is really a calculating woman, it's a pity to do business, and she should be a strategist.

But the same is the truth, returning empty-handed is also a return, returning with goods or returning. Jiang Jue thought of this and asked, "You don't want to ship things back to Pakistan and sell them at a high price, right?"

Gu Yuqiao nodded with a smile, and then said: "Shangjia is originally doing things that communicate with each other, so he has always been unpopular, and even the official family also suppresses Shangjia. But I'm already very benevolent, I only make outsiders' money, and I only get five points for local things in Bayang. ”

Is it only five points of righteousness? Compared with raising the price of silk silk four or five times in Guizhou, it is already extremely benevolent.

Jiang Jue didn't inquire about what Gu Yu bought in Qianzhong, after all, this was someone's private matter, and he just had to take the money to do things.

The Lu family caravan set off again, but when it arrived at Wuling, it went all the way north, Jiang Jue asked, "Isn't this road?"

Gu Yuqiao explained with a smile: "This road is closer, and there are few grass bandits on the road."

How could Jing Qijun not know the state of various parts of Pakistan? The only way to get from Wuling to Bayang is through Fuling, and this road goes north to Chu.

So Jing Qijun found an opportunity to talk to Jiang Jue and the others about it.

"Is this Gu Yu having some conspiracy in the Chu State?" Qi Guanzhuang is very careful, so delicate that after thinking about it, only this one statement can barely stand, otherwise how would he take a long detour back to Bayang, and this road is dangerous and unpredictable.

From Wuling to the north, to Qidi, and then through the living spring pass and then wading back to Bayang, this road is a few days away, and it is in the Chu country.

"It shouldn't be, although the Lu family is not clean, it has a good reputation among merchants," Jing Qijun denied Qi Guanzhuang's speculation and asked Jiang Jue, "What do you think?" ”

"Isn't there something strange about these goods?" Jiang Wangshu looked at the rice on the ox cart and asked, "Is there a shortage of food in Bayang?" ”

Jing Qijun shook his head and said: "There has been no war in the past two years, the harvest is not good or bad, and Pakistan has no shortage of grain except for southern Xinjiang."

"It's salt." Jiang Jue and Jing Qijun said in unison.

Jiang Jue guessed that it was salt because Qi Guanzhuang specially told him that there are many salt water springs and salt in Qianzhong and Fuling, and the salt in Ba is monopolized by the officials, but the Chu State is in the hands of the White Deer King.

Jing Qijun guessed that it was because the salt was expensive in Pakistan, and it was all in the hands of the officials, so the 600,000 households dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. Salt is not valuable, but who can eat without salt in 600,000 households and two or three million people? Compared with the rich businessmen, the official family is the biggest businessman.

"Pretend not to know, find a chance to part ways with Gu Yu, otherwise it will be a capital crime once caught." Jing Qijun said worriedly.

She had lived in the temple for a long time before, so she knew the consequences of violating the forbidden law, these dozen ox carts were covered with grain on the top, and there must be salt below, not to mention Jing Qijun, who had left the palace, even Jiang Wangshu couldn't protect them.

Jiang Jue nodded, if something really happened, there was no need to put himself in. This is not a breach of promise, after all, this is the responsibility of the employer, and he does not need to be involved, just like the "gentleman does something, and the gentleman does nothing" in the six arts. ”

Knowing the law and breaking the law, do not change it. Jiang Jue likes the way of a gentleman and wants to be a gentleman.

Soon after entering Qidi, the Lu family's caravan was stopped, and Jiang Jue didn't care about it at first, after all, he always had to have some relationship with the checkpoint city along the way. But soon Gu Yu came over worriedly and said: "It is Qi Min who is blocking the road, saying that Ba, Qi, and Chu are fighting in Huoquan Pass."

"Didn't you say that fighting a war is a war, and it doesn't hinder the merchants?" Jiang Jue said. He also thought that this Gu Yu was really not afraid of the heavens and the earth, and he took a big risk to sell salt privately, what kind of courage was this?

Gu Yu smiled slyly: "That's nature, we can take the waterway."

Jiang Jue couldn't help but take a second look at this woman, but it was not easy to take the waterway, after all, it was from the bottom to the upstream, and there were many water risks along the way.

The Lu family's caravan set off again, Gu Yu sold cattle and horses at a low price and carried the goods by his own servants, and the laborers were happy to say something delicious on the side.

Jiang Jue and the three of them parted ways with the Lu family caravan, after all, Jiang Jue's dark horse was a good horse, a good horse that even Jiang Wangshu and the current Bayang doctor Jingfu envied.

The three of them followed a group of Qi people to Huoquan Pass, and along the way, they also knew some of Qi Min's true words, such as the two families in the end, and Liba Country is different; For example, how the Chu people oppressed the Qi people; Another example is that Jiang Wangshu is stationed at Huoquan Pass and is fighting with the Chu army.

Jiang Jue didn't know the bottom in his heart, maybe he would meet the Chu army if he went forward, if it was a small unit, it would be fine, but if he met a large Chu army, I am afraid that only three people would be unable to resist.

What to say, when there were still a few days to go to Huoquan Pass, he encountered a division of the Chu army. One department, that is, thousands of people, this Chu army saw that the Qi people who were still rushing to Huoquan Pass were directly killed.

"This group of scum even killed the unarmed Li Min." Jing Qijun drew his sword and rode out.

Jiang Jue and Qi Guanzhuang had no choice but to follow, but fortunately, the three of them were able to resist when the Chu army was scattered for a while. Soon the Chu army noticed something unusual, while they were harvesting the Qi people, there were three guys who didn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth were harvesting their lives.

"Run." Jiang Jue dragged Jing Qijun on the horse, and if he didn't run, he might be buried here. Jiang Jue is not Jiang Wangshu, he can't achieve the feat of one enemy and a thousand, and only kills some lone Chu soldiers on the periphery.

"Damn the Chu people." Jing Qijun's horse was cut off by a Chu soldier, and she had to ride with Jiang Jue, and the experience of having such close contact with a man made her a little difficult to adapt, but now that there was a Chu army chasing her behind her, she didn't care about this.

Jiang Jue has rarely been in such close contact with a woman, and the tip of his nose is against Jing Qijun's hair, a little itchy.

The three of them picked a trail and ran into the mountains and forests to barely get rid of the Chu army, and another problem was in front of them, although the three of them had money, but there was no place to spend it in the wilderness.

"I'm hungry." Jing Qijun whispered.

"Childe, I'm hungry too." Qi Guanzhuang shouted loudly. I have to say that after Qi Guanzhuang cut off his beard, his appearance was no worse than that of the heroic centurion of the Jiangcheng guard.

Jiang Jue carried a short knife into the mountains and forests, and Qi Guanzhuang used a wooden flint to make a fire, and said with a smile: "There is a blessing, my son-in-law can only do three things, cook porridge, boil tea, and roast venison."

Jiang Jue did his old job again, living up to expectations and dragging a fat deer back, he skillfully peeled and roasted meat, and Qi Guanzhuang tricked out a small bag of salt from his body.

Jiang Jue's eyes lit up, the five grains and vegetables are not as tasteless as salt, and even the plate of Bailu King, the general of the Chu State Zhengdong, who cannot be described by price, is probably also indispensable for salt seasoning.

"Where did it come from?" Jiang Jue asked as he twisted a little shiny salt with his thumb and forefinger.

"I quietly touched it a little at night, and I thought that I would have the opportunity to taste Childe's barbecue again in the future, but I didn't expect it to be so soon." Qi Guanzhuang scratched his head embarrassedly.

Putting the venison on a birch branch, roasting it over a fire until golden brown, and sprinkling it with a little salt, Qi Guanzhuang went to find some wild vegetables, and a hearty dinner was ready.

Qi Guanzhuang rubbed his hands and drooled, not hiding his greed at all, although Jing Qijun was also hungry, he was much more reserved.

"Open the meal, open the meal." Although Qi Guanzhuang was greedy, he still knew how to be polite, first cut a piece of tender and fat breast meat for Jiang Jue, then cut a piece for Jing Qijun, and finally cut off a hind leg himself.

"You're a pig?" Jing Qijun saw Qi Guanzhuang's eating appearance and couldn't help but say.

Jiang Jue ate venison in small bites, he was thinking about a serious matter, if he hadn't met Jiang Wangshu, would he still be an unserious grass bandit in Bashan Cottage? Or did he die long ago at the hands of the peach blossom farmer? Or die under the sword of the Imperial Palace?

He used to be an idiot, and he was the most incompetent in a litter of six wolves, one dog and seven bandits. Ah Da can not only punch Lanpu Miao Yun, but also protect a nest of bandits; Ah Er can read and count, and has great wisdom about the sky, the earth, and the grain; Although Ah San can't make bottoms, he can make tops and weave straw shoes, so that a nest of bandits will not be frozen to death; Ah Si will make a pot of rice that can be eaten without rice; Ah Wu is good at hiding; Ah Liu walked very fast.

So after escaping from the peach blossom farmer, this most incompetent bandit began to cook porridge, make tea, earn money, and weave straw shoes, not only to support himself, but also to feed Ah Wu.

Compared with that time, Jiang Jue is now more capable, and he can make Qi Guanzhuang and Jing Qijun, who follow him, full and clothed.

But is that enough? It was Fang Cai's group of Qi refugees who not only had no food and clothing, but were even deprived of the qualifications to live by the Chu army.

"Ugh." Jiang Jue sighed, and there was a late return of birds chirping.

"Why is Childe sighing?" Qi Guanzhuang asked.

"You say, is it a luxury to let the people of the world be fed and clothed?" Jiang Jue suddenly asked a question that he himself thought was incredible.

Jing Qijun looked at Jiang Jue's face seriously, not like he was joking, so he replied very seriously: "Although it is not easy, someone has to do it, right?"

Qi Guanzhuang said with a big grin: "Anyway, I'll follow Gongzi."

How easy is it to keep the people of the world fed and clothed? But someone has to do it.

But how many people in the world have done it? They are all waiting for someone else to do it.

There is a sentence in the Six Arts Sutra left by Mr. Meng: "If a gentleman does something, a gentleman must also do something." ”

So Mr. Meng went to do this incredible thing, because he cared about the world.

Jiang Wangshu does not compete with mustard seeds for power and profit, and is willing to be suppressed, also because he cares about the 600,000 Ba people.

"Official, have you eaten enough?" Jiang Jue asked.

Qi Guanzhuang touched his belly and said, "Eat with a round belly."

Jing Qijun sneered, although this Guanzhuang looks good, it is full of tacky, but it is much easier to get along with than those big people in Jiangcheng who are different from the outside.

"Your son-in-law wants to keep the world fed and clothed, what do you think?" Jiang Jue asked.

"Qi Guanzhuang has followed Gongzi all his life." Qi Guanzhuang patted his chest and said.