The sound of the piano is tactful, as if it is not a song of the world, just a song, the aftermath is lingering, and everyone present is drunk by the sound of the piano.

Xu Mingyuan slowly opened his eyes, clapped his palms with a smile and said, "The sound of the piano is melodious, calming people's minds, it is really excellent, the girl has a heart." This song is calming, Su Yimeng is indeed a delicate woman, and she also noticed that Xu Mingyuan was a little restless, so she played this song.

Bai Zhexiu also stroked his palms and said: "I didn't expect that Forget Worry Building still has such a beautiful piano sound, but it is stained with the light of Mingyuan." ”

Zhou Binjie said with a smile: "Cousin, do you regret that you didn't jump out of the window just now, and now you can envy Brother Yuan." ”

"Isn't it, if I had just gone down with my sword and someone, now you would have touched me." Bai Zhexiu nodded thoughtfully.

When Su Yimeng heard this, her face also flushed with shame, but she was covered by the white veil, so she was not afraid of being seen.

Xu Mingyuan saw that Su Yimeng's hand was still on the strings, and he wanted to play another song, so he also got up and said with a smile: "Miss Su wants to play all the songs at once tonight, I still think that next time I come to forget my worries, I will have the honor to listen to another song, it seems that the girl is unwilling." ”

"Xu Gongzi laughed, if Gongzi is willing to listen, Yimeng is naturally willing to play." When Su Yimeng heard this, her eyes lit up, and although the white gauze covered her mouth and nose, she could still see her joy.

"Then today, the girl will go to rest first, and then come to forget about her worries after a few ****, but you have to listen to the girl play a few songs, and I hope the girl will not bother me when I am bored." Xu Mingyuan nodded and looked at Su Yimeng with a smile.

When Su Yimeng heard this, he also stood up, bowed his knees slightly at everyone, looked at Xu Mingyuan and nodded slightly: "Then Yimeng will retire first and wait for the arrival of the son." ”

Ling'er also bent her knees slightly, said goodbye to everyone, and finally glanced at Xu Mingyuan with a smile, and then looked at Su Yimeng, as if she had something to say.

Su Yimeng and Ling'er went downstairs, and Xu Mingyuan sat down again.

Zhou Binjie had already poured a full wine glass for Xu Mingyuan, and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, you are not authentic, this song is still reserved for your own enjoyment, but you can leave us all aside." ”

Bai Zhexiu also said with a smile: "Monopoly beauty, Mingyuan, you are so domineering." ”

"Being alone with a beautiful woman is naturally more comfortable than being rewarded by everyone." Bai Molou also turned his wine glass and said.

"Okay, I'll punish myself." Xu Mingyuan picked up the wine glass that was still full and drank it all, put down the wine glass and said: "That Miss Su experienced such a thing tonight, even I am still a little bored, and her feelings in her heart can be imagined. The sound of this piano can be heard any day, and there is no hurry. ”

The Qing Lady and the two wine maids who had already sat down again looked at Xu Mingyuan in some surprise, but they didn't expect Xu Mingyuan to be such a considerate person. In Fengyue occasions, I am used to seeing guests with different hearts, and they are also acting on the spot, just smiling, where can anyone pay sincerely, and such a frank and considerate person is even more rare.

When Bai Molou and the other three heard this, they all nodded.

Bai Zhexiu was accustomed to fighting on the battlefield, and it was not a matter of killing three in front of him, but when he first stabbed his spear into the chest of a Tibetan soldier, that memory has not been forgotten until now. And although Zhou Binjie and Bai Molou didn't react much, the previous scene still made the two of them a little uncomfortable.

It is conceivable what it should be like to experience this incident in person and almost lose Huangquan, and the calmness and indifference shown by this woman before also made everyone a little embarrassed.

After the original Qing Qi people sat down, they also continued to stroke the qin, since they were able to let Bai Zhe be selected, the piano skills were naturally excellent, and the sound of the piano was melodious and moving. And the two wine pouring maids were also diligent in pouring wine for everyone, and the two pots of Yuezhou Huadiao that Zhou Jingfan specially sent were also seen in the cup change.

Bai Zhexiu and Bai Molou were going to get up and go to Chang'an three days later, so tonight's wine could be regarded as a parting wine, so everyone was also very drunk.

After three rounds of drinking, Xu Mingyuan suddenly thought of something, looked at Zhou Binjie, who was already a little drunk, and said: "By the way, Xiaopang, you said before that you wanted to do something by yourself and make a lot of money, but I know that a big deal is a big deal, but it is a bit risky, and it can be said to be a profitable thing." ”

When Zhou Binjie heard this, his eyes widened, and his drunkenness suddenly disappeared, he put one hand on Xu Mingyuan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, what kind of deal, you can tell me quickly." You have traveled so many places from south to north, you say it is a big deal, but it must not be small. ”

Hearing this, Bai Zhexiu and Bai Molou had already stopped the wine glass in their hands and looked at Xu Mingyuan with interest.

Xu Mingyuan stretched out his finger and dipped it in the wine glass, then nodded a few points on the table, pointed to the first point and said slowly: "I think you have also heard of the Niu Dao, starting from Chengdu, passing through Linqiong, Tsing Yi, Yan Dao, Yang Niu, Yan County, Qiongdu, Ye Yu to Yongchang, and then to Myitkyina or Bamo, entering the country of darts, and in the west of Ke Tianzhu, you can even reach the country of Dashi. ”

Zhou Binjie also nodded when he heard this, looked at the last watermark on Xu Mingyuan's finger and said: "I have heard of this Niu Dao, I heard that in recent years, tea and horse transactions have been extremely frequent, not only in Nanzhao and Dart Country, but even in Tubo, there are traders who secretly transport tea to sell, and then exchange it for mules and horses, furs, and medicinal materials to bring back."

However, although the profit of this tea business is not small, but recently there has been a mess in Nanzhao, and I am afraid that this bull road is not very easy to go. If you really calculate it, it can't make more money than the yard. ”

Xu Mingyuan nodded and said: "You are right, if a few years earlier, Nanzhao was stable, exchanged tea for horses, and brought back to Dawan to have its own imperial court horse breeding department to buy it at a high price, and the profit was considerable." In the past two years, there have been more and more horse thieves in Nanzhao, and there are also many robbers in places such as Dart Country. ”

"But this road two years ago I walked with the master, along the Niu Road all the way to the west, and finally to the big food country, except for the Niu Road is more difficult to walk, as long as you enter the territory of Tianzhu and then go west, the road will be much smoother. In fact, although the demand for tea is not small in the Nanzhao, Dart and Western Regions, in comparison, in fact, the silk and porcelain of Dawan are the most popular among the rich merchants and nobles of the Western Regions, and the profits can be increased tenfold or even dozens of times. There is a trade route from Longyou Road into the Western Regions, which is dominated by silk and porcelain, and the silk from Jiangnan Road and other places is transported to Luoyang by the Grand Canal, and then all the way to the northwest through Longyou Road into the Western Regions, directly leading to the countries of the Western Regions. ”

It is said that there were also traders who trafficked silk and other goods in the previous dynasties, but later because the number of thieves who intercepted passing merchants on the road increased sharply, and the cost of silk was also high, if it was robbed once, it would be lost, and even had to take his life, so there was no merchant trafficking in silk slowly.

The sale of tea is much better, firstly, it can be sold in Nanzhao and Dart countries, without having to travel long distances, and secondly, Dawan and Tubo have issued documents to ensure the safety of tea merchants, so even if they make less money, merchants are more willing to transport tea than silk. Bai Molou opened his mouth and said, he also knew something about this matter.

Bai Molou also looked at Xu Mingyuan, and said a little puzzled: "Brother Yuan, you have been to the Great Food Country, so what is the situation over there now?" ”

Xu Mingyuan re-ordered a few points on the table with wine, pointed to a few of them and said: "There is some chaos at the border between Nanzhao and Dawan now, but in general, it should not affect the transportation of tea, as long as Nanzhao and Dawan do not completely tear their faces, then the transportation of this tea will not be blocked." However, the attitude of the current imperial court is obscure, and it is uncertain whether a war will start one day, so it is safest to cross between the border of Nanzhao and Tubo. On the road to the west, there are still horse thieves blocking the road, but there are not many of them. “

Hearing this, Bai Zhexiu shook his head and said: "Nanzhao and Tubo have been fighting on the border for many years, although Tubo has not established any important towns on the border, but there are still scattered cavalry wandering there to patrol, once the merchants of Dawan and Tubo are found, there is no reason to be spared. Even if there are no horse thieves and Nanzhao barbarians in that road, under the chaos of war for many years, I am afraid that few people will be able to go out of there to Tianzhu. ”

"I walked by, and I also deliberately drew a map back then, as long as I know the garrison situation of Tubo and Nanzhao, I can definitely let a not too heavy convoy pass through Tubo and Nanzhao without me knowing." Xu Mingyuan smiled.

Bai Zhexiu and the other three all changed their faces, and Zhou Binjie was even more pleased: "Brother Yuan, is this true?" ”

Bai Molou stopped Xu Mingyuan, who wanted to speak, and said to the Qing Qiren who was playing the piano and the two maids: "You guys go down first." ”

The Qingqi and the maid also knew that they had something important to say, and after saluting everyone, they walked quickly towards the door and went downstairs lightly.

A map that passes through the border between Nanzhao and Tibet, and is confident that it will not be noticed by both sides, is not a roadside item that can be seen everywhere. In the eyes of both the military and traders, this can be called priceless.

Seeing that Bai Molou was so cautious, Xu Mingyuan also waited until there was a sound of the door closing downstairs before he said: "When Master and I came back from the Western Regions, we decided that we would not be able to do Tubo or Nanzhao when we were bored, and we would pass directly between the two and return to Jiannan Road. I have drawn this road, but now the garrisons of the two sides may have changed a lot, and the method used by me and my master before may no longer be applicable, so we need to know the situation of the garrisons on both sides, which should not be a problem for the Bai family. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Binjie patted his thigh, got up and rubbed his hands a little excitedly, walked back and forth a few steps, gritted his teeth and made a decision: "Brother Yuan, then you give me the map, I will send a few people there to explore the truth and see if the road is still passable." If it really works, then it will open up an excellent trade road, and how about you account for 30% of the profits of this business? ”

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