My lady, I'm going to rebel.

After returning to the inn, Qi Yuxiu and Gong Wen went to deal with the matters at the transit station.

Mu Zheng asked Li Lian, "Is Fan Chong really short of food?"

Li Lian made a bitter face. "That's right? People from all over the place are coming to him to seek refuge. Now his head is really big."

Mu Zheng lowered his head. He remembered that he had seen a strange anecdote when he traveled to Mount Tai.

It is said that one night, Fan Chong took his personal soldiers out of the camp to inspect the sentry posts at Mount Tai.

Late at night, they arrived at the foot of Fanzi Cliff.

Suddenly, three dazzling golden lights burst forth from the summit of Fanzi Cliff. Fan Chong drew his sword and climbed up the cliff. When he reached the spot where the golden light was coming from, he immediately discovered a small opening just wide enough for a person to fit through.

Above the entrance of the cave, there is a piece of rock hanging like a curtain, blocking the entrance.

Fan Chong peered into the cave. It was pitch black, and he couldn't see his hand in front of his face. He ordered his guards to bring a lantern and shine it into the cave. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Ah! Food! It's food!"

Fan Chong immediately went into the cave, holding up a lamp to investigate. The small cave was filled with golden wheat and soybeans, about fifty or sixty dan in weight.

Although the food was not much, it could solve the urgent problem. Fan Chong was very happy. He went down the cliff, left some of his personal soldiers to guard the cave, and returned to the camp with a few personal soldiers.

The next day, Fan Chong sent tens of thousands of Red Eyebrow Army soldiers to transport food.

They used carts, small carts, and heavy loads to carry the food, but strangely enough, the food in the cave didn't decrease at all.

Fan Chong was even more delighted by the endless supply of grain. He looked at the complex terrain of Shanzi Cliff, with its steep slopes, its proximity to the mountains and the water, and its easy-to-defend, yet difficult-to-attack terrain, and then at this mysterious granary, and immediately decided to build his base camp here—Tianshengzhai.

From then on, Tianshengzhai on Mount Tai became the headquarters of the rebel army. It was here that the rebels defeated the suppressing troops three times in a row and killed the commander-in-chief of the suppressing troops, General Gengshi.

Of course, this is just a legend. After all, there is no real way that there is an inexhaustible grain cave in the world. But there is no smoke without fire. Mu Zheng wondered, could there really be a grain storage in Tiansheng Village on Mount Tai? And the amount must be considerable, otherwise there wouldn't be such a story that has been passed down for two thousand years.

"Speaking of food, I think of a place." Mu Zheng thought about it and decided to start his performance.

"Where?" Li Lian was indeed very interested.

"There's a place called Fanzi Cliff on Mount Tai." Mu Zheng made up a story about how he once passed by Fanzi Cliff and stumbled upon a granary. "But that was a year ago. I don't know if the grain is still there."

After all, Mu Zheng didn't dare to say anything definite.

But this was enough to make Li Lian extremely excited. "I'll give my divorce letter to my eldest brother right away. Maybe the cave is still there."

"Well! That's good. It's better to give it a try than to worry at home." Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Mu Zheng left with satisfaction.

At this time, Gong Wen was having a tug of war with Bai Xiaoya.

Gong Wen then realized that Bai Xiaoya was the first customer of the transfer station. Liu Lin also knew about this transfer station because of Bai Xiaoya's introduction.

"The contract has been signed. You have to take this batch of goods with you whether you want to or not." Bai Xiaoya looked like she had Gong Wen in her grasp.

"Hmph, we won't take your business." Although Gong Wen was not familiar with Bai Xiaoya, from the first meeting they had when they entered the city, it was clear that this man didn't get along with Mu Zheng. If he didn't get along with Mu Zheng, then he didn't get along with him, Gong Wen.

"What? Do you want compensation?" Bai Xiaoya took out the contract with the transit station. "It's clearly written in black and white. You are responsible for providing the cavalry and escorting us to the Xiongnu. If you violate this, you will be compensated ten times the value of the goods."

"Ten times?" Qi Yuxiu was also shocked. Which lunatic signed this contract and agreed to such outrageous conditions?

Gong Wen's face turned pale and red. He wanted to be tough, but he really couldn't pay the penalty.

Seeing Gong Wen's frustrated look, Bai Xiaoya was extremely proud. "Alright, stop struggling. The caravan will leave tomorrow morning. If you delay me from competing with the Beijing migrants for business, I will close this transit station as soon as it opens."

After returning to the inn, Gong Wen vividly recreated Bai Xiaoya's expression, and even gritted his teeth several times in the middle, it seemed that he was very angry.

"Wait!" Mu Zheng interrupted Gong Wen's rant, "What's the other person's name?"

"Bai Xiaoya!" Gong Wen felt that Mu Zheng was out of his mind.

"No, no, Bai Xiaoya's opponent." Mu Zheng asked.

"Oh, Jingpiao. I don't know which idiot came up with this name. How can a caravan be called Piao? Wouldn't the money just float away?" Gong Wen said disdainfully.

Mu Zheng drooped his eyelids, as if the little mosquito was scolding him.

As mentioned earlier, Liu Xiu started a "courier" company while studying in Chang'an. He and Han Zi bought a donkey and used it to transport food. Later, as the "courier" business grew, Liu Xiu and Han Zi started a "Huolala" business, buying many donkeys, renting them out, and sitting at home counting the money.

Precisely because of this historical fact, Mu Zheng specifically instructed Han Zi before he left on how to develop business in Chang'an. When "Huolala" has developed to a certain scale, he should develop "logistics".

The two of them also agreed on a secret code at that time.

"You're from Lu, and it's not easy for you to live in Chang'an. You're like a rootless float, helpless and homeless. So why not call us Jingpiao? When I go to Chang'an later, I can use this name to find you."

This was Mu Zheng's suggestion, but now it seems that Han Zi has already done so.

Of course, this was just Mu Zheng's guess. After all, Han Zi had only been in the capital for less than half a year, so it stood to reason that his business couldn't be that big.

But, apart from him, who else would name his caravan "Jingpiao"?

"Promise him!"

Everyone was stunned. Li Lian said, "Brother Mu, don't worry about the compensation. As long as he doesn't want food, I, Li Lian, still have some wealth."

"That's right. At worst, we can let Liu Lin solve it. He is a local boss after all. Besides, this problem was caused by him in the first place." Gong Wen was also unwilling to let Mu Zheng compromise.

"Hey, what are you guys thinking about?" Mu Zheng shook his head. "I'm just thinking that things have been unsettled everywhere lately, and maybe the Xiongnu are the best partners, so I'm going to take a look. Besides, doesn't Bai Xiaoya want to challenge the Beijing drifter? I'm going to help the Beijing drifter."

"Oh?" Li Lian and Gong Wen looked at each other. Mu Zheng didn't seem like such a boring person. Besides, wasn't he longing to go to Chang'an to find Yunniang?

"Brother Mu..." Qi Yuxiu wanted to say something else.

"Okay, am I, Mu Zheng, afraid of the compensation? I really want to go to the Xiongnu and take a look, because I suspect Han Zi is also in the Xiongnu." Mu Zheng interrupted everyone's speculation and repeated the agreement between him and Han Zi.

Of course, the most important reason why he concealed it was that Han Zi was in the Xiongnu, but where was Liu Xiu?

Is Liu Xiu there too?

When everyone heard Mu Zheng's words, they immediately stopped objecting. After a long pause, Gong Wencai slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, did I just scold some idiot for choosing the name Jingpiao?"