Chapter 226 The Teenager Suspected of Li Yuanhao
Although the Neicheng City is chaotic, there are so many people entering every day, so they naturally cannot avoid eating, drinking, defecation, and sleeping. Although it is very dangerous to open a store here, it still attracts a group of bold merchants to open the store here. For example, in the center of Neicheng City, there is a two-story building. This is also the largest restaurant in Neicheng City, called Tokyo Tower. It is said that the chefs inside come from Tokyo and specialize in making some famous Tokyo dishes.
Although the dishes cooked in this Tokyo building are not very authentic, they are still very attractive to Hu merchants who come to do business. After all, most of them do not have the ability to go to Tokyo City. It is also an eye-opener to come here to taste Tokyo's food.
Li Zhang brought wild dogs and Di Qing to the border market to find Jinshan. He happened to walk below the Tokyo building. When he was looking up accidentally, he happened to see a young man wearing a white robe and a black crown sitting on the window on the second floor. He saw that the young man had a round face, but his eagle nose and lion mouth were majestic. Although he was not old, he had the momentum of a superior.
The momentum is so mysterious. If you want to say it exists, no one can see it. If you want to say it does not exist, you can sometimes feel it from others that a person who has been in a high position for a long time will easily develop a momentum. For example, after Liu E took office, his momentum became more and more powerful. Zhao Zhen told Li Zhang privately that sometimes he did not dare to look directly at Liu E. This is because Liu E's momentum completely overwhelmed Zhao Zhen's momentum.
When Li Zhang saw the boy on the second floor, his eyes were also attracted by the other party. Although the boy looked average, he had an indescribable temperament. Coupled with the momentum of his superiors, he mixed it so that no matter where he went, it seemed that he was the focus of the crowd, especially in places like border cities, which are even rarer.
The boy upstairs seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly turned his head to look at Li Zhang. When he saw Li Zhang downstairs, a strange look flashed in his eyes, but this expression flashed away, and then he showed a kind smile to Li Zhang.
Li Zhang did not dodge his eyes, and then he smiled at the other party. Then the two of them had their eyes intertwined and never looked at each other again. However, after walking past the restaurant, Li Zhang suddenly whispered to the wild dog next to him: "Seekly stare at the boy upstairs and record all his whereabouts!"
After hearing this, the wild dog nodded slightly and then disappeared into the crowd. Li Zhang's face became a little solemn at this time. Although he had never seen Li Yuanhao, his intuition told him that the boy on the second floor just now was probably the legendary Li Yuanhao.
Although it was just Li Zhang's own guess, it was not completely unfounded. For example, the young man's temperament was unique and was definitely not comparable to ordinary people. He also had a round face and thin eyes, a typical Dangxiang person's appearance, and his age was consistent with the legendary Li Yuanhao, so Li Zhang had such a guess.
Of course, speculation is speculation after all. Before confirming that the other party was Li Yuanhao, Li Zhang did not dare to alert the enemy. On the one hand, he was afraid that he would cause misunderstandings if he recognized the wrong person. On the other hand, if people knew that he wanted to kill Li Yuanhao, he might only be more careful in the future and would never even go around the border market in the Song Dynasty again. So Li Zhang had only one chance, and he had to be cautious.
"Brother Li, what did you ask the wild dog to follow that boy?" Di Qing finally couldn't help asking. This was where he was worse than a wild dog. If it were a wild dog, as long as Li Zhang didn't say it, he would never ask a question.
"It's nothing, I just think that the young man is extraordinary and should be from a noble family. It's really strange that such a person appears in the border city." Li Zhang smiled and explained. Although he didn't tell lies, he didn't tell the truth. After all, except for him, only Cao Wei knew about the hunting of Li Yuanhao, and even Hu Yan Shouxin and Cao Ya were not aware of it.
After hearing Li Zhang's explanation, Di Qing had no doubts. At that time, Li Zhang took him to continue to walk around the border market for a long time, and finally found him in a place where fur trading was being traded. At this time, Jinshan also followed the tax collectors to raise taxes to merchants. Generally, as long as merchants who know the rules will honestly pay the tax. Of course, there are also some merchants who come here for the first time, especially those who do not understand the rules, so they need to teach them the rules here.
At that moment, Li Zhang called Jinshan, and then the three of them returned to the military camp. When they went back, Li Zhang deliberately went around to the Tokyo Tower to look at it, but he found that the young man who was suspected of Li Yuanhao had left, which disappointed him. However, the wild dog must have followed him at this time. With his ability, the other party should not be able to find him.
"Li Zhang, I don't know if I don't come. Although this border market is a little messy, the goods entering and leaving every day are really quite large. If it is well managed, it will be a big treasure here!" After returning to the military camp, Jinshan immediately said to Li Zhang very excitedly that it has been less than two days since he arrived here, but he has discovered that the business opportunities contained in the border market are unlimited, and the potential here is far from being utilized.
"Yes, I saw the potential of this place, so I wanted to rectify it. You have also been walking around the border market these two days. You should have found that although there are many business opportunities here, it is really too chaotic. The officials in the past were too lazy to care about it. They thought that just by raising taxes, but they didn't know that doing so would be a waste of this treasure land!" Li Zhang also smiled at the moment. It seemed that he was really looking for the right person to find Jinshan. In such a short time, he had already seen the potential of the border market, which was exactly the same as his point of view.
"The border market is indeed too chaotic. I followed the tax collectors early this morning. As a result, five or six corpses were brought out from the border market. It seems that they were all dead. According to those officials, the border market can find corpses almost every morning in some streets and alleys. If there is no corpse one day, it would be a miracle. As for fighting, it is even more common. Such a chaotic environment cannot even guarantee safety, let alone doing business." Kingsoft said in a very agreement with Li Zhang's words.
"I have heard of these things, so I am also planning to vigorously rectify the public security of border cities, and also divide commercial areas. Various different commodities must have fixed trading locations, so that it is convenient for statistics and tax collection, so that people will avoid tax evasion, and the prices of commodities must be controlled. Merchants cannot be allowed to raise prices at will. Only by setting the rules can business be more prosperous!" Li Zhang immediately expressed his general idea.
Kingsoft also agreed with Li Zhang's idea and also put forward some details to supplement it. In this way, during the chat between the two, a plan for the transformation of a border city was gradually formed. Although it was still a bit immature, it could be gradually supplemented and improved in practice. Anyway, the border city was under the control of the Song Dynasty, and even if a mistake was made, it could be corrected in time.
Li Zhang and Jinshan chatted until it was getting late. Finally, they had dinner together before going back to rest. However, Li Zhang was waiting for the wild dog, but it was dark outside, but he still didn't see the wild dog coming back. This made Li Zhang feel a little worried, and he became a little anxious and walked around the room.
It was not until the second update that a familiar footstep sounded outside. Then a wild dog covered in dust entered the room, which made Li Zhang finally relieved. Then he asked hurriedly: "Why have you been there for so long? Have you encountered any trouble?"
"Well, there is a master around that boy, and I almost got discovered." The wild dog nodded immediately, which also shocked Li Zhang. The wild dog's body was different from ordinary people, with fast speed and great strength, especially after Lao Dao and others learned the method of stalking. When ordinary people were followed by him, it was almost impossible for him to notice something strange.
"Don't rush to say that I'll have someone prepare dinner for you. Let's have a chat while eating later!" Li Zhang knew that wild dogs were easy to hungry, and the weather outside was so cold, so he must have been hungry, so he immediately sent dinner. The wild dog was not polite, so he just ate the rice in the wooden barrel while telling him what he had followed the boy.
It turned out that just after Li Zhang asked the wild dog to stare at the boy, the other party quickly left the restaurant. At that time, the wild dog followed the other party far away. There were many people in the city and chaotic, so there was no need to worry about being discovered by the other party.
However, the boy seemed to have nothing unusual. He was like an ordinary person who was walking around the border city, with a few followers following him. They even bought some things from some Han merchants. When it was getting late, the other party did not live in the border city, but left the border city with a few followers and walked northward.
The wild dog did not want to give up, so he followed the other party away from the border city. However, there were fewer and fewer descendants from the border city, and the other party's entourage was also very smart. The wild dog was worried about being discovered, so he could only follow him from a distance. Finally, he found that the other party came to the foot of a small hill a few miles north of the border city, where there was a camp and someone greeted them.
There are many merchants coming and going between border cities, and because the border cities are not safe, many caravans would rather sleep in the wild, especially those overseas tribes. They are used to living in tents, so there are many camps outside the border cities. The camp where the boy entered is not special except that it is far away from the border cities and is a little larger in scale.
The wild dog followed the other party to the camp. If it were an ordinary person, it would probably go back at this time. After all, the camp was full of people. If someone found out, he would probably not be able to escape. However, the wild dog was very skilled and brave. He actually touched the camp under the cover of the night, and then prepared to find the tent where the boy lived.
Chapter completed!