"When we were hit by the disaster, Liaodong must also be hit by the disaster, and they may be hit harder than us! Your Majesty, you must have seen this, so you couldn't wait to make arrangements for it." Xiao Han looked at Zhang Qiang, and the corners of his mouth gradually became confused.
He gave a wry smile.
In fact, few people in the court knew about the emperor's arrangements. Even he analyzed them bit by bit from what happened in various places.
I don’t know since when, the Xiao family caravan has become a giant business house all over the Tang Dynasty!
Relying on Xiao Han's current status, the rapidly growing Xiao family caravan has not only done business all over Guanzhong, Shuzhong, Jiangnan and other prosperous places, but they can often be seen in grasslands, deserts, and snow-capped mountains.
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Having such a huge business empire brought Xiao Han not only countless wealth, but also countless news and trends in various places.
For example, a while ago, news came from the Shandong caravan that the governor there had made some mistake and suddenly issued a decree that caused local merchants to complain endlessly: all merchants were prohibited from going north to trade with Khitan, Xi people, and Goguryeo, especially
Grain, salt, and cloth business! But this time, if anyone dares to violate the rules, they will no longer be fined a small sum of money, but will have their property confiscated and thrown into prison!
Another example is Xiaofeng, who has succeeded his father and officially became the caravan manager in Hebei. He also wrote a letter a few days ago to say that many wealthy businessmen with generous spending suddenly appeared in Hebei!
Originally, the land of Liaodong was rich in pearls, furs, and ginseng. It was not unusual for some wealthy merchants to do business in the past. But the problem was that these wealthy merchants did not buy these Liaodong specialties that could make a lot of money if they were resold. There were not many people who wanted to buy them.
Food, livestock, and daily necessities! And they are all traded with gold, silver, copper coins, or porcelain, pearls and jade! The price is several times higher than before!
Such a high price and such a large-scale acquisition not only made the local grain merchants and landowners in Goguryeo extremely happy and hurriedly emptied their properties, but many Turks in the west were also jealous and couldn't help pretending to be foreigners from Liaodong.
All the grain and livestock in their hands were sold to wealthy merchants.
There is no doubt that these people are preparing to make a lot of money from these stupid rich people. When these stupid people go bankrupt and leave, they will spend a little money to buy things from the Han people. They can make money by going back and forth.
The pots are full!
In addition, there is also the sea!
After Luo Shixin finished his trip to Lingnan, he did not return to Chang'an with Xiao Han. Instead, he gathered his people and prepared to continue going to sea! When Xiao Han asked him where he was going, he didn't tell him. It was only when he was about to leave that he seemed to
He pointed to the north casually.
In this way, all kinds of news were summarized and organized one by one, and finally when they arrived at Xiao Han, a clear arrow was formed, and the arrow pointed to Goguryeo, which was entrenched in Liaodong!
As for the surrounding areas such as Khitan and Turks, there is a high chance that Xiao Lizi will cuddle up and beat rabbits, so take care of them all!
After hearing Xiao Han's analysis, Zhang Qiang was speechless. Based on his understanding of Li Shimin, it seemed that there was no surprise in doing such a thing.
But the problem is that what Li Shimin has to deal with this time is no longer heroes like Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, or the recklessness of bears.
It is no longer the Turkic Khan Jieli who looks powerful but is actually loose!
Rather, it was Goguryeo that had been a country since the Han Dynasty, and its national destiny has lasted for nearly seven hundred years, resisting numerous conquests by the Central Plains regimes, and bringing down the unparalleled Sui Dynasty capital!
"Do you think, if that day comes, His Majesty can win?" After a long silence, Zhang Qiang finally spoke slowly and asked Xiao Han.
Xiao Han smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "I don't know, but at least, I won't lose!"
When he said this, he tried his best to be tactful. After all, in the correct history, Li Shimin failed to conquer Goguryeo three times, and even he himself died before the third expedition! In the end, it was his "cowardly nature" who
"The son of Taizong annihilated Goguryeo, which had been in Liaodong for seven hundred years, and finally completely destroyed the country!
"I understand." Zhang Qiang understood what Xiao Han meant and knew that even he was not optimistic about Liaodong's performance!
But the problem is that even Xiao Han can't change this kind of thing that has risen to the level of national strategy, let alone an idler like him!
Perhaps it was not until this moment that he understood why Xiao Han looked like that at the beginning, because he at this time was the same as Xiao Han at the beginning.
Du Kang is the only one who can relieve worries!
The bottle of wine has been consumed long ago, but this is nothing. After all, in Xiao Han's house, is there any shortage of wine?
Asking the servants to bring in a few jars of good wine, the brothers and sisters soon poured out all their worries about the country and the country into the wine! They drank until the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and they couldn't afford to get drunk.
The next day, early morning.
The big rooster in the village flew up to the fence early and sang toward the rising sun. Little did he know that in two days it would be the big day for him to pluck his feathers and make soup.
"Come here, go kill that chicken for me!" Xiao Han pushed away a hairy thigh that was pressing on his stomach in the Hou Mansion, covered his ears irritably and cursed outside!
"Haha, it's not the New Year yet, why are you in such a hurry to kill the chicken?"
Beside the bed, no knowledgeable servant ran to break the rooster's neck. Instead, a slightly familiar voice came, and it sounded a bit old.
"Who is it! It's so early in the morning, are you bothered? Do you know that disturbing someone's dream is a grave sin!" Xiao Han vaguely heard the voice and didn't react for a while. When his mind was a little clearer, he was suddenly startled.
He quickly opened his eyes and looked outside.
At this moment, standing next to his bed, a centenarian man with a thin body and thin hair was staring at him with a pair of extremely clear eyes that were as bright as stars.
"Mr. Yan... Mr. Yan, why is it you? Why are you here!"
After rubbing his eyes to make sure that he was not dazzled, Xiao Han was immediately startled and jumped up from the bed hastily!
Unexpectedly, he was still hungover last night, and when he jumped, he immediately felt light-headed and almost fell down from the bed.
"Hahaha, you just said that you haven't celebrated the New Year yet, so why are you giving me such a big gift? I'm short of money and can't give you any New Year's money?!"
Yan Zhitui looked at Xiao Han's embarrassed appearance and couldn't help but grinned with his toothless mouth. His brilliant eyes narrowed into thin slits at this moment.
"Ahem, the old man is joking!" Xiao Han, who hurriedly stabilized his body, smiled awkwardly at Yan Zhitui, and at the same time, he did not forget to kick Zhang Qiang, who was sleeping soundly inside.
