Me, traitor!Convincing people with virtue stunned the empress

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"How much money we spend now, can't we just double it and earn it back?"

"Huh? It seems to be the same." Wu Zhao blinked, and suddenly felt that the money was well spent.

After all, he finally stabilized Wu Zhao, Yang Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and let out a soft breath.

He discovered that there was a price for pretending to be garlic, and now his situation is basically that he pretends to be inferior and is rubbed on the ground instead.

It's like someone said in the previous life, half a step ahead of the world is a genius, but one step ahead of the world is a madman.

But with the current situation of Yang Yi, the knowledge in his mind is more than one or two steps ahead of the world. If he really needs to use his brains, it is estimated that the final result may not be better than Wang Mang.

So this incident also reminded him that in the future, he should do things when he should do things, and he must not say a word if he can't say a lot. Sometimes it seems a little mysterious, and it's better than showing off the knowledge that others don't understand. .

While the two were talking, the carriage drove all the way into the imperial city of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

The Imperial City of the Great Zhou Kingdom is divided into the East Market and the West Market, but the West Market is generally dominated by government-run workshops, and the main trading targets are the palace and the princes and ministers.

Wu Zhao has long been tired of seeing these crooked things, so the two decided to go to Dongshi to have a look.

Compared with the West Market, the East Market can basically be called a mixed bag. In addition to the local merchants of the Great Zhou Kingdom, there are also merchants from the Chu Kingdom, the Huns, and even the Western Regions.

In the north and south, it is normal to have any weird things.

And that's exactly what they both wanted.

Walking into 303 West Market, a strong smell rushed over, and Yang Yi's face turned green on the spot.

"Ouch!" Yang Yi choked his neck, jumped out in an instant and vomited loudly. He waited until he vomited up all his lunch, and then stood up with a pale face.

After receiving the water handed over by the waiter and rinsing his mouth several times, his face looked better.

Looking at the entrance of Fangshi one step away, Yang Yi said with lingering fear: "Are you sure this is Fangshi? Isn't it a cesspit?"

It was terrible. The moment he entered, Yang Yi felt as if he had entered a large public toilet in the 90s, and the sour taste was unforgettable for a lifetime.

[518] Not only have to face the cruel natural environment, but also face the exploitation of those big tribes

Although because of quality education, defecation anywhere in this era is commonplace.

But this is Fangshi!

It's a place for buying and selling. I went shopping in a good mood, but you followed me into a latrine. Are you right?

Yang Yi took two deep breaths of the freshly selected air, and then spit out the waste gas in his stomach. Only then did Yang Yi feel better.

"Go find some palm-sized pieces of cloth, and then use four straps to tie up the upper and lower corners on both sides." Yang Yi instructed the waiter on the side.

"Yes!" The waiter replied, and hurried down to prepare.

Seeing that his complexion had improved a lot, Wu Zhao stepped forward and said with a smile, "Why, I can't bear it before I go in? I've never seen you so pretentious before!"

Yang Yi glanced at her and ignored her, saying that we were very familiar before, if I have the ability, I will finish the mask in a while and you don't use it, I might give you a high look.

Seeing that Yang Yi didn't speak and didn't plan to go in, Wu Zhao didn't rush in, and looked at him with interest, wanting to see what tricks he could come up with.

It has to be said that the people who came out of the palace, not to mention other aspects, are very fast at completing the tasks assigned by the master.

After leaving for less than a cup of tea, he walked over with a few simple masks made according to Yang Yi's instructions.

Yang Yi took a simple mask and looked at it. The cloth piece was a little bigger than his palm, but it was nothing serious.

The four corners of the cloth are connected with a one-foot-long belt with needles and threads, which can be tied behind the head.

Wet the mask with water, and then asked the waiter to tie the mask for himself.

He exhaled lightly, and the exhalation was quite smooth.

Picking up another simple mask, he looked at Wu Zhao and said with a smile, "How about it, do you want to wear another '‖?"

"Okay!" Wu Zhao didn't refuse, and nodded directly.

The function of the simple mask cannot be hidden from people at all, as long as you have seen it, you can basically guess what it is used for.

Moreover, it is impossible for Wu Zhao to get used to the taste of Fangshi, let alone like it. It is also a good thing to have a simple mask to cover it.

After putting on the mask, Yang Yi stepped into the West Market again.

Although the taste is still a bit strong, it is barely within the acceptable range.

"Let's go, go and have a look inside!" Yang Yi looked around the market, and found that there were some messy handicrafts, and the workmanship was extremely rough, so it was not worth looking at.

Naturally, Wu Zhao didn't like these things, so he nodded immediately when he heard the words, and said, "...OK, let's see what good things are inside."

Carefully avoiding the feces left by unknown animals, the group walked slowly towards the inside of the square city.

It has to be said that Xishi deserves to be the No. [-] square city in Tianzi, which claims to be the most complete and richest in species.

Along the way, even Yang Yi called it an eye-opener.

There are those who sell ore, pearl and jade, and those who sell tiger bones and animal skins. Some even put a few coquettish orchids on their faces to attract the attention of passers-by.

Needless to say, it must be engaged in human trafficking (okay).

However, those who dare to do such an open and aboveboard business are naturally those with a background in the sky, and those who sell are generally not the people of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and no one is willing to offend such dignitaries for these barbarians.

Naturally, Yang Yi wasn't in the mood to care about these things. The Hu people were not like the people of Da Zhou who farmed at home honestly. They were all wanderers in the grassland.

Not only do they have to face the cruel natural environment, but they also have to face the exploitation of those big tribes. They can basically rely on God's mercy to survive.

【519】Although she also knows a few gold mines controlled by the Great Zhou Kingdom, she really doesn't know what the environment of the gold mines is like.

It is precisely because of this living environment that they have created an alternative way of doing things.

On the grasslands, those small tribes are like wandering hungry wolves. When they encounter big tribes, they will go far away. The leader, hoping to exchange for a way out.

And once they encounter the tribe of the subordinates than themselves, they will turn into the most ferocious hungry wolves, and do everything possible to annex them completely.

Once the annexation is complete, they will kill the old people in the small tribes, and then degrade the young and strong into slaves, herd cattle and sheep for them, and use them as cannon fodder for tribal struggles.

As for women 303 and children, they are naturally not immune. Women will be taken in by the upper echelons of the tribe. If the children are still young, they will be adopted as their own children.

If the children were a little older, they would either be killed or be reduced to slavery like their parents.

In short, in this cruel environment, tribes die almost every day, so it is also a paradise for human traffickers.

They will spend some money, food, spices, etc. from which tribes to exchange for more beautiful female slaves, and they will be classified according to their appearance, talent, and status.

Prices between different grades are also very different, and in order to satisfy certain hobbies of the nobles, the value of virgin slaves has always been high. Even if they come from a humble background, as long as they have a little beauty, they can be sold here for a good price.

And if one is lucky enough to get a virgin slave girl with high status, good looks, and a virgin, then almost half of the dignitaries in the entire Great Wei Imperial City will be able to come to bid for it.

However, female slaves who can be placed at the door to attract customers are generally not good ones.

Yang Yi glanced at it twice, and suddenly let out a light snort.

"What? Have you taken a fancy to these bearded girls?" Wu Zhao frowned and said coldly.

"What's so interesting about this kind of thing." Yang Yi responded speechlessly, and then said in surprise: "I just didn't expect to see an orchid from the Western Regions here."

"Is there anything unusual about orchids in the Western Regions?" Wu Zhao glanced at him and said, "The chaos in the Western Regions is even worse than that of the grasslands.

According to what the soldiers guarding over there said, as long as they occupy an area of ​​tens of miles and have thousands of people, they can establish a country on their own. "

"Over the years, I've seen no less than ten princesses in distress. If you like it, I'll ask them to give you some someday."

"Why do I want this thing." Yang Yi rolled his eyes, looked at her helplessly and said, "Don't interrupt, the Western Regions are the bridge from our Great Zhou Kingdom to the West.

If we can open up this trade route, we will be able to communicate with more western countries, and even obtain materials unique to them. "

Wu Zhao frowned and said, "The West is just a barren land, so what unique supplies can there be?"

"Who told you that there are no unique materials in the barren land?" Yang Yi said angrily: "The world is full of wonders, who knows that there are shocking secrets hidden in some remote village."

"It's like when you pass a barren mountain, you see it is barren, and you don't even have the interest to take a look at it, but have you ever wondered if there is a big gold mine hidden here?"

"Eh? Are all the gold mines in barren mountains?" Wu Zhao asked curiously.

Although she also knows several gold mines controlled by the Great Zhou Kingdom, she really doesn't know what the environment of the gold mines is like.

[520] For your happiness, this time I spent a total of two gold pancakes, thirteen gold beads, and more than 2000 pieces

"How do I know?" Yang Yi felt that he could hardly continue talking today.

Let me make an analogy, who knows where the gold mines will appear, if the gold is regular, I can just find someone to dig the gold mines, why bother to work hard here.

"Don't worry about these, and the situation in the Western Regions is changing day by day. They have been away from the Western Regions for so long, who knows what has become there. Instead of looking for them, it is more reliable to look for those bad guys."

"You can do it yourself!"

Seeing that Yang Yi really wasn't interested in these orchids, Wu Zhao didn't want to pursue it~.

If you want to open up the western business route, let him open it up. Anyway, there is nothing to lose, and according to Yang Yi's temperament, if you open up this so-called business route, you will definitely get huge benefits from it.

Since you have a business route here that wants to open up the Western Regions, you must know that this is in the original world, but it is the golden road called the Silk Road. The original Han Dynasty was able to stand on the top of the world for 400 years. This business route can be said to have contributed a lot - no.

If you can control this business route, it is equivalent to controlling a passage to the world.

But it's too early to say these things now. When the Han Dynasty slaughtered the Xiongnu and shocked the world, they couldn't completely control the Western Regions. It is undoubtedly a dream to do this by relying on the national strength of the Great Zhou Kingdom, so there is no rush .

The two stopped and walked, and when they saw some interesting shops, they went in and walked around. When they saw interesting things, they bought them directly.

Anyway, the two of them are not short of money now, and they didn't feel much distressed when they bought it all the way.

Coming out of a shop again, Yang Yi was about to put a more interesting handmade mold he just bought in his hand into the Snake bag, but it got stuck just after stuffing it in a little bit.

"What's wrong?" Wu Zhao looked at him and asked.

Yang Yi lifted the Snake bag to her eyes, and said helplessly, "It's full!"

"Full?" Wu Zhao didn't pick it, but looked at him suspiciously and said, "I just bought a few things, why is it full?"

"Did you put a lot of things in it before?"

"What can I put?" Yang Yi didn't bother to pay attention to her nonsense, and said directly: "In order to go shopping with you, I cleaned everything inside before I came out, and I left some money."

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"If you feel that money is taking up space, then bring money next time!"

"Don't!" Wu Zhao hurriedly pulled him back, and said with a sneer, "It's hard to go shopping once, so just buy more, you can't fit in your snake bag, I have another one here."

As he spoke, Wu Zhao took out another snake bag from his body and said.

Ba snake bags are treasures for others, but for the royal family, there are still a few in stock.

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Such identities as Wu Zhao and Yang Yi can naturally be used at will.

However, Wu Zhao usually puts it on his body as a spare, and now he has not taken it out enough for shopping, and he just doesn't want to go back.

Since Wu Zhao didn't want to leave, Yang Yi naturally wouldn't spoil her interest and continued walking forward.

Walking through the shops, Wu Zhao couldn't help sighing: "I have lived in the Great Wei Imperial City for 17 years, and I have never felt that shopping can be such a happy thing."

"Yeah." Yang Yi shook the Snake bag in his hand, and said with a smile: "For your happiness, this time I spent a total of two golden pancakes, thirteen golden beads, more than 2000 pieces, almost nearly 20 yuan ."Nine.

【521】Anyway, in her opinion, as long as it can make money, it doesn't matter how he operates, as long as it can collect money in the end.

"So a person's happiness starts with having money." Yang Yi joked: "When you feel unhappy, it should be because you don't spend enough money!"

Wu Zhao: "..."

After giving him a hard look, Wu Zhao snorted coldly and said, "Stop talking nonsense, you are my King Wei, you make money and I spend it, do you have an opinion?"

"No, as long as you are happy!" Yang Yi shook his head.

"That's right! "Three Zero Three"" Wu Zhao took his arm and led him to the outside of Fangshi: "I am very satisfied with my shopping today, and I will reward you a lot when I go back."

"As long as you are happy!" Yang Yi nodded.

As for what to say, there are many rewards, just listen to it.

The little thing in your hand is still given by me, what do you give me as a reward.

Wu Zhao didn't care about that either, what's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine, why make it so clear.

After leaving the West Market, Yang Yi took off the simple mask, took a few breaths, looked back with lingering fear, shook his head and said: "It's really terrible, rectification, must be rectified!"

"Let the people in the villa do the planning later, and clean up all these messy things. The square market will look like a square market. Even the most basic sanitation can't be done well, and it's a fart market!"