Jiang Feng's assassination caused a great sensation in Chang'an City.

When foreign vassals came to the court, they actually had an assassination outside the Qi palace. This kind of open assassination was undoubtedly a great contempt and insult to the court.

Even though the Li Tang Dynasty has become increasingly declining, its status and majesty are still not to be provoked in this Guanzhong and Chang'an City, especially in addition to the Li family, there are nine wealthy families, and they are still slapped in the face without hesitation.

This kind of news will be a stimulation to the foreign vassals who intend to come to Beijing to pay tribute in the future.

It is hard to predict how much change the confidence of the foreign vassals in the Li Tang Dynasty would have in their faith.

Two elderly men in Hu's uniform sat cross-legged on the bed.

"Narsin, how is the situation?"

"The city is still very nervous. The court is furious and attaches great importance to the assassination of visitors from Xizhou. Although the city gate is not blocked now, strict inspections must be carried out when entering and leaving the city gates. It seems that the court still attaches great importance to Jiang Feng." The bearded man with a slightly thin figure touched his jaw. "There are many rumors in the teahouse and wine shops. Some say it was an assassin from Nanyang and Caizhou, some say it was sent by Daliang, and some say it was a sent by His Highness, who deliberately assassinated outside the Qi Palace...."

"Your Highness?!" The man with a wide face and deep face was a little surprised, "What about the evidence and the reason?"

"There is certainly no evidence, is it a reason? It is said that Jiang Feng, Princess Jin and the Yuchi family are good. The second highman and Princess Jin are a compatriots of the mother. The court intends to win over this person in exchange for control of Guangzhou. It is rumored that the second highman has been helping this person seek the position of Guangxu Shou Observation Envoy from the court, so..." Nasing spread his hands, "Your Highman has always had close ties with Nanyang and hates anyone who has something to do with Daliang. This is also the reason why everyone has some doubts about Your Highman."

"Guangxi Shou Observer? Is it true that what Ju Li said about Shouzhou may be controlled by Jiang Feng?" The man with wide face and deep eyes sat upright, "Shouzhou is a good place, with developed commerce and trade, and connected to Wu Yue."

"Karim, it's not necessarily. Shouzhou is still semi-independent and has a close relationship with the Yang family in Huainan. I'm afraid that those with the surname Jiang may not have the strength and courage to take Shouzhou? Moreover, the newly established Shizhou has already divided two counties from Shouzhou. If you want to hand over Shouzhou to those with the surname Jiang, I'm afraid Huainan will not agree."

The bearded man certainly knew that his brother had always wanted to do business in Wu and Yue.

The land of Wu and Yue has always been rich, especially the production of silk, tea and porcelain is most popular among the northwest. Moreover, the land of Wu and Yue also has a large demand for horses and leather from the northwest, so this trade area with great demand is most suitable for caravans.

However, the mountains are high and the waters are far away, and Chang'an and Wuyue are separated by multiple vassal forces. A batch of goods must be transported from Chang'an to Jiangdu, Yangzhou or Hangzhou. I don't know how much risk there is along the way. Moreover, the various taxes and taxes along the way may cause the price of goods to rise to.

When his sister was still there, the two of them had explored this business path, but eventually gave up.

From Chang'an Zhishangzhou to Nanyang, then from Nanyang to Shen and Guangzhou, and entering Shouzhou, whether it is going down the Huai River to Chuzhou, then from the canal to Yangzhou, or directly from Shouzhou to Luzhou through the river eastward to Yangzhou, you have to pass the six or seven vassal states.

This time, you have to pass too many areas with poor public security, and face the danger of robbery. It is too dangerous, so you have to give up in the end.

But now the situation has changed a little compared to more than ten years ago. The situation in Guanzhong is not very good. The competition for Hu merchants in Chang'an City alone has also entered a state of fierce development. Buddhist Sogdian merchants and Islamic merchants are increasingly favored by nobles in the court, while Persian merchants who believe in Zoroastrianism are suppressed in various ways.

Now the Dashi merchants are in Guangzhou and the coastal areas of Yangzhou, while the Persian Hushang lost his rule over Guangzhou after the Huang Chao Rebellion. Chang'an, Luoyang and even Bianliang were the bases of the Sogdians. The Khitan Hushang also began to go south to Heshuo. The power of the Persian Hushang shrank quite severely. As the leaders of the Persian Hushang, the two brothers Karim and Nassin had to consider more about the future of the entire ethnic group.

"No, Nasing, if Shouzhou is to be given to the Jiang surname, we need to think carefully." The man with wide face and deep eyes shook his head and said solemnly.

"Oh?" Nashin was surprised. He didn't expect that his brother would change his mind so quickly. Before, the elder brother had been cautious and unwilling to express his attitude easily. Why is the gains and losses in Shouzhou so great? "Karim, why is this?"

"Nasin, do you know the tea set in my house?" Karim asked.

"I know, my elder brother likes it the most, the yellow one is red, it seems to be a famous utensil produced in Yuezhou Kiln?"

Nasin is not very interested in tea tasting. Unlike his brother who has been soaked in life with tea, he must drink tea every day, and if he doesn't drink it for a day, he will be restless. Even if he is away, he has to find ways to drink a pot. Therefore, in recent years, his elder brother has not been willing to go out and is more willing to stay in Chang'an City.

"No, that's not produced in Yuezhou kiln, but red glaze produced from Shouzhou kiln. I dare say that there is only one in the entire Chang'an city, only this set." Speaking of the tea set, the man with wide face and deep eyes couldn't help but be furious. "I bought this tea set in Guazhou and spent 100 gold. Later, someone came to the door and was willing to pay 150 gold to ask me to give it, but I refused. Last year, the Minister of Works came to me and I treated the guests. After many diagnosis, he said that this was not produced in Yuezhou kiln, but Shouzhou kiln in Shouzhou. It was a red glaze porcelain made of black glaze porcelain made of kilns. It was extremely rare...."

Seeing his brother talking about tea sets, Nasin was a little frustrated. Could it be that he had to change his attitude just because of a set of tea sets? Even though Shouzhou once produced porcelain, it should have been ruined and deserted now.

Over the years, he has also had a little understanding of porcelain. In addition to the celadons in Wu and Yue, the white porcelain in Heshuo area has long been ruined and depressed in the war. Instead, the famous kilns in Tanyue have continued to increase in output. Now, if you want to do porcelain business, you either go to Yuedi or Tanyue.

Seeing the changes in the facial expressions of his brothers, the man with wide face and deep eyes realized that his topic had gone apart and quickly turned back to the topic: "Naxin, Shouzhou has indeed not produced any famous kilns in the past few years, but Shangguan Shilang once mentioned that Shouzhou kiln was quite large a few decades ago. The green glaze, yellow glaze and black glaze produced were famous all over the world. However, after being swept by the Huangchao Rebellion, Shouzhou kiln declined, but the kiln soil there is still there, and Shouzhou is the most important commercial port in the middle of the Huai River. If Jiang Erlang could control Shouzhou, restore Shouzhou kiln, and open up Shouchun commercial port at the same time, what opportunity would this be?"

Naxin shook his head repeatedly, obviously not agreeing with his brother's point of view, "Brother, you are wishful thinking. Think about the Shouzhou Kiln, since it is so famous, and the Huangchao Rebellion has been over forty or fifty years, why has it been delayed? Also, how important is Shouchun? Huaibei and Huainan have always been coveting. It is because everyone is afraid of rats to maintain this semi-independent situation. Even the ant thief has not been able to conquer Shouchun. How can Jiang Erlang take over Shouzhou? The eldest brother wouldn't think that the imperial court can make Shouchun fall into Jiang Erlang's hands with the imperial edict?"

Karim also knew that what his brother said was reasonable, but he understood another truth. If everything could be calculated and there was no risk, how could it be his turn? I am afraid that the Sogdians and the cannibals had already pounced on them. Now at least he still had the Ju Ji line as a guide, so he could take a step first. As for whether Shouzhou can fall into Jiang Erlang's hands in the future, and whether Jiang Erlang can restore the style of Shouchun commercial port as he wished and let Shouzhou kiln regain its glory, he could only take one step at a time. But if you have to wait until he has taken Shouzhou before contacting, it is probably not that simple.

Karim never thought that a woman could make Jiang Feng, a vassal vassal who was in the rising period, change his decision. If he wanted to gain his recognition, he could only tie his interests together, which was the most reliable.

"Narsin, I understand what you said, but you should see the current situation of our Persian merchants. The big cannibals are now relying on the maritime business channels of Yang and Guangxi, constantly eroding our market in the Central Plains, and the Sogdians are even more rampant. The entire Central Plains and the Northwest are almost without our place to settle down. Could it be that we just watch them squeeze us out? You and I may be able to live our lives leisurely by saving, but what about our children? Without business, what about the nobles in the court? I am afraid it is difficult to seek stability? Should we also become a person who is like selling Hucai early and late in the East Market?"

The elder brother said that he hit Nashin and he was the biggest worry in his heart. He and his elder brother were both in groups of children and had bought a large family in Chang'an City. But to this point, there were tens of thousands of Hu merchants in Chang'an City, and even Persian merchants were thousands of households. If a person like himself was of no use to the nobles in the court, he would be afraid that he would immediately attract countless evil wolves to covet him and find the right opportunity to tear him to pieces.

In this business world, the Dashi merchants and Sogdians were eager to swallow Persian merchants, just like they were eager to squeeze them out of Chang'an City? How could it be that simple to be a carefree farmer? What's more, there are thousands of merchants of the same clan behind their brothers, and they also have to rely on the support of their brothers.
Chapter completed!