Chapter 224 Dart Flag
At the banquet, the cups and cups were mixed. For those Hu merchants, being able to meet Gao Xianzhi tonight was the biggest gain.
The Silk Road, except for Hezhong, belongs to Anxi. The most dangerous areas of the Tang Dynasty are stronger than those of the heavenly soldiers, but in the end, there are few soldiers and it is difficult to cover everything.
Speaking of which, it was something that many Hu Shang dreamed of to have the Tang Dynasty soldiers escort the caravan. They originally thought that this matter would never be possible, but who would have thought that it would have ushered in a turning point.
"This cup, Chen Mou polite you."
Chen Guang stood up and raised his glass, whispered to Hu Shang full of houses. Some familiar faces were seen here when he was in Yancheng that day. Most of these people knew his plan to open an escort business.
With such a great opportunity, Chen Guang would never miss the opportunity to promote his escort business. In addition, he has become friends with Li Longji, so he naturally has to do the escort business while the iron is hot. Only in this way can he accumulate strength in Anxi with justifiable reasons and not be afraid of malicious slander by others.
Of course, the escort business needs to be opened, to be honest, these Hu merchants still have to pay generously.
"Sure everyone!"
Chen Guang is in the limelight now. Not to mention his name as Shen, just his son-in-law of Wang Zhongsi, who is about to become the four towns of Jiedu, is enough to attract Hu merchants. To put it bluntly, they are not afraid of officials in Chang'an City, but if they leave Chang'an City, especially in the Hexi Corridor and Anxi territory, they have to call the Tang army yeah.
Chen Guang is not only the confidant of the tall captain and the son-in-law of General Wang. If he can get along well with Chen Guang, it will be equivalent to opening up the Tang army joints from Longyou, Hexi to Anxi at the same time. Why don’t these Hu merchants not let them sell them to their death?
"There are also a few of you who met someone when they were in Yancheng. I believe they knew that someone had opened an escort business in Huoyangcheng, and his passenger camp would escort the caravan between Anxi and Yumen Pass."
After saying this, Chen Guang kept silent so that the Hu merchants present could inquire with each other privately. As he looked at the many Hu merchants below, more and more people knew what the escorts were doing, he continued, "Today, I took this opportunity to tell you that in the future, there will be no escorts in Anxi territory. If the caravan is robbed by thieves, our Anxi army will not care."
In the past, the Anxi Army would at least suppress bandits in the territory from time to time, and sometimes the garrison would escort the caravans they encountered while patrolling, which also led to some smart Hu merchants often "meet" the Anxi Army while patrolling.
However, Chen Guang and Feng Chang have negotiated the taxes between the escort business and the Anxi Protectorate early in the morning. As long as the escort business is done, the Anxi Army will just sit down and collect money. Of course, the Anxi Army will not sit still when asking for help from the escort business.
In short, in the future, all horse thieves and robbers who can be incorporated in Anxi will be incorporated, and the rest will be subject to justice sanctions from the Anxi army. As for those rangers that can continue to rob in Anxi, they are all non-staff members who are not recognized by Chen Guang.
"But now a man under his command has created a escort business, and the number of guards is not enough. I will tell you today, just to inform you in advance to save you trouble in the future."
Chen Guang said this, and then he asked the servants of the Shi Mansion to take out the red flag that had been rushed to be made. "This is the flag of a certain escort business. As long as a certain escort flag is planted, whoever dares to touch your caravan in Anxi will be against someone and against the Anxi army."
Chen Guang said this very domineeringly. The Hu merchants looked at Gao Xianzhi, who was sitting in the head of the head and smiled without saying a word. They knew that the Anxi army was probably involved in this tragedy business. Although the tax of one ten was ruthless, it would not be expensive if they could arrive from Anxi to Yumen Pass in moderation.
But what Shen said is that there is insufficient guards. It is obvious that they want to sell the flag for money. However, they can even find out if they don’t pay the money. The Hu merchants here are not stupid people. There are already a large number of rangers on the Silk Road to escort caravans, but those rangers can become thieves at any time, not to mention that some of them are not so clean. In the vast yellow sand, the caravans can also become bandits. There are also many Hu merchants competing with each other, and there are also many who are fighting against each other.
"My friend Shen, I would like to ask your escort business to protect you. This escort flag is a certain side."
Not all the Hu merchants participated in the banquet, but naturally there were also wealthy merchants from the Tang Dynasty. Although these merchants all had their own backgrounds, they valued more what was behind this escort flag. If they could really do the business of the escort business, then the most profitable Hu merchants on the Silk Road in the future will not be the Hu merchants, but the Shen Master.
When someone started, naturally there were smart people following him immediately. For a moment, the twenty angel flags were snatched away. For these merchants, the cost of escorts of one ten was only tens of thousands of yuan, and they could afford it. If they could really do business in Anxi alone, the money would be spent without any worries. But if the escort business that Shen said could not protect the safety of the caravan, it would be just a one-time transaction, and they could also afford to lose tens of thousands of yuan.
Gao Xianzhi held the wine glass. Even though his family had a great career, he couldn't help but be amazed by Chen Guang's means of making money. Twenty angel flags were only 600,000 yuan in income. According to the rules agreed by Chen Lang and Feng Er, 30% of them were handed over to the Anxi Protectorate Palace, which was enough for him to fight a small battle.
If Chen Lang could really put the raft flags all over the caravans between Chang'an and Anxi, the 30% tax revenue alone would be enough for the military expenditure of the Anxi Protectorate, and even the surplus to expand the army and recruit soldiers.
Feng Changqing looked at the Hu Shangs below who regretted not robbing the flag, and felt that these Hu Shangs were really rich, so he would have to find a way to ask Chen Lang to raise the guard fee in the future.
"Everyone, please be careful. When the next year, after a certain escort business under his command recruits veterans from the Anxi Army, there will be plenty of guards. At that time, you can get the escort flag whether you are looking for Shishi Order in Chang'an City or looking for a judge in Yancheng."
Chen Guang drew a cake for the Hu merchants again. The business of the escort business will be the top priority next. Li Longji also needs to spend more effort. As long as the saint nodded, the court will definitely not be a problem.
With the court as the guarantee, the caravans traveling to and from the Silk Road in the future would not be able to do without the raft flag. He kept Huang Hu and others as decorations. In addition, if the caravans of the great cannibals were willing to be the leader, he would not mind letting them do business and make money, but if they were unwilling, they would have to ask them to die.
The wine was finally enjoyed by the guests. Shi Jian, the Xishi Ling, was also surprised by Chen Guang's ambition. If the escort business was really open all over Anxi, it would be equivalent to taking 10% of the net profit from the trade on the Silk Road every year. Although Chen Guang had to pay 30% to the Anxi Protectorate, he would have to support many veterans, Han'er and four good families under his command, and the cost would never be small, but the rest was also an amazing wealth.
This Chen Lang is the real God of Wealth. Thinking of this, Shi Jian couldn't help but secretly bet on the right treasure for his trip.
Chapter completed!