Chapter 158: The East Wind Blows, the War Drums Beat (4)
Liu Liu hurried for several days and finally fell off the horse, but fortunately, he was found and brought back to the village, rested for a night, and drank some rice porridge.
The old man stayed outside for a full night, the flickering look in his daughter's eyes under the moonlight made the old hunter feel at ease, the silent night sky, sitting there alone, couldn't help but think of the situation when he met the dog baby, too many years have passed, many things have been forgotten, only this one is like a knife engraved in the heart.
"Old man, how far is it from Linzi City?"
"It takes five days to walk, and up to two days on horseback."
"Two days! I dare not forget the grace of saving my life, and I will thank him in person when he arrives. ”
Liu Liu had something to do and was inconvenient to stay for a long time, so he made up his mind to leave outside, the old man frowned, this kind of thing can't be forced, not to mention that he is the most unsympathetic businessman in the world.
A figure rushed out diagonally, Liu Liu's body quickly avoided it, fortunately he was flexible, otherwise he would inevitably bump into each other, Liu Liu looked up and down, it was indeed a girl, with the unique innocence of a country woman on her face, especially a pair of big eyes that were particularly likable.
"You're leaving?"
Liu Liu's face was puzzled, "Girl, do we recognize?" ”
"This is a little girl, don't get out of the way."
"Daddy."
The woman's body blocked the way, and her eyes raised, "My name is Chunni, I fed you porridge and rice last night, do you remember?" ”
Liu Liu suddenly remembered the strange feeling last night, "Thank you, girl, he will thank you again for today's kindness." ”
"No, just remember it in your heart."
The woman's head slowly lowered, knowing in her heart that it was just a bowl of porridge and rice, nothing happened between the two of them, let alone anything, her body turned to the side, Liu Liuleng paused, how the mixed women have been in the past few years is not clear, but her whereabouts are uncertain, and she does not dare to leave her true feelings on a special mission.
Liu Liu's hand reached into his arms and took out a jade pendant, "Keep this, he will meet one day." After speaking, he strode to the courtyard gate, and the war horse was equally excited to see the return of his master.
The dog baby rubbed her eyes, "Let's go, and I won't say thank you." ”
Chunni's palms clenched, for fear of being blown away by the wind, and whispered in her mouth, "I will come back, I will." ”
"Dad, what's wrong with Chunni?"
"It's okay, pack up and go out for a walk."
"If you go back, you won't be able to take a day off."
"If you don't take advantage of this time to get more things back, what will you fill your stomach with in the future."
The dog baby shook her head, Chunni's palms were spread out, the jade exuded a charming brilliance in the sun, and the dog baby's eyes lit up and walked quickly, "Sister, where is this?" ”
Chunni stepped back, "That person gave it just now." ”
"Show my brother, I went to the city once a few years ago, and this thing is very expensive."
"No."
Chunni turned around and ran away quickly, and the dog baby looked helpless, "Just take a look, brother doesn't want it, it's really a girl who is outgoing." ”
The sound of horses' hooves in the deep mountains, two fast horses galloping forward, the mountains are steep, the trees are high and the forests are deep, and there are wild beasts on weekdays, so there are very few people haunting, and then look at the two people dressed in black and carrying a long sword at their waists, they must not be ordinary pedestrians.
"It's really strange that a good person is gone."
"It shouldn't be far."
"I'm afraid I didn't find someone following behind, so I hid."
The man nodded, "I can't rule out this possibility, the mountains here are high and dense, and if you hide and want to find out, you can't do it at all, so let's meet first." ”
The war horse urged again, and the two waited at a fork in the road, their faces were gloomy, and they chased for two days and did not find Liu Liu's whereabouts, so they had to come to meet according to the prior agreement.
"Here we are."
The sound of horses' hooves approached, and the person at the head took a look, and it was already clear that the other group was also in vain, and there were only two roads, so why were the people suddenly gone!
Liu Liu out of the village, chose a short road, this road only often walk the mountain people know, compared to the other two roads to be a lot more dangerous, people on the horse eyes wide do not dare to have the slightest carelessness, a deep pit appeared, Liu Liu suddenly lifted the reins, the four hooves of the war horse jumped high, people looked down in the air, there are sharp wooden tips all over the bottom, there is a thing hanging on the wooden tip, can not be seen, it must be a beast fell into the trap.
"It's dangerous!"
Liu Liu let out a sigh of emotion, once he fell into the end, it was not much better, and even urged the war horse to gallop before, jumping over a hill and gradually getting better, Liu Liu didn't know at all, on the other side of the mountain, four mysterious black-clothed people were searching hard.
Jimo City, Zhao Kuo led a group of generals out of the city to inspect, the city wall was repaired, the news that Qi was captured by Zhao State, caravans have entered, but after the war, they will inevitably be able to make a fortune, many caravans do this kind of business, Jimo streets, chambers of commerce have put out, seeds from all over the world, clothing and rice grain.
After dozens of days of rest, the barren land of Qi is full of attractive black, the only thing missing is the seeds, seeds are extremely important to the people, even if the food is eaten up in a famine year, most people will be hungry with the bark of wild vegetables, even if the wild vegetables are dug up and can only be hungry, no one will fight the seed idea, those full seeds are more hope.
"The millet of the Chu State guarantees a one-year harvest."
"Good rake!"
"Go and ask how millet is sold!"
When the words fell, Mu Chen stepped forward quickly, "How do you sell this?" ”
The man was also polite, "But Zhao Guo coins?" ”
"What's the difference?"
The man smiled and said, "If the Qi coin is worthless, the Zhao coin is different, and it can be used along the way." ”
"Zhao Yuan!"
"Five hundred knives and one fight, fair and reasonable, Tong Su is not bullied." What does the businessman rely on, it is a pair of eyes, Mu Chen stepped forward, judging from the voice and clothes, the Qi country has just experienced war, the original clan has fled, and most of the rest are poor, Zhao Kuo and his party are brightly dressed, it must be Zhao people.
"Wait."
Mu Chen turned around and walked back quickly, "King, I've asked, five hundred knives and one fight." ”
Zhao Kuo snorted coldly, he knew the businessman's trick the most, and it was precisely the lack of seeds and grain in Jimo City that the people in Jimo City wantonly raised the price, and the price of this kind of seed in Handan was only thirty dollars.
"Sue him, fifty dollars, as many as you want, don't want it to be expensive."
"Fifty?"
Mu Chen shook his head involuntarily, it was too outrageous, this deal couldn't be made at all, the king had to return again, Bai Ying said: "The king, if you can't talk about it, wouldn't you lose an opportunity!" ”
Zhao Kuo shook his head, "No, the businessman values the interests the most, these days he has secretly sent people to check, no one cares about it at all, the entire Jimo City has enough coins only this king, if you lose this business, you can only leave, the risk on the road is not mentioned, and the transportation cost must be taken into account." ”
Mu Chen stepped forward, "My family is big, my eldest brother said, fifty dollars, if you sell as much as you want, if you don't sell it, don't talk about it." Mu Chen was born with a loud voice, and when the voice came out, several other caravans in the market turned their eyes one after another, especially the sentence "How many you want, an absolute local tyrant."
The caravan's humanity: "How many are really as many?" ”
"I don't have the heart to lie to you."
"It's done, bring out all the seeds."
A shout, several big cars quickly pushed out from inside, just as Zhao Kuo said, more than ten days have not been sold at all, I can't help but be anxious, I will not let go of such an opportunity when I meet a big customer, dozens of people in the caravan have to eat every day, this deal can't be done, and it is inconvenient to take the big car on the road.
"It's really done!"
Mu Chen read a sentence in his mouth and quickly returned, "Fifty knives, is it too much?" ”
"It was convenient for the people, Zhang Liang immediately sent someone to receive the seeds, and distributed them according to the pre-registered land coefficient."
Zhao adopted the military field system, the army and soldiers also reclaimed the land for sowing in their spare time, and the rapid ploughing of the land of Qi was also helped by the soldiers of Zhao State, and the land that was uncultivated in the past was also turned out of new soil, which could be claimed as long as someone was willing, and no taxes were collected for three years after registration, and grain was paid according to the standard after three years.
Who doesn't want this kind of good thing, there is a long queue before registration, some people simply go out with their families, not in line but to open up wasteland, a large area of wasteland is still uncultivated, now it's okay, Zhao Jun is here, no longer have to worry about the pain of war, the most important thing is to reduce taxes, the high taxes of Qi are terrifying, and you can only mix and eat in a good year, once you encounter a disaster year, even if the taxes can't be paid, you have no choice but to flee with your family, and finally a large amount of land is barren, and the lack of food in Qi is not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster.