Gusa Heiyun immediately said: "If there are any conditions, the prince consort will propose it. As long as we can do it, we will try our best to meet the prince consort's needs."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "The attitude of the great ritual officer makes things easy to solve." After thinking for a while, he lowered his voice and said, "The great ritual officer, the silver is still not available. The people do not know the bottom line. In their opinion, once they use the silver for trade, there will be problems with the way these silver will go, and they will definitely feel that this governor is suspected of having a full pocket."

Gusa Heiyun asked Chu Huan for what Chu Huan said, but he could only nod and say yes.

Chu Huan smiled slightly and guided, "So I think that the best way to make you get salt and satisfy the people of Xiguan is to take out some things for exchange. Of course, although we don't need to trade in silver, you can take out some goods that are both valuable and clear to everyone..."

After all, Gusa Heiyun is not an ordinary person, and his mind is still flexible. When Chu Huan said this, he immediately blurted out: "Does the prince consort want us to exchange war horses?"

Chu Huan's expression remained unchanged, but he looked thoughtful, "Is the Grand Ceremony official saying you are going to exchange horses? This... the Grand Ceremony official is worthy of being the Grand Ceremony official. Why didn't I think of this method...!"

Gusa Heiyun said anxiously: "Mr. Concubine, I am not..."

Chu Huan had already interrupted, "Greeting Official, you have fulfilled my loyalty and righteousness. There are a number of horses, and the people can suspect that I am hiding the silver at home, but this horse cannot be hidden...!" He actually clapped his hands, "Good idea, good idea." Then he shook his head and sighed, "Even if this is the case, I am afraid that I will still have to bear some infamy, but... the Regent was still quite kind to me at the beginning, and this time I always have to do some loyalty."

Gusa Heiyun said helplessly: "Mr. Concubine, this war horse... Alas, everything else is easy to say, but this war horse...!" He shook his head and sighed: "Although the founding of the Western Liang Kingdom lasted only a hundred years, it has been several generations of holy lords. The second generation of holy lords had already issued an order to not sell a war horse into the Central Plains. If anyone dares to trade a war horse in private, it would be a serious crime for the whole family to be executed."

Chu Huan said "Oh", got up, and said, "Grand Official, you have been here thousands of miles away. The journey is hard, but I am not able to keep you here. I will send someone to prepare 100 kilograms of salt for you, just treat it as a gift for you, and you will have a good journey." He shouted, "Blind!"

Bai Xiaozi was waiting outside the door. When he heard Chu Huan's voice, he immediately pushed the door open and bowed, saying, "Sir!"

"Prepare 100 kilograms of salt, and then send a few people to guard Gusa's Grand Priest Officer out of the pass." Chu Huan said seriously: "Be sure to send the Grand Priest Officer out of Yanmen Pass..." Heiyun turned around and bowed to Gusa's Heiyun, "Grand Priest Officer, I still have official duties, so I can't send you there, you will have a smooth journey."

When Gusa Heiyun saw that Chu Huan was obviously giving the order to expel the guest, she changed her color and said, "Mr. Concubine, what... is this... what does this mean?"

"A hundred kilograms of salt, it's not too much, but it's my intention." Chu Huan smiled and said, "Xiliang lacks salt, and every inch of salt is gold. This gift, the great official should not refuse this gift, right?"

Gusa Heiyun sweated on his forehead and said anxiously: "Mr. Concubine, I'm not ready to leave yet, you..." His tone was pleading, "Mr. Concubine, we can discuss everything and we can always come up with a solution."

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Don't you think we don't need to continue the negotiation?"

Bai Xiaozi already knew Chu Huan's intention and said deliberately: "Sir, I'll go and prepare now, and then send a few capable brothers to escort the gift officer out of seclusion." He turned around and wanted to leave.

Gusa Heiyun raised his hand and said hurriedly: "Let's go." He said helplessly to Chu Huan: "The prince consort, horse exchange, that... is not something that cannot be discussed."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Didn't the Holy Lord of your country not allow trade with horses in the Central Plains?"

Gusa Heiyun reluctantly smiled and said, "There is a saying in the Central Plains that one time and another time. That was a matter of many years ago. The situation is different now. The regent is the one who governs the Western Liang Dynasty. The rules are determined by people, so...!"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "So that's it." Waving his hand, Bai Xiaozi retreated and brought him back to the door. Chu Huan raised his hand and said politely, "Come on, the tribute official sits down and talks."

When Gusa Heiyun sat down, Chu Huan said straight to the point: "If the great ceremonial officer has no objection, the matter will be settled. Xiliang will come out of horses, and I will provide you with salt. Of course, you cannot bring your horses into the pass. I will set up a trade war outside Yanmen Pass. How many horses you send, we will provide salt of corresponding value."

Gusa Heiyun hesitated for a moment before saying, "As far as I know, at the earliest, one pound of salt in the northwest was about 25 to 30 cents, but... However, the price here was much more expensive after the war. At the highest time, it reached 200 cents per pound, which was the most expensive period. After the prince-consort made new salt, the price was adjusted. In the four prefectures of Xiguan, the price was uniformly at 45 cents per pound. The salt shops in Beishan and Tianshan were priced at 70 cents per pound...!"

Chu Huan looked at Gusa Heiyun with a smile, and knew very well that since Gusa Heiyun came here specifically for salt this time, he would naturally understand the price of salt.

The trade in new salt is now in Chu Huan's hands. The actual operator is managed by Du Fugong and Linlang, who is responsible for the supply of goods, while Linlang is responsible for the entire sales network.

Chu Huan did not care about the market price. It was decided by Linlang and Du Fugong, and then reported to Chu Huan. Chu Huan agreed to such a price without thinking.

Seeing Chu Huan laughing at him, Gusa Heiyun sat upright and continued, "The northwest side was once a place for horse production. Ordinary horses were priced between 60 taels and 90 taels. The price of war horses that could be fought was about 120 taels. However, there were two large horse farms in the northwest at that time, and there were many horses, so the price was inevitably lower. Nowadays, the prices of those horses are only higher than before."

Chu Huan nodded and smiled, "Now there is no price, and it's 200 taels of silver, I'm afraid it's hard to find a good horse."

Seeing Chu Huan's kind-hearted look, Gusa Heiyun relaxed a lot of nervousness, and smiled and nodded, "What the prince consort said is very true." After a pause, he said carefully, "The prince consort also knows that if the horses in our Xiliang are priced...!"

Before Gusa Heiyun finished speaking, Chu Huan said: "The Western Liang war horse is famous all over the world. The northwest horse is far inferior to your Xiliang horse. In the Central Plains, someone will rush to get three hundred taels of silver."

Gusa Heiyun was excited and waved his hand and smiled, "The prince-consort is so serious. The prince-consort helps me Xiliang. Of course, my western Liang cannot be measured at such a price. It is not an exaggeration to calculate one hundred and fifty taels of silver per piece."

Chu Huan smiled, but didn't say anything.

"According to the price of salt in other places, 70 cents per pound. If calculated at three times, I would need two hundred cents in that place to buy a pound of salt in Xiliang." Gusa Heiyun's arithmetic is obviously very good. "You can buy five pounds of salt for one tael of silver, and one hundred and fifty taels of a war horse, that is, 750 pounds... I don't know if I'm not a bad one?"

Chu Huan nodded and smiled, "According to common sense, there is no error."

Gusa Heiyun heard something in Chu Huan's words and hurriedly said, "Of course, in order to make the people of Xiguan accept it, we can pay five times the price..." After thinking for a while, he said, "A war horse can be exchanged for 450 kilograms of salt."

Chu Huan looked at Gusa Heiyun with a smile, not in a hurry to speak.

Gusa Heiyun saw Chu Huan's smile, and his originally relaxed mood suddenly hangs up again. He asked carefully: "Mr. Concubine, if this is the case, we will make an agreement that I will return to Xiliang today... Well, when we came, the Regent sent two hundred cavalrymen to escort me here. Although he was very careful, a few horses died on the way. Now there are many left. We can trade a hundred horses first. Those horses are now outside Yanmen Pass. They are all good horses. Even in my Xiliang, they are also good horses that can be picked by one in a hundred."

He looked at Chu Huan with anticipation, but when he saw Chu Huan thinking, he sighed after a long time and said, "A horse, forty kilograms, is within my ability."

Gusa Heiyun didn't understand for a moment, or felt that he had heard it badly, and asked, "What did the prince consort say?"

Chu Huan raised four fingers, "Forty kilograms of salt..." Then he put away three fingers, leaving one, "A horse, this is the price I offered, there is no room for negotiation."

Gusa Heiyun said in a lost voice: "Mr. Concubine, you are blackmailing." As soon as he said that, he knew that he had made a mistake and was immediately embarrassed, but he was quite indignant.

Chu Huan smiled faintly and said, "I said before that if I want my governor to explain to the people, you must pay a price. This price must reach the point where the people can't speak. After thinking about it, only this price can they accept it."

"Mr. Concubine, this is absolutely not possible." Gusa Heiyun's tone was already filled with anger that could not be concealed. "We have made the greatest concessions. The Prince. Concubine cannot deceive others so much."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "The Regent held three grasslands in his hand, and war horses were like clouds. When Xiliang 100,000 cavalry invaded the Central Plains, it was said that there were no less than 50,000 cavalrymen... Only Xiliang could form such a huge cavalry legion. You do not lack war horses, but what you lack was salt. In the current situation, you have too many war horses and too little salt. We have plenty of salt, but not many war horses. But you cannot lack salt, but we are dispensable to war horses... Grand ritual officer, you are a wise man. Do you understand what I mean?"

Gusa Heiyun said angrily: "Since this is the case, we cannot take advantage of the situation to bully others."

Chu Huan sighed, "The means to take advantage of the situation to bully people comes from your Xiliang. Didn't you take advantage of the situation to bully people when General Fenghanxiao was killed?" He waved his hand and said, "I won't say these words. We are talking about a deal. If it weren't for the relationship between the Regent and Qiluo, the transaction had not started at all. I am a kind person, so I will never force you to give this opportunity. The right to choose is with you."

Gusa Heiyun suddenly stood up, looked angry, and went out the door. Chu Huan laughed and said, "I promised to give the gift officer a hundred kilograms of salt, and I will never lose my words."

Gusa Heiyun stepped towards the gate, walked several steps, his pace getting slower and slower, and he was still three or four steps away from the gate. He finally stopped and never turned around. After a long time, Gusa Heiyun smiled bitterly: "Mr. Concubine, your conditions are too harsh. I cannot make the decision. I must go back to Xiliang to report to the Regent, and the Regent will make the decision." He paused, turned slowly, and stared at Chu Huan, "But I can make the decision for those hundred horses. The Prince Concubine prepares 4,000 kilograms of salt. I will give you a hundred war horses... not 4,000 kilograms, but 4,100 kilograms. The Prince Concubine said that she would give me 100 kilograms."

Chu Huan stood up and laughed loudly: "Trade!"—

ps: In the last two days, I will help you with children's shoes with monthly tickets.
Chapter completed!