[Ran^文^Library][]. []. [com] Southern Territory, Zhongnan Mountain. (Ran Library (7764))

The mountains are majestic and steep, the tiger is located in the southern part of the Central Plains, the trend is upright, and the famous river "Han River" flows through here.

The waters of the Han River are vast, leading to the north, reaching the south of Xinjiang, reaching Xichuan on the left, and Dongzhou on the right, and the waterways extend in all directions.

It is the throat of southern Xinjiang, and all year round, the large and small towns that are close to the Han River are mainly water-transported, and there are countless rivers in the region, and the waterways have directly contributed to the living conditions of the local people living on water.

In addition, the Han River has always been smooth and rainy, and there are few flood seasons, so that the local crops grow very well, and it is precisely because of this that in addition to commercial and passenger ships, grain and rice have also become one of the local economic sources in the southern Xinjiang section.

The Han River is divided into 12 prefectures and counties, with three continents in the east, west, north and south, the east is Yue, the west is Chang, the north is bordered by the river, and the south is Qu.

Yuezhou, Changzhou, Jiangzhou plus a Quzhou.

Each prefecture has jurisdiction over three counties, but Quzhou is the largest prefecture and county in southern Xinjiang, and Quzhou Wharf is also the famous "Dazhou Wharf" in southern Xinjiang. ”

The merchant ships that pass every day are not thousands, but also hundreds, known as the "leader of southern Xinjiang"!

Naturally, Quzhou is also the richest place in the four prefectures and counties, although it is not as prosperous as Kyoto, but it is also a rich party, with abundant water and soil.

The city of "Seoul", located in the central part of Quzhou, is where the county capital of Quzhou is located, and as the economic center of one of the three counties, there are many people who come here to make a living.

Because the city runs through the main channel of the Han River, the amphibious is extremely developed, so it has also become the waterway hub of all the wharves in Quzhou.

With such an important geographical location, it is not surprising that the local area is rich.

In the city of Seoul, there are many foot coachmen, money pawns, and shippers, and nearly 1,000 merchant ships will dock at the Seoul wharf every day from morning to night.

Today, as usual, there was shouting and noise on the pier. The wives who were pulling the goods and resisting the bags, and when they were unloading the goods from the merchant ships, a leaf-like tattered wooden boat slowly sailed in and docked on the shore.

Most of the ships that can dock at this pier are merchant ships, and it is rare to see Konoha boats docked here. The wooden ships leaned against the gaps of the large merchant ships, looking small.

"Guest officer, here, this is Seoul in Quzhou, southern Xinjiang." The old man who was driving the boat put down the penny in his hand and walked into the canopy with a hunched waist.

Sitting in the tent was a young man in a gray and white robe, with black jade hair with a faint sheen, and a cold face.

He leaned on the canopy, as if he had just slept for a while, and his sleepy eyes were sleepy, and he slowly opened his eyes, but those eyes were as deep and divine as the stars in the sky.

This young man is naturally Lin Ning, who has been away from Beijing for a month.

Lin Ning set off from the capital, all the way south, met a few Xiucai who had just finished the exam in Beijing, and learned that a few people also went south to their hometown for the New Year, so he simply rented a carriage with a few people, and there was a good response on the road.

The road was bumpy, dusty, and when parting, Lin Ning learned from a Xiucai that Zhongnan Mountain was subordinate to the four states of southern Xinjiang, and it was thousands of miles away from here.

As a result, Lin Ning had to cross countless barren mountains and mountains, and sleep in the open for several days before arriving in the southern Xinjiang Valley.

This is the first time Lin Ning has seen such a wide river in his life, even if it is in the area of the Zhou River, he can't see such a scene.

You know, he grew up inland, and he was used to seeing barren mountains and towns, but he had never seen any canals and rivers.

What made him curious was that as soon as he entered the southern Xinjiang basin, he was surrounded by mountains and rivers, with headlands on both sides of the river, and there were many cities along the water.

Originally, he wanted to sneak into a certain merchant ship, but driven by curiosity, Lin Ning still spent some silver, chartered a wooden ship, and went straight downstream.

This gave him the first time he experienced the feeling of drifting on a boat, which was very novel!

After rushing to the waterway, nearly half a month of waterway, finally arrived at the destination.

"Guest, it's here." The old man reminded him again, which made him wake up, "Where are you?" ”

"Quzhou, Seoul!"

"Seoul?" He frowned suspiciously, took out a parchment map from his arms, looked at it carefully, and then raised his head and asked, "Uncle, dare to ask how far this Seoul is from Zhongnan Mountain?" ”

"It's not far, it's not far, beyond Seoul, you can see a mountain with a thick fog when you go south on the land, and that's Mt. Jungnam." The old man seemed to be very familiar with this place, and said the name of the place as smoothly as an endorsement.

He nodded gratefully at the old man, took out a few taels of silver, picked up his burden and walked out of the wooden boat, seeing that the dock was busy, and as soon as he got off the boat, he was immediately surrounded by a large group of people.

There are those who pull carts, there are those who help carry baggage, and there are those who come to welcome guests at the dock inn.

Blocked in front of him, the noise is non-stop!

Lin Ning was so annoyed by these people that he pulled out of the crowd, but was blocked by two big men in horse coats with big shoulders and round waists.

"What are you doing, let me go away, I can carry my baggage by myself." Lin Ning subconsciously thought that it was another force, and waved his hand, trying to dismiss him.

The people who were still besieging Lin Ning just now, as soon as they saw the two big men, they immediately left stupidly, not daring to make any noise, and each did his own thing.

The actions of the people around him made Lin Ning feel a little strange, and he raised his head to look at the two big men who looked like small mountains.

Both of them are with their hands on their chests, a thick layer of chest hair under their coats, beards, and cross-faces, staring at the kid in front of them with bad intentions.

Lin Ning saw that the two of them were born face to face, and they had just arrived, and they didn't even stand firm on their heels, how could they provoke others, but why were these two people so vicious to themselves?

In order not to cause trouble, Lin Ning asked calmly, "Two, what are you doing?" If you want to help me lead the way with the baggage, you don't have to. ”

"Hmph." One of the big men snorted coldly, "Boy, I'm afraid you're not a local." ”

Lin Ning was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously: "Does it have anything to do with whether it is a local?" ”

"You are here for the first time, you still don't understand the rules, I don't blame you, tell you, we are the Dragon and Tiger Gang, this dock is under the control of our Dragon and Tiger Gang, all ships docked here, no matter how big or small, will be charged a docking fee, look at your poor appearance, I will not embarrass you, ten taels of silver, I will let you go." The big man shook off the fat around him, and there was a loud noise.

As soon as he heard this, Lin Ning immediately knew that he had met the legendary ruffian hooligan!

He didn't want to cause trouble, if it was one or two taels of silver, it would be fine, but this opening is not comparable to a lion, ten taels of silver, he has been packing a whole ship for more than half a month, and he doesn't have so much money.

To say ten taels of silver, for Lin Ning, it is not a big deal, before leaving, he brought all his belongings, except for the money in the storage box, there are twenty or thirty taels of loose silver in the baggage alone.

But he didn't want to give away his money in vain, he had just come here, and there were many places to use it, so it would be of great use to keep his own money.

Lin Ning smiled, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, "Two eldest brothers, I just came here, and I didn't bring any silver, I definitely won't be able to take out ten taels, but it just so happens that I have a few valuable jade items on me, I don't know if I can pawn them?" ”

When the two big men heard the jade, they raised their eyebrows, and they both smiled, "Count you as a kid." ”

Knowing this jade transaction, he naturally couldn't see anyone, and under Lin Ning's meeting, the two big men led him to the dark place of the dock.

"Take it out." One of the big men was triumphant.

Lin Ning showed his white teeth and smiled brightly, "The jade is in the bag, you come and take a look." He handed the burden forward, and the big man was about to take it happily, but unexpectedly a punch slammed it......

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