Hawking came back and brought back six corpses, which made Su Ren very angry. He kicked Hawking over and put his hands on his waist like a scolding shrew: "What did I tell you? Huh? I told you not to.
You're messing around, don't be messing around, what do you think is going on? How do you explain the death of these six brothers? How do you explain to their parents and wives at home?"
Huo Jin lowered his head and remained silent. Han Qing, Gou Tianming, Shi Bao and others stood aside. It was not appropriate for them to step forward at this time. After all, Su Ren was their master, so they could only wait for Su Ren to finish scolding and plead in private.
As a guest, Lao Wang was the best suitor. Before Han Qing could wink at him, Lao Wang had already come up and took Su Ren's arm.
"Let's go, let's talk about big things. Since those guys are horse thieves, it doesn't matter if we kill some. We have few people and it is necessary to establish our authority. We will be arriving at Shanshan Kingdom in a few days. We still have a lot of things to say. Let's go."
Walk!"
Lao Wang pulled and pulled Su Ren into the tent. Su Ren glared at Hawking: "From now on, you have withdrawn your right to lead troops, do you hear me?"
Su Ren was pulled into the tent, and the anger in his heart was still not gone. After the scout came back to explain the situation that day, Su Ren already had a rough guess. After all, he and Jingjie were considered partners for now. Jingjie didn't say hello to him when he came to the Western Region.
There are some problems. But since they are horse thieves, they cannot be restrained too tightly. Maybe Thorns' coming to the Western Region will be good for them. That's why Su Ren asked Huo Jin not to hurt anyone. Now he not only killed Thorns' people, but also himself
Six people had died, and Jean was an ordinary horse thief. The feud had already been forged.
He took a sip of water and threw the cup on the table. Huang Shisan quickly straightened the overturned tea bowl and wiped the water stains on the table, looking submissive and even a little scared. Su Ren rarely loses his temper, even when he is angry.
He could only do one kick. Su Ren's kick on a strong man like Huang Shisan was as if he hadn't kicked him at all, so in Huang Shisan's heart, Su Ren was a very kind and kind master. But today is good
The image of the master was completely ruined.
After returning from Hawking, he did not help Hawking treat his injuries. He stood in the snow in front of the corpses lying on the ground and scolded Hawking for more than half an hour, without even lifting a finger from Hawking. He did not hit anyone.
It’s not a good thing. Sometimes hitting you is actually a sign that I value you and like you. When you usually get beaten up if you make a small mistake, but don’t touch you if you make a big mistake, it means that the person in charge has already
Totally disappointed in you.
"Hey! You useless guy!" Su Ren cursed again.
Lao Wang chuckled twice: "General Huo is still young and has been under the wing of Mr. Huo. He just needs to exercise more."
"I'm still young. I'm going to be a father this time when I go back. If it weren't for the fact that he has been with me since childhood, I really want to drive him back."
Lao Wang smiled again: "That can't be done. General Huo is gone, why don't we just die in silence?" Lao Wang said as he glanced at the group of merchants who followed him in. Everyone hurriedly helped him.
Su Ren sighed again: "This kid has been a fool since he was a child, haha! Brat! Next time he does it again, I'll break his legs!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone let out a sigh of relief. The mention of beating was a good sign. Anyway, this page is the end. Su Ren waved his hand: "Okay, let's not talk about that angry brat.
Let’s talk about Shanshan Country? The first few groups of caravans entered were not very effective. People from the Western Regions were on guard against us. There are other reasons as well, but I won’t say more about them.”
"This time when we enter Shanshan Kingdom, you must be mentally prepared. Since we are planning to build a city at Yumen, it doesn't matter whether the business in Shanshan Kingdom is done or not. Let's treat it as exploring the road. Let me tell you one more thing. The goods we are selling this time
Replace them all with slaves, the more the better, don’t fight slaves, you can’t build a city in Yumen without people, so you still need to be clear.”
Lao Wang cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, sir, we know how to do it. Sir, you built the city in Yumen for subsequent business. We are all businessmen. We don't believe that we can make a lot of money at once. We understand what it means to take advantage of the future."
"Hahaha! Uncle Wang has learned the art of war!" Everyone laughed together with Su Ren, and the atmosphere in the tent immediately improved.
Strictly speaking, the countries in the Western Regions cannot be counted as countries. They build an earth city along the water veins in a sheltered place and they become a country. As for the size of this country, even their kings probably don’t know. As long as they have not met
Opponents, their territory can stretch to the horizon. However, the population is still a point in the earth city.
Shanshan Kingdom is the largest country in the east of the Western Region. It has several times more people than Jingjue in the south and Cheshi in the north. Among them are merchants, herdsmen, soldiers, officials, and even several small towns around it.
On the edge of Bailongtan, Su Ren saw a Tucheng. The guide said that this was the easternmost city of Shanshan Kingdom. It had a population of more than 3,000 and 200 soldiers stationed there. The rest were basically merchants from the Western Regions.
, Huns, Qiang, and several Han merchants, all of whom came to the Western Regions with Su Ren to make a fortune.
The city is not big and is entirely made of mud. The endless west wind has blown the city head into a semicircle. There are no towers and no city gates. The few gaps in the earth city are the city gates and entrances.
The Shanshan soldiers who had just arrived held the weapons in their hands and blocked the path of Su Ren's caravan. After the guide threw a few coins, the barely clothed soldiers shivered and returned to the city gate to keep warm.
went.
The city is small, and the streets are naturally small. There are two roads, north, south, east and west, forming a cross in the middle of Tucheng. As soon as Su Ren's huge motorcade entered the city, it alerted the merchants living in the city. Most of these people stared at Tucheng.
Everyone knows that Han people have good things, so they naturally fight for them. In the past, businessmen from the Western Regions would go to Han Dynasty. Although they would not be rich when they came back, they would definitely have enough food and clothing for the whole family. This time, since Han businessmen came to their doorsteps by themselves,
Come on, don’t you think of making a lot of money?
Akli is a fat white man in his fifties, with a full beard, and you can't even see where his nose is. The old man came with two Han merchants who stayed in the city. According to the two Han merchants,
He said that as long as you are in Tucheng, no matter what you want and the price is fair, Akeli can find it for you. At the same time, Akeli is also a very good and honest businessman, and you will be absolutely assured if you leave the things in his hands.
In order to prove his friendliness, Akeli generously hugged every Han shopkeeper. Being held in the arms of an old man made Lao Wang very uncomfortable, but for the sake of the two Han businessmen, Lao Wang did not
Akli mind.
The goods Su Ren brought this time were more and better than before. They were all from Shu, and each item was carefully selected. When Lao Wang said he wanted to exchange these goods for slaves,
At that time, Akeli was particularly excited. In the Western Region, apart from the small number of people, there were many other things, including more winds, more sand, more kings, and more treasures. Of course, the slaves mentioned here are not within the category of ordinary people.
There are three sources of slaves in the Western Regions. One is that some kind of law deprives you of your identity as a common people, and you naturally become a slave. The second is war. After two families fight, the captured soldiers become slaves. Such slaves
They are called war slaves. As for the third type of Akli, he did not say anything, and Lao Wang was unwilling to ask. Since Akli can get slaves, there is no need to worry about who they are.
Su Ren didn't go to deal with this Akli, but Akli wanted to tease him. When he passed by Su Ren's carriage, he saluted and responded with a hearty laugh. Su Ren was very unhappy about this.
Comfortable. A person from the Western Regions can guess that he is in the carriage, and those Mo Masters and Fang Xiandao can also know it. Now that Shanshan has been controlled by those two forces, it is indeed a bit rash for him to rush in.
Huang Shisan knocked on the car window twice, leaned on the car window and said, "Here comes the man. Sir, do you want to see me now or wait until evening?"
"At once! Be careful!"
"No!" Huang Shisan agreed, turned the horse's head and once again got into the crowd of people from the Western Regions.
When Su Ren settled down in the inn, Huang Shisan appeared in front of Su Ren with Ah Xun. Su Ren was a little tired from traveling all the way, but he didn't hear Ah Xun's report, and he felt really uneasy.
Signaling Ah Xun to sit down: "Is there any change between the Mo family and Fang Xiandao?"
Ah Xun stood up quickly: "So far, everything is fine. It's just that the villain's men heard some news. The Holy Son of the Vulcan Sect on the plateau has descended from the snow-capped mountains and is driving here day and night. A group of people appeared in the Huns' territory to the north.
There are not too many new-faced horse thieves, and they look and act very much like us Han people."
"Haha!" Su Ren laughed dryly: "I didn't expect these two guys to come to join in the fun. You don't have to worry about them in the south. You should keep an eye on the group of horse thieves in the north."
"No! I understand!" Ah Xun stood up again, cupped his fists and saluted: "Do you want to send someone to sneak in?"
Su Ren shook his head: "What's the hurry? Since the two of them are already here, it's not too late to make things exciting first before taking action."
"I remember it, little man. Let's go down and prepare."
When the city lord came, he first expressed his welcome, then stated the king's order, talked a lot of nonsense, and left happily with ten gold coins in his arms. With the city lord as a backing, Su Ren's merchants immediately moved away
They were trading in Tucheng. At the same time, Akli brought over the first batch of ten slaves. Su Ren's business was off to a good start.
Since he can do business here, Su Ren doesn't plan to go further west. Fishing requires bait. With a bait as big as his own, even fish that are hidden deeply can see it, not to mention that these fish are coming for his bait.
. So Su Ren immediately ordered to stay in Tucheng to avoid being picked up by a big fish and not even the bones left. (To be continued)
