In the back garden of the King's Palace in Shanshan, two old men were sitting in the pavilion drinking. Drinking wine on a cold day is a sin, but Erguotou was nowhere to be found even in the king's palace.
Mo Cong took a sip of wine and shuddered from the cold. He stretched out his hand to stop the maid from putting the fur on him. After enduring it for a long time, he let out a long breath: "Comfortable! That boy actually stopped there."
Now that I'm gone, I'm really curious, what does that kid think?"
"Look, I see, he is scared!"
Mo Cong shook his head: "No, this kid always likes to take risks when doing things. He is a bold and reckless person. I have never been afraid of such a person."
Shao Weng laughed and said nothing about Mo Cong's explanation. Mo Cong waved his hand and drove everyone around him out. He and Shao Weng were the only two people left in the pavilion. The so-called pavilion is a pavilion with ventilation on all sides, even if there are several people in the pavilion.
The cold wind was still pouring in from the brazier. There was a reason why the two old guys decided to talk here. Because it was a pavilion, they could see clearly in all directions. After sending the servants away, no one could think of it.
eavesdrop.
Mo Yu came down from the beam. Since he came back, he no longer likes to live alone. Even if he goes to bed at night, he has to have his most trusted guard stand guard at the door and put his sword by the bedside. Whenever there is someone outside,
Mo Yu would wake up immediately if there was any disturbance. He refilled the glasses of Mo Cong and Shao Weng, and Mo Yu sat on the railing of the pavilion.
Shao Weng glanced at Mo Yu and said to Mo Cong: "That Su Ren is really capable. The people we placed under King Xiutu's account have almost lost seven or eighty-eight, and the ones left behind don't dare to make any move.
The plan to attack Su Ren together with the Huns seems to have been ruined. If he does not come to Qianni City, we really have no chance to attack at Bailongtan."
Mo Cong nodded: "This is what I'm most worried about. I've been paying attention to Su Ren. I had already sent people to observe him when he was still in Shu County. At that time, I felt that this kid had more discernment than others. When he comes
After arriving in Chang'an, I was even more afraid of him after getting in touch with him. He has vision, courage, and wisdom, and the thing that puzzles me the most is that this guy is very accurate in doing things and never misses a beat. This is something I can't even achieve.
"
Shao Weng smiled: "Before he came to the fairyland, the Heavenly Master of our religion left a sentence, saying that after fifty years of ups and downs, the successors will rise step by step. At that time, I didn't understand the key. Looking at this sentence today, it seems that it should be in this Su
Regarding Ren, if it weren’t for the fact that he has some opinions about our religion, I would have planned to accept him as my disciple.”
"Oh? Since Brother Shao had such a plan, why didn't he take action earlier? Now that he has a horse with a light coat and a high-ranking official, I'm afraid he won't practice with you anymore."
Shao Weng shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily true. We are not saints. No one can see the results of many things before they happen. I still want to try again."
Mo Cong smiled and said, "I'd like to hear the details!"
Su Ren, who lived in Tucheng, sneezed and knew without guessing that someone wanted to plot against him. He smiled slightly and wiped the snot hanging from his nose. Tucheng was not big and there were not many merchants. Lao Wang and the others brought
Not even 10% of the goods that came in were sold, and the market was already saturated. If you want to sell off all the goods in their hands, the best place is Qianni City.
With the lord of Tucheng as the guarantor and recommendation, starting from Tucheng, the three Tuchengs and one fortress along the way are also very respectable, and there will not be too much trouble for Lao Wang's caravan. As long as Lao Wang's filial piety satisfies everyone, it can be regarded as
The green light was given all the way, which was much smoother than the previous waves of merchants. When Qianni City appeared in front of Su Ren, Su Ren was disappointed. Both Chang'an and Chengdu were a thousand times more prosperous than Qianni City.
He dared to call Tucheng the capital of the country when he was five miles away. The people of Shanshan really thought highly of him.
Not only is the city wall dilapidated, but the soldiers guarding the city can also be described as dilapidated. In the winter, the body is still wearing single clothes, and the swollen leather armor is not worn on the body for defense, but more for keeping warm. The city gate hole is originally
There was a vent, and the west wind blew from the west, roaring through the city gate hole and taking away all the temperature inside. The soldiers had no choice but to hug their weapons and huddle in the corner like shrimps.
The leader of the team wears a sheepskin vest outside his leather armor. The wool of the vest has been polished, and the two sides look very similar, except that the inside is cleaner than the outside. Lao Wang’s money bag is placed inside the woolless sheepskin vest.
The leader of the team, with a red face, called a soldier to lead Lao Wang, and repeatedly warned him to find a good place for the Han people to do business.
The market is located in the north of the city, next to the king's residence. Commercial taxes are the most important economic pillar of Shanshan Kingdom. The taxes paid every year account for half of the entire Shanshan Kingdom. This is why King Shanshan set his capital here. The people of the Western Regions
The market, like the market in Chang'an, can only be described with a random word. Shops and stalls can be set up wherever they want, without having to worry about traffic. Su Ren imagined that a fire could burn the entire market clean.
net.
The most prosperous business is livestock and fur goods. Cattle, sheep, and horses can be seen everywhere. Good cowhide, horsehide, even bear skin, wolf skin, as long as you know the fur, you can find it here. Su Rendai
Huang Shisan and Man Niu strolled around the market, but were immediately driven back by the sudden stench.
The merchants who came in the previous waves were all waiting for Su Ren to show up in Qianni City. Of course they had to go together, not to mention the long journey. Without protection, the merchants had no chance of bringing back all the carts of gold, silver, copper coins and jewelry.
So they are still acting based on Su Ren's face. Even if they can go it alone, at least they can make some gestures on the surface.
Mo Yu came by chance. When he walked into Su Ren's camp, he happened to meet Laifu wandering around the camp. There was no way to hide, so Mo Yu could only bite the bullet and ask, "Brother Lai, how is everything?"
Laifu glanced at Mo Yu, nodded expressionlessly, and then went about his own business. This made Mo Yu sigh. Even if you meet a stranger, you have to at least say hello when someone greets you.
However, Laifu only nodded slightly without any expression on his face, which showed how disdainful Laifu was towards him.
No one greeted Mo Yu. Fortunately, this was a market, not Su Ren's real camp. If he had been outside the city, Mo Yu would not have seen Su Ren. Su Ren was still dressed in the same clothes, wearing clean clothes and a white bear skin.
There is no cape, no hat or hair crown, and a belt ties up all the hair. At first glance, he looks like a weak scholar, and he is also the kind of scholar who is full of knowledge.
Su Ren was talking to several businessmen, all of which were meaningless nonsense, which made the group of businessmen laugh. While drinking tea, when he saw Mo Yu coming over, Su Ren greeted Mo Yu very enthusiastically: "Oh! Mo Yu
Brother is actually here, come on, come on! Lao Huang, give Brother Mo Yu a drink too."
Huang Shisan snorted coldly, found a tea bowl, added water without looking at it, and threw it heavily in front of Mo Yu. Su Ren stood up and glanced at the merchants. Lao Wang immediately stood up: "Since sir, we have a guest,
I’ll take my leave soon!”
Su Ren nodded with a smile. Several of the merchants had met Mo Yu. Mo Yu must have lived in Su Ren's home in Chang'an for a while. Since he was from Su Ren, he naturally wanted to say hello. Listening to those
The warm greetings of the merchants made Mo Yu feel even more uncomfortable. It was not a greeting, but a sarcasm, a naked sarcasm.
After everyone left, Su Ren put on a meaningful smile and said, "Brother Mo, are you here with orders from your boss?"
Mo Yu bowed first: "Thank you sir for not killing me."
Su Ren waved his hand: "What's the benefit of killing you? Besides, you helped me when we were in Mayi. This time, I will repay the favor you asked me to kill Bank of China for me. Tell me, what do you big guys want from me?"
Su Ren's words were a bit cold. Mo Yu could feel it and took a deep breath: "Young Master hopes to meet you. We will host a banquet at Fushou Residence in the east of the city tomorrow for your honor."
"A treat? No other way? Is that Shao Weng also going?"
Mo Yu knew what Su Ren was talking about. Last time on the Yellow River, Mo Cong and Shao Weng held Su Ren hostage. If he were an ordinary person, he would never go there again this time, but Mo Yu is sure that Su Ren will
Go, because Su Ren is not an ordinary person.
"Forget it!" Sure enough, Su Ren agreed: "I will definitely be there tomorrow. I want to hear what your rich man and that Shao Weng have to say. I heard that the hand-caught mutton in Fushouju is excellent. Why do you come to Qianni City?
Can you try it?"
Mo Yu saluted again: "In that case, I will take my leave. I will be waiting for you at Fushou Residence at noon tomorrow."
Su Ren nodded and Mo Yu withdrew. Han Qing and Gou Tianming came out from behind the screen. Before they could open their mouths when they met, Su Ren took over the conversation: "I've already agreed, it wouldn't be appropriate not to go. Don't worry, since it's them who invited me."
There will be no problem.”
"But..., just in case..."
Su Ren smiled: "This is the best opportunity. Tomorrow, after the two old guys leave the palace, we can send people to the palace. Our coming to the Western Regions this time is not just about doing business, killing three birds with one stone."
This may only happen once in my life, so I must not let go of the opportunity I can take advantage of."
Gou Tianming wanted to speak, but Han Qing nodded slightly: "Okay, having said that, I still have to be more careful tomorrow and let Lao Gou bring a few more people."
Su Ren never refuses the kindness of his men. Now that he has arrived in Shanshan Kingdom, the role of the caravan guards is much smaller. They have all become his bodyguards. There is no problem in bringing more people.
Both Mo Cong and Shao Weng had made speculations about Su Ren's mission to the Western Regions. They also didn't believe that Su Ren was just here for business. Tomorrow's banquet was actually a test by both parties. After the test, all that was left was to take action. As for
Who wins and who loses? After this period of observation and arrangement, Mo Yu vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
He sighed deeply and said to Shao Weng: "Brother Shao, it's up to you tomorrow!" (To be continued)