The reborn sycophant

Located at the southern end of the Qi Dynasty, the Jiaozhou area has a warm climate and abundant rainfall.Of the three existing counties in Jiaozhou, Zhuri County is the southernmost.

Wei Chuyan and the others walked south all the way, passed through several cities in Yunan, and entered the border of Zhuri County. The carriage was bumpy all the way. She brought a few volumes of books to read on the road, and occasionally did some deduction on paper. Serving her on the side, he often showed doubts about what she wrote.

The young lady's knowledge is getting more and more advanced, and Mo Mei can't understand the strange names and pictures in the paintings.

The little girl often thinks this way.

Sometimes when tired of thinking about things, Wei Chuyan would lift the curtain of the car to take a look outside.She had never been to Zhuri County in her previous life, and she had never left the house before she was 15 years old. After she was 15 years old, she went directly to the north, to Chang'an, the capital of the country.

She worked in Chang'an, lived in Chang'an, and met Zhao Ji in Chang'an.

...Later she died in Chang'an.

Although they belong to the same Jiaozhou, the scenery of Zhuri County is quite different from that of Yunan.When Wei Chuyan came out of Yunan, the early rice was green, and a gust of wind would blow the fresh straw up and down like waves, which is really beautiful.Arriving at the border of Zhuri County, the rice leaves changed color, the sun-like golden color made people feel warm, and the figure of the rice was no longer tall and straight, but was bent up under the weight of the full rice ears.

While resting on the road, she heard from the boy from Zhuri County that thanks to the hot and humid climate, the rice here is cropped three times a year, which is slightly different from Yunan County, so the time of sowing and ripening is also different.

Only Zhuri County in the whole country is like this.It is said that Zhuri County is rich, and this is the root of the wealth.

I don't know how many grains and rice are shipped out from here every year, and after being exchanged for gold, silver and copper coins, they are shipped back continuously.

Even the official roads in Zhuri County are more and wider than other counties. Wei Chuyan noticed that the official roads are covered with ruts, and deep and shallow marks are carved in the ground, full of sweat and wealth.

Along the way, Chuyan's group also encountered many caravans. When they saw that the team of Chuyan was escorted by a few young Qianyang Lords in short brown clothes and riding tall horses, most of them would stop to show respect to them. go ahead.At this time, the Qi Dynasty has begun to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. The truly low-status businessmen dare not talk to this kind of honorable children who appear to be from high-ranking families. The person in charge is in charge of Xungui's family's property. This kind of person has a straight waist and dares to talk to him occasionally.

In fact, to distinguish which are pure businessmen, you only need to see whether there are horses in their team.Merchants were not allowed to ride horses to wear silk. Even if they transported goods, they could only use donkey carts. Not only merchants, but ordinary people could not use horses. A horse ranged from five thousand to twenty thousand dollars, which was more expensive than slaves.

There are usually various escort flags in the merchant's team, some of them are not, but they also hire a lot of big men to escort them. Although Zhuri County is peaceful, this is only a relative term.For merchants, their ranks were still at risk of being robbed, so the Escort business here also flourished.

When passing through large and small towns along the way, they usually stop for a long time and a night to replenish some supplies. The boys will wash the horses that pull the carts, so as not to smoke the lady. As for the horses they ride, they usually don’t think about cleaning them. .At times like this, Wei Chuyan would often take one or two guards out for a walk, and Mo Mei was by his side, running around lively, and it was always fun to show her some novelties.

Most of the time, she will make a record of the customs and special products of various places. In her previous life, she had served as the Taicang Order and assisted the Dasinong in charge of the agricultural supervision, so she was very concerned about food and money.Later, she was promoted to Shangshuling, supervising the chapters of all officials, and whenever she encountered a book about farming in various places, she would try her best to keep it and hand it to Zhao Ji.

Agriculture and commerce are the foundation of a country.In the previous life, she wanted to assist Zhao Ji to create a peaceful and prosperous world. Although she didn't plan to become an official in this life, but these things... let's remember them. In the future... when that person succeeds, she will find someone to play for her... …

Looking all the way, Wei Chuyan felt a little emotional.

Such a treasure-gathering place, her great-grandfather gave it up as soon as he said it, and the courage in it can be seen.

Even Wei Chuyan himself couldn't help sighing after seeing the prosperity of Zhuri County.

Sometimes, if you don't see it with your own eyes, you will never understand what you have lost, but once you see it, you will understand how hard it is to give up.

She began to understand her grandfather's mood.

However, understanding does not mean agreeing, she thinks it is worth it if she sacrifices these things in exchange for the safety of the Wei family.

"Great-grandfather was really a wise and persevering person."

"What did you say, Miss?"

"It's nothing, Mo Mei, where are we?"

There was a din of people outside, Wei Chuyan thought he was outside some city, and while talking to Mo Mei, she lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, and the scene that came into her eyes made her face appear A puzzled expression.

In the evening, when the afterglow of the setting sun fell, the birds returning to their nests were covered with a thin layer of golden light. They waved their wings gracefully and uttered long chirps, gradually sinking into the lush greenery of the distant mountains.On the official road in front of the Weijia cavalry, in the darkening sunlight, many people and horses had already stopped to rest.The donkeys and mules, who were tired all day, were able to unload their loads, and the iron bits in their mouths were also taken off, and they were eating grass leisurely at this time.Someone in the caravan started camping, someone moved out the pot, dug a hole on the spot, and started cooking...

On both sides of the official road, there is such a scene where everyone gets what they want.

The first banquet was a bit suspicious, it would be a while before nightfall, these teams actually planned to rest here directly, didn't they plan to move forward?

Merchants value profits, and they often value time. Along the way, almost all of them are busy on their way. When have you seen such a slack caravan?

"It should be Hongshui City. Let me take a look. It seems that we will arrive in three cities. Hey, outside, what's the situation outside?" Hearing the lady's question, Mo Mei turned over the map and looked at it seriously , when she saw that the distance to her destination had become extremely short, she seemed very happy, then she looked away from the map, looked out of the car window through the curtain Wei Chuyan opened, and was confused by the situation outside. Have some doubts.

"Let Xiaosong and the others inquire about it."

The behavior of the caravan was too abnormal. Out of caution, Wei Chuyan ordered the people escorting her to stop and called people over to inquire about the news.

Xiao Song was looking for a loud voice over there, and the voice came faintly. Wei Chuyan somewhat missed her physique in her previous life. With this volume, she should be able to hear it clearly in the past, but now she can barely hear it. perhaps.

"The noble concubine is visiting relatives, little brother...the county guard has an order to strictly search all cities and towns in Zhuri County from now on, and no one will be allowed to enter the city after the deadline...We want to hurry up, but...you see, there is no other way... …loss……"

Concubine visiting relatives?Wei Chuyan pursed her thin lips, was taken aback, her expression became solemn, her small face fell to the ground unconsciously, but because her face was too immature, she didn't look very serious, but rather cute.

At the beginning of the dynasty, the national style was strong and free, and there was indeed a saying of visiting relatives.However, with the improvement of etiquette, the possibility of concubines leaving the palace has gradually been eliminated. Up to now, in fact, there are no more concubines who can go back to their hometown to visit their relatives.

In her previous life, she had never heard of this matter, but when she was young, she was still playing with flowers and butterflies, studying hard, and Yue Mo didn't have the heart to pay attention to it.

In any case, if the matter of the noble concubine visiting relatives is true, this noble concubine must be very powerful.

Not only is he very favored by Emperor Wen, but he is also very resourceful.

Speaking of which, Niangqin seems to have mentioned that the current governor of Zhuri County is the elder brother of Concubine Wan Gui, so the one who came to visit his relatives this time is Concubine Wan Gui.

If it was the empress, it would make sense.Because... she is Zhao Ji's adoptive mother.In the previous life, it was because of her that Emperor Wen appointed the unknown Zhao Ji to succeed him before his death. This shocked many people at the time.

At that time, people often lamented how favored this imperial concubine was.

Later, when Zhao Ji grew up and gradually showed the government and the public the means of an emperor, this kind of voice was gradually suppressed, and before Wei Chuyan died, no one could handle it except for the ills in his private life. The increasingly majestic young emperor, she will definitely soar into the sky.

Most definitely.

A hand flashed in front of his eyes, Wei Chuyan came back to his senses, and followed Mo Mei's finger to look at Xiaosong who had returned.

"Miss, it is said that Concubine Wan Gui went home to visit her relatives. Martial law has been enforced in all parts of Zhuri County. Now the gates of Hongshui City have been closed, and all the places for camping outside the city have been occupied, so these people rest here. .”

"Then let's rest here for one night, and you can ask a few people to go to the front to make sure."

Wei Chuyan pondered for a moment, and ordered.