Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 171
Back at the barracks, the soldiers called Chai Meng.

Chai Lin was packing things, a short-handled engineering shovel, an engineering pick, and the letter Tao Zongxing wrote to Tao Zongwang.

"Mengzi, prepare your bags. The two of us will set off tonight and rush to Guangzhou to do something." Chailin said.

Chai Meng said: "No problem, ready to go at any time."

There are not many things going on in the camp recently. After running away from Leling County, Guo Shanlong wandered around and returned to the same place. Originally, Guo Shanlong was going to Qingzhou, but there are many mountains and hills in Qingzhou, but they are very exclusive. Shantou had no choice but to come back.Commander Niu Ming was so angry that he lost his troops and lost his generals, and he didn't make any money. When he returned to Cangzhou City, he never mentioned the matter of suppressing bandits again.

Chai Meng said: "Brother, if it's not too important, you can ask me to take care of it. It's cold and winter, and it's fine for my brother to stay in the camp."

"This kind of thinking is unacceptable. The Cangzhou Regiment trainee, from the eighth-rank official, can't be called an adult a few times and I will faint. Although on the surface we seem to have a strong army and a small team of 2000 people, but we know what we are like in our hearts. He's a new recruit for a month. His thinking is unstable and his combat power is still not high. It's no problem to fight with the wind. Once he encounters a difficult character, he may have to stop. When will we have more than [-] soldiers and a hundred generals? Let’s take a rest, just this tossing life, there is no way. This time I went to Gwangju to find Tao Zongwang. He is very good at building houses. We have too many houses to build in spring. The other is to go to Gwangju to find someone. Big tea merchant, we are going to sell tea to the north," said Chai Lin.

Chai Meng said: "Tea profit is very high. People in Liao, Jin, and grasslands who go north of Cangzhou eat meat every day. It is too oily, so they must drink tea. But we have not found the source of the business, so we should look for it. The source merchant."

The camp and the village were well arranged, and it was dark, so the two packed their bags and set off in the dark.Without talking all the way, they ran all the way until midnight and came to the old shop where they lived last time outside Dongping City. They were old acquaintances, and they also arranged room food and drinks for the two of them in the middle of the night.

The next day I slept until it was almost noon before getting up. I saved breakfast, so I ate some lunch at the inn and decided to go out to see the port of Dongping.

The port of Dongping is located in the east of Dongping Mansion, which is only a dozen miles away from Dongping City. The so-called port is a wooden trestle that goes deep into the water to facilitate ships to dock and unload. This is called a wharf.

On the edge of the port is a large wasteland, with rocks and weeds.There are hundreds of tents on the wasteland, and there are a lot of people coming and going, including carts, mules, etc.

The tents are temporarily set up by merchants running boats as a place to store and sell goods.There are oranges, tangerines, vegetable oil, and rice from the south, fur and wood from the north, locally produced reed mats, and various handicrafts.

There was a commotion in front, a dozen hooligans surrounded the two middle-aged men and were pushing each other.

Although the middle-aged man in the lead was dressed in common clothes, he was tall and straight, with a straight waist, and he spoke impassionedly.Next to him was a middle-aged man who was dressed as a master, and was over forty years old.

The leader, Poppi, hit his palm with a jujube stick in his hand, and cursed viciously: "You dare to meddle in Mr. Niu's business, you are getting impatient."

The middle-aged man said: "The Song Dynasty is dignified, the universe is bright, you wait for a few hooligans to dare to collect money here without authorization, what's the reason?"

"Fuck, what we charge is sanitation fee, [-] cash per month for each tent, you can control it." Poppy said.

The middle-aged man shouted: "Nonsense, the sanitation here is cleaned by the merchants themselves, so why pay for the sanitation fee?"

The surrounding merchants also said: "These people only take money, and they have never seen anyone come to clean."

Seeing that the middle-aged man's mouth is very strong, Poppi shouted: "Brothers, these two old bastards are itchy, so greet them fiercely, I will be the one who beat them to death."

More than a dozen rogues beat them with sticks in their hands. Although the two middle-aged men said they were in good health, they couldn't stand the siege of many rogues.

Chai Lin shook his head: "These two are really stunned, and they don't even weigh their own strength when they are strong, so let's help him."

Chai Lin and Chai Meng pounced on them, snatched the jujube stick from the poppi's hand, and beat them fiercely, how could the poppis resist, one had a broken head, the other a broken arm, crying for their father and mother.

The leader, Rompy, was the worst. Chai Lin grabbed him by the neck, and with his right hand, the big-eared photons slashed left and right, until he was beaten into a pig's head before letting go.

He vomited blood from his mouth, and the leader, Poppi, didn't forget to say before leaving: "You guys wait for me, I'll break your legs later."

As soon as the rogue finished speaking, Chai rushed up and hit him with a stick, breaking his leg.

Chai Meng's principle is to eliminate all potential dangers. Since you want to break our legs, I'm sorry, break your legs first.

After the battle was over, Poppi fled.

Chai Lin sighed and said, "Such a good place is deserted. It seems that Dongping Mansion has no capable people."

The middle-aged man who was rescued was a little unhappy when he heard what Chai Lin said, and asked: "This strong man, why do you say that I have no capable people in Dongping Mansion?"

Chai Lin pointed at the wasteland and said, "Look at this huge piece of wasteland, at least over a thousand acres. It is close to the wharf and the main road. If it is developed into a market, it will definitely be able to transport goods from north to south. First, it will be convenient for the people. Second, To increase government tax revenue, why not do it."

The middle-aged man curled his lips and said, "What is my opinion? It turned out to be a mouthpiece. More than 100 miles to the east is Shuibo Liangshan. The waterway is so convenient. If bandits want to come, they will arrive in no time. Even if they build a market, what's the matter?" Are there merchants who dare to move in? Secondly, this yamen has no money, so how can we build a market?"

Chai Lin laughed and said, "I've never heard of the water thieves from Shuibo Liangshan robbing any city. You just need to take strict precautions. As for building a market, it's just a few pennies."

The middle-aged man got angry and said, "Young man, what's your name?"

Chai Lindao: "Duckweed has no roots at all, don't ask, Lord, wandering in the end of the world."

"What a big tone, I will give you this thousand acres of land for free, and give you three years to build a market, how about it?"

Chai Lin was so angry, he really met his bragging ancestors, land is not worth much these days, and good land is only a few taels of silver per mu, what is the value of wasteland.

"Uncle, you are not the prefect of Cheng, so you can give it to me if you say so? Don't make a fuss, okay, let's go quickly, and the rogue will not be able to leave after calling for someone to come." Chai Lin said.

The middle-aged man got excited and said: "What are you rogues afraid of? Listening to your words, your tone is very loud. There is a Wanghu Tower not far in front. I invite you to lunch. Let's chat."

Chai Lin said: "Okay, let's go." Chatting and bragging has never been afraid of anyone.

Wanghulou is a three-story restaurant by the water lake. A group of four people came to the private room on the third floor of the restaurant by the window, and ordered carp from the lake to go with the wine.

Looking at the lake, Chai Lin sighed and said, "The huge canal will stop when it reaches Dongping, and the section of the river going north to Dezhou and Cangzhou is full of silt, making it impossible for boats to sail. It's a pity, just clear it."

The middle-aged man's nose was crooked, and he said: "This canal goes northward, and it takes five or six hundred miles to Cangzhou. It's a big project to clean up the mud and rest the shore. It's all alive."

Chai Meng almost burst out laughing, the two braggarts met and started to argue.

Chai Lin said: "If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't make rivers and lakes, and if you don't accumulate small steps, you can't reach thousands of miles. Nothing in the world is easy, as long as you do it, you will be able to complete it one day. This canal can be divided into three sections, and each canal costs about [-] yuan. For a strong man, half a month will be over, there is no difficulty."

"Young people are the same as when I was young. They always feel that the world is big, but they can always be controlled by one hand. I don't educate you, you will know when you experience it. Come, eat vegetables and drink." The middle-aged man said.

Several people drank a few cups, and I have to say that the carp in the water is still very delicious, and the taste is very good.

　Ask for monthly tickets and recommended tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)