On the second day, Prince Yehu of the Uighurs took the initiative to request a battle and asked to assist the Tang army in fighting Chang'an again.

At the same time, Li Chu, the marshal of the world's military forces and King of Guangping, also wrote to the court to build a new army in Guanzhong to assist Guo Ziyi in fighting Chang'an together with the Uighur mercenaries.

Naturally, the imperial court approved the Uighur prince's request, and four thousand elite Uighurs left Fengxiang Mansion and headed for Wugong City.

Since An Da Xiefa was summoned at the Great Court Meeting last time, he has never received any response from the Tang Dynasty court.

The marriage certificate for marrying the princess has been sent, but there is no response from the Tang Dynasty court.

I just had good food and drink, and asked me to get a haircut and live in the inn of Honglu Temple, but there was no response at all to my request to marry the Princess of Tang Dynasty.

This old Uighur man could only stay in Honglu Temple and go to Zhongshu's door every few days to submit letters again.

The news that King Jianning defeated the Uighur Khan came in Fengxiang Mansion. This was the only good news since the defeat of the Tang Army in Qingqu. In addition, the flooding of the Uighur army was so dramatic that it was widely spread in Fengxiang Mansion.

Li Daoyuan went to the teahouse several times to drink tea, and he heard Dr. Tea vividly talking about the Battle of Jinshan.

However, there seemed to be a bit of fantasy in their story, and Cao Lingzhong became a fierce general who wielded two 100-pound sledgehammers.

Although Li Daoyuan has never met Cao Lingzhong, he also knows that the old man probably cannot hold a 100-jin sledgehammer.

The edict to reward King Jianning and his generals was not blocked by Wei Jiansu. Prime Minister Zhang Hao, who was holding the pen that day, directly used the seal of the political hall on the edict, which became an imperial edict to be announced to the world.

For Emperor Li Heng, it was really satisfying for him to be so obedient in the political affairs hall.

Li Heng finally understood why it was so satisfying to be the emperor of the emperor!

Naturally, Li Heng was not stingy with rewards for Li Daoyuan, who had perfect cooperation at the meeting.

However, Li Daoyuan did not accept those personal rewards, but proposed to Li Heng that he would establish a backyard for the Governor's Mansion of Longyou in Fengxiang Mansion.

It is normal for vassal towns in various places to establish backyards in the capital. Li Heng naturally approved Li Daoyuan's request.

He also specially set aside a large house and gave it to Li Daoyuan as a backyard. This house was not far from the temporary palace and was considered the core area of ​​the entire Fengxiang Mansion.

So the Governor's Mansion of Longyou was quietly established, and the four players from the eastbound group became the first batch of officials in the Backyard.

Li Daoyuan was appointed as the deputy envoy to the governor's office of Longyou, and Zhang Duanyang, Zhou Shi, and Yu Xiaoxiao were appointed as the deputy envoys to the governor.

In the future, if the imperial court can regain Chang'an, the governor of Longyou will stay in the backyard and go to Chang'an with the camp.

As the formal organization farthest from the Longyou base camp, Li Daoyuan only serves as temporary envoy.

Li Yan, who knew the details, urgently stopped Shang Bo's inspection of the grassland trading station and sent Shang Bo to the backyard of Fengxiang Mansion.

Li Yan promised that as long as Shang Bo arrived in Fengxiang Mansion, Li Daoyuan and the others could continue sightseeing, and used a large number of contribution points to stabilize the four players, allowing them to stay in Fengxiang Mansion to consolidate the good situation.

[Deputy Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, 500 Luck Points per Month]

Just such a title would add 500 origin points to Li Yan every month.

A mere 400 player contribution points are nothing!

The gift of these 10,000 livestock is worth it!

Li Yan set his sights on Longyou. After the Battle of Zhangye, Hexi finally began to recover and develop.

Among the three towns of Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei, Wuwei City was the first to recover.

As the easternmost city in the Hexi Corridor, Wuwei is the gateway to the Hexi Corridor. Wuwei City has been the junction of Han and Hu since ancient times.

Merchants are the most sensitive group to the current situation. When Tubo was defeated by Zhangye and news of the death of Tubo host Dalu Shang Qixin'er reached the rear, the merchants immediately rushed to Wuwei City with their goods.

Such strong demand is due to the fact that trade between the East and the West has been isolated for too long.

Nowadays, the entire Central Asia region is experiencing a rare period of stability. Although several minor civil strife occurred in the Abbasid Dynasty, it did not hinder the increasingly extravagant enjoyment of the entire aristocratic class.

Their demand for silk from the great Eastern countries is growing day by day, and they are also flocking to Eastern tea.

A large number of food merchants are rushing to the Central Plains to buy more silk and tea.

Some merchants bought brightly dyed fabrics in Jiuquan and planned to take some back to try to sell them, but they still longed for soft silk.

Hu Bayi, who stayed in Zhangye City, was ecstatic when he heard the news that Wuwei City had been recaptured!

When he was in charge of Wuwei City in Fangguan, he was exploited by the government. Originally, Hu Bayi was about to send his employees home, but he happened to encounter the war in Zhangye.

Hu Bayi spent the last of his family wealth to finance Zhangye City's defense against the Tibetans, and he also went up to the city wall to carry bricks.

This battle finally ended with Longyou's great victory. All the 50,000 elite troops of the East Tubo Road were lost in Hexi, and the vitality of the entire East Tubo Road was severely damaged.

I heard that King Jianning's partial army was attacking the city and plundering the territory in the East Road of Tubo. The Tang Dynasty had reoccupied the East Road of Tubo, and the Tuyuhun area was just around the corner.

In newspapers published in Zhangye, the Tuyuhun area has been defined as the territory of the Tang Dynasty since ancient times.

The crimes committed by the Tubo people in oppressing the Xianbei, Han, and Qiang people in the Tuyuhun area were made public. The people of Hexi were eager to liberate these compatriots who were oppressed by the dogs.

In any case, after King Jianning came to Longyou, he first defeated the Uighurs and then the Tubo, and firmly controlled this area.

Businessmen who were once frightened quickly poured into Longyou.

Merchants who have experienced the Kaiyuan era know how profitable a peaceful trade route can be.

The Silk Road was originally about huge profits, but now that Longyou has such good goods, prosperous trade is inevitable.

However, Hu Bayi had already spent all his capital. He originally wanted to return to his hometown to raise more money, but suddenly he received a message from Zhangye Governor's Office.

"Invite me to the Governor's Mansion?"

Hubayi was a little confused. He was just a small businessman. Now even the caravan was gone. Why did the Governor's Office invite him there?

With doubts, Hu Bayi came to the Ganzhou Governor's Mansion in Zhangye City.

At the Governor's Office in Ganzhou, Hu Bayi saw many old friends and saw the invitations in their hands. Hu Bayi was sure that they had all received invitations from the Governor's Office.

When they arrived at the Governor's Mansion, this time they did not go to the majestic main hall, but were taken to a new building behind the Governor's Mansion.

This was built after the Zhangye War, and there are some strange signs hanging here.

Hubayi walked into a staircase-like classroom. After he sat down, he saw Cui Tao's figure.

This also surprised Hu Bayi. Cui Tao was the representative sent by the Prince of Jianning to Ganzhou. Although his position was that of the Prince's Sima Superintendent of Ganzhou's military and political affairs, everyone with a discerning eye knew that he was the most powerful person in Ganzhou.

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The original governor of Ganzhou had retired due to illness and was recuperating at home, and all the important military and political affairs of Ganzhou were taken over by officials from the Jianning Palace.

Cui Tao was able to hold meetings with businessmen in person, which Hu Bayi did not expect.

You must know that the governor of a state is a high-ranking official in noble attire. Although the Tang Dynasty did not say that businessmen were inferior, literati and officials still looked down on businessmen.

Cui Tao looked at the merchants below. These were all merchants who were stranded in Zhangye because of the Battle of Zhangye. In fact, there were many outstanding merchants like Hu Bayi who took the initiative to support Zhangye.

Cui Tao summoned these businessmen today, naturally to let them return to their old business.

Longyou defeated the Uighurs and Tubo in succession, and it was obvious to the naked eye that it was entering a new stage of stable development.

Even merchants from the Western Regions knew that the Silk Road was about to be unblocked and the trade in Hexi would be more prosperous.

How could Cui Tao, who manages the entire Xizhou, not understand this truth?

Cui Tao said directly without too much nonsense:

"You are all businessmen stranded in Zhangye. I know that many of you were in trouble because of the previous battle in Zhangye. The governor's office will remember your contribution."

Hubayi was overjoyed when he heard this. Does the governor's office still remember his contribution?

Cui Tao continued: "Everyone is a businessman who often travels on trade routes. Now that Longyou is at peace, business travel and trade will resume soon. We want to set up a chamber of commerce and invite everyone to become a shareholder."

Chamber of Commerce?

Many businessmen, look at me and I look at you. The governor's office is going to set up a chamber of commerce. This is the first time businessmen have heard of it.

In some small countries in the Western Region, it is normal for the royal family to directly invest in chambers of commerce.

But I have never heard that the Tang government wanted to invest in the Chamber of Commerce.

Cui Tao coughed and said, "It's not that the governor of Zhangye wants to establish a chamber of commerce, but that the Prince of Jianning also wants to invest in the chamber of commerce."

After saying this, everyone understood.

It is perfectly reasonable for the princes of the Tang Dynasty to invest in the Chamber of Commerce. You must know that there are not a few high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty who invest in businessmen.

Since it is the investment from Prince Jianning, then everything makes sense.

The businessmen also relaxed visibly.

Cui Tao sighed in his heart. The concept of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business for thousands of years has made government investment and business have to be covered by King Jianning's skin.

Just like the manufacturing bureau and shipping department of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, they were all linked to the palace's industry.

Although the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business did ensure food production, suppressing businessmen also protected the power of feudal landlords.

But it was also because of this that later generations failed to seize the development opportunities of the great geographical discovery, and settled into complacency and declined.

Putting back these messy thoughts, Cui Tao said:

"According to the proportion of capital contribution, jointly establish a royal caravan, and dividends will be distributed every quarter according to the proportion of capital contribution."

The matter of issuing shares for dividends had already existed in the Tang Dynasty, and it was not difficult for businessmen to understand it.

But how can a poor guy like Hubay find the money to invest?

I only heard Cui Tao say: "The patriotic businessmen who previously funded the Governor's Palace in the Battle of Zhangye can receive equity compensation from the Wangfu Chamber of Commerce."

"The vehicles, mules and horses you have in hand can be converted into shares according to the market price."

The businessmen present were all smiling, and Hubayi was even more excited.

At this time, a businessman stood up and said: "Of course we support the establishment of the Wangfu Chamber of Commerce."
Chapter completed!