I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 68
The next day, apply for time.

Xiang Yu sent someone to call Chen Luo to the army.

But before going to the military camp outside the city, he ran to the market for a walk.

Just now I asked about the price at three or four booths, and was recognized by those vendors.

Sensing that the eyes were staring at him nervously, Chen Luo could only smile wryly.

It seems that the impression I left on the vendors in Puyang Market yesterday was too deep.

As a result, his original plan to continue the unannounced investigation could only be temporarily shelved.

But even if you don't need to ask the price directly, you can still judge the current market situation through side observation.

For example, the amount of items purchased from pedestrians on the road can reflect whether the prices of items sold in the market are reasonable.

At this time, most of the people who left the market had their hands full, and it was almost impossible to see anyone returning empty-handed.

It shows that the prices of the items sold in the market can be accepted by most people, and they are willing to buy a large number of items they need here.

Watching the people leaving the market contentedly, Chen Luo gently massaged his temples a few times, and heaved a sigh of relief.

Yesterday, I killed seven grain merchants and cloth merchants who had raised prices the most, and Wu Sishi, who colluded with corruption and refused to report what he knew, also took the lead.

The heads of these people were wrapped in lime and placed at the entrance of the market for ten days as a warning.

For those traders whose faults were not serious, it was naturally impossible to kill them all, so he punished them with fines.

But now it seems that what I have done is effective.

At least for a short period of time, the merchants in Puyang City did not dare to mess around anymore.

It's just that the use of violent means to suppress is only a stopgap measure. To ensure the long-term stability of the market, a sound monitoring mechanism needs to be established.

But Chen Luo didn't have enough time to set up a suitable procuratorial organization in Puyang.

What's more, the world is in turmoil. If there is no stable political power, no matter how perfect the institutional system is, it will only take a moment to be overthrown after the failure of the uprising.

Of course, there is a precedent of killing lawless people to gain prestige here. As long as Puyang City is not easy to take over, the merchants here will definitely think about it in their hearts when they try to do some treacherous activities.

They definitely don't dare to break the bottom line as blatantly as they did yesterday.

Therefore, people's food and clothing can be guaranteed.

"Let's go." Standing at the gate of the market for a long time watching the people coming and going, Chen Luo turned his head and nodded slightly to the messenger who sent the message.

"Yes, Chen Zuoyin." The messenger hastily cupped his hands and brought a brown horse.

His originally tense spirit finally relaxed.

After all, the Chen Zuoyin in front of him directly led the troops to surround the market yesterday and killed a man's head rolling. He thought that he would see that scene again when he came here this time, so he was always ready to call the army.

As for the silent traders in the market, after seeing the disappearance of Chen Luo's back on the horse, they still didn't dare to relax.

It wasn't until more than half an hour later that they confirmed that Chen Luo would not come back, did they dare to wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads.

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Stepping lightly on the jasmine petals that fell to the ground with the horseshoe, Chen Luo arrived at the Chu army camp outside the city and entered the barracks from the west.

After dismounting, he nodded to the soldiers on the side of the road who were avoiding and saluting one after another, and he followed the envoy to the main tent of the Chinese army.

After the guards in front of the door finished reporting, Chen Luo walked in.

At this time, there were not many people in the account, and they were all high-ranking generals of the Chu army.

Seeing him coming in, Xiang Yu stood up and saluted, and joked, "I haven't seen you, Jiang Ning, for several days. We all wondered which beautiful woman you saw, so we lingered on it."

After returning to the ceremony and sitting down, Chen Luo said: "If it is really accompanied by beautiful women as Brother Yu said, then I won't let Xiang Zhuang accompany me these few days."

Xiang Yu joked again: "With a guard on the side, wouldn't it be better to reveal Jiang Ning's extraordinary identity in front of beautiful women?"

"It seems that when Brother Yu met Mrs. Zun before, Xiang Zhuang must have been there to witness." Chen Luo fought back nervously.

Xiang Yu laughed, shook his head and said: "Jiang Ning's words are wrong. If Xiang Zhuang and I encounter danger on the road, it's hard to say who will protect whom."

"That's true." Chen Luo nodded thoughtfully, thinking about the difference in size and force between the two.

After the two made a few jokes, everyone in the tent showed smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere in the room became much more relaxed for a while.

After letting out a long breath, Xiang Yu closed his eyes slightly, and said relaxedly, "Although I don't know where you have gone these days, I heard that you killed a group of people in the city market yesterday.

These people who tried to seek personal gain by taking advantage of our army's ineffective supervision after entering the city should indeed be damned and killed.

Presumably you have been busy these days, just to find out these moths, and it is hard work for you. "

Under the influence of Chen Luo, he is no longer as indifferent to the life and death of ordinary people as in history.

It's just that Xiang Yu's talent is not focused on dealing with people's livelihood issues, so many of the conflicts that arise are not because he doesn't want to deal with them, but because he doesn't know that there is such a conflict.

But he is not stupid, he can still understand Chen Luo's intention to kill people in Puyang Market.

"What? You've become estranged from me after a few days, and you still say such polite words to me." Chen Luo chuckled, "Then do I want to say 'what I do is all due to General Xiang's guidance, and I must continue to work hard in the future'."

"Hahahaha. You and I really don't need to say too much politeness." After looking at each other, Xiang Yu laughed, and tapped his index finger on the table, "This time I'm looking for you, it's not a big deal, I just want to discuss with you what to do with the remaining Qin soldiers in the city."

At this time, the number of soldiers of the Qin army in Puyang was more than [-], which was almost twice that of the Chu army.

After thinking for a while, Chen Luo rubbed his chin and said, "Those who have families in Guanzhong stay in Puyang and confiscate soldiers; those who are alone, ask for their wishes. If they want to join the army, they can be incorporated into the army."

Everyone in the room nodded in agreement.

They have discussed this issue several times in the past two days, and the final plan they came up with is almost the same as Chen Luo's.

According to the provisions of the Qin law, if a soldier is captured, only the individual will be punished, but if he surrenders and rebels, his family will be affected.

Therefore, even if the soldiers of the Qin army who had families in Guanzhong were forced to join the Chu army, they would definitely not serve the Chu army wholeheartedly because of the existence of their relatives.

So keep this group of people in Puyang, confiscate weapons and armor, and let an army of thousands of people guard them, then Qin will define them as "captives".

As for the group of soldiers who have nothing to worry about in Guanzhong, it would be great if they are willing to join in.

This group of veterans does not need additional training, which will undoubtedly improve the strength of the Chu army to a higher level.

"Jiang Ning and I see the same thing. I've been working on coordinating these data for the past few days. When the time comes, I'll just let those Qin soldiers choose." Xiang Yu smiled, obviously quite satisfied with the coincidence between the two, "Oh, yes, there is someone who wants to see you."

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