The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 272 Liangshan Shuibo
"Go over and have a look..."

Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Li Qingzhao was stunned, but he nodded and said: "It's good to go and have a look, Shuibo Liangshan... If there are evil people causing trouble, you can also take action to clear it up and restore peace to the people."

It is not that Li Qingzhao has not encountered bad people along the way, not to mention that Li Qingzhao is a woman with a beautiful appearance. Although she is holding a sword, she does not have much deterrence.

How could the gangster suppress the desire and greed in his heart when he saw only Li Qingzhao?

Therefore, they were all solved by Li Qingzhao in the end, and even the criminals who had not been caught by the government for a long time died at the hands of Li Qingzhao.

Li Qingzhao also directly took the lead in accepting the reward, but it also involved a lot of trouble.

Li Qingzhao is a woman, and a girl from a wealthy family, but she is also a thrifty and sociable person. Why not accept the money that comes to her door?

Li Qingzhao has done this kind of thing that kills two birds with one stone.

More than a dozen people died under her sword along the way.

At this time, it was not impossible to hear the divine bird say that he wanted to take a look at Shuibo Liang Mountain. For Li Qingzhao, it was just a matter of convenience.

"What about the officers and soldiers of the imperial court? Liangshan is easy to defend and difficult to attack because of the water. How much money are the officers and soldiers of the imperial court willing to spend on food there?"

There are so many fields in the world. If you plant more grains, you will naturally plant fewer mulberries. If you plant more mulberries, you will plant less grains.

First of all, the bandits in the Liangshan River are indeed a scourge and cause unrest. Secondly, the people often complain about the incompetence of the imperial court. Externally, they only know how to be weak and seek peace, but internally they govern harshly, which makes many people feel uncomfortable. All have complaints.

This makes the people even more impoverished.

Coupled with the land annexation by the gentry class, how much land is left for ordinary people?
And how much food can ordinary people harvest to satisfy their hunger?

"The bandits who want to come to Liangshan River do not dare to come, otherwise, they will be greeted by the imperial officers and soldiers!"

Another is that the rich and powerful, the rural gentry, and the gentry have concentrated their wealth, leaving the common people with no land and no place to stand.

Most of the people walked around the shops that collected silk linen bags, but the silk shops were deserted.

"Look, let's go around there from now on!"

Even some people looked sallow and thin, showing signs of malnutrition.

"I wonder what life is like for the Han people in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. Thinking about it makes people despair!"

Li Qingzhao withdrew his gaze and sighed slightly.

"The bandits in Liangshan River are becoming more and more rampant. They even dare to rob the surrounding caravans!"

On the table next to it, several men in brocade clothes were discussing, and their words were full of anger. However, while speaking, their voices also unknowingly softened, and they changed their voices and said:
"I heard that some people went to Jin Kingdom and other places to do business, but they made more money than the Song Dynasty!"

She has long seen that the Song Dynasty is the same today, with many shortcomings. Even Wang Anshi's previous reform could not save the Song Dynasty.

Outside the city, many fields are planted with mulberry and hemp, and mulberry pickers can be seen walking through the mulberry forest.

Not to mention that regarding reforms, the imperial court also changed its orders day by day.

"The Jin people are barbarians who don't know how to farm. They only know how to use the land as a pasture for cattle and sheep. How many fertile fields are deserted? How much of the world can grow grain, mulberry, hemp and other things?"

Along the way Li Qingzhao walked, there were continuous mulberry forests and fields for planting crops, but they were fifty-fifty different from the mulberry forests.
Seeing this, Li Qingzhao frowned slightly, showing a hint of sadness, and couldn't help but whisper: "There will be more mulberry forests than fields, how can there be enough food for the people to eat..."

Li Qingzhao watched this scene quietly and remembered it in her heart. Then she walked to an inn, ordered some food, and ate it quietly.

On the plains, there are also undulating mountains and rivers. Although Liangshan County is only a county town, it is also quite prosperous as a city in the land of Qilu.

The season at this time is already September. Obviously, mulberry pickers pick mulberry leaves at this time to breed autumn silkworms.

When Li Qingzhao saw this, he felt a lot in his heart. Looking at history, it was also the same in the previous dynasties. At the end of the dynasty, the people were in poverty, the gentry was corrupt and perverted the law, corrupt officials were rampant, and bandits were breeding.

“Let’s enter the county town first and have a look!”

The dignitaries decided that the price of silk and linen was low. When it became low, the people were helpless. And if it was food in the past, dignitaries manipulated the price of food, and if it was too low, people would naturally not sell it.

However, Li Qingzhao thought of something else and still said: "I'm afraid sweet potatoes alone are not enough to satisfy our hunger!"

Even with high-yielding crops like sweet potatoes, how many people can be fed?

Li Qingzhao watched this scene silently. It was obvious that the disadvantages of most fields being used to grow mulberry and hemp had appeared.

"However, when we merchants were attacked by bandits, we didn't know how to send troops to help. The Song Dynasty..."

"..."

"Fortunately, they didn't rob the Li Silk and Silk Family caravans in the city, otherwise... hum!"

Li Qingzhao listened quietly and got a lot of useful information.

If food was grown in the fields, the people who cultivated the food could also be allocated some food as tenant farmers. Even if they did not sell it, they could eat it themselves.

Li Qingzhao was familiar with this truth, but she also knew that the gentry who carried out land annexation also understood this truth, but they all pretended to be deaf and dumb, sacrificing the glory and wealth of their own children and grandchildren for a moment of wealth and glory.

Within Liangshan County, the city is not large, so the population living in the city is not very large, but the Qilu land has a large number of people for other places.

……

Li Qingzhao entered the city gate and looked at the shops on both sides of the street. Most of them sold low-grade silk and cloth. At the same time, there were also shops that collected silk and other items.

However, at this moment in the Song Dynasty, although the common people in the world were not short of food and clothing, they were just able to have enough to eat.

But at this moment, the fields were used to grow mulberry and hemp, and they, the common people, still had to farm, but the things they were given became silk and linen, and the value of these things was completely determined by the gentry above.

"Alas, this world! The Song Dynasty was cowardly and incompetent to the outside world. It only knew how to compensate people with annual coins. But where should the annual coins that the court compensates other countries come from? They are all the homes of common people and merchants like us!"

"..."

When Li Qingzhao came to Liangshan City, he was not in a hurry to go to Liangshan Water Park, but got familiar with the local culture and customs in the city.

On the busy street, pedestrians were rubbing shoulders and the sound of hawking could be heard constantly. A small town seemed very lively.

Li Qingzhao walked on the street for a while, but did not buy anything, and finally walked into a bookstore.

"Sir, are there any books you want to read?"

As soon as Li Qingzhao walked in, a boy came up to him. He saw that Li Qingzhao was a woman, but he was not wearing a dress, only a pair of jeans. There was a look of surprise on his face, but he immediately asked.

"I'll just take a look..." Li Qingzhao didn't know if the bookstore in front of him had the books he needed, but as he looked around, he saw that some of the books on the shelves had been read by him, so there was no need to buy them. .

Li Qingzhao was reading quietly in the bookstore, but Bai Zhi flew directly into the sky, suspended above the sky and looked at the earth. The entire terrain suddenly appeared in Bai Zhi's eyes.

The so-called Liangshan Shuibo is an irregular lake with islands in the lake and mountain peaks around it, forming a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Perhaps this is also the reason why the heroes of Liangshan in the novel have been able to exist for such a long time and were ordered by the imperial court.

However, Bai Zhi felt a little disappointed at this moment. The Liangshan Water Village in front of him was not the Liangshan Water Village in the novel. Similarly, there were no heroes on Liangshan at this moment, only bandits who committed many evil deeds.

Perhaps there were indeed people among them who were forced to become thieves by the government, but they were only a minority.

After coming back to his senses, Bai Zhi flew towards the city below and entered the shop. He saw Li Qingzhao holding several books and preparing to pay.

"A total of twenty taels of silver are needed!"

After hearing what the boy said, Li Qingzhao took out twenty taels of silver from his sleeve and then walked out of the bookstore.

In this era, although more and more people are studying, books and learning materials are still very expensive.

"Books are more expensive than books elsewhere..."

As if sensing Bai Zhi's return, Li Qingzhao immediately whispered. Perhaps it is because the environment near Liangshan City is not safe, which has also caused an increase in prices to a certain extent.

Li Qingzhao could still accept this, but he didn't know much about other things and terrain conditions.

But no matter what, as long as you find ways to get rid of the thieves in Liangshanshuibo, everything will probably return to its original appearance.

As for why it is possible?

Li Qingzhao also did not have much confidence in some local gentry in the Song Dynasty at this time.

Everyone is profit-seeking, and who wants to get less?

"I just checked from the air. The terrain in the Liangshan Shuibo area is indeed very complicated. I'm afraid you don't go up properly..."

After hearing Li Qingzhao's words, Bai Zhi also knew that she had decided to get rid of the thieves in Liangshan Water Pond, so he opened his mouth and told her the information he saw.

After hearing Bai Zhi's words, Li Qingzhao didn't seem to be too worried. He still walked on the bustling street and said to Bai Zhi:

"Two years ago, Shenniao, you taught me to learn to use your own strengths. What are my strengths?"

"...Excellent swordsmanship?"

Bai Zhi hesitated for a moment and said this.

"Not really!"

However, when Li Qingzhao heard Bai Zhi's answer, he immediately shook his head and said:

"Isn't my advantage still very obvious? There is beauty over there!"

"The thieves who escaped into Liangshan Shuibo are all evil-doers. At the same time, they also entered Liangshan Shuibo and they couldn't bring their families with them. Most of the people in Liangshan Shuibo were men, so how could they often see me? Such a beautiful woman?”

"I'm afraid they took the initiative to kidnap me back to the mountain before I could even settle the score with them!"

"..."

Hearing Li Qingzhao's somewhat self-proclaimed words, Bai Zhi's face also showed a look of realization, and then he couldn't help but take a look at Li Qingzhao's appearance:
Because Li Qingzhao took the initiative to ask the divine bird to make her look immortal and also took "Zhu Guo", Li Qingzhao's appearance still maintained the appearance of her twenty-year-old self.

The age of twenty is the moment when a woman's appearance is at its peak, not to mention that Li Qingzhao is a talented woman through the ages, and her appearance is as beautiful as a flower, like a fairy who has been relegated to the world, and her temperament is beyond the world.

After entering Liangshan City, Li Qingzhao did not take off the bamboo hat on his head. At the same time, a layer of tulle was also put on the bamboo hat, just like the chivalrous women in later martial arts novels.

This also made it difficult for others to see Li Qingzhao's appearance clearly, but because she was wearing strong clothes and her graceful figure, it attracted other people's attention.

After hearing what Li Qingzhao said, Bai Zhi had nothing to worry about.

According to Li Qingzhao's swordsmanship at this time, it was easy to deal with the thieves in the Liangshan River. Before, he was just worried that Li Qingzhao didn't know the terrain and was trapped by the terrain and was at a disadvantage.

But when he heard Li Qingzhao's words, Bai Zhi felt relieved.

"Then what are your plans next?"

"No hurry, stay in Liangcheng for a while now."

Li Qingzhao had a leisurely look on his face, and at the same time, the hand holding the book was rubbing the book, obviously he couldn't wait to read the book in his hand.

"That's fine too."

Although Li Qingzhao lived in Zhangqiu, Qilu, which is now in the middle of the Qilu land, Liangshan City, where Liang Shanshuibo was at this time, was in the east of the Qilu land. It took a lot of time to walk all the way.

After all, for a woman like Li Qingzhao, traveling long distances is a very difficult thing.

Of course, for Li Qingzhao, physical fatigue is not the biggest difficulty, but the ill-intentioned people he encounters on the road. As the saying goes, only humans themselves are the most dangerous.

This is why Li Qingzhao said so calmly that he wanted to deal with the thieves in Liangshanshuibo, but he didn't seem to take this matter to heart.

"Then how long do you plan to live in these two mountain cities?"

"One month!"

Hearing Bai Zhi's question, Li Qingzhao pondered for a moment, and then gave an uncertain answer.

Then he took the initiative and said: "In this case, living in an inn is not very cost-effective. It is better to find a local fan to rent a courtyard!"

Returning to the inn, he put the books he bought into the room, and then called the waiter in the inn.

"What are your orders, sir?"

Li Qingzhao, who was in the room at this time, was not wearing a bamboo hat, and her beautiful face was naturally exposed to the eyes of the waiter. The moment the waiter came in, he was shocked by Li Qingzhao's beautiful face.

After all, how could there be such a beautiful woman in this small town? When I saw her at this moment, I felt like a fairy descending from the dust and descending into the world. But upon closer inspection, there was a sense of alienation like the cold moon in the night sky, which made him feel really cold in his heart.

It was this coldness that brought him back to his senses, and then he quickly repeated: "Girl... what are your orders, girl?"

(End of this chapter)