The fairs of the steppes are much larger than those of Middle-earth, and the herdsmen and merchants do not understand each other's language, but they can understand each other's meanings when they gesture.

For example, in this pair, two jars of liquor, the merchant asked for one cow and one sheep, and the herdsman insisted on exchanging two cows for four jars, and after several battles with each other, the merchant compromised.

Looking at the words "Tianxia downstairs" on the carriage, the eldest grandson Wuji said contemptuously to Leng Feng: "This is how your assets come from in the world!" ”

Leng Fengmian said without changing his color: "The value of the commodity is defined by the consumer himself, as long as he thinks that a cow is worth a brick, why don't I change it?" ”

Spirits, even in Chang'an, are a good thing, let alone the grassland. As long as it is brought from Chang'an to the grassland, it is not a strange thing to change a cow.

After watching the transactions in the bazaar and having a certain understanding of the income of the merchants who do business in the grassland, Leng Feng and the others set off for Gaochang again.

Although it was the first time to go far away, Leng Jing and Leng Yuewu and Liu Shuya did not react uncomfortably, but they could still rub Leng Feng's horse for a while when the road was smooth.

On this section of the road from Gyeongbuk Road to Gaochang, you have to be careful. Because it is located on the border, it is likely to encounter horse thieves. However, because of the existence of the Dragon Tooth Army, I don't have to worry so much.

It may be that they smelled the dangerous breath of the Dragon Tooth Army, and even if there were a large number of horse thieves along the way, they would avoid this side from a distance.

After a long journey, the group arrived in Gaochang.

Once upon a time, Gaochang was still a place where a ground-level thunder blew up a gap in the city wall.

However, now Gaochang has become a gray military fortress.

The tall city wall of pure cement, and the curved outer wall of the city wall against climbing, for the grassland people, unless they can find a way to make a way out of the soil, it is absolutely impossible to break through Gaochang!

Following Shengzhou, Gaochang also got the right to use gunpowder weapons, and in Gaochang's arsenal, there was even a prefecture-level thunderbolt. With this weapon alone, it will definitely reduce the confidence of the Turks by more than half.

The new Gaochang county guard is Tang Xiao, who once served as the assassin in the southwest. Although coming here to be a county warden is a degradement, in terms of the importance of this place, it is considered a promotion.

Tang Xiao led people to receive everyone, looking at the prosperous scene in Gaochang City, Du Ruhui sighed with emotion: "I haven't seen you for a few years, there have been such big changes here, I can't imagine it!" ”

Tang Xiao said with a smile: "It's all the foundation laid down by Lai Guogong!" Whether it is a merchant from the Western Regions or a merchant from the Far West, they will choose to enter the customs here, because it is the first pass of the Tang Dynasty, and the annual tax here is very high. ”

"What's going on there?"

Compared with taxes, Leng Feng is most concerned about the movements of the Western Turks.

When the Turks lost their land and returned to the Western Turks, there would inevitably be a struggle for territory, or the division of the two families by the wolves of the Western Turks.

Tang Xiao knew what Leng Feng wanted to know, and after thinking about it, he said: "It's weird, since Tushi Tuli returned to the old land, there have been no disputes, not only that, but the conflicts between their various tribes are also a lot less, how to say it, the current Western Turks, there is actually a peaceful atmosphere." ”

"Peace?"

Leng Feng scratched his head, it shouldn't be! The Western Turkic families are in their own way, and the fire he set up last year still affected some Western Turkic pastures, so they should be fighting more fiercely this year, why did there be a "peaceful" atmosphere instead?

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but say, "Datang! ”

Hearing Fang Xuanling's voice, Leng Feng directly understood.

The reason is Datang.

Now the Tang Dynasty, which has gunpowder weapons, is the hegemon among the surrounding countries, and has changed from being wary of the surrounding areas to eyeing the surrounding areas. It is the Western Turks, whose national strength is stronger than that of the Tang Dynasty, if they really start a war with the Tang Dynasty at this time, the victory rate will not exceed 30%.

Between the various tribes of the Western Turks, there is no such tearing enmity as Yuangai Suwen and Gao Jianwu, and under the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, they can only gather together and maximize their strength.

That is to say, they found out that any battle between them was something that Datang was happy to see!

"That's not going to work, you have to find a way..."

Leng Feng found a corner alone and pondered.

Potatoes and corn have arrived, and Datang has reached the most important period of development, during this period, it is impossible to start a war, and even if there is, it cannot be a big war with a country like the Western Turks.

When the Tang Dynasty was developing behind closed doors, it was best for foreign countries to fight, such as Goryeo, such as the Wa Kingdom.

However, how to provoke the various tribes of the Western Turks to fight is still a problem.

No one bothered Leng Feng, because they knew that what Leng Feng needed at this time was to be quiet.

It wasn't until late at night that Leng Feng stood up, walked to Tang Xiao's desk, and wrote a letter.

Handing the letter to Tang Xiao, who had been waiting, Leng Feng said: "This letter, use Hongling to send it to Chang'an Lengfu, Lao Li will know what to do after seeing the letter." ”

Tang Xiao nodded, and went down to arrange for someone to deliver the letter overnight.

Eldest Sun Wuji couldn't help but ask, "What solution have you thought of?" ”

"It's a bit of a way to be immoral." Leng Feng shrugged: "Datang is in a critical period, I don't want to fight with the Turks one day, I can only lack morality." ”

Seeing that Leng Feng was reluctant to say, the eldest grandson Wuji stopped asking.

Leng Feng's letter was sent to Chang'an day and night through the Hongling urgent report, and after reading the letter, Lao Li summoned Ying Yiying and Ying Er.

Ying Yi and Ying Er took Leng Feng's letter and read it, and after finding the secret order in it, he asked Lao Li: "When?" ”

Lao Li thought for a while and said: "Seven days later, I am not an unkind person, and neither is the head of the family, so I gave you seven days to do a mundane family matter, ask for money or something, although tell me that after seven days, it is time for you to die for the head of the family!" ”

Shadow and Shadow both nodded, in fact, when they were saved from a desperate situation by Leng Feng, they had already sold their lives to Leng Feng.

Over the years, although Leng Feng has often assigned tasks to them, there are few such things that require them to gamble with their lives. The dead must have the consciousness of the dead, and they decided that this time, they must definitely repay the kindness.

After transferring a large amount of money to Yingwei, Lao Li took the second half of Leng Fengxin's letter to Tang Jian's house.

How the shadow guard moves and how to choose a target still needs to be arranged by Tang Jian, because no one knows the situation of the Western Turks better than Tang Jian.

Except, perhaps, the emperor.

Tang Jian was silent for a long time after reading Leng Feng's letter, and after a long time, he picked up a pen and wrote two pieces of paper, and after putting one of them in an envelope, Tang Jian said to Lao Li: "Just let your people do what I wrote, and you can hand over this letter to your master." Although this is a private message from him to me, you have to understand that I have to tell the emperor about such a thing! ”