I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 277

Shen Xiaoye nodded slightly, and looked outside the city to see that they were not the only ones who were late, there were even more carriages and horses that were refused entry.

But because there were so many people, there was a different kind of liveliness, and many people in the caravan began to move around and communicate with each other.

She sighed, "The curfew really delays things."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shopkeeper Dai walked past the cart and came quickly, "Miss Shen, Mr. Lu.

I just met some familiar friends, and they told me that starting from three days ago, all caravans entering Datong need to pay a deposit of silver.

"What silver?" Shen Xiaoye didn't want it to be what she guessed.

Shopkeeper Dai sighed, “Even if you go to Deshengkou, I promise not to lower the price without authorization.

Logically, only merchants with Kankou should be confiscated, but now everyone has to leave."

Lu Guan asked: "How much?"

"Each truck coming from other places, regardless of size or cargo, costs five taels." Shopkeeper Dai raised his right palm and stretched it out. He could deliver tens of thousands of pounds of tea to more than a dozen trucks at a time.

"I was wondering if I could borrow your team's mule cart, load the goods together, and use two mules to pull the cart."

"Sure." Upon hearing his words, Shen Xiaoye knew that someone would return the car she had lent out soon.

She asked, "Are you not going to return this money?"

Shopkeeper Dai smiled bitterly: "Oh, Miss Shen, there is no reason to return it after you hand it in."

"Why is it that it gets harder the closer we get to the horse market?" Shen Xiaoye scratched his ear, then thought again and asked, "Is the news true?

The acquaintance you met outside the city means that he didn't have time to enter the city. Could it be that he heard someone else's incorrect report?"

She glanced at Lu Guan and blinked a few times. He nodded, gestured to Shopkeeper Dai, and then walked away.

Shopkeeper Dai knew that he had gone to confirm the news. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that several people from the caravan had gathered together and said this. He subconsciously believed that it was true.

So he said, “It’s a bit abnormal!

Logically, no one would feel bad for collecting this money and guarding the gate of the horse market."

"Is this acquaintance of yours also in the tea business?" Shen Xiaoye had to remind him.

Shopkeeper Dai said: “It’s mainly the wine business.

Wait a minute, I'll go back and look for him."

Having said that, the man turned around and walked away quickly.

Qian Zhuangzhuang, who had been following Shen Xiaoye silently, counted the carriages within his sight and said, "Xiaoye, there are at least several hundred carriages in such a large convoy.

I charge five taels per car, which is faster than robbing money."

During this journey, he learned numerology from Brother Erniu whenever he had time, and now he can even use an abacus.

"It may be a rumor." In Shen Xiaoye's inherent impression, the emperor of a dynasty in its early years usually holds the military power tightly and has strong abilities, so officials usually do not play too many tricks.

In an important border town like this, the practice of brutal exploitation would be reported at any time, and the military and town chiefs in charge would be impeached and punished in a blink of an eye.

She was not idle either. She found her cousin in the middle of the convoy and explained the situation. Shen Cungeng immediately said, "Don't worry about whether it's true or not. It's not appropriate for us to enter the city with so many empty cars. Even if we don't have much insured silver, we still have to pay a few copper coins for the city entrance fee.

It would be better to load all the cloth together now and use two mules to pull the cart tomorrow.

The empty trucks were entrusted to several big brothers in the fleet. I saw several people with leg injuries, and they have been massaging their legs every night these past two days. "

"Okay, cousin, tell everyone that the people who stay behind to guard the carriage don't have to stay outside the city all the time. There is a village a few miles back. You can stay there and then take turns to go into the city to stroll around.

Don’t worry about their wages, they will be paid as usual. This must be made clear.”

"I'll go negotiate right away." Shen Cungeng also brought Lin Erniu with him.

Shen Xiaoye led Zhuangzhuang and walked around the convoy, while also being alert to the surroundings.

Little Black Cat laughed at her and said, "Everyone in the caravan will fight. The merchants nearby, seeing the people with scars on their faces, will not approach them.

Besides, everyone in the caravan was carrying knives." Although they were axe, they were all held in unison and glared at with malicious eyes.

It was right. After Shen Xiaoye made a round, many caravans saw that the thirty people had no intention of putting down their axes, so they retreated on their own initiative.

Soon, the convoy became much more relaxed, and everyone was able to use the large vehicles to form a defensive circle.

When Lu Guan came back, he saw these brothers who had just taken off their armor, and they all had serious expressions.

Under Shen Xiaoye's command, the cloths soon filled four large carts.

He said: “I found out that the news came from inside the city.

But when the merchants who had already entered the city paid their money, no one saw it. "

"What's the purpose?" Shen Xiaoye couldn't help but think more.

Lin Erniu said: "Maybe you don't want more merchants to send goods, so that Dada will buy more things?"

"It's possible." Shen Xiaoye looked at the city wall not far away.

Before dawn the next day, merchant caravans everywhere had already woken up.

Everyone rushed to the city gate, without any feeling of discomfort as if they had just woken up.

Shen Xiaoye's convoy naturally did not want to fall behind others, and rushed to the city gate at the fastest speed.

Then she walked closer and watched as each merchant, after having their goods inspected and taxes paid, entered the city easily.

When it was the Shen family's caravan's turn, each car was equipped with two mules, making it convenient to count.

Shen Cungeng paid the tax, and the convoy entered the city in a flash. Zhuangzhuang said, "We didn't collect the extra five taels of silver."

"Yes, Shopkeeper Dai has been cheated." Shen Cungeng quickly held his head, not allowing him to turn around and look at Shopkeeper Dai who was not far behind him.

Zhuangzhuang snorted coldly, "I don't mean to look back."

Shen Cungeng and Lin Erniu did not believe this at all. They transformed themselves into the two generals Heng and Ha and squeezed the man, so Zhuangzhuang could not turn back at all.

Shen Xiaoye was so happy watching this that she stopped laughing until Manager Dai and others came to say goodbye.

Shopkeeper Dai said, "Someone will receive my tea in a moment.

Mr. Lu, please follow me to meet some people and see if they still need cloth."

"Thank you for your concern." Shen Xiaoye was naturally willing to do so.

After seeing the person off, she quickly found a dental clinic in the city and hired a local guide as quickly as possible.

At the same time, please ask the broker to help contact the cloth shop in need.

Because the horse fair had already begun, she didn't have any more time to waste in the city.

Sure enough, with the help of the broker, Shen Xiaoye quickly sold 500 pieces of red printed cloth.

After some further effort, he managed to buy another hundred pieces of cloth.

Shen Cungeng said: "In such a big city, there is only this little cloth for sale, which shows how important timing is for businessmen.

Xiaoye, you can't dawdle at home next year, you should set out early to supply the cloth shops along the way."

If it weren't for the insufficient supply, Shen Xiaoye would have been able to get there early. "For this opportunity, we have to rush to Deshengkou Horse Market, 80 miles away, overnight today."

"Don't you want to wait for Master Lu?" Zhuangzhuang and Erniu said in unison.