia Hongsheng looked at his face as if the weather had changed, and he suddenly felt funny, and said: "Your Majesty's golden mouth and jade words, every word, since you said it, it is true." In the next few days, someone will prepare the official uniform and ribbon for you, and after three days, you will go to the mutual market supervision to respond. By then they would have been accountable. ”

After listening to Xia Hongsheng's explanation, Arhan's face really looked like the sky had changed, and it was cloudy and sunny in an instant. Immediately he smiled again.

Xia Hongsheng saw that he understood, so he said again: "Okay." Remember that as soon as the cotton is shipped back, you must notify Ben Hou immediately. After transporting it back, it was pulled directly to the military aircraft workshop. In addition, after you leave the palace, don't let anyone know that Ben Hou has come to Chang'an, let alone let anyone know that Ben Hou is in the palace. ”

"Yes, little one!" Arhan saluted Xia Hongsheng again and again, and then retired and left the palace.

After letting Alhan leave, Xia Hongsheng went to Li Shimin's study, and Li Shimin was reviewing the recitals. In fact, the Tang Dynasty, or the Ming Dynasty, cannot be regarded as a lot. Because before the Ming Dynasty, the ministers of the three provinces, or later the prime minister of Zaifu, could go directly to the emperor to discuss matters face-to-face. It is not necessary to play the emperor in writing, and then wait for the emperor's approval. In the Tang Dynasty, the most important ones that needed to be approved by the emperor were selected after the three provinces were discussed by the three provinces, and then handed over to the emperor for approval.

Seeing Xia Hongsheng enter, Li Shimin put down the music in his hand, and without waiting for Xia Hongsheng to open his mouth to greet him, he said first: "I am going to sacrifice the soldiers who died in Liaodong in the military academy to stimulate the army's public opinion." At that time, I need to open the military academy so that the people of Chang'an can see my sacrifice. This matter should be prepared quickly, and after the sacrifice, the Society immediately announced the recruitment of Liao generals. This matter, other people are not very relieved to arrange it. Only if I leave it to my virtuous son-in-law, I can worry about it. ”

Hey, this noodle work still has to be done by this son!

Xia Hongsheng listened to Li Shimin's words and sighed in his heart. But he said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, the son-in-law must be arranged." ”

Li Shimin nodded, and said: "I will not issue an edict to you directly, I will issue an edict to Li Qing, and let Li Qing go to you to arrange it in his name." ”

"Yes!" Xia Hongsheng nodded and saluted, and agreed.