The Huns dispersed, and Meng Tian led his army to Yulin City.

After a little rest, Meng Tian led his army to sweep outside Yulin City. The small group of Huns who were looting alone were unfortunately in trouble.

When it was almost evening, King Xiu Tu learned that the Wild Boar Tribe was defeated and a Qin army was stationed in Yulin and no longer dared to divide the troops to rob. The Huns who were wandering around quickly gathered together again.

Seeing that he could never get any advantage, he continued to sweep the situation. The situation of insufficient troops would only be fully exposed. Meng Tian rushed back to Yulin and stood by and waited for help.

"Where is the county magistrate of Yulin? Where did you go?"

Meng Tian couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he entered Yulin's county government and did not see the county magistrate. During the day, wasn't the general who led his army to support him?

"When the general, the Huns were robbing, the county magistrate rashly fought and died at the hands of the Huns."

The county law officials held bamboo slips in their hands, saluting and reporting.

"Who was leading his army to attack the Huns during the day?" Meng Tian asked.

"That was the leader of the caravan stranded in the city, named Wuhuai." The law official looked scared and recalled, "After the death of the county magistrate, the people in the county were silent. Wuhuai led the caravan to guard the city and organized everyone to guard the city. Finally, the general arrived."

Qin State was located on the western road of the Silk Road, connected to the Central Plains in the east and the Hexi Corridor in the west, and caravans frequently traveled. After Shang Yang's reforms, Qin State pursued agriculturalism, but the merchant class of Qin State was still very active.

Qin Law stipulates that merchants fail to do business, fall into poverty, and cannot repay their debts, can become official slaves, at least they can guarantee basic life. Slaves of the government are guaranteed by Qin Law and have no risk of life.

After the merchants of the six Eastern countries went bankrupt, the wealthy families used their private power to collect debts, which often led to the destruction of the merchant's family.

Because of this, many merchants from the six countries, some of them looked for opportunities to move to Qin to do business. At the market in Xianyang, merchants from the six countries accounted for half of the land.

The Wu family in Wushi County, whose ancestors were from Zhao State, made great reputation in Qin State with their natural business skills. If Qin State could have the Hurun List, the Wu Family should have been on the list.

When Meng Tian learned about Wu Huai's actions in danger, he felt acquainted and held a banquet in the county government.

The night is just beginning to fall, and the bright moon hangs high.

Wu Huai took off his military uniform, wore a black dress, and came to the banquet on time.

"Wuhuai meets with the general!"

Wu Huai was about thirty years old, with a burly figure and a little frosty face, and he seemed to have rich experience. However, when he came to the county government for a banquet, he felt a little nervous.

"Mr. Wu doesn't have to be too polite. I have to thank you for letting go of your worries and stabilizing the battle situation in Yulin!"

Meng Tian waved his hand and called Wu Huai to sit down, without any intention of blame.

As a merchant, Wu Huai exercised the power of a county magistrate during a specific period. According to the laws of the Qin State, it was a great usurpation. However, if the matter was urgently followed, Meng Tian was not the censor and would not hold Wu Huai accountable.

Meng Tian's open-minded attitude was like a spring breeze, and Wu Huaicai completely let go of his worries. Qin allowed business, but businessmen were not easy to obtain titles. In front of soldiers with high titles, Wu Huai had no confidence.

"What is the route of doing business this time? Why are you stranded in Yulin City?"

Meng Tian has always been very curious about this issue. Wuhuai’s base camp, Wushi County, is close to Longxi County. Logically speaking, Shangjun should not have any business opportunities.

"this······"

Wu Huai's face was a little cramped, hesitant, and extremely embarrassed.

"Sir, do you have any hidden secrets?"

Ganluo looked straight into Wuhuai's eyes, and a look of suspicion appeared on his face.

Alas, it’s a disaster that cannot be avoided! Wu Huai sighed in his heart. After Yulin was safe, he wanted to leave Yulin overnight, but he didn’t expect that Meng Tian sent someone to invite him to the banquet, but he couldn’t do it anymore if he wanted to leave.

"I'm not hiding the general, the destination of my business this time is the Huns..."

"Sir, don't you communicate with the Huns?"

Before Wuhuai finished speaking, Ganluo's attitude began to become unfriendly. The Huns plundered wantonly. After seeing the destroyed village, Ganluo could not accept Wuhuai who had contact with the Huns.

"Where did Ganluo ask? Mr.'s family business is in Qin, how could he communicate with the Huns!"

That being said, Meng Tian still had a scruple in his heart. Merchants pursued profits, but for the sake of generous interests, they would not even take national interests seriously. The Shanxi merchants in the Ming Dynasty carried a lot of food and supplies to the Qing Tartars, and betrayed their compatriots in disguise.

"What kind of goods are you transporting?"

Meng Tian took a sip of wine and asked in a plain tone. Qin State prohibited the export of iron and bronze ware to the grassland, and other materials, merchants could transport goods to and from.

"Salt and wine." Wu Huai said in his heart that the Wu family did not smuggle illegally. "The Huns could not make salt, and they could not make wine. They could go on the grassland, but they made huge profits."

"How long has the trade between sir and the Huns been going on?"

“It’s been nearly ten years.”

"ten years?"

"Yes, I am mainly responsible for the trade routes of the northern grasslands."

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After a banquet, Meng Tian’s horizons were greatly broadened.

The Huns plundered themselves, but they would not rob the original caravans of the Central Plains. The Qin caravans went to the grasslands. According to Wuhuai, some caravans arrived at the Western Regions on the Hexi Corridor as far as the other side of the Hexi Corridor.

Since the founding of the Qin people, silk from the east passed through Qin, flowed into Central Asia through caravans from the East and the West, into the Mediterranean, and finally arrived at the Roman Empire.

The countries in the west mistakenly thought that the only country in the east was Qin, which led to the reputation of Qin far surpassing the traditional old vassal states. Qi was well-developed in business, but Qi's goods still followed the Qin's business path.

"The Huns lived in the water and liked Chinese items very much. Every time they entered the grassland, the caravan would stay in the best tent. At night, the Huns women would come into the tent, saying it was the Huns' hospitality ceremony."

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wu Huai's tongue completely opened and talked about his experience in business.

"It's just that the Huns' women have rough skin, a scent of sheep, and don't take a bath, so they can't compare to the Chinese women. If any Huns can marry a woman from the Central Plains, people from the entire tribe will have to line up to see......"

The speaker has no intention, the listener has his heart, Meng Tian's attention does not fall on the unrestrained Hun women, but on Wuhuai.

Between the lines, Meng Tian recalled the terrain of the grasslands in northern China. According to Wuhuai, he has been to many places and many tribes.

These are priceless information!

Think about the secret identity behind the merchants who seemed to be law-abiding when the West invaded China in later generations was likely to be spies from various countries. Using the merchant's network to collect intelligence will be unique and will not arouse the enemy's alertness.

In the future, the attack on the Huns must be started in advance, and this Wuhuai is the key link.

Thinking of this, Meng Tian looked at the south. At this time, he missed his intelligence officer very much...
Chapter completed!