Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 1121 Surrender

late October.

After an autumn rain, the Liaodong Peninsula is getting cooler.

The city of An'an was built near the Bohai Bay. The military city on the east side of the mountain and the civilian city on the west side seemed a little tense. A few days ago, a warning signal came from the north. According to news, the Tang army attacked Huaiyuan from Yingzhou in western Liaoning across Liaoze. Luckily, they were alert and discovered in time, and Liaodong City also sent troops to rescue in time, thus repelling the Tang invaders.

"It is said that there are tens of thousands of horses."

"The leaders are Cheng Mingzhen, Governor of Youzhou, and Zhang Jian, Governor of Yingzhou."

"Damn King Kumoxi and King Khitan each led their own troops to march."

"These damned captives!"

Although the alarm was lifted later and the Tang bandits were defeated and retreated into Liaoze, Jian'an City still did not dare to be careless.After all, not far to the southeast of them is Beisha City, which was captured by the Tang Dynasty several years ago. There are many elites stationed there all the year round, and no one knows when they will kill them.

Even though the two families have kept the relationship between well water and river water in the past few years, even Jian'an City and Beisha City have maintained trade exchanges all year round, especially the smuggling boats behind the scenes are open to each other, but now they are fighting together, no one knows they Will it sneak attack.

Fortunately, they waited and watched for a while, and found that the southeast is peaceful, and the soldiers and civilians of Jian'an Koguryo gradually relaxed their vigilance.

Half of the [-] soldiers assembled in the military city on the mountain were disbanded first, and the remaining [-] soldiers began to take turns to be on duty.

The grazing that should be grazing, the firewood collecting, and even taking advantage of the good weather before winter freezes, the fortifications of the Great Wall defense line continue to start.

Some Koguryo merchants also tried to go to the ports of Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Dengzhou, and Dalian to sell and trade.

Regarding the Tang army's surprise attack on Huaiyuan and its sudden departure, the Goguryeo city owners and building owners in Jian'an City believed after research that this should be related to the current Goguryeo alliance with Baekje, and Japan's use of troops against Silla and Gaya.

After all, the Haidong region has been relatively safe and stable for many years. At the beginning, Datang forcibly supported Gaya, and later Tamna. Therefore, Haidong has formed a situation where six countries stand side by side. In addition, in recent years, it has continuously moved closer to Datang. The various tribes of Mohe, Datang's penetration control over Haidong is getting stronger and stronger.

Goguryeo is of course intolerable. The Great Wall of Liaodong has been built for many years, and it is simply a bottomless pit. Although it is supported by trade and smuggling, it still feels like a burden. Nothing could be more normal.

In the past few years, Goguryeo has built new types of ordnance, prepared troops and horses, and even with the help of some Central Plains scholars from Dongtou, reformed the military system and set about building a new army. , 30 soldiers and horses.And the king established a new guard army loyal to the imperial court and the royal family. There are also twelve armies, each with ten thousand troops, and their strength is not weak.

With such a large new army, the annual military expenditure is staggering, and it is equipped with many new armors and weapons. Of course, it cannot just be ignored, and it is natural to find someone to practice.

Datang did not dare to provoke easily, so he would fight Silla.

Practice has proved that the combat power of Goguryeo's new army has increased astonishingly. The coalition forces of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Japan attacked Silla like a broken bamboo. They took down more than [-] cities in a row, robbed countless money, and plundered a lot of people, not to mention the land of the city.

The people of Silla were defeated, so they only knew to cry for help from the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains. Now that the Tang Dynasty, as the suzerain, must have some face for Silla, the attack is probably to teach Goguryeo a lesson. Who knows that Goguryeo is not what it used to be. compared.

They took Xi Qi to make a surprise attack, but they didn't get any benefit.

"I hope Datang will lose face this time, and won't be angry because of it, which will affect the trade."

The city lord Gao Wenxin sat in the hall of the inner castle of Jian'an Mountain City. He was dressed in brocade clothes and silk robes, jade belt leather boots, and even the seven things on his waist were exactly the same as those in the Central Plains. He even wore a Qin-like head. A scholar from the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains is no different.

As the lord of the city, and also the lord of Jian'an City, guarding the mouth of the Liaohe River, near the Bohai Sea, Jian'an City is one of the key trading ports between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, and it is also a big port for smuggling by sea.

Gao Wenxin, the city lord, naturally benefited a lot from it. From the city lord to the powerful officers, the local officials and local tycoons in the entire Jian'an City were all close to the water and enjoyed the huge benefits of this Tang Dynasty.

In less than ten years, everyone has already saved a lot of money, and even the army in Jian'an City is engaged in smuggling, not only picking up and delivering goods for the city lord and others, but even bringing back Yi himself.

In fact, Shang Xia has long been accustomed to the open and secret relationship with Datang. They are very fond of trade and smuggling. Who doesn't like making money? Standing, occupying such a good position, they scraped off all the grease and water.

"Should we send someone to Xiabeisha City? Just don't affect our normal business." A general said.

I am used to making money every day, I am used to wearing silk and satin, I am used to using porcelain from the Central Plains, I am used to enjoying tea, sugar and wine, who wants to live the hard life before.

Just like many people in Jian'an are unwilling to farm or graze, all the people are engaged in business and work. Anyway, there is a steady stream of Tang boats to transport low-priced grain. Who would work hard to grow grain?

Casually transporting at the dock, or working in the workshop, or going to mine, the wages earned are not far more than farming and grazing?
Such a simple account, even Goguryeo people who have not read the book can also calculate.

And the smarter ones, taking advantage of the favorable location, can make a lot of money by casually selling some goods into the mainland for sale. Even if the cost is small, you can pay off the goods on credit, and pay back the principal and interest together after the sale. This is how it was done.

Anyway, over the years, Jian'an City has become a major commercial and trade port in Liaodong City.Because they want to make money, many Jian'an people are unwilling to farm and herd, let alone serve as soldiers or serve as soldiers. They also learned the smartness of the Tang people and began to hire people to serve on behalf of them.

Going to the inland to hire people to replace themselves or serve as soldiers on duty. Originally, there were 1 people on the Jian'an City military register, and another 2 people were registered on the register. City, patrol, and the other 1 will be confiscated first in case of war.

They are all young and strong, and they have been trained every year in the past.

But in recent years, because of the boom in business, Jian'an people are unwilling to spend time as soldiers or hard labor, so they spend money to hire someone to replace them.

Those who are found are often old and weak, or simply disabled, and even directly bribe the officers with money, which is simply a situation of vain reputation.

The peace and stability of these years also made Jian'an City feel safe and secure.

No one cares about this, everyone is busy making money.

"Well, indeed, if the ship stops for a day, we will lose a lot, and we have to resume trade as soon as possible."

Tang Chuan hadn't come for many days recently, and the city lord of Jian'an didn't think much about it. After all, after all, there was a war over there, so the limelight must stop for a while.

But you can't stop for too long, otherwise everyone will be overwhelmed, and they will all count on the Tang boat to come and rely on this trade to make money.

Gao Wenxin has a well-known point of view. He often tells his subordinates: Because we are weak, we need development; because we need development, we need peace; because we need peace, we must not go to war with Datang.He even told his confidants that if Datang really came calling, he would just surrender.

Gao Wenxin chatted with everyone for a while, then yawned and said, "I'll go soak in some warm soup later. Regarding the matter of sending people to the Tang family, you arrange that not only send people to Beisha, but also Dengzhou, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, etc. It’s best to send people to several ports, as it’s almost winter, we have to work hard before the Bohai Sea freezes, so that we can have a good year.”

After making arrangements, Gao Wenxin went out.

Jian'an Inner City is also called Jindianbao, because it is located on Jindian Mountain in the valley of Jian'an Mountain City.

But if it weren't for the previous beacon smoke, Gao Xinwen didn't usually live in this inner castle, and he didn't even live in Jian'an Mountain City. Although the mountain city has a circumference of ten miles and encloses a valley along the ridge, the inside is irregular and flat after all. .

Ten miles in circumference, three miles in length from east to west, and two miles in width from north to south, Jian'an Mountain City is actually a valley with a crude interior, which is good for military defense.

But in terms of comfort, it is naturally far inferior to Pingcheng in the west.

Pingcheng in the west was originally just a small earthen city. Over the years, due to the prosperity of industry and commerce and the benefits of trade, the city has continued to expand, and now it has already surpassed Jian'an Mountain City, with a circumference of more than fifteen miles, which is very huge.

In particular, there are many shops and storefronts inside, and there are countless warehouses and workshops. In particular, Chinese people still live together in a piece of the city, which is called Chinatown, not to mention how lively and prosperous it is.

There are all kinds of exquisite goods, not to mention brothels, gambling stalls, tea shops and restaurants, only Tang people can do the best.

Gao Xinwen also lives in Pingcheng at the foot of the mountain. He has an exquisite garden designed by Tang people there, which is very comfortable. In addition, he built a warm soup villa in the north mountain, occupying a natural hot spring, and often go to soak in warm soup. quite enjoyed.

Commanding the docile Silla maidservants, Japanese slaves, Persiji, Bodhisattva Man, Kunlun slaves, and a housekeeper from the Central Plains Tang, this life, the king called him back to Pyongyang several times for promotion, but he refused. go.

How can Pyongyang be so prosperous and comfortable?
Besides, after going to Pyongyang, Jian'an City is such a great deal, how can he still have his share?
Of course you can't go.

One hundred light cavalry guards rode Turkic horses, lined with Tang Mingguang armor, covered with Persian iron chain armor, with Uzi swords on their waists, holding black lacquered Tang lances, majestically guarding the city lord Gao Wenxin in brocade clothes and jade belts riding Qinghai dragon horses Go to the hot spring villa villa outside the city.

The one hundred fine cavalry guards are Gao Wenxin's ostentation, and he also spent a lot of money to equip them. The equipment on each person's body is expensive, and they are all good things.

With this heavily equipped cavalry guard, he felt that he could deter the Tang people in Jian'an.

On the side of the road, in a tea shop, the manager of the tea shop winked at the waiter, the young man nodded and turned away.

(End of this chapter)