Chapter 366: A Foreign Country

Chapter 366 Sheep

The people on the boat also stared at Tang Zheng and the others for a while, and when the two boats approached, the bearded man spoke.

“Brother, are you from the Hanyue side?”

Tang Zheng glanced at the beard: "That's right."

“What are you doing here? The border is not peaceful recently.”

Tang Zheng wore sunglasses and his expression was unclear: "Incoming goods."

“Hahaha, it’s good to get the goods. The quality of our goods from Piao is very good. Whether you are playing with jade or cigarettes, we have the best supply here.”

Tang Zheng smiled and did not answer, and the bearded man continued: "But you may not know yet, because there is a war in the north, a ban has been issued in the supply area. In order to prevent traitors, Han Yue people have been banned from entering and leaving. All This brother’s trip may have been in vain.”

At this time, Tang Zheng looked directly at the bearded man: "Is there such a thing? Then I really don't know, do you have other ways to enter the supply area?"

"There is no way to do it. We are from the shipping gang here. As long as you list the ship under the name of our shipping gang and are willing to pay us a 10% commission, I can take you into the supply area and ensure that you receive the goods. Good stuff, after all, in Mr. Nahan’s territory, our boat gang is very respectable.”

 “How to calculate the ten percent commission?”

“It’s very simple, it’s just 10% of the purchase price. How about it? This price is not high.”

If Tang Zheng is really a businessman, then the purchase price of 10% is really not high.

  After all, whether it is poison or jade, the price of bringing it home will be several times higher. The price mentioned by this ship gang is definitely very exciting.

 But Tang Zheng was not here for business, so of course it was impossible to pay them this amount of money.

 Shaked his head at the beard: "I'll try to see if there is any other way first."

The bearded man's face darkened, he glanced at Tang Zheng with a cold look, and signaled the ship to speed up.

Tang Zheng and the others still kept moving forward at a slow pace.

 The closer to the village, the more crops are grown on the shore.

Those crops all have beautiful red flowers, and gradually you can see some farmers working in the fields.

When Tang Zheng's boat arrived at the village, he saw that the boat in front of him had docked at the village pier.

 There were a few armed men standing on the boat with guns, and most of the others had already entered the village.

 And there is not only this one ship at the dock, there are more than twenty ships docked here.

Tang Zheng's boat also stopped. When he got off the boat, he didn't ask Ning Yuwei or He Xue to follow him. After all, pretty girls were more eye-catching. He only brought four guards to follow him down.

This village does not prohibit outsiders from coming, and there is even a strong commercial atmosphere here.

It may be located on the gentle beach of the river. It seems to be a transit station. Many families in the village have opened hotels for accommodation and provide meals.

 After entering the village, there is also a small market here.

 There are not many types of goods. It is far from as prosperous and complete as Didicui Island or Zhuguang City. There are only a few types of goods for sale.

 There are some poisons, some emeralds, some guns, and other food and souvenirs.

 Obviously no one in this place knew Tang Zheng, but the arrival of Tang Zheng and his party also attracted the attention of many local people.

 Many people looked at Tang Zheng with their eyes. It was obvious that few Han Yue people came to this place.

Those looks were not friendly, and some of them were sinister. However, Tang Zheng and his group were not easy to mess with, and no one took the initiative to come over and cause trouble.

Tang Zheng didn't care about the attention of everyone, and walked around casually with a few of his men. After watching for a while, Tang Zheng found that the jade in this place was sold very cheaply.

 After the end of the world, the prices of many commodities have experienced huge fluctuations.

 Among them, the prices of gems, diamonds, jade and jade have fallen the most.

  Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times, now are troubled times in troubled times. Even gold could not maintain its value at the beginning. Later, the price gradually increased, but these jade-like things did not have such good prices.

If the base city had not gradually stabilized in the later period and people's lives had been somewhat guaranteed, the prices of these jade stones would have been ruined long ago.

Even if the price of jade has rebounded a bit later, it has not rebounded much. For example, the prices of jade at these stalls are very low now.

Tang Zheng asked about a stall. A piece of glass jade larger than his fist only cost five hundred alliance coins.

 This is already the southern peninsula area, and an alliance has been established here. The exchange ratio of alliance currency and new empire currency is three to one.

Tang Zheng is used to spending Guangyuan, and the exchange ratio between Guangyuan and new currency is one to ten.

 This means that one light dollar can be exchanged for thirty alliance coins.

Tang Zheng has become accustomed to collecting treasures. When he saw such a cheap price, he immediately thought of collecting all the jadeite here.

 Looking at all the jades in this market, if you can get them all, you should be able to get nearly half a million gold.

In a small inland county, I am afraid that after collecting all the money, I can only get three to four million gold. Tang Zheng was immediately moved.

But Tang Zheng soon discovered an embarrassing thing, that is, he left in a hurry when he went out and did not exchange the alliance coins.

He tried to buy it with new coins or Guangyuan from the farmers here, but the other party refused directly. Although they also knew that this was the currency of the Han Dynasty, it was not in circulation here. They only used alliance coins.

Tang Zheng was dumbfounded. He couldn't rob it forcefully if he had no money.

 Don’t know where to exchange alliance coins?

Just as he was looking around, a woman's voice suddenly sounded.

"Sir, is there anything I can do for you?" Tang Zheng lowered his head and looked at a young girl who had stood in front of him.

She is not tall and looks no more than 1.6 meters tall. She looks about eighteen or nineteen years old. Different from the sallow complexion of people here, this girl is quite fair. She has a plain face and a look that is unique to farm girls. Simplicity and innocence.

Moreover, he noticed that this girl seemed to be of mixed race. She looked a bit like a Han Yue person. She had a pair of big, dark eyes, which was pretty good-looking.

 It was rare to see people of his own ancestry in a foreign country, so Tang Zheng instinctively felt more friendly.

He smiled at the girl and said, "As a girl, what can you do for me?"

This girl raised her head: "You are from Hanyue, right?"

 “Yes, does it matter?”

"Then you must not be familiar with this place. If you have any questions, you can ask me. If you need to run errands, I can also help you. I grew up here and know everything about this place. "

Tang Zheng asked again: "Then how much do I have to pay you?"

"Sir, if you can hire me for one day, just pay me two hundred yuan. If you hire me for two days, just pay me three hundred yuan. The longer the time, the less money."

Tang Zheng nodded. This girl is not greedy. Three hundred yuan for two days is only ten light yuan.

“Okay, I’ll hire you for two days first. If you perform well, I might give you some more money.”

 “Thank you, big brother!”

When a girl gets excited, she doesn’t even call her sir, but calls her big brother directly.

Tang Zheng also smiled when he heard the girl's name: "What's your name?"

 “My name is Sheep Yang.”

“Oh, your surname is Yang?” Tang Zheng felt that this name was the name of a Han Yue person.

 “No, it’s a kid’s sheep, both words are the same.”

Tang Zheng smiled: "That was my misunderstanding. I also thought it was because you have the name Han Yue."

“I am also half Han Yue. My mother told me when I was a child that she was from Qinzhou, Han Yue.”

Tang Zheng was stunned for a moment. Qinzhou, that's a coincidence. This girl's mother is from his hometown.

His eyes moved slightly and he looked at the girl for a while: "Then we are quite destined."

Perhaps because of his fellow villagers, Tang Zheng was very kind to Yangyang. Under Yangyang's leadership, he found a businessman in the village and exchanged some alliance coins.

 The merchant profited from Tang Zheng's price difference and exchanged Tang Zheng for 500,000 alliance coins at a price of two to one.

Tang Zheng didn't care about the price. After all, this was the equivalent of a black market. Of course, there was no official exchange price.

 After getting the currency, Tang Zheng directly purchased a bunch of jade, buying up almost all the good goods on the market, and finally obtained 300,000 yuan in funds.

During this process, Tang Zheng chatted a lot with the girls.

The most important issue is how far it is to get to Nahan’s base, which is what the locals call the supply area.

Yangyang told Tang Zheng that this village is called Yulindong, which is about 90 kilometers away from the nearest county seat.

 As for the base in Nahan, it is about 600 kilometers away from the county seat.

Moreover, Yangyang told Tang Zheng and Beard the same thing.

From the county town to the supply area of ​​Nahan, the river has been cordoned off, and Han Yue people are prohibited from entering or exiting from here.

However, Yangyang told Tang Zheng that she knew another waterway to the supply area.

However, this waterway is not easy to walk. There is a section of the river where the water is shallow and it is difficult to navigate the boat. People on the shore need to pull the fiber. There is also a section where the water is fast and needs to be passed through the dense forest. It may be attacked by mutant beasts.

Yangyang also drew a map for Tang Zheng, but the map was so twisted that Tang Zheng was a little confused.

If you follow this map, it will be a miracle not to get lost.

Just when Tang Zheng was a little worried, Yangyang took the initiative to speak.

Her tone was soft and had an irresistible feeling.

"Brother, if you don't mind, I will lead the way for you. You don't have to pay me, just take me to the supply area, and I don't need you to send me back."

Tang Zheng was stunned for a moment: "Aren't you going home?"

Yangyang said in a sad tone: "I have no home here. My parents died in the end of the world. I am the only one left at home. Moreover, the village chief's son has taken a fancy to me and wants to marry me. I don't want to Marry the man with a broken leg, take me away, I want to start a new life somewhere else."

Her tone of voice is soft, and combined with her pretty face, it is indeed difficult for people to refuse.

Tang Zheng did not speak immediately. Yangyang said hurriedly: "Brother, I can also cook. There should be no one on your ship to cook. I can help you."

There was indeed no cook on Tang Zheng’s ship, and everyone ate military canned food.

Seeing Yangyang's soft words of begging, Tang Zheng finally nodded: "Then I'll trouble you."

 “No trouble, no trouble, thank you, big brother.”

Yang Yang smiled brightly and her tone became cheerful.

 (End of this chapter)