Chapter 278 Escort to Jinling
Yan Liqiang practiced hard in the deer garden during the day, and made a progress of thousands of miles a day. At night, especially before going to bed, he did not forget to go to the Heavenly Dao Divine Realm to have a day, and continued to follow the team of the Four Seas Escort Bureau under the Sword God Sect and escort things on the way.
Compared to the last time he followed Sun Bingchen to the imperial capital, the team from the Sihai Escort Bureau was like traveling with a hiker in Yan Liqiang's eyes.
The team has been walking on the road for more than a month, and has encountered several robberies. Those robberies choose to start in the wilderness. It is very interesting. It is to cross a tree trunk or several large rocks blocking the road on the road, blocking the way of the escort team.
Usually, at this time, the escort agency team will stop. While the escort head in charge of delivery will make everyone alert, it will also make people shout out the escort number of the Sihai Escort Agency and cast the flag of the Sihai Escort Agency. Then it will make people move the stones or trunks blocked on the road and then go on the road.
Most of the time, those robbers and heroes who blocked the road were despaired when they heard the banner of the Sihai Escort Bureau and did not dare to cause trouble for the Sihai Escort Bureau, because almost everyone who traveled around the world knew that behind the Sihai Escort Bureau was the Sword God Sect, one of the four major sects in the world. Even if they dared to attack the Sihai Escort Bureau, they would eventually face the endless pursuit of the Sword God Sect by sending masters and strong men. Now the grass on the graves is three feet high. Unless they are tired of living, there are really no green forest heroes with mountains and foundations who dare to attack the Sihai Escort Bureau.
For a few lone thieves and strong men with misty whereabouts, they may not be afraid of the Sihai Escort Agency and the Sword God Sect. If there is enough temptation, those people will even dare to rob the official silver of the government and the treasures offered to the emperor. However, the escort sent by the Sihai Escort Agency is a Ming Escort. The things in the big carts are all military supplies. For those masters, they are not interested in one, and the second is not needed, so naturally they will not come to trouble the team.
In a few days, those heroes who set up obstacles and block the road would rush down from the forest or hillsides on both sides of the road, tell the archer a few words to cut the incisors and show their faces. When they encounter these people who dare to show their faces, the archer will not take action. They will only take two jars of wine from the car to give them to each other and say a few words of scenes. Those heroes have the face given by the Sihai Escort Agency and drink the wine brewed by the Sword God Sect, and they all look forward to the road with satisfaction so that the escort agency team can get on the road.
So along the way, there are basically no dangers.
The only thing that is more troublesome than these green forest heroes and is more like bandits are the checkpoints that charge liquor and taxes set up on important roads in various prefectures of the Han Empire. Those checkpoints are simply as numerous as oxen. In some places, one county has one checkpoint, and in some places, one county even has several levels. There are also levels, even local clans and wealthy families set up privately, which is very difficult to deal with.
Those who set up the checkpoints are all local tyrants, but most of the checkpoints will be watching. These people are all small people. In terms of martial arts, they are fighting Wushu. But these fighters carry the tiger skin of the yamen, representing the official. These people, no matter what the Sihai Escort Bureau is from the Sihai Escort Bureau, they eat escort bureaus and caravans. At this time, the escort leader has no choice but to take out Fengyun Army's official letters. The Fengyun Army's official letters have already stated that the things on the convoy are all military orders ordered by Fengyun Army, and they can be exempted from various liquor taps and taxes. I hope that the governments in various places can be entitled to the public.
Some checkpoints see official letters, taken from Fengyun Army's reputation, or the local officials at the checkpoints also have some concerns about the country and the people. After checking the things on the car, they are indeed weapons and weapons, and they will let them go and do not dare to make things difficult for them. However, some checkpoints, even if you take out Fengyun Army's official letters and know that the things on the car are Fengyun Army's weapons, they will not work. If you don't give him money, he will never let you go. At this time, the escort agency can only lose money and eliminate disasters and secretly stuff some silver. Those officials and yamen runners who block the road will be released only if they get benefits.
Along the way, watching the difficulties and obstacles that the escort agency had to overcome along the way and the numerous levels, watching the various figures of the martial arts, heroes of the green forest, minor officials at the bottom, and traveling businessmen, Yan Liqiang was really eye-opening. Not only did he see all kinds of martial arts appearances, but he learned a lot, but he also finally understood the difficulty of doing business and living at the bottom of the people in this era.
The escort agency traveled through the prefectures and counties. After more than a month of travel, the itinerary finally took half of the journey. On the evening of September 7, 17th year of Yuanping, I finally arrived outside the Jinling City, one of the "four capitals" of the imperial capital...
The escort agency team does not enter the territory of the Imperial Capital, and Jinling City is just one of the stops. After arriving in Jinling, the escort agency team will bypass the "Four Capitals" and take another route, and continue north along the Lingjiang River. After about one more month, you will be able to reach your destination...
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"Everyone come on, hurry up and try harder to arrive at Jinling City before dark. In the past half month, we have been rushing day and night, and we are a little tired. When we arrive at Jinling City, I will let everyone rest for a day..." Feng Pao Head riding on Xilong's horse, looking at the walls of Jinling City with an outline in the distance, and said loudly.
Hearing that he could rest in Jinling City, the entire escort agency cheered, and his morale was suddenly boosted. Even the driver who was catching the car waved his whip even louder.
Yan Liqiang sat in one of the escort cars, leaning against the door of the carriage, and one foot swayed outside the carriage, squinted his eyes and looked at Jinling City in the distance. After following the escort agency for more than a month, the wind and sun were blowing, Yan Liqiang's face was inevitably a little more dusty and his skin was a little tanned. A few days after leaving the Sword God Sect, Yan Liqiang changed the costumes of the disciples of the Sword God Sect. He wore a simple and simple black outfit like other escort masters, and a triangle sweat scarf that could cover his mouth and nose when it was hot. He was dressed as a triangular sweat scarf on his neck that could cover his mouth and nose when it was strong. He was dressed as a person from the bottom.
The prosperity of Jinling City can be seen from the road here. There are more than 20 miles away from Jinling City. The bustling road above this official road is full of traffic, and there are endless pedestrians and merchants. From a distance, the tiger-climbing dragon-panning in Jinling City also has a unique atmosphere.
Looking at Jinling City, Yan Liqiang felt a strange feeling in his heart. He didn't arrive first. In this Heavenly Dao Divine Realm, he went around and got closer to the center of the power of the empire again. This Jinling City is the gateway to the south of the imperial capital of the Han Empire. I heard that more than a thousand years ago, the capital of the Han Empire was in Jinling. In reality, Liang Yijie should have traveled with beauty in Jinling City these days.
Seeing the lazy and unconscious coachman who had just said something about the head of the ban, his whole body suddenly felt as if he had taken calcium from calcium. His waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer hurt, and he was also energetic when he shouted, Yan Liqiang couldn't help but become curious. He remembered that when he was on vacation for one day, he didn't see them so happy.
"Brother Niu, why are you so happy after hearing this head of the wardrobe..." Yan Liqiang asked the coachman next to him.
The coachman's surname is Niu and his name is Niu San. He is in his forties and has a dark and rough face. He is the most common handlebar under the Sihai Escort Bureau. He is responsible for catching the car. Yan Liqiang walked with the car for more than a month and naturally became familiar with the coachman. Along the way, Yan Liqiang not only had to take care of the animals pulling the car, but sometimes Niu San wanted to rest, Yan Liqiang sat at Niu San, pulled the reins, and took the handlebar. Along the way, Yan Liqiang had few opportunities to practice on the road, but the skills of catching the car have made great progress and have already chased Niu San.
"Ahem... Li Qiang, you are still young. When you get older, you will understand. This Jinling City is a good place. Many people in this team are single. Along the way, I hope to take a day off when I pass by Jinling. I have a head of the archer, but I can't tell it..."
Niu San couldn't explain it clearly, but Yan Liqiang vaguely felt the meaning behind the words, especially the smile on Niu San's face, which belonged to a man, and he could understand it at a glance.
Yan Liqiang stopped talking.
"Miss, look, the handsome man on the back of the escort car is so beautiful, it's really rare to see..." A voice came from his ear, and he felt a look at him. Yan Liqiang turned his head and found that two young and beautiful girls were looking at him from the window of the carriage on the road, with bright eyes.
Compared to ordinary women, the two women in the carriage seemed to be more courageous and had more direct eyes.
Yan Liqiang smiled at the two women, but didn't say anything. He turned his head and pulled up the sweat scarf tied around his neck, covering most of his face. For Yan Liqiang, this was the third function of the sweat scarf, just like the sunglasses of celebrities in his previous life.
The convoy, which was infused with chicken blood, finally arrived at Jinling City before dark. However, the convoy did not enter the city because the accommodation fee in the city was more expensive. The entire convoy went directly to a place called Baishizhuang outside Jinling City, and found a large but cheap yard, and then came.
The so-called yard is a bit different from the inn. This yard has the function of an inn and can accommodate accommodation, but it is larger than the inn and has a more empty venue. There is also a warehouse dedicated to people to store things. Those who live in the yard are caravans, escort agencies, and merchants with goods.
Chapter completed!