Chapter 99: Bai Lingyu Guards Enter the Southern Tang Dynasty
Xu San went to Yutang City for three days to set up a stall and see doctors as usual. Only when no patients came did they pack up and set off again.
In the past, traveling from Dachu to Southern Tang Dynasty required a customs clearance document before being allowed to go, but it is not difficult to get this customs clearance document. The prices are clearly marked in Yutang City, but it is not how much per copy, and
Money is collected based on head. If you add one more person's name, you will receive an additional five taels of silver.
In fact, this matter was raised in the capital in the past. I don't know if the admonishers at the imperial court took money from wealthy businessmen traveling in the two countries and clung to this matter.
However, it was the second prince Chu Tianxiong who was guarding the border in the Southern Tang Dynasty at that time. After hearing the news, he simply sent back a sentence in an understatement: If the toll is not collected, the salary of the soldiers on the Youzhou border will be paid by six people in the capital.
Officials with grades and above will come out.
After this sentence was passed back, the noisy court the day before suddenly became quiet. The group of admonishers who claimed to be honest and honest even cried out in the hall with snot and tears. As for not collecting tolls,
, no one mentioned it anymore.
With the Chu government's imperial edict no longer prohibiting trade between the two countries reaching here a few days ago, customs clearance documents are basically not required to pass the customs.
But even so, those businessmen who make a living by doing business between the two countries will still give a great tribute to the border soldiers.
If someone really thought that after the emperor issued the decree, he would not have to give away any money, he would not use it to make a living in business, because he is too brainless.
If you don't show your filial piety, people can find any reason to seize your goods, and what can you do? You can only cry somewhere.
Now that the New Year has just passed, there is still a bit of cold winter in the air. At the gate of Yutang City in the direction of Southern Tang Dynasty, there are two groups of merchants queuing up to pay money to pass the customs. One side is coming out of customs, and the other is
One side is naturally for entry.
After the removal of customs clearance documents, money is now given based on the amount of goods. This is also the so-called policy from above and countermeasures from below. The specific algorithm is not clear, but in general it is better than
It's cheaper when you pay on a per-capita basis.
When Wang Xuanlang and the four of them arrived, Ergou was no longer as ignorant of the world as before, and took the initiative to give him a money bag containing ten taels of silver.
After taking the money bag, the soldier guarding the city weighed it a few times with his hands, and then took out about half of the silver from the bag and threw it back to Jiang Ergou.
"Damn it, you kid, don't you understand the rules? Every penny of our money in Yutang City is collected according to the rules. I will never take an extra cent from you. Are you kid trying to bribe me to let me lose it?"
You fell for this fat man guarding the city gate? Take your money and get out of here!"
They took the initiative to offer money but no one wanted it. This was the first time the two dogs met. It seemed that Chu Wushuang's second brother, who had never met before, managed the situation quite well at the border.
After Ergou thanked him profusely and took the money, he returned with the money. He just took advantage of the moment he turned around and muttered something was wrong with his mind.
After walking out of the city gate, Ergou and his party were completely out of Dachu, but they could not be considered to have reached Southern Tang yet, because there was still a fighting zone of about fifty miles between Dachu and Southern Tang.
However, now that the war between Dachu and Southern Tang has ceased for a long time, this war zone has been turned into a smooth business road by merchants coming and going.
After spending most of the day on this journey, Ergou and the others finally arrived at the first city on the border of the Southern Tang Dynasty - Block Chu City before the gate closed.
I don’t know if this name was changed after hearing about Yutang City, but it does seem a bit random.
When you leave Dachu, you need to pay a customs fee, and you will naturally need to pay a fee after arriving in Southern Tang Dynasty.
The money to enter the customs is not much, it is the same as the money collected over there in Southern Tang Dynasty.
At the gate of the city blocking Chu City, in addition to the ordinary city defenders, there was also a group of elite cavalry on white horses assisting in the defense. Contrary to Da Chu's black-armored black cavalry, these cavalry were wearing white uniforms.
He wears a robe, the mount on his crotch is also a white horse, and there is a snow-white feather taken from an unknown animal on the helmet, fluttering in the wind.
Although this group of cavalry just stood there quietly without moving, they still gave the impression that they were no less impressive than Da Chu's black-armored Xuanqi.
"Old man, the forces in each place you mentioned have their own trump cards, so these cavalry troops should be the trump cards of the Southern Tang Dynasty!"
Wang Xuanlang took one look at the cavalry and spoke.
"I visited the Southern Tang Dynasty several times when I was young, and I have seen these cavalry troops a few times. They seem to be called the White Feather Guards, which were specially set up by the monarch of the Southern Tang Dynasty to fight against the black-armored Xuanqi of Da Chu.
However, the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty was not large, only about half of that of Da Chu. The number of these white feathered guards was not too large. It is estimated that there could be 80,000. The quality was also worse than that of the black armor Xuanqi.
A little bit different, but the White Feather Guards can be considered the most elite group of cavalry in the world."
Hearing the old man's words, Ergou was frightened again. He had not forgotten what the old man had said. This type of cavalry could surround and kill a first-class master to death.
The old man couldn't help but feel a little teasing after seeing Er Gou's expression. He probably guessed what Er Gou was thinking. He chuckled softly and then explained.
"You don't need to worry too much. What I said about them being able to surround and kill a first-grade master is based on the fact that the first-grade master wants to die. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for them to retain a first-grade master, and a first-grade master
I won’t put myself in that kind of danger.”
While talking, Ergou and the others entered Block Chu City. As soon as they entered the city, Ergou felt the difference between the Nantang Jianghu and the Dachu Jianghu. If the Dachu Jianghu were one and the same, there would still be some
If you are a somewhat refined swordsman, then Nantang Jianghu is a complete and arrogant swordsman. No wonder the Nantang only has half of the territory of Da Chu, but it can compete with Da Chu in the hands of top masters.
The martial arts style of the Southern Tang Dynasty was very strong, especially as the Li family, the royal family of the Southern Tang Dynasty, always encouraged people to practice martial arts. Under such circumstances, even if you randomly picked out a child in the city of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he would know a few tricks.
It is only in the city of Block Chu that the martial arts flourishes are vividly reflected. Unlike Da Chu where there are only small vendors selling rouge and gouache, except for some selling food, the streets here are all full of people.
Those who beat and punch.
As for those who want to buy rouge, gouache, hairpin jewelry and other gadgets, please go look for them in the street nicknamed the Women's Street by the men of the Southern Tang Dynasty!
After finding a nice-looking inn to stay in, Xu San went to work on his shabby stall, not forgetting to accumulate some evil deeds for himself.
Unlike the two boring old men who only wanted to stay in the inn, Ergou went downstairs to help Xu San lay out the stall, then walked away alone with his arms folded, thinking whether the heroine of the Southern Tang Dynasty was better than Da Chu.
A little more.
Ergou was walking on the road, and the heroine saw a few of them, but they were all big and round. At first glance, they looked more like men than Ergou, which made Ergou have to sigh. There are people like Qin Xuejian in the world.
There are still too few beautiful heroines.
After being disappointed with the heroine, Ergou began to pay attention to the places where the ring was held. Generally, the higher the strength of the ring leader, the more people would be watching below the ring.
After wandering around, Ergou found a ring with the largest number of spectators and squeezed in. After seeing clearly what was happening on the stage, he finally understood why there were the most spectators here.
In addition to the fact that the challenger's strength has reached the top of the fourth level, it is also because of a sign erected next to it.
Zhang Hu, the great disciple of the outer sect of Wuji Hall, was ordered by the elder to compete here for ten days. Today is the eighth day, and he has been fighting for one hundred and one hundred days.
Fourteen games without a single defeat, I hope heroes from all walks of life will give me some advice!
Dear readers, please don’t think that the fourth-grade strength of this outer sect disciple is low. Generally speaking, the disciples within the influence are divided into outer sect, inner sect, and true disciple. An outer sect disciple can already have a fourth-grade strength.
It's not easy anymore.
Zhang Hu on the stage said he was willing to teach him, but his eyes were already looking up to the sky, and he obviously didn't notice the people in the audience.
Some of the men who were rubbing their chests were even more angry. It looked like they had just been beaten down from the ring by Zhang Hu.
Seeing that no one came to the stage to compete, Ergou seemed a little uninterested. If that was the case, he might as well go see those big-bodied and round-waisted female heroes!
But Er Gou's lack of interest was noticed by Zhang Hu on the stage, which made the latter think that Er Gou looked down on his strength.
"Does this little brother look down on me, Zhang Hu? Why don't you come on stage and let us compare notes? Don't worry, I will only use 60% of my strength and will never take advantage of you."
Ergou looked at Zhang Hu on the stage with a stunned expression.
"No, you...when did I say I wanted to fight you? I just came to watch the fun."
"Are you just watching the fun? How about you come up and play with your hands, little brother? You'd be so stupid if you didn't come!"
In addition to Zhang Hu on the stage, people in the audience also cheered.
"That's right, if you can't beat me, you'll get a few kicks at most. If you don't do that, you'll lose face."
Ergou could withstand Wang Xuanlang's cynicism but could not stand others' provocation. What's more, he came from Da Chu to Southern Tang with the name of Da Chu Jianghu. He could not embarrass Da Chu Jianghu no matter what.
"Okay, this is what you said, don't blame me if I beat you to a pig head later!"
"Hey, you, a guy with thin arms and legs, still want to beat me to a pulp? It's best if you don't cry later."
After Ergou jumped onto the stage and stood firm, he wanted to salute like he did in Dachu, but Wang Hu had already kicked him.
After the two of them exchanged thirty moves, they had realized that neither of them could do anything to the other.
If this situation happened in Dachu, the martial arts competition would be over here. After stopping, you would have to praise each other with words such as "your skills are good".
But these rules changed after they arrived in the Southern Tang Dynasty. The more they fought, the more unconvinced they became, and the more they fought, the more angry they became.
After discovering that the normal tricks were useless, they also used the dirty tricks that they had not bothered to use in the past. They used all the tricks such as twitching the vaginal legs, pulling the beetle claws, and the Mysterious Millennium Killing. However, Wang Hu
I haven’t forgotten what I said at the beginning, and I have always suppressed my internal strength to about 60%.
At the beginning, Ergou suffered a little loss. After seeing Wang Hu's change of approach, he also became jealous. The result of this was that after the fight, both of them had bruises and swollen faces, and they were pinched.
They walked out of the ring with their legs, but they were still not convinced...
"Hey, Ergou boy, you are a good beater. Why did you come back after being beaten like this!"
Wang Xuanlang looked at Jiang Ergou who was standing in front of him with a half-smile. Xu San was trying hard to hold back his laughter. He was probably afraid that his future wife would be ruined, so he didn't dare to laugh out loud. Guishou didn't have to hold it in.
, just beside him, he almost burst out laughing, and now he was squeezing Renzhong with his hand to calm himself down.
"What do you mean by this? Do you think the person I fought with will feel better!"
The two dogs resisted stubbornly.
"Well, as the saying goes, when you go to town, do as the Romans do. You go and set up a ring and fight for ten days."
"What! Old man, you are too cruel!"
Jiang Ergou's desperate voice was clearly heard by the guests dining in the lobby downstairs.