"Your Majesty, Governor. The magistrate of Langshan County sent an urgent report. A group of businessmen calling themselves Wang Shang came from the Western Desert. They said they were businessmen who were ordered to go to the Western Regions three years ago."
At this time, a guard strode in, cupped his hands and said.
Zhao Kuo was stunned for a moment, and then a feeling of joy rushed into his heart, "Bring them to see me quickly, no, where are they? I will personally greet them."
The caravan disappeared without a trace for three whole years, and Zhao Kuo gave up any hope.
When he came to Hetao this time, he wanted to reorganize a caravan to go west.
Unexpectedly, the caravan came back alive!
"In...in Langshan County." The guard did not expect Zhao Kuo's reaction to be so strong, and he was a little panicked for a moment.
"Prepare the car, prepare the boat, and I will go to Langshan County in person." Zhao Kuo said.
Langshan County is located at the foot of Langshan Mountain. It is the most westerly county in Zhao State. It is not far from Shuofang City, and there is water transportation along the way, which is very convenient.
Seeing this, Li Fu, Mao Gong, and Xue Gong also got up and followed Zhao Kuo out.
Among the three of them, except Li Fu, Duke Mao and Duke Xue did not know about the caravan.
At that time, Hetao was still desolate. Although it was divided into Shuofang County and Jiuyuan County, there were no common people, and the county governor was still in Handan, so there was no way to know.
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"First... Sir, are you sure this is the Hetao?" Lian An looked at the neat farmland in front of him, and it was endless as far as the eye could see. The crops that had just been planted were lush and green, making a rustling sound in the breeze.
The farmer weeding in the field spoke with a skilled Hebei accent, which made Lian An suspect that there was something wrong with his ears, or that he was homesick and hallucinating.
"The direction is correct, it should be... it should be, I... I'm not sure either." Mao Sui took off his sun hat and scratched his head.
When we set off, the Hetao was not like this!
"You're not leading the wrong way, are you?" Lian An looked at Huai fiercely.
"Excuse me, general, my subordinates are definitely not leading the wrong way. Besides, from the accent, you can tell that this is the Kingdom of Zhao." Huai hurriedly patted his chest and said.
"Let's go and take a look first." Mao Sui walked towards the young man weeding in the field not far away, followed by Lian An.
The young man looked at the group of "barbarians" in strange clothes in front of him strangely. If the reward policy had not been gone, he would have run back to call for people.
There are at least hundreds of barbarians here, and all of them are adult men. If they can be caught, the whole village will become rich.
It's a pity that the incentive policy is no longer available.
"May I ask this brave man, where is this place?" Mao Sui asked, clasping his fists.
"It turns out they are from Zhao. Even if they are caught, there will be no money." Qi muttered in his heart. Although he didn't know why these people were wearing barbarian clothes, he could tell from their accent that they were definitely from Zhao. Qi returned the greeting.
, "Langshan County."
"Which county does Langshan County belong to?" Lian An took a step forward, waved his halberd, and pointed the tip of the halberd at Qi. Qi suddenly felt an evil aura coming towards him, and he was so frightened that he took a few steps back and his face changed drastically.
"Who are you?" Qi Qiang braced himself and glared at Lian An.
"Step back." Mao Sui asked Lian An to step back and said pleasantly, "We are from Zhao and will not hurt you."
Lian An was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this was no longer the Western Region. He quickly leaned over and apologized, but his face was a little stiff, and he seemed unwilling to do so.
In fact, it's not his fault, it's mainly because he has experienced too many things in the past few years and is somewhat used to it.
"This is Shuofang County of Zhao State." Qi held the hoe in front of him.
"Shuofang County, it seems we are on the right track." Mao Sui was very happy, "Little brother, where is the nearest city? We want to enter the city."
"You just keep going forward and you'll be there." Qi said in a deep voice.
"Thank you very much." Mao Sui said with his fists clasped, and without any further stop, he headed towards Langshan County with a caravan full of goods.
There was no obstruction along the way. When entering the city, the soldiers only asked a few questions. After Mao Sui took out the edict, they let Mao Sui and others into the city.
After entering the city, Mao Sui went directly to the county government office and handed the edict to the guards, who then handed it over to the county magistrate.
When the Langshan County Magistrate saw the edict, he rushed out of the county office and welcomed Mao Sui in. After questioning, he sent someone to report to Shuofang overnight.
"So it took three years for the Hetao to develop to this level?" Mao Sui had already changed into Zhao clothes, arranged his beard and hair, and transformed from a barbarian into a dark-skinned Zhao.
He didn't want to wear barbarian clothes, but the clothes he brought were all worn out. There were everyone in the team except a tailor.
Of course, even if there were, it would not be possible to tailor clothes for hundreds of people.
You can't go without clothes.
There was no other way, so Mao Sui and the others had no choice but to be served by barbarians.
As far as Mao Sui knows, this city did not exist when he left. According to his observations, many places in Langshan are not perfect. It does look like a newly built city, but its prosperity is no less than that of Hebei.
"Not bad." Langshan County Magistrate nodded.
"It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable." Mao Sui said excitedly.
He knew what the Hetao was like when he left. It would be no exaggeration to say that the scene was desolate everywhere. Now it has caught up with Hebei.
"The changes in our Zhao country are not limited to the Hetao. There are many more that will surprise you later." The Langshan County Magistrate said with a smile.
"Oh? I wonder if the county magistrate can explain it to Mao Sui?" Mao Sui asked.
"This cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. You can only know it after you feel it. Come, sir, eat some food." The Langshan County Magistrate said with a smile.
Although it has been confirmed that Mao Sui's identity was not false, the news has not been reported back yet, and it is inconvenient for him to say too much.
"County Magistrate, County Magistrate..." At this time, a guard broke in from outside. It was the man sent by Langshan County Magistrate to deliver the letter.
"What happened? Are you in a panic?" The Langshan County Magistrate was shocked. Could it be that Mao Sui's identity was fake?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here in person and has already arrived outside the city." The guard shouted loudly, "The Governor, Shuofang County Sheriff, and Jiuyuan County Sheriff are also here."
"Hurry up and follow me out of the city to greet you." The Langshan County Magistrate quickly picked up Mao Sui, got up and walked outside.
"The king is in Hetao?" Mao Sui asked strangely. Isn't Zhao Guoguo in Handan? Did the king come to greet him in person? The problem is that it is impossible to get from Handan to Hetao in such a short time.
"The king was inspecting the country and happened to arrive at Hetao," said the Langshan County Magistrate.
Hearing this, Mao Sui and Lian An looked at each other, and then quickly walked out of the city. After a while, they saw Zhao Kuo's carriage from a distance. An indescribable thought came to their hearts, and the two of them flew towards each other.
Step forward, "Your Majesty, Mao Sui, Lian An pays homage to the king."
"You two, please get up quickly." Zhao Kuo quickly helped the two of them up and took a closer look. If the two people in front of him didn't call themselves Mao Sui and Lian An, he almost didn't recognize them.
"Thank you for your hard work, both of you," Zhao Kuo said solemnly.