On the official road leading to Chongzhou, twenty-four military flags fluttered in the wind, and the Eight Banners' procession of worshiping Tang'a, which was more than a mile long, attracted people's attention.
But what surprised the passers-by the most was that behind this group of Eight Banners soldiers was a spotted bear being dragged by a chain.
The flower bear is a major pest in Sichuan and is deeply hated by the people, because not only does this beast often go down to the village to steal livestock raised in captivity, but sometimes it even takes away children and attacks adults.
Adult flower bears are extremely ferocious, with sharp teeth. No matter how hard bamboo is, they can bite it as easily as grass in their mouths. Once a person is bitten by a flower bear, there is basically no possibility of breaking free.
In order to eliminate the harm caused by flower bears, the government will organize people to go into the mountains every few years to eliminate the harm to the people. Otherwise, the government will receive reports of flower bears harming people every month.
Tethered by a chain and following the cart, Yang Zhi bought an adult flower bear from a villager. He was worried that the young master was tired, so he planned to get the right bear paws to replenish the young master, but the young master beat him to death and refused to eat it.
This thing even told him to let go of the flower bear.
How could Yang Zhi be willing to give up?
He bought it for four taels of silver.
So I begged the young master to take this flowery bear with him first, and he would kill it and cook it whenever he wanted to eat it, so that the young master would be satisfied with the food and fully replenished it.
It was the first time that Jia Liu heard that a panda's paws were considered bear paws. He couldn't help but beg Shuan Zhu. He thought about how this thing was considered a national treasure, and it was said to be Chi You's mount. So it would be quite stylish to raise one, so Shuan Zhu asked him to do so.
The pillar is gone.
Yang Zhi was so happy that he named the flower bear "Goudan".
A name that is easy to understand and easy to make a living with.
At first, Goudan behaved very fiercely, baring his teeth when people came near him. However, after being slapped several times by Yang Zhi, this guy behaved very docilely when he saw people again, and he no longer dared to show his sharp teeth.
Alan Bao saw that there was an extra flower bear in the team and asked what was going on. Jia Liuzhi couldn't say that he was just looking at Qi Lan for fun.
It is the mainstream for children of the Bannermen to sneak around and play with hawks, but it is the first thing for them to play tricks on their heads.
It was quite interesting how Hua Gou Xiong calmed down, so Alan Bao didn't ask Jia Liu to throw Hua Gou Xiong away, but just told him to be careful not to hurt anyone by shouting.
When Guilin, the leader of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, heard about this, he took Amantai, the leader of the Mongolian Eight Banners, to study it for a long time. They all thought that this beast was very funny when it was quiet, so he said that he would get a few and send them back to the capital to give to the emperor and empress. Brother
, ladies and gentlemen, take a look.
After Jia Liu found out, he thought Guilin would ask for dog eggs from him, but they didn't ask for them. Maybe they thought the dog eggs were too big and dangerous, so he planned to get a few smaller ones.
Just like that, Goudan became the fifty-eighth "member" of the Han Army's Zhenglan Banner.
The team arrived in Chengdu yesterday. They were told in advance that they would rest in Chengdu for three days before setting off for Jinchuan. However, when they arrived, they were told to go directly to Chongzhou Houming, which is closest to the Jinchuan front line.
Helpless, the four major team leaders had no choice but to urge their bannermen to march towards Chongzhou.
.........
Half an hour later, Chongzhou City appeared in everyone's sight.
Officials from the governor's office of Sichuan came to contact them and led the team to a vacated military camp outside the city. It was fully equipped and told that they could rest in Chongzhou for two days.
Two days later, specialized personnel will come to pick up each banner disciple.
That is to allocate specific work.
Since it was time to rest, there was no need to say more. After the four team leaders summoned the foremen of each banner to explain, they all entered the city.
There was no need for Jia Liu to pay the bill this time, as local officials in the city had already made arrangements.
After Jia Liu came back and told everyone about being free to move around, he prepared to take Yang Zhi into the city to relax.
After looking around and finding no one, I asked Chang Bingzhong who was changing clothes: "Old Chang, where is my Zhuanzhu?"
Chang Bingzhong pointed towards the corner of the wall behind the barracks and grinned happily: "I just heard them say that Zhuan Zhu seems to be feeding the dog eggs."
"Feed the pot?"
I’ve heard of people feeding people and people giving medicine, but I’ve never heard of people feeding people pots!
Jia Liu, who was confused, ran to the back and took a look, and was dumbfounded.
I saw Yang Zhi holding a hammer and smashing a broken iron pot that he found somewhere. Every time he smashed a piece, he threw it to Goudan, who was sitting next to him like a human. He muttered: "Be good, eat, more."
Eat some...you fucking hurry up and eat it!"
Goudan, however, sat firmly on the Diaoyutai like an old longevity star, without even smelling the iron piece. Yang Zhi was so angry that he had the urge to beat him.
"..."
Jia Liu was speechless and stood there silently until Shuan Zhu, who was about to beat the dog's balls, saw the young master.
"Master, isn't the flower bear called an iron-eating beast? Why does it refuse to eat when I give it iron?"
Generally, when Yang Zhi encounters something he doesn't understand, he will take the initiative to ask the young master for advice.
In his eyes, apart from being a bit immoral in not learning well, the young master is good at everything and understands everything.
Jia Liu smiled, he really knew this.
The term "iron-eating beast" is actually purely a misunderstanding. The reason why pandas go down the mountain to lick the iron pots in villagers' homes is because it is stained with salt and to supplement trace elements. It is not the legendary iron-eater at all.
It seems that the idea that pandas are iron-eating beasts was invented by Yuan Mei, Heshen’s great benefactor.
After telling the truth about the matter, Yang Zhi finally understood why Goudan didn't cherish the fruits of his labor at all.
Smiling, he ran over, pinched a piece of salt and threw it into Goudan's food bowl. Sure enough, the guy's eyes rolled up, and he immediately stuck out his tongue and licked the salt. It wasn't salty at all, and he looked very satisfied.
Jia Liu stood forward, and Goudan put his paws on the basin, fearing that Jia Liu would grab the salt.
Looking at the thief.
"Don't worry about it, let's go, the young master will take you to the city for a walk."
After smiling at Goudan, Jia Liu took Yang Zhi and left the barracks towards the east gate of Chongzhou.
When they arrived at the city gate, they saw a group of horsemen driving pack horses being stopped by the green soldiers guarding the gate and inspecting them one by one.
These horsemen are members of the "caravan" common in Sichuan.
"Caravan" is not a corporate organization like Caobang, but a collective name for "small commodity" dealers active in the southwest.
These people used packhorses to transport various materials, including salt and tea, into the mountains that were difficult for outsiders to enter, in exchange for a meager income to support their wives and children.
Belonging to the lowest level of this era, they are very similar to the trackers in Chongqing.
The so-called inspections by the camp soldiers are actually a disguised form of ripping off caravan members. If there are problems, they can reasonably generate income. If there are no problems, they must innovate and generate income.
In short, the geese are too plucked.
There are so many poor people in the world, and Jia Liu can't help him, so he glanced at them and walked towards the city gate with Yang Zhi.
When he passed by a stable driver, he took a second look because although the driver was about the same height as him, his face was obviously young and darkened due to the wind and sun. The pack horse next to him was taller than other people's horses.
Be shorter and thinner.
He looks like he is thirteen or fourteen years old at most, he is really a half-grown child.
I don't know whether it was because he was afraid of the camp soldiers or because he was naturally reticent, but when the camp soldiers asked him something, the half-grown child actually stood still and said nothing.