Chapter 542
Spring rain is as precious as oil. If it is just a drizzle, adding a little ripples to the already moist land of Chunnan, it may not make people feel uncomfortable, but the thunder sounds. In Yuhang, some guys who have no time to recite local chronicles and various solar calendars have been preaching that if Yuhang thunders before May, something bad will inevitably happen in the year. Big or small, unfortunate things always happen. The prophecies of these people have never failed, and gradually, this has become a legend in Yuhang.
Duanxue Bridge is the last stop before entering Yuhang from the city gate on the west. Duanxue Bridge is less than 600 feet away from the city gate. You can clearly see the length of the team entering and inspecting the city, see the emblems of various families and business names on the cars entering and leaving, and even the laughter of all kinds of people who are traveling and playing. Here, there is a tea shop that has existed for about 70 years. Six years ago, when a hurricane was encountered in Yuhang, the tea shop fell down. Because the tea shop seemed to have become a scenery outside the west gate of Yuhang, it was already the most classic waiting place to bid farewell to relatives and friends or look forward to whom to come here, it seems to have become an unbreakable collective memory of the people of Yuhang. Repairing the tea shop soon
It was put on the agenda. This small thing that made the wealthy and wealthy families wonder if they should find large amounts of silver notes, and finally fell into the hands of a merchant. It is said that because the shopkeeper was a single gang outside in his early years and had been wandering for too long, his attachment to the tea shop was particularly deep, which finally moved everyone involved in the discussion of the matter. The appearance of the new tea shop still looks so simple, but now, there are metal pipes and copper rivets under the wooden frame. The wooden boards as wall panels also use good materials. This small tea shop can be said to be the first metal frame building designed and built entirely by Chunnan people. Compared with the increasingly mature Dongping Construction Bank, this may not be worthy of pride.
In this thunderstorm weather, the tea shop was naturally filled with people. Since the ground was full of pinstriped granite, although the ground was wet, there were pools of water stains, but I was not worried that the guests would slip. The boss and the guys were careful to get among the guests, and from time to time they had to arrange some guests to sit together. Another team of people stopped at the entrance of the tea shop. The boss couldn't help but have a headache. Seeing that the shop was already full, the group of people did not rush in. Three high-standard four-wheeled carriages were parked at the door, and the people in the car seemed to have no intention of getting off. After the horses jumped off one by one, some occupied the place under the eaves where the rain could not be seen, and some people,
Suo stood in the rain, guarding the carriage. They hid sharp eyes and serious faces under the shadow of the hat. People who looked like guards wore a variety of weapons, mostly with swords and swords, and the other two actually used large spears, which looked particularly majestic. However, the typical military weapons such as the large spears were not used, regardless of Chunnan or Dongping. Those who continued to use large spears may only be some Jianghu characters who were good at riding and gun stabbing, or some generals in Xiling. Even those in the martial arts world were mostly from military backgrounds. Perhaps it was because of this kind that everyone knew well that everyone in the tea shop was particularly curious about the origin of this group of people.
The group turned a blind eye to everyone's curiosity. A middle-aged man wearing a black cloak walked into the tea shop and ordered the boss: "Prepare a few buckets of hot water for us." Seeing the boss nodding quickly to work, he took off the already wet cloak and put it on the counter.
Seeing the middle-aged man revealing a short knife on his waist, the eye-catching person couldn't help but gasp. The short knife looked very simple, and the only embellishment was the copper pattern on the scabbard and a Pixiu. This represents this group of people, who are from the Prince of Xian. The Prince of Juxian protects himself and never expresses his own voice. His voice has not been heard from Jinzhou in recent years. However, on the land of Jinzhou, the two princes were completely unable to interfere with the imperial army stationed in Jinzhou, but he controlled Jinzhou and fully utilized his fiefdom authority, especially the fiefdom authority bordering the enemy country: establishing an army to protect himself. Chang Hongquan also has more than 30,000 elite troops in his hands. What's more terrible is that Jinzhou has not been engaged in corvee labor for more than ten years. All the engineering constructions are in the form of hired workers and spent money. Every year's corvee labor
It is to gather people together for military training. It is probably not an exaggeration to say that the whole people in Jinzhou are soldiers. Unlike other prefectures who have strict control over the possession of weapons by the people, Jinzhou completely adopted the Dongping model, which in turn encouraged the people to hold weapons, which further enhanced the local cohesion of Jinzhou. Not to mention other things, the people who hold weapons by the people, officials and officials went to find the people to collect taxes and do things, and obviously had a much better attitude. The whole Jinzhou model is too similar to Dongping. Some people in the court attacked Chang Hongquan, saying that he looked down on Dongping and ignored common sense, but what is Chang Hongquan's identity? He is the younger brother of the previous king. Strictly speaking, he is definitely qualified to seize the position of the king of the country in terms of identity. It's just that he never put himself in that position. Now, the appearance of the wise king outside Yuhang City is a waste of time.
Among the people who were sitting and waiting in the tea shop, a few eyes lit up and then returned to their dull appearance. Chang Hongquan is a very strange existence in Chunnan. Most people think that this guy may be the second richest person on the entire Dongtu Continent. The first is naturally Ye Tao. It is a miracle to do this in decades with his own strength. Chang Hongquan's wealth comes from the accumulation of his family for many years. After all, he is also the most important prince.
When the enfeoffment was divided, he had very rich assets all of a sudden. Jinzhou had been continuously building and operating for decades, wanting land and minerals. With the continuous operation of four copper ores and one iron ore in Jinzhou for twenty years, no one could figure out how much money Chang Hongquan had. But Ju Xianwang never seemed to want to exert his political and economic influence. But at this subtle moment, Ju Xianwang's people appeared in Yuhang, what does that mean?
The group of people did not want to seek everyone's understanding. After the big bucket of hot water was sent up, except for a bucket of hot water that was packed into three copper basins and sent into the carriage, the other guards took turns to scrub them to boost their spirits. They seemed to have no intention of rushing to enter the city.
Not long after, a pair of people came to the city and came directly to meet him. When everyone in the tea shop saw that there was even less noise. The person who came was Ye Tao. This Northern Xinjiang Advisor would undoubtedly be an important and eye-catching person in any environment.
"General Jin, I didn't expect that you came in person. I'm so sorry!" The middle-aged man saw Jinze and hurriedly greeted him and bowed to him.
"Where is it, come to welcome the princess's phoenix carriage, isn't it the duty of us ministers? The lady originally wanted to come in person, but it rained today, after all, it was not convenient. I'm afraid of being rude." Kanazawa said with a smile.
Chang Huaiyin is here... This time Chang Huaiyin came to Yuhang mainly to meet with her childhood friend Tan Weishi, and then she was planning to go to Danyang, Yicheng, Gondor and other places with her. Of course, it was not just for fun to arrive at this place. Chang Hongquan's attitude is very important now. Both princes have fought for King Juxian to join their camp, but they have not succeeded. That's because Chang Hongquan had already chosen the camp. Ye Tao's envoy had already told Chang Hongquan about the specific strategy of Dongping, and it also stated that when the mainland was unified, Jinzhou would no longer be his fiefdom, but would ask him to assist in governing the borders of Chunnan. Chunnan is not small and will be divided into three strategic areas in the future.
Yes, Chang Hongquan will be the most important one, including Yuhang. The attractiveness of quelling the war that has been fighting intermittently for hundreds of years and returning to the unification of the mainland is much more attractive for Chang Hongquan than becoming the chess piece of His Royal Highness or His Second Prince. In addition, the Song family, which had communicated a lot with Ye Tao in the early years, will fully cooperate with all Ye Tao's actions. Ye Tao will also give them rich returns. The Song family is now a member of the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce and Qihai Trading Company. Just for commercial benefits, Ye Tao and Tan Xiaopei will also give the Song family a commensurate with their contributions. After years of influence and layout, the situation in Chunnan has long been leveraged by Ye Tao.
Chang Huaiyin is naturally not suitable for evacuation with the Dongping Mission, but as long as she stays in Yuhang and says something casually, she will be able to help the Second Prince stabilize the situation, which will play a great role. And Chang Huaiyin's convoy is hidden in another group of people who came to see Ye Tao. In a carriage, there are Lei Huang, the leader of the Leiyin Demon Sect. The strongest martial arts sect demon group under the Leiyin Demon Sect, and two teams of twenty-four people have followed quietly to Yuhang. Different tasks and methods are different. Ye Tao's mansion has attracted much attention. Following Chang Huaiyin's convoy, you can easily enter and exit Ye Tao's mansion without being inspected or suspected. But if Lei Huang runs over by himself, it will be hard to say. In particular, Lei Huang is not the kind of leader who is famous for his skill.
Chapter completed!