While Grandmaster Dao and Gui Ruyuan were planning their own future and money, Changsun Hong was sitting in Ruifuxiang's backyard, drinking and eating meat with Gouzi, Duan Wu and three others.

"It's rare that the owner can still buy wine and food on the first day of the New Year. At this time of the past year, all the shops were closed."

Duan Wu took a sip of wine and said as he held a piece of braised meat.

"Hehe, chance, chance." Changsun Hong picked up the jar of wine and poured him another glass, and said with a wry smile: "Come on, there is nothing to do, let's drink another glass."

Duan Wu held the cup in his hands and said sincerely: "Thank you, my boss!"

Changsun Hong put down the jar of wine: "What's the point? The New Year is suitable for the sake of life, and people's feelings are common. I'll just say thank you."

Duan Wu raised his glass gratefully and said, "Please, please!"

The two of them raised their necks and drank the wine in the thick porcelain cup in one go. The dog next to them smashed his tongue, frowned and squeezed his chin and felt uncomfortable.

"Master Duan, I see that you are very good at fists and feet, and you are agile and know how to play guns and sticks. Why don't you go to the army to serve? And when you come to Hezhou to be a guard?" Changsun Hong asked while eating side dishes.

"Oh, this is a long sentence." Duan Wu shook his head and said, "The boss knows that I am a barbarian. I have learned kung fu in the village since I was a child. I don't want to live by the few acres of thin fields at home. If I want to come out to gain a glorious family, I learn Chinese and come out to make a living."

"I wanted to join the army at first, and went to recruit soldiers everywhere. However, no matter whether it was the imperial guards or the wing army, when I saw that I was a barbarian, I laughed at me and refused to accept me. I was so angry that I fought a lot of fights, so naturally I couldn't think of this soldier."

"I am alone, without any other ability, and I have to make a living by selling my skills on the street. I want to return to Shimenfan all the way. People outside look down on me and can live a life when I go back. I have been bullied along the way. Not only do the thugs and gangsters want to steal the money given by the spectators, but even the officials are looking for trouble. All kinds of suffering are not worthy of the truth."

"After passing by Hezhou, I was performing at the gate of the city and played a fist. I happened to be passing by the boss's house, saw me, and chatted with me. After learning that I had nothing to worry about, I immediately paid a deposit and hired me to be a guard here. Now I think it's all God's will, otherwise I wouldn't have met a Han man as good as the second boss."

He raised his cup and toasted Changsun Hong with another cup.

Changsun Hong shook his head when he heard this. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the ethnic minority policies were naturally not so harmonious. The Han people called barbarians different ethnic groups. The northern barbarians were the northern barbarians and the southern barbarians were the southern barbarians.

The settlements of ethnic minorities are often in the mountains and deserts, with no Chineseization and relatively low civilization. In the eyes of scholars in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, they are just foreign vassals who do not respect the kingly way and do not understand etiquette. They are people who are similar to orangutans and monkeys. Of course, they will not have a good face. They never look at people directly. It is inevitable that Duan Wu will be treated like this in the country.

"What's the situation in Shimenfan? How many people are there? How many tribes are there?" Changsun Hong asked again, and he was interested in inquiring.

"The Shimen Fan tribe is between Zizhou and Dali Kingdom, and belongs to the Yao people. It is one of the 37 tribes of the southwest Yi. It has been several hundred years ago and is part of the Nanzhao Kingdom. During the Five Dynasties, Duan Siping was suspicious of the king of Nanzhao and seizures Dali to establish the country. Our Shimen Fan tribes were separated from it. Later, the Great Song Dynasty established the country and Emperor Taizu recruited the world, so we became the Great Song Dynasty's vassal." Duan Wu did not hide it and explained in detail to Changsun Hong. He was not wary of Changsun Hong and said it thoroughly.

"The Shimen Fan tribe is hundreds of miles in a radius, with more than 10,000 people. Compared with the other two Nanguang Man tribes in Xuzhou, Dong Man has to occupy the majority. The people make a living by farming and taking into account the tea industry. The mountains and streams are all around, and others cannot enter. However, the road from Shimen Fan to Dali is very smooth."

Changsun Hong asked a lot, so he threw out all the questions he had not asked clearly from his father and second uncle.

"Where is Dali Kingdom? Who is in charge of the rule now? Who is the king? Do you know?"

Duan Wu looked at him strangely and said, "Of course we know that we often buy and sell transactions with people from Dali. We buy salt and iron goods from them. But what do you ask about this? Dali is even more remote than Shimenfan in this place."

"Ask a little, there are many specialties there, and Ruifuxiang may be doing some business there. It is easy to do things in advance." Changsun Hong casually found a reason.

Duan Wu believed it and nodded, "The current monarch of Dali Kingdom is Duan Zhixiang, and his reign is Tianpu. This year is the second year of Tianpu. He has been in the throne for twenty-two years. He practiced Buddhism and has a reputation for respecting the wise. However, he is not the most powerful person in Dali Kingdom."

"Oh?" Changsun Hong didn't know much about the history of Dali. He only knew that Kublai Khan would destroy the country with thousands of soldiers, but he didn't know the others.

"The Dali State is a prime minister named Gao, and the king is basically a decoration. This is a source of origin. The previous generations of monarchs were like this. Now this prime minister is called Gaoyouchenglong, the eight prefectures, four counties, four towns, and thirty-seven tribes. Almost all of them are under the control of the Gao family. The monarch's military strength is pitifully small, but the prime minister holds heavy troops, and the thirty-seven tribes also have their own troops."

"The Dali Kingdom has a population of one million, a total of 100,000 soldiers, and a territory of ten thousand miles. Since the fall of Nanzhao, the Dali Kingdom has basically replaced Nanzhao's position. In recent years, the Great Song Dynasty has been the superior country and settled in a corner, which has become peaceful."

Speaking of this, Duan Wu seemed to remember something, Zhensheng said to Changsun Hong: "The second boss has a very good idea. The Dali Kingdom admires the Song Dynasty very much. I like all things here and paper very much. I heard that the nobles over there are still thousands of miles to go to Xuanzhou to buy paper. If Rui Fuxiang sells the paper, he will definitely gain a lot!"

Changsun Hong nodded and smiled, "And the tea and Dian horses over there are all things that are lacking in Jiangnan. Every time you go in and out, it is all profit."

Duan Wu smiled and bowed to Changsun Hong: "That Duan Wu is here, I wish the second boss a lot of money and a lot of money!"

Changsun Hong waved his hand and said, "It's not just me, but you."

Duan Wu was stunned and pointed at his nose: "Me?"

He started to raise the money and laughed unnaturally: "Duan Wuyi, a barbarian, doesn't understand business, why do you make money? The boss was joking."

"It's not a joke. You know, if you want to go to Dali Country, you must pass by Shimenfan. If you manage your Shimenfan, the road will be smooth. Besides, there are many specialties in Shimenfan. If you do it, you can still get rich and make a fortune."

Changsun Hongrong said, staring at Duan Wu seriously: "Business is not only important but also anyone can do it. You are from Shimenfan, and you have both people and geography. As long as you sell appropriate goods, such as essential items such as salt and iron, you can become the richest man in Shimenfan."

Duan Wu smiled embarrassedly and touched his head: "The second boss doesn't know, our place is very poor, and people don't have the money to buy..."

"It's right to buy it if you don't have money!" Changsun Hong slapped his thigh: "For tea, fair bargaining, no one can deceive you. The tea leaves are shipped out and sent to the north and south of the country. Basically, the difference is several times the price difference! There is no need for us to sell, and the tea merchants will come to buy it automatically. This is a good thing, but no one dares to do it. As long as you do it, you will definitely make money!"

Naturally, no Han people dare to do business in the barbarian world. First, they are speechless, and second, they have different cultures, they don’t see each other, and they kill and robbery from time to time. Many bold merchants died in the mountains and could not even find their bodies. Third, they were caused by the thought of hierarchy. I, the heavenly kingdom, still want to go to your barbarians to do business? If they tell them, they will laugh out loud.

But Changsun Hong was different, and he would not care about this, so Duan Wu became more and more moved by him, and the more he said it, the more he felt it made sense. In the end, Duan Wu himself thought, why didn’t he think of this level before? It was so stupid!
Chapter completed!