At the residence of He Lianfang at the border of the East and the West Market.
Zhao Yao was reading letters sent back by He Lianfang's people about the Lingnan situation, while He Lianfang quietly drank tea by his side.
After finishing the letters, Zhao Yao carefully examined the map of the Lingnan region.
Zhao Yao knew nothing about Lingnan; he only knew it had been a place of exile since ancient times. Over time, after reading many letters sent back from Lingnan, he gained some understanding of the place.
The situation in Lingnan was worse than he imagined. Not to mention the miasma, just the living conditions there were extremely harsh. In short, one word—poor! Two words—really poor! Three words—extremely poor!
Poor and remote areas breed troublesome people, and the locals there were very tough. Moreover, most of the populace were descendants of criminals.
