Chapter 112 West Henan

Looking at Li Meng looking at him, Zhou Zhujun stretched out his tongue and said no more. Li Meng had no expression on his face, but he thought that when he returned to Kaifeng, he would definitely send the girl as far as possible.

The salt shop's staff had already called a shopkeeper in the store. The shopkeeper and Meng En should know each other. Although they were arrogant, they still smiled and said hello.

The other party had no intention of asking Li Meng and his group to the store. This was easy to understand. The other party was the property of a vassal king, so it was normal for a bit of a big and unkind person.

People from both sides found a teahouse nearby. After Li Meng explained his purpose, the shopkeeper laughed and said:

"Mr. Li, in this situation, why can you still survive in Shaanxi? There is a mess over there. Don't spend this effort and go back to Shandong earlier!"

This was Meng En introduced in advance that Li Meng was one of the owners of Wenru Trading Company. The shopkeeper of Fuwang Salt Store was still unruly speaking. Li Meng's face did not change much. Zhou Zhujun next to him was a little angry and was about to stand up and attack, but Li Meng grabbed him. The other party was speaking incorrectly, but he was telling the truth. Could it be that this time it was a waste of time? Meng En said politely:

"It's not easy to come from Shandong these days. Please ask Manager Wang to help you. If this salt road can be opened and this green salt flows through Luoshui, no one will make a fortune, and your benefits will be indispensable."

Hearing Meng En's polite words, the shopkeeper picked up a cup of tea, thought about it, and said for a while:

"Qingyan suddenly became popular for a while, and the palace also needs to be used. When we went out to search, we did not find the area around Huayin Tongguan that you were going to. Instead, we got a lot of it from the Lu family. Later, the rioters were active there, so the matter was cut off. I thought it should be from Luonan. Now the rioters are all facing south, so you can go and have a look."

There is news that is better than not. Meng En stuffed some money to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper always showed a sincere smile on his face.

If the name Lu was not just mentioned as a place name, Li Meng would have thought it was the name of a woman named Lu. After returning to the ferry with Meng En and others, he asked the boatman, but the boatman knew that this place was easy to go, and it was a county town along the Luoshui coast.

Although the other party was very arrogant, the purpose of entering the city was quickly achieved. Li Meng felt very relaxed, so he led his subordinates and girls to circle Luoyang City. Everyone knew that the most magnificent and elegant and quiet scenery of Luoyang City were in the mansion of King Fu, and this place was simply unavailable.

However, Zhou Zhujun was very interested and had to watch it close, even if he could look at the wall of the palace, saying that he wanted to see the spirit of the world's number one vassal king.

However, the journey to Luoyang continues to go west is not as smooth as Li Meng thought. He encountered trouble when he set out, because Li Meng paid the ship money by 30% or 50% higher than the normal market. The ship owner has been serving with all his strength, but when he heard that Li Meng had to continue to go west to Lu's family.

The boss of the boat immediately became extremely embarrassed. Li Meng's behavior and the followers around him said they were dressed in a caravan, but everyone knew that they were a powerful man. The boatman knew that he could not afford to offend him, but he still begged there:

"Uncle, you can't go there with Lu's side. The government and the thieves are coming and going back and forth, and it's very messy. If our ship is walking on the waterway, we dare not say it's safe..."

Hearing the boatman say this, Chen Liu and the brothers of the Meng family hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him. The boatman sat aside with a bitter face, but refused to give in. Making money is one thing, and life is important!

Meng En stood beside Li Meng with a wry smile and explained in a low voice:

"To be honest, you said that Wenru Commercial Bank's business is to achieve Luoyang City on weekdays. If you go west, you can't move. When you walk on the river, you often hear people say that you have been killed by thieves there. It's pitiful!"

"Didn't the shopkeeper of the Fuwang Salt Store say that they had collected salt from Lu's family? Will there be any way there?"

Li Meng remembered this incident, but when he thought about it, he found that there was something wrong. When the Qingyan Heat was in full swing, the junction of Henan and Shaanxi and Shanxi was the most chaotic season. It was full of rioters from Shanxi, Shaanxi. If there were no access to this salt shop in Fuwang family, how could he get it?

After saying this, Meng En also came back to the point of complaining about Li Meng, and hurriedly returned to Luoyang City again. Li Meng followed behind and shouted:

"Don't worry about spending money, give him any benefits."

Turning his head and shouting with Chen Liu who was still arguing over there:

"I will add 100 taels of silver to the ship money, will I leave?"

Hearing the number of "one hundred taels", the boss of the ship with a bitter face looked up in surprise. This time, from Jiningzhou to Luoyang, such a large scale was only 120 taels of silver. Not only did Li Meng give the cash, but he also brought some private goods to sell this time, which was already much more profitable than usual. He went along Luoshui in Luoyang and passed Luoning to the Lu family even in this chaotic world. The other party almost doubled.

The boat boss hesitated for a long time. The sailors and boatmen in the inn looked at their boss with eager eyes. The boat money was added to one hundred taels, and each person could get a lot more. In the end, the boat boss still shook his head. Although the money was too much, life was still important, so it would be better to refuse.

Li Meng was unwilling to waste too much time on such trivial matters, so he directly said:

"Then add two hundred taels of silver. If you don't agree, I don't believe that the price will not be able to find a ship in Luoyang."

Before Li Meng could say something, the boss of the ship jumped up and shouted loudly:

"We took this job, we took it!!"

If you give enough money, your life is nothing...

After discussing this place, she ignored the girl who said she wanted to go to the city to taste the famous food in Luoyang again. Li Meng asked everyone to prepare for the boat and waited for Meng En to negotiate in the city.

Meng En went there for nearly three hours and returned from the city when the sky turned dark. Meng En's face was full of joy. The matter was really not as expected by Li Meng. Fuwang Salt Shop was really related there. After Meng En got the saying that he should not be afraid of spending money, he simply gave two hundred taels of silver.

As a result, there were two hundred taels of silver. The shopkeeper Wang was clean and clean. He took out a small flag and said to Meng En, "Let's hang this flag on the bow of the ship, and go to Lu's family... As long as you don't leave Henan, you will be safe and unobstructed." While saying that, Meng Enzhen took out a small bag from his arms seriously.

When I shook the flag, it was a flag with a black background and red letters. The word "Fu" was embroidered with thick brushes. The calligraphy was rough, but the word "Auspicious" represented auspiciousness at this time had a strong domineering spirit in it.

The boss of the ship who was working with the boatmen turned around and saw the flag in Li Meng's hand. He didn't care about his understanding and rushed over with a scream. He looked at the small flag with excitement on his face and said in a trembling voice:

"Mom, we usually hear people walking on the Yellow River in Luoshui. If there is this flag, the officers and soldiers will not dare to control the enemy, and it will be unobstructed, it will be amazing!"

After amazement, he looked up and smiled and said to Li Meng:

"Don't worry, if you have this flag, Luoshui will leave. Otherwise, you will not want to add the money. When you always return to Shandong, give this flag to me."

Li Meng smiled and patted the boss of the ship on the shoulder, ignoring him.

The eighth year of Chongzhen was considered a barely normal year for more than 20 years. Although there were frequent droughts and floods, God was basically not responsible for it, and the rain was also abundant. Therefore, the amount of Luoshui was sufficient, and the large ships were also able to do it. Li Meng and his fleet did not need to do any rotation, and they ran straight to the Lu family.

Before leaving, the boss of the ship gave Li Meng the advice to purchase as much food as possible on the ship. Although there was a pass-like flag hanging on the bow of the ship, it might not be docked or not. Li Meng also followed the boss of the ship and arranged for Yanding and others to go to the city to buy together, which made Zhou Zhujun visit Luoyang City again.

On the way from Luoyang City to Luoning, there are houses and people on both sides of the river bank, but they are already very dilapidated. Henan is in peacetime during peacetime, but it is really the most miserable place when it comes to turmoil. Henan is located at the critical point of the Central Plains. No matter which army you have to pass through, there are few places that are not broken after the troops pass through. Henan is in this situation now. It is only by relying on the Yellow River and several big rivers that can maintain peace with water and transportation support, and the rest are very miserable.

When the fleet passed Luoning, the situation was a little different. The ship was moving slowly, but he walked a lot of places a day and night, but he didn't see a single person. The land was vast and sparsely populated, and no one should be used in the hearts of Henan and Shaanxi in any case, but Li Meng and the others actually saw it.

Compared to the girl who was excited when she saw the vast wilderness, Li Meng and the group of Yan Ding were in a heavy mood. During the chat, Chen Liu said to Li Meng:
Chapter completed!