Going west from the homeland of Xiang State in Yingshui is the territory of Shen State. Before the rise of Chu State, the buffer zone between Chen and Cai was here.
This also makes the opposition economies of both countries near Yingshui relatively developed.
Like Hangou in Wu State, in order to connect Yingshui and Rushui, there are many simple artificial rivers between the two rivers. However, they are not as navigable as Hangou. Most of them are just floating small boats.
However, for caravans that lack large livestock and reduce the use of manpower, this transportation capacity is enough.
"Bohem, please look, ahead is Shen Guo."
"There's something strange about this place."
Sha Hen felt strange because the caravan in front did not go to Shen State, but to the south. The roads here were obviously repaired and could pass carriages, which was quite rare.
"The State of Shen was destroyed several times and was slightly ruined, so in recent years, most of them went to the State of Cai. The State of Cai built a new city near the State of Shen."
When talking about the new city, Jia Gui reminded Sha Heng, "So that Bo Heng will know that this new city was built by Chu State to prevent Cai State from annexing Shen State."
"Um?"
Sha Hen suddenly felt strange that an international gangster from Chu State actually had such a kind heart?
"In the early years when King Dao was still on the throne, the State of Cai attacked and destroyed the State of Shen twice. It was only because of the intervention of the State of Chu that the State of Shen was able to be saved. Later, the State of Chu expanded the square city and took advantage of the situation to build Pingyu east of Ru River. Yi. The wife of Pingyu official Gu here is a relative of Shenzi."
"Agui, do you know all this?"
When he arrived, Sha Heng was wondering what the boss was going to do with the Jia Gui he had sent to him. Now that he saw it, he suddenly understood that a talent like Jia Gui is really something that can only be found but not sought after.
"Haha... I'm not afraid of Bo Heng's teasing. I worked as a horseman in the Chen Kingdom in the old year, and the Shen Kingdom happened to be restored. It was the time to employ people, so I went to the Shen Kingdom to do the job of carrying dung and burying soil."
Embarrassment suddenly appeared on Jia Gui's ugly face. The livelihood he managed in his early years was not very good, but fortunately the salary was high and his life was good.
However, the eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother. Sha Hem himself is a short and stocky man with dark skin. In terms of appearance, Jia Gui does not need to be stronger.
Furthermore, Shaheng was just a savage among the "Baisha" at the beginning, and he was still an honest savage, so he was not worth mentioning.
"How could I make fun of Agui's experience? Shou Li once said that there is only division of labor in business, and there is no distinction between high and low."
"..."
Jia Gui's face was twisted, and his ugly face looked even uglier. Although these words sounded heart-warming, the reality was that he and the "Baisha" savage were slapped in the face like crazy.
It is said that when he was carrying manure, the only ones willing to chase him were dogs...
I don’t know if the dog is hungry or crazy. In short, no one wants to get close to him, and he doesn’t want to talk to the manure pickers about his heavy taste.
However, when Jia Gui was a dung picker, he was able to understand the local situation, which is indeed valuable. Although Jia's education declined after that, it still played a role after all.
If you want to make a fortune in the field, build a building, or fish and salt, or sea market, you must have two or three.
Otherwise, how can we get to Liangshan?
It cannot be said that when heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on the people of this country, they must first find a manure digger to be the second-in-command of the country.
Jia Gui's ability to pass the tests in the "Yi Dan Camp" selection has nothing to do with his ugly appearance. Anyway, there are many ugly men here.
There are some who are extremely ugly, but even those who are extremely ugly can still travel around twenty-six countries and eat and drink.
"Agui, for this operation, are we going directly to Caicheng?"
"Bohem, I personally think that we can go to Pingyu City first, and then go west to Ru River. On the bank of Ru River, there is Zhuma City."
Seeing Sha Heng's confused look, Jia Gui explained, "Since Cai Guo has plundered Xu State, he must have a large army. Chu people must have arrangements to defend against Cai's army. At this time, it is safe to spread rumors in Chu people's cities."
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Although it is more convenient to travel to the capital of Cai State, it is not easy to escape.
Jia Gui has been working outside for so many years, so he is very experienced in running away.
And he is different from the common people. He is still an aristocrat at heart, or at least a "scholar", but his gold content is a bit inferior. He is a product of the Jia family's continuous decline, but countries will still give some face to the aristocrats.
Even if he is in trouble, it won't be to the same extent as embarrassment to a savage.
Although there are disputes among the countries, generally speaking, for small and medium-sized nobles, freedom of movement still exists relatively. After all, nobles represent education or skills.
That is a rice bug from a noble family. This rice bug is at least a literate rice bug. There is no problem at all in being an errand boy in a government office.
The population at the bottom of various countries is expanding, but the effective talents of the ruling class are relatively decreasing.
There is a shortage of people everywhere, so even a manure digger, a down-and-out nobleman like Jia Gui, has a far advantage over ordinary common people.
At least the nobles will know who can't mess around and who can throw shit...
But the common people are not good at it. The common people don't know etiquette, and if they are a little rude, it will lead to a lot of bad things.
"Zhuma City?"
"Not far from Pingyu City, this city is guarding the house, and the two countries are the Chu Kingdom's Lingshi camp to the east of Fangcheng."
"Mausoleum Master of Chu State?"
"Exactly." Jia Gui was surprised when he saw Sha Heng, and quickly explained, "Although it is the main camp of the Lingshi, there have been very few wars in the northern part of the Chu State since the King of Defiance. Most of them were fighting with the State of Wu, so there were very few soldiers stationed in Macheng.
, but it is similar to Cao State, and it became a place for businessmen from the countries in Ru River."
Suihuo Jiagui further explained that most of the caravans here were using Ru River for trade, and they were from various countries. Even the officials of Emperor Zhou's family came here.
After all, taking the Han River can only benefit the barbarians of the Chu State. If you take the Ru River, you still have the masters like Cai and Jiang.
"If so, that would be great."
"Bohem, don't worry. When I was carrying manure and burying it in the soil, I had a colleague who is now raising horses as a business in Zhumacheng."
"Raising horses as a profession makes you a wealthy family."
"How dare you call yourself a rich man? He has no more than ten good horses and no more than a hundred slave horses. He is also borrowing the prestige of the Chu people. If he sells a horse, half of it will be handed over to Zhuma City and the Chu people will get it. But it is also the same. I know many Zhuma people.
City officials, it will be much easier for us to go and spread rumors."
"good!"
After hearing Jia Gui's description, Shaheng was immediately overjoyed. With the help of such a local snake, it would be easy to make a name for himself in the business district of Zhuma City.
With the admission ticket, it is much easier to spread any rumors.
Sha Hen even thought about it. He and Jia Gui came here this time and brought a lot of white sand and linen cloth. While calling for purchase, they could also act as information dealers and sell the information together with the white sand and linen cloth.
go out.
At that time, even if Cai Guo wanted to check the source of the news, he could only stare blankly.
Moreover, the boss had mentioned something to the two of them before they set off. Whether the news was true or false was no longer important to Cai Guoren at this time.
All he needs is a reason, a reason to rob openly and openly, and whether Cai Guoren wants to strike first to gain advantage, or whether he wants to feel comfortable doing it first, in short, he will just go ahead and do it.
These days, whether you protect a country or conquer a country, they may both be the same country.
An unlucky guy like Shen Guo, even though it was Cai Guo who tortured him twice, the Chu State that protected him also destroyed it, also twice...
After Sha Hen and Jia Gui's team arrived at Pingyu, they first found a market and traded some white sand and linen cloth, letting the people of Chu know that there was a caravan coming from the east with good goods.
Then the next day, they took the goods and went straight to Zhuma City.
Zhuma City is not far away, fifty or sixty miles away, on the bank of Ru River.
When the day arrived, Jia Gui took two "Big Red 01" horses and first found out where his old friend was. Then he put the gift under his arm and ran to visit.