In the next two days, Zhao Ziliang and his party rested in Alexandretta, replenished food and other daily necessities, and rented fifty carriages to reload the unloaded goods.
The original carriages were all imported from Damascus.
It was rented from other cities such as Jerusalem, and now this trip has arrived After arriving at the border port, the original carriages could not go out of the country.
They could only wait here for business to come and then return the same way.
The carriages rented this time were to cross the border to Constantinople, just like taking long-distance buses in later generations. , sometimes you can’t sit in one stop to the terminal, but have to change trains midway.
When Zhao Ziliang got up this morning and walked out of the hotel room, he happened to meet the eunuch Cao Yingxiang coming over with a basin of cold water and a towel in the basin.
When Cao Yingxiang saw him, he immediately said: "Brother Zhao, I'll fetch some water.
Let's wash up first."
Seeing that there was no one around, Zhao Ziliang nodded, turned around and walked towards the room.
When Cao Yingxiang approached the room and put the basin on the table, he asked, "What are Dugujun and Liu Dan doing?"
Cao Yingxiang said: "The two stewards are drinking tea in the hall."
"You go and tell them that we still need to find a few guides who are familiar with the roads and local customs and conditions.
When we entered the city yesterday, we saw a lot of mercenaries gathered in the tavern.
I think we should hire a few mercenaries to lead the way.
"Let's do this, let Liu Dan go find Qin Zipeng, he knows the way, and we will go to the tavern together later."
"Yes, I will go find them right now," Cao Yingxiang agreed, turned around and left.
After Zhao Ziliang finished washing up and put on his clothes again, Cao Yingxiang had already walked in with Liu Dan and Liao Zhengkai.
The three of them were about to salute Zhao Ziliang when Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "I have told you many times, I am now It's an escort , on weekdays, you should treat me with the same attitude that the stewards and shopkeepers have towards the escorts.
This is still in our ruling area.
If you enter the Eastern Roman Empire, you will definitely be noticed and seen by others if you often do this. flaw" The three people said quickly: "Yes, yes, yes" Zhao Ziliang looked at Liao Zhengkai and asked, "Where is the shopkeeper Qin?"
Liao Zhengkai said: "We are going to leave tomorrow.
Shopkeeper Qin just took everyone's passports to the government to go through the customs clearance procedures.
What Manager Cao just said, it is better for me to take everyone there.
I am familiar with the way."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and was about to agree, but Liu Dan said: "I think it's best to ask Wan Qingming to go with him.
Didn't he say that the tavern is a stronghold in their Dongchang?
He is well-informed.
With him here, he can prevent ulterior motives.
People sneak in."
"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate, the Zajia think it's inappropriate."
Cao Yingxiang shook his head and said, "It's precisely because Mr.
Wan is the deputy governor of Dongchang.
Once he appears in the tavern, the spies of Dongchang will definitely recognize him.
Just imagine , Wan Qingming actually appeared in a caravan.
Anyone would think of why he appeared here.
Brother Zhao's identity might be revealed.
As you can guess, no one can guarantee that there are no people from other forces mixed in among Dongchang's spies.
Secret agents like Dongchang can not only collect information quickly, but also easily spread the information.
The Zajia think it's better to be careful. , don’t let Wan Qingming come into contact with his people easily, and only use Dongchang’s power when it is absolutely necessary.”
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and felt that what Cao Yingxiang said was not unreasonable, so he said: "That's it, Cao Yingxiang, you stay, and the three of us will go to the tavern to recruit mercenaries."
Cao Yingxiang: "It's better for the Za family to go with us, otherwise the Za family won't feel at ease."
"Okay, there's so much nonsense.
Just recruit a few mercenaries.
Do you need to go to so many managers?"
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and walked outside.
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"Wait a minute."
Liu Dan stopped Zhao Ziliang, pointed at him and said, "Brother Zhao, with your behavior like this, others can tell at a glance that you are the leader among us."
Zhao Ziliang looked at himself, then at Cao Yingxiang and Liao Zhengkai, and asked, "Is there anything wrong with me?"
Cao Yingxiang looked at it and said hesitantly: "Your aura is wrong.
You are just an ordinary bodyguard.
But when you go out now, others can tell at a glance that you are the superior one."
"Oh" Zhao Ziliang understood, thought about it, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and when he opened his eyes again, his temperament changed.
The momentum and temperament of the superior disappeared, and was replaced by an ordinary escort who looked somewhat brave.
Coupled with the leather armor on his body, it couldn't be more ordinary.
"Two stewards, please," Zhao Ziliang clasped his fists and bowed.
Liu Dan and Liao Zhengkai looked at each other and said to themselves, no wonder they can be kings and emperors, their acting skills are unmatched by anyone else.
The three of them came out of the carriage shop and walked along the street in the direction they came from yesterday.
This time the three of them walked slowly and compared prices carefully.
Most of the shops on both sides of the street were open, and there were also some breakfast shops along the street.
There are various styles and tastes.
The three of them sat at a breakfast shop and ordered a few flatbreads and a bowl of spicy soup each, and ate with gusto.
After eating two pieces of cake and a bowl of spicy soup, I didn't know where to put it in my stomach.
Zhao Ziliang didn't feel it at all.
He saw a breakfast shop next to him selling wontons.
In Zhao Ziliang's hometown, they were called buns.
Thin skin, full of fine meat inside.
Zhao Ziliang ordered another bowl of steamed noodles, which he had not eaten for many years.
Although the taste was not very authentic, Zhao Ziliang still ate eight bowls in one go.
Although his stomach was full, Zhao Ziliang knew that he was only temporarily full, and the soup was still watery.
Digestion is fast and the stomach will become deflated quickly.
As a follower and errand boy, Zhao Ziliang strictly kept his identity, holding the handle of his waist knife and following the two stewards Liu Dan and Liao Zhengkai as a guard.
The three of them quickly arrived at the door of the pub where the free mercenaries gathered yesterday.
Mercenaries are not businessmen.
They will not lick their faces to sell themselves to employers.
Although the arrival of Zhao Ziliang and the other three attracted the attention of all the mercenaries in the tavern, no one got up and came forward to ask. , but everyone’s eyes were focused on the three of them.
After all, there were not many employers who came to recruit mercenaries early in the morning.
"Ahem!"
Liao Zhengkai coughed twice, looked around at the mercenaries in the tavern and said, "I, Liao Zhengkai, am the second shopkeeper of the Qin family's caravan that came from the south yesterday.
Our caravan wants to recruit a few mercenaries.
Soldier, the price is negotiable.
If you have been traveling between here and Constantinople for more than five years, please stand up."
Half of the twenty or thirty mercenaries stood up at once.
These people all had weathered faces.
Just from their faces, it could be seen that these people must have been engaged in the mercenary profession for a long time.
Mercenaries are not just for businessmen.
There are many things that mercenaries can do, such as participating in one side's war, investigating cases, looking for lost property or missing people, looking for treasures, rare medicinal materials, treasures, etc.
Some mercenaries can even do the work of killers. .
Liao Zhengkai looked at it and then asked: "If you are familiar with the customs, roads, weather, and political forces along the way, and can speak a few words in front of the big bosses of the political forces along the way, please raise your hands.
Others, please sit down." " Those who stood up now knew that this caravan was not looking for someone to protect the safety of the caravan, but that it was looking for guides, people who were reckless in all directions along the way, and people from underground forces who were selling face.
But how many people should be recruited specifically?
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There was no certainty, so these guys put their hands up.
Of course, the caravan did not need so many guides.
Liao Zhengkai was a little embarrassed.
Originally, every time his Qin family's caravan came to the West for business, they had a fixed bodyguard company to protect them.
Therefore, they had not recruited mercenaries in this area, and they were not interested in this industry.
It was too familiar, which immediately showed that he had no experience in this area.
Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment, stood up with his sword in hand and asked, "Is the shopkeeper of the tavern here?"
"Cough, cough, cough."
A lame, bearded middle-aged man walked out of the counter with a pipe in his hand and said, "I am the shopkeeper of the tavern.
Is there anything wrong with this strong man?"
Zhao Ziliang pointed at these people and said: "The shopkeeper must know the abilities of these people.
We need three guides.
They don't necessarily have to be famous among all the forces along the way, but they must be familiar with the situation of all the forces and the climate of each place. , road conditions, the shopkeeper can recommend three people to us."
After saying that, he threw a handful of silver coins over as introduction fee.
Although the shopkeeper was lame, his reaction was not slow.
He took a handful of silver coins that Zhao Ziliang threw in his hand, weighed them in his hand, and said with a smile: "Strong men are not easy.
Let me, the shopkeeper of the tavern, recommend it to you.
If If one of them messes up, they can run away, but I, the shopkeeper, can You can't run away.
Since the strong man paid the introduction fee, I will recommend three guides to you, Arut, Gu Tong, and Dio.
These three people often travel between Constantinople and here, and are familiar with the conditions in various places along the way.
If they are trustworthy and steady, they should be able to meet your requirements.”
Zhao Ziliang turned to look at Liao Zhengkai and asked: "Manager Liao, look."
Liao Zhengkai took a big look at Arut, Gu Tong and Dior who stood up, turned to look at Liu Dan and asked: "Brother Liu, what do you think?"
Liu Shan said: "These are the three people I trust in the shopkeeper."
The next day, the caravan left Alexandretta and walked more than 20 miles to a post called Sunset Post.
After leaving this post, it was the boundary of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Gu Tong, one of the three guides, is from the Western Qin Dynasty.
He introduced to Zhao Ziliang and others: "The political situation in the Eastern Roman Empire has been unstable in the past two years.
Even the border guards have been replaced frequently.
In front of them is the Kars Pass, which is closest to Sunset Post. , this pass is surrounded by mountains and seas, and the terrain is dangerous.
There are currently a hundred people stationed there.
It is said that the new centurion Mario has only been in office for three months, and he is greedy
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