Chapter 42

In the afternoon, Hua Kai upgraded a strong horse. The horse was very weak after the upgrade, but it should be fine to use it for traveling tomorrow after a night's rest.

After upgrading the horse, Hua Kai had nothing to do and entered the [Big Dream Visualization Method] state to sleep for two hours. After his mental strength recovered, he upgraded another strong horse. He estimated that he could upgrade 4 horses at night. After passing Jinan State, the next stop might be Zhongshan State, which would be 5 days later.

At night, Hua Kai was busy upgrading the horse. Seeing this, everyone in Huajiabao went to rest early and did not follow him for stories.

After a night without incident, Hua Kai was awakened by the noise outside the tent the next day. He walked out of the tent and found that the entire Jinan city was surrounded by countless caravans. Grandpa bought breakfast from the city and was distributing it to everyone. The living conditions of the caravans outside the city were much better. Small stalls for business could be seen everywhere outside the city. The people of Jinan City might only encounter such a grand occasion for a few days a year, but these few days were enough for them to make a lot of money.

The Hua family's fine wine business is still good. Selling two large jars in one morning means that the caravan has three carriages free. The goods on other horses are evenly placed on these three carriages, and the carriages become relaxed again.

Six large jars of fine wine sold for more than 90 gold. After deducting the cost and the pass fee, the profit can be more than 20 gold. This seems a lot. After all, many families can hardly make 20 gold a year.

Logistics in this world is a risk-taking. As long as you can return home smoothly, you can make more money than you dare to imagine. You should know that a servant in Huajiabao earns only more than a dozen taels of silver a year. The wages for a business trip alone are more than two golds, which is enough for a family to support their lives for 20 years. With the division of labor, it will be more.

Of course, no family can use 2 gold for 20 years. They will try their best to use resources to improve their own strength or cultivate their offspring, so that the family can continue to grow and make more money.

Hua Kai looked at the four horses upgraded yesterday. Although their legs were still a little weak, they could still walk slowly with the caravan after replenishing the fine feed.

There were not many people buying wine in the morning, so Hua Kai led the caravan to leave Jinan City early and waited for the Han family to arrive on the official road.

From morning to noon, the official road was full of caravans heading west. Hua Kai saw the Tian family caravan from Linzi City passing by on the official road, and no other caravans dared to approach.

It is said that the King of Qi is nearly 500 years old. As the oldest king in the Central Plains, his time is coming to an end. However, there is no one in the Qi family who can take over the position of the King of Qi. Therefore, the family members said that the King of Qi intends to hand over Qingzhou to the Tian family for management.

The Tian family is one of the oldest families in Qi. There are several guests in the Xiantian realm among the thousands of guests. Their strength is already vaguely on par with the Qi family. At this time, the King of Qi did not dare to offend the Tian family. For a time, the Tian family was majestic in the whole Qingzhou!

Hua Kai did not dare to look at the Xiantian leader of the Tian family again. The Xiantian realm can be the master of a county. The strength of this Tian family leader is not much different from that of the King of Jinan (a small country is equivalent to a county).

After lunch, the Han family caravan finally appeared on the official road. The Hua family caravan followed closely. The four newly upgraded horses were able to walk normally after a morning of rest. The Han family walked very steadily this time. The caravan walked slowly on the official road. Everyone got on the carriage shaft and chatted. In one afternoon, the Guangxian merchant group walked more than 40 miles and stopped. It was still bright when the Hua family caravan set up camp.

When everything was packed up in the afternoon, everyone was ready to continue listening to Hua Kai talking about "Three Kingdoms". Today, some team members quarreled because of discussing the Three Kingdoms, and finally came to Hua Kai to judge. Hua Kai knew that it was time to write "Three Kingdoms".

In the past two days, he changed the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in his mind into a story that suits the aesthetic concept of "family and country" in this world. It seems that everyone likes it very much.

The members of Huajiabao have become more family-conscious after the influence of "Three Kingdoms", which made Hua Kai, who was just playing around, have the idea of ​​compiling "Three Kingdoms" into a book.

But we can't rush this matter. Next time we come across a big city, we should buy some good sheepskin. There is no paper in this world. Books are written on sheepskin, bamboo slips and wooden tablets. It is troublesome to write and difficult to preserve, especially sheepskin, which is often visited by mice. Therefore, most books are recorded on bamboo slips and wooden tablets.

"But it takes more than 600,000 words to finish "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which is more than all the words in the Four Books and Five Classics combined. How many bamboo slips do I have to write to finish "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!" Thinking of this, Hua Kai couldn't help but think of papermaking. He knew the oldest papermaking technology, and there was no problem with writing on paper made from discarded cloth. It is better to use parchment paper to sort out the plot first. When we return to Huajiabao, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will probably be finished. It won't be too late to compile it into a book by then.

Seeing that everyone was bored, Hua Xing asked everyone to pick up weapons and practice martial arts and formations. Martial arts should not be neglected when traveling for business. Hua Kai also took the lead in joining the practice team. For a while, the sound of the Hua family caravan's training spread to other caravans. Everyone admired the energy of the Hua family caravan. They couldn't hold back after just one day of comfortable life, and they started to toss again.

After the training, Hua Kai started to lecture on the small podium. Today, "Three Kingdoms" talked about Lu Bu surrendering to Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo, and the city of Luoyang with a population of one million was burned down by a fire.

Everyone seemed to feel very stressed when they heard this. The burning of Chang'an City meant that the Han Dynasty was about to end. What would the various families and so many heroes do next?

After Hua Kai finished speaking, everyone was reluctant to leave and discussed with each other in the main account. Everyone hoped that Liu Bei could continue the Han family heritage and take up the entire Han Dynasty. But someone said that although the three brothers of Liu Bei were strong in martial arts, their influence was not as good as that of ordinary families. How could they take on such a heavy responsibility?

Seeing that everyone was reluctant to leave until late, Hua Xing spoke up and drove everyone out.

At night, Hua Kai entered the [Big Dream Visualization Method] and fell asleep. He recalled the story he told today. Because he had already decided to write a book, he tried to modify some unreasonable plots at the beginning of the Three Kingdoms. When he woke up the next day, Hua Kai suddenly found that his [Quiet Heart Technique] had broken through!

Run the [Quiet Heart Technique] for a big cycle before going to bed every day, so that the whole body will still be in the process of true qi circulation when entering sleep.

[Quiet Heart Technique] has no special advantages compared to other mental methods, but fortunately, the true qi circulation is the most stable and safe.

After the Quiet Heart Technique broke through to perfection, Hua Kai's strength value increased by two points, his physique increased by one point, and his realm broke through to the 6th level of the Tempering Body Realm. He obviously felt that his strength had increased a lot.

In the following three days, the caravan adapted to the rhythm of the business trip. Every morning, they walked 40 to 50 miles and in the afternoon, about 30 miles. Hua Kai lectured 2 chapters of "Three Kingdoms" at noon and evening. Everyone was attracted to the story of the Three Kingdoms and couldn't extricate themselves. Yu Jun had stopped writing these days. After listening to Hua Kai's "Three Kingdoms", he felt that his novel was too low-level. He had decided to revise the outline of his novel and create a classic.

After being away from home for 7 days, Hua Kai found that the family's luck value had reached 148 points, enough to refine a [Mingyue Gun]. However, if the family's luck value was used up, it was inevitable that there would be some major tribulations, so Hua Kai had to wait until the luck value was close to 200 before using it. Now that the family's high-level fighters have almost come out, Fourth Uncle might not be able to cope with the crisis.

[Family Secret Space] The loyalty value of the 100th person on the list has reached 93 points. Many unfamiliar names have appeared, letting Hua Kai know that Huajiabao is developing well now. Only 19 of the 52 caravan members have not yet entered the family list, and Yu Jun's loyalty value has inexplicably reached 93 points in the past few days, reaching the 99th place on the family list. His loyalty may never leave Huajiabao in this life.

On this day, the Guangxian merchant group came to Licheng, Jinan State. This is the second largest city in Jinan State with a population of more than 20,000. The Huajia caravan sold 2 more jars of fine wine here, and the horse market added 3 strong horses that are about to be upgraded. Hua Kai has always wanted to buy a horse that is about to be upgraded like Lieyan, so that Hua Kai can earn hundreds of gold at one time by upgrading it to a BMW. Unfortunately, it is difficult to meet horses with more than 60% experience, so we can only wait until we reach the grassland to see if we can meet them.

Other caravans in Guang County noticed that the Hua family caravan had to buy horses every time they arrived at a place. The Hua family explained that it was just in case on the road, and more horses would be used to pull the carts faster. Because it was the first time for the Hua family to travel such a long distance, no one else paid attention.

When they arrived in Licheng, they could rest for another day according to the arrangement. Hua Kai upgraded 4 strong horses, so that the Hua family caravan had 1 BMW, 31 fine horses and 4 strong horses, and the horses could be rotated to pull the carts every day.

That night, Hua Kai finished telling everyone about the Three Kingdoms, and Yu Jun stayed as usual. He needed to ask Hua Kai about some story settings that he couldn't understand. As a novelist, Yu Jun didn't listen to novels just for fun. He had been studying the core things and expression skills in the novels.

"Grandpa, I'll move to Yu Jun's small tent these days! The two of us need to discuss the novel. I'll be back in about three days after moving to the small tent." Hua Kai said to his grandfather outside the tent.

"Let Yu Jun come to our main tent! If we need him, we can avoid him!" Hua Xing knew that Hua Kai might let Yu Jun enter the secret space, which meant that Yu Jun's loyalty had been recognized by Hua Kai. He could not check the family list of [Family Secret Space], nor could he directly check a person's loyalty, but he could feel that Yu Jun had been completely sent to the Hua family!

"That's fine!" Hua Kai thought about it, and it was true. Grandpa, Uncle Five, and the father and son of Hua Fu's housekeeper had all entered the secret space, so there was no need to hide from them.

Yu Jun seemed to have sensed that Hua Kai might tell him some secrets when he heard this. He had always been curious about why Hua Kai had so many stories in his mind. This time he was wrong.

In the evening, Yu Jun came out of the [Physical Training Secret Realm], and his physical fitness had reached 46 points, and his realm had risen to the third level of Qi Training Realm, becoming one of the strongest masters of the Hua family like Hua Xing. Yu Jun's loyalty rose by 2 points to 96 points after coming out of the secret realm. It seemed that he would basically be loyal to the Hua family for the rest of his life.

In the following days, after Yu Jun completed all the trials in the secret realm, his attributes also changed dramatically.

Yu Jun: Qi training level 7

Qualification: a

Constitution: 46

Strength: 49

Will: 57

Novelist: Student

Mentality: Basic copywriting skills (low-level Tianjie Mentality) entry

Martial arts: Tianya swordsmanship (intermediate Xuanjie swordsmanship) minor success

Loyalty: 97

After entering the late stage of Qi training, Yu Jun's strength has changed dramatically, especially his will has reached 57 points, which has greatly improved his understanding of his martial arts and the conception and writing of novels.

After passing Licheng, the Guangxian Merchants Group entered the territory of Zhongshan.

Zhongshan is a medium-sized country. Although it is not a strong country, it is sovereign and independent, unlike Jinan, which is ruled by Qi.

After Hua Kai entered Zhongshan State, he saw that the terrain and environment here were very different from those of Qi State. This place belonged to Jizhou, and the mountains became the main part here. After strict inspection, the Hua family caravan followed the Han family into Zhongshan State.

The road into Zhongshan State began to become rugged. Many official roads became only one car wide. The official roads were overgrown with weeds, but they were all scattered stones. The carriages had to be careful to pass safely, and it became difficult to travel.

The caravan route began to go north. To cross the Dongling Mountains, the Zhongshan Road was the best to go. Hua Kai couldn't stand the bumps in the carriage equipped with shock absorbers. He often got off the carriage and walked with the team members, but he couldn't leave the caravan.

Grandpa has become busier these days. Many times he has to ride Lieyan out after lunch. Various wild beasts can be seen everywhere here. The "advanced emergency team" not only has to deal with the wild beasts on the road ahead, but also has to clear them in advance when encountering large roadblocks. Look, the caravan in front has stopped again.

"Master, the Han family caravan passed by the mountain road ahead, and a carriage accidentally fell into the ravine. The Han family is organizing people to carry the fallen goods down the ravine!" Er Zhuang went to the front to explore the reason why the Han family stopped, and reported to Hua Kai after returning.

"Everyone get closer, don't be too far away. Uncle Wu, I saw a lynx just watching us there, take people to drive it away." Hua Kai said to his uncle Wu beside him, if they stop for a long time, wild beasts will gather, and the lynx seems to be a wild beast, so Hua Kai asked his uncle Wu to take action.

Uncle Wu took a few people out and came back quickly, holding several wild beast corpses in his hands. The lynx had been driven away, and everyone stopped to rest.

A carriage of the Han family fell into the ravine and was smashed to pieces. Two jars of fine wine were lost, and only some silk and fine cloth were rescued. Several stones of refined salt could not be found.

This loss is normal for every caravan. Grandpa told the caravan that the road ahead had collapsed and it was very difficult for the carriage to pass. For safety, the Han family asked each family to send 10 people to repair the road. Maybe they can't go again until tomorrow.

This wild ravine is full of dangers. Hua Kai sent ten team members to let Hua Fu lead the team to help in front. Uncle Wu led people to sort out the rocks and weeds on the side of the road. They will camp here today.

Yu Jun asked to go around and take a look. Everyone had to check the surrounding environment if they stayed here for a day. It was still early for lunch. Hua Kai brought a strong horse into his main account. He planned to upgrade the horse.

The Hua family caravan now has 4 strong horses that need to be upgraded. Today's rest day is a good opportunity. Hua Kai plans to upgrade all the strong horses. I heard from Wei Baotou that after passing Zhongshan State, it will all become grasslands. At that time, the Hua family will have more horses and will be much more capable of dealing with accidents.