"Admirable? It's just a trick to save your life by a dog." Fang Qinzhi gently shook the feather fan and smiled bitterly: "If General Lu has time, can he listen to me tell you a story?"

Lu Yao stood up, lifted the Ou Kiln chicken head pot placed on the side of the table, poured half a bowl of water for Fang Qinzhi, indicating that he might as well moisten his throat and come slowly.

Fang Qinzhi looked at the chicken head pot in Lu Yao's hand and sighed softly: "The pottery selection comes from Dongou. This kettle is celadon produced by the Minbei porcelain kiln. The glaze is semi-bright, and the color is as green as jade. The ice cracks all over it are even more gorgeous... Such a unique product that is selected from thousands of miles away is enough to make the tribal chiefs on the grassland crazy, even if they are exchanged for hundreds of horses."

As a great merchant on the grassland, Fang Qinzhi's vision was naturally fine. Lu Yao was frightened by his words. Lu Yao was also from a noble family, so he naturally saw that the manor Wei Cao prepared for him was very luxurious, and the utensils used were all high-quality. But the value of this kettle was too shocking.

Although Lu Yao robbed several horse thieves and the Zahu tribe in Dai County, over the past few months, both civil and military have required huge investment, and a large amount of wealth and materials have been poured out like water flowing, and he was forced to become a pauper. Who would have expected that Wei Cao, the old man, was so generous that he could exchange for hundreds of horses just by taking out a kettle?

He quickly put the chicken head pot back to its original place respectfully and made up his mind not to fiddle with it.

But he heard Fang Qinzhi say leisurely: "Since the end of the Han Dynasty, both Wei and Jin dynasties have not advocated the style of majestic martial arts. Since the Emperor Wu of this dynasty issued an edict to abolish the prefectures and counties, the military facilities in the northern borders have been deflated and are no match for the tough Hu'er. However, for decades, the Hu tribes north of Youbing were basically fine, which was due to the continuous infiltration, division and disintegration of the Hu tribe by the officials of the two dynasties. In the distance, Liang, the former governor of Bingzhou, was accustomed to the mutual trading method to drive the Hu tribe for his own use. Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, sent assassin Han Long to assassinate the Xianbei Grand Chanyu Kebineng, and destroyed the Hu tribe's alliance with hundreds of thousands of troops in one fell swoop.

In the dynasty, Wei Guan, the governor of Youzhou, instigated several civil strife in Tuoba Xianbei, and sent Wei Cao to the grassland to assist in political affairs, which made Tuoba Chuo, Tuoba Fu and Tuoba Yiyi and other dynasties friendly to the court. When Wei Guan was in the northern border, he asked the court to divide the Changli, Xuantu, Liaodong, and Lelang of Youzhou into Pingzhou. When Pingzhou was first established, his father Fang Rui and Fang Zhihua were ordered to serve as a secret spy, and used the status of the merchant as a cover to explore the truth and reality of the grassland. This chicken head pot was originally carried by my father when he went north to the grassland and used it to bribe the nobles of the Hu tribe, but it happened to fall into Wei Deyuan's hands."

Fang Qinzhi sighed and continued, "It's a pity that my father was not convinced of the water and soil of the grassland. He died of illness after only four years of operation. At that time, I wanted to help my spirits and return to his hometown to bury, but the clans and subordinates of the caravans, and other forces begged, saying that the turbulence and the institution were unpredictable, and the person in charge was not there. The huge caravan that my father had joined over the years would disappear in an instant, and everyone would become Hu Er's slaves. I had no choice but to bury my father's coffin in a beautiful place on the grassland. After a year of mourning, I maintained the situation of the caravan while raising my second brother to adulthood."

"The grassland lacks salt, iron, and various materials, and only gains the benefits of cattle and horses; and salt and iron materials are produced in the Central Plains, and cattle and horses are needed by the Central Plains. Therefore, trade between the north and the south, profits can be multiple. However, Hu Er on the grassland has always been fierce and cannot be restrained at all, and plunder is common; officials in the Central Plains are also greedy and cruel and demanding excessively; therefore, even though they know that trade enjoys great benefits, few people dare to travel between tribes for a long time. Fortunately, although Qin Zhi's qualifications are mediocre, he has a lot of experience in scheduling business methods that are lacking in the near and far. With the caravan established by his father, on the one hand, he has made good chiefs from various tribes with various treasures and appreciation items from the Central Plains, and finally gradually gained a promise.

The trust of many tribes; on the other hand, they also used huge sums of money to bribe officials of the Central Plains court to open up channels for the inland materials to flow into the grassland. Of course, if fine iron and weapons flow into the grassland in large quantities, they would not be like this. The main selling of salt, tea, silk, and gold and jade are mainly salty. After more than ten years of hard work, around Yuankang, our Fang's caravan has become one of the most important caravans in northern Xinjiang. The goods it handles every year are worth millions, and the subordinates can be used more than five hundred subordinates. Wei Deyuan was able to gather people from Jin to gain a foothold in Ruyuan, and the Fang's caravan has really made a lot of efforts."

Lu Yao knew that the rise of the Fang caravan would not be as light as Fang Qinzhi said. In the Records of the Grand Historian, the ancient giant merchant Bai Gui claimed that "the management of production is just like Yi Yin, Lu Shang's plan, Sun Wu's military use, and Shang Yang's practice of the law." Although the hardships of the shopping mall are not as good as those of the battlefield, there are many thrilling aspects, let alone how many bloody storms are there.

"In this way, Mr. Fang is really a powerful force on the grassland. How can he say that a dog is lost? So how can he worry about protecting his life?" Lu Yao asked in a deep thought.

Fang Qinzhi said angrily: "It's not because the court is incompetent! General Lu must be clear that over the years, the power-based figures of the Jin court have also taken turns to the stage. A group of villains, every man is so arrogant that he has defeated the great country in a devastated manner. Since Yuankang, the Hu people in the northern border have increasingly ignored us and other Jin people. Their plunder, burning and killing on the border are more and more every year than the previous year! If the Jin people in the northern border conflict with Hu Er and without the support of the imperial court, what can we fight against?"

He slapped the table with a "snap" and said loudly: "Although the Great Jin Dynasty is still there, we, the Jin people scattered in the northern border, are already like dogs that are lost, and are in panic all day long! Even if they are worth millions and rich enough to rival the country, they fall into the eyes of those beggars, they are just a fat pig!"

"Wei Cao, Tuoba Xianbei, the assistant minister, is in charge of the tens of thousands of people in the Jin Dynasty in Ruyuan. What a great status. At this moment, Wei Deyuan still cannot protect himself, let alone a businessman in Fang?" He stared at Lu Yao with bright eyes and leaned forward: "The general has collected the thousand-mile grassland. I think it is the time to use people. Although my brother is not talented, he will do his best to help the general overcome great achievements. I hope the general will not be disgusted!"

Lu Yao never expected Fang Qinzhi to say it for a moment, and then he spoke directly to the effect.

Lu Yao's Daijun regime has only been established for only two months, and there is only one army in the military government, and there is nothing else. General Yingyang and Daijun prefect have one to two positions, two to one, which is actually the same thing. Except for Shao Xu doing his best to rectify government affairs, there are no other scholars with deep culture who come to join us.

Although the Fang brothers are businessmen and are cute outside, Fang Qinzhi, as the elder brother, must be a very capable person. The caravan power he controls can also bring great help to Daijun, which is scarce. If such a person can be used well, it will inevitably bring a demonstration effect of buying horse bones for a thousand gold coins, let alone.

However, Lu Yao couldn't agree directly. After all, he had a shallow foundation in the northern border and did not understand the background of the Fang brothers. If spies from some other force were included in the Dai County, it would be a lot of trouble.

Lu Yao thought about it and said in a very earnest tone: "The foundation of Wei Deyuan lies in Ruyuan. Since Ruyuan was included in the jurisdiction of Dai County, Duke Deyuan must coordinate with Dai County. However, Mr. Fang is different. Fang's caravan travels around the northern border and wanders around as he wants, without any obstacles. With Mr. Fang's talent and wealth, he can be regarded as a guest of honor everywhere. For example, Mr. Fang must know that Mohan, the other person in the shogunate of Yueshigong in Bingzhou, is Yanmen County.

The rich merchant, the Duke of Yue Shi of Jinyang, and the descendant of Jing of Zhongshan, the confidant minister of the King of Donghai, destroyed the Xiongnu last year and became famous in the world; the King of Youzhou Peng Zu, the King of Jinyang, was in charge of the high-ranking clan of the Wang family of Jinyang, who had been in charge of Jicheng for many years, and had the power to shake the Central Plains. These two are the real heroic towns in the northern border. Compared with this, Dai County is too far apart! Why did Mr. Fang abandon Youzhou and disregard Bingzhou, and favor me, Dai County, which is difficult for everything to create?"

Fang Qinzhi laughed and said, "Why should General Lu be so humble? Although the power of Dai County is not as good as that of the general, the general's future will definitely be far away from King Peng Zu and Liu Yueshi. I sent someone to investigate the general's experience. A month ago, the general was just trapped in a small area in a county; two months ago, the general was just a general who led a thousand troops; a year ago, the general was just a defeated general of the Bingzhou army!"

He unfolded his sleeves and bowed deeply to Lu Yao: "Qinzhi is a businessman. The way of businessman making money is nothing more than knowing people and knowing the opportunity. General Lu is a talented person and has the help of unparalleled nobles, so he can soar into the sky within a year... This is the master of diligence!"

The noble man helps him? Lu Yao chuckled and subconsciously wanted to explain to Fang Qinzhi that he had not received any additional help from noble man except to get the defeated Duke of Yue Shi, but he looked back on his experiences over the past few months as Fang Qinzhi said, and suddenly found that this man's guess may not be unreasonable.

He was born in the Lu family in Jiangdong, and the people who lost their country were originally jealous of the court; his uncle Shi Henggong and Shi Long served as important ministers and generals under the King of Chengdu, and even more unwilling to the Gong of the dynasty. Even though he was favored by Duke Shi of Yue and was able to make contributions, until he left Bingzhou, he was only a mere general of Yamen and Sima of the North. However, just two months ago, when he was alone in the north, the envoy of King Donghai suddenly brought orders and promoted himself to a senior official who could stand alone. The ability to suppress the Hu Hu of Dai County was mostly due to this appointment, and the favor of King Donghai was so abrupt.
Chapter completed!