In the early spring, the net is discussed, and the Qingming is not tied, and the weather is so cold in the season. Both of them are from martial arts training, and they are not afraid of a little cold. All three of them were dressed in short clothes, and Zhang Xiu and Ma wrapped the spears with cloth to prevent the spears from being exposed. Hanging on a horse, he also carried a large bow behind him. There were three quivers on the horse, and the horses of the two were different horses.

Needless to say, Zhang Xiu's sassy dew is also famous, and the white horse under the crotch is also famous, called the Jade Lion of the Night. The whole body is snow-white, and there is not a single stray hair on the body. In this way, there are three people in Zhang Xiujun's army who are all dressed as white horses and spears, namely Zhao Yun, Tai Shici and Ma.

But now the Xiliang Jinma, whose face is like Fu Fan and his lips are like Zhu, has become a black and strong young man, and it turns out that Zhang Xiu is worried that someone will recognize the horse in Tianshui City, so he makes him look like this. So in addition to Zhang Xiu, who is close to thirty in age but still looks dignified, the brute next to Hu Che'er and the make-up horse look like a subordinate.

Along the way, I saw that spring plowing was in full swing on the Guanzhong Plain, and it gradually became desolate after passing the first line of Sanguan and Chencang. After Chencang, it has left the boundary of Sili to enter Liangzhou, Tianshui area belongs to the southeasternmost part of Liangzhou, compared to the four counties of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei in the northwest, Longxi and Hanyang in the south belong to the rich places of Liangzhou, so most of the Han people in Liangzhou also live here and Anding, Jincheng these counties, usually in Liangzhou. As long as you pass through Wuwei County, you can rarely see Han people in the northwest. The areas in the northwest are not suitable for farming, so they are also inhabited by the Qiang people, who still live nomadically.

Liangzhou is bitterly cold, and Zhang Xiucai really realized the meaning of this sentence when he entered the boundary of Liangzhou, Tianshui in Hanyang County is already a relatively rich place, but there is still an obvious gap between here and the Guanzhong Plain. It already belongs to the upper reaches of Weishui, and there are many mountains and rocks, which makes Tianshui's agriculture not as good as Guanzhongda. But what is better than Zhang Xiu's imagination is that Tianshui is not a piece of yellow sand, but the Qinling Mountains in the south and Longshan Mountain in the north are all verdant green.

After a long journey of several days, the three of them finally looked at Tianshui, the largest city in the south of Liangzhou, the seat of Hanyang County.

Walking on the galloping road, Ma suddenly said in surprise: "Why are there so many Qiang people outside Tianshui City?" ”

Zhang Xiu saw many people wearing the unique costumes of the Qiang nationality driving horses or carriages, carrying bags of things to Tianshui City, some without horses carrying flat burdens, and some even more exaggerated, directly driving a group of cattle and sheep to Tianshui City.

Zhang Xiu couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Meng Qi." Didn't there be so many Qiang people before? ”

Ma nodded and said, "This is the case." In the past, it would only appear at the end of the year, but now in the early spring, there shouldn't be so many people. Just when Ma was alone in doubt, Zhang Xiu had already guessed some reasons. Pointing to the galloping road out of the city on the opposite side, he said to the horse: "Meng Qi, so many Qiang people poured into the city, it should be because of them. ”

The horse watched the big wagons pulling a large number of items out of the city, and asked strangely, "What does it have to do with them?" ”

Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "Meng Qi and look, the people who go out of the city to pull goods are all dressed as Han people, while the Qiang people are dressed up either without carrying goods or carrying grain. And the Han people are dressed in a variety of ways. If the embroidery is not bad, these should be the Han people in the Central Plains to do business here. ”

The horse listened and nodded. They saw a lot of these merchants from the Central Plains on the way here. And there are many in Chang'an City, but Chang'an is not the final destination. After these merchants transported the goods from Liangzhou to Chang'an, they would be diverted, some of them would be transported to Nanyang from Wuguan, and some of them would be shipped east to Luoyang. Due to the stability of these three cities and the fact that officials renounced their authority to preside over fair trade, merchants from all over the world were willing to buy and sell in these three big cities under Zhang Xiu's command.

Among them, the rebuilt Luoyang is mainly merchants from Hebei and the Central Plains who transport goods here for first-hand trading, and Wancheng is dominated by merchants from Jing and Yierzhou. Chang'an is naturally a businessman who runs through the front line of Guanzhong and Liangzhou. In addition to first-hand trading, there are also second-hand traders who buy and sell back and forth between the three cities, and they all earn the difference in the price of the first-hand transaction between the three cities. This is also due to the fact that there are more merchant goods for first-hand transactions, if it is transported to the other two cities, it is more than earning the entry tax along the way, it is better to directly transport the goods to the nearest big city to sell the goods, although the price is low, and let the small merchants who do business between the three cities earn a lot, but in general, it is a little less than running directly to the other two big cities, and there is time to run directly to the other two big cities, it is better to run back and forth more than a trip.

In fact, this is also the result of Zhang Xiu's secret adjustment after investigation, in order to prevent vicious competition between the three cities, and turn it into strong cooperation. Because the distance between Chang'an, Luoyang and Wancheng is too close, if Zhang Xiu rides the whole dew, he can reach a city in one day. Such a close distance between the three cities will inevitably cause vicious competition, so Zhang Xiu made a fuss about the entry tax.

For example, a merchant in Hebei can earn 10 gold by selling goods in Luoyang, but he can only earn 11 gold by selling them in Chang'an, but half of the gold has to be paid into the city tax. In other words, selling to Chang'an can only earn ten and a half gold. It is better to sell it in Luoyang and return to Hebei to run more than half a gold, so it is better to run more than one more trip.

As a result, a large number of small merchants were raised to do business between the three cities, and these small merchants were all small businesses and bought and sold in a piecemeal manner. This group of merchants can accumulate money between the three cities first, and when they become bigger, they can choose a long-term trade route to make more money. In this way, the common people, who did not have a share of the land or who had a large number of people in their families, could come out to buy and sell instead of becoming idlers. Zhang Xiu can also strengthen the connection between the three cities and exhibit together.

Although Zhang Xiu doesn't know much about business, he lived in the commercial society before he crossed over. It is still possible to use these small methods to guide commercial exhibitions, although the commerce of the late Han Dynasty is still in the most primitive stage.

And Tianshui City, is the Liangzhou to Chang'an first-line trade route, this trade route is the only one of the three trade routes all under the rule of Zhang Xiu, but also the safest trade route among the three trade routes, along the way there are Zhang Xiu squad soldiers to patrol to protect the safety of merchants, and the bandits in Guanzhong as the object of the army's winter training, to the spring has basically been cleared.

Ma heard Zhang Xiu's guidance and already understood a lot, but still asked: "Then why do they all have to go into the city to trade, can't they just trade on the road?" ”

Zhang Xiu smiled slightly and said: "There is an official mansion in the city that says that the book is full of umbrellas..." As long as they trade in the city, any party feels that they have suffered a loss and shouts to reason with the government. In the past, when the Han people traded with the Qiang people, it was often the Qiang people who suffered losses. Although they now have to pay a city tax when they enter the city, the Qiang people can make much more money selling it after entering the city than trading with the Han people privately outside the city. The Qiang people did not suffer either. Moreover, the government has preferential treatment for the Qiang people, if they cannot pay the city tax when they enter the city, they can pay it when they leave the city after completing the sale. ”

After hearing this, Ma nodded and praised: "The lord does take good care of the Qiang people in this way, and over time, the contradictions between the Han and Qiang can be gradually resolved." ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and quipped: "When did Meng Qi understand this?" ”

Horse light. One more said: "I used to only know how to practice martial arts, so I suffered a lot of losses later, and now I study hard every day." ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said with a smile: "After a long and wise life, it seems that Meng Qi has also matured." ”

Ma Hehe smiled and said, "So the next time there is a war, the lord will definitely want Dan to be the vanguard." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled: "Okay! ”

When Ma heard this, he said happily: "A word is a certainty." The lord shall not repent. ”

Zhang Xiu said: "Embroidery has always been a word. ”

At this time, Hu Che'er next to him said, "Lord." Don't talk about it, you're going to go into the city. Let's hurry into the city, Meng Qi said that there is a Liangzhou barbecue in the city, which is very delicious. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said with a smile: "You foodie, you know how to eat." ”

Hu Che'er smiled and didn't answer. Over there, Ma swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "This Liangzhou barbecue is definitely a delicacy in the world." I haven't eaten it for two years, and if it is served with a knife, I am afraid that it will be more refreshing. ”

Hu Che'er heard it and grabbed the horse. Then revealing the corner of his package, Ma saw it and smiled: "Sure enough, Lao Hu knows how to enjoy it." Hu Che'er smiled: "Each other." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled helplessly. said: "Let's go to the city first, we'll be here soon." ”

The two nodded, neither of them spoke, and soon it was their turn to enter the city. When the soldiers guarding the city saw Zhang Xiu and the bow and arrows on the horse's back, their faces changed, and then they saw Hu Che'er's waist boasting a short knife. Zhang Xiu and Ma immediately wrapped this long strip of cloth in cloth, and their faces immediately became solemn.

A chief quietly called his subordinates over, while Zhang Xiu and the three of them watched the scene in front of them with interest. After all his men came. Immediately pointed a spear at the trio. shouted: "All dismount! Among the ten people, four of them stared at the tower-like Hu Che'er, and Zhang Xiu and Ma had three of them. The chief seemed to see that Zhang Xiu was the person in charge, so he spoke to him.

Ma and Hu Che'er heard it, and at the same time set their eyes on Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu nodded slightly, and the three of them dismounted together. At this time, Shi Chang saw Zhang Xiu and the horse's horse, his eyes immediately lit up, how could people living in Liangzhou not understand horses, just a glance at this Shi Chang can conclude that Zhang Xiu's Sa Lu and the horse's night jade lion are definitely top horses, even Hu Che'er's horse is extraordinary, it is a top Dawan horse with full weight and endurance.

Shi Changfang only looked at the bow and arrow behind Zhang Xiu and the horse and the weapon on Hu Che'er'er's waist, but he didn't notice the horse they were riding, and now he saw that he knew that these three people were definitely big people who were either rich or noble.

But seeing that Sanzuo was carrying weapons, he didn't dare to relax, and asked, "Where are the three of them going?" ”

Zhang Xiu gave Hu Che'er a look, Hu Che'er understood, he had long been impatient with Shi Chang who prevented him from entering the city to eat barbecue, and replied angrily: "Naturally, he has entered the city." ”

He replied, "You are not allowed to carry weapons into the city. The three of them put down their weapons and bows first. Let's go into town again. After speaking, he looked at the short knife on Hu Che'er's waist and the spear wrapped in cloth by Zhang Xiu and the horse.

Zhang Xiu heard this, frowned, this common people are not allowed to bring weapons into the city is his own rule, except for those who have official positions, no one is allowed to bring weapons into the city, even the children of the family can not wear a long sword at their waists, unless they have an official position.

Seeing Hu Che'er looking at Zimao, Zhang Xiu smiled helplessly and said in a low voice: "Old Hu, show it to him." ”

Hu Che'er answered, took out a sign from his arms, and handed it to the chief. After the chief saw the sign, he was about to throw down his weapon and kneel down to salute, but Zhang Xiu had already asked Hu Che'er to pay attention to his actions. When Hu Che'er saw it, he immediately flashed forward and held it up, and whispered in his ear: "Don't make a noise." ”

Several soldiers next to him saw Hu Che'er flash forward and grabbed his chief, and stabbed Hu Che'er with their spears. When Hu Che'er saw it, he laughed strangely and spread his arms. And quickly took a step back, and pounced on the ground at the same time, the nine-pole spear stabbed in the air at once, and Hu Che'er pounced on both arms with a clamp, and the nine-pole spear was all sandwiched by Hu Che'er under the ribs on both sides, and these soldiers could not stab forward or retract.

Only then did Shi Chang react. shouted, "Stop! At the same time, he saluted Hu Che'er with his fists and whispered: The little ones don't know Mount Tai with their eyes, please don't blame the leaders of the army." When the chief heard this, several soldiers next to him suddenly widened their eyes in shock.

Hu Che'er pursed her lips and said, "Then can we enter the city?" ”

Shi Chang replied: "The Lord of the Middle Army can naturally do it. However, the other two adults still have to show their waist cards for the small ones to check. ”

Hu Che'er listened, his eyes widened. said angrily: "You are looking for death!" At the same time, he grabbed Shi Chang's collar with one hand. The nine-pole spear was released, but the nine soldiers already knew Hu Che'er's identity, so they didn't dare to move.

Shi Chang was grabbed by the collar and immediately blushed, but he still whispered: Where is the responsibility of the small. If you have to, please don't blame you. ”

Seeing that Hu Che'er was about to fight with his fist, Zhang Xiu shouted: "Old Hu, stop!" ”

Hu Che'er heard this and immediately let go of his hand. Zhang Xiu also took out a sign from his arms and handed it to Hu Che'er. And whispered to him, "Tell him not to be quiet." "The horse over there also took out the sign.

Hu Che'er handed the two signs to Shi Chang, snorted lightly, and said, "Take care of your mouth." ”

Shi Chang took the sign, and when he saw it, his eyes immediately widened, and he wiped his eyes again in disbelief and looked at it again, and now it was so. Immediately stepped forward and handed the sign back to Zhang Xiu and Ma with both hands. whispered: The villain doesn't know Taishan, please be big,"

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