Chapter 2238 Departure
After Bai Shan and his companions agreed on a price, they immediately went to General Meng to ask for customs clearance documents.
Although General Meng frowned slightly, he still signed the documents for them. After handing them the documents, he said, "Come to the mansion for dinner tonight. Inspector He and I will see you off."
If there wasn't Yin Huo in the team, he would not be willing to interact with them too much, because Zhou Man and Bai Shan both carried the label of prince.
Manbao and the others happily agreed. It was still very pleasant to eat for free.
Of course, they didn't just eat for free. During the meal, they also mentioned their address. "We live in the Yunlai Inn next to the post station. If Governor He needs us to bring anything from the Western Regions, you can send the order to the Yunlai Inn later."
Then he casually mentioned the current situation of the post station.
He, the governor, who heard that they were applying eye drops, said: ...
He looked up at General Meng.
Yunlai Inn can barely be considered General Meng's property.
General Meng, however, didn't seem to care much about this matter. Seeing Inspector He looking over, he said, "Back then, I had some disagreements with Liao Ning. It happened that someone from Suzhou Prefecture wanted to stay at the post station in Sha Prefecture. The postmaster had opened an inn across the street and was rather disrespectful to the post station. My men were furious and reported it to Liao Ning, but he tried to evade the matter because of me. My brother-in-law was so angry that he used his money to open another inn next to the post station."
He said, "Inspector He is also aware of the current situation. If you want to tidy up the post station, just go ahead and do it. Don't worry about transporting it to the inn."
The post station was actually a small matter, so although Governor He was somewhat dissatisfied with the post station being abandoned, the inn opposite the post station was run by the postmaster, and the county magistrate of Guo County invested in the inn after the departure of the former governor Liao Ning. There was also an inn next door run by General Meng and his group. These were the two most powerful parties in Shazhou competing for the post station business.
In order to do his job better, he turned a blind eye. After all, the post station only received a few officials throughout the year and was mostly used by civilians.
Although he lost some money, it was better than confronting the county magistrate and garrison commander of the largest county under his jurisdiction at the same time.
Since General Meng said he doesn't care, then County Magistrate Guo doesn't have to care either. After all, he is his immediate superior, right?
Mr. Zhuang hadn't expected this development and raised his eyebrows. Bai Shan smiled and said, "The postmaster is fine, but the young man at the post station, Ren Ergou, is a rare honest and hardworking man."
He just mentioned it, but Governor He took it to heart.
He already knew that the identities of these young men were not simple. Not to mention Yin Huo, Liu Huan was the grandson of the Minister of Revenue and the youngest son of the Chief Clerk of Suzhou, while Bai Cheng was the future royal consort and the emperor's son-in-law. Bai Shan was a young Jinshi and was deeply favored by the emperor.
It's not easy for either of them to succeed. It's just a matter of promoting a young man. It's worth doing them a favor.
But Manbao and the others couldn't see it. They packed their bags and left the city the day after they got the documents.
Mr. You went to the city gate to see them off reluctantly. Half of his goods were sold to Dayu.
At first, only Dayu and his friends bought things. Later, Bai Shan and his friends looked around their luggage and simply used gold to buy some cloth from Master You and stuffed it into their luggage. So half of Master You's goods were sold. Even though he gave them a discount because they were acquaintances, he still made a lot of money.
Master You thought that he might not leave for two or three months, and might still be able to keep them company, so he stood at the city gate and waved to them, saying, "Mr. Zhuang, Mr. Zhou, when you return from the Western Regions, I might still be in the city. Then we can go back to Xiazhou together."
It is still safe to travel with them. There is no other problem except that it takes more time.
Manbao also waved to him from his horse and said, "No problem. If you are still in Shazhou by then, we will definitely call you."
When the time comes, they will take another route. It is obvious that Mr. You is very familiar with the route, so it will be a good opportunity to listen to his explanation.
General Meng stood on the city wall and watched them gallop away on horseback, shaking his head slightly.
General Meng was puzzled. "Since Father was so worried about them, why did he give them the documents to leave the country?"
General Meng said, "Young men should be reckless. Do you think any of them are mediocre? Although the risk is great, who knows if it is not their opportunity? I have done my duty to remind them. The rest is their decision."
After saying that, he glanced at his son and felt that everything about him was good except that he looked a little too old-fashioned. In comparison, the young man below was better.
He didn't know that Bai Shan and his men were even more cowardly and spent a lot of money to hire a group of people who were former horse thieves as guards.
Bai Shan rode his horse to catch up with the rain and asked curiously, "Did you deliver the letter to the mayor?"
Da Yu said nonchalantly, "We went out to look for it yesterday, but there were no merchants in the town who wanted it, so we won't send it off."
He said, "We've left a message at a familiar tavern in the city. If anyone in town comes looking for it, they can ask and find out."
Bai Shan felt that they were quite generous.
However, Da Yu didn't care. They used to be horse thieves living on the edge of a knife. They had to make money when there was money to be made, otherwise it would be gone if they missed it. This year, due to the epidemic and local chaos, it was difficult to make money.
The group chatted and laughed as they ran towards Xi, and the carriage also accelerated...
Manbao and his companions ran ahead with a few guards to see if there was a tea stall or something like that ahead. If not, they would find an open space to take a break at noon.
Beyond Yumen Pass, green mountains stretch endlessly. According to Da Yu, after two days of walking, you'll reach a desert, where you should walk slowly. He said, "There's an ancient road in the desert, with very little grass and water. It's very different from where we are. I heard there used to be a kingdom called Loulan there. Once you get there, you'll be in the Western Regions."
Da Yu and his friends had walked this road before, but no one knew whether they did so when they were horse thieves or after they started taking on escort services. However, he was quite knowledgeable about the road and told them about the towns and tribes they would pass along the way.
In short, from the time they entered the desert until Gaochang, they were basically in the desert. There were very few oases in it, so they had to replenish enough water every time they passed an oasis.
He said, "The desert is different from the grassland. Don't run around. Once you get lost, you won't be able to find your way back."
He stated in advance, "If you get lost, we will not look for you. Instead, we will ask the convoy to continue forward until we reach Gaochang."
Several people: "...Don't worry, we won't run around."
Da Yu was finally satisfied and ran along with them at the front, saying in disgust, "Your convoy is so slow."
Manbao: "I don't believe you've ever received a caravan that moves faster than ours."
That's true, most caravans are not as extravagant as Zhou Man and his team, almost every person has a horse, but!
Heavy Rain glanced at them and said, "You promised not to waste time on the road."
Manbao and the others nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Don't worry, don't worry."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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