The situation inside the pass was not good, but outside the pass it was not much better. Gaochang was destroyed because it colluded with the Turks, spoke nonsense and disrespected the emperor and the Jin Dynasty, and stopped paying tribute.
This shows that there is a considerable force among the Turkic fleeing branches in the Western Regions.
The countries in the Western Regions were not very obedient to the Jin in the first place. They were forced to surrender because of the power of the Jin and the emperor. Once bad news about the emperor spread, these people would rebel.
In response to this, General Meng said very rudely: "These people are mothers if they have milk. When your Majesty is good, he complains about poverty and asks for money, and the court gives money and food to help them. But when your Majesty is not good, others will just say a few words.
They started making noises, and all the affection they had before turned out to be false."
"The rumors of smallpox have not yet been determined, but the news that the situation in Xiazhou has improved should spread among the people soon," General Meng was much more frank than Governor He on this point. He said directly: "We will send troops in a month.
It will take about two or three months to quell the banditry all the way to Suzhou. The horse thieves outside the customs will be more or less deterred by then. You can leave the customs at that time."
He paused and then said: "It's just that the weather will get colder by then. You have to ride fast to reach the Western Region before the heavy snow blocks the road."
Man Bao counted the time and frowned slightly.
There is nothing here that makes them interested in staying. Even if they are resting, they have to be interested in order to be happy. Otherwise, it would be too boring to stay in one place for two or three months just for the sake of staying.
Man Bao and Bai Shan couldn't help but look at Mr. Zhuang and Nie Canjun.
Nie Canjun is responsible for protecting their safety, but he also has to consider efficiency, so he doesn't want to stay here, otherwise he will appear too incompetent.
Mr. Zhuang also hesitated. He could see that Bai Shan and the others did not want to stay here for too long, but he himself did not want to take such a risk.
Bai Shan and Man Bao, who cherished their lives, hesitated because of this.
They asked General Meng, "Is there no other way but to wait?"
"Yes," General Meng said, "luck. Although there are fewer merchants arriving at Yumen Pass now, it is not without them. They are lucky or strong, so they have not encountered horse thieves."
When Man Bao heard this, he became energetic and said cautiously: "Actually, we are quite lucky."
Bai Shan also nodded repeatedly, glanced at Man Bao and said, "Man Bao is the most blessed. This should be no problem."
Bai Erlang was convinced. After all, she was known as the reincarnation of a fairy, which showed her luck.
Nie Canjun immediately said: "Our strength is not bad either."
Not to mention the guards of the Bai family and the Yin family, he had a hundred people under his command, and ordinary horse thieves may not have so many people.
It's just that they are defending, and the other side is rushing to kill, so the other side has an advantage.
Nie Canjun thought of something, so he leaned into Bai Shan's ear and whispered: "Mr. Bai, maybe we can ask Du Yu and others to go together for a while."
It’s this money…
Nie Canjun looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan also remembered that if it was true what the governor said, that there were many forces that wanted to plunder in the desert, then if it was not luck that they had a safe journey, it would be because of their guidance and presence.
There is always a bit of respect and fear between horse thieves and horse thieves, and besides, there are so many of them and they are not just decorations.
Bai Shan thought about it, and after returning home, he met with five people to discuss, "Should we pay them to come with us again?"
Man Bao and Bai Erlang are both used to it. Even if they care about money, they still feel that life is the most important thing.
On the contrary, Liu Huan hesitated, "Will it cost a lot of money? I think there are enough of us, maybe we don't need twenty of them?"
"Maybe it will be useful?" Bai Erlang said: "I don't even care about money, why do you feel sorry for it?"
Liu Huan glanced at him and said, "Am I just worried about money? I don't think it's worth it. It's not worth paying too much for a small risk."
After all, he is the grandson of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Even if he is a bit of a playboy, he will weigh these things under the influence of his ears and eyes.
Bai Erlang said: "That's not possible. It doesn't matter if there is no risk. Since we know there is a risk, how can we not be prepared? My parents only have a young son, and I am just engaged. We haven't gotten married yet, so we can't harm Ming Da.
Princess."
Bai Shan nodded in agreement, "My parents only have one son, me. What will happen to my grandmother and mother if I die? And Man Bao is also here. If something happens to the two of us, we will become two."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, "It's just money. If you lose it, you can still make money. The jewelry we shared last time is worth a lot of money. Just take two out and earn the money you paid for someone else when you return to the capital."
Yin may not like money, and his views on life are not as cautious as Bai Shan and others, but he wants to visit the Western Regions. In this case, he must live, so he nodded, "Please."
Zhou Liru naturally followed his sister-in-law, and she said: "The loot I shared last time... there are two good pieces of cloth in the loot. When we get to the Western Regions, it will be enough for me, right?"
Man Bao nodded and said: "That's enough, that's enough. Let's go and talk to them."
The people from the small town were the ones who made the decision. As soon as he heard that Zhou Man and the others were willing to pay two hundred taels to hire them to accompany them to the Western Regions, he subconsciously bargained, "That won't work. Going to the Western Regions is much farther than coming here from the small town. It will take at least three days."
One hundred taels."
Man Bao: "...This time we will speed up and not make any extra stops on the road. If the weather is good, it will arrive in about 20 days, and the journey will only be a few days longer than this time."
The heavy rain depends on her. Do they blame them for the long journey this time?
It’s not like you just stop and go, you want to take a look out of curiosity, and you want to take a look out of curiosity.
Man Bao seemed to be a little unreasonable, so he coughed slightly and brought the topic back, "It's cheaper. We will limit the time this time and reach the destination within a month without any accidents."
“What is a contingency?”
Man Bao listed: "For example, we encountered horse thieves, someone in our team got sick and had to stop, or we encountered a storm. In any case, it is a natural or man-made disaster, independent of our will."
When Du Yu heard this, he immediately said: "The price will be even higher. You don't know that this Western Region is different from ours. Not only is the weather different, but the food is also different. People can easily become acclimated. Doctor Zhou, you are so soft-hearted."
, a person has to stop when he is sick, how much time will we have to waste by then? Just three hundred taels, and I won’t ask you for more."
He said: "This depends on our friendship, otherwise other caravans won't be able to hire us with this amount of money."
Bai Shan asked: "Do you want to bring goods with you when you go to the Western Regions?"
Heavy Rain's eyes were a little erratic.
Bai Shandao: "If you bring goods, I can introduce you to Mr. You."
Dayu, who was about to negotiate the price, then went to find Mr. You:...
In the end, the two parties settled the transaction at a price of two hundred and sixty taels.
When the heavy rain sends someone out, I always feel that I am at a loss, but I have already agreed and I can’t regret it even if I want to.