I walk the career line in dog blood

As An Yinong went farther and farther, he met more and more people and things.There are entertainers who wander around like gypsies, caravans traveling north and south, as well as liars, thieves and prostitutes.The guards and Uncle Zhong stared at these people every day, for fear that their chicken-like master would be murdered.

The farther away from the capital city and the Central Plains, the more 'simple' the folk customs.

The environment in the northwest region is not good. When people are busy with survival, people can't talk about morality and etiquette.

He also met a merchant who came out of Dingsha and was going back to Dingsha. It was a small caravan with four owners, the merchant, the merchant's daughter-in-law, the merchant's daughter, the merchant's nephew, and a dozen or so guards. Seven or eight camels.All they sell are leather from here, including sheepskin, cowhide, and a small amount of wolf skin. When they come back, they will replace it with special products from the Central Plains.

It is worth mentioning that the businessman's daughter-in-law is a foreigner, but she can speak official Chinese.

An Yinong was wearing a turban, a light blue robe, and a bookish look. The businessman didn't recognize him as an official, but thought he was a scholar traveling around.But even so, he is also very considerate. After all, those who can come out to travel are basically Juren, or scholars from rich families.

There are few scholars in the northwest region, and everyone has an inexplicable awe and admiration for the scholars.

The daughter of his family still looked at him secretly, but she asked her mother to call back without looking twice.

At this time, it was very close to Dingsha County, and foreigners and buildings with foreign characteristics were often seen on the road.

On this day, he stayed in an inn opened by a foreigner. At the door of the inn, there was a freshly slaughtered sheep roasting, and there was bubbling mutton soup in the cauldron.

An Yinong ordered a bowl of mutton soup, as well as a pancake, a plate of vegetables and a plate of roast lamb.

He sat down on a seat in the middle, the table was a bit dirty, but it could be used after wiping it, and An Yinong didn't care.If you want to pay back your cleanliness when you are away from home, you really can't live.

The family of the merchant who had come with him sat down at the table on the left.

After a while, the dishes were served. The mutton soup was sprinkled with spices. It didn’t taste fishy but delicious. An Yinong also cut open the cake, stuffed it with vegetables and lamb, and wrapped the two slices of cake together. His mouth was full of oil. .

The other guests looked at the freshness, so they also ordered the grilled mutton, which was wrapped in this way.

The businessman especially enjoyed eating, and he said to An Yinong in surprise, "It's so delicious."

An Yinong took a sip of the hot mutton soup and said with a smile: "It's just that you can't eat it cold, it tastes better when it's hot."

With just these two sentences, the people at the two tables started talking, and they chatted more and more. The businessman said that he would go back to his hometown to rest for a few years, and An Yinong said that he would go to settle in Dingsha County for a few years.

"Sir, you want to settle down in Dingsha County?" The businessman asked in amazement, "Could it be that you are going to teach in our Dingsha County? There are not even many children there. If you want to open a school, I'm afraid you won't be able to recruit people."

"It's not urgent, it can be cultivated slowly without children. By the way, what specialties do we have in Dingsha?" An Yinong asked curiously.

"Then we have a lot of good things in Dingsha. Among other things, the melons and fruits are sweeter than those in other places, and the cattle and sheep are stronger than those in other places."

The businessman got excited when he mentioned this: "Our local grapes can be big or sweet. If you eat one, it will be sweet for a day. There is also the stupid cow at home, with black hair and short horns, which is not good at farming, but the meat is very fragrant and tender."

"It's just a pity, the county magistrate doesn't understand, he just said that cattle are not allowed to be bought and sold casually, regardless of whether they are cultivated cattle or cattle raised for meat, so no one raises them.

"Fortunately, there are no such restrictions on raising sheep. The sheep here are also good, and the meat does not smell bad."

From the sweet melons and fruits, to the local specialties of livestock, to the special vegetation in the desert, the businessman talked a lot.

Although Dingsha County is very poor, with few available fields, water resources are still scarce, and the resident population is even less than [-] households, in the eyes of businessmen, the most beautiful place is their hometown.Every plant and tree contains the deep feelings of Dingsha people for their hometown.

An Yinong believed the businessman's words. There are many good things in the Northwest, but unfortunately, the transportation is underdeveloped. When the things are shipped out, they will all be rotten.To solve this problem, one is to build roads, and the other is to carry out deep processing. It is best that the processed products can be stored for a year or a half, such as dried beef and wine.

The third is to obtain a trading license, such as restricted products such as beef.

There is also a fourth and very important one, which is to make a name and spread it widely.

"Didn't it say that a new county magistrate has come, maybe he can allow the sale of cattle?"

"Hey, what's the use of the magistrate's permission? The superiors don't allow it." The businessman snorted, "I don't expect the new magistrate anymore. Anyway, I have to go back after a year or so."

Most of the county magistrates who came here were relegated. When they came, they either lamented their fate all day long, or tried every means to return to the prosperous Central Plains.It is rare that there are two people who want to manage it well, and there is nothing they can do about the environment in Dingsha County.

It's been a long time, and the common people no longer count on their parents and officials.

They talked so enthusiastically that they didn't go back until dark.

The businessman sat on the stool and picked his teeth, and said, "I have met many people in my travels, but the one I met today is incomprehensible. If you say it is a child from an ordinary family, it looks like a child from an ordinary family. .If it is said that he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, we have no pretensions to us. You can’t see through, you can’t see through.”

His wife was making the bed: "It's useless for you to see through it. He is a nobleman. What about us, merchants. If he says a few nice words, you really become friends?"

"That's not the case," said the businessman. "I can tell at a glance whether a person thinks highly of us or looks down on us."

Hearing this, the businessman's wife straightened her back and said to her husband in a bad manner: "Don't tell our daughter that, she will take it seriously later and see that I won't make trouble with you. I can't bear to let her be a concubine for just this one daughter."

"Look, why do you still want to go there? All right, I won't talk nonsense with my daughter."

The lights in the merchant’s house were extinguished, but the lights in An Yinong’s house were still on. He wrote about the merchant in the letter, and said that after listening to it, he felt that there was a lot to do.

Since the climate in Dingsha County is not suitable for farming delicate crops, they can grow some less delicate crops, such as pasture, sorghum, soybeans... and the melons and fruits that are said to be particularly sweet can also be dried and canned.

An Yinong also mentioned a kind of rubber grass. In his memory, there is this kind of grass in the northwest, which can be used to make rubber. With rubber, distillers and cans can be arranged.

In addition, Dingsha County is on the border of the two countries. If a mutual market can be established to exchange what is needed, the advantages will definitely outweigh the disadvantages, and life will be easier for both sides.But the court has to consider this kind of thing for a long time, and I don't know if it can be applied for.

A businessman is like water. Too much water will cause waterlogging, and when the water dries up, it will become barren. Only the right amount of flowing water can bring vitality.

If he really applies for the mutual market, who will host the mutual market?What kind of key products should be created?

He wrote a full three pages, talking about his thoughts, ideal state, and possible troubles, and he didn't stop writing until a watchman outside knocked on his clapper.

"Please hand it to him." The letter was folded and placed on the table.

A carrier pigeon flew over to pick it up, and it flew away in the blink of an eye.

The letter quickly arrived in Gu Zhengzhong's hands. He was in a desert not far from Dingsha County. The full moon was covered by dark clouds above his head. The dead trees were distorted like ghosts. A foreign priest wearing an animal skull was lying on the ground dying. The poisonous insect crawled all over the ground.

"The mass grave where people were buried alive has been cleaned up." Gu Zhengzhong ordered his subordinates while opening the letter paper.

The shadow beside him retreated silently.

"Sir, Qixin is well..." Dots of fluorescent lights fluttered, illuminating the letter paper for him, and Gu Zhengzhong looked at each word, as if he could see the man sitting under the light, writing the letter stroke by stroke.

There was a smile in his eyes, and his expression became gentle.

The breeze is like a lover's intimate kiss, blowing away the dark clouds that cover the moon.

The bright and clean moon hangs in the sky, and the silver-like light falls on the vast desert.The sand flowed silently, bit by bit swallowing the priest who wanted to curse the land of the Central Plains and create a plague.

"Foreigner, you have crossed the line. This is not your territory." Under the moonlight, a huge white camel suddenly appeared. The whole body of the camel was emitting light, and its eyes were like two jewels, beautiful and mysterious.

Gu Zhengzhong put away the letter and smiled: "So what?"

The body of the white camel was elongated and deformed, turning into a veiled exotic beauty: "How many people do you want to offend for the sake of one human being? It is really unwise to make enemies of people everywhere like this."

"That's my business." Gu Zhengzhong slowly put away the letter, "Do you want to type? Then don't talk nonsense."

On this day, wind and sand blew up in the desert, and the wind and sand flooded an abandoned city.

On the second day, An Yinong and the merchant went on the road together. Their destination was the same, and it was safer to go together.

"It's strange to say that I haven't encountered robbers after walking for so long this time." The businessman thought of this incident, "It's really strange."

"Do you still hope that robbers will come to your door?" asked his wife.

"I didn't say that, hey, I won't tell you." The merchant stood up and went to check the goods piled on his camel.

The goods brought back by the merchants include salt, tea cakes, sugar, books... It is said that they are all favorite goods in the local area, and they will not worry about selling them.

Although the businessman didn't go into details, he could earn enough money for three or four years during this round trip.Of course, there are also great risks, such as the robbers that the businessman just mentioned.

Seeing An Yinong, he walked over and asked some things about Dingsha County.

The businessman knew that he was going to settle down for a few years, so he didn't hide it. He told him everything, even a few big households in Dingsha County, and their intertwined relationships.

"We all know that the horse thieves outside the customs belong to their family. The money in the pocket, the money in the warehouse, and the food and drink of their family are all stained with the blood of our herdsmen."

This businessman is a native of Dingsha County, but because he has been doing business all year round, he can be considered well-informed.His wife is also a foreigner, so she also knows a little about foreigners, and there is no more suitable guide than him.

They walked and chatted all the way, walked together for five or six days, and finally arrived in Dingsha County.

The gate of the county seat was open, and there were officers and soldiers checking the road guides, which seemed to be quite careful.An Yinong got off the carriage and joined the crowd in line, looking around.

There are locals and foreigners who come in and out, and the soldiers are treated equally, and they will be released after confirming that they are not wanted criminals.

Soon the team reached An Yinong, and he took out his guide.The soldier looked at it and was about to let it go, but suddenly felt something was wrong, picked it up and looked at the name and remarks: "Are you the new county magistrate?"

An Yinong nodded: "It's me."

The people around waiting to enter the city were refreshed: "Magistrate? Where is it?"

"Master Zhi, magistrate?" The businessman with him was weak-legged, his face full of shock: he talked a lot about the inaction of the government along the way, and he also said that the new county magistrate might not be better than the former wine magistrate who only knew how to live and dream.

It's over.

"Greetings, grass people..."

"My fellow." An Yinong supported the businessman who was about to kneel down.

"Thank you for your introduction all the way. I was still very uneasy at first, but after my brother's guidance, I really feel that our Dingsha is a good place and a treasure. Sooner or later, everyone in the world will know that our Dingsha County produces the sweetest food. Melons and fruits produce the best beef and mutton."