The scorching wind boredom pushed the golden dunes, and from time to time a light veil covered the bones beside the ancient road.

A caravan came from afar, following the ancient path into the depths of the desert.

Zhang Cheng led the camel to walk in the caravan with one foot deep and one foot shallow, wiping the sweat on his cheeks with his sleeve from time to time, of course, in such a dry and hot environment, the sweat on his body evaporated as soon as he appeared, where did he still need to wipe it, his action was more to hide the uneasiness in his heart.

Although the Hu merchants of the Western Regions this time had the boss of Taiyi Shangzong as a guarantee, Zhang Cheng, a standard businessman, always felt that he couldn't rest assured if he didn't go to see it in person. And since the eldest young master went home the year before last, the whole person has become a lot more reliable, and in the past two years, he has been sitting in the shops of Yuanzang City, not to mention conscientious, but also serious and diligent, which also makes Zhang Cheng feel at ease.

The three roads to the Western Regions, crossing the Pegasus Corridor, crossing the Endless Han Sea, and turning over the top of Kunlun; Zhang Cheng did not want to go over the Kunlun Mountain, and although crossing the Endless Han Sea was the closest road, even some veterans of the Hu merchants in the Western Regions had to pray for Allah's blessing, so it was no longer within Zhang Cheng's consideration.

The only thing left is the Pegasus Corridor, through the Pegasus Corridor, through a corner of the endless sand sea can go directly to the Western Regions, this ancient trade road with the gradual introverted national policy of the Great Qian, the sand pirates are becoming more and more rampant, and abandoned, more from the Pegasus Corridor detour to the grassland, turn a big circle, and go to the Western Regions. Although this process will extort a lot of money from the steppe tribes along the way, it is better than having nothing to lose from the bandits who have lost their conscience.

Originally, for the sake of safety, a detour to the grassland was the first choice, and it was a big deal to break the fortune and avoid disasters, but recently there was a news in the endless sea of sand that changed Zhang Cheng's mind.

The old Gordon, the master of the Sand Sea, established a quicksand city on the ancient trade route of the Sand Sea, which undertook the important task of the hub of the east-west trade route, and many goods from the east came here naturally with merchants from the Western Regions to take over, and here you can also directly buy the goods of the Western Regions, and you don't have to transport the goods to the Western Regions, saving a lot of transportation costs.

Although I don't know which tendon of Old Gordon, the master of the sand sea, is wrong to do such a good deed, this is indeed the gospel of the east-west merchants. This city, which has only risen in the last two or three years, gathers guests and accepts business travelers from all over the world, and sooner or later it will become a pearl in this sea of sand.

It was precisely with this realization that Zhang Cheng made a decision in an instant, he not only made an agreement with the other party to meet in Quicksand City, but also added a task on the way to the west, which was to occupy a stronghold in this emerging city and open a shop, using it as a springboard to open a trade route in the Western Regions.

But when Zhang Cheng really walked here, he found that it was so easy to go to the Western Regions, and he knew that as long as the Central Plains Business Brigade could reach the Western Regions, a broken bowl could be sold for a sky-high price, and a round trip was a huge amount of money, but in fact, there were a few people who could really live to complete this journey, and there were a large number of merchants buried in this short journey every year.

Zhang Cheng is now swallowing the bitter fruit of his impulsiveness, he pursed his lips tightly to mention the loss of waterproofing points, trying not to carry other superfluous movements in the mechanical movement, and even trying to control his expression as much as possible, so as to preserve the little physical strength left. According to the calculations of the caravan guide, if all goes well, it will take nearly six hours to walk to the next oasis.

When the eldest young master wanted to open a shop in Yuanzang City, he still tried his best to oppose it, but now look at what a wise decision this is, trekking through the Hanhai Sea is simply an unimaginable hell trip for him, an out-and-out person from the southern water town.

Fortunately, this journey is not to cross the Hanhai, but only to walk a corner of the Hanhai, and this corner does not have to be completed, and even this place is only two oases three days away from the quicksand city, and there is no reason to travel a hundred miles and half ninety.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but glance at the package on the back of the camel beside him again, there were three hundred gold cakes there, both the income from the operation in Yuanzang City over the years, and the support of the follow-up family, which was the biggest basis for his trip.

The rise of any family is inseparable from the support of money, and the Western Regions Trade Route is definitely a golden road for the people of the Central Plains, at first Xu Heng was just moved by the prospect depicted by Su Han, and gave him appropriate support with the mentality of not wanting to hit him, let him give it a try, who knew that his son really had a channel to open up the Western Regions Trade Road, so he began to pay attention to this, asking for money for money, and asking for people to give people.

Therefore, the current shops in Yuanzangcheng are abundant in funds and sufficient manpower, based on this, Zhang Cheng wants to expand his business and go further on the original basis, so he has this trip to the Western Regions.

The power of gold is undoubted, and Zhang Cheng's steps are much lighter at this glance, but when his gaze slid to Li Shi on the other side, his brows couldn't help frowning again.

This time, he left most of the manpower to the eldest young master, after all, Yuan Zangcheng was the foundation, and he only brought Liu Ju, Wang Sen and Li Shi.

Liu Ju was originally a sergeant of Lingyou, and after retiring, he became a doorman in the Xu family, and this time he was packed by Xu Heng and sent to his son, thinking that he was a helper. And Wang Sen is the helper that the eldest young master borrowed from Boss Fang, and it is said that he also served in the Northwest Army.

Liu Ju and Wang Sen were originally evaluated as the top three in the military camp, and they were also first-class masters in the martial arts, and Zhang Cheng brought them out to prevent unrest along the way.

Although the Great Dry World has been peaceful for a long time, the small frictions between the people are still continuous, although the strictness of the Great Cadre Law will be suppressed even if the Heavenly Immortals violate the ban, but we can't always expect to make up for it afterwards. Therefore, the deterrence of force at the beginning is still very important, after all, guarded goods and unguarded goods are two different things, and unguarded goods are simply tempting crimes.

As for Li Shi, he saw that this young man was a little impetuous, but he was diligent and clever, and he could be relied on as an arm with a little training, so Zhang Cheng took him out for a long time and opened his eyes.

Who knew that there would be such a situation in front of him, Li Shi didn't know if he had long knowledge, but his eyes were absolutely open, and he was still staring at the Hu Nu who was walking in the team, unwilling to look away. When he paused, he even came over to help diligently, completely forgetting who his owner was and who paid him every month.

Zhang Cheng also admitted that the bearded girl was indeed beautiful, her long supple hair was as pure and blue as the sky, and her eyes were also clear blue, although because of the fierce sunlight in the Hanhai, she was almost completely hidden in a black heat-insulated robe, and even her face was covered with a black veil, but her exposed skin was as white as cream, even the most exquisite porcelain could not compare.

Especially the figure looming under the robe is exquisite and graceful, which makes people reverie, even if it is a person like Zhang Cheng who has already started a family, if he is not tied to the family business, and has greater ideals and ambitions waiting for him to realize, he will be fascinated by this beauty, and Li Shi, a hairy boy who has not yet reached the crown, will resist.

But it is precisely because of this that he hates Li Shi that iron is not steel, how important is the development of the Western Regions trade route to the family, at least it can help the eldest young master to sit firmly in the position of the heir of the family, what are the people who have worked so hard to follow the eldest young master to plan and operate? It is not to help the eldest young master inherit the family, and he can also take advantage of this to ascend to the throne, and even find a background, leaving a fortune for his descendants.

Such a promising and promising thing, how can it not be more important than a bearded girl, and when it comes to fame, what woman can't get it.

Thinking of this, he was going to pick up Li Shi, a kid who came over, and turned his face over with a good ear, but before he could make any moves, he saw Liu Jushi coming over and chuckled: "Take care of things and calm your anger, young Mu Ai, human nature." As long as this kid doesn't delay things, let him go. ”

Li Shi has been clever and well-behaved all the way, and his relationship with Liu Ju and others has always been friendly, but when he saw Zhang Cheng's unhappy face at this time, he stood up to speak for him.

Zhang Cheng also knew that what Liu Ju said made sense, but he still said: "Old Liu, you don't understand, I also know Li Shi's young man's temperament, but that bearded girl with blue hair and blue eyes, I'm afraid it's either a stranger or a miscellaneous beard, and it's useless to make more friends." ”

In this way, Liu Ju's face is also a lot more serious, Yiren is synonymous with untouchables in Daqian, and Zahu is not much better, although in the current Western Regions, the status of some of the big businessmen in Zahu is higher than that of some nobles, but after all, they are a minority, and most of them are slaves who are not free. That Hu Nu is beautiful and glamorous, maybe it is the forbidden belly of a powerful person in the Western Regions, if it is inexplicably offended, it will be an extraneous branch, and it will be a disaster, and it is completely unnecessary for them to go out.

And even if it is not, Yiren Zahu is also a group of lowly people, although in order to suppress the power of the family, the Zhenguo Gong vigorously promoted the people of the poor family, cracked down on the restriction of human trafficking, abolished slaves, and shouted the slogan that all the people of Zhuxia are equal, but in the market, the status of 369 and so on is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The idea of self-asserting one's identity and not communing with lowly people is deep-rooted, just like Zhang Cheng's sentence: It is useless to have more friends with different people.

"Then let's hurry first, and when we have a rest, I'll talk to this kid." "Liu Ju is forty-four this year, he looks powerful and powerful, and his qi and blood are at the peak of a martial artist.

Although the ancient precept Youyun is thirty years old and the celestial phenomena are hopeless for life, but this sentence is a bit too much, although there are not many resonant vitality at the age of forty or fifty, there are still a lot, and Liu Ju is not without a chance to impact. But he still has self-knowledge, with his current realm of the Seven Tricks of Small Perfection and the Nine Tricks of the Great Perfection is still not a short distance, the resonance of the vitality is simply a fool's dream, many children of the family dare not think about it, not to mention that he is a person who has no resources to support, so his only goal in this life is to be able to make a career, to leave a legacy to future generations, and by the way, he can enjoy his old age in peace.

The other young masters of the Xu family were already standing around them, and they couldn't squeeze in at all, even if they came at the moment, they could be accepted, and they would not be the core, so the eldest young master who suddenly went home became the only way out for all the doormen who wanted to be motivated. This time, he sharpened his head and squeezed to the northwest to stand beside the eldest young master, just to see this opportunity, and even this trip to the Western Regions was also his initiative to ask for it, so he also attached great importance to this task. After listening to Zhang Cheng's hidden worries, how could he not take action.

After clicking a word, Zhang Cheng didn't say much, Li Shi, this kid is not afraid of him at all, he laughs with him all day long, Liu Ju is much more deterrent than him, I believe what he says, Li Shi, this kid will wake up.