King Xiutu is considered a shareholder of Yumen City. As long as Yumen City is built, merchants from both the east and the west will pay taxes to him, and this matter does not cost him a single penny, let alone his own money.
It can be said that all the money was in vain. King Xiutu naturally knew what Su Ren's purpose was in building a city here. Even for the sake of the future of the Xiutu clan, he had to turn a blind eye.
What's more, there is free money.
The war on the grassland is getting bigger and bigger. Yi Zhixie, who once vowed to wipe out Shan and King Youxian within three months to six months, is still fighting hard. And more and more tribes are involved in the war.
The fire of war has burned almost all over the grassland, and it won't be long before it reaches him. In the past few months, messengers from Yi Zhixie will come to see King Xiutu every once in a while, repeating the same sentence over and over again, "I hope
King Xiutu and King Hunxie sent troops and promised many benefits. King Xiutu was not stupid, at least he had to wait for the initial clarity of the war before taking action.
In order to avoid Yi Zhixie's messenger, King Xiutu stayed in Yumen for more than half a month. The first thing he did when he got up every day was not to eat, but to go out quickly to see how much the walls of Yumen had been raised today. At that time, he
Like many people, they felt that Su Ren's Yumen City was not too big and was just a temporary town at best. When he saw the construction technology of the Han people, he felt inexplicably worried.
"One, two, three..." When he reached the eighth floor, King Xiutu stopped counting and frowned and asked his guards: "They built eight floors overnight?"
The guard quickly said: "Yes, these people work day and night. They talk about working in three shifts. I don't understand. I see that there are always people resting in the camp, but the city wall is getting taller all the time. I heard that these days
They are competing, and whoever hits a higher base better will be rewarded an extra gold coin by Mr. Su."
King Xiutu chuckled: "This Su Ren wants to exhaust all these people to death! But I'm afraid we will never learn the Han people's ability to build cities! Where is Su Ren today?"
"On the construction site, he would work for two hours every day."
"I can't imagine how a majestic Han general would do such a rough job!"
After a hurried breakfast, King Xiutu led his people on horseback to the construction site. The hot weather surprised King Xiutu. No one was lazy at Nuoda's construction site, and no supervisors roared with whips. Everyone worked hard, so that
He has never seen such a scene. Even when the royal city was being built for him, the guys in his tribe would be lazy. Why not here?
Su Ren was only wearing a single piece of clothing, and his back was already soaked with sweat. This showed that Su Ren was not just showing up here, he was really working. No one gave way to King Xiutu's war horses, even a few people from the Western Regions.
While working and pointing at them, King Xiutu's soldiers immediately went up to give those people a few whips, but King Xiutu stopped them.
"Mr. Su, you got up early!" King Xiutu dismounted and greeted Su Ren.
Su Ren wiped the sweat from his head and laughed: "How can I not contribute to building a city for myself? If I just don't do it, how can I say that this city is mine in the future?"
King Xiutu nodded: "Mr. Su's words make sense, but I am still a little curious as to why there is no supervisor on such a large construction site?"
"Supervisor?" Su Ren looked around, casually pulled over a half-grown boy who was returning from collecting stones and asked, "How are you? Are you tired?"
The child looks like a Westerner at first glance, with curly hair, hazy eyes, and a high bridge of nose. The rattan frame on the back is filled with stones, which are the largest and strongest ones. They are not the wind mills that can be seen everywhere outside the city.
Yan. The child shook his head and smiled at Su Ren: "I'm not tired. I've carried three frames today. The person in charge said that the stones I picked up were the best and I gave them to the first class!"
"That's good! Put down the stone and rest for a while. Once you're full, you can start working!"
The child nodded with a smile and staggered away carrying the stone. Su Ren pointed at the child and said, "Does your Majesty know why he still laughs while doing such heavy work?"
King Xiutu shook his head. Su Ren said: "Three frames of stone are worth one silver coin. This is what he earned in the morning. In addition, if you work here, you can have enough food. It's not about eating, it's about eating enough."
You still have money to earn, so your Majesty thinks they will be unhappy? Since you are happy to work, what do you need those vicious overseers for?"
King Xiutu glanced at the construction site: "Mr. Su, are you going to pay these workers?"
Su Ren nodded: "I recruited them from Shanshan and Hami countries. They are neither slaves nor prisoners of war. Since they have worked hard, why not pay them?"
"Then isn't this city very valuable?!"
"It is indeed very valuable. Not counting anything else, just paying these people will cost you about three hundred thousand gold coins!" Su Ren sat on a stone basket nearby and took the water bowl handed by Man Niu: "Three hundred thousand gold coins."
A lot, right? But I believe that the money will be earned back one day, and it will only be more, not less. As long as Yumen City does not collapse, there will be endless taxes collected. Why not do such a good thing? "
"Mr. Su really plans to stay in Yumen forever?"
Su Ren shook his head: "I am from Chang'an and also a Han. I will only stay in the land of the Han. Your Majesty should understand!"
King Xiutu nodded slightly: "Understood! It seems that the Han Emperor has a big appetite! I am only afraid of the Huns..."
"Hehehe..." Su Ren smiled: "I don't know what your Majesty is thinking. As a minister, you can just do your own thing. Are you not going to help me? You have half of this city!"
King Xiutu chuckled and said: "Half of me! Half of me, that's it!"
When Su Ren and King Xiutu came back sweating profusely, lunch was already prepared. The food was all shipped from Han Dynasty. It was too much for so many people to eat together, so Su Ren had been hoarding it since he entered the Western Regions.
In addition, they also borrowed the relationship between Erma and King Xiutu to purchase large quantities of livestock from the Qiang region and the Xiongnu. Today's lunch was mutton.
The fat and oily pieces of meat are sandwiched between the noodles. It tastes delicious. Since the work has been done, there is no need to do anything special. Everyone on the construction site eats the same, so Su Ren and King Xiutu naturally eat it.
It is no exception. Sweating makes people feel comfortable. King Xiu Tu has never felt as comfortable as he does today in these years. He takes a bite of the meat cake and a sip of fragrant tea. The taste of the tea removes the greasiness of the meat and complements it perfectly.
A child came to Su Ren and bowed respectfully. Then he took a noodle cake, put a piece of meat in it, and imitated Su Ren's example and squatted outside the shed to eat. King Xiutu was stunned and suddenly felt that this child
He looked familiar, so he hurriedly stepped forward and took a look: "Is it really you?"
Jin Rixi rolled his eyes and glanced at King Xiutu, then nodded: "It's me!"
King Xiutu quickly handed the meat pie to the bodyguard behind him: "Your father has been looking for you for a long time, and he said..."
Su Rendao: "This boy is very lucky. He met us when he was about to die, and he followed us here. Now he is the student of our Han envoy, and the Han envoy has already sent an official document to our Han Dynasty court. All he needs is a reply from the court."
As soon as he arrives, he will be a Han Chinese!"
"Han Chinese! Does Mr. Su know him..."
Su Ren nodded and said: "Do you know, he is the son of King Hunxie!"
"Then you still say he is Han Chinese?"
"Your Majesty is surprised. We Han people are not just a race. Anyone who wants to become a Han is a Han. Whenever your Majesty wants to become a Han, I can recommend it!"
King Xiutu shook his head repeatedly: "I am a descendant of the Sirius God, and I will never..."
"Don't speak so early. Who knows what will happen tomorrow? Your Majesty, what do you think?"
King Xiutu's words reached his lips and he swallowed them back. He looked at Jin Rixi and then at Su Ren. Except for the slight difference in appearance, the two of them were very similar in everything else, including their movements, speech, and even their accents.
Somewhat similar. King Xiutu no longer wanted to eat meat cakes, and said to the bodyguard beside him: "Immediately send someone to tell King Hunxie that his son is no longer worthy of being a descendant of the Sirius God!"
The guard agreed, turned around and walked out. Jin Rixi looked at the departing guard, raised his head and glanced at Su Ren. Su Ren smiled slightly, finished the meatloaf in his mouth in a few times, and yelled to return the favor.
The people who were eating shouted: "Today, I am happy to announce one more thing. When the Yumen City is repaired, all those who want to stay in Yumen will agree to it!"
"Okay! Thank you, General!" There was a commotion in the crowd, and several people shouted in agreement with Su Ren.
King Xiutu on the side could see clearly that there were people from the Western Regions, Qiang people, and the Huns. King Xiutu left angrily. He was not angry with Su Ren, but with those who did not follow the footsteps.
, the tribesmen who were incited to leave by Su Ren with a few words. Most of the Huns who built the city in Hami came from his territory, and it can be said that they are all his tribesmen. Now they have been deceived. Even though there are not many, they still have to live.
A little bit of stuffiness to make up for it.
Su Ren looked at King Xiutu's back and smiled at Jin Rixi: "Eat! Only when you are full can you have the strength to work. Our city will be ready in another ten months. After the outer city is built, we still need to build houses.
Then let's bring in some more refugees, and then it will be considered a complete city."
Jin Rihui took a big mouthful of noodles and nodded: "The teacher said the same, people are the only city that counts. Yumen City now has 380 households. Each household is calculated as five people, which is a thousand."
With nine hundred people, it is a big city for both the Western Regions and the Xiongnu!"
Su Ren touched Jin Rixi and smiled: "When you have the opportunity to go to Chang'an and see the prosperity of Chang'an, you will no longer think that Yumen is just a place! Don't be too short-sighted!"
While chatting with Jin Rixi, he ate three mutton cakes and drank two pots of tea. After Su Ren stretched, he stood up and stretched his sore back. The people working in the shed behind him had already
After eating, they gathered together in twos and threes and chatted, lying or standing. Some people only looked for people of the same race as themselves, while some people gathered together in a haphazard manner. Although some of the words they said to each other were still unintelligible, it did not hinder their smiles.
Pointing at those people, Su Ren said to Jin Rixi: "Have you seen it? No matter which race you are together, you are a family. When the documents from the court arrive, you will be Han. You don't have to bow your head in front of anyone, except our emperor."
Jin Rixi smiled slightly and nodded solemnly. Su Ren also smiled and said: "Okay, after you have eaten and drank enough, get ready to work. There are still many things to do today!" (To be continued)