Chapter 542

If it was just a drizzling rain, adding a little ripple to the already moist land in Chunnan, it probably wouldn't be unpleasant, but the thunder sounded. In Yuhang, some guys who are so idle that they memorize the local chronicles and various solar terms calendars have been preaching that if there is thunder in Yuhang before May, something bad will inevitably happen this year. Big or small, unfortunate things are always happening, and the prophecies of these people have never been disappointed, and gradually, this has become a legend of Yu Hang.

The Broken Snow Bridge is the last stop from the west gate before entering Yuhang. The Broken Snow Bridge is less than 600 feet away from the city gate, and you can clearly see the length of the queue entering the city, see the emblems of various families and businesses on the cars that enter and exit, and even the laughter and laughter of all kinds of people who travel and play. Here, there is a tea shop that has been around for more than 70 years. Six years ago, when Yuhang was hit by a hurricane, the tea shop collapsed. Because the tea shop seems to have become a scene outside the west gate of Yuhang, it has been the most classic waiting place to bid farewell to relatives and friends or look forward to who will come here, and it seems to have become an unbreakable collective memory of the people of Yuhang, and the rebuilding of the tea shop was soon put on the agenda. This kind of small thing that makes those wealthy families don't know whether to find a large amount of silver tickets finally fell into the hands of a merchant, it is said that it is because the big shopkeeper ran a single gang outside in the early years, and he has been wandering for too long, and his attachment to the tea shop is particularly profound, and finally moved everyone who participated in the discussion of this matter. The new tea shop still looks rudimentary on the outside, but now, under the wooden frame are metal pipes and copper rivets. The pieces of wood that are used as wall panels are also made of good materials. This small tea shop can be said to be the first metal-framed building designed and built entirely by Chunnan people. Compared with the increasingly mature Dongping Construction Bank, this may not be too proud.

In this thunderstorm, the tea shop is naturally crowded with people. Since the ground is now made of granite with fine stripes, although the ground is wet with puddles of water stains, I don't have to worry about customers slipping. The boss and the guy carefully maneuvered among the guests, and from time to time they had to arrange for some guests to sit together at the same table. Another group of men stopped at the door of the tea shop. The owner couldn't help but have a headache. Seeing that the shop was already full, this group of people did not rush in. Three high-spec four-wheeled carriages stopped at the door, and the people in the carriage did not seem to want to get off. The riders, after jumping off their horses one by one, took up the places where there was no rain under the eaves, and some of them, continuing to stand in the rain, guarding the carriages, hiding their sharp eyes and serious faces in the shadow of their hats. These people who look like guards are wearing a variety of weapons, most of them use knives and swords, and two of them actually use large lances, which look particularly powerful. But the big lance, a typical weapon in the army, no matter Chunnan or Dongping, there are not many people in the army who use it. Those who continue to insist on using the big lance may only be some Jianghu characters who are good at riding and spear stabbing, or some generals in the army in Xiling. Even those people in the rivers and lakes, most of them are from the military. Perhaps it is precisely because of this kind of thing that everyone knows that everyone in the tea shop is particularly curious about the origin of this line.

The group turned a blind eye to the curiosity of the crowd. A middle-aged man in a dark cloak walked into the tea shop and instructed the boss, "Prepare a few large buckets of hot water for us." Seeing that the boss nodded hurriedly and went to work, he took off his soaked cloak and put it on the counter.

Seeing the middle-aged man revealing the short knife pinned to his waist, the bright-eyed man couldn't help but gasp. The short knife looks very plain, and the only embellishment is the copper-clad ornament on the scabbard, a Pixiu. This means that this line of people is from the Juxian Palace. Juxian Wang Mingzhe protects his life and never expresses his position easily, and his voice has not been heard in Jinzhou for many years. But on the land of the Golden State, the two princes were completely unable to interject. It is true that Chang Hongquan did not interfere with the imperial court's troops stationed in Jinzhou, but he governed Jinzhou, but he made full use of his fiefdom authority, especially the fief authority bordering the enemy state: building an army for self-protection. Chang Hongquan also has more than 30,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and what is even more terrifying is that Jinzhou has not engaged in conscription for more than ten years, and those construction projects are all in the form of hired laborers and spend money. And every year the conscription is to gather people together for military training. It is probably not an exaggeration to say that all the people in Golden State are soldiers. Unlike other state capitals, which have strict controls on the possession of weapons by the people, the Golden State has completely adopted the Dongping model, which in turn encourages the people to keep weapons, which has further strengthened the local cohesion of the Golden State. Not to mention anything else, the people have weapons, and the officials and officials go to the people to collect taxes and do things, and their attitude is obviously much better. The model of the entire Jinzhou is too similar to Dongping, and some people in the DPRK attacked Chang Hongquan, saying that he flattered Dongping and disregarded common sense, but what kind of identity is Chang Hongquan? He is the younger brother of the former lord of the country, strictly speaking, he is definitely qualified to seize the position of the lord of the country in terms of identity. It's just that he never put himself in that position. Now, King Juxian's men and horses appear outside Yuhang City, but it is a lot of thought.

Among the people sitting and waiting in the tea shop, a few of them had their eyes lit up, and then they reverted to their previous wooden appearance. Chang Hongquan is a very peculiar existence in Chunnan, and most people believe that this guy may be the second richest person in the entire Dongtu Continent. The first is naturally Ye Tao, who has done this on his own in a few decades, which is already a miracle. Chang Hongquan's wealth comes from the accumulation of the family for many years, after all, he is also the most important prince, and he suddenly had quite rich assets when he was divided. And Jinzhou has been building and operating for decades, asking for land and land, and minerals and minerals. With the continuous operation of four copper mines and one iron mine in Jinzhou for 20 years, no one can figure out how much money Chang Hongquan has. But King Juxian never seemed to want to exert his political and economic influence. But at this delicate moment, King Juxian's people appeared in Yuhang, what did that mean?

This group did not mean to seek understanding. After the large bucket of hot water was delivered, except for one bucket of hot water that was divided into three copper basins and sent into the carriage, the rest of the guards took turns scrubbing it to lift their spirits. They didn't seem to be in a hurry to get into the city.

Not long after, a pair of centaurs came from the city and greeted them directly. When everyone in the tea shop saw it, they were even more silent, and it was actually Ye Tao's people who came. There is no doubt that this envoy of the Northern Xinjiang will be important enough to attract attention in any environment.

"General Jin, I didn't expect you to come in person. It's really gratifying! When the middle-aged man saw Jin Ze, he hurriedly greeted him and said hello.

"Where, where, to greet Her Royal Highness the Princess, isn't it the duty of us courtiers. Madame originally wanted to come in person, but it was raining today, so it was not convenient after all. I'm afraid of being rude. Kanazawa said with a smile.

Chang Huaiyin is here...... This time, Chang Huaiyin came to Yuhang, mainly to meet his childhood friend Tan Weiying, and after that, he was going to go to Danyang, Yicheng, Gangduo and other places to take a good walk. Of course, arriving at this place at this time is not purely for fun, Chang Hongquan's attitude is very important now. Both princes had tried to win King Juxian into their camp, but to no avail. That's because Chang Hongquan has already chosen a camp. Ye Tao's envoy had already told Chang Hongquan about the specific strategy of Dongping, and also explained that when the mainland was unified, Jinzhou would no longer be his fiefdom, but would let him help rule the southern boundary of Chunnan. The territory of Chunnan is not small, and it will be divided into three economic areas in the future, and Chang Hongquan will be the most important one, including Yuhang. The attraction of quelling the war that has been fought intermittently for hundreds of years and returning to the unification of the mainland is much more attractive to Chang Hongquan than to become a pawn of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or His Royal Highness the Second Prince. In addition, the Song family, who had a lot of exchanges with Ye Tao in the early years, will also fully cooperate with Ye Tao in all his actions. And Ye Tao will also give them a rich reward, the Song family is now a member of the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce and the Seven Seas Trading Company, just in terms of business benefits, and in the future, Ye Tao and Tan Xiaopei will also give the Song family benefits commensurate with their contributions. After years of influence and layout, the situation in Chunnan has long been leveraged by Ye Tao.

Chang Huaiyin is naturally not suitable for evacuating with the Dongping Mission, but as long as she stays in Yuhang and says something casually, she can assist the second prince to stabilize the situation at that time, which will play a great role. And in Chang Huaiyin's convoy, there was another group of people who came to see Ye Tao. In a carriage, there was Lei Huang, the sect leader of the Thunder Yin Demon Sect, hidden. The strongest force sect demon group under the hands of the Lei Yin Demon Sect, there are also two squads of twenty-four people, who have quietly followed and come to Yuhang. Different tasks lead to different approaches. Ye Tao's mansion has attracted too much attention. Following Chang Huaiyin's convoy, you can easily enter and exit Ye Tao's mansion without being inspected and suspected. But if Lei Huang ran over by himself, it would be difficult to say. In particular, Lei Huang is not the kind of leader who is known for his skill.

The Sect Demon Group arrived in Yuhang, which made Ye Tao feel more confident. Ye Tao was not satisfied with Chang Huaiyin's arrival in Yuhang ahead of time, he hoped that she could intervene in the situation as Chang Hongquan's representative after the dust settled, as a more detached identity, rather than being involved now. But on the whole, Ye Tao will not be afraid of this situation. However, with the Sect Demon Regiment, it is actually more favorable. The combat effectiveness of the Sect Demon Regiment is not comparable to that of the guards and the people in the rivers and lakes. The guards had really experienced relatively few battles, and they didn't have much experience in raiding, assassinating, stealth, and evacuation. The Sect Demon Regiment is different, in terms of skill, they are not weaker than the people in the guard battalion, but their combat experience and will to fight are much stronger. The Sect Demon Regiment has a reputation for killing in Xiling. The twenty-four Sect Demon Regiment warriors will be able to play a very amazing role when the time comes.