Chapter 111: All the way south
The sudden departure of the Lei family didn't seem to have brought much shock to Ah Cheng. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
It may be that the Lei family's preparations are in place, and they have fooled in advance, even some families who moved to Acheng later did not feel the strangeness of the Lei family's action this time.
Except for some children of the Lei family's decision-making, no one knew the real purpose of the Lei family's trip to Liaocheng. Even the women who entered the Lei family from outside the family did not know the true purpose of the Lei family's operation.
Because everyone knows that the emperor went north, the fourth master of the Lei family, Lei De, made a meritorious contribution to controlling the waterways of the Grand Canal, and helped Jiedu to make Li Chongjin capture the Tianping Army earlier, Li Chongjin was in the name of supporting the emperor to incorporate the Tianping Army, but everyone also tacitly understood.
The Lei family and even Red have played an important role, but I am afraid that the court will reuse it, and it should also reward the Lei family. Lei Siye, who was originally the assassin of Liaocheng and a state, was afraid that he would go further in the title.
Although the history of the assassin did not enter the Chinese book or the inner court, it also belonged to the local officials, if according to the practice of the previous dynasties, if Red was awarded the title of knight, the elders and ancestors of the family would also be posthumously sealed. As the big family of Dongping County, the Lei family received the emperor's gift in the hands of Lei Siye, and the whole family met the emperor to thank him, which was definitely needed.
What a great honor!
Of course, no one knew that this was the Lei family's excuse, and the purpose was to let their family go to a safer place. Or go to Liaocheng Mansion to avoid trouble. After all, the pressure of the horse bandits in the White Wolf Village cannot be ruled out even by Liaocheng Mansion.
If in normal times, even if the Lei family has this kind of plan, others can't disagree. After all, the Lei family has this strength, and no one else can interfere with where they want to live.
But in today's Dongping County, there are few state capitals that are still alive, and hundreds of miles away can be said to exist in name only. Acheng, one of the few small cities, may have been spared because it was sandwiched between Liaochengfu, Dongpingfu and Yunzhou.
And because the population of the surrounding three states is strictly controlled, the hopeless people have nowhere to go, only to keep pouring into Acheng. Although Zhou Yulou has not counted how many people have built thatched huts to live outside Acheng, it can be visually seen that there are obviously more than those outside Liaocheng Mansion.
Although the pressure on Acheng is huge, and the county order Lei Yifeng also prohibits people outside the jurisdiction of Acheng from entering the city, there are still many people who come in through different channels, and now Acheng can be said to be overcrowded. Everyone expects this Ah Cheng to give them a sense of security, if they know that the Lei family is going to escape at this time, they are afraid that the entire Ah Cheng will be turned upside down.
Zhou Yulou was a little strange, although he also received an order from Lei Yifeng yesterday, saying that the Lei family would take action today, but Lei Yifeng actually did not use the people of the county government for the first time. Zhou Yulou didn't dare to be interested in these, but out of his own safety, he still thought about it in his heart, that is, Lei Yifeng himself lost his opinion.
Lei Yifeng is not like his cousin Lei Qingfeng, he is just a literati. The Lei family, which has not risen to Dongping County for many years, has not had a literati before, but its reputation is not obvious. Therefore, at the beginning of Lei Yan's **, he let the children in the family cultivate both civil and military. And Lei Yifeng is obviously quite accomplished in literary talent, and was elected by the family on the same day, and Emperor Guo Wei was gracious, and he made the Acheng County Order after Red.
The Lei family is obviously more complicated now, just from Lei Qingfeng's generation, Zhou Yulou has felt a different atmosphere. Although he didn't know how the White Wolf Village would deal with Acheng, and he didn't know if Liaocheng Mansion had any countermeasures, Zhou Yulou believed that Acheng would not be peaceful in the past few days.
The city gate has been strictly inspected in the past few days, but the security in the city has been relaxed, but there are still a lot of people in Acheng during the day. The county government's catchers are stationed at the three gates of Acheng, and Lei Jian, the head catcher, has been following the county order Lei Yifeng. Zhou Yulou was originally in charge of patrolling the city, so he walked around leisurely.
Zhou Yulou not only has time to eat and drink everywhere, but also sleeps. Because there are almost no people who live in Acheng who don't know him, he doesn't talk about catching heads in the county office, it is Lei Yifeng, the county commander, who also sees that he is a famous catcher of the Three Kingdoms, and turns a blind eye to him.
When I came back from outside the city wall, I saw that everyone was still going about their own things, and it seemed that there was no change at all because of the departure of the Lei family.
Standing by the city gate with a knife, looking at the bustling crowd, although everyone's demeanor was different, everyone seemed to be relatively calm, and Zhou Yulou even had some unreal feelings.
Just now Lei Qingfeng gave himself an address, his old mother, wife and children were all there temporarily, and yesterday he used the excuse of breaking away from the family's action, which must have been a well-thought-out plan. Thinking of his thoughts, as well as the influence of that person on himself, he didn't consider that Zhou Yulou agreed to his request.
Zhou Yulou and Lei Qingfeng were by the lake, and they also saw the actions of the Lei family, which was almost the migration of the entire family. The team, which stretched for several miles, also prepared many so-called gifts, which seemed to outsiders to be vast, but Zhou Yulou did not expect the Lei family to be so serious.
He didn't know why Lei Qingfeng would resolutely choose, and choosing this way at this time could be said to be a departure from the entire family. But Zhou Yulou couldn't see the panic on Lei Qingfeng's face, he shouldn't be a treacherous and cunning, or ungrateful. But his choice was indeed surprising, but after he promised him, he was relieved.
What gave him such courage, what made him lack confidence in his family. Or that he didn't trust his family at all, and didn't believe that they could easily deal with the horse bandits in the White Wolf Village. Zhou Yulou speculated in his heart that he knew something that others didn't know!
Zhou Yulou thought that it should be because of him, the person who knew both himself and Lei Qingfeng!
Of course, in Zhou Yulou's heart, he felt that what he promised was that person, the person who changed his life back then! So seeing Lei Qingfeng leave in a hurry, Zhou Yulou felt a little more anxious in his heart. So he also returned to the city, ready to go and see the place where the Tibetan people were hidden.
That place was not a problem for Zhou Yulou, he was already extremely familiar with all parts of Acheng. Although Acheng has been expanded again and again, the territory is much larger than the original, but in every place in Acheng, Zhou Yulou can be said to know everything well.
Now it is not the property of the Lei family, but the territory and property of a family who moved to Acheng two years ago, the East Awei family.
The Wei family is also a big family in Dong'e, and it is one of the big families who have lived in Dong'e County for a long time. It is said to have been handed down from generation to generation in Dong'a-Israel medicine, which is said to date back to the late Han Dynasty. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasties in the Central Plains have been ordinary, and the big families have suffered a fatal blow.
Because of the troubled times, especially Zhu Wen, who stood on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, almost killed all the gate valves in the world. As a family of the Qilu generation, although the Wei family cannot be regarded as a high-ranking lord, it is also one of the oldest families since the late Han Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. Being in a strategic place in Qilu, and having a lot of family wealth and many other reasons, after being hit by major blows several times, there was no way to move to Acheng.
Acheng also has the children of the Wei family and the descendants of the side branches, but after coming to Acheng's side, the power naturally cannot be compared with the local snake Lei family. In addition, the Wei family has always been good at producing ejiao, and they are both businessmen and pharmaceutical families, and the Lei family, a rising star, is nouveau riche, but now there are not too many disputes.
In addition, in the past two years, the two families have also taken the initiative to marry, although it has not yet risen to the height of direct marriage, but it can be regarded as a family recognized relative. And Ah Cheng is indeed not a big place, looking down and not looking up, there is still a mutual harmony.
Zhou Yulou has never taken this kind of rich industry to heart, after all, if he wanted to get rich, he would have been a rich man a long time ago. He has always felt that it is good to have wine to drink and food to eat, and there is no need for how much money to hide at home.
Even if he gets a sum of money unexpectedly, Zhou Yulou will soon be distributed to those poor people who need help. His other identity, although others don't know, but if he needs money, it's really a very simple thing.
So when he heard that Lei Qingfeng had an industry elsewhere, Zhou Yulou was not the slightest surprised. After all, Lei Qingfeng is also the direct son of the Lei family, and it shouldn't be a problem to have some property in Acheng, or to get some property of his own in other families.
He didn't want to be with the people of the family, and it shouldn't be a big problem for the largest family in Ah Cheng. What's more, that family doesn't have some dirty things that can't be put on the stage, and there may be people who wish they couldn't go.
Since he promised Lei Qingfeng, Zhou Yulou naturally wouldn't deal with it at will, so he decided to take a look first and then decide how to deal with it.
But just approaching the city gate, before I had time to leave, I actually ran into an acquaintance!
It should be said that Zhou Yulou didn't want to see a person, Song Sanniang, the concubine of Wei Jian, the owner of Qinghu Building, was directing four men to push two wheelbarrows into the city from outside the city. There were also two young men in black beside her, who were chatting softly with her.
It seems that the two men should be businessmen, with capable and confident appearances, but their bodies are not as big as the bellies of those businessmen, but they are both tall. This made Zhou Yulou look at it twice, and when he saw the posture of the two people, he knew that both of them were practitioners.
However, Zhou Yulou didn't care too much, because this was a martial era, even if he was a weak scholar, if he traveled everywhere to study, he would use a few swordsmanship and knife skills to defend himself. After all, it was in the era of troubled times, and after the Tang Dynasty, which was prevalent in force. It is normal for everyone to know a few tricks, and it is naturally normal for these businessmen who walk between various forces to know some kung fu.
Hearing them whispering, there was a faint rumor that it was between the goods, and Zhou Yulou was more convinced, the two of them were businessmen from other places. And although they faced the woman Song Sanniang, they were also extremely decent and natural, presumably they were merchants who had been in shopping malls for a long time.
Zhou Yulou knew that Wei Jian, a little concubine, was extremely capable, and she had a huge restaurant in Acheng, and she took care of Zhang Luo very well inside and out. The eldest lady of the family attaches great importance to her, after all, Qinghu Tower is in the hands of Wei Jian's father. But it didn't have the scale and business it has today. The eldest woman doesn't have to show her face, and she can't wait to be like this, let Song Sanniang go to Zhang Luo by herself, and let others gossip about her.
I wanted to turn my back and miss it, but who knew that Song Sanniang saw Zhou Yulou, and a few people came over to the other side. Zhou Yulou smelled a fishy smell of the sea, apparently coming from the high cargo of the two wheelbarrows. Knowing that he couldn't avoid them, he couldn't help but smile at Song Sanniang.
"Sanniang has a new arrival!" I don't know why, those who owe money are always weak-hearted, although Wei Jian usually calls himself a brother, this Song Sanniang doesn't give herself face. Zhou Yulou had a dry smile on his face, and looked at Song Sanniang and a few people coming over.
"It's a mile, but it's a batch of excellent Lingnan dry seafood, which comes all the way from Lingnan and the Southern Han Kingdom, but it's not our dry goods in Laizhou Bay! Zhou Ye has always been blessed, if the yamen has nothing to do in the past two days, if there is time, you can come to the store to have a drink or two, and Sanniang called the officials to show Zhou Ye's hands! ”
She actually had a shallow smile on her melon seed face, Zhou Yulou almost thought that he had heard it wrong, but when he saw Song Sanniang looking at him with a smile, he immediately smiled back and said: "It's so good, the seafood from the south, it's really good to taste it!" ”
I don't know why, Zhou Yulou suddenly stopped, and suddenly thought in his heart, isn't that person also from Lingnan! Zhou Yulou seemed to fall into deep thought, and he was a little distracted.
The two young businessmen beside Song Sanniang saw Zhou Yulou suddenly stunned, and couldn't help but stand separately, staring at Zhou Yulou with a cautious look. Obviously, Zhou Yulou's identity as a fast catcher has made the two of them a little wary.
It was Song Sanniang on the side, seeing Zhou Yulou's thoughtful appearance, their expressions became solemn on the side, and their beautiful big eyes actually became sharp, but after seeing that Zhou Yulou had not changed, the whole person slowly relaxed. Although he didn't look at the two young men, the right hand on one side waved slightly at his side, so that the two of them could not be impatient.
On the inside of the white and tender wrist, a wolf head with teeth and claws exposed half of its hair, and no one would notice it unless they paid close attention.
"Sanniang, you are busy first, there are still some small things that need to be dealt with in a certain family! Please talk to Wei Dong's family, and if you have time, you will try the craftsmanship! It's been a long time since I've tasted the seafood of Lingnan! As if he suddenly came back to his senses, seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhou Yulou smiled, clenched his fists and turned away, without the slightest intention of stopping.
"Sanniang! Do you want to keep up! Standing side by side, a young man whispered to Song Sanniang, and the tense atmosphere was lifted in an instant. Looking at Zhou Yulou's back, he was brave enough to try.
"No need! Brother Feng, you underestimate this Zhou Ye, his skills are not something you can control! Song Sanniang smiled slightly, looked at Zhou Yulou's figure, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Everyone was in normal activities, and suddenly, the mountains shook, and then there was a shout, mixed with a loud explosion!
The abrupt change caught the people on the street off guard and made them lose their voices. Some people didn't come back to their senses for a while, and when they saw that everyone was in chaos, they panicked.
Listening to the sounds and movements, it should be from the direction of Daqing Lake, where there is a court water village stationed. Everyone was stunned for a while, but the instinctive panic still made everyone flee in all directions. Song Sanniang looked at each other and quickly pushed the wheelbarrow to Qinghu Tower.
They didn't notice that Zhou Yulou was standing on the side of a pavilion, his eyes calm and attentive, watching them push the wheelbarrow from a distance and disappear quickly.
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The rain seemed to be still falling, and it wasn't pouring much. Gently tapping leaves and grass wildflowers.
The weather in May and June is the rainy season in the southern rainforest!
Three iron carriages came quickly from the official road, the wheels ran over the loess paved official road, and the splashing muddy water stained the verdant grass and leaves on the roadside, but soon the rain washed away the accident.
The coachmen who spurred their horses on the carriage were all dressed in robes and hats with wide brimming, and although they all looked old-fashioned, they all had young faces. They sat firmly on the handlebars, calmly looking at the smooth official road in front of them, and did not affect their driving in the slightest because of the rain.
This is already the boundary of the Lingnan Han Kingdom, and this official road is also a new road that has only recently been opened.
In fact, according to the correct statement, this road is just half widened by the government on the original official road. So that the road, which could only be barely passed by one carriage, can now be walked side by side by two carriages, and both still have the remaining width.
The scale of this road is all over the Central Plains, and it is also an amazing road.
After the new emperor Liu Jixing ascended the throne, he successively issued edicts to all states in the world, calling for the construction of national highways in 61 states across the country.
Although there are a lot of people who are against it! Because the Lingnan regime has been able to sit firmly in the country for decades since Emperor Xiang opened its foundation, it is difficult to overcome it by virtue of the natural dangers of Wuling. Even if it was Chu Di and Nantang back then, they couldn't get their hands on half a point.
This is good, others have no way to get in, the emperor himself opened up a thoroughfare, if others attack in, let you be thousands of troops, wouldn't you hit the Xingwang Mansion with a flat horse.
It is not surprising that everyone has this kind of thought, Emperor Liu Jixing, everyone will know this truth. Liu Jixing is not a stubborn person either, he had thought of this a long time ago before doing this. Therefore, the pros and cons were disseminated everywhere by those scholars of the country, and sure enough, the common people surprisingly agreed.
After a symbolic consultation with everyone's advice and encountering some different voices, the emperor did only one thing. That was to let the officials who opposed it go to the states to conduct experiments, and ask these people who passed through the places along the way, and ask them about their opinions on the emperor's proposal to build roads.
The result is naturally self-evident, although everyone does not dare to offend the emperor, but they also want to grasp some of the emperor's shortcomings, so that they can appear useful when the time comes. The results obtained were naturally unsatisfactory, and these people finally returned to Xingwangfu to report the results.
There is a saying in later generations: If you want to get rich, build roads first!
The emperor's will was not greatly rejected, because before this, Emperor Liu Jixing also made an astonishing move, which almost changed the military system of the Lingnan Han State. That is, the emperor ordered to summon, and the soldiers of the whole country, who did not fight on the border and at war, laid down their arms to participate in this action.
At first, everyone was just waiting and not understanding, but later the army invested less than half a month, and then saw amazing results. The soldiers who laid down their arms vigorously carried out road construction throughout the country, and soon opened up many natural dangers that could not be overcome in ordinary times.
In later generations, in Liu Jixing's era, in the territory of today's Tubo State, there was such a difficult place as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. A brave army with both hands created a miracle for generations to come. Under such difficult circumstances and conditions, the soldiers could build roads and railways, and Liu Jixing did not believe that his soldiers could not complete it.
In fact, it proved that Liu Jixing's decision was correct, and soon the country's official road was expanded and strategic results were achieved. Not only did it build many places that were not connected, but it also greatly widened the original official roads.
There is no longer a big opposition, and that is because the people everywhere are only as auxiliaries, and they will not work too hard and lose money. Even if there are some voices, it is just nitpicking or winning the attention of the emperor.
The emperor will never be arbitrary, nor will he be arbitrary, but will seriously accept the voices of all sides, and finally make the correct comparison. Of course, Emperor Liu Jixing still put forward his own views and put forward a new concept, that is, military and civilian joint construction.
Although many people did not understand, as the emperor's prestige grew, and the lives of the people were really improving rapidly, many people did not dare to resist.
And the follow-up thing is that after these soldiers participated in the local infrastructure, those who performed well were directly escorted to the emperor's pro-army green camp. This is the dream of the soldiers of the Han army, because the green camp is in the Lingnan Han Kingdom, which represents the pride of the soldiers.
Of course, the positive response of the people has also been publicly praised by the government. Not only was a certain part of the tax amount exempted, but also became an excellent citizen of the government, and then the children of the elderly in the family can enjoy the priority recommendation of the government, and the elderly can get special benefits from the imperial court.
This recommendation is now a great move of the Lingnan Han Kingdom, the elderly can be recommended, they can become the elders of the township, and enjoy the specific benefits of the government every year; Young people are recommended to go to school, become officials, and even go to Beijing to study literature and martial arts; And when children are recommended, they can be blinded for free, and even go to Beijing to study in a place that many families are jealous of, that is, the juvenile hall opened by the imperial court.
The emperor's will was undoubtedly supported by the people of the world, and the official roads in various places were completed one after another. Then everyone has seen the effect one after another, and the materials from all over the country can be transported to the capital Xingwangfu in a steady stream, or sold to the borders of various places. From then on, the imperial army could also requisition and suppress rebellion everywhere at any time, and be transferred to various places to garrison the border at the behest of orders.
It seems that the people who benefit the most are the people, so the official roads in various places are really well maintained. And for this kind of high-end carriage, which usually drives on the official road, it can really be said to be stable.
The stamens had already been unloaded, and there was no powder at all, and although they had been constantly running, they were not much tired at the moment.
When you gently lift the curtain, you can feel the damp freshness in the air. Looking at the galloping carriage, the surprise in my heart was greater than the panic.
After running all the way and constantly turning points, although Hua Rui didn't know much about the world before, but seeing the transfer and transformation along the way, he also knew that these people were not simple, but an extremely strict organization.
Every time the other party handed over in a different place, it was very smooth and usual, but it can be seen that everyone is very cautious.
All the way to the south!