A figure quietly came up to her and praised her in a soft voice: "This little girl Mingzhu is really good. She can already accomplish great things at such a young age."

Gu Tianya was unconvinced.

The figure added: "Originally, I thought I needed to remind her, but it turned out that she could detect abnormalities by herself, so I kept watching from a distance and didn't do anything to help her from beginning to end. But it was obvious that the little girl handled it very well.

Okay. It’s ridiculous that the King of Goguryeo thought he was secretive, but he didn’t know that his whereabouts had long been tracked by a little girl..."

This figure is none other than Tan Xiao!

Gu Tianya turned to look at her, and suddenly said something incomprehensible, as if he said it casually, but also seemed to be thoughtful, and said leisurely: "This child has Su Hui."

Tan Xiao only thought that this was Gu Tianya's pampering and complimenting the little girl, so he didn't particularly take this sentence to heart.

But for some reason, Gu Tianya suddenly repeated something serious and said solemnly: "Tan Xiao, remember, this child has Su Hui. So she is as smart as you, and her future achievements may not be lower than yours."

Tan Xiao was slightly startled, and subconsciously looked at Li Mingzhu who was running away, and murmured: "Su Hui? Is it the wisdom brought by the previous life?"

Gu Tianya did not continue this topic, but took a deep breath and exhaled a stream of white mist, saying: "Today is the first day of mutual trading. It seems good so far, but if you don't think too long, you will have to worry about the near future. The prosperity at the beginning

It may not mean that it will always be prosperous..."

Tan Xiao was startled again, and then he seemed to realize something, and said softly: "Are you worried that someone is coveting the mutual market?"

Gu Tianya nodded, then shook his head for some reason, and said: "Yes, and no. The reason why I say yes is because the mutual market will gather a huge amount of materials. The Turks buy tea, bricks, salt and iron from here, and the people from the Western Regions sell agate from here.

Jade, and various products of our Han family in the Central Plains will also go to countless places all over the world from here..."

He paused for a moment and then added: "This is like a giant wharf. All goods coming in and out have to pass through here. As the masters of the mutual market, we only need to stretch out our hands to receive the goods."

Tax, Tan Xiao, you might as well try to guess how much tax our mutual market can collect in a day."

Tan Xiao pursed his lips and tentatively guessed: "A thousand strings?"

1,000 guan per day, 30,000 guan per month, and 12 months in a year, which adds up to 360,000 guan.

This is no small amount of money.

Today, Datang's annual treasury revenue is only 3 million.

But Gu Tianya slowly shook his head, suddenly pointed to a stall not far away, and smiled at Tan: "Just now, a deal was reached at that stall. A merchant from Tuyuhun paid two thousand cattle to the Cui family in Qinghe.

After purchasing 80,000 shi of millet, the converted amount of this transaction alone is 48,000 gu, and our family's share of commercial tax is 3 out of 100. Tan Xiao, please calculate how big this is.

money."

Tan Xiao was a little speechless. He was stunned for a long time before he spoke, and said in shock: "Collect 130 of the 48,000 yuan. How can you get more than 1,400 yuan from this transaction alone?"

"Wrong, it's more than 2,800 strings!"

Gu Tianya pointed out her mistake and said in a deep voice: "You have forgotten that the transaction is a matter between both parties. Both the buyer and the seller have to pay tax, and each has to pay 3%. Our family's actual income is double

Times."

Tan Xiao's breathing became obviously heavier.

From just one transaction, the family can earn close to 3,000 yuan. How many transactions are there in the entire exchange market every day? Doesn’t it mean that it is possible to earn tens of thousands of yuan in a day?

If we extrapolate based on this income, it may be as high as several million in a year, which is higher than the income of the Tang Dynasty treasury. It is like a sudden wealth like a landslide and tsunami.

Tan Xiao suddenly looked at Gu Tianya and said, "This is your worry..."

After saying this, I felt that it was not appropriate enough, so I quickly added: "Such a huge wealth will definitely attract covetous attention."

Gu Tianya slowly let out a breath and said: "People die for money, and birds die for food. Money and silk move people's hearts. This has been the case since ancient times. But you don't have to worry too much. Our mutual trade will not be too dangerous. The reason is very simple.

The mutual market will be a place for many people to get rich. Money is the most tempting thing to pursue, so if someone wants to touch the mutual market, they will definitely make countless enemies. We don’t even need to do anything, many people will take the initiative to help us destroy our enemies...

…”

"Then what are you worried about?"

"What I'm really worried about is the safety of the goods after they leave. Let's take the transaction just now as an example. Did you find that this transaction actually has a lot of risks? Tuyuhun is located in the west of the Tang Dynasty, at least 100 meters away from Youzhou.

It takes three to four thousand miles. The merchant from Tuyuhun bought 80,000 shi of grain. If he wanted to transport it back, he would have to use at least two thousand ox carts. What is the concept of grain for two thousand ox carts? Tan Xiao, you are so smart, you must have already

got it."

How could Tan Xiao not understand?

Two thousand oxen carts are a huge fortune in itself. In this era, due to the difficult roads, long journeys would be very difficult for the animals. Therefore, the bullocks pulling the carts generally used the method of resting three times a day, which means that every day

Each bullock cart must be equipped with three oxen.

When one of the cows is pulling the cart, the other two will follow the cart to rest, and then rotate with each other to ensure that no cow is injured.

Therefore, these two thousand ox carts require at least 6,000 oxen.

The value has been higher than the food itself.

If the value of grain and the value of oxcarts are added, then the total amount of this transportation team is even larger, and its total wealth can even be as large as that of a county.

How could such a huge fortune not attract the covetous attention of greedy people on the road?

Tan Xiao vaguely understood Gu Tianya's thoughts, but Tan Xiao's natural personality made her feel indifferent. She smiled and said: "It's not us who robbed it anyway. We are not responsible for the goods after they leave the door. We only need to ensure the safety of the mutual market."

, do we still need to ensure that they get home safely after buying something? There is no reason for this, and there has been no such reason since ancient times..."

"You're wrong again!"

Gu Tianya pointed out her mistake again and said in a more solemn tone: "In my opinion, it's just the opposite. Since the merchants bought the supplies from the mutual market, we have the responsibility to ensure their safety when they return. Tan Xiao, I

I know you definitely don’t agree with this idea, but I want to tell you, this is what we have to do. Only by doing this can our family take off."

Tan Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then he spoke softly after a while, saying: "This will be difficult and tiring. If we want to ensure the safety of every merchant, the price we have to pay is too high."

She paused as she spoke, looked at Gu Tianya, and suggested tentatively: "Actually, if the Tuyuhun people dare to purchase such a large amount of supplies, they must be confident that they can transport the supplies back. Maybe we don't need to worry, they

You can ensure your own safety.”

It has to be said that Tan Xiao's proposal is still in line with the situation of this era.

Being able to come to Youzhou from the Western Regions and drive tens of thousands of oxen for trade, this merchant from Tyuhun was by no means an ordinary merchant. He was probably the state merchant of the Tuguhun Kingdom.

How can a country's businessmen with such a huge amount of wealth not be accompanied by a large army?

But Gu Tianya shook his head again and said firmly: "Others bring their own guards to ensure the safety of their wealth, but we can't do nothing. We must do the service we should do. We can't do it just because others have it.

Guard, let’s just be lazy and skip the protection we should provide. Business is not about one-shot deals, and mutual trading will be the most important part of my blueprint, so I’m going to thank you for your hard work..."

This last sentence was a bit meaningless, but Tan Xiao understood what he meant immediately and said, "You want me to do this?"

Gu Tianya looked at her and said softly: "More than a year ago, you became my apprentice for the Tan family. Since then, all the Tan family men have become bandits, killing people and doing evil for me.

They have received numerous infamy, but they have never complained."

Tan Xiao quickly said: "This is the duty of the Tan family. After all, the Tan family is now a branch of the Gu family with a different surname. Since it is a branch with a different surname, it must contribute to the main family."

Gu Tianya laughed together, his voice became gentler, and said: "You can't always carry a bad reputation. As long as you are a human being, you want to have a good reputation. So from today on, the Tan family will stop being horse bandits. Human beings

They can't always live in the darkness, they should be allowed to enjoy the glory under the sun. I'm going to set up several armies to protect merchants. Your Tan family's horse bandits will be the first one. From today on, they don't have to do evil things anymore.

, but instead do good deeds and protect every business trip leaving the mutual market."

He paused for a moment, and then continued: "As time goes by, more and more business travelers are protected by the Tan family. Presumably, by that time, there will be countless praises. At that time, Tan

My family is living under the sun..."

He paused again, looked at Tan Xiao with soft eyes, and said: "This is my expression of guilt to your Tan family, and it is also my reply to you kneeling on the ground. You said that you would kneel down to create a future for the Tan family.

, are you satisfied with the future I have given you now?"

Tan Xiao's eyes were red, and suddenly large tears welled up in his eyes.

She plunged into Gu Tianya's arms and whimpered: "But I won't go with you this time. If the horse bandits are gone, there will be no need for me, the female bandit leader. You know, I am a bad guy by nature. When I do evil, I will be needed."

But I don't need it when I'm doing good deeds. I won't follow them. I've done what I should do for the Tan family. From today on, I won't go anywhere anymore."

This made Gu Tianya startled, and he couldn't help but said: "You won't follow them? You have always taken the Tan family very seriously."

"I won't follow you anymore, I won't follow you anymore!"

Tan Xiao shook his head vigorously, with tears in his eyes, and suddenly hit his head heavily on Gu Tianya's chest, whining again: "I want to stay, I want to have children, I have fulfilled my long-cherished wish, and I have helped my mother's family

People have won the future. Now, I am no longer a member of the Tan family. I am your concubine. I should be called Gu Tan. I also want to have a child, like Xiaoqing and Xiaorou.

, No, I won’t give birth to one, I will give birth to ten, or a hundred, and I will spread the branches and leaves of our family so that you can be a father every year.”

Gu Tianya stood blankly on the spot.

Although I was inexplicably moved, I still felt that I couldn't laugh or cry.

No matter what, he couldn't believe that Tan Xiao, who was born a bad guy, actually had such a side, that he could cry and act like a woman.

It's just that my words suddenly seemed a bit unreliable.

Give birth to ten children?

Give birth to a hundred children?

What do you think...

Fortunately, someone coughed at this time, which broke Gu Tianya's helplessness, and he saw an old man standing not far away, holding his hand in the distance.

The old man's head was wrapped in a white headband, with a huge gem inlaid in the middle. Under the sunlight, it looked like a ball of flame. Gu Tianya just glanced at it, and he had a guess at the old man's identity.
To be continued...