Zhang Lang felt that this person's face was a little familiar, and remembered, "You are the housekeeper of the Zhen family, we have met." **Overjoyed, he said excitedly: "I didn't expect the general to remember the villain!?" Zhang Lang smiled, "Get up." "General Xie." Stand up.

A large group of people came over, and they all bowed to Zhang Lang, and the one at the head bowed and said, "Subordinate Chen Sheng to meet the general!" "This man named Chen Sheng is a literati in his thirties, when Zhang Lang sent him away a few months ago, he was still a white and pure scholar, but at this moment he was wearing a bearded shirt and a turban, Zhang Lang almost didn't recognize him.

Zhang Lang sighed with some emotion and patted him on the shoulder: "It's hard work." ”

Chen Sheng showed excitement. He immediately reported to Zhang Langyu: "General, this time, thousands of miles, we have seen countless countries with different customs and many rare artifacts. Our silk and porcelain are also very popular in those exotic countries, and the Hu people are amazed by the beauty of our silk and the ingenuity of porcelain, and they can be said to do whatever it takes to get these things. ”

Zhang Lang smiled slightly.

……

In the lobby of the Yumen Customs Office, Zhang Langgao sat at the top, and Chen Sheng, ** and other main persons in charge gathered together.

Zhang Lang asked Chen Sheng, "Where did you go the furthest this time?" ”

Chen Sheng clenched his fists and said: "After the Great Moon Clan, I arrived at the Sabbath Empire to the west of the Great Moon Clan. Their kings were very peculiar, and the buildings were mostly made of rammed earth with elaborate domes. The women there are masked, there are countless rare fruits and vegetables in the market, and their clothes are made of a special plant, which is similar to our Mai. ”

Zhang Lang pondered and asked, "How old is King Rest?" ”

Chen Sheng hugged his fists and said: "It is estimated that it is only equivalent to the size of our county town. ”

Zhang Lang smiled, "So there aren't many people resting in peace?" ”

Chen Sheng replied, "Not really. From what we have seen and heard along the way, and what we know from our contacts with the Sabbath officials, the population of this Sabbath Empire is also very large. However, the people of this country were divided into three classes, the highest being the nobles with titles, followed by the commoners, and the lowest being the slaves. Slaves accounted for about half of the entire population. Slaves and commoners generally did not live in the city, which was the exclusive property of the aristocracy. ”

Zhang Lang frowned and asked, "In that case, didn't you enter the city either?" ”

Chen Sheng clenched his fists and said, "We have entered the city." Merchants were allowed to enter the city. ”

Zhang Lang smiled, "How did you get this time?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present became excited. Chen Sheng hugged his fists and said: "Back to the lord, the silk and porcelain we brought to their royal capital were sold out in just three days!" A total of 10,000 catties of gold were earned, in addition to a large number of exotic products. ”

Zhang Lang showed a look of surprise, he originally thought that it would be good to earn 5,000 catties of gold, but he didn't expect to earn 10,000 catties of gold, as well as a large number of exotic specialties.

** Hugged his fists and said: "This is just the profit earned by Lord Chen's official caravan, not including our caravan." If you add it all, it will definitely be more than 30,000 taels of gold! ”

Zhang Lang's heart was beating faster and he smiled: "Okay! I didn't expect the money to be so easy to make! Send more caravans in the future! Everyone laughed. Chen Sheng hugged his fists and said: "My lord, the trade route to the west is actually not very smooth, and we often encounter horse bandits, if it weren't for the tiger guards sent by the general to escort us, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to rest in peace." Everyone nodded, and everyone looked afraid. Chen Sheng hugged his fists and said: "In order to protect us along the way, the Tiger Guards sacrificed sixteen people and injured twenty-eight people!" Ay! It's been a tough ride! ”

Zhang Lang pondered, he was considering more efficient ways to trade. Zhang Lang's method of trade refers to trade with the Western world as far away as possible, rather than the trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains through the Yumen Pass, which has now become an ordinary trade activity, while the former is not a simple matter. Of course, the Central Plains side could simply sell the goods to the merchants of the Western Regions, and then they could trade with people further afield, but in this way, the profits of trade would undoubtedly be greatly reduced, so if possible, Zhang Lang still wanted to trade directly.

Zhang Lang raised his head, "I heard that the Da Yue Clan is attacking Guishan, what is the real situation?" ”

Chen Sheng showed a look of worry, and hugged his fists and said: "General Qiyu, the army of the Dayue Clan is like a broken bamboo, and now it has occupied half of Guishuang's country. ”

Zhang Lang was taken aback, "How is this possible?" ”

Chen Sheng explained: "When we were in the territory of the Great Moon Clan, we heard that the Northern Lord of Kushan was vying for power with the Royal Family of Kushan, and the Northern Lord was defeated by the Royal Army, so we asked the Great Moon Clan to send troops to assist. The army of the Great Moon Clan immediately entered the Kushan Kingdom, first defeated the Guishan royal army, and then took the northern lords by surprise at the celebration meeting, occupying a large part of the northern territory of Kushan in one fell swoop! ……”

Zhang Lang sneered: "These idiots, they really lure wolves into the room!" ”

Chen Sheng nodded and said, "Who said it wasn't!" ”

Zhang Lang frowned and asked, "Is that the Guishan royal family just like that?" ”

Chen Sheng showed a look of disdain, "The people of Guishan have already lost their hearts, I heard that peace negotiations are now underway with the Dayue clan!" It is estimated that the Otsutsuki clan will take this opportunity to slaughter Guishuang fiercely! ”

Zhang Lang frowned, touched his chin and muttered, "I remember that the Great Moon Clan in history has never been erected!" How could it be ......" Zhang Lang thought of himself and smiled bitterly, needless to say, eighty percent of his own Clumbian butterfly caused trouble, and history seems to have completely deviated from the original track! Shaking his head, he threw his messy thoughts behind him.

Chen Sheng cautiously asked, "General, is there anything wrong?" ”

Zhang Lang smiled and shook his head, "I remembered something else. ”

Chen Sheng was stunned.

** Excitedly asked: "May I ask the general, when will you organize the second long journey?" Everyone looked concerned.

Zhang Lang smiled: "Don't worry, you just came back and need to rest for a while." On the second trip, you will discuss with the Ministry of State Affairs, and then I will make a decision. Everyone clasped their fists and promised.

……

In the evening of the same day, Zhang Lang sat on the steps of the front hall and teased Dong Ying, teasing the majestic female general in leather armor with a delicate face full of disgust, but Zhang Lang smiled and looked very accomplished.

Mu Shun came in from outside, and Zhang Lang hurriedly stopped teasing Dong Ying.

Mu Shun saluted Zhang Lang, and then saw Dong Ying, the duchess and lady, and happily hugged his fists at Zhang Lang and said: "Lord Qiqi, all the caravans have already paid the tariffs, plus the income of the official caravans, this time we have obtained nearly sixteen thousand gold income from the west!" ”