When the rain subsided slightly, Cao Wei suddenly saw a carriage team coming from a distance.

A group of more than ten people, fresh clothes and angry horses, the carriage with an umbrella cover is more like a chariot, the horses pulling the cart have four hooves and are very strong, very strong, not like ordinary horses, more like well-trained horses!

You must know that in any country under heaven, horses are a scarce and valuable resource.

Horses were used to pull and carry goods, or like buffaloes, they were used for dignitaries to travel, and horses were often used to configure chariots and charge into battle.

People who can really use horses to drive are definitely from extraordinary backgrounds!

Therefore, Cao Wei could see at a glance that the team coming from the front was either rich or expensive, and it was very likely to be the old family of the Wu Kingdom!

"Sir, do you need help?"

At the head was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties, eight feet tall, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes.

He was wearing a black silk feather coat, a broadsword at his waist, a purple and gold crown on his head, and long soft shoes on his feet, and his eyebrows unconsciously revealed a heroic and extraordinary atmosphere!

Obviously, only those who have been in the top position for a long time can have this extraordinary temperament!

At this moment, the young man saw the caravan unloading, so he stepped forward to ask questions.

Cao Wei hurriedly said: "Thank you for your kindness." The goods on the car can be unloaded by ourselves! ”

"Please wait a while, the road will be passable in a while."

Cao Wei only thought that the other party wanted to pass through here, but the caravan carriage stuck in the mud blocked the way.

Young men, however, do not think so.

"There's no hurry. If you don't hurry, why don't you find a shelter from the rain nearby, and you and I can talk freely? ”

"Good!"

has nothing to do, Cao Wei doesn't mind making friends with the other party.

This young man is the celebration of a private visit to the palace!

Nowadays, Wu's new law is being implemented, and Qingji is worried that some officials will disobey the government and make it impossible to implement the government's decrees, so he often goes out to visit the people.

Sometimes, Qingji is a big fanfare, hangs himself to ask the orphan, and condolences to the woman who is about to give birth.

Sometimes, Qingji quietly went out of the palace to visit the villagers to see if there was anything wrong with the new law being implemented by Wu State.

Qingji immediately ordered the accompanying guards such as Xiong Zidan, Xu Menchao, and Gongsun Xiong to help Cao Wei's caravan, unload the goods on the carriage one by one, and then pull the cart out of the mud.

Qingji himself followed Cao Wei in a nearby village to find a place to shelter from the rain.

Wu people are simple and simple, Wu people are hospitable, it is the old Qingji, Cao Wei and his party were welcomed to the local Lizheng home, under the simple thatched house, sitting opposite the table.

Cao Wei took out an urn of fine wine that had been treasured for many years, and poured a bottle full of jealousy for himself and Qingji.

"Listen to the accent, is Mr. Qi Ren?"

"Exactly."

Qingji drank a handful of wine, his stomach was warm, and then he smiled slightly: "Qidi is thousands of miles away from Wudi." Mr. did not avoid hardships and dangers, and traveled all the way to Wu to enter the business, presumably the profit is not small? ”

"Where."

Cao Wei sighed and said: "Ordinary businessmen in Wu have a lot of profits. But this time it's different! ”

"What's the difference?"

"Usually, the weather is fine, from Qidi to the waterway, thanks to the dense water network in Wudi, the transportation is convenient, it seems that our business travel can be said to be unimpeded."

"However, this is different."

Cao Wei shook his head and said: "It's the rainy season, the roads are muddy and difficult to walk, and the trucks carrying goods are still stuck in the mud, I don't know how long it will be delayed!" ”

"A gentleman must know that time is money!"

For this, Qingji deeply agrees.

Wu is now implementing a new law to reduce tariffs to encourage merchants from all over the world to enter Wu and trade with the world!

But, how can things be so easy?

The infrastructure of the country of Wu is extremely poor!

The official road is either in disrepair or not at all!

The road from Wu to the Central Plains needs to detour a long waterway, which is time-consuming and laborious, if the business traveler chooses the land route, not to mention the rugged and difficult to travel, there may be thieves on the way, or the threat of jackals, tigers and leopards!

What's even more outrageous is that there is a lack of post stations and inns in Wu, and after the merchants who are in a hurry enter Wu, they either find a nearby village to rest, or simply eat and sleep......

As a result, the road to Wuhan for business travel can be described as difficult.

If Wu can't improve its infrastructure conditions, it is tantamount to a fool's dream to attract businessmen from all over the world to enter Wu and trade with the world!

"Since the country of Wu is open to trade, it is presumable that the official roads and inns will be overhauled in the near future, just like the country of Qi, for business travel."

"I hope so."

Cao Wei just shook his head and smiled bitterly, not believing it in his heart.

With the national strength of Wu State, how easy is it to overhaul official roads and inns?

Wu is full of mountains and swamps, and the roads are difficult and dangerous, and it is difficult to follow the example of Qi to open up official roads and go straight to the Central Plains!

At that time, the Guan Zhong reform of the Qi State was able to attract businessmen from all over the world to enter Wu and gather in Linzi.

This is due to the unremitting efforts of the successive monarchs of Qi since Jiang Shang in the early years, coupled with the superior natural environmental conditions of Qi itself, the terrain is flat and mostly wild.

Wu Di is not!

Wu Guo wants to make his land transportation conditions as convenient as Qi State, and he will definitely not be able to do it without hundreds of years!

Even if Wu Guo has been committed to building bridges and paving roads, it is not an easy task!

"Sir, then you and I will wait and see."

Qingji just chuckled and didn't make any unnecessary explanations.

He believes that facts speak louder than words!

"Sun Li, pour wine."

Qingji immediately ordered Su Weilang, who was standing behind him, to pour Sun Li forward.

Sun Li didn't dare to slack off, bowed slightly, grabbed the wine urn with both hands, and filled the two wine jars.

Cao Wei, who was sitting opposite, saw Sun Li's delicate jade face, fine skin and tender flesh, and couldn't help but flash a touch of greed in his eyes!

What a beautiful man!

Cao Wei was amazed in his heart.

"Gentleman, I don't know if this little brother Sun Li is with you?"

"Master and servant."

Qingji replied lightly.

He is the king of Wu, and Sun Li is the general of the guard who is responsible for the left and right, and the relationship between the two is not an exaggeration to say that it is a master and servant!

"I see."

Cao Wei smiled and said: "Gentleman, there is just a lack of a servant like Sun Li below, I don't know if a gentleman can cut his love?" I would like to contribute 50 gold! ”

Hearing this, Qingji was stunned for a moment, and Sun Li, who was standing behind her, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and she was about to get angry on the spot.

However, Sun Li held back stiffly.

Because Qingji just shook his head and didn't speak!

"One hundred gold! If the gentleman can endure the pain and cut his love, he will give Sun Li to the next, and a hundred taels of gold will be offered with both hands. ”

Cao Wei only thought that the price he offered did not impress Qingji, so he continued to increase the price.

However, Qingji still shook his head and didn't say a word.

"Three hundred gold!"

Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "Gentleman, this is the highest price that can be offered in the next place. ”

"The gentleman should know that three hundred gold is enough to buy ten or eight beautiful servants of the highest quality, why not give up the gentleman?"

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