The Lord of Qi, Gao Yang, was in a good mood today, and it was rare that he did not get drunk. He took Gao Yan's memorial and browsed it briefly, then smiled and said: "Has King Xianyang finished the ceremony? Why don't you go to the palace to see me?"
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"Your Majesty, the King of Xianyang has invited three people to see him this month. They were on the seventh, eighth and eleventh day of the lunar month, when the holy dragon was lying down, so they were not introduced."
Although Gao Yang only asked casually, the waiters in the palace were busy kneeling on the ground and shouting reports.
After hearing this, Gao Yang couldn't help but show a little embarrassment. He had been ill in the body the day before, and his condition was aggravated by drinking. With the cries of his mother and wife, he vowed to quit drinking at the beginning of the month, and endured it until the fifth day of the lunar month.
In the next few days, I drank so much that I couldn't wake up. Of course, I didn't have time to summon Hu Luguang.
But he quickly frowned and said, "What happened in Jinzhou recently? And who is in charge of the affairs of the state? This self-proclaimed brave man is so eager to take over that he wants to be replaced, and he even asks for a private favor!"
Although he has often been in a coma in recent years, he has not lost his sensitivity to power. After hearing this question, Gao Yan hurriedly bowed and said: "The King of Xianyang did not ask for help from me, but I just asked him for help."
When I visited his residence, I happened to talk about the situation of the Qiang thieves in recent years. The King of Xianyang used this to briefly discuss how to control the Qiang. I am superficial and dull in military affairs. It is rare to hear such a knowledgeable person talk about it. I was happy for a while and recommended it to
Supreme."
At this time, Tang Yong, who was also in the palace, also said: "Your Majesty, the current official in Jinzhou is King Changle."
"Is the Wei family worthy of serving in the military state? Whoever made this election is really ridiculous!"
After Gao Yang heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed even deeper. Years of drinking had done a lot of damage to him, and his thinking and memory had already declined quite a bit. When he heard that the person appointed as the governor of Jinzhou was Wei Can, he felt dissatisfied, and there was no trace of his words.
He did not hide his contempt for this cousin.
But when his eyes fell on the memorial in his hand again, he looked at Gao Yan who was still sitting next to the banquet, and waved his hand and said: "Jinzhou has important responsibilities, and the provincial personnel are simple. After returning to the court, I will summon the ministers to discuss this matter."
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After hearing this, Gao Yan quickly nodded in agreement, not daring to say anything more. Then he was driven out of the hall by the somewhat impatient Gao Yang. As soon as he exited the hall, Gao Yan heard the sound of singing, dancing and feasting coming from the hall again.
He couldn't help but sigh secretly, then he frowned and walked away quickly.
Gao Yang did not immediately decide to appoint Hu Luguang as the governor of Jinzhou, but the memorial presented by Gao Yan was like a stone falling into the water, causing ripples in the originally calm water.
The first person to bear the brunt was naturally another party involved in this matter, Wang Wecan of Changle, who is currently serving as the governor of Jinzhou.
The location of Jinzhou is very important. It is an important transportation route to the Taiyuan area. If the Taiyuan area wants to quickly travel to Heluo, Jinzhou is also the only way to go.
To be honest, such a transportation thoroughfare of great strategic value is not really in line with the choices of top dignitaries like Wei Can in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Relying on the legacy of their fathers, the choices they have in the country are simply
Not too many, there is really no need to risk guarding such a key border area.
Wei Can's appointment as the governor of Jinzhou was also a very accidental opportunity. This post had been vacant before, and the court recommended several candidates who were not very satisfied. In the final analysis, the Jinyang nobles and the rulers of the DPRK could not reach a unified opinion, so the long-term vacancy of this post was very serious.
It was not appropriate, so Jinyang planned to temporarily occupy this position with Wei Can, and then re-elect him.
Wei Can was a little reluctant at first. It was very comfortable for him to support the capital, so how could he be willing to work in a border town where swords were shining, and even his life was in danger!
But soon after he arrived in Pingyang, the door to the new world suddenly opened. Pingyang was originally heavily guarded by tens of thousands of elite Jinyang soldiers all year round. In addition, Pingyang Baima City also built a city.
The pool is wide and safety is absolutely guaranteed. In addition, there is also a very lucrative business in this area, which is smuggling in the border market.
When Yu Can first came to Jinzhou, he happened to catch a few tomb robbers in the state. He originally thought it was an ordinary case, but after a little questioning, he found that there was something else going on.
These tomb robbers did not dig out the grave goods in the tombs, but were hired by the descendants of these tombs to dig out the bones of their ancestors.
It turns out that after the confrontation between the East and the West, the national boundaries changed from time to time, so many strangers were in the south and the ancestral graves were in the north. Some families had to bury their parents separately. This naturally violated filial piety, so there were many people in the southern border.
The people offered a large reward in the hope that they could purchase the remains of their ancestors from the north and bury them properly in the territory of Wei.
Generally speaking, the Western Wei Dynasty is poor and the Northern Qi Dynasty is rich, but there is one exception, that is between Fen and Jiang. Most of the Northern Qi troops stationed between Fen and Jiang are Jinyang soldiers. Although they are also upper-level military personnel in Northern Qi, so many Jin
Not everyone in Yang Bing can be a rich man, most of them just maintain a subsistence level.
However, there were many local tycoons from Hedong in the Western Wei garrison here, and Hedong already had the advantage of salt and iron. Each of these local tycoons from Hedong came from a wealthy family. In addition, in recent years, the Western Wei Dynasty's national power has become stronger and trade is everywhere. Specifically, between Fen and Jiang, Jinyang soldiers
Compared with the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty, they were quite poor and weak.
Take these bounties for the remains of ancestors as an example. Some wealthy families even directly offered bounties of a hundred catties of gold or even more. Just hearing the number is staggering. Wei Can thought that the time he spent in Jinyang was the best in the world.
It's a first-class luxury, but after arriving in Pingyang, I realized that there was someone else outside.
He was originally a person who was greedy for goods and profit, and was keen on enjoying himself. How could he be innocent and self-contained after coming to such a situation? So when he started from the bounty digging business, he soon developed into various core smuggling businesses.
Come from the industry.
When Yu Can joined the smuggling industry, he was immediately shocked beyond measure by the huge profits.
There are gorgeous and exquisite Sichuan brocades, fragrant spices, exquisite gold and silverware, colorful jewelry, as well as crystal-white frosting sugar, brightly colored pigments and various sea and land treasures. The variety is dazzling.
Some of these goods have been seen by Yucan before, and some even he has never heard of. Just seeing them can make people feel a huge sense of happiness, not to mention that there are also amazing profits contained in them.
Although these goods are already expensive in Fenjiang, if compared with the prices sold in Jinyang market, they are just like picking up for free.
Wei Can only stayed in Pingyang for more than a year, but the profits he made from the smuggling trade had already exceeded that of other prefectures and counties he had served in Dasuo Countryside for many years.
The total wealth of the family! Compared with those businesses in the past, this is the real big life!
Precisely because of this astonishing profit, Wei Can also changed from being resistant at the beginning to now reluctant to think about Shu. How could he be willing to give up such a good position where he could make gold or even gold mountains to others!
In fact, as early as two months after he took office as the governor of Jinzhou, Jinyang was preparing to replace him with Shedi Huiluo, the governor of Jianzhou, as the governor of Jinzhou, but Wei Can refused. Not only did he not mention returning to the court again,
He even repeatedly expressed his willingness to control Jinzhou forever.
Because sitting in Jinzhou not only brought Wei Can an astonishing increase in wealth, but also increased his weight in the current situation. Although he was quite respected among Jinyang nobles because of his birth, he was more of a
This kind of vanity was difficult to maintain even after the death of his mother.
The current emperor is strong and stern, and the empress dowager is not very close to Wei Can's family. Before he became the governor of Jinzhou, Wei Can had been idle for a long time, otherwise he would not be like a brick being thrown away when needed.
Place it here as you wish.
After mastering this source of wealth, Wei Can used it to bribe the Empress Dowager and other dignitaries of Jinyang, and thus won an excellent reputation. Even when he returned to Jinyang during the New Year this year, the Empress Dowager also
She personally invited her to the side table, and her intimacy was even greater than that of her Lou nephews.
On this day, a new batch of goods was transported from Fenbei to Pingyang, because some Jinyang dignitaries asked Yucan to help them buy some precious commodities, such as pigments used for painting murals in tombs.
As the Monan Trade Road became increasingly weak, the Fenshui Trade Road that followed became one of the few channels for purchasing goods.
Some honorable nobles themselves are not very good in character, but they are also the most filial people. When they know that higher quality funeral objects are provided, of course they also hope to provide better ones for their ancestors. Some even die at home because the funeral objects are not to their liking.
The coffin of my relative was not buried for a long time.
Yucan could meet the needs of these people, not only could he benefit greatly from this, but he could also accumulate favors. Therefore, he was very concerned about this, and would personally inspect every time the goods arrived to ensure that there were no mistakes.
"Master Sir, the current price of this purchase has increased by another 10%."
When Wei Can came to an arsenal that had been vacated as a warehouse, his servants came forward to report the bad news.
After hearing this, Wei Can immediately frowned and cursed: "These thieves and Qiang are really cunning and greedy. Sooner or later, they will cross Fenshui and kill them all!"
Even so, he still sneered in his heart. Although the Wei people across from him were also greedy and would increase the price every time, it was only an increase of 10%. The price of the goods has doubled since the transaction, but he could not imagine it at all.
If you don’t realize how much profit he has made from this, it is obvious that he is short-sighted!
After checking that the goods were correct, Wei Can arranged for personnel to transport them to the country. However, at this time, another bad news came, that is, King Changshan recommended Hu Luguang to be the governor of Jinzhou.
"What does Changshan King mean? There is nowhere else in Hulu Mingyue to find work and salary, but he comes to my place to stir up trouble. It's really hateful!"
Weican cursed angrily, and immediately stopped the team that was about to set off, and added a lot of precious goods and treasures to be transported to various families in Jinyang and Yedu, in order to use this Jinyuan offensive to retain his position as the governor of Jinzhou.