Everyone changed into civilian clothes, pretended to be a caravan coming for trade, and took out customs clearance documents to find the local prefect.
Xie Yuan used the same tricks he had used to deceive people when doing trade in Rouran, and fooled the prefects into thinking they were businessmen from the Western Regions.
Especially after hearing that they wanted to buy salt for trade, the prefect was even more happy. He immediately smiled and assured Xie Yuan: "You are a guest from afar, so don't worry! I will definitely give you the best from the Central Plains.
Salt!"
This is a long-term business. If the business extends beyond the Western Regions, the prosperity of their entire family will be just around the corner.
Xie Yuan thought for a moment, rubbed the curly mustache that had stuck to it, and asked in a Jin official accent with the flavor of the Western Regions——
"We want to sell to His Majesty the Emperor for royal business. What if you give us inferior salt and we lose money and are beheaded?"
The prefect was stunned. Hearing that this foreign businessman was an imperial merchant and dealt with the emperors of the Western Regions, he looked at him carefully.
Seeing that Xie Yuan didn't seem to be lying, the prefect sneered a little guiltily: "Then... I will take you to see the salt mines. Our salt mines are all good."
He originally wanted to sell low-quality coarse salt to these foreigners, but after listening to Xie Yuan's words, the prefect felt that he was a master with a background and could not be bullied at will.
If he really deceived people with low-quality coarse salt and came back to hold him accountable, not to mention causing a war between the two countries, his private mine would be exposed to the world, and their entire family would have their property confiscated and be exiled to the border.
Thinking of the seriousness of the matter, the prefect quickly put on a flattering smile, and without waiting for Xie Yuan's consent, he took them very diligently to the salt mine in a carriage.
This salt mine is located near a salt lake on the seaside. Because it is desolate and very hidden, few people will find it.
When Xie Yuan got out of the car, he looked around calmly.
The area near the salt mine may seem unremarkable, but it is actually heavily guarded.
And there are a lot of them.
This salt mine doesn't need so many people.
Xie Yuan was confused and walked forward in response to the prefect's concern.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Xie Yuan always felt that the soil here was strange.
The eunuch led Xie Yuan and others into a narrow path. When passing by a puddle, he specifically reminded Xie Yuan and others to avoid it.
Xie Yuan smiled and waved his hand: "We people from the Western Regions don't stick to trivial matters."
Then he stepped into the puddle and walked over in a confident manner.
The prefect was stunned and praised all the people from the Western Regions for being very generous.
After taking everyone around, Xie Yuan was very satisfied with the quality of the salt mine. With a wave of his hand, he sent a box of gold as a deposit.
This was the first time that the prefect saw someone doing business so generously. He was shocked and at the same time became more and more happy.
I've made it.
As long as the road to the imperial merchants of the Western Regions is opened, it will not be a dream at all for their family to become rich and rival the country.
…
In the evening, the prefect wanted to host a banquet in honor of Xie Yuan and his entourage who had come all the way.
Xie Yuan said that he was not used to banquets in the Central Plains, so he declined, and the prefect had no choice but to give up.
The eunuch arranged for everyone to rest at the post station. Considering certain needs, the eunuch specially sent a dozen beautiful girls in.
Xie Yuan pushed these girls to Cui Heng and a group of retainers, and closed the door himself.
He put on his clogs, took out his shoes that were stained with mud and water during the day, and studied them carefully under the candlelight.
The soil is definitely different.
Thinking of something, Xie Yuan took out a dark stone from the system space and leaned towards the soil.
The soil actually slowly adsorbed on the stone.
This is……
The young man's gentle gaze gradually became more serious. This chapter has been completed!