Chapter 1028 Shu Land

  Zhao Hanzhang went there with money, and said she wanted to buy Shu brocade, but she was too embarrassed to go empty-handed.

  The reason why I want to meet this steward is because I want to know more about the situation in Shu.

  Shu, a special place.

  Because the road to Shu is difficult, it is difficult for people inside to get out, and it is difficult for people outside to get in, so it is difficult to get news.

  Although Zhao Hanzhang had never had any conflicts with Shu, when he was governor of Yuzhou, he had instructed Ji Yuan to send scouts to Shu to investigate the news.

   Even borrowed the influence of Zhuan Zhuan to install people.

  But after three years, no matter whether it was the scouts who went in alone or the people who came to Sichuan with Zhu Chuan, they were rarely able to pass on the news.

  It was eight months ago that they received news from the Shu region last time. Taking advantage of the scuffle in the Central Plains, Li Xiong, the king of Chengdu, suddenly sent troops to attack Fucheng and killed Qiao Deng and Wen Shuo. After that, no news came out of them.

  Zhu Zhuan also disappeared for a period of time and could not be contacted until the end of the war and the stability of the Central Plains, Zhu Zhuan came out of Sichuan with a large number of goods.

  There are more merchants from Shu who came out with Zhuan this time than usual, so Zhao Hanzhang wanted to find out the situation in Shu with them personally.

   Waiting in the food building is not only the manager from last night, but also their boss.

Zhao Hanzhang was dressed in neat narrow-sleeved lapels, a leather belt around his waist, a short dagger tied to a **** the leather belt, and leather boots on his feet. His eyes were as clear as lake water, and when he stared at people, his eyes were as bright as moonlight. It seems to be able to penetrate people's hearts.

   Shen Jian touched her gaze and felt burned, so she couldn't help turning her gaze away slightly.

  Guan Ma didn’t think too much about it. He got up immediately, greeted Zhao Hanzhang with a smile, and then introduced Zhao Hanzhang and his boss, “Girl, this is my boss.”

  Shen Jian had recovered, clasped her fists and said, "Shen Jian."

  Zhao Hanzhang also smiled and saluted, "Zhao Zhen."

   Shen Jian's heart moved, and she asked, "The girl's surname is Zhao?"

  Zhao Hanzhang: "Although my surname is Zhao, it has nothing to do with the prominent Zhao family. I am from Luoyang. Now my family is dying and I can only make a living by selling some goods."

  In the past, Shen Jian would not have discussed business with a woman, but today is different, now there are active women in all walks of life.

  Because of Zhao Hanzhang, it is not uncommon for women to do business.

  Shen Jian came to see Zhao Hanzhang, oh, no, it was Zhao Zhen, he came to see her because he wanted to get in touch with the rich and powerful in Luoyang through her, open the door, and sell the goods they brought at a high price.

  The two have their own needs and are very friendly, so the conversation went smoothly.

Zhao Hanzhang thought about it carefully, and felt that she could still introduce some people to Shen Jian. Now is the time when she can make money by buying and selling with her eyes closed, so she decided to introduce Shen Jian to Cheng Bo.

  Mr. Ji and Mr. Ming also seem to have a lot of private wealth. They must also want to make money, so they can try to make a fortune.

   There is also her, she doesn't have much money, but there are workshops and shops under her name, maybe they don't mind expanding the scale of business and expanding the category?

  Shen Jian heard that Zhao Hanzhang was able to introduce so many businesses for him, and immediately said that he had invited this meal, "Young lady is so powerful, do you think my father and brother are even more powerful?"

This is whether it is reliable to inquire about her family background, so Zhao Hanzhang sighed: "My father and brother both died in the war, and now there is only one young brother, so the family relies on me to support the family. The few people I just told Brother Shen are all It's the steward of my old family, even though it's a steward, they'll still sell me out of face, don't worry, brother Shen."

   Shen Jian expressed that he was relieved, but only he knew what he was thinking.

Zhao Hanzhang took the opportunity to inquire about things in Shu, "Now that the war has stopped, there are fewer bandits outside. I heard that Shu not only has exquisite silk and brocade, but also various precious medicinal materials, so I also want to go to Shu after the Chinese New Year." I don’t know if Brother Shen knows how easy it is to walk in Shu now?”

  Shen Jian was slightly taken aback, "Miss Zhao wants to go to Sichuan in person?"

  Zhao Hanzhang: "I have this plan."

   Shen Jian shook her head and smiled, "I advise Miss Zhao to give up on this idea, Shu is not easy to leave."

   "I know the road to Shu is difficult."

   "But the difficulty at this time is not only the difficulty of the Shu road," he said: "To tell the truth, the war in Shu has just ended, so a large number of refugees from Shu land poured into Jingzhou and Yangzhou."

"That's the case in other places, let alone Shu? The defeated army, the villages affected by the war, countless people became refugees, some followed the refugees to Jingzhou and Yangzhou, but more people chose to go to the mountains and fall into the grass. "

   Shen Jian said: "Miss Zhao also said that the road to Shu is difficult and dangerous, so you should know that there are many mountains in Shu, and the bandits hide in the mountains. Even if the imperial court sends out a large army, it will be difficult to wipe them out."

  Zhao Hanzhang: "Then you..."

"We were able to come out of Sichuan because we followed the caravan of the princes," Shen Jian said directly, "The Zhu family is a big family with a lot of prestige, especially in the past few years, because of the only glass, the power of their families The bigger it gets, the gangsters from all walks of life will give their family a little face."

   "We vassal merchants hand in a share of the money, and the family will hand it over on their behalf, so that the journey will be safe."

  Zhao Hanzhang suddenly realized, "The families have such prestige, could it be that someone is an official in Sichuan?"

   "There are no officials, but the young masters of the Zhu family are all disciples of the Taoist Master, and even the young masters of the Zhuan family have Taoism."

  Zhao Hanzhang said "wow", "I didn't expect that the princes are actually masters of heaven."

  The two of them got off topic, and Zhao Hanzhang talked for a while about the Tao of Heavenly Master before finding an excuse to leave.

  She wrote down Shen Jian's address, and said that the steward would come to her the next day.

  Then she bought all three pieces of Shu brocade brought by Shen Jian without counter-offering, which made her heartbroken.

  Zhao Hanzhang handed the brocade to the guards, got on his horse and walked away before moaning: "I will never come to discuss business in person again, now I can't save face and bargain."

   Zeng Yue also felt that the Shu brocade was too expensive to buy, so he nodded in agreement, but he was curious, "Girl, why did you stop asking about the Tao of Heavenly Master?"

"Didn't you notice that he has a string of golden rice ears hanging around his waist, so he is also the way of the celestial master?" Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said, "Although the way of the celestial master has nothing to do with this, but because of this way It is also known as the 'five buckets of rice road', so some people will hang rice ears around their waists to show their way."

"Now Fan Changsheng, the Prime Minister of Shu, is the leader of the Heavenly Master's Way. Now that we have mentioned the Heavenly Master's Way, if we dig deeper, we will talk about him. Not only will Shen Jian not tell me, but he will also be vigilant, so we only talk about it. Tao, no longer talk about the people behind the Tao.”

   "Then, are the rumors the Shu region's spy on us? Our people have not heard back for a long time."

"I don't know," Zhao Hanzhang said, "You tell Song Xin to act faster, try to select a team of excellent scouts, and do everything possible to send them to Shu. As long as the radio station can enter, Shu Road will no longer be An obstacle to our communication."

   "Yes, I will urge Song Xin when I go back."

  (end of this chapter)