404 Lie to Win 3
My credit?Also named sergeant?Thirty miles from Yantang?Zhang Cheng's eyes widened.What's the matter?

He knows the rules of this era, a "scholar" or "doctor", if he wants to, he can actually abandon himself as the king and leave.There are not many such things right now, but in the future there will be more and more civil strife in various countries.In internal struggles, apart from being killed, the most common ending for the loser is either being exiled or voluntarily fleeing.Such people usually join other countries.And although his territory and property will be taken away, his aristocratic status will be retained by default.

But Zhang Cheng had no intention of defecting to the State of Lu at all.And it was also conferred on the Salt Hall for thirty miles... He didn't know where this "Salt Hall" was, but the area was big enough!

In theory, Doctor Kunwu's territory is centered on Kunwu City, within a range of no more than fifty miles (of course, because of the war, Doctor Kunwu controls a much larger area than the theoretical territory).He hadn't carefully calculated the area of ​​land that Dr. Kunwu had entrusted to him, because the land he obtained was divided into different small pieces after all, and it was difficult to calculate uniformly.But he is very sure that it is absolutely impossible to have thirty miles.Thirty miles is actually beyond the range of an ordinary sergeant.You don't need to ask to know that this is the result of Jiang Kao's operation behind the scenes.

If it was in the past, Zhang Cheng might not understand why Jiang Kao would give up the Thirty Li fief and give him the credit.But now it is known that he is probably the son of Marquis Qi, and may be a doctor in the future, so it is natural to look down on the Thirty Li fiefdom.

"That...Brother Jiang, why did Marquis Lu confer on me?" Zhang Cheng asked. "Brother Jiang, you should be credited for inquiring about the news this time."

"If it wasn't for the help of my virtuous brother, how would I know about Dongyi's plot?!" Jiang Kao patted his chest to show that he was stabbing his brother. "Furthermore, my virtuous brother is a young man of Dashe, and because of the crisis of the Eastern princes, he had to temporarily put aside his task of being a king... This kind of sacrifice is seen in the eyes of my brother, and it will never make it difficult for you."

But it turned out...it was a misunderstanding.Jiang Kao thought that Zhang Cheng accompanied him to return to the city because of Dashe Xiao, and temporarily gave up the mission of Doctor Kunwu for the safety of Yingqiu.

This type of thing, um, how should I put it, if it is revealed afterwards, the vassals are indeed very likely to be deprived of their territory.So Jiang Kao couldn't be wrong.He made a judgment based on his own knowledge without knowing what Zhang Cheng's mission was.It's just that this result made Zhang Cheng a little grateful on the one hand, and a little bit dumbfounded on the other hand.

The fiefdom of Thirty Li Land is actually a very generous reward for the "scholar" class. Even if you throw your head and blood in the next second and follow the lord to fight against powerful enemies on the battlefield, it is worth the money.

That being the case, Zhang Cheng did not shirk it.Just keep this for yourself as a way out.However, he also knew in his heart that it was almost impossible for him to accept this territory. After all, once this matter was completed, he would immediately be promoted to the rank of high officials.

While Zhang Cheng and Jiang Kao were happily chatting, a group of barbarians knelt down on the ground, not daring to show their air, at the high place of the Donghai Jun Temple, which was far away from them.

There are a few Lai Yi who are with the Yan Yi, and these Lai Yi can be seen as the witches of Lord Donghai at a glance, and each of them has a dragon-shaped emblem on their chest.

The few Laiyi looked at each other in a daze, obviously they didn't know what happened to this scene for a while.

At the forefront of the crowd, a Ren Yi, or Kobold, stood in front of the cliff.

His scaly skin was pure black, which was very rare among kobolds, like the night, and his eyes were like two bright red fires in the night, burning blazingly in the eye sockets.In addition, his clothes are also different from other kobolds, and there are all kinds of accessories hanging on his body.Some accessories hang on clothes, but more hang directly on the body.There were so many of these trinkets that it made him look a little hunched over from the extra weight.

But no one would think that these ornaments are useless burdens, because some of them emit magical auras visible to the naked eye even at this twilight time.

The black-scale kobold held a long walking stick in his hand.This crutch is a bit too long, and it is not suitable for kobolds to use, so he is actually holding the middle and lower part of the crutch.

The black kobold's gaze was staring at a corner of Guicheng in the distance.There, the flow of people is slowly and orderly entering Guicheng, filling a residential area in the city.

Standing here at the high Donghai Jun temple, the whole city of Gui can be seen.So as long as you have normal eyesight, you can recognize the large number of Zhuxia who came this time.

It's not a scattered team of thirty or fifty, but a scale of hundreds or thousands.It even stirred up the entire dusk of returning to the city.

It has been a while since the city was established, but this is the first time it has encountered such a large-scale business travel team.

Gusts of high wind blew past, making the kobold's clothes flutter.

"Hello," a kobold quietly asked his companion on the outermost side of the crowd. "Is Wu Qing angry?"

"Fool! You don't need to ask to know!" The companion replied in a low voice.

"Why is he so angry for no reason?"

"Because he was going to be angry, so he was angry. Simple as that, you fool!"

"Then if he continues to be angry, what shall we do? There is a stone under my knee, and it hurts so much. I don't want to kneel anymore."

"Then you move quickly! Fool!"

"I'm not a fool, why do you keep calling me a fool!"

"Because you're a fool! a fool! a fool!"

Not just in this small corner, as time went by, starting from the corner, various voices from the Ganyi crowd gradually increased.

The black-scaled kobold glanced back at his companion with a slow and stiff movement, gnashing his teeth.This gesture frightened everyone in an instant, and the Yi people who were buzzing just now became completely silent in an instant.

"Haha...haha..." A few seconds later, Wu Qing burst out laughing, and she led the team away after laughing for a long time.

On the side of the temple, a group of Laiyi witches continued to stay in a daze for a long time.After a long time, finally a shaman with an obviously lower status spoke up. "What happened to Wu Qing this time? He made a large-scale sacrifice to Lord Donghai, and Lord Donghai expressed his satisfaction."

"It must be related to Zhuxia." A Laiyi priest with obviously higher status replied. "Wu Qing thinks of soldiers attacking Camp Hill."

Although Laiyi is also classified as "Nine Yi", in fact Laiyi is different from other Dongyi. After all, they are marine races, and they don't particularly care about the disputes between these land races.No matter what happens on land, it will not affect them.

"Let's raise troops, Lord Donghai has issued an oracle to allow them to recruit Laiyi freely, as long as they can give fair and reasonable conditions." The junior priest still couldn't figure it out. "Forget it, I don't understand what the minds of these land races are thinking. I'll go back first... The moisture on the skin is almost dried by the wind, and it hurts a bit!"

Although these priests live in high places, the environment is actually very livable.Because Mr. Donghai used his divine power to hang a waterfall directly from a high place, flying down from the side of the temple.Therefore, as long as the Laiyi in the temple are willing, they can go to the waterfall at any time to replenish the water on their body surface.Even if you don't flush, there are abundant water droplets in the air.

"It's easy for these Xias to come and return to the city," the leading Laiyi priest shook his head. "But it will be difficult to go back!"

"If they move fast enough," said another priest. "Leaving tomorrow, I'm afraid even Wu Qing will have nothing to do. But the day after tomorrow is the latest. If they are too greedy and stay here for three or five days before leaving, I'm afraid they won't be able to go back."

He watched the group of barbarians hurrying down the mountain road.It is estimated that tonight, a large number of Yiyi messengers will rush to all sides, gathering an army as quickly as possible.

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with us anyway, so feel free to be a melon-eating crowd." A priest said.

"People who eat melons? What does this mean?"

"That's probably what Mr. Donghai said." The Laiyi priest who spoke flipped his hand, but for some reason, there was already a big melon in his hand.He threw the melon to his companion, then turned his hand again, and touched another melon out of the void.After doing this over and over again, almost every Lai Yi got a melon.Lai Yi didn't have the hassle of peeling and removing the seeds like humans. He just threw the whole melon in his mouth and chewed it.

Lai Yi's body size is much larger than that of a human, and his mouth is much larger, just enough to eat this melon in one bite.

As witches, they are often rewarded by Lord Donghai.In addition to spell abilities, there will be item rewards.This thing was rewarded by Lord Donghai.

This melon tastes really sweet and delicious, and Lai Yi who eats melons is satisfied.Everyone not only remembered that this melon is delicious, but also knew the term "people who eat melons".

"In other words, let's stay here and eat our own melons, and just watch them do it." said the priest who took out the melons. "Zhuxia and Ganyi...as long as they don't affect the operation of Guicheng, we don't need to mind. Let them fight."

"Are they going to fight?" someone asked.

"For sure, it's hard to say if Zhu Xia leaves within three days, but if he leaves after three days, then there will definitely be a war. And I don't think Zhu Xia has the idea of ​​returning quickly. You see, they entered the city as soon as possible. It is to find a place to rest and place the goods instead of going out to find a buyer immediately. This intention is obvious."

This intention is indeed very obvious, because all merchants know that the goods that are eager to sell must not be sold at the best price.Zhu Xia obviously didn't want to bear this kind of loss.It's just not clear if they knew it meant a war.

The scale of hundreds or thousands of people... This is no longer a "fight" that can be described, it is a small-scale war.

The sun slowly went down, and the day seemed to end peacefully.

However, if you pay more attention to the gate of the city, you will definitely find a strange thing: during the day, a large number of Zhuxias enter the city - let alone this, but at night, a large number of Yanyi are leaving the city.

Hundreds of Yiyi refused to wait until dawn, and ran away in the dark.However, unlike Zhu Xia who carried a large number of livestock and vehicles, Gan Yi did not have so much baggage.So although there were many people, there was not as much movement as before. It can be said that they left quickly and quietly.

At dawn, Guicheng quickly started a new day as usual.However, unlike in the past, today's transactions are busier because there are many Zhuxia merchants in the city.

They not only sell a lot of goods, but also buy a lot of goods.Among other things, those Laiyi or Huaiyi who are selling grilled fish are doing so well.

Zhang Cheng accompanied Jiang Kao on the streets of Guicheng.

During this period of time, Zhang Cheng has been in Guicheng almost all the time, so he is already very familiar with the surrounding road environment.Even have a general understanding of the specific locations of those relatively stable vendors.In Guicheng now, there have been relatively stable businessmen, such as those Fengyi or Huaiyi, who basically form partnerships in groups.One or two of them are responsible for looking after the store, and the others are responsible for maintaining the supply and logistics. They already have the kind of shop management posture on the earth, not the kind of mobile street vendors.

The joining of a large number of Zhu Xia has upgraded some places in Guicheng from ordinary to prosperous, and other places have been upgraded from prosperous to crowded.Specialties from the ocean are highly sought after.Conch, coral, etc. are relatively common, and many people purchase fish bones and animal bones.

In fact, these things are also very common in Yingqiu, but here in Guicheng, the price is more than [-]% cheaper than that of Huaiyi intermediate dealers.Especially when you are lucky, from time to time you will meet a Lai Yi who does not understand the price, and will sell you something very cheap for no reason.

At the beginning, everyone was a little afraid of Lai Yi's attitude of cannibalism, but soon found that as long as they were in Guicheng, these Lai Yi were actually really cute.

Among other things, they really don't understand anything!
Those who open relatively stable shops are fine.Those who set up stalls with limited goods alone basically don't know the price.Not only that, the city is really clean.Not just the cleanliness of the natural environment, but also the cleanliness of the social environment.As long as you like me here, there is nothing wrong with it.No thieves, no robbers, no racketeering bureaucrats--police patrols and officials who don't know what a bribe is, and don't care about extortion.

Even in this era, the side effects of these social developments have already appeared.In fact, due to the incompatibility of laws and regulations, this kind of thing is normal in the eyes of the world.

"Brother Jiang, when are you going to return from this trip?" Zhang Cheng was a little worried.After all, he knew that Wuqing (who was probably the planner of this war) was in the city.But if Jiang Kao moved fast enough, there was nothing Wu Qing could do.But looking at this scene... Well, these caravan members don't seem to be organized and disciplined, but more like a loose team.

"Ten days." Jiang Kao replied casually. "It should not exceed fifteen days."

(End of this chapter)

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