Crossing the desert and going to distant countries to make huge profits is very tempting for many Hu businessmen, but it is also full of dangers.
The climate in the desert is unpredictable and it is very easy to get lost.
There are also wolves and robbers.
Every year, some people are left in the desert forever and never come out again.
But even so, there are still so many Hu merchants stepping on the withered bones of their predecessors every year, driving camels, step by step along the ancient trade routes to the Tang Dynasty, bringing rare treasures and various goods from the Western Regions .
In order to welcome their arrival, Dunhuang people will start preparing early, and merchants from Liangzhou, Zhangye and other places are also gathering towards Dunhuang.
By the end of the fifth lunar month, Hu merchants from the Western Regions began to cross the desert and come to Dunhuang.
Soon, Changle County also welcomed the first caravan from the Western Regions this year.
This caravan consists of more than a hundred people and looks quite large.
However, they seem to be divided into several groups, and their clothing styles are also different.
They look like a temporary team.
These people came from the Western Regions and came directly to Changle County without stopping in Dunhuang.
Obviously they did not intend to sell their goods in this area.
The people of Changle County were particularly happy for the arrival of this caravan.
This was not just a transaction for more than a hundred people, it was also a signal telling the people in the city that the peak season of the year was coming soon.
Soon there will be an endless stream of other Hu businessmen coming to their Changle County.
This group of Hu businessmen came to Changle County after a long journey, and the people in the city welcomed their arrival.
There were hot meals and clean bedding in the city.
But first, they had to get past the city gate.
There seemed to be many new faces among the gatekeepers this year, which made the Hu merchants feel a little nervous.
The leading young man looked to be in his early twenties and had a very handsome face.
Compared to the people in this area, he was a bit too elegant and handsome.
The young man looked at them with a sullen face, carefully checking the customs clearance documents of these people, and after questioning them in detail, he returned the customs clearance documents to them, indicating that they could enter the city.
The Hu merchants were relieved and shouted one by one, leading their camels and filing in from the city gate.
They are not a large business group, they are just a temporary team formed to resist bandits and wolves in the desert.
Among them, the largest caravan is only more than thirty people, and the smallest team is even less than 30 people.
Ten people, it can no longer be called a caravan, it is just a small group composed of a few close relatives and friends.
"Does the guest want to eat?
The shop has ready-made corn porridge and can also make various dishes."
"Guest, guest, do you want to stay in the hotel?"
"Hey, come here, come here" "" These stores in Changle County have already tasted the benefits in the past few months.
At this time, they are particularly enthusiastic and proactive when greeting business.
They are all in good spirits, with smiles on their faces, and they look particularly friendly and easy to get along with.
In the end, the more than a hundred of them were divided into three groups and entered three shops respectively.
These three shops were also very close to each other.
If something happened, they could just say hello to each other and the others would rush over in time.
"Guest, let's have some corn porridge first."
"One bowl per person."
"Why."
"This is the bacon sent by our magistrate Luo County.
Let the guests have a try.
The cold dishes should be cheap and delicious.
A large plate costs ten cents."
"One plate first."
"Why."
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These Hu merchants were sitting or leaning in the shop.
Some of them even refused to enter the house.
They just guarded their goods in the yard, leaned on the camels, and drank a few mouthfuls of hot porridge from the porridge bowl.
From time to time, groups of police officers passed by on the street.
These people were neatly dressed and energetic.
At first glance, they looked like a well-disciplined team.
Looking at their rosy faces and strong bodies, they were officials in this city.
Apparently they were not treated badly.
"They all say that Luo Sanlang is a rich man, and it's true."
A Hu businessman put down his porridge bowl, raised his sleeves and wiped the dust from his face, and said to the people around him.
The reason why these people did not stop in Dunhuang, and would rather walk an extra day to rest and reorganize in Changle County, is largely because most of these people have heard of the reputation of Lishi Luo Sanlang and believe that people like him are like him.
A person like that should not be in trouble with a small businessman like himself.
Although Dunhuang City is lively and prosperous, there are more forces from all sides, which will inevitably breed some chaos.
If a small businessman like them accidentally falls into someone's hands, this year's trip will probably be in vain.
After leaving, if you meet someone ruthless, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die.
"Da da da da."
At this time, another donkey walked swaggeringly on the street.
"Whose donkey is this?
It looks really good."
A Hu businessman saw it and couldn't help but praise it.
The shopkeeper's son was feeding water to the camels in the yard.
After hearing this, he looked up outside the yard and said: "The county magistrate's donkey, I saw him ride it a few times when he was busy with spring plowing a few days ago.
Usually this donkey just wanders around by itself when it has nothing to do."
"I'm not afraid of being caught," the barbarian said curiously.
"That's not possible.
I was just coaxed to go out and carry tofu for a few days."
The store owner's son said.
A kid from a poor family in their city used to spend all his time at the city gate helping the city's wine shops and guesthouses to earn a living.
Later, their new county magistrate rectified the situation and forbade anyone to go to the city gate to rob customers, so he stopped Make a living.
Later, when the guy saw someone making money selling tofu, he always wanted to do that, and coaxed a big guy from out of town to help him carry tofu twice.
Later, a cement workshop opened outside the city, and the big guy went to work there. .
Later, for some reason, the boy decided to target the donkey.
Magistrate Luo didn't care, so he let the boy drive the big donkey to Dunhuang several times.
After hearing about the donkey, he loved it.
Dunhuang, after leaving the city, it will go to Dunhuang.
If you ask it to go to Jinchang, it will not like to go.
Jinchang is not as lively as Dunhuang.
"Your county magistrate doesn't know."
The children in this city are so courageous that they can even try to trick the magistrate's donkey.
"I know, why don't you know."
This camel can really drink.
In the blink of an eye, the bucket of water was gone again.
The shopkeeper's son sniffed and went to the big water tank next to him with the bucket to fetch water.
"Then he's not angry?"
asked the Hu man.
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"Don't be angry.
It's just a child's play.
As long as the donkey is happy with it."
He also wanted to coax the five pairs to help him pull the cart, but unfortunately they were obviously not interested in this job.
While they were talking, another group of policemen passed through the street.
The Hu people were not dissatisfied with the fact that the police were always walking around the streets, and that the inspections were very strict when they entered the city.
On the contrary, they all felt that it was very safe.
A peaceful and stable environment must be guarded by someone, especially in this era when frictions often occur at the borders of various countries.
In border areas like this, there are often more bandits and robbers.
Qiao Junlin is a thoughtful and serious person, and Luo Yong is very relieved that he is responsible for the safety of this city, even more relieved than if he went into battle himself.
Recently, with the increasing number of merchants traveling to and from Changle County, Qiao Junlin's workload has also increased a lot.
In addition to patrolling the city, he also has to follow up on the progress of liquor brewing every day.
After several months of exploration, they are now basically able to make liquor.
However, the taste is not fragrant enough and there is some miscellaneous smell.
It is not clear what the problem is.
There, those brewing craftsmen have been brewing in small batches every day recently, trying to gain experience.
Qiao Junlin always runs there whenever he has time.
He was busy running around the fields, and Luo Yong had no time to spare in the past few months.
He was mainly busy with spring plowing.
Encouraging farmers to practice mulberry planting is a task that all local officials have to carry out every year.
If farmers have any difficulties, he has to help solve them, usually by coordinating with the local landlords and wealthy households.
After these busy days, Luo Yong's shoes have worn out several pairs, and his words have worn out several layers.
It was rare that I had some free time today, so I took the time to tidy up the housework, and ended up sorting out a pile of torn socks for him.
Half of them were his own, and most of them belonged to Qiao Junlin.
That boy, Qiao Junlin, spent more money on shoes and socks than he did.
So that night, when Qiao Junlin returned to the backyard of the county government office from the wine shop, he saw the legendary and wealthy magistrate Luo darning his socks in front of an oil lamp.
"Why did you sew it up yourself?"
Qiao Junlin picked up a sock and looked at it.
The stitches were fine and not too ugly.
"Just a few pairs of socks."
With this little work, he didn't want to bother anyone else.
Then he would fiddle with it and get a bunch of kisses for himself.
"Can you help me?"
Qiao Junlin asked him.
"No, just rest."
Luo Yong said, "It's time to eat."
"Have eaten."
Qiao Junlin was indeed a little tired at this time, so he didn't say anything more and just sat aside, holding his chin and watching Luo Yong sewing socks.
The two of them had lived in the same house since they arrived in Changle County.
For safety reasons, they had also lived together during the previous trip.
When they first arrived in Changle County, the situation was not very peaceful.
With such a small body, Qiao Junlin was really worried that this guy would be tricked if he wasn't careful.
Just living like this, they gradually got used to it.
The room was quite big, and the earthen kang was spacious.
There was a kang table in the middle, and they both slept on one side.
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"Is there nothing going on in the city these two days?"
Luo Yong asked him.
"It's nothing big."
Qiao Junlin said.
What big things can happen in this small broken city are just trivial things.
Recently, he has been leading the police officers to patrol everywhere all day long.
He used to be a little restless, but now he doesn't dare to cause trouble. .
"There are a lot of barbarians these days, so be careful."
Not all of those barbarians are good.
"I can save it."
Qiao Junlin knew this better than Luo Yong.
They are talking about the barbarians here, and the barbarians are talking about them over there.
Some people say that Luo Sanlang has done a good job in regulating Changle County.
The city looks quite peaceful, so why not rest here for a few days?
The people who have been hurrying and slowing along the way are a little overwhelmed, and the camels are also very tired. .
"It's better not to stay too long to avoid causing more trouble."
"We're all here.
Let's carry it one more time.
We'll rest when we get to Zhangye.
We're familiar with each other there."
"I heard that Liangzhou City is now more lively than Zhangye."
"It's not because of those two cement roads."
"Why don't we also try the cement road and walk all the way to Chang'an City to have a look?"
"That's very easy for you to say.
Do you know how far it is from here to Chang'an City?"
"Stop talking, rest here for a day tomorrow, and then set off the day after tomorrow."
"Hey, let's all rest."
These people discussed this, and when the leaders agreed to set off the next day, the matter was settled.
After that, everyone rested one after another.
The public security in this city is good, and Luo Yong's reputation is good.
Living in Changle County, Hu merchants feel more at ease.
Although they have arranged for people to guard the goods, it is still better than before.
There was a lot of trepidation along the way.
I was really tired during this period, and these people got up later the next day.
When they started to move around one after another, the streets outside were already a lively scene of people coming and going.
Those who come and go are basically picking tofu to sell.
There are local porters and some from other places.
They pick out the loads of tofu out of the city and find a place to sell them, and they can earn a little bit of the price difference.
At this time, I saw a man walking in front of the shop carrying a load of milky white syrup.
Behind him was a teenage girl, carrying a basket made of willow and rattan.
The golden content in the basket was unknown.
What is.
"Those are the soy milk and fried dough sticks sold in our county.
If our customers want to eat them, I will buy them for you."
Seeing these people looking directly at the father and daughter, the shopkeeper in this shop quickly said so.
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"What are youtiao?"
They understood soybean milk.
People in the Tang Dynasty liked to drink milk.
The so-called soybean milk must be a drink made from beans, but the fried dough sticks were unheard of.
"Fried noodles are a perfect match when eaten with soy milk.
This is only available in Changle County.
You can't eat it anywhere else," the store owner said.
"Then go and buy it from us."
"Why."
Not long after, the shopkeeper came back with a load of soy milk and a basket of fried dough sticks.
He had a strong body, and there was no need for two people to get such things.
The barbarian people couldn't wait any longer.
Those holding bowls took bowls, and those holding fried dough sticks distributed fried dough sticks.
The shop suddenly became very lively.
"Dip these fried dough sticks in soy milk.
It's delicious."
The store owner also taught them the experience of eating soy milk fried dough sticks.
“Why are these fried dough sticks so crunchy?”
"This is the secret recipe brought by Zanluo County Magistrate from Chang'an City, how could I know about it?"
"It's just not enough."
"A pound of fried dough sticks only costs 12 cents.
There is no businessman who can't afford it."
“Huluhulu is delicious” "The soy milk is gone."
"Hey, this soy milk is cheap.
If you run out of food, I can just go pick up a load from you."
"Go quickly, go quickly and buy more fried dough sticks."
"Buy three more pounds."
"Five jins, buy another five jins."
"Hey, hey."
The freshly baked fried dough sticks with hot soy milk were really delicious and the price was quite affordable.
After eating this, these people got up early the next morning and rushed to the store to buy them soy milk fried dough sticks.
After eating, he didn’t say he was leaving.
He still got up early on the third day and hurriedly called the store to buy them soy milk and fried dough sticks.
Previously, I had said that I would leave after a day's rest, but no one mentioned it at this time.
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