Chapter 1113 Arrive at Yiwu
In the Western Regions, Gaochang was once one of the Western Regions countries that were relatively close to the Sui State. These countries were nominally called countries, but their territory was not too large, and some of them were relatively far away from prosperity.
The caravan that Shuofang went out was relatively close and he was in danger when he left Yumen Pass. Cui Hao made full preparations for this trip, and the four-wheeled carriage he rode in had seen special modifications.
When they came to Yumen Pass, the Zhou caravans all added a large number of camels to entrust items and water sources.
The caravan with 30,000 people was full of strong combat power wherever they went, and the only disadvantage was that there were fewer cavalry.
It happened that their speed of travel was met with the adventurers who came out of Youzhou.
"Mr. Cui, I found the people behind me."
Cui Hao was also afraid of being targeted by the bandits, so he immediately asked someone to find a way to talk to the people behind instead of directly choosing to arrest him.
It is not easy to be arrogant outside Yumen Pass. Besides, they travel as merchants and use their weapons directly. If they encounter soldiers from the Western Regions, they will cause trouble for the Tang Kingdom.
Don’t think that the Western Regions are far away and give the former Sui Kingdom a very favorable face. Now it is not the complete Sui Kingdom.
If they knew the current situation, it would be very likely that they would send troops to attack.
Cui Hao knew very well what their purpose was this time. He at least needed to ask about the other party's situation when he started.
If you encounter a horse bandit with 30,000 people, no one is willing to provoke it. The horse bandit's horse team is only a few thousand people at most. It is rare for horse bandits of this size to be at most a few hundred people.
Seeing so many people, the bandits dare to come forward, but they are not fools. Since the people who come to meet dare to follow, they must have some support.
Cui Hao is not a reckless man. It is not too late to choose to ask clearly before making a decision after measuring the pros and cons.
The person who followed behind was either an adventurer who came from Youzhou. If it were another caravan, they would definitely not want to be exposed like this.
But it would be different to see a caravan of this size.
"Who are you?"
"We are an adventurer alliance from Youzhou. We are going to do business in the Western Regions. We came here to ask if we can move forward together and have a guarantee for each other."
When he heard that he was from Youzhou, Cui Hao had to pay attention to it and immediately took someone to ask about the situation after getting the news.
After some understanding, I found out that there was an adventurer alliance, with all three thousand people riding transport vehicles and up to 300 carriages.
Compared to their 30,000 people, it feels a bit shabby to carry these carriages.
"Mr. Cui, I am Zhao Chengnuo, the temporary person in charge of the Adventurers Alliance for travel and doing business this time."
When Cui Hao saw that the person in charge was about the same age as him, he wanted to know what kind of organization the Adventurers League was. He had noticed that the number of caravans with 3,000 people was not included and the armor they wore was very exquisite. You could tell at a glance that the combat power would not be weak.
According to Cui Hao's speculation, perhaps most of these people were dressed as soldiers from Youzhou and traded in the name of trade. Isn't that what they are like?
"Brother Zhao, what's wrong with going to the Western Regions together this time? It's just that there are so many people who are safe. I just don't know where you are going or not." Cui Hao asked.
"We are free merchants who go to business wherever they go. The closest ones are Yiwu and Gaochang. If possible, we still want to walk to Dashi."
Cui Hao found that the goals set by these people were farther than them. He was a little curious if these people knew something. Does the business interests of the Great Food Country have great?
"Brother Zhao, why not let's go to the carriage and chat while rushing." Cui Hao took the initiative.
"OK."
Zhao Chengnuo also wanted to know the other party's background, although he guessed that it was the caravan of Tang State, could there be so many people?
"Brother Cui, I'm going to tell you, we have some knowledge of the situation of trade in the Western Regions. A few years ago, merchants from Youzhou had visited the Western Regions and brought back high-yield crop seeds and some vegetable seeds."
The people of the Tang Dynasty were familiar with new crops such as corn and potatoes grown in Youzhou. It was precisely because Youzhou had these actions that Youzhou was not short of food.
The people of the Tang Dynasty were envious, but it was still very difficult to buy these new crops? Youzhou’s high grain output is said to have been supported by Lingnan.
On the way to the Western Regions, Cui Hao and Zhao Chengnuo talked a lot about things, but they were all things that could be said.
Adventurers Alliance traveling and doing business is a commercial benefit and an opportunity to make a name for themselves, but it does not mean that they do not have a sense of regional protection.
When they applied for their status as an adventurer, the people in the city guarding the palace had already set rules for them, especially those who traveled cannot bring Youzhou's advanced technology and advanced concepts to spread.
Although there may not be many good restrictive effects, the path does not mean that it is from the same camp, and both businessmen will definitely not give up their interests.
It was very boring to walk and stop on the road. The disadvantages of a caravan with 30,000 people appeared. The more people carried, the more supplies they were also very expensive.
The goods carried are consumed very quickly, while adventurers are more restrained. Their diet is very regular and they don’t eat much at each time. In terms of food, the dried vegetables, jerky, compressed biscuits and other foods provided by Youzhou can provide them with the nutrition they need.
Moreover, the processed food is relatively convenient to carry and the quantity is quite large.
Cui Hao was very impressed when he saw it. He looked at the 30,000 troops, although the discipline was very good, the consumption was very large, so the cost of going back and forth was much higher. When all countries needed to purchase a large amount of supplies locally, such consumption comparison was a waste.
It is not easy to manage after 30,000 soldiers come out, especially the countries in the Western Regions are very novel for them, and they all want to appreciate different scenery.
Their purpose is to escort goods. Unlike the Adventurers Alliance, Adventurers all have a common purpose to make money. They have a common purpose to do it. In fact, if they invite them, they will have a chance to know what they are doing.
Cui Hao envies people like Zhao Chengnuo, but he can't even envy them.
When they arrived at Yiwu, the local people saw such a huge caravan coming and join in the fun.
They all like fresh goods very much, and in their consciousness they thought these people were merchants from the Sui Kingdom.
Even though Shuofang soldiers came over last time and said that it is the world of Tang and Youzhou, the local people don’t care about these things.
They care more about how much goods their fur can be exchanged for, and that's right, they barter from here.
Cloth is the most popular.
The goods brought by Zhao Chengnuo and others are not only cloth, cosmetics, shampoo, soap, mirrors and other things.
Chapter completed!