Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 78 Replacement
These few days, Lin Xiaoxiao was a little depressed.

Her character habitually imagines the worst of things, and then prepares in advance.Only in this way can we feel at ease.

When she first read "The History of Huanan Fengwuzhi", Lin Xiaoxiao speculated that there might be iron mines in the south of Huaguo.But at that time, those in power in Huaguo did not discover the iron mine, so it can be regarded as the iron mine does not exist for the time being.

Who would have thought that other countries would discover iron ore first.

The iron ore matter was Lin Xiaoxiao's worst guess, and it turned out to be confirmed.

It's a big trouble now.

With Hua Nation's current military strength, the discovery of iron ore is not a good thing.

Not being able to keep the iron ore is a trivial matter, and it is possible that the country can't keep it.For the country of Hua, it is lucky that it is only occupied by the country of Zheng, and it is more likely that it will be divided up by the great powers.

Lin Xiaoxiao even remembered a third-rate movie she had seen in her previous life.

The movie roughly talks about a certain oil country wanting to dominate the world, so they send people to destroy all other oil producing countries, the purpose is to turn their own country into the only country with oil in the world, so as to make other industries The country begged them for oil.

At that time, Lin Xiaoxiao and his colleagues ridiculed the movie as a joke for three days.In the words of my colleagues, if only one country in the world has oil, then the only end for this country is to be divided up by major powers.

Although Hua Country is not the only country with iron mines in the Great Zhou Dynasty, under the influence of the region, it is a tender and delicious piece of fat.

The Zheng people are good at fighting and have a big appetite, and now they are entrenched in the north of Hua.They knew about Huaguo's iron mines, and they were afraid that they might call here on their way back.

This marriage has no meaning at all!

So why did Zheng Guogong still engage in this marriage?Is it just to cover up the delivery of iron ore?

In troubled times, human life is like a mustard.

If the country of Hua is destined to become a war-torn land, what should the villagers on Niu Shou Mountain do?Have you been hiding in the mountains and living in seclusion?

Lin Xiaoxiao rubbed her forehead and sighed.

The spring light at noon shone warmly on her body, but Lin Xiaoxiao felt cold in her heart.Standing by the side of the boat and looking towards the river bank, she could vaguely see the hardworking fishermen on the bank.

Can such a peaceful and beautiful scene be seen again in the future?Lin Xiaoxiao was even a little worried that this trip to Zheng Guo might never return.

"Mountain girl." Hu Zigui's voice came from behind.

Lin Xiaoxiao frowned, turned around and looked at Hu Zigui: "Young Master Hu, what's the matter?"

Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao was not very happy, Hu Zigui hurriedly asked with concern: "What annoyed Shannv?"

Lin Xiaoxiao curled her lips: "I don't like the cargo ship behind me."

Hu Zigui's eyes signaled: "So that's the case, I came here to discuss that matter with Shannv."

Lin Xiaoxiao looked left and right, and returned to a deserted corner with a beard.

Huzi returned, "Can Shannu have a way to make those stones disappear?"

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Hu Zigui like a fool, but then she understood.

Lin Xiaoxiao thought about it and said, "This is not possible. I have to touch those stones to make them disappear. What are your plans?"

"The people of Zheng cannot get those stones." Hu Zigui said.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't quite agree: "The problem is not with those stones. If the people of Zheng Guo already know about Hua State-owned iron mines, it will be useless even if you replace the stones in the caravan. Maybe the two countries will directly tear each other apart, and Zheng Guogong will send troops Come here and grab it, there is not much time left for Hua Nation."

"I'm also worried about this, so I want to ask Shannu to help. It's best to replace those stones without anyone noticing." Hu Zigui said.

Beard to their idea is to replace iron ore with other stones.Zheng people have no iron ore in their hands, so they can't prove that the state-owned iron ore.

"How can you guarantee that Yongjiu didn't send the iron ore back to Zheng State in advance?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked.

Hu Zigui affirmed: "Although there is no guarantee that nothing will go wrong, but I speculate that Yongjiu should have never sent the iron ore back to Zheng, otherwise why would he make such a big fuss about this marriage?"

The fundamental purpose of Hua Guogong to encourage business is to fill the national treasury.Guaranteeing taxes is a very important part.In order to prevent merchants from evading taxes, the government has specially strengthened the registration of entry-exit items at the border.If someone takes ore out of the country, it is almost impossible to let it go at the border.

Huzigui is [-]% sure that Yongjiu will not be able to bring the iron ore out of the border of Huaguo.

Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up: "If that's the case, I can give it a try. Then I can go on the boat at the back. Do you have a solution?"

"In two days, the boat will dock at Xinji to rest, and then A Chai will take Shannv to the back boat."

"Oh, tell me in detail"

Two days later in the afternoon, the Heqin fleet finally arrived in Xinji.

They were supposed to arrive in the morning, but they walked a little slower on the road, and the time dragged on until the afternoon.According to the original plan, the fleet would dock at Xinji for three hours, and then continue on its way before dark.

It was already late at this moment, and if the original plan had been followed, he could only go ashore to rest for an hour before returning to the ship.

Sixteen Niang quit.It is said that he used his sword again in front of Yongjiu.

Then Commander Lu He announced that they would temporarily dock at Xinji Wharf tonight. Everyone can move freely in Xinji, but they will return to the ship before midnight tomorrow.The fleet will set off at Si time tomorrow, and those who fail to arrive will be treated as escaped slaves.

Lu He also specifically mentioned Sixteen Niang, saying that she and Zheng Guoren tried their best to fight for everyone's rest time.In short, it was a good sale for Sixteen Niang in front of everyone in the fleet.

When the fleet docked, almost everyone disembarked, and Liuniang was the first to disembark.

Lin Xiaoxiao also got off the boat with the crowd.

Next to Xinji Wharf is Xinji City.Xinji City is smaller than Tan City, but because of Leshui, the city is more prosperous.The entry tax for Xinji City is only two cloth coins, which is quite cheap.

It wasn't dark yet.

Lin Xiaoxiao made an appointment with several doctors and went to the pharmacy and book manual in Xinji City together.We found another shop in the city to eat local delicacies.

The so-called food is the local specialty fish.Lin Xiaoxiao likes to eat fish, so she drank two bowls of fish soup by herself.

"Are you going back to the ship tonight, or are you staying overnight in the city?"

"I got dizzy shaking on the boat, and finally stepped on the ground. Of course, I spent the night in the city."

"Brother Jiang and I made an appointment to go to the flower house for a night out."

"Take me with you."

"Doctor Wu and I plan to spend the night at the inn across the street. What's Dr. Lin's plan?"

"I'll go with you to the inn."

So, after nightfall, Lin Xiaoxiao and the two doctors checked into the inn.

Lin Xiaoxiao made the bed, sat on the stool and opened the system map.Now that the map of Hua Country has been opened nearly half, it is estimated that by the time of the border between Hua Country and Zheng Country, two-thirds of the map of Hua Country should be displayed.

By the way, the marriage team did not go to Jicheng, but followed Leshui directly to the territory of Zheng State.This route is closer to the capital of Zheng State than Hu State.

Pinching the watch to check the time, Lin Xiaoxiao changed into the soldier clothes that Beard Gui had given her in advance, blew out the lights and pretended to fall asleep.Then the summoning system entered the space, and when it was sent out, it was already outside Xinji City.

The moon is dark and the wind is high.Don't kill people tonight, only steal stones.

The dark night is not suitable for playing with a flashlight. Lin Xiaoxiao took out her night vision goggles from the warehouse, and after observing the surrounding area, she quickly walked to the agreed place.

Lin Xiaoxiao came to a grass shed tea stand, pushed the door open and almost burned her eyes by the fire in the house.Fortunately, she closed her eyes early and quickly took off the night vision goggles.

"The mountain girl is here." Hu Zigui came up to welcome her.

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded silently, scanning the few people in the room.Hu Zigui and A Chai knew each other, but the other two did not.

There were eight large boxes in the room, and the boxes were opened.

Lin Xiaoxiao took out the lantern to light it up, and carefully looked at the stones in the box.

"The craftsmen rushed to make these. After a little processing, they look almost the same as iron ore. These boxes are also imitated from the boxes of Zheng Guo's caravan, and A Chai has also confirmed them."

A Chai once stole iron ore from the box of Zheng Guo's caravan, and has seen the style of the box of Zheng Guo's caravan with his own eyes.

"The workmanship is good, and there are no traces of processing. How many boxes are there in total?"

"Twelve boxes, according to what Shannu said, I prepared four more boxes."

"Very well, without further ado, let's act."

Lin Xiaoxiao patted twelve boxes one by one with her palms, and packed all the boxes and stones into the warehouse.

Hu Zigui and A Chai knew that Lin Xiaoxiao had "supernatural skills", so they were not too surprised.But the other two people in the room were a little frightened.

Lin Xiaoxiao calmly nodded to the two, then asked Hu Zigui: "Who will take me to the boat?"

"The four of me are together." Huzi returned.

"so many people?"

"Those two brothers were originally on the back boat, and they took us through the interrogation."

"Let's go then."

Without a word all the way, I walked to the side of the boat.

There was only one soldier guarding the deck, still dozing off.The five people boarded the boat lightly, but they didn't even encounter interrogation.

The two men stood watch at the entrance of the cargo hold.A Chai led the way, leading Lin Xiaoxiao and Huzi back to the cabin where Zheng Guo's caravan stored its cargo.

There are eight full boxes in neat rows.

A Chai took out his tools, stepped forward and opened the lock on the box after a while.He learned this move from Shen Wu.Shen Wuhui really has a lot of skills.

Lin Xiaoxiao has been observing these boxes.She was more cautious, and did not directly replace it with the box prepared by them.

Lin Xiaoxiao hesitated for a while, then touched the stones in the box with her hands, and put them into the warehouse one by one.

When the first box was empty, Lin Xiaoxiao asked Hu Zigui to come over to help, and the two turned the box over.

There are lines on the bottom of the box, and a coat of arms and a word "Yong" are engraved in the corner.Yongjiu's box had words and coats of arms engraved in places that were not easy to see, so the box prepared by the Hua people could not be used.

Hu Zigui gasped, thanking Lin Xiaoxiao for being cautious enough.

Lin Xiaoxiao rubbed the sweat on her forehead, took out the Hua Guo box from the warehouse, and then put the stones in the box into Yongjiao's box with Hu Zigui.

Because the box can only use the original box, the stones can only be taken and placed one by one.

Fortunately, few people returned to the boat to rest, which gave Lin Xiaoxiao and the others a lot of time.

It took almost an hour to replace the stones in the eight boxes.

Lin Xiaoxiao supported her waist: "Okay, it's done here, then A Chai will get the lock back, and the two of us will go to other cabins to put the boxes."

Why did Lin Xiaoxiao ask Hu Zigui to prepare four more boxes of stones?

Because the stone they prepared is not as dense as iron ore, the weight of the stone will be lighter than the original after being replaced.If Yongjiao often observes the waterline of the hull like Lin Xiaoxiao, he will find that the weight of the cargo on the cargo ship has changed.

The extra four boxes of stones were used for ballast.

In order not to make the four extra boxes too conspicuous, Lin Xiaoxiao scattered them in the corners of the four cabins.When it was time to disembark, the servants carrying the dowry would deliberately leave them behind.

After the three of them finished their work, they joined together and walked to the cabin above.

The hatchway where the two guards were originally guarding came from a voice.There are a few people on it, who seem to have bought wine and meat and are drinking together.

The hatch was blocked and the road was blocked.

The three of them retreated silently after hearing the sound, and stopped when they were too far away to hear the sound.

"I can't get out, what should I do?" Hu Zigui was at a loss.

"I know the window here. We can enter the water through the window and swim away," A Chai said. "The last time I came here was by water."

A Chai led Lin Xiaoxiao and Huzi back to the other side of the cabin, turned the corner, walked up, and came to a window.

"Both of you can swim?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked in confirmation.

Both Hu Zigui and A Chai nodded.

Lin Xiaoxiao said: "That's good, you guys swim away, and I'll go straight back to the inn in the city."

"Mountain girl?" A Chai didn't seem to understand.

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled faintly, and then disappeared.She entered the system space, and then teleported back to her own room in the inn.

It was almost midnight, Lin Xiaoxiao changed her clothes and went to bed.She was very big-hearted, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow, so she didn't worry about whether the two of them were safe.

The next morning, Lin Xiaoxiao woke up at dawn, had breakfast with the other two doctors, and returned to the boat together.

In this era, people were still quite taboo about escaped slaves, and everyone returned to the ship on time.

Sixteen Niang returned to the boat with Yongjiao.It seems that the two probably spent the night in the same inn last night.

The fleet departs.

Lin Xiaoxiao stood by the side of the boat and looked at the rear boat, and felt that the waterline of the rear boat hadn't changed much, so she was temporarily relieved.

Three days later, the fleet berthed at another pier.Everyone disembarked again and spent the night in nearby towns.

After that, every two or three days along the way, they would dock every two or three days, so the speed of the fleet slowed down.

Most happily walked slowly, and no one raised any objections.It's just that the number of people who disembarked overnight gradually decreased.After all, it doesn’t cost money to spend the night on the boat, but it costs a lot of money to get off the boat and live in hotels and flower houses.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't spend the night in the city anymore.She didn't have much money in her hand, and she still had to save it to buy letters and herbs.

The original itinerary of more than ten days dragged on for more than a month.

Finally on this day, the fleet arrived at the last stop of Leshui's itinerary.

The marriage team went ashore from here, and then they will enter the territory of Zheng State.

Marriage teams have credentials and do not need to be inspected when crossing the border.In this way, the goods of the Zheng State caravan entered the Zheng State together with the dowry.

(End of this chapter)