Next.

According to the plan, the villagers stayed where they were, while Song Che continued to lead the caravan westward to Dadan.

After leaving the sandbar, the caravans began to go their separate ways.

If you need amber, mink, antelope horn and other goods, you will go to the direction of Huifu and Gaochang in the north, which is close to the Tianshan Mountains and is relatively rich;

If you need diamonds, treasures, iron swords, glass utensils and other goods, you will go to the southwest of Dadan, Loulan, Jingjue and other directions, which are rich in exotic ores and natural products;

In short, all the merchants came all the way to the Western Regions in order to obtain the benefits they needed.

"Everyone should pay attention to safety, bring plenty of water and dry food, if there is the same direction, plan the route, and try to walk together in a group......"

Song Che, as the initiator of the business group, has always been the backbone, making money is important, but safety is the first. He distributed a copy of the map of the Western Regions that he had perfected.

His map was not a crude parchment map. As early as when he was in Hangzhou, he used the 'mobile phone offline map' combined with contemporary geographical maps to mark the general situation of the Western Regions in detail.

In ancient times, when there was no satellite navigation, especially in the desert, a map and a compass were more important than anything else.

"Boss Song, shall we go back and go together?" Someone asked.

"Ouch, it's really hard to say, after all, everyone's business cycle is different. However, rest assured, the bosses, at most, in two months, Song will build a country in the Western Regions dedicated to mutual markets, and then everyone will no longer have to run around in the desert. ”

Yes, this "country specially used for mutual markets" is exactly what Song Che specially tailored for Guo Shuyun and other villagers, and in modern terms, it is "a permanently neutral country".

At that time, businessmen from various countries in the East and the West will be able to come to this "neutral country" to trade with each other, and Guo Shuyun will collect some taxes and open a few inns, and he can make a lot of money.

Of course, Song Che's ultimate goal is to open his Yunshui Fang and Tianxia Qianzhuang into it...... Money for the Persians! Money from the Romans! Big cannibal money! Tianzhu people's money! Money for people from all over the world! He's going to earn it!

"Good! It is worthy of being the first wealthy businessman in Daliang, with courage and ability! If Boss Song opens the market, I will be the first to rent a shop! ”

"We're all here to cheer!"

"Then, bosses, there will be a meeting later."

"There will be a date later!"

In the long sandy sea, only the figures of businessmen are dotted with dots, and gradually, they go farther and farther, and finally disappear on the brave journey.

"Boss Song, why don't you go back to Dadan? As far as I know, the Hui side should be richer. Tang Hulu chattered as he walked.

Those who followed Song Che to Dadan, in addition to Tang Hulu, also had two Hu caravans of Bi Deng, adding up to about 80 people.

"Boss Tang, if you want to go back to Hui, it's still too late to chase them now, and you don't have to follow me." Song Che pointed to the north and said.

Tang Hulu shook his head vigorously, "That's not necessary, that's not necessary...... From knowing Boss Song to now, I have found that as long as I follow you, even if it is 'drinking soup', I can make a lot of money, so from now on, I will go wherever you go. ”

"Oh? Boss Tang forgot the days of working as a coolie in Yanshan Fort so quickly? Song Che asked with a smile.

"It's not a secret, but after that incident, I have strengthened my determination to follow Boss Song to make a fortune, even if Boss Song is captured, he can turn against the guest and make the female leader obey you, oh...... Boss Song, you must be the messenger of Allah, a prophet who fell from heaven! ”

This sycophant made Song Che quite comfortable.

"What about you, Boss Bi? Why go to Dadan? It stands to reason that your leather goods should be sold in more prosperous places, right? Song Che looked at Bi Deng and other Hu merchants on the side.

Bi Deng said: "Our Hu country is very short of iron, so the main purpose of our visit to the Western Regions is to reach the country of Dan to buy pig iron, and it is best to establish a trade route. ”

"Oh? So, you're still here with your Great Khan's mission? Song Che asked again.

Bi Deng said bluntly: "It can also be said that there are many people who do cattle, sheep and horses in our Hu country, and there are very few people who dare to go south and north like us, and our Hu country is not like your Liang country prohibits private salt and iron, as long as you have the ability, you are allowed to make state money." ”

Song Che squinted his eyes and smiled: "Boss Bi, I'm from Liang, wouldn't it be good for you to share your country's intelligence so generously?" ”

"Harm! What's there? Biden waved his hand and said:

"To be honest, Hu businessmen like us who dare to come out and fight hard like you Liang State more than your own Hu State, although our army has strong combat effectiveness, the country is in a mess;

For example, as a merchant in the leather goods business, I was able to make a lot of money every year in the field before the Northwest War broke out. But then, from the outbreak of the war to the end of the three years, I racked my brains and could not find a way to sell the goods, because the ruler blocked the border passes;

We did occupy Beiliang, but we only plundered the resources of this land and slaughtered the people here;

Looted, killed, squeezed dry, there is nothing, those who are in charge never think that the living can actually create more value than the corpse;

Alas...... As a Hu person, I shouldn't have complained about this, but as a businessman, Hu Guo is really not as good as Liang Guo. ”

"Yes, I remember my grandfather's generation, although Hu Guo was a vassal of Liang State, our life was much better than now."

"Our Great Khan and his ministers only like to expand their territory, but they never think about what they should do after conquering these lands."

The Hu businessmen sighed one after another, and it was not difficult to hear how much resentment was in their tone,

Unlike the merchants of Daliang, the Hu merchants did not seem to have a class division of "Shi Nong and Shang Merchants", but they lived under the constraints of the slave system, and the Hu merchants were not slaves of society, but slaves of the ministers of the Shi clan, which is undoubtedly a very sad thing.

Hearing these Hu businessmen's complaints, Song Che was quite happy in his heart, because this indirectly reflected that there were deep social contradictions in Hu State, which showed that this was a country that was strong on the outside and weak on the inside.

Throughout history, the regime formed by the nomads will not last long, and the Hu State should have the same fate, right?