Chu Huan was certainly very clear in his heart that the salt desertion in the Western Liang Dynasty was a heavy blow to Mahazang. If salt was short of all times, the civil war in the Western Liang Dynasty would inevitably end with Mahazang's failure.

Chu Huan did not want to see a unified Xiliang. The more serious the civil strife in Xiliang, the greater the benefits it would be to the Central Plains.

Of course, he did not want to see Mahazang's final failure due to salt, so when he learned from Gusa Heiyun that Mahazang lacked salt, he had already made up his mind to provide salt to Mahazang to ensure that the civil storm in Xiliang could continue.

But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and of course Chu Huan could not let it go.

For Chu Huan, although the Western Liang Kingdom was great, he only cared about two things.

Qiluo is the person he cares about the most. Whenever he thinks of separation from the ends of the world, Chu Huan's heart will feel a tingling pain.

In addition to Qi Luo, what interested him the most was naturally the war horses of Xiliang.

The war in Xiliang is in the world, and this statement is absolutely true. Chu Huan has witnessed the endurance and speed of Xiliang horses with his own eyes. When the Battle of Heishan, when seeing the charge of the Western Liang cavalry, Chu Huan was envious of the strong war horses under the crotch of the soldiers.

When the Western Liang attacked the Qin Dynasty, it was invincible. One of the important reasons was that they had a powerful cavalry legion. In the era of cold weapons, the cavalry was definitely powerful in combat.

Chu Huan would never miss this opportunity, and Chu Huan felt no guilt for taking advantage of others' danger.

Individuals are individuals, nations are nations. The people of Xiliang plundered a large amount of wealth from the northwest and returned to Xiliang. Chu Huan exchanged for forty kilograms of salt for a war horse, but still felt that the northwest was still at a disadvantage.

The summer is hot. Although the hottest time of summer has passed, there is still a stuffy heat floating in the air in the northwest.

In the main hall of the Governor's Office, except for Chu Huan sitting in the main seat, several officials including Gongsun Chu, the governor of Yuezhou, also sat in the hall, and the atmosphere seemed quite relaxed.

"This is a good deal." Gongsun Chu smiled and said, "In terms of the heart, it is indeed difficult to find a horse in Xiliang. Before the founding of Xiliang Kingdom, it had traded with us, and there were also horse trading among the people. At that time, many high-quality Xiliang horses flowed into our Central Plains. Although horses were produced in the northwest, they were still slightly inferior to Xiliang horses in terms of endurance and speed."

"Mr. Gongsun said very much." An official next to him said immediately: "The best horse in the northwest today is not a purebred northwest horse, but a hybrid horse produced by the mating of Xiliang horses and northwest horses. Although there were horses trading with us in Xiliang, the horses they transported had to pass through the Jingu Landa Desert, and there were considerable losses on the way. When the horses arrived here, the price was surprisingly high. Ordinary people could not accept such a price. Only wealthy and rich gentry could buy a few at home as a storefront."

The person who spoke was Han Hai, the head of the Ministry of Works.

Before Chu Huan came to Shuoquan to take office, most of the six ministries in Xiguan had been infiltrated by the Zhu party, and only two officials, Han Hai, the head of the Ministry of Works, and Fan Xuan, the head of the Ministry of Rites, were not members of the Zhu party.

Fortunately, Chu Huan came in time, otherwise these two yamen would have been occupied by the Zhu Party officials headed by Dongfang Xin at that time. Chu Huan came to Xiguan and acted vigorously to eradicate the Zhu Party. Han Hai and Fan Xuan were saved. The two of them knew very well that if it weren't for Chu Huan, they might not even have a life, so they were very grateful to Chu Huan.

Now Xiguan is implementing the equalization order in full swing, and the important task of overviewing the overall situation is given to Wei Wuji. In order to justify the truth, Chu Huan handed over the position of head of the Ministry of Revenue Department to Wei Wuji.

According to the laws of the court, the head of the Ministry of Revenue was also a high-ranking official and had to be given instructions from the Ministry of Personnel. However, before Chu Huan took office in Xiguan, the emperor issued an order to act cheaply. If the regime in Xiguan was completely handed over to Chu Huan, Chu Huan first brought Wei Wuji to the position of the head of the Ministry of Revenue and sent a submission to the Ministry of Personnel. Before the formal order was issued, Wei Wuji could only be regarded as the position of the head of the Ministry of Revenue.

However, the Ministry of Personnel has not issued a formal document yet, but the Ministry of Revenue in Xiguan has completely handed over to Wei Wuji.

The equal-field order implemented by Wei Wuji was a major event that benefited the people of Xiguan when they came. The governor Gongsun Chu fully supported and participated. The affairs involved in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry were also fully cooperated.

Gongsun Chu nodded and said, "There are not many horses in Xiliang that flow into the Central Plains. Later, the Xiliang blocked trade. Although there were some underground trades in private, it was difficult to get the Xiliang horse. The horse farm in Xiguan later used Northwest horses and West Liang horses to produce hybrid horses. This kind of horse must be used as war horses, which is better than purebred Northwest horses, but it is still weaker than the Xiliang horses after all."

Chu Huan said: "I have seen Xiliang horses. They are truly amazing at last and have extremely fast speed. They charge forward and whizz by."

"It's something that I never dreamed of using forty kilograms of salt." Gongsun Chu said: "Even the people, we know that we have taken a huge advantage in this transaction."

Han Hai worried, "Although they promised to exchange for one hundred Xiliang horses this time, will the people of Xiliang continue to trade in the future? Our Qin land is vast and rich in materials. Compared with Xiliang, they are far from reaching the resources, but the only thing we can't match them is the war horses. The people of Xiliang know their advantages, and have always been strictly prohibited from flowing into the Central Plains... and forty kilograms of salt can be exchanged for a Xiliang horse. They suffer a lot. Will they feel inappropriate and will not continue to do such a transaction?"

"I don't think so." Gongsun Chu thought: "According to what the Lord said, the regent of the Western Liang Dynasty was an ambitious person. Such a person would never admit defeat. He could do nothing to win. Their salt path had been blocked, and the only hope was that without salt on our side, the regent would undoubtedly lose. He knew this better than us. So in my opinion, even if our conditions were extremely harsh to them, the regent would probably still make a deal with us."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "The Regent still controls the three major horse farms in Xiliang. For him, there are countless war horses, and they are not short of such resources."

Gongsun Chu smiled and said, "When the regent knows about this transaction, I am afraid that I will spit out a mouthful of blood. However, after spitting out the blood, I will still do the transaction that should be made."

Chu Huan said, "I think this transaction will continue. Within the scope of his control, millions of people need a lot of salt..." After a pause, he finally said, "I invite you guys to come today. There are mainly three things to arrange." Du Fu, who was beside him, said justice: "Master Du, according to the current demand, there are only one salt farm in Xixia Mountain, which is probably in short supply, so I plan to open at least two salt farms. The three salt farms combined can provide enough supply to the entire northwest and Xiliang."

Du Fugong immediately said: "The officials arranged this matter immediately. The New Salt Bureau has a sum of money and it is no problem to build two more salt fields."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "I'll trouble General Du in this matter."

"I dare not." Du Fugong bowed and said, "The three major salt fields are fully committed to making salt, which is enough to supply the northwest and Xiliang. However, if salt is sent to the inner gate, salt fields will be built at that time. Sir, are you ready for this time?"

Chu Huan thought for a while before saying, "The letter of new salt entering the pass has not been issued yet, and I cannot enter the pass for the time being. However, according to the world situation, it is only a matter of time before the salt famine in the pass. Two more salt fields will be built this time, but at the same time, the preparation for the construction of a new salt field at any time, especially the location, must be selected."

Du Fugong nodded and said, "The official understands."

Chu Huan looked at Han Hai, the head of the Ministry of Industry, and said, "He is in charge of Han, there are two other things that have something to do with you."

Han Hai stood up and bowed, "Please give orders to the Governor."

"The first thing is that I am going to build a trade farm outside Yanmen Pass." Chu Huan chuckled and said, "Since the people of Xiliang are willing to trade with us, we are disrespectful and send the officials of your Ministry of Works to choose a good address outside Yanmen Pass. I heard that Feng Yuan of Hexi Road defeated Governor Feng and built the North Xinjiang Trade Farm, which specializes in doing business with the barbarians. The North Xinjiang Trade Farm has developed into a major town. We do not have that much financial resources and cannot build such a large trade farm, but a small trade farm can still be established."

Han Hai hurriedly said, "The official is following the order." He paused and asked, "If you want to build a trade site, all kinds of expenses..."

Before he could finish his words, Chu Huan smiled and said, "I know that the Ministry of Revenue Department doesn't have much money now, but we really don't need to pay this money ourselves. You guys say, who is the happiest to build this trading ground?"

"Of course it's those merchants." Gongsun Chu smiled and said, "What sir means is to let those merchants pay some money?"

Chu Huan sighed: "There is nothing to do. Although the sales of new salt supplemented the government's finances, the time was too short, and the Ministry of Revenue Department did not have much money to use. Now the Imperial Guard is being rebuilt, and the expenses are huge..." Then he smiled and said: "But the merchants will strongly agree on this matter. Director Han can consult them. You can also tell them that after the establishment of the trade market, they will definitely take out the money after the commercial tax exemption in the first three years."

Han Hai immediately said: "This is of great benefit to them, so the official will do it immediately."

"No hurry. There is another thing, and there is also a way for Chief Han to think of a solution." Chu Huan said: "The official road from Shuoquan to Yanmen is very damaged. Once the trade site is completed, it will be very difficult to get goods. See if there is a way to renovate the official road, so that the carriages can always pass smoothly."

Before Han Hai answered, he heard footsteps. Bai Xiaozi had already appeared outside the door, "Sir, Master Su Qi asked for a meeting."

"Master Su Qi?" Chu Huan didn't understand for a moment and said strangely: "Which Master Su Qi?" He understood in an instant that it was Su Zhongyan, the seventh old master of the Su family, "Oh, it's Master Su Qi, why is he here? You go down and take him to the side hall to wait, there is something to discuss here..."
Chapter completed!