Zhi Xuan

According to statistics, a total of [-] yaks were hunted, most of them were fat and strong adult cattle, there were dozens of sub-adults, and only two calves.

The slaves were busy cutting logs, tied them with ropes, and made them into simple trailers.Although there are no wheels, relying on the snow on the ground, several people can drag it forward together.

The cooks and cooks in the team divided their work and took the time to dismantle the yaks.Some soldiers also came to help, stacking the severely damaged cowhide, and cutting the beef into large pieces and putting them on the trailer.

Everyone was busy for several hours, until late at night when the torches were lit, most of the yaks still could not be handled.The trailer has been fully loaded, and even some large vehicles have been cleared out, but it still cannot accommodate so many prey.

The caravan watched from a distance for a long time, the leader considered it over and over again, and finally plucked up the courage to step forward, asking the soldiers to help report, hoping to see Zhixuan.

"Businessman?" Zhi Xuanzheng was worried about transporting prey, and when he heard the servant's report, he suddenly had an idea and said, "Call him into the account."

During the night it snowed, and torches were lit around the camp to illuminate the large tent guarding the center.

The merchant didn't look sideways, walked through the camp with his head down, and followed the attendant into the tent.

A stove is burned in the tent, and the smoke floats out of the tent along the pipe, which is far better than burning a brazier.

There is a strangely shaped kettle on the stove, and the spout emits hot steam and makes a whining sound.The businessman had never seen it before, so he couldn't help being surprised.

Seeing him in a daze, the waiter reminded him in a low voice: "What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and see the young master."

The businessman hastily regained his senses, remembering his performance just now, he couldn't help breaking into a cold sweat, and hastily bowed down, hoping that Zhi Xuan would not blame him.

"See you son."

The businessman was born in the South, and his ancestors were citizens of the country. Later, he was accused of being cowardly on the battlefield, and the whole family was relegated. He was deprived of his status as a citizen of the country, and all of them became common people.

Unable to rely on military exploits for promotion, the public land left by the ancestors was also taken back, and the few acres of private land could not support the family. The great-grandfather of the businessman gritted his teeth and simply stopped farming. The vassal states of the country, join the caravans that travel to various countries.

Starting from the guard of the caravan, the great-grandfather tried every means to accumulate capital and recruit manpower, and organized a team by himself.The difficulties encountered during the period were too numerous to enumerate, and he almost died several times.In the end, he persisted, created a career, and passed it on to his descendants.

After three generations of great-grandfather, grandfather and father, the scale of the caravan has continued to expand, and they travel to various countries all the year round, delivering news while trading. In some small vassal states, they were even regarded as guests of honor by the clan.Even if a small clan has no background, it is a glory worth bragging for a businessman without a family name.

Today, the family business has been passed on to the merchants, and the scale of the caravan has continued to expand, reaching several times that of when it was first established.Guards, helpers and slaves add up to more than 800 people, no matter where they go, they are a force that cannot be ignored.

The businessman's name is Hu, and he has a cunning temperament. He is good at judging the situation and grasping business opportunities very accurately. He can also use his contacts to obtain many secret information. He has a good reputation among businessmen from all over the world.

This time, when he passed through Xiyuan Kingdom, he heard that Young Master Xuan had paid tribute to Zhongdu, and the tribute was still very rare rhinoceros hide and horn, which made him pay attention to this son of the first son of Xiyuan Kingdom.In addition, the rumors of Zhixuan were increasing day by day, and there was also Zhidi New City, which also made him curious.

Hu Shang has always believed in his intuition, thinking that the young master Xuan Bufan, if he can make friends with his subordinates, he will have great achievements in the future.

With this in mind, the fox merchant ordered to prepare the goods and set off before the arrival of winter, all the way west to Xiyuan country.

Along the way, he met a caravan from Zhidi and learned more about Zhixuan and Xincheng.

Listening to the other party's eloquent talk, boasting about the wisdom and kindness of Young Master Xuan, talking about the cleanliness and cleanliness of the new city, and the various differences among the people in the city, it made the fox merchant very curious, and wished he could fly directly to Zhidi with his wings .

He does have a lot of ambitions, but he also knows his identity. Unless a miracle happens, it is impossible for him to directly embrace Young Master Xuan's thigh.

What the fox merchant wants to do most is to make friends with local officials, so as to cling to Gongzi Xuan.If there is a chance to be used in the future, it may not be impossible to hit the big luck and appear in front of Young Master Xuan.

With this hope, the fox merchant led the team all the way forward, but encountered heavy snow on the way. In order to avoid losses, he found a hill and camped in a sheltered place.

He didn't want to avoid the pie in the sky, so he met Zhi Xuan's team.

Passing by after the snow stopped, seeing the bravery under Zhi Xuan's command with his own eyes, the fox merchant was greatly excited.

It's not that he has never seen the world. In his early years, he personally transported food in national wars, and he knew very well the combat effectiveness of the armies of the vassal states.

As far as he knows the situation, not to mention a small country, even a medium-sized vassal state, even if it deploys the most elite troops in the three armies, it may not be able to kill nearly a thousand yaks in a short period of time, and its own losses are almost zero.

How can such combat power not scare him?

Especially the bows and arrows used by soldiers, they should be bows and arrows, right?

The fox merchant did not see the scene of all arrows being fired, but only saw the yak tied into a hedgehog.Considering the thickness of the fur and the strong wind, it sent shivers down his spine to infer the power of this weapon.

Thousands of soldiers are equipped with this kind of weapon, and if they meet on the battlefield, which country's archers can be their opponents?

Don't say that they are evenly matched, I am afraid that they are not a single enemy.

Even the Dongliang army, which is best at archery, may not be sure of being invincible.

In addition, there are sharp short spears and a large shield as tall as a man, which opened the eyes of the fox merchant.So much so that he recognized the banner of Zhixuan's team and guessed his identity, but he only dared to wait and see from afar, hesitating again and again and did not dare to go forward.

It wasn't until the army set up camp and encountered difficulties in handling prey that the fox merchant found an opportunity to prepare himself mentally, bravely went to the camp, and asked to see Zhixuan.

Begging to see, begging to see, he didn't think he could see Gong Zixuan, at most he could see a subordinate official, and that would be regarded as achieving his goal.Never expected that Zhi Xuan would really want to see him and allow him to enter the tent!

Because he couldn't believe it, he was in a trance before.Bending down on the ground at this moment, I am both excited and apprehensive, and even more afraid, lest I miss the opportunity given by God, and I will regret it for the rest of my life.

Fortunately, what the businessman was worried about did not happen.

Zhi Xuan didn't care about his previous trance, nor thought he was rude, but looked at him with interest.

No matter in Western Capital City or Zhidi, Zhixuan had never had direct contact with merchants.Whether doing business or inquiring about news, it is all executed by government orders.

Looking at the businessman in front of him, Zhi Xuan found that the clothes of the other party were very distinctive.

The robe made of linen looks a little bulky on the body, and there should be animal skins inside.The belt is also made of linen, the same as the neckline of the collar, without any patterns on it.

The hem of the robe is very short, and the edge only covers half of the calf. It is very different from the robes of the people of the clan, similar to the clothes of common people.

The hair is tied into a bun, tilted to one side, and is also fixed with linen cloth, without hairpins.

Looking at his whole body, his face, neck and hands are all clean, which made Zhi Xuan feel a little fond of him.

The fox merchant was lying on the ground, he hadn't heard Zhi Xuan's voice for a long time, and felt even more disturbed.His forehead was sweating, but it wasn't because of the high temperature inside the tent, it was because he was really scared.

Finally, Zhi Xuan's voice sounded above his head: "Get up."

As if being pardoned, the fox merchant took a deep breath, stood up carefully, still keeping his head down, not daring to look at Zhixuan.As far as the eye can see, only the table case placed in the tent and the bamboo slips placed on the case can be seen.

"You begged to see me, why?" Zhi Xuan didn't go around in circles, and went straight to the point.He doesn't need to use words and methods to make the other party afraid.With each other's identities here, businessmen dare not lie.

The only uncertainty is whether the merchant was sent by the Western capital.After thinking about it again, Xiducheng didn't know his departure date, nor did he know that he would encounter a yak on the way. This possibility is really unlikely.

Hearing Zhi Xuan's question, Fox Merchant finally raised his head, saw a sleeve covering the case, and a hand carved like white jade against the backdrop of black silk, his heart beat like a drum, and he quickly lowered his head Dare to look again.

The one in front of him was indeed the young master of Xiyuan Kingdom, it was not a dream.

"My lord, I have hundreds of carts, and I can also gather nearby caravans to help you transport yaks." The fox merchant finished these words in one breath, waiting for Zhixuan's answer.

"Really?" Zhi Xuan asked.

"Don't dare to lie." Fox merchant said firmly.

"What do you want to exchange? Gold, silk, food or something else?" Zhi Xuan asked.The other party asked for help, as long as his identity was okay, it would solve his urgent need.In return, he doesn't mind paying more.

Unexpectedly, the fox merchant didn't want anything, he fell to his knees with a plop, and said in his mouth: "I wish to be your master's cattle and horses, and be driven by your master!"

After saying these words, Hu Shang touched his forehead to the ground, hoping that Zhixuan would accept his support.

In the eyes of the world, his behavior like this is really whimsical.Except for Nanyouhou who used his servants to form a caravan and ran amok, I haven't heard of any big clan that would accept merchants as their retainers, let alone a prince of a country.

But he still had to take a gamble.

If you win the bet, you can lead the family on a different path and regain the lost glory of your ancestors.If he loses the bet, it's his fate. At least he fought for it, and he won't regret it in the rest of his life.

Seeing that the other party didn't look like a fake, Zhi Xuan thought for a moment and agreed to the businessman's plea.

For now, he does need help.It doesn't matter if the businessman has other plans, with his current strength, crushing a businessman with ulterior motives is equivalent to crushing an ant, without any effort.

Thinking of this, Zhi Xuan couldn't help lowering his eyes.

His way of thinking and behavior is more and more integrated into this era. It is hard to say whether it is a good thing or not.

"Thank you, son!"

Confirming that Zhi Xuan accepted his defection, the fox merchant was overjoyed, and forcibly suppressed the joy so that he did not lose his composure on the spot.

After walking out of the big tent, he quickly started to make arrangements and ordered people to unload all the goods on the cart, pile up the important ones as much as possible, throw away the unimportant ones, and hand over all the empty carts to Zhi Xuan's subordinates for use.

At the same time, he sent three groups of people to fly the falcons to deliver letters, contact the nearby merchants, and ask everyone to help.

Faced with his subordinates' distress for the goods, the fox merchant waved his hand, saying that this little loss is nothing, if he can hug Young Master Xuan's thigh, no amount of loss is worth it!

"Master really defected to Young Master Xuan?" asked a guard who had followed the fox merchant for many years.

The fox merchant nodded proudly.

Due to his temperament, he is rarely so happy.But at this moment, I really can't restrain the joy in my heart, and it's not surprising that I behaved a bit out of line.

Upon hearing the news, the whole caravan was also elated, just like celebrating the new year.

As the team leader said, to be able to hug Young Master Xuan's thigh and become a lackey, let alone a mere batch of goods, no amount of loss is worth it!

They are not lying.

Any big businessman, even a wealthy country, would make the same choice given the opportunity today.

The news of the fox merchant came out, and a team arrived the next day.

This is a caravan whose scale is no less than that of a fox merchant. The leader of the team is about the same age as the fox merchant. Seeing that he did not lie, he is really working for Gong Zixuan.

But he also understands that he wants to accept the favor of the fox merchant.

Among other things, just being lucky enough to enter Gongzixuan's camp and deliver goods for him is enough for him to brag about it for several years.

In the cold wind, caravans arrived one after another. In just a few days, eight teams arrived one after another.

The scale of the caravans varies from large to small, with more than [-] people gathered, hundreds of vehicles, and a large number of temporary sledges. There is no need to dismantle all the yaks, and they can be transported directly to the western capital.

Seeing these shrewd and highly mobile businessmen, Zhi Xuan suddenly understood why there were Lu Buwei's rare goods to live in, and Guan Zhong's to stop wars with business.

The status of businessmen is low, but it is a force that must not be ignored.

The use of commercial methods well can benefit the country and enrich the people. If not, the blow to a country is almost devastating.The Lu State, which was abused by Guan Zhong in history, is an example.

Nowadays, no monarch of a country has noticed this point, and Nan Youhou's situation is special and cannot be counted among them.

Zhi Xuan seriously pondered whether he should seize this power and become the first person to eat crabs.

Compared with political means, playing business is what he does.It's just that he has to be more cautious when dealing with businessmen in this era, so as to avoid playing off in the end and bringing unexpected results.

With the help of a caravan, transporting yaks is no longer a problem.

As for the savages captured before, they confessed their identities clearly and confirmed that they were not fugitives, so they were incorporated into slaves and worked with them.

The savages have no reluctance.It may be better to be a slave than to survive in the wild.

All the yaks were loaded into the cart, and the team set off again.

Due to the joining of several caravans, the scale of the team became even larger, and they formed a long queue as they marched, splitting the snowfield into two like sharp knives.

After several days of trekking, a team of thousands of people arrived outside the western capital.

Seeing people from outside the city, the head of the city was immediately alert.It wasn't until he saw the flag in front of the team clearly that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that he didn't relax for a long time, the chief armor frowned again, and while sending someone to deliver a letter to the city, he hurried down to the top of the city, took a team of guards, and greeted Gong Zixuan in front of the city gate.

Coincidentally, on the day Zhi Xuan was granted the title, it was also this Jiachang who guarded the city.

The scene at that time is still vivid.

Thinking of the empty camp outside the city, contacting all kinds of rumors about Zhi Xuan, Chief Jia couldn't help but his heart beat wildly.His intuition told him that the return of Young Master Xuan would never be peaceful.

As for who is not peaceful, it is not his turn to care.He is just a leader, just keep his gates honestly.