I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 333 On the way
But Yangguan Waiting Officer only dared to think about it in his heart.

He was also under the jurisdiction of Dunhuang Yangguan Duwei above him, and all the officials and soldiers below him were of the same mind as him. Although Qi Mifang and his gang have reached a safe place, the caution they developed in the Western Regions has not disappeared.

So although money and silk moved people's hearts, it only moved people's hearts. Even at the border, the order of the Han family still existed.

Dunhuang County has a special location on three sides, with three sides facing the border. Therefore, there are four captains and beacon towers connected to the interior.

Mi Fang's return will naturally not ignite a war, but Kuai Ma is worth it.

Soon the captain of Yangguan and the prefect of Dunhuang got the news one after another.

When Mi Fang arrived in Dunhuang County, Zhao Qi was already organizing the distribution of fields.

With the news of the one-sided battle victory between the Han army and the Lu Shui tribe in Zhangye County, the Dunhuang nobles finally did not have the courage to resist Zhao Qi, the prefect who guarded the county for the emperor.

The benefited people cheered and some of them built monuments and statues for Zhao Qi, needless to say.

When Zhao Qi took refuge in his early years, he made a living selling Hu cakes. Because of this experience, he was more empathetic to the tragic experiences of ordinary people.

But the people Zhao Qi sympathized with did not include wealthy businessmen like Mi Fang.

And along the way, Mi Fang's behavior of throwing away money in order to make friends with senior officials and stabilize the road was even more evil in Zhao Qi's opinion.

At the same time, Zhao Qi, who has a relatively old-school thinking, does not feel that much benefit can be gained from trade with the Western Regions.

Because of this, Zhao Qi never saw Mi Fang arriving in Dunhuang County. Based solely on their duties, they sent county officials to inform Mi Fang that although Lu Shui and other miscellaneous barbarians in Zhangye County were defeated all the way by the Han army's offensive, Zhangye County was also unstable because of this war. Mi Fang could go to Dunhuang or Make more stops in Jiuquan.

Although this kind of accident was somewhat beyond Mi Fang's expectations, he had experienced many accidents in the Western Regions. He had grown a lot in the past six months and did not complain. Instead, he chose to stay in Dunhuang and conduct some more trade with the local barbarians in preparation for Bring back more specialties from the Western Regions to sell.

After all, on his way back from selling silk, for safety reasons, he did not dare to buy too many specialties from the Western Regions, so as not to delay the trip and cause unnecessary risks.

But there was a problem with the deal.

It's not that the Hu people in Dunhuang sell goods very expensively, on the contrary, the Hu people sell them very cheaply.

Mi Fang was a merchant after all, and he quickly settled an account - the Hu people transported goods from the Western Regions to Dunhuang, and after deducting the capital, they couldn't make much at all.

This time, Mi Fang's attention was attracted.

"What's going on?" Mi Fang asked the person in front of her.

The most critical reason why he is the leader among his group is that he is the biological brother of Mi Zhu, one of the persons in charge. In addition to Zhen's men, there were also wealthy people headed by Yuan who provided silk. This is also the reason why Mi Zhu needs to put his brother in danger. The Mi family cannot afford to lose and must take the initiative.

The person in front of Mi Fang was from the Yuan family in Runan. They had been together through thick and thin together and supported each other in life and death. It was unlikely that they would get into conflicts for the sake of small gains in front of them.

The person said frankly: "The price we purchased is the local price of Dunhuang County, but it is not the price in the market, but in private."

"The local wealthy people know my origins and want to show favor to my master's family, so I have this benefit."

It turned out that Dunhuang County had a market specifically for Hu merchants to trade, but in fact it was in name only. Hu merchants' goods transactions were almost monopolized by local wealthy families, and most of them were conducted in private. The local wealthy families have enough power to lower the transaction prices of Hu merchants and prevent Hu merchants from entering the mainland with their goods.

Mi Fang understood clearly.

So, did he turn a blind eye or pretend not to know?
The answer is obvious.

Even if there is a problem, it is the problem of Dunhuang Governor Zhao Qi. What does it have to do with him? Not to mention that he can also benefit from Yuan's name.

After staying in Dunhuang County for nearly a month, Mi Fang arrived in Jiuquan County. The battle against Lu Shuihu did not stop. Just when Mi Fang couldn't help but want to ask the Jiuquan prefect to send troops to escort him through the war-torn area of ​​Zhangye County, he finally Waiting for the troops sent by the Colonel to Protect Qiang.

"I'll have to trouble you more, General."

There was no fault in Mi Fang's respectful attitude, but Zhang Fei still felt a little unhappy.

"Don't call yourself a general, I'm just a military commander." Zhang Fei was in a bad mood and had a bad attitude. In several battles against Lu Shuihu, he successfully rose to the position of military commander by virtue of his military merits. After that, he became a fake military commander. His name was qualified to appear on the emperor's desk in official documents again.

But between the two, there is also more demand for military merit.

When he was chasing down the remaining members of Lu Shui and Hu and making great achievements, Huang Zhong actually sent him to escort the caravan?
But the military orders were overwhelming, and Zhang Fei had no choice but to obey. If he hadn't known about Huang Zhong's character, Zhang Fei would have suspected that Huang Zhong deliberately prevented him from performing meritorious service on the front line.

Mi Fang did not dare to complain because of Zhang Fei's attitude.

Not to mention that Zhang Fei's men are elite at first glance, and they have their wealth and lives entrusted to them. Mi Fang had a sharp ear and had already inquired about Zhang Fei's background. Although he was a butcher, he had two high-ranking officials in Beijing who were like brothers as his backers.

Therefore, although a lot of goods were purchased in Dunhuang, Zhang Fei was a little dissatisfied with the bloated team, but until the team was attacked by thieves, Mi Fang decisively used the goods as a barrier and did not care about the damage to the goods, which made Zhang Fei feel a little jealous. Good impression.

Some of them were in a good mood because they had gained military honors with the thieves' heads.

In this way, when Mi Fang arrived in Youfufeng, Mi Zhu himself, who had heard the news long ago, came to greet him.

After meeting, the two brothers naturally had to communicate more, and Mi Zhu also learned about Dunhuang County's market monopoly behavior.

"My brother is confused!"

"Since you know how to make friends with local powerful people, why didn't you think that those Hu businessmen who went to Dunhuang County to do business also have relatives and friends outside!"

"Is relying on power to oppress the barbarians a long-term solution? What I want is that the trade routes to the Western Regions can always be open."

Along the way, Mi Fang is no longer the younger brother who obeyed his elder brother.

He said: "Brother, I don't know. I have made careful calculations along the way. Selling silk to the Western Regions can certainly make a profit, but considering the time spent traveling and the manpower and material resources invested, I can't make much money at all. It's better to sell silk between states and counties." Time to resell specialties!”

"The reasons are, firstly, that the countries in the Western Regions are in chaos and their folk customs are fierce, especially in small countries, which often change their orders day by day. Secondly, there are civil strife in Dayuezhi, Wusun and other countries in the west of the Western Regions. I heard that silk could be sold at high prices in previous years. They are all sold further west through Da Yueshi and other countries. In the Western Regions, silk may not be as good as swords. "

(End of this chapter)