This Order, Done!
Chang 'an was bustling with shops in the east and west markets.
Before entering the city, Su Yan and the other two split up to avoid being targeted.
Su Yan brought Su Ba to a salt shop on Yu Hua Street in the East City.
This was the property of the Zhangsun Clan.
The Zhangsun Clan was one of the eight pillar states of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The current head of the Zhangsun Clan, Zhangsun Wuji, was the prime minister and the number one civil official.
His power overflows the court.
Therefore, in Chang 'an, only the powerful Zhangsun Clan could do such a profitable business like salt and iron.
Su Yan and Su Ba walked into the shop one after the other.
"Sir, do you want to buy salt? Our shop has just purchased some first-class Qingtang salt. Would you like to have a look?”
Su Yan had just entered when a servant immediately came up to serve him.
One had to admit that Su Yan had an imposing appearance. He was dressed in embroidered clothes, his eyes were clear and bright, and his face was handsome.
Su Ba followed behind.
It was obvious that he was a young master from a rich family who had brought his guards out to sneak around.
Who would have thought that these two were bandit leaders?
"Green Pond Salt? Alright, let's take a look!"
Su Yan nodded and strode forward.
The servant smiled and bowed as he led the way.
.....
"It really is Qingtang salt."
Su Yan touched the snow-white fine salt.
In this era of small-scale peasant economy and self-sufficient.
Salt was the most urgently needed commodity in this era.
This was also the reason why Su Yan had to rob the Zhangsun Clan's salt caravans-after all, salt was a necessity.
"Yes, Young Master. The salt here is of the highest quality. One catty of salt costs a fixed price.”
"Alright, give me a pound!"
Su Yan nodded and patted Su Ba, asking him to take out the copper coins on his back.
The weight of the copper was about four catties.
In other words, a catty of salt was four times more expensive than a catty of copper!
In this era, there were not many places that could produce such high-quality salt. Such fine salt grains had to be made from the best salt pans.
This Qingtang salt was produced in the salt pans near the Western Regions.
They had to pass through the territories controlled by the Eastern Turks and Tuguhui to deliver the salt to Chang 'an before distributing it to the other major cities of the country.
Only a wealthy clan like the Zhangsun Clan had the ability to do so.
Moreover, a pound of salt would cost a copper!
This was much more expensive than ordinary refined salt.
However, Su Yan also knew.
This Qingtang salt was indeed worth that much.
If he snatched this, he would probably be able to make a fortune.
"Alright, I'll pack it for you now.”
The smile on the servant's face instantly became even more brilliant.
...
Su Yan came out of the salt shop.
Suddenly, a luxuriously dressed woman came in with a dozen guards.
The woman was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Perhaps, she was already a little old in the eyes of the people of this era. However, in Su Yan's eyes, twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old was the age when a woman was in the prime of her life and was drooling.
The woman's hair was tied up in a high bun, and her fair neck glistened under the reflection of the sun.
She had a noble temperament, a beautiful face, and a voluptuous body.
According to Su Yan's aesthetic standards, he could score 99 points!
Beside her, there was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old youth who was also dressed luxuriously. His long black hair was covered with a jade crown, and two white silk ribbons hung from his ears.
There was also a loli about eight or nine years old. Her eyes were big and sparkling.
Su Yan couldn't help but take a few more glances. This graceful and elegant woman was rarely seen even in Chang 'an.
Moreover, she was so beautiful.
"Mother, that person is so tall and strong.”
The little loli pointed at Su Ba who was behind Su Yan.
However, she looked at Su Yan.
"Big brother, you're so good-looking!”
"Lizhi, don't talk nonsense!"
The beautiful woman hurriedly said. Then, she turned to look at Su Yan and said apologetically," Young Master, I don't know the rules. Please forgive me.'
Su Yan smiled." Madam, don't be like this. Children's words have no fear."”
Beauty?
Did I hear wrongly?
Su Yan left with a trace of doubt.
The woman was slightly stunned. She looked at Su Yan seriously, nodded, and entered the salt shop.
.....
"The situation is clear. There is indeed a batch of Qingtang salt behind the salt shop. On September 18th, it will be transported from Chang 'an to Luoyang!”
Shan Ying whispered in a private room of a restaurant.
"The 18th of September is only three days away!”
Su Yan nodded.
There were no salt mines near the Fallen Dragon Gorge. There were only two ways to get salt: Buy, or... Snatch!
To a mountain bandit, buying salt was a little too much of a waste of time.
Robbery was the true profession of bandits!
"I'll take this order!"
...
"Mother, why is this salt so expensive?”
In the salt shop, the young man that the woman had brought with her raised his head and asked.
Zhangsun Wugou shook his head." Chengqian, this is because the Turks have blocked the trade route. Of course, such high-quality Qingtang salt is expensive."”
The young man nodded and looked at the salt shop thoughtfully.
"Mother, that big brother just now looked so good.”
The little loli said with her big eyes twinkling.
Zhangsun Wugou knocked on the little loli's head.
"How rude! Your Imperial Father has already decided to betroth you to Zhangsun Chong. When the time comes, if you become someone's wife and mother, you won't dare to be so impudent!”
The little loli Li Lizhi stuck out her tongue and did not dare to speak.
Zhangsun Wugou also recalled the youth he had just met.
She had to admit that this young man had a warm smile, like a spring breeze, which made people involuntarily have a good impression of him. In fact, at a certain moment, he even made her heart flutter.
Who knows which family he is from?
"Is this the salt that Duke Zhao had people bring back?”Zhangsun Wugou threw away the thoughts that he shouldn't have in his mind and gently stroked a pile of snow-white salt.
"Yes, Empress. Now that the price of salt is soaring everywhere, these are brought back by the newly opened trade routes…" The manager of the salt shop bowed respectfully and said," If the trade route is smooth, the price of salt will come down very quickly. This batch of salt would be sent to Luoyang on the 19th.”
Zhangsun Wugou nodded and said,"The people cannot live without salt." In this case, I originally planned to make a trip to Luoyang. At that time, you can have the caravan follow me to Luoyang.”
"Many thanks, Empress!"
The shopkeeper was overjoyed.
If the caravan was moving together with the Empress's guards, which blind thief would dare to target this batch of salt?
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