A few days later, Dugu Xin left Huazhou and returned to Longyou. The people who saw him off gathered in the west of Huazhou City and stayed there for a long time. It was not until the afternoon that Dugu Xin was able to get out, wave goodbye to the people who were seeing him off, and say goodbye.
Go west.
Li Tai did not go to the outside of Huazhou City to see him off. Instead, he set off directly from Shangyuan and rushed to Shayuan to wait for Duguxin and his party. The reason why he did this was a bit of a cover-up, and he did not want to let the close relationship between them get too early.
Be known to outsiders.
The situation in Kansai is not stable, and everyone involved will inevitably be affected by the changes in the situation. Even Yuwentai is no exception, let alone Duguxin and Li Tai.
They both value this relationship very much, but if they want to truly form a good relationship, they still need to wait for a while. During this period, will there be any twists and turns or accidents, or will someone not be happy to see them get together?
Together and interfering arbitrarily are uncertainties.
Needless to say, there are so many people who want to marry Dugu Xin. Li Tai is also not bad, and to some extent is even more popular than Dugu Xin. Both parties believe that it is better to do less than to do more. If not
If necessary, don't tell outsiders about this matter.
Here in Shayuan, the woods have become denser, several forts and military cities have been added along the river, and a pasture has been expanded to raise thousands of war horses. Yuwentai really spared no effort in expanding the army, using all possible means.
pole.
Li Tai and his men wandered around the Shayuan for most of the day, and waited until late in the afternoon before Dugu Xin and his party arrived belatedly. After meeting, Dugu Xin sighed: "It's hard to let go of the public sentiment, which makes people distressed and tiring."
Boshan has been waiting for a long time, so 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. There is even a bit of heat in the dusk when day and night transition, so you are not afraid of the wind, cold and dampness when traveling at night.
On both sides of the Wei River, Hejin and the road between Chang'an and Huazhou are becoming increasingly prosperous, with a lot of travel. The living environment in Guanzhong is becoming more and more stable, and agricultural production has also increased year by year, which naturally makes people's livelihood better and better, and exchanges between regions
It is also becoming more frequent.
Although it was already dusk, they were not the only ones traveling on the roads in Weibei. Some large and small business groups were also traveling day and night, rushing about.
There are even some barbarian caravans with high noses and deep eyes, and their costumes are full of exotic style. Although they are not many in number, they are very eye-catching.
Li Tai was also very curious about these groups of Hu merchants. He observed and asked about their origins and the goods they dealt with along the way.
However, these Hu merchants looked very wary and were vague about all the questions raised by Li Tai, especially the goods they were carrying.
Although Li Tai was asking for trouble, he did not mind it. When he returned to the team, he smiled and said to Duguxin: "Longbian is connected to Hexi, so that you can sit there and spread your authority over the far frontier. These Hu merchants are really shrewd in making profits.
Everything is possible..."
After hearing this, Dugu Xin looked at the groups of Hu merchants, shook his head and said: "I don't know where the Hu merchants are pretending to be distant travelers. They are not business travelers from the Western Regions at all. Even if there are any
The goods you carry with you must be of inferior quality, and you want to defraud the ignorant and wealthy people in the customs!"
Li Tai couldn't help but widen his eyes after hearing this. He saw that these Hu merchants were all very exotic, and they even shouted "I love Dawei" with a difficult accent. How could they be part of a group to defraud?
Duguxin casually explained to Li Tai the characteristics of the real Sogdian business group in the Western Regions. These Zhaowu Zhuhus have made a living by commerce for generations, so a series of agreed-upon rules have been derived. There are clear and strict hierarchies within the business group.
Even when talking to people and soliciting business, there are detailed etiquette.
It was also the first time for Li Tai to hear this knowledge. After hearing it, he compared these characteristics with what he had seen before and found that they were completely inconsistent. He couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The Hu people from the Western Regions with the nine surnames of Zhaowu are good at business and trade, and they are also the most important trading group on the Silk Road trade. Their presence means that business is developed and there are countless treasures.
These teams of Hu merchants on the road were obviously taking advantage of people's inertial thinking to deceive. Although he knew their background, Li Tai did not investigate deeply. After all, there was no conclusive evidence, and he was not
The local security officials on duty also gloated and secretly wondered who would be the one who got deceived.
After explaining this knowledge, Dugu Xin sighed again: "Although the governance of a big country is not based on business, the prosperity of business can also show whether the country's fortune is peaceful and prosperous. Although the Zhaowu Zhuhu in the Western Regions have benefits,
, everywhere, but there are really not many people who actually come to our country. These Hu merchants would rather go around Jinshan Qikou and go in and out on white roads, but rarely walk on the Longbian border. They used to catch Hu merchants in other towns and ask questions, and there are many people who know Jinyang.
But few people know Chang'an..."
Li Tai didn't know much about the current business situation in Longbian, but he wasn't surprised when Dugu Xin said that the Hu people no longer knew where Chang'an was.
He was deeply touched by the low productivity and poor production environment in Guanzhong. Even the local commercial activities in Guanzhong were almost non-existent and stagnant, let alone large-scale foreign trade. No matter how weak the Hu merchants were, they
If it is valuable, it must at least have benefits to attract them.
Li Tai was somewhat surprised to hear Dugu Xin say that Jinyang was even more famous among the Hu people than Chang'an.
It is said that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although Guanzhong has been abandoned for a long time, Chang'an was once the ancient capital of the powerful Han Dynasty and the center of an empire. Although Jinyang is not bad, its real military and political significance has only increased one after another.
As Er Zhurong and Gao Huanbafu, their popularity among the barbarians in the Western Regions is enough to be on par with Chang'an or even exceed it?
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 trick to teach you. Don't just defend Luoshui, just do farming.
As a plan, if we can train elite soldiers, drive long distances between rivers and Shuoshui, and hunt Hu Jia who travel to Monan, the benefits will be considerable. If we can kill Pingcheng and eliminate Hu Jia from Jinyang, then we will
Longbian will also make great profits!"
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Dugu Xin might have just said it casually, but Li Tai took it seriously and hurriedly asked about the clues and connections.
Duguxin saw that he was very interested in this, so he told him the origin of it while he was on the road at night.
As early as the Pingcheng period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the importance of the Longyou line of the Silk Road for trade exchanges between the East and the West was surpassed by the Monan grassland line. It was not until Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang that this situation was not reversed, but the Silk Road was
The starting point in the east was moved from Pingcheng to Luoyang.
Jinyang is located exactly between Pingcheng and Luoyang. It has long served as a transit hub between the two places, and its commerce and handicraft industry have developed rapidly.
When Er Zhurong established his hegemony here, in order to consolidate his rule, he plundered a large amount of Luoyang's productivity and production materials to Jinyang. After Gao Huan defeated the Er Zhu family, he naturally inherited all this, and in
The important part of Hebei was added to the Erzhu family's original hegemonic territory, which further established Jinyang's status 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 all aspects of politics, economy and military in the entire north. Chang'an and Luoyang, the two ancient capitals, are dwarfed by it.
Yecheng, the capital of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty, was also inferior to Jinyang in terms of status and strength.
The reason why Jinyang can have a unique position in this era, in addition to factors such as strategy and current situation, there is also a key point, that is, Jinyang is the largest window for exchanges between the Central Plains, the grassland peoples, and even the countries in the Western Regions.
Tuyuhun, who was far away in the Qinghai region, was able to bypass the entire Western Wei territory and enter into a marriage alliance with the Eastern Wei. Although the Western Wei actually controlled Longyou, which bordered Tuyuhun, it still had nothing to do about it.
After listening to Dugu Xin's explanation, Li Tai had a preliminary understanding of this series of issues. Compared with people born and raised in this era, he only had more understanding of the historical trends, but when it comes to the specific era
The details within it are not as comprehensive and detailed as those of the time.
When it comes to pure productivity and production level, the Western Wei is still far behind the Eastern Wei. Therefore, although the Western Wei has more geographical advantages than the Eastern Wei, in cross-regional commercial activities such as Silk Road trade, the Eastern Wei has less volume.
It was beyond the reach of the Western Wei Dynasty.
There are naturally many reasons for this situation, and there is not only one solution. Duguxin showed Li Tai a clear way that he could do it. Although he couldn't do business with others, he could rob him!
Jinyang is the starting point of the eastern route of the Silk Road. Trade 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 same route is required.
Therefore, if a flag can be planted on this line, the benefits will naturally be considerable, and it will also be a major blow to Jinyang's business security.
The reason why they didn't dare to do this before was because Rouran, the overlord of the grasslands, was also an important participant in this Silk Road trade. The Western Wei Dynasty still didn't dare to completely break up with Rouran.
But now, Rouran is already in a state of decline and is unable to cope with the constant challenges from the Turks. Even if there is still some residual power, it has been taken away by Princess Weiwei to Jinyang to press pear blossoms. What else is there to fear?
Li Tai thought for a while and felt that this plan was feasible. If he could form a certain effective blockade around the northwest of Jinyang and plunder those Hu merchants traveling to and from the Western Regions, not only would he benefit himself, he would also be able to drive away the caravans on the grasslands.
Going back to Longyou Line, my father-in-law can set up a card to collect road and bridge tolls!