Chapter 219: Xingcheng Inn
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The streets of Chang'an are lined with shops, and when you enter the city, you can immediately experience the strong commercial atmosphere here.
Caravans from all over the world carried a steady stream of goods to this place with horseback caravans, and then exchanged the goods they brought here for silver tickets that could be used in general, or exchanged for goods of the city's own preference.
The ranks of these caravans were not only Han Chinese, but also ethnic minorities, and there was a team of people and horses among them, whose costumes were particularly eye-catching.
They are all sturdy men, and the horses they ride are also very strong, taller than the Central Plains horses, and the chest muscles are more obvious, this kind of horse is rarely seen in the Central Plains.
The people on the horse are just as strong and burly. Their stature on such a tall horse immediately showed that they were different, so as soon as this group appeared in a crowded place on the street, it quickly attracted everyone's attention.
Their horses walked through the streets, not fast, and the horses of the horse team did not run when they entered the city, but only paced slowly in order. These horses carried people on their backs but did not carry much cargo, but the riders carried some belongings and did not carry too much baggage.
Judging from their clothing, it can also be seen that they are from tribes outside the Saiwai and are not from the Central Plains.
The man at the head of the horse team sat on the horse, and walked silently with a cold face without squinting, his horse seemed to know the way by itself, and did not need too many instructions from the owner, just like a man on horseback, leaning up on its proud head, shaking its flowing tail in a chic manner, walking down the street with a swagger, and seeing someone blocking the way in front of it, it did not even hide, and roared in its throat, as if shouting "Give way!" When passers-by saw it, they all avoided it in fear.
This strange team of horses came to the most prosperous street in Chang'an and stayed in the most expensive inn.
This group of men and horses was sent by the tribe to exchange the city for Talatua. The man in the lead is Talataya's eldest brother, Bayan.
He was appointed by his father to negotiate with the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty. According to the previous agreement between the two parties, with the sovereignty of the city, they will exchange the freedom of Taratoa, and they will take Taratoa away safely from here and return to their homeland safely.
Bayan and Talatoya are brothers and sisters of the same mother, among the father's many children, they are the only brothers and sisters with the same mother, when he learned the news of Talatoya's capture, he couldn't sit still, and he wanted to save his sister in person, so this time the father wanted to change Talatoya's matter has been decided, he was the first to come out, took the initiative to ask for this order, and was responsible for leading the team to Datang to do the hostage exchange procedures.
Bayan and his entourage stayed in the best inn in Chang'an, "Xingcheng Inn", before they entered the city, there were already entourages who explored the way to the inn in advance to help them book the room, so the owner of the inn had already arranged a guy in advance, and prepared the guest room for them, and saw that the people staying in the hotel had arrived, and hurriedly arranged a guy, who was responsible for leading them to place the horses in the stable in the backyard, and fed the prepared good forage, and then ordered another guy to take them to the prepared guest room to rest.
As soon as the group of Bayan was arranged, the boss was so busy, he sweated, the owner of the inn himself was weak, and because of the long-term eating and not exercising, he grew fat, especially in this summer few days, every day part-time work is like soaking in water, the sweat has never fallen, and the body is always wet.
After settling Bayan, the boss was wiping his sweat, ready to check the accounts, he was wiping his sweat, and two people, a man and a woman, came in at the door of the store.
"Boss, we stay in the hotel and want a good room." It was the man of the two who spoke.
The boss was uncomfortably hot, but when he saw the guests coming, he put down the towel in his hand to wipe his sweat and stood up from the chair behind the counter.
"Hey, welcome, welcome, you two want a good guest room, no problem, there is just a room, I will send someone to prepare it for the two of you."
The boss greeted the two warmly, registered the two of them, and then called a guy and asked him to take the two to the room first.
"Our horse is still at the door, please ask the boss to help place it." The man didn't forget to explain to the boss before leaving.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll arrange it for you."
The boss politely agreed, and the two guests walked with the young man to the backyard of the inn with confidence.
The two men and women who live in the hotel are officially Tang Haitang's brother and sister-in-law, Tang Shaoqing and Wang Yinger.
The two of them set out from Yangzhou, first by water from the south of the Yangtze River into the inland, and then changed to horseback riding, and they walked for more than half a month on the way to Chang'an City. Although he entered the city, because of the agreement with Ma Xiaotian, Tang Shaoqing did not dare to go to Ma Mansion to find someone directly.
On the way here, the couple discussed, what should they do when they arrive in the capital? In the end, both of them felt that it was better to find an inn to live in, and then go to Mafu to secretly inquire about the situation before making a decision, whether to come to recognize each other, or secretly learn about Tang Haitang's news?
Therefore, as soon as Tang Shaoqing took Wang Ying'er into Chang'an City, he did not rashly go to the Hou Ye's Mansion to visit, but chose the best inn in the city to live, and then he planned to go to the Hou Ye's Mansion first, inquire about the situation in the Hou Mansion, and then wait for the opportunity.
Tang Shaoqing took Wang Ying'er and followed the young man all the way, walked from the front hall of the inn to the backyard, passed by a place similar to a canteen, and saw that it was as lively as a market.
The prosperity of Chang'an has attracted many foreign businessmen, and the "Xingcheng Inn" they chose today is one of the largest inns in Chang'an City, and rich businessmen will choose to live here.
First, this store is large, the security measures are in place, and the people who do business must bring valuable goods and money with them, so when choosing an inn, safety must be the first consideration.
Second, because the inn itself is inhabited by many merchants, and some smart people came up with the idea of sitting on the ground to find customers. In the inn, there is a special hall for guests to eat and rest, where there are people who deliberately bring their own goods, and when there are many people eating, they do barter.
Another point is that the store is large, there is a special courtyard for storing goods and horses, and there is a guard in the yard.
The owner of the inn also did enough service and took into account the worries of these businesses, and these merchants naturally liked to live in his shop. So slowly, the name of "Xingcheng Inn" has gained influence in these business circles, and gradually, "Xingcheng Inn" has grown from a small shop to a big one.