Jinyi Night Walk

After the lunch break, Shaoyunfeng came to find Xia Xun to go out together. He only changed into Yanfu, a light-colored Taoist robe

In Kaiyuan, there are many people wearing Hu clothes and military uniforms. Most of the Han people are military family members or exiled prisoners, and most of them wear short or short brown clothes. This clothes are enough to show that they are different in Kaiyuan City The identity, but not publicity.

Xia Xun followed suit, and also changed into loose and comfortable Taoist uniforms. When the two went out, they met Chu Xiao, who opened the original military preparations, and Ding Yu, who was in the Dingliao Zhongwei, and they were coming in from outside.Chu Bingbei is in his early fifties. He is not tall, but his spirit is strong, and he looks calm and experienced.Ding Dusi of Dingliao Zhongwei was 27 and [-] years old. He was such a young official to command the guard. Needless to say, there must be a founding general of the Ming Dynasty among his father and grandparents.

This man has a strong figure, a straight face, sword eyebrows and leopard eyes. Although he can't be called handsome, he is still very heroic.As soon as they heard that the governor was going to take a walk in the street, the two changed their clothes in a hurry, and walked to the street together with Xia Xun. Xia Xun's guards obeyed their instructions and changed into casual clothes, and dispersed in all directions. Darkness guards.

Kaiyuan is an important military town, many troops are stationed inside and outside the city, and some of them are stationed separately in Daluo City, Xiaoluo City and Sanwan City. In fact, there are not many residents in the city. Including the tribal village Hanhan in the suburbs, there are only more than 3000 households and more than 1 people. It is not surprising that there are few pedestrians on the streets.

There are also very few shops in the city, except for oil and salt shops, grain and rice shops, and cloth and leather goods shops, there are basically nothing, and teahouses and hotels are even rarer.Xia Xun didn't expect that this Kaiyuan city was also desolate, so he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "This way, there are few villages and towns, and the beacons and post stations are also extremely poor, and the transportation is inconvenient. I didn't expect this important town of Kaiyuan to be so desolate. .”

The Shaoyu envoy said: "Every Liaodong governor, including beacon towers and post stations, has been advocating more construction. Over the years, a lot of additions have been made. However,...compared to the vast land of Liaodong, it is still less. It's pitiful, there are difficulties in it!"

Xia Xun turned her head and asked, "What, but isn't the money allocated enough?"

Ding Yu interjected: "Master, the building of the Beacon Station requires money, but it is not a lot. Why can't it be built? The main reason is not the lack of money. In the final analysis, there are too few people outside the customs."

He waved his hand and said, "From then on to Beiping, the whole road is wilderness and there are few people. After the beacon station is built, someone must guard it? But once the station and beacon station are built, there is not even a village nearby. Within a hundred miles There are few people inhabited, and even rice grains cannot make up for it, and the safety of beacon towers and post stations cannot be guaranteed, and repairs are also a big problem. Therefore, whether it is road construction, beacon towers, or post stations, they are all restricted."

Chu Xiao, who was in the army, said with a smile: "The situation is much better now than before, and it used to be even more desolate. I heard that Jinzhouwei is much more lively now, and it seems to be more lively than ours. The state guard used to guard the sea and only dealt with pirates. It was very desolate. Since the imperial court changed to transport grain by sea, the ships docked in Jinzhouwei.

Jinzhouwei built a wharf, where the imperial court’s grain was unloaded, and then transported overland by horses and horses. Near the wharf, there were already residences built by merchants of mules and horses. A batch of young and strong, who specialize in unloading ships and transporting grain. The guys on the tank boats have come all the way from the sea. When they arrive at the dock, they also have to eat, drink, play and amuse themselves. There are shrewd businessmen who do business there.

As a result, there are more brothels, brothels, gambling houses and wine shops. When these places increase, the silk, satin, rouge and gouache that girls need, there will be corresponding merchants, and then the number of inns and residences will also increase. All the tools were given up, and some people lived there for a long time, and then some farmland was opened up near the house, which is both farming and business.

In a short period of time, what was originally a desolate place now looks like a prosperous small town.With the increase of commercial vehicles from there to the inland, from Jinzhou to Fuzhou and Gaizhou, there is no need to urge post stations and beacon towers, and the generals of the guards will automatically build more. "

The young imperial envoy immediately said disdainfully: "I heard that when those tank boats arrive at the wharf, they always return empty. The merchants seek profit, so naturally they don't want to, so they buy more northern delicacies, raccoon skins and ginseng from the land. Going inland, many of these encumbrances are sold by the family members of the generals and officials for profit. In order to ensure the safety of their property and not be taken advantage of by bandits and pirates, the generals of the guards will naturally do their best."

Chu Bingbei frowned when he heard that, fearing that Shaoyunfeng's words would attract Xia Xun's attention and cut off his family's fortune, he hurriedly said, "The rumors are not enough to be believed, not enough to be believed!"

Xia Xun's heart moved when he heard this, as if he had captured something, before he could think about it, a very spacious place suddenly appeared in front of him, there was a large space on the side of the road, there were no buildings, but there were many people and mules Horses, cattle and sheep, mules, horses, cattle and sheep howled and howled, and those people also spoke in a rough voice, which seemed very lively.

Seeing this, Xia Xun couldn't help asking: "What is this place? It's quite lively."

Chu Bingbei was a little uneasy, and smiled reluctantly: "Ah, this and the place are mostly places where the local Jurchen and Mongols exchange cattle and sheep with the Han people in the city for goods such as iron pots, salt, and cloth. Those barbarians are rough That's right, my lord, please go this way, don't pay attention to them."

At this time, a few men in Hu suits leading cattle and sheep had already seen Xia Xun and the others. Although Xia Xun and the others were wearing Yan suits, they were considered upper-class clothes in Kaiyuan City. It's strange that all four of them are like this, so it's very tight, how can it not arouse other people's ideas.

These Hu people were all wearing round pointed fur hats, knee-length gowns with cross collars and small sleeves, high boots, and a short knife hanging from their waists. It seemed that the family background of the Hu people was relatively good. Xun several people, one of the thinner men immediately elbowed the next one, a big man,' Bu said: "Hey, Yalha, look, these few seem to be big customers."

The man named Yalha looked up, his eyes lit up immediately, and said, "That old man, isn't he the one who bought a woman from us last time?"

The thin man was startled, looked carefully at Chu Bingbei, and said hesitantly, "No, the old man who bought a concubine last time was dressed in Mongolian clothes."

Yalha laughed and said, "That's right, it's him! Look at the mole on his cheek, I still remember it."

As he said that, Yalha went up to him with a smile on his face, and said enthusiastically: "You guys, what do you want to buy? How about the sheep here? The sheep that I, Yalha, are fat and strong. Sheep skin, mutton, and mutton bones are all good tools. A few guests bought a head of sheep and stewed mutton soup to eat mutton, which is several times cheaper than that in the customs.

Chu Bing was about to speak, but Xia Xun asked with a smile, "What do you buy here, only sheep?"

Because among these few people, Chu Bingbei bought a girl from them as a concubine a few days ago, and she is considered a regular customer, so this Yalha didn't show any signs of resentment, and when he heard Xia Xun's words, he immediately laughed and said : "How can it be, it depends on what you buy."

He lowered his voice a little, and said, "Cows, sheep, mules, horses, women and children, if you want a guest, just speak up."

Xia Xun was taken aback when he heard that: "Dare to love this person who sells animals and sells people ugly!"

He took a closer look at the man dressed as a barbarian who could speak fluent Chinese, and asked, "How many sheep do you have, are these three the only ones?"

Yalha was overjoyed when he heard this, and he was indeed a big buyer after hearing the tone of this person, and he immediately became more considerate and said with a smile: "That's more than that, these sheep are just looking for something, you If you are satisfied with the look, just ask how much you want to buy. I have more than 230 sheep in my family. Except for the cubs, I can sell them all to you.

As long as you make an appointment and address, I, Yalha, will definitely deliver the goods on time. If you want more, I can also buy from my clansmen on your behalf, as much as you want, but... you'd better take cloth Tools such as iron pots, tea leaves and salt are exchanged. We can’t buy any tools here even if we take the money. "

Xia Xun glanced at him and said with a smile, "Yalha? Well, it seems that as long as I want to buy, you can definitely get one or two thousand sheep."

Yalha's voice trembled with joy, he patted his chest and said, "No problem! No problem at all!"

Xia Xun said: "If there are thirty or fifty sheep, even if the entry price is ten times higher, it may not be worth the trouble, but if there are thousands of sheep, then the profit will not only be 01:30, you have so many sheep, Why don't you work harder, contact some brothers in the clan, and drive the sheep into the pass together, wouldn't it be a big benefit?"

Yalha listened and said with a smile: "This guest is just joking. It is a long way to go, and there are horse bandits haunting along the way, and there are many dangers. When we reach the pass, there is no way, and it is very difficult to enter the pass. Besides, if Driving thousands of cattle and sheep on a long journey, I don’t know how many people will be dispatched by the middle-aged men of our clan, leaving behind the old and weak, women and children, how to take care of the family.”

If all the food dealers go directly to the city to sell vegetables, then there will be no second-hand merchants in the world. Xia Xun asked only because I heard that he has a lot of cattle and sheep, which are relatively old-fashioned. The night was profitable, so I asked this question. After hearing this answer, Xia Xun nodded and secretly had an idea.

Yalha couldn't wait to ask: "My guest, do you want to buy sheep? I wonder how much you want?"

When he said this, he heard the sound of hoofbeats like rain, and a group of fast horses came galloping from a distance. one.The long knife and the horse's hoof flew, splashing dust all the way.

"Oops! People from Hada City are here"

The thin man screamed, pointed his finger at the entrance, and let out a sharp whistle. Immediately, the people in the open space were in a mess. Those barbarians, whether they were discussing business or bartering, jumped on the horses one after another. When fleeing, all the mules, horses, cattle and sheep that could be taken away were taken away behind the horse's buttocks, and the animals that could not be taken away when they slowed down were simply left there.

A maroon horse galloped to Xia Xun's side, and reined in abruptly. The steed's steed neighed immediately, and with a rein, a stand, and a stretch, it showed its outstanding horsemanship. Qi's narrow-sleeved short gown, leather belt around the waist, and small boots are very light and neat, and there is a graceful and handsome appearance in the heroic posture, which turns out to be a female knight.

While the scimitar was shining, the female knight yelled sharply: "All mules and horses will be confiscated! Arrest them! No one will be let go!"

Jiang Xun was stunned. Seeing the barbarians in his eyes and the smoldering smoke everywhere, he felt out of place with time and space for a moment: "What's wrong with it? Is this the city management coming?"

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