It was Long Chen's idea to build Xifeng City, and the design drawings were also drawn by Long Chen, but they never came after it was built.
Passing by this time, Long Chen finally saw his masterpiece.
The city wall is made of concrete and is very thick. The streets and houses in the city are built in a regular direction from north to south.
"I heard that this city was designed and built by Long Cheng'en of Dazhu Kingdom. It is very strong, like a fortress."
Chai Yuguan walked on the street, admiring the heavy style.
Long Chen smiled and said: "Xifeng City is located at the intersection of Xixia, Eastern Zhou and Nanliang. The original intention of its construction was to build a fortress to resist Xixia to the west and suppress Nanliang to the south, so it was built very solidly."
Chai Yuguan was a little surprised and asked, "You know it very well."
Long Chen smiled, did not continue, and found a Tianxiahui inn to stay at.
When traveling, you must stay in a large inn, and it must have been open for many years.
Newly opened inns don’t know how to operate, so things can easily go wrong.
The most trusted hotel among business travelers is Tianxiahui's inn, which is famous and guaranteed.
The waiter warmly welcomed the carriage into the backyard, and Chaiyuguan was guarded to prevent anyone from stealing it.
The main hall was very lively. Long Chen and his party had two tables. They ordered pasta and mutton and ate simply.
"What do you call the shopkeeper?"
Chai Yuguan and Long Chen were eating noodles when a man in silk clothes came over. He looked like a businessman, but his face was too rough, his mouth was calloused, and his eyes were fierce.
"Brother, is something wrong?"
Chai Yuguan stood up and bowed.
"The two carts of sandalwood in the backyard are pretty good. I would like to ask how much they cost to sell them for."
The man rolled up his sleeves and asked with a smile.
Chai Yuguan smiled and said, "I'm sorry, that was booked by the eminent monk of Zhaoti Temple."
There is no reason to resell items booked by others. Moreover, this place is close to Xixia, and Zhaoti Temple is the national temple of Xixia, so some respect should be given.
The man laughed and said, "That's it. I'm so rude. I'm sorry."
After saying that, the man left the inn.
fold Er Er glanced back and said in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, the person who came here is not a good person."
Chai Yuguan looked troubled and said: "In the past two years, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty has been relatively peaceful, but it is different when it comes to Xixia."
"As usual, we will hire escorts from the Tianxiahui in Xifeng Town. This time, this time is special."
Long Chen immediately said: "Continue to hire escorts. As before, this time we will stick to the same rules."
Chai Yuguan thought Long Chen would refuse, because after hiring an escort, Chai Yuguan might take action against Long Chen.
"I think they are all good players, so there is no need."
Chai Yuguan continued to eat noodles, thinking that Long Chen was testing him.
"No kidding, just follow the old rules and hire an escort."
Long Chen was very serious and had no intention of testing.
Chai Yuguan nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go to the escort agency in front to ask for an escort later. They left several times. Let's change to another agency."
The escort agency was familiar with Chai Yuguan, and he also knew Chai Yuguan's men. If he hired the same agency again, he would be afraid of being suspicious.
"No, it's still the same family."
Long Chen wanted to make everything look normal.
Chai Yuguan nodded and said, "Okay, just do what you want."
Long Chen reminded: "Shopkeeper, I am your subordinate. You make the decision and I will do the work."
Chai Yuguan chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, I am the shopkeeper."
After dinner, other clerks were guarding the goods in the store. Chai Yuguan, Long Chen, and Zhe'er left the inn and went to a bodyguard agency in the west of the city.
Engraved on the door are four large gilt characters: Xinglong Escort Agency.
Entering the courtyard, the bodyguards inside were practicing martial arts, making sounds with swords, guns, swords and halberds.
Zhe'er glanced at it coldly, and found that the highest cultivation level was only the early stage of a king.
Seeing a guest coming to the door, the steward of the Escort Bureau quickly came out to greet him: "Shopkeeper Chai, what are you doing today?"
The new year is a few days late."
The housekeeper and Chai Yuguan were very friendly, and they looked like old acquaintances at first sight.
"I was delayed on the way. Is the chief escort here?"
"Here, please come to the shopkeeper, please come to the two of you."
Long Chen followed him into the main hall and sat down. The apprentice served tea. Chai Yuguan drank it, but Long Chen didn't.
Not long after, a man with a leopard head and ringed eyes came out. He was about 50 years old and had a beard on his face.
This person is Zhang Hei, the chief escort of Xinglong Escort Agency.
"Manager Chai, long time no see."
"The head escort is still so energetic."
Chai Yuguan and Long Chen stood up and saluted.
"Sit down, we are all old acquaintances."
Zhang Hei sat down and when he saw Long Chen beside him, his eyes suddenly froze. He sat up straight and asked, "Who is this?"
Chai Yuguan immediately introduced: "This is my distant cousin. I am taking him out for business. Chen'er has not met the chief escort yet. You will have to rely on the chief escort in the future."
Long Chen immediately stood up and saluted: "Junior Tan Chen, I have met the chief escort."
Zhang Hei smiled and returned the gift: "What a handsome young man. Shopkeeper Chai has a right-hand man."
Long Chen sat down, and Chai Yuguan said: "Chen'er served in the army for a few years. Now that he's back home, he's running business with him. The chief escort will take care of him in the future."
Zhang Hei nodded and said: "I mean he has a murderous spirit. He used to be in the army."
"The shopkeeper will go to Zhaoti Temple this time?"
Chai Yuguan said: "Yes, we still go back and forth from Xifeng City to Zhaoti Temple."
Zhang Hei said: "The shopkeeper and I are acquaintances, and I won't hide it from you. This road was originally good, and the people on the road also gave me some face."
"But recently there has been a group of bandits who are very unruly and it will be difficult to walk on this road."
This means more money.
Regardless of whether you are acquainted with someone or not, business is business.
Chai Yuguan immediately said: "It doesn't matter. The road is difficult, so we should pay more for tea." Zhang Hei chuckled and said, "As long as the shopkeeper understands."
"Butler, you choose ten good players and set out with Shopkeeper Chai tomorrow morning."
The butler replied: "Okay."
Then he said to Chai Yuguan: "Please go to the cashier's office and pay a deposit."
Chai Yuguan stood up immediately, and Long Chen followed him out. He paid the deposit at the cashier's office, and then returned to the inn to stay.
The butler returned to the main hall and said, "Master, I've given you the deposit."
Zhang Hei nodded and said: "That Tan Chen just now was very weird, and he felt that his cultivation was unfathomable."
The housekeeper smiled and said, "I'm too worried, sir. If you are really good at cultivation, what else do you want from us?"
Zhang Hei thought about it, maybe he was too worried.
Back at the inn, Long Chen and Chai Yuguan slept in the same room.
There was nothing to say that night.
When they got up the next day, ten escorts from the Xinglong Escort Bureau were waiting at the door. The leading escort was Zhang Hei's second apprentice named Wang Bin.
Chai Yuguan invited them to have breakfast. The carriage came out of the backyard. Long Chen got on the horse. Wang Bin shouted: "Xinglong Escort Agency is on its way!"
The flag of the escort agency was raised high, and the caravan left Xifeng City and headed to the Jade Buddha Pass in the west.
The ten-mile journey arrived soon.
Wu Jian was patrolling at the gate. Han Ziping looked at Xinglong Escort Agency coming from the east and said, "General, Xinglong Escort Agency's business has been very good recently."
Wu Jian took a look and said: "There are a lot of bandits outside the customs recently. Xinglong Escort Bureau is stronger, so business is good."
Han Ziping smiled and said, "Should we send troops to suppress the bandits?"
Wu Jian smiled and said: "We control the east side of Jade Buddha Pass, but we don't care about the west side. That is the boundary of Xixia."
The escort flag of Xinglong Escort Bureau is embroidered with the character "Zhang", followed by the escort and caravan.
"Um?"
Wu Jian saw a young man in the caravan and felt that he looked very familiar.
