Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 365 364. Liao Di’s experiences 6
Plain County.

Cheng Yi has been serving as the general of Pingyuan County for six days.

As Cheng Bushi's lieutenant and his nephew, Cheng Yi's ability to command troops is not bad.

After he led eight thousand Han troops to rush over for reinforcements, it took only one day to complete the reconstruction of the defense of Pingyuan County.

A total of [-] soldiers guarding the city ensured the northernmost line of defense on the battlefield.

Having mastered Cheng Bushi's art of war, he also strictly abided by his uncle's military tactics, which was to make the most of his own advantages.

For these generals of the Han Dynasty, what is the greatest advantage of the Han army?
City walls!

Since the Huns became the Han Dynasty's biggest worry, the only thing the Han generals could rely on was the city walls.

And Cheng Bu has always been a leader in the battle to defend the city.

Since taking charge of Yanmen County, no Xiongnu troops have gone south from Yanmen.

What is Yanmen County?
At that time, south of Yanmen, the most important gateway to the north in the Han Dynasty, there was only the natural chasm of Yanmen.

As long as Yanmen County is broken, it will be a fast lane for the Huns coming from the north to reach Chang'an without any hindrance.

From this point, it is not difficult to see the importance of Yanmen County.

Before Cheng Bushi, the county governor of Yanmen was the famous Goshawk Zhidu. Although he died innocently in the power struggle in the palace, the name Goshawk Zhidu is still spread in Yanmen County to this day. .

After passing the Goshawk Zhidu, Cheng Bubu also established himself as an undefeated general in this important position.

Although after Emperor Wu came to power, he promoted his trusted generals from the position of county guard and returned to Chang'an to serve as Changle Guardsman, but even Li Guang did not dare to say that his ability to defend the city was better than his.

On the city wall, the equipment used to defend the city was placed neatly to obtain greater storage space.

There is a pot about 20 meters away for burning fat and golden juice, and the falling wood and falling rocks were hammered outside the female wall early.

The horse-faced city wall was used to target the enemy troops arriving at the foot of the city with thousands of bows and crossbows.

A plain county that was not too tall was almost transformed into an extremely strong turtle shell by Cheng Yi.

At this moment, he was full of confidence, and Cheng Bu, who was far away in Jinan County, was also reassured by him.

And in Yanmen.

Zhang Qi and the others are also waiting for the last chance.

As long as good news comes from the direction of Qingzhou, he can start a war at the same time, cooperate with the Qingzhou Taiping Army to capture all the counties in the northeast of the Han Dynasty in one fell swoop, and at the same time point his sword directly at Chang'an.
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Liaoning.

Huo Qubing and Su Yong walked out of the construction bureau.

The courtyard has been rented. It is a small courtyard not far from the city wall. It is surrounded by a complete market and is enough to accommodate their family.

As for the rent, Huo Qubing didn't know whether it was expensive or not. The one-year rent cost eighteen white dragons, a total of 280 eight yuan, which was paid in one go.

I heard from Su Yue that the rent is quite normal, and the prices of houses in the city that are similar in size to Huo Qubing's rent also fluctuate at this price.

"Miss Yue, I'm sorry to trouble you today, but I don't know how much I should pay for your guide?"

After leaving the house, Huo Qubing thought that he had almost all the things he had to do today, so he remembered that it was time to pay Su Yue the guide fee.

Su Yue smiled and narrowed her eyes.

"Brother Huo just gave me two coins, but we need to hurry up and go to the market to buy bedding for night use and daily necessities."

"The temperature at night in Liaoning is very different from that during the day. If there are not enough beddings, people will have to go to the pharmacy the next day. It is still a warm day. If it is winter, people will freeze to death at night."

Su Yue is not in a hurry to take the money and leave. What she wants is to communicate with people more and complete her homework. Money is not that important. Of course, she will not just say no to what she deserves.

"That's right, look at me, I'm used to marching and fighting, and I've forgotten that home also needs to be like a home. Let's go without further ado."

"But let's go to the bar first. To buy so many things, we need enough manpower."

Huo Qubing suddenly said after hearing Su Yue's reminder.

"Ah."

The two returned to the wine shop. At this moment, there were many drinkers in the wine shop. Shenshi was approaching and many workers who worked the morning shift had already finished their shift.

Liquors can be regarded as a relatively important entertainment venue in Liaoning city. Due to the climate, almost all people in Liaoning have the habit of drinking.

Of course, this only happened after Zhang Qi arrived. If it had been in the past, the output of Liaodi's fields in a year was not enough to fill the family's stomach, how could there be excess grain for wine making? Although there is also fruit wine, but But the craft of making wine is not available to everyone, and it cannot be supplied to so many people.

But now, hundreds of thousands of acres are cultivated in the spring to nearly a million acres, and with fertilizers and high-yielding crops cultivated from all over the world, this year's harvest can not only feed millions or even tens of millions of people, but also A considerable amount of the remainder is used to make wine.

Sorghum wine, corn wine, and sweet potato wine are the three main wines in Liaoning. In addition, Zuihuafang's Zuihua Niang belongs to the category of fruit wine and is loved by many soldiers.

"Hahaha, the battle report of your great victory has come back. Have you heard about it?"

In the wine shop, the drinkers chatted.

Huo Qubing saw that Huo's mother and the others had finished their meals early and were listening to the conversations happening around them.

"I haven't heard that notices have been posted in every city, street entrance, and residential area. This time, the Han army of 30 was defeated by the king's cavalry again. It seems that from now on, our Liao land can't just It’s called Liao Di, after all, this territory is getting bigger and bigger!”

"Isn't that right? Your Majesty is so kind. If it weren't for Your Majesty, we wouldn't be talking about us, but just talking about me. I'm still not sure whether I'm alive or not. I'm just pitiful for the children in my family. They don't have anything to eat and can't do anything. Survive the winter, alas.”

Some people are happy, and some are sad. There are various situations in the world, and not everyone lives as they wish.

"Brother, if you leave, the past is past. The world was like that at that time, and there was nothing you could do about it. Just look forward to it from now on."

The neighboring drinkers raised their glasses, and some of the tearful drinkers returned the toast.

"Last time there were 20 Han troops, and this time there were 30 Han troops. The Huns in the grassland were also defeated by Your Majesty. The huge grassland has now become the territory of our Animal Husbandry Department. Let me tell you, Your Majesty should do the same. Proclaimed himself emperor and established a country.”

"Yes, that's the truth. The Emperor of Han can call himself the emperor, how can we be worse than him in becoming the emperor?! If you ask me, the emperor should call himself the emperor and establish the country!"

"That's right!"

"Agree!"

"Go one!"

"Hahaha, drink!"

"drink!"

There was a burst of joy in the wine shop, and Huo Qubing sighed slightly when he saw this scene.

He walked to his three tables and said hello to Huo's mother.

"Mom, the courtyard has been rented. Let's go back first. There are still some supplies that need to be purchased later."

"My son is back. Haha, don't worry. You haven't eaten yet. I'll ask the store to heat it up for you. Let's eat first and then get busy."

"Eh."

Huo Qubing nodded and sat down. Huo's mother looked at Su Yue beside her.

"Miss Yue, I have worked hard for you today. Come and sit down. The food is reserved for you."

"Yes, sister Yue, I specially left a chicken drumstick for you and your brother."

Huo Guang also asked for credit. "Thank you, madam."

"Thank you too, Xiaoguang."

Su Yue happily agreed and ran around with the Huo family. She was indeed hungry.

After a while, under the steward's conversation, the store owner put the heated meals back on the table.

A plate of mutton, half a roasted fish, some vegetables and two large chicken legs.

Under the leadership of Zhang Qi, the food in Liao Dynasty was diverse, including cooking, cooking, cooking, frying, and stir-frying.

Although after a long period of heating, the food served does not look very good, but the aroma is still strong.

Huo Qubing and Su Yong picked up their rice bowls, added a few spoonfuls of millet to the rice bowl, and started to eat happily.

Both of them eat at a very slow pace. One has been in the army for many years and is used to swallowing in large mouths, while the other is just at the right age to grow taller.

So it didn't take long for the two of them to finish the food in front of them.

In the wine shop, more and more drinkers came in, including men, women, old and young, and all kinds of people.

After finishing the meal, listening to the lively chatter in the restaurant, Huo Qubing asked the waiter to pay the bill for him, and then walked out of the restaurant with Huo's mother and the others.

After walking and eating, we returned to the rented courtyard.

The structures of houses in Liaoning are all very similar. There is a fenced-in courtyard with three or four rooms inside, and there are stone tables and benches in the courtyard.

The small plot of land under the fence can be used by residents to plant some seasonal vegetables or flowers.

There are also climbing frames, firewood sheds, and stables in the yard. Mother Huo looked at these with unstoppable satisfaction in her eyes.

Although the house I live in now is not half as big as the previous Huo Mansion, the advantage is that even though the house is small, it has all the internal organs.

After entering the courtyard, the housekeeper, who had been in charge of Huo Mansion for a long time, started to get busy.

Twenty young and strong domestic servants were also summoned by him and began to tidy up various rooms.

Some things that are not available in the Han region but are common in the Liao region are naturally indispensable for Su Yue to introduce.

"This cannot be placed here. This is the mouth of the kang. The fire is needed. The kang path is laid in the house. When the weather is too cold in winter, firewood is burned here to warm the house."

"Hey, be careful. This is the cellar's baffle. It's two to three meters deep below. If you fall, your legs will be broken."

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Mother Huo sat on a stone bench in the courtyard and looked at the busy courtyard with a smile on her face.

This is like home, and home is naturally lively and lively.

It took a lot of work.

Su Yue informed Huo Qubing, the housekeeper, and Huo's mother of all the matters that should be paid attention to.

Unlike Huo Qubing and others, Su Yue is aware of some policies of the Liao region. These twenty domestic servants will have their own identities when Huo's mother and others go to apply for household registration, instead of being slaves of the Huo family.

Although it is said that there were slaves in Liao, these slaves were not the same as those in the Han Dynasty.

The slaves in Liao were actually slaves, usually prisoners of war, or criminals who had violated some laws but were not guilty enough to die.

After becoming slaves, a lot of hard work in the Liao land will be given priority to them for construction. Every day, slaves will be given work points according to the work situation. Only when the work points are full can they apply to become ordinary citizens again.

From slaves to ordinary people, if they are prisoners of war, they can usually accumulate enough points in about a year. However, for criminals, they need to complete atonement before they can accumulate work points. After undergoing labor reform and becoming ordinary people.

If he breaks the law again, what awaits him will be a longer period of transformation or death.

Therefore, in Su Yue's view, these twenty servants of the Huo family may not stay in the Huo family for much longer. If the Huo family wants them to continue to work in the Huo family, they will have to go to the Department of Justice to sign a personnel agreement The employment contract shall be at a price of no less than ten white dragons per year.

Ten white dragons, fifteen or six hundred Chinese coins, this is the minimum salary stipulated by the Department of Legal Affairs for hiring domestic servants, and it is a clearly stated law in the labor law.

Based on this price, the annual salary paid to domestic servants can only be high and not low, otherwise it will be illegal.

The price of ten white dragons is not considered low in Liaodi. It is comparable to one-third of the output of a family with three or four acres of land that they farm all year round.

This can be regarded as a protective policy, which prevents some people from holding slaves, but on the other hand, it also eliminates the way for some people who are really poor to survive.

But there is no perfect solution in the world. What Zhang Qi wants to do is to let everyone have a way to survive, at least, to survive like a human being.

After finishing working in the courtyard, Su Yue took Huo Qubing, Huo Guang and a dozen servants to the surrounding markets.

Liaoning's commerce is relatively concentrated. There are a total of seven cities and towns in the city, distributed in seven areas within the city.

After living there for a long time, the people of Liaoning also named the place where they lived after these seven cities.

Sunrise, sunrise, sunset, first quarter, sine, last quarter, new moon.

This is the name of the seven squares and cities in Liaoning City, and the small courtyard where Huo Qubing and his family live is located between Sunset Square and Shangxian Square.

No matter which city you go to, it's very convenient.

"Candied haws on a stick, sweet and sour candied haws on a stick, delicious and good for overeating."

"Grind scissors, sharpen kitchen knives"

"The new farm tools from Water Forge, please come and take a look if you need them."

"Wool blanket, the best wool blanket."

"Cotton, the newly arrived cotton is in limited quantity, first come, first served."

"Apples, fresh apples, apples just delivered from the orchard"

"Satin, linen, and all kinds of cloth are available."

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Just walked into the archway in Fangshi.

The lively shouts rang in the ears of Huo Qubing and others.

lively.

Very lively.

There are many women coming and going, and workers after get off work are selecting the products they need.

There was endless haggling.

Su Yue walked between the brothers Huo Qubing and Huo Guang.

She tilted her head and explained to Huo Qubing: "Sunset Square usually sells fruits and daily necessities, while Shangxian Square sells more slaughtered meats. Therefore, in Liaoning City, these two markets are the busiest. of."

"It's really lively. Except when I'm fleeing with the army, I've rarely seen so many people at one time."

Huo Qubing nodded and said, while Huo Guang looked at the candied haws walking towards them with longing eyes.

(End of this chapter)