Walking into Shatuo Village, Shen Tingge was an eye-opener. This is a sand sculpture fort. Shen Tingge stroked the rough sandstone pillar with emotion, and his ears were Mr. Hanxi's introduction.

The castle, which had been buried underground by the sand and gravel of time, was resurfaced by a vast tornado hundreds of years later, and continued to be rich in the past.

This is like a stockade, and it is clearly a small country.

She slowly followed the gentleman, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart!

Although this prosperity is now paved with blood, the killing between several races will eventually stop.

Only in this way can this trade route to the Western Regions be opened.

The owner of Shatuo Village is not as arrogant and rude as Tomqi as Shen Chenge imagined.

It should be said that he is a majestic, sturdy middle-aged man.

Thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a circle of beard make him look more majestic, with the grace of a king.

He personally greeted Mr. Hanxi outside the main hall and took the lead in bowing down.

After the two met, Mr. Hanxi introduced Shen Tingge to him.

The owner of Shatuo Village learned that the Huaguang young man in front of him was a student of Mr. Hanxi, and he was a little more cordial.

When he was full of wine and food, the owner of Shatuo Village said with a smile: "In the end, Mr. is a student, and there is a big difference between those scholars who are powerless!" Come, little brother, let's have a drink. ”

Shen Tingge also drank a few glasses generously, and his face was a little hot.

This wine is so strong!

"The owner of the village really has good eyesight. Do you see him more like a shrewd businessman? ”

Belch?

Shen Tingge looked away with a sneering face.

Mr. knew that he was secretly doing some small business for nothing, and he never mentioned it, why did he say it again in front of the owner of Shatuo Village, could it be that his behavior was discovered by Mr.'s secret guards along the way?

Who is the owner of Shatuo Village, and suddenly laughed.

"No wonder, I said that there is cunning in these eyes, it turns out that Shen Gongzi is half-literate and half-business!"

Shen Tingge secretly glanced at Mr. and waved his hand in a panicked manner: "The owner of the village said that he laughed, he couldn't talk about half a business, he just had to do some small business in the market in order to make a living." ”

At this time, Mr. Hanxi stood up, and Shen Tingge and the others also hurriedly stood up.

Mr. Hanxi's bright eyes looked at Shen Tingge, and he patted her shoulder meaningfully and said, "The old man is tired, go back to rest first." Since you have a relationship with the owner of the village, you might as well sit for a while. ”

Hearing this, the owner of Shatuo Village couldn't help but look at Mr. Hanxi, but saw him bow slightly.

After Mr. Hanxi left, the owner of Shatuo Village asked Tomqi to take the rest of the people to visit the village, and Tianwu still sat under Shen Tingge.

"Tianwu, you can go out too!"

Shen Tingge spoke, and Tianwu walked out of the main hall at this time, just waiting outside the hall, and did not go far.

"You also go down and wait, Ben is going to get drunk with this little brother!"

After retreating left and right, the master of Shatuo Village said slowly: "Mr. Hanxi and I have the grace of regeneration, since Brother Shen is a closed disciple of Mr., I, Sha Lan, will ask for advice bluntly." ”

Seeing Shen Qingge looking at him puzzled, the owner of Shatuo Village continued: "Shatuo Village is already 3,000 residents today, but on this yellow sand, you can't cultivate your own food and clothing, and you don't have any property to sell, so you can't afford to support this thousands of troops and horses with just some small skills. I wonder if Brother Shen can give me some advice? ”

I wanted to find some business opportunities.

Shen Tingge was happy in his heart.

Isn't she also looking for business opportunities along the way?

Shen Tingge was flattered and said: "The owner of the village really lifted Shen. I can't talk about pointing, but I can always help. Shen did his best. ”

"Good! Sha Lan thanked Brother Shen first! ”

Shen Tingge also hurriedly picked up the wine glass and drank a glass with the owner of Shatuo Village, and then smiled: "I can't drink anymore." Otherwise, you're going to get drunk. ”

A slightly drunken smile shook Sha Lan's eyes.

He had never seen a teenager smile better than a woman.

Shen Tingge asked in detail about some of the conditions on the Xisha Desert.

Said with a smile: "The owner of the village said that there is only sand in this Xisha desert, but the little brother sees that it is golden gold!" ”

"Oh? What do you say about the little brother? ”

The eyes of the lord of Shatuo Village lit up, and he stared at Shen Tingge, for fear of missing a word.

Shen Qingge continued: "As far as the junior brother knows, the Xisha Desert is a shortcut to the important towns of the Western Regions. In the past, this generation also had caravans, but they were attacked by sand thieves all year round, and they no longer dared to take this shortcut. There was almost no circulation of trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains. If someone opened a trade route to the Western Regions from here, Shatuozhai could not only organize its own caravans, but also protect other scattered caravans...... Of course, there are conditions to keep them safe and secure......"

"You mean protection money?"

Shen Tiange shook his head, dipped his fingers in wine and drew a city gate on the table.

The owner of Shatuo Village tilted his head and looked at it for a long time, then suddenly slapped the table and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, Brother Shen is really a master, and he can actually think of tariffs." ”

Shen Tingge smiled, stood up and bowed to the owner of Shatuo Village: "From Shen Mou walked into Shatuo Village, saw the true face of the owner of the village, and heard the long-term plan of the owner of the village, Shen knew that the owner of the village is the wolf king of this desert, and one day, he will become the overlord of the Xisha Desert!" ”

The lord of Shatuo Village was stunned at first, and then laughed, and the sound of Lang Lang's laughter floated throughout the main hall.

There was a flash of mining light in his eyes, and deep in that light was a thick black cloud.

The two walked out of the main hall and looked at the vast desert under their feet, and the owner of Shatuo Village suddenly sighed and said: "You literati have a saying, 'Everything is difficult at the beginning'. If you want to open up this business route, you still need talents like Brother Shen. ”

Shen Tingge looked at the dazzling colors of the desert sunset, and raised his eyebrows.

"The owner of the village must not have heard of a business wizard Gu Li in the world. The younger brother unfortunately heard that he intended to get involved in the Western Regions, and this caravan that opened the way was none other than him! ”

Gu Li, the owner of Shatuo Village, muttered and looked at the glorious sunset again.

"As long as the owner of the village is ambitious, Shatuozhai does not produce tea, silk, spices, medicinal materials, and weapons, but it is the largest distribution center for these items."

The owner of Shatuo Village trembled when he heard this, he turned his head, but saw Shen Tingge's eyes slightly squinting at the burning clouds, and his starry eyes were like burning flames.

He looked at his stockade and seemed to see unprecedented prosperity.

Back at the residence, Shen Tingge went to Mr. Hanxi's room first.

She looked at Mr. Hanxi with tears in her eyes, and suddenly knelt on her knees, and said in a trembling voice, "Master!" ”

This 'master' reminded Mr. Hanxi of the female disciple he had grown up with since childhood, and the feelings that had been hidden for many years rose again, not only with a low sigh.

"You kid, why are you crying again? Didn't the old man say that no matter what you call it, you are a closed disciple of the old man in this life. ”

Shen Qingge burst into tears and smiled, knelt down to Mr. Hanxi's feet and said coquettishly: "The master calls for closeness, and the gentleman calls for estrangement." ”

"Good, good, whatever you want."

After hearing this, Shen Tingge stood up and muttered: "If the master doesn't say it earlier, the apprentice who harms him is careful for fear of making the master angry." ”

Mr. Hanxi poked Shen Tingge's forehead with a straight face and said, "Are you still afraid of making the master angry?" Along the way, you have shown your teacher what it means to be 'mercenary'."