Chapter 437 Stuff

Sakura garden in the mountains.

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the petals are falling into the spring, making little ripples.

In the luminous cup, the grape wine is as red as blood. Drinks from foreign lands were introduced into Guanzhong along the trade routes, but only a small amount.

On the eaves of the house next to the hot spring, Zhao Shuang held a luminous cup in his hand and took a sip.

Mo Ya and Bai Feng stood under the eaves. This time, Mo Crow mingled with the caravan and went to Yuezhi King City together, collecting a large amount of intelligence.

Bai Feng, on the other hand, was in the Central Plains, among the Mo family, collecting intelligence on the world.

"The Lord asked me to collect the customs, customs and special products of the Yueshi and the Western Regions. Zhaoye has already collected them. The maps and classics left by Mokdu, the ghost man, are generally accurate, but some records are more than a hundred years old. It was different from the current situation."

Zhao Shuang sipped the wine in the glass. It was slightly sweet, with astringent taste, and tasted good.

"how?"

"To the west of Yuezhi, there are dozens of small countries living in a vast land. The small ones only have one city and hundreds of households; the large ones control more than ten thousand people, just like the Qiang Hu. This wine is the caravan from the Western Regions. Bought it from a businessman named Che Shiguo."

Zhao Shuang nodded and put down the luminous cup in his hand.

"The Yuezhi is a powerful country. They live in the west of Hexi and control more than 100,000 strings. They are as powerful as the Xiongnu and Donghu, or even more powerful. If the king of the Yuezhi can stabilize the four regions, it will be beneficial to us."

To do business, you naturally need a stable environment. Otherwise, if bandits are everywhere, it will obviously be detrimental to any caravan.

The most important thing is that the Yuezhi King can control his troops, subdue the surrounding Qiang and Hu, and maintain public order. In this way, caravans can carry goods and make profits.

"However, not everyone within the Yuezhi agrees. As far as I know, Barrett, the great leader of the Yuezhi, is very dissatisfied with doing business with us."

"Barrett?"

"He is one of the most powerful people in the Yuezhi under the Yuezhi King. He controls an army of 30,000 people and is very good with the Xiongnu. However, due to his own reasons, he does not directly control the army, but gives him several A trusted subordinate. That Mokdu is now serving as a captain under Barrett."

"What about the royal family within the Yuezhi?"

"The current old king of the Yuezhi is a virtuous man who governs the Yuezhi very well. His only son Jiamei is the crown prince. He is also known locally as gentle and kind and is loved by the Yuezhi people. Jiamei has several children. , no one has been appointed as the grandson of the king yet. However, one of the little princesses named Aaliya, who is very young, is called the Pearl of God and is the most loved by King Yuezhi."

Speaking of this, Mo Ya glanced at Bai Feng next to him. The other party listened very carefully and immediately smiled.

"On the Yuezhi side, if there is no male crown prince, then a woman can inherit the throne. I have inquired about it and found that both the Yuezhi king and the crown prince are very interested in trade and are willing to support it. The crown prince's None of the children had a bad word to say about this matter."

Zhao Shuang smiled and made a summary.

"So, as long as the Yuezhi is internally stable and the throne can be passed down smoothly, then within ten years, the trade between the two parties should be smooth."

The Yuezhi Royal City is built on the main road between the Western Regions and Guanzhong. If trade flourishes, it will naturally gain huge benefits.

"In this way, we can keep more livestock on the border, tame pack horses and camels, and move things between them."

The Hu people had many important trade goods, such as horses, salt, and furs, as well as trade goods from the Western Regions, many of which were very valuable.

This is a large project that will attract a large number of people and craftsmen to gather in Longxi to serve trade. Eventually, industries will be built around Jincheng and several surrounding acropolis.

After Zhao Shuang finished speaking, he looked at Bai Feng and asked.

"How about the Central Plains?"

At this time, the trade with Yueshi had just begun. Although the profit from one hundred carts of goods was huge, compared with the business in the Central Plains, it was only a small profit. After Wei Zhuang became the general of South Korea, he eliminated many forces. The Wei State has a good alliance with the Qin State, and goods from as far away as the Qi State, as well as from Wu, Chu, and Baiyue can be transported to Xianyang, and the trade routes are smooth.

Compared with the trade with the Yueshi, the trade with the Central Plains is much more mature and profitable.

"The reaction of the farmers was very strange. After they withdrew from South Korea, they suffered a lot of losses. Many farmers' disciples were lost in the six halls. But they did not fall out with the Mo family, or even retaliate. Instead, they fought with Qin Wuyang's group of swallows The ink fight is so exciting, it’s like a family.”

Zhao Shuang groaned, smelling a conspiracy and feeling a little urgent.

“How should we behave among farm families?”

"They have infiltrated into the Sixth Hall, but their current status is still quite low. They have not even been able to meet the Sixth Hall's leader, let alone the farmer's hero. Moreover, according to the internal rules of the farmhouse, unless they are the direct descendants of each hall leader It will take at least ten years for the disciples, relatives, and the rest of the people to enter the upper echelons of the farm."

Although Zhao Ye's people were originally allowed to enter the various schools of thought, Zhao Shuang did not expect them to be effective so quickly. But at this moment, Yan Mo was like a loophole, allowing people from the farm family to infiltrate, which still made Zhao Shuang a little troubled.

"Ask Guo Shou, Liang Da, Baizhen, and Qu Fu to strictly order Mo Xia under his command, not only to guard against the farmers, but also to pay attention to Yan Mo and other Mo family members. Then order Sanchuan Agency Nest, Yongdi Agency Workshop, Yun Mengmo Xiaju, as well as the large and small commanders of more than a hundred strongholds in Qin, Chu, Wei, and Han, strictly guard the secrets of the strongholds and do not disclose them to Yan Mo. No matter the strongholds under construction or completed, do not report them to Yan Mo again in the future. Agency City. If you have to, you are not allowed to disclose specific information such as the location."

"promise!"

If Changping Jun really gets in touch with Yan Mo through Nongjia, the two will hit it off immediately. Over time, there will be fatal danger for Zhao Shuang.

After all, they both belong to the Mohist family, and their faces and hearts are at odds with each other, but they share some information. And many of these messages are confidential, secretive and dangerous. If it were known to outsiders, especially Lord Bi Changping, it would cause huge losses.

Bai Feng received the order and flew away from the courtyard.

Zhao Shuang shook the luminous cup in his hand and thought.

It would be very unfavorable for Mr. Changping, an old guy, to hook up with Yan Dan. The key is that Zhao Shuang has no way to stop them.

Zhao Shuang was thinking, and Bai Lu's voice came from outside. The neat footsteps of a group of soldiers echoed outside the courtyard with a clear rhythm. Just by listening to the footsteps, you can tell that this team of soldiers has been trained for a long time.

"Your Majesty, the carriages and horses are all ready and ready to go."

Zhao Shuang stood up, followed by Mo Ya.

"Go back to Nanzheng!"