Zhusang Road was originally a place with the highest concentration of people outside Zihao's territory, but for some unknown reason, Zhusang Road, which was extremely famous in the entire Zihao territory at that time, after being changed by several kings, actually turned this place from a border area to a country. Zhong was about to go out, but the weird thing was that after Zihao cut off such a narrow area adjacent to Dayuan, the various tribes of Dayuan who often went out to plunder have not dared to come to Zhusang Road to rob money for many years. , naturally arouses suspicion in many people's minds. Zihao divided roads and sent officials to govern a place. This was a method of governing the country that was abandoned many years ago. However, only Zhusang Road is still used today. Even if there is no backer behind him, Zhusang Road is just the right place. Falling in the middle of Zihao of the Great Yuan Dynasty, he should be in the realm of water and fire. He has not seen any war and chaos in many years. He does not belong to the two countries, and there is no support from the Immortal Family. There has been peace for more than two decades, so he is bound to cause trouble. Many people are curious.
There are tens of thousands of households in the fifteen cities in Zhusang Road, and there is certainly no shortage of business among them. Whether they are merchants from Dayuan, Xia Songzihao, or even caravans from the Three Kingdoms on the West Road and Nanli, they often pass through here. Every time a business is done in Zhusang Road, a penny of profit will be taken away. However, in order to protect the Zihao border and the bandits in the Dayuan border, the Dayuan people, who have been nomadic for generations and make a living by robbing people on the Dayuan border, even if they take this profit. If you give in, you can at least keep your life safe in Zhusang Road.
Therefore, over the years, the business exchanges on Zhusang Road have been extremely lively and prosperous. In fact, merchants from several countries on Dayuan and Zhongzhou West Road have been able to grasp most of them. Although there are many caravans who are unwilling to give up their profits, they still take risks. , looking for money and goods elsewhere. However, if the merchants are relatively well-off and consider the lives of the people in the caravan, most of them will still step into the Zhusang Road like a flood. There are almost a dozen merchants in Zhusang Road. There is enough money and wealth in the Zhusang Road. , needless to say.
Autumn is deep, and most of the yellow leaves have fallen. A caravan of three people entered the Zhusang Road.
"Not to mention, Zhusang Road is mostly supported by capable people. Look at the buildings and people's residences here. They are not necessarily inferior to the wealthy and big cities in the Zihao countries. It's a bit interesting."
The old man among the three took the monkey on his shoulder into his arms and looked around. When he saw that no one around him was paying attention, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
The closer we are to the Great Yuan Dynasty, the more uneasy Xing Ding feels. If it were a weekday, he would probably be happy to stay in the city for a few days if he had the leisure time to return home. But now that he thinks of Xumeng Mansion's rainbow-like power, he has already No such thoughts. Along the way, most of the money Wen Yu got was from traveling to various places to collect information, especially from forces like Tulou. Since leaving Honglu Pawnshop, most of the money given by Peng Sanzhang, the current head of Honglu Pawnshop, was given by Wen Yu. Although Xingding had indeed seen many wealthy people before, he still felt frightened when he saw Wen Yu's wasteful way of spending money.
If Xing Ding can still barely suppress the lingering uneasiness in his heart, it is because of Wen Yu's character and the measured advance and retreat in his actions.
"We are also here to do business this time. Let's not mention anything important. Although we have arrived at Zhusang Road, we have not yet found the Zhusang Road that I am looking for. If it is so easy, why bother to get to know Peng Sanzhang? "Wen Yu, who was sitting on the horse beside him, still spoke calmly, but his heroic spirit became stronger as he spoke. Unless it was a troupe who knew how to use his voice, most of them would not be able to hear many flaws. He only felt that the man's voice was just a little crisper. , not revealing the slightest clue, he heard Xing Ding speak, just a little, "Having more knowledge is not necessarily a good thing, and being short-sighted is not necessarily a disaster. Today you and Qiao Xuan are looking for a place to stay and rest, and I can walk around as I please. Will return later."
After that, he really took Qiao Xuan out of the saddle, got on the horse again, and left without looking back.
Xing Ding was accustomed to Wen Yu's temperament and behavior. He shrugged and looked at Qiao Xuan, who was still looking in the direction Wen Yu left. The little girl had no worries about food and clothing recently, and most of the money she saved was eaten by this little girl who had been in poverty since she was a child. All kinds of food were eaten in his belly, which made the originally thin Qiao Xuan's face bulge a lot. Now he looks more and more rosy. Even Xing Ding often feels that he is clearly a drunken gambler with a very different appearance and a bad face. How can he give birth to a child? Such a good-looking girl came, but now she didn't think much about it. After sighing, she turned over and dismounted, signed Qiao Xuan's hand, and looked for a place to stay on her own.
"Grandpa, why did my brother leave? Whenever he encounters a busy place, he seems to be unhappy." Qiao Xuan was puzzled and tugged on the sleeves of Xingding's shirt. He felt that when he saw Wen Yu's back just now, he felt a little unspeakable. , The reason is unclear, the little girl is only a few years old, and she doesn't know much about her thoughts at all. She only knows that Wen Yu is not happy, but she doesn't know why she is unhappy. "For people like him, they should be in their prime years of youthfulness. It's a pity that the bustling streets and alleys that others may see seem more and more desolate to him. He always stands apart from the rest of the world, walking on thin ice. It seems that one day I may not be able to hold on any longer." Xing Ding also looked at the long street where people were bustling with people. Although there were people and horses flowing around, the back figure in black became more and more lonely. He immediately twisted Qiao Xuan's nose and said with a smile. , "You little girl has suffered hardships in life, but you have also been blessed with blessings. In the years to come, you may have your own difficulties to overcome. Don't imitate that person. No matter whether you are extremely talented or have great talents, you are You are just a human being, if you have to carry a mountain, you will collapse sooner or later."
Qiao Xuan seemed to understand, but he was still a child at heart. Apart from practicing killing, what Xing Ding was best at was teasing little apes. It didn't take long for him to put on a smile again, and the little ape in Ding's arms was always a little jealous. With an ugly face, he was very happy and playful, but he always held onto Xing Ding's old palm with one hand.
Xing Ding had also practiced swordsmanship and palm training, and his skills were not bad. After running around all these years, his hands had become rough and tight. Compared with Qiao Xuan's immature palms, they were rough and calloused with many barbs and were as solid as iron. However, Qiao Xuan He never let go. He had always only done the most vicious and despicable jobs for the wealthy and noble people in the Dayuan tribe. Now he withdrew his hand, pulled off the short knife from his waist, scraped off a lot of calluses, and then sharpened it again and again. Only then did he feel relieved and handed his hand to Qiao Xuan.
She was afraid that the calluses on her palms would hurt the little girl's soft white palms.
Wen Yu didn't stop asking around until it was getting close to sunset, and he took a gourd of new wine from the tavern. Just as he was about to return from the city, he happened to hear the sound of horse hooves outside the city, and after a few seconds, a man and horse rushed towards him. Wen Yu stood in the middle of the street and did not dodge. The leader of the horse was even more aggressive and swung his whip at Wen Yu's face. If he was hit hard, his skin and flesh might be beaten to pieces.
There are a large number of private soldiers in Zhusang Dao. Over the years, it is no longer a secret that only high-ranking officials know. In addition to raising private soldiers, Zhusang Dao also recruits strong men from the Zihao lands of the Great Yuan Dynasty. , there are a very large number of Jianghu people who have practiced martial arts since childhood. Although they do not stay on Zhusang Road all year round and most of them go out, there is not a lot of money used for private armies and such individuals. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhusang Road is becoming more and more prosperous with the comings and goings of merchants, and families are becoming more prosperous. Although there have been no foreign residents for many years, there are still tens of thousands of households in the entire long and narrow Zhusang Road. Such a place is amazing The land that looks so hot to the eye is the junction of Dayuan and Zihao. In addition to being a battleground for military strategists, it also has the added character of being rich and invincible. Naturally, we must strive to protect ourselves.
However, although Zhusang Road is prosperous, it is only a mere fifteen cities, and the people in the city are still relatively wealthy. If there is a war, it will be extremely difficult to recruit troops. If you want to rely on the number of troops in Zhusang Road, let alone self-protection, if one day the Great Yuan Zi Hao used his swords and weapons to clean up the Zhusang Road, and most of the time he could get it without any effort. Although this place is rich, the most difficult thing is that there are few households and few people. It is only a very narrow and long Zhusang Road. If you want to have the ability to protect yourself, there is no other way but to recruit private armies and scattered people from all over the world with mountains of money. In the past ten years alone, Zhu Sang Daozhong had amassed a private army of nearly 10,000 people.
Wen Yu wiped the dust off his hands, and the horse in front of him slowly stopped.
The merchants and people around him stopped and were stunned.
Wen Yu, who was not very strong to begin with, held the horse's head with one hand and the whip with the other, crushing the horse and riding him down. He fell in the middle of the street and did not get up for a long time.
"The reputation of Zhu Sang Dao has spread all over the world. Unfortunately, the master behind Zhu Sang Dao seems to value the private army too much. Merchants and common people are still in the middle of the street, and their horse pace is not slowing down. They collide with innocent people and merchants. There will be no peace of mind and wealth in the future."
For many years, the merchants in Zhusang Road have been affected by these private soldiers of Zhusang Road who often banged bamboo poles to show off their power. After Wen Yu's brief words, the whispers grew stronger for no reason. He didn't know what restraint was, but even though he was being denounced by everyone, he was still very domineering. He still had countless riders approaching Wen Yu, and at the sight of him, he would hold down his saber and kill him.
The gathering of merchants to make money is the foundation, and the private army that can resist foreign invasion is also the foundation of Soo Sang Dao.
In a restaurant next to the street, there was a man who kept drinking. But when Wen Yu took action, the man with the empty altar in front of him stopped drinking in his glass, jumped downstairs, and in an instant smashed the knight onto the flat bluestone. On the road, the force was so great that people and horses fell over, and the bluestone road suddenly trembled.
The man has a jade belt hanging from his waist, tiger-headed boots, and short clothes in late autumn. His eyebrows are narrowed and his face is very heroic. Now he lightly slaps several riders over and glances back at Wen Yu slightly.
"They pretend not to be the same and have a lot of power, but they can only deceive laymen."
Immediately, the man looked at the cavalry in front of him, who was already facing a formidable enemy. He smiled and waved to the leader of the private army, who had a gloomy face, and said, "Others don't recognize you, but I do. Come forward and speak."
The leader of the private army stepped forward on horseback, and just as he was about to give up his hand, his hands were grabbed by the man and swung up, slamming them onto the bluestone road.
The powerful leader of the private army was whipped dozens of times by the man like an old piece of clothing. Blood spattered for several feet, and then he was thrown aside casually. The man turned around and wiped his cuffs. There were blood spots on his face, "Two drinks together?"
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