I am engaged in construction in ancient times

Chapter 99

Chapter 99 First published on Jinjiang Literature City

After the seventh day of the first lunar month, Yue Tianlang took Li Bing and others to leave by boat. Looking back at the gradually receding Yangzhou Wharf, Yue Tianlang sighed: "We came and left in a hurry."

They had only been in Yangzhou for a few days and had to return along the same route to take up their posts at the junction of Xuan and Rong states. This trip to Yangzhou was quite fruitful.

Li Bing, who was chewing squid shreds beside him, shouted after hearing this: "We made the right decision to come to Yangzhou this time!" He has sighed this sentence countless times, and it has almost become his catchphrase.

It is better to come at the right time than to come early. It happened to be the New Year, and there were delicious food everywhere. On the first day of the New Year, he had a banquet at hundreds of families. In the following days, he wandered around and ate to his heart's content. In just a few days, Li Bing gained ten pounds.

Not only did he gain weight, but he also became addicted to eating. When he left, he even took and carried hundreds of pounds of snacks, such as squid shreds, dried fish, dried sweet potatoes, popcorn, etc.

"There are so many kinds of food in Xinyang City."

Yue Tianlang laughed at him: "After eating for so many days, you are still not satisfied?"

"You will never be satisfied even if you eat all your life." Li Bing narrowed his satisfied eyes, and the flesh on his face was piled up.

"Hey, Old Yue, you said the general asked you to guard there, is there a war? That's what the newspaper said, do you think Nie Kun will be so angry that he has already sent troops to garrison in several cities in Yanbian... Maybe when we get there, he will start to attack the city."

Yue Tianlang restrained the smile on his face and shook his head gently, "Nie Kun will not take the initiative to use force in the near future. He hopes that the two sides will cease fighting more than anyone else." The fat meat in the north has not been eaten up yet. If he can get the position of regent, he will not throw away the watermelon for picking up sesame seeds.

From what General Duan said, he has no plan to attack Rongzhou at present, so there will definitely be small-scale frictions on the border between the two states, and large-scale attacks are unlikely.

"Let's go there and train the troops well, and don't let General Duan down."

Yue Tianlang was also very curious, whether Nie Kun led his troops south first, or their General Duan led his troops north first.

After the Four States Joint Newspaper and Yang Newspaper sold well, more people came in and out of Yangzhou after the New Year, and the number of ships moored was one after another. People on the dock were shoulder to shoulder. Just moving goods on the dock could earn dozens or hundreds of coins a day.

The food barbecue area by the dock doubled in size. With more people coming to Yangzhou, their business became better, and the money they earned was 40% to 50% more than last year.

"I heard that the roads in Yangzhou are smooth and there are two-wheeled vehicles on them."

"Are you also planning to visit Xinyang City?"

"I'm from Yunzhou, and I came here by boat to take a look."

"Have you read the Four States Joint Report?"

"Yes, I have, of course I have..."

They took advantage of the geographical location to get good business. The Yangzhou Drunk Goose, Coconut Chicken, Zuixianlou, etc. mentioned in the newspaper attracted many curious outsiders to come and try them. The profits of the industries under Duan Shubai's name increased several times, making up for all the losses from the newspaper business.