The so-called spy who was caught was actually Yilan businessman Lin Yongchun.

Lin Yongchun was originally in the grain business. Two months ago, the news of the Ming army's entry into Keelung reached Yilan, and he was particularly excited, is it another good opportunity to make a windfall?!

Regardless of whether it is a year of good weather, a year of disaster, or a year of war, as long as there is a fluctuation in grain prices, grain merchants can make a lot of money from it.

At that time, there were only 1.6 taels of rice in Yilan market, and Lin Yongchun immediately began to stock up on grain and sell it, while paying close attention to the progress of the situation. With the development of the situation, Lin Yongchun smashed all his net worth and hoarded food on a large scale.

There are many smart people like Lin Yongchun in Yilan, and the war in northern Taiwan is becoming more and more tense, and the price of grain has also changed three times a day, from 1.6 taels, 2 taels, 2.4 taels per stone, etc., and has continued to rise sharply. The Ming army entered Yilan City, and the price of grain in Yilan also rose to the highest point, and the price of a stone of rice reached 3 taels.

Lin Yongchun also wanted to continue to observe the changes in the market, but he didn't want to, but the Ming army soon strictly controlled Yilan, and large and small working groups were stationed in various villages, established grassroots political power, realized household registration management, issued household registration books, issued grain and oil supply certificates, and shipped a batch of cheap rice from Vietnam and Thailand, and directly rolled out grain purchase and sales outlets in Yilan to supply rice with vouchers.

In fact, Yilan is not short of grain, and rice is mainly used for export. The weather in Yilan is often warm, sweet potatoes can be planted at any time, and the common people generally feed on sweet potatoes, and the harvested rice is basically used in exchange for money.

According to the policy of the Ming Dynasty, teenagers under the age of 16 can buy 15 catties of rice per month; Adults over the age of 16 can buy 30 catties of rice per month with their food capital. The panic in the Yilan market disappeared all of a sudden, the supply of grain far exceeded the demand, and the price of rice plummeted, quickly suppressed to 1.5 taels per stone.

Subsequently, the Yilan County Government convened a meeting of local gentry and representatives of major commercial banks, one is to promote the supply and marketing cooperation system, and the other is to publicize the policy of unified purchase and marketing of grain.

After listening to the lecture for a long time, Lin Yongchun thought that supply and marketing cooperation was like the legendary imperial businessman, even if he participated in the Ming Dynasty, he would have to work for the Ming Dynasty, and it would naturally be indispensable to make a fortune. However, he was very short of money, and all the silver taels were put on the grain, and what if the Qing Dynasty was killed again!

The unified purchase and sale of grain completely smashed Lin Yongchun's rice bowl, although he was unwilling, but he could only quietly hoard the grain in his hand in the dark and disperse most of his buddies. I'm going to take a trip to Monga and find another business to do.

Sichuan capital is not a problem, Lin Yongchun still has money for food and accommodation, and as long as the three deer skins left by his father are sold, the capital will be available.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Taiwan's mountains were high and densely forested, the plants were luxuriant, the weeds were overgrown, and the fields were full of galloping deer. With the large increase of Han immigrants and the large-scale reclamation of land in Taiwan, the deer herd gradually retreated from the coastal areas to the inner mountains. Now, only Yilan and other dense mountains still have surviving deer herds. Even if they are born in the mountains, they hunt in the mountains, and it is difficult to encounter elk a few times.

In the current Taiwan market, deer skin is already a rare thing, as long as it is sold to Monga, the profit must be very rich. It's just that the control of Daming is quite strict, and you need to bring documents to enter and exit, and you have to handle the road.

Lin Yongchun was full of hope and went to the Yilan County Government to apply for the road, but was told that the road could only be driven to Nuannuan. Nuan Nuan ~ Xizhi line, opened up as a forbidden area by the imperial court, idle people are not allowed to enter.

There are so many mountain roads, where can you not go to Monga! Lin Yongchun didn't believe in evil, he quietly followed a caravan with a deerskin, wanting to try his luck.

The caravan left Yilan City and headed north along the official road. Seven or eight miles away from the county seat, they met seven or eight people from the Ming Dynasty.

These people are wearing blue cardigan coats and hats, carrying poles and boxes on both sides of the official road, not knowing what they are doing?

Looking at the caravan with a strange look, Lin Yongchun felt a little strange, and he whispered to Zhang Laiyuan beside him, "What are these for?" ”

"This is surveying and mapping, according to the old saying, it is Kanyu."

Zhang Laiyuan is in the camphor business, and he is exquisite, and he looks like he is kind and wealthy. More than a dozen porters in the caravan carried his family's camphor.

Camphor tree is an important economic forest in Taiwan, and Yilan has a large area of camphor forest. Camphor is a substance extracted from the branches and leaves of the camphor tree, which is an important chemical raw material and sells well in the international market, and the camphor industry is also a pillar industry in Taiwan.

"Kanyu?! These are for Feng Shui! Lin Yongchun was a little stunned.

"Almost!" Zhang Laiyuan is not completely sure, "Yilan is about to build roads, dig canals, and transform farmland, and they are the ones who will stand in front." ”

The caravan continued on its way, encountering three or four such surveyors along the way.

Daming is going to build a lot of construction!

Lin Yongchun couldn't help but be dumbfounded, a foreign regime had just controlled Yilan, and he didn't want to buy people's hearts, he only knew how to toss the people and waste people's power, did his tail grow? !

The official road goes all the way to the north, and when it reaches Jiaoxi, it turns to the northeast. After arriving at Toucheng, the official road continues northeast along the coastline.

The caravan traveled along the official road and finally reached Dali. Starting from Dali, this is officially entering the Danlan Ancient Road.

The Tamlan Ancient Road was originally a trail set out by the Pingpu people for hunting, and later became a road due to the eastward migration of the reclamation people. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, Yang Tingli, the governor of Taiwan, opened up the Danlan Ancient Road, the route from Nuan Nuan and Ruifang, crossed the Sanmink Ridge, and then passed through Shuangxi and Gongliao, and crossed the grass ridge into Yilan, which became the main road between Taipei and Yilan at that time for business travel and food and goods.

When the official road extends to Dali, it is necessary to turn to the northwest, and the northwest direction is the grass ridge, and the other side of the mountain is Gongliao.

What made Lin Yongchun feel strange was that the big turn turned into a three-way street. On the coast in front of you, a new thoroughfare has emerged. He made a visual inspection, and the newly built road was three feet wide.

"I don't know!"

Looking at Lin Yongchun's surprised appearance, Zhang Laiyuan, who was walking with him, smiled, "This is the official road newly opened up by the Ming army with gunpowder. Walk along the main road, detour thirty-eight miles, and you will arrive at the Gongliao behind the mountain. ”

"Thirty-eight miles! It takes 20 miles longer than climbing a mountain. ”

Lin Yongchun's words seemed to be disdainful, but he was very surprised in his heart. He secretly regretted that he didn't know a lot of information, what kind of businessman was a long-sleeved businessman!

During this time, Lin Yongchun was anxious for the unified purchase and sales, as if he had lost his soul, and these news that had nothing to do with food were simply deaf and indifferent.

"That's it! Although it is comfortable to walk on flat ground, it is too time-consuming. Zhang Laiyuan sighed. The porters who carry the burden are hired from the foot shop, and whether they detour or not, the delivery to Nuan Nuan is a price.

Caoling is the boundary mountain of Yilan County and Keelung County, and both sides of the eighteen-mile mountain road are full of green miscanthus grass. The porters carried the burden, their eyes did not squint, their hearts did not panic, and they stepped on the steps step by step.

Finally climbed to the top of the mountain, Lin Yongchun looked down, and saw a jade belt around the coast, just connecting Dali and Gongliao.

He couldn't help but admire, "This Ming Dynasty is really powerful, in just one month, a thoroughfare has been built on this strange rocky seashore." ”

"Boss Lin is right!"

Wu Dongyang, a merchant selling sugar, should be reconciled, "The new dynasty is really extraordinary, as if with the divine help of Prince Yu, Patriarch Luban, and Zhuge Wuhou, the merit is immeasurable to open this seaside avenue, and now as long as you drive the ox cart, you can easily reach Gongliao." ”

Zhang Laiyuan said loudly, "If the imperial court can also open the Sansable Ridge, it will be good, we can drive the ox cart to warm up." ”

The porters who were carrying the goods suddenly shouted, "Wouldn't we have no work to do!" ”

"Hahaha!" The crowd burst into laughter.

Lin Yongchun also smiled, taking what Zhang Laiyuan said as a joke. He said in his heart that the Sanering Mountains are high and dense, with a radius of dozens of miles, and the Ming Dynasty is to invite Liu Bowen to reincarnate and use the magic workmanship, which will not open the road to the ox cart.

After going down the mountain, we walked through Gongliao and Shuangxi, and the three mink ridges were in front of the caravan. There is a peony village under the sable ridge, and the Danlan Ancient Road passes through the entrance of the peony village.

The caravan had just arrived in front of the village, when two figures suddenly poked their heads out of the big tree at the entrance of the village, "What are you doing?" ”

A member of the joint defense team clasped the bird gun in both hands, vigilantly monitoring the caravan. The other jumped straight from the tree and got in front of the caravan.

"Take out the road slips and documents!"

Looking at the joint defense team members who carefully checked the road documents, Lin Yongchun was very emotional, the imperial court is really powerful, along the way, large and small villages have established grassroots organizations, and even the small villages in the deep mountains have joint defense teams.

After the inspection of the road, everyone is preparing to continue on the road. At this time, there was a loud sound of "boom, boom, boom..." from the mountain.

Then, I saw clouds of smoke and dust rising from the halfway up the mountainside of the Three Sable Ridges, and large areas of rocks tumbling down from the mountain.

"Comrade, is this the army of the imperial court building roads in the mountains!" Zhang Laiyuan immediately became excited. He often goes out to run business, and has also participated in several meetings convened by the Yilan County Government, and has learned a lot of new terms.

Zhang Laiyuan is a delicate person, and he looks like he is kind and wealthy. He often goes out to run business, and has also participated in several meetings convened by the Yilan County Government, and has learned a lot of new terms.

The joint defense team member gave Zhang Laiyuan an affirmative answer.

Hey, hey, hey, Daming can really open Sanmink Ridge! There was a burst of cheers in the caravan.

A porter said sourly, "The opening of the mountain is just to improve the road, through the ox cart?" I guess it's impossible! ”

Lin Yongchun nodded silently, yes, if Da Ming really has this ability, there is no need to bypass Caoling!

"The imperial court is building a highway, you know no, it's a highway!" The joint defense team laughed, "Don't talk about ox carts, even big cars can drive over!" ”

Highway? Big cars? The caravan was silent.

The cannonade stopped, and soon the song "Singing Three Mink Ridge" broadcast by a loudspeaker came from the mountain.

"Three, three, three sable ridges~~~

Tall, so high!

Dead trees and barren grass are all over the mountains,

Boulders are full of hills.

…………

Three sable ridges,

Even if you're tall!

Engineers, iron-clad men,

Determined, firm as strong,

To put that highway ~~

Repair to that Yilan!

…………”

It was Wang Qinian's traffic brigade who was busy struggling to open mountains and build roads on the sable ridge. After the crossing team took control of Taipei, one of the first priorities was to build roads. The Yilan Plain is far away in the northeast corner of Taiwan, so whether it is military needs or civil construction, there is an urgent need to solve the transportation problem and connect it with Keelung and Taipei.

After turning over the Sansable Ridge and passing Ruifang, you will arrive at Nuan Nuan in front.

Nuan Nuan Street is the destination of this caravan, and they will sell their goods to the merchants of Nuan Nuan Street. These goods are eventually transported by water to Monga by merchants.

Nuan Nuan was just a transit stop for Lin Yongchun's trip, he tentatively continued to move forward, and at the bridge head of Nuan Nuan River, he was stopped by a sentry.

Lin Yongchun pressed the deerskin in the bag with his hand, and turned around and walked back without hesitation. He felt very excited, how could the little sentry stop the footsteps of making a fortune, the deerskin in the package gave him great courage, as long as he made a detour from the mountains to Monga, these three deerskins would definitely be sold for a good price.

Not long after leaving Nuan Nuan, seeing that there was no one around, he plunged into the mountains and forests.