The leader of the Patriotic Secret Spy Division decided to return to the Patriotic State alone when he saw the first batch of returning caravans. The reopening of the Fengshui River trade road will continue the lifeblood of the Yue country, if you can't take advantage of the fact that the Yue country has not yet eased up and conquered the Yue country in one fell swoop, this Yue country is really likely to be dead wood in spring.

I believe that the national teacher will not want to see this scene, and the leader of the secret spy department who feels that he has found a reason to explain that his subordinates continue to lurk, and then leave in a hurry with the information he has collected.

Relative to the heat up and down the river, where the caravan passed, the day was declining, the news arrived earlier than the caravan, and when the caravan came out of the wasteland, they were greeted by the innkeepers who had been cheering for the past years. It's a ruined wall.

The townspeople who support each other in pairs and threes are the only ones here who can feel the existence of life. Li Wuwu's expression was solemn, although all this was not his fault, but it had something to do with him.

After the horse bandits of the "White Wolf King" were killed and dispersed, they attacked the town a few days ago, and the town's defense was lax, which was the opponent of these horse bandits. The bandits ransacked the town and then fled in all directions, leaving behind a ruined town in flames, the first stop out of the wasteland.

The caravan had to divert to the nearest county seat, Baixia County.

The mountain road is a bit rugged, it is estimated that because few people walk, the mountain people saw such caravans passing by and watched one after another, and some even came to trade some goods. These merchants were originally going to bring the goods to the capital, but now that the Dahe trade route is open, the goods they have delivered all the way are estimated to be unpopular, so it is better to sell them along the way, and then go to the capital to purchase a batch of goods and go down the river.

Li Wuwu took Zhao San to exchange some mushrooms and eggs with the mountain people with great interest, and then took matters into his own hands to clean up the food. Although the conditions are a little simpler, the overflowing fragrance arouses the greed of many people. Many people secretly decided that when they arrived in the county, they must go to the restaurant to have a good meal.

In addition to meeting mountain people along the way, there are also many martial arts people, it turns out that the news of the horse bandits killing the people has spread, and the local martial arts sects have sent elite bandits to suppress the bandits. So along the way, from time to time, there were knights on horseback who came to the caravan to inquire, or ask about the situation of the horse bandits, or learn about the current situation of the town. Zhao San looked at these martial arts people who were galloping in a daze.

Li Wuwu smiled and asked, "What's the matter? The car driver also wants to go to the rivers and lakes?" Li Wuwu is usually very easy-going, and he is in the state of a half-young man at all, and it has nothing to do with the state of the "Heavenly Prince".

"Childe said with a smile, how can I, Zhao San, have that ability. Zhao San said abruptly, following Gongzi to see those masters, and he knew his own catties.

"It's okay, when you're free, let Fu Bo teach you a few more tricks!" Li Wuwu said. In fact, Zhao San's current skills are really not bad, and he is diligent enough, but his foundation is a little thinner, he is not familiar with the Tao on the rivers and lakes, and he has not experienced life and death struggles, and he still doesn't know enough about himself.

I saw the county seat of Baixia County from afar, the city wall is not high, some mottled, most of the cities in the hinterland of the Yue country are like this, although it is not in disrepair, but it is also a kind of goods, it has been peaceful for a long time, and the armament of some cities is more lax, and it is useless.

The front was noisy and shouting, Zhao San went to inquire, at first it was said that the brigade could not enter the city, and this side agreed, ready to enter the city in batches after being stationed outside the city to buy, and after a while, there were officials to collect taxes, saying that they occupied the place of Baixia County, and the caravan was ready to pay the money in line with the principle of harmony and wealth, but I didn't expect that the few officials and lions opened their mouths, but they asked for five taels of silver for a car, so there was a quarrel in front.

After a while, the noise not only did not stop, but became more noisy.

Li Wuwu put down the book irritably and said to Zhao San: "Let's go, let's take a look." "Walked over.

Along the way, the merchants he met saluted one after another, and Li Wuwu came to the front.

"If you don't pay the money, you will be rolled, you are not welcome in my Baixia County. A gruff voice rang out.

"My lord, five taels of silver for this car is too much, and villains and others are also small businesses, and they can't afford to pay for the land. A voice pleaded.

"Phew, you gang of cheap embryos, Lord Ben said that five taels is five taels, and don't stay in my Baixia County if you have a penny!"

At this time, someone saw Li Wuwu coming, and hurriedly gave up his position.

"Childe is good!"

"I've seen Li Gongzi!"

"It's me who has disturbed Li Gongzi, forgive me. ”

These merchants even greeted the heavens and made amends.

Li Wuwu gestured and looked at the few officials in front of him.

At the head was a man dressed as a valet with an open chest and exposed arms, with a beard and a face full of meat.

The man saw that a scholar like Li Wuwu was quite respectful, and he couldn't figure out his identity, so he didn't open his mouth for a while, so he looked up and down.

Li Wuwu arched his hand and asked: "This head catcher, I don't know what is the basis for the cost of five taels of silver?"

Someone over there said, "Who are you?

Li Wuwu smiled lightly: "I also have a car, so if I want to pay the silver, I naturally have to ask clearly." ”

The person who answered the call over there saw that Li Wuwu was dressed ordinarily, so he was dissatisfied: "What nonsense are you talking about a sour scholar, we will hand it over to you if we ask you to pay it!"

Li Wuwu shook his head and said: "That's not good, I have a tax law, which clearly stipulates that merchants have their own blocks, and all commercial taxes are determined by the local authorities, but not more than twelve." ”

Even the businessmen here are also embarrassed, when did they really pay taxes like this? Aren't they all spending money up and down, and then each gets what they benefit and pays taxes?

The little official over there was still about to speak, and the head of the Gu catcher waved his hand and said: "What the prince said is that of course our errand servants are acting in accordance with the law, but this time your caravan came to my Baixia County, which brought a lot of pressure to the security of Baixia County. ”

"Papapapa" Li Wuwu smiled and clapped his hands.

"Gu Zhutou is really dedicated to the people, not bad!" Li Wuwu excitedly appreciated.

Then everyone looked at him like a fool, and said in their hearts that this person is not stupid in reading, right?

Li Wuwu stretched out his hand and said to Zhao San: "Take five taels of silver, we have to pay this money!"

Zhao San opened his mouth to persuade, but thought of who his son-in-law was, but he had to do something, so he reached out and took out five taels of silver ingots and handed them to Li Wuwu.

Li Wuwu took it and said: "It's rare to meet a good official like Gu Zhutou, Li admires." As he spoke, he handed over five taels of silver.

There was a servant over there who stretched out his hand to pick it up, but was stopped by Gu Zhutou: "Li Gongzi really understands righteousness, Gu is not a ruthless person, these five taels of silver will be exempted, you see that Li Gongzi and other scholars know how to understand Gu's difficulties, do you still want Gu to be embarrassed?"

The merchants were in a hurry.