Zhu Youzhen and Li Chongyao transferred to a carriage of Qiao Hongyun, and let the sweaty BMW accompany them. The two held hands side by side, leaning their heads together, like glue, and there were always endless words of confidant.

Qiao Hongyun finally interjected and said, "Young Master Qiao, I see that Mrs. is injured, do you want her to rest for a while." The villain also happened to want to chat with Childe, can you take a step to speak. ”

Before, Zhu Youzhen knew that he was Qiao Qitai's nephew, and his vigilance against him was immediately dispelled. That Qiao Qitai was in the antique business in Beijing, and he had sold him a lot of furniture, and he was an old acquaintance, so he generously admitted that what he said just now was pure nonsense.

But in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he did not reveal his true identity, and still called himself You Jian. Anyway, he said the same thing to Qiao Qitai, and he is not afraid of goofs in the future.

Seeing that Qiao Hongyun had something to say at this time, Zhu Youzhen had to reluctantly say to Li Chongyao: "You sleep for a while, I'll come when I go!" ”

Li Chongyao said with a happy face: "You go!" I'm not sleepy now, just look at the scenery on this prairie! ”

Qiao Hongyun led Zhu Youjian to move forward, and pulled a little distance from the team before he smiled flatteringly at him: "I have admired the name of Gongzi You for a long time, and I am really fortunate to meet Gongzi here unexpectedly!" But I don't know why Gongzi is here, does he also have business outside the Saiwai? ”

He had heard of this You Gongzi from Qiao Qitai in the past, and knew that he was not only a god of wealth, but also could get the treasures in the palace, presumably with his hands and eyes. If you see it today, you will not let it go.

Zhu Youzhen thought to himself what kind of business he was, but he couldn't say it clearly, so he had to respond vaguely: "My trip is to go to the Khalkha Department and the Horqin Department, and there is indeed something wrong." ”

Qiao Hongyun was overjoyed and said: "That's great! The villain has always wanted to do business with Khalkha and Horqin, but he has no one to build a bridge. Since you have a relationship there, Childe, can you also lead the villain? You can rest assured that all the business you do, the villain will not touch. If the villain can do it, each business son can be divided, and how much to draw is negotiable! ”

Zhu Youzhen saw that Qiao Hongyun did not leave his bank in three sentences, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, thinking that this businessman is pursuing profits, both ancient and modern. Whenever there is a glimmer of business opportunity, they are like flies that have found rotten eggs, and they have to pounce on them even if they are desperate.

Especially in this era, there is neither telephone nor fax, nor bank payment, nor convenient and fast transportation. If a merchant wants to make a business, he must work tirelessly to lead a caravan to the north and south, and he always spends most of the year wandering. On this basis, merchants are worthy of respect, and I really can't figure out why ancient China always emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "Boss Qiao is too polite. Actually, I didn't go there to do business, and I didn't know them very well. It's okay to help Boss Qiao build a bridge, but whether the business can be negotiated or not depends mainly on you. ”

Qiao Hongyun hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "With the words of the son, the villain is grateful!" ”

"But I don't know what kind of business Boss Qiao does?" Zhu asked from the letter of inspection.

Qiao Hongyun hurriedly said respectfully: "The business that the villain does is quite complicated, if the son thinks that there is a conflict with you, you might as well say it clearly, the villain will not do it." You can rest assured, the villain has been in business for many years, and this rule is still understood. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled: "Boss Qiao, you misunderstood, I just asked casually." You don't have to have any scruples, just do whatever business is good. ”

Qiao Hongyun was even more overjoyed when he heard this, and his face almost turned into a flower: "The villain said that You Gongzi is a person who looks at the world and does great things, how can he look at such a wild place outside the Saiwai!" In fact, the villain has recently been mainly engaged in tea, ginseng, and mink business, which is a small profit, which makes you smile. ”

Zhu Youzhen said curiously: "Tea? Do people outside the Cyprus also like to drink tea? ”

"How don't you like it!" Qiao Hongyun said with some pride, "The weather outside the plug is bitter and cold, there are no crops, and everyone feeds on meat and mutton and other fishy things." Meat is the most difficult to digest and you will inevitably get sick if you eat it all year round. Tea is good for digestion, spleen and stomach, and qi removal, like Mongolia, Jurchen, these tribes, are inseparable from tea for a day. But there is no tea produced outside the Saiwai, so they have to buy it from us. ”

"Tea is produced in the south of the Yangtze River, so it must be very laborious to transport it to the outside of the Saiwai, right?" Zhu Youzhen said in surprise.

"Not really!" Qiao Hongyun sighed, "Don't talk about the hard work on the road, that's what the villain does; Just passing through the pass is a big problem. The imperial court now forbade doing business with the Mongols and Jurchens, and went out of the customs without permission, and if they were caught, they would be killed. But in order to make a living, the villain had to do this business, so he had to stuff more silver into the bosses guarding the customs and let them secretly let them go. Now these people have more and more appetites, sometimes they take money, and they turn their faces and don't recognize people, and we, the common people, have no choice but to stare dryly. ”

Zhu Youzhen heard that he was also doing business with the Jurchens, and couldn't help but feel unhappy, and said quietly: "Boss Qiao has also been to Liaodong?" Now that the imperial court has just fought with the Tartars, aren't you afraid? ”

Qiao Hongyun smiled proudly: "Don't hide it, the villain has just returned from Liaoyang in Liaodong this time." Don't look at the war between the two countries, this business should be done, right? As long as you go out of Jizhen and bypass the front line to the north, you will meet Buddha and burn incense along the way, and you will not be able to go out of the way. ”

Zhu Youzhen was already faintly angry in his heart, secretly thinking that it would be okay for Qiao Hongyun to play some smuggling, after all, the imperial court was closed to the country, and he couldn't do business without smuggling. You can do business with the Jurchens, isn't this an act of fornicating with the enemy's country!

But he still wanted to trap Qiao Hongyun's words, so he had to suppress his anger, and pretended to be bland: "But I don't know what kind of business Boss Qiao is doing with the Jurchens, and what is the profit?" ”

Qiao Hongyun didn't see through Zhu Youzhen's thoughts. When it came to his business, he couldn't help but say with a smile on his eyebrows: "The villain mainly collects ginseng and mink from the Jurchens. These two things are only produced in Changbai Mountain in eastern Liaodong, and there are no in the mainland, so the rich and wealthy are willing to pay thousands of dollars to buy them. Goods like this, good luck and no worries about sales, as long as you take a trip, deduct the expenses along the way, how can you earn tens of thousands of silver. ”

"In this way, Boss Qiao is using tea to exchange ginseng and mink?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

Qiao Hongyun said with a smile: "It's not limited to tea, what the Jurchens need, the villain will sell." Like iron tools, grain, salt, and horses, the Jurchens took as much as they wanted, and they didn't bargain much. In fact, the villain's capital is still small, and there are more people who do better than the villain! ”

Zhu Youzhen was furious when he heard this, thinking that these things are all strategic materials! These businessmen only cared about making money for themselves, but they did the Jurchens a great favor in disguise, making them well-fed and fully armed, and then they were beaten upside down! And what they exchanged from the Jurchens was such luxuries as ginseng and mink, which were only enjoyed by a few people, and were of no use to the country and the people!

After all, he is not deep in the city, and when he is angry, his face will show unhappiness. How shrewd Qiao Hongyun was, seeing that he was not speculative, he hurriedly saw the wind and said: "It's just that the Jurchens have been too much over the years, and they have repeatedly defeated the officials and the army, and the villains don't dare to continue to do business with them." This time is the last time, and the villain will never go to Liaodong again! If you can do business with the Mongols, it's the same! ”

The more Zhu Youzhen looked at Qiao Hongyun's disgusting smiling face, the more he felt that he was despicable and shameless, and he didn't believe what he said at all, and he really had the heart to walk away.

But after thinking about it, after all, even if people saved their lives, it is not easy to tear their faces. And now Li Chongyao is still injured, in this vast prairie, if he takes her to break in, he has to starve to death. After thinking about it, he could only go with Qiao Hongyun's caravan.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen suppressed his anger and reluctantly smiled at Qiao Hongyun: "Boss Qiao, when you get to the Khalkha Department, I will help you introduce business, and you still don't do business with the Jurchens in the future." ”

Qiao Hongyun nodded again and again: "That's nature, that's nature!" The villain has never been to the Khalkha Ministry, and Lao Gongzi will lead the way! ”

Zhu Youzhen was dumbfounded, thinking that his brother didn't even know where he was, and he didn't know where the Khalkha Ministry was. He muttered for a long time before he said: "The Mongols live as nomads and have no fixed residence, and I don't know where they are running now..."

When the two of them were staring at each other, they suddenly heard a melodious and sweet girl's song behind the gentle soil slope in front of them: "The vast grassland, the vast earth; Endless life, beautiful youth!

docile cattle and sheep, galloping horses; Migratory birds flying north, wild geese flying south.

Golden sunshine, white clouds; The moon is crooked, and the stars are shining.

Delicate flowers, clear water; Plucked strings, loud singing!

the kindness of parents, the affection of brothers; The discipline of the elderly, the peace of the world!

This is the grassland, our hometown! …”

Although the melody is simple and simple, there is only one repetition, but each section is slightly changed with different ornamental notes, which is extremely gorgeous.

Especially the high-pitched twists and turns are extremely difficult, but they are natural, which makes people feel excited when they listen to it, and they can't help but want to sing with the singer!

"What a wonderful long tune!" After listening to the song, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but praise loudly.

"The Han people in front, do you also know how to have a long tune?" With the laughter like silver bells, a jujube red horse turned behind the soil slope, and a Mongolian girl sat upright, looking at Zhu Youzhen with a smile.

Zhu Youzhen saw that the girl was only twelve or thirteen years old, and her face was still a little childish, but her body was already plump and graceful. Probably due to the strong sun on the plateau, her skin was not fair, but it was a healthy wheat color. When she saw the stranger, she was not frightened and fled, but greeted her generously.

"What, girl, do you know how to get to Khalkha? We are all Han Chinese, and we are in business! Zhu Youzhen stared at her for a long time before stammering and asking.

"It just so happens that I'm going to Khalkha to play, I'll take you there!" The girl said with big eyes playfully winking.

"Thank you, girl!" Zhu Youzhen is happy in his heart.

"Don't always call me 'girl', don't I have a name?" The girl sneered.

Zhu Youzhen had to ask: "Ask the girl's name!" ”

The girl smiled and said, "My name is Da Yu'er!" ”