When the sun rose the next day, Li Dajiao woke up early to check the caravan's goods.
The old bird rubbed his hazy eyes, took a sip of wine, and tied the wine gourd around his waist.
"lets go."
The old bird turned around and shouted, and a group of guards set off under the leadership of Li Dajiao.
A caravan needs guides, guards, and people who can do business.
When you bring something to the Western Regions, you can't just buy it haphazardly.
You must also select the things you bring back, you must not buy defective products, and you must be discerning.
Li Dajiao is such a person, he has martial arts skills and vision. Although he has just been recruited for less than a year, his status in Jujintang is very high.
Of course, the rewards are also very generous.
When I arrived at Jujintang, I was first given a house in the capital city, and then one hundred taels of gold as an advance payment.
The caravan slowly set off, and a caravan followed behind. Li Dajiao immediately let the others go first, and he stayed behind.
The guards from the caravan behind him caught up on horseback and saluted Li Dajiao: "Master Li."
Li Dajiao once traveled through the world and had a chivalrous act, so he was called "Hero Li".
"You're polite, are you from Sitong Store?"
Li Dajiao looked back at the big flag of the caravan behind him.
"Yes, we are from Sitong Store. I am Hu Shuisheng, the head guard."
"Oh, it turns out to be Brother Hu. I've heard of him for a long time."
"No, I'm nothing compared to when Daxia Li killed twenty thieves in one night."
"Haha, it happened back then."
Back then, Li Dajiao was walking around the world and heard that a woman in a village had been robbed by thieves. He entered the robbers' den alone at night, killed more than 20 thieves, and rescued the robbed woman. It became a chivalrous story in the world.
Li Dajiao is quite proud of this.
"Li Daxia works in Jujintang, which complements each other. Only a temple as big as Jujintang can accommodate the giant Buddha Li Daxia."
Hu Shuisheng boasted that Li Dajiao was definitely not a caravan with unknown origins, and he was happy to have a companion on the road.
The two caravans just chatted and quickly passed Dingxi City and arrived at Jinsha City.
Guard General Han Ziping stopped the caravan, and Li Dajiao immediately stepped forward and saluted: "General Han, this is Li Dajiao, we are from Jujintang."
Of course Han Ziping knew about Jujintang and Mo Lin was the owner.
"Routine inspection, please cooperate."
Han Ziping waved his hand, and the soldiers checked the goods. After confirming that they were correct, they immediately put them into the city.
When it was Sitong Shop's turn, Hu Shuisheng hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "General Han, this is Hu Shuisheng from Sitong Shop. He specializes in traveling to the Western Regions. I met you last time."
Han Ziping ordered the search as usual, and only let him go if he was sure there were no problems.
Hu Shuisheng knew that Han Ziping was fair in doing things and would not make trouble for favors.
In the past, when Li Xiqi and Zhang Hua were on guard, they were fair on the surface but secretly collected a lot of money.
Later, Zhang Hua rebelled, Li Xiqi died in battle, and after Tang Heizi and Han Ziping took control, the atmosphere improved.
The generals brought out by the Long Family Army are different.
"What are you doing?"
Just as the inspection of Sitong Shop was completed, a caravan came from behind. The leader was a tall man from the Western Regions, with a beard, a high nose and deep eyes, wrapped in a turban. Behind him was a carriage, followed by an old servant, and
some goods.
"Sir, we are merchants from the Western Regions, doing business in Da Zhou. We are going back now."
The man immediately dismounted and saluted Han Ziping respectfully.
"Which country?"
"We are from the country of Uzbekistan."
At the mention of the country of Uz, the soldiers at the door immediately surrounded them, and the caravan was startled.
Hu Shuisheng took a look and thought to himself: Idiot, what's wrong, saying that he is from the Uz country.
Jinsha City was attacked once by the cavalry of Uzbek State, and they still dare to say this.
"Sir, general, that's not the case. We are merchants of the Us State, not soldiers of the Us State. We have nothing to do with the Us State. No, no, no, we have nothing to do with the army of the Us State. We have nothing to do with the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The imperial court has done business."
The man tried his best to explain, but Han Ziping shouted with a cold eyebrow: "Take him in and investigate carefully!"
The soldiers surrounded the caravan and entered Jinsha City, taking it into a camp for custody.
"Sir, we are really not spies from Uzbekistan. We are businessmen. Do businessmen know? That's right."
As the caravan passed by, Li Dajiao stopped and looked at it for a while.
"Hey, how can this person do business? He's so clueless."
Hu Shuisheng laughed and watched the fun.
Li Dajiao asked: "What's going on?"
Hu Shuisheng smiled and said: "The caravans from the Us Kingdom are doing business in the Great Zhou Dynasty. They probably have to go back after finishing their business."
"This man is also sincere and dares to say in Jinsha City that he is from the country of Uz."
Li Dajiao knew what happened in Jinsha City, shook his head and said with a smile: "He is also a real person."
The two ignored it and went to a camel shop in the city.
To the east of Jinsha City, you can use war horses and carriages, but to the west is the desert, where you must switch to camel teams.
At this time, Jinsha City has regained a lot of vitality, the shops in the city have reopened, and many people have moved in.
People from Jujintang and Sitong Shop stayed in the same inn. Along the way, the people on both sides became familiar with each other, and they took care of each other.
When it was almost closing time in the evening, Li Dajiao and Hu Shuisheng were having dinner downstairs.
Several people with Western appearance walked in. The men wore turbans and beards, and the women wore turbans and beards.
The whole body was covered with a hood, and there was a maid next to her with an obvious birthmark on her face, and an old servant next to her.
"Hey, it was actually released?"
Hu Shuisheng was eating noodles when he looked up and saw several people from the Western Regions.
"That's them?"
Li Dajiao looked back.
"Yes, it seems there is no problem, and there is no torture."
Hu Shuisheng felt a little strange. He was arrested but was not beaten.
Because of the invasion of the Usi State, Jinsha City is full of hostility to all people from the Usi State.
"Sir, where did you come from?"
When the waiter saw people dressed in Western costumes, he was enthusiastic but wary.
The Hu merchants in the Western Regions may be generous in their actions, but they may also be spies.
"He's from the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
The man has learned his lesson and does not say that he is from the country of Uz.
"Oh, how about staying in a hotel? How many rooms do you want?"
The man said: "One upper room and two ordinary rooms."
A gold coin was thrown into the waiter's pocket, and the waiter was extremely enthusiastic: "Okay, Sir, would you like to eat first?"
The man said: "Send them to the room, including biscuits and cut mutton."
The waiter led the man upstairs and brought the food up.
Li Dajiu just looked at it for a moment and didn't pay any more attention.
Those who travel along the trade routes of the Western Regions see many people from the Western Regions, and there is nothing surprising about them.
After eating, Li Dajiao and Hu Shuisheng went back to their rooms to rest.
There was nothing to say that night.
The next morning, the two caravans exchanged camels and set off from Jinsha City.
As soon as I left the west gate, I saw the man from last night leading several camels behind him.
"This person doesn't represent a guard either. He wants to pass through the desert under our roof."
