Northern Dynasties

Chapter 565 Hanshui Jindao
Ankang is located between the Qinling Mountains and the Daba Mountains, in the narrow strip of the Hanshui River Valley.

Not to mention the superior living environment makes these clans and tribes full of competition. Only by showing enough strength can they enjoy resources and privileges in this area.

The Ankang Li family is the leading power in the region, with tens of thousands of clan power and people attached to them far and near, distributed among Ankang, Weixing and other counties.Anyone who makes a living here may not know the Southern Liang and Northern Wei Dynasties, but he must know the Ankang Li family.

The privileged status enjoyed by the Li family in Ankang is reflected in all aspects. For example, the narrow and long river valleys on both sides of the Han River are completely occupied by the Li family.

However, the owner of Haozong, who possesses such a mighty local power, was kidnapped quietly in his lair. This is a great humiliation to the Li family in Ankang, and at the same time, it also makes other people in the territory The suppressed forces began to move around.

Li Qianzhe disappeared for several days, and when he reappeared in his clan's territory, he was carrying several bloody heads, all of whom were leaders of forces who had clashed with his clan in gold mines or waterways.

It was only then that the crowd realized that the so-called disappearance was just to tempt people to show off their feet and launch an attack. Those who wanted to provoke Li all died down, while some who were still hesitating were very lucky.

Li Qianzhe made a strong return. Although he shocked the hearts of all parties in the territory, he and his cronies understood the truth.In order to avoid such a thing from happening again, Li Qianzhe cleared up the personnel within the clan and added many repair measures.

Although this encounter was not dangerous, it was an out-and-out shame for a local tyrant like him, and he was ashamed to think about it. Some insignificant insiders were also driven out for various reasons. own line of sight.

But when his family asked how to deal with those who returned to Ankang with him, Li Qianzhe was still a little undecided.

"The king of Yueyang dared to send his troops into the country to capture my elder brother. It can be seen that he underestimated my family. He colluded with the enemy and humiliated the frontier generals. Enough to support myself, brother really doesn’t need to conspire with this kind of person. If a disaster really happens, King Yueyang will never sympathize with protecting my family, and sincerely should stay away from it!”

Li Qianzhe's brother, Li Xian, after hearing his brother's experience, strongly opposed his brother's observance of that bullshit covenant.

In his opinion, King Yueyang showed contempt for their family from the very beginning, and did not treat each other on an equal footing. If the matter really involved huge interests as he said, he might not abide by the decision Divide the benefits equally.

Especially in the eyes of those who are familiar with the political situation in Nanliang today, the identity of King Yueyang itself contains a big crisis, and he is doing such a deviant thing.

For ordinary people who are eager to get ahead, it may be possible to gamble with their lives and follow their people, but their Li family has been operating in Ankang for several generations, and they have their own way of standing, so there is really no need to get involved in this muddy water!
After listening to this, Li Qianzhe couldn't help sighing: "The older the emperor is, the more dizzy he is. Before, he believed in the northern captives, started provocative frontiers, and marched into Huaibei. The kings have their own victories according to their shape, trying to control the heroes with their descendants, but they have forgotten the truth that chaos comes from the court.

Counting the previous dynasties, all the eldest sons were in civil strife, fighting each other, and then being taken advantage of by outsiders!There are no great virtues in Liang's family, watching the behavior of King Yueyang, I am afraid that they are not immune to this.Keeping them at a respectful distance can indeed prevent them from being implicated. "

Hearing that his elder brother also agreed with his analysis, Li Xian said again: "Then I will sink the bandit slaves who returned with my brother into the Han River. I guess that King Yueyang is guilty of being a thief, and he will not dare to provoke and make trouble again!"

"Wait a minute!"

After Li Qianzhe heard the words, he waved his hands, and after pondering for a while, he said: "It is true that King Yueyang lacks intelligence, but the man who worked with him, Li Boshan, who was captured in the west, does not look like a vulgar. Wise. Because of this person's plan, I thought it would be a good idea to give it a try. If things don't go well and the results aren't as expected, it won't do much harm to withdraw.

What comes out of the mountains and fields will eventually be exhausted, and the circulation of things will be endless.Although King Yueyang is full of thorns, he is still alert, if he is willing to follow Li Boshan's plan, why wouldn't I dare?If things go well, it can also open up another source of resources for my family. "

"The land in the west is narrow and the people are poor, and they have been under the control of the Guandong all year round. Then Li Boshan is just a lucky student, and he is not considered a powerful man in his country. King Yueyang still has blood in the country. This person is worthy of my brother's respect." as important?"

Li Xian couldn't help frowning when he heard his brother's praise of Li Boshan.

Li Qianzhe laughed again when he heard this, and immediately said: "It is reasonable to say that what you said is not bad. After the collapse of the imperial court, the western people continued to be poor and weak, and they struggled hard to protect themselves. Although Li Boshan His country was selected for a while, and it is not the second or third best in the world. But this time when I met him, I was quite impressed by him. Great benefits, but it’s never a bad thing.”

Hearing the reason given by his brother, Li Xian couldn't help being speechless for a while, but he couldn't help being curious.Since he was a child, he regarded his elder brother as his role model in life, and it was the first time he saw his elder brother showing such an admirable attitude towards a certain person, so he wanted to see what kind of demeanor this Li Boshan was.

After Li Qianzhe and his family's cronies made up their minds about the matter, they arranged for people to go north along the mountain road on the south side of the Qinling Mountains to wait for the business travel team from the south of Guanzhong.

In late March, a well-armed caravan with thousands of people finally crossed the Meridian Road and headed south.After receiving reports from the eyes and ears distributed at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, Li Qianzhe immediately led his followers and Zhao Yan, a student sent by Li Tai, to welcome the caravan.

The leader of the caravan was Li Xiaoyong who stayed in Chang'an. Now Li Xiaoyong is mainly responsible for personnel development and liaison outside the official household, such as going west along the Chencang Ancient Road to Longyou to loot temples, and hoarding food in various places in Guanzhong, etc. .

Long before the Lord Lang issued the order, Li Xiaoyong had already started to arrange personnel to check the several mountain roads from the south of the Qinling Mountains. After receiving the news from Jingzhou via the Wuguan Kuaima, he personally led a team from the Chang'an picked up a batch of spot goods and traveled along the rugged Ziwu Valley mountain road, and it took a full seven or eight days to reach the southern foot of Qinling Mountains.

Li Qianzhe didn't know Li Xiaoyong, but Zhao Yan, who was traveling with him, knew him and several Longyou villagers who came with him from the south.

Li Qianzhe's family is powerful, and they also own the Bieye Manor at the foot of the Qinling Mountains. Li Xiaoyong and others were brought into the manor nearby, and then began to check and take stock of the goods shipped this time.

These tasks are to be completed by each of the four parties. Since this is the first cooperation, each of them is more cautious, and they are all very serious about the review of the value and quantity of the goods.

Rao, Li Xiaoyong didn't carry much goods this time, and the entire inspection process took several days.As a landlord, Li Qianzhe was bold and generous. After calculating the total price of the goods, he converted them into gold prices and delivered them directly to Li Xiaoyong with more than 130 catties of gold cakes. He also agreed on the time and place for the next delivery.

When the indirect cargo was completed, all the goods were loaded onto the cargo ship. Li Qianzhe sent his younger brother Li Xian to personally escort the cargo ship to the south, and docked in Qixing County. .The journey from Ankang to Xiangyang was hundreds of miles away, and it only took more than two days to arrive smoothly.

The King of Yueyang, Xiao Xi, had already been impatiently waiting at the Xiangyang Wharf. As soon as the cargo ship landed, he boarded the ship to inspect the cargo. First of all, he expressed his dissatisfaction because the quantity of the cargo was too small.These goods have not filled a cargo ship, not to mention that they are sold in the market, he can eat them directly!
However, when he heard that the next batch of goods would arrive before mid-April, the interval between each other was only more than half a month, and as the business road went smoothly, the time would be further shortened, King Yueyang couldn't help but smile, and at the same time sent the The batch of payment that had been prepared was delivered to Li Xian who had secured the goods here.

Since Xiangyang is used as a sales center, the goods must be realized here, so according to the agreement, the payment for the first few batches of goods will be temporarily paid by Yueyang King. After the sales are completed, Yueyang King will deduct the cost, and the remaining profits will be distributed among the companies in proportion.

As for the sales channels, there are very strict and clear procedures in the Xingshidi store in Xiangyang and surrounding cities.

Although the Western Wei was poorer and simpler than other regimes, it was far superior to the Eastern Wei and Southern Liang when it came to various affairs procedures.And Li Tai, as an important adviser to the Overlord's Mansion, has also made great contributions to this, so it is natural to use these excellent work experiences in this cross-border trade.

After Li Xian received the payment in Xiangyang, he could return along the original road of Hanshui, but he was too curious about what kind of person Li Boshan was, so he arranged for his family to return, and he himself led a team to cross the river from Xiangyang to the north. Go north of Mian.

There is no natural barrier between Xiangyang and Mianbei, and it is difficult to fortify between a flat plain and wilderness. Li Xian and his party don't need to sneak in too carefully. They only need to avoid crowds and crowded places to enter the Western Wei Dynasty within the territory of Jingzhou.

However, they didn't have a long time to walk in Mianbei. Even if they were surrounded by a group of well-armored knights in the field, Li Xian didn't have time to ask why their whereabouts were exposed, but revealed his identity in a hurry.

Li Tai, who was in Fucheng, was puzzled when he heard the news. Could it be that the brothers of the Li family were addicted to being kidnapped, and he would deliver the goods to their door if he didn't kidnap them?

(End of this chapter)