Big businessman and little fisherman

Chapter 70 Chen Quan
In the 25th year of Kangyuan, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, a sky fire burned in Huaicheng for three days and three nights.

The people in Huaicheng were all trapped in it, and countless people were displaced, facing the ruins of their homes in fear all day long.

No one knew that this fire was not from heaven, but man-made.

Just as the people in Huaicheng were busy putting out the fire and saving themselves, the imperial envoys sent by the capital were still halfway there.

The uprising army of more than 3000 people, under the leadership of Liu Quan and others, has occupied the water and land piers of Huaicheng, and together with Suzhou, Yangzhou, and Hangzhou, it is called the four major cities along the canal, and it is known as the "Canal Capital". Huaicheng clenched his hands tightly.

The emperor has no way, and God punishes him.

It is said that this uprising army was first built in low February and early March, which happened to be the time when spring was in full swing.

Because Chen Quan, the leader of the uprising, said that they would have food, food, and money to follow them.

Because of this sentence, there was a flood of responses immediately.

In just over two months, there were countless followers.

In addition to the refugees fleeing from various places, it is said that there are as many as seven or eight uprising teams that have joined from various places, and those bandits and water bandits who occupy villages and towns in various places have also joined them. In just two months, the number has reached tens of thousands. .

"This Chen Quan is quite capable. At the beginning of March, there were refugees everywhere, and even the imperial court had no food to put. He just took out tens of thousands of shi of grain and distributed it to the brothers who followed him. "

Shopkeeper Li said, took a sip of tea, and sighed: "It is said that Chen Quan is still from your Dongyang County. Dongyang County is really outstanding!"

Dongyang County is the territory of Lujiazhuang, not far from Jiangjiaba, and it only takes half a day to get there by car.

Even on foot, it can be reached in just one day.

However, because Dongyang County and Jiangjiaba are separated by a wide river, without boats and bridges, although they are not far apart, it is not easy to travel.

"People from Dongyang?"

Immediately, some customers who were eating noodles in the store frowned, "I've never heard of such a powerful person in Dongyang County!"

The guest's accent is the local accent of Dongyang. Listening to him speak, it can be seen that he is quite familiar with the local area.

"Then who knows, maybe it's the son of the local rich family who went out? I also heard the news from the merchants who came from Huaicheng."

Lu Yange lowered his head, concentrating on peeling the boiled peanuts in his hand.

Just after the Dragon Boat Festival, the peanuts in the field are still blooming with small yellow flowers, and this boiled peanut dish is already on Lai Fushun's menu.

I don't know what shopkeeper Li was thinking, but he actually put the peanuts on the table early.

Shopkeeper Li glanced sideways at the boy beside him, and pushed the dim sum in front of him towards Lu Yange, signaling her to eat more.He continued to chat with the guests with a teacup: "However, it is said that the rebel army is very disciplined. It does not disturb the people, does not startle the merchants, and does not kill innocent people. Those merchant ships that have not had time to leave in Huaicheng have been safe and sound for the past few days. The land left Huaicheng, yesterday, more than a dozen cargo ships came out of Huaicheng, and three of them rested here."

Having said that, Shopkeeper Li lowered his voice, "These three cargo ships were all loaded with raw silk. When Huai City was first occupied by the rebel army, the owner of the goods was scared to death! Who wouldn't be envious of such a valuable thing? Fortunately, I was not embarrassed this time, and came out safely!"

The guest raised his head in astonishment: "It was released without spending a penny?"

"Hahaha……"

Shopkeeper Li couldn't help laughing loudly, "brother, you are honest, you are really honest. Although the rebels don't make things difficult for you, the Sanchuan raw silk is not cheap. Even if they don't make things difficult, why don't you show some respect? Drink money?"

"Hey..." The guest couldn't help but snorted softly, "I'll just say it!"

After finishing speaking, he took the chopsticks and picked out the noodles, but he didn't put them in his mouth for a long time.

He has also been doing business on the water all year round, so he naturally understands the hard work involved.

The rebel army occupied the port of Huaicheng, and it was lucky that the cargo ship could come out. Even if you pay for the drinks, it should be done.

If the rebel army is successful, Duan Shanyuan will also be considered in the future.If it doesn't work, it's just buying your life with money, and there's nothing wrong with it.

Shopkeeper Li saw that the guest didn't speak for a long time, took a sip of tea, and changed the subject again: "Where are you planning to go this trip?"

The guest stopped his chopsticks and looked at shopkeeper Li: "To tell you the truth, I was originally on this trip to transport a batch of porcelain to Huaicheng. I heard some rumors on the way here, but I'm not sure. So, I came to your place and wanted to inquire about the news before we can talk about it.”

Shopkeeper Li put down the teacup and became serious: "I'm afraid you will run away for nothing this time."

Now that Huai City is in such a mess, it is really not wise for merchant ships to go to Huai City.

Now it is free to enter and exit, but who knows if people can come out after entering?
"Yes."

The guest frowned, "I'm also afraid that if I have money to earn, I won't spend my life. Now that I've arrived at your place, I won't leave. I'll stop for a couple of days to see if it doesn't work. Better to lose money than to lose life."

His family's ship is a merchant ship that specializes in delivering goods from Huaicheng. Every time, it delivers goods from Huaicheng to various places, and then privately brings some goods back to Huaicheng.In order not to run an empty ship, I can earn some money.

This time, Huai City was fine when he went out, but when he came back, he couldn't go back.

"How many porcelains do you have on board? If there are many, why not send them to Yangzhou, and I can introduce you to two conscientious merchants."

Because he was a familiar guest for many years, shopkeeper Li couldn't help but suggest something for him.

"Not much, only half of the boat is left, it's not worth taking a trip to Yangzhou, it's not enough to go back and forth."

The guest didn't feel like eating the half bowl of noodles left, so he poured a cup of tea and held it in his hand, "I was unlucky this trip, I was met by water bandits when I went there, and the boat nearly dug two holes. I didn’t come back. I was lucky enough to escape with my life, but part of the goods was lost due to flooding, and I lost a sum of money. After the ship was repaired, I bought a boatload of porcelain. This thing is easy to break when traveling by land, but it is relatively safe in the water. There are more than half of the rich and poor, and the small half of the boat was originally intended to be taken to Huai City, but now it seems that it can't do it."

Perhaps it was because Lu Yange was young, and Xu was the only customer who ate noodles in this shop, and he was an old acquaintance of shopkeeper Li.

The two of them didn't recite Lu Yange, they chattered about business matters, rambling on and on, and finally brought up the rebel army and the court.

The court is corrupt, the emperor is immoral.

Regarding the insurgents, the two unanimously refused to comment.

The change of dynasty, even they, don't want it to happen.

The changes of that dynasty and that generation were not accumulated with the bones of the common people.Only those with a knife up to their necks will fight desperately to survive. As for the shopkeeper Li, the goods merchant surnamed Qiu, and ordinary people including Lu Yange, no one wants to be involved in the flames of war.

These two spoke boldly, and Lu Yange's little heart fluttered when he heard it. He just felt that his luck in this reincarnation was not very good.

Even in troubled times, this uprising army has already occupied Huai City, and sooner or later it will break into the capital.

From Huaicheng to Beijing, take the land road, the main road is only a dozen or twenty miles away from Jiangjiaba.

If you go by water, you must pass through Jiangjiaba.

At that time, she and the big family of the Lu family don't know if they can save their lives!
I don't know if her father's land and house can be bought or built.

(End of this chapter)