"Why don't we get into the customs? What law did we break? We have been following this path for decades..."

"Why should we check our goods and not let us bring wool into the customs..."

"Ten copper plates of fine wool per pound are less than one-tenth of the price of Yingwei County Bianji. You are robbing..."

"Wai'en Ling, we are treated preferentially by Wai'en Ling. How can we do this? We are going to the Imperial Capital to sue you..."

The leaders of more than ten Shatu caravans were excited and gathered at the door of Baishi Pass, shouting loudly, spitting everywhere, and their faces were excited. Behind the leaders of these caravans were the caravans of Shatu people waiting to enter the pass. The rhinoceros dragon horses, camels and ox carts of the caravans were piled with bags of wool collected by these caravans. The long caravans lined up outside the pass, stretching seven or eight hundred meters. From the morning sun came out to the moment it was approaching noon, it had been spent all morning here. As the sun above his head rose, the Shatu people stuck outside the pass were getting harder and harder...

A breath of uneasiness and restlessness flowed among the caravan!

In the distance, on the towering White Stone Pass, the soldiers guarding the pass were still standing at the gates and walls as usual, looking coldly below. Only those careful and scrupulous people in the Shatu caravan found that there seemed to be many more archers among the sergeants at the moment, and the atmosphere of the White Stone Pass today was slightly different from the past.

Today is September 1st. Early in the morning, when the Baishi Switch switch was turned on, these caravans of Shatu people originally wanted to pass the pass as usual, but today's Baishi Switch is different from before. Just outside the pass, a notice with the seal of Qi Yun Supervisor's Mansion was posted. The content on the notice is summed up in one sentence. From today on, Qiyun County will implement a wool monopoly strategy. All wool transported from the Gulang Grassland to enter the pass will be purchased at the unified price here by the Qiyun County Monopoly Bureau. No Shatu caravan is allowed to sell wool privately into the pass.

For those Shatu caravans, this monopoly policy is like a bolt from the blue. The Shatu people on the Gulang grassland sold happily before. Even if the Capricorns were fighting them to death and fire, it did not affect their enthusiasm for selling wool.

In the eyes of those Shatu merchants, all this was thanks to the Han people inventing the textile technology of wool cloth. If this technology was not available, the raised sheep they raised on the grassland would have almost no use except for eating. It was this technology that made the sheep they raised double their value and became a hot commodity on the grassland. The wool that was inexhaustible and would grow even longer after the mattress. The wool that was everywhere on the grassland could be exchanged for a lot of real money and silver when it was taken to the pass. Where can I find such a good business in the world? The Han people invented the way to turn wool into wool cloth, but Shatu people would not thank the Han people for this. In their eyes, this was just another time when they could make the Han people's merchants whisper in front of them and let them ask for it. As long as they had wool in their hands, they would not be afraid that the Han people would not bow their heads.

But the good times didn't last long. Just when these Shatu people thought they could still get countless gold and silver from the Han people with the wool wrapped in sheep manure and mixed with sand. Today, the notice from Qi Yun's Supervisor's Mansion posted by Baishiguan was blown away and knocked all the Shatu caravans out. At the beginning, many Shatu people couldn't understand the Chinese characters on the notice and did not understand what a monopoly means. When the people who understood explained, all the caravans were in a bad mood.

"The content on the notice has been written clearly. The seal of the Supervisor's Office has been sent down. It is useless if anyone says it!" Xiao Yuman, a member of Baishiguan, took out his ears, with a warm smile on his face, and looked at the excited Shatu people's caravan leaders with an indifferent expression. "You can continue to shout here, yell until next year. If you want to go to the imperial capital to find the Prime Minister and the Emperor to complain, please give me some advice. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that the Baishiguan is now subject to the Qi Yun Supervisor's Office. You should know what the Supervisor's Office is. If you don't know, you can go and inquire. Even if the Prime Minister of the court is not good here..."

"This general, our caravan has been doing business in the inner and outer gates for decades. He has always abides by the law and rules when entering and leaving gates. He never does anything to transcend. I don't know why he is so harsh to us today and doesn't tell any affection at all?" A leader of the Shatu caravan with a wrinkled face and wearing brocade clothes squeezed into the front of the crowd and said loudly to Xiao Yuman.

Xiao Yuman narrowed his eyes and glanced without a trace from the tiger's mouth of the right hand of the leader of the Shatu caravan who kept saying that he was abiding by the law. Those who had held the knife for too long had a different mark from ordinary people. The thumb of the right hand of the person who was shooting the archery would also leave corresponding marks on the thumb of the right hand and the tiger's mouth. The leader of the Shatu caravan seemed to have noticed something, shrank his hand into his sleeve, and quietly avoided Xiao Yuman's gaze.

"Don't you know what your 7th Shatu tribe did?" Xiao Yuman still had his face as if he hadn't seen the abnormal cocoon mark of the tiger's mouth, the leader of the Shatu caravan. "If it weren't for your people attacking the Han people who attacked Fengbian Village and killing so many of us, the supervisor would not have issued such a policy in anger..."

"The one who attacked Fengbianzhai was from the Turi tribe under the Coyote tribe. It has nothing to do with us. We are from the Tumo tribe..."

"Yes, yes, yes, that was done by the people from the Coyotes, it has nothing to do with us..." Several caravan leaders shouted suddenly.

"Why doesn't it matter?" Xiao Yuman pointed at the circle of Shatu people around him, "You Shatu Seventh Tribes have always shared honors. In the past, you have always been talking to us in the same voice, and it's always just like our Shatu Seventh Tribes, and our Shatu Seventh Tribes. Now something happens, you are not from the Coyote Tribes. You say where you are from, I don't know whether it is true or not. Even if you are from the Coyote Tribe, you won't write the three words of the Coyote Tribe on your forehead, right? And that day, the Tuli tribe attacked Fengbian Village, and killed and set fire. I heard that it was because Tuli was jealous of the Hongfengbian Village, and he could actually do wool business and wanted to grab all this business. Because of this, the Supervisor was furious after knowing the situation and issued this wool monopoly order. If you are angry, go to Tuli to reason. In the future, this Baishi Pass will be the rule!"

Looking for Tuli’s reasoning? Didn’t Tuli’s troops be destroyed by you? Tuli’s head was cut down and hung on Baishi Pass. How can we find Tuli’s reasoning? The leader of the Shatu caravan raised his head and looked at the disgusting wooden cage next to the closed door not far away. No one could speak. Half a month ago, the destruction of Tuli’s troops had spread throughout the Gulang grassland, causing huge shock to all Shatu people. When Tuli’s head was hung on Baishi Pass, in the past half month, Shatu people entering and leaving Baishi Pass were afraid to look up again...

"If you are so domineering and have to do something special, then I won't sell the wool in my caravan!" A Shatu man shouted at Xiao Yuman.

"It's up to you whether to sell it or not. Our supervisors have always convinced others with reason, and we don't force you to sell it, and we won't steal your things. Otherwise, wouldn't that be a bandit? If you don't sell it, you can also pull the wool back and use it yourself, haha..."

"I would rather burn this fire here than sell it!"

"If you want to burn, please give me a gift. However, within 30 miles of Baishi Pass, it is strictly forbidden to burn debris at will to avoid touching the warning of beacons and smoke at the border. So if you want to burn, you should also burn it thirty miles away. Otherwise, the military law is ruthless, don't blame me for not reminding me in advance!" Xiao Yuman's tone remained unchanged, and he still smiled, "By the way, I would like to remind you again, the wool store there is only the first one to go there every day, and the wool quality is good, so you can only get ten copper coins per pound. The second one to go to the third one, even if the wool quality is the same, the price will be lower. Having said that, please give me a gift if you want it!"
Chapter completed!