Chapter 163 Chapter 163 Several poisonous needles shot towards Lin Zhiyi...
Chapter 163
Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan have now reached the border of Yanzhou. If they walk another ten miles, they will reach Yuzhou.
There are towering mountains all around.
Even if they tried their best to take the official road, they were still forced to take some small, narrow and remote roads due to the complexity of the terrain.
"Did you take this same road two years ago?" Lin Zhiyi asked.
She began to think about the possibility of building a road.
——First, we should find a way to renovate the official roads in each state and county, and then the post houses and inns. The soldiers who patrol and protect the people should also be trained in batches and put on the job for trial.
Peace and prosperity for the country and the people cannot be just empty talk, nor can it only mean that the capital and the cities where the provincial and county governments are located are peaceful and harmonious.
Rural towns should all have corresponding institutions and personnel.
This will greatly increase the safety factor of merchants in various states and counties.
The number of bandits will also be greatly reduced.
The people can live and work in peace and contentment, and they don’t have to worry about setting up stalls and doing small business to supplement their family income.
In addition to post stations around the official road, private teahouses and stalls can be set up between post stations that are too far apart for travelers to rest and eat.
——Of course, these private shops must be reviewed by the government to ensure they are safe.
The government also needs to conduct regular inspections on food safety.
These ideas flashed through Lin Zhiyi's mind casually - she was very grateful for the various great facilities in the world, which allowed her to stand on the shoulders of giants and bring small benefits to a new group of people in the new world.
She only provided ideas, but when the time came, it would still be up to more suitable people to improve and promote them...
Who should I choose?
Several names flashed through Lin Zhiyi's mind.
Well... considering all factors - Xie Junnuo is a good candidate.
Zhou Mingyan glanced at the surroundings and replied, "Yes, the road was even harder to walk on two years ago because it was covered in snow. This year is still pretty good."
"If the road is not good, it will have a great impact on trade routes." Lin Zhiyi sighed.
"Yes, that's true. Fortunately, there is also a water route." Zhou Mingyan said.
waterway?
Because his maternal grandparents have been doing business, Lin Zhiyi has some understanding of the waterway situation.
Today's merchant shipping routes are indeed more mature than land trade routes.
Water transport offers high cargo volumes, low costs, and high profits, and it has become increasingly mature and has its own set of operating procedures.
Although there are dangers of natural storms on the waterway, pirates and other forces are not rampant because the government invests more in protecting the waterway.
Becoming a pirate and successfully robbing merchant cargo isn't easy—you need to be a skilled sailor, knowledgeable about navigation, and weather forecasts. Furthermore, you need the ability to defeat the merchant ship's escorts...
Therefore, there are relatively few pirates, but there are more bandits on land.
"Do you have any new good ideas?"
"It's not mature yet, just think about it. We'll discuss it with everyone after we return to Beijing."
"That's fine." Zhou Mingyan himself didn't like to use his brain. He preferred martial arts competitions, mechanical formations, and the like. The more he did so, the more he admired those with smart brains. "I think Brother Xie is very smart. You can ask him. Of course, the princess can definitely give you better advice."
Jing Yue's intelligence also left a deep impression on Zhou Mingyan.
"Yeah." I need to discuss it with A Yue.
Zhou Mingyan suddenly tilted his head and twitched his ears. "Someone's approaching. Ten horses in total."
Lin Zhiyi raised her eyebrows. Along the way, she vaguely sensed something was wrong. Jing Yue arranged two teams of guards for her, one visible and one hidden. Logically, she should be able to sleep soundly.
But there is always a subtle vigilance in the subconscious.
"Could it be an assassin?" Lin Zhiyi asked.
Zhou Mingyan touched the bow and arrow on his back and took a first-level alert: "It's possible..." He comforted, "Don't worry, I'm here. I will definitely not let any danger get close..."
"Well, I believe you. Your fighting ability is currently ranked first in my opinion."
If Ye Changning were here, she would probably say that Ye Changning was number one.
Zhou Mingyan was also proficient in riding, shooting and archery, while Ye Changning was more proficient in swords, spears, swords and halberds.
Lin Zhiyi pondered for a moment and added in his mind - A Yue can also be ranked first.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
After all, no one dared to fight the princess.
There has never been any systematic competition or exchange of skills.
But Lin Zhiyi had trained martial arts with Jing Yue before, and she had also sparred with Lin Zhiqi and Zhou Mingyan. She had even witnessed Ye Changning apprehending an assassin, and had even been saved by Xie Junnuo's Qinggong skills...
After comprehensive comparison, she ranked the top three.
Then...whoever is in front of her, she will recognize him as the number one.
When the three of them were together, she would coax Jingyue into being the first.
Well... But this truth cannot be let A Yue know... Otherwise she will be jealous.
Thinking of Jingyue, a smile appeared on Lin Zhiyi's face.
I've been away from Beijing for ten days now. I wonder if Ayue misses her...
Of course I did.
Lin Song, Ji Feng and others must have heard the conversation between Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan.
The two men prepared their weapons, and the other guards also became alert, some holding sword hilts, some reaching for hidden weapons, some holding long spears...
The two young men were protected tightly.
The sound of horse hooves gradually approached, and then a group of people rushed out from the other side of the mountain road.
The leader was actually someone they knew - Ye Changning.
The alert crowd breathed a sigh of relief and temporarily took their hands off their weapons.
Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
When he was leaving the city, he met Ye Changning and the others returning to the capital. Now, only ten days later, why is he out again? And taking the same route as them?
Zhou Mingyan still held the bow and arrow in his hand and did not put it back into his backpack.
Ji Feng and Lin Song also did not relax.
The doubt in their eyes was clearly revealed - why would Lord Ye come here?
Ye Changning slowed down his horse and shouted to the team ahead, "Xiuyuan, Mingyan, what a coincidence! Fortunately, I took this road and finally met you."
"Where is Lord Ye going on business?" Ji Feng asked first.
"Yuzhou," Ye Changning said, "The fugitive I captured this time provided new clues that happened to be related to the case of the imperial concubine from that year, so I brought people out to track down the fugitive."
"I see. Lord Ye has really worked hard." Ji Feng complimented.
"It's my duty, not really hard work." Ye Changning slowly rode closer. "By the way, I have something good to tell you—"
"What's the good news?" Lin Zhiyi asked, and then he guessed it before he could say, "My eldest sister gave birth?"
Zhou Mingyan also became excited: "I'm an uncle?!"
"Well, congratulations to both of you, one has become an uncle and the other has become an uncle." Ye Changning said with a smile.
His gaze lingered on Lin Zhiyi's face for a while longer.
Lin Zhiyi calculated that he would receive the good news in the next two days.
But...why didn't A Yue pass it to her using the wooden bird?
——They had agreed on that at the time.
Moreover...given Ayue's jealous nature, why would he ask a "potential rival" to pass on the message?
Mu Feiniao can use it, the secret guards can use it, Tang Cong and other guards of the princess's palace can also use it, they even have intelligence agency personnel who can use it secretly...
Asking Ye Changning to pass on the message... is a waste of talent.
Zhou Mingyan was still immersed in joy and continued to ask, "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Ye Changning's eyes were still fixed on Lin Zhiyi. He said casually, "A girl. Both mother and daughter are safe."
"Very good!"
Lin Zhiyi, however, sensed something was amiss—Ye Changning and Xie Junnuo already knew very well that she was a woman, and with their level of self-control, they wouldn't stare at her for so long for no reason.
And this look... was not like Ye Changning's usual look, it was more like he was examining her.
With icy temperature.
Although Ye Changning did have the name Shura, his eyes were not cold when he faced her. After knowing that she was a woman, there was even a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his eyes.
It's not like now...
Something is wrong!
Lin Zhiyi instinctively became alert and quickly glanced at the people following Ye Changning - this group of people was completely different from the group of people who followed Ye Changning to handle cases in the capital in the past!
Before they left the city, they met Ye Changning leading people back to Beijing - there wasn't even a familiar face among those people!
"He is not Ye Changning!" Lin Zhiyi warned!
Zhou Mingyan, Lin Song, Ji Feng and others were all very surprised.
Then Ye Changning—the fake Ye Changning—suddenly attacked, raised his hand, and shot several poisonous needles towards Lin Zhiyi!
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