If you ask who is the bravest person in the world? The answer is: businessmen.

If you ask who in the world has the most adventurous spirit and pioneering courage? Answer: Still a businessman!

From the Han Dynasty in the east to the ancient Roman Empire in the west, it is necessary to cross the narrow Yumen Ancient Road, climb the towering green mountains, walk through the Gobi Desert known as the Sea of Death, and dodge the iron hoof scimitar of the great cannibal, which is such an almost impassable distance, and the caravan that pursues profits has walked out of a famous avenue --- the Silk Road!

The price of a silk in Luoyang is a tael of gold, but the price of ancient Rome is a full hundred taels of gold, under the temptation of a hundred times the profit, the caravan of the East appeared on the streets of Rome, the cost of a jar of worry-free wine, only a small half bag of grain in the interior of the Central Plains, but in the Huns can be exchanged for two excellent war horses that have not been castrated, and the profit between them is even more than a hundred times, so the caravan appeared on the grassland of Saibei.

The Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu have been fighting and making peace for hundreds of years, but whether it is the most tense war era or the relatively relaxed peace period, the trade between the two sides has never stopped, and the main way of trade is smuggling.

Trade is also a form of war, the Han Dynasty forbade iron, salt, grain and other materials out of the jam, while the Huns forbade fine stallions and horsehair, horns, cowhides and other materials that can be used for military purposes into the customs, the two sides coincidentally implemented a material blockade, in order to weaken the other party's war potential, but the trade between human beings can never stop, the more prohibited, the higher the profit of the material, and the more exciting it is, so these smuggling merchants are born with the trend!

Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping is two businessmen with vicious eyes and bold actions, since the discovery of Wusao wine in the 'Crouching Tiger Pavilion', the two of them took advantage of the first-mover to go south to Qing and Xu Erzhou, and west to Luoyang and Chang'an, and in a short period of time they made a lot of money and made a fortune; Just when the two were ready to continue to fight, the situation changed, the Crouching Tiger Pavilion was destroyed in the war, and the Liang family, a wealthy businessman in Jixian County, took over the brewing and trafficking of 'Wuxian wine'.

Seeing that the gold coins were going into other people's pockets like flowing water, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, who were already red-eyed, gritted their teeth, stomped their feet, and decided to break out a new trade route, that is, to go north to the outside of the Saiwai and go to the Huns to make gold.

In the eyes of these nomads, spirits are not only the best drink, but also a good medicine to save people's lives, when the cold white hair wind comes in winter, drink a sip of spirits, invigorate the blood and keep out the cold, more effective than wearing a sheepskin jacket, I don't know how many herdsmen are relying on spirits to pick up a life from the cold winter.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping both went all the way to the north, out of the right Beiping, secretly crossed the Great Wall, and then turned to the west, walking along the Great Wall, until they came to the periphery of Yanmen Pass, which not only avoided crossing the Yellow River and crossing the difficult journey of Taihang Mountain, but also avoided the exploitation of the checkpoints along the way, and could maximize the profits of their caravans, to put it bluntly, they were a group of smugglers who secretly sold goods to the grassland!

The most profitable in various industries is to do business, and the most lucrative businessmen are smugglers, for money, they are willing to take all kinds of risks, Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping they wanted to replenish the materials in Yanmen Pass, and then purchase some iron tools, and then go all the way north into the grassland, with iron tools and spirits to the Huns in exchange for horses and furs, as long as they can be sold back to the mainland, it is a hundred times the profit, but I didn't expect that when the caravan went to the periphery of Yanmen Pass, it was suddenly surrounded by a group of border troops.

"Brothers are fortunate, we are all serious businessmen, come to Yanmen just to do a little business, and I hope you will raise your noble hands and let us go, the villain is grateful! …… In addition, the money will be given to the brothers to drink and drink! Su Shuang stretched out his hand to untie the money bag on his waist, which jingled, with a heavy look, his eyesight was extremely accurate, and he could see at once that these border soldiers were not idle people, not only were they all fierce and abnormal, but also extremely well-equipped, and suddenly appeared around the caravan like a ghost, and the route for the caravan to break through was blocked at once; Such a border army is by no means something that can be dealt with by those jobs in his caravan, so he directly chose to break the fortune to avoid disaster, in his opinion, how can anyone who is a soldier eat food without loving money.

"Put away your rotten money, Lao Tzu shed his own blood, eat his own food, and be upright, and I don't need to be honored by you black-hearted smugglers,...... The commander has an order, intercept the caravan, and search for me! "The leader of the ranger squad is Mu Wei, who lost in wrestling that day, although he is slightly inferior in strength, but it is undeniable that he is indeed an extremely good ranger, whether it is riding and archery skills, or reconnaissance and ambush, and even the ruthlessness of fighting sabers, even in the master Xuanjia army, he has a place; Today was the first of his team to spot the smuggling caravan.

The wolf-like soldiers immediately pounced, dozens of guys were disarmed without resistance, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were also guarded, seeing the failure of the money strategy, the two glanced at each other, their faces were a little pale, they traveled all over the countless counties and counties of Dahan Kyushu, and the soldiers who were not bribed were met for the first time, what kind of army did they encounter?

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In the big tent of the Xuanjia Army, Xiao Yi was looking at the confession, under the interrogation of these tiger and wolf soldiers, he did not take a big punishment at all, but only used some means, and the people in the caravan were all explained, whether it was the type of goods, the source, or the profits that could be obtained from this smuggling, all of them were clearly explained, which gave Xiao Yi a deeper understanding of the smuggling activities of this era, and the most rare thing is that these smugglers also knew a lot about the situation on the Xiongnu side, including the distribution of the Xiongnu tribes, The size of the population, the law of the migration of the pastures, who the leaders of the various tribes were, what their tempers were, whether they were generous, and which route on the grassland was the safest, where the water source could be replenished, these merchants all knew clearly; And once these commercial materials are used in the military, they are extremely valuable materials, comparable to thousands of horses!

Xiao Yi clearly knows that there will be a month and a half at most, and when the grass leaves turn completely yellow, the wolf smoke on the plug will rise, and those Hun cavalry will kill the interior like wolves, robbing the Han people, especially with last year's experience, these Xiongnu nobles who have tasted the sweetness will definitely gather more men and horses, and the looted places will go deeper......

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated! But now I know very little about the situation on the Huns, but these smugglers have the opportunity to go deep into the grassland and take a look at the reality of the Huns, this is an opportunity! What a rare opportunity!

A bold plan began to form in Xiao Yi's mind, although it was a little crazy, but the more so, the more Xiao Yi's heart was excited, men, sometimes they should be crazy, if they are not crazy, they will not be crazy, and if they are not crazy, they will not live!

"Someone, pass on my general order, release all the smugglers and their goods caught today, remember, you have to put it neatly, without leaving a trace!" With the decision in his heart, Xiao Yi immediately deployed, letting these businessmen go is the first step, and the second step, he needs a few accomplices to help him complete it, "Then call the captain Da Niu, the personal soldier Xiaobin, the fire head army Fat Liu, and the grain and grass officer Cao Yang to the Chinese army's big tent, I have important things to discuss!"

Touching his chin, Xiao Yi was ready to gamble a big one this time and take a free grassland tour......