Power and Empire Chapter 183: Fatty’s sorrow (2)
In the early morning, on the road in the middle of the forest leading to the Ephron Pass by the Riwa carts, more than a hundred carts filled with cotton wraps are marching **** the muddy road.
The carriage is wrapped in important materials accumulated by the Dardanelles for a century. Fatty is going to bring all these materials back to Zivadin,
The cool breeze blowing through the forest made the fat man tighten his leather jacket. Underneath the leather jacket is a layer of lightweight buckle armor. The cold steel sheet is attached to the thin underwear. The sting hurts
Since the fat man was attacked by the bridgehead, the fat man has habitually added a layer of lock armor to the back of his clothes, but the autumn wind is cold, blown by the oncoming cold wind, the biting ice cold poured in, even the fat man. The thick body is also a bit overwhelming.
A few days ago, there had been a heavy autumn rain, because the woods on both sides were lush, the terrain was shady, and the road was not dry and hard. This brought great difficulty to the team’s movement. Under the heavy wagon wheels, there were deep and deep roads. The rut prints meandering from a distance, and the carriage partially plunged into the mud. Soldiers who still need to be escorted unload all the goods, and then work together to push the carriage out of the mud pit.
"How long is this road?" The fat man frowned displeased. At this rate, he estimated that he would not be able to return to Zivadin in two days.
The muddy road in the middle of the forest was built temporarily during the Dardanelles era for the light infantry army. Although it is wide enough, the ground is obviously insufficient to bear the ground. It is all year-round accumulation of soil in the forest, soft and moist. , When the rainy season is encountered, it is a mud puddle,
In addition to the recent increase in carriages for transporting building materials, the roadsides that were originally uneven are now crushed with potholes. Not only are the vehicles stuck in traffic, but they also dare not speed up even on horseback
"This road is more than ten miles away. Only when you reach the Ephron Pass, there is a hard stone road." Sabeneken, the captain of the Six Flags regiment who was in charge of the escort, wiped the sweat from his forehead with embarrassment. , The displeasure in the fat man’s tone is too obvious
Occupy an area, and just fix a road connecting with Zivadin. This is the habit of the Samor army. This muddy broken road obviously shows the negligence of the Sixth Infantry Regiment. Seeing the fat man’s frowning eyebrows, Sabeniken quickly explained
" Some time ago, the farmer riots that spread throughout Riva Cheze forced the flag group to deploy a large number of people to maintain the order, so the road construction was temporarily delayed!
The head of the Banner has begun to deploy manpower and is ready to replace the soft pavement of this forest road with a solid stone road as soon as possible. I believe this bad situation will soon be improved!"
"Well! I hope so." The fat man loosened his frowning eyebrows and snorted. Sabeniken was right. Some time ago, he was too busy to be dizzy, and no one remembered building roads. Come on, the fat guy is afraid that Sabenik is just perfunctory, and then he said
"Tell you the head of the Statunke Banner, I will come to Japan in late October to supervise the construction progress of the Samor War College and the Port of Tattis. If at that time, this road is still It was so bad, I removed him from the post of internal affairs officer of Shiva Chaze and asked him to go back to the Falcon Territory to become his little tax officer!"
"Yes, yes, Lord Lord, please rest assured, I will bring your words to the leader of the banner as they are!" Sabeniken nodded with joy, and the Governor said that he was not going to pursue this time. It's up.
Sabenik is a defender of the Fatty Falcon Territory era. Since fighting with Fatty, he has gone through several life and death battles. It is counted as the confidant that Fatty brought out from the Falcon Territory. He called Fatty the lord. The adult, not the governor, not only showed the closeness to the fat man, but also showed his old qualifications to the guards around the fat man.
The muddy road slowed the speed of the horses. The fat man had to take his guards back to Zhiwading, crossed the Everon Pass, and embarked on a wide commercial road built in strict accordance with the standards of the Samorian road. The number of carriages gradually increased,
The large-scale project in the south has attracted not only the Japanese nobility, but also the local nobles, and the caravans in other parts of Samoa have also become active. The muddy forest roads cannot stop the businessmen’s determination to pursue profits.
In the face of the bad road transportation, the businessman came up with a tortuous way to drag the building materials to Linatou town near the Ephron Pass, and then board the boat from Linatou’s pier,
Transport along the river to Tardins Town in the southern suburbs of Jiwa Cheze, and then go ashore for loading and transport to Jiwa Cheze. Because the river is not large, the goods can only be carried on the wooden rafts. Going down the water, instead of going upstream with a big boat, the fat man had to choose land.
In Dantus Town not far from Zivadin, the fat man unexpectedly found a caravan from Kyoto with three small carriages parked outside the tavern outside the town. The fat man had already left Kyoto. For a period of time, I only understood the situation in Kyoto,
I only know that the old Jones liar, with the secret support of the business alliance, has opened up the situation in Kyoto. Around the Jones family, a large force has formed, although it has not yet reached the point of fighting the royal family and the conservatives. , But that is only a matter of time. Any new thing needs a development process.
"Everyone dismount, find a place to rest!" The fat man looked at the lively town in front of him, waved his hand to stop the dozen guards following him, and the guards took the reins from the fat man’s hands. There are a lot of people on the road, especially the most of the businessmen driving in a hurry. A wide business road passes through the center of Dantus town. On both sides are small hotels and cargo stations opened by the residents of the town. The wooden doors and windows across the street are mostly closed. This is an unwritten rule of the merchants.
Merchants always care about the secrets of their goods. If the doors and windows are closed, it means that the place is already in use. If they are opened, it means that this place is to be rented. Passing pedestrians can only look at the tight rows of goods curiously. The closed doors and windows, the noise of drinking and the shouting of goods being heard in the ears, can also be regarded as a unique scenery in Dantus.
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The fat man came to the front of the tavern where the Yuyehua carriage was parked, and carefully examined the three carriages in front of him. One of the carriages had a deep crack on the side door handle, as if it had been cut off in half, breaking the opening. The wood was dry, yellow and black, and at first glance it was the old traces left by being split by a sharp weapon. This made the fat man feel a jump in his heart, "The old liar came to Japan himself?"
Fatty still remembers that Old Man Jones likes to brag about his young travels. One of them was an assassination by a rival in love. During the fight, the rival’s hand axe cut the door handle of the carriage. In order to show off his charm, Old Man Jones, Just take this scarred carriage as your own special carriage.
"Choke" The fat man pushed open the wooden door of the tavern with suspicion, and the hustle and bustle rushed over his face. I saw inside was filled with businessmen and mercenaries traveling from north to south. There were more than a dozen tables, only the top left table. Still free
"Boss!, sixteen glasses of pine nut wine!"
The fat man waved to the tavernkeeper, and took the guards to sit at the table in the upper left corner. He looked at it twice, but he didn’t see the shadow of the old liar Jones. He could not help but frown slightly. Wrong?"
"Cousin Jones Nellie! Do you think the Business Alliance will help our Lons home this time?" A familiar and charming figure suddenly walked in from the tavern gate, and Jones Nellie, who had not been seen for many days, accompanied a petite figure Aristocratic girl came in, followed by two handsome young aristocrats behind her.
Jones Nellie was about to answer her little cousin, her eyes froze suddenly, and in the upper left corner, a fat man with a depressed face was staring at herself with anger