On the bank of Ru River, the old city of the capital of Hu State is at the turning point of Ru River from west to east and from south to north. The water flow in the river bend is gentle and the land is relatively fertile. Even though Hu State was only a small viscount country at that time, overall, it was still a small country.
A land of wealth.
It's just that the long-term military confrontation has caused the Husband Country to experience a strange vicious cycle of "destruction-restoration-destruction" similar to that of Huaishang Liewei.
In the early days, Chu State's northern front line was still near Bai State. After the Fangcheng defense system was gradually established, the front line extended to Yedi. However, just like what Chu State did on the Huai River, Chu State also established defense systems on both sides of the Ru River.
Many outposts.
The old city of Hu State's capital city went west and upstream. At the intersection of Sang River and Ru River, Chu State established Bugencheng, a military base outside Yedi.
"羹" means "Lang", and this place is particularly famous for its tanning and wood processing.
The development of handicraft industry and commerce made Bugencheng an outpost of Chu State, but it became Chu State's important external market outside Yedi.
The most famous toy in various countries, the "rattle", is mostly produced in Bugencheng.
The so-called "Rattle" is the onomatopoeia of "不羹".
If the Dabie Mountains and Penglize are the frontline buffer zone for the confrontation between Wu and Chu, then the Ru River Basin near Bugencheng is also the frontline for the confrontation between Chu and Zheng.
In the event that other countries cannot withstand Chu's military intimidation, Jin will not have far to go to help.
In the entire region, because of this special external environment, the number of merchants, tourists, refugees and spies is quite abundant.
As Zheng and Cai formed an alliance in Chengying, an army of more than 100 and 200,000 people set off. Shangcai, as a transit station, shared the Ru River with Bogencheng and Hucheng.
The traffic of boats and ships seems to be more intensive than before. It seems that in just a few days, all the carriages, ships, cattle and horses from the southeast, northwest and northwest are pouring into Bugencheng and Hucheng.
The front troops of the Zheng and Cai coalition forces have just arrived at Shangcai, and the "guest soldiers" are still staying in Gaoyei. They will not leave the banks of the Ying River until they get the money from Zheng Guo to clear the way, and then they will obey.
Heading to Rushui.
At this moment, large areas of the mottled rammed earth on the three-foot-high city wall of Hu City were broken into pieces. The functions of the city were actually damaged a lot due to the long-term military confrontation.
This former capital of Hu State has successively fallen into the territory of Zheng State, Chu State, Cai State, and Xu State, and now, Hu City has once again fallen into the hands of Zheng State.
According to the newly drafted treaty between Zheng and Cai, Cai will pay a large sum of money and about 20,000 civilians to help Zheng repair Hu City.
This good news spread quickly in Hucheng, and the whole city was filled with a happy atmosphere.
"As long as we help Cai people conquer the city, Hu City will prosper."
"Going down the river are all rich places. Even if you go to Bugen City to buy a 'Bugen Drum' and then sell it to Xincai, you can get three times the profit."
In Hu City's slightly declining market, local businessmen are very happy. Social stability is very important to economic circulation.
Making money is a good thing.
The market is not big. There used to be livestock trading, but because Cai Guo was at war, many livestock traders from the south had no access. Unless the merchants had their own ships, they could go to Hucheng for trading after going to Cai Cai.
Ding, ding, ding...
In the market that wasn't originally very lively, a very familiar bell suddenly rang.
Usually when livestock dealers enter the market, such bells will ring. They are either horse teams, ox teams, or at worst, they are also selling lambs.
If there are hundreds of sheep, the leader of the sheep will also need to hang a bell around his neck, which will also make it easier to drive the sheep.
"Huh? Is this Chen Guoren's cavalry?"
"How could the Chen people come here to sell horses? Could it be that they were passing through the border?"
"Even if we are crossing the border, we still go through Yingshui River. How can we go through Rushui River?"
"Or do you have to sell it to Zhongxia?"
"The coat of the horse is excellent and it is a good horse. If it is not sold to Zhongxia, who else can it be sold to?"
"If you have any guesses here, just go and ask Chen."
"Too."
Local businessmen came in groups to say hello to Chen Guo's businessmen. As for business, there is buying and selling. If you don't pay attention, you will not know whether the other party is selling or not, and the other party will not know whether you are buying or not. .
"Huh?! Is that Gao Itachi Rifu?"
There was a local businessman from Hucheng with excellent eyesight. He saw a tall guy talking to Chen Guoren from a distance and stopped in his tracks.
"If Gao Weasel Lifu doesn't go to Shangcai, how can he be in Hucheng?"
"The 'guest soldiers' have not yet arrived at Ru River. Gao Weasel Lifu is the one who buys and sells the goods to the 'guest soldiers'. Could it be that the 'guest soldiers' want to come to Hucheng first?"
"If this is the case, you can first prepare a reverse journey and a guest house, and then invite everyone to come over and join forces!"
One-stop service for accommodation and several health care treatments. In one word: it’s really great.
However, the Hucheng merchants just thought about it and did not dare to step forward to inquire about the market situation at Gao Weasel Lifu.
Who knows what this "guest soldier" scumbag's trophy agent is thinking about? What if he just comes out to travel and wander around?
After Gao Weasel Lifu in the distance saw the crowd of local businessmen in Hu City, he was not annoyed. Instead, he turned around with a smile and saluted everyone. After returning the salute from a distance, someone speculated: "Could it be that Chen Guo also wants to Ally with Zheng?"
"If this is the case, wouldn't it mean that we would besiege the mighty men of the Wu Kingdom?"
"It's ridiculous. Chen Guo has suffered heavy losses from this savage again and again. How dare he continue to act so recklessly?"
"If we weren't besieging the mighty men of the Wu Kingdom, we couldn't just be here to sell sheep, right?"
"Why not? With an army of hundreds of thousands, a sheep can always make twice as much profit. If Marquis Zheng is happy, he can't say twice as much or three times as much profit."
While everyone was talking, they saw Gao Weasel Lifu calling his men to help drive Chen Guoren's horses and sheep into a nearby pen.
The stables in the market are now empty, and it doesn't cost much to rent them for a day.
After everything was settled, Gao Weasel Lifu invited several Chen people to go to a restaurant.
After entering the restaurant, a group of Chen people who were originally businessmen from the Chen country suddenly lost their previous philistine attitude and looked at Gao Weasel Lifu with a solemn expression: "I wonder what Lifu has thought about?"
"We risk our lives for wealth, fame, and nobility. I wonder how much the King of Wu can give us if he orders a strong man?"
"Ah."
Chen Guoren sneered, then stretched out his hand into his arms. With just such a movement, the faces of the warriors behind Gao Weasel Lifu were frightened, and they all held down the hilts of their swords: "What do you want?!"
"Don't be like a frightened bird."
With no trace of disdain in his eyes, the leader, Chen Guoren, took out a bag of stuff and threw it on the table, "Please take a look."
Gao Itachi Lifu was stunned, raised his hand to stop the nervousness of his men behind him, looked at each other, slowly stretched out his hand, and picked up the bag.
It wasn't heavy, but it made a rattling sound. When he opened his mouth and took a look, Gao Weasel Rifu's whole body looked like his hair was exploding: "Ah!"
He raised his head suddenly and looked at Chen Guoren with wide eyes, then lowered his head suddenly and looked at the contents of his pocket again.
"This this……"
"When I came here, I was entrusted by the general." Chen Guoren said, and he cupped his hands toward the south, "Whether it's successful or not, I'll give you some gifts and make a friend first. These five-color spiritual beads are produced in the depths of the East China Sea.
Only a hero like the general can gain something."
"I have heard for a long time that Jiang Yinzi and the Lord of Sishui are friendly and that they are friends of the Lord of Sishui. Have you ever thought that the Lord of the East China Sea is also a friend?"
"Ah."
Chen Guoren seemed too lazy to explain, so he just asked Lifu, a weasel who was counting colorful glass beads, "What do Lifu think of the general's sincerity?"
"Such sincerity is so profound, so profound!"
A glass bead as red as fire was held between two fingers. This glass bead was not very well made and had many bubbles. However, precisely because of the bubbles inside, Gao Weasel Lifu was shocked to find it a treasure. If it had not been obtained from the East China Sea,
What comes out can still be burned out of the fire?
Thinking of this, Gao Weasel Lifu suddenly thought to himself: I have heard for a long time that Li Jie of Wu Kingdom has supernatural powers. Could it be that he can really communicate with the gods and manifest spirits? If so, he should persuade the "guest soldiers" generals to join Li Jie!