Today's Wenshui is no longer what it used to be. Su Ren's trade route only opened to Wuyang. Although it didn't go very far, all kinds of goods were crazily concentrated towards Laojun Guan. At first, it was only near Laojun Guan.
The common people who live near the water are served on a first-come, first-served basis. Cui Jiuming's place could not handle a complete range of special goods, so they saw the opportunity and signed agreements with Laojun Guan one after another to join or start their own production.
Table and chair workshops, fried tea workshops, salt workshops, and meat jerky workshops all popped up one by one. The population was not enough, so they were recruited from the city. Laojun Temple is now a popular place, and the economic center of Wenshui was transferred to Laojun in an instant.
Jun Guan.
Immediately afterwards, the whole of Sichuan became busy. Cui Jiuming's station in Laojunguan was overcrowded every day, in order to get a share of the supply from here. Merchants from all over the country came to ask for goods. Now, Cui Jiuming
Jiu Ming was no longer willing to transport goods. He only earned the difference from the process, which was already more than what he had earned from working so hard.
With the rise of Laojun Temple, Wenshui County has declined. The massive population transfer has made the streets of the county deserted all day long, and not even a few wild dogs can be seen.
The brother with bad breath is sitting in the concierge and dozing off. The Liu family has lost its original glory. If someone comes to say a few words to the brother with bad breath, the brother with bad breath will be happy for a long time.
"Pah!" After being whipped on the head, the brother with bad breath let out an ouch, opened his mouth and cursed: "That turtle..." Seeing that it was Hou Jian, he swallowed the rest of the sentence.
"Is Liu County Cheng here? Go and tell him that I'm here!"
The brother with bad breath quickly agreed, turned around and ran inside. Hou Jian took a deep breath and looked around, looking at the deserted street from one end to the other. Then he stepped into the door of Liu's house.
Liu Wen was angry in the house, and the sounds of swearing and beating could be clearly heard in the yard. After the bad-breathed brother entered, seven or eight servants trotted out.
Liu Wen went out to greet him in person: "Brother Hou is so free today, so he came to my place? Why don't you hurry up and get some water?"
"Just some tea!"
Nowadays, drinking tea has become the most popular social rule in Wenshui. It is said that many businessmen in Chengdu have also begun to drink tea at gatherings.
Liu Wen's face was unhappy: "I don't have tea here! If you want to drink tea, go to Laojun Temple!"
Hou Jian shook his head helplessly: "Okay, no more drinking! I just had a drink at Laojun's watch and talked about something. Is my adoptive father here?"
"You just came back from Laojun Temple?" Liu Wen was stunned: "Please come inside!"
Liu Tang sat cross-legged on the couch. He didn't like this thing. After sitting on the Taishi chair at Hou Jian's house last time, he still felt that it was more comfortable to sit on. His legs were not numb and his waist was not hurting. It's a pity that the Liu family couldn't bear to buy one.
, we can only make do with it.
The old man was still very energetic, reading a book and thinking about the chess set. Hou Jian came in and saluted: "Hou Jian pays homage to his adoptive father!"
Liu Tang chuckled: "Here you are, get up and sit down! Why did you come back so early today when you went to Laojun Temple? But what did you find out about it?"
Hou Jian nodded: "I found out something about the content of Su Ren's letter to Tian Fu. As expected, it involved the Thirteen Years of Seven Kings Rebellion. Su Ren was able to guess the whole thing from clues.
Eight, I couldn’t believe it at the time.”
"Hey! This is the most confusing thing your father and I have ever done. Now think about it, although the seven kings are powerful, they all have their own ideas. They are just like a scattered mess. How can they be opponents of the imperial court? Although they reined in the cliff, it was still a little late.
, had some relations with the previous generation of Huainan King Liu Chang, but later Liu Chang was defeated, and some remedies were made before he entered Sichuan, but it was too late, leaving some things to talk about. "
"The Empress Dowager is angry this time. I'm afraid she knows something. This time our Liu family is in trouble!" Liu Tang was a little tired and had lost his energy.
"The court has no evidence, and Su Ren can't produce any evidence. What can they do to us?" Liu Wen gritted his teeth and said, "Even if they want to move us, can we just sit back and wait for death?"
"What the seven kings couldn't accomplish, do you think we have hope?" Hou Jian glanced at Liu Wen with contempt.
"Even if there is no hope, you can still protect yourself, right? At worst, we can go to Yelang, where we can rebuild the Dian Kingdom!"
Liu Tang shook his head: "Maybe it was possible at the beginning, but I'm afraid it can't be done now! Su Ren went to Wuyang for two months and then sent Liu An's son Liu Hong back. Now Wuyang has become Su Ren's world, and ours
According to the news sent by someone, Su Ren is training the garrison for the Lord of Wuyang City, just to deal with us! He saw our escape route early on, and this guy is always ahead of us. When he asked you to make friends with him, you
Even if we refuse, Hou Jian will still have to mediate, otherwise we will be completely passive."
"Father, it's useless to talk about this now. We should think about how to resolve the current crisis. When the Great Order reaches Wenshui, we will only be able to kill them with their necks!"
"What can you do?"
Hou Jian glanced at Liu Wen and hesitated to speak.
"Let's talk, it's already this time, nothing matters anymore."
"I heard that Taoist Priest Chongxu is back, why not..."
"How dare this old guy come back! Father, I will take people to catch the old guy and bury him with my son!"
"That's enough! No brains at all!" Liu Tang hit the ground heavily with his crutch: "I know your personal hatred. I think if I die, my family will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later! I'm not dead yet.
!Listen to what Hou Jian has said, the first priority now is to stay alive before you can take revenge, do you understand?"
Liu Wen was scolded, and he lowered his head and did not dare to say anything again.
.Hou Jian continued: "What I mean is to find Taoist Priest Chongxu. This man has been favored by us in the past, and we have had some friendship over the years. Besides, Brother Liu's child was killed by his doctor, and we did not treat him or the old man."
What do you think, Jun Guan, as long as he can persuade Su Ren, even if it doesn't have a big effect, there will still be a small effect."
"No! Never!" When he heard that he had to sacrifice his youngest son's life, Liu Wen became violent again. In order to revive the Dian Kingdom, the Liu family's sons and nephews lost seven or eight hundred dollars, and Liu Wen married seven or eight children.
Concubine, I just gave birth to such a son. He always seemed to be more valuable than his eyes. It was not that Liu Wen was generous, but that he ran away too fast. Now that he is back this time, how can he not avenge this son? Without this son, the Liu family will be in trouble.
Cut off the incense.
Liu Tang didn't want to just let the matter go: "Is there no other way? This old trick has caused our Liu family to lose their relationship. This is a life-and-death feud!"
"It's a pity that the traitor Shi Manzhu was easily bribed, otherwise it would be clean to kill Su Ren!" Liu Wen gritted his teeth.
Hou Jian shook his head: "This Su Ren is not an easy talker, and he is calm when things happen. Even if he talks and laughs all day long, he will never be vague when doing business. Apart from that, I really can't think of any good ideas, either.
We can only leave it to fate."
"Father, it's already this time. They want to kill us, but we still want to reconcile with them. It's too much for them to look down upon!" Liu Wen's face turned livid, and he punched the case: "Fight them.
Got it!"
Liu Tang sighed: "For the current plan, it seems that outsmarting the enemy is no longer possible. The only option is to defeat the enemy with force."
Hou Jian didn't say anything, he lowered his head and listened as the two father and son began to arrange the arrangements.
The warm water is still the same as before, but it is a little busier. Being able to have enough food and clothing is what most people pursue in life, and their requirements are not high.
Mr. Zhang Hu has gained a lot of weight and has not been to the city for a long time. Chang Shi is an official who is good at making money. Seeing that Laojun Guan's business is booming, he immediately sends Zhang Hu to Laojun Guan to collect taxes from those merchants. Every time he does not
Overcharging, three to five dollars for each visit, but it can't handle the large number of people. A rough estimate, I actually make four to five thousand dollars every month.
Zhang Hu also has a business acumen. He doesn't take much, but takes 10% of it. He gives half to his servants, and the rest is his own. He builds a pavilion on the roadside below Laojun Temple to protect it from the rain.
The wind can't blow, and I can easily send two to three hundred yuan to my family every month. I have never lived such a good life.
Humming a little tune, holding wine in one hand and braised pork from Zhang's Braised Meat Shop in the other, humming a little tune and walking home. As soon as he turned the corner, he faced a gust of wind, and a guy bumped into Zhang Hu's arms. The wine also spilled,
The flesh also fell off. He covered his hurt chest and cursed loudly: "Son, turtle, that one doesn't have eyes. Grandpa hasn't scratched anyone in the past two days. His skin is itchy, right?"
The brother with bad breath lay on the ground and screamed. Seeing Zhang Hu was like seeing a life-saving Bodhisattva: "Zhang your head, hurry up, take me to see Mr. Su, something big is going to happen!"
"It turns out you are the guy. If you don't follow Liu Wen, why are you looking for Mr. Su?" Zhang Hu laughed: "Are you thinking that Liu Wen is about to die, and you want to hug Mr. Su's lap? I advise you to forget it.
, I don’t want to go to other people’s homes, so it’s just you?”
The brother with bad breath slowly got up from the ground: "I can't tell you clearly, let me pass!"
"Is there anything you can't explain? If I tell you, I'll let you go. If you don't tell me, I'll pay you for the wine and braised meat. These are fine things, worth ten cents!"
"Oops! Liu Wen wants to deal with Mr. Su! If it's too late, something big will happen!"
"What? Liu Wen wants to deal with Mr. Su?" Zhang Hu was stunned and pulled the bad-breathing brother over: "What's going on? Tell me clearly!"
Hou Jian was anxious to see Liu Wen, so Brother Bad Breath was extra cautious. As a standard bitch, he knew more or less everything going on in the house. Liu Wen and the others were discussing things in the house, while Brother Bad Breath hid under the wall.
I heard everything clearly.
Brother Bad Breath has seen how powerful Su Ren is. When he went to Shuangzui Mountain to ask Wu Tuzi for help, he was able to kill Su Ren right before his eyes. Who would have thought that Su Ren would almost move his head with just two words. It's better now.
, the entire Shuangzui Mountain became Su Ren’s.
People who look at people for their own money have a keen sense of smell and know very well which side to take at this juncture. Brother Bad Breath did not hesitate to choose to betray Liu Wen in exchange for his own life.
Before the bad-breathing brother finished speaking, Zhang Hu was shocked. He pulled the bad-breathing brother and ran out of the city: "If I didn't tell you earlier, I almost missed the big event. Come with me, I have a horse!" (To be continued)