The first thousand one hundred and seven chapters meet love
"Willows hang over the precious land, causing the clouds to turn into mist."
"The border town has its own thousand-year scenery, no less wet than the mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River!"
Liu Mingzhi was riding on horseback, looking at the weeping willows stretching for miles outside Yingzhou City in a daze. The beautiful scenery of rolling clouds and dragons was something he had never seen before in the capital!
Although he has passed through Yingzhou several times, this was the first time Liu Mingzhi saw Yingzhou in April.
There is no loneliness when covered with heavy snow in winter, and there is no vicissitudes of thousands of miles of yellow sand in autumn.
Everywhere is full of vitality. In just a few glances, Liu Mingzhi and others can take in the scenery of the frontier fortress!
Qi Ya was wearing a light blue Confucian shirt, and like Liu Mingzhi, she was wearing a turban and dressed like a scholar, just like two leisurely students going out for an outing in the city!
Hearing Liu Mingzhi standing on the horse and reciting poems, Qi Ya's beautiful eyes showed a hint of surprise.
"Brother Fuliu, I haven't seen you reciting poems and lyrics for a long time. It seems that you are in a good mood today!"
"Daddy is great!"
Next to Young Master Liu, the three Liu Yiyi sisters were riding on horses, praising their father without hesitation!
"Du Yu, how long does it take for the whole team to arrive at Yingzhou City?"
"Brother Liu, we still have two days to get to Yingzhou. We have worked hard to cover the distance of more than 200 miles. Brother Liu, I suggest that we wait for the large group of people to enter the city. Otherwise, there will only be six of us.
If something unexpected happens, you may not be able to cope with it!”
"You are the governor of the two governments. If something happens to you, my little brother will be responsible for your death!"
With a snap, Du Yu was lightly slapped on the back of the head by Young Master Liu with a riding crop:
"You stinky boy, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will seal your mouth. My uncle, the Protector of the Country, is here in Yingzhou. What accident can happen?"
"The large team of people told the officials of Yingzhou City that this young master has arrived. I don't like the officials who have prepared in advance to govern the people's livelihood. If you want to see it, see the true face! Otherwise, this young master came first to enjoy the scenery, chanting
Is the poem right?"
"Okay, I forgot about this matter, let's go into the city now?"
"Enter the city!"
"My little brother, go explore the road first!"
"Yiyi, Feifei, Yaoyao, stay close to your Aunt Ya and don't run around. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Dad, we will definitely be obedient!"
"You three stinky girls!"
"Brother Qi, let's go into the city!"
"drive!"
Qi Ya turned the horses around and followed her husband, guarding the three little cotton-padded horses on the left and right in the middle, and slowly drove towards Yingzhou City.
"Stop, stand firm!"
As soon as Young Master Liu arrived in front of the city gate, he was stopped by the city guards with long spears. This was the first time he encountered such a strict formation in Yingzhou apart from the capital.
Liu Mingzhi didn't care. After all, it was an important border city, and it was only natural that the defense should be stricter!
Liu Mingzhi took out the bodies of several people from his sleeves, got off his horse and handed them over together.
The guard captain looked at his certificate: "People from Jiangnan, Liu Shu, Qi Ya, Liu Yiyi, Liu Feifei, Liu Yaoyao!"
The captain carefully checked that the seal on the certificate was indeed the official seal of the Ministry of Revenue. He circled the horses of Liu Mingzhi and others several times and returned the certificate!
"Ma Liu, remember, Jiangnan Liushu, a group of five people, one man, four women and five horses, carrying a weapon and a long sword about three feet two!"
"Captain Zhong, it has been recorded!"
Captain Zhong responded calmly and stepped aside: "Go in!"
"Thank you, General!"
After a while, Liu Mingzhi Qiya led the horse into Yingzhou City.
The people in Yingzhou City, which is only slightly smaller than the capital, are coming and going, but there is a slight sense of desolation, and it seems that there is a little bit of life in the coming and going.
This is an extremely contradictory feeling.
Qi Ya looked around at the surrounding shops: "Brother Liu, it seems that the war has had a big impact on border towns like Yingzhou. Although there are many people, there are only a few people drinking and eating in the surrounding shops!"
"When I passed through Yingzhou two years ago, there were so many business travelers and so many people. I wish all the merchants in Dalong had gathered in Yingzhou City. It's not as desolate as it is now!"
"Normally, profit is the most important thing for a businessman, money is more important than life!"
"Although Heshuo is very far away from Yingzhou, I am afraid that if the war spreads to Yingzhou one day, if the goods locked up cannot be sold, we will lose everything. The most important thing is that we may lose our lives.
Throw it in Yingzhou City!"
"Coupled with the infighting between the two largest Turkic royal forces, there is no time to do fur business, cattle and sheep business. In this way, merchants who trade with each other can only trade with Jin Kingdom merchants!"
"Except for a few rare items, there are big dragons in the Jin Kingdom, and there are big dragons in the Jin Kingdom. The profits there are horribly small. Over time, there will be no merchants left in the foreign trade in Yingzhou!"
"Except for some big merchants, there is no room for small businessmen to survive. However, if the whole body is affected and there is a lack of business travel, the business of the local people in Yingzhou City will naturally not be so prosperous!"
"Where have all the businessmen we met on the way here gone?"
"Western Region!"
"From the official road south of Yingzhou City, turn to Yunzhou, then turn to Ganzhou to enter the Western Regions!"
"Goods from the Western Regions are in short supply everywhere now, but the risks are also high. Not to mention the long distance, if there is a sandstorm, let alone the goods, your life may be lost in the thousands of miles of yellow sand!"
"However, as long as you make a safe round trip, you can earn a lot of money at least, so many small businessmen gathered in Ganzhou and went on the road together, in case of an accident, it would be nice to have someone to take care of them!"
"So that's it. Then it's a big trouble for His Majesty to ask you to manage the business of Yingzhou Mutual Market. You can still make the decision on the administration of officials in Yingzhou and Fuzhou. What about the Turks? You can't reach out to Huyan Royal Court and Shi
Will Bisi Royal Court ask them to cease the war and resume trade?"
"Let's take a look and talk. As long as the merchant's safety is not threatened, he will come back after leaving."
"It's just that I can't do this alone. I also need to talk to the Jin Kingdom and the Turks to discuss it!"
"It's just that the war between the Huyan Royal Court and the Spies Royal Court is now in full swing, so I may not have time to pay attention to this young master!"
"It's also a mess. Let's settle down and discuss it later!"
"Where to go? Enter the Governor's Palace or find an inn to settle down first?"
"Any inn or restaurant will do. Wherever news circulates the most, let's listen to what the people in the city think first!"
"Okay, Ya'er listens to you!"
"Dad, it's so strange. Why have the corners of the houses in Yingzhou City been erased? Aren't they afraid that the houses will collapse?"
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses and looked at the corner of the street pointed by Liu Yaoyao. Different from the private houses in the capital, the corners of the private houses in Yingzhou City about four feet above the ground were all in a semicircular shape, which looked extremely
Weird, very different from other places in the capital!
Liu Mingzhi looked at Liu Yaoyao happily: "Silly girl, we Han people pay attention to the orders of parents. The matchmaker said that making the corners of the wall round will prevent their children from meeting love around the corner!"
"Ah? Meet love around the corner?"
"Bah, you don't have any integrity, and you are talking nonsense to your children. Is there a father like you?"
Qi Ya looked at Liu Yaoyao's confused look, and slapped Young Master Liu angrily!
"Yaoyao, don't listen to your father's nonsense. This is done so that the carriages and oxcarts can pass quickly without getting stuck in the corner when turning. Yingzhou is a border city of Dalong. Once a war breaks out, materials can be quickly transported to the city wall.
Sir!"
"This is not what your father said. Love is found around the corner. Don't believe what your stinky father says!"
Liu Yaoyao nodded clearly: "So that's it, your stinky daddy will lie to Yaoyao!"