The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 2 Caravan [Please collect and recommend]

Putting aside the thoughts in his mind, Yan Yan knew very well that even if he wanted to do something big now, he couldn't do it.

First of all, it is the Warring States Period, and the Seven Heroes stand side by side. Everyone is on guard against Confucianism and dare not use them; secondly, raising disciples is also very expensive. If you don’t have money to preach great principles and draw big cakes, who will be willing to listen to you and follow you?
Refuse to be mentally exhausted and go crazy if something happens!

The ancients could definitely do it. If they didn’t have enough to eat and couldn’t wear warm clothes, why are you talking about literature and etiquette?

Lack of information and lag are also characteristics of this era. At least Yan Yan is not sure what era it is in the Warring States Period!
The only useful information was that Chu State was about to move its capital to Shouchun, but Yan Yan also forgot the specific time when Chu State moved its capital from Juyang to Shouchun.

In recent years, the State of Chu was beaten a bit badly by the State of Qin. The capital was moved all the way from Yingdu to Chen County, and then from Chen County to today's Juyang instead of Shouchun as it was known to later generations.

In fact, Shouchun served as the capital of Chu State during the Warring States Period for a short period of time, only 19 years.

The current capital of Chu State is Juyang!
Walking from Wujun to Juyang is a difficult journey just relying on your legs. Thousands of miles of no-man's land is very common, and even complete roads and official roads do not exist.

There are many bandits and green forests along the way, and there are even more places where bandits don't want to settle down.

Fortunately, Juyang is the capital of Chu State after all, and there are still many caravans heading to Juyang from Wu County.

Therefore, Yan Yan's first stop after leaving Yushan Academy was the county seat of Wu County.

Here, we have to mention the chaos of the administrative units of the Chu State. In the Qin State, the system of prefectures and counties was implemented. From the capital to prefectures and counties, and then to the countryside, the levels were clear.

Not Chu State. The counties and counties in Chu State are very chaotic. Some counties are larger than counties, and some counties are larger than counties. But this is also the characteristic of Chu State, local aristocrats are autonomous!

For example, Wu County looks very big, but it is only under the jurisdiction of a county. It cannot control counties beyond the county seat and has no subordinate relationship with other counties.

When trouble occurs in the lower counties, they acknowledge that they are under the control of Wu Jun. When there is no trouble, they simply ignore Wu Jun's orders.

If something goes wrong, you are Wu County, if nothing happens, you are Wu County!

"Is there an inn?" After entering Wu County, Yan Yan originally planned to find an inn to stay at, and then ask which big trading companies were going to Juyang and take a ride there.

But I didn't expect to see such a unique store name. It looked like a black store at first glance.

However, this is indeed a shady shop. Even the shopkeeper and the waiters are all wearing black and white clothes and carrying swords.

"Mo Family!" Yan Yan walked into an inn generously. If the inns opened by the Mo Family were not safe, then there would be no safe ones.

"Yan Yan's surname is Shudong, Yushan!" The shopkeeper was a little surprised after briefly looking at Yan Yan's identity.

In Wu County, naturally everyone knows about the Yan family, and the direct lineage of the Yan family is the uncle's lineage.

The shopkeeper placed a heavy check on Yan Yan's name and reminded the boys at the inn to pay more attention and take care of him to avoid trouble.

Especially the bamboo slips in the box of books that Yan Yan was carrying. One volume was missing, and they might not be able to afford to pay for it if it was sold!

The most expensive thing in this era is not the gold and silver jewelry, but this kind of books!

"Shopkeeper, let me ask if there is any caravan in the city heading to Juyang?" Yan Yan asked directly.

Local cowards like the Mo family must know more about the affairs of the city than he does, especially important matters such as caravan travel.

"Young gentleman, are you going to Juyang?" the shopkeeper asked calmly. "Yeah!" Yan Yan had nothing to hide and admitted openly.

"Three days later, the Wu family trading company will go to Juyang, and they have asked me, the Mo family, to act as a bodyguard. If Mr. Wu is willing, I can help you tell the manager of the Wu family to take Mr. Xiao for a ride!" The shopkeeper said directly, forming a good relationship. .

Yan Yan nodded, bowed and said, "Thank you so much, shopkeeper!"

In fact, there is no need for the Mo family to come forward. With the Yan family's status in Wu County, other caravans will be happy to accept it as long as they say it, especially the Yan family also has its own caravan that will go to Juyang.

It's just that Yan Yan doesn't know anyone else in the Yan family except for the junior brothers and teachers from Yushan Academy, and he doesn't know when the Yan family's caravan will set off.

The manager of the Wu family's caravan was only slightly surprised when he heard that a direct descendant of the Yan family was traveling with the caravan. The Yan family had their own caravan, so why would they follow them?But he didn't refuse.

It is not safe to travel in a caravan. The Wu family is just a small family in Wu County. It cannot be compared with a behemoth like the Yan family. When encountering the dangerous green forest, the Yan family's status is better than them.

Almost the entire Chu region knew it was the Yan family's caravan, and few Jie Dao dared to attack again.

Yan Yan also took advantage of these three days to prepare some food. He didn't know how long the journey would take. It was inevitable to eat and sleep in the open air. The Wu family would take him for a ride, but that didn't mean they would prepare food for him. He was going to ask for help, and It’s not that people begged him.

Three days later, the Wu family's caravan officially set off, with more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages pulling Wu County's specialties, such as sea fish, corals, etc.

Because it is winter, it is easier to preserve seafood and other things. If it is summer, this trip will be torture.

"Young gentleman, you can sit on the carriage!" The steward of the Wu family invited Yan Yan to get on the carriage.

Yan Yan shook his head, no reward for no merit!
Carrying his own bookcase, he walked slowly beside the motorcade.

When the caravan travels, in addition to its own personnel, it will also hire some guards. For example, the Mohist disciples around it are good guards.

The same rangers were also invited by the caravan, but not only could these rangers not receive the rewards given by the Wu family, they also had to give money to the Wu family, and they also had to protect supplies in times of danger.

As well as some ordinary people who follow the caravan, they also have to pay some money to follow the caravan.

"Looking at the caravan, many carriages in the caravan are empty. Why is that?" Yan Yan followed in the center of the caravan and relied on the Wu family's caravan to manage the caravan.

"Is this your first time out, young sir?" the steward asked with a smile.

Yan Yan nodded.

“The caravan doesn’t just bring all the goods with it and rush directly to Juyang!
That can only be done by large trading companies, and small trading companies like us will bring pots and pans, salt, sugar, tea and the like that people need daily to trade with local villagers along the way. "The manager explained with a smile.

Yan Yan nodded. The journey of the caravan was very long. It took a year and a half to travel. Therefore, it would bring daily necessities to various places, and then exchange local specialties from various places, trading all the way to Juyang.

Only some extremely profitable goods will be brought from Wuxian County to Juyang, such as marine fish, pearls, corals, etc. from Wuxian County.

"Can I try it?" Yan Yan asked curiously.

The people in charge were stunned. They were scholars, peasants, and merchants. Businessmen had the lowest status. They were ranked alongside gangsters, gangsters, son-in-laws, and prisoners. Ordinary scholars would not do it.

Especially Yan Yan, a direct descendant of the Yan family!
(End of this chapter)