In the Shengzhou Yamen of Dongzhou, Yelu Buhua and Yelu Yuanzuo frowned at Bai Huan when they heard Bai Huan talk about Tang Long Town. The situation there was much more complicated than they thought before. Bai Huan could do some business, but it was powerless to do anything when it involved deep cooperation.

After Bai Huan finished speaking, Yelu Wuzuo asked, "How did the goods we brought sell?"

Bai Huan crossed his hands and said, "The business is still booming, but there are too many goods, and it cannot be sold out in three or five days. The young ones dare not not delay there, so they come back to report to the Taiwei first. Their cabinets can use goods to mortgage money, and those who are small are afraid to make decisions."

Yelu Yuanzuo nodded and said, "Yes, it's just that. You go down first and we will discuss it yourself."

Bai Huan agreed to the promise and bowed.

Yelu Yuanzuo said to Yelu Buhua: "I don't want the people in the south to be so big that we can't sit still. Brother, if you have time, why not take a walk to Tanglong Town. I've seen Du Zhijun there, I want to talk to you."

Yelu Buhua nodded: "That's all. According to Manager Bai, Tanglong Town's business is beyond our expectations, especially the yard cabinet. I roughly calculated that it is extremely profitable. If we put it in front of Kingsoft, we don't get a share of the pie, wouldn't it be a pity!"

Yelu Yuanzuo sighed: "If we don't come forward for such a big thing, the servants are really unreliable. Bai Huan used all the money he sold these days to buy wine. He had shallow eyes and thought that selling wine could make quick money. It would not be too late to buy sugar when the bulk goods were sold. But he didn't know that once the rare sugar products were sold, the price would drop rapidly. The earlier they were sold, the more money they made. Alas——”

This time, Yelu Yuanzuo and Yewei didn't spend the two of them. The bulk goods they were targeting were sugar, and they had the spare time to sell them. Unexpectedly, Bai Huan went to Tanglong Town to see that the sugar was sufficient, so he chose to sell wine first to make quick money. Wine was used to be a ban, and Tanglong Town opened the ban, which was the first choice for most merchants.

Yelu Buhua pondered: "Brother, in my opinion, the most important thing in Tanglong Town is not to sell goods, but to figure out what the Nanguo is there. Listen to the Office of Director Bai, I vaguely feel that trafficking goods may not be the most profitable means there. - I will leave tomorrow and go to Tanglong Town to see what they are doing! We work hard to do business and cannot make wedding dresses for others!"

In Tanglong Town, Du Zhongxiao and Zhang Ke sat leisurely.

The horses sold from the north were sold out within a few days, and were mostly bought by the Volcano Army and the Linfu Road garrison. Now the horse markets outside the city are not military use, and most of them are stallions. Those who come to buy horses are the surrounding French and Han farmers. Since the Volcano Army started to build fields, it announced the end of the ban on farming in this area. In the future, mainland households have entered here and reclaimed desert fields. On the other side of the Yellow River, Linfu Road also organized military camps. There were insufficient oxen and horses, so they could only be replaced by horses. The horses were not well-planted and watered, and the general dry fields were still competent.

Du Zhongxiao and Zhang Ke talked about the situation in the past few days and were in a relaxed mood. The money earned here in Tanglong Town can support immigration and reclamation. With more people around, it can support the prosperity of the business here and enter a virtuous cycle.

At this moment, an official from outside came in and crossed his hands and said, "Zhijun, there is a Feng Yuanwai outside who is asking for a visit."

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said, "Come in! He has been in Tanglong Town for some time. He has seen others make a lot of money, but he has not opened his own business. I am afraid that life will not be easy. It is not easy to wait until today to see me."

After a moment, Feng Yuan followed the official and entered the official hall and greeted Du Zhongxiao and Feng Yuan.

Du Zhongxiao ordered the seat to be set up, and then ordered someone to come to tea and said to Feng Yuan: "I haven't seen each other for a long time, how are the days of the official?

Feng Yuan sighed: "Since we went to Tanglong Town to rent a shop, we have not had business for many days, and we couldn't help but feel anxious. God is pitiful. A Kucha merchant I asked yesterday came to Tanglong Town and brought dozens of wool-weaving craftsmen to report to the army."

Du Zhongxiao was overjoyed and stood up and said, "Is the person here? I thought it would take half a year later. To be honest, I have asked many people to do this, and today I am the only one who can talk back and forth. If everything goes well, there will be rewards in the future."

Although Du Zhongxiao tried his best, it was still difficult for the Volcanic Army to collect the craftsmen needed for the wool industry. The wool industry was not good at the Central Plains. Even the Khitan and Dangxiang of some scale were very rough and the products were not attractive. In the end, there was no way, so Du Zhongxiao could only ask people everywhere and find a way to hire people from the Western Regions.

The Grassland Silk Road north of Yinshan is usually one-way for one year, so you can only wait patiently.

Feng Yuan sat down and came to tea. Du Zhongxiao asked carefully and realized that it was a coincidence. Feng Yuan was in the fur business and met some merchants from the north and asked them to hire craftsmen from the Western Regions. When these people returned to the Western Regions, they occasionally met a group of craftsmen who were good at weaving wool in the Tatar territory north of Yinshan. After asking, they realized that it was when Dangxiang conquered the Guiyi Army and the Ganzhou Uighurs and they were wandering there. Hexi was originally Han people. After hearing that the Central Plains government recruited craftsmen, these people happily agreed to return. Not long after, they met the envoys who paid tribute to the Khitan by Gaochang State, followed them to Fengzhou, and then went to Tanglong Town to find Feng Yuan.

Since Yuanhao conquered Shazhou, there are now three major forces in the Western Regions. The Black Khanate in the west is the strongest and continues to expand. The Gaochang Uighurs were second, and the Khotan Kingdom was the weakest. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, Dangxiang did not rebel and the road was smooth. Wang Yande was ordered to go on a mission to Gaochang, and his relationship with the Song Dynasty was warm for a while. Later, Taizong failed to attack the Khitan in the northern expedition, and the news spread to the Western Regions. Gaochang's relationship with the Song Dynasty became cold and intimate with the Khitan. In the past 100 or 20 years, Gaochangdu had no contact with the Song Dynasty. Their trade route with the Central Plains was along the grassland north of Yinshan and traded with the Khitan.

Compared with Gaochang, the Kingdom of Khotan was in the south and the trade route with the Central Plains was to go to Qinzhou through the Hehuang Tubo region, mainly traded with the Song Dynasty. The Kingdom of Khotan was weak and was threatened by the Black Khanate, and gradually showed signs of subordinates. The caravans of the Black Khanate often used the name of the Kingdom of Tantan to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty for rewards. For the people of the Central Plains, these forces far away were not clear at all.

Gaochang and Khotan connect to the Central Plains, one south and one north, two commercial roads, later generations called the North-South Silk Road. Kucha is now under the rule of Gaochang, and the people there are good at doing business, and most of the caravans on the North Road are from Kucha.

From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains regime maintained its rule in the Western Regions for thousands of years, and its degree of sinicization was profound. Most officials and people were interested in the Central Plains. The two biggest problems were the influence of the Song Dynasty there, one was that the road was blocked and communication was inconvenient. The other was that it was suppressed by the Khitan in military terms. Generally, the forces surrendered to the Khitan, and at the same time tried every means to do business with the Song Dynasty.

Dangxiang rebelled against Song Jianguo, blocking the trade routes in the Western Regions and also cutting off the exchanges with the Central Plains. The Han people who remained in Hexi and the Western Regions lost the foundation of the Central Plains and gradually became apart. In addition, the Black Khanate in the west continued to invade, and with religious factors, the Chinese color there gradually faded.

The fur craftsmen recruited by Feng Yuan were originally living in several counties in Hexi, mainly Han people. As Dangxiang continued to move westward, they moved westward from Xiliang Prefecture to Ganzhou and Suzhou. Finally, the craftsmen from several counties were concentrated in the Guiyi Army, mainly Han people. In the end, Yuan Hao captured the Guiyi Army, and they entered Gaochang, some of them went deep into the northern part of the Mo River, and most of them gathered near the commercial road.

After listening to Feng Yuan's description, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but sigh. Since the Han Dynasty, the four counties of Hexi have been Han, mainly Han people. Later, various dynasties have continued to move to Fanhu, and the Turks came from the north, Tuhun, and Dangxiang came from the west, slowly occupying the vast land from Hequ in the upper reaches of the Yellow River to Hequ in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the Volcanic Army. At this time, the Dangxiang Xia Kingdom, which was established in this country, had only one or two Han people in the territory, concentrated in a few big cities, and had completely become Hu. The four counties of Hexi were isolated and slowly swallowed by the surrounding areas.

This land north of the volcanic army was later called Hetao. The Yellow River has many harms and only profits refers to this place. This area plus the irrigation plains in the Xingqing Prefecture of Dangxiang and Lingzhou are the foundation for managing the Western Regions. The four counties in Hexi are roads. Without foundations, the roads will be gone.

After Dangxiang's decades of expansion, there were actually many Han people driven out of the four counties of Hexi and were spread all over the country.

After chatting with Feng Yuan for a while, Du Zhongxiao asked: "How many people are coming? Have you arranged a residence?"

Feng Yuan said: "More than 100 craftsmen, family members, and some families who came with them, there are about 300 entries, and now camp outside the city."

Du Zhongxiao said: "They come thousands of miles away, so don't be too slow. This way, I will prepare wine, meat and food here and invite them tonight. Tomorrow, the army will be escorted to the volcanic army. They will be of great use in the future, and they will not be able to stay in Tanglong Town for a long time."
Chapter completed!