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Among the mountains, the grass and trees are bleak, the weather in late autumn, the sky is high and cool, the four wilderness are pleasant, and a caravan is twisting and turning between the mountain roads.

The pack horses drooped their heads, their goods weighing them down for a moment, and the men brandished their whips and shouted loudly through the caravan, intimidating the horses that were already about to fall down.

The caravan was not large, with only forty or fifty horses pulling goods. The rear of the caravan was followed by more than a dozen knights, the crotch horse and the pack horse were obviously different, tall and majestic, the knight's waist was across the back of the sword and the arrow was inserted into the back, one by one, the tiger was on the back of the bear, and it looked full of momentum, which was the guard of the caravan.

Zhai Zhe was in the middle of this caravan, his head fluffy with a bun behind his head.

It had been three years since his soul had crossed over to this body, and after a long period of time of different memories on both ends, he couldn't tell whether it was the soul from the twenty-first century or the original host. Three years is not a long time, it is not a short time, most of the memories of later generations have begun to become blurred, but the sense of oppression brought to him by this era is becoming clearer and clearer, because the new emperor ascended the throne last year, and the year name is Chongzhen.

For Zhai Zhe, this is the Ming Dynasty more than 300 years ago, there is no refrigerator in summer and no heating in winter, but he finally got a good body, and for him who was born in a wealthy businessman's family, at least he didn't have to worry about drinking wine and eating meat in a big bowl.

But since the new emperor ascended the throne, the name of Chongzhen rang in his ears like a spell, and if his gradually blurred memories were not wrong, this should be the Ming Dynasty

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After 67oo, an emperor, ten or twenty years later, the Tartars of the Northeast will rule the Central Plains, and the Han people will cut themselves into bald heads, and then leave a pig's tail braid on the back of their heads, opening the darkest era.

Led by experienced fellows, the caravan marched at an unhurried pace, crossing the mountains at its feet in the most modest way.

As noon passed, the caravan had finally crossed the last ridge in sight, and the men and the pack horses seemed relieved that the hardest road had passed, but the dangerous road was coming.

A well-dressed middle-aged man wearing a felt hat came from the crowded caravan to the cavalry team guarding and saluted, and lowered his voice to ask: "Second young master, do you want to rest outside Xuanzhen?" It was Sun Zicai, the leader of the caravan, he had walked the road from Jiexiu to Xuanfu dozens of times, and he knew best where to be vigilant and where to rest along the way, and he arranged the itinerary all the way.

After all, what is far away is far away, Zhai Zhe retracted his thoughts, waved his hand and said, "Listen to you!" ”

Xuanzhen is a hurdle for the caravan out of the fortress, within the Great Wall of Xuanfu, that is the land of the Ming Dynasty, under the jurisdiction of the "Ming Law", even if there are all kinds of troubles, there are still rules to follow. Out of the gate of Xuanfu, he stepped into the wharf into the grassland - Zhangjiakou, although it still nominally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, but it followed the law of the jungle, whether to throw the corpse in the wilderness or return to the brocade clothes is all up to the destiny of heaven. Therefore, the caravans leaving the fortress will be accustomed to having a full meal in the Great Wall of Xuanzhen, and over time they have left such a custom.

Although the road from Shanxi to the Xuanfu Great Wall is not far away, the mountain road along the way is rugged and difficult to walk, but from here the difficult mountain road will gradually transition into a plain, until the gate out of Zhangjiakou is an endless grassland, the most difficult walking for pack horses has passed, but the dangerous road has just begun. On the border between the grassland and the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a shortage of bandits and horse thieves who have the idea of traveling along the way.

Turning a three-way intersection, the road under your feet changed from potholes to flat and wide, which was the official road leading from Beijing City to Xuanzhen. Xuanfu is located in the north of Beijing, is the Ming Dynasty Gyeonggi defense against the northern steppe Mongol barrier, many years of painstaking management, in order to dispatch materials for the convenience of the road, the road is quite good.

Zhai Zhe saw that there were no pedestrians on the avenue, so he waved his hand and urged the horse to gallop a little, and the hooves of the guards behind him were bursting, which could be regarded as moving for the out-of-jam activities. All the businesses that dare to go out of the jam will have their own guards, more than three or four hundred, as little as one or two hundred, of course, these are only the guarantee of safety, not the reliance on safety.

Sun Zicai looked at the back of the escort cavalry, frowned lightly, and muttered in a low voice: "This year's business is getting worse and worse!" ”

The apprentice Li Fu, who followed closely behind, asked, "Why! ”

Sun Zicai tapped his head with a horsewhip in his hand and said, "I haven't met a single caravan on the road, and this mountain road is the busiest time of the year at this time of year." ”

At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, the Central Plains rice millet is ripe, the grassland cattle are fat and the horses are strong, it is the time when the caravan in Shanxi collects goods and steps into the grassland, in previous years, the cargo team on the road from Xuanfu to Zhangjiakou is endless, but since the grassland war opened last year, no caravan dares to blindly enter the grassland, and the grassland people who come to Zhangjiakou to purchase goods are also rare.

"The owner is going to lay off people, isn't it?" Li Fu lowered his voice and asked his master for confirmation.

Shanxi is mountainous and barren, and many people point to the proximity to Mongolia and risk out of Cyprus to do business for a living, and the business has not been good for more than a year, which is a fatal blow to many businesses, and some businesses have begun to fire their partners. There are endless rumors among the fellow guys, and the Jiexiu Zhai family has not yet reached this point, but they are already panicking.

"Shut your mouth, keep it done!" Sun Zicai was not polite this time, and hit Li Fu on the head with a heavy whip. He couldn't guess the owner's thoughts, but if the nonsense spread like his apprentice, he would get into trouble sooner or later.

The caravans walked quickly on the flat avenues, and the official road to the capital was not as remote as the mountain roads, and the occasional pedestrian could be seen. Zhai Zhe led the guards to trot for a while, then slowed down and walked carefully behind the pack horse caravan. There won't be anything here\

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U5371 is dangerous, but the Jin people have always been cautious outside, and Xuanzhen is not a place where caravans can be wild.

Approaching the Xuanzhen Pass, the more pedestrians you meet on the road, here is directly connected to Zhangjiakou, and there are many garrisons, which is also a rare prosperous place on the border. Not far away, you can see the steep Xuanfu Great Wall winding in front of the mountain pass road, and some shops began to appear on both sides of the avenue, and Zhai Zhe and others dismounted.

"Fellow, come in and finish your tea! There must be a lot of money out of the plug. "The guys from the clever teahouse have already appeared in this large procession and walked to the middle of the road to solicit customers.

"Go, go!" Sun Zicai waved his hand in annoyance and scolded: "Don't drink tea!" ”

The team walked more and more slowly, Zhai Zhe waved his hand, and the guards quietly surrounded the pack horse team in the middle, cutting off contact with pedestrians.

About two miles away from the city wall, there is a noodle shop on the side of the road, hanging a flag with the words "Jin Yi Bowl" written on it, swaying in the wind.

The guy looking at the entrance of the store saw Sun Zicai and the others and immediately stepped forward and said affectionately: "Shopkeeper Sun, where is the stopper?" Come in and eat a bowl of noodles! "At first glance, you know it's an acquaintance.

Sun Zicai scolded: "I'm not a shopkeeper. Then he turned his head and looked at Zhai Zhe with an inquiring gaze.

Zhai Zhe had no opinion and nodded slightly.

Sun Tzu Cai Nunu mouthed, lowered his voice and said to the entertainer: "That's the second young master of our family, serve carefully." ”

The guy let out a "hey" and shouted loudly: "Guest! ”

This shop is still a little famous, the store is not as depressed as the previous ones, a few little two people came out and put the tables and chairs quickly, there are more than 50 people in this line, which is not a small caravan. The boiling water in the kitchen was steaming, and the caravan settled the horses under the guidance of the men, leaving them to be guarded.

Zhai Zhe found a clean table and sat down, and the guy who got Sun Zicai's hint immediately brought a plate of cooked beef and a plate of peanuts, and asked carefully: "Guest officer, do you want wine?" ”

Zhai Zhe shook his head, looking a little absent-minded. There is a mystery in his heart on the road, how can the eldest brother mobilize so many people to go to Zhangjiakou when the grassland business is so sluggish. Their line is already in the third group, and the eldest brother has almost mobilized seventy percent of the Zhai family's strength to Zhangjiakou, is it because he wants to take a risk and fail to do it? A qiē will not be revealed until it arrives in Zhangjiakou.

Knife-cut noodles and old vinegar are always the favorite of Shanxi people, and Shanxi people will bring these two things wherever they do business, and the guys and guards are steaming hot.

While eating, he heard a commotion on the avenue outside, Zhai Zhe raised his head and did not get up.

"Tsk, which business can ask for so many goods! The business is finally picking up again! The guy standing at the door smacked his lips and admired there. The lives of these people are closely related to the prosperity of Zhangjiakou, and there are many business trips to and fro, so they can do business.

Sun Zicai, who was near the door, also looked at it for a while, his face was happy, and he ran to Zhai Zhe's table and said, "Second young master, I don't know anything about such a large cargo fleet, it seems that this business is really getting better." ”

Zhai Zhe put down the bowl in his hand and said, "When I arrived in Zhangjiakou, I knew everything when I saw the eldest brother, and we all got up and followed them out." ”