Chapter 452
Jiang Fusang didn't expect Xiao Yuandu to take him out of the city.

At that time the gate of the city was only opened, the sky was not yet bright, and there was no one on the street, but for the sake of safety, the two still took the carriage.

The city gate officials were about to step forward to check, Xiao Yuandu pushed the window and probed: "It's me."

The city gate official vaguely glimpsed a corner of lavender, and guessed that there should be female relatives inside.but……

Rolling his eyes, he let it go, bowed and said, "Five young masters go."

Not long after leaving the city, the driver was dismissed, and Xiao Yuandu drove the car himself, heading northwest.

From morning to noon, until the Golden Crow began to sink to the west, it finally arrived at a very remote place.

"This is……"

Getting off the carriage, Jiang Fosang slowly opened his eyes wide.

The high walls and deep fortifications in front of me turned out to be a castle-like building.

Xiao Yuandu was dressed in a black martial robe, standing beside her with arms around her, looking at the same place as her, "This is Taiqiwu."

Jiang Fosang understood.

When the Hulu invaded and the people went into exile, the Hanshui River Basin was centered on various noble families, who built fortresses to protect themselves and fortified walls to resist invaders.

These dock walls are usually built in the mountains, forests, rivers and swamps far away from the city. It is said that they are all built very solidly, and store a large amount of food and necessary weapons and equipment.

Taiqiwu was the place where Xiao Hu entangled with the countryside and used it for self-defense. Some people also called it Xiaojiawu.

But no one called it that in the early years, because Xiao Hu didn't allow it.

He once told people that if he had to be named after his surname, he should also be called Hejiawu.

After all, at the beginning of the fall of the Northland, if He Zao, the patriarch of the He clan, hadn't led the He clan to push Xiao Hu, a foreign clan, as the leader, Xiao Hu wouldn't have had such a smooth start.

Territory, manpower or second, the key lies in reputation.

The owner of the dock is elected by the clan, and usually the landlord of the gentry. It is precisely because He Zao's move is too unexpected that Xiao Hu's reputation spreads far and wide. In the shortest possible time, he saved up his family fortune.

Xiao Hu was grateful for the generous help of the He family, and he always treated He Zao and the He family as honored guests during his tenure as Wuzhu.

He Zao is well versed in the way to be wise and protect one's life. Now that he has given up the position of dock master, he will not be proud of his kindness.He is so alert to himself, and he restrains his people so much.

After He Zao died of illness, his younger brother He Shen succeeded as the head of the He family.He Shen is not like his elder brother, although he is afraid of Xiao Hu's power and does not dare to reveal anything blatantly, but when talking with others in private, he often regards himself as a benefactor of the Xiao family.

Fortunately, there is nothing out of the ordinary, there is an agreement that "the two surnames of Xiao and He share weal and woe and will never bear each other", and Xiao Hu's attitude towards the He family is also the same as before.

Thinking about it, as long as Mr. He doesn't make a big mistake, Xiao Hu shouldn't do anything to Mrs. He. On the contrary, he should treat Mrs. He kindly—whether it's out of his own heart or for the world to see.

Moreover, the He family is also a master of Confucianism, but he did not move south in time, otherwise his status in the south would not be low.

If Xiao Hu had the heart to plot the world, in addition to conquest by force, the gentry would also need to win over.Therefore, no matter from the point of view of morality or reality, the marriage between Xiao He and the two families are happy to see it succeed...

"What are you thinking?" Xiao Yuandu noticed her ecstasy.

Thinking back, Jiang Fosang shook his head and looked into the distance.

Taiqi Mountain is steep and dangerous, and Taiqi Dock is built according to it. It is more than [-] feet high. There are hopeful towers in the dock, turrets on the four corners, and battlements on the walls of the fort. Overall, it looks like a city system.

At this time, the sky is full of rays of light, and looking back against the light, it is very magnificent and magnificent, but it is also unavoidably a bit depressed.

It is no wonder that Wubi was established in the midst of chaos, and it was the only survival option at that time.With the passage of time, its function has long been lost, but how do you know that there will be no day for it to be used again?Therefore, it has not been abandoned, and there are still many people guarding it.

The chief steward in charge of guarding got the news and hurriedly led people out to greet him.

"I don't know that the fifth son is here today, this old slave deserves to die! Damn it!"

After finishing the ceremony in trepidation, he looked at Jiang Fosang again.

The manager happened to be in Jiyuan City when the two got married, and he had met Jiang Fosang.Over the past few years, her appearance has not changed much except that she has become more beautiful and makes people dare not look at her closely.

But the manager had a difficult time: "Five, five..."

The abolition of the decree of robbing marriages has been implemented for several months, and the state and county government has deliberately publicized it, and everyone knows that the two have reconciled and separated.Even though this place is remote, he had heard about it long ago, so he didn't know what to call it for a while.

Xiao Yuandu twitched his brows and cast a dark eye: "Young madam is hot on your lips?!"

As soon as the steward was excited, he would call for the young lady.

Jiang Fusang stopped him: "I've heard of Taiqiwu many times before, but it's the first time I've seen it. Please guide the steward and show us around."

The steward nodded hurriedly: "Hey, hey! You two come with me—"

As soon as he entered, Xiao Yuandu drove the steward away.

"I'm familiar with this place too, I don't need him here, I'll take you around." The two of them hadn't been alone like this for a long time, and he didn't want anyone to stand in the way.

According to Jiang Fusang's estimation, he has only stayed here for less than two or three years, so how familiar can he be?
But in the end he didn't say anything.

The two walked around aimlessly, and Xiao Yuandu explained to her from time to time.

For example, the usefulness of those watchtowers and battlements, and how the people in the castle produced and lived in those days...

Only then did Jiang Fosang know that apart from fighting in wartime, Wuzhong also had to be responsible for farming and production at ordinary times.

Also, being far away from the city, it is natural to find a way to be self-sufficient.

The combination of plowing and defending, plowing and fighting is also a good model.

Of course, there is no other choice.

Xiao Yuandu pointed out to her when passing by a circular fortress: "This is the place where grain and grass are stored."

Jiang Fosang saw that the granary was very large, enough to store millions of hu grains, so he asked, "My good wife often told me about the great famine in the north. With so much grain stored, there must be no fear of famine in the fort."

Xiao Yuandu said otherwise, "No matter how much reserves there are, how can there be so many mouths to eat, and the reserves will always be used up. Wars are frequent, farming is intermittent, and God also joins in the fun. Natural disasters have never stopped in those years. There have been several famines inside the Wubi. Regardless of Xiao Hu's current prosperity, at that time, he often led the Wu people to dig wild rats and bite swallows to satisfy their hunger."

Xiao Yuandu was also hungry.After so many years, the memory in my mind is actually not so clear, but I still remember the feeling of scratching my heart and lungs with hunger, my eyes are green, and I want to go up and take a bite when I see a living person.

Even wild rats and swallows are rare. In the most difficult time, the bark of the trees all over the mountains and plains were gnawed off, and the grass roots could not grow the next year.There is something even more appalling, Xiao Yuandu didn't tell her.

But Jiang Fosang could also guess it.

Thinking of the miserable situation, he fell silent for a while.

Xiao Yuandu secretly regretted telling her these things, turned around, and led her to the south.

"Do you want to see the scenery?" He said, "There is one place where the view is the most open."

The two climbed up to the main building located in the center, which used to be Xiao Hu's residence and also the highest point of the entire dock wall.

When I reached the top floor, I stood facing the west, and the slanting light was spreading, dispelling the haze in my heart.

The field of view is really wide, and the scenery is indeed good, but Jiang Fosang's attention was attracted to other places after admiring the scenery for a while.

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