The best county magistrate

"I'm afraid that borrowing the road is just a short-term expedient. We need to make Yueguan Town a long-term place for trade..."

Yang Xuanchen deliberately paused here.

"Just kill him and be done with it, why so much nonsense!" Park Guk-chang muttered.

I'm Zhuo, you're talking without any worries. If you want to kill someone, go ahead and kill him. Don't kill him with your mouth.

The most boring thing is the king of big talk.

Zhang Biao, who had not spoken for a long time, placed the wine glass heavily on the table.

He glanced at Park Guk-chang with a sidelong glance, revealing a provocative look.

"Master Pu, don't just talk big, send some people. If there aren't enough people, I, Zhang Biao, am willing to lend you a hand."

"It's okay if you don't want to send anyone. Leave it to me and I'll take it down. You can share some of the toll with me later..."

Yang Xuanchen turned his head and looked at Zhang Biao in a daze.

Oh my God, my second brother is really an immortal. He spoke out everything that was in my heart.

"Come on, come on, second brother, have some chicken legs. With second brother here, it will be easy to destroy Yueguan Town."

Yang Xuanchen said as he put a chicken leg into Zhang Biao's bowl.

The brothers' funny behavior almost pissed off Park Guk-chang to death, but instead Park In-jae became interested in Zhang Biao.

"It's obvious that this warrior is not an ordinary man. If a warrior takes action, Yueguan Town will be no problem." He said with a smile.

"My second brother is naturally invincible when he takes action, but Your Highness the Crown Prince, what do you say if we take over Yueguan Town?" Yang Xuanchen asked.

This put Park In-jae in a difficult position. If the place for trade was captured by Yang Xuanchen's troops, then he would be the hero of this event.

If the Liao Dynasty does not express anything, it will appear to be insincere.

He originally wanted to use the matter of Yueguan Town as a bargaining chip to seize an initiative. If the people of Northern Liao took over the town, they would naturally have a great say in future trade.

Since Yang Xuanchen has this idea now, it is better to let him go first.

The imperial court has sent troops four times, and the worst time even a general died.

The military strength of Dayan was weaker than that of Liao. They wanted to march into Yueguan Town through Xiagu Road, but they couldn't even deploy their troops and as many as they could die.

If Yang Xuanchen is determined to take over this town, both sides will inevitably suffer losses. Then he will be the one who takes advantage of the situation, and the right to speak on mutual trade will still fall into his hands.

Beautiful!

"Since Lord Yang has spoken, let's have a good talk." Park In Jae sat up straight and straightened his eyes.

"If you can take Yueguan Town, you will have the right to collect taxes from all the merchants from Liao who trade with Yan."

"But the tax cannot be too high. We cannot ask for too much."

"Then according to your Highness the Crown Prince...what is the maximum that can be collected?" Yang Xuanchen asked.

"What do you think of the 30%? Lord Yang?"

Yang Xuanchen shook his head and disagreed.

"It would be unfair to charge 30% of the price. I will have someone prepare a detailed list later. We will classify them according to the trade items and collect taxes."

"Okay! We will do as Lord Yang said. Yueguan Town will be handed over to Lord Yang!" Park In Jae made the decision immediately, fearing that he would go back on his word.

Yang Xuanchen laughed happily. In this way, a trade surplus was formed between Dayan and Beiliao.

If this continues, Da Yan will become stronger day by day.

But taxes alone are not enough, I want more.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have something else to say."

Although Yang Xuanchen's smile was not so harmonious in Park Injae's eyes, he still wanted to hear what Yang Xuanchen wanted to say or what conditions he proposed.

"Master Xiao Yang, please feel free to speak..."

Yang Xuanchen stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "In the past, merchants usually used gold and silver as currency when doing business, or bartering for other things."

"Now my Great Yan has a prosperous Jucaixuan, which can replace the traditional gold and silver with silver notes."

"My idea is that if we can take Yueguan Town, the taxes will naturally not be so high. As long as Jucaixuan can be within the territory of the Liao Dynasty..."

With a bang, Park Guochang slammed the table with his palm, his eyes wide open and a little annoyed.

"How is this possible? Don't let your imagination run wild!"

"Master Pu, please be patient. Jucaixuan is just a bank and it can't have any impact on the Liao Dynasty."

Yang Xuanchen mentioned it, then looked at Park In Jae, "Your Highness, you can send someone to check out Jucaixuan in Shangjing City. It won't be too late to consider it for a few days."

"Jucaixuan is only the first condition. The second is that I hope His Royal Highness will sell me some ore. Iron, copper, tin, lead, etc. are all fine. It depends on Your Highness' convenience."

Park In-jae had no objection to Jucaixuan. Ever since he learned that something called silver notes was popular in Dayan, he thought it was a good idea.

Although you don't need to carry cash when you go out, having silver bills can definitely provide a lot of convenience in your life.

Especially someone of the upper class like him.

However, he thought about Yang Xuanchen’s second request for a long time.

If it's tin or lead, which aren't very useful, selling some to him might be a favor, but that won't work for iron and copper.

Seeing that he had been thinking about it for a long time and still had no answer, Yang Xuanchen naturally would not push him too much. He raised his glass and toasted Park In Jae.

"Your Highness, don't worry too much. I want these things only for my own use. They don't involve the country."

"If you feel embarrassed, think about it again. There is no rush."

"Yueguan Town has not been taken yet. It won't be too late to talk after we take Yueguan Town. What do you think?"

Park In-jae clinked his glass with his, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes.

This Yang Xuanchen is really powerful. I almost fell into his trap. It seems like he is testing me.

There must be an expert guiding him, otherwise how could he have such negotiation skills when he is only in his early twenties?

After finishing the wine in the glass, the tense atmosphere eased a little.

"Master Xiao Yang is right. It is too early to discuss this now. We will discuss this after we capture Yueguan Town."

"Come on, come on, let's drink together! Let's drink together!"

After three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes, Yang Xuanchen and Park Injae were both drunk, and they hugged each other and called each other brothers.

If Zhang Biao and Pu Guochang had not tried their best to stop them, they might have become sworn brothers.

Parting time.

"My son Xuan De, you must think carefully about what your adoptive father said...hiccups." This is what Yang Xuanchen said.

Park In Jae also burped, "Godfather, I will obey you."

Yang Xuanchen burst into laughter and hugged him in his arms, "My dear son, you have suffered so much. Your father knows that you are in Cao's camp but your heart is with Han..."

Zhang Biao pouted and pulled Yang Xuanchen over, and winked at Park Guochang, "Go back quickly, or your prince will worship my second brother as his godfather."

Park Guk-chang, Gu San-shik and Gu Li were all very upset. They had never seen their prince behave like this before.

The three of them pulled together and actually made Park In Jae stagger, and he fell to his knees on the ground.

"Foster father, please accept Xuande's greetings."

As he said this, he almost bowed down.

On the other hand, Yang Xuanchen wanted to lift him up with both hands, "No need to be polite, kid, you don't have to kneel..."

The farce was finally resolved with the cooperation of both parties.

When Yang Xuanchen's carriage disappeared at the end of the street corner, he got out of the carriage and sat with Zhang Biao.

Seeing that he was not drunk, Zhang Biao's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Third brother, your acting skills are getting better and better. Even I didn't notice it."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and go to Butterfly."

"Third brother, Butterfly is still young, and you drank too much. She can't bear it..."