It is difficult to prevent thieves from thousands of guards, Su Ren did almost all the defenses, and in the end he still planted a heel. But this one is very good, and it is much better to plant it in the hands of thorns than in the hands of any other party. Starting from Tianshui, there was no need for Su Ren to say anything, and everyone was vigilant. The sentry no longer dozed off at night, and no one secretly drank during the march, even a naughty Hawking had a lot of rules at this time.

The expected danger did not appear, I don't know what King Hutu was doing, he didn't even look at Su Ren, and arrived at Yumen without danger. Yumen is located in the western part of Ganliang and is the gateway to the Western Regions.

Yumen Pass has not yet been built at this time, and the bare desert is suddenly widened when looking forward, and there is a feeling of using a wide-angle lens. Who would have thought that in the near future it will become an important pass, the famous Silk Road is passing through here, the Han silk, tea, porcelain sent to the far West, the Western spices, jewelry to the Han, more to promote cultural exchanges, so that the two places are not closed, can be described as a miracle of mankind.

Su Ren decided to camp here, not to feel the majesty and prosperity of the upcoming Yumen Pass, but to completely calm down before entering the Western Regions. As the saying goes, there are 36 countries in the Western Regions, and in fact, there are many countries in the Western Regions, with a small area in the big area and only a small city in the small one. And it's changing, one day it's a country, tomorrow it's borderland, the next it's a new country.

The countries of the Western Regions are not determined by people, but by the water source, and whoever controls the water source can become a king or even an emperor. However, the most unreliable thing in the deserts and Gobi in the Western Regions is water, one on the left and one on the right, one on the top and one on the bottom. Neither the water can guarantee that the water here will always be here. Rather than saying that the Xiongnu herdsmen lived after water and grass, the people of the Western Regions also lived after water and grass like those livestock.

It is precisely because of the water in the jade gate that it will become the future jade gate. Sitting in the tent and looking at the starry sky, Su Ren was thinking about the things in Zhang Qian's notes in his mind, Zhang Qian didn't go far last time, and his understanding of the Western Regions did not reach the level that Su Ren wanted, not to mention what kind of changes the Western Regions had undergone after so many years, and the people sent had already sent back the information, although some of the differences were not very different.

Han Qing sat beside Su Ren: "Are you sure you want to build a city here?" ”

Su Ren didn't speak. Han Qing looked around, and then said: "Although this place is good, it's a pity that it is a place of four wars, and if you are not careful, it will be destroyed, and it may be more troublesome to go back and forth than Mayi, the most important thing is that this place is too far away, even if we build a city, no one dares to stay here, and the final result can only be cheaper for the Xiongnu or Qiang people." ”

Su Ren smiled: "Are you sure?" ”

Han Qing sighed: "Hey! It looks like there's going to be another bloody storm again! After speaking, Han Qing patted his ass and got up and left.

It's quiet inside the camp and it's quiet all around. Su Ren was going to stay here for a while, and he had to wait for someone. King Hugh Tu didn't show up along the way, and there was definitely something wrong with that. As a king of the Huns stationed to guard Ganliang Road, it was his main responsibility to cut off the communication between the Han and the Western Regions, and it was precisely because of this responsibility and convenience that King Hutu was the richest king among the Huns.

Although Ganliang Road is difficult and dangerous, there are still a lot of exchanges between businessmen, according to Zhang Qian, the annual tax in that small place in Jincheng can be almost the same as Fufeng, you must know that there are not many places where the whole Han can be better than Fufeng, and this kind of income will definitely make King Hutu pay attention to it. After passing the Jade Gate, he was about to enter the Western Regions, which was the last chance for King Hutu, so Su Ren thought that he would definitely come.

When his body became cold, Su Ren had to go back to the tent to warm up. Unexpectedly, many people didn't sleep, so they waited in Su Ren's tent. Hong Cheng has now become a representative of some businessmen, and his position is constantly close to Su Ren in several meetings, and the place where he sits today is only three places below Su Ren's left hand, as if he has become the main leader in the caravan except for a few core members.

Seeing Su Ren come in, everyone hurriedly got up and saluted. Su Ren waved his hand: "It's all here, what's the matter with you looking for it so late?" ”

"Mr. Su, do we really want to stay here? Since it has passed the territory controlled by the Huns, it is necessary to enter the Western Regions immediately and sell the goods, go back, stay here in case the Huns are caught, not only will the goods not be left, I am afraid that it will ......"

The one who spoke was a silk merchant, and he was also a member of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. The time of joining the club is not short, I don't know why I haven't mixed up, this time I don't know how much determination I made to follow Su Ren to the Western Regions, so he was extremely anxious, for fear that something would go wrong, and it would not be a big problem to lose money, and it would be useless to call anyone if his life was gone.

No sooner had the man finished speaking than another man stood up. This person is in the grass business, and he is not a core member, so his grass is relatively low-grade, and when Su Ren developed a large number of tea in Dahan, his business was even more difficult to do. This person has a twisted temperament and is unwilling to give up his ancestral business, so he is struggling to maintain it, and this time he is also determined to promote the grass.

"Shopkeeper Sun is right, since we are here to do business this time, we must sell the goods in our hands as soon as possible, although Yumen is good, we must not have arrived in the Western Regions, Mr. Su, why don't we rest for two days and set off as soon as possible?"

The two of them started to talk, and several guys followed and discussed together, but Hong Cheng sat there without saying a word. The old Wang led by him really couldn't stand it, he was crazy Cui Chengru's order to follow Su Ren, and now the Cui family has a very high status in the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, and Lao Wang, as the old man of the Cui family, is more effective than Su Ren in front of this group of businessmen.

"Humph! Since you are with Mr. Su, everything is up to Mr. Su, who wants to complain, the Western Regions is ahead, you can leave now! ”

As soon as Lao Wang spoke, everyone quickly shut up, but the expression on their faces was still very depressed. Su Ren glanced at Hongcheng, that guy was still there, Su Ren smiled: "Staying in Yumen was planned when I came, just like what we did in Jincheng, everyone here, including me, has never been to the Western Regions, so you have to be careful, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to go in rashly, but don't worry, since I can stay here, I'm ready, even if the Huns come." ”

Lao Wang glared and said: "If you hear it, keep your mouth shut in the future, don't be bewitched by people and talk nonsense, you can leave if it is irrelevant, the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce has never been strong!" As he spoke, Lao Wang also glanced at Hong Cheng, and he also understood the source of the tension of these businessmen.

Su Ren was more patient than Lao Wang, persuaded for a while, answered the questions of several people, and sent the businessmen out, leaving only a few core members to talk about things. When he turned around, he found that Hong Cheng hadn't left. Su Ren smiled: "If Shopkeeper Hong has nothing to do, let's rest, it's not early." ”

Hong Cheng Shili said: "I'm not busy, Mr. hasn't slept either, the villain has been here for a short time, and he needs to learn more." ”

Lao Wang glared at Hong Cheng, and was about to speak when Su Ren stopped him, Su Ren said: "In this case, then sit down and listen, it's not a confidential matter, I also want to tell the rest of the shopkeepers through a few of you, so that they don't worry." ”

Sitting down again, Su Ren took a sip of tea: "I originally planned to stay in Yumen for a while, so that I could send someone to see the situation of Shanshanguo first, it was the first place we passed by, so we must be careful and careful, we are the first time to do business with the people of the Western Regions, many things are not clear, here is not as good as the big man, it is possible that there will be danger if you don't say a word, you must restrain the rest of the shopkeepers, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble." ”

Lao Wang said: "What kind of charter is sir?" ”

"There will definitely be news back in three days, depending on the situation, some of them will be in force, I don't know if you have any opinions?"

Lao Qi nodded and said: "That's right, when we went to Qiangdi, we also sent people to explore the road first, and it was indeed very risky to go rashly, I don't know which of Mr. is going to let us go first, if you don't dislike the old and old, go down to explore the way for you, hehehe!" ”

Su Ren smiled: "Uncle Seventh is old, so it's better to rest more, how about you go for everyone?" Find a few merchants who are in urgent need of goods to take a look first. ”

Lao Wang wanted to stop it, but Hong Cheng had already stood up and clasped his fists and saluted: "No!" The gentleman has orders, and the villain should serve himself! ”

"Then there is the shopkeeper Lao Hong!"

At dawn the next day, Hong Cheng had already contacted several merchants, and they had already begun to prepare. There were not many people, and there were no escorts to accompany them, which was what Hongcheng asked them for. Now that he has arrived in the Western Regions, he will consciously not be in any danger as a merchant. Besides, with the addition of guards, their profits will be diluted, which is also unwilling of the merchants. In the impression of the merchants, the Western Regions are full of treasures, although it is hard, and the danger can be ignored.

Looking at those who were actively preparing, Han Qing wanted to laugh, but poured a mouthful of sand: "You are so relieved?" Knowing that this guy and we are not of the same mind, I am afraid that the news that he sent it back is wrong. ”

Su Ren put his hands behind his back: "It's because it's not a heart that I want him to leave, he also knows what my purpose is, this person is a smart person!" The news of timely rain can be said, when will King Hugh Tu arrive? ”

"It will arrive in five days, but it is also said that there are a few Han people under the account of King Hutu."

"That's right, if there is no Han people, it will be strange! King Hutu has controlled Ganliangdao for so long, and it is impossible not to deal with the Han people. ”

"There's a good chance those people are inkers!"

"It's not surprising, it's the ink that they want, since they are going to hide behind King Hugh, it's actually a good thing for us." After watching it for a while, Su Ren lost interest, nothing more than the joy of leaving early, and the people who couldn't leave were a little lonely, Su Ren turned around and entered the tent: "The Huns are actually the most interest-conscious people, as you can see from Yu Shan and Yi Zhixi, the ink man follows King Hutu just right, as long as we pay the price, King Hutu may be our biggest help." ”

"The Huns are not Qiang, so there is no harm in being more careful."

Su Ren waved his hand and motioned for Han Qing to sit: "Don't talk about this, I'll see when they come, is there any news of Mo Cong and that Shao Weng?" ”

Han Qing smiled: "Sir, guess first." ”

"Didn't come?"

Han Qing shook his head: "Not only is it here, but it is very close to us, the stepfather of the queen of Shanshan is Mo Cong, and the national teacher of Shanshan is Shao Weng, so to speak, Shanshanguo is actually really in control of these two people." ”

"Oh? It's really unbelievable that it's so powerful. ”