"Finally gone."
May 16th.
When the sun is just rising.
In the study room of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace, Xu Yong was carrying his hands and looking towards the city gate through the window sill.
There is an indescribable and unexplained sense of relief in his expression.
"If we don't, we will be completely paupers."
Xu Yong's body and Li Guangli's eyes were filled with pain, and they sighed with emotion.
Since Xu Yi's wedding, Li Guangli and Xu Yong have been staring at Xu Yi's every move all the time.
I'm afraid that Xu Yi will do something wrong in the final test.
Well, before and after the wedding, Xu Yi had been busy with the complicated engagement, and he didn't care.
When Xu Yong heard this, his face turned gloomy instantly with his back to Li Guangli.
For a prince to be forced to provide food and fodder for his opponent's army, this... is simply a huge humiliation.
Xu Yong slowly turned around to face Li Guang, and said with a gloomy face: "I hope he can be stable for a year after arriving in Shanggu County."
Li Guangli nodded slightly when he heard the words, knowing in his heart that Xu Yong had already made up his mind.
If Xu Yi can live in peace, Xu Yong will allow him to live happily for a year.
Wait for a year, and then carry out another move to eradicate the roots.
Once there, Xu Yong's own suspicion will be greatly reduced, or even close to none.
If Empress Xu Yi is still uneasy, then don't blame him for being cruel and ruthless and eradicating the roots in advance!
Compared with later history books and the comments of the world, Xu Yong cared more about whether he could sit on that throne.
If Xu Yong was still a little indecisive before, then after experiencing almost all his family wealth, the indecisiveness deep in Xu Yong's heart has completely disappeared.
Li Guangli was silent for a few moments, and then warned: "Now that Xu Yi has left Chang'an, you should stabilize the court as soon as possible. After all, it may take three or four years at a later time, or one or two years at a later time."
Xu Yong naturally understood what Li Guangli was referring to.
Hearing this, Xu Yong couldn't help but breathe a little heavier.
After taking a few deep breaths, Xu Yong nodded and said, "Uncle Fang, I know how to do it."
Li Guangli nodded slightly, then lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "The army will be launched in five days. At that time, I will look for opportunities to help you."
Xu Yong hesitated for a while, then slowly nodded and whispered: "Uncle, you are absolutely petty, don't let petty things cost you big things."
"Don't worry, if it's not possible, I won't force you." Li Guangli pondered for a while and nodded heavily.
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Xuanping Gate in Chang'an City.
Rong Pingchuan stood on the city gate tower with his hands behind his back, looking at the direction Xu Yi left.
I do not know how long it has been.
Lieutenant General Dong Xing walked slowly towards Rong Pingchuan wearing ordinary clothes.
"How are you thinking?" Rong Pingchuan heard the familiar footsteps and asked without looking back.
Dong Xing slowly shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Lao Wu, with the deputy general named Li, do I have any choice? There are several cities in Chang'an City that can accommodate me."
The deputy general named Li was not him, but a general who was transferred to Xuanpingmen by the Sifang Governor's Office during the disaster relief period.
As for its intention, it is naturally self-evident.
Over the course of several months, Lieutenant General Li fought dozens of rounds with Rong Pingchuan overtly and covertly.
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It's a pity that both sides have won each other in dozens of rounds, and no one can do anything to the other.
Seeing this, Lieutenant General Li changed his strategy and launched an attack from beneath Rong Pingchuan.
The first to bear the brunt was Rong Pingchuan's right-hand man Dong Xing.
The struggle surrounding Dong Xing lasted for more than half a month.
In the end, Dong Xing was dismissed and Rong Pingchuan suffered a huge loss.
And with Vice General Li in Chang'an City, Dong Xing could no longer hope to get an official position in the army.
Rong Pingchuan sighed and said slowly: "I have already said hello to His Highness King Yan."
"When you go to Yan, His Highness the King of Yan will give you a thousand soldiers and horses."
After finishing his words, Rong Pingchuan paused, took half a step forward and whispered: "Cavalry."
"A Thousand Riders...!" Dong Xing, who had a trace of distress on his face, opened his eyes instantly when he heard this, and even his mouth opened (this chapter is not over yet!)
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It expands uncontrollably.
Just when Qian Qi was about to burst out his exclamation, Rong Pingchuan covered Dong Xing's mouth.
"Keep your voice down." Rong Pingchuan whispered.
"Yeah." Dong Xing nodded quickly.
When Rong Pingchuan let go, Dong Xing's face flushed and he took several deep breaths, but he still couldn't control the excitement in his heart.
He quickly asked: "Lao Wu, do you really want to give me a thousand cavalry? Is it true?"
The entire Xuanping Gate guarding general only had 500 cavalry at all costs.
How wanton and happy it would be to be able to lead a thousand cavalry and gallop and kill on the prairie?
Just thinking about it made Dong Xing so excited that he trembled all over.
Rong Pingchuan nodded solemnly and said, "When did I lie to you? When did His Highness, King Yan, break his promise?"
"No, no." Dong Xing nodded repeatedly.
Rong Pingchuan paused and continued: "Besides, when you arrive in Yan, Prince Yan's Mansion will help you arrange your family records."
"Yan Di is not like Chang'an. It's more or less spacious and has a large population. When we get there, at least the whole family doesn't have to crowd into a small courtyard."
Dong Xing could not hide his excitement on his face, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "The old corps commander is joking, I went to Yandi to follow the palace, not for a house."
"You, you." Rong Pingchuan knocked on Dong Xing's head and continued: "Besides, before King Yan leaves, he will personally open several private schools when he comes to Yan."
"At that time, you and the children of Gu Dengyun's family will be able to attend private schools without any restrictions."
Upon hearing this, Dong Xing hurriedly turned around and ran towards the city gate tower. As he ran, he said, "Lao Wu, I'm leaving first. When the New Year comes, I'll send you some specialties from over there to wish you a happy New Year."
Rong Pingchuan looked at Dong Xing's disappearing back, smiled, turned around and walked into the city gate tower.
The moment he stepped into the city gate tower, his originally smiling face turned gloomy.
Rong Pingchuan looked in the direction of the other gate tower through the thick gate tower.
His gloomy gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the thick city gate and face the deputy general named Li in another gate tower.
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Before noon, the sun is shining.
A long dragon composed of more than a thousand people drove slowly on the official road outside Chang'an City.
Since the dragon head opened, several cavalrymen holding flags will appear at regular intervals.
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The flag was entirely made of cyan fabric.
A majestic four-clawed green dragon is painted on the four sides of the flag.
In the center surrounded by green dragons is painted a huge "Yan" character embroidered with gold silk.
Precisely because of the presence of the cavalry and the four-clawed Qinglong Yanwang Banner, the team was extremely bloated even though it stretched for several miles.
But its speed is not slow at all.
Along the way, all the trading houses on the official road gave way.
"Vomit." The long queue was traveling for more than twenty years, and a sound of retching suddenly came from a large carriage in the middle.
"Are you carsick?" Xu Yi looked at Wang Qiujin, who was covering his mouth and looking sickly red, and couldn't help but asked with concern.
"Ugh." Wang Qiujin was about to think back, but unexpectedly she heard another retching sound just as she opened her mouth.
The two were just getting married, and even Xu Yi, who was inexperienced, could tell that it was motion sickness and not pregnancy.
Xu Yi hurriedly picked up a few plums on the small wooden table in front of him and put them into Wang Qiujin's hands.
He ordered: "Eat a few plums to relieve motion sickness."
After saying this, Xu Yi drove the car and let in fresh air.
"Okay." Wang Qiujin nodded slightly, then put the plum into his mouth.
Fang smacked his lips, his face instantly wrinkled, and he bared his teeth and said, "Sour."
Xu Yi glanced at it and quickly turned his head. Just looking at it made him mouth-watering, let alone tasting it himself.
After Wang Qiujin ate a plum and stopped retching slightly.
Xu Yi turned around and asked, "How are you? Are you feeling better? Do you want to stop the car and rest for a while?"
"No need." Wang Qiujin leaned on the couch and breathed the fresh air and said slowly, "Just get used to it."
Wang Qiujin had never been on a horse for such a long time in Chang'an City, so this reaction was absolutely normal.
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Fortunately, we are still walking on land at this time. If you really can't bear it, you can always stop and rest for a while.
If it is water, it will be completely troublesome.
After thinking about it, Xu Yi made up his mind, and then slowly said: "You can walk overland with me in a few days."
When Wang Qiujin heard this, an indescribable smile burst out on her face, and she nodded in agreement: "Okay."
If it weren't for the fact that his face was still slightly sickly, Xu Yi would have almost thought that he had been deceived.
According to Xu Yi’s original plan.
When the team reached the Weishui Pier, a hundred miles away from Chang'an City, it split into two.
A group of merchants, including Yang Xian'an and other merchants from the fifth family, as well as followers from Prince Yan's palace, escorted the dowry, gifts, and gold and silver as gifts for disaster relief from the Wei River to Tongguan by water.
After that, it followed the Wei River from Tongguan and entered the Yellow River to Yanmen County.
Take a carriage from Yanmen County to Shanggu County.
In this way, we should be able to reach Shanggu County in early June.
The other team was composed of Xu Yi, Wenxin Baiwei, and two hundred riders including Gu Dengyun, who Xu Yi had written to ask to act as a bodyguard.
This team left Chang'an City, entered Shanxi along the land route, passed through Jin, Dai and other places before entering Yan.
Along the way, in the name of sightseeing, they secretly drew maps and observed the voices of the people along the way.
According to Xu Yi's plan, it would take about forty days to travel more than two thousand miles.
Wang Qiujin paused, and then asked: "If I follow, will it affect your plan?"
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"No." Xu Yi shook his head slightly, then chuckled: "In fact, if you follow me, to a certain extent, the excuse of traveling around the mountains and rivers will be more tenable."
"Oh." Wang Qiujin nodded slightly, and then looked at Xu Yi deeply for a while.
Seeing Xu Yi's calm eyes, he was completely relieved.
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The team moved slowly, covering more than fifty miles in one day.
It was not until nightfall that the team arrived at the post station sixty miles outside Chang'an City.
When the team arrived at the post, the post commander led the post chief and the post soldiers to sweep the couch to greet them.
After dinner, Xu Yi did not return to the guest room immediately.
Instead, he asked the postmaster for a private room.
In the private room on the second floor of the inn.
Xu Yi sat at the top, silently tasting the tea sent by Zhao Shou.
After a while, the sound of footsteps came from outside the private room.
"Six, Song Yuanfu has arrived." Followed closely by Zhao Shou's voice outside the door.
"Come in." Xu Yi put down the tea cup and said calmly.
With a "ke", Song Yuanfu tiptoed in.
As soon as he entered, the door was gently closed by Zhao Shou.
Song Yuanfu's heart skipped a beat, then he lowered his head and saluted hurriedly: "Little Song Yuanfu pays homage to His Highness King Yan."
Xu Yi looked at Song Yuanfu and said calmly: "No courtesy."
"Yes." Song Yuanfu agreed and then stood up slowly.
After he stood up, he still kept his head slightly lowered, never daring to look Xu Yi in the face.
Xu Yi pointed to the stool not far from Song Yuanfu and said: "Sit down and talk."
"Yes." Song Yuanfu did not dare to refuse and hurriedly agreed.
Then he quickly walked towards the bench pointed by Xu Yi.
Even with Xu Yi's response, he still didn't dare to fully penetrate, only half-pushing his buttocks to touch the bench.
Xu Yi looked at them for a moment, and then asked: "How have you been at Yang's Trading Company these days?"
"Go back to Your Majesty King Yan, everything is fine in Yang's Trading Company." Song Yuanfu replied hurriedly.
After finishing his words, Song Yuanfu added again: "Thank you, His Highness King Yan, for your concern."
Xu Yi smiled and said calmly: "There is no need to be so tight, Gu is not that man-eating tiger."
Song Yuanfu laughed sarcastically and complimented: "His Royal Highness, King Yan, is a Qinglongzhuan. How can that mortal insect be compared to the prince?"
Xu Yi looked at Song Yuanfu silently, until Song Yuanfu couldn't help but smile, but his back was silently covered with cold sweat.
For a while, there was no other sound except Song Yuanfu's sarcastic laughter in the private room of the inn (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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ring.
The atmosphere became extremely solemn in an instant.
Until Song Yuanfu felt that even breathing became extremely difficult.
Xu Yi slowly stretched his hand towards the tea, poured two cups of hot tea, and slowly pushed one cup toward Song Yuanfu along the table.
Song Yuanfu hurriedly stood up and bent down to take the tea, and said repeatedly: "Thank you, His Highness King Yan, for the gift. Thank you, His Highness King Yan, for the tea."
"Sit." Xu Yi said expressionlessly.
After hearing this, Song Yuanfu hurriedly took his seat again.
Less than a quarter of an hour after he entered the private room, his back was completely soaked.
This shows how much pressure Xu Yi put on him.
Xu Yi looked at Song Yuanfu and said expressionlessly: "I don't like to flatter him, but I like to do things in a down-to-earth manner. Do you understand?"
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When Song Yuanfu heard this, his mind went blank for a moment.
After a few breaths, Song Yuanfu came back to his senses and hurriedly replied: "Little Ming, little understand."
Xu Yi paused and asked again: "How is your life at Yang's Trading Company?"
Song Yuanfu hesitated for a while, and then answered truthfully: "His Royal Highness, Prince Yan, my life in Yang's merchant house is not going well."
"Oh?" Xu Yi asked back: "Why is it not going well? Tell me in detail."
"Yes." Song Yuanfu agreed, and then said: "Actually, Dong Yang's family is very good to Xiao Xiao."
"The unsatisfactory life in Yang's business house has nothing to do with the Yang family."
"The fact is, even if you go to other businesses, you will still feel unsatisfied."
Xu Yi showed a look of interest and said, "Tell me in detail."
Song Yuanfu nodded and said, "I've been used to traveling alone these past few years."
"I have met many merchants along the way, and I have also met many owners of merchant houses."
“Less than one tenth of the owners of these trading houses are self-made.”
"The rest are all backed by various families."
In fact, doing business in the Great Zhou Dynasty has an inseparable relationship with the aristocratic families.
It’s not that there are no self-made people, it’s just that they are extremely rare.
And those who start from scratch can only make small fortunes in the business world.
Starting from scratch and still trying to make it big is nothing short of a fool's errand.
It is precisely because of this that Song Yuanfu once again experienced the closure of the escort agency, so he always chose to be alone.
Song Yuanfu paused and continued: "Through a long period of communication, I discovered a secret that is not a secret."
"That's because the business of trading houses backed by big families is generally concentrated in the county and its surrounding areas."
"And the trading houses backed by middle-class families concentrated their business in several counties."
"With the backing of some powerful trading houses, business has been concentrated in villages and towns."
"Although these businesses occasionally travel far away, most of the time they still hang out in their own one-third of an acre."
"From a young perspective, this seems a bit too routine."
Xu Yi smiled without saying too many words.
Sometimes it is not the owners of those business houses who are willing to follow the rules, but they must abide by the rules.
A rule subconsciously formulated by the family.
For example, in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the business of big aristocratic families was basically concentrated in the county town, and the business of medium-sized aristocratic families was basically concentrated in the county town.
The business of powerful people was concentrated in villages and towns.
To a certain extent, isn’t this another form of class solidification?
After Song Yuanfu finished complaining.
Xu Yi said calmly: "If you were asked to set up a business, how would you do it?"
Song Yuanfu was heartbroken when he heard this, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
After quietly taking a few deep breaths, Song Yuanfu solemnly replied: "If I were asked to set up a business, I would definitely move around and never stick to one city or one county."
"If possible, I will sink the business to the village."
"Your Highness has something to say. Although the villagers in the villages are not as wealthy as the people in counties, counties and towns."
"But they rely on mountains and water to eat, and there are a lot of good things in the crop fields."
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“In the past, they could only sell things to the land at low prices, and the landowners would sell them up one level at a time.”
"Or maybe no one asks, and you can only die in your own hands."
"If a small business sinks into the village, it will definitely make a lot of money."
The more Song Yuanfu talked, the more excited he became, and by the end his face turned red with excitement.
Hearing this, Xu Yi pondered for dozens of breaths, nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
The family business houses need to abide by the so-called rules, but the royal business houses can break these rules to a certain extent.
Of course, there will definitely be some intrigue during this period.
If you meet a radical playboy, or an arrogant and dark head of a small or medium-sized aristocratic family.
There will definitely be some incidents such as stabbing someone in the back, or sudden accidents.
But it would be a pity if he let it go because of this.
"Really?" Song Yuanfu said excitedly when he heard this: "His Royal Highness, King Yan, have you agreed?"
Xu Yi nodded slightly and said, "Tomorrow I will allocate two hundred dollars from the five old trading firms to help you establish Song's Trading Company."
"Song's trading company can no longer do business in the name of Prince Yan's Mansion."
There is no need for Xu Yiduo, Song Yuanfu is naturally clear in his heart, even though the trading firm is called Song's Trading Firm.
But the master behind it is not Song and Yuan, but the Yan Palace.
But, it was enough for Song Yuanfu.
After all, only by giving up can you gain.
And from then on, he truly became a member of Prince Yan's palace.
Song Yuanfu, who has been working alone for several years, knows better than anyone else the difference between having a backer behind him.
Song Yuanfu hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully: "I obey your order!"
Xu Yi nodded slightly and continued: "In addition, I will give you another 150,000 taels of silver notes."
"One hundred thousand taels of it will be used to purchase grain, and the other 50,000 taels will be used as the principal of Song's trading company."
"I hope to receive the 100,000 taels of grain purchased by Song's Trading Company before winter."
After hearing this, Song Yuanfu solemnly paid homage again.
Then he said respectfully: "Your Highness, please let me go. I will definitely live up to Your Highness's trust."
Xu Yi stood up slowly and said calmly: "If you follow your lead, you will inevitably encounter various open and covert attacks in the future when doing business."
"In three months, I will send you two hundred elite soldiers to protect your safety."
The reason for this promise was to dispel the possible resentment in Song Yuanfu's heart.
After all, no one wants to live under the distrust and surveillance of others all day long.
Secondly, it was to put the two hundred elite soldiers trapped in the camp into the trading company reasonably and legally.
Training an elite force of tens of thousands of people from scratch in three months is nothing short of a fantasy.
No one who is not stupid will believe it.
But within three months, it was not difficult at all to select two hundred elites from tens of thousands of people.
The two hundred soldiers from the trapped camp openly guarded Song and Yuan Fu to protect him from others.
Secretly, he is responsible for the plan of observing local customs and people and drawing local maps.
After all, Song Yuanfu's Song's Trading Company will inevitably run around when the time comes. Is there any other excuse to hide his business from others than to do business with a trading company?
This plan kills two birds with one stone, why not do it?
as expected.
When Song Yuanfu heard this, he was not unhappy at all.
Instead, his eyes turned slightly red.
Song Yuanfu once again bowed his hands and said solemnly: "Your Highness, please let me go. I will definitely try my best to run Song's business and never disappoint Your Highness's high expectations."
Xu Yi stepped forward, patted Song Yuanfu's shoulder with half force, and said slowly: "I believe it, go and have a good rest tonight, and we will lead the team to set off early tomorrow morning."
"Follow the order!" Song Yuanfu replied solemnly.
After Song Yuanfu leaves.
Xu Yi walked to the Taishi's chair again and slowly sipped tea.
After a while, there was a knock on the door of the private room again.
"Come in." Xu Yi put down the tea cup and said calmly.
Yang Xian'an walked out of the door, bowed his hands and said, "I'd like to pay my respects to His Highness first."
"You and I don't need so much, just sit down." Xu Yi said calmly.
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After An is seated.
Xu Yi spoke slowly: "Tomorrow, we will transfer two hundred talented people from Lao Wu's family to Song Yuanfu."
Yang Xian'an nodded and said: "Follow the order."
"Besides that." Xu Yi paused and added: "Give him another 150,000 taels of silver notes."
"One hundred and fifty thousand taels? Six, isn't that too much?" Yang Xian'an said in disbelief.
"It doesn't matter." Xu Yi waved his hands slightly and said, "If you don't use people, you don't need people who are suspicious."
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