After Yan Ke left, a person slowly walked out of the back room.

This person was dressed in black, with a tall figure, and because he had a bronze mask on his face, he couldn't tell how old he was at all.

Tunyu Gu glanced at the other party and said lightly: "Everything is ready, palace master, it's time for you and your disciples to appear next, the muddier this puddle of water in Yingzhou is, the more beneficial it will be for us!" ”

This person is none other than the palace master of the Holy Water Palace, Ashina Jingliu.

Ashina Jingliu has a transcendent status in the Turks, and even the Mosi Khan has to pay homage to him. When he came to Yingzhou this time, many things had to rely on Ashina Jingliu, so Tunyugu was very polite to him.

"Please rest assured, I know what to do!" Ashina Jingliu sighed and said, "It's just that this Jiang Yuqiao is too difficult, like a dog skin plaster, you can't shake it off, it's really a headache!" ”

Lust Valley asked, "Do you need my help?" ”

"No need!" Ashina Jingliu shook his head, "You don't understand the things on the rivers and lakes, it's better for me to solve it myself!" ”

……

The relationship between Lu Xiaoxian and Zhao Liang, Fan Ziming and a group of gentlemen quickly warmed up, and they mingled without any mustard, getting together every day, and almost talked about everything.

Lu Xiaoxian is both rich and can play, no matter what he does, he is very familiar with it. The crowd was completely convinced by Lu Xiaoxian, and it was the kind of convincing from the heart. So, Lu Xiaoxian naturally became their backbone.

Through in-depth exchanges, Lu Xiaoxian found that although Zhao Liang, Fan Ziming and others were gentle, their essence was not too bad. It's just that their background and status and the specific environment they are in have created their flying and domineering.

Especially Fan Ziming, who is not only well-read, but also very assertive about many things, which is very different from the superficial squirrel, which makes Lu Xiaoxian appreciate it very much.

These gentlemen are so similar to Feng Yuanyi in Panzhou City back then, they also rely on the power of their fathers, and they have no one in their eyes and are young and vigorous.

Thinking of Feng Yuanyi, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but think of Feng Man again.

He couldn't help but sigh: I don't know how Feng Man is now?

……

"Master Lu, let's play all the things that should be played in Yingzhou City! In a few days, I'll take you around Immortal Town! Zhao Liang patted Lu Xiaoxian's shoulder and said with a big grin.

These days, these gentlemen, led by Lu Xiaoxian, have been eating, drinking, and having fun in Yingzhou City, spending a lot of money, and they are not happy.

But these are the places to go every day, these are the ways to play, and it doesn't take long for them to get tired of playing. Therefore, Zhao Liang put forward such a suggestion.

"Immortal Town? What is Immortal Town? Is it more fun than Yingzhou? Lu Xiaoxian asked strangely.

"Of course!" Zhao Liang nodded and said, "Don't look at Immortal Town as just a town, but it's much more fun than Yingzhou City." There are some immortal towns in Yingzhou City, there are also immortal towns in Songmo Governor's Mansion, and even Yingzhou Mansion and Songmo Mansion do not have immortal towns. In addition to the many businesses in the town, there are also many fun things such as eagle fighting, dog fighting, Hu Xuan dance, juggling, etc. ”

"Fighting Eagle? And the fighting eagle? Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but feel excited when he heard this.

He has been paying attention to Hai Dongqing's affairs, and although Xing Feng has also heard some fragmented information, there has been no substantive content.

At this moment, hearing Zhao Liang say that there was a fighting eagle in Immortal Town, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but be interested.

"Where is Immortal Town? How far is it from Yingzhou City? Lu Xiaoxian asked again.

"It's not far, it's only thirty miles away......"

The immortal town outside Yingzhou City was originally an inconspicuous small village, if it were not for the Khitan tribe back then, I am afraid that not many people would know about this place.

In the second year of Zhenguan, the Khitan Dahe Alliance Changmo Hui led the Khitan tribes to attach to the Tang Dynasty. In accordance with the traditional customs of the Khitan, Taizong issued a banner to the Mohui and officially recognized his position as the head of the tribal alliance, asking him to lead the Khitan on behalf of the Tang Dynasty.

In the twenty-second year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty set up the Songmo Governor's Mansion in the Khitan station, and the Khitan Dahe Alliance Chang Gu Ge was the left leading general and the Songmo Governor, and was given the surname Li.

Since Xianren Town is located on the only way from Songmofu to Yingzhou, after decades of development, it has become a prosperous place. The annual transactions of Xianren Town brought a lot of taxes to the government, so the management of Xianren Town by the Yingzhou Governor's Office was relatively relaxed.

The location of Immortal Town was so important, Lu Xiaoxian thought for a moment, and then had a new idea in his heart.

"If that's the case, then what are we waiting for, we might as well go now!" Lu Xiaoxian couldn't wait to say.

"No hurry, no hurry!" Zhao Liang explained, "The market only opens every nine days of the month in Xianren Town, and it is not so lively on weekdays. It's March 14th, and you'll have to wait five days to go! ”

Back at home, Lu Xiaoxian immediately brought Xing Feng over.

Lu Xiaoxian confessed to Xing Feng: "You take Chen San and Wu Liu, and immediately rush to Xianren Town to open a restaurant!" Don't be afraid to spend money, the sooner the better! ”

"Open a restaurant?" Xing Feng was confused and asked blankly, "What kind of restaurant do you open?" ”

"As long as it can attract Khitan and Xi people to eat!" Seeing that Xingfeng still didn't know what to do, Lu Xiaoxian said straightforwardly, "Immortal Town is a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, and it is also the best place to find out the news. The opening of a restaurant is just a pretense, and the ultimate purpose is to find out what we need! ”

After hearing this, Xing Feng suddenly realized: "I understand, don't worry, master, I'll do it!" ”

……

On the morning of March 19, as soon as the morning dawned, Lu Xiaoxian had already gathered with Zhao Liang and others, and they hired a few carriages and headed towards Xianren Town.

Along the way, pedestrians hurried along, carrying burdens, carrying baskets, and leading donkeys, all heading to the fairs of Xianren Town. Vendors from other states and counties would also arrive in Xianren Town a day in advance to sell their goods to market visitors on the opening day.

The reason why Immortal Town is so attractive is that it is located in a very special location, and it is not far from Yingzhou City, Rao Le Du Hu Mansion, and Song Mo Du Hu Mansion. There are hundreds of thousands of people living here in Khitan, Kumoxi, Turkic, Donghu, Yan, Xianbei, and Goryeo, and so many people have to live, which naturally promotes the market trade in Xianren Town.

Most of those aliens brought mules, horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock, carrying milk, medicinal herbs, furs, and meat, while the merchants of the Tang Dynasty drove the convoy and pulled millet, rice, tea, and cloth.

The bazaar was to be traded under the supervision of the officials of the Yingzhou Governor's Office, and the fees to be paid for each stall ranged from ten cents to a few taels of silver, depending on the location of the bazaar, the size of the business, and the amount of land occupied.

The bazaar is full of all kinds of goods and many pedestrians, although it is not to the point of rubbing shoulders, but it is indeed very lively.

With the bazaar and the flow of people, how can you sell your stuff? The eight immortals of all parties crossed the sea to show their magical powers, there were banners, there were gongs and drums, there were hawkers who rattled bells, and

Shouting directly in different languages, in short, will attract the attention of customers through a variety of means, which is breathtaking.

Of all the merchants, the Sogdian merchants were the most astute.

The Sogdians were naturally good at business, and they benefited from everything.

Of course, being a successful businessman is not easy. The Sogdians were not only familiar with the routes, water sources, and pastures along the way to transport Pate, but also could discern directions on cloudy nights and in the desert Gobi, could foresee weather changes, and were fluent in various languages. They are alert and flexible, good at maneuvering, not chaotic, brave and strategic, and these skills of doing business are not only inherited by family teachers, but also rely on long-term memorization and continuous summary and accumulation.

In the mule and horse market, there is also a special profession called "Yalang".

"Yalang" is an intermediary who coordinates the transaction between the buyer and the seller, and they live between the buyer and the seller, and they make a match to obtain a commission.

They also have a lot of knowledge to be tooth langs, and they need to understand the articulation and characteristics of livestock.

Generally speaking, four or six is the strongest age of livestock, that is, it refers to the livestock four to six years old, the middle ditch is ten years old, and the ditch above the teeth is smoothed, which means that it is old. A good tooth man doesn't need to look at the mouth of the mule and horse to know how old it is, and he can know whether the mule and horse are sick by looking at the eyes.

When the buyer takes a fancy to the livestock to be bought, the buyer and the seller do not negotiate openly, and rely on the "Yalang" to bargain between the two parties through a pinch of their fingers under the placket to achieve the approval of both parties and finally close the deal.

In this kind of transaction, the buyer and seller do not know the actual price of the transaction between the two parties, and there is no need to know, because what they pay and receive is the amount they recognize, although the buyer and seller know in their hearts that what they pay and receive is not the actual transaction price, but they are willing to admit this fact.

In the bazaar, Lu Xiaoxian really found that there were many alien people selling all kinds of eagles, and the number was not small.

"Does Lu Gongzi like hunting?" Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian was very interested in these eagles, Zhao Liang said on the side, "These are falcons!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian nodded perfunctorily, he couldn't tell Zhao Liang that he wanted these eagles to pass on the news.

"Even if these eagles are sold, they won't be of much use!" Zhao Liang shook his head and said.

"Why is that?" Lu Xiaoxian was puzzled.

"You have to have a falconer to be able to tame it! These eagles have never been tamed, they are wild, they don't listen to greetings at all, and they are bought for wine! ”

Lu Xiaoxian was dumbfounded when he heard it, it is not enough to have an eagle alone, it has to be tamed before it can be used, it seems that he thinks a little simpler.

"Where's the falconer?" Lu Xiaoxian asked again.

"Khitan, Xi and Yan have special falconers, but it takes a long time to tame a qualified falcon and is very troublesome, so the price is quite expensive!"

As long as he can do what he can do with money, it is not a matter for Lu Xiaoxian, he must find a clever falconer to help him falconry.

As he was talking, Lu Xiaoxian noticed that Zhao Liang's expression suddenly became flustered.

"Zhao Gongzi? What happened to you? Lu Xiaoxian asked strangely.

Fan Ziming pointed ahead and whispered to Lu Xiaoxian: "Those people are our sworn enemies, I didn't expect to meet them here today!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian looked in the direction of Fan Ziming's finger, and several people were walking towards them. Looking at their costumes, they are definitely not Tang people, but I don't know if they are Xi people or Khitan people.