Chapter 115: Lazy Boy
Xuchang is the capital of the Han Dynasty, but also the nest of Caoying Group, several years of painstaking management, has become a prosperous and wealthy big city, business and travel, connecting the world, permanent population of more than 300,000, exuding vitality, known as 'the first giant in Zhongzhou!' ’
When the population grew, trouble came, hundreds of thousands of people gathered together, and needed a lot of food, cloth, meat, tea...... Such daily necessities, the land around Xuchang is limited, and the production is insufficient, so it is simply impossible to support such a huge consumption!
In order to ensure that the people are not hungry, the Prime Minister's Office issued a decree: "Purchase surplus grain from all over the world at a high price, pay for the grain, and never default", stimulated by real gold and silver, the world's business travelers have heard the wind and moved, and have organized convoys to transport materials, just like arteries and blood vessels, a steady supply of fresh blood to ensure the healthy growth of Xuchang!
"Drive! -Drive! -Drive! ”
On the Chengnan-Official Road, a convoy is slowly moving, dozens of huge carriages, piled with daily necessities, grain, cloth, fine wine, salt, ceramics, pigs...... There are all kinds of things, and there is a flag on the car headed by the leader, and the word "Yingchuan" is written on it, indicating the starting place of the team!
The accompanying more than 100 men, all carrying knives, guns and sticks, were responsible for guarding the safety of the convoy, led by a bearded and strong man, in his thirties, with one eye, an open nose, and a missing ear, with a face full of flesh, half-open clothes, revealing a strong chest, covered with various scars, and looking extremely strong!
"Brothers, work hard, the front is Xuchang City, after handing over the goods, Lao Tzu will take you to the restaurant and have a good meal!"
Looking at the city wall not far away, the bearded man shook his horsewhip with his left hand, urging the mount to take a few steps quickly, as for his right hand, the cold light flashed, and it was a sharp steel hook, it turned out that he not only had a ruined face, but also a broken wrist!
"Roar! -The broken master is mighty, and the brothers can have a beautiful meal! ”
"I heard that the girl in Xuchang is white and tender, beautiful like a fairy, and she can get out of the water by pinching it......"
"Master Duan is well-informed, take the brothers to the Qinglou for a walk, so as to open your eyes!"
……………………………………
The guys are all rude men, I heard that there is a big meal to eat, I am very happy, some of them are tempted, and they are noisy to go to the Qinglou to play, for those of them who travel all over the world, that is the most comfortable place!
"Hehe, a group of unproductive cheap embryos, all day long know to find women, sooner or later become soft-footed shrimp, how to walk the ...... in all directions, crisscross the battlefield, and make contributions, is the true character of a man, if Lao Tzu is not injured, he still follows the governor of the capital to fight in the south and the north, how happy should he be?"
The bearded man smiled and scolded a few words, looked at his broken wrist again, and sighed in his heart, he was originally born in the army, fought everywhere, won wealth and wealth, but unfortunately he was unlucky, and he was wounded in battle, blind in one eye, and his wrist was broken, and he became a useless cripple!
In the troubled times, there are countless disabled soldiers, and the princes deal with these useless people: 'abandon the wilderness, fend for themselves', beg everywhere with a big life, survive and survive, and die in the wilderness with a small life, let the wolf devour the dogs, and die without a whole corpse!
The bearded man had better luck because he met a good commander - 'Ghost Face Xiao Lang', a man who has both butcher methods and a bodhisattva heart, and great evil and great good in one!
Xiao Yat never abandoned his wounded soldiers, but doubled his pension, gave money and food, distributed land, reduced taxes, properly arranged the lives of wounded soldiers, and his parents, wives and children were also supported by the military to ensure that they had no worries about food and clothing!
In addition to life care, there is also a will to inspire, Xiao Yi never regards wounded soldiers as invalids, and encourages them to support themselves, "Man, big husband, as long as there is a breath left, you must prove your worth!" ”
It was the encouragement of these words that the bearded man had the fighting spirit, and he relied on the money obtained in exchange for military exploits, recruited people, purchased vehicles, formed a convoy, and transported various materials to Xuchang in exchange for rich rewards!
The success of the career has healed the wounds of the soul, and the bearded man is no longer ashamed of the stump, but simply takes the surname of "broken", walks in all directions, and earns countless money.
"By the way, hurry up and tell Mr. Xiao to get up, Xuchangcheng has arrived, don't sleep lazy!" After recalling the past for a while, the bearded man patted his head, as if he remembered something, and hurriedly beckoned his men to check on the back of the convoy!
"No! …… Wake up, little gentleman, the sun is drying your ass! ”
"Don't sleep, little sir, if you don't bask in the sun, your *** will be moldy...... Ha! Ha! ”
A few men urged the horses to run backwards, smiling and laughing heartily, as if they were looking for a pistachio!
…………………………………………………………………………………
"Hehe-the scorching sun, just sleeping, the autumn breeze is rippling, the sweet dreams are sweet, it's not good to sleep, won't you live up to the beauty of God!"
In the lazy voice, a young man in white jumped out of the carriage, twelve or thirteen years old, with curved eyebrows and fine eyes, a high nose bridge, red lips and white teeth, fair skin, beautiful like a female baby!
His appearance is very handsome, but his temperament is very decadent, his hair is scattered, and he is full of breath, as if he has not slept for three days and three nights, only a pair of eyes are unusually bright, showing that he is a smart teenager!
The young man was not a fellow of the caravan, but met on the road, alone, carrying a small package, after learning that the 'Broken Caravan' was going to Xuchang, he followed with a dead face, hugged the carriage and did not let go, saying that he was walking all the way to find his father!
The business journey was difficult and dangerous, and the guys didn't want to bring a burden, but they didn't expect that the young man's eloquence was excellent, and in a few words, he persuaded the caravan leader, sat on the carriage, and swaggered towards Xuchang!
In this regard, everyone didn't pay too much attention to it, there were many people in the caravan, and one person saved a mouthful, which was enough for the young people to eat, so they should accumulate virtue and do good!
All the way to the march, everyone was surprised, thought to bring a burden, who thought but a helper, in the past the convoy walked in all directions, always have to encounter a lot of trouble, when the goods are purchased, the profiteers desperately raise the price, when passing the customs, the tax collectors have to scavenge it, the guys can dance knives and guns, but the tongue is stupider than the waistband of trousers, always suffer from the deceived, there are suffering!
Since the boy joined the caravan, the situation immediately changed, this guy in addition to good eloquence, thick-skinned, even literate, arithmetic, he is responsible for dealing with those profiteers, bargaining, baht must be compared, always with the cheapest price, get the best goods, the profiteers fooled forget what their surnames are, really sold people, and stupidly counted the money for him!
It's the same when passing the customs, the guards extorted money several times, but the young people came forward, shook their tongues that were not rotten, and boasted about the clouds and mountains and fog covers, passed the customs safely, and resolved a lot of trouble!
During the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, literacy was the right of the aristocracy, folk education was extremely backward, among 10,000 people, there was not necessarily a literate person, and it was very good to be able to write his own name.
This Mr. Xiao Yi is handsome, smart, eloquent, kind, and a pistachio, likes to tell jokes, and is deeply liked by everyone, but this guy also has a big shortcoming...... Lazy!
It's not ordinary laziness, but very lazy, that's really sitting, never standing, can lie down, never sit, eat by feeding, walking on the back, twelve hours a day, except for reading a book in the morning, other times are sleeping lazy!
In the journey of more than half a month, this guy has not changed his clothes, has not washed his face, and the smell emitted by his body can smoke a big heel, such a lazy living habit, people can't help but think of a cute animal...... Piglet!
Eat and sleep, sleep and eat, except for knowing a few words, there is no difference between the two!
"Along the way, thanks to Mr. Xiaoyi's help, a lot of troubles have been resolved, and the brothers are very grateful.
As he spoke, the bearded man took out a money bag from his arms, and when he opened it, it was full of yellow copper coins, which were as many as a few times!
"Hehe, Uncle Duan is polite, all the way depends on everyone's care, the kid can reach Xuchang safely, where do you dare to take credit?"
The young man took the money bag, took out a few five-bead coins from it, and sent the rest back, in the troubled times, money is the bane, more will hurt his life, less will protect his life, he knows this very well!
"Know the advance and retreat, be sensible, not greedy, Mr. Xiao's future is limitless!" For this lazy young man, the bearded man admired it very much, and wanted to recruit him several times to stay in the caravan to serve!
However, he also knew in his heart that the young man in front of him was like a piece of jade, ordinary on the outside, gorgeous on the inside, and he would inevitably soar in the future, and his future was limitless!
"Thank you for taking care of you all the way, we are destined to meet again!"
After the young man hugged his fists and saluted, he picked up his small package, jumped out of the carriage, and strode towards Xuchang, "Cute Lori, young girl, glamorous lady...... Yingchuan-Guo Yi is here! ”