Chapter 754 Guo Jia's visit
Guo Jia was lying on the railing next to the pier and vomited for a while before standing up straight, but he still felt the ground shaking and stable for a while before moving out of the dock with one foot deep and one foot shallow under the gaze of the people around him watching the fun.
Guo Jia regrets it now. If I had known it, I would have been greedy for freshness and would have taken a sea boat. At the beginning, I didn’t feel anything about it when I poured cold wind on the deck, but after I was dizzy and returned to the cabin, I couldn’t do it anymore. This vomiting was out of control until I finally stepped onto the land again, Guo Jia was lying in the cabin.
After finding a hotel, Guo Jia slept all day and night, and then he recovered and went for a big meal. Fortunately, Xi Zhicai sponsored a lot of travel expenses, otherwise Guo Jia would have to work and travel all the way.
After eating, Guo Jia returned to his vitality and circled around Tangshan City. Guo Jia felt the difference between this city. It was very similar to Qinghekou Port. They were both full of vitality. Moreover, from the shops on the side of the street, the owner of the shops was very complex, basically half of the strange people and half of the indigenous people, and the indigenous people had all backgrounds. You can even see the presence of the Xun family in Yingchuan and the Huang family in Jingxiang.
What’s even more amazing is that a store with Taiping Sect symbols is also standing openly on the edge of the street. There are really business but no other than merchants! But it cannot be denied that the business here is really developed, and there are many transportation services and many escort businesses. Is it so poor in Yuyang County?
After wandering around for a day, Guo Jia decided to move towards Miyun and in a square next to the city gate. Guo Jia successfully found a caravan, which was a caravan of the Xun family in Yingchuan, and was considered half of Guo Jia's fellow villager.
"Shopkeeper Xun, haven't he already negotiated the escort business? Why haven't he set out yet?"
"Haha, Mr. Guo, you don't know that it's not peaceful here until Miyun, so everyone has to get together and set off at least two or three thousand guards."
Guo Jia showed a true expression: "It turns out that the public security in Yuyang County is so poor!"
"Haha..." Manager Xun, who was gray-bearded, did not speak out, but just smiled. He couldn't explain this matter clearly, and he would understand it with his own eyes.
Guo Jia looked at Manager Xun with some confusion, and did not continue to ask, but changed the topic: "Brandmaster Xun. The Yingyin Xun family is famous. Are you a member of the Yingyin Xun family?"
"That's right! My youngest son is the youngest son of the second wife."
"The second house is the one of the Prime Minister Xun Guoguo?" The Prime Minister Guoguo mentioned by Guo Jia refers to Xun Fu, who once served as the Prime Minister of Jinan, who was Xun Yu's father.
"That's right, is the young master an old acquaintance?"
"Haha, I can be regarded as an old acquaintance. I met your third son several times. When your youngest son was studying in Yangdi, he had a friendship with classmates for several days."
"That's a coincidence that I'll make a book. Now that the young master has arrived in Yuyang, he will definitely be very happy to find out. Why would I write a letter to inform the young master now?"
"Don't do this. I want to give him a surprise, but when did your young master arrive in Miyun City? Could it be that his family migrated?"
"That's right! It's only been a few months since my youngest son arrived in Miyun."
Guo Jia was confused again. Since the security environment here is so poor, how could Xun Yu move his family to Miyun? And he has started doing business. This is really strange!
"Are you doing business abroad to supplement your family's plans? Does Miyun have no land for farming?"
"Haha, the young master misunderstood. Of course, there is land, but Miyun does not allow large-scale purchases of land and can only purchase them according to limited population. Therefore, it is not possible to accumulate wealth by farming on a large scale. So, we used our relationship with the Yingchuan tribe to operate the trade route to Yingchuan and trade specialties from both places back and forth, which is also a way to get rich."
Guo Jia suddenly realized and then understood Miyun's intention to restrict the purchase of large amounts of land. This matter should prevent the emergence of huge clan forces!
"It's really amazing that your young master actually switched to business. However, Wen Ruo is so smart, he must be outstanding in business. He just wants to ask for some travel expenses! Haha..."
"Young Master misunderstood again. My young master did not have a businessman, but was an official in Miyun!" Old Manager Xun said with a proud look on his chest.
This time Guo Jia was shocked again. Xun Yu actually became an official!? Xun Yu, who was called the talent of the king and Zun by the famous scholar He Yong in Nanyang, actually became an official in the border town of Miyun? Is it just a temporary solution?
"Oh, then your young master will hold any position in Miyun?"
Old shopkeeper Xun stroked his beard and said proudly: "My third son is in Yuyang and serves as the commander of Yuyang in Yuyang, and the youngest son is in Miyun and serves as the prefect's office!"
"The prefect's office is engaged in it?"
"Yes, it's the first person in charge of civil servants!"
Guo Jia looked at the proud look of the shopkeeper Xun, and his heart couldn't help but burst into huge waves, as if he had returned to the days at sea, and he felt dizzy and vomiting.
"Young Master, what's wrong with you?" Old shopkeeper Xun suddenly found that Guo Jia's face was pale and sweaty on his forehead, and he couldn't help but ask in horror.
"It's okay, this is a boat ride. Just find a place for me to rest."
Old Manager Xun breathed a sigh of relief and helped Guo Jia to the carriage he was riding. While helping Guo Jia onto the carriage, he said, "Hehe, the first time I took a boat, I was like this. I was still fainted for two days after getting ashore. It's okay, just take a break. I'll ask someone to buy you some ginger tea."
When Guo Jia woke up after sleeping in the carriage, the carriage was already on the road. There were sounds of horse hooves and rumbling wheels in his ears. Guo Jia lifted the curtains on the window and looked out. There were continuous mountains outside, with green pine and cypress and yellow weeds on the mountain. Occasionally, a call from unknown animals came from the sound of a cry, which looked very desolate.
The old shopkeeper Xun, who was riding a horse, seemed to pay close attention to the young master's classmate. When he saw Guo Jia wake up, he immediately smiled and turned his face: "Young master's body is good?"
"It's much better. Thank you, the old shopkeeper. I'm so ashamed to take up your frame!"
"Haha, it's okay, I'm also a backup. Although I'm old, I still like to ride on a horse. This makes me feel like I'm not old and can still work!"
"The old shopkeeper is still strong!"
Guo Jia sighed. In comparison, his body seemed to be a little bad. He was fainted for two days and had not recovered. He heard that Xun Yu was already in a high position and had a high position at a young age. He fell down when he was excited. It was so embarrassing!
Just as Guo Jia wanted to ask Mr. Xun about Xun's situation further, a low sound of horns suddenly sounded, and the guards of the surrounding wardrobes immediately looked in the direction where the horns sounded, and Guo Jia couldn't help but stretched his head and looked forward.
"There are a large number of wild monsters in front of you. Everyone comes forward to meet up, hurry up!"
After a while, the guards who were walking around the caravan were almost gone, leaving only a few who continued to be alert. The sound of horse hooves sounded, and the long team in front was covered by the dust raised. Guo Jia quickly shrank back his head to hide from the dust.
"Old shopkeeper, what's wrong?"
The old shopkeeper seemed not worried about this situation at all. He squinted his eyes and pulled up the scarf on his neck, covering his mouth and nose, blocking the sand and dust coming towards him.
"Can't these kids slow down? They make such a big dust! It's okay, young master, there are just some wild monsters, they are all busy hunting?"
"hunting?"
"Yes, these wild monsters are coming to the caravan. The larger the caravan, the more wild monsters there are. This is also related to the rare city of Yuyang County. The people from these escorts and transportation companies will hunt these wild monsters to obtain dropped equipment and things for sale. Therefore, we do not need to pay for hiring these escorts. On the contrary, they have to work hard to get together with us."
Guo Jia felt a little dizzy again. Since he stepped onto Yuyang, Guo Jia's old ideas have been constantly being subverted. Guo Jia even felt that he had arrived in another world. Why did the head that used to be very useful seems to be a little difficult to use?
The escort business does not have to spend money to hire a caravan, but instead asks to give bodyguards to the caravan. What's going on?
In fact, this was not something that Fang Zhiwen intentionally made. This was definitely an accident. At the beginning, this situation was only discovered by the caravans of merchants on the vast territory of Miyun. At first, these caravans were all led by their own guards, and many of the guards were Fang Zhiwen's army, because at the beginning, the caravans were the Zhen family and Li Xueyin.
Later, Fang Zhi gradually discovered that the larger the caravan, the larger the wild monster group, and the gains of the guards after killing wild monsters were quite good. Not only could they have food, weapons, etc., but they sometimes also had good rare props, and even various medicinal materials and strange life professional props could be exposed. Therefore, the guard's chore turned into a money-making chore.
Then, Fang Zhiwen's troops gradually became professional and gradually withdrew from this industry. As a result, some veteran wounded soldiers spontaneously began to form escort businesses. Later, aristocratic families and generals took a fancy to this industry, so this kind of free escort agency began to emerge.
When the old shopkeeper Xun said the old news he had heard as news to Guo Jia, Guo Jia quickly understood the cause and effect of the matter, but Guo Jia immediately thought of a problem.
"Old shopkeeper, if there is a strong backstage, you can do it monopolized and even charge officials, business travelers. Why is no one doing this?"
"Haha, I asked my young master this question. The young master said that this matter cannot be done because there are many channels that can report this situation to the governments of various cities, or even directly report it to Lord Fang. Will it be severely punished at that time?"
"Severe punishment? Beheading?"
"Of course not. Fengning County rarely has such severe punishment."
"Oh? How can you curb such a thing if you don't punish it?"
Chapter completed!