The west-slanting sun shoved the pale yellow light in through the crack of the window, and drew several straight and straight lines on the shadow on the ground. Some of the lines of light shone on the box, and the gold inside immediately gave off a seductive light. There seem to be few people in this world who can stand against the light of temptation, no matter men or women.
Yang Shunhui looked at those big boxes, the brilliance in his eyes was the same color as the brilliance reflected in the boxes.
"That Peter said... Tai Sui is a giant dragon..."
Yang Shunhui sighed, and looked away from the box with some difficulty.
"How would he know that this giant dragon is already dying."
The tone is a little lonely, a little sad.
Dong An, Yang Shunhui's most trusted aide, also sighed, took his eyes back from the big golden boxes with more effort, and said after a while of silence: "It should be that foreigners don't understand the current situation of the Sui Dynasty, so they will Come up with a generous gift. I heard that the Opru Empire has almost unified the land on the other side of the ocean, so it is a real dragon, right?"
He didn't know, and Yang Shunhui didn't know either, that the giant dragon in the eyes of Central Plains people and the giant dragon in the eyes of foreigners are not the same concept at all. In the eyes of the Sui people, the dragon is majestic, just and powerful. In the eyes of foreigners, dragons are greedy, cruel, and powerful... Only being strong is the only thing they have in common.
If you want a greedy dragon to spit out ten chests of gold from its mouth, you should be wary of what the dragon's purpose is. It is a pity that Yang Shunhui and Dong An, who thought that foreigners did not understand Da Sui, actually did not understand foreigners at all, did not have this awareness.
"Actually, the current civil strife in the Sui Dynasty is not all bad."
Dong An smiled and said: "If the Sui Dynasty is still as stable as before, the general will not be able to control this matter even if he wants to. Even if foreigners bring the gold, the general will hand it over to the court in full. To agree to the demands of foreigners, it will take three to five months of debate at the court meeting to reach a conclusion, maybe it will take three to five years."
"Now... but it's all on your mind, General. If the General thinks it's feasible, then the foreigner's merchant ships will be able to dock in the morning. If the General thinks it's not feasible, then the foreigner's broken throat won't help."
Yang Shunhui smiled, and seemed to appreciate such words.
"Then what do you think?"
Yang Shunhui asked: "Should I send someone to discuss this matter with the people in the Mu Mansion? And... a while ago, the Black Flag military solution specially sent someone to send a personal letter, telling me to be careful of those foreigners. I wonder if Fang Jie has received some rumors, otherwise why would he remind me of this for no reason?"
"Black Banner Army...don't worry about it."
Dong An said: "Not to mention that Fang Jie is just a small person who came into the house by chance with an unknown background. Even if he comes from a famous family and is powerful, he still has nothing to do with our Mu Ping's affairs. In my opinion, this person is nothing more than finding someone at random. An excuse to show intimacy with the general, or maybe... this is the poisonous plan of the ancients to make close friends. He tried every means to make peace with those who were far away, and raised his knife to those who were close."
Yang Shunhui was slightly startled: "If so, he is quite a character."
"The subordinates thought that he didn't have that kind of insight. The general can ignore the matter of the Black Banner Army. If the person sent by Fang Jie asks to see him again, the general will just dismiss him casually. But the Mu residence... Be cautious no matter what, after all, the Mu Mansion is too powerful in the east of the Great Sui Dynasty. Since the civil strife in the Great Sui Dynasty, the people in the Mu Mansion seem to be honest and have sworn allegiance to the imperial court, but they have kept the sidelines intermittently in the past few years. Almost all the generals are replaced by people from the Mu Mansion, and now a word from the Mu Mansion is more effective than the imperial decree."
"but… "
Dong An's tone changed: "If you discuss this matter with Mu Mansion in advance, even if you send people to Mu Mansion in the northeast, plus the discussion, it will take about a month to go back and forth. At that time, foreigners may have lost Be patient, General... Muping is not the only city in Dongjiang that has opened up trade... Besides, if this matter is reported to the Mu Mansion in advance, there are two points that will be disadvantageous to you, General."
"What?"
Yang Shun would ask.
"One!"
Dong An stretched out a finger and said: "If this matter gets out, it will have a great impact on the general. After all, you are still a third-rank general in the Sui Dynasty. In terms of official position and title, you are no lower than the one in Mu's residence. If Xiang Mu What should I do if I ask the government for instructions, I'm afraid people will say...some bad things about you."
"Secondly, if you report to the Mu family, then this foreigner's gift..."
He didn't finish his words, but Yang Shunhui understood immediately.
He subconsciously glanced at the ten large boxes and fell silent.
"It's just that if you don't inform the Mu family, it will inevitably appear a little rude. After all, it is the Mu family who can garrison Mu Ping. If the people of the Mu family don't nod, we are still stationed in Lishan now."
Yang Shunhui said after a while.
Dong An shook his head: "General, there is one thing I don't know if you have considered it... Now the world is in chaos, the Great Sui Dynasty collapsed, the country will not be ruled, and the people in the war-torn land will have no life. The family's orders work. Although there is that Iron Armored General fighting now, no matter how powerful the Iron Armored Army is, there are only less than 20,000 people in the world. There are hundreds of millions of people in the world. These 20,000 people are like a drop of water in the sea, and they cannot stop it after all. The general trend, a drop of water wants to reverse the flow of the Yangtze River, is it possible?"
"So, General, you have to make a plan early. The General's decision to lead troops out of Chang'an to the eastern border is extremely correct and wise. But we can be regarded as dependents now, and everything depends on the face of the Mu family. To put it mildly, it is because General, you have a very deep friendship with the person in the Mu Mansion. To put it bluntly, it is a charity from the Mu Mansion. Why does Jin Shixiong stay in such a tired place in the northwest? It’s not because the place is so tired. He alone has the final say?"
"The subordinates think that it is time for the general to consider expanding his strength. In troubled times, holding nothing in his hands is not as secure as holding thousands of troops. Even if the general does not have the heart to dominate the world, he holds a powerful soldier in his hands. , no matter who sits in that chair, they dare not underestimate the general. And to develop, what we need the most right now is... money!"
Dong An said: "If the coastal areas are opened up to allow foreign businessmen to come, then the daily income will be a huge figure! Besides, if foreigners are allowed to do business, then those Eastern Chu businessmen will be useless. At that time, the General Send troops to capture all the Chu merchants in the middle of the city, and the collected money alone is enough to recruit 50,000 horses! Not to mention 50,000, maybe 100,000 is not a problem!"
Hearing these words, Yang Shunhui's eyes lit up.
"As that Peter said, now foreigners are busy recovering their vitality, and the first thing they must be busy with is business. We can make profits from it, and it will develop much faster than foreigners recovering their vitality! In less than three years, the general will have There are 500,000 soldiers. At that time, no matter what the general chooses, you will take the initiative?"
Yang Shunhui was silent for a while and said: "Let me think about this matter again. You go back first, get in touch with that Peter more, and find out what's going on on the other side of the sea. I'm afraid of luring wolves into the house."
"Don't worry, the general, the subordinates will definitely find out!"
Dong An said a word, and then left.
After leaving the General's Mansion, Dong An couldn't help but smile as he looked at the setting sun falling in the west. He walked all the way back along the street, looking at those Dongchu businessmen who looked very proud on the street with pity. He looked at those Eastern Chu people as if he was looking at lambs lying on the chopping board that had been scalded.
So he's in a good mood, and he's in an even better mood when he gets home.
"Foreigners still have some credibility."
He looked at the two boxes filled with gold in his dormitory, and couldn't help holding up a handful of gold coins and sticking them to his face. No matter what the shape, gold... remains gold.
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Cargo World Bank Shop
Another day was coming to an end, and there were more and more pedestrians on the street. Before dark, the merchants who came to Muping from all over the world began to look for restaurants and brothels for entertainment, and those Eastern Chu people began to return to their camps with goods. camp.
The people of Eastern Chu depended on the people of Sui, because all their money was earned from the people of Sui. But they look down on the Sui people, they find the temperament of the Sui people disgusting. The Sui people also look down on the Eastern Chu people, because the Eastern Chu people are stingy no matter how rich they are. They don't celebrate when they make money, and they rarely go to brothels.
If you meet a group of Eastern Chu people eating and a group of Sui people eating in a restaurant, you can easily identify them even if they wear the same clothes. Those who order a large table of dishes must be Sui people, and those who only have a few dishes on the table and pick and choose must be Dongchu people. When paying the bill, it was the Sui people who rushed to give the money, and the people who all pretended to be stupid must be the East Chu people.
Zuo Mingchan squeezed out from the crowd on the street and returned to the shop. After glancing at Zhou Mingli, the two went up to the second floor tacitly.
"What did you find out?"
Zhou Mingli asked urgently.
"There is something wrong with the caravans from the city!"
Zuo Mingchan lowered his voice and said: "Ordinary caravans are not so heavily guarded. Even my subordinates have a hard time getting past them, and it seems that those different caravans are all connected. My people are watching them. I found that the leaders of those caravans met in a restaurant, but they dispersed soon, so be very careful. It is difficult to find out where they came from in the city, and I plan to wait until they leave the city. In the city The defenders are not familiar with us, so we are not sure how to attack in the city."
"I'll pick some good ones to go with you."
Zhou Ming said.
"good."
Zuo Mingchan nodded: "I didn't bring many people. It's okay to attack a caravan. I'm afraid they have some backup. And... I suspect that these caravans are not merchants at all. While watching a group of people, there was a wind blowing, and the outer robe of one of them was blown up, revealing the brocade clothes inside."
"Brocade clothes?"
Zhou Mingli was stunned for a moment: "People from the government?"
"The people in the government are fine."
Zuo Mingchan shook his head, with worried eyes: "What I'm worried about is... people from the army."
"In any case, check it out."
Zhou Mingli said: "If people from the army are trading with Eastern Chu people, then this is even more unusual. The goods of Eastern Chu merchants are of no use to the army, and there is no need for the army to spend a lot of money to buy them back. Some messy stuff."
"You mean, what are they trying to hide under the name of the caravan? The goods they received are also a cover-up?"
Zuo Mingchan asked.
Zhou Mingli nodded: "No matter what, you have to check it out. Since you are disguised, you must not be a member of Yang Shunhui. The army in the east of the Great Sui Dynasty is in the hands of the Mu family in all likelihood... It is necessary for the Mu family to deal with the East like this. Do the Chu people make deals? Whatever the Mu family wants, the East Chu people have to obediently send it over! Unless, what they bought is something shady... and even Yang Shunhui has to hide it!"
"Help Yang Shunhui? Why give Mouping to him if you want to hide it from him?"
Zuo Mingchan suddenly thought of something, the flash of inspiration was fleeting, too fast, he thought about it carefully but lost his mind.