I have a backstage in Datang

Li Mingzhu blinked her eyes, and said in a low voice: "King of Goguryeo, Gao Yuan. Not long ago, he took people away quietly."

Gu Tianya was startled for a moment, then his eyes became darker, and he said slowly: "I guess he can't sit still."

A murderous look appeared on Li Mingzhu's face, and she said softly, "Should I go find Aunt Tan Xiao and let her dispatch horse bandits to kill on the way."

"Need not!"

Gu Tianya shook his head directly.

He looked at the eastern sky from a distance, and let out a sigh of relief: "Killing a Goguryeo king cannot destroy a Goguryeo country. The land of Youyun borders Goguryeo, and both sides are fierce tigers lying on the side of the couch. This land of dark clouds has taken root, so we have to extend the roots bit by bit, and when the roots are deep-rooted, it makes no difference whether we kill him or not..."

Li Mingzhu grinned and said, "I'm afraid that the entire Goguryeo people will be your subjects at that time, right?"

Gu Tianya laughed out loud, stretched out his hand to fondle the little girl's forehead again, and jokingly said: "Uncle, I worked hard to earn the family fortune, and in the future, I will leave it all to Baby Tiger. Since it belongs to Baby Tiger, wouldn't it be all yours?" of."

Li Mingzhu ran away shyly.

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...The second update is here, 2 words today, the plot of farming is mixed with the plot of fighting, to give everyone a little refreshment.

Chapter 252 [Proposal of Great Elder Tuyuhun]

A figure quietly approached her, and praised in a soft voice: "Mingzhu is a really good girl, she is already capable of doing great things at such a young age."

Gu Tianya was noncommittal.

The figure said again: "At first I thought I needed to remind her, but it turned out that she could detect the abnormality by herself, so I kept watching from a distance, and I didn't help her from the beginning to the end, but it was obvious that the little girl handled it very well. Okay. It's ridiculous that King Goguryeo thought he was a secret, but he didn't know that his whereabouts had been watched to death by a little girl..."

This figure is Tan Xiao!

Gu Tianya turned his head to look at her, and suddenly said something inexplicably, as if casually, but also thoughtfully, he said leisurely: "This child has Su Hui."

Tan Xiao only thought it was Gu Tianya's doting and praising of the little girl, so he didn't take this sentence to heart.

But Gu Tianya didn't know why, and suddenly repeated a sentence seriously, and said solemnly: "Tan Xiao, remember, this child has Su Hui. So she is no less smart than you, and her future achievements may not be lower than you."

Tan Xiao was startled for a moment, subconsciously looked at Li Mingzhu who was running away, and murmured: "Su Hui? Wisdom from previous lives?"

Gu Tianya did not continue this topic, but took a deep breath and exhaled a cloud of white mist, saying: "Today is the first day of the exchange market, so far it looks pretty good, but if you don't have long-term considerations, you must have near-term worries. The prosperity at the beginning It does not necessarily mean that it will be prosperous forever..."

Tan Xiao was startled again, then he seemed to have realized something, and said softly: "Are you worried about someone coveting the exchange market?"

Gu Tianya nodded, then shook his head for some reason, and said: "Yes, and no. The reason why I say yes is because the mutual market will bring together a large amount of goods. Turkic people buy tea, bricks, salt and iron from here, and people from the Western Regions sell agate from here. Jade, and the various products of my Han family in the Central Plains will also go from here to countless places all over the world..."

He paused for a while while talking, and then said: "This is like a giant wharf, and goods must pass through here. As the owner of the exchange, our family only needs to reach out to receive goods." Tax, Tan Xiao, you might as well try to guess how much tax our mutual market can collect in a day."

Tan Xiao pursed his lips, and tentatively guessed: "One thousand strings?"

1000 guan a day, 3 guan in a month, 36 months in a year, add up to [-].

This is no small sum of money.

Now Datang's annual treasury revenue is only 300 million.

But Gu Tianya shook his head slowly, and suddenly pointed to a stall not far away, and said with a smile to Tan: "Just now, a deal was made at that stall. A merchant from Tuyuhun paid two thousand cows to Qinghe Cui's I bought [-] shi of millet, and the conversion amount of this transaction alone is [-] guan, and our family’s share of commercial tax is three out of a hundred. Tan Xiao, figure out how big it is money."

Tan Xiao was a little stunned, and it took him a long time to speak in a daze, and he said in a shocked voice: "The 48000 guan is charged with a hundred and three, and this transaction alone can get more than 1400 guan?"

"Wrong, it's more than 2800!"

Gu Tianya pointed out her mistake, and said in a deep voice: "You forgot that the transaction is a matter between both parties. Both the buyer and the seller have to pay taxes, and each has to pay [-]%. The actual income of our family is the two parties. times."

Tan Xiao's breathing became obviously heavy.

With just this one transaction, the family can earn close to 3000 yuan. How many transactions are there in the entire mutual market every day?Doesn't it mean that it is possible to earn tens of thousands of dollars a day?

If we speculate based on this income, it may be as high as several million a year, which is higher than the income of the Datang Treasury, and it is simply a sudden wealth like a landslide and tsunami.

Tan Xiao suddenly looked at Gu Tianya and said, "This is your worry..."

After finishing speaking, I felt that it was not appropriate enough, so I quickly added: "Such a large wealth will definitely attract covets."

Gu Tianya let out a breath slowly, and said: "People die for money, birds die for food, and money touches people's hearts. It has been like this since ancient times. But you don't have to worry too much. Our family's mutual market will not be too dangerous. The reason is very simple. The exchange market will be a place for many people to make a fortune. Money is the most attractive thing to pursue, so if someone wants to use the exchange market, they will inevitably make countless enemies. Even without us doing it, many people will take the initiative to help us destroy the enemy... ..."

"Then what are you worried about?"

"What I'm really worried about is the safety of the goods after they leave. Let's take the transaction just now as an example. Have you noticed that this transaction is actually very risky? Tuyuhun is located in Tangxi Chui, at least five miles away from our Youzhou. The merchant in Tuyuhun bought [-] shi of grain. If he wanted to transport it back, he would have to use at least [-] ox carts. What is the concept of [-] ox carts of grain? Tan Xiao, you must be so smart. got it."

How could Tan Xiao not understand.

Two thousand ox carts is a huge fortune in itself.In this era, due to the difficult roads, long-distance travel would damage the strength of the animals. Therefore, the steers that pull the carts generally use the method of three rests and one rest, that is to say, each cart must be equipped with three steers.

When one of the oxen is pulling the cart, the other two rest behind the cart, and then take turns with each other to ensure that each oxen will not be damaged.

So for two thousand ox carts, at least six thousand oxen are needed.

The value has been higher than the food itself.

If the value of grain and the value of ox carts are added, the total value of this transport team will be even larger, and its total wealth can even be compared with that of a county.

How could such a huge amount of wealth not be coveted by greedy people on the road?

Tan Xiao vaguely understood Gu Tianya's thoughts, but Tan Xiao's natural personality made her feel indifferent, and said with a smile: "Anyway, we didn't snatch it, and we will not be responsible for the goods after they leave the door. We only need to ensure the safety of the mutual market." , do we still need to guarantee that they will get home safely after buying something? There is no such reason, since ancient times, there has been no such reason..."

"You are wrong again!"

Gu Tianya pointed out her mistake again, and said in a more serious tone: "In my opinion, it's just the opposite. Since merchants bought supplies from the mutual market, we have the responsibility to ensure their safety when they return. Tan Xiao, we I know you don't approve of this idea, but I'm telling you, this is what we're going to do. This is the only way our family will take off."

Tan Xiao was taken aback for a moment, and then spoke softly after a while, saying: "This will be very difficult and tiring. If we want to ensure the safety of every customer back and forth, the price our family has to pay is really too high."

She paused while talking, looked at Gu Tianya, and tentatively suggested: "Actually, people from Tuyuhun dare to buy such a large amount of supplies, so they must have the confidence to transport the supplies back. Maybe we don't have to worry about them. You can keep yourself safe."

I have to say that Tan Xiao's proposal is very in line with the situation of this era.

Being able to come to Youzhou from the Western Regions and drive tens of thousands of bullocks to trade, this Tuyuhun merchant is definitely not an ordinary merchant, he is probably a national merchant of the Tuyuhun Kingdom.

With such a large amount of wealth in a country's businessmen, how can they not be accompanied by a large army?

But Gu Tianya shook his head again, and said in a firm tone: "Others bring their own guards to ensure the safety of wealth, but we can't do nothing, we must do the service we should do. It can't be because someone else has Guard, let's just be lazy and skip the guarantees that should be provided, business is not about one-off sales, and the mutual market will be the most important part of my blueprint, so I have to work hard for you..."

The last sentence was a bit thoughtless, but Tan Xiao understood his meaning immediately, and said, "You asked me to do this?"

Gu Tianya looked at her, and said softly: "More than a year ago, you apprenticed to me for the Tan family. Since then, the entire Tan family has become a horse bandit, killing people for me and doing evil for me. They have a lot of infamy, but they never have any complaints."

Tan Xiao quickly said: "This is the duty of the Tan family. After all, the current Tan family is already a branch of the Gu family with a different surname. Since it is a branch with a different surname, it must contribute to the family."

Gu Tianya laughed together, his voice became more gentle, and said: "You can't always carry a bad name, as long as you are a person, you want to have a good reputation. So starting today, the Tan family should stop being a horse bandit. People You can't always live in the dark, you should let them enjoy the glory under the sun, I am going to set up several armies to protect merchants, and the horse bandits from your Tan family will be the first one. From today onwards, they don't have to do evil things anymore , but changed to doing good deeds, guarding every business trip that leaves the exchange market."

He paused while talking, and then said: "As time goes by, more and more business travelers will be protected by the Tan family. At that time, there will be countless praises. Tan at that time The family members are living under the sun..."

He stopped talking again, looked at Tan Xiao with gentle eyes, and said, "This is my expression of guilt to your Tan family, and it is also my answer to your kneeling on the ground. You said you would kneel down for a future for the Tan family , are you satisfied with the future I have given you?"

Tan Xiao's eye circles were red, and suddenly there were big teardrops surging.

She plunged into Gu Tianya's arms and whimpered: "But this time I won't follow. If the horse bandits are gone, I, the female bandit leader, won't be needed. You know, I'm a bad guy by nature. When I do evil, I need you. Me, but I don't need it when doing good deeds. I won't go with them, I've done what I should do for the Tan family, and from today on, I won't go anywhere again. "

This stunned Gu Tianya, and couldn't help but said: "You don't follow them? You have always regarded the Tan family very seriously."

"Don't follow, don't follow anymore!"

Tan Xiao shook his head vigorously, with tears in his eyes, suddenly smashed his head heavily on Gu Tianya's chest, and whimpered again: "I want to stay, I want to have a baby, I have fulfilled my long-cherished wish, I have helped my mother's family People have won the future, now, I am no longer from the Tan family, I am your concubine, I should be called the Gu Tan family, and I want to have a child, like Xiaoqing and Xiaorou , No, not one, I want to have ten, one hundred, I will spread the branches and leaves for our family, so that you can be a father once a year."

Gu Tianya stood there dumbfounded.

Although I was moved inexplicably, I always felt that I couldn't laugh or cry.

No matter what, he couldn't believe that Tan Xiao, who was born a villain, had such a side, that he could cry and act like a woman.

It's just that the words are suddenly a little unreliable.

Have ten children?

Have a hundred children?

What do you think...

Fortunately, someone coughed at this time, breaking Gu Tianya's helplessness, but he saw an old man standing not far away, and at this moment, he was clapping his hands away.

The old man's head was wrapped in a pure white headband, and a huge gemstone was inlaid in the middle. Under the sunlight, it looked like a ball of flames. Gu Tianya only glanced at it, and guessed the identity of the old man in his heart. .

He slowly pushed Tan Xiao away from his arms, then cupped his hands towards that side, and asked with a smile: "Could the old man be the Great Elder of Tuyuhun?"

The old man chuckled, and walked slowly over there. Obviously he is a Tuyuhun, but he speaks the Han language more fluently than Gu Tianya, so he asked jokingly, "Did the old man disturb the tenderness of little brother Gu and the beautiful woman?" ?”

He said without waiting for Gu Tianya's reaction, and then said: "Brother Gu, don't blame me, this old man didn't deliberately eavesdrop, it's just that you mentioned Tuyuhun many times when you and your wife were discussing matters, which inevitably made this old man subconsciously I paid attention to my country, and it was precisely because I listened carefully that I heard the broad-mindedness of the little brother, so I came to cough aloud, but I wanted to come to thank you."

After a little thought, Gu Tianya understood that this was a matter of thanking him for building an army of business protectors.

Sure enough, the Great Elder let out a breath slowly, and said in a leisurely voice: "Throughout the ages, merchants have never been valued, especially you Han people in the Central Plains, who seem to have a great prejudice against merchants. But we Tuyuhun people are just the opposite. It is said that generations have been merchants, which has also caused you Han people to shake your hair and laugh a few times when you mention us, and most of them will say something like this, oh, it turns out that they are from Tuyuhun..."

Gu Tianya coughed twice and argued for the Han people: "Not all of us despise merchants."

"Yes, not everyone!"

The Great Elder looked solemn, but his expression became more leisurely. He suddenly breathed out again, and said with deep and far-sighted eyes: "Thinking back hundreds of years ago, there was a Zhang Qian of the Han people who was very friendly to us Western Regions. I miss this good friend..."

Gu Tianya frowned slightly, always felt that the old man's talk seemed to be full of deep meaning, he suddenly interrupted, and asked with a faint smile: "What exactly does the elder want to say?"

But seeing the old man chuckle, his seemingly turbid eyes suddenly flickered shrewdly, staring at Gu Tianya and asked: "Little brother first established the Youzhou Mutual Market, and then established an army to protect the merchants. Obviously, such a vast mind will not If you stay in one place to be self-satisfied, then this old man would like to ask you, do you still remember that you Han people have an honor, if you still remember, then this old man can continue to talk..."

Gu Tianya took a deep look at him, and then said word by word: "Silk Road?"

Sure enough, the Great Elder laughed heartily, and said with a gratified face, "That's right, it's the Silk Road."

Suddenly he looked at Gu Tianya with deep eyes, and said with deep meaning: "Little brother, are you interested in regaining your glory again? If you are willing to open a silk road, this old man from Tuyuhun will definitely be able to help you..."

Gu Tianya smiled, and suddenly stretched out his hand as a gesture.

Great Elder Tuyuhun was startled for a moment, then laughed happily and said, "I never expected you to be familiar with the etiquette of our Western Regions people."

The great elder also stretched out his hand.

Then, with a snap.

The palms of the two clapped together heavily.

Gu Tianya smiled so kindly, and said sincerely: "From today onwards, we are friends!"

The Great Elder also smiled kindly, and said more sincerely than him: "Since we are friends, we should help each other. It just so happens that this old man knows that there is a Liaodong idiot who wants to harm his friends. We Tuyuhun people will help you beat him up first." How about it……"

Gu Tianya's face was full of joy, and he said sincerely: "Thank you so much."

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...The [-]-in-[-] chapter was released today.

Chapter 253 [I want to treat Mr. Gu to a full meal]

Great Elder Tuyuhun left, and he left with a promise that no one knew about. This promise is not to be fulfilled now, and it may take several years before it will be acted on. However, after all, the introduction has been planted.

The Tuyuhun people left in a hurry.

The grassland Turkic people also left in a hurry.

In other words, all the people who came to participate in the exchange market left in a hurry. As for the reason, it is very simple...

The chilly wind blows again from the Northwest Plateau!

Winter has come to the coldest time.

With the opening of the Youzhou Mutual Market this time, many foreigners have bought a large amount of supplies, and they are anxious to transport the supplies back so that the people can survive the cold winter.

However, the exchange market will not be closed because of the departure of a large number of merchants. On the contrary, it will remain open from today onwards. Merchants came to sell special products in exchange for needed supplies.

A steady stream of transactions is the essence of the mutual market.

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In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the world is cold, but this is the end of the year, and it is the most important day for the Han family in the Central Plains.

When a heavy snow fell, it finally ushered in the end of the seven years of Wude. Since ancient times, there is an old saying called saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, so the end also means a new beginning. Hongling rushed to Youzhou City against the wind and snow.

As a result, an imperial decree was quickly spread throughout the city.

"The way of heaven and earth is the one who observes the truth. I, Li Shimin, should use this heart as my lifelong wish to clarify the world and expand the righteous way. Now, with a conscientious heart, I ascend the throne to take over the vast land of the Central Plains, protect the people, work diligently and love the people, and amnesty the world. , the salty emissary heard about it..."

Li Shimin ascended the throne!

Datang finally ushered in the first year of Zhenguan.

Since ancient times, when the new emperor came to the throne, he would generally pardon the world, but there were no capital prisoners in Youzhou City, so there was no such thing as amnesty.