In Lantian City, in a luxurious mansion study, the majestic old man put down the books in his hand.

"The Yushan tax point has been served?" he asked calmly.

The middle-aged man who was bent over and standing in front of him was sweating profusely, and he let out a "hmm", not daring to say more than half a word.

"The point of answering, also let people serve?"

"Hmm. ”

The old man frowned and asked, "Who did it?"

"Being...... Tracking ......"

The old man picked up the book again: "There is no need to track down, there are not so many people to waste now." You still track down the whereabouts of He Taiping (King of the Nine Mountains) for me, compared to this, what is a mere tax point?"

The middle-aged man suddenly showed joy, and his voice was a little more uplifted: "Yes!"

"You've been with me for so many years, so you can't learn the key steadily?" the old man sighed, "You are so frizzy, how can I rest assured that Qiongyulou will be handed over to you?"

The middle-aged man suddenly looked bitter and whispered, "Landlord, I'm ...... I'm not that material!"

The old man frowned, and with a wave of his sleeves, the middle-aged man suddenly fell out like a gourd rolling on the ground, and Gollum didn't know how far to get out.

"It's a worthless thing! Let you take over my class, and I don't want your life! Can you be a little more ashamed!"

He sighed and said to himself: "He Taiping, where did he flee to? What is the mystery behind that scroll of bamboo slips? Alas! The incident happened at the southern foot of Guimen Mountain, strictly speaking, it can be regarded as Qiong Yulou's sphere of influence, but I can't imagine that the old man has been sitting in Lantian for many years, and he has missed such an opportunity, which is really a pity!"

Pan Long and Han Feng didn't know that they had escaped a great trouble because of the King of the Nine Mountains.

At this moment, they are already on the road to the south.

In the past, when Emperor Jiazi was competing for the world, he was keen on building roads, known as "where the army hits, the road will be repaired". When he unified Kyushu and became the Son of Heaven, he mobilized the manpower of the entire Kyushu to engage in infrastructure construction, transportation, water conservancy, and mineral deposits...... In terms of transportation, the most important projects are the Grand Canal, which connects the eastern parts of the country, and the Kyushu Avenue, which connects major cities.

Kyushu Avenue has been widened and strengthened on the basis of the traditional official road, and the name has been rearranged in an orderly manner. For example, the Yongyi Avenue they are walking on now is the road connecting Yongzhou and Yizhou. And each section of the road is named after the city where the road has always been.

"Why can't you see anyone on this road from Lantian to Yuquan?" Han Feng said boredly, "I thought I could at least meet a caravan and take a ride." ”

"Who is going out this season?" Pan Long said with a smile, "There was already a snowfall two days ago, and there will be more and more snowstorms in the future." In such weather, it is not a good choice to go out. ”

"You have to eat. ”

"To be alive is to eat, and the dead do not have to eat anything. ”

"It's really not hard at all! We Northlanders have to go out hunting when the water turns into ice!"

"Don't compare ordinary businessmen with us, don't those old masters in the Dingfeng Town Bookstore also shrink at home every winter. ”

"Are they weak scholars, are those businessmen also weak?"

"If there is a real fight, the old masters may each be able to fight five or six merchants in the Central Plains. ”

"Wow! a bunch of weak chickens!"

The two chatted and walked, and they also added a bit of popularity to this deserted avenue.

But that night, they weren't comfortable at all.

Because the tent and everything were thrown on the side of Yushan, in order to prevent being traced, they didn't dare to go back to Lantian again, so the two chose to travel lightly, and there were only some indispensable necessities in their luggage.

This means that when they camp at night, they can only build a simple shed with branches and thatch, get some grass to put on the ground, and regenerate a fire to keep warm.

In some wild survival programs, the protagonist often survives one harsh winter after another in the tundra area, but in reality it is very difficult. In a wilderness like this, it can really be so cold at night that "put a glass of water outside, and it will freeze after a while". The heat of a campfire alone is not enough for campers to maintain adequate body temperature.

Although Pan Long and Han Feng had enough dry food, they were still choked on the cold that night.

Because it was so cold, they had to get up and move a little often, not to mention sleeping, so that their bodies could stay warm and not be frozen to the point of stiffness.

After barely staying up all night, and seeing some white in the eastern sky, they impatiently extinguished the campfire, packed up their things and got back on their way.

"When I get to the next town, I must buy a carriage!" Han Feng said hatefully, "The car is full of things, food, drink, and clothing, and you don't have to worry about traveling all over the world!"

Pan Long imagined a husky hiding in the middle of a pile of couch cushions and couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother Long, why are you laughing? I'm very serious!"

"I just think maybe you'll be too much stuff to do when the time comes. ”

"How so! The more things, the more convenient it is!"

"But when we go through the rivers and lakes, there will inevitably be situations like this time, where we must throw away all our baggage and travel lightly. ”

Han Feng was stunned, and after a while, he showed a depressed face.

It's like a dog that is gnawing on slippers, but the shoes are taken away by the owner.

They didn't sleep all night, they were not in good spirits, but fortunately, after walking for half a day, by noon, they finally saw a village.

This village is not big, only thirty or fifty households. But for the two, it's enough.

They went straight to the largest house in the village, and when they asked, it was indeed a post station.

In the past, Emperor Jiazi established the Kyushu post station system, and there were post stations all over Kyushu, and in addition to selling food and lodging to passers-by, post stations also served as messengers and police officers.

The chief steward of the post station is generally the head of the village, and the deputy steward is mostly a veteran, and the two sides together, with both prestige and force, can ensure that the post station is the end of the imperial rule, extending its tentacles into the countryside.

It's just that with the passage of time, the former post station system has gradually collapsed. For example, the wasteland that can be cultivated today has been almost exhausted, and the veterans can only rely on some income from the post station to survive, and the conflict between them and the village chiefs who live a good life is getting bigger and bigger. Disputes and conflicts often erupt in many post stations, and murders are not uncommon.

What's worse is that in some places, post stations have even developed into black shops.

For this situation, there was nothing the Great Xia Dynasty could do. Whether it is the imperial court or high-ranking officials, they are only willing to talk empty words, or give some policy preferences that look good but cannot be implemented, and they are never willing to take out a silver or two from their pockets.

The rich Kyushu bigwigs refuse to give up profits, so how can the life of the bottom improve?

Before Pan Long and Han Feng came out, the elders of the family had told them to be careful when they went out, especially those in the wild and in the villages, and the post inns and the like, they had to be cautious when eating and drinking, and it was best to only buy food and drink in the town, and outside the town, hot water with dry food was good.

Having just encountered the robbers, of course they would not take the words of their elders as wind in their ears, so although the old guards of the post station repeatedly advised them to drink some hot wine, the two of them still only needed some hot water, and ate dry food with hot water, and did not eat anything else.

All kinds of poisons and drugs common on the rivers and lakes have a taste, and if they are placed in hot water, they will be punctured at once. Only when mixed with spirits or food can they hide their taste.

As for those colorless and tasteless high-quality goods, that is the problem that only famous masters or big businessmen need to worry about, just the two of them, where is it worth others to use those high-end goods that are more expensive than gold!

The two rested for an afternoon and another night, then got up early in the morning, settled the lodging money, bought two thick blankets, and set off on the road.

After they were far away, the old man sighed: "The young people nowadays are really more shrewd than the other, and I don't know when I can do this business!"

The guy next to him smiled: "It's enough to open two or three times a year." ”

"Yes, safety first, be careful to get a 10,000-year-old ship!"

With those two thick blankets, Pan Long and Han Feng's next trip was much more comfortable. A few days later, they finally arrived at another town, the town of Jinquan.

Jinquan Town is a subordinate town of Yuquan City, and it is not prosperous, but there are all the things that should be there.

Let's say, a carriage and a horse.

"Boss, I want to buy a car!" As soon as he had eaten, Han Feng dragged Pan Long to the carriage and horse shop, and before anyone entered the door, he shouted, "Buy the biggest car!"

The owner of the carriage and horse shop was a dark and thin middle-aged man, and when he heard this, he immediately smiled.

"We have a good carriage here. He said, "It was left by a great businessman back then, and it must be to your heart." ”

A moment later, they saw the carriage.

The outer walls of the carriage were painted with black plaster, which concealed all the decorations, and the various decorations on the edges were also removed, and at first glance it was a deliberate low-key treatment.

"The ironwood body is strong enough to withstand the close-range fire of the crossbow, and there is a thick layer of gum between the carriage and the base, which can effectively slow down the vibration when driving. The boss said, "A stove can be placed in the middle of the carriage, which is enough to heat up and cook something to eat at night." And with a mat, blanket, quilt, mattress, or something...... I can responsibly say that it is not just a carriage, but a small house that can be walked. It can have everything in an ordinary house. And living in this car is definitely much more comfortable than living in a normal cabin!"

Han Feng looked incredulous: "You just brag!"

The owner of the car dealership didn't argue, just smiled and let him sit in and take a turn in Jinquan Town.

So Han Feng changed his mind.

"This car is fantastic, I'm going to buy it!" he said gleefully.

Pan Long negotiated the price with the boss, and then was shocked.

The price of this carriage is very expensive, and the boss even asked for six hundred taels of silver!

He talked so badly that he finally cut the price and bought the car for five hundred taels of silver. He even felt his hands tremble when he paid for it.

The price of this car is so expensive that it is almost comparable to the convertible sports car of the previous life!

And if you just buy two ordinary pack horses, it won't add up to more than fifty taels......

Fortunately, Pan Long and they have money. The other day, they just pulled a friendship sponsorship from the "helpful" robbers, which can be regarded as a windfall.

There is still some money left over from that money to buy this car!

Although it was painful to pay, when they got into the car and let a long-term driver with a two-year contract as a gift from the boss rush to the road, they felt the comfort in the car, but they still couldn't help but feel that it was indeed worth the money!

"It's good to be rich!" Han Feng said.

Pan Long sighed, he felt that if they couldn't find a few more robbers who were eager to help people soon, they might soon go bankrupt......