In other words, the prime minister was helping him with his future career.

Zheng Pu was impressed by such good intentions.

And Xiang Chong and his senses are quite good.

Although he is determined to pursue an official career, he can allow his marriage to be utilitarian.

However, he never thought about treating little Zheng Yan's life events as a stepping stone for his own career.

Even today's worldly principles are based on parents' orders and matchmaker's words of blind marriage.

Alas, that’s all.

If he refuses, it means he does not appreciate the kindness.

After a short silence, Zheng Pu raised his hands in greeting and said softly, "I know what Chang Shi means. However, I don't dare to specialize in such a big matter. Please ask Chang Shi to wait until I return from delivering a message and ask about my mother's wishes."

I will make the final decision later according to my brother's wishes, and I hope that I will be able to do it for you."

Um?

This answer made Xiang Lang slightly stunned.

Immediately, he smiled sternly and nodded lightly, "I forgot that there is an elder brother who makes the decision in Zijin's family. That's all. It's better to wait until Zijin informs his family before making a decision."

There was no shame or anger in his heart.

First of all, given his reputation and family status, if Zheng Pu didn't refuse immediately, how could Zheng Yan, who was far away in Shu, refuse?

Besides, his nephew Xiang Chong is considered a good match among the descendants of the Han Dynasty.

On the other hand, I quite appreciate that Zheng Pu has no utilitarian intentions.

With Zheng Pu's talent and knowledge, it was impossible to predict the benefits he would gain from becoming in-laws to the Zheng family.

However, he did not respond.

It can be seen from this that this boy has no intention of working hard.

In other words, in the future, he will not become a monoman who does not recognize his relatives and is only interested in profit because of his desire for power.

After all, everyone has a beast trapped in their heart. When power is in hand, that beast breaks free from its cage. Whether it is good or evil depends on each person's character.

After the business was settled, the two chatted for a few words, and then Zheng Pu said goodbye and left.

Returning to the road, with the bumps on the horse's back, I felt the fatigue mixed with the things like flies and dogs, making my heart even more haggard.

Simply, he casually found a small pavilion to rest on the bank of the Wei River, and took a nap while waiting for Zhuge Qiao.

Just in the small pavilion next to the official road, cattle, horses and vehicles were passing by, and petty officials and other officials were walking along the road, making it endlessly noisy.

If you look closely, you can see that there is no look of panic or numbness on everyone's face. Instead, their eyes are burning with energy.

The war was over, and it had only been a month since the subordinates had changed their flags, but Li Shu was already safe and sound, which was really rare.

Zheng Pu was very surprised.

Then he asked his subordinates to stop a small official and ask him in detail about the situation in Longyou recently.

It turns out that Longyou is not at peace anymore, but it is because of the Prime Minister's trust.

Because the war at the beginning of the year delayed the Li common people's spring plowing, the prime minister used work instead of relief to feed the Li common people.

For many people's livelihood and military-related matters such as logging, stone removal, road construction, etc., the prime minister raised the common people with grain and fodder, and he could receive the reward upon completion of the work that day.

Let Li Shu trust the Han Dynasty.

This also prompted countless poor people to flock here, seeking to live in the land.

The small Qianghu tribe with weak surrounding power was promised by the prime minister to bring cattle, sheep, war horses, leather horns, etc. in exchange for Sichuan brocade or tea and other goods in high demand along the Silk Road.

And the price is very fair.

Even if they only transport Shu brocade to Xiping County under the jurisdiction of the Wei army, and trade with the Shaodang, Shaohe, Dangjian, Lejie and other Qiang tribes in the Huangshui River Valley, they can obtain a huge profit margin.

Through word of mouth, the stimulation of practical interests induced countless Qiang and Hu tribes from the northwest to come with their war horses.

According to legend, the Wei army in Jincheng County has issued an order that anyone carrying Shu brocade should be punished for "collaborating with the enemy"!

However, all major Qiang tribes scorned this.

Wei Jun provided them with silk and other items for the Silk Road, but the price was too high.

It makes them feel that a flag embroidered with the character "Han" is more exciting than a flag embroidered with the character "Wei".

Especially for the Qianghu tribe that thrives in the Huangshui River Valley.

Since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Silk Road has been divided into three main lines: eastern, central and western.

The eastern route starts from Guanzhong and takes Xiaoguan Road in Anding County, enters Wuwei County, and goes up the Zuli River to enter the Hexi Corridor.

The middle line and the west line both go from Guanzhong to Longguan, enter Hanyang County and Ji County, and pass through Longxi Didao to Jincheng.

Among them, the middle line runs along the Zhuanglang River through Wushaoling and enters the Hexi Corridor; the west line goes up against the Huangshui River, goes out of the territory of the Han Dynasty, passes through the Datong-Daban Mountains, and then enters from Lenglong Ridge in the eastern section of the Qilian Mountains Zhangye County.

In other words, as long as the Qiang and Hu tribes in the Huangshui River Valley obtained trade items such as Shu brocade and tea, they could avoid the Wei army's garrison points and take a detour into the Hexi Corridor.

The Hexi Corridor is vast and sparsely populated, with yellow sand everywhere.

The Wei army could only trace their whereabouts at Yumen Pass or Yang Pass in Dunhuang County.

However, the two counties of Dunhuang and Jiuquan are the counties with the largest concentration of wealthy people in Hexi. The Qiang and Hu tribes in the Huangshui River Valley trade Sichuan brocade to these wealthy people, and they can return home with a full load.

As for the local tycoons, is there any way to transport Shu Brocade out of Yumen Pass?

If the Wei army did not want the war in the county to continue, they could only choose to turn a blind eye.

Such a situation is the reason why the former Wei Emperor Cao Rui gave up only half of the Silk Road benefits to the temple, which made Yang Fu sad: the northwest Qianghu tribe and Hao You would be more willing to choose to stand because of the profits from Shu Brocade and other items. Under the banner of the Han Dynasty!

This is also the third part of Zheng Pu's strategy of "consolidating the foundation of Yizhou", and is the basis for its implementation: the Silk Road will be reopened, and the profits of Shu Brocade will come.

He advised the Prime Minister to add a "Shu Jin Official Camp" after the "Yalt Iron Official Camp" established by the late Emperor Liu Bei.

Due to the difficult blockage of Shu roads, all Shu brocades leaving Longyou were strictly controlled.

The imperial court would only authorize the Shu brocades that were qualified to pass through the four passes in northern Shu to assist the caravans of wealthy families in the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition.
Chapter completed!