After the banquet, Pei Lun and Tang Yanhai did not go to the inn arranged by Guo Xiaoke, but took advantage of the night to secretly meet with a businessman named Andehai from the Western Regions.
While a sergeant from Tang Yanhai's scout battalion was scouting on the edge of the desert outside Ganzhou City, he discovered that An Sabao and his caravan were attacked by a group of sand bandits.
They rescued An Dehai and learned that he was a merchant from the Western Regions, so they brought him and the caravan to the Zhenbei Army camp.
"Thank you for your soldiers' help. Please accept these gold and jewels."
When An Dehai saw such a well-organized army, he hurriedly took out money to express his gratitude.
"Manager An, we don't need your money! I heard you came from the Western Regions, and I wanted to get some information from you."
After Tang Yanhai verbally praised the squad leader, he refused An Dehai's money.
"Sir, whatever you want to know, we will tell you everything we know!" An Dehai didn't expect to meet an army that didn't charge any money.
Before, he went from the Western Regions to Xijing, and there were many checkpoints along the way, and he was stripped of his skin layer by layer.
If the profits from trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains were not huge enough, he would not be willing to take the risk of doing business!
"From Ganzhou to the Western Regions, have you encountered the Northern Di army?" Tang Yanhai asked.
An Dehai thought for a moment and said, "I haven't encountered any, but I heard that a group of two to three thousand Tartars fled to the vicinity of Yizhou like stray dogs and took refuge with the local King of Chechi State."
"However, the Chechi Kingdom maintains the trade routes and does not make things difficult for merchants traveling here."
It turned out that Timur had gone to seek refuge in a small country in the Western Regions. No wonder no trace of them was found in Longyou.
After getting the exact news, Tang Yanhai felt relieved.
The next step is how to form an alliance with Longxi, engage in trade, and even jointly send troops to Xijing.
"Manager An, where do you plan to sell your goods?" I saw that there were a lot of goods in large and small packages in An Dehai's caravan.
"We plan to go to Dayin's capital or Xijing, where there is a great demand for spices, ivory, gems and other goods from the Western Regions."
"And we were taking tea, silk and porcelain from there."
An Dehai told the truth.
Tang Yanhai and Pei Lun exchanged a glance and said in surprise, "Manager An, don't you know that Xijing has been occupied by the rebels? You can't go to the capital if you want to?"
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An Dehai looked incredulous. "I remember when I left the capital for the Western Regions in the spring, the journey to Xijing was smooth and unimpeded! Is what you said true?"
"Manager An, it's absolutely true. There is a war going on in the Central Plains. You can go and ask around." Pei Lun said with certainty.
"Since you said so, it must be true. I won't ask about it anymore!"
An Dehai looked worried. "It seems we can only sell this batch of goods in Longyou."
"But I don't know how long it will take to sell out. And there's nothing cheap about silk, tea, and porcelain from the Central Plains in Longyou."
Pei Lun smiled slightly and said, "Manager An, why don't you go to Shuozhou and try your luck? You'll definitely make a fortune there."
"Shuozhou?" An Dehai seemed to have only a vague impression of it. "I heard it's a bitterly cold borderland of Dayin. Can I sell these spices there?"
"How would you know if you don't try? We are from Shuozhou. Our general hopes that merchants from the Western Regions can pass through Shuozhou to do business. Our army can guarantee the safety of the caravans."
Pei Lun said slowly.
An Dehai was a little bit unconvinced, and then Pei Lun asked someone to take out something, which immediately made An Dehai's eyes shine and he exclaimed in admiration:
"Is this really a crystal glass? How can it be so crystal clear and perfect! Those nobles in the Western Regions will definitely go crazy for it!"
Pei Lun couldn't help but be speechless, secretly sighing in his heart that Zhao Muyun was truly a god.
When Pei Lun first started working with him on fine salt, he realized that Zhao Muyun was extraordinary and had a bright future.
This is the latest product that Zhao Muyun asked the Yinzhou workshop to deliver before they left.
Zhao Muyun said that this thing would definitely attract merchants from the Western Regions.
However, the raw material is not crystal, but picked-up stones that are melted and fired at high temperature.
Compared with tobacco and fine salt, the profit is even more staggering.
"This is made in Shuozhou, and the cost is very cheap?" When Pei Lun gave him a vague introduction, An Dehai couldn't believe his ears. "I must go to Shuozhou! Please help me show the way!"
"No problem. I will send someone to escort you to Shuozhou now. After meeting our general, you will have more surprises and gain countless wealth." Pei Lun smiled, stroking his beard.
"Great! I'll set off now. Please make arrangements, sirs." An Dehai couldn't wait any longer.
Tang Yanhai immediately called the sergeant who rescued the An Dehai caravan to bring his men to escort the An Dehai caravan to Shuozhou.
Naturally, the sergeant also reported to Zhao Muyun the situation of the cooperation with Ganzhou and the news of Timur's whereabouts.
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at the same time!
In Jinyang City, the Prince of Jin’s mansion was brightly lit with candles.
Crown Prince Yinji sat on the main seat that originally belonged to his father, Prince Jin, but felt a little uncomfortable.
Below, civil and military officials headed by Xiao Lie stood on both sides.
Xiao Lie was about forty-five or forty-six years old, with a dark complexion and a burly build. His eagle eyes scanned the crowd with unquestionable majesty.
He is a general under the command of King Jin who is capable of standing on his own.
Before that, the Wuliangha suddenly bypassed Shuozhou to attack Xinzhou. Xinzhou Commander Zhang Huan was afraid of fighting, so it was Xiao Lie who sent troops from Jinyang to defend against the fierce attack of the Tatars.
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