Through the fairy valley

The two bid farewell to shopkeeper Ke, thinking that it would be better not to change gold first, so as not to be dazzling.

Then look around in other places in the city.

There were originally two wharves in Jiuhe County, one was a water transport wharf and the other was a military wharf.

The two found a tea house with a view of the pier and the river, and sat down on a seat on the second floor.

"Guest officer, what tea do you want?" Xiao Er was a child, and ran over with a smile on his face.

"What kind of tea do you have?" Cao Yang asked, who was more particular about tea.

"We have the best green tea, black tea and black tea!"

"What's so good about green tea?" Qian Ke knew that Cao Yang liked to drink green tea and asked.

"The best thing is thousands of mountains and rivers, the tea is as thin as silk, and the taste is fragrant." Xiaoer returned articulately.

"Then make two cups." Qian Ke was quite interested when he heard that.

"Okay!" Xiao Er laughed and went on.

Looking at the boats transporting troops at the pier by the river, Qian Ke frowned: "It seems that we came at a bad time, and there is going to be a war here."

Cao Yang didn't know much about ancient wars, but only thought that the people here would suffer from the flames of war: "It was like this in the feudal era, and the pitiful people in the war are the common people."

Qian Ke nodded, and a person at the next table came over and bowed to the two of them: "In Xianan Guanlie, I heard the two gentlemen talking about it. I don't know if the two of you would like to talk about it."

Qian Ke just wanted to find someone to inquire about things here, so he waved his hand to invite Nangong Lie to sit down.

This Nangong Lie is a middle-aged man in his 40s with a goatee. Although he is wearing an ordinary cotton long coat, he tidies it up very neatly. He looks like a scholar.

Xiao Er came over with two cups of Qianshan Wanshui, Qian Ke handed the one in front of him to Nangong Lie, and asked Xiao Er to drink another cup.

Mr. Nangong took a sip of tea calmly: "Thousands of mountains and rivers, one hundred yuan a cup, it is a famous tea in our Yao country, but unfortunately, with the war, commerce and trade will be chaotic, and prices may also be chaotic."

"Xia Qianke, people from Borneo, don't know much about the history of the local countries, so please tell me about it."

Xiao Er handed over a cup of tea.

Nangong Lie nodded: "Yaoguo and Zhaoguo were originally a family. They worked together under the same master in the era of the sages. Later, the two families were divided into two when the master had no heirs. They lived in peace at first, but later Zhaoguo defeated Huzhi, the great northern country, and they were born together. Thinking they could unify the world, they waged a 30-year war."

"Yaoguo is relatively safe, but it is able to defend the city. I am afraid it is due to the favorable location!" Qian Ke studied liberal arts and has rich historical knowledge. Although he does not know the situation here, Chinese history lies there. The west can overcome the east, relying on the location of Xiongguan, which is suitable for defense, and sweeping the plains to make it easy to attack; the confrontation between the north and the south, the north can defeat the south, depends on the soldiers being strong and good at fighting, and the iron horses and glaciers are dreaming.

The only exception is Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. When the south ruled the north, history often has similarities. Only the immutable number is controlled by the hegemony, and a little opportunity is enough to rewrite the general trend of the world.

Nangong Lie took a sip of tea: "That's right, our Yaoguo can win mainly because of the natural danger of the river and the advantage of the navy; but I'm afraid it's dangerous now."

"Why do you say that, sir?" Cao Yang couldn't help asking curiously.

"Our country has not thought about progress for a long time, and although King Zhao Ming is a prince, I think he is the master of great talent and strategy. He managed eleven states in the South County, expanded agriculture and commerce, and cut off trade with our country. Frontier trade, three years ago, the development of the inland navy and the expansion of warships, I am afraid that their ambitions are not small!"

Qian Kexiang said: "If Yaoguo can be careful and use strategy to defeat the Zhaoguo navy in a battle and then seek development, I'm afraid it won't be so bad."

Mr. Nangong nodded excitedly: "That's right, this requires good generals and talented people to realize it."

Qian Ke laughed: "Only by guarding the great river and keeping Zhao Kingdom from crossing the river, will we be victorious in the long run!"

"Oh, what do you mean?" The tea drinkers at the next table couldn't help but raise their glasses. Qian Ke saw that there was only a middle-aged man sitting at the table, and the people next to him seemed to be his followers. Middle-aged people Just interrupted him, and made a gesture of please to ask Qian to continue.

Qian Ke raised his glass in return: "King Ming of Zhao Kingdom is so talented and general, he must not be something in the pool. I am afraid that he will dominate Nanjun for a long time, and his lord may not be at ease. If Yao Kingdom can only win without defeat, it will form a stalemate. Zhao Guo had no choice but to garrison troops for defense. To support so many troops for a long time, I am afraid that Zhao Guo’s financial resources will also be huge. In addition to strategy, the most important thing to fight in war is logistics. If logistics does not continue, I am afraid that Zhao Guo will The Lord will not be pleased either!"

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Nangong Lie smiled and stroked his beard.

Several guests at the next table got up and were about to leave. The guest who just asked the question came over and handed Qian Ke a greeting card: "I am in charge of Yuntao in Xianan County, and I would like to make friends with you, sir."

Qian Ke naturally remembered that the Jiuhe where he was located was under the jurisdiction of Nan'an County. Since they were the parents' officials, Qian Ke and Nan Gonglie got up to return the salute.

Governor Yun handed another invitation to Nangong, and Nangong accepted it as a thank you.

After the sheriff left, the three of them sat and chatted for a while, and Nangong also got up to leave.

"Second brother, do you sell this tea from thousands of mountains and rivers?" Qian Ke was in a good mood after getting to know the sheriff immediately, so the second brother asked.

"Of course I sell tea, this tea is 5 taels a catty. If you want it, you can pack it right away!" Rich businessmen like Qian Ke drink and buy, they naturally welcome it.

"Then let's have a catty first!" Qian Ke drank this tea and thought it was very good. It tasted not much worse than the modern green teas, but five taels per catty was quite expensive.

Xiao Er packed the tea and brought it over, and took the money.

"Is there any big grocery store near here?" Qian Ke asked him.

"The biggest store in Jiuhe is Hangjia's time-honored Nanbei groceries, which is located in the middle of the street. The customer said that he is a friend of Mr. Nangong, and their shopkeeper will treat you cheap!" Xiaoer kindly reminded.

"Oh, why?" Cao Yang was curious by what he said.

"Mr. Nangong is a famous sage in Jiuhe, and a doctor of Jiuhe Academy. Most of the talents in the county are his students, and the Hang family is no exception." Xiaoer explained.

"Okay, thank you then!" Qian Ke took out the bad money he had just found, grabbed a dozen or so copper coins and handed them to him.

"Thank you, guest officer, how dare I accept your reward for doing so little work." Xiaoer refused.

"It's okay, take it!" Cao Yang took the money and handed it to him, Xiao Er blushed and thanked him, and took it.

Walking out of the teahouse, the two walked slowly towards the middle of the street.

"What do you think of the situation here?" Cao Yang looked at the people walking peacefully on the street and asked, the fate of these people was uncertain when the war broke out.

Qian Ke knew what he was thinking, but the things here were beyond their control. The historical trend was mighty, and they were just passers-by when they came.

"Let's develop the valley before the war, and we can take a look at Zhaoguo," Qian Kexiang said.

"Well, do you have any good ways to make money?" Cao Yang knew that Qian Ke was very powerful in modern times. Although he was not high-profile in the class, he was very good at making money.

"In the war, daily necessities are in short supply, so it's easy for us to do a good job in food!" Qian Kexiang said about the income from ten acres of land.