Platoon leader Lu Wei hurriedly ran forward and paid a military salute.
Commander Chen sat upright on his horse and asked a few words, which could not be heard clearly from a distance.
Zhang Yi saw that Commander Chen's expression was obviously displeased. Presumably, Lu Wei reported that the market was formed spontaneously by the people on both sides. There was no crossing of the border, and there were no specific regulations that prohibited transactions.
Commander Chen frowned and rode his horse to the wall. The common people made way for them one after another. Commander Chen carefully looked at the various commodities placed on the wooden shelves and couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
"Hello, Commander Chen!"
Zhang Yi went up to him and waved to him through the earth wall.
"Where did it come from?" Commander Chen asked, then realized the abruptness of the question and added, "I mean, where did you get these things?"
"It's not stolen or robbed," Zhang Yi said with a smile, "These are all created by our hands in the Mopan City area."
Commander Chen stared at Zhang Yi, clearly saying "I don't believe it", but he is a leader who has seen the world and would not say such childish words easily.
"You are so poor and have never done your job properly, how can you make paper of various colors? And books? And... and telescopes?" The more Commander Chen said, the more unbelievable he became, "Things like telescopes are only available to officers above the rank of major general.
How many talents and equipment do you have?"
Telescopes are indeed rare. Zhang Yi guessed that before the world was destroyed by nuclear war, there must have been a world war. Almost all the supplies in the arsenal were used up. Things like telescopes could not withstand the beating and there were not many left.
At present, society has just developed into the cold weapon age, and telescopes are of great value and can almost determine the outcome of a battle. They are especially indispensable when fighting in plain areas.
Zhang Yi picked up a pair of binoculars and handed them to Commander Chen through the earth wall.
Don't underestimate this telescope. It has to go through several processes such as glass melting, lens grinding, inlaying into the lens barrel, and connecting with brackets. Now it has developed into the third generation and has reached the entry level of industry. It was not originally made by Zhang Yi.
Bamboo telescopes can be compared.
The current main focus of the Three Kingdoms is still on agricultural production, with satisfying the people's food problem as the top priority, followed by weapon processing and clothing industry, and has not yet been exposed to more industrial manufacturing.
Zhang Yi is not worried that the armies of the three countries will all use telescopes. If everyone has them, it means that no one has them. But if one party has them, it will undoubtedly have the upper hand on the battlefield. This imbalance can just drive sales.
Commander Chen looked around with the telescope. It was so clear that he couldn't put it down. He couldn't put it down after holding it in his hand.
"I don't believe you can create such advanced equipment," Commander Chen finally couldn't control himself and said what was in his heart, "How on earth did you do it?"
"Careful," Zhang Yi said with a smile, "We believe that if a region wants to develop, it cannot rely on evil methods, so we work together to process many products and carry out mutually beneficial trade activities with the three countries."
"Well," Commander Chen was taken aback and looked at Zhang Yi carefully, "You seem to be a well-educated and sensible person. It would be great if everyone thought like you."
"Everyone thinks so, Commander Chen," Shi Gandang said with a smile, "The person standing in front of you is none other than our commander, Commander Zhang."
Shi Gandang thought that commander was a very big official position, so he called Yi Ge that way. In fact, when it came to rank, Zhang Yi governed a territory of 10,000 square kilometers. He was the master of an area, and his status was far above that of commander.
"Ah, Commander Zhang?" Commander Chen was even more shocked.
Zhang Yi smiled. He did not blame Brother Xiaoshi for speaking recklessly. In fact, he had declared in advance that he would be honest with people in Greater China.
"I'm not a commander, my name is Zhang Yi."
The situation of the Kingdom of China is special. They are eyeing the Mopan City area, but Greater China obviously does not have such deep malicious intentions. They only focus on preventing theft and banditry.
In their view, "suppressing bandits" is also a legitimate war, but the hard nut of copycats is really hard to crack. In addition, it is also beneficial to retain a buffer zone between the three countries.
"Zhang Yi? Could it be that you were the one who defeated General Cao?" Commander Chen asked hurriedly.
"That's right, Commander Chen, it was my sworn brother who led us to kill General Cao, punish the bandit leader, and unite the people in the entire area as a family." Xiao Han said.
Commander Chen was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He turned to look at Shi Yu, the leader of Wanchun Village. He had met the leader of Wanchun Village. A year ago, he led troops to "suppress bandits", but he couldn't capture it for more than ten days.
A Wanchun Village was worried that the losses would be too great, so they had to retreat.
"Commander Chen, it's like this. Now all our villages respect Brother Yi as the leader. He leads us to correct our evil ways. Anyone who dares to steal will be beheaded in the future. Brother Yi wants to lead us on a new path, which is to take
You will be rewarded for your labor." Shi Yu nodded vigorously and said.
At this moment, Commander Chen's frown relaxed and a smile appeared on his face. He turned over and jumped off the horse, making a move that shocked both parties.
I saw him pressing the wall with both hands and flying over the earth wall with extremely agile movements.
"Good skills!" Zhang Yi praised.
Xiao Han and others also admired him. Although the earthen wall was not high, it could be seen that Commander Chen had a solid foundation in martial arts and was definitely a master.
this?
Platoon leader Lu Wei and the soldiers of the cavalry company were stunned. How could Commander Chen cross the border? Oh, the commander can cross the border if he wants. He has privileges, but isn't he afraid of being caught and taken prisoner?
The soldiers shouted and ran forward one after another, trying to climb over the wall to protect the commander.
But Commander Chen waved his hand to stop everyone.
Turning around, he shook hands with Zhang Yi.
The two looked at each other, and they both felt as if they had met each other late. Zhang Yi admired Commander Chen as a person full of righteousness, and Commander Chen admired Zhang Yi as an unparalleled hero.
"It's great that you can get rid of General Cao. I didn't expect that you could lead the people in the Mopan City area onto a bright road!" Commander Chen sighed, "How should I call you? Commander is definitely not enough.
You command tens of thousands of people in the Mopan City area, which is much larger than me, the commander!"
Everyone laughed.
Commander Chen, who seems serious, can actually say funny things.
"I don't have any specific position, Commander Chen," Zhang Yi said with a smile, "I just take the lead in doing good things for the people. I'm younger than you, so just call me Xiao Zhang."
Just this sentence won bursts of applause and cheers from people on both sides.
"They all call you Yi Ge. I think this is an honorific title, so I'll call you Yi Ge." Commander Chen is not only highly skilled in martial arts, he is also a knowledgeable person. Such a person with both civil and military skills will naturally see things thoroughly.
Zhang Yi laughed and asked Commander Chen to sit down on the wooden chair. Shi Gandang brought mineral water and compressed biscuits for Commander Chen to taste, and the two sides started a friendly conversation.