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The official name of Dong'ou Kingdom is Donghai Kingdom. It is only because the capital of Dong'ou Kingdom that it is called Dong'ou Kingdom.

Dongou is Wenzhou in later generations.

Dongou has many mountains and forests, which is already a hilly landform, far from the plain landform north of Zhejiang. Even in modern times, the transportation here was still inconvenient, and it was even less popular in the Han Dynasty. The roads were difficult to walk. Not to mention cars and horses, it was not easy to walk.

When they were on missions to these barbarian countries, they have always been regarded as a fear of their own way. Yan Zhu was a native of Wu and knew the situation in Dongou well and was unwilling to take the land route. He had a boat to take the talented and beautiful Huainan Weng as his companion. Yan Zhu naturally listened to Liu Ling's advice and took a boat to Dongou.

Yan Zhu had to wait for the emperor's reply to decide whether to surrender Liu Ju, so he naturally did not rush to Dongou. Liu Ling had enough time to inspect Hu City in Kuaiji. During the battle at sea, she saved some face for Kuaiji County, and was welcomed by the prefect Dou Qufei and the great surname of Wu, and there were banquets almost every day.

As the envoy of the emperor, Yan Zhu should not have frequently appeared in such occasions, not to mention that he did not get along well with the great surnames of Wu. However, with Liu Ling attending, Yan Le still ignored his identity and went to the scene. As long as someone invited him, he would basically come to the banquet every time, and he would talk loudly, recite poems and essays, and show his talents.

Seeing Yan Zhu wandering around Liu Ling like a young man who had just started to fall in love, Liang Xiao couldn't help but sigh in secret. What a big moth, his IQ dropped sharply in front of his thoughtful love. He was not far from 25.

While accompanying Yan Zhu to the banquet, Liang Xiao and others were also warmly received, even more enthusiastic than Yan Zhu's reception. In the battle by the river, killing nearly 400 Fujian Yue troops became the most eye-catching point in this battle. Neither Dou Qufei nor Yan Zhu could be ignored, and there were many rewards. The powerful men reciprocate and gave a lot of gifts to Liang Xiao and others.

Although there are not many, the men and women have gained something, and the trip is worth it. And their dissatisfaction with Yan Zhu is even stronger. If Yan Zhu is not foolish, they will miss the opportunity to fight. They will gain more.

"Scholars are useless." This sentence has become a catchphrase that men often talk about.

Some of the gifts received were local specialties from Jiangnan, which were not easy to see in Chang'an. Even if there were, the price was very high. They were not affordable to the men and women. Of course, they had to be collected. Some of them were something that locals thought were very precious but did not consider to be the men and women who lived in Chang'an for a long time. Liang Xiao asked Wang Xing to help them sell them and then buy some things that were rare in Chang'an.

Wang Xing is a princess, a local tyrant, and is good at calculating. He is naturally familiar with such things and will never let the officials suffer losses. But there are too many times. He is inevitably a little embarrassed. After Wang Xing led the way twice, Liang Xiao decided to go by himself and communicate with the merchants in half-baked Wuyu.

After a while, Liang Xiao and Liu Ling had more opportunities to meet each other at the market.

On this day, Liang Xiao met Liu Ling again. Liu Ling was still wearing men's clothes, with only thunder quilts around him, which was relaxed and comfortable. Liang Xiao was in a relatively embarrassed manner. He was carrying it in his hand, carrying it on his back, and two bags were slapped around his neck, and he was about to be buried by the goods. When Liu Ling saw it, he burst into laughter.

"Why are you alone?"

"They rarely come to Jiangnan and go to see the scenery. I'm not interested. I'll barter for them."

"There is no need to be alone. How much money can you ask for a hiring husband?"

"Save one, it's not far anyway." Liang Xiao said a few words, then turned around and left. Liu Ling reached out to stop him. "What are you doing if you change so much? Are you not afraid of paying all the taxes halfway?"

Liang Xiao was stunned for a moment. Pay taxes? He had not encountered the problem of paying taxes for so long. When he was in Guangling, my mother was a black worker and did not deal with the market directly. When he went to Chang'an, he was in the team of scheming, and of course he didn't have to pay taxes. When he was on a business trip to Kuaiji, he was still in the office worker and had no taxes to pay. He kept his concept of paying taxes in the Han Dynasty. After hearing Liu Ling's words, he realized that he might have done something stupid.

The Han Dynasty’s duty on the customs and capitals is very heavy. One tenth is the bottom line, and when it is high, it may even reach half. What’s even more disastrous is that it is said that every threshold must be paid. Even if it is one tenth, after passing several thresholds, only half of the goods will be left.

The problems Liang Xiao encountered were even more troublesome. The things they bought were very cheap in Wu, but they were more expensive in Chang'an. When paying taxes, they were based on the local current price. In other words, the closer they were to Chang'an, the more tax they had to pay. Finally, if they were not done well, they would have to pay a few more.

After so much effort, all the guards were paid in the end? Liang Xiao was not so great.

"No," Liang Xiao hesitated a little. "We are on a business trip, as long as Lord Yan..."

"Do you think Yan Zhu will issue documents to you?"

Liang Xiao was speechless. With Yan Zhu's temperament, he seemed not so easy to talk to. "What... what should I do?"

"Leave it to me." Liu Ling smiled and said, "I'll take it to Chang'an for you."

"This..." Liang Xiao hesitated. He knew that aristocrat like Liu Ling had privileges and could not pay taxes, but he owed Liu Ling enough favors and did not want to owe favors for no reason.

"Are you afraid that I will swallow your goods, or do you don't want to owe me a favor?" Liu Ling tilted his head, held his hands behind his back, and looked at him with a smile.

"Hehe, mainly... I'm afraid of trouble with the Lord Weng." Liang Xiao concealed awkwardly: "The Lord Weng is rich in the world, how could he be more obsessed with this thing?"

"The mouth is not right." Liu Ling waved his hand, and Lei was walked over, picked up all the goods from Liang Xiao, turned around and called a Lifu, and asked him to take him to the inn. Liu Ling reached out to dust off Liang Xiao's shoulders and tilted his head: "If you want to thank me, please accompany me for your words and invite me to drink later. I just saw a wine seller, and I heard it was good, so I want to try it."

"Okay, I'll go for a walk with the Lord today and invite you to have a drink later."

"This is almost the same." Liu Ling shook his neck with satisfaction. "A man, a real man, be more free and easy. Don't be like an old master all day long. You can't walk and walk without going beyond the rules. If you move, you should be courteous..."

Liang Xiao was speechless. Is Liu Ling complaining about me being timid? Why does it mean to instigate crime?

The two of them wandered around Wu City. There are several famous cities in the world, and there are two in the south of the Yangtze River: Wu City in the east and Chengdu City in the west, both of which are amazingly large cities. Wu City is equivalent to a distribution center for Chinese and foreign goods in the southeast of the Han Dynasty. With this alone, we can also know that Wu County is not as backward as the people of the Central Plains imagined. Therefore, we can understand why Dou Qufei concentrated his troops to protect Wu County. Once Wu County is captured and Wu City is plundered, the losses will be too great.

As for the entire Wu County, more than 50% of the wealth is concentrated within the city wall.

"Have you ever seen Chunshenjun's palace?"

"Chunshenjun?" Liang Xiao shook his head. He had no impression of this at all. Chunshenjun built a palace here?

"When you go to Wu County, there are two must-sees. One is Wu City. As the capital of Jiangdong, Wu City is a famous city in the world. People's livelihood must be paid attention to. The other is Chunshen Jun's palace. Chunshen Jun is one of the four princes of the Warring States Period and is a model for the encounter between kings and ministers. If you get people, you will prosper; if you lose people, you will perish. Chunshen Jun's success or failure is the success or failure of Chu..."

Listening to Liu Ling's talk about the ancient times, Liang Xiao smiled without saying a word. He cannot say that Liu Ling was wrong, but her identity was different and her perspective was naturally different. However, when commenting on history, we cannot only look at the problem from our own perspective, but also break out of the limitations of our identity so that we can see more comprehensively and more understandably.

Just look at the study of history that cannot be confined to a moment, but also to relax your eyes to see the hidden development trajectory.

If there is anything that Liang Xiao surpasses others, it may be here. He knew the rise and fall of two thousand years, and he had some research on the history of the Han Dynasty, and knew that some things could not be done with just one passionate life. For example, the dilemma faced by Huainan Kingdom, whether Liu An was a scholar or not, the strength of the King of Huainan could not compete with the court. Going abroad and staying away may be their only way out.

It depends on whether King Liu An of Huainan is willing to let go of the wealth in front of him.

"Master Weng, do you see the panoramic view of Wu County?"

Liu Ling turned his face, looked at Liang Xiao, and rolled his eyes. "You mean, I am confined to a corner and have no overall situation?"

"The wisdom of the Master Weng, who learns from one example and applies it to others, is really shameful." Liang Xiao smiled. "When playing chess, you must look at the overall situation and not stick to the gains and losses of a son. When observing history, you cannot be blinded by a leaf and do not see Mount Tai. Chunshen seems to be knowledgeable and wise, and can speak eloquently. When Qin is pressing step by step and Chu is getting worse, he still has the heart to be in the palace of the Daying Palace in Wu County, which shows that he does not know the general situation. The defeat and destruction of Chu is quite a big responsibility."

Liu Ling's eyes flashed and suddenly smiled, "I only know that you don't read much, but I didn't expect you to talk around the corner. Are you using the past to mock the present and advise me to Huainan not to follow Chunshenjun's footsteps?"

"What does the survival of Huainan Kingdom have to do with me?" Liang Xiao smiled slightly. "The woman is to please her, and the scholar is to die. I just don't want to see any mistakes in the Lord of the Man. Master of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the Man of the

Liu Ling's eyes flashed and he murmured, "Is that so? Are you willing to die for me?"

Liang Xiao frowned, very speechless. Can you be more attentive? I am discussing serious things with you.

Liu Ling also realized that he had lost his composure, his face turned red, and he quickly turned his head over and pointed it casually. "Look, the wine shop is here, let's go to drink."

Liang Xiao looked up and saw a black line on his forehead. "Master Weng, are you sure this is a wine shop?"

Liu Ling calmed down and then found that he was in Hu City, pointing at a shop that operates glass items. The door was filled with glass beads of various colors, glass bottles of various sizes, and glass bottles of various sizes, which looked a bit like bottles containing wine.

Liu Ling blinked. "Uh...I like this bottle, I want to buy it, I want to buy it... I buy it and put it on wine."

-(To be continued)
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