Since the Wu-Han and Wutong, the Central Plains dynasty or the northern Chinese regimes have moved many times to explore the Dunhuang area. The Han and Xianbei people have gradually surpassed the original indigenous people and become the main body of the local population. On this basis, many large tribes have formed.

The Han people with advanced culture and production technology opened land and farmed land, built water conservancy, and the brave and warlike Xianbei people raised horses and livestock. The two ethnic groups did their best, which was clearly distinguished.

However, in the Tang Dynasty, the two sides had serious conflicts due to the court strategy. The Xianbei clans, which had left many historical relics in the Mogao Grottoes, disappeared. Therefore, the Central Plains gentry, who had no worries, began to vigorously develop a farming economy that was more suitable for the social life of the Han people, and reclaimed large areas of nomadic natural pastures into grain fields, which made the grain output in the Dunhuang area reach the peak of ancient times.

However, things will turn back when extremes are met. Due to excessive reclamation and excessive irrigation, the ecological environment of sand and Gua states finally collapsed. The originally fertile soil and lush grass and trees, with an area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers, gradually transformed into new sand and Gobi. The two ancient cities of Dunhuang and Guazhou, which once created prosperous scenery and splendid culture, have also become ruins and gradually buried in the dust of history.

However, seeing the huge gap in Dunhuang's state around a thousand years ago, Li Yao was not saddened by the scene. Instead, he felt that the Lingtai was clear and came up with a new entry point that facilitated the implementation of his grand plan.

Just as Lao Tzu once said - all things carry yin and embrace yang, and the qi rushes to be harmonious.

Yin and Yang are the ways of heaven and earth, the discipline of all things, the source of change, and the origin of life and death.

People and things in the world all have two sides that are opposite but not absolute. They always have good and evil, and their pros and cons.

The same thing is usually good and bad in different eras, and good and evil.

The "chaebol" who were severely criticized by the public in later generations is naturally no exception.

All those who have achieved great achievements in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, know how to look at things from both positive and negative sides. They will not only make good use of the positive side of things, but also make good use of the opposite side of things.

The so-called "seeking benefits and avoiding harm, turning disadvantages into benefits" is what we mean.

Although the Tang Dynasty had a strict market system and a curfew system, it seemed extremely relaxed in the sand and the emperors far away. The policy of supporting business at the beginning of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty further promoted the unprecedented prosperity of the foreign trade economy in this region.

In Li Yao's view, Dunhuang in this era was simply an excellent place for capitalism to sprout.

"Xisha Guifang" is like a seed buried in the soil. If you want to grow into the world's first "cai-bol" and even form a "consortium" with stronger financial resources and greater power, and use this to drive the entire Dunhuang City to embark on the economic development track of Florence in the original 13th century in time and space, of course, Li Yao's careful care and cultivation are needed.

The most important task is to create a stable local political environment.

Therefore, Li Yao felt that just one memorial, he could not let his cheap father rest assured that the Central Plains gentry in Dunhuang. It was hard to guarantee that he would believe the bad ideas of some close ministers, and sent people to continue to make trouble. So she suggested that Zhang Hu take practical actions to show his loyalty to the Tang court: "In the world, is it the king's land, the shores of the land, or is it the king's minister? I feel that today is obviously not at ease with you, the Central Plains gentry in Dunhuang. Otherwise, the court would not have stopped establishing a governor, chief minister, Sima and other chief officials in Shazhou, and even changed "Shazhou" to "Xishazhou". It was very downgraded and deposed. Perhaps in a short time, there would be a second He Ruohuaikuo coming to the Western Xinjiang. By then, I am afraid that I would be in a different place, but I can't help Zhang Zongjun to let others die of illness."

Smart people do not need too much guidance from others. Zhang Zhanjun, who is as strong as the desire to get rich, listened to Li Yao's words, and in just a moment, he made an unexpected decision that would definitely make Tang Emperor Li Yuan both relieved and happy - to send his only legitimate son Zhang Dong to Chang'an with Li Yao, which was called studying in Beijing, but actually to enter the court for qualifying.

"What is the Taoist priest looking at? But what are you worried about? Or have you forgotten to take something? Sanlang can send someone to take a horse back and get it for the Taoist priest."

Just as Li Yao was thinking, he suddenly heard the eldest son of the Zhang family, Zhang Dong, and the repeated questions, his attentiveness was beyond words.

Li Yao rolled his eyes secretly, but said calmly: "It's nothing, I'm just taking a look."

This time, except for He Panyi, who has just opened "Xisha Guifang", who will stay in Dunhuang for the past one or two years, Li Yao's other original team members are in the team.

However, the number of escorts around her increased a lot. I don’t know if Zhang Hu did it on purpose. It would be fine if his own son went there. He also went to Chang'an to work together with the legitimate sons of the Li family, Zhao family, Cao family, Linghu family, Suo family, Zhai family, Song family, Yin family, and Si family. Almost everyone brought hundreds of men and women escorts, which showed the grand occasion of the aristocratic family.

Not only that, Zhang Hu also asked his daughter Zhang Tan to be a Taoist boy next to Li Yao. Li Yao felt that there were too many secrets that could not be told to others. A fish Qiaoqiao was enough to make her brain trouble, so she naturally planned to refuse on the spot. However, Zhang Hu promised that as long as Li Yao recommended his daughter to Zong Shengguan, he would donate a thousand acres of land to the Taoist temple "Minghua Temple" under Li Yao's name as a foundation for his career. Li Yao was moved by it on the spot and had to pinch his nose and reluctantly agree.

In addition, He Panli, who is engaged in population business, bought more than 500 slaves from a chief of the Tiel tribe at the Fanyin Conference and was preparing to bring them back to Chang'an for a big sale. In order to give his future escort agency a safe and hidden business contact point, Li Yao planned to open a large-scale luxury restaurant in Chang'an, so he took the initiative to add two entourage members.

One of them was a blonde dancer from the "Shi Family Restaurant" in Guazhou South City. He was bought by Li Yao at a high price of 100 gold, equivalent to 1,000 copper coins.

This blonde dancer had no name, so his former owner Shi Qi gave her a Chinese name "Jin Lianlian" with a Tang Dynasty characteristics. Jin Lianlian claimed that her hometown was far north of the "Western Sea". When she was young, she was robbed and sold to Sogdian dealers by Western Turks. Then after some twists and turns, she was sold to Shi Qi's tavern. Shi Qi's wife happened to be a dance master. Seeing that she was beautiful and smart, she thought she could be a successor, so she taught her dancing skills. After years of hard practice, she turned out to be the best dancer and became the best dancer in Guazhou.

Originally, Shi Qi didn't plan to sell the person, but when he recalled Li Yao's amazing performance in his restaurant, he had to call a price that he thought was ridiculously high, hoping to scare Li Yao away. Unexpectedly, Li Yao took out ten ingots of gold without blinking, and took his signature dancer away.

As for the other one, it was the Pipa Hand Luer who played with Li Yao at the Fanyin Conference.

Speaking of the reason why Lu'er followed Li Yao to Chang'an, it is actually very simple, very inspiring, and very... bloody.

As early as the second day after the end of the Fanyin Society, Li Yao encountered Gaochang princes Qu Wentai and Fei Ying who were unscathed in the "Bayin Society Rebellion" in Dunhuang City. Before he could say hello, Lu'er, who was tied up by five flowers, jumped out of Prince Qu's carriage. Li Yao couldn't bear to see a generation of music masters trampled to death by the mount of Prince Qu's guard who was unresponsive, and had to go out to rescue him and gently kicked a man and a horse. So Prince Qu, who looked confused and even a little collapsed, ran away without saying a word, with his concubine and his entourage of more than 100 numbers.

Afterwards, Li Yao asked, he realized that Qu Wentai was impressed by Lu'er's pipa skills, so he took the initiative to invite Lu'er to Gaochang Country as a music official, but Lu'er refused. He said: "Thank you for your love, but please forgive me for my rejection. I traveled thousands of miles to come here to Chang'an, the capital of Tang, because it is the place where I can realize my dreams, so I am really sorry..."

In this way, Lu Er, a legendary musician named "Pei Shenfu", was honored to become Li Yaoming's personal musician with an annual salary of 100 yuan.
Chapter completed!