Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

In the kitchen, there is a large iron pot that is cooking ingredients.

The scent comes from inside.

Wang Mazi smiled, knowing in his heart, The guest officer is at the toll booth in front, so he didn't stop to rest and eat.

How do you know? The caravan owner was a little wary, afraid of being targeted.

The goods they transport are of great value, but they dare not entrust them.

Wang Mazi settled the person at the dining table, Because the guest officer doesn't know what the scent is about, I guessed it for now, and I guessed right. The fragrance the guest officer smelled came from the special product of our rest station, lo-mei. Along the way Every rest stop has this dish. If the guest officer has eaten at the rest stop in front, he will naturally not be curious about the fragrance.”

I see!

The owner of the caravan breathed a sigh of relief and was fortunate that no one was watching.

Guest officer, would you like a piece of braised food? There are braised pig water, braised pig head, pig tail, pig ears, pig liver, pig lung, braised duck, braised chicken, etc...

Listening to Wang Mazi reporting the name of the dishes, the caravan guys who had been tired for a day and frozen for another day all started to drool.

The owner of the caravan was not much better, but he was reserved and not obvious enough.

According to Wang Mazi's introduction, each table has a platter of braised flavors, a few kinds of stir-fries, and sweet potato rice.

Winter melon pork ribs soup is free, you can drink it casually. However, there is only winter melon in the soup, no ribs. If it wasn't for the taste of pork ribs, everyone would doubt whether this was winter melon soup or winter melon pork ribs soup.

The steaming food was served on the table, plus a gravy.

The owner of the caravan sandwiched a piece of pig's ear. Hey, this tastes really good.

I ate another piece of braised fat sausage. I didn't expect that pigs could eat it like this. There was no fishy smell at all, but the smell of spices.

The owner of the caravan was very satisfied with the platter, so he ordered two more pots and opened meat for the guys. Everyone has enough to eat and drink, and they will work harder tomorrow.

While the owner of the caravan was eating, another huge caravan came from the direction of the capital on the cement road outside.

There were forty or fifty mules, horses and donkeys pulling the cart. There are twenty or thirty trucks carrying goods.

The owner of the caravan beckoned to call Wang Mazi, In the capital, is the Wei River frozen?

Never heard of it.

According to the situation in previous years, it can still sail for half a month.

The owner of the caravan pointed to the large caravan coming from the direction of the capital outside, Why did they not go by the Weishui River, but instead go by land? Isn't it a waste of time?

Wang Mazi glanced outside and immediately laughed, I know this caravan, and they run on this road every month. They go to Luozhou, and now our cement road is more convenient than waterway shipping. And it costs less.

You also know that there are many levels along the waterway, and each level has to be charged a sum of money, and if it is delayed, it will be half a day and a day. It is better to take our cement road. Although there are many toll stations, it is cheap. And it is convenient to eat and live, without delaying things, you can go after paying the toll.

I see!

When the caravan owner was originally in Luozhou, he also thought about water transportation.

But I was afraid that the Wei River would freeze, and I wasted time on the way, so I switched to the cement road.

Who would have thought that the cement road is now more convenient and cost-effective than water transportation.

The owner of the caravan secretly rejoiced for a while, fortunately he chose to walk in the cement.

Li Dashan took a few toll collectors to count the number of mules, horses and vehicles.

The car was loaded with goods and covered with tarpaulins.

Li Dashan lifted the tarpaulin and checked it at random. Looking at the seal on the wooden box, he recognized at a glance that it was the cashmere pants produced by the Sihai Textile Workshop in the capital.

A set of cashmere trousers is extremely warm and the price is very touching.

According to the webmaster, even if it is the internal price of employees, it costs 10 taels per set. If you buy it outside, you will get a set of twenty or thirty-two.

He also heard that cashmere is a rare item.

A sheep has only a few taels of cashmere all over its body.

A set of cashmere trousers requires several catties of cashmere, and how many sheep must be killed to make a set of cashmere trousers. No wonder it's so expensive.

And he also heard that cashmere is only found on sheep from winter to spring.

Looking at the truckload of goods, Li Dashan sighed with emotion about the strength of the caravan, and then accepted the intention to register honestly.

Hand the documents to the stewards and ask them to pay the tolls themselves.

This caravan coming from the direction of the capital had to rush all night without stopping to eat and rest.

When Li Dashan heard the words, he shouted, Come here, lift the fence.

ding ding dong dong...

The chain sounded.

Several prisoners with anklets came out from behind the toll booth, walking heavily. Walk to the concrete road and lift the heavy wooden fence to let the caravan pass.

The owner of the caravan, who was sitting under the window eating, looked at the people with chains on their feet and was surprised.

Who are they? You...

Wang Mazi guessed what the other party was thinking, and hurriedly said: Don't misunderstand the guest officer, those few people are all criminals, mountain bandits and road tyrants, and they do all kinds of evil. The county government is also a waste of food when they are imprisoned. Our station chief will discuss with the county government. , to ask the county government to send the prisoners over to reform through labor, not only to save food for the county government, but also to deter those mountain bandits who were not caught.

The owner of the caravan heard the words and breathed a sigh of relief, This is a good way. Mountain bandits and road hogs are not good things, they should be reformed.

These businessmen know the dangers of mountain bandits and road hogs. I fully agree with the actions of the local county government and toll gates.

In recent years, natural disasters have been frequent, and many places have suffered disasters.

So, in the mountains and forests along the official road, here is a lump, there is a bunch, you occupy a hill, I occupy a valley. In just a few years, many mountain bandits emerged.

Some of these mountain bandits are really unable to survive, and can only go up the mountain and fall into the grass to become bandits.

Some people are really lazy to do it. They steal chickens and dogs on weekdays. The world is difficult.

There are also some people who are eager to move in their hearts, but suffer from no opportunity for promotion. If you don't do it again and again, just go up the mountain. I hope that one day I will kill officials and rebel, be recruited by the court, and embark on a career in another way.

This group of people with different minds gathered together, robbed the passing business trips along the way, and endangered one party.

A typical mountain bandit road tyrant, scourges the local people's livelihood and economy.

In the past business trips, I suffered a lot, but there was nothing I could do.

As a result, in recent years, many traders have changed their careers.

I can't save my life, how dare I go south and north to do business.

How does this work!

If there is no business travel in the past, how to make money at toll stations and rest stops, and how to support people?

So at the beginning of the establishment of the toll station, the first guard team was established to suppress the bandits.

In order to make this trade route unimpeded, the mountain bandits and road fighters along the way must cut weeds and roots.

Sihai Road and Bridge Firm, in addition to organizing a escort team, also issued a bounty notice.

Wang Mazi pointed to the reward notice posted on the wall, Please look at the guest officer, kill a mountain bandit Roadhog for five taels of silver, and catch a live mountain bandit Roadhog for ten taels of silver. Our boss will pay for it. , I can be active now. Just to earn this reward.

Just as he was talking, he saw several county yamen officers coming with four prisoners wearing shackles and chains.

Boss Niu, I've sent someone here for you. Take it away. The yamen shouted at the top of his voice.

It was cold outside, so I just entered the rest station. The rest station with heated floor heating is very warm.

Several prisoners, wearing thin clothes, stood shivering in the cold wind.

Boss Niu walked out of the toll booth picking his teeth.

He first said hello to the yamen, and then stepped forward to check the teeth of several prisoners.

Hey, I said the people you sent were wrong, right? Could this little white face be a mountain bandit Roadhog?

Don't believe it, Boss Niu, this is his military advisor.

Fucking strategist. I can kill him with one fist.

That's it! Boss Niu this! The yamen gestured with his thumb.

Boss Niu retired from the Heavenly Wolf Army, so of course it's different.

Sirius Army?

When the caravan owner heard this, he was surprised.

The rude stationmaster of the toll station turned out to be discharged from the Sirius Army. No wonder he was fierce.

Boss Niu smiled and kicked the yamen, Don't mention the brave man of the year. Come on, call my family.

Mr. Niu, the boss of Niu's family, has cross-eyed eyes and is not very good-looking. He looks fifty or sixty, but he is only in his forties.

I have worked in the mountain bandit industry for nearly 20 years. I have been a soldier since I was a child, and I have a few brushes.

It's a pity that the bad luck, when the boss Niu came, he took the lead in slaughtering the mountain bandit where Mr. Niu was. He became a coolie at the toll booth and was undergoing reform through labor.

My family came here to recognize people. The few people sent by the county government said they were bandits. Do you know them?

It must be a mountain bandit. The yamen emphasized on the side.

Ten taels of silver per person, where is this mountain bandit, this is clearly white money.

Mr. Niu didn't talk nonsense, he directly played oral work and talked about the slang of bandits.

After a short while, he took out the old bottom of a few people.

Mr. Niu pointed at Xiaobailian and the other two, These three are the gang of thieves from Niutoushan, who have been in the business for at least three years. I have seen this little white face once. As for this big man, he is a porter, not a bandit. I don't know. How did you get caught to charge?

Okay, son of a bitch, play tricks, grab the porter and make up the money. Is it really easy to take our boss's money? If I don't pass the assessment at the end of the year, I will take your skin off.

Boss Niu rolled up his sleeves and waved his arms like iron bumps at the yamen.

The yamen scattered, looking terrified.

Boss Niu calm down, we really don't know. It's all judged by the county magistrate. This is the file. Niu Lai Da, please read it.

Boss Niu sneered, I don't see this, I only know that you are playing tricks to deceive money, which are not good things. Do you know the consequences of cheating money.

Last month, at the Jiulipu toll station, there were also yamen officers who arrested people and defrauded them. Guess what happened? The last yamen worked in the Jiulipu toll station for three years to reform through labor, and I can still see it now. The county lieutenant was directly kicked out.

How dare you guys, do you also want to come to Lao Tzu for reform through labor? It happened that I was digging a mountain and digging a pond here, and I lacked a few coolies.

No, no, boss Niu has misunderstood. It may be that the county lieutenant made a mistake. We'll go back and fix it.

Really wrong? Didn't Lao Tzu admit the wrong person?

We were wrong.

The four prisoners are all staying, let's go. The matter is clear, and then come over with the case file to get the bill and collect the money.

Yes, yes, boss Niu, you have the final say.

A few yamen ran away.