In the autumn wind, Wang Renshou from Qi County, Hedong also walked along the rushing river towards the upstream Jingzhou; it was really not easy for him to walk along the way.

Along the way, the thief army and the official army, the vassal states that were constantly invading and annexing each other, and those local land groups that were on their own under the banner, made the entire Guandong land to the Lianghuai and Jiangdong almost mess up.

However, the greatest danger is the villagers and local tyrants who set up moats and built forts to defend themselves; almost every trip that is alone near them will encounter unknown misfortunes and accidents.

And it is not necessarily safe in the cities where fugitives gather; many people who have no place to live will be caught inexplicably after waking up under the eaves and on the edge of the wall, and become new soldiers driven by local government troops.

Living in Xingzhan and Didian where prices are soaring, the foreigner who has no followers also has unpredictable risks; he has seen several times outsiders who have been traveling with him for a short time, and never come back again on the grounds of being suspected of spies.

Wang Renshou was also investigated more than a dozen times. If it weren't for the fact that he was from Taiyuan County and the office issued by Daibeixing Camp, which was powerful and deterrent enough, he would have been trapped by these methods of taking over.

Despite this, when he was in the town of Shouzhou City, he could not help but once threw away his luggage and escaped from the window; because the other party had no intention of colluding with the government, but privately sharpened his knife and discussed chopping him up for a table of meat dishes.

Another time when he passed the customs market, he had to draw his sword and kill people because he was openly robbed by a rogue under the watch of Shouding, and then robbed a donkey and ran away. This is the biggest consequence of the corruption of the etiquette system.

The bigger bad news is that when he went through a lot of hardships and finally stepped onto the land in Jiangnan, he came to join and live in accordance with the arrangements of his family, and thus obtained the cover of his identity, the candidates in several places no longer existed.

Some of them were destroyed by the riots, some were forced by the local government, and their tribes were scattered, while others participated in the uprising and rebelling, and were suppressed by the passing Taiping thieves, and the whole family was killed and injured.

This also made him deeply feel that the so-called great families in Jiangnan and famous families may not be able to persist more lastingly in the face of the wars that arose in troubled times.

Either rely on one force to seek protection and conscience, or break the family and raise troops to control the knife handle to protect yourself; otherwise, the so-called great reputation and family business that was managed in a peaceful era will only become the first choice for all kinds of grass-roots people and ambitious families.

Therefore, he can only be a northern scholar Wang Renshou who wandered around the Yangtze River and Huai River. Fortunately, he found that there were many scholars with similar encounters and backgrounds along the way, and even had family members. His existence was not conspicuous.

Wang Renshou only asked a little and knew that they were from Jiangsu, Chang, Hu and Hangzhou in Jiangdong and Zhejiang, and some were from He and Luzhou in Jiangbei and Huainan. A little further away even came from the coast of Wuzhou in Fujian.

Because after the order maintained by the imperial court collapsed, there were almost all kinds of rising forces everywhere, and the fight and attacked and killed the countryside, coupled with the bandits who were wandering and had numerous roads.

Under such a series of troubles, the harvest and unhurriedness, even the middle-aged family, who can barely maintain a wealthy family, are really unable to survive.

Although it is not that no one broke his family and raised an army and gathered together or joined the rich family to protect themselves; but more people did not have such evidence and hope, and could only escape before being ganged up in the land and houses, or being used as trenches and cannon fodder.

No matter how these peaceful thieves rebelled and committed rebellious acts, expelled officials and abused the wealthy families; but at least they were able to fight all over Jingnan, Hunan, Jiangdong, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, and no strong force could be defeated;

Therefore, powerful hands and military evidence can also be used to ensure peace and tranquility under the rule; not to mention that there are enough ambitions and claims to overthrow the court and fight for the world.

Since the current weak and powerless court justice and status cannot protect them, the scholars and the people, it is no surprise that the one who looks the most powerful and decent among the thieves in the world is no longer surprising.

At least the Taiping thieves are willing to shelter and receive, but they are people with some knowledge and knowledge, or skill and expertise; and they also provide temporary resettlement and transportation in the Dantu along the south coast of the Yangtze River to Xunyang.

This alone has suppressed most of the bandits in this world and the local forces that have emerged from the local area. And as a convenience in a sense, any ship that travels between Jingnan and Lingnan is willing to take them for a while.

However, after contacting these so-called Jiangnan scholars on the same boat, Wang Renshou couldn't help but regain some confidence; because rather than being a family of a sacred family and a poor scholar, most people had limited speech and knowledge, which was a little better than those of private school students who had read the "Rabbit Garden Book".

If the Taiping Thief was under the jurisdiction of the Taiping Thief, he would be completely confident that he would easily stand out with his talent and experience from the King's Sect of Qi County, and then get the opportunity to meet the Taiping Thief's senior management to impress the other party.

When sailing on the river, the most significant feeling and contrast comes from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

On the land on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the fields and mulberry forests are vaguely connected from the shore to the inland, with large traces of harvested traces. By chance, you can also see the movement of buffaloes in the water net river pond.

In Jiangbei, there are typical dilapidated scenes of weeds flooding the roads and fields, and there are also many common dilapidated scenes between the absurd river estuaries. Although it seems that people are more frequent than in Jiangnan, they are basically running around and fleeing on the road.

When mooring the boat down to rest at night, you will also see the scattered fires rising from Jiangbei and the noise from the wind. According to the bow of the ship that was traveling between them, it was the bandits and officials in Jiangbei who were robbing and killing those refugees who fled and passed by.

A few relatively quiet areas are those port cities guarded by the so-called rebels; under the surveillance and alertness of many soldiers with swords and bows on the walls, the people living there have been such a sense of order and stability.

In these places, there are also scholars who come to join each other every now and then; after almost ten people gathered, they would arrange and entrust them to pass by a licensed boat and take them to Jiangling City.

But what you can see on the river is the ferry that continues to travel between the two sides of the straits; and the refugees from Jiangbei who gather outside these ports and cities for selection and identification, and then load the ship and send it to the south bank to work and resettle the refugees from Jiangbei who work and resettle.

Under the robbery and expulsion of the places along the way, they almost lost all their possessions, died most of the elderly, weak, women and children, and escaped some of the desperate strong people; thus, the remaining majority were only left with a body that could barely work;

Unlike these refugees who only give thin porridge but barely maintain their ability to move, the scholars on the boat provide preferential treatment for traveling; the cooked but tasteless soup, and occasionally some freshly caught fish and shrimps, paired with mixed dough pieces that everyone has;

It's probably just a little full, if it's not enough, you have to spend a few more money to add one. Although Wang Renshou has some extra money in his bags, he is not too far away from the public's special order of cooking fish or cooking shrimp for himself with a plate of salt.

In private, I asked for a few more dumplings and distributed them to three familiar temporary travel companions on the same boat. This was just a meager reward and thanks for inquiring about the news during this pass.

Since passing Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province) and entering Ezhou (Hanyang, Hubei), the waterway has become more busy and lively again, with a steady stream of ships and bustling wharfs everywhere. It seems that the turmoil and riots that have occurred before have never existed.

And every man, woman, young and old in Hong Kong is like being rushing and urging by invisible forces, or constantly rushing to and from their own positions. No matter where in Hong Kong, the most common one is many large and small stalls set up in the open air.

The best sellers are undoubtedly the various tools, utensils and other iron products produced in the South China Sea. By chance, three or five figures dressed in Shanyi were seen covered with shiny iron products.

Some people also carried river boats filled with iron pots and pans, rowed towards the north or east. Wang Renshou also saw a scholar on the boat going down, negotiated and inquired, and then carried one or several iron utensils back.

“Cast iron pots and soup pots are sold according to size,”

"The smallest five inches costs thirty cents, and the largest three-foot big pot costs 155 cents..."

"If you buy ten pieces at a time, you'll have to pay 90% of the money..."

"Is it so... cheap?"

He couldn't help but sigh.

As a son of the Wang family in Qixian, Hedong clan, he was surrounded by people who did not have businessmen; he did not lack understanding of market prices. His sensitivity to a certain profit-seeking situation quickly made him realize the business opportunities and interests in it;

Such a thin and shiny ear-shaped pot can be held up with one hand, but it is clear and strong when knocked on. It is much easier to cook than the cauldrons, steamers, pots, knives, spoons, etc., and thick benzene utensils he used in Hedong;

What's more important is that this kind of round ironware is obviously finely forged. A small round cauldron can be used as a helmet, and a large pan is also a good choice to put on shields. Could it be that these peaceful thieves are already extravagant and can all be sold out casually?
Chapter completed!