After walking out of the state pastoral office.
It was approaching evening, and Jiuyuan County also had a curfew. Now the vendors on the street, big and small, were shouting hard and making a noise at the end of the day.
Zhang Bao, Fang Fu and Luo Mu were walking casually on the street.
Jiuyuan County is different from Heyang County.
Heyang County in Hezhou is a large area that contains multiple counties.
As for Jiuyuan County in the north of Liaozhou, the land is barren and there is only one county and one city.
But the area of the city is still very large.
At least it is much larger than any county in Yunzhong County or Shanqian County.
Zhang Bao and his two thousand men entered the city, which was more than enough.
Many of the products sold on the street are specialties from the grassland, such as furs, dairy products, and medicinal herbs. These things are not common in Hezhou.
There are even many specialized livestock shops.
"Liaozhou borders the grassland. There are a lot of people grazing, and the number of livestock is astonishing. It is inevitable that there will be some problems or something, and it all depends on these animal husbandry shops."
Naturally, Luo Mu knew more about the situation in Liaozhou and the grassland than Zhang Bao and the others.
Then he explained to Zhang Bao.
Zhang Bao walked into the store and looked at the various sacks of medicinal powder. He was a little confused. It was the first time he knew that these mules, horses, cattle and sheep also needed so many medicinal materials.
There is a dazzling array of products for breeding, exhaust, irritation, laxatives, etc...
After walking around for a while, Zhang Bao opened his eyes.
With such a long distance, most of the things on the street are different.
And the difference in price is even more surprising.
The price of rice alone is several times that of Hezhou. Correspondingly, the prices of some animal skins and meat are relatively low.
Although Liaozhou is adjacent to the grassland in the north, the water and soil erosion in Liaozhou is relatively severe, the climate is relatively arid, and the production of rice and grain is naturally much less.
Not much food is produced throughout the year.
But it is also close to the grassland in the north. Not only the grassland people, but also many herders from Liaozhou go to the grassland to graze, and there are naturally more meat animals.
"This is a huge business opportunity."
"Currently, the scale of trade exchanges between our various regions in Daxia has not been fully developed. If we can organize a large number of caravans to transport grain from Hezhou to Liaozhou, and then buy things from Liaozhou back at low prices. , the price difference between the two ends should leave a lot of room for profit.”
"It's also a way for ordinary people."
Zhang Bao said to the two of them.
"Based on this price gap, it is natural. When the Sky Eagle tribe was prosperous, there was a lot of business between the grassland and Daxia."
“Although it’s a bit harder, you can still make a lot of money.”
"It's no longer possible. Those caravans have also stopped."
Luo Mu nodded.
"You're right."
"In times of war like this, military disasters are more serious than bandit disasters."
"It would be great if we could also capture Liaozhou, just like the four counties in Heyang County are connected to each other. But at that time, the profit was small and the distance was too close. Thanks to the mountainous terrain of Sanhe County, Otherwise, the price difference among various commodities wouldn’t be so big.”
Zhang Bao said with a smile.
"Of course, the prices on the grassland are even more outrageous. Many animal skins cannot be processed or stored in time, so they are burned."
"If you can enter the grassland, it will be a business with no capital."
Luo Mu also said on the side.
"It seems that this range is still a bit small. After the governor is killed and Hezhou is captured, we still have to continue to develop north."
"As a human being, you must have dreams, just in case you realize them one day."
"Boss, please give me three pieces of this pie!"
Zhang Bao smiled and came to a stall.
"This... Sir, are you joking?"
"Kill the governor and take Hezhou?"
"Are you still going north?"
"Isn't that..."
Luo Mu asked Fang Fu in a lowered voice.
"Um……"
"Based on what I know about you, sir, your situation is too small."
"As for what the Lord just said, it is really..."
Fang Fu frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Lao Fang?"
"Lao Fang?"
"Get the cake, it's burning me to death, hurry up."
Zhang Bao handed the newly baked biscuits to Fang Fu and Luo Mu, and saw Fang Fu sitting there in a daze.
"What's wrong, Lao Fang?"
"What are you thinking about?"
Zhang Bao asked Fang Fu while eating the cake.
"Oh, before, my father had the same idea as adults and wanted to liberalize some industries in Hezhou, but he had no rights and was restricted by some aristocratic families."
"In the end, it was settled. My father often complained at home."
Fang Fu said slowly.
"From what you say, your father's ideas are very advanced, but as governor, it is difficult to have direct contact with the people. If you have such an idea, you may offend many people."
Zhang Bao nodded.
"Maybe, otherwise Zhu Yue wouldn't have gotten rid of my father, but there are a lot of strange things going on."
"The action was too fast, there was no time to react."
Fang Fu said helplessly.
"Is it possible that Da Sima is involved behind the scenes? Didn't I hear that Zhu Yue and Da Sima are very close?"
"I just heard from Fu Mingli that Zhu Yue is still a disciple of Da Sima."
Zhang Bao asked while biting the cake.
"Da Sima?"
"Which Grand Sima?"
Luo Mu, who was eating cakes, suddenly asked.
"Which Grand Sima?"
"I don't know. Isn't there only one Great Sima?"
Zhang Bao was a little confused.
"The current Grand Sima's name is Cao Kang. The former Grand Sima's name seems to be Wei——"
Fang Fu continued, but he didn't know much about the people before him.
"Wei Xiaxing!"
Luo Mu took a bite of the cake and said.
Zhang Bao and Fang Fu looked puzzled at Luo Mu's angry expression.
"Sure enough, this Cao Kang succeeded!"
"I was framed by him at that time, and the previous Grand Sima Wei Xiaxing died in my hands."
"Well, no, he died in Cao Kang's hands!"
Although many years have passed since the incident, looking at Luo Mu's reaction, it is obvious that he has not gotten over his previous resentment.
"Um?"
"Is there such a thing?"
"Go, go, go!"
"Sit down and talk in front!"
Zhang Bao perked up as soon as he heard this and immediately pulled Luo Mu to a tea stall.
Zhang Baoke has always been very interested in Luo Mu's identity.
An imperial doctor was actually exiled. It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no story.
And along the way, Luo Mu also knew from his words that he had learned many ways of treating diseases from the grassland people over the years, which can be said to be the culmination of Daxia and the grassland.
As a profession, doctors have always become more sophisticated as they get older.
Zhang Bao felt like he had found a treasure.
"Alas...it's a long story!"
"More than ten years ago, I was already the imperial doctor in the palace. One night, Cao Kang, who was still the middle doctor at the time, came to me and said that he had followed the emperor's instructions and went to treat the then Grand Sima Wei Xiaxing."
"I looked at it at the time. I just felt cold and couldn't figure out why I was the imperial doctor. But I didn't think much about it at the time. As a result, Wei Xiaxing drank my medicine and died that night."
Luo Mu said with a wry smile.
