Chapter 2: Exit (1)
In the Ming Dynasty, private salt was accused of selling private salt. If it was sold for more than 100 kilograms, it would be beheaded. However, under such a severe attack by the court, private salt was still very rampant in the Ming Dynasty. In particular, there were court officials and princes and nobles from all over the country involved, because it could bring them huge profits. When the government purchased a kilogram of salt, it only cost about ten to twenty cents, but the price was about seventy to eighty cents, and it was not everywhere. Similarly, there are also people with high salt prices of up to 300 people. People cannot afford to eat official salt, so they can only eat private salt. Private salt is much cheaper than official salt. Even if it is cheaper, it can be several times or even ten times profitable. Such a profitable industry can not allow those who are determined to make a fortune to flock to it. If there are any strong people in partnership, selling private salt is as safe as official salt. How can private salt business not be popular and banned? By the same token, private tea is the same.
Zhu Yinglong's team is now a real group of people selling private salt and tea. Chen Xi, who was born into a family of businessmen, also sold private salt in his early years. Later, he accumulated some capital and stopped doing it. Then he opened Boguzhai. Therefore, he was familiar with the set of selling private salt. He was not a problem with fake salt. Tea was not a problem. He handled in advance and passed the level and let it go after a few bribes.
After walking for more than ten days, the white and clean Zhu Yinglong also became dark. Without going through the wind and frost, he would not see the rainbow? If he didn't come out to practice at this time, he would probably have no chance in the future. Xiong Tingbi and others who accompanied him were respectful to him, the young prince who grew up in a greenhouse. No matter what his purpose, the emperor's king had such perseverance. He walked along the way without screaming bitterness or fatigue, which was enough to make them feel much more admired. Especially when he got together with Lu Haodong and more than 50 soldiers from the Tiger Camp, he drank big bowls, ate meat, swearing, and chatting hard from all over the world. Everyone almost forgot that he was the King of Xin of the Ming Dynasty, unrestrained, and was a private salt dealer who lived on the edge of a knife.
The more you go north, the more you can feel how difficult it was for the people in the Ming Dynasty. Natural disasters, man-made disasters, and constant invasion of enemies. He saw broken families. Although he did not see the tragedy of "cannibalism" written in history, in this case, such tragedy may become a reality.
On the road, I encountered several robberies. Chen Xi, who had been walking outside for many years, told Zhu Yinglong that this is the case in the north and it was better in the south. Most of these robbers were people who were forced by the government to survive. They only rob property and generally would not hurt people. No one dared to move a private salt team like them. Only some larger robber gangs have such courage.
Dozens of mules and horses continued to drive north with salt bricks and tea bricks, entering Hebei, and more and more land was barren. A village called Xiaoliangzhuang passed by, the simple people took out the most abundant food to entertain them. In the eyes of ordinary people, they were the number one criminals of the court, the private salt sellers, were the villagers' benefactors. It is self-evident that the court was not wrong with the salt official camp. The mistake was that officials at all levels used the salt official camp as their tool for making money. While everyone was private salt, they raised the salt price and the benefits they sought were all in the pockets of corrupt officials, but the country became the opposing side of the people's resentment. This is really a misfortune for the country and a misfortune for the people!
Before leaving, Zhu Yinglong asked Lu Haotian to take more than 100 kilograms of salt to leave. As a reward for the villagers to entertain them, the villagers kowtowed to them with great gratitude. No matter how Zhu Yinglong persuaded him, he refused to get up. He kowtowed three times in the village. In that moment, Zhu Yinglong understood the famous saying of Emperor Taizong of Tang that "water can carry boats and can also overturn the boats". The monarch was a small boat floating on the water, and the common people held up the small boats.
When the water traveling forward, once the boat leaves the track, the water below will knock the boat over. Emperors have known the meaning of this famous saying, but in the end how many people understand the true meaning of this? They only know that the power of the king is God, and God allows them to rule the people. The world is his. Whatever he says is what he says. If anyone goes against him, he will only die. The so-called "the king wants his minister to die, and the minister has to die" is the extreme remarks of "the king wants his minister to die, and the minister has to die."
After sleeping all the way, the group bypassed the capital and entered Zunhua City, replenished some supplies and dry food, rested for a night, and set off again.
On February 2nd, Long raised his head, Zhu Yinglong and others camped on a hillside 30 miles away from Da'an Pass, preparing to leave the pass tomorrow morning.
When making a fire and cooking, everyone was busy in an orderly manner. Zhu Yinglong found a high slope nearby, sat down, watched as the red glow in the west disappeared into the sky, and then silently welcomed the arrival of the dark night.
Xiong Hu, she is the only woman among this group, and Xiong Tingbi's daughter. Of course, these soldiers from the Tiger Camp and their battalion commander Lu Haotian only know that she is their leader, the daughter of Xiongba. Now Xiong Tingbi's mouth is clean, and his beard is shaved off at Zhu Yinglong's strong request. People familiar with Xiong Tingbi know that he loves his beard for ten minutes and likes to swear words. So Xiong Tingbi is standing in front of Wei Zhongxian, and he may not dare to confirm it, because Xiong Tingbi's name is not only the name.
After that, her image has changed, her appearance has become much older, and her living habits have also changed a lot, especially her catchphrase has changed from "fuck" to "Xipi", and she rarely swears. After being reborn, Xiong Tingbi has fully possessed the qualities of a strategist. As his daughter Xiong Hu, with so many men, no one will ask her to help with anything, so she has become the most idle person except Zhu Yinglong. When she is not rushing to go, the work she can do and can do is to secretly observe Zhu Yinglong with her own eyes.
As a father, how could Xiong Tingbi not see that his precious daughter had developed feelings for this young prince? Since he was imprisoned, the marriage that his daughter originally decided to have turned so bad. Over the past few years, a teenage girl followed her brother to save him. Her great youth was wasted. Apart from her martial arts, he, a father, did not teach his daughter anything, and he did not fulfill his father's responsibilities. Now when he thinks about it, he feels very guilty and believes in the prince. This strange young prince with strong ambitions has seemingly unique wisdom and always acts unexpectedly. Is such a person the right person to entrust his life to his daughter? Xiong Tingbi, who has seen it for decades, can't see it! Perhaps, fate can be chosen, so he did not interfere with Xiong Hu's emotions, as long as his daughter feels happy.
Xiong Hu looked for a stone on Zhu Yinglong's side and sat down. What she saw was the side of Zhu Yinglong's face. Slowly, Zhu Yinglong's outline of the wind and sun became clear. This was a face that was not very handsome. Why did he attract his eyes to his eyes?
Zhu Yinglong naturally knew Xiong Hu's every move, and his heart moved. He suddenly turned around and smiled at her and asked, "Li Niang, do you think of me like this? Is it because you fall in love with me?"
Chapter completed!