Every city within the territory of the Han Dynasty required a "Jie" document to prove it.
Wild monks like Zhang Xuezhou have unknown origins and will be blocked when they normally pass through city checkpoints.
But if you follow Dong Zhongshu and others, there will be no such problem. Even Dong Zhongshu has been busy making arrangements for customs clearance in the past two days.
Zhang Xuezhou's "honesty" is a trivial matter, but Dong Zhongshu's going to the Northern Military Region without court documents is a big trouble.
This caused Dong Zhongshu to hang out with Wen Weng for the past few days to study countermeasures, even though Haoran Zhengqi Jue had not been studied.
Compared with Dong Zhongshu's melancholy, urgency, and worry, Zhang Xuezhou was in a good mood.
He practiced realm skills every day and did some evasion skills. In addition, Zhang Xuezhou ran to Wang Ermazi's medicine shop to check the situation.
It would take at least three to five days to go up the mountain to collect herbs, and it would be normal to spend ten days and a half. Zhang Xuezhou felt that he might be able to gather many medicinal materials after returning to reality.
"Doctor Wang, can't you adjust the goods?"
Zhang Xuezhou would occasionally ask.
"What is goods transfer?"
But Wang Ermazi's response left Zhang Xuezhou speechless.
Zhang Xuezhou had limited knowledge of major cities in the Han Dynasty in the past, but with constant contact, Zhang Xuezhou discovered that the backward commercial development of cities was worse than he imagined.
If he didn't spend money to buy things, Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't feel much.
But precisely because he paid money, it would take at least seven days to wait for the goods to arrive, which made Zhang Xuezhou feel that the efficiency was too slow.
"Nowadays there are only merchants and merchants, how can there be the kind of goods you mentioned?" Wang Ermazi said: "The medicinal materials you bought from Lao Cao were very lucky. If Mr. Zhao hadn't spent the money and made a guarantee, everyone would be able to buy them."
Let’s all go up the mountain to collect herbs, and it will take at least a month to collect your five guans of herbs.”
"What are traveling merchants and wandering merchants like?"
Unless you are getting spot goods, no matter where Zhang Xuezhou makes a reservation, it will be the same as Wang Ermazi's place. Some pharmacies will even increase prices temporarily due to high demand and time required.
After listening to Wang Ermazi's explanation, Zhang Xuezhou finally understood how to buy things in the future.
He was quite interested and asked some trivial matters.
"Both traveling merchants and wandering merchants sell goods from place to place. There are sellers who travel around with loads of goods on their shoulders, and there are also merchants who carry goods on horse-drawn carriages to do business. These people know where the goods are in short supply, and they sell them.
The price is also high." Wang Ermazi said: "But I don't envy these people. These people use their brains to make money. Even if they are happy for nothing when they encounter road bandits, it is common for them to lose their heads!"
"Can these 'festivals' for merchants and wandering merchants pass everywhere?" Zhang Xuezhou asked with great interest.
"As long as they are willing to spend money, there will be no 'festival'" Wang Ermazi replied: "They earn a lot, but they are not willing to spend money. The soldiers guarding the city took the money and turned a blind eye after inspecting the goods.
Only one eye."
“It’s good to have money!”
"What's more important is that they have brought fresh goods. Maybe a big family in the city needs it. If they are not allowed to enter the city, wouldn't it be easy to offend people?" Wang Ermazi said in a low voice: "If you have money to collect but don't offend people, this
Anyone else has to be let go!"
"That makes sense!"
Zhang Xuezhou nodded.
Zhang Xuezhou had also joined business groups in the past, but as soon as he entered the customs, Zhang Qian took the credit.
This resulted in Zhang Xuezhou's partial imperfection in social cognition.
Only after Wang Ermazi communicated in a low voice did Zhang Xuezhou get a rough idea.
According to Dong Zhongshu's current situation, if he cannot enter the Northern Military Region through official channels, this may be one of the few options for Dong Zhongshu and others.
After some daily wandering around, Zhang Xuezhou returned to the governor's mansion leisurely.
"Brother Zhang, the Sheriff and Dr. Dong are looking for you!"
Zhang Shu hurried out of the governor's mansion and bumped into Zhang Xuezhou.
Seeing Zhang Xuezhou, Zhang Shu immediately retracted his legs as he was about to step out of the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion.
"Are we about to set off?" Zhang Xuezhou said in surprise: "But our medicinal materials haven't arrived yet!"
"I'm not sure," Zhang Shu shook his head and said, "But in terms of time, it should be about the same."
"Then I have to get the medicine before I leave. At least I paid five thousand dollars!"
Zhang Xuezhou thought about the Bigu Powder ingredients he bought for five guan, and then thought about Rongcheng.
This makes it easy for him to make a choice.
If he were to be deprived of medicinal materials, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he would not survive long.
If Dong Zhongshu was about to set off, he would have to go alone.
Knowing about the business, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he would be able to reach Chengdu after all by picking up a load of goods or buying a carriage and walking slowly.
"Speaking of money, Brother Zhang, take a look..."
Zhang Shu touched his pocket, and then handed out a money bag. The heavy sack seemed quite heavy.
"You let my sword wound heal, so I didn't end up like Captain Zhao. I was so careless and disrespectful!"
Zhang Xuezhou and others were about to leave Shujun City, and Zhang Shu could not delay any longer.
Knowing the trouble caused by the Zhao family's lack of a public figure like Zhao Liang, Zhang Shu knew that there would be no difference after something happened to him.
He originally wanted to hold a thank-you banquet, but Zhao Liang never recovered from his injury. His wedding banquet could easily lead to sarcasm or even add insult to injury.
This turned the thank you dinner into a private thank you gift.
This hasty gesture of thanks made Zhang Shu quite ashamed, but it was difficult for him to come up with other etiquette that met the standards.
"You are so thoughtful!"
Zhang Xuezhou took the money bag and glanced at it. He saw that the money bag was full of half a tael of fine gold. This made him sigh a little and strengthened his belief in saving lives and healing the wounded.
"They're all just passing things!"
Zhang Shu smiled bitterly.
Money that is difficult to obtain for the lower class is hard to spend for wealthy households like them.
This may be an exaggeration, but it is true.
What the Zhang family lacks is difficult to buy with money, but the Zhang family has few shortages in other aspects and has little need for various kinds of common things from outside.
This is partly due to underdeveloped commerce, and also because it is difficult for ordinary people to have what a large family needs.
"If Brother Zhang needs half a tael, as long as he has the elixirs, realm techniques, and martial arts needed by martial arts practitioners, you can ask for the price. Everything is easy to discuss," Zhang Shu said in a low voice.
"clear!"
Zhang Xuezhou nodded.
He seems to understand that these high-ranking families are lacking.
Not only Dong Zhongshu lacks something to break through the realm, but other cultivators also lack it.
Moreover, a large family like the Zhang family still lacks a rigorous cultivation inheritance, but it is difficult for the Zhang family to follow the route of court fame. The county captain may be the current limit of the Zhang family and other families.
The cultivation inheritance of the Sheriff's Mansion is limited, and it is far from possible to reach the level of the imperial court.
This also resulted in the fact that these wealthy families had no place to spend their money, and they were unable to exchange their money for items of cultivation and inheritance.
Zhang Xuezhou seems to have a lot of skills, but to Zhang Shu and others, this is something they can't get.
Zhang Shu is a rich man in the normal sense, while Zhang Xuezhou is a rich man in another sense.
After thinking about the difference, Zhang Xuezhou realized that he was not poor.