Muchuan never expected that this red-haired girl would just leave without any hesitation.
To be honest, this is mainly because Muchuan regards this place as the Tang Dynasty.
The way of thinking of the Tubo people is different from that of the Tang people.
They won't talk about any false etiquette, success means success, failure means failure, and they won't beat around the bush for you at all!
Since Muchuan proposed that the red-haired woman could leave, the red-haired woman would naturally not be pretentious and just leave.
This was great, Muchuan's 50,000 taels of silver were immediately wasted.
Although Muchuan was wealthy and wealthy, such an encounter still made Muchuan smile bitterly.
"Forget it, just think of it as charity."
Muchuan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
Now Muchuan still has something to do, and he needs to find a bilingual guide.
Originally, the candidate was a red-haired girl, but now that the red-haired girl has run away, Muchuan has to find another way out.
Muchuan found the innkeeper and informed him of his needs.
There are quite a lot of people who come to this city to find guides, so these inns also have corresponding services.
This is equivalent to the intermediaries of later generations. As long as the intermediary fee is sufficient, the candidates they find will not be too bad.
This time, Muchuan lowered his requirements.
As long as you are proficient in bilingual and familiar with the roads of Tubo, you only need to meet these two requirements.
As for gender, Muchuan didn't care at all.
It's pleasing to the eye, but female guides are rare, let alone beautiful female guides.
Under the money offensive, the innkeeper was also extremely efficient and quickly found a suitable candidate for Muchuan.
As Muchuan thought, there are almost no women who meet these two requirements.
These candidates are all men.
Muchuan found someone with decent character and hired him.
This man was also a Tang Dynasty person, his name was Li Fugui.
When Li Fugui was a child, he followed his father on a business trip. As a result, he encountered bandits on the border and his father died immediately.
In desperation, Li Fugui could only stay on the border. Over time, he became a guide and lived a good life.
"Master, just rest and go buy some small things."
Li Fugui tried his best to curry favor with Muchuan, a noble man.
As a Tang Dynasty person, Li Fugui naturally did not want to stay in such a border place.
It's just that for people like him, if they are not recommended by noble people, they will end up begging when they return to the mainland.
Li Fugui could see that Muchuan was definitely either rich or noble in the mainland.
His idea is quite simple, as long as he fawns over Muchuan, then he can follow Muchuan back to the mainland and have a job to earn a living!
Regarding Li Fugui's kindness, Muchuan understood his intention, but did not criticize it. He just ordered the things he needed to buy, gave him some silver, and left it to him.
As for whether Li Fugui would embezzle money and run away, Muchuan didn't know, and he didn't really care.
This can be regarded as a test. If Li Fugui takes the risk and runs away just for this little money, then his character will be like that.
Fortunately, Li Fugui did not disappoint Muchuan.
He quickly purchased all kinds of supplies, and even spent nearly half of what he originally planned.
This is enough to show Li Fugui's business ability. He has been in this city for so many years and still has many connections.
There are enough materials, enough manpower, and enough camels.
Muchuan no longer wasted time and planned to set off the next day.
The sooner they arrive at the Holy Mountain, the sooner Hua Henmu can wake up.
Early the next morning, Muchuan took Kunu, Lenu and Li Fugui with him and planned to leave the city.
Although they purchased twice as many camels as the number of people, most of the time, the camels were not rideable.
In the desert, the walking speed of camels is not fast. It mainly has strong endurance and can walk for a very long time with only a small amount of water and food.
Therefore, camels are actually used for carrying goods and serving as emergency rations under special circumstances.
Camel blood is different from the blood of other animals. If it is drunk, it can barely be used as water.
Of course, no one would kill a camel unless absolutely necessary. It would undoubtedly be killing the goose to obtain the eggs, and thus destroying oneself.
The team left the city and headed in the direction of Tubo.
After completely leaving the territory of Tang Dynasty, we finally entered the territory of Tubo.
As if entering another world, everything became desolate, and the number of plants also decreased rapidly.
Soon, the endless desert appeared before everyone's eyes.
This was Muchuan's first time seeing the desert, and he was overwhelmed by its aura.
The desert is similar to the sea, with no end as far as the eye can see.
However, if we really talk about it, the despair that the desert brings to people is far greater than that of the sea.
On the sea, at least there are fish as companions, and occasionally on rainy days, you can enjoy a few sips of rootless water.
But in the desert, rain is the first thing to think about.
Secondly, there is almost no life in the desert. You may not encounter any living creatures until you die.
All in all, Muchuan became cautious after stepping into the desert.
Once you lose your way here, you will definitely die.
Fortunately, Muchuan brought a compass. As long as he didn't encounter a magnetic storm, the general direction would be correct.
It was also the first time for Li Fugui to see such a magical thing as a compass, and he was even more amazed by its ability to point the direction.
This also made Li Fugui more motivated, because Muchuan had previously promised him that if he performed well this time, he could be taken into the mainland.
If my father had such a good thing back then, he wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable situation!
Li Fugui was filled with emotion.
It was precisely because they took the wrong road that their caravan encountered sand bandits, resulting in a tragedy in the world.
"Master, if we walk another hundred or so miles, we will reach the oasis."
Li Fugui came over and said enthusiastically.
Hearing this, Muchuan was also a little excited.
I have been walking in the desert for several days, and the scenery is the same every day. It would be quite nice to see an oasis.
"But sir, my suggestion is not to go to the oasis. Anyway, we have enough water and dry food."
Suddenly, Li Fugui added another sentence.
This naturally puzzled Muchuan, so he asked about the reason.
After Li Fugui explained, Muchuan understood the reason.
A desert oasis is like a dark bonfire.
It's extremely easy to encounter bandits or other forces there.
It's easy to say that when you encounter bandits, as long as you pay enough tolls, they won't make things difficult for you.
However, if you encounter those rebels, it will be a dead end.
In the desert, the most dangerous force is the rebels.
These are the remnant forces of the former Zampo. They do not recognize Songtsan Gampo's status and have been hiding in the desert, accumulating strength. Who knows one day they will jump out and cause chaos.
Generally speaking, when you meet rebels in the desert, you either join them and work for them, or you die.
