Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 299
The sun went down, Chu Yuanwai finished moving all the goods, and found an inn to live in by himself.Shen Duan, Lin Shengyuan, and Huang Yuanwai went out of the warehouse together, found a clean wine shop nearby, and went in to drink and gossip.

The food and wine came up and I drank a few glasses.Huang Yuanwai said: "Yu Hou, there may be forbidden items hidden in Chu Yuanwai's cargo today. Your convoy belongs to the Yamen, don't you care?"

Shen Duan smiled and said: "We are also a businessman. If we have goods to transport, if we inspect the goods halfway, would you like it? Although we are also people in the yamen, the most important thing is to transport goods to make money Annoyed customers, no business, how to get it!"

Huang Yuanwai nodded.He asked again: "Even if you know that the goods on the cart are prohibited, you don't care?"

Shen Duan said: "There are special officials to check the prohibited items, and there are inspections on the road, so it's not our turn."

After hearing this, Lin Shengyuan said: "This sounds strange. You belong to the Yamen, but you don't care about the affairs of the Yamen."

Shen Duan just smiled: "There's nothing unusual about it. Different yamen handle different things. We're just transporting goods, we don't care about checking prohibited items, or fugitives. Since different."

Seeing that Huang Yuanwai and Lin Shengyuan were still showing reluctance, Shen Duan said: "You two, we are in charge of transporting the goods. If we earn more money, my soldiers and I will also get more money. Who in this world Will you have trouble with money?"

When it comes to money, Huang Yuanwai and Lin Shengyuan understood what Shen Duan meant.Whether or not to transport prohibited items is a matter for the yamen. No one said to let the people who transported the goods take care of it, so they naturally didn't care.The most important thing is to have a good relationship with customers, have work to do every day, and get money every day.

Several people were drinking and gossiping.Shen Duan has been doing this business for a few months, so it can be said that he is well-informed and told Huang Yuanwai and Lin Shengyuan what he has learned.Worried about his own business, Huang Yuanwai kept asking about the situation in Xiangcheng.

Shen Duan said: "Xiangcheng County is where the north-south trade is conducted. There are many merchants there, and it is very prosperous. I heard people from the north say that Xiangcheng is not weaker than Kaifeng Prefecture back then, and it is a big city."

Lin Shengyuan shook his head repeatedly after hearing this: "How can it compare to Kaifeng Mansion? Before the Jin Lunan committed crimes, it was the largest metropolis in the world, and today's Xiangyang is probably only one-tenth of it! Is there anyone who said that? It’s only when you’ve seen a big place that you talk like this!”

Huang Yuanwai sighed: "Naturally, Kaifeng was like this back then. But now, it is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. Businessmen in the Northland have seen a lot of what Kaifeng is like now, so they say so."

Shen Duan said: "I guess so. The city of Xiangcheng County was originally in the north of Rushui, and the Jin people committed crimes in the south. Now the city has been built in the south. Our merchants in the South just transport goods to Nancheng. After the delivery, the people from the North will Merchants transported Rushui. Outside the northern city, there was a court, and there was a Jin general there. There were not many soldiers, and the Jin people only collected taxes."

Lin Shengyuan said: "If there are not many soldiers, why doesn't Wang Guan attack them?"

Shen Duan said with a smile: "Observation wants to do business with the Jin people, so naturally they won't fight there. The Jin people understand that, so they don't station troops in large groups."

Part of the reason for the small number of Jin soldiers is the difficulty in supply.Yingchang Mansion, Zhengzhou and Kaifeng Mansions are now sparsely populated, unable to collect food and support the army.As long as Jin Jun receives the tax, he doesn't care about other things.

Huang Yuanwai sighed: "Crossing the Ru River is the big trouble. There are as many bandits in the north as there are robbers with sticks in the daytime. Without a large team of escorts, it is really difficult to do business."

Lin Shengyuan hurriedly asked: "What are the preparations outside the staff? The cloth cannot be sold in Xiangcheng!"

Huang Yuanwai said: "A few businessmen and I have hired someone. Otherwise, how dare we do this business? However, the price of hiring people is not cheap."

Speaking of this matter, Yuanwai Huang became upset.How much money is said to be earned from trafficking in cloth, but the cost on the way is quite a lot.

A few people were slightly drunk and stepped out of the wine shop.At this moment, the moon has just risen, and with the sky full of stars, the sky and the earth seem to cool down.

The boy sent the three of them out of the door, said "slowly", and turned around to go back.

Huang Yuanwai said: "Rufen Town is on the north-south commercial road, so it must be prosperous. It's just that although this place is close to the Ruhe River, why does the name have the word for grave? Seeing that there are a lot of people here, why not change the name?"

The young man laughed and said, "This is what I said, and someone in the local area mentioned it. After being mentioned, I realized that the name Rufen has a lot of origins. How can it be changed casually? There is a poem in the Book of Songs called "Zhou Nanru Tomb", which shows how long this place name is. Later, King Ping of Zhou entrusted his son here, and it has been handed down to the nineteenth generation! After that, Rufen County was established here in Qi Dynasty, and it was abolished in the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty. There was a great The sage Mei Yaochen, when he was the county magistrate of Xiangcheng in the north, also wrote a poem called "The Poor Girl in Rufen."

Huang Yuanwai couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.Asked: "You are a servant in the shop, and you know so much?"

The boy said: "Because someone talked about this not long ago, and I have heard a lot of it."

Lin Shengyuan said: "There is a reason for the name of this place, and the old man must know it. Why would someone propose to change the name?"

"Old man, there are no old people in this town for a long time." The boy shook his head. "The Jin army passed here twice in the past two years, and the men, women and children in the town were all killed. I heard that when the Jin captives came, several women in the village refused to be humiliated and fled to the south of the town. When they approached, they threw themselves into the river and died. The golden captives are all animals, and all men, women, old and young in the village were killed, not even a cat or dog was left behind."

Hearing this, the three of them were stunned.Wang Xiaolie returned to his hometown, but within two years, many people felt that the days of war seemed to have passed for a long time.Hearing someone mention it suddenly, I can't help but recall the scene of the Jin army raging.

Lin Shengyuan thought of the difficult days when he escaped from Kaifeng Mansion and wandered around in nearby counties.Looking back at Huang Yuanwai, he suddenly felt a little cold.Yes, I am in such a mess today, isn't it because the Jin people invaded the south?Huang Yuanwai is a businessman in the north, and he helps him to do business to make money, so what is he?

A slanting moon hung in the sky, like a pair of eyes, looking at the world coldly.

In the goods yard on the east side of the town, Chu Yuanwai picked up the jug and drank a big gulp of wine.Loudly said: "Zhiniang thief, these days the goods are all in the yamen's car, my heart is in my throat! Well, I finally returned to Rufen Town, and I can be considered safe!"

At the same time, Cao Jian said: "Outsiders, Rufen Town is under the rule of Wang Guan, and Liu Xunjian has nearly a hundred soldiers! If you are not careful, if you are caught by Liu Xunjian, you will lose both people and goods!"

The beginner said: "Of course I know! But this place is very close to Wuyang, if we are forced, we can get out even if we take up our swords and guns! As long as we succeed this time, we will find a new way!" "

Cao Jian nodded.Said: "It's strange, these convoys that Wang observed are so honest? When I was moving the goods just now, I saw many loquats and plums in the baskets were rotten, and some even showed the tea inside, but they didn't care about it!"

The first member said: "I asked. Yu Hou, the leader of the team, said that they only care about making money, and they don't care about the things they transport as long as they are loaded into the truck! Whether it is true or not, as long as we are careful, we will not be wrong!"

The Xinyang tea farm has been converted into loose tea by Wang Xiaolie, which is not suitable for long-distance transportation.What I bought in Xiangyang was Ezhou brick tea.Wang Xiaolie sent tea merchants to the mountainous area of ​​Ezhou, and instead of making group tea, they changed to making brick tea.Brick tea is durable and can be stored for a long time, especially suitable for long-distance trafficking.For Dong Ping, this is a big deal.

What is gratifying is that there is no strict inspection when buying brick tea at Xiangyang Supply and Marketing Cooperative.As long as you have cash, you can buy in bulk.For these smugglers, it's easy.Sometimes they all suspect that this is Wang Xiaolie's intention.

Brick tea was originally intended to be trafficked to the north, so of course Wang Xiaolie would not strictly investigate.The most important thing is to have money, what Wang Xiaolie needs is money.As long as he is willing to spend money, Wang Xiaolie will naturally sell these non-military supplies.

(End of this chapter)