The caravan that Lu Song personally led this time trafficked porcelain, cloth, lacquerware, etc., items that were useless in war but highly profitable. There were no sensitive goods such as weapons, armor, and arrows.
Lu Song was not trying to make money at all this time - in fact, if it wasn't for the purpose of showing that everything was normal and not arousing suspicion, Lu Song would have been eager to rush out and escape from Chu.
In this case, they were naturally cautious along the way, and the clerk in charge of the front station was also a very experienced veteran. Except when passing through Tonghe Fucheng, the caravan was severely extorted by green forest heroes who had just become sergeants, and then It was an uneventful journey through Tonghefu.
After arriving at Nanhe Mansion, Lu Song finally relaxed.
This is considered the control area of the fifth brother Lu Wu. Although it cannot be said to be absolutely safe, at least there is no need to worry about a large group of people from the Chu Kingdom suddenly rushing out to surround the caravan.
Of course, the caravan was not that important, and he was not that important originally, but Chu State hated the fifth brother to the bone. If he could take down this thorn in his side, Lu Song felt that Chu State might not mind using an army of troops.
Feeling relaxed, Lu Song opened the curtains and looked at both sides of the official road.
It is now autumn, and the rice fields on both sides of the official road are lush and lush. In some fields, the rice and wheat have begun to turn yellow, and farmers are busy in the fields.
Most of the people on the official road were heading north, and there was an endless stream, and every now and then, groups of five or six tough men with bows and swords would pass by.
Once a group of people passed by, it was fine. After passing several groups in a row, Lu Song became a little worried.
"Uncle Zhang, come and see." Knowing that his experience was still lacking, Lu Song quickly called Zhang Guan to come and see the situation.
Under normal circumstances, bandits will not feel uncomfortable on official roads. After all, the government will send people to patrol official roads to maintain peace on the roads.
But that is only when the government's control ability is sufficient - I heard that Nanhe Prefecture has newly decided. Maybe the government's control ability has weakened. Is there really a bandit who wants to take advantage of the opportunity?
So it’s better to be careful.
Zhang Guan is already in his forties, has not been successful in martial arts, and his energy is not as good as before.
Although there was a carriage to ride along this way, I was still a little tired from the long journey. I was closing my eyes to rest my mind, and when I heard Lu Song greeting me, I opened my eyes and looked out of the carriage.
"Hey!" Zhang Guan just looked at it and became surprised.
"Are these people spies for the robbers?" Lu Song asked quickly.
As the eldest son of the Lu family, even if he wanted to test his abilities, he would go to a prosperous city to open up business nodes, make friends with nobles, and establish relationships. What he needed was literary appreciation and interpersonal communication skills.
Hard work like sleeping in the open and traveling around was not his turn, and dealing with lower-level warriors did not require his presence in person. Therefore, although Lu Song had some common sense, he was not sure about his own vision.
"They are not robbers." Zhang Guan shook his head: "Young Master, look at them forming a line intentionally or unintentionally while walking. This is not the behavior of robbers, but more like people in the army - Young Master, the best group Let’s find out if something happened.”
Zhang Guan came from a humble background and worked his way up from clerk, shopkeeper, deacon, and worshiper step by step. He can be said to be well-informed.
It is not that there are no cases where the army disguises itself as robbers and robs caravans, but the army robs the caravans in this way. After all, the army robs in a dark way, so if the army does not take action, it will usually leave no one alive.
When the army robs, they either choose terrain that is narrow and difficult to escape, or they send some cavalry to patrol outside, and the remaining people are surrounded and killed, and they will not pass by in such a scattered manner.
After listening to Zhang Guan's words, Lu Song stretched out his hand outside the car, summoned a clever attendant who had been serving him since childhood, pointed to a group of strong men carrying weapons in the distance, and ordered: "Lu Cai, go and ask those people for details. , look at what big things have happened recently - be careful when you speak, and don't cause trouble."
"I understand, little one." Lu Cai turned around and left.
I saw Lu Cai running over in small steps, and before he could say a word, he saw the other party showed an impatient expression, so he took out a bunch of money and handed it over - and the two sides chatted happily.
It didn't take long for Lu Cai to rush back and report: "Master, those people are from Liujiazhuang, Nanhe Prefecture. Master Liu paid for some retired heroes from the army to form a team and go to Bingtong County (Bingtong County is within Nanhe Prefecture). , a county closest to Tonghe Prefecture, is now set up as a recruitment and training camp) to join the army and want to earn military merit.
They told me that Tonghe Prefecture has been recruiting soldiers from all over the country recently. It has implemented the Fifth Young Master's new military law and recruited people to join the army, and the treatment is excellent.
They also said that the fifth young master Nanhe Mansion now implements the military title system. If it is a noble and merchant family, the heirs must also have military merit first. Therefore, the heirs of some wealthy families in the four southern mansions of Chu State are also willing to pay high prices to hire warriors to join the army. to gain military merit.
Nowadays, anyone who has a second chance, as long as he is willing to risk his life, will be invited. "
How long does it take to go from weak martial arts to full martial virtue?
For the people in the four prefectures under Lu Wu now, it only takes three to five days.
Originally, the four southern prefectures of the Chu State came from the Chu State's annexation of the territory of the Wu State. In order to suppress resistance, the four prefectures were originally on guard. Folks were not allowed to possess weapons and armor in large quantities, and the local martial arts and archery ranges were prohibited from being opened.
However, since Lu Wu captured a large number of Chu's surrendered troops and distributed a large amount of loot, although many sergeants are willing to continue to be promoted in the army and make a fortune, there are also many sergeants who feel that they have finally made a big fortune and should not continue to lick blood with their swords. Go home and be a rich man safely.
If there are one or two veterans like this, they will not have much impact on the local folk customs, but if thousands of them are like sparks of fire among the people, the change in the folk customs will be astonishing.
For example, a person sees his neighbor's second dog. He used to be a man who couldn't even afford to wear pants and lived like a dog. Now he is buying a lot of land and building a big house. Suddenly, he has become a respectable person. Who is not jealous?
People like Ergou can do it, can’t I?
If one or two people get rich, it can be said to be a special case, but if there are more than one person in his own village, and there are several in neighboring villages, then who would doubt it?
This is a down-to-earth path that can change your destiny.
Not to mention those ruffians who are already very brave and ruthless, even the children of good families and honest farmers with their backs to the sky and their faces to the loess must also work hard to get rich - the success rate is so high, people who get rich are not as good as What about me, this is not enough?
In this era, there are many wars. Not to mention the poor families, even the rich families rarely have anyone who can stay at home and eat for the rest of their lives - even merchant families like the Lu family have to send their eldest son out to open up new businesses. road?
