at the same time,
At the Qunleyuan of the Guguo Hotel in Guangzhou, Zhou Huaian, who was ordered to come forward, also met Qu Rong, an envoy from Annan Prefecture. This is a middle-aged man with thin eyes, narrow face, three beards, rough and dull skin. He wears a round-necked and blue cage shirt. At first I saw that he had a shrewd and cheap taste.
"The ambassador has seen false judgments. After hearing the judgments for a long time, I can finally see the talents. He is indeed a very handsome man..."
As soon as the other party met, he put his posture and identity extremely low and actively complimented him.
"I don't dare to bear it, but I have done some small things to do my part... Don't deserve praise"
Zhou Huaian was slightly vigilant in his heart. As the saying goes, it means that I have never met in my life, but have nothing to do with love or rape or steal. At least it is the purpose that must be sought.
"I've been sentenced to Guoqian. Who doesn't know that the weather and situation of your army today are mostly inseparable from your officials..."
Qu Rong continued to compliment him on the stick.
"Even a family in a remote country has heard of it. What's more, the judge and the local punish the strong. The name of helping the poor and the weak, helping the poor and the poor, even the business travelers who come and go are also called nicknames. "
"You are really a good lobbyist who can talk about it..."
However, Zhou Huaian was slightly moved in his heart. The amount of information in his seemingly routine compliments was quite large, but he couldn't just be brought into the rhythm of the conversation by the other party.
"But these illusory cheap words, no matter how much they say, what use is it... Is it possible to make money out of thin air..."
"I just want to ask what Guifang wants to do, and what does he want from this..."
"It should be so..."
The other party is also knowingly correcting his words.
"I just want to communicate with the Cantonese government and each has its own advantages..."
According to his next statement, today's Annan Duhu has jurisdiction over 13 states, 39 counties, and 32 Jimi prefectures. Jiaozhou, located on the Red River Plain in northern Vietnam in later generations, was the place of governance and the heartland. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, Nichinan County has been rich in rice and wood, and has silver and copper mines. Now it has a household registration of more than 100,000, and it is also an important port and shipbuilding base in the South China Sea;
However, because of the relatively single local product structure and the lack of critical bulk materials such as salt, iron, cloth, etc., the garrison under the management of the Annan Duhufu needs to transfer clothing, food and supplies from Guangzhou to the sea all year round in order to continue to maintain it. Since now, after being able to conspire with the rebels in disguise under the name of affiliation, it has become this kind of mutual trade relationship and state.
As for today’s Jiaozhou provincial governor, it is the grandson of the Huainan Jiedu envoy Gao Pian, but his ancestor is a little bold and weak. It is all due to Gao Pian’s remaining team that was able to secure this Jiaozhou governor. The key position; but now that Jiaozhou is connected to the mainland by sea and land are cut off, and the people under his control are fleeing in panic, no one takes him seriously anymore, and each starts to find another way out.
The envoy Qu Rong is one of the representatives of the forces actively seeking foreign aid and assistance. This is because there are really only a handful of professionals in the field of commerce and maritime trade among the volunteers. Therefore, after the general's mansion has initially negotiated and confirmed the principled subordination relationship; most of the follow-up operations of the interactive nature require Zhou Huai'an to implement and confirm one by one.
For example, the price of short-growing rice produced locally is quite low. Even if the cost of transportation from the sea to Canton is spread, the price of rice is lower than that of most local rice production areas; this is for the rebel army’s grain and grass reserves. Work and the food processing industry, unconsciously a rather good news. But the other party hopes to be able to exchange the coarse salt and sucrose produced in Panyu, Gaoyao and other places along the coast of Lingdong. If there are further refined products, it would be better;
There is also the need to import iron products. In addition to traditional gold, silver, and silk, the other party can even use local tuhu and slaves as a means of payment. But Zhou Huaian also proposed other products, such as open-air coal in Jiaozhou and specific types of wood.
And you must know that salt and iron alone have always been the main control of the imperial court, and special salt and iron envoys and local patrols and checkpoints at various levels have been set up to carry out bans and circulation control; even these places The tyrants are also subject to a lot of restrictions, and can only secretly operate and sell some; but now that they have replaced the volunteers occupying most of Lingnan, they obviously have no such restraints and considerations.
And as long as they can get the resources they want, and even divide the benefits, these local forces hiding behind the "non-governmental spontaneous trade" also have no morals or lower limits at all. Therefore, once the initial intentions that are acceptable to both parties are reached, all that is left is to ask for advice on the specific quantity and price.
Just like Qu Rong’s birthplace, the Qu clan is one of the big clans in Hongzhou, Xiazhou. There are vast fields, docks, and tribes in the local area, and they drive thousands of Fan slaves and Tuhu, which can be regarded as local. A handful of strengths are now arrogant; if it is under Zhou Huaian's rule, I am afraid that he will be able to kill the fat pig again, and also serve as a practical education to show himself.
It's just that Zhou Huaian suddenly remembered a public case on the Internet. If he remembers correctly, someone from the Qu family of Annan's local tyrants began to seize power, and from then on was segregated in Annan Duhu for three generations, and was not destroyed by the Nanhan regime until the fifth generation. Isn't it the Qu family in front of me
"I don't know, you know someone from Qu Chengyu..."
Zhou Huai'an asked nonchalantly.
"That's the next elder brother... The judge also knows his name..."
Qu Rong responded with a little surprise. , I felt a little sweaty in my heart. Could it be that these grass thieves’ minions, ears and eyes, have already reached the Jiaozhou area
"I just heard that he is quite capable..."
Zhou Huai'an confided and understated the past.
Sure enough, this Qu Chengyu was in history. Because the Huangchao army fell to Lingnan and isolated Annan hanging out, he led the Hongzhou tycoon Qu family to rise at the right time; finally gained the dominance and the upper hand in the local power struggle, in 905 AD In the year (the second year of Tianyou of Tang Zhaozong), following the absence of An Youquan appointed by the imperial court, he claimed that Jiaozhou Jiedu envoy was sent to the court. At that time, Tang Zhaozong was too far away from the whip, and Qu was named Jinghai Jiedu Envoy with Ping Zhang. Since then, it has imitated the beginning of the separatist regime of the mainland vassals.
And this local tyrant Qu family at the end of the Tang Dynasty became a history textbook compiled by later generations of Vietnamese monkeys, and was recognized as the ancestor of the so-called Jiaozhi self-reliance. At one time, it caused a lot of controversy and criticism on the Internet. But for Zhou Huai'an, these were just a few thoughts between electric light and flint.
"That's roughly the case. Since the Public Affairs Volunteers say the amount is similar, I would like to ask one more
Zhou Huaian said suddenly.
"But I don't know what the messenger and his family want to get out of this time..."
"Assume it,"
Seeing this Qu Rong's expression suddenly changed, and once again showed a bright smile that had been guessed.
"I hope I can get some friendship and goodwill from the Judge..."
Although as a small member of the rebel army with status and strength, most people may not necessarily look at the local tyrants in Annan, but as Zhou Huai'an's personal wishes, he can invest and bet first; don't ask for anything. Control or long-term influence, as long as it can ensure that there is a relatively friendly tendency force as a long-term trade transit and cooperation partner.
It would be better if you could establish your own intelligence collection channels. We must know that the Rebels’ cognition and investment in this area is almost blank, that is, in random mobile operations, they will temporarily send a little eyeliner and spies to the city that is about to be attacked. Now, through the reopening of sea trade and the solicitation of trade, it is possible to release some of the eyeliner for investigating intelligence.
Among them is that the Fujianese maritime merchant family who has already taken over is from Solomon, as a price and exchange for monopolizing the interests of this area for a period of time; he will be in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Fuzhou and even Wenzhou and Mingzhou where the family has been active. In the area, some public news and information including the latest imperial mansion newspaper were collected regularly for Zhou Huaian.
After all, as the imperial court’s largest purse and a source of wealth for blood transfusions, the importance attached to the Southeast Dao can be said to be extraordinary; if a wedge can be inserted in it, it can be seen to a certain extent.
According to the few words of news that Zhou Huaian has now grasped, although the Tang Ting has accumulated a lot of difficulties and is dying at this time, there are still some loyal ministers who will fight for it and run hard to continue their lives;
For example, in the imperial court, under the power of eunuchs headed by "Father" Tian Lingzi, and treacherous benevolence, there are still people who call "the prime minister of the time" Zheng Tian and the "economic fairness" Wang Duo are trying to maintain the authority of the imperial court. Fall; Cui Anqian, Zeng Yuanyu and others, who have long been out to make one side of the party’s key players, have tried their best to slay the bloody debts committed by the surging peasant uprising in the midst of the intrigue of the feudal parties.
Under their efforts to support and select, such as Zhang Zimian, Li family and other new generals or generals, or the frontier army veteran, also stand out from the achievements of the suppression of various places, and have repeatedly set back. The rebels caused quite heavy injuries and a lot of blood and tears.
And Gao Pian, who is known as the last famous general and the pillar minister of the country in the late Tang Dynasty, has just started to cultivate immortals in the post of Huainan Jiedu, and has not yet gone further and further on the road of pretending to be a ghost in the future. As Huang Chao's army was constantly frustrated and moved to the south of Lingnan, he continued to line up troops in the south of the Yangtze River to make the plan to pursue the pursuit, only to be blocked by the imperial court.
All of this also made Zhou Huaian's faint ambition, desire, and expectation touch and become more and more provocative. Leveraging a corner of the historical trajectory may start with this inconspicuous detail. (End of this chapter)