Chapter 127: Yanmen Pass in the Western Border
For foreigners who want to pass through the territory of the Han Dynasty, the best way is to travel through trade groups.
With a business group, they can sell goods everywhere and purchase various supplies.
Wuchao's identity allowed him to easily pull together a trading group.
Whether the business group makes money is secondary. The key is to catch Cuo Bugui and squeeze out the practice-related matters.
"That is the Yanmen Pass of the Han Dynasty. We must pass through this gate when we go south now!"
In the convoy of the business group, Wu Chao pointed to a huge tower in the distance.
The northern border of the Han Dynasty was full of wars, and it was normal for trade to continue in the western border. Such a huge country would not stop because of war in one area, nor would it be led by a war. .
According to what Zhang Zhong mentioned, the current national policy of the Han Dynasty is mainly defense. Generals such as Cheng Bushi stick to the border. Only the Feiyu Army in the North occasionally makes raids into enemy countries.
At Yanmen Pass in the Western Border, Zhang Xuezhou could not see any signs of taking the initiative.
Densely outside Yanmen Pass are numerous defensive horses that defend themselves against the impact of war horses, and there are also horse ropes entangled with huge tree stumps.
The Yanmen is closed, and the placement of hundreds of reed crossbows makes the scalps of foreign merchants numb.
On the tower, there were rows of sergeants wearing armor and holding shields.
Compared with one or two local wars in the Northern Territory every three to five years, the Western Territory appears to be calm, with few foreigners coming to invade.
"The legion commanded by Cheng Wushi never loses a battle. He can defeat others, but others don't want to defeat him. It's really a headache." Wu Chao introduced in a low voice: "Our evil country The legions had to take a detour when they saw Yanmen Pass, but this stability also made Yanmen Pass the best trade route to enter the Han Dynasty. ”
Wuchao whispered for a while. He suddenly remembered that Zhang Xuezhou was from the Han Dynasty, and immediately closed his mouth again.
In the final analysis, he was too short of friends and had few people to talk to, so he repeatedly confided to Zhang Xuezhou what he had seen and heard.
Wuchao said what should be said and what should not be said.
But no one’s friend will have his life controlled by his friend. Wuchao doesn’t know if Zhang Xuezhou is still a friend at the moment. If they are not dead in three years, what will they do?
He pressed the big hood on his head and lowered his eyes.
"Check, check, get out of the car and accept the check, and pass the customs one by one after the check!"
The business group continued to march, entered Yanmen Pass, and was immediately taken over by the sergeant in charge of patrol.
In this important border area, any suspicious objects will be mercilessly killed.
On the city tower, the sound of the machine spring tightening came. Many people in the business group were silent, and no one dared to breathe.
"Senior brother, we..."
"The thing we are least afraid of is the inspection!"
As soon as Zhang Xuezhou asked in a low voice, Wuchao raised his finger, indicating to Zhang Xuezhou not to say anything and just follow the procedure.
As the magicians of the Yi Zhe River Holy Land, they are extremely inconspicuous. They are very different from ordinary people in appearance and temperament. They will not be too eye-catching in the business group.
Ordinary monks will become full of mana as they advance, which is a sign of extraordinary people at first sight.
This is rarely the case when practicing "Heart Mantra".
This is also the reason why the "Heart Mantra" is not as solid as the "Yin Yang Great Compassion Nine Heavens Mantra". Those who practice the "Heart Mantra" have their auras condensed like ordinary people. This kind of price paid makes the important cultivation techniques of a holy land second to those of many universities. Cultivation studies.
If you go to the Holy Land of Yi Zhe River, ordinary people will not feel that the great practitioners of the Holy Land are overpowering when interacting with many great spell masters.
A great conjurer like Hongku even looks a little bit bitter.
But for those who practice curses, "Heart Mantra" is the best practice and the best means of self-defense.
Whenever they sneak into the general crowd, they rarely get noticed.
After Wuchao signaled to Zhang Xuezhou, he immediately heard the sound of knocking on the carriage, calling for people to get out and check.
This made him press his hat and lift the curtain of the carriage.
"Ula wala wala wala..."
Wuchao spat out a fierce Mandarin, causing the checking sergeant to frown for a while.
“You can’t even speak Chinese, what kind of business group are you joining!” the sergeant complained. "Ula wala wala wala!"
"My lord, I am leading the way for Mr. Ulariva, and I can help you translate for Mr. Ulariva!"
As Wuchao got out of the car for inspection, Zhang Xuezhou also got out of the carriage. Got out of it.
"Translation? You look like we are from the Han Dynasty," the sergeant asked suspiciously.
“Yes, I’m from Chengdu.” Zhang Xuezhou nodded and said, “Why don’t I go out to earn a living?”
"Your family is really willing to give me away, but you dare to let me go to a barbarian land outside the Great Wall!"
The sergeant looked sympathetic.
He looked at Zhang Xuezhou, who was wearing a business uniform, and at his face that still looked immature, and felt that Zhang Xuezhou's parents were not human beings and allowed such a young child to run away to a country and other places to make a living.
This kind of life is obviously far more dangerous than being a soldier, and you may die if you are not careful.
There have been many people doing this kind of risky work over the years, but money is hard to come by outside the Great Wall. Many people have a life to make money but not a life to spend it. In the end, they even lose their lives.
To be able to learn foreign languages requires living outside the Great Wall for at least one or two years.
In other words, Zhang Xuezhou must be a weakling when he goes beyond the Great Wall, and then gets mixed up with a young leader of a business group, which requires management and time.
For a while, he couldn't help but lament the difficulty of living.
Waiting until he patted Zhang Xuezhou's body and searched for Zhang Xuezhou, he glanced at Zhang Xuezhou again.
Zhang Xuezhou didn't have any swords on his body, but Zhang Xuezhou's body was extremely strong, and even this strength had an aura that made him uncomfortable.
There is no doubt that the other party is a cultivator, and a very talented cultivator.
“Here comes someone!”
The sergeant stretched out his hand.
"Sir?"
Zhang Xuezhou was shocked. He felt that his body was instantly targeted by a crossbow arrow, and his scalp couldn't help but feel numb.
Beside Zhang Xuezhou, Wu Chao's expression also changed slightly.
Wuchao was thin and thin, and his magic aura was extremely tight. The sergeant mistook him for an ordinary person.
But Zhang Xuezhou did not hide away.
Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation level is very low, so low that it is nothing in Wuchao's eyes.
However, no matter how low his cultivation level is, Zhang Xuezhou is still a cultivator who has entered the country and possesses the cultivation level of the pulse-traveling realm. This kind of cultivation level is undoubtedly different in the eyes of the sergeant.
What Wuchao thought was nothing, in the eyes of the sergeant, was an extraordinary ability.
“Don’t worry, we just cherish your life,” the sergeant said, “You are young and have a lot of skills, so you will definitely be a great talent in the future. Why bother working in a business group and end up being lost outside the Great Wall? He lost his life!"
The sergeant looked at Zhang Xuezhou with satisfaction, his eyes were like Bole discovering a thousand-mile horse.
He will not embarrass the business group, nor will he embarrass Zhang Xuezhou.
But the sergeant feels that it is a waste for a young and accomplished person like Zhang Xuezhou to run a business. Perhaps with a little training, the other party may be able to climb higher and gain more wealth than running a business. Contribute to the Han Dynasty.
Compared with the risks of following the barbarians outside the Great Wall to run business, there were few professions in the Han Dynasty that were so risky.
He discovered the correlation and tried his best to solve the related problems.
There are few wars in the Western Territory, but they never let up. Not only do they have many soldiers and horses all year round, the Western Territory also has a mechanism to continuously select and improve talents.
Whether you go up yourself or recommend others with your discerning eye, you will all have merit in the legion.
It was not surprising that the sergeant was delighted to see Zhang Xuezhou.
If he is successful, he will be able to earn military merit worth several taels of silver.
(End of this chapter)