Chengbei freight market.

There are cows, horses, mule carts everywhere, and the pottery, hemp, salt and grain are piled up like mountains. Countless ragged, black and thin men are helping to carry goods. Countless merchants shout and shout loudly in various accents. The entire market is filled with a strong smell of cattle, horses, livestock and various mixed smells.

As soon as he entered the market, Chen Xu almost fought by the lively and noisy scene in front of him. He said incredibly surprised: "So lively?"

"It seems that this is the first time I have been to the north of the city market!" A fat middle-aged man next to him smiled and continued, and without waiting for Chen Xu to nod, he pointed to the busy civil servants and pawns, saying, "This place brings together merchants and goods from the east, west, south and north of the Qin Dynasty. The daily grain transactions are no less than 30,000 stones, salt, linen, and linen, and the pottery copper and iron cannot be counted. This is still the winter season now. If it is in summer and autumn, the daily grain transactions here will be no less than 100,000 stones. The salt cloth and sapling come and go like sea water, and it is piled up all day long..."

The fat man talked endlessly for a few minutes, and Chen Xu also heard it carefully and followed him for a few minutes. He only knew that Wancheng was a big city in the Central Plains, as famous as Luoyang, Daliang and Handan, but he never expected that in ancient times, there would be so many merchants and goods gathered here, which was completely different from what he imagined.

"Didn't it mean that Qin's law emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce? Why is commercial transactions so developed?" Chen Xu couldn't help but mutter softly. Unexpectedly, the fat man's ears were quite sharp and he could hear Chen Xu's words clearly. Therefore, his face felt slightly lonely and sighed: "Young man said it well. Now the Qin law order is indeed full of discrimination against merchants. If we were not for us merchants, how could this goods from all over the world be able to pass through the world? Don't look at how busy and busy this place can be so real that it can fall into the hands of merchants in the end!"

"Even so, it's better than a farmer who is busy all year round but can't eat enough!" Chen Xu couldn't help but say.

"Haha, that's right, but business registration requires more heavy labor service and taxes. Once the war is together, transporting food, grass and weapons is also an extremely heavy burden. If the war is delayed for a long time or there is a slight mistake, it is common for the family to be destroyed and the family to be confiscated and destroyed. Fortunately, if there is only the Qin Dynasty today, there will be no more repeated wars like repeated wars, and in the past few years, it will be much more stable!" said the fat man with a smile.

"It seems that you also think that the unification of the world is still much more beneficial!" Chen Xu asked.

"That's natural. The world is unified and there is no border between the country. The roads are smooth and the roads are free of complicated border checks and various obstacles. If the road connecting the whole country is built, it will be more convenient to travel merchants in the future!" The fat man nodded with emotion, and sighed again, "It's a pity that such a good day will come soon. I heard from Xianyang that within one or two years, His Majesty the First Emperor will start to conquer the land of Baiyue in Lingnan, and I'm afraid that our merchants will suffer again!"

"Brother Fan is careful!" A middle-aged man wearing a fur coat next to the fat man quickly reminded him.

The fat man's face changed slightly. He looked at Chen Xu and Wang Wu and others behind him with caution and then stopped talking.

"Don't worry, Mr. Fan, we are also merchants who sell goods, not talkative people!" Chen Xu smiled and comforted him, and asked, "Do you dare to ask what kind of business Mr. Fan is doing?"

"I really don't dare to be a sir. My man Fan Xian is doing a fur business. Now the cold winter is approaching. Some fur goods are purchased from Liaodong, Liaoxi and Beiping counties to be sold to Zhongyuan for sale."

A few black lines appeared on Fan Xian and Chen Xu's forehead. Fortunately, it was not called sick. This name is comparable to Fan Kun, and it was even better than that. It seems that the surname Fan is indeed not easy to change his name.

After a brief surprise, Chen Xu smiled and said, "Mr. Fan's business is excellent!"

"It's pretty good, much better than selling food, but because the journey is long and the road is not peaceful, there are bandits from time to time, so I can't guarantee that I can make money every time!" The fat man replied.

"I heard that the Liaodong region is rich in medicinal materials such as ginseng and deer antlers. I wonder if Mr. Fan has any business!"

"I haven't managed the medicinal materials and it's hard to sell them. Could it be that the little husband is doing the medicinal materials?" The fat man asked curiously.

"Haha, I have a pharmaceutical shop, and I need medicinal materials from east, west, south and north. If Mr. Fan goes to Liaodong next time, he can collect some of them and send them to Qinghe shop in the city. There will naturally be someone to accept them!"

"Okay!" said the fat man overjoyed, "This fur business can only be used in autumn and winter. If it is medicinal materials, I can go there in the spring. I hope my husband won't let me down then!"

"Absolutely not. As long as the medicinal materials are of good quality, the price and quantity are all easy to say!" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"Then it's just a matter of determination. Fan will definitely come to Wancheng again next spring!"

A group of people stood at the market door and chatted for a few minutes. Chen Xu and Fatty reported each other's names and reached a simple medicinal material purchase agreement and broke up. Then they went to see the goods Zhao Qing arranged for someone to collect for him this time.

There were more than ten large cars this time, two of which were actually wool, weighing less than 400 kilograms, and they piled up two or three meters high.

The remaining cars were all the things on Chen Xu's list last time, including three coal, one pig iron, two iron ore, one copper ore, and one graphite. The remaining cars were all kinds of ores and minerals that Chen Xu thought could be used, and the quantity was at least hundreds of kilograms.

Because the goods on the truck were all tied intact, Chen Xu just opened the covered numb bag and checked it for a while. But according to what he saw, Zhao Qing spent a lot of effort this time, at least not making those messy things, especially coal. He actually made three trucks of estimated to be more than one ton, and they were all very good-quality pieces of coal. This made Chen Xu very happy. With these three trucks of coal, pig iron and iron ore, he must make an iron pot to cook, and even make a hot pot. When the winter twelfth month, the whole family will eat hot pot around the stove, cook a large pot of bone broth, and then fish and other rinse.

"Hiss~" Chen Xu couldn't help but start drooling in his mouth.

The next morning, Chen Xu went to the foot house to take a look. Hu Kuan had already summoned several craftsmen and craftsmen with drawings and instructions. Chen Xu gave a few instructions and went to the tea shop again, but there was still no news about the two. While he was disappointed, his concern for Shui Qingrou increased a lot. After thinking about it, he simply asked the woman in the tea shop to take her to Shui's house.

The Shui family is quite famous in Wancheng and is considered a wealthy one. Therefore, it is also a big family and big business. It has occupied dozens of acres of land in the south of the city to build a large house. The yard is full of cars and horses, which is a busy scene.

Looking at the ox carriages loaded with goods, Chen Xu sighed quite emotionally. Although he didn't know what business the Shui family was running, it seemed that the income was good now.

The head of the Shui family is Shui Hong, who is about fifty years old. The female assistant in the teahouse introduced him as Shui Qingrou's second uncle.

Although Shui Hong was a merchant, he looked a bit literati-like. He wore fine linen clothes with exquisite workmanship and a Confucian crown. He walked with big sleeves and spoke with extraordinary demeanor.

After receiving the notification from the servant, Shuihong was surprised, but still enthusiastically met Chen Xu.

After the host and the guest sat down for tea, Chen Xu explained his purpose. Shui Hong held his beard and shook his head and said, "Chen Lidian, Rou'er only said that he would go to Chu. I never asked carefully. Now that she has not come back, I am very worried. However, Rou'er has learned Taoism and swordsmanship from Lushan Gong since childhood. Last time I arranged two powerful martial arts guards to follow each other. I don't think there will be any mistakes. Moreover, our Shui family's caravans to Chu are almost every ten years, and they are always inquiring. Once he gets his news, I can arrange someone to notify Chen Lidian. I don't know whether Chen Lidian and Rou'er are..."

"I am that disciple of the Immortal Family!" Chen Xu said with a plain face.

"Ah?!" Shui Hong was shocked and knocked over the teacup. After a long time of stagnation, he walked to Chen Xu and bowed to the bottom. "Shui Hong has eyes but does not recognize the immortal family, please forgive me!"

"It's okay, although I am a disciple of the Immortal Family, I am just an ordinary mortal. Miss Shui is in love with me, so I naturally care about her safety. Please keep my identity confidential and do not let me spread it out, otherwise your Shui family may be in trouble!"

"I know!" Shui Hong nodded repeatedly, and the charm of a gentle Confucian scholar at the beginning was almost gone.

Shui Hong only knew that Shui Qingrou had always had contacts and contacts with Qinghe Town, and also guessed that the relationship between the disciples of Liezi and the disciples of the Immortal Family that were circulating everywhere might be related to Shui Qingrou. After taking back the secret recipe for stir-frying tea from Shui Qingrou, he also took back toothbrush, toothpaste, herbal tea and other recipes. The Shui family is now using the tea stir-frying technology taught by the disciples of the Immortal Family to open tea making shops in many cities across the country. Tea has also brought huge benefits to Shui family, but due to their identity, Shui Hong has never dared to carefully inquire about the inside story.

The status of merchants is too low. Once such a thing is remembered by some princes and princes, it is estimated that hundreds of people in the Shui family will be gone in an instant, not to mention that the sayings of gods are rampant now. I heard that the First Emperor is also looking for immortals all over the world to seek medicine for immortality. If he is remembered by the emperor, a hundred Shui families will be crushed into powder.

Therefore, the Shui family is like hanging in the abyss, and will be completely crushed if you are not careful. The reason why they can persist until they are still able to operate safely is the biggest amulet that is rumored to be the identity of the immortal disciple in Funiu Mountain to protect it. Before the identity of the immortal disciple is completely understood, no one dares to be careless at all. Once the Shui family moves, they may encounter a catastrophe in an instant.
Chapter completed!