Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and Yang Qian also understood. They all stepped on the brakes and shifted into neutral. The possibility of it being a Huns was very small.
When these dozens of riders approached, sure enough, they were all dressed up as Xia soldiers, and the quality of their armor seemed to be at least two levels better than the armor of Yang Gan's unit.
The leading soldier said loudly, "Who are you?"
Fujiko Jin immediately stepped forward and said, "We are Chaoxian's caravan, from the Xia Kingdom."
"Caravan?"
The soldiers looked at the caravan strangely. There were many carriages, and some of the horses were wrapped in cloth. Almost everyone had blood on them and looked suspicious. There was actually a man wearing the armor of General Xia and holding an iron halberd!
"Who are you? I'm afraid you are not a caravan consorting with the Huns! Also, who are you? Why are you wearing the general's armor? This will cost you your head."
Yang Qian immediately took out a sign to prove his identity and threw it to the soldier, "I am the Ranger Colonel of Shoucheng Local Army, Yang Qian."
He resolutely did not reveal his identity, and went back to his mansion to make plans.
After checking that the ID badge was OK, the soldiers immediately and respectfully said, "See Captain Yang."
"Where are you from?"
"Shoujo!"
"How's the war going?"
"The Huns are gathering their entire army and preparing to retreat north."
Yang Qian finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and then began to inquire about the current situation with the soldiers. After understanding, he realized that there was no need to go to Shoucheng.
After the Xiongnu retreated, the local supporting troops began to return to their original places. General Tian had already returned to Yuntong City. After thinking about it again and again, Yang Gan decided to take everyone to join Teng Ziyun first, and then set off to Yuntong City. His maid Although I'm in Shou City, to be honest, I'm not familiar with him, so I might as well let myself take it easy first.
Fujiko Jin also wanted to entrust the Guizhou leaders to the soldiers, but they couldn't make up their mind, so they had to go to Yuntong City first and let the officials come forward to settle things.
After two days of travel, everyone finally arrived at the only big city on the border, Yuntong City. This city has hundreds of years of history. Even though it was invaded many times by the Huns from the south, it has never fallen once. The city is strong and tall, and the soldiers hold their heads high. Check passing people and goods at the city gate.
You can enter after showing your identity, because it is a border. Although the Xiongnu can thresh grass and grain and are in a state of hostility with the Xia Kingdom, there is a lot of people and there are many nomadic people. Many herdsmen will come here to sell cattle, sheep, furs, and medicinal materials.
Walking on the street, people come and go, and some cars and horses pass by from time to time. The road is wide, and the streets are lined with shops. There are even some well-dressed women standing in front of some shops to greet and send them off, which shows how prosperous it is.
Although the city area is not large, the buildings in the city are fully equipped, no less than the capital of Xia Kingdom. The city is bustling with commerce and there are all kinds of shops.
Although the Xia Kingdom boycotts business, there are some things that cannot be banned just by asking. Yang Qian also learned from his conversation with Fuji Ziyun that people in power have always disliked businessmen.
Businessmen generally do not pay taxes, because many businessmen are affiliated with powerful families. Once they have money, they will buy up land on a large scale, which is not beneficial to the country. Therefore, their status is naturally the lowest, probably higher than that of slaves.
The group of people walked non-stop and came to a majestic building located in the north of Yuntong City. After handing over their vouchers, Yang Gan and the others were let in, while Fujiko Yun arranged for the convoy to find a place to park.
As long as there is a city, there will usually be a chamber of commerce, which is used for the parking of traveling caravans. You only need to pay a parking fee. Some chambers of commerce are larger in scale and have special restaurants to receive businessmen who are tired of traveling.
Such a place is not only convenient for communication, but also provides more business opportunities. They are all businessmen. In fact, there is also a kind of helplessness. The businessmen have low status. Most people really can't talk about going together. Even a woman like Fujiko Yun, who has been traveling outside all year round, enters the city. After that, he didn't ride a horse, but shrank into the carriage.
Entering the hall, a middle-aged man with a well-proportioned figure, wearing a black robe, a crown on his head, and a long sword at his waist, with a resolute face, sat at the head of the table, constantly flipping through official documents.
The two of them bowed their heads at the same time.
"Merchant, Fujiko Jin meets General Tian."
"Colonel, Yang Qian meets General Tian."
The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat was the general who was fighting with the Huns outside Shoucheng. When he took off his armor at this time, he didn't look rough and arrogant. On the contrary, he had a sense of elegance, but the sharp look in his eyes when he raised his head was... It gives him a good sense of majesty.
The moment he saw Yang Gan, he was struck by lightning, and his whole body trembled with excitement. Before he could make any move, Yang Gan frowned at him and shook his head quietly.
Those who can achieve this position are all human beings. How could he not understand such an obvious sign? After suppressing his excitement, he did not ask Yang Qian, but directly asked Fujiko Jin, "You came to me, so-called What's the matter?"
Fujiko Jin was extremely respectful to General Tian, without the usual sense of fun and playfulness. He saluted again and said, "General Tian, I am the external manager of the Teng family merchants in Ningjiang. This time I originally wanted to go to Shoucheng to sell salt and iron. Unexpectedly, ..."
"What, do you have salt and iron?" General Tian stood up and quickly came to Tengzi Jin. His height of more than eight feet formed a shadow above Yang Qian and Tengzi Jin. A pair of big hands grasped his arms tightly. Wrist, making him grin.
"Tian, General Tian, it hurts~~~~!"
General Tian was stunned and then burst into laughter, "You came at the right time. There were several big battles and countless small battles, and a lot of damage to weapons and equipment. It just solves Yuntong's urgent need."
With the supply and demand conditions in place, the two began to sit down and discuss the price. Fujiko Shin changed his respectful expression just now and showed his true nature as a businessman. General Tian also rolled up his two wide sleeves and started haggling over the price. After a long time, With the two people satisfied with the result, the transaction was quickly completed.
"Brother Zijin, I'll look for you after I report my duties."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at the Chamber of Commerce in the city."
After Fujiko Jin finished the transaction, he needed to rush back immediately to sum up with his sister, and then see what he needed to purchase. After all, a business trip takes a long time, and you can't go back and forth without an empty trip. Of course, if there are no suitable goods here, you can also plan your route back. , there are different specialties in many places along the way.
After seeing Fujiko Jin leave, General Tian asked people to guard the hall, bowed his head to Yang Qiangong and said, "See you, sir."
Yang Qian was not a arrogant person, so he returned the gift respectfully.
"Sir, where were you during the war? Lao Tian, I couldn't find you, so I almost went to fight with the Huns in a hurry." After recognizing each other, General Tian immediately expressed his bitterness.
The prince was demoted, but who can really believe this? If you really believe that this is basically a low-level official, a prince is a prince, and he is also a prince when he is demoted. If the king gets a cramp in his head and pardons him, if God does not bless him and makes this dude the king, the people who offended him when he was demoted will be able to Good fruit to eat?
This time he was still demoted to his own rule. If something happens here, even if the king doesn't feel distressed, he will deal with him out of concern for his face. His mouth trembled a little, not to mention his own life, even the whole family will have to suffer. Ji Zhao was buried with him.
However, General Tian discovered that the young master standing in front of him today was very different from the person he knew before.
"I was slightly injured after being dispersed by the Xiongnu. I happened to encounter a caravan and was rescued by them. I made General Tian worried. I feel really bad."
General Tian twitched the corner of his mouth. Why is this boy speaking so politely now? When he was just demoted to Shoucheng, his expression and pomp were beyond words. You, the second child, didn't take yourself seriously at all.
"If I had known earlier, I would have given the Teng family three points of profit. After all, they also saved the young master's life."
Suddenly Yang Gan remembered it and asked hurriedly, "Don't you think you deliberately lowered his price?"
General Tian stopped again and again and poured some tea for Yang Gan on the table. "It's okay. Although our Xia Kingdom suppresses merchants, this is also for the sake of the country. Our generals in the army will hardly lower the price. On the contrary, they will raise it slightly." a little."
Yang Gan raised his eyebrows, "Oh? What's the explanation?"
"Alas, although Chaoxian will transport salt and iron, he has a lot of money after all. Only with heavy profits will merchants gather and a large amount of salt and iron come in. Only in this way can we deal with the Huns. No one knows whether they will come again. "
Yang Qian took a sip of tea, thought for a moment, and asked softly, "General Tian, are you the county guard now?"
General Tian pursed his lips and said with a smile, "Acting for the county guard."
"I have a great contribution here. I wonder if General Tian is interested?" Yang Qian and Fujiko Jin have been together for a long time, and they can't help but be tainted with the temperament of some ancient people.
"Oh? Master, please give me some advice!" General Tian cupped his hands.
"This time the Xiongnu raids the grass valley, how many enemy heads will you behead?"
"Hey, the last general is not talented. He only beheaded 3,500 enemy heads." General Tian said that he was not talented, but he stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes. He was praising me and praising me, which made Yang Gan's eyes twitch.
"This mallet."
"How many troops will General Tian lead?"
"I led 12,000 troops in the first battle of Shoucheng, and added 10,000 more later." He was a county lieutenant, and he did not command many troops. It was rare that he led so many troops this time and did not seize the time to perform meritorious service.
Yang Gan gradually laughed and took a sip of tea. "After I was rescued by the Teng family caravan, I planned with them to ambush the Huns' 120-man cavalry with fifty people and wipe them out. Three days later, I planned the battle between Shoucheng and Tuncheng again." In the Xiongnu gathering place during the period, with 50 people, they completely wiped out the Xiongnu and beheaded 1,248 enemies. I don’t know if this is considered a great achievement compared to the achievement."
General Tian stood up in shock, looking at Yang Qian with disbelief. After a long time, he hurriedly asked, "Sir, are you serious about this?"
"Seriously, all the thieves' leaders are at the Chamber of Commerce, and they are shipped in carriages. The heads of the Huns should be easy to recognize, and they will never kill good people and take credit."
General Tian's whole body was trembling with excitement, he was rubbing his hands together and pacing back and forth.
"Which unworthy man calls the young master a playboy?"
