Chapter 1,420: Encountering evil spirits in the path of robbery
Do you still remember the main goals of Cai Zhaoji and others when they came to Shu?
To put it into detail, it was Yi Xiaotian who discovered the business opportunity of Shu Brocade.
But specifically, the entire Shu region is a rather closed treasure house for Youjian Villa, and even for the whole world.
Shu is rich in products. Because of its isolation from the mountains, there are also special products that are rare in other areas.
In this case, whoever can be the first to open up the trade route with Shu will be the first to enjoy the huge profits brought by this trade.
Currently, Yi Xiaotian is in charge of Youjian Villa on the Jiangnan side. If nothing happens, Youjian Villa will continue to appear on the Jiangnan side soon - Jingzhou is currently Liu Bei's territory, and it's hard to tell in a short time.
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So looking at it, the only area that Youjian Villa can develop the most is Shu.
In the final analysis, the success of Youjian Villa depends on money. The day Youjian Villa stops making money, this problem will become serious.
So on the surface it is Shu brocade, but everyone's real goal is all profitable trade projects including Shu brocade.
With this premise, various plans are easy to explain - this is what Yi Xiaotian made clear to Cai Zhaoji in advance, in order to prevent Cai Zhaoji and others from fighting against each other once they hit a wall in the Shu brocade trade.
It is absolutely unnecessary to hang yourself on the Shu Brocade tree.
Shu brocade is very profitable, but if you find other more profitable projects, why bother focusing on Shu brocade?
The key is that many people in Shu know the value of Shu brocade. Over the years, not eight or nine out of ten caravans have gone to Shu for trade, but six or seven have come for Shu brocade. Some people want to open up the trade of Shu brocade.
Many people know the route well.
Once you clarify this matter, it is extremely easy for someone to sit back and raise the price. Once a tug-of-war situation arises, it is easy for the negotiation to break down, and eventually break up and leave empty-handed.
That's why the former caravan leader surnamed Hong gave them the surname when he heard that they planned to trade Shu brocade, and also gave them some of his own connections.
This is already a very generous act - please note that Brother Hong made it very clear and there was no intention to deceive at all.
Even though his business is stable, the prices are quite high.
If you cannot conduct large-volume trade, it is easy to lose money.
Moreover, the biggest difference between trade in Shu and other places is the lack of information.
It is difficult for you to understand the price fluctuations between the two places in a short period of time - so except for those things whose prices have always been very stable, such as Shu Brocade, anything else has the possibility of a price plunge.
On the contrary, this is the biggest risk of caravan trade.
However, the price stability of Shu brocade naturally comes at a price, that is, everyone knows that after its price is stable, Shu brocade has become a circulating commodity that can be compared with gold and silver, which makes the real profit it can get relatively low.
If a large amount of trade cannot be carried out, the final profit will not even be enough to cover the expenses of a large caravan going back and forth to Shu.
In short, trade is full of difficulties, and even Cai Zhaoji has to consider multiple options. Now she seems to smell this business opportunity.
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The captured bandit's surname was Qiu, and his last name was Cong - Qiu Cong. He was a third-in-command with a fairly high status among the bandits.
Of course, since he was arrested, he no longer thinks about the so-called bandit career.
After all, they are currently one of the best bandit gangs near Jiange. This time they dispatched nearly two hundred people, intending to make a good profit before Xia is busy.
They observed it for several days, and finally determined that the target was the caravan of Cai Zhaoji and others.
And what makes everyone most excited is that there are many women in the opponent's formation. This is a God-given opportunity. If not them, who else can they rob?
Without stopping, the bandit gang mobilized almost all its forces, and even used many of the precious horses hidden inside, and took out the feathered arrows that had been collected for a long time, just to kill the opponent in one fell swoop.
Wipe clean.
However - something unexpected happened to everyone.
The seemingly powerless business men in the opposing team, after discovering their traces, not only were not afraid, but instead counterattacked on the spot, catching them off guard.
As the third leader, he has a relatively active mind. He plays a commanding role, so he is naturally smarter than others.
When he saw that the opponent seemed to be a tough opponent, he quickly asked his men to stop the idea of charging, quickly sent people to occupy the high areas of the ramp, and began to shoot arrows to suppress the opponent.
In the end, this was the decision that really brought them to a dead end.
Yes, once the two sides distanced themselves, the encounter became somewhat boring.
The situation quickly turned around, and certainly not to their side.
The reason was that when the merchants and men on the other side who were quite capable of fighting saw that they had distanced themselves, they calmly drew out their powerful bows and crossbows from their respective carriages.
Then, in this competition about accuracy and speed, there was no suspense at all - the bandit team of two hundred people was instantly destroyed in a hail of arrows.
This speed was so fast that Qiu Cong couldn't react at all.
The eldest master and second master standing next to him were beheaded by a young man who suddenly stood in front of them before they even had the thought of anger.
Yes, the opponent was so fast that they didn't even feel anything was wrong. When Qiu Cong looked up, the first and second masters covered their necks with expressions of disbelief... After a moment, their heads fell to the ground, leaving no room for them to struggle.
Then, Qiu Cong fainted from fright.
When he woke up, he was already in the carriage, being guarded by several men with cold eyes.
Should he say it or not? At this moment, he suddenly realized what was the hard problem with the other party?
The other party is clearly a group of evil ghosts who kill without blinking an eye.
Part-time bandits like them seem to be doing a lot, but in fact they are just a little better than ordinary people.
These guys in front of me, I'm afraid even the officers and soldiers may not be able to defeat them, right?
This is Qiu Cong's clearest feeling.
Soon the other party's people arrived.
When he saw that he woke up, the familiar young man asked him a few simple words and then left in disappointment.
At this moment, Qiu Cong was only left with the desire to survive.
He felt that the other party was not satisfied with his answer.
If there was still a chance to answer again, he would be willing to tell everything he knew just in exchange for a chance to live.
Yes, people will cherish life only after they have experienced the choice of life and death.
Fortunately, not long after, the sound of someone approaching came from outside the carriage, which suddenly gave Qiu Cong hope.
