Whether it is in a peaceful and prosperous era, or in the midst of war and chaos, those yellow and white things that shimmer with a charming luster are always the most basic hard currency! No matter what kind of organization or individual, they will be fascinated by this metal and dazzled by its glittering light.

So who is the group that knows the word 'wealth' most on the Huayu continent? Of course, it is the merchants who go from south to north, buy low and sell high; However, where there are interests, there will definitely be disputes, so at present, the two countries of Beiyan and Nankang are divided into rivers and ruled by the two places, and the merchants who belong to the two places naturally have many contradictions with each other.

Those Nankang merchants who have business all over the world and goods to thousands of families feel that the merchants of Beiyan cannot be regarded as businessmen at all, and they have no ability to do business at all. As far as the work they do is concerned, at most they can be regarded as 'running errands' for others, and the merchants of Beiyan always think that the people of Nankang are too 'cheap' and too 'like' businessmen, and they have no heroic spirit at all, and they can't tolerate anything but silver in their hearts. It feels like a vicious dog snatching food, and there is no dignity at all.

In fact, the conflict between these two different concepts is also one of the most important reasons for the separation of Nankang and Beiyan.

In business, whether it is a mule or a horse, it always has to be pulled out and slipped. So in the end, it is the Beiyan people who make the business bigger and wider? Or is Nankang people's 'business economy' more effective? Quite simply, isn't it clear that the income of the North and the South is clear?

If you look at the accounts officially announced by Beiyan and Nankang, the income of Yanjing City is only slightly lower than that of Jiankang, the capital of Nankang, and the gap is negligible; But in fact, how many cats are hidden in the accounts claimed by these two parties? I'm afraid only they know it best in their own hearts.

Since there is still a lot of water in the actual income claimed by both parties, which one has more credibility in terms of annual income?

First of all, the price of Nankang people's goods in the market is the highest. With the exquisite craftsmanship of craftsmen, coupled with the integration and impact of imported cultures, they have already passed through the entire Huayu continent; And even if the Northern Yan Dynasty and the Youbei Third Road imposed heavy taxes on Nankang goods to varying degrees, they still couldn't stand the people's willingness to pay more money!

And if you add the income of Nankang people from selling goods overseas, it is not just as simple as 'doubling profits' from the bright side.

As for the business model of the Beiyan people, it does look more elegant, and it is more arrogant when negotiating prices. However, the entire Northern Yan Dynasty, in the essence of commodity flow, still did not escape the self-production and self-sale model of 'left hand to right hand'. How can the 'bartering' method of 'you spend five cents on my cloth and I will spend another five cents on your coal' is extremely small in terms of profits generated between coming and going, and how can it be compared with Nankang's long-distance fleet?

In fact, to distinguish between the rich and the poor in the North and the South, there is no complicated data to support it. Even if he finds an extremely proud Yanjing 'uncle', it is impossible for him to tell you with a clear conscience that Beiyan is richer than Nankang. Now that the real gap between the two sides has been widened, according to the law of history, the two sides should have gradually ushered in the final result of annexation and acquisition, or the net of fish death; But fortunately, God bless the Zhou family, and the reason why the Northern Yan Dynasty has been able to stalemate with Nankang is the starting point of the Silk Road - the old capital Chang'an City.

It can also be said that Chang'an City, which is 'dislocated by the dragon vein', is holding the economic lifeline of the entire Northern Yan Dynasty. It is a pillar of the edifice that will fall; It is a lone seedling that has survived in thousands of acres of red land! If it were not for the hard support of this Chang'an City, the economic system of the Northern Yan Dynasty was completely crushed by the Nankang merchants as early as twenty years ago!

The bloodiest and most ruthless battlefields may not all be bloody Shura fields......

So where is the most lively place in Chang'an City?

The whole old capital of Chang'an, overlooking the earth as a chessboard, is densely covered with one hundred and eight square markets, which means the number of heaven and earth; In the east and west directions, there are also two huge trade markets, and the Xianyang 'Xing' Palace, which sits in the north and faces south, outlines a triangle with each other.

It is these two inner and outer markets in the east and west that have worked together to create a prosperous and developed Chang'an City, and also indirectly supported most of the Northern Yan Dynasty. In addition to selling all kinds of goods used by Beiyan for export, there are also many high-class luxury goods loved by dignitaries and dignitaries, as well as various daily applications of the common people. Therefore, this Dongfang City is also the most prosperous area in the entire Chang'an City on weekdays.

The inn where Shen Gui and others chose to settle is located in the depths of Changle Fang in the east of Dongfang City. Because it is not only close to the 'bazaar', but also a gathering place for the top wineries in Chang'an City. Even the air in the vicinity is filled with the aroma of fine wine.

Moreover, there are more than a dozen large and small wine shops in Changle Fang, and there is such a rule. Every three years, there is a 'Changle Fang Wine Fighting Competition'. And at this time, all the experts who are good at wine tasting and winemaking on the Huayu continent will come uninvited; And the winner of the competition is also eligible to hang a dark brown wooden bottom under the sign of his old shop, and the word 'Changle' outlined by cinnabar big red letters, which is the head of Changle Fang!

Don't look at the inn where Shen Gui and the others stayed today, there are only a few rooms, and the interior furnishings and applications are very ordinary, but the price is simply outrageous; And the reason why Shen Gui is willing to 'compromise and seek perfection' is because directly opposite this inn, there is a small wine shop with a somewhat dilapidated façade and only a few tables......

To put it bluntly, the scale of this 'Huangjia Mash' wine shop is not as spacious as the horse number of the big restaurant in Yanjing City; But under the mottled and dilapidated 'Huang Jia Mash' plaque, a small wooden square plaque is hanging, with the word 'Changle' written on it......

Shen Gui, who was already dizzy from hunger, had just sat in the bathtub of the guest room, and was completely permeated by the sweet smell of wine coming from the window. He quickly scrubbed his body, and then put on a set of clean clothes that his fellow had just bought. When he was dressed, he pushed open the door, and stood at the top of the stairs with a vague step, shouting, 'On the other side!' Then he 'plopped' and ran to the 'Huang Jia Mash'.

Since the sun is just now 'stable' and far from the moment of eating, this small wine shop is still empty and deserted. In the middle of the shop stood a thin old man, who was napping against the fence...... The dizzy Shen Gui staggered to sit on the bench, leaning on the table and shouting at the thin old man:

"Shopkeeper's help! Bring me a pot of thick wine first, and then a big bowl of noodles, if there can be a gourd chicken or something, it will be even more beautiful! ”

The old people have little sleep, and they don't fall asleep at all; Now that he saw such a reckless young guest officer in the store, he immediately put on a cold face:

"Shout about it? Smashing only wine and turnip strips, the food you said, go to the front......"

The old man had just counted a few words from Shen Gui, but when he saw that his hands and feet were trembling and his lips were pale, he immediately understood in his heart that this young man must be very hungry. Then he stopped the reprimand behind him, grinned, and rubbed his apron vigorously with his big dry hands:

"What? I'm so hungry that you dare to ask for wine? Wait! ”

Before leaving, he took out a piece of dry bun from the basket next to him, poured a bowl of hot water, and motioned for Shen Gui to pad his stomach first; Then he turned around and went into the inner room, and shouted loudly: "The ...... in the house"

As the saying goes, you don't bathe when you're hungry, you don't shave your head when you're full; Shen Gui, who was now starved with low blood sugar, broke a piece of white bun left over from yesterday and put it in his mouth while swinging his body; didn't expect it to be such a leftover dry cake, but it made Shen Gui feel that the more he chewed, the more fragrant and sweeter he became; However, a finger-sized piece of leftover dry bun, after putting it in my mouth and chewing it, it can still diffuse a rich and three-dimensional layer of wheat fragrance......

A piece of leftover white bun was eaten by Shen Gui unconsciously! He took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and then carefully returned the scattered buns on the table with the palm of his hand, and poured it all into his mouth as soon as he tilted his neck......

didn't wait long, the uncle opened the coarse cloth curtain, and with a burst of water vapor on his face, a huge sea bowl was 'lost' in front of Shen Gui in a swaying manner:

"Mix quickly."

After a dry remark, the old man went back to the cabinet and bent down...... The crisp sound of the liquor accompanied by the sound of Shen Gui 'snoring' and eating noodles reverberated in this tavern......

Before the bowl of noodles was finished, the other four 'hungry ghosts' also squeezed into the tavern, and bowls of oily noodles with wide trousers were placed on the table like running water; And the wolf-eating appearance of these five young masters and young ladies also made the thin old man smile, and the cigarette pouch in his hand also smoked 'ba-da-da'......

After Shen Gui finished eating the second bowl of noodles, he finally calmed down the 'panic' in his heart. At this time, he had leisure time to taste the bowl of top wine that was enough to pick the word 'Changle' - Yufuliang.

This liquor looks like soy milk and rice cereal just from the outside; In one sip, instead of the spicy taste of ordinary liquor, it has an indescribable sweet and sour taste. Shen Gui drank the sweet wine in his mouth bowl by bowl, and watched them gobble up noodles, and there was a sense of tranquility and peace in his heart......

At this moment, a middle-aged woman with a bamboo basket in her arm walked in from outside the door; She lowered her chin, gently put the bamboo basket on the wine cabinet in front of the old man, and then raised her hand to brush the messy hair on her sideburns, turned back and nodded to Shen Gui, then bent down and went back to the kitchen......

is such an ordinary woman, except for Shen Gui, no one takes her appearance as a thing......

But for Shen Gui, this woman is not just the shopkeeper of the 'Huang Family Mash'......

She is also a big offering to Nan Kangdi - codenamed Red Bell!