Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 127 Trade in the World

When the rain eased a little, Cao Wei suddenly saw a carriage team coming from a distance.

A group of more than ten people, fresh clothes and angry horses, the carriage with the canopy is more like a chariot, and the horses pulling the cart have strong hooves and are very vigorous. They are not like ordinary rough horses, but more like well-trained horses!
You must know that in any country in the world, horses are quite scarce and valuable resources.

Narrow horses are used to pull carts, or travel like buffaloes for dignitaries, and horses are often used to configure chariots and charge into battle.

Those who can really use a horse to drive a car must have an extraordinary background!

Therefore, Cao Wei could tell at a glance that the team coming ahead was either rich or noble, and it was very likely that they were from the old family of Wu!
"Sir, do you need help?"

The leader is a young man who looks to be in his early twenties, tall and tall, with sword eyebrows and star eyes.

He was wearing a black silk feather coat, a broad sword on his waist, a purple gold crown with tied hair on his head, and long soft shoes on his feet. He unconsciously revealed a heroic and extraordinary aura between his brows!

Obviously, only those who have been in high positions for a long time can possess this extraordinary temperament!
At this moment, the young man saw the caravan unloading, so he stepped forward to ask questions.

Cao Wei hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you gentleman for your kindness. Let me unload the goods on the car by myself!"

"Please wait a moment, gentleman, the road will pass in a while."

Cao Wei only thought that the other party wanted to pass through here, but was blocked by the caravan carriage stuck in the mud.

However, young men do not think so.

"No hurry. If you don't want to hurry, why don't you find a shelter from the rain nearby, and we can have a chat?"

"good!"

With nothing to do, Cao Wei didn't mind making friends with the other party.

This young man is Qingji who went out of the palace for a private visit!

Now, the new law of the state of Wu is being implemented. Qingji is worried that some officials will obey and violate, so that the government's decrees cannot be implemented, so he often goes out to visit the people.

Sometimes, Jiji is celebrated with great fanfare, hanging to ask orphans, and condolences to women who are about to give birth.

Sometimes, Qingji would go out of the palace quietly to visit the villagers to see if there was anything wrong with the new law that Wu State was implementing.

Qingji immediately ordered the accompanying Xiong Zidan, Xu Menchao, Gongsun Xiong and other guards to help Cao Wei's caravan, unload the goods from the carriage one by one, and then pull the carriage out of the mud.

Qingji himself followed Cao Wei in the nearby villages, looking for a shelter from the rain.

Wu people are simple and honest, and Wu people are hospitable, so Qingji, Cao Wei and his party were welcomed to the home of the local Lizheng (village head), and sat opposite each other under the simple thatched hut.

Cao Wei took out an urn of fine wine that had been preserved for many years, and poured a full bottle for himself and Qingji.

"Listen to the accent, sir is from Qi?"

"Exactly."

Qing Ji drank a cup of wine, his stomach was warm, and then he smiled slightly and said, "Qi is thousands of miles away from Wu. Sir, if you don't avoid hardships and dangers, you will make a lot of money by traveling all the way to Wu as a merchant?"

"where."

Cao Wei sighed and said: "Ordinary traders in Wu, of course, make a lot of profits. But this time is different!"

"What is the difference?"

"Usually, when the weather is fine, we travel by water from Qidi. Thanks to Wudi's dense water network and convenient transportation, it seems that our business trip can be said to be unimpeded."

"Of course, it's different now."

Cao Wei shook his head and said, "It's the rainy season, and the roads are muddy and difficult to navigate. If the truck with the cargo gets stuck in the mud, I don't know how long it will be delayed!"

"A gentleman should know that time is money!"

On this point, Qingji deeply agrees.

The state of Wu is now implementing new laws and lowering tariffs to encourage merchants from all over the world to do business in Wu and trade with the world!
But how can things be so easy?

Wu's infrastructure is extremely poor!

The official road is either in disrepair, or it is not there at all!
The road from the state of Wu to the Central Plains required a long detour by water, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. If the business traveler chose the land route, it would be rough and difficult, and there might be robbers blocking the way, or threats from wolves, tigers and leopards!

What's even more outrageous is that the state of Wu lacks post stations and inns. After entering Wu, business travelers on their way either find a nearby village to rest, or simply sleep in the open...

As a result, the road to Wu for business travel can be described as difficult and dangerous.

If the state of Wu cannot improve its infrastructure, it would be tantamount to dreaming to attract merchants from all over the world to enter Wu and trade with the world!
"Since the state of Wu is open to business, it is likely that the official roads and inns will be overhauled in the near future, just like the state of Qi, for business travel."

"I hope so."

Cao Wei just shook his head and smiled wryly, not quite believing it in his heart.

With the national power of the Wu state, it is not easy to overhaul official roads and inns?

There are many mountains, rivers and swamps in the land of Wu, and the roads are difficult and dangerous. If you want to follow the example of Qi State and open up official roads, leading directly to the Central Plains, it will be as difficult as climbing the sky!

Back then, the Guan Zhong Reform of Qi State could attract merchants from all over the world to enter Wu and gather in Linzi.

This is due to the unremitting efforts of the successive monarchs of Qi since Jiang Shang in the early years, coupled with the fact that Qi itself has superior natural environmental conditions, with flat terrain and mostly wilderness.

Wu Di is not!
The state of Wu wants to have as convenient a land transportation as the state of Qi, and it will definitely not be possible in less than a hundred years!

Even if Wu Guo has been committed to building bridges and paving roads, it is not easy!

"Sir, then you and I will wait and see."

Qing Ji just chuckled lightly and didn't give any unnecessary explanations.

He believes that facts speak louder than words!

"Sun Li, pour the wine."

Qingji immediately ordered Su Weilang, who was standing behind him, to bring Sun Li up to pour the wine.

Sun Li didn't dare to be negligent, she leaned slightly, grabbed the wine urn with both hands, and filled both wine cups.

Cao Wei, who was sitting across from her, saw Sun Li's exquisite beauty, with delicate skin and tender flesh, and a look of greed flashed in his eyes!
What a handsome man!

Cao Wei was amazed in his heart.

"Gentleman, do you know who this little brother Sun Li is with you?"

"Master and servant."

Qingji replied lightly.

He is the king of Wu, and Sun Li is the general Su Wei who is in charge of accompanying him. The relationship between the two can be said to be master and servant!

"I see."

Cao Wei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Gentleman, I just need a servant like Sun Li. I don't know if a gentleman can give up his love? I would like to contribute fifty gold!"

Hearing this, Qing Ji was taken aback for a moment, and Sun Li who was standing behind couldn't help raising her eyebrows, and was about to get angry on the spot.

However, Sun Li held back abruptly.

Because Qingji just shook his head and didn't speak!

"One hundred taels of gold! If a gentleman can bear the pain and give up his love, he will give Sun Li to me, and I will offer you a hundred taels of gold."

Cao Wei only thought that the price he offered did not impress Qingji, so he continued to increase the price.

However, Qingji still shook his head and said nothing.

"Three hundred gold!"

Cao Wei said in a deep voice, "Gentleman, this is the highest price I can offer."

"A gentleman should know that three hundred gold is enough to buy ten or eight of the most beautiful and beautiful family members, and a mere handsome servant. Why doesn't a gentleman give up?"

(End of this chapter)