It was a lie to pay attention to the young heroes, but it was true to think about how to kill him, and he said things that were against his will in a serious manner. As his official position was promoted, his face became thicker and thicker.
It has been so difficult for the Li family and the Chen family to reach this point. Some lies should not be exposed anymore.
Seeing that he was willing to be the governor to share his worries, Li Yi decided to save some face for him.
Chen Chong stopped continuing the topic, sat down opposite him, and asked: "Is your goal this time the King of Shu?"
Li Yi shook his head and said: "You are saying the opposite. It should be me who is the King of Shu's target."
"The result is the same." Chen Chong looked at him and said: "They want to attack Yong County, and their goal is you. Your goal is also them, and there are also the traitors they planted in Shuzhou. They are not your opponents, but if
When the two parties start a fight, the people of Yong County will be the first to suffer, and if you choose to do it at the end of the year, if you can't control it, big things will happen."
"Catch a turtle in a urn, beat a dog with a closed door, what big thing can happen?"
"Catch a turtle in an urn or beat a dog behind closed doors?" Chen Chong looked at him, shook his head and said, "Since you have already made arrangements, I won't say more."
He changed the topic and said: "As for what you said last time about canceling the curfew, opening up business, attracting businessmen from both countries to stay, reducing tariffs, and reducing part of the agricultural tax, there are still some details that need to be discussed before it is officially implemented...
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"One hundred thousand taels?" Fang Yu looked at the man in purple, frowned and asked, "Did they really say that?"
They can come up with one hundred thousand taels, but this amount of money is not a small amount for them. The Holy Religion needs money to expand its followers and plan operations. Although if this operation is successful, it will be profitable.
He had earned it back, but now that he was going out for a hundred thousand taels all at once, he still needed to think about it carefully.
The purple-clothed envoy nodded and said: "Yes, they said that one hundred thousand taels of silver cannot be less than a penny. Otherwise, our sincerity is not enough, and there is no need to discuss cooperation..."
While Fang Yu was hesitating, a voice came from the side.
The King of Shu came over and said disapprovingly: "Isn't it just one hundred thousand taels of silver? Give it to them if they want it. Then Li Yi is rich. After the work is completed, he will be rewarded ten times or a hundred times. What are you worried about..."
Fang Yu thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then give them one hundred thousand taels..."
He lowered his head and looked again, with a trace of doubt on his face, and murmured: "Why can't two hundred and fifty people do it? Two hundred and sixty people can do it. It's just ten more people. Is there any difference?"
"It's just ten people. It doesn't matter if there are more or less. Don't care about these details..." King Shu shook his head and asked, "What else did they say?"
Fang Yu continued to look down and said: "They said that they should choose to attack during the New Year. At that time, the opponent's vigilance is not high and it is easiest to succeed. They also found the most concealed and safest route..."
"That's a good idea." King Shu nodded and said, "Those bald heads are not stupid at all. We are taking advantage of this time to prepare well. Show me the route..."
Fang Yu handed him a marked map.
The King of Shu looked at it and nodded: "Yes, this road is almost in the mountains and there are no villages. Although it is a little difficult, it is hidden enough. When you leave the mountain, you are facing the West City Gate.
It is the most dilapidated and has the weakest defense. If someone cooperates inside and outside and opens the city gate in advance, we can march straight in..."
Seeing this, the King of Shu slammed the table and said with a smile: "These bald heads are quite familiar with Yong County's defense. It seems that you have not found the wrong person when you look for them!"
Behind him, a man nodded with deep understanding.
In the two days before the New Year, everyone is preparing to celebrate the New Year. I am afraid that even the guards guarding the city are not paying attention. It is the time when vigilance is at its lowest...
Even His Highness the King of Shu praised the route he chose, so he couldn’t be wrong even if he thought about it.
Those bald heads are truly educated bandits. They have ideas, insight, and are very considerate and thoughtful...
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Shuzhou is the last inhabited place in the west of Jingguo.
In the hearts of the people of Jing State, Shuzhou represents remoteness and poverty. Because it is located at the junction of Jing State and Qi State, people who don’t know Shuzhou will always feel uneasy living here, as if it is Qi State.
It's as if the country will call at any time.
In fact, this is completely unfounded.
Shuzhou is adjacent to a chaotic land with endless mountains. Even though it borders Qi State, if Qi State wants to use this place as a breakthrough point to attack Jing State, the inconvenient transportation will bring down the entire army.
This is also the reason why although Shuzhou is adjacent to Qi State, for decades, there have been only bandits and no military disasters.
Precisely for this reason, the city wall in Shuzhou does not need to be built very high or thick. Two feet high is enough, and the government will not use extra money to repair the city wall, because it is completely unnecessary.
Yong County, West City Wall.
The city wall in the west of Yongxian County is very dilapidated. Of course, this is just from the outside. The city wall, which is made of black soil or loess tamped layer by layer, is still very strong and durable.
Lao Fang didn't understand why his uncle came here with him today. This place was dilapidated, with only the mottled city walls and low private houses. There was nothing interesting to see, and there was nothing interesting.
Li Yi picked up a branch and wrote and drew on the ground.
Lao Fang watched for a while and finally couldn't help but asked: "Uncle, what are you drawing?"
Li Yi pointed around and said, "What do you think about building a few shops here?"
Lao Fang looked around and realized what Li Yi was drawing. He knelt down and took a closer look. He shook his head and said, "Even if you want to open a shop or build a workshop, there is no need to build all the houses as high as the city wall."
,Moreover, these shops are arranged in a circle and look like an urn, which is not good-looking either..."
Li Yi threw away the branch and said, "You don't understand. This is called a business district. A business district is not allowed to form a circle..."
My uncle was rich and could do whatever he wanted. He didn't care and asked casually: "When will it be built? I'll arrange the manpower."
"Start now. It must be completed within three months. The store will be open during the Chinese New Year."
Lao Fang was surprised and said: "So urgent?"
"difficult?"
"It's not that difficult." Lao Fang shook his head and said, "Just find more people and spend more money. I will make arrangements. I guarantee to complete the task within two months."
Li Yi nodded and said: "It's okay to spend more money, as long as it can be completed earlier."
"as long as you are happy……"
Lao Fang shook his head. He didn't understand what a business district was, but he was sure that his uncle only knew some miscellaneous military techniques and had no idea what a Wengcheng was.
Wengcheng, as the name suggests - is a city like an urn.
Build a small city in a circle around the city gate, and build it as high as the city wall. Only important cities do this, so that when a strong enemy invades, they can just close the two city gates to defeat the enemy.
Trapped, forming a situation of "catching a turtle in a urn"...
When the time comes, it all depends on your mood whether you choose to ambush soldiers in the city, or let archers shoot cold arrows on the city walls, pour boiling oil on them, or throw rocks...
Shuzhou is not a strategic location. Why did I spend so much effort to build an urn city? Are I still worried that the Qi army will cross the high mountains and attack from here?
