The tavern is always a good place to get information.
But when the shopkeeper heard that Ren Ning and others had entered his place, he quickly ran over respectfully and politely invited them to the upstairs seating area.
I couldn't find any news.
However, there was a waiter waiting in the lounge, so Ren Ning asked.
The waiter tells everything he knows.
Generally speaking, the new year has just passed and everything is renewed. The whole Yunchui is busy with the new year's spring plowing, and nothing too novel happened.
But if we really want to say that everything is safe, that's not necessarily true.
For example, an epidemic occurred in Yunzhong County in the southwest, and the scale seemed to be quite scary. Even a sparsely populated small county like Mist has dispatched doctors to the southwest to help.
Another example is that before the first lunar month came out, several small countries in the south attacked Yunchui together and broke into Baihua County. A fire burned hundreds of thousands of acres of medicinal fields.
boom!
Someone punched the table angrily.
"What a shame! What are the defenders in the south doing? Tangtang Yunchui actually let those little bugs break in again."
"Hundreds of thousands of acres of medicinal fields were burned. No wonder our fortress is so short of medicinal materials."
Ren Ning said nothing, but intentionally or unintentionally pressed the table.
Baihua County, as the name suggests, is a place where flowers bloom.
It is a large county in the south of the Yunchui Empire. Because the climate is hot all year round, plants grow rapidly, and brilliant flowers can be seen all year round.
If we talk about Pingxi County, where Yankuo Fortress is located, its specialty is the underground Panlong Stone. Because the Misty County in front of us does not see sunlight all year round, its specialty is fair and tender beauties. The specialty of Baihua County is the ubiquitous flowers and medicinal materials.
Together with Canglan County in the south, it is the two major medicine warehouses of the Yunchui Empire.
At the parking lot, the master and servant of the Gu family were also talking about the two major medicine warehouses in the empire while eating.
"Girl, the old slave followed your grandfather as a businessman earlier and has a few acquaintances in Canglan County."
"Perhaps we can go to the south to buy a batch of medicinal materials and return to the east to buy some dried fish. This is the best trade route whether we send it to the north or bypass Misty County and send it to the west."
"Fish is okay." Gu Shengnan shook his head, "As for the medicinal materials, we don't need them."
"Although it is not as exaggerated as salt and iron, it is not something that ordinary caravans can touch."
"We are completely unfamiliar with the situation in the North, and we heard that it is not peaceful. There is an epidemic in the southwest, there is already a war in the south, and there is about to be a war in the west. All these require medicinal materials to save people. Therefore, it is even more untouchable. In case of being forced by the imperial court on the road There is no place to cry."
"That's true. The old slave was negligent." Gu Fugui nodded, his brows furrowed so hard that they could kill mosquitoes.
Gu Shengnan smiled and comforted him, "Butler, don't worry too much. It's time to eat and sleep. Our Gu family has been walking on this east-west line from Yunzhang to Xiliang for decades, and there's no one behind us."
"After the goods in hand are delivered and sold, steward, you can continue to prepare the supplies for the west as before. God, I will pay a visit to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion."
"As long as they speak out, Miwu and Laigu are just two low-level counties. They may be in trouble when passing by, but they don't dare to really detain us."
"I hope so." Gu Fugui's brows relaxed a little.
"Let's eat. We'll be out of Misty County in two days." Gu Shengnan said, the meat in his mouth was a bit tasteless.
After leaving Mist County, we have passed through the three most difficult and dangerous counties on the east-west line. Although the journey ahead is not smooth sailing, at least we no longer have to worry.
The most important thing is that the team sending the souls back home can turn south.
The Gu family was just an ordinary caravan, and Gu Shengnan's heart couldn't bear to follow them.
In the restaurant, Ren Ning and others were also talking about the road ahead.
Lei Er took a sip of wine and frowned instantly.
"Bah, is this wine? It's tasteless, it's clearly just water."
"Waiter!" he called the store owner.
"Forget it. It's free anyway." Someone stopped him laughing and said, "There isn't much grain in Mist County to make wine. It would be great if you can drink it."
"That's right," the others nodded in support, "I don't dare to take more than two sips of wine or water in the fortress."
Lei Er didn't hum.
He glanced at Ren Ning and said, "Old Ren, don't worry."
"Didn't the waiter say that the imperial court has dispatched doctors from various counties to Xingluo County? This small epidemic will be controlled quickly."
Ren Ning nodded.
He is not too worried about Xingluo County.
It was the land of Longxing in Yunchui, and almost all the ruling class of the empire came from Xingluo County. Every year during the Qingming Festival, Cold Food Festival and Double Ninth Festival, people including the royal family would send people back to Xingluo to worship their ancestors.
The ancients were very superstitious, and it was a big taboo to contract an epidemic in the land of Longxing. If the situation cannot be controlled, even the Holy One may have to issue an edict.
So no matter what, even if all the doctors in Yun Chui are dispatched to help. The imperial capital will give priority to ensuring that Xingluo County is safe and sound.
Others didn't know what Ren Ning was thinking, so they all raised their glasses.
"Everyone, drink!" A soldier from Yunzhong County in the private seat raised his cup and stuffed something into his mouth carelessly.
"They say life and death are determined by fate and wealth. It's useless to think too much."
"When I first joined the army, as long as I left the fortress to fight with the Xiliang people, I was always worried about this and that, worried about being injured, and worried about not being able to come back. Later, when I fought more battles and found that my brothers were not afraid of death and rushed forward, I really didn't care. He will die. If someone shrinks his head and thinks about retreating to protect himself, then he will really die. Even if the enemy and the supervisors don't kill him, I will kill him."
"This place is still far away from Yunzhong County, so there is no need to worry. Besides, we can't help you no matter how worried you are, so just let it go."
Everyone looked at each other and raised their glasses in unison: "Drink!"
Although he said he was not worried, how could he not be worried in his heart.
It is precisely because they miss their families that they take a long vacation to visit their relatives.
It's just that epidemics are invisible to the naked eye and cannot be touched with the hand, but they are extremely lethal. Often when one person is infected, the whole village or clan suffers. But it is much more difficult to deal with than the enemy forces in Xiliang and southern Xinjiang. Even if they were worried, there was nothing they could do.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, the three giants of Misty County were waiting outside the convoy with their troops and horses covered in dew.
The governor and lieutenant guarded one side, but without the emperor's order, it was extremely difficult for them to leave the county. The security commander who sends the soul back to his hometown may be nameless, but he may enter the palace to meet the saint.
Although the chance is low, Fan Gaopeng and others dare not be scornful.
To prevent this kid from opening his mouth and talking nonsense, they may be in trouble.
Seeing that the caravan had woken up, Fan Gaopeng quickly returned all the overcharged city entry tax yesterday to the Gu family caravan, and even stuffed some into Ren Ning's hands.
The three of them talked a lot and made repeated guarantees. We must enforce the law impartially and never allow scum that preys on the common people to exist anymore.
Ren Ning nodded and didn't care anymore.
After packing up, almost all the people in the city came to see him off, and the motorcade headed east again amid blessings.
Compared to the west, the post road east of Wuliang City is much easier to walk. There are only a few places where heavy vehicles need to be towed, but most other places can be accessed smoothly.
Two days later, the sky ahead was a long-lost blue, making everyone feel refreshed.
According to Ma Dali's previous agreement, everyone in the fortress should escort the Gu family's caravan forward, pass through two counties, and arrive at the edge of the Xinglan Grand Canal.
But as soon as they left Misty County, Gu Shengnan's master and servant ran over and spoke tactfully.
The two counties ahead are densely populated and have smooth roads. There will no longer be any great danger when caravans pass by. Everyone in the fortress is homesick, so there is no need to send them forward.
Of course, the "double protection fee" promised before is still a lot.
Ren Ning looked south.
As soon as you leave the misty wetland, roads from all counties extend in all directions, and there is a way back to Xingluo in front of you.
Since Gu Shengnan said this, he agreed and exchanged the Xiliang silver banknotes he took out from the Benlu clan leader into Yunchui universal banknotes.
Thirty thousand taels?
Gu Shengnan was taken aback and quickly reacted.
Generally speaking, there is a loss when exchanging money. However, the female business leader directly exchanged thirty thousand taels for Ren Ning with a stroke of her pen.
Every penny is a lot.
