Chapter Seventy-One: Traveling the World
After the matter of the brocade box was over, Wu Mian and Gui Bugui took the two monsters to continue to stay in the cave to refine the pill and refine the weapon. It's just that the luck of the two of them is almost there, and they haven't been refined for three consecutive furnaces of pills, so needless to say, Wu Mian's hobby and talent for refining weapons are not proportional. It's a pity that I can't return the treasures of heaven and earth that have been scavenged everywhere for so many years, and every time the white-haired man refines them, the treasures of heaven and earth will be reduced by a few percent. In the end, he didn't even dare to refine the pill, for fear that he would not pay attention, and in the process of refining the pill, Wu Mian had already lost his family. If Bai Lixi hadn't died, now seeing Wu Mian ruining the treasures of heaven and earth, he would have to fight with him at this time.
At this time, he began to regret that he had hidden all his family wealth in the cave, and after the old guy persuaded him a few times to no avail, he could only go sideways, and said that he was a little bored after staying in the cave for so long. went out for a walk, and made up a story about Bailixi's refining of magic weapons for a long time, and finally when he traveled the world, he suddenly had an epiphany and refined a great magic weapon.
Although Wu Mian didn't believe this story, the failure of refining magic weapons many times in a row also made the white-haired man a little frustrated. It's okay to go out for a walk, don't ask for a sudden epiphany, at least the mood will be better. Seeing that Wu Mian agreed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't return, and when he planned to accompany Wu Mian to travel the world, he would take a cold breath and run back, and first transfer the natural treasures here. The old guy who carried the black pot has thought about it, Zhang Song...... Wu Mian had seen him break the formation of the Cave Mansion with his own eyes, and this basin could not be more suitable for him to buckle on his head.
Since Wu Mian and Gui Wu have been refining a tool and an alchemy, the days of Bai Wuqiu and Xiao Ren San have been extremely boring. Now that they heard that Wu Mian and Gui were going out for a walk, the two monsters were also anxious. After changing a few formations at the moment, he and Wu Mian took the two monsters down the mountain together.
After descending the mountain, I first found a liquor store in a nearby town. While accompanying Wu Mian to eat and drink, he asked the owner of the wine shop about today's current affairs. It's also a coincidence, the son of the owner of the wine shop is the secretary of the assassin history, and he knows a lot of major events in the court, so he knows that the old emperor Sima Yan has died, and now he is in charge of the world is the stupid prince Sima Zhen who has met in Kunlun Mountain.
Sima Zhen was stupid by nature, and he was even more stupid after being injured on Kunlun Mountain. After ascending the throne, he ignored the government and handed over the power to govern the world to the queen Jia Nanfeng. Now the whole dynasty is full of the queen's relatives, and the house slaves who fed the dogs in Jia's house at the beginning have won the favor of Jia's children, and they have been assigned a county order.
The misdeeds of the Jia family's children have aroused the dissatisfaction of the Sima family's royal family, several vassal kings have frequently transferred troops, and Sima Lun, the king of Zhao and Wang Jian of Qi, in the imperial city, also have the heart to fight against the relatives of the Jia family. It's just that the people of the world have suffered, and the world has been peaceful for only a few days, and recently they have begun to increase the conscription and grain taxes, and a big war is almost just around the corner.
Over the years, Wu Mian and Gui Wu have been witnessing the division and union of the world, and they have become accustomed to such scenes. Although I still feel a little sorry, I don't have the heart to interfere. The fortunes of the country have not yet been cleared, and if he interferes with the direction of the fortunes of the country because of his own reckless actions, Xu Fu, who can't say anything overseas, may have to send out a second or third whale shark.
Originally, I wanted to take Wu Mian and them back to big cities like Chang'an and Luoyang, but now I see that the situation is about to erode, and I don't have the heart to go to my hometown again. The old fellow calculated that it would be better to go to the beach a little farther away.
In the early years of returning to the country, he went to Laidi when he was a court scholar in the Qi State, and after the Han Dynasty unified the world, it was renamed Donglai County. Sima Shi got the world and gave this place to his heirs to change the county into a country, and the old guy had seen the scenery of the sea and sky there, so he had the intention of living here for a long time. If it weren't for the falling out with Xu Fu later, where would his palace have already been built.
It didn't matter where Wu Mian went, he found a big family in the town or not. took out the yellow horseshoe gold and replaced it with a carriage with two horses. The old rule is still to catch the car without asking for anything, and not to return to show the way to his cheap son. Drive in the direction of Dongnae Country. After preparing to arrive in Donglai Kingdom, I will find an opportunity to come back and hide half of my family wealth first.
Although the situation has shown signs of erosion, it is much better in comparison to the late Han Dynasty. You can already see a lot of caravans doing business, starting to trade between different places. Several of them were caravans of a new and large merchant, the Surabaya, and the road guides with the Surabaya would be more effective than the road guides issued by the government. And this Surabaya is also a bit mysterious, and the owner of the business is two people. It's just that these two people rarely show their heads, and except for the leader of each big caravan, almost no one knows the details of the merchant owner.
Moreover, these large caravans all have a large team of guards, Wu Mian, Gui or Not Return, a few of them have also seen the Liukou come to rob the caravan, but they were counterattacked by the caravan guards and destroyed by Pingshan. Among the guards were many monks who had learned a little magic. With their covert help, ordinary rogues are no match for the caravan guards at all.
Curious about whether to return or not, he found a big caravan that passed through Donglai Country to discuss, saying that his family came out to travel, worried about the rogues on the road, and planned to pay money to join the caravan. Originally, the leader of the caravan did not intend to cause this trouble, and when he wanted to refuse, he saw the two horseshoe gold that he had taken out and did not return: "If you agree, one of the two pieces of gold will be regarded as the remuneration for our occupation, and the other will be regarded as the wine money for you." If you say yes, we'll make up your mind. ”
The leader of such a large piece of horseshoe gold may be able to win it by delivering it back and forth for ten years without eating or drinking, and he can't care about the trouble at the moment, so he snatched the two horseshoe gold into his hand: "What are you doing so politely?" If I don't take it, you'll be upset. Let's not take it as an example, old man, if you want to travel again, send someone to Surabaya to find me, and I'll give you a friend's price......"
At the moment, Wu Mian and Gui were all in the group, and followed this group of caravans forward. This group of caravans did not escort goods to one place alone, but sent the goods escorted by their own caravans to the warehouses of the Surabaya in various places. Then they take the new goods and transport them to other places. It will be almost two months before we reach the ground of Donglai.
Within a few days, he became acquainted with the large and small characters in the caravan. The old guy is also generous, and every time he goes to a big town store, he has to invite all the leaders and men of the caravan to have a big drink. Without two drinks, the things in the caravan, whether they should be said or not, were told to the old fellow.
It's okay to say anything else, but the secrets in the Surabaya surprised Wu Mian and whether he returned or not. After drinking too much at one time, the big leader of the caravan told the truth about the owner of the Surabaya to whether he would return or not. There are two owners of the Surabaya, the big owner is called Liu Xi, and the second owner is called Sun Xiaochuan......
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Surabaya began to show its head. At that time, they were selling refined iron, herbs and grain to the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, and in that situation, the Surabaya could still be like a fish in water. After making a lot of money, after the Sima clan unified the world, the Surabaya began to do business with the Persians again. Now a wealthy country, legend has it that the Surabaya also helped Persia annex several surrounding kingdoms in one fell swoop.
Liu Xi, Sun Xiaochuan...... After hearing the names of these two people, Wu Mianhe remembered the past of Liu Xi and Sun Xiaochuan when the Seven Kings changed. At the moment, these two people and two demons also had no intention of going to Donglai Country to play, and planned to follow the caravan all the way to Liu Xi's Surabaya headquarters.
After walking for more than ten days, when I was picking up new goods at a warehouse on the Surabaya, I heard the leader frown and say to the owner of the warehouse: "This time is a gift?" This kind of work is rare, what is the origin of these two people? Qiu Fang...... Ji Gao, this owner doesn't know, right? ”