Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 1904 Sea Chart 79.0
"Ah?" Mrs. Ning looked unbelievable and turned her head to look at her adopted son, "How did the third fiancée die?"

"Mom, when I heard this, my reaction was exactly the same as yours." Ning Cheng spread his hands helplessly and said, "You heard me right, it's very ridiculous. When I was taking a bath, I drowned for some reason, and ended up... …There are no people left.”

"It's really..." Mrs. Ning really didn't know what to say. She looked at Ning Cheng, then at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "The world is so big, and there are all kinds of wonders. It's really unheard of!"

"The destiny of Tiansha Lone Star is probably to live a lonely life." Shen Cha clasped his hands together, "Maybe he can meet the right person."

"Yes, yes, maybe we can meet him."

"You two have good intentions, but we really haven't met each other. Such fate is too hard, and no one dares to marry their daughter. Whether it is our businessmen in the past in Daxia or local people in the Western Regions, They don’t dare to propose marriage to his family anymore, and even the girls don’t dare to deal with this person, for fear that if they get involved with him, one day they will disappear inexplicably.”

"That's true!" Mrs. Ning nodded and looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "But these two are probably not the people you are looking for, right?"

"No!" Shen Haolin shook his head. He looked at Ning Cheng, thought for a while, and said, "Think about it, are there any people who fit this description? First of all, they are businessmen from Daxia, people from Jiangnan, their place of origin, probably He lives in the three areas of Qiantang, Gusu and Guangling. He is young but in average health. He is often away from home and has been away for most of the year."

"This scope is a little smaller." Ning Cheng touched his chin, "What kind of business is this probably?"

"Mainly silk, supplemented by tea and porcelain." Shen Cha thought for a moment, "When leaving the Western Regions, he will bring a large amount of Western spices, gold and silverware, and some objects that are obviously Western-style."

"General, if you say so, the scope that was originally narrowed has become a little wider. We merchants from Jiangnan basically bring these kinds of goods to the Western Regions. Mainly because people from the Western Regions are very curious about us. It's just about quality and color. the difference between.”

"Are there many people from Daxia who go to the Western Regions to do business?"

"There are very many, but most of them have settled in the Western Region. Even if they leave and return to Daxia, it won't take long." Ning Cheng thought about it seriously in his mind, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Satisfied There should be one person with these conditions. This person is actually rarely talked about by businessmen in the Western Regions, and he is somewhat secretive."

"How secretive is it?" Shen Cha and Shen Haolin exchanged a look, "That should be the person we are looking for. Why are the merchants in the Western Regions so shy about this person?"

"I think this person should have some status and power in Daxia." Ning Cheng sighed, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "What made them very wary is that this person first went to the Western Regions. At that time, it was not one or a few people, but at most no less than twenty people, but a caravan of nearly a hundred people. A rough estimate was that there were more than ninety people if not 100. Those Daxia merchants who used to go to the Western Regions to do business, It was quite grand, but there were no more than twenty people, and there were not as many carriages as they did. There were only three or five trucks pulling goods. And these people, when they first appeared in the Western Region, attracted a lot of people. Not only are there many people, but there are also many cars, probably more than 30 of them."

"Aren't you afraid of being robbed by horse bandits with such arrogance?" Mrs. Ning looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha and knew that this was probably the person they were looking for.

"This is what the merchants in the Western Regions say they dare not approach. Half of the hundred-person caravan are warriors, and it is obvious that they are not the kind of escorts hired by the escort bureau, but the kind of Jianghu people who have actually seen blood. According to businessmen from the Western Regions, his eyes are sharp, and when he stares at someone, it's like a knife piercing the other person's body."

"Hmm!" Shen Cha nodded, looked at Shen Haolin, and said, "Maybe it's someone from Ma Fengzhai or Riyi Pavilion." Shen Haolin didn't say anything, but agreed with Shen Cha's point of view. If it was someone behind the scenes who instructed the head of the Luan family to develop As for the Western Region Business Road, the strongest force should be deployed to avoid accidents on the road.

"Is it true that no one has snatched it?" Although Mrs. Ning did not understand the conversation between Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, she did not ask much. She turned her head and looked at Ning Cheng, "I'm afraid the person who took the risk is not here either. There are only a few, what if we can grab them, right?”

"Someone must have robbed them, but they must have failed. That's why they arrived at their destination Ubi City safely. As you know, Ubi City is the trade center of the entire Western Region, and almost all transactions with other countries They are all in Ubi City, so this place is the most prosperous, and it is also the place with the most robberies and bandits. However, these other things all happened outside Ubi City. Once you enter the city, such a situation is impossible. Ubi City has very strict laws, but I don’t know how strict they are, and I haven’t asked about them.”

"This city is also habitable, right?"

"Yes, many Daxia merchants choose to settle here, because it is the city closest to the pass. Many Western businessmen who are willing to come to Daxia to do business also live here. There is a rich variety of goods and convenient transportation. As long as they spend money, they can Being able to do anything is very good for Western Region merchants." Ning Cheng looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha and said, "Their mantra of Western Region merchants is that anything that can be solved with money is nothing!"

"This is the truth. If money can solve it, it cannot become a worry." Shen Cha nodded and said, "Since no one wants to get close to this man and his caravan, the business should not be doing well, right?"

"Of course not. They say he is the most fair and fair businessman they have ever seen in Daxia."

"Oh?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, "How do you say this?"

"Because this person's price is very reasonable. He never buys or sells forcefully. He will not mention the selling price of his own items, nor will he lower the selling price of other people's goods. In other words, for example, the same piece of silk may be sold by another seller. If it's more than a dozen taels, or a little higher, he will sell it for ten taels. When others come to argue, he is neither humble nor arrogant, saying that everyone sells his own goods, and there is no need to form cliques. If someone sells for less than him, , he never looks for trouble from others, let alone asks others to lower prices.”

"Does this sound good?" Madam Ning blinked, "Is he a conscientious businessman?"

"This is natural!" Shen Cha nodded, "He is a very successful businessman himself. He knows what to do to his benefit and what is best for him."

"That's right, and he doesn't lower the price when buying things. His bids are very reasonable. Therefore, although he came late, there are still many people who are willing to deal with him and become regular trading partners."

"This is very good. He is a very good partner." Shen Cha nodded, "Then what does he have that is worthy of being discussed behind the back by businessmen from the Western Regions?"

"One thing!" Ning Cheng held out a finger, "He married the youngest daughter of the lord of Ubi City."

(End of this chapter)