In the next period of time, the Tang Dynasty would become a trading ground.

"We, the Chen family in Luoyang, have people who serve as local officials. They are divided into four places, and they all hold the position of county magistrate... They are Taolin County in Henan Province, Ganliang County in Hedong Province, Dahuaishu County in Shanxi Province, and Longyou County

Longxi County."

"The above four counties all have the private property of the princess recorded in the household registers. We have been in charge of it for ten years since the third year of Wude. But the princess just said that everything in the past will not be investigated, so we in Luoyang

Chen calculated the corresponding value of this batch of land based on the current land price."

"However, one thing needs to be explained in advance. The land prices in these four counties are definitely different due to their different regions. For example, Ganliang County in Hedong Road is a vast and sparsely populated area. An acre of fertile land, even if it is irrigated with high-quality water,

, its price in the world is only the same..."

"Taolin County in Henan Province is located in the Central Plains, and the price of land is far higher than elsewhere. Even the lowest quality farmland is worth three or four dollars per acre."

The Chen family official was talking non-stop when suddenly someone in the courtroom sneered and interrupted: "The land price in Henan Road is more than three or four dollars, right? If you have the ability, find a few places for me to try. No matter how much you can find,

I want them all."

Obviously the person who interrupted the conversation was a member of the royal family, and he was also a person with a royal title. His intention was self-evident, which was to gain benefits for Li Xiuning.

Chen's official seemed to have expected this. After hearing this, he sighed bitterly, nodded and admitted: "Okay, I used some tricks in the quotation just now. The land in Henan Road is worth at least one acre.

Wu Guan.”

"Wuguan? You go ahead and coax the fool!"

The prince spoke again and snorted coldly: "You are talking about the price of inferior land."

Chen's official took a deep breath, nodded again with a helpless expression, and said: "Well, the princess's private property is not bad farmland. It is Tianzihao's irrigated land. The current market price is about eight guan."

Only then was the prince satisfied. He turned to look at Li Xiuning who was not far away and said, "Third sister, do you hear me clearly? Don't let these people fool you."

After saying that, he looked at Gu Tianya again, hesitated before speaking, and said slightly unhappy: "Third brother-in-law, you claim to be the best business wizard in the world, why don't you stand up and negotiate with these people? If you stand up to negotiate, they will

How dare you make random quotations?"

This seems to be an accusation, but in fact it is a covert support. After all, the two parties are relatives, and it is impossible for the Li family to stand on the pedestal of outsiders.

Gu Tianya nodded towards him, but did not adopt his suggestion. Instead, he looked at the people in the court with deep meaning and said slowly: "The prices of land in the world are different. If Zhao Ning and I live together,

Everyone argued that this matter would inevitably turn into a protracted delay. The reason is very simple. Both buyers and sellers care about profit. Once profit is stuck on the threshold, no one is willing to back down until the last step!"

He paused for a moment, then continued: "For example, Zhao Ning and I want to sell a certain field for five guan, but the price in everyone's mind is only four guan and nine. Maybe it's because of the last one hundred pennies.

It will lead to a stalemate between each other..."

"If it were left to normal times, I, Gu Tianya, would definitely have to grind it out with you slowly until you lose all hope and obediently pay according to my bid."

"However, I can't afford to delay now, and neither can the soldiers of the entire Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty has launched a recruitment campaign, and countless soldiers have already embarked on their journey. We, the Han nation, are about to go to war..."

He paused again before continuing: "According to yesterday's reports from various places, almost all Zhechong mansions in the Tang Dynasty have completed their recruitment. There are 1,375 Zhechong mansions, and nearly six people have gathered there.

An army of 100,000 people, including about 250,000 front-line soldiers and more than 300,000 civilians recruited for corvee service..."

"With such a huge number of people, the food they eat every day can crush those Zhechong Mansion, so the laws of the Tang Dynasty set strict rules. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty must break out of camp immediately after arriving at Zhechong Mansion. There is no drill or martial arts, all soldiers immediately

As we set off, we will all gather towards my land of dark clouds."

"So in the next period of time, what I will face is the arrival of an army of 600,000. The soldiers have different journeys, and the time they arrive in Youzhou will definitely be different. However, for me, Gu Tianya, I have to welcome them every day

New soldiers."

"But I have decided to give each of them a soldier and an armor. That means that when they start to arrive, I will send out soldiers and armor every day."

"This was an extremely hasty matter, so hasty that I had almost no room to prepare or breathe. The only thing I could do was to keep fighting for time."

"When the soldiers of the government are rushing here, Youyun Gu must work hard to make armors and weapons without any delay or laziness!"

He paused again while speaking, and suddenly looked at everyone present, and said: "In addition to the Gu family's own manufacturing, I also need to purchase from outside, and who is the target of the purchase? It is the family behind all the court officials.

Your family is located in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and the routes to transport soldiers and armor are bound to be different. The nearest ones may arrive in a few days, while the far ones may take more than a month. This means that I still need to grab time."

"Besides that, there is also the minting of coins, which also takes time. This is the real top priority and the top priority of my three strategies against Goguryeo."

"This matter is not only related to the payment when I purchase from you, but also related to the first military meeting that the soldiers received after they arrived. In addition, there are also the armies of the surrounding small countries. If I hire them, I will definitely have to pay them.

.Everything requires money, and where does the money come from? Everything must be spent from my coin."

"Copper is the basis for coinage. This brother from the Li family asked me just now, why don't you stand up and negotiate with everyone on the price? Now I, Gu Tianya, tell the truth, I don't have any energy to argue with you. As long as you quote the price

, as long as your report is not outrageous, then Zhao Ning and I will admit it with gritted teeth."

The entire court hall was silent.

As long as you are a human being, you have a conscience. When everyone heard Gu Tianya's sincere words, how could they not feel deep respect in their hearts.

However, respect is respect.

In the face of so-called interests, brothers must also settle accounts clearly, especially these high-ranking court bosses, both of whom are hard-minded.

They did admire Gu Tianya in their hearts, but that didn't stop them from taking advantage of him.

It was the Chen official who spoke again, picking up the quotation topic not long ago, and his tone was vaguely tough, obviously not worried about Gu Tianya and Zhao Ning's disapproval.

Just listen to this person say without any scruples: "The four counties under Chen's control have a total land of 35,000 acres. Due to different regions, land prices vary. Hedong Road is worth three thousand dollars, and Henan Road is worth three thousand acres.

Eight guans, our Chen family will find a compromise price for this and prepare to calculate it based on the price of four guans per acre of land."

Several royal family members in the hall suddenly became furious and said sternly: "Fuck you, the compromise price should be five guan. You underquote one acre of land. Thirty-five thousand acres is 35,000 guan." Luoyang Chen Family

You are so brave, do you really think that our Third Sister Xiuning is bullying you?"

However, the Chen family official was not afraid at all. He turned to look at Gu Tianya and Zhao Ning and said proudly: "That's the price, it won't be a penny more. If Lord Gu and Princess Pingyang feel unhappy, you can just sell us

The Chen family in Luoyang fell into the dust."

Gu Tianya took a deep breath, nodded slowly and said, "Yes!"

Zhao Ning immediately stood up, nodded and said: "My husband has agreed, so we will trade according to your quotation. One acre of land, four dollars."

The Chen official was afraid that someone would interrupt him, so he quickly said: "Eighty percent of the official property needs to be turned over to the treasury, and only 20% is considered private gain. In other words, we only need to pay 20%."

Zhao Ning nodded again and said: "That's right, 20%."

"That's 800 Wen?" Chen's official asked again anxiously?

Zhao Ning glanced at him indifferently, nodded for the third time and said: "Yes, it is 800 yuan." He paused slightly and then added: "But I have already said before that the payment method I requested is

It’s red copper.”

After another pause, he added with deep meaning: "Gong Lu was the first to stand up and settle the private property with me before, and the Cheng family was more sincere than you, so I gave him a discount and only accepted a fee from his family.

Five hundred cents per mu of land... You Chen family in Luoyang are not qualified, so you must actually give me eight hundred cents per mu of land."

Chen's official had obviously expected it. Hearing this, he immediately said: "For the princess's 35,000 acres of private property, we will pay 800 cash per mu. This account is not difficult to calculate. The total price should be 28,000 cash. Then we can calculate it."

Given the world price of red copper, Chen from Luoyang should deliver 67,000 kilograms of red copper to you, right?"

Zhao Ning smiled coldly and said calmly: "The accounts are calculated clearly!"

Chen's official cupped his hands and said in a solemn tone: "For the sake of the family's interests, we have to make a clear calculation."

Zhao Ning did not comment, but spoke again, saying: "But there is one thing that I need to explain in advance, princess, that is, the delivery of red copper must be as soon as possible. If it is delayed for too long, don't blame me for punishment. I will give you Chen a ten

If there is no red copper after ten days, you will be punished. For every day of delay, the price will be increased by 20%."

Official Chen was startled and said quickly: "With more than 67,000 kilograms of red copper, even an ox cart carrying three thousand kilograms would need to be loaded into more than twenty carts. From Luoyang to Youzhou, it takes ten days...

…”

Zhao Ning interrupted mercilessly and said: "You can use the horse-horse load instead of the ox-cart. Each horse-horse camel carries 200 kilograms of copper. It only takes more than 300 horse-horses to start the journey. The horse-horses run fast.

It’s far faster than an ox-cart, and it won’t even take ten days.”

"Okay, okay, let's use a strong horse!" Official Chen's face was full of surprise and he nodded in agreement.

At this time, I suddenly heard Gu Tianya speak, and said with deep meaning: "Actually, the red copper does not need to be transported to Youzhou, but to Gujia Village in Hebei Province. From Luoyang to Gujia Village, Jianma can reach Gujia Village in only three days.

. Zhao Ning gave you ten days just now, including the time you spent purchasing and preparing the goods."

Official Chen laughed and said with a slightly arrogant expression: "It's just more than 60,000 kilograms of red copper. There's no need to go out and buy it. If you look at all the aristocratic families and nobles in the Tang Dynasty, everyone can get it from their warehouse."

Gu Tianya nodded and said with a smile: "This is better, and it can help me buy some time."

But the Chen family official suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but asked with hesitation: "Did you just say that you wanted to transport the red copper to Gujiacun?"

Gu Tianya looked at him with a smile and said: "The place where the coins are minted is located in my hometown. As for why it is located there, you should have a clear understanding in your hearts."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Chen's officials' expressions changed.

All the civil and military officials present were shocked. Some people subconsciously asked cautiously: "From what you just said, does it mean that the old man wants to help you mint coins?"

Who is that old man?

Nowadays, Father Gu’s identity is no longer a secret.

At least the senior officials of the Tang Dynasty knew that the 'extremely evil' banished immortal had been living in seclusion in Gujiacun.

coin!

Banish the Immortal!

All civil and military officials in the court were in shock at this moment. They had vaguely thought of something.
To be continued...