The leader on horseback looked around vigilantly, did not see any weapons, and saw clearly that among this group of people, they were basically old, weak, sick and disabled, and so on, so he was relieved. He arched his hand at Wei Yu and asked, "May I ask the old man, it's freezing, what are you doing here?" ”

Seeing this person asking, Wei Yi smiled indifferently, motioned for everyone to disperse, and said, "The old man and the student have traveled all over the world, traveled a long distance, and rested here for a while. I'll go into town later. I don't know what you do for a living? Wei Yu saw that this person had a thick beard, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and a machete on his back, obviously not an ordinary person.

"The guard of the caravan of the contemptible Ba County, Ma Lie. When he and his brothers saw that many people were gathered here, they were shocked in their hearts, so they disturbed and offended. The man saw that Wei Yu didn't seem to want to say more, so he stopped talking, and politely arched his hand to Wei Yu, but the vigilance in his heart was not gone. Ma Lie traveled south and north, and saw a lot of characters, seeing that the old man was not angry and arrogant, he was obviously not a simple person, and the two teenagers next to the old man also looked dignified; But he mingled with a group of people in ragged clothes who smelled of bandits, which really made him suspicious.

After greeting Ma Lie and Wei Yu, he motioned for the knights to dismount and rest in the pavilion. Seeing that there was nothing in front of them, the convoy behind also continued to move forward.

Chen Sheng was surprised when he saw a red ball embroidered on the clothes on Ma Lie's chest, and secretly said What kind of caravan is this, and it even has its own brand logo? Chen Sheng has not been in this world for a long time, and he is not very familiar with the customs and customs of Ba County, which is located in the middle of nowhere.

Wei Yi smiled indifferently and said, "This is the caravan of the Bajun Ling family. The ancestors of the Ling family found the Dan cave in Bashu, and operated the Dan cave mining business for generations, although the world is big, but the only one who operates cinnabar is the Bashu Ling family! Cinnabar is scarce, and it is an essential material for Fang Shi to refine medicines, so the Ling family has made a fortune because of this! ”

Chen Sheng suddenly realized that this Ling family was originally a monopoly business, no wonder they could have such a huge caravan. However, Chen Sheng was also puzzled, Ba County was thousands of miles away from Pengcheng, how could these Ling family's caravans appear here?

Seeing that the senior brother didn't know about it, Tian Peng was very happy in his heart and helped explain it. He was originally the son of a family in Qi and was very familiar with these. It turns out that the six countries of Shandong have always had the tradition of alchemy, especially the Qi country, which is a paradise where alchemists prevail. The monks preached that cinnabar and some other rare medicinal materials could refine the elixir of immortality, and the kings of the countries believed that there were many people who thought so, and the kings of Qi believed that the scholars preached the legend that there were immortal mountains overseas, and sent people to the sea many times to find immortals and ask for immortal medicine. However, such a farce ended in nothing.

But under the pursuit of the country's monarchs and ministers, Fang Shi has become a popular guest secretary of all countries, and the enthusiasm of the kings of various countries for the elixir of immortality is really indescribable.

Under such circumstances, the price of cinnabar, the raw material for refining pills, rose steadily, so the Ling family would send a large number of caravans every year to transport the dug cinnabar to the six countries of Shandong in exchange for huge profits. This is also the reason why the Ling family's caravan appeared in Surabaya County, if there is no accident, the final destination of this caravan should still be Jiaodong County and other places in the old land of Qi State, after all, there are the most Fangshi.

After listening to his junior brother's words, Chen Sheng understood. However, when it came to the elixir of immortality, Chen Sheng's heart sank. In my memory, it seems that the cause of the emperor's death has a lot to do with asking for immortal medicine.

After listening to Tian Peng's explanation, Wei Yi was also very satisfied, and said: "Not only that, the big boss of the Ling family today is also a strange person. The emperor held her in high esteem. ”

"Huh?!" Chen Sheng was surprised in his heart, the emperor was an out-and-out anti-businessman, how could he have such thoughts about a businessman?

"The big boss is a widow, and her name is clear. is the only daughter-in-law of the Ling family who has not passed through the door. It is said that on the eve of her marriage, when her husband was inspecting the Dan acupoint, the Dan acupoint collapsed and died. And Qing and her husband were childhood sweethearts, and they had no guesses, so they insisted on marrying the Ling family, claiming to be a widow Qing, and determined not to remarry. Qing is good at business, and the Ling family is under her control, and the family business is becoming more and more prosperous, and he has become the richest businessman in the world. And she has a political vision, the empire has conquered the world in previous years, and Ba Qing donates no less than 100,000 gold to the empire every year. Raising food and grass for the empire is also not counted. Therefore, the emperor looked at Ba Qing differently and praised it, and gave Ba Qing all the mining rights of Dan Cave in Ba County. ”

I see! This Ba Qing is very powerful! Chen Sheng's heart was suddenly full of admiration for this legendary woman. A businessman like Ba Qing is exactly what Chen Sheng wants to do at the moment. Although he knows better that he will eventually embark on a career in office, he has a strong economic foundation that allows him to turn around in some things.

While the three of them were talking, the convoy had also arrived next to the long pavilion. When Chen Sheng got closer, he found that there were nearly fifty carts in this convoy, and the goods on the carts were covered with oilcloths, which were airtight, and it was difficult to find out what was inside. Each cart had a sturdy coachman on board, followed by two richly decorated carriages. The carriage was guarded by several knights. The people inside should be the main characters of the Ling family.

"Ma Lie, why did you stop?" As the two luxurious carriages approached, a young man's voice came out of it, and there was a lot of dissatisfaction in his voice.

"Childe, we have been on the road for most of the day, and the personnel, carriages and horses are a little tired, so it will be better to rest and go on the road." Ma Lie approached the carriage and said without humility or arrogance.

"Okay, got it." The voice inside didn't seem to like Ma Lie very much, and replied rudely, and the door in the carriage opened with a "creak". A boy dressed in an extremely luxurious fox fur coat jumped out of the carriage.

Chen Sheng was curious about the sound inside the carriage, and turned his eyes to look at the luxurious carriage. The boy happened to be facing Chen Sheng, and Chen Sheng saw a young man in his twenties with oily hair and noodles. The man's steps were frivolous, his face was a sickly flush, and when he got out of the car, a breath of alcohol evaporated in the air.

Chen Sheng is proficient in medical science, and when he saw this son's expression and smelled the smell of wine, he knew that this guy must have been overly drunk, and his body was basically hollowed out. I couldn't help frowning slightly.

The boy also saw Chen Sheng's frowning expression, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and he drank in the carriage, and the stuffy wine suddenly came up. In Ba County, who saw that he was not the eldest son of the Ling family with low eyebrows and smiling eyes? This kid dares to look at himself like this, isn't he looking for death?