The city walls of Dunhuang City continue to be heightened, and have reached two zhang, and the city defense capacity at this time has doubled compared with half a year ago.

On the tall city gate, flags fluttered, and heavily armed soldiers stood straight, like statues.

The city defense is stable, the people's livelihood can recuperate, and the new Dunhuang general continues to give advice, and the city has become more and more lively after half a year.

Rows of newly built buildings have risen from the ground, and Chen Muhao has spoken of building the first city in southern Xinjiang, which has begun to take shape.

There are three main streets in the north and south of the city.

There are three main roads in the east-west direction.

Between the horizontal and vertical, eighteen lanes.

In addition to standard buildings, there are many buildings with regional characteristics that are allowed to start construction.

In this way, the city looks colorful.

There are Fahua Temple bells rippling in the east, Sanqingguan incense smoke in the south, and Gulan Temple chanting Sanskrit sound in the west. Under the auspices of Chen Mu, a denominational association was established, and the sects lived in harmony with each other.

The three major religions invited Chen Mu to join the church, and Chen Mu responded one by one.

At the age of eighteen, he is already the honorary abbot of Fahua Temple, the honorary deputy master of Sanqingguan, and the great elder of Gulan Temple.

Known as the leader of the three religions in one, Dunhuang is the great leader.

There are two markets in Dunhuang City, East and West, and Chen Mu, who is traveling in plain clothes at this time, is taking a Zhongli girl wearing a pink skirt to walk in the west market and observe the people's feelings.

The girl looks sweet, her skin is as white as clotted fat, but there is no lack of heroism between her eyebrows. The girl's wide robe and sleeve sleeves hide a sleeve knife and a sleeve arrow, but ordinary people can't tell that this is a killer at all.

As the daughter of the former head of the Black Eagle Gate, Miss Zhongli is very talented, and her combat power has improved rapidly. Although she hadn't measured it with a power measuring stick, judging from her methods of killing assassins, she was close to the ranks of high-level killers. But compared to top killers like Senior Sister Yan or Suzaku, they are still a little weaker. However, she is still very young, and there is still room for improvement.

Although the little girl's combat power has improved by leaps and bounds, she still falls into the disadvantage in the competition with Chen Mu, if it is not for Chen Mu's mercy, she can be kicked around like a ball.

Not to mention her, even a top general like the third general, Shi Jinchong, must be afraid of three points in the face of Chen Mu's whip leg and knee blow.

The two were walking on the street, and a poor scholar stopped Chen Mu on the street and stretched out his hand to ask for money.

Zhong Lixiang's hand had shrunk into his sleeve, ready to go.

Chen Mu gently tapped Zhong Lixiang's shoulder with a fan to tell her not to be nervous.

Chen Mu didn't speak, walked up to the scholar, and looked at the scholar with a smile.

The scholar is not tall, about seven feet three inches and 169 meters, this height is considered a medium height in the Liang Dynasty, but in front of Chen Mu, who is seven feet eight inches and eight minutes and 182 meters, he is half a head shorter.

The scholar is thin and thin, giving people a feeling of weakness, Chen Mu feels that if he kicks it now, he can kick the scholar out two feet away.

Chen Mu looked left and right, the scholar was alone, and there were no accomplices......

No, he's not an accomplice, and he's not an accomplice.

On the street stall sat a little girl, who looked no more than seven or eight years old, already in summer, and wearing a small floral padded jacket in winter, looking dirty. But the little girl has big eyes, and she seems to have some Western blood. It's just that the little girl's face is not very good, and she seems to be sick.

The little girl stared at this side, with a hint of worry in her eyes, and it seemed that she might be related to the scholar.

Chen Mu finished his observation and said with a smile: "You are not wrong, I do have some money." But why should I give it to you? ”

The scholar who looked like a beggar hugged his fist at Chen Mu and said, "Although Xiaosheng is poor, his ambition is not short. I don't dare to claim to be rich and rich, but I can also memorize the four books and five classics. ”

Chen Mu shook his head.

Seeing Chen Mu shaking his head, the scholar said again: "On the Analects of Wei Linggong, Zi You said: Be benevolent, don't let the teacher." Judging by your appearance and demeanor, you must be a rich and noble person, giving some spare money to the reader, the reader feels the warmth of human affection, and will be kind to the people when he becomes an official in the future. Your Excellency is not rewarding me with money, but rewarding the whole world, accumulating the infinite virtues of yin and yang. Such an act of kindness, I am sure that Your Excellency will definitely do it. ”

"Huh." Chen Mu shook his head: "No, this passage is not valuable." ”

The poor scholar was speechless in embarrassment.

Chen Mu smiled and asked, "Do you know why it's not valuable?" ”

The poor scholar frowned, thought for a moment, and then brushed his sleeves and wanted to leave: "If Your Excellency is unwilling to give charity, then that's it, why bother to make jokes." ”

Chen Mupin sneered and said, "This sentence is still worth some money, I'll give you ten copper plates." ”

said to give money, but Chen Mu didn't take it out.

However, this sentence still made the scholar stand on his feet, and his face was embarrassed.

Chen Mu turned his eyes to look at the little girl, they may be brother and sister, and both of them had dishes on their faces.

Chen Mu asked suspiciously: "Now that the military engineer brigade is recruiting, it is specially indicated to recruit scholars, and it also takes into account the problems of family members, and helps the sappers take care of the children at home at a very low cost. With such good conditions, why don't you go to the army? ”

The scholar sighed: "I came to Dunhuang this time to participate in the Enke make-up examination on the first day of the next month. If you don't do this, you won't spend money on a car, and you won't be stolen by thieves. Otherwise, how can you be so downcast? I thought that there were many rich people in Dunhuang, and I could still make a living by selling some calligraphy and paintings, but I didn't expect that most of the rich people here were martial artists, and my calligraphy and paintings were like rotten vegetables that no one cared about. Your Excellency just asked me to join the army, hehe. ”

The scholar smiled bitterly, straightened his spine and said: "As a scholar, I can't help but be a little arrogant, if I join the army and mix with those vulgar people all day long, it will inevitably be insulting." ”

"You look down on soldiers?"

"Definitely. I just think it's a pity that being a big soldier is a bad thing for me for ten years. As the villagers often say, a good man should not be a soldier. But I don't think so, I think that serving the motherland is the highest honor of a scholar. But although I have the heart to serve the country, but I also know the truth that a gentleman does not erect a dangerous wall, and now the Shazhou area has been fighting for many years, and I don't know when I will fight again, with my blood, nine times out of ten I will die on the battlefield. I have nothing to grow, I die alone, it is not a pity to die, but pity my nine-year-old sister, lonely, I die, who will take care of her. ”

Chen Mu took out a silver coin from his pocket, which was two taels, but he didn't hand the money to the scholar, but held it in the palm of his hand, and others didn't even know how much money he took out.

Chen Mu put up a notice behind his back and promised to treat the families of the martyrs well. It seems that you don't trust the military very much. ”

The scholar said: "I don't know what your identity is, there are some things that are difficult to say." All in all, I only have the Xuanjia Army in my heart, and there is no Shence Army. If you are a member of the Divine Army, please do not be surprised. Scholars are prejudiced and not worth being angry about. ”

Chen Mu took the silver in his hand, put it in his pocket, and said coldly: "You lost two taels of silver because of this sentence." ”

What is the concept of two taels of silver for people living in extreme poverty?

Two taels of silver are equal to about two thousand copper coins.

Two copper coins can buy a Hu Cake.

The poor scholar and his sister ate six pieces of bread a day, and they could eat enough.

If they sleep on the streets and have nothing else to spend, the money will allow them to live for half a year.

For this reason, the scholar was quite moved.

But he gritted his teeth and went back to the stall to sell calligraphy and paintings.

The first is the latest.