In the twenty-fifth year of Kangyuan Dynasty, on the Dragon Boat Festival, a fire from heaven burned in Huaicheng for three days and three nights.

The people of Huaicheng were all trapped in it, and countless people were displaced. Faced with their homes that were like ruins, they lived in panic all day long.

No one knew that this fire was not caused by heaven but man-made.

While the people in Huaicheng were busy putting out the fire and saving themselves, the imperial envoy sent from the capital was still halfway there.

The uprising army of more than 3,000 people, led by Liu Quan and others, has occupied the water and land docks of Huaicheng. Together with Suzhou, Yangzhou, and Hangzhou, it is known as the four major cities along the canal, and is known as the "Canal Capital"

Huaicheng was firmly grasped in his hands.

The emperor is unruly and will be punished by God.

It is said that this insurrectionary army was first established in late February or early March, which happened to be the lean time of spring.

Because the leader of the uprising, Chen Quan, said that if you follow them, you will have food, grain, and money.

Because of this sentence, there was a flood of responses immediately.

In just over two months, there have been countless followers.

In addition to the refugees running from various places, it is said that there are as many as seven or eight uprising teams who have returned from various places. The mountain bandits and water bandits who have occupied villages and towns in various places have also joined them. In just two months, the number has reached tens of thousands.

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"This Chen Quan is quite capable. At the beginning of March, there were refugees everywhere, and even the imperial court had no food for them. He just took out tens of thousands of dan of food and distributed it to the brothers who followed him.

"

Shopkeeper Li said, took a sip of tea, and sighed: "It is said that this Chen Quan is from your Dongyang County. Dongyang County is really full of outstanding people!"

Dongyang County is the territory of Lujiazhuang, and it is not far from Jiangjiaba. It only takes half a day to get there by car.

Even if you walk, you can get there in just one day.

However, because Dongyang County and Jiangjiaba are separated by a wide river, without boats and bridges, although they are not far apart, it is not easy to travel between them.

"People from Dongyang?"

Immediately, some customers eating noodles in the store frowned, "I've never heard of such a powerful person in Dongyang County!"

The guest's accent is the local accent of Dongyang. Listening to him speak, it can be seen that he is quite familiar with the local area.

"Who knows, maybe he is a descendant of a local rich family? I also heard this news from the merchants who came from Huaicheng."

Lu Sheige lowered his head and concentrated on peeling the boiled peanuts in his hand.

The Dragon Boat Festival has just passed, and the peanuts in the field are still blooming with small yellow flowers. Lai Fushun already has this boiled peanut dish on its menu.

I don’t know what the storekeeper Li thought of, but he actually put the peanuts on the table early.

Shopkeeper Li glanced sideways at the boy next to him, pushed the snacks in front of him towards Lu Sheige, and motioned for her to eat more. He continued to chat with the guests while holding the teacup: "However, it is said that the rebels have very good rules and do not disturb the people.

, not to alarm merchants, nor to kill innocent people indiscriminately. Those merchant ships that had not yet had time to leave Huaicheng have left Huaicheng safely in recent days. Yesterday, more than a dozen cargo ships came out of Huaicheng, among which

There are three ships resting here with me."

Having said this, Shopkeeper Li lowered his voice, "These three cargo ships are all loaded with raw silk. When Huaicheng was first occupied by the rebels, the owners of the goods were scared to death! Who wouldn't be jealous if they exchanged such valuable things?

Fortunately, I was not in trouble this time and came out safely!"

The guest looked up in astonishment: "You didn't spend a penny and you released it?"

"Hahaha……"

Shopkeeper Li couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Brother, I say you are honest, but you are really honest. Although the rebels don't embarrass you, those three ships of raw silk are not cheap goods. Even if they don't embarrass you, can you still be disrespectful?

Drink money?”

"Tsk..." The guest couldn't help but snorted, "That's what I said!"

After saying that, he picked up the noodles with chopsticks but hesitated to put them into his mouth.

He has also been doing business on the water all year round, so he understands the hard work involved.

The rebel army has occupied the port of Huaicheng. It is lucky that the cargo ship can come out. Even if you pay for the drinks, that is what you should do.

If this rebel army succeeds, it will be regarded as a good relationship in the future. If it fails, it will just be buying lives with money, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Shopkeeper Li saw that the guest hadn't spoken for a long time. He took a sip of tea and changed the subject: "Where are you going to go this time?"

The guest stopped using his chopsticks and looked at Shopkeeper Li: "To tell you the truth, I was originally transporting a batch of porcelain to Huaicheng. On the way here, I vaguely heard some rumors, but I couldn't be sure. So, I

I came here to find out some news."

Shopkeeper Li put down the teacup and became serious: "I'm afraid your trip will be in vain."

Huaicheng is in such chaos now that it is really not a wise move for merchant ships to go to Huaicheng.

Now there is freedom of entry and exit, but who knows if people can come out after waiting for them to enter?

"yes."

The guest frowned, "I'm also afraid that I'll make money but lose my life. Since I've already arrived at your place, I won't leave. I'll stop for two days to see if it doesn't work, so I'll take him back. Otherwise, this trip will be in vain.

It is better to lose money than to lose your life.”

His ship is a merchant ship that specializes in delivering goods from Huaicheng. Every time, it delivers goods to various places from Huaicheng, and then privately takes some goods back to Huaicheng from various places. In order not to run out of empty ships.

How much can you earn?

On this trip, Huaicheng was fine when he went out, but when he came back, he couldn't go back.

"How much porcelain do you have on board? If it's a lot, why not send it to Yangzhou? I can help you introduce two decent merchants."

Because he was a familiar customer for many years, Shopkeeper Li couldn't help but give him some advice.

"Not much, only half a boat left. It's not worth a trip to Yangzhou. It's not enough to go back and forth."

The guest had no intention of eating the remaining half bowl of noodles. He poured a cup of tea and took it in his hand. "I was also unlucky this time. I was attacked by bandits when I went there. Two holes were drilled into the boat and I almost missed it."

I didn't come back. I was lucky enough to escape with my life, but part of the goods was lost due to water intrusion, and I lost a lot of money. After the ship was repaired, I bought a ship of porcelain. This thing is easy to break when traveling by land, but it was relatively safe in the water. This journey

Most of the nobles and the poor have left, and this small boat was originally intended to be taken to Huaicheng, but now it seems that it is no longer possible."

Perhaps it was because Lu Xiangge was young and perhaps the only noodle customer in this shop was an old acquaintance of shopkeeper Li.

The two of them did not back Lu Xiangge's back, chatting about business matters, talking here and there, and finally got involved in the rebel army and the court.

Why is the court corrupt and the emperor immoral?

Regarding the rebels, the two of them unanimously refused to comment.

Even they don't want the change of dynasty to happen.

The changes of that dynasty and that generation were not made with the piles of corpses of the common people. Only those with a knife to their necks would fight to survive. As for Shopkeeper Li, merchants surnamed Qiu, and ordinary people such as Lu Xiange, no one could

I don't want to get involved in this war.

These two people spoke boldly. Lu Xiangge's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he felt that his luck in reincarnation was not very good this time.

Surprisingly, in the troubled times, this rebel army has already occupied Huaicheng and will invade the capital sooner or later.

From Huaicheng to Beijing, take the land route. The main road is only a dozen or twenty miles away from Jiangjiaba.

If you take the water route, you must pass through Jiangjiaba.

By then, I don’t know if she and the entire Lu family can be saved!
Chapter completed!