Departing from Mayi in the morning, he arrived at Dingxiang City in the evening. Li Mu found the record that was registered for him that day, and wanted to find a place in the Tang Army camp to settle his mother and Bai Qiaoqiao, so that he could have time to rent
The house. The clerk still remembered him. Hearing him talk about the difficulties, he smiled and said: "What do I think it is? Why don't I just find a place to live? It's easy to talk about! This Dingxiang city was originally occupied by the Turks. I, the Tang Dynasty, destroyed the city."
After that, most of the Turks ran away, leaving hundreds of empty houses. These houses were temporarily used to house the soldiers, and they will all be sold in the future. Since you are looking for a place to live, I will give you one at my discretion."
Li Mu hurriedly said: "This is against the rules. I still have some money on me. If you can sell it to me at a cheaper price, I will be satisfied."
The recorder waved his hand and said: "I, Li Siwen, respect people of filial piety and righteousness the most. After hearing about your deeds, I was fascinated. I wish I was the one who rushed out of the Turkic camp to report the starry night news that day. I could help you.
You're so busy, I'm not interested in Yourong. Let's not talk about money. I'll take you to see a house right now... Let's go to South Street. The houses on South Street are better, and it will definitely be a prosperous area in the future. You've chosen it.
Whichever one is yours, I will just record it."
Only then did Li Mu find out that the young recorder was called Li Siwen. The words had reached this level, and he could no longer shirk it, so he had to accept it and secretly made a note in his heart that he could not repay the favor now.
Look for opportunities to make up for it.
After coming out of the Tang Army camp, Li Siwen and Li Mu first picked up Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao. They met with each other, and then they took an ox cart together and rushed to the South Street that Li Siwen said. Li Siwen was a very talkative person.
, sitting on the carriage shaft, he introduced Dingxiang City to Li Mu and his family.
According to "Historical Records of Justice", according to the ancient posthumous law, "the land is virtuous, Xiang". Dingxiang City was named this, which means that the area is stable. But since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Dingxiang City has not been stable. In the Sui Dynasty, Dingxiang City was not stable.
The Turks had already snatched the city of Dingxiang from the hands of the Northern Qi Dynasty before. Later, with the establishment of the Sui Dynasty and strong soldiers and horses, they snatched the city of Dingxiang back from the Turks. Later, the Sui Dynasty was in turmoil, and various warlords fought endlessly.
The Turks took the opportunity to occupy Dingxiang City again. When the Tang Dynasty was first established and the national power was weak, Jieli Khan's army was directed towards Chang'an, making it impossible to take back Dingxiang City. In recent years, Dingxiang City has been owned by Jieli Khan
Nowadays, he lives here for three to five months every year. The Turks trade here, exchange furs and other items for Tang Dynasty currency, and buy Tang Dynasty luxuries brought by merchants from all walks of life, including tea, porcelain,
Silk is the most popular. Turks do not engage in production. The houses and courtyards in Dingxiang City were built by Turks hiring Tang craftsmen. Most of them were rough, and a few were exquisite. They were the residences of Turkic nobles. The Tang army captured Dingxiang City.
At that time, General Li Jing had already ordered people to occupy these noble mansions, use the gold, silver, treasures and other items inside as military supplies, and reward them to the meritorious soldiers.
Dingxiang City has two East and West Streets, and two North and South Streets. The East and West Streets are occupied by ordinary people, the nobles live in the North Street, and the South Street is full of shops. Li Mu's status is obviously not suitable for living in the mansion of a Turkic noble. Therefore, Li Mu
Siwen brought him to South Street because he wanted to give him a shop so that he could do some business and make a living.
After the city of Dingxiang was broken, the Tang Army's camp occupied the East Market, the North Street was turned into a warehouse to store grain and grass, the West Market was used to detain prisoners of war, and the South Street became a "logistics base" where all the craftsmen accompanying the army lived. When the war was over,
Everyone in the Tang army will leave Dingxiang City, and officials appointed by the court will come to take over. These empty houses will be sold. At that time, Li Siwen couldn't help even if he wanted to. But now, these are all under his control.
At the intersection of the street, Li Siwen jumped off the bullock cart, pulled Li Mu into the street, and introduced: "When an army goes out on an expedition, there must be weapons supervisors to follow. When weapons are worn out, they must be repaired at any time. Did you hear the sound of iron striking? This time
To conquer the Turks, His Majesty sent a total of six armies. Our place is now the headquarters of the two armies. Nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses and equipment are repaired here. The fires are burning day and night, and I am still busy." Li said.
Siwen pointed toward the depths of the street and said, "I suggest you choose a house in the back. Although the houses at the corner of the street are available, the sound of hammering is too loud and I won't be able to sleep at night."
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the door of a courtyard. The door was open, and Li Mu could just see the scene inside. A big man in Guanzhong, shirtless, was beating a red-hot iron ingot. Li Mu's heart moved, this is not ready-made.
Are there any raw materials? If you can find a job here, even if you don’t pay, it’s still a good deal. You can train your skills for free.
When Li Siwen saw Li Mu stop and look into the yard, he also stood down, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Why, are you interested in blacksmithing?"
Li Mu heard Li Siwen's speech, came back to his senses, and followed the words: "I have always admired blacksmiths since I was a child, and I even went to become my apprentice, but they confiscated me... General, I can't ask for a house in vain, help me with some work."
Peace of mind, although I don’t know much, I have some strength.”
"Don't call me general!" Li Siwen waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I can't be called general, just call me by my name. In the army, I am just a recorder, a master who plays with pens. I have not even joined the army.
You don’t even have the power. Since you want to work hard, are you afraid that there will be no work in the camp? Choose a house first, and I will find you a job later. Forget about blacksmithing. This job is too tiring. "
Li Mu hurriedly said: "General, ah no, Brother Siwen." Seeing Li Siwen glare at him, Li Mu hurriedly changed his words: "Brother Siwen, I'm not afraid of being tired. To be honest, my mother caught wind and cold a few days ago and is always
I need someone to take care of me. I'm far away from home but I still miss you. I happen to live here and the Ordnance Inspector is still close by. Just tell me for help and I'll work here."
Li Siwen smiled and said: "I think you just want to learn to blacksmith! I've seen through you!"
Li Mu gave a silly smile in response, and Li Siwen was even more proud. He was happy to guess Li Mu's thoughts and said: "This is easy to handle. A few days ago, Lao Tietou asked me to take prisoners to work. Why don't you take the initiative to go?"
It’s not a big deal for him, just decide on a place to live and settle down, and I’ll just say hello to him later.”
Li Mu nodded in agreement, and the two of them walked forward for a while. Li Mu chose a shop in the middle of the street. After the war was over, this place must be a prosperous area. Li Siwen didn't care much about this. Seeing that Li Mu had chosen, he
He took out a book and drew a few strokes on it. This shop belonged to Li Mu. Li Mu called the bullock cart to unload the luggage. Li Siwen insisted on helping, but he couldn't do the job well and instead caused a lot of chaos.
Li Mu didn't know what to say. Seeing that it was getting late and Li Siwen was about to go back to the camp, Li Mu asked Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao to clean up first. He followed Li Siwen to the yard where he had just made iron to meet the army.
The supervisor of the equipment supervisor is Lao Tietou.
Old Tietou was a man from Guanzhong who was nearly fifty years old. He had a scar on his arm. It looked like he had been burned while forging. Hearing that Li Siwen was sent to work, he was very happy and grinned so much that his back
His teeth were exposed, and he insisted on leaving Li Siwen to have a few sips. Li Siwen had to go back to the camp, and had no time to delay any longer, so he politely refused the old Tietou's kindness. Li Mu had already paid the fare and gave him a few more coins.
Let the bullock cart take Li Siwen back to the camp before leaving.