Chapter 226: A Boy Suspected of Li Yuanhao
Although the border market is chaotic, but there are so many people entering every day, it is inevitable to eat, drink and sleep, although it is very dangerous to open a shop here, but it still attracts a group of bold businessmen to open a shop here, for example, in the center of the border market, there is a two-story building, here is also the largest restaurant in the border city, called Tokyo Building, it is said that the chef inside is from Tokyo, specializing in some famous Tokyo dishes.
Although the food in this Tokyo building is not very authentic, it is still very attractive to Hu merchants who come to do business, after all, most of them do not have the ability to go to Tokyo City, and it is an eye-opener to come here to taste the food of Tokyo.
Li Zhang took the wild dog and Di Qing to the border city to find Jinshan, and happened to walk to the bottom of this Tokyo building, and when he inadvertently looked up, he happened to see a young man wearing a white robe and a black crown sitting near the window on the second floor.
Momentum is mysterious and mysterious, you have to say that it exists, no one can see it, you have to say that it doesn't exist, but sometimes you can feel it from others, a person who has been in a high position for a long time can easily develop a momentum, for example, after Liu E took power, the momentum on his body became more and more vigorous, Zhao Zhen told Li Zhang in private that sometimes he didn't dare to look directly at Liu E, this is because Liu E's momentum completely overwhelmed Zhao Zhen's momentum.
When Li Zhang saw the young man on the second floor, his eyes were also attracted by the other party, although this young man looked average, but with an indescribable temperament, coupled with the momentum of his superior, it mixed together made him seem to be the focus of the crowd wherever he went, especially in places like the border city, this kind of person is even rarer.
The young man upstairs also seemed to notice something, and then suddenly turned his head to meet Li Zhang's gaze, and when he saw Li Zhang downstairs, a strange look flashed in his eyes, but this look was fleeting, and then he showed a kind smile to Li Zhang.
Li Zhang's gaze did not dodge, and he smiled at the other party at this time, and then the two of them intertwined their eyes and never looked at each other again, but after Li Zhang walked through the restaurant, he suddenly whispered to the wild dog next to him: "Quietly stare at the young man upstairs and record all his whereabouts!" ”
The wild dog nodded slightly after hearing this, and then disappeared into the crowd, and Li Zhang's face became a little solemn at this time, although he had not seen Li Yuanhao, but his intuition told him that the boy on the second floor just now was probably the legendary Li Yuanhao.
Although it is only Li Zhang's own speculation, it is not completely unfounded, for example, the temperament of the young man just now is different, which is by no means comparable to ordinary people, and the other party has a round face and thin eyes, a typical party appearance, plus his age is consistent with the legendary Li Yuanhao, so Li Zhang has such a guess.
Of course, speculation is speculation after all, before it is confirmed that the other party is Li Yuanhao, Li Zhang did not dare to startle the snake, first, for fear of misunderstanding caused by recognizing the wrong person, and secondly, if people know that he wants to kill Li Yuanhao, I am afraid that Li Yuanhao will only be more careful in the future, and will not even come to the border market of the Great Song Dynasty again, so Li Zhang has only one chance, and he has to be cautious.
"Brother Li, what are you letting the wild dog do with that young man?" At this time, Di Qing finally couldn't help but ask, this is what he is not as good as a wild dog, if he is a wild dog, as long as Li Zhang doesn't say it, he will never ask half a sentence.
"It's nothing, I just think that young man is extraordinary, he should be from a noble background, it's really strange for such a person to appear in the border city." Li Zhang explained with a smile at the moment, although he didn't tell a lie, he also didn't tell the truth, after all, in addition to him, only Cao Wei knew about the hunt for Li Yuanhao, and even Huyan Shouxin and Cao Ma didn't know.
Hearing Li Zhang's explanation, Di Qing did not doubt it, at that moment Li Zhang took him to continue to walk around the border market for half a circle, and finally found him in a place where furs were traded, and Jin Shan also followed the officials who collected taxes to the merchants at this time, generally as long as the merchants who knew the rules would pay the taxes honestly, of course, there were some first-time merchants, especially the Hu people who did not understand the rules, so they needed to teach them the rules here.
At that moment, Li Zhang called Jinshan, and then the three of them returned to the barracks, and when they went back, Li Zhang also deliberately went around to the Tokyo Building to take a look, only to find that the young man who was suspected of Li Yuanhao had left just now, which made him a little disappointed, but the wild dog must have followed at this time, with his ability, it should be impossible for the other party to find him.
"Li Zhang, I don't know, although this border market is a little chaotic, but the goods that come in and out every day are really not small, if the business is good, this is a big treasure!" After returning to the barracks, Jin Shan immediately said to Li Zhang very excitedly, he had been here for less than two days, but he had already discovered that the business opportunities contained in the border market were limitless, and the potential here was far from being utilized.
"Yes, I also saw the potential here, so I want to clean up here, you have also walked around the border market in the past two days, you should find that although there are many business opportunities here, but it is too chaotic, the previous officials were too lazy to care, thinking that as long as the tax came up, but they didn't know that doing so was simply a waste of this treasure land!" Li Zhang also smiled at the moment, it seems that he is really looking for the right person in Jinshan, in such a short period of time, he has already seen the potential of the border market, which is completely consistent with his opinion.
"The border market is indeed too chaotic, I came out early this morning with the officials who collected taxes, but five or six corpses were brought out of the border market, and it seems that they were all killed, and according to those officials, the border market can find corpses in some streets and alleys almost every morning, if there is no corpse on any day, it is simply a miracle, as for fights and brawls are more common, such a chaotic environment can not even guarantee safety, let alone do business." Jin Shan also agreed with Li Zhang's words.
"I have also heard about these things, so I am also ready to vigorously rectify the security of the border city, in addition to the division of commercial areas, all kinds of different commodities must have a fixed trading location, so that it is also convenient to count and collect taxes, lest someone evade taxes, and the price of goods must also be controlled, can not let the merchants increase prices at will, only by setting the rules, business can be more prosperous!" Li Zhang immediately told his general thoughts.
Jin Shan also agreed with Li Zhang's idea, and also proposed some details to add, so in the chat between the two, a plan for the transformation of the border city was slowly formed, although it is still a little immature, but it can be slowly supplemented and improved in practice, anyway, the border city was originally under the control of the Great Song Dynasty, even if a mistake was made, it could be corrected in time.
Li Zhang and Jin Shan chatted until it was getting late, and finally had dinner together before they went back to rest, but Li Zhang was waiting for the wild dog, but it was dark outside, but he still didn't see the wild dog come back, which made Li Zhang a little worried, and the whole person became a little anxious and walked around the room.
It wasn't until the second watch was passed that there was a familiar sound of footsteps outside, and then a dusty wild dog entered the room, which made Li Zhang finally breathe a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly asked: "Why have you been there for so long, are you in any trouble?" ”
"Well, that teenager has a master by his side, and I was almost discovered." The wild dog nodded at the moment and said, which also made Li Zhang's heart shocked, the wild dog's body is different from ordinary people, fast speed and great strength, especially with the old knife, they have learned the method of tracking, ordinary people are followed by him, it is almost impossible to detect the abnormality.
"Don't be in a hurry, I've got dinner prepared for you, let's talk while we eat!" Li Zhang knew that wild dogs were easy to get hungry, and the weather outside was so cold, he must be hungry too, so he immediately asked someone to bring dinner, and the wild dog was not polite, and told the story of following the young man while picking up rice in his mouth while picking up rice in the barrel.
It turned out that after Li Zhang asked the wild dog to stare at the young man, the other party also quickly left the restaurant, and the wild dog followed the other party from a distance, and there were many people in the border market, so there was no need to worry about being discovered by the other party.
However, the young man didn't seem to have anything abnormal, he walked around the border market like an ordinary person, and there were a few followers around him, and they even bought some things from some Han merchants, and when it was getting late, the other party didn't live in the border market, but went out of the border market with a few followers, and then walked north.
The wild dog didn't want to give up, so he also followed the other party out of the border city, but after leaving the border market, there were fewer and fewer people, and the other party's entourage was also very shrewd, the wild dog was worried about being discovered, so he could only follow from afar, and finally found that the other party came to a hill a few miles north of the border city, where there was a camp, and someone greeted them.
There are a lot of merchants coming and going in the border market, and because the border market is not safe, many caravans prefer to sleep in the wilderness, especially those tribes outside the country, they are used to living in tents, so there will be many camps on the periphery of the border market, and the camp that the young man entered is nothing special except that it is a little farther away from the border city and larger in scale.
The wild dog followed the other party to the camp, if it was an ordinary person, I am afraid that at this time it would be necessary to retreat, after all, the camp was full of people, in case it was discovered, I am afraid that I would not be able to escape, but the wild dog was a master of the arts, and even touched into the camp under the cover of night, and then prepared to find the tent where the young man lived.
But before the wild dog could find the boy, he was almost discovered, if it wasn't for his cleverness, I am afraid he would have been exposed, but it was precisely because of this incident that he finally determined the location of the young man, and at the same time heard some conversations with the other party.