As the days go by, things are being done one by one. Su Ren was busy preparing the caravan and guide to the Qiang Land. Cui Jiuming was busy arranging more shops to squeeze the Meng family. Sima Xiangru was busy preparing for the servant's spring ploughing. Even Hawking was busy sharpening his gun, and he knew it wouldn't be peaceful to go to Qiangdi.

Monbi was also very busy, and he was very busy. The shops of the Meng family are fully purchasing linen cloth, cloth bags of salt and grain, which has become the biggest news in Chengdu and even Shu County. This time, the purchase is not only huge in quantity but also at a considerable price, and the price is 10% higher than usual.

"Childe, shall we still accept it tomorrow? There's no room in the warehouse! The butler Meng Wei asked Meng Bi cautiously.

Monti looked at the ledger. From the year to now, it has only been half a month, and the Meng family has spent money like running water, every day is tens of thousands of dollars out, and all the things recovered are piled up in the warehouse, and none of them have been sold.

"Collect, continue to collect, when will you finish collecting the linen cloth in Shu County and then stop." Mengbi didn't lift his head. Meng Wei agreed and hurriedly went out.

They used to do this kind of thing a lot, and in order to bully those weak merchants, monopoly was the best way. In ancient times, when transportation was inconvenient and market management was not strict, as long as the market in a region was monopolized, it was completely up to you to decide how much this commodity would sell. But this time, Meng Wei was inexplicably a little worried, because in the past half month, these three kinds of goods on the market have not only decreased, but seem to have increased a lot.

Cui Jiuming laughed: "High, it's really high, this is enough for the Meng family to drink a pot!" The things we got at a low price were all eaten by the Meng family in one go, I roughly estimated, this time I will make at least 100,000 yuan in profits, 100,000 yuan! ”

Su Ren also smiled: "How much stock do we have?" ”

"Don't worry, there's more! As long as his family is rich, our goods will be endless, and I have already agreed with the merchants in Nanzheng and Hanzhong, and the supply of goods is not a problem. ”

"That's good, but be careful, we have to be pretentious, otherwise we will be seen through by the Meng family!"

"Understood!" Cui Jiuming raised the teacup: "You don't have to worry about this, I wish you a smooth journey!" ”

On the sixteenth day of the first month of the spring of the second year of Jianyuan, outside the west gate of Chengdu City, the caravan composed of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce stopped at the side of the official road. One hundred and thirty-one mules and horses carried large and small cargo bags, and the long caravan ran for miles from the city gates. This time there were no cars, all mules and horses. According to the servants, the road from Chengdu to Qiangdi is difficult to walk, the mountains and forests are dense, and there are no roads in many places, so you can't take a car.

The people of Chengdu have never seen such a big scene, and there are many people pointing and talking about it at the gate of the city. Naturally, there are also businessmen involved.

"Shopkeeper Meng, this Su Shipeng really has a lot of money, if such a big caravan has a mistake, how much money will it cost?"

"You don't understand this, who is Su Shipeng? Do you know how much money Su Shi Peng has? ”

"How much money can't be so bad, everyone knows that nine deaths and one life, I see this hanging."

"If you become a family, won't you get rich? This is what we are businessmen, dare to take risks to make a lot of money, and now I understand why Su Shipeng can go from a poor place in warm water to become like this in a year, it is because he dares to take risks. ”

Wen Dang took Su Ren's hand: "Ziheng, no matter what happens, life is the most important, the goods are gone, as long as you come back safely, the old man will be relieved!" ”

In history, the most significant of the merits of the Wen Party is the education side, and the character naturally has nothing to say. Su Ren believed that the old man's words were absolutely from the heart. Su Ren bent his legs and knelt on the ground: "The teacher's words have been written down by the students, no matter when they dare not forget, they will definitely come back alive!" ”

Wen Dang nodded, and old tears almost flowed out. personally helped Su Ren up and said to everyone: "You are the warriors of my Shu County, and when you are triumphant, the old man will definitely serve wine here to greet you!" ”

"Xie Taishou!"

Chang Shi smiled: "Su City Peng has a smooth journey, I wish Su City Peng a victory, and open up a business route for my Shu County businessmen." ”

Su Ren thanked again and again, and whispered in the ear of Chang Shi: "Don't worry, after this trade route is opened, you must not drive!" ”

"Ugh!" The old man blushed and laughed dryly.

With such a big movement in Chengdu, Changshi Mengji naturally knew about it. He didn't come, firstly, because he had not recovered from that serious illness, and secondly, he really didn't want to see Su Ren's arrogant face.

Meng Bi said viciously: "This kid is too arrogant, isn't he just taking the business road?" It's the same as going on an expedition, it's ridiculous that the Wen Party and ordinary things are sent to each other! ”

Meng Ji shook his head: "You don't understand! ”

"It's best that this kid and his caravan are devoured by Lin Mang, don't come back!"

"I hope so!" Meng Ji was in a complicated mood, and he also thought about the benefits that this trade route would bring to the merchants of Shuzhong if it was opened. If Su Ren didn't target the Meng family, Meng Ji wouldn't mind participating, but now even if Su Ren invited, he couldn't participate.

The father and son groaned for half a salary, and Meng Ji suddenly asked, "How is your purchase of sackcloth, sacks, salt, and grain?" ”

"It's still going on, a lot of them have been acquired, and those people from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce are also buying, but the child raised the price again yesterday, and they didn't buy much."

"Why don't I think that's right!" Meng Ji frowned, and kept flipping through the account books that Meng Bi took: "The cloth bag salt is made by Su Ren, and the grain and rice are controlled by the imperial court, it is understandable that there are difficulties in the acquisition of these two things, why is there still a large transaction of sackcloth?" ”

"Father, don't worry, the child guessed so, it must have been released by those people from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, just wait for us to finish it in the next few days, and see how they still fight us!"

"Alright! However, you should not take it lightly and be careful of falling into the trap of others. ”

"Father, don't worry, the child remembers."

Cui Jiuming was sweating profusely, running before and after Zhang Luo, checking over and over again whether all the mules, horses and grooms were normal, whether the goods were tied up, and whether the waterproof and moisture-proof things were tightly blocked. This is the tradition of their auspicious fortune, every time a caravan departs, as the shopkeeper, he has to check all this by himself, so that he knows it by heart.

Lao Wang accompanied Cui Jiuming: "Son, the subordinates are properly prepared, there is no problem, you can rest assured!" ”

"Hey, it's better to take another look, my father said that if you do something well, then it's absolutely fine, it's not that I don't believe you, this trip is too important, and there is no room for any mistakes."

Lao Wang nodded, and hurriedly handed a towel to Cui Jiuming and asked him to wipe his sweat: "Son, Su Shipeng will definitely succeed this time, the Yelang Trade Road was opened by him, although Qiangdi is difficult to walk, the distance is not long, there will be no problem." ”

"Hehe, I think so too!" Cui Jiuming Lao Wang smiled.

This time, the departure was really the same as the expedition. At the insistence of the Wen Party and common things, he not only looked at the yellow calendar, but also worshiped heaven and earth. The Wen Party even wrote a memorial for this purpose. Since the new emperor Liu Che ascended the throne, the imperial court has had a new trend, not to close the country, but to constantly contact with the surrounding areas. Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions was a beginning.

Su Ren knelt in front of the incense case, respectfully, listened to the Wen Dang read the long sacrificial text, and served the incense and sacrificial wine together, informing the heavens and the earth. Only then did he say goodbye to everyone, turned over his horse, and shouted: "Go!" ”

The caravan that had been waiting for a long morning was finally activated, and first a dozen or so guards on horseback rushed forward, and soon disappeared from the momentum of the official road. Amid the neighing of men and horses, one mule and one horse after another walked forward. It's neat and well-behaved. No chaos, well organized.

Hawking also rode a horse, and Huang Shisan followed behind Su Ren one by one.

Lu Yi urged the horse to come to Su Ren's side: "Su Shipeng doesn't seem to be worried about the success or failure of this trip at all? Can you tell me where your confidence comes from? ”

Su Ren smiled, looked back at the endless caravan and said, "That's nature, how can you do this porcelain work without diamonds?" Not only will it be successful this time, but it will be very successful! ”

"Humph!" Lu Yi snorted coldly: "You Han people are so fond of talking big, you can't fully estimate the danger, and often you will fail miserably!" ”

"Hahaha......" Su Ren laughed: "I said you woman, you want to watch me fail, right?" If that's the case, it's better for you to go back to Dujiangyan. ”

"It's late, it's impossible to drive me away at this time!" Midori smiled and struck his horse and ran forward.

In the hearts of many people, this is not a caravan, but a military horse on the march, carrying the hope and confidence of many people.

Cui Jiuming watched the long caravan disappear on the official road before he sighed.

Lao Wang said: "Childe, don't worry, you have to believe Su Shipeng!" ”

"Hmm!" Cui Jiuming nodded: "Yes, you have to believe him!" Let's go, go back to the city, we have other things to do! ”

Lao Wang smiled slightly: "At this time, the Meng family must be celebrating with the crown, it is the best time for us to start!" ”

"Tell those people to ship everything to the Meng family's shop today! When our caravan comes back tomorrow, don't sell it anymore, all stay and prepare to fight with the Meng family! ”

Meng Wei hurriedly ran into the door, walked quickly into Meng Ji's study, and smiled with a smile on his face: "Master, let's go, I'm really gone!" That formation is the same as the army going out to fight, and it is also sacrificed to the sky! ”

"Sacrifice to the sky?" Meng Bi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Father, a caravan actually sacrifices to the sky, this is against the etiquette of the imperial court!" Father should immediately write to the court and ask the court to punish the crime! ”

"It's not a big sacrifice, it's a small sacrifice!" Meng Wei hurriedly emphasized: "It's still Taishou himself." ”

"Neither can a small sacrifice!" Meng Bi sneered: "Hahaha, God help our Meng family, as long as my father writes to impeach the Wen Party and drive it away, this Shu County will be your world!" ”

Monji didn't speak, just meditated.

"Father, what are you waiting for? We have been suppressed by the Wen Party in Shu County for so long, and it is time for you to be too guarded! ”

Monji shook his head: "No, it's not time yet!" The new emperor ascended the throne, the policy of the imperial court has changed, and we need a better opportunity. ”

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