The White City Camp, as the largest military camp in the land of heaven, has maintained the stationing of 20,000 troops all year round, and it is also a gathering place for wartime assembly, Xiaodong stood at the door of the camp, he looked at the tall and majestic military camp gate, and the two garrison soldiers on duty in front of the door stood straight without squinting, after the decisive battle with Mordor, the imperial army began to take turns to rest, and today, it was finally Xiaodong's turn.

Xiao Dong tightened the backpack behind him, wearing the regular uniform of the army, many of his comrades-in-arms around him walked outside with a smile, in addition to having nearly a month of vacation, each of them also received their combat rewards, the title deed and gold coins were directly in their pockets, and the rich rewards were enough to make them smile, but Xiao Dong was not happy.

Because he was carrying a reward for two people.

Xiaodong's backpack has a small wooden box one foot square, which contains the ashes of one of his partners in the same village, and two of them came out of this village, his partner was not very lucky, and when he went to the front line to deliver supplies, he happened to fall into a scuffle, and the result was that he was directly hacked to the ground, and finally became a handful of ashes in the small wooden box behind Xiaodong, nothing will be more painful than mourning, even if there is a generous subsidy.

"Let's go, go home!"

Xiaodong sighed slightly, turned around and walked towards the town far away from the barracks, where, there is a means of transportation that can allow Xiaodong to go to his hometown, this town can actually be regarded as a new satellite city of Baicheng, here, it has only been established in the past one or two years, don't look at the town has not been established for a long time, but its scale is like blowing up a balloon, the permanent population here is not less than 100,000 people, which is nothing in modern times, but this is a remarkable number in the Middle Ages, and it has developed in a year or two, which is an incredible phenomenon。

The appearance of this town is one of the most vivid cases of the beginning of urbanization in the God-given land, today's town is particularly lively, or this town is very lively almost every day, the huge army will have a large number of soldiers taking turns to rest almost every day, this nearest town is their preferred resting place, in the past may not be so lively because of the relatively small number of people, but in recent times with a large number of troops taking turns to rest, this military camp is a transit place, so it is extraordinarily prosperous, soldiers, especially soldiers who have survived the bloody war, will never be stingy with money。

Add to that the fact that they have money themselves, and the effect is even more different.

As soon as Xiaodong walked into the town, many people surrounded him, wearing more formal clothes and shouting hard:

"Brother go home, take my carriage, my carriage is fast!"

"Of course, brother can't just go home quickly, my carriage is fair, and it is sent far, as long as you are still in the land of heaven, I can send it!"

"My carriage is the latest type of carriage, and it's absolutely comfortable to sit in. ”

During this time, a large number of soldiers returned to their hometowns from this town, and it was impossible for the infantry to ride all horses so far away, so it was natural to rent carriages, which had been waiting here for a long time, and as soon as Xiaodong appeared, he was surrounded like his companions in front of him.

Many soldiers who take turns to take a break choose to go home directly from here, but there are also many soldiers who choose to rest here now, after all, Baicheng is the most urbanized city in Middle-earth, and many things are not enjoyed in the countryside, so Xiaodong chose to go home.

To tell the truth, Xiao Dong used to be very envious of the soldiers who were able to come to these places to rest in the regular uniform of the army after resting, and he hoped to enjoy the love and respect of the citizens for the soldiers like them, but now when he put on this clothes, he only wanted to go home as soon as possible.

"Just the one that can be sent to the low!"

Xiaodong chose the carriage that could be delivered to the end at one time, although the car may be a little slower, and the comfort is not very good, but Xiaodong also has the trouble of changing the car, and the owner of the car dealership who grabbed this business happily pulled Xiaodong and thought about his own carriage and left, where is a carriage that is not good or bad.

"Big brother, don't look at my old horse, this old horse is the way to see, and it's not the most stable!"

The owner of the car shop seemed to be afraid that Xiaodong would regret it, and hurriedly advertised how good his carriage was along the way, Xiaodong smiled and said that he understood, without saying much, the carriage quickly drove onto the road, Xiaodong sat at the window, looking at the scenery that kept retreating, the prosperity of the town made Xiaodong a little proud, this is the pride instilled by Lelouch, the stability and prosperity of this country, if the huge imperial government accounts for half of the credit, then these soldiers alone occupy the other half, without them, there would be no country and the prosperity in front of them。

This pride gives them a sense of ownership, and it is this spirit of ownership that Lelouch wants.

The carriage swayed, and the noise of the downtown was like a sleeping lullaby that made Xiaodong groggy, and with the bumps of the carriage, like the cradle of childhood, Xiaodong fell asleep in a daze.

...

In the blink of an eye, as if only a moment had passed, Xiaodong lay on the carriage and suddenly woke up, feeling the carriage slowly moving forward on the road, the sound of the car wheeling overwhelmed the other noises, well, he had left the city, Xiaodong turned up and lifted the window, and there was a spring scenery of birds and flowers outside, for some reason, Xiaodong saw this scenery and made him feel like a world away, as if he was still in the bloody decisive battle at the last moment.

"Master, where are we?"

"Ah, the little brother woke up, it's so early, I guess I have to walk for three days, and I will be able to get to your house at noon the day after tomorrow!"

The coachman's words quieted Xiaodong, he changed a more comfortable posture, and then looked at the scenery outside the window, the main road under his feet was built with cement, the whole layout was very good, the carriage also traveled smoothly on it, and most importantly, he had not seen a pedestrian or a family for a few days.

This kind of scenery made Xiao Dong sigh slightly, it has only been a few years, and the changes in the heaven-given land have been so great, Xiao Dong thought about it and suddenly asked the coachman:

"Uncle, how has the life of the big guy been in the past few years?"

Faced with Xiaodong's question, the uncle seemed to be aroused, and he said directly:

"It's been a good life in the past few years. ”

Uncle's tone was full of excitement:

"Don't you know, little brother, we have been living better and better every day in the past few years, and the days of a few years ago were not as good as the pigs that my family raises now, so the pigs can still eat enough now, right? Where did the people eat back then!"

"Take our family as an example, once my family of six, my wife and I, plus four children, the parents of the family starved to death after a year of aristocratic overcharge of 10% tax, at that time I thought they were very happy, no need to starve anymore, now I think about it is really not in time, you say that if they hold on for a few more years, won't they be able to catch up with the good life now?"

"Our family came to Baicheng four years ago, before we have been in the south, when we arrived in Baicheng, there are new houses that have been repaired as soon as we get here, although the land has not been cultivated, but it is not bad, and the seeds and tools were lent to us for free at that time, and there is no tax, at that time, I was very happy with the old man, and later I learned that it was the gift of His Majesty the Son of God. ”

"That night, I received a tablet from the village chief to offer it to His Majesty, and..."

The coachman smiled mysteriously:

"I also sent two sons into the army, both of them are quite competitive, both of them have been admitted, yesterday I wrote to me, saying that they will rest in a few days, and my family has not been reunited for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Dong's expression became serious, after all, almost everyone in the active army had participated in a bloody battle, and after hearing that this coachman actually sent his two sons to the army, Xiao Dong couldn't help but be not serious:

"And what's going on at home now?"

"Now, it's even better, the remaining two little ones are sent to school, except for the eldest child's grades, the third child's grades are quite good, the scholarship every year, I heard that there is still hope of going to college in the future. ”

"And as for the family, my aunt is not idle, the family has not raised rabbits since the first half of the year to raise pigs, although the pig is slow, but it is easy to feed, eat everything, there is a leftover food at home or something, there are several acres of special vegetable land at home, there are a lot of vegetables in it, I also take advantage of this time is not a farmer's leisure, bring the family's horse out to run away, subsidize a little family. ”

"To say that in the past, the family mainly ate a rabbit or a chicken for six people a week, but now it is almost inseparable from meat, and those two boys are simply piled out of meat, only eating meat, and not eating anything!"

Although the coachman's words were complaining, his tone was full of happiness, eating meat at once, which was something he couldn't think of back then, but it was only a few years to realize, this rapid change, how not to be surprised, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a miracle, and this is also the fundamental reason why Lelouch really won the hearts of the people, the influence of theocracy is completely built on the basis that everyone can eat enough.

Along the way, Xiaodong also seemed to open the conversation clip and communicate with the coachman, and the overall effect was very good, and the relationship between the two deepened a lot!

。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 I owe a thousand, and I will pay it back tomorrow (I can't work overtime)。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

It was built, the whole layout was very good, the carriage also traveled smoothly on it, and most importantly, it was a god-given place where I couldn't see a pedestrian or a family for a few days, just when Xiaodong woke up for a while, I met two carriages and a new small village in the distance.

This kind of scenery made Xiao Dong sigh slightly, it has only been a few years, and the changes in the heaven-given land have been so great, Xiao Dong thought about it and suddenly asked the coachman:

"Uncle, how has the life of the big guy been in the past few years?"

Faced with Xiaodong's question, the uncle seemed to be aroused, and he said directly:

"It's been a good life in the past few years. ”

Uncle's tone was full of excitement:

"Don't you know, little brother, we have been living better and better every day in the past few years, and the days of a few years ago were not as good as the pigs that my family raises now, so the pigs can still eat enough now, right? Where did the people eat back then!"

"Take our family as an example, once my family of six, my wife and I, plus four children, the parents of the family starved to death after a year of aristocratic overcharge of 10% tax, at that time I thought they were very happy, no need to starve anymore, now I think about it is really not in time, you say that if they hold on for a few more years, won't they be able to catch up with the good life now?"

"Our family came to Baicheng four years ago, before we have been in the south, when we arrived in Baicheng, there are new houses that have been repaired as soon as we get here, although the land has not been cultivated, but it is not bad, and the seeds and tools were lent to us for free at that time, and there is no tax, at that time, I was very happy with the old man, and later I learned that it was the gift of His Majesty the Son of God. ”

"That night, I received a tablet from the village chief to offer it to His Majesty, and..."

The coachman smiled mysteriously:

"I also sent two sons into the army, both of them are quite competitive, both of them have been admitted, yesterday I wrote to me, saying that they will rest in a few days, and my family has not been reunited for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Dong's expression became serious, after all, almost everyone in the active army had participated in a bloody battle, and after hearing that this coachman actually sent his two sons to the army, Xiao Dong couldn't help but be not serious:

"And what's going on at home now?"

"Now, it's even better, the remaining two little ones are sent to school, except for the eldest child's grades, the third child's grades are quite good, the scholarship every year, I heard that there is still hope of going to college in the future. ”

"And as for the family, my aunt is not idle, the family has not raised rabbits since the first half of the year to raise pigs, although the pig is slow, but it is easy to feed, eat everything, there is a leftover food at home or something, there are several acres of special vegetable land at home, there are a lot of vegetables in it, I also take advantage of this time is not a farmer's leisure, bring the family's horse out to run away, subsidize a little family. ”

"To say that in the past, the family mainly ate a rabbit or a chicken for six people a week, but now it is almost inseparable from meat, and those two boys are simply piled out of meat, only eating meat, and not eating anything!"

Although the coachman's words were complaining, his tone was full of happiness, eating meat at once, which was something he couldn't think of back then, but it was only a few years to realize, this rapid change, how not to be surprised, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a miracle, and this is also the fundamental reason why Lelouch really won the hearts of the people, the influence of theocracy is completely built on the basis that everyone can eat enough.

Along the way, Xiaodong also seemed to open the conversation clip and communicate with the coachman, and the overall effect was very good, and the relationship between the two deepened a lot!

(End of chapter)