After the court of the Black Flag Khan went south, it had moved to Heren Fort, and Pajaqili expanded Hellen Fort tenfold, and the official palace city of Fang City was readily available, and it was renamed Heren City.

After the construction of Heren City, in order to avoid the war and save their lives, the Han people in the Central Plains who had a little property and strength came to Heren to do business, and some untouchables also ran over and became handymen and long-term laborers in Heren City. In less than half a year, the population of Heren had grown to more than 300,000, and Pajaqili saw it on the wall of Miyagi and suspected that he had arrived in the city of the Central Plains.

The generals, who had been on horseback and bent bows and wielded swords, soon found that doing business in the city was far faster than fighting and looting money, so they went to seize the shops and warehouses. This time Heren was in chaos, and Pajaqili had to personally lead troops to suppress the incident.

The merchants were chasing profits, and when Heren was in chaos, they all left Heren, and the generals happily took over those shops only to find that no one came to do business. At the same time, Hu Gao vigorously protected the merchants in Xiangguo, sending troops to protect their caravans and setting aside places for them to hoard goods. Ju Wuzhi on the edge of Liyang City was even better, and started business with the besieged enemy, sending grain, salt, cattle and sheep outside the city to the city, and sending cloth and porcelain from the south to the outside of the city.

After a few comparisons, ordinary businessmen came to Xiangguo to do stable business, and they were bold enough to go to Juwuzhi to start a smuggling business.

Pajachili and a cadre of generals in the city of Heren were puzzled, so they gathered everyone to discuss countermeasures.

Most of the generals and elders attending the meeting had received the gift of Ju Wuzhi, so it was naturally difficult to say that Ju Wuzhi was not, and they were a little worried about Ju Wuzhi's business, after all, maybe the south would come over one day.

All the spearheads were pointed at Hu Gao, and the generals were the first to attack: "The national teacher provided houses for those profiteers in Xiangguo, and also sent troops to protect them, he must have received money from profiteers!" ”

"The national teacher is jealous that our royal court has a good business, and there must have been many ghost ideas to deceive the businessmen!"

"The national teacher has always despised the Great Khan, and this time when he sees us in the new royal court, he must be jealous!"

Kedun Hulu sneered: "This businessman has thousands of dollars, can he deceive them all?" Even if the merchant sends him money, where will the untouchables get the money to give him? You don't know how to do business yourself, and you don't know the doorways of all walks of life, but you blame others! It's stupid."

When Hu Lu said this, everyone was silent, and Pajaqili looked at Hu Lu: "What's so rare about doing business, it's just that someone comes to buy and sell while guarding the shop!" Ke Dun said this, are we Fire Dragon Clansmen inherently stupid? “

"The Great Khan is right, Lord Ju Wuzhi is very good at business! Isn't Lord Ju Wuzhi from our Fire Dragon Clan? He can do business with the enemy and make money on the front line, so can't we do business with our own people while guarding our own cities? "A general actually told Ju Wuzhi about doing business on the front line, and everyone looked at him and couldn't help but worry.

Pajaqili was also embarrassed, because even he, the Great Khan, had received Ju Wuzhi's gift, and he also knew that Ju Wuzhi was smuggling with the enemy on the front line, so he immediately rounded the field: "Yes, this business, what's so rare, it must be that the national teacher wants to make money alone, how can this work?" “

Hu Lu didn't think about doing business on the front line, and immediately retorted: "Great Khan, generals, you have taken over the medicinal herb business, but the medicinal herbs in your hands are either wormy or moldy, who dares to ask for it?" Is this a national teacher to make it bad? The cloth you grabbed stuck together and couldn't be torn off, the wine sold was sour and astringent, and the inn stinked, which was also bad for the national teacher? “

Everyone bowed their heads and was embarrassed to speak, but Pajaqi argued: "Kedun, aren't those miscellaneous helpers all following along?" How can our people do such little chores? Do we want our people to do those dirty things? “

Kulu pointed to the silk robe on Pajachili's body: "Great Khan, this robe is naturally noble when worn on the Great Khan, but is it still valuable if it is draped on a sheep?" Isn't it because of the stability and tranquility of our city and the protection of the Great Khan and the generals that merchants and untouchables have come from far and wide to defect? But you robbed other people's shops and goods, and you don't know how to deal with them, and now everyone in Heren City can't avoid it, who dares to come? “

Pajaqili also lowered his head: "Could it be that we have worked hard to defeat the city, and we want to hand it over to them to make money?" ”

The elders also chimed in: "Everything is arranged by God, and what should come will always come, and this Herencheng belongs to our khanate, not those profiteers and untouchables!" ”

Hu Lu was a little speechless: "Elders, if there are no people, who will provide us with cattle, sheep, horses, food, and cloth?" Who's going to carry things to make weapons? ”

Pajachili also understood that the elders were talking nonsense, so he spoke again: "Kodun is right, we can't use the people, but do we have to give up those shops and goods again?" ”

Hu Lu thought for a while: "It's too late now, the only way is to ask the national teacher to come back, he must have a way"

Hearing that the national teacher was coming back, Zadaber, the king of Heshun who was guarding the city of Heren, was not happy: "I heard that now the Qianyu army is only under the orders of the national teacher, if the national teacher comes back with soldiers and horses, in case he has a wrong idea, who of us can resist?" ”

Other generals and elders also echoed: "The national division swept Hebei in the east, Guanzhong in the west, and Luoyang in the south, invincible in the world, unparalleled in resourcefulness, although it is the sword of my khanate, but if it is not used well, I am afraid that it will hurt us."

"The national teacher has always been domineering, looking down on us and others, and now he has made immortal achievements, once he comes back with troops, how can we deal with ourselves?"

"The national teacher has elite soldiers in his hands, and he is rich enough to rival the country, even if he has no intention of usurping, in case there are people around him who want to seek wealth and wealth, it is difficult to say"

"I heard that the national teacher is very popular in Guanzhong, and the people have built a statue of him, isn't this a plot to buy people's hearts?"

At this time, even Hu Lu did not refute it, Hu Lu had a professor from the Xiao family since he was a child, and the stories of the Central Plains dynasties had long been memorized. Yi Yin, Huo Guang, Wang Mang, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, which one is not meritorious in winning the hearts of the people, and which one is not the deposed emperor later? There is only one Duke of Zhou, and the stories of the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei are divided into Jin, and the stories of the thirty-six murders of the monarch in the Spring and Autumn Period abound.

A cold sweat broke out on Pajaqili's forehead, but he still laughed deliberately: "You are too worried, I have no doubt that the national teacher is employed, and the suspicious person is not needed, I and Kedun wrote a letter to the national teacher to tell him about the situation in Herencheng, and asked him to come back to give ideas, and he will definitely come back." ”

Remembering something, he added, "Isn't it good that you can now make amends, go and get back the merchants who have recently left, and return the goods to them, and you will send troops to protect their caravans and shops, and they will pay you?" ”

The generals bowed their heads and replied that they were yes, in fact, they all understood the truth, but in this way, they had to share the money to the soldiers. If you can run the shop yourself, you don't need to share it with others. But at this time, I couldn't take care of it at all, so I had to endure the pain and do what Su Lu said.

Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope, the generals of the Black Flag Khanate had to tie up the merchant back, and still no merchant came back to Rencheng. On the contrary, more and more homeless people came to Heren, begging, stealing, and robbing in the city all day long.

After Hu Gao received the letter from Pajaqili and Hulu, Wan Er smiled and said to the left and right: "Wait for the city to defend the city with all your heart, my mission is over, and I hope to see you in peace in the future!" ”

Puzzled, Hu Gao sighed: "Our Qianyu army is fighting in the east and west, attacking cities and conquering places, and making great achievements. Now I am summoned back because I am afraid that I will plot against me, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to see you again in the future. ”

Zha Dayuan, the deputy general of the left army, smiled with red eyes: "Wang Ting actually thinks like this, the national teacher is from the Central Plains, and our Qianyu army is all from the Fire Dragon Clan, even if the national teacher is really opposed, how can we follow the national teacher to rebel?" Isn't that a joke? ”

Hu Gao smiled: "You, you're really stupid." It is true that you will not follow me as a foreigner to rebel, but you have the ability to rebel. The thousands of people we have spent several years building are the elite of the elite, who in the world is not afraid? Climb the city on the wall, charge into battle, one is ten, invincible, even I am a little afraid, how can they not be afraid? ”

Hu Duli, the deputy general of the right army, sighed: "As soon as the national teacher said this, Zada Yuanxian and I are also in danger, can the national teacher have a way to save the lives of the two of us?" ”

Hu Gao looked at the two: "You have also followed me for a few years, no matter what, the best way for you to save yourself now is to rob the people in Xiangguo, seize people's property, drink and have fun all day long, remember, and give gifts to those people in the royal court!" ”

Zada Yuanxian's eyes widened: "Didn't the national teacher want us to strictly abide by military discipline and not to kidnap the people?" How? ”

Hu Gao sighed: "Just don't hurt people's lives, you have to protect yourself, only if you stain yourself first and ruin your reputation, the Great Khan and the officials of the royal court will naturally not suspect you of rebellion, because unpopular people will not rebel."

Hudu Bili punched Liang Zhu into a groove: "Hey, it's better to resign and go back to the grassland to herd sheep!" ”

Hu Gao waved his hand: "No, if you resign, they will be even more suspicious that you are no longer serving in the Black Flag Khanate, whether you are going to defect to the Green Flag Khanate, whether you are going to flee to the Liang State, or whether you are going to join Zhu Yaoshi." Then you will really die without a place to bury! ”

Both of them looked at Hu Gao blankly for a while, and knelt down together with tears: "The words of the national teacher, we must keep it in mind, and the national teacher must take care of himself when he goes!" ”

Hu Gao helped the two of them: "I'm a lonely old man, I don't have anything to worry about, I just want to prove my ability, and now I can be regarded as famous, but I can't continue to dominate the world, it's a little regretful!" It's no problem for me to protect myself, after I return to Heren, I will be drunk and full of songs every night, or if I am tired all my life, it is time to rest."

Here, Hu Gao set off north to return to Heren, and Li Xiaofei also returned to Shazhou south with loot and artisan equipment.

After Li Xiaofei returned to Shazhou, he told Murong Ling about Ju Renshan's ending, and Murong Ling blamed Li Xiaofei for failing to keep Ju Renshan: "After all, when we were in the most difficult time, people took us in, how they governed the country and how they fought was their own business, why should we come forward." ”

Li Xiaofei retorted: "Aren't I saving the people from fire and water for the sake of the righteousness of the world?" Only public before private! ”

Murong Ling sneered: "Save the people from fire and water, if you go once, Gaochang City will become a paradise on earth?" As far as I know, it's just a different group of people who continue to oppress the people! ”

Li Xiaofei lowered his head: "This is also what I didn't expect, and it's also what I don't understand." Why did the original kind and hard-working poor people become greedy, cruel, and treacherous after they became tribunes? Why do they all look like Ju Renshan, who was amiable, obedient and kind before ascending to power, and became tyrants once they ascended to power? ”

Murong Ling patted Li Xiaofei on the shoulder: "This person's heart is like this, no matter how many people kill and fight, they can't change it!" ”