"Look, the prostitutes in Yangzhou are all gathered on high buildings, lined up along the river and long streets. They are not like Chang'an, they are all living in the streets in Pingkangfang? The markets in Shudu are all in the west city and the Xiangjiang River to the south. The entire Luocheng in Yangzhou seems to be in the market!"

"You're a promising person now. You only know how to stare at the prostitutes and see what you can do? Let Acuo know that you can't break your legs."

The master and servant talked and laughed, and got off the horse at the Zhongshu Gate: Follow this gate and entered the north, the terrain rose up sharply, and it was Shugang, where the city of Yangzhou was located.

Zicheng is based on Hancheng built by King Fuchai of Wu. Now it is the concentration of the Huainan military palace and the government office, with several gates and cross streets.

This military mansion is also grand enough. From top to bottom, you can overlook the entire Luocheng. You can also see the canal to the north. The section north of Zicheng is called Chaihe. In the past, Du Ya stood on the military mansion building and watched the dragon boat race held on it.

No wonder Hong Mai talked about Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty afterwards. Because it was a hub for grain transportation and salt and iron, it was so prosperous and luxurious. He even said, "This dynasty has been in peace for 170 years, and (Yangzhou) cannot match the 11th day of the Tang Dynasty. Today is really awesome."

Soon in the main hall of the military palace, Gu Xiu, the judge of the shogunate, Yuan Hong, the secretary-in-chief, and Zhang Peng, among others, came to visit him.

Gao Yue encouraged everyone, and then left Gu Xiu, and said, "I think the reason why Yangzhou was named "Yang" was because the locals were not happy with farming and sericulture, like merchants, and pursue profits and were just a light word Yang. However, the people here are rich, not only exquisitely made things and quick to react, but also have art, literature and Confucianism. Even the people in the neighborhoods, while making a living, even recite poems endlessly. It is truly a veritable treasure of things and outstanding people."

Gu Xiu replied: "In the past, when the royal family of Jin was moved, many of them had to travel south to take refuge. Yan, Xie, Xu, Yu and other aristocratic families were spreading, so until now, the people of Weiyang still like to recite poems, be versatile, and dare to be the first in the world."

Gao Yue nodded in agreement, of course he still held several most important goals for this trip.

"Mr. Ji..."

"Oh, Bowen, there is no one here, just call me Yisong."

"Yi Song, do you want to migrate to Shouzhou?"

Gao Yue gave a positive answer to Gu Xiu's question. He said that when I came to lead Huainan, the most important thing was to command the attack on Huainan and ensure the transportation of Jianghuai. Now the latter problem is roughly solved, and the former is the top priority. Shouzhou is adjacent to Guangzhou, Huainan, and controls the Ying River, Huainan and Chaohu Lake, which is conducive to advancing.

Once the eastern capital was in the capital, Chen and Xu's army attacked Yancheng from the north, Deng Tang followed the western border of Huaixi, and Eyue attacked the southwest of Huaixi, and I attacked Guangzhou on the east side, and attacked from all sides, so Wu Shaocheng could not fly.

At this moment, Gu Xiu told Gao Yue that Guanyang, Chu, Chu, He, Lu, Shou and Shuzhou in Huainan have a household registration of nearly 300,000, with a population of one million, and a tax of 2 million guan per year. Just the offering is 600,000 guan. It is in a confrontation with Xichuan. As long as Yisong, you are willing to recruit soldiers, not to mention anything else, there is no problem in raising 30,000 people within a single day.

Gao Yue then said, "I know that Huainan is still the old military system. In addition to thousands of soldiers, the states also have united soldiers, ranging from hundreds or thousands. However, in today's war, the soldiers are not large, so there is no need to recruit additional military powers and interests, so it is not easy to dismiss after the war is over, and the burden is heavy."

"It's okay. I have saved up a million yuan in the military custody warehouse in the past nine years, enough to support the recruitment needs." Gu Xiu saw that there was no one around, so he whispered to Gao Yue, "Du Ya was very careful before, but I still covered it up. After he left the town, I was going to spend the money suddenly before the new Jiedushi took office to avoid being affected. But I heard that it was Yisong, you are here..."

Gao Yue was very shocked and moved. He couldn't help but hold Gu Xiu's hand. This is the real Taofen friend!

But that's not enough.

"The military expenditure required to attack Huaixi is a lot. In addition to the private savings of the town and Bowen, you will immediately pay taxes from Jingkou (Jingkou, Runzhou, which is the office of the Naval Office of Hanhui Town, and is located across the river from Yangzhou, very close to Yangzhou). Your Majesty promised me that I could intercept 1.2 million guan as military expenditure, and of course I would also lead the merchants in Yangzhou City."

"merchant?"

"Yes, Yangzhou City has always been the place where the governors of various towns sent military academies to return to business. Many of the deeds are under the names of various towns. These governors use the hub transporters in Yangzhou to make money, but they never have to pay taxes. All the income has flowed into their private pockets. Is that true?" Gao Yue said harshly.

Therefore, he wanted to ask Yangzhou merchants to donate "support money" in the name of conquering Huaixi.

Merchants from Xingyuan, Fengxiang, and even Xiangyang, Jiangling can donate and have a lot of loans. Yangzhou cannot be left behind. Moreover, after the pacification of Huaixi, the long-term benefits of Yangzhou to trade from the mainland are very obvious!

Seeing that Gu Xiu was embarrassed, Gao Yue further said, "Bo Wen, do you have any books? Check it out for me, "Which town has established a disi in my Yangzhou, which has the most warehouses and the most profitable ones? I'll use it first."

To overcome all difficulties, I have to make them bleed!

Gu Xiu really had an account in his heart, and then he spoke to Gao Yue:

"Xingyuan Mansion."

The atmosphere suddenly became strange, and Gao Yue was so embarrassed that he couldn't open his mouth.

Although Gao Gu, the governor of Xingyuan, under his command of the country a few years ago, he did do business in Yangzhou and leased a large number of dittoes. Later, although Huaixi used Jiangzhe thieves to cut off the Yangtze River shipping, Gao Yue's agent in Yangzhou still used the name of Xingyuan Mansion to change the profit income to fly money and exchange it to the capital, and then cashed it from the capital Xiaohaichi's money counter, and then transported it to Xingyuan.

Therefore, the nearly two million chunks of savings in the Xingyuan Army were not blown by the strong wind.

"Is that true?" Gao Yue asked again.

Gu Xiu nodded, "It's true, because Xingyuan has a total of 34 shops, warehouses and residences in Yangzhou, and used my means to avoid tax collection. Of course, I also rely on their support to step by step to the Sima of the Governor's Office in the fourth rank."

"... Whether it is Yangzhou or Xingyuan, it is all for the country and country of Tang... I will conquer Huaixi immediately, and Xingyuan Prefecture will also send troops." Gao Yue explained, and then he coughed lightly and said, "It's okay, Bowen, let us make arrangements and let the merchants in Yangzhou Yingzhan immediately make a statement.

At this time, Gu Xiu reminded: "The merchants in Yangzhou City are divided into several categories, each with their own reliance. One category is mostly operating business in Changjie. Di Si, relying on our military mansion and the Jiedushi in other towns; the other category is salt merchants in the east of the city, who mostly connect with Yangzi's backyard, because Wang Haichao is the leader of the Huainan Salt Field; the other category is tea merchants in Luzhou and Shouzhou, who are closely related to Meng Zhongyang in Shoulu Inspection Court; the last category is the so-called Hu merchants, of course not only Persia, Dashi crosses the sea, but also Borneo, Fusang, Bohai, and Silla, who operate treasures from foreign countries to make money."
Chapter completed!