Since ancient times, Lanzhou City has been a transportation artery, a military powerhouse, and the Silk Road opened by the Sui Dynasty was to pass through here.

The streets, which are large enough for several horses to walk side by side, are mostly made of mud or stone, and are full of monuments that exude a sense of heaviness.

When Li Chengqian's arm was just able to move, Qingque was already tired of staying in the barracks, and on this day, he instigated Ye Huan and Cheng Chuji to go around Lanzhou City. The prince promised Ye Huan before, saying that he wanted him to be the east, and asked Ye Huan to have a glimpse of the Tang Dynasty in Lanzhou City.

The three of them, with a disability, were walking out of the barracks, and they happened to meet Cheng Yanjin.

"Little bunnies? Where is this going? Cheng Yanjin's voice came from afar.

Qingque pushed Ye Huan, there was no way, Ye Huan bit Jin to Cheng and said: "Uncle Cheng, the kid is bored in the army, and he wants to go to Lanzhou City to go around, by the way, take Cheng Qian, more activities are also good for his injury!" ”

Lao Cheng looked at Ye Huan following, and immediately grinned and said: "Among the several people, you are the most mature and stable, you have to take care of them for me!" If anyone dares to bully you, let me know, and I will kill you and take your breath! ”

Listening to Cheng Biting Jin's words, Ye Huan didn't know whether to be moved or how.

They have a future Duke Lu here, a prince of the dynasty, a king of Pu, and a little commoner Ye Huan, who dares to bully them?

Just don't bully others!

Several people successfully came to the most prosperous area of Lanzhou City, and along the way, Cheng Chuhei kept complaining about his Lao Tzu.

"Who is his son? Why is the gap so big! ”

"Don't be poor!" Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Actually, Cheng Guogong really loves you endlessly!" ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Chuhei hung his head and was dejected: "Yes, it hurts and loves!" ”

"Cheng Qian is right!" Ye Huan also said, "If it weren't for you, why did Uncle Cheng kowtow to the prince before?" According to his generation, he is Cheng Qian's uncle's generation, even if he sees Cheng Qian, he can not kneel! ”

Qingque doesn't understand, isn't his brother the prince?

Ye Huan stretched out his finger and said succinctly: "Because Uncle Cheng is a holy courtier!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian's face was a little bitter, and he nodded sympathetically: "Don't look at me as the crown prince, but I just have an empty name, and I have no real power!" ”

"Isn't it true that when my brother became the crown prince, there was no one to be loyal to him?" Qingque asked again.

"Not really." Ye Huan scratched his head, "The Holy Lord should personally select a trustworthy humerus minister for Cheng Qian." When the cadres succeed to the throne in the future, they can directly use those talents. ”

Li Chengqian and the three of them suddenly stopped, and Gu Du looked at Ye Huan blankly.

"How do you know in such detail?"

Ye Huan smiled awkwardly: "Hehe, speculation, pure speculation!" ”

Walking on the streets of Lanzhou, Ye Huan suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon, all the people he saw were women, children and children, and some of them had big bellies, and they didn't see half a man along the way. There were also some women, whom he had seen when he had just left the barracks, and they had been taken to the barracks.

Ye Huan asked Qing Cheng's heir, only to learn that the women who entered the barracks were coming to visit their husbands who were Tang soldiers.

Often, the truth is that the women's bellies will bulge a few months after they come out of the barracks.

Ye Huan asked Cheng Qian, but he didn't expect to get a helpless answer.

"The turmoil of the Sui Dynasty, decades of continuous war, and the men who joined the army are almost dead!" Li Chengqian sighed, "But my Tang Dynasty is now predetermined, and the border passes need to be guarded, and the men you see in the army now are all recruited!" ”

Ye Huan was dumbfounded, there was not one man out of ten, and he suddenly remembered a statistic he had seen in the present world, the number of people who died in the Sui and Tang dynasties alone reached a terrifying more than 20 million!

The population of ancient times is not as good as that of modern times, and 20 million is basically half of the population!

Li Shimin also took great pains to increase the population!

This Lanzhou city is about to become a daughter country!

It was only now that Ye Huan understood why there was a clause in the military order: you can't leave the camp without permission, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!

This is to guard against those fiery men and girls in the barracks.

But what about just blindly increasing the population and not being able to feed so many people? Ye Huan fell into deep thought, Li Shimin only took into account the positive effect, but ignored the negative impact of the negative, if he didn't deal with this problem, then the matter of starving people would be serious!

A nation can even perish because of it!

"It's here!"

Li Chengqian's words interrupted Ye Huan's thinking, what appeared in front of them was the largest tavern in Lanzhou City, and they always had to fill their stomachs before playing.

When the little servant in the tavern saw a guest come to the door, a warm smile appeared on his face, and he hunched over and invited a few people inside.

However, Ye Huan didn't go in, he suddenly saw a special street, and he seemed to see someone crawling on the ground, and then there seemed to be officers and soldiers, carrying the person who was crawling away.

"What's that?" Ye Huan pointed with his finger and asked the little guy.

"Forehead......" He hesitated for a long time and didn't say anything.

However, Qingque said at this time: "When I went out of the military camp privately, the Lanzhou city official told me that it seemed to be a place where a group of Diao people lived!" Those who are stubborn by nature and do not obey discipline. ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" The little guy sweated and said, "There is a group of Diao people, hindering the eyes of the guest officers, the guest officers are still inside, and the little one will prepare a few good dishes to greet you." ”

"Let's go!" Cheng said, "Since it's a group of Diao people, what's so good-looking? Let's go eat something good! ”

Ye Huan squinted his eyes, looked at the little guy who was dripping with cold sweat, and recalled what he saw just now, and immediately said, "That's not right!" Let me ask you, who is the official of Lanzhou City? Did he secretly tell you about their identities!? ”

"No, no! Absolutely nothing! The little guy was shocked in his heart.

Cheng Qian frowned and asked Ye Huan: "Brother Ye, what do you mean?" ”

Ye Huan's face was not good-looking, gloomy to the extreme, and he said as he walked: "You will know with me!" With that, he walked straight to the street he had just seen, and Cheng Chuhei, Li Tai, and Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, but finally followed.

After the three of them left, the shopkeeper of the wine seller slipped out, he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and ordered the little servant: "Hurry! Quickly inform the city official of this! ”

The bartender nodded distractedly, and quickly ran, muttering, "Something big is going to happen!" ”

Walking into this street, after the first few dozen steps, they felt abnormal, because there was no one! There is no one on the street to buy and sell, walk!

The empty situation changed after they had walked a few dozen steps, and they saw a platoon of officers and soldiers, holding long swords and carrying long bows, accompanied by daggers at their waists, and wearing leather armor.

What are they guarding against?

A crowd of people!

The Diao people in the mouths of the little guy and the green sparrow!

A person with yellow and thin faces, tattered clothes, and a terrifyingly shriveled abdomen! It is said that he is skinny, and now he is alive in front of him! What is this Diaomin!

This is the hungry!

I was so hungry that I was a person who made trouble and was framed as a troublemaker!

The officers and soldiers panicked when they saw the four of them, Li Chengqian was silent when they saw the countless hungry people, and the hope in the eyes of the hungry people disappeared when they saw a few more noblely dressed people coming!

The wind is blowing, it's cold!

It's cold!