"Bukhara is on the west side of Yarkand, across the green ridge from Yarkand, and Kazakh is on the north side of Bukhara and northwest of Yarkand. They are the descendants of the authentic Mongols, who look about the same as our Han Chinese. Kazakhs, in particular, have vast steppes, and horses are an important source of income for them. Li Xian tried to keep the content as brief as possible.

"Green Ridge?" Zhu Youzhen knew that it was the Pamir Plateau in later generations, but now, the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with it.

"Yes, Green Ridge. This is probably the highest place in the world except for Wusizang, and the road is also difficult to navigate. Li Xian really didn't understand why Zhu Youzhen was interested in these places. In the Ming Dynasty, everyone's eyes are staring at these rich places in the south of the Yangtze River.

Xiao Er served the food, interrupting the conversation between the two from time to time, until the table was full of various dishes.

"Li Dongzhu, now I can tell you who I am." Zhu Youzhen knows that he doesn't reveal his identity, Li Xian can't say everything, a person who doesn't even want to say his name, and still expects to be trusted by others?

"The guest officer is ......," Li Xian's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Daming Xinwang Zhu Youzhen." Zhu Youzhen said it quite neatly.

"King Shin?" Li Xian stared at Zhu Youzhen, he was thinking about Zhu Youzhen's words.

"This is my token, proprietor Li can take a look." Zhu Youzhen handed his personal token to Li Xian.

Li Xian took a look, and sure enough, there were four words "King Daming Xin", and the time engraved below was "September 12, the fourth year of the Apocalypse". Looking at the back again, it was a dragon flying. He was so frightened that he was in a cold sweat, his legs were weak, and he knelt down unconsciously: "The grass people have seen His Royal Highness King Xin. ”

"Get up, Proprietor Li." Zhu Youzhen helped him and pulled up Li Xian, who was kneeling on the ground, "Now that proprietor Li can understand why I don't show my identity?" ”

"Your Highness, the grass people should die." Li Xian kept wiping his sweat with his cuffs.

"Proprietor Li doesn't have to be like this. You and I met in the horse market, and it was also fate, and 'Snow Fire' was our old moon. Haha, now proprietor Li believes that I won't go to Yarkand to sell horses and ruin the proprietor's business? Zhu Youzhen laughed, personally poured a glass of wine for Li Xian, and filled it for himself, "Come, meeting is fate, no need to be formal." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Li Xianzhan trembled and drank the wine in the glass.

"Li Dongzhu, you and I met in Mashi, not because of identity; The proprietor gave the horse, not because of his status. If the proprietor is like this, he is not like a bold man. Actually, I have something to ask the proprietor for help. Zhu Youzhen tried his best to shorten the identity distance with Li Xian.

"I respectfully ask Your Highness for instructions." Li Xian is a salute.

"Does the proprietor have a stronghold in Yarkand? I'd like to send a couple of people over. "From the moment Li Xian said to Yeerqiang, Zhu Youzhen planned to let Zhou Wenqi send someone over, Daming's eyes can't always stare at the country, the surrounding area is the hidden danger of Daming, besides, there is already a brocade guard in China, but the surrounding area is blank.

"It's not about stealing your business." Zhu Youzhen laughed, "They pretend to be your subordinates, but they don't do business." I hope that they will learn the language of Yarkand and learn more about the situation in Yarkand. ”

"Your Highness is going to ......," Li Xian hesitated.

"Now there is no idea, Yarkand is the neighbor of Daming, we can't help but understand them." Zhu Youzhen doesn't know if Daming will have any intersection with Yarkand in the future, but he can be prepared to spy on Yarkand's national conditions and do the investigation work in front.

"Grass people, but according to His Highness's orders." Speaking of this, Li Xian couldn't refuse.

Zhu Youzhen knew that Li Xian still had concerns, "Li Dongzhu, even if something happens in the future, we will inform your people to evacuate as soon as possible, besides, my people are also in Yarkand." ”

"The grass people know that the grass people can arrange it at any time." Li Xian regained his spirit, and his body also regained its flexibility. Regardless of whether Zhu Youzhen's words are credible or not, he has no way to refuse.

"Li Dongzhu, although I am the king of faith, I can't help you, I'm really sorry." Zhu Youzhen is a political figure, and apart from abusing public power, he doesn't know where to give Li Xian some convenience.

"His Royal Highness led the army to pacify Shaanxi and return Shaanxi to a prosperous future, which is the greatest help to our merchants."

"Hahaha......" Zhu Youzhen laughed.

"Hahaha......" Li Xian also laughed.

With this smile, the psychological distance between Li Xian and Zhu Youzhen has really shortened.

"Your Highness, if you shouldn't ask, Your Highness came to Xi'an, not for the sake of Yarkand, right?"

"Of course not," Zhu Youzhen did not intend to hide Li Xian, "I want to buy a shop around here, and soon I will sell soap in Xi'an." ”

"Soap? In his 20 years in business, he had never heard of soap. Li Xian felt that although the identity of the king of faith had been revealed, there were still many mysteries on him that had not been revealed.

"Well, it's for laundry." Zhu Youzhen made a long story short and introduced the function of soap.

This conversation is more than half an hour. Wang Mujiu and the others had been waiting outside the door for a long time, but when they heard Zhu Youzhen talking about Feng Zhengxing, they didn't dare to disturb, so they had to wait outside the door.

"Your Highness, there is a jewelry merchant from Nanzhili on Dongguanzhong Street, who is preparing to take stock of the shop and go back. The grass people accompanied His Highness to have a look. The door of the room finally opened, and Li Xian took the lead and walked out of the private room.

Wang Mujiu looked at Li Xian fixedly.

"Mu Jiu, don't be nervous, I have already explained my identity to Li Dongzhu." Zhu Youzhen followed behind Li Xian and appeared in front of Wang Mujiu with a smile. "Let's go to the jewelry store."

Li Xian led the way, and Zhu Youzhen and his party followed him.

They stopped at the junction of Dongguanzhong Avenue and West Fifth Lane, which runs east-west. This is what Li Xian called the jewelry shop.

"Xiao Er, is your proprietor here?" Li Xian took the lead in entering the shop.

"In, in. Li Dong is mainly looking for the proprietor of my family? Xiao Er bowed to the door of the shop.

"Yes, my friend wants to see your shop, and you will inform your owner."

"Yes. Li Dongzhu and the guest officials waited for a while, and the little one went to tell the owner. Xiao Er turned around and went upstairs.

After a while, there was a "creaking" sound on the stairs, and a short man about fifty years old appeared on the stairs, "Mr. Li, your distinguished guest is here!" This friend is ......"

"Huang Dongzhu is so comfortable! This is a friend from Jingshi, and he wants to see your shop. "Li Xian and this Huang proprietor are obviously acquaintances.

"The structure of my shop, proprietor Li is very familiar with it, what is this friend's name? Please feel free to take a look. Little two, make tea. Huang Dongzhu arranged things very properly in a few words, and he deserved to be the elite in the shopping mall.

Zhu Youzhen had a large number of shops from the outside just now, and now when he looks from the inside, he really looks at it and is a professional shop, even the wooden shelves and counters are there, and as long as they are slightly renovated, they can be put into use. "Huang Dongzhu, is the upstairs house going to be sold? Upstairs is accommodation? How many rooms are there? ”

"As long as the price is reasonable, of course sell. Upstairs there are two large and two small three bedroom bedrooms. "Because of the friends brought by Li Xian, Huang Dongzhu didn't dare to deceive anything.

"Then, Huang Dongzhu will make a price!" Whether it is the location or structure of the store, Zhu Youzhen is very satisfied.

"Since I'm a friend of proprietor Li, I won't say a word, this number." Huang Dongzhu shook three fingers.

Zhu Youzhen didn't understand whether it was three thousand taels or thirty thousand taels, maybe three hundred taels, so he set his sights on Li Xian.

"Huang Dongzhu, everyone is an acquaintance, and they are also familiar with the market. It's not kind to you to make such an offer. Li Xian grimaced and looked to the north outside the store, where West Sixth Lane was located.

Huang Dongzhu was shocked in his heart, but he remained silent on the surface: "For the sake of Li Dongzhu, two thousand eight hundred taels, it should be regarded as inviting Li Dongzhu to have a meal." ”

"Haha." Li Xian laughed, "Proprietor Huang, this meal is too rich, right?" ”

"Two thousand four. Li Dongzhu, you should let my brother eat noodles, right? "Huang Dongzhu has a bitter face, I don't know if I slept well last night.

"Huang Dongzhu, if it was a year ago, I might have been able to buy this price, but now, you see, since the bandits, this Xi'an is much more depressed than before. Even my brother's horse market is less than 30% of what it used to be, and I don't know when it will be able to restore its former prosperity - if your brother's business is not weak, will he be willing to return to Nanzhili? Li Xian is not in a hurry, neither salty nor light, as if he is having a family affair with Huang Dongzhu.

"Proprietor Li, my brother's noodles are no longer eaten, and I have a bowl of noodle soup, okay? Two thousand two, it can't be lower. Huang Dongzhu was already crying and mourning, so he almost didn't kneel, and so far, Li Xian has not made a bid.

"Well, my brother will say a fair price, one thousand eight. Your brother's noodle soup and noodles are all available, and over the years, the big families in Xi'an have taken care of his brother's jewelry store, right? Li Xian was not moved by Huang Dongzhu's performance in the slightest.

"Li Dongzhu, then we don't have to talk about it. Knowing that the elder brother is going back to Nanzhili, he can't force the elder brother to death. Huang Dongzhu put on a posture of serving tea to send off guests.

"Brother Huang, this is good, I will help my friend give two hundred taels, make up the whole number, and see off my brother - we have been friends for so many years." A smile finally appeared on Li Xian's face.

"Sending off? Hey, your brother is going to rip off his brother's pants and treat him as silver--who told my brother that I was in a hurry to rush back to Nanzhili before the new yuan? Besides, your brother's friend is my friend, and it is cheap and not left to outsiders anyway. Huang Dongzhu shook his head self-deprecatingly.

"Okay, let's go to the yamen tomorrow to go through all the formalities, don't look at my friend's youth, he has someone in the yamen. When my brother leaves Xi'an, if there is anything unfinished, just come to me...... This friend. Li Xian and Zhu Youzhen exchanged glances, and seeing that Zhu Youzhen did not object, he made his own opinion.

"Well said." Huang Dongzhu knew that he was eaten to death by Li Xian, who told people to know their hole cards? It's just that I don't know who this young buyer is, so Li Xian is desperate to work for him, is it really someone from the Yamen? He can't take care of these anymore, tomorrow after completing the formalities and taking the silver, he will leave Xi'an, return to his hometown, and enjoy his old age in peace.

Zhu Youzhen has also seen Li Xian's methods, it can be said that a sentence is worth a hundred gold, no wonder he can deceive the war horses of the Western Regions to the Ming Dynasty. However, after getting the shop, it's time for him to meet Sun Chuanting, it's been two days since he came to Xi'an, and the Laba Festival is approaching.