No one expected that the one who brought new clues to Chengdu Ma Heng was not in Chengdu, but in Jiangzhou.
Generally speaking, there are two passages from Jiangdong to Sichuan and Shu.
One is land, the end is Chengdu, the other is water, and the end is Jiangzhou.
The land route is relatively slow, and it is the first choice for small caravans and nearby places, while the water route is an important channel for large caravans or caravan alliances.
Jiangzhou City, or Ba County City.
Jiangzhou City, which is currently in the Han Dynasty, has just begun to show a little charming style.
The rise of Jiangzhou is actually the rise of water transportation.
Jiangzhou is now expanding its city, which is an important key to Xu Huang's garrison, and has controlled the transportation hub in eastern Sichuan, especially water transportation.
The Jiangzhou City East Wharf is also expanding with the expansion of Jiangzhou City. The newly built wharf penetrates into the river diagonally, and then cargo ships and sailors can load and unload goods directly from the wharf and then transport them to other places.
As a hub for cargo transportation, Jiangzhou is gradually showing its importance. If not only communicates with the east and west, but also opens the north and south passages, it is impossible to say that in this Jiangzhou city, in addition to the caravans heading to Jiangdong, you can also see the caravans heading to Jiaozhi in the south, or even the poisonous caravans heading to the south...
By that time, Sichuan and Shu would have two central points. On the one hand, Chengdu is an important farming base and a grain production center, which tends to be cultural and political. On the other hand, it is Jiangzhou, which has mountains and waters. While communicating with trade, it can also train mountain soldiers and naval troops.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Shu Han and the Eastern Wu exchanged continuously, and they went to Chaisang through Jiangzhou. Historically, the silk of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms was an indispensable high-end luxury item for the Eastern Wu, and the fish glue lacquerware of the Eastern Wu, especially copper and iron ore, were also lacking in Sichuan and Shu.
The trade routes of the Three Kingdoms were not established after Zhuge Liang arrived in Sichuan, so the current trade routes of Jiangzhou were not only founded by Zhuge when he came to Sichuan and Sichuan. Instead, they were originally there, but now they are just standardized.
After having a naughty child, Zhuo Wangsun gradually fell into decline.
The naughty child not only cheated his father, but also ruined the reputation of the family. When this reputation became bad, many things gradually became corrupted. Zhuo Wenjun felt that he was chasing love, but he didn't expect that he was just self-motivated. Then, even though Zhuo Wangsun cursed fiercely, he finally compromised. Zhuo Wenjun felt that he had not compromised and persisted in victory, but became a laughing stock in the Sichuan and Sichuan business community. When talking about Zhuo family, everyone would say that it was the Zhuo family...
Eloping is always the stupidest move.
Zhuo Wenjun paid the price for his elopement, and Zhuo Wangsun also paid the price for his daughter's elopement, and even the Zhuo family paid the price.
And these costs are Zhuo Wenjun said that I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care, I want the price of love.
Love brains are scary.
This is a disease.
Not only Zhuo Wenjun, but even descendants with more information and knowledge, many people still have this disease. Haven’t you seen in many media, multinational presidents only want to fall in love, and the special forces king only want to fall in love. Even the special professions of firefighters, forensics, drug police, etc., are all thinking about falling in love every day when they are full every day, and they are also the kind of quintile relationship, because love triangles are outdated. For the love brain, it is not only necessary to abuse, but also to corrupt, and torture and corrupt to stimulate the G-spot.
Perhaps Zhuo Wenjun would still insist that she would not regret it when she died of old age, but for Zhuo Liang, the descendant of Zhuo family, if he could see Zhuo Wenjun, regardless of his seniority, he would still want to point at Zhuo Wenjun's nose and curse.
I dare not take action. After all, I am an elder, but I will definitely scold you. Even if I don’t scold you in person, I will scold you secretly behind my back.
King Zhuo was the leader of Sichuan and Sichuan, and was in a first-class position.
And now?
Zhuo's current overall asset scale is even a second-rate.
If Zhuo Liang hadn't seen the opportunity earlier, he went to Chang'an early and worshipped under the war skirt of the General of the Cavalry, he would have said that Zhuo's family could not even be squeezed into the second-rate.
What? First-class in Sichuan and Sichuan?
Nothing first-class anymore...
Before the Cavalry came, the Wu family was first-class, but at present, the Wu family has been reduced in many aspects, just like the King Zhuo of the Western Han Dynasty.
Zhuo Wangsun used to control the iron smelting of Sichuan and Sichuan, and was known as "rich can rival a country."
Since it is an "enemy country", what are the consequences?
After becoming the "enemy country", his descendants were corrupted. Obviously, for the Han Dynasty, it is no problem to allow Zhuo Wangsun to be rich in one generation and then the second generation, but at most, the three generations are rich. If you want to be rich for only three generations, you must attack Zhuo Wangsun's son and daughter without leaving any trace.
Although the historical books do not record how extravagant the sons of Zhuo Wangsun were, flying eagles, lackeys, and sensuality, Sima Xiangru undoubtedly successfully destroyed the wonderful chess of Zhuo's heirs.
Zhuo Wenjun thought she had met love, but she never thought about where she was so talented and who came from. She enjoyed Zhuo’s wealth, but ultimately failed to fulfill her mission, attracting the golden phoenix to Zhuo’s family, but ran away with the black crow.
Therefore, Zhuo Liang's current Zhuo Liang seemed very difficult. He laughed with him, laughing at everyone, just like a dog waving his tail at anyone. He had to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity to grow bigger, and he also carefully maintained the surrounding relationships in the process of growing bigger, and then tried little by little to restore the previous Zhuo glory.
Even Zhuo Liang had some understanding in his heart that he knew that after Zhuo Wenjun's love mind, he could no longer restore his original appearance, because the iron smelting industry in Sichuan and Sichuan no longer belonged to Zhuo, and it would never belong to Zhuo.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! The metallurgy industry no longer belongs to anyone in Sichuan and Sichuan, and it cannot belong to a certain family.
Now, Zhuo Liang can only think about taking advantage of the opportunity of Jiangzhou becoming a new center to make the water transport bigger.
The water transportation industry is a brand new development space and has no rivals.
But the problem is that this industry has invested a lot in advance.
As long as you have a ship, sailors need to have a ship. The transportation tools, point-to-point routes, and a series of pass-through checkouts, etc. all need to have a certain relationship, and it is not something you can do if you want to grow bigger.
Fortunately, Zhuo Liang had at least a good start. He did not dare to compete with the Cui family for any major trade route. He guarded a trade route from Sichuan to Jiangdong, and no one would snatch it now.
There are about twenty or thirty Liang's merchant ships moored at the ferry. Each ship has two flags hanging on it. One is a flag symbolizing the command of the cavalry, and the other is a flag of the Zhuo's merchant. The flag representing the cavalry belonging to it is high at the top of the mast, while the Zhuo's flag is inserted obliquely on the side of the hull.
Although the number is not small, the ships are not large.
Zhuo Liang is also worried about it. The big ship is obviously loading more and the benefits are better, but the investment is naturally more, and it takes a long time to build it. However, only small boats are used, so it is obviously not enough to establish water transportation channels. If your own transportation capacity is insufficient, don’t blame others for reaching in.
『Shopkeeper Zhuo! Can Shopkeeper Zhuo be there?』
Someone shouted on the dock.
When Zhuo Liang heard the sound, he responded first, then walked out of the cabin and looked at it. He immediately took a few steps forward, and jumped onto the dock without using a board. He got close to Zhuge and bowed respectfully, "I have seen Zhuge engage in this place. I don't know that I have misunderstood my fault and forgive me for my crimes!"
Zhuge Liang returned the cusp for half a cusp, then looked around, "Shopkeeper Zhuo's fleet is OK... but is it about to set off?"
Although Zhuo Liang didn't know why Zhuge Liang came, he still said honestly: "It's about to set off, but... there is still a batch of spices waiting to enter the cabin... It's scheduled to arrive tonight. If there is no accident, it will set off tomorrow..."
Zhuge Liang nodded and asked again: "Did the spices be purchased by Manager Zhuo?
Zhuo Liang smiled honestly, "I let Zhuge engage in laughter, I'm going to pay a lot of money... The spices are from the Li family's business, but I just took my boat to Jiangdong..."
Zhuge Liang waved his hand, "I wonder if I can sit on Manager Zhuo's boat?"
Zhuo Liang quickly reached out to invite him, "This is an honor! Please, please, please be careful here..."
Turning his head, Zhuo Liang hurriedly shouted to the boat: "I've always locked the boat, don't shake it!"
An old voice on the boat responded, and then someone walked to the stern, stretched out bamboo poles to support the boat, and some people quickly put the board on the bow of the boat on the dock.
Zhuge Liang got on the boat steadily.
Zhuo Liang followed behind.
Zhuoliang's ship is a medium-sized and flat-bottomed merchant ship. If you include the cabin, there are three floors. The cabin can hold cargo, and then the first floor can hold cargo or live in people, which means that the accommodation conditions are very ordinary. On the upper floor, that is, the top floor, it is very small, with only four rooms, Zhuoliang lives in one room, and the other room is used as a hall to meet guests. The remaining two rooms are usually empty unless there are any important guests.
Zhuge Liang went to the cabin first.
The cabin is dim and there are very few lights in it to prevent fire. In addition, various cargo is accumulated in it on weekdays, and sailors and coolies are also in it, so there is a taste of all kinds.
Zhuo Liang looked at Zhuge Liang with some concern, but saw that Zhuge Liang looked as usual, as if he had not smelled any stench.
Zhuge Liang looked at the cargo in the cabin, then went to the upper floor again, and walked around, as if he was taking a look at it casually.
When he arrived at the small room where Zhuge Liang was entertaining guests on the upper floor, Zhuge Liang asked: "Shopkeeper Zhuo, are these goods yours?"
Zhuo Liang replied: "Reported to me, only half of them are mine, and the others are from several other merchants."
The Zhuo family is no longer the same as before. In order to form such a fleet, Zhuo Liang even needed to go to Chengdu to find someone in person, and then invite others to purchase and ship them together to obtain greater benefits.
"Will anyone follow you to Jiangdong in Chengdu?" Zhuge Liang asked again.
Zhuo Liang was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "That's right, we followed."
Zhuge Liang's expression remained unchanged and nodded and said, "How many people are there?"
"There are usually seven or eight people with work plans and guards." Zhuo Liang replied.
Spices do not take up much space, but they are expensive, so there are not only work but also guards.
Zhuge Liang nodded again, and then said, "Today, when the people from the Li clerk come, you can find a reason and delay the trip for two or three days before departure... It's just that the official document has not been corrected..."
"The official document has not been corrected? It has been delayed for two or three days?" Zhuo Liang took a breath, then nodded and said, "No problem!"
From Sichuan to Jiangdong, the benefits of waterways are not only that they can transport large quantities of freight, but the cost is lower. More importantly, the checkpoints on the waterways are much less than those on the landways...
If it is the turn of spring and summer, it may rain at any time, causing the river to surge. Sometimes it is necessary to seize time, so sometimes it cannot be delayed. For the moment, the river water is basically stable, and there is not much difference between two days earlier and two days later.
Generally speaking, no one will sail at the turn of spring and summer and the water is turbulent, which is too dangerous.
Zhuge Liang smiled, "Good. This will not disturb Manager Zhuo. Remember, this matter must not be promoted."
Zhuo Liang felt a stern and quickly responded.
Zhuge Liang bid farewell to Zhuo Liang and returned to Jiangzhou City.
Xu Huang was in the hall of the government office, facing the Jiangzhou sand table, looking down, as if thinking about how to arrange what to arrange. When he saw Zhuge Liang coming back, he nodded, "How was Kong Ming's investigation?"
Zhuge Liang said: "If Liang expected it was not bad, this spice vendor must be mixed with the spies in Jiangdong..."
Xu Huang reached out to invite Zhuge Liang to sit down, and then asked: "I wish to hear the details."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Businessmen are pursuing profits." Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice, "It is their nature to be honest. Spices in the Western Regions are relatively cheaper. If they are transported to Chang'an, they will be expensive, and when they are transported to Sichuan and Shu, they are even more expensive... And are the spices in the Southern Central Central Central? Although the price is slightly lower than those in the Western Regions, the spices in the Southern Central Central South have not arrived this year..."
Some things seem complicated, but when you meet smart people, especially those like Zhuge, it seems to be transparent.
Zhuge Liang took a walk around the boat, and it looked like he was just a quick walk, but in fact he knew it.
The commodities and goods in Zhuoliang's ship naturally belong to Zhuoliang. After all, he is on that ship, so if the goods he transports are empty in his ship, they will basically be placed under his nose and will not be placed on other ships.
This is human nature.
Although Zhuge did not look at the other boats one by one, he could basically understand what cargo was transporting.
Like the goods on Zhuoliang's ship, it is some specialties from Sichuan and Shu, such as bamboo paper, books, bamboo utensils, silk, silk fans, tea bricks, etc. They are all ordinary items and are also expensive, but the quantity is not very large.
Especially the base warehouse, which has a mixed smell, it is obviously not suitable to stockpile a large amount of spices. After all, if the spices smell, the price will inevitably drop sharply, and the loss will not be a little bit. Therefore, it must be only placed on this floor on the deck, but there is not much space on this floor, so there must be not many spices delivered at one time.
It is also impossible to take other ships with expensive spices.
Sailing on the river surface, large ships will obviously be safer than small ships.
Zhuge Liang had just returned from Nanzhong, so he was very clear about the situation of the Nanzhong line.
This time when he came back, Zhuge Liang mainly wanted to discuss with Xu Huang about the situation of stationing in the Nanzhong Military Village.
Through military camps, controlling the main roads in Nanzhong, and then splitting out the original Nanzhong to form smaller counties and control local powerful forces, etc., it is undoubtedly necessary to discuss in detail, and it is definitely not something that can be done by writing a few letters.
The matter of identifying spies was just Zhuge Liang who heard about such a thing, and he did it by the way.
By the way.
Zhuge Liang knew very well that the spices in Nanzhong only went once a year, and arrived in Sichuan and Shu in late autumn, and then returned to Jiaozhi from Sichuan. Now it is summer, and it is not yet late autumn, and the spices in Sichuan and Shu can only be transported from Chang'an.
There were originally caravans from Chang'an to Shandong. After leaving Chang'an and leaving Heluo, the caravans to Shandong were flat, so the freight was actually not high. It took a long time to transport spices to Sichuan and Shu, and then from Sichuan and Shu to Jiangdong. This was not only a longer time, but the price was naturally more expensive.
It is very abnormal to bend near and far away, and to be honest and expensive.
So what are the abnormal business behaviors?
"Spices are expensive, so there are guards, and this guard..." Zhuge Liang smiled, "It just happened to be used as a cover... After all, the people who came out were all from the business, and the guards generally paid little attention to it..."
Xu Huang nodded and glanced at Zhuge Liang, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything, just pondered without saying anything.
Although Xu Huang felt that what Zhuge Liang said was indeed reasonable, he felt that there seemed to be some problems.
Zhuge Liang seemed to have noticed Xu Huang's intention and continued to say slowly, "Liang asked the merchant ship on the dock to delay for a while... Liang tried it a little more, and he could see that he knew..."
Zhuge Liang was young, but he was able to do things without any loss.
If an ordinary reckless person has clues and some doubts, he can directly open it up, but Zhuge Liang is different. He also has to rule out some special situations, such as Jiangdong urgently needs spices and cannot purchase them from Shandong, so he has to go through the water. In this case, delaying for a few days will inevitably make the spice merchant anxious.
Normally, if an ordinary businessman has no ghost in his heart, then when he hears that the official documents are not completed, he will definitely scold Zhuo Liang and urge Zhuo Liang to handle the matter quickly. He may even have to worry about Zhuo Liang for some money losses caused by delays...
Even brothers have to settle the score clearly?
So this is a normal businessman.
Unusual businessmen, if they know that the official documents have not been completed, they may wait if they are guilty, or even say nothing, or turn against Zhuo Liang. After all, what they are important is not selling goods. If they turn against the caravan and cannot go by water, then land checkpoints will obviously make them more troublesome.
At dusk, when Jiangzhou City was closing, people from Chengdu Li's Spice Store came to the spot...