Wang Yiqing did not stop, nor did he look back. He seemed to have heard nothing and continued moving forward. However, the other merchants stopped and looked back at the Tubo officer in confusion. The Tubo officer nodded and waved: "Nothing, go!"

Zhou Mi was scared and sweated in a cold sweat, and secretly shouted luck. Wang Yiqing had indeed made progress. If he stopped or turned around, all ten of them would have to die. At this moment, the god of death was so close to them and passed by them.

Bushi City is full of low houses made of mud and stones. It has been a long time and looks quite dilapidated and old, and there are not many trees on the streets. Zhou Bi was stationed here for two months last year and is quite familiar with Bushi City. In his impression, Bushi City is a very lively and prosperous city, with many pedestrians shoulder to shoulder, but at this moment, the city is deserted and the shadow of pedestrians is rare to see on the streets, which makes Zhou Bi feel a little moved. The Tubo people do not have the hearts of Han people. They will only destroy a city in the most barbaric way. From this small point, we can see that the occupation of the Tubo people will never last long.

They came to the largest market in Bushi City. The prosperous scene of crowded people in the past has disappeared. The market is deserted, with only a dozen vendors selling noodles. They are quite lucky. They happened to meet a few big merchants who came to buy Tang goods. These big merchants have a good commercial vision. They knew that the Tubo people would soon block the business roads. At that time, Tang goods could not be in, and the prices would definitely rise, so they were willing to stock up.

The two sides bargained for a while and finally sold for 2,500 silver dollars, barely making up for the tax losses and earning a little travel expenses.

After selling the goods, ten people came to a nearby inn to stay. According to their plan, they needed to stay in Bushicheng for three days, and then went to various parts of the Wangting Kingdom to explore the situation of the Tubo army stationed in Wangting Kingdom under the pretext of purchasing good fur. Then they would go west along the Amu River to Gumo Kingdom.

Soon, they settled down, and ten people went to various places in Bushi City to investigate, mainly to inspect the city's defense. Of course, they could not investigate like scouts in the wild, but to cover them with various identities.

"Wang Yiqing!"

Zhou Mi called out Wang Yiqing, who was about to be in charge, but he did not react and continued to walk out. Zhou Mi couldn't help but feel angry and became deaf and mute. He hurriedly ran up, patted Wang Yiqing on the shoulder, and pulled him back into the house.

"In the house, you don't have to pretend to be deaf and dumb."

Wang Yiqing still shook his head and pointed to his ears, indicating that he could not hear it. Zhou Mi had no choice but to write on the table with clear water: "Don't go out, be in the same group with me."

Wang Yiqing smiled and nodded. At this time, a sudden sound of rapid footsteps came from outside the door. The two of them were shocked and quickly wiped the handwriting on the table. A person walked into the outside, but it was the shopkeeper of the inn.

"Agano, I have something I want to tell you!"

Agano was Zhou Bi's Tochar name, and he immediately smiled and said, "Please tell me if the owner."

"Just just now, I saw many of your companions go out. I want to remind you that it is dangerous outside."

"Why?"

"Because Ayan City is building a royal palace, it requires a lot of labor. I think you are all quite young and strong. If you are seen by the Tubo people, you will definitely be arrested to build a palace. Be careful!"

Zhou Bi was stunned and built a royal palace. What's going on? He asked quickly: "Can the owner tell me why the palace was built? Did the Tubo people want to recall the exiled royal families?"

"Dream!"

The shop owner said disdainfully: "The Tubo people will only kill them, but will not build palaces for them. This is for their own kings. Their Tubo Zamp is coming to Tocharo to inspect, and the Tubo people are preparing to welcome their kings!"

Zhou Mi is a scout with rich experience and has received strict training. Generally, information about the whereabouts of the enemy leader is ranked in the most important position. This news immediately attracted his attention. He asked: "Shopkeeper, is your news true? I mean Tubo Zamp is coming to Tocharo?"

"It should be right! The Tubo people came to check the inn a few days ago. When they heard their complaints, Tubo Zamp was coming, making them as busy as dogs."

"Then when will they come?"

Zhou Mi may also realize that his question was too detailed, which would arouse the other party's suspicion, so he explained with a smile: "There is no way. The coming of Tubo Zampo will have a great impact on us merchants. It is probably impossible for us to pass, so we should know when the exact time of the coming of Tubo Zampo. This is very important to us."

The owner shook his head and said, "I am a store owner, how could I know this kind of news, but......"

The owner glanced at them and wanted to speak but stopped. Zhou Bi heard his words and left room for him, and smiled and said, "But what?"

"I mean, if you are willing to pay a little money, maybe there is a way to ask."

As soon as he heard that he wanted to pay, Zhou Bi's forehead, which was as sensitive as a businessman, frowned and said, "We also know that there is no free lunch in the world, so it's okay to pay for money, but I'm afraid that it would be too unprofitable to pay for fake news."

"So it depends on how much you pay. You can buy rumor about ten silver dollars. Whether it is accurate is not guaranteed. If you are willing to pay two hundred silver dollars, I guarantee you can buy the most accurate news, but the condition is that you have to pay 10% of my matchmaking fee."

Zhou Bi pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay to give out two hundred silver dollars, but you have to tell me who the other party is? What should I use to ensure that his news is true?"

"No problem, wait for me, I'll find someone, come right away, and I'll guarantee you're satisfied!"

The owner hurried out.

After the Tubo people invaded Tochar, the government management of various Tochar countries was at a standstill due to the large number of royal families and officials fleeing. The Tubo people found it difficult to manage the Tochar countries due to language and other issues. They had to use some officials or prestigious elders who were willing to cooperate with them to assist them in managing Tochar.

Most of these Tocharis people are for personal interests. Therefore, in order to maximize their personal interests, they use all kinds of means. For example, the agricultural tax stipulated by the Tubo people is five taxes and one, which becomes four taxes and one, and one of them is used as their remuneration or funding to enter their own pockets. However, the tax collection is only part of it. As long as there is a little power in hand, this power will definitely become a tool for making money. For example, the "news" of one of the means of making money. The Tubo people just occupied Tocharis, which made everyone in the local area panic, so many people, especially wealthy families, want to know the various plans of the Tubo people. In this way, the Tocharis officials who mastered a little of these plans will use these news to make money, and clearly marked the price, and the same is true.

With information sources, there are brokers, inns, hotels, and shopkeepers of these shops all have their own tricks, which has almost become public secrets. The Tubo people also know something, but they have no choice but to keep it as confidential as possible, but it is useless to keep it confidential. Unless the Tocharians are not used, the news will still be leaked.

Just like building a large-scale construction of a royal palace, a discerning person can tell at a glance that this is definitely to welcome the arrival of Tubo Zampo, and to protect the security, reception, etc. These things require the cooperation of local officials to complete. This secret is simply difficult to control. The only thing the Tubo people can do is to absolutely ensure Zampo's safety.

About half an hour later, the owner hurried back and said as soon as he entered the door, "You come with me, I'll take you to a place."

Zhou Mi was worried that Wang Yiqinglu was trapped, so he left him in the inn. He followed the owner and the two rode horses to go there. On the way, the owner told him that the highest position of the Tocharians is the secondary official of the Internal Affairs Office. The official is currently in Ayan City, but his wife is from Wang Tingguo. His wife's younger brother lives in Bushi City, just doing business news. He can get a lot of valuable news from him, and of course the price is not cheap.

Soon, they came to the east of the city and came to a house of a wealthy family. The houses of the poor in Bushi City were made of earth, not strong or safe, but this mansion was made of huge stones, which was obviously a wealthy family.

The shop owner stepped forward and knocked on the door. The door opened a crack. He whispered a few times, then waved his hand to Zhou Mi and said, "Agano, come in quickly! I'm waiting for you."

Zhou Bi turned over and got off the horse and walked into the house with his horse. Although the quality of the house was good, the house was empty and there was no trace of green. The horse was led away by the servants. They were led into the inner house and came to a small yard. There was a man standing on the steps of the yard. This man was about thirty years old, very thin, with a traditional beard. He was wearing a white silk robe with a delicate texture. Only high-ranking people could afford it in Tochar.

The shop owner stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "Dear Bobola, I have brought the guest."

The man was arrogant to the shop owner, but was very enthusiastic about Zhou Mi. He would spend at least 200 silver dollars to buy news from him. Although Tocharo is rich in silver, the added value of Anxi silver dollars is extremely high. One Anxi silver dollar can be exchanged for one pound of coarse silver, so two hundred silver dollars can buy a lot of things in Tocharo, six hundred dans of grain, ten wives, and half a big house.

Those who can buy news with 200 silver dollars are definitely not ordinary people, just like customers who enter top luxury stores in later generations will inevitably receive the best service.

"I'm so happy to see you, my friend!"

The man stepped forward and hugged Zhou Bi enthusiastically, pulled him to introduce himself, "My name is Bobola, my sister is Alan's wife, his eldest wife. I can get any news you want."

The Alan mentioned in Bobola is the Tocharian with the highest position at present. He serves as the secondary government official. In fact, he is responsible for all the miscellaneous tasks. When he becomes a high-ranking official, he has the power. Of course, his aunts and aunts should share with him, and he is obliged to help him make money. Therefore, his brother-in-law, Bobola, is the business manager of his wealth-making company located in Wangtingguo.

And there is no possibility of fakeness. Zhou Bi may not know, but locals all know that this Bobola is Alan's brother-in-law and cannot be faked. In order to ensure the durability of power and wealth, they also need to pay attention to credibility and generally do not sell fake news.

Zhou Bi only found out today that there was such a channel to obtain intelligence. If his intelligence was accurate, why would he take the risk of reconnaissance of the Tubo garrison? Can you get it if you spend some money?

Moreover, Zhou Bi had a new idea in his mind. It should be possible to bribe the government official named Alan and become an undercover agent of the Tang army. These people did things for the Tubo people just to make money and had no loyalty. Their most fear was that they would be liquidated by the Tang army in the future and could buy a talisman of death. I am afraid they would do anything.

But now is not the time. Let’s start a few businesses first. Then I caught his handle. Zhou Bi made his request. He smiled and said, “Maybe the owner told you that we businessmen are very concerned about the situation of Tubo Zamp. I want to know the detailed information about Tubo Zamp coming to Tochar, including the route, time, and when to return. I want to know the most detailed information.”

This information was unusual, and Bobola pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you really a businessman?"

Zhou Bi took out the tax sign board and handed it to him. Bobola looked at it. Although this did not prove anything, he had at least a credential. At this time, he raised five fingers and said, "You need five hundred silver dollars."

Zhou Bi was shocked and hurriedly said, "Didn't you say two hundred silver dollars?"

"No! Different."

Popola explained to him: "If you want to reduce taxes or something, two hundred silver dollars will be fine, or when will Tubo Zamp come, two hundred silver dollars will be fine, but the news you want is too secret, even their route and specific time points will be required. This is not simple, and Alan may not agree, five hundred silver dollars is the minimum."

"Can't you lose a little? How about four hundred silver dollars?"

"No! If you want to do it, do it, I can't do it if I don't."

Zhou Bi's face showed a look of embarrassment. He thought for a long time before he reluctantly said, "Okay! I'll give you the silver dollar tonight. When will you give me news?"

"I'll give you news in five days, and you don't have to rush to give me the money. Our rule is to pay the money in one hand and deliver the goods in the other hand."

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Five days later, Zhou Bi came to Bobola's house again. This time, Bobola opened the door for him and smiled and said, "I came back in the middle of the night last night. I was about to go to the inn to find you, but I didn't expect you to come."

He looked back and asked again, "Have you brought the money?"

Zhou Mi pointed to a big bag right away and smiled, "I brought it."

"Come on! Come in the house and say."

Bobola invited Zhou Bi into the inner room, took out a roll of parchment from a small box, and said, "The news you want is on it, very detailed. I will give you the news and you will give me the money."

Generally speaking, this kind of initial transaction must be passed through an intermediary, so that the interests of both parties are guaranteed, but the transaction news is extraordinary and cannot be passed through an intermediary. Basically, it depends on trust. If you don’t believe it, you can’t buy it. If you buy it, you have to trust the other party. The person who sells the news also has his reputation. If it doesn’t work, it won’t work. It won’t deliberately sell fake news and block your own way to make money.

Zhou Bi put the heavy silver dollar bag on the table, and Bobola gave him the box, "Look at it! This was copied by Alan himself. Because of the distance, the time may not be so accurate, but it is not much different."

After pausing, Bobola said again: "Also, Alan wants me to bring you a message, he wants to see you."

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Chapter completed!