Out of Hongcheng, a traitor, the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce encountered unprecedented difficulties in the development of the Western Regions. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info including Shopkeeper Sun, there are less than twenty businessmen left who are still by Su Ren's side. This is not the worst, what makes everyone anxious is that the goods of these twenty companies are still piled up in the open air, and many of them have developed mildew, especially silk, porcelain, and tea.

Lao Wang ran to Su Ren three times a day, turning over and over in one sentence, hoping that Su Ren would think of a way, he didn't care about those rags and broken soil, he cared about the reputation of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce and the commitment of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce.

"Sir, if you don't think about it, I'm afraid the rest of the businessmen will ......"

Su Ren frowned: "I know the situation, there is a way, it is very likely to lose both sides when it is used, such a method is easy to use, unless it is a critical moment." ”

"Well, my sir, isn't it a pinch? If it goes on like this, the reputation we have earned for the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce for seven or eight years will be over! ”

Su Ren took a deep breath: "Since that's the case, let's give it a try!" ”

The people of the Western Regions are very attentive to the goods of the Han Dynasty, and everyone knows that as long as the things of the Han Dynasty are transported to the far west, they can be sold for the same price as gold for a piece of. Su Ren led the caravan to Shanshan, providing a very convenient condition for the camel riders in the Western Regions, without him, just because the Hexi Corridor, a place that was called the Road of Death, did not need them to venture again.

Compared to those people in the Hexi Corridor, the horse thieves in the Western Regions are much more measured. These horse thieves know that the reason why they can live so nourishingly in the vast Gobi and desert is that the biggest reason is the merchants who come and go. Therefore, when the merchants gave them enough money or food, they would not only not exterminate the merchants, but would provide protection for the merchants, and some powerful horse thieves controlled an area of thousands of miles, enough for the camel riders to walk for a long time.

The people in the Hexi Corridor are different, and the Qiang people don't talk about it first. They live in poverty, but they will not stay here if they have the slightest way, so they have always robbed the merchants with one word and three words. Because they had nothing, they kept nothing of the merchant's loot, including their goods and money, and sometimes the women and children who accompanied the caravan.

The most ruthless is the Huns. The Xiongnu race could be counted as savages in the past. Although they have a long history, dating back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, for more than a thousand years, the only skill that the Huns learned was robbery, except for horse herding. Even if it has become an empire now, such a bad habit can never be changed. In the eyes of the Huns, the best solution to everything they don't have is to rob it, kill people if they don't give it, and it doesn't matter how many people they kill.

The camel riders in the Western Regions were all overjoyed after seeing Su Ren's caravan, and everyone was counting on this time to make a big deal. When a team of camel riders got the goods, led hundreds of camels, and the melodious camel bell spread the news that there were Han merchants in Qianni City throughout the Western Regions, it didn't take long for the nearby camel riders to occupy almost all the inns and wine shops in Qianni City, and this trend is still increasing, I heard that there are already camel riders from Dawan Kingdom coming.

There are too many camel passengers, and the goods are naturally not enough, and if no one gets a little, it may be better. It's a pity that some people are carried away by the immediate interests and are eager to bring all the goods in the hands of the Han people into their own hands. Whether it is a starting price or shipping to the West, it is a good choice. Hong Cheng relied on Mo Cong and Shao Weng to support him, and sold the goods to several big businessmen in Shanshan Kingdom as soon as he came to Qianni City.

As a result, these big merchants in Shanshan Kingdom became the target of all camel customers overnight, and the prices of some in-demand goods even changed three times a day. Just recently, the price of a porcelain bowl has risen from one copper coin to five silver coins, and there are signs of continuing to rise. Shanshanguo's big businessman Jia Haha laughed, even if they repeatedly raised the price of goods, there were still many people who flocked to it.

However, there is a time when no matter how many goods are sold. When the businessmen of the dozens of Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce contacted by Hongcheng disposed of all the things in their hands, they still couldn't satisfy the appetite of the camel guests. Shanshanguo's big businessman Jia kept urging Hongcheng to take his people back to Han to transport some more, but Hongcheng understood that he was a hammer deal this time, not to mention whether he could transport some more goods from Dahan, without Su Ren's escort and protection, they could not guarantee whether they could get out of the Hexi Corridor alive.

Hongcheng has no goods, but the merchants under Su Ren can't sell them, and the merchants didn't dare to cross such a bipolar situation before. However, when the camel riders shouted the price of a coarse porcelain bowl for a gold coin, neither these camel riders nor the merchants of Shanshan could sit still any longer. Someone has already contacted Lao Wang privately, and he has secretly sold some, but unfortunately there is more backlog.

When the big businessmen of Shanshanguo found Lao Wang privately for the third time, Lao Wang sighed: "Everyone, it's not that you don't want to sell the goods to you, but there is really no way, yesterday the tax collector went to the place where we lived, and counted all the goods, he said that this kind of thing will continue in the future, if you find that my goods are missing, according to the laws of your Shanshanguo, we will be punished for not respecting the king's order, this is to be killed!" ”

"Shopkeeper Wang, I'm willing to pay three times the price."

"I'm willing to give five times!"

Lao Wang still sighed: "Who doesn't love money, but what about life?" As long as you ask your king to let go, don't talk about these goods, I will send someone back to Han to continue transporting goods now!" However, having said that, this time the goods of Zai Xia and these dozen friends are going to be lost, but they have not yet returned to their roots, so such a thing can be done once, and I can't afford to pay for it for a long time! ”

"Who wants the king to make such a mess?" A man from the Western Regions sitting at the back of the crowd suddenly asked.

Lao Wang stood up with a shout: "This friend said well, but we are Han Chinese, we have no relatives and friends in Shanshanguo, and we have no foundation, and a tax collector dares to shout in front of me, and the king may not listen to me, so this matter still has to fall on you." ”

"Let's go to the king and protest!"

One person shouted, and immediately someone followed, and after three or five sentences, the whole room was almost on the verge of exploding. The temperament of the people of the Western Regions is as broad and angular as that of the Gobi Desert, and everything seems to them to be easy to solve, as long as a group of people are united, neither the city lord nor the king has the courage to contend with them. This is also the characteristic of the Western Regions, whoever stands behind the more people will naturally have a greater right to speak.

Drinking tea and watching the angry Shanshan businessmen go out, Shopkeeper Sun frowned: "Brother Wang, won't there really be an accident if you do this?" In case this Shanshan king really wants to kill people, these merchants will be more than lucky. ”

Lao Wang smiled slightly: "Don't worry, it won't!" King Shanshan is stupid and will not kill these merchants, seeing that without these people is the biggest force in Qiannicheng, these countries in the Western Regions are not good at farming or grazing, trading is their only way out, merchants are like farmers in the Western Regions, more than half of the farmers in the world rebelled, what do you think our Majesty will do? ”

Shopkeeper Sun thought for a while: "There is really no good way, there is no other way but to compromise!" Can ......"

"It's okay, King Shanshan will not come nonsense even if he is confused and controlled by some people, even Mo Cong and Shao Weng, once the rich people of Shanshan Country are forced to be anxious, the destruction of Shanshan Country will not be far away."

"But, in case ......"

"Huh!" Lao Wang pushed the tea in front of the shopkeeper Sun to the shopkeeper Sun: "Taste it, this is the best roasted tea a year ago, or Mr. Su gave it to me, just like that, I knew that I wouldn't take it out today, it's a pity to greet these guys with such a good thing, Mr. Su said it well, if it is not my race, its heart will be different, Mo Cong and Shao Weng are like this, what does it matter if there are more people in the Western Regions?" ”

The mighty team is still growing, and from Guifu Tower to the front of the palace, the original team of only thirty or forty people has become hundreds of people. The most numerous are naturally the merchants, and of course the camel riders from afar. Some people followed to see the excitement, and some people also wanted to get a piece of the pie from this negotiation with the king.

The palace of Shanshan Kingdom is not very splendid, but it is a little higher than other people's houses. Qianni City is not a big success, a street is only dozens of steps long, three turns and two turns, and when the patrolling soldiers and public servants find out, the merchants have already arrived outside the palace. The guards of the palace are all the king's cronies, and there are many of these merchants, and their response is very simple, but anyone who dares to approach the royal city without permission will be killed.

It wasn't until after killing three of them that Mo Cong and Shao Weng learned about the movement in the city. Hearing Luan Da's report, Shao Weng was taken aback: "How many people are you talking about?" ”

"At first there were only a dozen people, but when they came to the palace gate, they became more than two hundred, and after the death of many more people."

"What's more?"

"About five or six hundred, right? Quite a few foreign camel riders were also involved! ”

Mo Cong shook his head: "We still underestimate Su Ren's energy, this person is the best at taking advantage of the general trend, this time we will not only offend Su Ren, but also offend all the businessmen of Shanshanguo, this is not Han Land, our trouble is big!" ”

"So what, I'll give the king an order now, and arrest all those troublemakers!"

"Arrested? To put it simply, do you know what is the source of Shanshanguo's ability to operate? It is these businessmen, they can support everything in Shanshanguo, if these people die, the entire Shanshanguo will be finished together. ”

Shao Weng was a little puzzled: "How come?" Can a businessman have so much energy? ”

Mo Cong smiled: "Is there anything you can try, if Shanshanguo is gone in the future, don't blame me!" ”