"Besides, Sister Xiangling, I'm afraid you will be busy soon!" Shao Muyu said with a smile.
Liu Xiangling was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Sister, do you need help from me for anything? Just ask me!"
Shao Muyu shook his head, "Sister, you are not doing me any favors! The fairy dew business your husband cooperated with me accounts for half of the share. Now, the fairy dew can be sold for hundreds of thousands of taels every month.
, your husband just ignores her, so does my sister want to bully Mu Yu and leave her to work alone?"
Hearing this, Liu Xiangling couldn't help but feel a softness in her eyes again! She thought back then, the first portion of the fairy dew her husband made was given to her. But she didn't know that this fairy dew was such a big business! How many months a month?
One hundred thousand taels of silver, and almost no cost. If word of this deal spread, I don’t know how many people would be frightened to death.
She did not refuse, but nodded and agreed.
It doesn't matter how much money she earns, but since this is her husband's business, she naturally has to contribute. Not to mention, this business also includes her husband's deep friendship for her.
It was getting late, and the comatose girl Zhu'er also woke up. Of course, little Zhu'er knew Shao Muyu, and she had a very good relationship with the girl Yun'er. For a moment, she was crying and happy at the same time!
Shanyin is two to three thousand miles away from Xiangyang! Shen Tang and others do not have horses to travel with them. Even if the journey goes smoothly, it will probably take at least about half a month.
Moreover, while walking, Shen Tang couldn't help but feel happy that he agreed to follow Cheng Yuhu, Lu Feng and others. Otherwise, he would have walked out confused, who knows what he would have encountered!
The team of more than fifty people was not too small. In order to avoid causing trouble, on Lu Feng's suggestion, they bought more than ten large carts in Xiaoshan County, purchased some cloth and the like, pretended to be traders, and headed all the way to Xiangyang in the northwest.
go in the direction.
Fortunately, although the Song Dynasty also had a road guide system, it is almost a dead letter now! Otherwise, Shen Tang and his party would have to go back home as soon as they left Shanyin.
Along the way, besides rushing, Cheng Yuhu told Shen Tang about the current situation in the Song Dynasty and the situation in the North.
What is somewhat different from Shen Tang's understanding is that in addition to normal state capitals, some state capitals in the Song Dynasty actually directly implemented a system similar to military control. For example, Guangde in the north of Lin'an was led by the Guangde Army, such as Xiangyang's
The scorching sun army!
Although there are state capital systems in these state capitals, most of the power is in the hands of the local army.
In addition to these local armies, there are also various border armies!
The current Song Dynasty is almost like a wolf looking around! There are two old enemies, Jin and Xixia, in the north! Dali and the Tubo tribes in the west! Yueli and Ryukyu in the south. Korea and Japan in the east.
Most of these border troops are to prevent the intrusion of these jackals. However, how effective they can be is another question.
Of course, the most important thing is the Forbidden Army!
The Imperial Guards of the Great Song Dynasty were supposed to be the strongest army in the country, but now there are 400,000 Imperial Guards. Not to mention the Northern Expedition to restore the country, even if they go on an expedition, they will lose more than they win, which is far worse than the frontier army!
This is why, except for one Liu Shiguang, almost all of the four ZTE generals in the Southern Song Dynasty were from the local army!
In addition to the regular army, there are countless rebels in the north, and there are countless local bullies who dominate the mountains and dominate the mountains. Song Jiang and Fang La's people recorded in the book are just one of them.
In short, according to Cheng Yuhu’s words, compared with the quiet Shanyin in the south of the Yangtze River, the Northland is a hell furnace! Even if we don’t mention the confrontation between the two countries, we must have enough strength and powerful means to survive! Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be swallowed up directly by an unknown group of strong men!
Shen Tang didn't have any doubts about Cheng Yuhu's words! Although the south of the Yangtze River was peaceful, the north was in troubled times! In troubled times, human life was like grass, and it was indeed difficult to survive without strength and means.
Shen Tang and his party headed northwest from Shanyin County, passing through Huizhou, Chizhou, Jizhou, and Ezhou, and then set foot in Hanyang. After Fuzhou, they turned north and finally entered the boundary of South Beijing Road!
"Brother Yuhu, which city is in front of you?" Shen Tang asked, pointing to an ancient city in front of him.
"That's Yingzhou City. From Yingzhou 1,500 miles north, you can reach Xiangyang Mansion!" Cheng Yuhu replied.
"Okay, let Teng Wu go into the city to buy some food. We will continue to move forward without going into the city and try to reach Xiangyang City within ten days!" Shen Tang said loudly.
Although there are a group of large carts, it cannot increase their speed! After all, a few donkeys are no match for horses. This is not because Shen Tang can't afford to buy horses, but it is just too difficult to buy horses! Don't talk about what is said in the market. Horses are rare in the market, even in the military, so why would there be horses for them to buy?
Teng Wu bought some food with a few people and quickly caught up with the convoy. The group continued to move forward toward Xiangyang.
As for Shen Tang, he naturally didn't expect that Liu Xiangling, whom he thought about day and night, was dozens of miles away from him at this moment! Even if Shen Tang looked around, he could already see the Sanjian Mountain standing in the distance. Unfortunately, missing this time postponed the meeting between the two for several months!
Following the gentle Zaoshui River to the north, after traveling for about 500 miles in three days, Shen Tang and others entered the land of Xiangyang Prefecture!
Entering Xiangyang Mansion, Shen Tang felt for the first time the desolation and desolation mentioned by Cheng Yuhu! At a glance, there were few villages, let alone any towering cities. On the wide and straight official roads, there were almost no villages visible. No one could be seen. Even if a few caravans occasionally passed by, one could clearly see the defensiveness and even hostility in their eyes, and there would be no one to strike up a conversation with.
"Xiangyang Prefecture is actually quite good!" Cheng Yuhu sighed and said, "Further north from Xiangyang Prefecture, there is Guanghua. But the entire Guanghua area is adjacent to Dengzhou, and it almost always fights with the Jin army. Except for Guanghua, Outside the Huajun, there are almost no civilians to be seen. Those who can walk have already moved south. The rest are either waiting to die or have nowhere to go..."
"Those high-ranking officials in the court think about making peace every day! But when have they ever seen the red land thousands of miles away and the people living in poverty? Or, in their eyes, as long as they have their romance, it is enough. As for the life and death of the people, maybe It’s not even on their radar!”
"Have we not made peace with Beidi enough over the years? We have been sending out tributes and coins in a steady stream, but when have those Jin people ever been kind to the Song Dynasty? In the eyes of those Jin people, the Song Dynasty It’s just a pig. You can take a bite whenever you want. If you don’t want to eat, just let it grow fat..."