Chapter 3550 Deviation outside the battlefield

It started to rain in the Heluo Central Plains area and the roads were muddy, but it was still dry in the northwest to Guanzhong.

Ten miles apart from different skys, let alone a distance spanning thousands of miles.

The sound of camel bells, and the second group of caravans from the Western Regions arrived in Guanzhong. Since the resumption of trade with the Western Regions, merchants in the Western Regions couldn't wait to start to go to Guanzhong, and even those who were facing the wind and snow had to rush onto the road.

After all, this is a mature business road. From the Western Regions to Yumen Pass, then to Longyou and Guanzhong, there are relatively large commercial points and towns along the way. As long as you are not particularly unlucky to encounter a blizzard on the road, the danger is generally not too high. Especially after Taishici controlled the Western Regions and cleared out a group of horse thieves in the Western Regions, the overall security of commercial trade was significantly improved.

In the feudal dynasty, it is hard to say what the thieves, horses and bandits in some areas are. After all, after these thieves, horses and bandits robbed some goods, they cannot have any system with them. They can be directly exchanged into food. They always need to sell stolen goods in some places to cash in. Therefore, in the entire industrial chain, it is inevitable that some people pretend to be stupid.

Horse thieves were eliminated in the Western Regions, and many of the Qiang tribes from Yumen Pass to Longyou were recruited into the cavalry army, so this stage can be said to be the safest period.

Nowadays, trade between the Western Regions and Guanzhong can generally carry goods back and forth without running out of the air. In addition to spices, gold, silver, jade and other traditional utensils in the Western Regions, there are also the latest types of seeds collected from all over the Western Regions and even from Central Asia.

Silk and tea are still large in transport from Guanzhong to the Western Regions, as well as ceramic lacquerware, and various gold and silver fans, down jackets, sugar and other handicrafts that have emerged in recent years have gradually become popular goods sold to the foreign region.

Because of the increase in the number of trade and the increase in transaction funds in the Han Chamber of Commerce, the importance of the Qingyinshop in Chang'an is gradually increasing, and the defense force is also increasing. There are soldiers stationed all year round, including the Han Chamber of Commerce, and there are also inspections around them regularly, which will be enough to intimidate some villains.

The morning sun shines on the bluestone slabs in the west city of Chang'an.

Thanks to the system formulation of certain details by the General of the Cavalry, the situation where the streets could have been filled with cow dung, horses, camels, and dung.

There is a sanitation system and an executive, and it is handled tightly and handled strictly. This has led to the fact that there are many trades in the West City and the cattle, horses and vehicles are endless, but the sanitation conditions are good. Even the Hu merchants who came to Chang'an for the first time could not help but restrain their camels, fearing that they would accidentally destroy this beautiful picture.

When Zhang Ziqing tied the bronze official seal to the sling belt, the coolness of morning dew remained on his fingertips.

The peach blossom petals of Zhuque Street fell on his newly washed soapy clothes.

Someone advised him that if he became an official, he would change his name and at least change the double-character to single-character, but Zhang Ziqing felt it was unnecessary.

Can you become famous by changing your name?

It's better to be down-to-earth.

He is an ordinary student and just does ordinary things.

For example, the official position he holds now makes Zhang Ziqing feel very good.

Translator.

Because there are more and more merchants in the Western Regions now, not all of these foreign merchants can speak Chinese, so the translator who serves as a communication bridge naturally has a higher demand.

The translator is under the translator's order. It was originally an institution under the Great Honglu, but now in Chang'an, the institution under the translation order belongs to the Grand Secretary. This is quite normal. After all, the Grand Secretary's farmer is only responsible for part of the matters in the Western Regions.

As a translator, you not only need to be familiar with the language of the Western Regions, but also need to be familiar with the laws and regulations of commercial taxation, which is an important responsibility to maintain market order.

At least that's what Zhang Ziqing himself thought. He deliberately slowed down and let the ribbon on his waist sway gently with the pace.

The translator's office is located in the Dongque Gate of Xishi City, which is also to solve the trade problems between Han and Hu people in some markets nearby.

The drums sounded before the opening of the West City had started, and the camel caravan was filled with carts of goods outside the walls.

The Sogdians were wrapped in gold thread embroidered cloth, Persian merchants were holding dromedary camels decorated with silver bells, and the veil of the Kucha dancer flew in the morning breeze.

"Get out of the way and let the Langguan come in!"

When the soldiers on duty saw Zhang Ziqing, they called Hu Shang to give way.

Zhang Ziqing bowed slightly and thanked Hu Shang and others for their concessions. When he passed through the crowd, he heard at least three Western dialects bargaining, mixed with Hu Shang's blunt Chinese: "This, these, benzoin can be exchanged for silk?"

"One, they are called one, not one..." Another rest merchant's Chinese language is obviously much more standard.

The Hu Shang who spoke rough Chinese was named Anush. He was a Sogdian.

This is his second time to come to the big man.

He wiped the sweat beads from the forehead and carefully pulled the last white camel in the camel caravan. Twenty years ago when he studied business with his uncle, he knew that pure grape wine from Dayuan would definitely be sold at the best price in Chang'an. Of course, in addition to wine wine, he also brought glassware and handmade silver pots, which he believed would be best-selling products.

In the conversation between the Hu merchants with temptation and expectation, the gate of the West Market slowly opened with the sound of drums.

Anush looked up slightly and saw the morning light passing through the door, as if it had opened its warm arms to him.

The neat streets are lined with two or three-story shops, with large and small shops hanging in various colors, and are full of vitality in the morning light.

The waiter had already removed the door panel early, either standing in front of his store, wiping the windowsill, or placing the special products of his store in the most conspicuous position...

"This...this is simply...the heaven..." Annush couldn't help but murmur.

A Hu Shang next to him laughed, "This place is more heaven than heaven!"

Annush looked at Hu Shang beside him and wished him, "Your spices will definitely be at a good price!"

The Anxi Hu merchant also looked at Anush's goods, "Your silverware is also good! Good luck!"

"Good luck, good luck!" Annush responded, unable to help touching the silverware on his camel's body.

Sogdian silverware is quite unique. It is handmade by pounding craftsmanship. The patterns are mostly grape vines and other plant-shaped decorations. The animals are mostly pegasus, as well as camels, etc. The layers of patterns that are simply tapped by hand shine with silvery white brilliance in the sun, which is quite luxurious.

"By the way... go and see their lacquerware..." The resting merchant suggested when he left, "Their lacquerware is beautiful and magical..."

Although Anush understood that the Ahnhu merchant wanted to be less silk, for Anush, he was not qualified to purchase a large amount of silk, so he naturally thanked the Ahnhu merchant's reminder, looked up at the shops on both sides of the street, and slowly merged into the crowd.

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『Shopkeeper...please see...』

Anush raised the curled beard that Sogdian merchants often curled, smiled and raised the exquisite silverware in his hand, pouring out the mellow wine.

Smelling the fragrance of wine, Shopkeeper Chen smiled. It was indeed a fine wine, and he used a Sogdian silver pot to hold the wine, especially when the bright red wine was poured out from the silver pot with gold wire and gems inlaid, the exotic style seemed to flow out with the wine.

The owner of the lacquerware shop, Shopkeeper Chen, narrowed his eyes and looked at the silver pot of Hu Shang carefully.

The wine has been tasted, which is indeed good, but Hu Shang obviously wants to sell the wine and silver pot together...

Although the Dahan Chamber of Commerce can sell and purchase agents, there are still many merchants who like to buy and exchange them themselves, especially some merchants with smaller costs. After all, the Dahan Chamber of Commerce also requires a handling fee to help purchase and sell agents.

Therefore, for Chen, who opened a shop in the market, he was also happy to make some transactions with Hu merchants. Moreover, the silver pot brought by Hu merchants was really exquisite. The patterns on the pot were actually made of a whole silver board, and the branches, leaves, vines, etc. were wrapped around it as thin as hair. It was indeed a top-notch handicraft...

But his own lacquer box is also very skilled!

While looking at the silver pot carefully, the shopkeeper Chen quietly pushed the eight layers of lacquer boxes about an inch before making the sunlight pouring from outside shine on the vermilion cloud pattern on the lacquer box.

The golden powder that was originally appeared on the paint surface was colorful in the sun, reflecting the short turquoise knife embedded in the other person's waist.

『A pot, add wine...change this...』

Anush's Chinese language has a strange accent, and his fingers scratched the gilded bronze buckle on the edge of the lacquer box.

When he thought of the ladies of Malacanda, he would definitely be crazy about the strange luster of this oriental lacquerware!

How did this magical man seal this colorful color into a lacquer box?

Anush hid his desire, as if he was ready to go to the next house if he couldn't reach an agreement.

Manager Chen was in his sleeve with one hand, twisting the plank, and did not answer immediately.

His fingertips rubbed the concave and convex silver patterns, and he also thought in his mind, "If the vine is moving more relaxed... it just happened to be with the cloud pattern of the lacquerware... but the carved plant looks so weird..."

While the two were discussing, the child playing on the side of the street suddenly shocked a carriage. The carriage rushed to the sidewalk and hit a pepper truck loading and unloading. The sheepskin bag containing pepper suddenly capsized, choking everyone to tears.

In the chaos, a child rushed to the shop with tears and snot and tears, and hit another box of goods carried by Anush. With the sound of jingling, indigo and amber glassware broke all over the floor.

『anag!』

『Calm down!』

Anush's guard suddenly pressed the handle of the knife, and the Chen shop clerk picked up the door latch next to him.

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"Translation!" A hurried cry came, and a servant rushed over panting, "There was a quarrel at the door of the lacquerware Chen! Both sides seemed to be going to do something!"

Zhang Ziqing stood up and said, "Call to the inspector!"

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'Your child!' Annush blew his beard and widened his eyes, 'I hit me! It was broken!'

Manager Chen asked the client to comfort the child, "It's not that I won't pay, it's because you asked for a price that is too high! Do you understand? The price that is too high! Your glass is worthless!"

"Value! Very valuable!" Annush became more and more irritable.

Manager Chen signaled, "Calm down!"

"What's cold? What's it?!" Annush seemed to want to say something but couldn't understand it. He also didn't understand why glassware was worthless. When his father took him to Chang'an before, glassware was more expensive than gold and silverware.

Manager Chen was also a little helpless. His child went out to play and did hit Hu Shang's goods, so he was willing to pay for it. However, the glassware in Chang'an is no longer as expensive as it was ten or twenty years ago, so he could not accept the price proposed by Hu Shang.

While the stalemate was in a state of stalemate, someone suddenly shouted outside the store, "Get out of the way, get out of the way! The eunuch is here! Let the way out!"

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"Suguda?" Zhang Ziqing looked at Annush's appearance and asked tentatively.

He seemed to have some impression of Anush.
To be continued...