Northern Dynasties

Chapter 247 Yitu Jinyang
A few days later, Dugu Xin left Huazhou and set off to return to Longyou. Those who saw him off gathered in the west of Huazhou City and stayed together for a long time.It wasn't until the afternoon that Dugu Xin was able to get out, waved goodbye to the send-off crowd, and headed west.

Li Tai didn't go to Huazhou city to see him off, but set off directly from Shangyuan, and rushed to the vicinity of Shayuan to wait for Duguxin and his party.The reason for doing this is also a bit of deception, and they don't want the intimate relationship between each other to be known to outsiders too early.

The situation in Kansai is not stable, and everyone in it will inevitably be affected by the changes in the situation, even Yu Wentai is no exception, let alone Dugu Xin and Li Tai.

Both of them value this relationship very much, but they still need to wait for a while to truly form a good relationship.During this period of time, whether there will be any unexpected twists and turns, or whether someone is not happy to see them get together and interferes willfully, are uncertain.

Needless to say, Dugu Xin, there are countless people who want to marry him.Li Tai is also not bad, and to some extent even more sought-after than Dugu Xin.Based on the principle that one thing more is worse than one thing less, the two sides will not inform outsiders of this matter unless it is necessary.

Here in Shayuan, the woods became denser, and several fortresses were added along the river, and a pasture was expanded to raise thousands of war horses.Yuwentai really spared no effort in expanding the army and did everything he could.

Li Tai led his staff to wander around the sand garden for most of the day, and waited until late in the afternoon when Dugu Xin and his party arrived late. Boshan has been waiting for a long time, in order not to miss the departure date, let's continue on the road at night."

Although it is already late autumn, the season has not completely turned cold, and it is even a bit hot and dry at dusk when day and night change, so you are not afraid of wind, cold and damp when driving at night.

On both sides of the Wei River between Chang'an and Huazhou, Hejin and roads are becoming more and more prosperous, and there are many travels.The living environment in Guanzhong is becoming more and more stable, and agricultural production has increased year after year, which naturally makes people's livelihood better and better, and exchanges between regions are becoming more and more frequent.

Although it was dusk now, they were not the only pedestrians on the Weibei road.Some large and small business travel teams also travel day and night, rushing around.

There are even some barbarian caravans with high noses, deep eyes, and exotic costumes. Although the number is small, they are very eye-catching.

Li Tai was also quite curious about these Hu merchant teams, so he observed and asked along the way, asking about their origins and the goods they dealt.

But these Hu merchants looked deeply vigilant, and they didn't say anything about Li Tai's questions, especially about the goods they were carrying.

Although Li Tai was looking for boredom, he didn't care about it. When he returned to the team, he said to Dugu Xin with a smile: "Longbian connects Hexi, so that you can sit in the other land and spread the prestige in the far frontier. These Hu merchants are really shrewd in profit-making, Everywhere..."

After Dugu Xin heard this, he looked at the several Hu merchant teams, and immediately shook his head and said: "I don't know where the miscellaneous Hu merchants are pretending to be tourists from afar. They are not merchants who came to the Western Regions at all. The goods that are carried with you must be inferior materials, trying to deceive the ignorant and wealthy people in the customs!"

Li Tai couldn't help but stare wide-eyed after hearing the words. He saw that these Hu merchants were full of exotic styles, so they almost shouted "I love Da Wei" in a tongue-twisting accent. How could it be a group scam?
Duguxin casually explained to Li Tai the characteristics of the real Sogdian merchant group in the Western Regions. These Zhaowu Zhuhu made their living from commerce and trade for generations, so they also derived a series of customary rules. There is a clear and strict hierarchy within the merchant group. There are even detailed etiquettes when talking with people and soliciting business.

It was also the first time for Li Tai to hear this knowledge, and after listening to it, he compared these characteristics with what he had seen before, and found that there was no match at all, so he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The Hu people of the Western Regions with the nine surnames of Zhaowu are good at business and trade, and they are also the most important trade group on the Silk Road trade. Their presence means that business is prosperous and there are countless treasures.

These Hu merchant teams on the road are obviously using people's inertial thinking to bluff and deceive.Although he knew their backgrounds, Li Tai didn't investigate further. After all, he didn't have any conclusive evidence. He was not a local public security official, and he also gloated and wondered who would be deceived. Taken for granted.

After explaining this knowledge, Dugu Xin sighed again: "Although the governance of a great country is not based on business, the prosperity of business can also show whether the country's fortune is peaceful and prosperous. , everywhere, but there are not many people who really come to and from our country. These Hu merchants would rather go around the Qikou of Jinshan Mountain, and go in and out of the White Road, but rarely walk on the Longbian. They used to catch Hu in that hometown and ask things, and there are many people who know Jinyang. Those who know Chang'an are few..."

Li Tai didn't know much about the current business situation in Longbian, but he was not surprised that Duguxin said that the barbarians no longer knew where Chang'an was.

He was deeply touched by the low productivity and harsh production environment in Guanzhong.Even the local business activities in Guanzhong are almost non-existent and have come to a standstill, not to mention large-scale foreign trade.No matter how worthless the strength of the Hu merchants is, at least they have to be profitable to attract them.

But hearing Duguxin say that Jinyang's popularity among the Hu people is even higher than that of Chang'an, Li Tai is somewhat surprised.

The so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. Although Guanzhong has been abandoned for a long time, Chang'an was once the former capital of the strong Han and the center of an empire.Although Jinyang is not bad, but its real military and political significance has risen because it has served as Er Zhurong and Gao Huan's hegemony successively, and its popularity among the barbarians in the Western Regions is already qualified to be compared with Chang'an or even surpassed?
In the night, Duguxin didn't notice Li Tai's expression, but smiled and said: "Boshan, if you still insist on going out to defend Beizhou, I have a plan to teach you. Don't just stay in Luoshui, just for reclamation As a plan, if we can train elite soldiers to drive between the rivers and Shuoshui, and hunt the Hujas in the south of the Monan, the benefits will be considerable. If we can kill the Hujas between Pingcheng and Jinyang, then we will Longbian will also reap huge profits!"

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is interested. Dugu Xin may just say it casually, but Li Tai is concerned about it, and hastily asked about the clues and connections in it.

Dugu Xin saw that he was full of interest in this, so he also told him about the origin of this while he was on his way at night.

As early as the Pingcheng period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the importance of the Longyou Line of the Silk Road between East and West was overtaken by the Monan Grassland Line. Until Emperor Xiaowen moved his capital to Luoyang, this situation did not reverse. The starting point in the east was transferred from Pingcheng to Luoyang.

Jinyang happens to be located between Pingcheng and Luoyang, and it has long served as a transit hub between the two places. Commerce and handicrafts have developed rapidly.

When Er Zhurong established a hegemony here, in order to consolidate his rule, he searched a large amount of productivity and production materials from the Luoyang area to Jinyang. An important part of Hebei was added to Erzhu's original hegemony map, which further established Jinyang's position as the economic center of the north.

It can be said without hesitation that in the current post-Three Kingdoms era, Jinyang is the central city with absolute advantages in politics, economy, and military in the entire north. Compared with the two ancient capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang, it can't help but pale in comparison. And Yecheng, the capital of the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, was also not as good as Jinyang in terms of status and strength.

The reason why Jinyang is able to have a thriving position in the current era is that apart from factors such as strategy and current situation, there is another key point, that is, Jinyang is the largest window for exchanges between the Central Plains, the grassland peoples, and even the countries of the Western Regions.

Tuyuhun, which is far away in the Qinghai region, was able to circumvent the barriers of the entire Western Wei territory and marry with the Eastern Wei. Although the Western Wei actually controlled Longyou, which borders Tuyuhun, there was still nothing to do about it.

After listening to Dugu Xin's explanation, Li Tai also had a preliminary understanding of this series of problems.Compared with people born and bred in this era, he only has more cognition of the general trend of history, but when it comes to the details of the era, his knowledge is not as comprehensive and detailed as that of the people of the time.

When it comes to pure productivity and production level, the Western Wei Dynasty is still far behind the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Therefore, although the Western Wei Dynasty has more geographical advantages than the Eastern Wei Dynasty, in cross-regional business activities such as the Silk Road trade, the volume of the Eastern Wei Dynasty is not large. It is difficult for the Western Wei Dynasty to flatter a horse.

There are various reasons for this situation, and there is not only one way to solve it. Duguxin pointed out a clear way for Li Tai to do it. Although he can't do business with others, he can grab it!

As Jinyang is the starting point of the eastern route of the Silk Road, business teams need to pass through the Monan Grassland along the Hetao line before entering the Western Regions.Goods from the Western Regions want to reach Jinyang and enter Hebei, and the route is the same.

Therefore, if a flag can be planted on this route, the benefits will naturally be considerable, and it will also be a major blow to Jinyang's business security.

They didn't dare to do this before because Rouran, the prairie overlord, was also an important participant in the Silk Road trade, and the Western Wei Dynasty still didn't dare to tear themselves apart from Rouran.

But now, Rouran is already in a state of despondency, struggling to cope with the constant challenges of the Turks, even if there is still some power remaining, she was taken to Jinyang by Princess Worm to press pear blossoms with a branch of begonia, what is there to be afraid of?

Li Tai thought about it, and felt that this plan was feasible. If he could form a certain effective blockade around the northwest of Jinyang and specifically rob those Hu merchants who went to and from the Western Regions, not to mention his own benefits, he would also be able to drive these caravans on the grassland away. Go back to the Longyou line, and the father-in-law can set up a card to collect road and bridge tolls!

　One more chapter first, and another chapter in the afternoon. . .

　　
　
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