Chapter 232 Jizhou City
March 13, Jizhou City.
Now, tens of thousands of troops loyal to the royal family have assembled at the border of Jizhou, but have not yet officially started the attack. Therefore, except for the strict control of entry and exit of the city, everything in Jizhou City is running normally.
“What’s your name?!”
"what for?!"
"What's on that carriage?! Open it!"
“.”
At the South Gate, teams of soldiers were patrolling, and several city guards were strictly checking the identities of everyone entering the city.
However, when several more carriages drove up to the city gate from not far away, the soldiers immediately changed their faces.
"Mr. Xu, you are back."
"Um."
The young man riding on the tall horse nodded and said coldly, "Get out of the way."
“Yes, yes.”
The soldier didn't dare to say much. While shouting "Let them go", he secretly glanced at the black carriage following the horseman.
The car curtains were very tight and I couldn't see what was going on inside the car at all.
But since he was escorted back personally by Master Xu, he must be an important figure.
“Da da da~ Da da da~”
The sound of horse hooves gradually sounded, and the carriage drove into the city gate and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Boss, who did Master Xu bring back?"
A soldier approached the leader who had just spoken and asked in a low voice: "Shouldn't we investigate? What if it's a spy from the imperial court?"
"Shut up! Do you want to die?!"
"I"
"Remember! From now on, if you see someone named Mr. Xu, you should let them go!"
"yes"
A quarter of an hour later, at Ruyi Inn.
"Brother Wei, Master Qin, my mother is hosting a banquet at my house tonight. Please come and enjoy it."
In the luxuriously decorated guest room, the young man who had just ridden the horse was drinking tea with Wei Changtian and Qin Zhengqiu.
He is the eldest son of the Xu family, Wei Yanyu's biological son, Xu Chengwen.
It is said that this Mr. Xu is a man of both civil and military talents and extraordinary intelligence. Now that Wei Changtian has seen the real person, he realizes that this is indeed the case.
In all aspects, he is just slightly worse than me.
"You're too polite, Madam Wei."
With a smile and a polite remark, Wei Changtian nodded and said, "We will definitely be on time tonight."
"That's good. You two have come from a long way and have been exhausted. I won't bother you any more."
Xu Chengwen stood up, bowed, and took out a token from his arms.
"This inn is owned by the Xu family. I have already asked all other guests to move elsewhere. You two can just stay here without worry."
"If you want to walk around Jizhou City, you can bring this token with you, and the patrolling soldiers won't check you too much."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Xu."
Wei Changtian also stood up and took the token: "Then we won't delay your work. See you later."
"Okay, see you later."
Finally, he bowed respectfully to Qin Zhengqiu, then turned and walked out of the room.
Wei Changtian waited until the sound of footsteps gradually disappeared completely before turning around and asking Qin Zhengqiu.
"Grandpa, what do you think of Xu Chengwen?"
"He is very thorough in his words and deeds, and his cultivation is also not weak."
Qin Zhengqiu first gave a high evaluation, then shook his head.
"But it's not even one ten-thousandth of you, grandson."
“.”
Wow, you're praising me so much that I feel embarrassed!
"cough."
After a slightly awkward cough, Wei Changtian did not continue the topic, but called Zhang San in.
"Take someone to check the inn inside and out. The innkeeper and waiters should also be more careful."
"Also, check out the alleys nearby and find the shortest route out of the city."
"Yes, I'll go right away..."
Zhang San nodded: "Sir, do you have any other instructions?"
"Well, where is Yujia now?"
"Miss You is in her room."
"Okay, let her wait for me in the main hall."
Wei Changtian and Qin Zhengqiu looked at each other.
"Just say I want to go out with her."
Jizhou is located in the west of the Central Plains of Daning, bordering Tanzhou to the east, Yuanzhou to the west, and further west is the territory of Dafeng.
Unlike Shuzhou, which has a warm and humid climate, Jizhou is dry and rainy all year round, and the land is barren. Logically speaking, it should be considered a desolate place.
But in fact, Jizhou is one of the richest prefectures in the entire Daning.
The reason for such "abnormal" achievements is entirely dependent on Jizhou's prosperous and complete business.
The "Hebei merchants" spread across the country transported local specialties to other states via horse-drawn carriages, wheelbarrows, and even carrying poles to earn the difference, thus completing the original capital accumulation.
After getting the money, the Ji businessmen did not sit back and enjoy it all. Instead, they continued to expand their business and reached out to more profitable industries.
Money shops, escort agencies, salt and iron, and military supply companies even completely controlled the trade routes with Dafeng at one point, making a fortune on both ends.
Of course, if you want to do these businesses, having money alone is not enough, you must also have official protection.
This brings us to another factor that makes Hebei businessmen successful - working together.
They know very well that the power of one person can never be compared to that of a group of people. Therefore, whenever they travel outside, fellow villagers will help each other and unite as one.
Therefore, when the Xu and Wei families joined forces and entered the court, the living environment of the Hebei merchants improved qualitatively.
This is also the reason why most people in Jizhou are willing to stand on the same front with the Xu family even though they are rebelling now.
"I didn't expect that Jizhou City is still so lively, as if they didn't know that the imperial army is already eyeing Peizhou covetously."
Walking on the busy street, You Jia sighed quietly: "And the goods are too complete. Such a small market actually has specialties from all over the world."
"Um."
Wei Changtian looked around and nodded: "It is said that people in Jizhou are good at doing business. Now it seems to be true. By the way, have you ever been to Jizhou before?"
“I’ve been here.”
You Jia responded, but her expression was a little unnatural.
Wei Changtian didn't notice her abnormality and asked casually, "Are you here for the Dragon Guard mission?"
“Yeah, I was here a few years ago.”
You Jia suddenly stopped talking halfway through, and after a while she begged in a low voice under Wei Changtian's strange gaze.
"Sir, let's not talk about this anymore, okay?"
".good."
Wei Changtian realized instantly that You Jia didn't want to recall the past, and his tone paused.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."
“.”
You Jia didn't say anything, but lowered her head and wanted to hold Wei Changtian's hand.
However, holding hands in the street in this era is almost as shameful as kissing wetly in the street in the previous life, so she finally retracted her hand and just moved her body towards Wei Changtian.
In the bustling and noisy crowd, the raised corners of the two people's clothes were slightly entangled together, and the black and white were actually pleasing to the eye.
Not to mention that Wei Changtian is handsome and elegant, You Jia is, after all, the person who once caused a group of men in the Xuan Jing Division to fight against each other.
Although both of them were wearing veils to cover their faces, their outstanding temperament alone was enough to stun passers-by.
It was inevitable that he felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by so many people, so Wei Changtian quickened his pace, wanting to get through the busy city quickly.
But at this moment, a slightly obscene voice suddenly sounded from the roadside.
"This young man~"
"Come and play~"
(End of this chapter)
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