Although Fushi, as the seat of Shangjun, once claimed to be a large county with a population of over 10,000 households, what Li Shushi saw today was full of decay and desolation. The city wall, which was the most important defensive facility in the county, was originally
The rammed earth had become loose due to weathering and lack of maintenance, and even Li Shushi, who had just arrived, could see the falling sand grains on it.
When walking into this decadent city, Li Shushi felt the inner desolation firsthand. There were very few pedestrians on the street, and many of the buildings on the street seemed to show a sense of dilapidation in an attempt to add to the lack of habitation. Don't say that
Compared with the increasingly prosperous Lishi County, it is
Compared with the relatively low-popular Lin County, it is also much worse. Li Shushi remembers that the Li family's caravan said that Fushi County now has a population of less than 4,000 households, but judging from the dilapidation of the county,
Look, I'm afraid the numbers need to jump a little bit.
"It feels so desolate. Is this really the seat of Shangjun? At its peak, Shangjun once claimed to have more than 80,000 households, but now its own seat has become so desolate. I originally thought that it had been occupied by the Huns many times.
The looted Kucha County was desolate enough, and this place looks similar. How could that kind of city defense be able to stop the enemy?"
"There is nothing we can do about it. You have seen along the way that there is a lack of arable land here. Even the Great Wall defense line, which was originally used to resist foreign enemies, is gradually unable to support it because of the inability to supply locally and too much transportation from other places.
, so it is a normal thing for those to flee their households. As long as those fleeing households can escape to other places, relying on the relatively strong folk customs here, it is very easy to become those powerful tribes and tenant farmers, and they do not even need to
Pay court taxes."
Regarding Le Jin's problem, Wei Yue, who lives in the border area and comes from a wealthy family, knows best. After all, his family has a lot of servants and servants. Otherwise, how could he have joined the Bingzhou Army in his first year?
How long does it take to get such a long position? "Forget it, it's still a city anyway, it's much better than us sleeping outside in the open air, isn't it?"
Because of the influence of the last conflict in Yuanyin, Li Shushi brought all his troops into the city where the Han Dynasty was no longer able to govern. Facing the well-equipped troops, even the powerful troops occupying the city gate did not dare to
What to say, after all, Li Shushi is a group of well-equipped regular troops, and those
Because the powerful men do not have the tools to change jobs, most of the gatekeepers are just ordinary people. The gap in combat effectiveness is very obvious. In order to prevent Li Shushi from getting violent and hurting people, the powerful men have decided privately that once
If Li Shushi showed any signs of dissatisfaction, they would join forces to pay him to leave.
Therefore, Li Shushi and his team not only did not encounter those so-called blind people in Fushi, but even the prices of the supplies when they were replenishing were much lower than they expected. Of course, this does not mean that the supplies were cheap, but
It means that in this place where supplies are relatively poor, being able to obtain supplies at such a price is beyond the surprise of Su Xiaoluoli, the great housekeeper.
Cao Xing took Zhang Hui and began to collect intelligence in the city. Although the city was not very popular, he could at least obtain information about some local snakes, issues that need to be paid attention to in the subsequent formation, and gossip news that happened in the surrounding areas. These will all be
It became an important basis and reference for Li Shushi and his party's next trip.
Although the authenticity of this information cannot be completely trusted, the analysis and judgment of intelligence are skills that any young person who wants to become a famous general or military advisor must master, and the level of this skill is also what determines a person.
An important indicator of the level that can be achieved. So, isn’t this another good exercise for Li Shushi’s subordinates?
Of course, others were also spilled by Li Shushi. After all, the information collection of a single group always leaves out areas that are missed or cannot be covered. However, with more people, the area covered and the amount of information obtained are much greater, although there must be a large number of them.
There are overlapping and repetitive parts, but he also has a lot of subordinates, so let them do their work, Li Shushi thought irresponsibly.
As for himself, he also led his two extremely intimidating subordinates Dian Wei and Xu Chu and several personal guards to find a tavern to sit down.
However, Su Xiaololi did not accompany him this time, because this cute loli was leading a large number of subordinates to go shopping with the beautiful girl Luo He. Before they parted, they watched the two of them chatting and laughing in a very intimate way.
With such a look, it is really hard to imagine that these two extremely beautiful guys had been secretly fighting fiercely while maintaining their ladylike appearance a few days ago.
Of course, Li Shushi believes that the two people can be so harmonious this time not because they are reconciled as before, but because they each get what they need. Yes, each gets what they need, and one can guide the other as if standing on the commanding heights.
One has various "shopping tips", and the other, although Li Shushi doesn't know the reason, seems to be coming to a densely populated area for the first time and has endless curiosity about everything. Of course, this curiosity is well concealed by the lady's demeanor.
, but those shining eyes, you know.
Because of the sparse flow of people, Li Shushi searched for a long time in the city before finding a wine shop. However, although there were not many customers, the wine shop was very clean, and the low tables and cushions on the floor were also placed very neatly. It can be seen that
The owner is a very attentive person. There are some wooden signs hanging on the earthen wall on one side of the lobby, which probably represent the store's signature dishes.
There are not many guests in the lobby. There are only three tables with seven people. One table is for four people. Maybe because there are so many people, the noise made by a few people is a bit loud. In comparison, the other two tables seem calm.
Even the two people at the two-person table were busy eating. Except when Li Shushi and his group came in, one of them raised his head and looked at them and made no noise other than eating. Maybe they passed by by chance.
Travelers, keeping a low profile can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
The owner of the store was obviously overjoyed when Li Shushi and his party entered this small shop, which was obviously not very prosperous. He had been writing and drawing when he saw Li Shushi and his party walking into the store, and he immediately greeted them enthusiastically.
Although this place cannot be called a mountain shop, it is just a daydream to find any peerless chefs in this dilapidated Fushi County. Although there are many hermit masters these days, chefs who have nothing to do with officialdom are not among them.
.As for the turbid wine mixed with water, it was even more tasteless to Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who were teased by Li Shushi's special gift of wine. Even Li Shushi's bodyguards were dissatisfied because they were rewarded by Li Shushi from time to time.
The drinks in this store are mouth-watering.
But fortunately, these people came here just to rest and chat and gather information, and they could get by with just a simple meal.
"I'm talking about the store, this Fushi has become a ruined city. Why are you still here?"
The shop owner readily agreed to Li Shushi's invitation to chat with him. Anyway, it wouldn't hurt to chat with him. He was not a glamorous landlady, and no one would like a forty-year-old uncle with a dirty face. If chatting could be done,
If these very rare and generous customers can stay longer and spend more, wouldn't the shop owner's life be improved?
"It's difficult. If you don't tell me that the laws of the Han Dynasty clearly stipulate that people in the border areas are not allowed to move without orders, and if they are discovered, they will be executed directly. Let's just say that I inherited this restaurant from my ancestors and it has been in the family for generations.
I have put all my effort into it, and without it I have no skills, and the little wealth I have accumulated is not enough to manage and reopen a store in the Central Plains."
Perhaps most of the people who stay in Fushi are like shopkeepers - more than enough than above. They are not like the refugees who have completely forgotten the harsh laws because of their poverty. After all, they still have some money to support themselves.
Unlike some powerful or inconspicuous people with connections, they can use their own connections to get benefits that they feel are quite good, which then become the driving force for them to stay in this place. After all, those connections are probably only here.
Just easy to use.
"Well, since the store is here to welcome guests from all over the world, I think I will hear some news from time to time."
"Although there are not many people here, people from all over the world like to come here to sit and talk about some interesting things, so if you want to inquire about something, it would be a good idea to find me. But you
It should also be clear,
Although the customers who come and go will talk about some things, but for an ignorant person like me who sits in the store all day long, I can't tell the difference between right and wrong. If it can't help or is not helpful, then...
Please forgive me."
The boss is an honest man. Although he has the tact of a businessman, he also has the unique simplicity of this poor area.
"Then I would like to ask, are there any noteworthy things that have happened near Shangjun?"
Li Shushi smiled and asked the question he wanted to ask. Of course, from an angle that the shop owner could see, there was also a small string of five-baht coins. Li Shushi had no intention of breaking the unspoken rule of consulting fees.
"When it comes to big things, I'm afraid I should first focus on the Xianbei people. It is said that since the leader of the Xianbei people, He Lian, died in Xihe, there have been constant disputes within Xianbei. Some people have suggested that He Lian's son Qianman should be supported in succeeding to the throne.
, and some people support He Lian's nephew, Tan Shihuai's grandson Kuitou, succeeding to the throne. Of course, some people plan to take the opportunity to lead his own family out. It's really chaotic.
It turned into a pot of porridge. However, I heard that Kuitou and Qianman recently jointly issued a pursuit order against the Tuoba tribe. The reason was that they colluded with the Xihe prefect, which led to the death of Helian in Xihe. It was probably the Tuoba tribe.
It usually provokes a lot of people, anyway, the businessmen I saw said that there are many Xianbei tribes who responded to the call of the two men, and it seems that the Tuoba tribe should be finished."
Recalling the last battle of Xihe that Rilv Deduction had told him, Li Shushi became more and more certain that the arrow letter shot into the city that night must have been the work of the Tuoba tribe. However, considering what Rilv Deduction had said
He Lian wanted to bring down the Tuoba tribe, and Li Shushi could understand why those guys rebelled. No.
However, considering that the demise of the Tuoba tribe was the result of the power of the universe, Li Shushi, apart from expressing his sympathy for the fate of the Tuoba tribe "How could he survive until the fifth watch when the king of hell told him to die at the third watch?"
I feel excited about the disappearance of the powerful tribe in the future, after all, I already have Tuoba Liwei in my hands.
"Another big one is that the son of Xubu Guduhou of the Xiongnu was killed because he offended the governor of Xihe. It is said that this caused the relationship between the Han and Xiong tribes in Xihe to become tense. I don't know if the two sides will fight.
Woolen cloth?"
The lineage of the Chanyu-King Youxian must hope that the lineage of King Zuoxian will fight with them, and then the good fisherman will benefit, but will their opponents let them get what they want? A Chanyu will have to transfer his son from Shuofang back to Shanyu
Could the guy from Yu Wangting be so easily carried away? Li Shushi didn't believe it.
"If we want to talk about bigger things, then we have to count the counties in the south close to Feng Yi County."
"Store, we don't dare to argue with you about anything else, but you definitely don't know as much about this matter as we do. The guy opposite, we won't blackmail you either. As long as you help us settle the bill for our table, brother, we will definitely know
No matter what you say, no matter what you say, what do you think?"
"Oh..." Li Shushi became interested in the table of four that suddenly interrupted.
p.s. I took a three-day vacation and took the opportunity to read "Datang 2008" in one sitting. I felt very moved. Although there was more than one character who traveled through time and the relationship between the characters was a bit confusing, overall it was still touching.
By the way, after reading this, I really wanted to shout: "Close the door and let Axue go~"
