Chapter 33: The Ancient Road of the Plum Domain
Tao Jiang shook his head, Qi Cang was not to blame for this matter.
Wang San is not a loyal person, whoever gives more money is his father.
A few days ago, Tao Jiang used some tricks to bluff Wang San, and she understood that this was not a long-term solution. As long as the Gu family finds Wang San to solve the reason, and gives some silver to this wine and meat man, Wang San will immediately turn to Gu's side.
In this case...... and one more of their own enemies.
Tao Jiang's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his heart was slightly disturbed--
Now I am short of manpower, and there are few people around me who can use it.
She originally wanted to sit firmly on the Tao family's industry first, so that the Gu family would have no chance to interfere. But now, if Wang San comes in again, he will inevitably disrupt all his plans.
What's more, this Wang San is an outlaw, if he really provokes him, I don't know what he will do......
Qi Cang saw Tao Jiang's face was heavy, but she was afraid of Wang San's scoundrel, so she hurriedly said comfortingly:
"Lately, the eldest lady has not gone out. If there is really something urgent, call me along, and if you want to come, Wang San will not dare to do anything under the blue sky and white sun! ”
Tao Jiang also secretly encouraged himself in his heart--
Any act that prevents oneself from increasing one's luck score will surely be crushed by the wheel of history!
"There is one more thing...... Qi Cang had already turned around and was about to retreat, but he turned back again:
"This matter has nothing to do with the Tao family, and the eldest lady should be happy to hear it."
"A few days ago, the Mi family in the north of the city transported a batch of rice grain to Nanling......"
"Mi family?" Tao Jiang frowned: "Hasn't the trade route from Xiangxi to Nanling been closed since last year?" ”
The trade route from Xiangxi to Nanling is called the Meifan Ancient Road, which is one of the most important trade routes in Daqi.
The Meifan Ancient Road is about 6 feet wide, with lush cliffs and trees on both sides, and overhanging walls and mountains on all sides.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, in order to encourage trade with the Dongyi country, special commissioners paved this trade route with cobblestones to facilitate trade.
And the biggest beneficiary of the ancient road is the merchants of Xiangxi County, which is located in the center of Ambo Province.
It was only in the previous two years that the garrison stationed in the southeast corner of Daqi rebelled due to the issue of military salaries, and it took only a few dozen days for the central government to send troops to defeat the rebels and retreat.
After the rebels retreated to the Mei Fan Ancient Road, they used the mountain as a barrier and hid in the cliff peaks.
In this way, the Central Army could not be attacked, retreated and defended, and the front was stretched out.
After another period of time, the central army was inevitably physically and mentally exhausted from advancing and retreating, and some people in the court told the emperor not to chase the poor, and the remaining rebels would let them fend for themselves.
In addition, as soon as the general's salary was put in front of the emperor, the dragon beard on the dragon chair was shocked, and after thinking about the treasury that was not thick, he quickly summoned the central army back.
The rebels hiding in the ancient road of the Mei Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon the reality came - they couldn't go anywhere else except to hide in this ancient road to survive.
So he didn't do anything, occupied the land for the king, and proclaimed himself the "Mei Fan Army", monopolizing the merchants who came and went to the Mei Fan Ancient Road.
This made it difficult for the merchants in Xiangxi County to pay regular tribute to the Mei clan if they wanted to go from the ancient road.
At first, the traders also thought they were unlucky, and obediently paid the money, just for the safety and smoothness of the trade route.
Until the end of last year, the latest regulation was that if you want to walk from the ancient road of the Mei Domain, you must hand over 20% of the value of the goods as "road money".
Who can afford such an expensive road purchase?
So under the leadership of Miao Yiqing, the former head of Hecaitang, the four major families of Xiangxi first united, refused to pay the road fee, and temporarily put on hold all business to Nanling!
Just starving this wolf and consuming the Mei Domain's army, they will sooner or later lower the money for buying the road!
Who knows, without waiting for the Mei clan army to show weakness, the Mi family couldn't hold it back.
"The Mi family paid the money to buy the road?" Tao Jiang thoughtful--
Miao Yiqing was highly respected when he was a general merchant, and the Mi family would naturally sell him a little face.
Now the top is Tao Jiang, who is young, and his height in front of Mi Liangsheng is not as high as his chest, so naturally they don't take Tao Jiang in their eyes.
For example, this private trip to Nanling to transport rice and grain on the ancient road of the Mei Fan concealed Tao Jiang, who was busy sorting out internal affairs.
Qi Cang saw that Tao Jiang was interested, walked around the house again, leaned on the stove and soaked his warmth:
"The Mi family didn't pay this money, so something happened."
That's right.
According to Tao Jiang's understanding of the Mi family's slamming temperament, they would rather risk being robbed than pay such a high price to buy the road.
Since the end of last year, the trade to Nanling has been suspended, and the price of rice and grain in the entire Dongyi country has risen wildly, and a bucket of rice can be exchanged for ten cows and twenty horses!
Mi Liangsheng really couldn't resist such a lucrative temptation, gritted his back molars, and persuaded his father to personally escort more than 100 truckloads of rice grain to Nanling.
"It's just that the back of the grain team hasn't entered the ancient road yet, the front of the car has been robbed by the Mei Fan Army, and the father and son of the Mi family sitting in the front two carriages have been arrested by the Mei Fan Army!"
Tao Jiang couldn't help but shake his head - this Mi family is really stupid and picky.
The Mi family merchants must have looked for a dart game before, but the dart game in Ambo Mansion is headed by the White Tiger Dart Bureau, and the four major families of Xiangxi also signed a contract with the White Tiger Dart Bureau early--
Before the Mei Fan Army took the initiative to show weakness, the White Tiger Dart Bureau did not take the dart of the Mei Fan Ancient Road!
But the heavy profit was in front, and the father and son of the Mi family only had heavy silver left in their minds, so they had the courage to bite the back molars and set out on their own.
Tao Jiang took a sip of the strong tea in front of him, and the bitter and mellow fragrance overflowed from his tongue:
"Tell me, how the father and son of the Mi family were rescued."
Qi Cang looked at Tao Jiang with more respect in his eyes.
He didn't say much, but the eldest lady knew that the father and son of the Mi family had gotten rid of the realm of embarrassment.
It's just that the process of getting out is a little tortuous, to be precise, it costs a little money.