Nanyuzhou is located in the southernmost part of Dongfang Continent, and there is almost no snow in winter.
Upon hearing this, he raised his head and exhaled into mist.
However, just because there is no snow does not mean it is not cold. The south is humid. When it is cold, the water turns into ice at night. It freezes in the morning and then melts during the day. When the cold wind blows, the skin hurts like being cut by a knife.
At this time, it was just dawn.
Wen Wu looked back and saw that the faint mist had not yet dissipated, and the wilderness in the distance was completely white. Taiming Mansion was only ten miles away, but there was no trace of it visible from a distance.
It's time for Yuanwen to arrive.
Wen Wu thought about the time and made a guess. This time when he went north, Yuan Wen also had to go to Taiming Mansion to take a job exam. The two of them were in the same car, and they parted ways outside Taiming Mansion in the morning.
Every year when we go north to Zhongzhou at the end of the year, all parties will come together to make the trip.
The Daxing Dynasty stipulated that the tax money of all prefectures must be sent to Xingdu before the New Year and incorporated into the national treasury to celebrate the New Year. Therefore, at the end of each year, each prefecture would send people to escort the tax money to Xingdu, which is called annual tribute.
Due to the seriousness of this incident, the military has been responsible for escorting the annual tributes over the years, and the guards are heavily guarded. Therefore, this has made it convenient for many people. It should be noted that it is a thousand miles away from Nanyuzhou to Zhongzhou.
Even if you take the official route all the way, it may not be safe. After all, each prefecture has limited troops, and most of them can only guard the main roads in various places, and cannot take into account the remote areas. Therefore, at the end of each year, when each prefecture sends annual tribute, many
People will take this 'hitchhike' and save a lot of travel expenses.
Among these people, in addition to the students who go north to take the exam at the end of the year, there are also merchants from various businesses, such as Wanyaotang, Sishoufang, Yinzhuang, and traders from various places, etc. Because the end of the year is the intensive period for business banks to settle accounts, they carry a large number of people with them.
It is common practice for money to go north. If you go alone, the cost of hiring guards will be a huge expense. But if you go with the military, even though the main task of the military is to escort the annual tribute, if you really encounter a thief
, they cannot sit idly by and ignore it.
However, despite the military and various forces, there were hundreds of thousands of people, and no one dared to come looking for death. In fact, going back decades, I have never heard of anything happening to the team escorting Sui Gong.
Big mistake.
After all, the Daxing Dynasty was founded for more than three hundred years. Although there were occasional turbulences, the overall situation was relatively stable. Not to mention Zhongzhou, Nanyuzhou is located in the southernmost part of the Eastern Continent, and it is considered a place with a relatively weak military distribution, but
There are private soldiers in every government, and they are not vegetarians. Therefore, although there are still some petty thieves and bandits, major bandit troubles are rare. A thieves and bandits group with a scale of a hundred or dozens of people is already as big as the sky.
, and most of them are concentrated in remote villages, hidden in deep mountains and old forests. And the army escorting Sui Gong can easily be hundreds of elites... If it weren't for the fact that the brain is filled with water and can't think about it, it is really hard to imagine that any bandit would come out and collide.
Military department...
Wen Wu thought so.
The carriages moved forward with a clattering sound, forming a long queue on the official road.
This is the team of Wanyaotang. At the end of the year, in addition to the year's general ledger, there is also a large amount of medicinal materials to be transported north. In total, there are dozens of cars, and the fleet stretches for several miles.
Wenwu sat on the carriage and looked back. He set out from Yuanwang Town and walked for two days to the outside of Taimingfu City. He happened to meet up with the large convoy of Yaotang and failed to enter the city. It was a bit regretful. However, considering this
The main mission of the second trip north was in Xingdu. Wen Wu didn't pay too much attention to it. He just looked at the mountains in the south that were getting further and further away, and he couldn't help but feel melancholy.
After this trip, I'm afraid the next time I come back will be three years later.
Hearing this, he sighed with a sigh of relief.
At this time, a horse came from behind and was patrolling all the way. The rider was a middle-aged man, wearing military leather armor, a little fat, with a round face and short beard. This man was not outstanding in appearance, but
A large crossbow hanging on the back is very conspicuous, like the half-foot-long roc wings spread out, the handle extends to the side of the horse's belly.
"Ha, Master Wen, come out for some fresh air?"
"Good morning, Uncle Li." Wen Wu responded with a smile. This man's name is Li Kuang, the captain of the Taiming Palace's personal guard team, and also the instructor of the Taiming Palace Army's cavalry and archery battalion. The two are considered acquaintances.
Because Gong Yunfei sent a team of people to protect Qu Hong before, and Li Kuang was one of them. This time, he led the town government army to escort Wanyao Hall's convoy on their way north.
Li Kuang reined in his horse and slowed down, walking parallel to the carriage. He raised his head and asked with a smile, "How are you? Are you tired?"
"fine."
"Haha, that's good. But it's cold in the morning, so it's better not to go out to get some air. There are still more than ten days of walking ahead, and we've only been walking for two days, so you have to pay attention to your health."
"Xiao, I just came out to take a breath, so I'll come down now." Wen Wu thanked him with his hands, "Thank you, Uncle Li, for reminding me."
"Hahaha, you and I don't have to be so polite. Okay, you have a good rest, and I'll go to the front for a spin." Li Kuang laughed, waved his hand, and rode to the front.
"Please."
Wen Wu responded casually, regardless of whether he heard it or not. Leaning slightly, he turned his head and looked ahead. The official road ahead was winding, and the team continued forward until it disappeared at the end of the mountains and fields. From Taimingfu City
It has been about an hour since we met the caravan outside, and we have only walked ten miles. However, it is better to be slow than to be safe. Wenwu cursed, climbed down from the roof of the car, and returned to the carriage.
, and began to meditate. This is how he spent most of his time in the past two days.