Autumn is coming inadvertently, quietly developing in depth, and the chill is getting worse day by day.

A loud sneeze sounded in the passage into the city at the west gate of Bahuan City, alarming the people who entered and exited the city, and everyone looked at this Hu Shang curiously.

Konshal rubbed his nose in embarrassment. Starting from Qishi City, I walked for more than two months, and after entering the Tang Dynasty, I traveled day and night, and finally came to Anxi Bahuan City. I don't know what happened to the seller, but I hope that Babu will live up to the trust and pass the news to them in time.

An anxious Conssale kept urging the caravan to hurry up, and the Bafang Inn was on the avenue after entering the city. Squeezing through the crowd, Consalai came to the destination, the Bafang Inn!

Konsalai did not see Babu, nor did he see the Taoist priest Zhong Shenxiu. In the liquor store, there was only one of his attendants, and the attendants did not know where Babu had gone.

"Providence is always hard to ask, let it all be fate. Maybe the good god arranged an adventure for him. Let's hope he gets his wish eventually. ”

Don't blame the attendant, the silent Consalai sighed for a long time, and felt something.

Konshalai remembered the purpose of his trip: "What about the sellers? Is it still here? ”

The attendant hurriedly responded, turned around, pointed to the guest room above, and said, "They are on it, but that Taoist priest doesn't know where to go, and they have a leader here, just to wait for the master to come." ”

"Well, quick, take me to him!"

Consalai didn't even have time to take a break, so he went straight to the point. After all, it takes too long to get on the road. I am very lucky to be able to wait here for the seller today. The slightest unhappiness brought to him by Babu's matter was instantly suppressed by him.

Octagon Inn, in the guest room on the second floor. Kang Shalai greeted Wang Xu very politely. The attendants around him were all signaled to go out and guard the door.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. The shopkeeper of Lao Fukang came in person, and I felt very honored to come here. ”

Wang Xu had a smile on his face.

"I'm very sorry, but there have been so many wars along the way, and if it weren't for my luck, I would almost not have been able to come here to see my husband." I am late for so long, I hope Mr. Wang understands. As an apology, I am willing to compensate Mr. on the price. ”

As he spoke, Kang Shalai took out a bag from his waist and stuffed it into Wang Xu's hand.

"A few unsightly gems, a little respect. I hope Mr. Wang doesn't dislike it. ”

"Ouch, this is, this is, so polite. In this way, Mr. Kang's good intentions, Wang is disrespectful. ”

Looking at the few red, green, and green gems in the bag, Wang Xu's smile became extremely bright, and his greedy eyes were revealed.

"Then, the goods that Mr. brought, I wonder if you can let me see it?"

Konshalai still couldn't hold his breath and couldn't hide his anxiety.

First, Wang Xu was also anxious to get rid of the goods in his hand as soon as possible, it was not a joke, once these sensitive goods were discovered by others, he would have to move his head. For several months, he had been living his life cautiously and fearfully, and he didn't know how many gray hairs had grown quietly, so he didn't twist the "kindness" that Kangshalai gave him just now, on the contrary, he felt that this was what he deserved.

Second, he also thought that he could deliver the goods as soon as possible, and return to Chang'an with the money and sell some furs and wine. In this way, the task given to him by the master is perfect. has been appreciated by the owner, and the future is bright. You know, the master is very gracious in front of the current emperor.

Therefore, Wang Xu didn't really care about the initiative to raise the price that Kang Shalai said. If you think about this again, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time, the key is that there are many dreams at night, there are ears on the wall, and there are many people. It's better to cut through the mess quickly and simply complete the transaction.

The goods are stored in a separate room. Originally, the inn had a special place for the merchants to store their goods. However, Wang Xu was very worried, he asked for an extra room and asked people to move the goods in. He also sent two skilled subordinates to guard day and night.

Consarai finally saw what he wanted, three hundred crossbows, although they were not brand new, but they felt okay and durable. There are also thousands of dedicated arrows. There were also three hundred horn bows and three hundred longbows. Kangshalai looked at the weapon in front of him excitedly, blood gushed in his head, and he sold it to the horse bandit, and immediately made several times the money, and the transaction was worth it!

"Ahem, that, shopkeeper Kang, the goods have been seen. Next? ”

Wang Xu reminded Kang Shalai to hurry up and deliver, and the money and goods were cleared.

Coming back to his senses, Conssalai hurriedly said, "Oh, yes, yes. Mr. Wang, please wait. ”

A few heavy small boxes were taken out and placed on the table, and the lids were opened one by one, all of which were golden bricks, which dazzled Wang Xu's eyes.

During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Li Huaitang, as the actual buyer, facilitated an arms trade between the two countries in Tang history, which effectively supported the economic development of the Tang Dynasty. Since then, the prelude to large-scale smuggling of large-scale weapons has begun.

The smooth closing of the deal did not keep Consala's excitement for long. Then, his troubles were just beginning. The journey back is long and arduous, and with so much cargo, it will probably take twice as long as it was when you came. When you walk halfway down the road, you will face a harsh winter, and even a heavy snow blockade.

Conssalai had been calculating the distance for the whole night, and he found that he could only make half the way before winter came, no matter what. These weapons are not heavy, but they are too large and occupy too many camels and horses. At the same time, in order to avoid the inspection of the **, you must take a detour, and you can't enter the city, so you will have a lot more food along the way.

Not only that, but the bitter cold winter and knee-high snow were the mortal enemies of the merchants, and it would be nice if hundreds of light horsemen came to meet them. Kang Shalai suddenly had a flash of inspiration, yes, just like sending Babu to Bahuan City lightly, he can also let people travel back to Qishi City lightly and ask for answers. Aren't all those horse bandits light riders? When the time comes, won't it be enough to have a bow and crossbow in each person's hand? Not only did it achieve an early handover, but it was also not afraid of robberies or horse bandits on the road.

Having made up his mind, Consalai immediately arranged for four horsemen to be paired with two horses, and hurried back to Qishi City with light equipment. If all goes well, Konsalai will be able to be picked up by light riders before winter comes.

The shrewd Konsalai also discovered a problem, the longbow was difficult to carry, the profit was the lowest, and the Tang Dynasty did not prohibit the sale and circulation of the longbow at all. Feeling that it was not cost-effective, Consalai simply canceled the order for the longbow, only paid Wang Xu a deposit for the arm crossbow and the horn bow, and agreed to deliver the second batch of goods next spring.

Hanaka region. The cold autumn mood has taken over, and the northwest wind is beginning to show its power, sweeping the land wantonly, heralding that winter is not far off.

Reminded by the autumn wind, the generals circled around the big chestnuts, urging the soldiers to give warm clothes. The big chestnut felt that his head was several times bigger, and the cloth brought by the merchants was far from enough, and the gap was at least more than half.

It's not just the big chestnuts that have a headache, Umeng and the little chestnuts, but Shamuel who also has troubles. Although the merchants frantically scavenged for all kinds of materials in various places for the sake of huge profits, it was still far from satisfying the needs of the beggar city. Unless both Samarkand and Bukhara were open to the merchants of the city of Beggars, it would not have been possible to have so many supplies. The other is to trade with Khorasan, but it seems unlikely.

Looking at the mountains of gold and silver treasures in the warehouse, Li Huaitang couldn't cry or laugh. What kind of world, you can't spend it even if you have money. The big cannibal should be able to make some fuss, and Sukhail should also be on the way, and then give him some sweetness and knock on the trade routes in the Khorasan region.