Chapter Forty-Six: The Change of Xidu and the Surprise of the Merchants

At the time of the autumn harvest, caravans came from time to time on the main road outside Xidu, and they brought a large amount of grain and local specialties to contribute to the prosperity of Xidu.

Before the onset of winter, caravans from all over the world will come more and more frequently, because after the onset of winter, it is difficult to travel and cannot travel, and they need to buy enough salt.

Xidu does not produce much salt, and it cannot be compared with the sea salt on the coast of the East China Sea, but the salt of Xidu is relatively close, easy to transport, and hugely profitable, which makes caravans from nearby vassal states flock to it.

Especially in the Izumo country on the southeast edge of Xidu, the fertile soil is thousands of miles, and countless grains are produced every year, and the nobles and big merchants have a lot of surplus grain in their hands, so they will run to Xidu every autumn in exchange for a large amount of salt to seek more benefits.

Of course, the caravan also bought a lot of leather, herbs, rhino horn, ivory, crystal jade, and so on.

The Izumo Caravan is one of the most powerful caravans among the many caravans, and it can be seen from the caravan banner that they belong directly to the monarch of Izumo Province.

Every year the Izumo caravan is the largest food supplier in Hee Province, and this year is no exception, the Izumo Country Caravan is mighty and numerous.

"Head, the front is it, Hee-du has finally arrived. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Head, Xiguo has changed a monarch, I heard that it is a sixteen-year-old boy, is it true. ”

"It is said that Yao Xuan, the king of Xi, took the elite deep into the Great Wilderness, and later disappeared, only Xuanhou's mount returned to Xidu, and then the Son of Heaven let the prince of Xiguo ascend the throne!"

"Oh oh oh, and this thing, hey, head, you said that the Xi Kingdom has suffered a heavy blow, why didn't our king take the Xi Kingdom, then this will be our salt farm, and there is no need to spend so much grain to buy salt. ”

"Bastard, don't talk nonsense, you don't understand the things between the high-level, do you think the king doesn't know? ”

"Well, I'm just talking. ”

While talking, the Izumo caravan soon came to the city wall of Xidu, and a middle-aged man with a scar and a tiger-headed boy quickly came to the front of the caravan.

The scar man looked fierce, but he spoke very kindly, and after making a statement to the castle guards of the city, the carriage of the Izumo caravan soon wandered into the city.

The place where the caravan rushed to was naturally the bazaar, where the scar male leader came every year, and he was naturally familiar with the road, and he didn't need the guidance of the people of Xidu.

This time, though, the middle-aged man with the scar was a little surprised, because there had been a big change in the bazaar.

The first is the place to eat, every caravan arrives at a place, the first thing to solve must be the problem of eating, after all, the road is rough to eat, and when you arrive at the destination, you will naturally have a full meal.

The middle-aged man with the scar asked the caravan workers and slaves to unload the goods, and he took the tiger-headed boy to find a clean shop to eat something.

Spring Flower Restaurant.

The name of the shop, Scar, was familiar to the middle-aged man, he had liked to come here to eat before, but this time he was surprised.

There were too many people, and business was booming, so it was hard to find a seat to sit down.

"Head, has this store always been full of people?"

The man with the scar shook his head slightly, he was also very strange, there were not so many people in the store to eat before, after all, not all the merchants were rich, and many people were very frugal outside.

But now the situation in Xidu has changed greatly, and many merchants who come to Xidu have entered the store to eat.

Not only is the Chunhua restaurant overcrowded, but also the other restaurants that pass by on the road are basically full, and the business is very good.

This made the man with the scar who was trading very puzzled and curious, and the instinct of the merchant made him think that there must be a big secret in this.

"Boss, I haven't been here for a few months, why is your business so good, you're going to make a fortune, I'm so envious!"

Chunhua, the proprietress of Chunhua Restaurant, greeted her with a smile: "How can there be, small business, it is difficult to compare with your brother Dao, but this year there is new food, and the business is indeed much better!"

When Brother Dao heard this, he immediately became interested: "Oh, new food, no wonder business has improved so much, hey, it's what they eat?"

Brother Dao and the tiger-headed boy had already discovered it.

The table next to me is filled with novelty food.

"Yes, soy milk and tofu brain, these are all methods that have been passed down from our King Xi's palace, not only novel but also very delicious, you must like it, why don't you give both of you a bowl today?"

"Okay, I'm tired of the hostess. ”

"Okay, two bowls of soy milk, two bowls of tofu brain"

Soon, the proprietress Chunhua served soy milk for the two.

The young man couldn't wait to take a sip, his mouth was very hot, and he was caught off guard, the young man's face was distorted, and he just wanted to blurt out a scolding, but as the temperature dropped, he tasted the thick bean fragrance and the warmth that penetrated deep into the abdominal cavity, and the scolding words suddenly held back:

"It's hot, but it's delicious, fragrant, it's cold in late autumn, it's just enjoyable to drink a bowl, and it's even more comfortable if it's winter!"

Brother Dao looked much calmer, took a sip, and nodded, agreeing with the young man's statement.

"Yes, no wonder business is booming. ”

Soon, two bowls of tofu brain were also served.

The white and tender tofu brain looks very appetizing, and with soy milk in front, the two of them tasted it with great anticipation.

"Head, it's so tender, it's worthy of being something that came out of the palace, it's too fine, you taste it, there is a salty taste, there is salt in it, it is worthy of Xidu!"

"Your uncle and I have been to many vassal capitals, but this is the first time I have eaten this kind of food, no wonder business is good. ”

The young man glanced at the scar man and said expectantly: "Head, I made a lot of money this time with you!"

Because of the delicious food, the two talked very happily, but Brother Dao's attention was not on the young man.

As a Qi Refiner, his hearing was amazing, and he soon heard the conversation of the merchant next to him.

"This year, since the new king of Xiguo ascended the throne, Xidu has changed really much, I heard that the night in Xidu is the safest, and the ghosts dare not be arrogant, some time ago, there were ghosts making trouble, guess what, King Xi arrested them all!"

"That's not all, I heard that King Xi set up a ghost law to restrain ghosts, and the ghosts who broke the law in Xidu will be tried, and the ghosts who were caught before are now sentenced. ”

"No, even ghosts dare to make up their minds, King Xi is too outrageous. ”

"What is this, it is said that the giants and mushrooms of the large and small caravans came before, and they used a large number of rare treasures to exchange for refined salt from King Xi, I heard that the refined salt is as white as snowflakes, without a little bitterness, and the quality is better than the tribute salt of the Son of Heaven, which is unique in the world!"

"It's really fake, if there is really this kind of salt, and sell it to nobles in other places, wouldn't it be profitable, and King Xi still sells this kind of salt?"

"It is said to sell ......"

"Is that true?"