Chapter nine hundred and sixty-two: golden sculpture
Although Wu Yi had the intention to inquire about the recruitment of troops, Wu Yi was not stupid enough to ask directly. When they first met, even if it was circumstantial, they did not proceed. All actions were exactly the same as an ordinary caravan, although Wu Yi knew that doing so
, which is actually of little use.
People at the border all know that the caravans that come and go, not to mention being unfair, if there is a group, it is a group, and it is not wrong to treat them as spies.
Even if the caravan's original intention was not to spy on military intelligence, after returning and talking about what they saw along the way, a lot of content could be revealed through professional analysis.
However, the existence of caravans is an important channel for trade exchanges between the two places. Without caravans, the salt, tea and ironware that are in short supply in the grassland will be exhausted.
For the sake of economic interests and healthy lives, even if military security is sacrificed for this, it must be implemented.
In fact, commerce and military affairs are contradictory coexistences. The way to defeat aggression is nothing more than knowing yourself and the enemy. Commercial circulation is nothing more than exposing your own secrets to the world. Of course, you can also know the other party's secrets.
Of course, we have a longer-term perspective. Through transactions and transformations, military technology can be improved. Everything in the world is so magical, growing together and developing in the struggle.
The old soldier was born in the army, so he naturally understood the tricks of the caravan. Therefore, when Qin Tianbing asked the old soldier before, he drank and refused to answer, and did not give him a chance. The inn where he brought Wu Yi and his party was not far away, and there were soldiers and horses in the city.
There is no need to say more about where the company is and what your thoughts are.
After the innkeeper spilled the beans, the veteran's turbid eyes were also looking at the changes in the eyes of Wu Yi and others. Years of hard work on the battlefield had tempered him like an old fox. It was the right choice for Wu Yi not to talk too much.
After dinner, Wu Yi and four or five people left the inn on the pretext of buying supplies, and in fact, they left the inn, leaving a few people to guard their luggage, and walked to the city market.
The snow was falling heavily, and on both sides of the street, there were vendors setting up stalls in twos and threes. Among them, ice fish was the most popular product.
The Sushen clan controls a huge freshwater lake, and all the members of the clan are good at fishing. The ice fishing ended a few days ago, and it is harvest time again. The price of ice fish can only be said to be cheaper than cabbage.
Wu Yi estimated the weight and bought several hundred kilograms, but it was only a tael of silver. It would be difficult to take away any more. The largest fish among them weighed a hundred kilograms, and the merchant had to carry it back to the inn.
These hundred kilograms of ice fish, with the natural refrigerator of heaven and earth, can be sold to the Daji Dynasty for ten times the profit. It is easy. If it is sold to a wealthy family or an official's family, and exaggerates some names, such as the first net fish, there will be something different when it appears.
Like this, even a hundredfold profit is not impossible.
The price of goods is determined by value, affected by supply and demand, and also changes due to changes in people's consumer psychology. If you understand these three points, if you are doing business, you will not be rich or wealthy, but you will have enough food and clothing.
The city where Wu Yi and others arrived could only be said to be average among the Sushen clan, with barely over a thousand people. It was not particularly large, but it was not difficult to see the style of the Sushen clan through it.
Next, Wu Yi and others walked around the city a few times, and there were not many types of products for sale. Apart from ice fish, there were some decorations made of fish bones, which were very exquisite and were the crystallization of human wisdom.
In addition, there were slave traders, but Wu Yi didn't encounter many. After all, the Sushen clan had not waged large-scale wars with foreign countries in recent years, had no source of slaves, and naturally had no consumption.
It is worth mentioning that Wu Yi met a man selling golden eagles.
As mentioned earlier, the Sushen clan is the transliteration of the Daji Dynasty, and the free translation of their clan name should be the Golden Eagle clan. Using Golden Eagle as their clan name shows their respect for the Golden Eagle.
This person actually sells golden eagles. Wu Yi has only seen this person so far.
When he got closer, he saw that the golden eagle was sick, and the condition was not serious. People nearby were also criticizing him, saying that he would be punished by Jin Tian and would not die a good death. The abuse was very bad.
Jintian, the supreme god believed by the Sushen clan, is a golden eagle with boundless power. It is said that it was this god who nurtured the ancestor of the Sushen clan, and the ancestor of the Sushen clan also made an agreement with Jintian.
People do not offend each other and grow together.
Selling golden eagles undoubtedly violated the clan system. Although the young man kept explaining that he was looking for a good owner for the golden eagle to cure its illness, he still could not be forgiven by everyone.
As a last resort, the young man packed up the golden eagle and left in a hurry.
Seeing Wu Yi staring at the young man, Qin Tianbing thought Wu Yi wanted to buy the sick eagle, so he said to Wu Yi: "Qianchang, don't get involved in this matter. If the Sushen clan finds out, I'm afraid they won't be able to get out of here.
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Wu Yi nodded slightly and didn't say much. In other people's eyes, the golden eagle seemed to be sick, but in Wu Yi's eyes, it looked like he was hungry. He was afraid that he was about to transform. That golden eagle was not an ordinary golden eagle, it was a golden eagle.
The young man couldn't afford to support such a monster, so he wanted to get rid of it even if he had to be blamed by everyone.
He always felt that he would see the young man again later, but he was not in a hurry. At this moment, Wu Yi shook his head slightly and returned to the inn with a few others.
Originally, Qin Tianbing and others had a good impression of the veteran and sympathized with his plight. However, for the past few days, the veteran had no shame at all. He followed Wu Yi and others all day long to eat and drink without any respect. He was just a person.
Don't cultivate when you are old.
In the past few days, Wu Yi and others have been going out from time to time. Veterans are well-informed and know how to keep secrets, but many ordinary people cannot keep secrets. You don't even need to make insinuations. Just look at the ratio of men to women on the road.
situation.
The Sushen clan is gathering troops, why? This year Sushen had a big harvest in winter, there is no shortage of food, and the Daji Dynasty did not give Sushen an excuse to go to war. It can't be for military training! Wu Yi thought
Thinking about it, I even laughed.
In order to get more information, Wu Yi led his people to leave this small town and headed for a big city belonging to the Sushen clan.
This city is called Tianyu City. It is said that fishes fly to the sky and become sacred, hence the name. Tianyu City is also an important fishing city for the Sushen clan, supporting 30,000 to 40,000 people, considering the size of the Sushen clan.
, is truly a big city.
After Wu Yi and others arrived at the city, they went through a more rigorous inspection, but Tianyu City was prosperous with business and tourism, so it did not embarrass Wu Yi and others.
After entering the city smoothly, Wu Yi and others were surprised to find that the number of men in the city was significantly less than that of women.
Compared with the messy news in small towns, where there are various theories and it is difficult to verify, the news in big cities is more reliable.
Wu Yi and others now understood that this time, not only the Sushen clan was gathering troops, but also the entire five major tribes of the Northern Barbarians.