I gather power with my gift of God and build the heaven.

Faced with Pu Mingsheng's invitation to jointly attack Sichuan, most of the other forces agreed after some discussion.

Pu Mingsheng has ambitions and desires. Who among the leaders of other forces doesn’t have his own little thoughts?

Who doesn’t know Sichuan is known as the Land of Abundance?

As long as we can occupy Sichuan, we can attack or defend, and there will be no shortage of food and supplies. Isn't that the best place to stand?

As for who will be the winner in the end, it depends on their respective methods.

As a result, leaders of many forces began to go to Kunming for a meeting.

As the initiator and the most powerful force, Pu Mingsheng naturally became the undisputed leader.

Afterwards, everyone swore an oath of blood alliance and began to lead the team to the border of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

On the other side, while Pu Mingsheng was conquering the east and the west and recovering the forces, Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qian, and others who had escaped had already arrived at the border of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

Arriving here, everyone who had been traveling nervously all the way could finally help but relax a little.

Nothing happened that night, but when everyone woke up the next day, they suddenly realized something was wrong.

And here, it seems that even ordinary people can buy it.

No one questioned their background in detail, but allowed them to enter the city after they paid the entrance fee.

Until one day, they entered Longchang City in Xuzhou Prefecture and something happened. Then they suddenly realized that the confidence of the Salvation Army might be justified.

They were walking in the territory of the Salvation Army, but the Salvation Army ignored them.

If that were the case, Mu Tianbo and others would naturally not be surprised.

As for outsiders, unless you are a refugee, you have to pay the corresponding entry fee based on the items you carry.

This round trip takes more than half a year.

Although it seems now that these people's salvation troops occupying Sichuan will really not do anything to them.

After some discussion, everyone decided to go look for the owner of Ruixianglou first.

Walking and observing as they went, the group soon left the small border town and headed towards Chongqing Prefecture along the broad and solid official road.

In the late Ming Dynasty, life was extremely difficult for ordinary people. Even in an important city like Kunming, people still lived in poverty.

It seemed that they came by train and it didn't take long.

Even though this is a small town on the edge of Sichuan that has only been occupied for a year, no one there worries about food and clothing.

The common people and vendors who were coming and going were not all dressed in fancy clothes, but they were all neat and clean, and everyone had a smile on their face.

That is the provincial capital closest to Huguang.

That is because the People's Salvation Army is confident that no enemy can break through its border defense line.

Just from what they said, it seems that the train has not been allowed to be ridden recently, and is now used to transport military supplies.

"Uh-huh!"

It can even be said that the more arrogant they are, the better, and the easier it will be for the Ming Dynasty to counterattack again.

Moreover, there are constant frictions between the major forces, and fights and bloody conflicts break out from time to time.

Not to mention, ordinary disaster victims may even be relocated to border areas.

Unable to help herself, Mrs. Chen took two steps closer.

What they need to do most now is to leave Sichuan as soon as possible and head to Huguang.

But in comparison, Sichuan is the real enemy country.

But now, there is no point in thinking about these things, and they can only seize the time and hurry on their way.

If so, they welcome it.

As for the disaster victims, they will all be forced to work.

Well, it was mainly because Duke Qian Mu Tianbo and his men did not carry many valuables in order to escape.

In about another month, they will be able to pass through Chongqing Prefecture and enter the territory of Huguang.

Which woman doesn’t like a mirror that allows her to see her face clearly?

Under the rule of the People's Salvation Army, people may not necessarily become rich, but there will definitely be no famine.

In an instant, everyone's faces turned extremely ugly.

In addition, there are all kinds of people, including Han people, Miao people, and many other ethnic minorities.

The Salvation Army is in great need of manpower to build its territory.

After discussing with his mother, Mrs. Chen, and the housekeepers, the Ruan brothers, and others, they finally decided to take a detour through Sichuan.

Afterwards, Boss Zhou looked towards the door to see the waiter greeting guests.

As for whether this is a bit unfair

Well, carrying supplies means they are goods, so isn’t it normal to pay import duties?

In comparison, asking them to pay only one or two taels of silver is already very little.

Take Kunming for example, there are many ethnic minorities.

"Mother, look, is that a glass mirror?

I didn’t expect that such a small vendor would actually sell glass mirrors.”

But soon, she realized that now was not the time to think about these things, they were running for their lives.

Looking at the magnificent three-story inn in front of them, everyone decided to rest here today.

The first thing they thought of was to report to the police.

Finally, it's finally here.

They could even work and save some money, which made the business in the two provinces more prosperous. Many ordinary people would buy things that were considered luxury goods in the past, such as mirrors.

As for whether some people will pretend to be disaster victims to avoid import duties,

As long as you don't carry any money or goods, the local militia won't care.

Obviously, those commodities from the Western Regions were not necessarily purchased and shipped by the Ming Dynasty or the merchants of the Salvation Army. They might also be shipped by merchants from the Western Regions.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the surprise and desire in their hearts, Mu Tianbo and others quickly went deep into the city.

Mu Tianbo pointed at a street vendor and whispered to Madam Chen in surprise.

I don’t know what this train is. Even if it is fast, how fast can it be?

And they said they would send military supplies instead.

Could it be that this salvation army is going to go to war?

I just don't know who they are fighting against?

But just by thinking about it, they roughly knew it. It was nothing more than their Ming Dynasty, the chieftain tribes on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, or Dosi Zang in the west.

After all, safety is the most important thing.

After all, this is the border area between Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and there are already a large number of ethnic minorities here.

They still have hundreds or even thousands of miles to travel, which will take at least a month. If all their money is lost, how can they cross nearly a thousand miles?

However, that doesn't mean that the Salvation Army will remain indifferent even if they deliver themselves to the enemy.

When hearing this, Mu Tianbo and others couldn't help but shake their heads.

But that was for the people of the Salvation Army.

After listening to everyone's stories, Boss Zhou's face immediately changed and he cursed in a low voice.

After all, no matter which place it is, it is no longer under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

How could they tolerate this when they were so used to enjoying it?

After carefully entering the Sichuan border, they found that it was just as the legend said.

From ancient times to the present, I have never heard of any dynasty that had a city without city walls. Even during the powerful Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty that was visited by all nations, and the reigns of Taizu and Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, every city had city walls.

Mrs. Chen looked at the mirror on the roadside stall. Even though her mind was relatively calm, she couldn't help but have her eyes shining.

But now, if they can't find their lost money, they will be unable to move forward.

However, they were still uneasy, and only by leaving Sichuan and returning to the territory of the Ming Dynasty could they completely settle down.

"Hoo~!"

This is what surprised them.

You know, even in their Prince Mu’s Mansion, there are only a few mirrors like this.

After all, they don't have any privileges in the territory of the Salvation Army.

But that has nothing to do with them.

But the next moment, they suppressed the thought.

People like Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qian, had to pay an entrance fee of one or two taels of silver because they carried some valuable items.

What surprised them was that there were quite a few Mongols and people from the Western Regions among them.

Each mirror is very expensive, sometimes costing tens or even hundreds of taels of silver.

You know, the distance from the Western Regions to Sichuan is thousands of miles, which would take nearly three or four months.

Therefore, they, who had been traveling so fast and were already exhausted, decided to find an inn and rest for a day.

Because their package was lost, which contained all their belongings.

In comparison, Sichuan seems relatively relaxed.

How many of those rich people are willing to work as laborers for ten cents a day?

"These damned bastards actually stole from me. Isn't this ruining my reputation?"

Compared with the chaotic Guizhou, Sichuan, although occupied by the Salvation Army, has stable public security, is obviously the first choice.

It is not impossible to sell the Duke of Qian for a good price.

To be honest, it feels even more dangerous than Sichuan.

This salvation army is really proud, or even arrogant.

What's more, the newly planned cities and even the cities that have already started construction have no city walls.

After entering the city, Mu Tianbo and others were dazzled by the spacious and clean streets and rows of houses arranged in close proximity.

However, everyone heard some content vaguely.

There are so many new and strange things we saw along the way. I vaguely heard passers-by mention that they seemed to be things from the Western Regions.

"Xiao He, go to the Public Security Administration and tell them that my Ruixiang Building was robbed."

It is totally different from Kunming, where most of the ordinary people are ragged, pale and thin, with an indelible look of sadness on their faces.

They didn't expect that there would be so many things from the Western Regions in this southernmost part of Sichuan.

At this point, everyone began to hesitate, not knowing whether they should go to Guizhou and then to Huguang, or go to Sichuan and then to Huguang.

And all of this seemed to be non-existent in the territory of the Salvation Army.

What kind of businessman would travel thousands of miles to this border town in Sichuan to do business?

This made everyone a little confused. How could a city without walls resist the enemy's attack?

However, as they continued to move forward, everyone gradually learned the reason from the discussions of people around them.

Well, it really can't

The Ruan brothers looked at each other and a smile appeared on their faces.

Food is the most scarce material for the People's Salvation Army nowadays.

The owner of Ruixianglou is surnamed Zhou. He is in his forties, slightly plump, and always has a smile on his face.

As for Guizhou, although there are still some Ming court officials and soldiers left, more places have been divided up by local chieftains.

"Rui Xiang Tower!"

When they arrived at Longchang City, they had basically traveled most of the way, and the next stop was Chongqing Prefecture.

Of course, they would not choose this path unless they had no other choice.

Well, under normal circumstances, there is no entry fee for entering and leaving the city in the territory of the People's Salvation Army.

After all, Sichuan’s border does not prohibit people from surrounding areas from traveling here.

When they left Wusa Prefecture and entered the interior of Sichuan, they were shocked to find that there was no curfew in the city of the Salvation Army, and even the city gates were not closed.

"Ah~? Okay, boss!"

Xiao He was stunned at first, but then he reacted quickly. After looking at Mu Tianbo and others, he trotted out the door.