Since the defeat of the Northern Barbarians and the forced opening of trade channels on the border, the merchants in Dafeng began to run to the Beiban territory in batches to do business with these Northern Barbarians who were still in a bloody feud a few months ago, and most of these goods were silk and porcelain, which were urgently needed in the Beiban.

According to the terms of the contract between the two sides, the merchants of Dafeng did not have to pay taxes on border trade, and if they wanted to enter the territory of the Beiban, they needed to pay five percent of the tax to the Beiban.

But the Northern Barbarian merchants were different, even if they had to pay five percent tax on border trade, if they wanted to enter the territory of Dafeng, the tax they paid was ten percent.

Under this unequal trade, a large number of merchants poured into the Beiban, and they exchanged silk and porcelain for gold, jade and jade, animal skins and bone ornaments in the Beiban, and even some black-hearted merchants sold Xiqiang women.

The Liujia Chamber of Commerce, located in the central part of Dingzhou, is a small and well-known chamber of commerce in the local area, but once compared with those big gangs in Cangtong City, it looks insignificant.

This is not counting those chambers of commerce in the south of the Yangtze River, it is even more incomparable, as a chamber of commerce, it is natural to go south and north, transport commercial goods, the president of the Liu Family Chamber of Commerce is named Liu Xianbing, when he was young, he was a peddler who went to the countryside to sell goods, and came and went for more than 20 years and finally established today's Liu Family Chamber of Commerce, with more than a dozen shops in the local area, small scale.

And just last year, he also opened a branch in Cangtong City, which can be described as a bright future, and his years of business experience also made him more or less confused with the local government, in fact, this is not a secret, after all, as a businessman, if you want to take root in the local area, filial piety is indispensable.

Through acquaintances in the government, Liu Xianbing learned the news that Dafeng and Beiban had signed a contract and opened up trade, so in line with the idea that the early birds would eat worms, Liu Xianbing took his subordinates on a trip to Jiangnan before the official report was released.

From the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce sold a large number of silk, tea, porcelain, and so on the first day of the opening of the market, he took his men to Beiman, for which he also spent a lot of money to hire a dart master, this first business let Liu Xianbing taste the sweetness, and since then began his own business journey.

The destination of this trip is Yuhua City in Xilinleg, on the border of the Northern Barbarians, and the latest two large carts of silk are pulled over for sale, and the profits of a trip to and from such a scarce commodity as silk are still considerable.

But this road is not all smooth sailing, although there are border official documents as an ultimatum, but after you enter the Northern Barbarian Realm, Dafeng's customs clearance documents in addition to the Beiban Government in Yuhua City recognized, the local horse bandits or something can not be recognized, when the delivery began, the Beiban was still afraid of Dafeng's caravan, and then I don't know who started, and found that Dafeng also turned a blind eye to this, and began to become more and more unscrupulous.

The dart master who is responsible for helping the chamber of commerce escort the goods has to lose a few every time he comes, so that Liu Xianbing has to set his eyes on the rivers and lakes and invite some martial arts masters to escort the darts.

Elder Liu did not deliver the goods in person due to physical reasons, but asked Zhou Fang, the second shopkeeper of the gang, to escort him, and Zhou Fang was good at using a heavy sword, which was simple and heavy, and it was said to weigh fifty catties.

Unlike Liu Lao, Zhou Fang is a genuine spirit shell master, Zhou Fang followed the old president to the north and south when he was young, and Liu Xianbing trusted him deeply.

This is the first time Zhou Fang led the team to go to the goods, for which he also specially invited his old friend Yang Li to go out of the mountain, in addition to these two masters of the Liu Family Chamber of Commerce, there is also a pivotal figure in the same company, that is the daughter of Mr. Liu, Liu Zisu.

President Liu also knew that in order for the chamber of commerce to continue to develop, the next successor could no longer be as powerless as himself, so he sent his daughter to the Tianshi Mansion in Dingzhou to learn martial arts from the old master.

Liu Zisu was dressed in a tight-sleeved shirt, with a Qingfeng long sword hanging from her waist, her appearance was handsome and unusual, and there was both charm and heroism in her eyes, it was estimated that this cold beauty cheek was too cold, so that there were few people around the woman.

The caravan marched forward, led by the second shopkeeper Zhou Fang, obliquely behind is Yang Li, who is ready to deal with emergencies at any time, and then Liu Zisu, Liu Zisu is followed by two large carts of silk, surrounded by dart masters, and the last of the team is the new master of the rivers and lakes invited by Mr. Liu.

Out of the Pingjiao Pass all the way to the north, along the way the wind and sand all over the sky, the vigorous young woman stretched out her hand to cover the oncoming wind and sand, looked back at the pass hidden in the wind and sand behind her, then turned around and walked forward, and said slowly: "Uncle Zhou, how far is this to Yuhua City?" ”

Although Zhou Fang is strong and fierce, he is well-known for his good treatment in the Chamber of Commerce.

After hearing the words of Liu Zisu, who was the first time to go to the goods, he smiled and said in a thick Hexi accent, "This has just come out of the customs, and it is still far away, and it will be there in three or five days in good weather, and if it encounters a sandstorm, it may be delayed for seven or eight days." ”

The woman nodded sullenly, it seemed that she was a little uncomfortable with the wind and sand outside the plug, and then the woman turned her head and glanced at the goods on the carriage behind her, and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Zhou, is the profit of this carload of goods transported to Beiban really that big?" ”

Zhou Fang said with a smile, "This is all high-grade silk, even in Dafeng, it is a rare high-quality, sent to those high-ranking officials and nobles in the Northern Barbarians, not to mention fifty percent of the profit, if the negotiation is good, it is possible to double the profit." ”

Although the woman said that she knew that silk was profitable, but she didn't expect it to be so profitable, the carriage creaked and creaked in the desert, it was getting late, for business travelers, the night was the most difficult time, one was because of the large temperature difference in the north, the warriors were fine, and if the ordinary people did not make some preparations in advance, it would be difficult to survive a night.

The second is the horse bandits in the Beiban Desert, even in Dafeng, there are many mountains and this bandit and villain, let alone in the Beiban, the management of the Beiban is chaotic, and after experiencing civil strife, not only has the noble court, but also the new young Zhuang faction, coupled with the local government, under the oppression of the three forces, a large number of poor people have lost the pastures they rely on for survival.

Either they became rogue bandits, or they were attached to the local magnates; This mutual market may not be fair to the Beiban, but it is a rare opportunity for these horse bandits.

The convoy walked to a Gobi Desert, with a large sandstone block, which can not only block the wind and sand, but also defend against wild beasts, and there is a lot of burnt firewood on the ground, it seems that this place has become the best choice for traders to rest in the north and south.

"Everyone camped in place and surrounded the goods in the innermost part." Zhou Fang shouted loudly.

The caravan that had been running for a day was already exhausted, and after hearing Zhou Fang's words, they began to unload the tent from the carriage, and Liu Zisu's eyes were locked on the four masters at the back.

One of the young men, who was a little more well-dressed, stepped out of the carriage and walked to the side and looked around, while the three people with him were silently pitching their tents, and it seemed that this young man was their leader.

Liu Zisu didn't know much about the identities of these four people, only knew that they were going to Yuhua City, and after meeting Liu Xianbing by chance, they agreed to follow the caravan under Liu Xianbing's persuasion.

The fellow dart masters and disciples were talking about this young man with good looks and form all the way, although they didn't know the true identity of the man in front of them, they didn't look at him clumsily, and only thought that he was a simple martial arts master.

Judging from the respect of the three people around him, this should be the eldest son of a family, but I just don't know what kind of temperament this son is, is he a lazy and lazy embroidered pillow with a body of skin, or is it the inheritor of the family who was sent by the family to go to the North Barbarians to practice, or is it such a beautiful person, will he be the good friend of the son and girl in Yuhua City?

Most of the gate valves of the Northern Barbarian family are extravagant, and they spend all day drinking, singing and dancing, and those rich sons can't do anything, and this habit of breaking sleeves is particularly insignificant in this.

Liu Zisu looked at the man and turned around and walked into the tent set up by her subordinates, she didn't bother to deal with this so-called master.

First, he is a genius swordsman of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and even if he encounters horse bandits, he is sure enough to lead the team out of danger; The second is to walk the rivers and lakes, more things are better than less things, in case people really have something that is not enough for outsiders, her abrupt past inquiry, not only embarrassed by herself, but also embarrassed by others.

As soon as the man turned around, he saw the eldest lady of the Liu Family Chamber of Commerce move her eyes and get into the tent, and she also knew what was going on, shrugged her shoulders slightly, and walked towards the tent.

Most of the dart masters who came with the caravan were some strong men in their thirties and forties, who had traveled south and north for many years, as long as they did not meet those martial arts masters, deterrence and deterrence were not a problem.

But when they looked at the four people in this line, their eyes were somewhat unkind, after all, this was originally their dart business, and four people were inexplicably inserted, and these four people were not paid, and when they thought that the silver in their hands was going to be given away, who could not have grievances.

At first, Zhou Fang was worried that this young man would rely on his slight appearance to go to the eldest lady, so he paid special attention to Ning Yan on the road, but later found that this kid was basically sitting on the carriage and meditating cross-legged, without even looking at the eldest lady, so that he let down his guard.

Zhou Fang also knew that these dart masters had a lot of complaints about the arrival of this son surnamed Ning and his subordinates, but fortunately, it was only a small word, and there was no contradiction, otherwise there would be trouble along the way.