The trade routes of the Four Seas Merchant Alliance are already very mature. Even in places like the Yang Kingdom where there are large-scale ferocious beasts, they still maintain their own safe passages. Of course, a large part of this relies on the official roads of the Yang Kingdom.
In order to allow a large chamber of commerce organization like the Sihai Commercial Alliance to enter the country for development, Yang Ting has made a lot of concessions.
Chen Yong, the bald guard commander who escaped from Qingyang Town, led his team along the trade route of the Sihai Merchant Alliance. He left Rizhao County directly and entered Qi State through Baichuan City, a border city of Qi State.
There has been no official announcement of the plague mutation within the Sihai Merchant Alliance.
For the Four Seas Merchant Alliance, they have paid great sincerity to take over the disaster relief "business" of the entire Yang Kingdom. They have invested a lot of manpower and material resources in Yang Kingdom, and when they are reaping benefits, it is absolutely necessary not to do so as a last resort.
Not willing to cut the flesh and leave.
For this reason, they would rather "risk" some of their men.
Deacon Qian learned the news through his own private channels and ran away immediately without intending to inform others.
The guard commander Chen Yong, who was shaved bald in Qingyang Town, got the news through personal connections. He was generous and brought back the entire guard team he was responsible for.
Of course, if the news is untrue and he leaves the whole affair in Qingyang Town alone, he will also need to take responsibility.
But compared to life safety, those are nothing.
The so-called Baichuan City is certainly not named because there are a hundred rivers near this city. In fact, there are no famous rivers in this city at all.
The name of this city comes from the meaning of "the sea admits hundreds of rivers". As for which rivers it accepts, it is a matter of opinion.
Baichuan City belongs to Dingyao County. When Jiang Wang came to Yangguo, he also took this route to Rizhao County in Yangguo via Fengxian and Dingyao.
It's just that he had unimpeded access at that time, but now, the Merchant Alliance escort team led by Chen Yong was blocked outside the city.
To be more precise, it is at least three miles away from Baichuan City.
"Stop whoever comes! We have been ordered to seal the border. Anyone who dares to come closer will be killed without mercy!" shouted someone from a distance.
The voice came from a group of Qi soldiers wearing helmets and carrying armor.
Chen Yong suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
His subordinates, who used to be quite arrogant due to the reputation of the Four Seas Merchant Alliance, were now silent. They all stood still, for fear that a wrong move would cause misunderstanding.
These are regular Qi soldiers! Judging from this level of eliteness, they may even be from among the Nine Soldiers.
Chen Yong could even hear the sound of the spell-breaking crossbow being cocked.
The law-breaking crossbow, which is widely used in the military, is a weapon designed to deal with extraordinary monks. It will not be circulated on the market at all, and buying and selling it is a serious crime.
With a volley of spell-breaking crossbows, an extraordinary monk of his level had no chance to resist.
"Master Jun! Master Jun!"
Chen Yong did not dare to move and shouted: "We are all Qi people! We are kind people, so please don't accidentally hurt us!"
"Qi Ren?"
He heard a voice ask.
Then a man who looked like a general walked out of the array, still keeping a sufficient distance from them.
"How to prove that you are from Qi people?"
The whole Yang Kingdom admires Qi's style, wears Qi's clothes, and speaks Qi's language. Countless people, so it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false based on words alone.
"We are the guards of the Four Seas Merchant Alliance, and we have a belt. You can take it and see it yourself! I will not dare to lie!"
The general said: "No one is allowed to come near. Throw your waist badge over."
Chen Yong did not dare to disobey and did as he was told.
The general took the waist badge from afar, inspected it carefully for a while, and then asked: "Are these Qi people behind you?"
"We are all registered in the Four Seas Merchant Alliance. The general will know it as soon as he checks it. How can we fake it?" Chen Yong apologized and said: "It's convenient for you, general. We are all from the same country and are homesick. I take the liberty to ask.
One sentence, why can't you return home today?"
"The border has been sealed, and even the people of Qi cannot return home now." The general said casually, and then ordered: "Bring these people from the Four Seas Merchant Alliance to the camp for custody, just like before!"
Chen Yong was fighting fearfully, not knowing what kind of example "as before" was. However, the Qi State was very strict in running the army, and the nine soldiers of Qi were famous all over the world. Once the military order was issued, there was no possibility of turning back.
He was also determined not to speak out.
Being led to the camp from a distance by Qi soldiers, Chen Yong gradually began to have concerns in his mind.
Judging from the strict distance maintained by these sergeants, it is impossible to say that they already know about the mutation of the plague in Yang Country. I am afraid that the border blockade is also due to this.
In this case, it makes sense to temporarily detain these people who came back from Yang Kingdom.
It's nothing more than isolating the inside and outside.
It can also be concluded from this that they are very safe at present, as long as they have not contracted the plague and do not cause trouble in the army.
After thinking about this, Chen Yong felt a lot more at ease, and he was free to joke with the worried old brothers behind him.
"What are you afraid of? With our invincible Daqi army escorting us, is there any safer time than now?"
A younger guard sniffed: "I don't know how long we will be detained... Come to think of it, why are we being detained? Are we not even allowed to return home?"
"Shut up if you shouldn't ask!" Chen Yong scolded him fiercely. He looked up and saw that the sergeant leading the way didn't say anything, so he felt relieved and comforted the others: "Sihai is the largest trading house in Qi State.
How can Qi's food, clothing, housing, and transportation be separated from us? We haven't committed anything, so we won't be detained for too long. Besides, if you are really in a hurry to go home, you can just let out more blood and ask Deacon Qian to fish us out.
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From beginning to end, the sergeant who led them said nothing. Even if Chen Yong hinted at bribery, he did not respond, showing good discipline.
This made Chen Yong and others consciously or unconsciously follow the rules and follow them honestly.
Chen Yong's confidence disappeared after he met Deacon Qian.
That was the second day he was locked up in the military camp.
A sergeant came over and called him out alone.
Along the way, I was uneasy and made all kinds of clichés, but the other party ignored me.
If I asked too many questions, I would just kick him in the face and I would have to shut up.
He once thought it was blackmail or something like that, and was already prepared for hemorrhage. He even imagined the horror of military execution. People are in a helpless and vulnerable situation. The more helpless they are, the easier it is to scare themselves.
But fortunately, the other party just asked him to go out and identify a person.
It doesn't seem to be much better, because the person he wants to identify is none other than Deacon Qian...
He also hoped that Deacon Qian would get him out as soon as possible! As a result, he couldn't protect himself and even asked him for help at this moment.
Chen Yong walked to the position where Qi Jun set up a card and saw Deacon Qian from a distance.
At that time, someone had cut off his bun, and he was kneeling on the ground far away. His whole body was depressed and his bearing was completely gone.
Didn’t Deacon Qian leave to flee back to Qi one day in advance?
What happened?
How come you only arrived at Baichuan City today? One day later than you?