Pei Xingjian brought twenty or thirty large trucks. Although the car in front was wrapped tightly, it was still obvious that it was loading various goods. However, the last few trucks were loading people, and they were all young girls. With the help of the lights at the city gate, we can see that these women were all good-looking. General Song, who was guarding the gate, and his soldiers all looked straight.

"Are these... Silla maids?" Li Xiu vaguely guessed the identity of this woman from the clothes of these girls. After all, Silla maids can often be seen being sold in the market, of course most of them were faked by Goguryeo women.

"Well, the prince consort guessed well. These are all authentic Silla maids, definitely not faked by Goguryeo women!" Pei Xingjian coughed dryly at this time, and then replied embarrassedly.

"No, didn't you go to Goguryeo? How could you catch so many Silla maids?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this. The big carts in front of him might be the spoils of Su Dingfang and others. Li Xiu could understand this, but the source of these Silla maids was a little confused.

"I don't know that these Silla maids were sent to our army by the King of Silla, especially General Su. The Silla people gave him ten at a time. However, General Su's family is in charge of it. He doesn't like Silla women very much. In addition, some people also have the same idea, so they asked me to bring Chang'an together and sell them with the spoils in front of me." Pei Xingjian said embarrassedly again.

Although he was young and mature, he was a young man under twenty years old and had no marriage. He was quite conservative in terms of women. For example, the woman given to him by the Sillas was not moved. He did not intend to sell it when he brought it back this time, but planned to send it to his home to take care of his mother.

"Why did the Silla people give you women?" Li Xiu asked again without understanding at this time.

"The Silla people are not able to get up early without profit. Didn't we enter Goguryeo in autumn? As a result, after the Silla people knew about this, they began to send people to contact us frequently, hoping to follow us to get a bargain. After all, Silla and Goguryeo are enemies, and these women are used to bribe us. General Su felt that it would be useless to accept it, so we accepted it with a smile. Anyway, there will be times when Silla people will be used in the future." Pei Xingjian explained with a smile again.

"So that's it!" Li Xiu nodded thoughtfully when he heard this. The Silla people were indeed very ambitious and smart. They would not let go of every possible opportunity. If they had not traveled to the Tang Dynasty by themselves, they would have really been like in history. After the Tang Dynasty worked hard to conquer Goguryeo and Baekje, they finally made wedding dresses for Silla.

"Mr. I'm afraid I'll have to ask you for a favor this time. The big cart in front is indeed all the things we have gained in Goguryeo. Speaking of which, Goguryeo is much richer than the poor people of Dangxiang. This time I brought all the good things. It's a loss to sell them directly to those unscrupulous merchants in Liaodong, so General Su asked me to take people to Chang'an and sell them to the bank." At this moment, Pei Xingjian spoke again.

The last time the spoils brought from Dangxiang was sold to the bank, which also made them taste the sweetness for the first time. After all, compared with those spoilers, the prices given by the banks were so fair. If they were those spoilers, they would probably only be given a fraction of the price in the end. So after seizing the spoils in Goguryeo, the soldiers under Su Dingfang strongly demanded to be sold to the bank, so this time Pei Xingjian's trip back to Beijing was born.

"Haha, this is a trivial matter. In fact, you don't have to look for me. Now the bank has separated the quality warehouse and specialized in the business of pawning this item. The bank will accept all of you, but you have gone to many detours because the bank in Luoyang has also opened." Li Xiu laughed when he heard this. Now it was not the time when the bank had been fully operated, and it was not difficult to eat Pei Xingjian's goods.

"Does there already have banks in Luoyang? If we had known, we would have sold these goods directly in Luoyang!" Pei Xingjian couldn't help but say in surprise when he heard Li Xiu's last words. When they left Chang'an last time, the bank was unique to Chang'an City, but he didn't expect that the bank in Luoyang had already opened in just a few months.

"Not only Luoyang, but also a bank will be opened in Taiyuan next year. It will be closer to Liaodong. If you need a bank, you can go directly to Taiyuan." Li Xiu smiled again at this time. In fact, he didn't want to see the spoils brought back by the soldiers desperately being exploited by a tyrant merchant, so those who can help are naturally willing to help.

"When will the prince consort open the bank to the frontier? So we don't have to run back and forth!" Pei Xingjian asked excitedly again when he heard that Taiyuan was going to open a bank, and from Liaodong to Taiyuan was indeed much closer than to Chang'an, but he hoped that the bank would be opened in the frontier, which would be more convenient.

"There will definitely be such a day, but it may not work now. After all, the bank needs a large number of talents. I wonder if you are interested in coming to the bank. With your ability, you can definitely help me accelerate the expansion of the bank!" Li Xiu said at the end, and couldn't help but smile and tentatively. He also admired Pei Xingjian very much. It would be the best if he could dig a bank.

"This..." Pei Xingjian didn't expect Li Xiu to suddenly recruit him, and he couldn't help but show a hesitant expression. However, he soon smiled regretfully and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm still young now, and I'm mainly learning something. I have always been very interested in military tactics, so I plan to learn from my husband in the past few years, and then enter the military academy, and may embark on the road of generals in the future."

When Li Xiu heard Pei Xingjian's words, he couldn't help but show a bit of regret. However, Pei Xingjian is indeed a rare civil and military genius. He is very good at both administration and military. Now he chooses to follow the path of general like his father and brother. Li Xiu is not easy to persuade him anymore, so he can only encourage him a few words and then say goodbye to the other party. After all, it is already dark, and Pei Xingjian and the others have to find a place to live when they enter the city.

Speaking of which, Pei Xingjian and the others are all soldiers in the army. If they came to Chang'an for official business, there would definitely be people from the court responsible for reception. For example, the last time they came from Dangxiang, they lived in the military camp outside the city. But this time they came for private matters, so they naturally had to be responsible for food and accommodation. This is also the reason why Su Dingfang sent Pei Xingjian. After all, he was well-intentioned and more reassuring than others.

After saying goodbye to Pei Xingjian, Li Xiu also returned home, but it was almost two o'clock at this time, and the children at home were already asleep. After Li Xiu had eaten the supper left for herself, he went to see Princess Pingyang and her son. He found out that Li Zhi had returned. After all, Queen Changsun was in poor health and she was already sensible, so even though she was unhappy, she still had to go back to take care of her mother.

Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic to Li Zhi's child. She was born with illness, but she was born in the royal family. Perhaps in the eyes of others, she was a princess, but who knew the pressure she was under? Li Xiu even worried that Li Zhi's life in the palace for many years would lead to the worsening of her already improved condition. It turned out that she died at the age of twenty-two in history.

Li Shimin finally let Li Tai move out of Wude Hall, and the matter slowly subsided. In addition, the New Year is coming soon, so the streets and alleys of Chang'an City are filled with a festive atmosphere.

Speaking of the Tang Dynasty, the Spring Festival was not the most grand festival of the year. The real and most grand festival was actually the Shangyuan Festival afterwards. However, because the Spring Festival and Shangyuan Festival are too close, the two festivals were actually celebrated together. Especially last year, due to Li Yuan's death, the Shangyuan Festival was not completed. As a result, before the Spring Festival came, some people began to prepare the lanterns needed for the Shangyuan Festival. It seems that this year's Shangyuan Festival will be the most lively Shangyuan Festival in recent years.

Others like the Lantern Festival, but Li Xiu still retains the habits of later generations and prefers to celebrate the Spring Festival. Especially on New Year's Eve, eating dumplings always reminds him of his relatives and friends in his previous life. Whenever he is at this time, he always feels a little sad. Calculate the time, he has traveled through the Tang Dynasty for fourteen years, and he has also changed from a teenager to a middle-aged man. Although his family and career are very happy, he always feels less.

However, before the Spring Festival, there was something that made Li Xiu's whole family very happy, that is, Shangguan Yi and Hen'er returned from the south. Speaking of which, Shangguan Yi's term in Haiyan County had expired, and his political achievements in Haiyan were very outstanding. With his efforts, Haiyan County started with canned seafood and vigorously developed the fishing industry. Later, even the salt industry was re-established, which allowed Haiyan to absorb a lot of population and the people were very rich. In just a few years, it developed from Xiaxian to Shangxian.

With such political achievements, after Shangguan Yi's term expired, the people of Haiyan County were reluctant to leave, but the court wanted to transfer him back to Chang'an to serve. In addition, he and He'er also considered that Ma Ye and Princess Guanghua were old and needed someone to take care of him, so they accepted the transfer order from the court to return to Chang'an. Now that his appointment has not yet been completed, he is probably going to work in important institutions such as the three provinces and six ministries.

Originally, Li Xiu wanted Shangguan Yi to come to the Financial Management Supervision Office to assist him, but considering that Shangguan Yi had already served as a county magistrate, and the starting point was higher than that of Pei Xingjian, and the Financial Management Supervision Office had two talents, Liu Rengui and Xu Jingzong, it would be difficult for Shangguan Yi to arrange suitable positions when he came to the Financial Management Office, so he had to give up in the end.

Time flies quickly, and the Chinese New Year is coming. This is also the day that young men and women in the Tang Dynasty are most looking forward to. During the Lantern Festival, I still don’t know how many couples will marry each other? 8)
Chapter completed!