mtlumby2d Chapter 261: Wherever you go, turn
Chapter 261: Wherever you go, turn
The group walked unsteadily on the mountain road, and in a blink of an eye they had walked more than ten miles.
Fortunately, the weather has been good in recent days and the snow on the ground has dried up.
"It seems we have to find a chance to repair these roads." Jiang Yuan looked at the road in front of him, which was relatively flat but could only barely accommodate two carriages running side by side, and showed a dissatisfied look.
Now, many caravans come to Taiping County every month to purchase goods, and this mountain road is related to the monthly net income.
"Sir, it will take forever to build this. We are hundreds of miles away from Luoyun City." Li Hu said casually.
Jiang Yuan glanced at Li Hu nonchalantly: "Stupid! Do we really have to build it ourselves?"
"So what? Are there others who are free and willing to spend money and manpower to help us repair it? They are not bored!" Li Hu said unconvinced.
"Hmph! Just wait and see. This time I went to Caiyun City specifically to resolve this matter." Jiang Yuan sneered twice and looked at Qin Tianzhu.
"Let's see how far we are from Caiyun City and how long it will take to get there."
"Sir, the whole journey is 1,300 miles. At our speed, it will take at least a month." Qin Tianzhu replied holding the map.
Jiang Yuan nodded and said nothing more.
Five days later, when the carriage stopped without any orders, Jiang Yuan and his companions got out of the carriage.
After getting out of the car, Jiang Yuan curled his lips and looked at the man in front of him.
As expected, they were either bandits or robbers.
There is no way around it. Taiping County is surrounded by mountains, and many caravans pass through the mountains, so it naturally became a bandit den.
"you……"
"Shut up!"
Before the man could speak, Kong Xuan shouted loudly, rushed forward with a long sword in hand, and without saying a word, kicked him in the crotch.
"Ouch! What are you doing?"
"Stop it, stop it!"
Jiang Yuan looked at Kong Xuan speechlessly. You've already drawn your sword, but you still use that Jiemao crotch kick!
On the other side, Kong Xuan sneered at the man rolling on the ground, holding his crotch: "Tell me, where is your main force?"
"I... I don't have a large army. You, what are you doing?" The man grimaced in pain and looked at Kong Xuan with a ferocious face.
Kong Xuan was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes in disdain: "No large army? So you're all alone?"
"You dare to come out and rob people alone, you are very brave!"
It would have been better if Kong Xuan didn't say anything. As soon as he finished speaking, the expression on the man's face quickly turned into anger.
"Who the hell is robbing people?"
"Who are you calling a bandit? I'm a good guy!"
Seeing his imposing manner, Kong Xuan felt a little confused for a moment: "You, you are not a robber, then why are you stopping us?"
The man glared at Kong Xuan angrily, then turned and pointed behind him: "The road ahead had a landslide a while ago due to heavy snow before the New Year, and now it's impassable. Our village security guard asked me to come here to warn the passing caravan!"
"Um, this, why didn't you say it earlier? You can't blame me for this, right?" Kong Xuan said guiltily.
The man became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He grabbed Kong Xuan by the collar and said, "I wanted to ask, did you give me a chance to speak?"
"I just opened my mouth and you came up and kicked me in the face, what can I say?"
Kong Xuan, who had spit sprayed all over his face, could only smile apologetically.
"Ahem, I'm really sorry, young man. Please use this little money for medical expenses." Jiang Yuan hurried over and took out a piece of silver the size of a copper coin and handed it to the man.
The man's eyes lit up immediately. Wow! Silver! He had been farming for so many years and had never seen what silver looked like.
"Young man, since the road ahead is impassable, is there any other road nearby?" Jiang Yuan asked softly.
After taking the silver, the man immediately smiled and said, "Yes, you can go around it if you pass by our village."
"Please lead the way." Jiang Yuan said with a smile.
Li Hu behind him looked at Jiang Yuan with suspicion in his eyes. This didn't make sense. Why was he smiling so enthusiastically?
Led by the man, Jiang Yuan and his group continued along a small path. A quarter of an hour later, a village hidden in the mountains appeared in front of them.
"Sir, this is our village. Just pass through us and keep going until you get back to the main road." The man said, pointing to the road.
Jiang Yuan glanced at the village and asked casually, "Well, thank you, young man. I see your village is quite big."
"Of course, our village is the largest village around here, with more than a thousand people!" said the man proudly.
Jiang Yuan looked at the village in front of him with some frustration. Damn it! When he first took over Taiping County, there were only two or three hundred people. This is a city.
It turns out that there are so many people in one village, it would be better for me to take over the village in the first place.
"Oh, then please ask this young man to take us into the village. We are out of supplies and need to replenish some dry food." Jiang Yuan said in a flat tone.
Li Hu and the others behind him looked at each other.
Something is wrong, there must be a conspiracy!
The carriage at the back was filled with dried meat and various foods, enough for the return trip.
"Okay, everyone please follow me." The man walked in front very happily.
Jiang Yuan immediately followed, but after taking two steps, he turned around and looked at Li Hu who was pulling his clothes.
"What the hell?"
Li Hu pointed at the man in front of him and said, "Sir, what are you doing?"
"Stop talking nonsense and just follow me." Jiang Yuan said impatiently.
"Sir, is there any treasure in this village? Or do you have a grudge against them?" Li Hu asked again.
Jiang Yuan shook his head helplessly: "None."
"Then what are you going to do, sir? Let's hurry up and make money." Li Hu asked in confusion.
"Didn't you hear what he said? There are more than a thousand people in this village. Don't you understand?" Jiang Yuan explained patiently.
"This has nothing to do with us, right?" Li Hu asked again.
Jiang Yuan exhaled slowly: "You are so stupid!"
"Even a fly's leg is meat. If we kidnap these people, or guide them to Taiping County, wouldn't they also be a source of labor?"
"As for whether it makes money or not, that's not important. As long as we have people, how much money can we make?"
Li Hu stood there in a daze. After thinking for a while, he showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.
No wonder. No wonder that throughout the whole of last year, many people rushed to Taiping County almost every once in a while. It seemed like they were all fooled here.
Li Hu was very confused at first. Even if Jiang Yuan was good at deceiving people, it was impossible for the population of Taiping County to soar to tens of thousands in just one year.
But now, Li Hu completely understood.
Even if Jiang Yuan fools a hundred people at a time, it doesn't mean that Jiang Yuan will go wherever he goes!