The route of Juyanwai Road is roughly: starting from Baitan, passing through the Bashang grassland, crossing Yanshan Mountains. Then from the north and south foot of the Yinshan Mountains, it goes westward, passing through the Gobi and sand seas, and heading towards the north and south foot of Tianshan Mountains. Therefore, when the road crosses the desert, it passes through Juyan Oasis and is outside the Great Wall. Therefore, it is called "Juyanwai Road".

The plateau is gentle, the rivers and rivers are shallow. What's more, there are no passes along the way.

"Two are obtained by market taxes, and one is obtained by Guan taxes."

It seems that there are not many, but in fact it is not. It is precisely because "all the people are selected".

There are two ways to calculate tariffs nowadays: "calculate based on quantity" and "calculate based on price".

Calculation from the quantity refers to the levy of physical tariffs on goods that can be separated and stored, such as cloth, silk, grain, tea bricks, ironware, etc., based on the quantity or weight of the goods, which are taxed. That is, the tariffs that need to be paid are part of the physical goods of the goods. When passing the first, second, third, and fourth levels, the tariffs collected are one-half, one-third, one-quarter, and one-fifth of the quantity or weight of the goods.

For goods that cannot be divided such as livestock, leather, medicinal materials, etc., the price will be levied. That is, based on the market price of the goods, it is converted into Wuzhu coins and paid in full.

Not only are different goods but different tax rates applied. Moreover, when the same goods pass multiple checkpoints, multiple tax rates are also applied, namely the "progressive tax rate".

For example, food is related to national economy and people's livelihood and is strictly controlled by the empire. If someone takes rice out of the customs, when passing through the Neiguan, Zhongguan and Foreignguan, the tax rate on rice is one seventh, one fifth and one third in turn. After leaving the three customs, the progressive tax rate is the sum of the three customs tariff rates, which is as high as nearly 70% (68%).

However, if goods imported from the Western Regions and the Western Land are exempt from customs duties. That is, the zero-tax rate is applicable to imported goods.

The long-grain fragrant rice in Ji Country is a famous product in Ji Country. People in the Western Regions also like to eat. Most travelers are trafficking.

In other words, if you go to the Aiyan West Road, you can be exempted from 70% of your heavy taxes.

Such huge profits are conceivable.

Vendors gathered, and horse thieves emerged.

As a last resort, I can only avoid the pass. Just imagine that heavy tax exploitation is better than losing all my money.

It was also a huge profit that could not be abandoned. I heard that the army was advancing westward, and there were many wealthy merchants who followed him, stretching for ten miles.

Over the years, whenever you encounter a horse thief, you will be able to get a horse rider.

After chasing him, he abandoned his horse and crossed the mountain. After several days, he actually paid hundreds of good horses. He followed the rich merchants and bought them at the market price. Everyone was very happy.

The rich merchants were at ease. Some people were drunk and said boldly: The so-called horse thief is just like this.

Seeing the merchant camp, singing and dancing to peace, all night long, Xu Shu couldn't hide his smile.

"Why did Yuan Zhi laugh?" Dou Bin was several years older and was also a teenager's heart.

"It's no better than being overjoyed." Xu Shu said, "If I am a horse thief, I see a group of suffering masters, and see me as nothing, how can I have no hatred? I will plunder them all to relieve the hatred in my heart."

Dou Bin also smiled and said, "Yuan's blunt statement is reasonable. I have ordered people to secretly verify it. The rich merchants in the team are the first."

Xu Shu unfolded the scroll, and the appearance of the Hu man appeared on the paper.

"This person is called 'Nanli' and he met his lord. He was originally a Hu Shang in Ma City, Zhuo County. The Wuhuan clan was destroyed by Shanggu, and he had no way to sell horses. So he went north to Baitan and became a wealthy for a long time." Dou Bin said: "Those who had previously submitted a post to the camp and were tempted by words were also this person."

"What a great family of Nanli." After hearing his name, Xu Shu knew that this person was resentful of the death of Wuhuan, Shanggu, Wanglao, King Wuhuan of Shanggu, and said: "Wuhuan of Shanggu, moved to Anci. Now he is no different from the Han people. It is also a common human nature to miss the old master. However, if he is a horse thief outside and does something wrong in secret, he will be punished even if he is an old friend of the lord."

"The lord hates evil as a grudge. If you share your worries for the master, why bother with me?" Dou Bin hit the nail on the head.

The two of them returned the account and did not mention it.

A few days later, I passed by Danshan Mountain.

Small groups of horse thieves gradually gathered. After following the caravan, the driver moved.

The merchant entered the camp in fear and begged to send troops to expel him.

The chief minister will respond to his requests. Several troops will come out to chase and suppress the horse bandits.

The horse thieves were familiar with the terrain. They crossed the north and south roads and circled around. After several cavalrymen returned to the camp, they saw the horse thieves following them again. They chased each other and the camp guards gradually became empty.

Maybe you know the plan to divide the troops into your own.

The Han army's light cavalry came out everywhere, and they ordered all the pursuers to return to the camp.

I don’t know the reality of the camp. Horse thieves tentatively attacked. Then there were vendors at the tail of the team who threw away their supplies and died in a bicycle.

I copied it back and unboxed it, and it was all made of high-quality silk cloth.

The thieves were in agitation. The thieves and generals asked for their orders: "Master Qu!"

"Don't be impatient." The thief king paced back and forth in the tent. After a while, he looked around the thief commanders and gritted his teeth and passed on his life: "Try again."

"The Han army's light cavalry will come out everywhere, and the camp will inevitably be empty. If several troops return, it will be too late to regret it." Another thief commander advised him.

"What if there is a fraud?" The Horse King retorted.

"This..." The thieves and generals were speechless.

After a moment, someone spoke, "Why not try again?"

“Very good, very good.”

The so-called "the public anger is hard to offend". The thief king just let the will of his words: "Try again."

"Here!" A thief commander led his troops down the mountain.

Half a day later, he escorted a hundred large carts into the village. He opened the box and looked at it and got countless silks.

"Report——" There was a scout, and the Pegasus reported: "The Han army camp has already set off its camp and advanced westward."

"No, I want to escape!" He was just aroused by the hundred silks and was greedy for a moment. The horse thief's eyes were blood red: "Chasing!"

"Chasing——" The horse thieves came out in full swing, circled the north and south roads, and surrounded and suppressed the Han army.

"The plan of the oriole bird waiting for the cicadas is accomplished." Looking into the distance with a thousand miles of mirror, Xu Shu smiled happily.

Dou Bin acted according to his plan: "Transfer orders and act quickly."

"Here."

The Han army was moving rapidly, and many merchants could not follow him. They could only throw away the bulk goods with tears in their eyes and move forward with a light velocity.

There are countless baggages left along the way.

The horse thieves copied all the horses and made huge profits, and they were incomprehensible.

In this way, the sun gradually became westward.

Dou Bin gave an order: "Camp."

The troops and chariots of the organs were then organized on the spot to form a camp. The caravan was placed in the camp without mentioning it.

From a distance, there were still most of the caravans, crowded in front of the door. They were not allowed to enter in a hurry.

"Save wine is popular, and wealth is moving."

Why do you need the thief to order? The horse thief has rushed up and hit it with one strike, escaping for thousands of miles. Then you can get off the horse and graze with peace of mind!

Seeing the horse thieves passing by like locusts, boundless. A group of wealthy merchants cried and called on their parents, threw away their wealth in tears, and fled into the camp in the desert.

He rushed into the tent, beat his chest and stamped his feet, and cried loudly without mentioning it.

Xu Shu comforted him with kind words: "You guys don't hear that if you are going to destroy Guo, will your horse's teeth only increase?"

Someone was so proud that he stopped crying and asked, "Where did the dictionary come from?"

Xu Shu then said: "In the past, Xun Xi, a great official from Jin, asked Qu Chan to use the vein of Chuan and the thorns to attack Guo..."

The horse thieves were congested in front of the fort, and they were only concerned about snatching the carriages and horses and supplies.

Suddenly, I heard a muffled sound from all sides like thunder.

Not only did they pursue the troops before, but they went back, but there were also tens of thousands of soldiers who surrounded them.

"kill--"

The sabers were raised at the same time, and someone shouted loudly: "What do you mean by King Ji?"
Chapter completed!