That night, You Miao asked Li Zhifeng, and Li Zhifeng answered truthfully, and You Miao said again, "I'm afraid that if you let Brother Nie go, he won't come out. That person is stubborn."
Li Zhifeng said, "He will come out."
You Miao just hummed. He hadn't come back for a year. He didn't expect that things would not decrease because of his withdrawal, but instead piled up more and more.
Three days later, Li Zhifeng and the army sent a letter to the court asking Zhao Chao to release Nie Dan.
A general of a country, locked in a cage and without charges, is simply the Tang Dynasty in the desolate world. This time, Zhao Chao did not order another discussion, but released Nie Dan, cut his official position, and became a civilian.
On the same day, the palace sent a betrothal gift and set a wedding date with You Miao.
You Miao wanted to ask Qiao Rong if she wanted to meet Nie Dan, but learned that Nie Dan had left Maocheng after being released from prison, and she did not know where she was going.
In the spring of the following year, Emperor Apocalypse Zhao Chao got married. After the book, Qiao Rong married into the palace, and Qiao Juegui was the uncle of the country. Zhao Chao originally wanted Qiao Jue to become an official in the court, but You Miao declined on his behalf. Qiao Jue himself did not want to enter the court, so he still did his business in the villa.
This is destined to be a year full of melancholy. During this year, Nie Dan left, nothing happened in the court, You Miao returned to the villa and lived a free and comfortable life with Li Zhifeng. However, there seems to be something happening in the Jiangnan area, which is quietly brewing. The Yangzhou Army began to train, and there were often military reports sent to the villa, asking Li Zhifeng to make a choice.
These military reports are usually handled by You Miao with his assistance. After piecing together the pieces of information, You Miao came to a conclusion that Zhao Chao was mobilizing troops throughout the territory, switching defenses, and training troops.
You Miao secretly estimated that at this rate, in another two years, there should be about 100,000 elite soldiers, but if there are soldiers today, there are no generals. If Nie Dan doesn't come back, Li Zhifeng will be on top, plus a group of newly trained generals, I'm afraid it's still dangerous to fight against He Motie'er in the northwest.
I can only hope that Nie Dan will come back before sending troops, but what is he doing
You Miao always felt that Nie Dan's departure was a bit unreasonable. Could it be that he was looking for the prince? It shouldn't be, the prince is dead... Although Nie Dan didn't see it with his own eyes, at least it was the default. Everyone said it for sure, Nie Dan would not be such a person.
You Miao sent people to investigate the entire Jiangnan region, as well as the Central Plains, and even Saibei did not let go. Who in the world has the best information? Of course businessmen.
The news of You Miao Saibei came from merchants, and these merchants were well trained. One of the purposes of doing business was to seek information. Therefore, the caravan reopened and began to do business with the Hu people.
You Miao has experience in business and knows that Hu people's money is actually the best to earn. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tianqi has sent money and silk to the Hu people every year to stabilize the border war. Known as "sui coins", Tianqi thinks that it is the money that the Shangguo of Yangyang gave to the vassal countries. The Hu people thought that Emperor Tianqi was afraid of them and sent annual tributes every year. Everyone is deceiving themselves, but they are all at peace.
But smart people also know that in the name of year-old coins, they are actually spending money to eliminate disasters. Whenever scholars mention this, they feel it is a shame, and even the imperial court officials try to avoid talking about it. When You Miao was a child, she always felt that she was just ashamed and thrown home. What a great dynasty of apocalypse, but still send money to the Hu people!
Everyone gritted their teeth and thought, when will a war be fought and the Hu people will be beaten to the ground.
However, as he grew up, You Miao came into contact with more and more political affairs, and he also understood that the Taizu made this policy at that time, and it was indeed meaningful. The Central Plains and the Hu people have traded for a long time. After negotiating with the Khans outside the Great Wall, the century-old contract in Yanbian gave both money and things, but once the trade started, it was the state that paid for the stability and benefited the common people.
Every year, the cargo flow inside and outside the fortress is worth 400,000 taels of silver. Compared with the 10,000 two-year-old coins and 3,000 pieces of silk that were "rewarded" to the Hu people, it was a drop in the bucket. The goods from the Central Plains are always sold out when they arrive outside the Great Wall. You Miao has seen them before. Animal skins and ginseng are treasures when they arrive in Guannei.
After so many years, the deficit has become larger and larger, and the Hu people can no longer hold back and coveted the products of the Central Plains.
But they don't produce, they just rob. After entering the customs and robbing one pass, what should I do after the robbing? Nobody knows. Therefore, the Central Plains can only be left to the Han people, and to govern the Central Plains, we must learn from the Han people. Just learning from the Han people is what the Tatars are most unwilling to do.
This is a situation that can never be solved. You Miao once also analyzed with Sun Yu that the trade outside the Great Wall will be opened sooner or later. In the past few years, after You Miao discussed with Qin Shaonan and Xie Hui, Xie Hui handed over the book, Zhao Chao approved, and went to Saibei to negotiate.
Caravans reopen for the time being. The reason, of course, has not been announced to the public. It is to inquire about news while doing business.
The caravan was set up by the emperor. Even so, most of the caravans were from You Miao. Thirty percent of the income from trade was taken by the royal family, the remaining 60 percent went to the treasury, and the last 10 percent returned to You Miao.
Of course, You Miao has the final say in what business you want to do, and how much money you give to Zhao Chao depends on You Miao's mood. You Miao just wrote and drew casually, and just explained it. Qiao Ronggui is the queen, and my uncle wants to make money, who dares to say anything? Moreover, making money is also to support the emperor.
Gradually, a year later, the foreign trade was fully liberalized, and the Silk Road, which was dominated by the Hu people, was restored, and a large amount of silver money poured into the Central Plains. The nobility also began to sit still and asked Xie Hui to open a new caravan. You Miao was not afraid of competition, so he did not interfere.
But if things go on like this, the goods outside the Great Wall will flow into the Central Plains again. Economy has always been the strength of the Han people, and the Hu people will also go to war again because of the economy.
Nie Dan did not go down, but the caravan brought back a lot of news.
Another year from autumn to spring, Jiangbo Villa has accumulated 400,000 shi of grain. With business operations in Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Yizhou and other places, Youjia has become the richest man in Jiangnan in just a few years. The queen was born in Qiao's family, and Qiao Jue wanted to buy land and do business, and no one blocked him.
You Miao often reminds Qiao Jue that you must not overdo everything, and you must leave some way for others. You family helps the poor from time to time, so she has a good reputation in Jiangnan. And You Miao is not an official, nor does he form sects with other court officials. He has been closing his doors to thank guests for the past few years, so Zhao Chao should not be suspicious of him anymore.
You Miao did what she had to do. Until the beginning of the spring of another year, Li Zhifeng went to Maocheng to report his work. When he returned, he brought the official seal of Hetian Yu to You Miao.
It was Sun Yu's former political seal.
"During the spring ploughing, the third child has to draw up the regulations for the Northern Expedition." Li Zhifeng said, "I want you to go back."
"Don't go." You Miao just glanced at the official seal and said, "Brother Nie hasn't come back, why is the northern expedition? Who else knows about this?"
Li Zhifeng said, "You, me, the third child, Li Yan and Pingxi."
You Miao was afraid that as soon as the news of the Northern Expedition spread, the North would be on alert and recuperate. During the few years in the villa, he did not take the North lightly at all, but collected a lot of first-hand information through the caravan. .
Knowing yourself and knowing the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Whether it is the Quanrong people, the Tatars, or the Wuhu, a lot of information is in You Miao's grasp. The merchants did business not only with the commoners, but also with the royal family of the Wuhu Tatars. The Hu people are not like the Han people. The Han people are on the land of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and business people. As long as it is profitable, business can go to the royal family.
Even Zhao Chao did not know much of the information that You Miao handled. The entire Tianqi Dynasty had spent three years in peace, but no one knew that in the swift and swift Daan City, the people outside the Great Wall had been surging. , at a critical juncture.
When the last caravan in the autumn came back and brought back the news of Da'an, You Miao personally met the head of the caravan in the hall, a businessman named Lin Ke.
This man used to be a soldier under Li Zhifeng's rule, but he was not liked by Li Zhifeng because of his slick nature. You Miao made the best use of everything, transferred him to the caravan, and arranged a lot of soldiers for him. Of course, these soldiers are all meticulous and have undergone special training.
"Two lords." Lin Ke came back in a turbulent manner, smiled first, and bowed: "Little one brings good news."
"Sit down." Li Zhifeng still didn't like this man a little bit, just because this man was in the military camp, he was courting Li Zhifeng in front of him, and he called him a slave of the army behind his back. When Li Zhifeng knew about it, he was stared at.
Of course, Li Zhifeng couldn't have the same knowledge as an ordinary soldier. You Miao also said many times, make the best use of everything, just be loyal, and can't get angry for a while. many.
You Miao smiled and said, "Sit down, what's the good news?"
Li Zhifeng asked first, "Is there any news about my brother?"
Lin Ke smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, listen to the young man slowly, the Tatars are going to have an accident, I'm afraid it won't be a few days."