After walking out of the Black Forest, Zhou Qingfeng immediately understood the importance of roads. In the real world, transportation is developed and it is convenient to go anywhere. But in the other world, there are only a few roads connecting cities. There may be several villages and towns providing accommodation and supplies along the way.
Whether they are pedestrians, businessmen, or troops, they must move along the existing roads. If they leave the road, they will not even be able to drink water, let alone raise supplies.
The mountainous terrain is complex, and the marching speed will inevitably slow down significantly and take longer. If it is a large-scale march, it will rely more on roads, otherwise the troops will not be able to move forward, so they will consume more and fall into a vicious circle.
Ancient wars focused on guarding cities and passes, and the fighting was very dull. This is not without reason. Many war miracles involve crossing mountains and ridges. It is precisely because this is difficult to do that it is so precious and worthy of being recorded in the annals of history.
The city closest to Zhou Qingfeng is Cold Wind City. The Long Legs family rules this city and hundreds of surrounding autonomous territories, including more than 20,000 free citizens, with a total population of more than 200,000.
After a long journey for a day, we arrived at a small town before nightfall. According to Adrian's description, this was a pretty nice town. There were taverns, accommodations, merchants, and a certain amount of security in the town.
But when Zhou Qingfeng rode his war horse on the muddy road of the town, what he saw was simply an oversized shit pit. "What the hell, why are all towns like this? I can smell the disgusting smell from a long distance away."
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"Sir, except for our Harmony Village, other places are like this. Even Cold Wind City is like this." Rubio followed behind and muttered, "The country guys outside never pay attention to cleanliness."
When Zhou Qingfeng started the "New Life Movement", he forcibly promoted environmental sanitation and cracked down on open defecation. No one understood him at first. But in just a few months, the people in Harmony Village became more ambitious and thought their village was clean.
Be proud of.
A clean living environment can greatly improve the quality of life, reduce the occurrence of diseases, and give people strong psychological advantages. In the small town in front of you, a poor road divides the town into two halves, and the town is full of low-rise houses.
The town has probably never been cleaned up, and domestic garbage is dumped in front of and behind the houses. The streets are garbage dumps, and they become a road after being trampled on. But as soon as it rains, the road becomes like a soup and emits a stench.
Several beggars with sad faces stood at the intersection outside the town, stretching out their dirty hands to beg from passers-by. Rubio was afraid that Zhou Qingfeng would show mercy, so he quickly whispered: "Master, please don't give it, and don't look at it. They will
Clinging to you."
Zhou Qingfeng only glanced at them, and the skinny beggars rushed forward. Rubio grabbed a wooden stick for self-defense and waved it vigorously, beating the beggars mercilessly, cursing and asking them to leave.
The population of the town is less than a thousand. Most of the townspeople are also numb. Walking on the street is as dull and slow as a living corpse, which makes people feel depressed. Walking a short distance into the town, I saw a person in the wind from a distance.
Dancing tavern sign.
The sign had faded over time and was in dilapidated condition. The original appearance could not be seen, except for the vague image of a wine glass. There were several horse stakes under the sign, and horse manure and urine were excreted outside the door of the tavern, giving off a pungent smell.
Adrian booked a room for Zhou Qingfeng in the tavern and waited at the entrance of the tavern. But when the 'Joker' saw Zhou Qingfeng appearing on horseback, he said in embarrassment: "Sir Hugo, the accommodation conditions here are probably a bit bad."
"How bad is it? I've actually been in the wild, and the conditions are almost acceptable."
"It doesn't matter to me. I'm used to dirt and smelly spots, and fleas and bedbugs are nothing to worry about. But I'm afraid a gentleman like you won't be able to stand it. The stables in Harmony Village are cleaner than the guest rooms here."
The corner of Uncle Zhou's mouth twitched. He actually wanted to be down-to-earth and close to the people, experience life, and interact with the bottom of society. But if he was asked to live in a stable, then he wouldn't do it. He might as well go camping.
Zhou Qingfeng was still hesitating whether he should carry forward the fine tradition of "being diligent, frugal and simple, enduring hardship". Rubio behind him said to Adrian: "Who is our master? How could he live in a place like this?"
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to say, "Actually, I have no identity," but Adrian on the opposite side nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Mr. Hugo is in charge of a party and is more powerful than the mayor. It is indeed not suitable to live here.
I asked the tavern owner. There is a widow in this town. She is young and good-looking. Maybe I can spend money to live in her house. I just don’t know if this will affect Monsignor Hugo’s reputation? I don’t dare to make decisions on my own."
Zhou Qingfeng said to himself: "Just make the decision. Why would Mao say this? This sounds weird. What does it mean to affect my reputation?"
Rubio said sternly: "Adrian, your understanding is wrong. How noble is our Mr. Hugo? It's not like we don't spend money, so what if we ask a widow to serve him? Does anyone dare to talk nonsense?
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As subordinates, we must try our best to consider the master, so what if we take the blame when necessary? From now on, there is no need to report such things at all, otherwise you let the master answer you how he wants. He can't tell you even if he wants to, right?"
Adrian nodded again, indicating that he really lacked consideration and responsibility.
Stop..., this is even more wrong.
Zhou Qingfeng looked angry and said decisively: "Who do you think I am? We should be gentlemen when we go out. What does it mean to live in a widow's house? Isn't it just that the pub room is a little messy...
.What are you afraid of?”
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Qingfeng opened the door of the tavern with dignity and decided to conduct personal research tonight, go deep into the grassroots, observe the public sentiment, and see how bad the guest rooms in this otherworldly tavern are - no matter how bad they are, I will stay there.
Without investigation, there is no right to speak. We must adhere to a realistic style and integrate with the people!
A man who is a real man should not do those things that are beneath the melons and plums in the fields.
You have to know how to avoid suspicion, you know?
Don't let people say those baseless things.
You should learn from me and see how I set an example for others.
Within three minutes of entering the tavern...
Uncle Zhou covered his nose and escaped with an unlucky look on his face. He patted Adrian on the shoulder, "You are too young and your understanding of stables is too superficial. How can the stables in our village be so bad? Besides, in life, why should you stick to small details?
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If you are upright, don't be afraid of a slanted shadow. Those who achieve great things should cherish their own lives. Enough is enough when it comes to things like investigation and research. As a human being, you must be happy. Don't do things like self-abuse. After all, I don't have no money, why should I?
To embarrass yourself?"
Zhou Qingfeng talked a lot of nonsense, and finally asked in a low voice: "Where does that widow live? What does she look like? Is she beautiful? You won't give me nightmares at night. Don't tell Xili about this today.