The convoy slowly followed up, and when the last carriage of the Chen family's convoy entered the mountain road normally, Chen Yongtian and Yu Quan then rode up to follow.
"People here always say that Lingnan is a land of southern barbarians, but in fact there is no shortage of materials here. Brother Chen, do you think this is contradictory?"
Chen Yongtian frowned slightly after hearing this and sighed, "It used to be a poor place, but now it has become a place full of vitality and hope. The main post roads in Quanzhou Prefecture have been built into cement roads. This
This is an infrastructure that no state capital north of Nanling has, which is enviable!"
"You are right." Yu Quan was very envious of the post roads in Lingnan, which were flat and comfortable and not afraid of any wind or rain.
While others are trudging through mud, Lingnan's post roads can easily cope with any weather.
Chen Yongtian seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but smile: "You don't know, I met many caravans earlier. They went to Lingnan to see the cement road, and then returned to the road like this now. If the carriage gets stuck in the mud along the way, it will be fine."
Hear them cursing!"
After hearing this, Yu Quan grinned: "This is what the book said, what is easy and what is difficult."
Chen Yongtian: "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality!"
Yu Quan scratched his head, "Yes, yes, that's what it means!"
Walking all the way down from the mountain, in the evening, we found a camping place and everyone set up camp and rested for the night.
When we got up the next day, everyone found that the road had been covered with snow overnight.
Yu Quan hurriedly found Chen Yongtian, "Brother Chen, it's snowing! What should we do? Should we continue going down the mountain while the road is not icy or should we stay where we are?"
Chen Yongtian walked out of the tent with his clothes on, looking at the snow-covered mountains, his brows almost twisted into knots.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "In my opinion, let everyone have breakfast quickly and set off immediately after eating."
After hearing this, Yu Quan became anxious and said, "Brother Chen, if we force our way down the mountain, what if we find that the road is icy on the way, and we won't be able to get up or down? Wouldn't it be even more difficult?"
Chen Yongtian patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, it's not that I ignored safety and forced everyone to go down the mountain, but time waits for no one!"
After Yu Quan heard this, his heart thumped, "Brother Chen, what do you mean by this?"
Chen Yongtian pointed to the white snow all over the mountains and fields and said: "This is the southernmost part of Jingzhou. It snows in the southernmost part of Jingzhou. Have you ever thought about whether it snows in other places? If it snows, how much does it snow?"
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When Yu Quan heard this, his heart dropped, "Brother Chen, are you afraid that we will be trapped in the mountain?"
Chen Yongtian did not answer this question clearly, but said: "If we rush back as soon as possible, it will always make people feel more at ease than stopping here halfway."
This time Yu Quan didn't say anything more, but returned to his team and arranged for the people to prepare breakfast as soon as possible so that everyone could eat and drink enough to continue on their way.
No matter how difficult the road is, you still have to start. At worst, walk slower and more steadily!
Fortunately, the road was not icy the rest of the way, it was just a little muddy.
Before dark, they finally walked through the steepest mountain road.
Although they had not yet left the Nanling Mountains at this time, at least the road ahead was much smoother.
In the evening, the two of them got together to drink. Chen Yongtian took a sip of his wine and said with a sad look on his face: "Brother, actually, our family does not support this trip to Lingnan. It's just because I can't bear to do such a profitable business and always want to do it again."
Take a trip."
Yu Quan clinked glasses with him, "But the family is worried about snow on the road delaying the trip?"
Chen Yongtian nodded, "This is one, and the other is because in Changsha County, before I set off, a small number of refugees from the north had been discovered. My family is worried that there will be more and more refugees.
I transported the supplies back, but I was afraid that they would be robbed by refugees on the way!"
"In this way, the situation is not very optimistic. If we are robbed by the refugees, our efforts will be in vain and all our hard work will be in vain!" Yu Quan put down his wine glass, frowned and asked: "Brother Chen, do you have any countermeasures?"
Chen Yongtian glanced at the bonfire outside, "I decided to transport the supplies to the nearest Guiyang County and start selling them out. If they can be sold out in Guiyang County, it would be best. If not, then sell them all the way there. Anyway, try to sell them out on the road.
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Whether you make money this time or not is secondary. The most important thing is safety. You will be lucky if you can sell the money back.
"Brother Chen, this is a good idea. Our Lingling County and Guiyang County are adjacent. If there are no refugees in Guiyang County, then the situation in Lingling County should be basically the same."
Yu Quan thought that under such circumstances, he could safely lead the caravan back.
Chen Yongtian didn't feel too worried about the low price of supplies, but he was a little worried about whether he could bring the team members back safely.
He couldn't help but think of the hardships of doing business over the years. "In recent years, there have been constant natural and man-made disasters. Bandits and bandits have been roving to commit crimes. Moreover, Beidi Xirong has frequently harassed the border. Caravans like us who are doing business outside are really putting their lives at risk."
Hold it on your waistband and take the job. When do you think the world will stop?"
"Who says it's not the case?" Yu Quan said bitterly when he mentioned his experience as a businessman over the years. "In the past few years, from south to north, from north to south, people are fleeing famine and war. We are quite lucky, living in
If you live in a place with a developed water system like Jingzhou in the arid north, you will really die!"
Chen Yongtian: "I heard that the north has reached the point where there are thousands of miles of uninhabited people. The snow this winter has even drifted from the south. What do you think the situation in the north will be like?"
Yu Quan and him looked at each other, feeling extremely heavy in their hearts. It can be imagined that their hometown will usher in waves of refugees again, but I wonder if everyone will be lucky enough not to be affected this time.
The two people's worries are not unreasonable. In fact, despite successive years of drought and the people in the north fleeing, there may still be many aristocratic families that have persisted.
But the white disaster in winter undoubtedly made matters worse, making the wealthy families unable to hold on any longer.
In order to survive and for the continuation of their tribe, they had to give up the industry they had been running for generations and move south with the wealth they had accumulated for generations.
The poor people in the north cannot survive, and moving to the south has become a luxury wish. They have no supplies, no means of transportation, and no military support. How can they move from the far north to the south thousands of miles away?
In order to survive, Xiaomin Shengdou had no choice but to join the bandits. This is why the rebels became more and more violent.
Now that the rebels are so powerful that they can confront the imperial army, you can imagine how terrifying their development speed is!
The people in the imperial court were panicked. Everyone was worried that after the spring, the rebels occupying the three state capitals would attack Jingzhou and invade the land of plenty?
Or will they attack Yangzhou and force the Southern Dynasty into force?
In fact, it's not just Jingzhou and Yangzhou that are worried. Jizhou and Xuzhou are also worried because the area under their jurisdiction happens to border Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou occupied by the rebels.
What if the rebels pick on the weak and annex them first?
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