"Stop, you can't treat my believers like this..." Father Lewis rushed up and wanted to negotiate, but Shopkeeper Fan bowed his hands and saluted, "Master Foreigner, we are not making things difficult for him. Don't worry, we will definitely let him go when he gets to Yixian. But. Let me tell you the truth, this person’s identity is suspicious. What if he is a spy for the bandits? There is an old saying in China that you must be on guard against others."
"Bandits? Didn't you say that this trade route is the safest and there are no bandits?" Lewis asked.
"There was no such thing before, but today I saw this suspicious person, so I can't save him..." Mr. Qing, who had tied up Xiao Letian, came over and said, "You are an outsider and don't know the customs of the Qing Dynasty. This guy's identity is suspicious and he looks like a bandit." Pan’s spies. And when I went to Shanxi last month, I heard hunters in the mountains say that there seemed to be some people in the mountains who didn’t know the details..."
"Master Priest, we are not going to hurt him, we are just keeping an eye on him throughout the whole process, and we will release him when Yi County enters the plains. Don't you think this is enough? This doesn't violate the treaty you mentioned..."
Lewis couldn't refute Qing Sanye's words. There was nothing wrong with others taking precautions, but it would be a bit unreasonable if he tried to stop him again. First update At this time, Xiao Letian spoke, "Mr. Lewis, just listen to them. I'm fine. This grievance is nothing..."
Xiao Letian recognized it, and Lewis didn’t say anything. Shopkeeper Fan saw that the deal was settled. He waved his hand and two waiters came over with a big walking mule. They were so unethical that they actually let Xiao Letian ride on it while Zhang Guo always rode his donkey backwards. Lotte is so good, riding a mule backwards.
After packing up Xiao Letian's caravan and having a full lunch, they started to march eastward again. When it gets dark, the caravan must reach a small village called Shalang'ao, where is the place where the merchants are going tonight. Team campsite.
The mountain road was very difficult to walk, and Xiao Letian felt a little seasick while riding on the back of the mule. Please come to more and faster chapters. It was dark before my eyes, and I was still riding a mule backwards. It would be strange not to feel dizzy.
Xiao Letian has his own trick to deal with motion sickness, which is to rely on mental transfer. To put it bluntly, he just thinks about things. As long as his mind is not idle, the symptoms of dizziness will not be obvious.
"What should I do? Time travel to 1864, the third year of Tongzhi, which is really not a good year for rebellion. Now, the Second Opium War has just ended four years ago. Britain and France got the biggest piece of cake from the Qing Dynasty. Now is the time As for the enjoyment period, this honeymoon period cannot be broken easily..."
"As for Russia in the north, it has just cut off more than 1 million square kilometers of land from the Manchus. No matter how big this big bear's appetite is, he will have to digest it for a while. At this time, he is still not interested in intervening in the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty. It’s really not big…”
"What about other countries? Japan has not even started the Meiji Restoration, and it is not as good as the Qing Dynasty now. The American Civil War will not end until at least next year, and the post-war recovery period will take several years. It is impossible to intervene in China's affairs in the short term. As for Talking about Germany? The Franco-Prussian War has not even been fought yet, and the prototype of modern Germany has not yet appeared..."
Xiao Letian made a list of all the powerful powers in front of him in his mind, but it turned out that there was no country that could take advantage of the situation.
"Hey, Tongzhi ZTE is indeed reliable. The Western powers are not interested in taking care of the affairs of the Qing Dynasty now. Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army was at its peak. The population of the Central Plains dropped by one-third during the Hongyang Rebellion. , there is plenty of ownerless land, land conflicts have been greatly alleviated, and farmers’ willingness to resist is at its lowest..."
"Hey... why is the gap between countries so big? The American Civil War accelerated the industrialization of the country, and the power of northern capitalists grew crazily. It was not until World War I that a large agricultural country was transformed into an industrial country. Update as soon as possible. Look at the Hongyang Rebellion during the same period of the Qing Dynasty. It was also a civil war between the north and the south. The result was that the landlord class represented by Confucianism was restored. Not only did it seize a lot of power from the Qing government, but it also destroyed the southern economy... …”
"The most terrible thing is that the landlord class represented by Zeng Guofan only wants to use Western weapons, that is, foreign guns and cannons, but in their hearts they extremely reject Western values, especially natural science, and they do not want to study the principles behind it... "
"To put it bluntly, in the eyes of those Confucian officials, it is enough for soldiers to be able to use foreign guns and cannons. As for the principles on which foreign guns and cannons are made, they are not interested at all. Not only are they not interested, they are even Those who are interested are not allowed to learn, the countryside is still full of voices reciting three hundred thousand, and the eight-legged essay is still very popular in the imperial examination..."
"How on earth should this damn boring world be broken? Eh..." Xiao Letian was thinking about it, and suddenly his mind flashed and he almost slapped himself in the face, "I have a pig brain, have I forgotten my ideals?" Xiao Letian, Xiao Letian, didn’t you want to use the least bloodshed method to save China before traveling through time? Why are you thinking so much about dynasty changes and bloody revolutions? "
"Damn it, since God sent me to this era, it must have made sense. During a long period of peace, wouldn't it be possible to realize my dreams? Those hypothetical plans can now be completed one by one. Have you tried it? Hahaha, it’s true that my talents are destined to be useful. Angry youths should strive for self-improvement. I want to travel through time to find angry youths... Damn, my mind is really confused, and I’m starting to have random thoughts..."
Xiao Letian just wandered all the way, thinking blindly all the way. He was so dizzy that he didn't know what to do, nor how much time had passed. Suddenly there was a loud voice from the front of the team, "Huh? Why are there so many fallen rocks and trees here? There weren't any when we came here?"
Immediately afterwards there was the sound of noisy footsteps and buzzing discussions. Just when Xiao Letian didn't know the situation, his eyes suddenly lit up. Mr. Qing had already taken off the black cloth bag on his head.
"How dare you say you're not a spy! What's going on here..." Mr. Qing pulled Xiao Letian off the back of the mule with one hand and knocked him to pieces. Qing Sanye was indeed very strong. He carried Xiao Letian with one hand as fast as he carried a chicken and rushed to the front of the caravan.
When Xiao Letian was thrown to the ground, he discovered that a lot of stones had rolled down in the narrow valley, and there were several big trees buried in it, making it impossible for the caravan to pass through. Please come to more and faster chapters.
"This, this, this, what does this have to do with me? You can't just say it was me because of a landslide? Isn't this kind of landslide very common in the mountains?"
"Fart, it's October now. It hasn't rained for two fucking months. You said it's a landslide? Did you blow it out with your mouth? Look at the stubble on the tree stump. It's obvious that it's a landslide. If it was cut with an axe, what else could it do except for bandits blocking the way?"
Third Master Qing is really anxious. He is not one of those dandy boys from Sijiu City who wander around the teahouse. He knows that being in this big ravine with no village or shop is the most dangerous time, and anything goes wrong. It could cost everyone their lives.
"It's not fair. Why do you blame me when there is a pile of stones on the road? Just because I am a stranger? Pastor Lewis is also a stranger, why don't you blame him?" Xiao Letian was really a rogue, and directly dragged the foreigners away. Came out as a shield.
Mr. Qing San's nose was so angry that he was crooked. "It seems that if I don't hit you, you won't know that Lord Ma has three eyes..." After saying that, he raised his fist and was about to take action. Xiao Letian's hands were tied behind his back now, and he couldn't resist at all. Even if he was not tied up, he, a young white-collar worker who had traveled through time and space, was still no match for Qing Sanye, who was unparalleled in riding and shooting. He subconsciously closed his eyes to get hard.
However, the expected fist did not fall. When he squinted his eyes and looked carefully, he realized that Pastor Lewis had actually grabbed Qing Sanye's wrist with one hand, and the two were competing in mid-air.
Qing Sanye really didn't expect this foreigner's hands to be so strong. He gripped his wrist like a pair of pliers and couldn't break free even though he tried several times. And Lewis also tried his best. He didn't expect that among these heavy-smoking Eight Banners soldiers in the Qing Dynasty, there would be such good physical fitness. Lewis's forehead was sweating after a fight. Please come to more and faster chapters.
"Two masters, two masters, don't be angry, don't be angry... Let's all take a step back. If we have anything to say, we can talk about it later when we get out of the mountain. The first priority now is to clear a way out. We must rush before dark. Come to Shalangao..." Shopkeeper Fan quickly smoothed things over. Xiao Letian has passed the second calamity.
The caravan clerks and soldiers now had no distinction between high and low status. They worked together to clear the rubble to save their lives. It took them a full hour to clear a narrow path that could allow the caravan to pass. When the caravan set out again, the expected bandits did not appear.
"Mr. Qing, I don't think it smells right? After cleaning it for so long, nothing happened. I suspect that these bandits want to attack at night?" Shopkeeper Fan said with a gloomy face.
"It's possible, based on this calculation, the purpose of these rocks is to delay us, to prevent us from arriving at Shalangao before dark, and then to attack us at night... Damn, this is sure to defeat us. I want to use the smallest possible means to defeat us. Kill us all with so many casualties..." Mr. Qing held the handle of the knife in his hand, almost water was flowing from his fist. Please come to more and faster chapters.
"Old shopkeeper, you are old, can you give me some advice?" Mr. Qing asked. Shopkeeper Fan was not polite, "The total cash for the escort this time is 110,000 taels. Have you seen the tea baskets on the backs of the thirty mules? The silver is hidden there. If we really encounter bandits, I don’t want any of this money anymore…”
"No? This is the official silver given to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If you lose it, you will be beheaded..." Mr. Qing wanted to persuade him again, but Shopkeeper Fan raised his hand and said domineeringly, "Isn't it just 110,000?" ? Our Fan family doesn't care, we can afford to pay... But I have a request. My little girl is my heart and soul. If there is trouble, please ask the third master to help protect her. This favor will be remembered by our Fan family... "After saying that, he bowed deeply.
Someone said that if you don't talk about people during the day, you won't talk about ghosts at night. Sometimes, whatever you are afraid of comes. Just when the two of them were discussing it, a staggering figure suddenly ran back from the front of the caravan. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be A man sent by the caravan to fight the outpost.
It was now getting dark, and the setting sun pressed down on the mountain ridge and cast its last ray of sunlight onto the commercial road. With this ray of sunlight, people could clearly see that the boy was running slower and slower, and his steps were getting more and more staggering.
"Shopkeeper... there are bandits in front of us, there are bandits..." After saying that, he hit the road straight up, with an arrow stuck in his back. The clerk kicked his legs and looked at the possibility that he could not be saved.
The crowd was silent for three seconds, and it was as if time had stopped for three seconds. Then the caravan suddenly exploded. Everyone was screaming and looking for cover like headless chickens. The brave ones even Knowing how to use a weapon for cover would make the timid person pee his pants.
"Ma Xiaoliu is dead! Ma Xiaoliu is actually dead. Bodhisattva, help me..."
"I told you to ask the men from the escort agency to protect me a long time ago, but you didn't listen. You still said that this road is safe. Now you are stupid..."
"It's Er Maozi, the bandit that Er Maozi attracted. Kill him to avenge the big guys..."
"You fart. If you didn't kill me earlier, kill me now. You can wait for the bandits to take revenge... Uncle Xiao, Uncle Xiao, please say something. Stop killing people. We will pay for the travel expenses..."
"It's no use begging him. If you ask me, it's the bad luck brought by the real foreign devils. The demons who dare to set fire to the city of Beijing all have ghost soldiers with them. This kind of people are the most provoking bandits. It's the bad luck he brings. I Pooh……"
The scene was in complete chaos. Xiao Letian looked at the guys who were kowtowing to him, and suddenly an extremely unrealistic feeling emerged in his heart, as if he was playing a highly simulated three-dimensional game. Now Xiao Letian The whole person has been completely trapped in it and cannot extricate himself.
