Technology dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 231 [The first batch of caravans enter the Central Plains]

Chapter 240 [The first batch of caravans enter the Central Plains]

In 190, at the end of January, the Chinese New Year began.

Jiaozhou, Nanhai County--Zhongsu County--Suipuguan.

Now the heavily guarded Suipu Pass is the only pass connecting Nanhai County and Guiyang County, and it is also one of the passes from Jiaozhou to Jingzhou.

Today, Weipuguan is very lively.

Because, today is a good day to be selected as a merchant and allowed to enter the Central Plains to do business.

Since Lu Bu came to Jiaozhou, it has been nearly four months since all the checkpoints leading to the Central Plains were blocked.

Merchants who have business in the Central Plains are anxious like ants on a hot pot.

Well now, Lu Bu began to limit the opening of merchants to enter the Central Plains. The merchants who were selected were overjoyed, while those who were not selected were looking forward to it.

The first batch of merchants allowed to enter the Central Plains included nearly 2000 people, half of whom were ordinary merchants dressed as officials and merchants, and many of them were secretly responsible for guarding soldiers.

Today, there are more than a thousand merchants entering Guiyang County of Jingzhou from Suipu Pass alone.

The mighty caravan came out from Suipu Pass.

"Finally, I can go to the Central Plains for a walk. After holding it in for a few months, I almost have something wrong!"

"Yeah, we are the first batch of people to be selected. It's really not easy."

"I heard that if it goes well this time, the checkpoint will be opened slowly in the future."

"The Central Plains is a treasure land. How can you get rich if you don't do business in the Central Plains?"

"I heard that the Central Plains is not peaceful, so we should be careful."

There were many discussions among the caravan walking out of Suipu Pass.

There is no snow in the south of Jingzhou, but it gets colder as you go north, and there may be snowy days.

A caravan of more than a thousand people left Weipu Pass, left Jiaozhou, and began to enter Guiyang County in Jingzhou. The first place they must pass was Zhenyang County in Guiyang County.

Along the way, the caravan met a lot of refugees, desolate and desolate everywhere.

Someone in the caravan saw this scene and sighed: "Compared with these people, our life in Jiaozhou is pretty good. At least now there are basically no refugees in Jiaozhou."

Someone on the side spoke up: "I heard that there were quite a few refugees here before, but they were taken to Jiaozhou and resettled in Xin County. Now that I think about it, their lives will at least be better than these people in front of me."

"What are you looking at, hurry up, if something goes wrong, your life will not be better than these people!"

At this time, the leader of a caravan shouted loudly.

Then, he shouted to the refugees who came to beg: "Go away, go away. If you want to live a good life, go to Jiaozhou. When you arrive in Jiaozhou, you will have food to eat and houses to live in."

These words surprised the refugees, and someone asked: "Really? ... You can't trick us into doing coolies and sending us to death?"

Another refugee questioned: "Half a month ago, tens of thousands of people heard about the porridge at Supuguan, and they went there one after another. Then they all disappeared and did not come back. I heard that they were all arrested and taken to Jiaozhou. Their lives and deaths are unknown."

"Hmph, the land of the barbarians in Jiaozhou, maybe they tricked me into going there, and then I became slaves to those barbarians, and were even eaten by them!"

"Cannibalism! I've also heard that there are many barbarians in Jiaozhou who can eat people."

"Don't go, don't go, even if you starve to death, don't go."

A group of refugees, more and more exaggerated.

"Believe it or not, let's go, keep going!"

In the caravan, many people were very angry, and some were accustomed to it. The impression of Jiaozhou in the Central Plains was not good.

Although Guiyang County is in chaos now, the main city has not been captured by bandits.

Seeing that the caravan was about to arrive at Zhenyang County, they didn't want to meet a group of bandits on the way.

"Stop all for me, put down the goods and vehicles used, and I will spare your lives!"

A group of more than 200 bandits suddenly ran out of the forest and surrounded the caravan of more than a thousand people.

This is a group of thieves who specialize in robbing merchants in Jiaozhou. The leader of the bandit is riding a strong horse with a big knife on his shoulder and shouted sharply:
"His grandma's, it's been a few months, and she hasn't seen anyone. I thought that all the merchants in Jiaozhou came to the Central Plains to do business. If you don't come, I will drink the northwest wind!"

"Damn it, put your things down and run for your life! Haha!"

"Hahahaha." The thieves around waved their sharp weapons and laughed wildly.

However, a group of more than [-] people suddenly walked out of the caravan, each with a knife or bow and arrow in their hands.

More than a hundred archers have already drawn their bows and arrows, ready to go.

"A bunch of thieves are so arrogant!"

A middle-aged man walked out of the caravan, with an extraordinary aura, and he looked at the bandit leader with a cold look, "Since you are here, don't even think about leaving!"

The horse on which the bandit leader sat honked, and was scared back a few steps.

The bandit leader looked stunned, with cold sweat on his forehead, looking at the group of caravans in full armor, "You are not a caravan! What do you do?"

The middle-aged man glanced at the bandit leader again, not paying attention to him at all, and said, "You have no right to know."

Then, with a wave of his sword, he shouted, "Not one left!"

In an instant, a wave of arrows rained down on the bandits around.

"Back, back quickly, run!"

The bandit leader knew that he had hit an iron plate today, so he turned around, flattered his horse and ran away.

However, an arrow flew from behind, and the arrow fell from behind.

The one who shot the arrow was a middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man was none other than Wang Dong, a company commander of the [Shen Bing Battalion] under Lu Bu's command.

In this caravan, Wang Dong led [-] soldiers from the Divine Army Battalion, and at the same time brought [-] elite soldiers who formed the caravan.

Before a stick of incense lasted, more than a hundred corpses of bandits were left on the ground.Wang Dong's team was wounded but not killed.

"Keep going!"

Wang Dong wiped the sword in his hand and put it back into its sheath.

This battle made the real caravan feel terrified.However, they now believe that the team led by Wang Dong is here to follow and protect them.While being afraid, I also felt a lot of peace of mind.

Afterwards, the caravan came to Zhenyang County, gave some money to the guards and officials, and they entered the city smoothly.

At the same time, in Nanhai County, Jiaozhou, Panyu City, in the General's Mansion, Lu Bu was convening civil and military discussions on major issues.

Those present were: Chen Gong, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Zhang Liao, Minister of the Ministry of War, Jia Xu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Gong Shuming, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

In the meeting room, there is a large square table, with Lu Bu on top, and other people sitting together.

There is a map on the table, which is the map of Jiaozhou given by the system when Lu Bu first arrived in Jiaozhou.

Lu Bu has already talked about the matter that he asked several of them to discuss this time, that is, to reclaim new farmland. The goal: to reclaim more than 200 million mu within three months.

At the beginning, the five people were sitting, but now they all stood up and looked at the map on the table.

Lü Bu pointed at the map with a short stick, and said, "In addition to encouraging people in Jiaozhou counties to cultivate new paddy fields, I plan to enclose new paddy fields in these three places."

Of the three places mentioned by Lu Bu, one is in the junction area of ​​Nanhai County, Cangwu County and Hepu County, which is the delta area downstream of Yushui River.

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(End of this chapter)