Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

When Chen Da came, Chen Er was like a child who had done something wrong, lowering his head and not daring to say a word.

"Zhao Long, if you want to laugh, just laugh. Don't hold it in and end up hurting yourself!"

In fact, Zhao Sheng also wanted to laugh, but he didn't know how to do it. So looking at Zhao Long's expression, he couldn't help but say it out loud.

Chen Da didn't know what was going on and put the gold in his hand on the table.

"My lord, this is your gold."

"No, this is yours. You deserve it. We agreed on this before." Zhao Sheng said, and then shouted into the cafeteria, "Master Zhao, bring me ten steamed buns."

The old woman stroked Chen Er gently with her hand, wondering what kind of job her son must find to allow him to eat so much. Most people really can't afford to support him.

Chen Da did not pick up the gold on the table, but picked up the large bowl and started eating. The food tasted great and was the best meal he had ever eaten.

Master Zhao brought ten more steamed buns.

Zhao Sheng asked Chen Er, "Little brother, are you full? Don't be afraid. I can't let you eat enough here, big brother."

"Don't let him eat so much. It's enough for our family to eat for two days. If he saves it, it can last for three days." The old woman felt a little embarrassed. The eight steamed buns in the cafeteria were not small. Each one was bigger than a fist.

In fact, what she didn't know was that the steamed buns in the cafeteria were fermented with yeast, which was different from the steamed buns they made. Of course, the main reason was that Chen Er could eat them, and secondly, they tasted good.

Chen Da had a big appetite, and after finishing his meal, there was still a lot of food left. He took another steamed bun and ate it. It tasted good, so he asked, "Mom, how many steamed buns did my brother eat just now?"

"Your brother ate eight of them, and I gave him half a bowl of rice."

Zhao Sheng explained, "Many people eat a lot when they first come here, but after a while they can't eat that much anymore."

Chen Da was speechless. It turned out that they could just make as much food as they wanted for free.

Chen Da finished a steamed bun without eating any vegetables. It was true that fermented steamed buns were more delicious. He wanted to take another one, but when he remembered what his mother had just said, he put his outstretched hand down again.

"Mr. Chen, our cafeteria's principle is not to waste food. You still have food in your bowl, so eat it if you can!"

Chen Daxin believed it and picked up the steamed buns to eat. After eating two steamed buns, he also finished the dishes in the bowl. However, Chen Er kept staring at Chen Da while he was eating.

In fact, Zhao Sheng likes these two brothers very much, especially Chen Er. His strength is enviable, and it is a pity that he doesn’t go mining.

Finally, Chen Da was willing to follow Zhao Sheng and provide him with personal protection, which was also his mother's instruction.

Because Chen Da's mother was in poor health and had many inconveniences in life, Zhao Sheng arranged for Chen's mother and Chen Er to live in a warehouse behind the cafeteria, which was slightly partitioned off and could accommodate three people.

Chen Er was assigned to guard the gate of the workshop. He could go back to see his mother when he had nothing to do. It was also convenient for him to eat, as he could bring some food home. However, Chen Er had such a big appetite, so Zhao Sheng specifically told him to take whatever he wanted and eat as much as he could.

Therefore, Chen Er rushed to do any heavy work without hesitation, and soon he and his mother adapted to the situation.

But although Chen Da is very strong, his martial arts skills are not as good as Zhao Long's.

After all, Zhao Long fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield, so he has much richer practical experience.

The vassal kings of the Great Zhou were all responsible for guarding the borders, but the King of Chu was the only one who was in charge of the salt market, which was also the richest place.

The fifteen-year-old King of Qin was not so lucky, because he and the prince were born of the same mother, and he was forced to become a vassal just after his fifteenth birthday.

Originally, Zhao Hengzhen was not very happy about it, but the ministers in the court were all trying to protect themselves at this time, and were obviously waiting to see who the emperor would appoint as the crown prince.

The delay in deposing the former crown prince was clearly an abnormal signal, but the emperor's disappointment in the former crown prince was obvious, and most people felt that it was only a matter of time before the former crown prince was deposed.

However, the people of the former prince's faction still had illusions. The fact that the emperor did not issue an order meant that there was something else hidden.

The case of the crown prince's rebellion originated from a faction in the court. Later, a dragon robe was found in his bedroom, which led to the conclusion that he had evil intentions.

Although this evidence seems to be conclusive, as long as Zhao Kang protests his innocence, the matter must be investigated further, especially since other ministers are involved.

Originally, the position of Crown Prince belonged to the King of Qin. At that time, the imperial palace directly appointed the eldest son as Crown Prince, and the position of King of Qin was given to the second son, Zhao Qin.

The poor child was sent to Qin by five hundred personal guards just when he turned fifteen.

The prefect of Chang'an was a middle-aged Confucian scholar named Sima Ling. He was stationed in Chang'an for seven years and cooperated well with the Chang'an garrison commander Yu Qian. He also fought against the Qiang people for several years.

No one has gained any advantage over the years. The Qiang people are relatively barbaric. In the eyes of the Qin people, these people are beasts and not human beings at all.

However, after King Zhou sent Sima Ling's good friend Kong Sijin to be the co-magistrate of Chang'an Prefecture, his strategy towards the Qiang people became to resolutely not shoot the first arrow, but to use virtue to educate the barbaric Qiang people.

When Zhao Qin came to the Prince of Qin's mansion, he hid in the mansion all day long, and whenever he had something to ask, he would ask others to come to the mansion for advice.

As time went on, several people became disappointed with the immature King Qin.

At this time, there was another ethnic group neighboring the Qiang people. They were very fond of the Zhou culture and had never invaded the Qin area. On the contrary, they often asked the Zhou Dynasty for advice on farming techniques.

This is the Liang State, which was adjacent to the Zhou Dynasty.

Regarding this border situation, Sima Ling and Kong Sijin's opinion was to make friends with the State of Liang and develop trade with such a country to facilitate cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Compared with the Qiang people in the west, it was easier to communicate with the Liang people, and the Qin people began to intermarry with the Liang people.

Qin is far away from Dingzhou, so Zhao Sheng doesn't know much about the situation there. Compared with the big families in Xingyang and Taiyuan, they often go to Qin to trade, and the Taiyuan Wang family's trade even reaches Liang State.

A heavy rain caused the water level in Chuzhou to rise, the construction of the dock was stalled, and the salt field was also shut down for more than ten days due to weather reasons.

Going upstream by water, due to the rapid upstream flow, the Cao Gang had to increase the number of trackers, otherwise it would be difficult to transport the supplies.

These two things combined led to a significant decrease in the profits of the Cao Gang during this period. On the contrary, the horse caravan merchants engaged in land transportation were able to deliver supplies to their destinations.

Faced with the urging of the headquarters, Liu Yihui was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. For a moment, he wanted to organize a fleet and carry out land transportation. At least the route to Shangjing was more convenient by land.

"Captain, let's all go our separate ways. The Salt Gang spent a lot of effort to open up several routes along the dry road. Will we be attacked by the Salt Gang if we do this?"

"How many routes has the Salt Gang opened? We must at least open the route to Shangjing, otherwise, our connection with the Wei family will be cut off."

Liu Yihui used to take the downstream route, that is, from upstream to downstream. He didn't expect that upstream transportation would be so difficult. When the weather was good before, he didn't arrange the shipment in time, and now he is starting to get anxious.

From the way he handled Zhao Heng's affairs, it was clear that he was not capable of arranging emergency responses, which resulted in all the goods to be shipped from Chuzhou being piled up here.

After Zhao Heng learned about this, he built many warehouses along the river. However, the berthing bay at the dock was not complete, so he could just build a gangway to load and unload goods.

So even if he was going against the current, he mobilized his brothers in the salt gang to use land transportation if possible, and the price was based on the standards of water transportation, concentrating manpower on those difficult water transportation routes.

Just this one move caused Liu Yihui's Cao Gang to lose half of its business.