Volume 1: The Wind Rises and Peace Chapter 52: Counting is Counting
Eventually, the bandits split into two groups. Ma Han with the snake is a group, and the rest of the people are a group.
Lou Million is a little strange, what is there to be afraid of a small snake? Are these people really the famous bandits of Black Wind Village? How can one race be timid?
After thinking about it, Lou Million came to Ma Han's side, smiled at Ma Han, and said, "Brother Ma, why are they afraid of your snake?" ”
When Ma Han heard this, Wu Mazi's face instantly appeared in his mind, and he shook his head slightly, and then replied to Lou Wan: "I don't know either." ”
Wu Mazi still wanted to ask a few words, but he heard one ear speak in front of him.
"Let's go, it's time to hit the road."
Luo Ergou, who got together with the bandits, heard this and muttered in a low voice.
"It's bad luck that you should be on your way."
Lou Million heard it, but didn't say anything, just smiled at the corner of his mouth.
It doesn't look like the bandits are very united.
Lou Million had a strange idea in his heart.
I don't know how long I walked, but when Lou Million was about to be exhausted, I saw a huge city standing on the plain in the distance.
Then I heard the voice of one ear ring.
"It's the Acropolis ahead, hurry up, let's still catch up for lunch."
The bandits responded to each other, and Lou Million was also a little infected, after all, he was about to reach his destination. When you arrive at the Acropolis, your fate will be in your own hands.
After walking for half an hour, a group of people with dozens of grain trucks finally arrived under the walls of the Acropolis.
At this time, the gates of the city were closed, and there were groups of soldiers patrolling the city walls.
Seeing one ear waiting for someone, the soldiers on the city wall shouted loudly.
"Who?"
One ear patted Lou Million's shoulder, Lou Million knew it in his heart, stepped forward and said to the soldiers on the city wall.
"I am a merchant from the Great Wei Kingdom, and I want to come to the city to do some grain business."
The soldier was obviously stunned, it has been more than ten or twenty days since the battle on the Acropolis this day, why haven't the people of the Great Wei Kingdom received the news now? I'm afraid these people aren't spies, right?
Although he thought so in his heart, the soldiers on the city wall did not dare to slack off, and replied to Lou Wan.
"Wait, I'll ask the city lord."
Lou Million thanked him, and then stood quietly under the city with Yi'er and the others, waiting for the other party to report.
It wasn't long before the soldier returned, shouting at Lou Wan.
"We're going to have to test it before we let you in."
Lou Million didn't panic at all, after all, he really came to transport food, so he bowed to the soldier.
"Then it's going to bother the soldier."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the soldier sitting on a basket, staggering down from the city wall, walking in front of Lou Wan, and asking, "What kind of grain are you carrying?" ”
Lou Million smiled and introduced to the soldiers: "We have wheat and rice, both of which are good grains. ”
When the soldier heard this, he nodded, found a few cars at random, and stabbed them with his saber, only to see that the grain on the cart leaked down and scattered all over the ground.
Seeing this, the soldier said to Lou Wan: "You must know the taxes of the Heavenly Acropolis, right?" ”
Lou Million nodded and said with a smile: "I know, I know, the villain must abide by the law and pay taxes reasonably." ”
The soldier didn't say anything more, and waved his hand lightly at the others on the city wall, and the people on the city wall hurried to the bottom of the city when they saw this.
In a few moments, the gates creaked open. The city lord of the Heavenly Acropolis stood at the gate of the city and said to Lou Wan: "Thank you to the merchants of the Great Wei Kingdom for being able to send charcoal to the Heavenly Acropolis at this time. ”
Lou Million hurriedly flattered: "Where is it, Tianwei City has always been a bridge between our Ping'an County and the Western Regions, and being able to do something for Tianwei City is a blessing for someone in our building." ”
Hearing this, the City Lord of the Heavenly Acropolis nodded, then waved his hand and said to the soldiers behind him, "Welcome our distinguished guests in." ”
So a group of bandits entered the Acropolis with the support of the soldiers and civilians of the Acropolis.
At this time, the Acropolis was no longer as lively as it used to be, because it was besieged by a large army, and he did not have enough food reserves, and the grain and grass in the Acropolis had been exhausted at this time.
These dozens of truckloads of grain transported by Lou Million are undoubtedly a carbon send-off for Tianwei City.
One ear has never received the support of the civilian people since he was a child, and he was a little embarrassed to be suddenly made like this, and waved his hand awkwardly to the welcoming soldiers and civilians around.
Ma Han played with the snake in his hand with a serious face, he was familiar with the snake, as long as he reacted quickly enough, he was not afraid that this thing would bite him.
Luo Ergou was a little unhappy, he walked so far to Tianacropolis to send warmth to Tianwei City as a lame man, but he didn't even give himself a chance to show his face, he was very angry.
The Celestial Acropolis City Lord's Mansion.
At this time, the City Lord of the Heavenly Acropolis City sat on the right seat and smiled at the Lou Million beside him.
"I don't know what price the grain that the boss of the building is going to sell this time?"
Lou Million smiled when he heard this, and replied: "It's just the normal price of grain, and we won't fall into the ground." ”
The city lord nodded, and then whispered a few words to the staff behind him, who nodded and walked out.
Seeing the staff walking out, the city lord continued to speak: "In an extraordinary period, in order to entertain you, the city lord's mansion has prepared some wine and food at noon, and I hope you will enjoy your faces. ”
As soon as they heard that there was food to eat, a group of bandits were happy. After all, what I eat in the cottage every day is a wowotou that is about to go rancid, and no one can stand it, and I can't imagine that I can improve my life when I come out, which is really good.
So a group of people followed behind the city lord and walked to the banquet hall with the highest specifications in the Heavenly Acropolis to prepare a taste of Western Regions food.
After a while, the dish was served, and everyone saw a touch of green on the plate from a distance, and they were a little suspicious. Could it be that eating green food is popular in Acropolis now? It shouldn't be. After a while, a plate of leeks and two steamed buns were placed in front of everyone.
I saw the city lord of the Heavenly Acropolis waving his hand to everyone and said, "Everyone, please use it slowly." ”
One ear is stupid, isn't it good to drink and eat? How did it turn into a leek?
After thinking about it, one ear couldn't help but ask, "What about the wine?" How is a plate of leeks? ”
The city lord of the Heavenly Acropolis City was stunned for a moment, and then explained to one ear: "Yes, leek, no problem." ”
After that, he turned his head to the staff behind him and asked, "I'm talking about leeks, right?" It's not like I'm making some mistake in my expression, is it? ”
Hearing this, the staff member nodded, and arched his hand to the city lord: "You are talking about leeks, it may be that they have poor understanding." ”
The city lord nodded, and explained to one ear: "At present, the resources of the Heavenly Acropolis are scarce, and you should ask Haihan if you neglect it, but don't worry, there are enough leeks today!" ”
The thieves who originally remembered to coax didn't think about coaxing when they heard this, after all, people's situation at this time was not very good, and even if there were only leeks, it was better than the food in the cottage.
So in the midst of a group of bandits' nonsense eating and drinking, the delegation of Liansheng to the Heavenly Acropolis ended the first city lord reception dinner.
After the meal, the city lord of the Tianacropolis had a friendly and close conversation with Lou Million, and finally agreed that the City Lord's Mansion would purchase three-quarters of the grain as a strategic reserve at a guaranteed price, and the remaining quarter would be sold by Lou Million himself.
In return, the Acropolis will not levy a penny of tax on the grain that Lou Wan has shipped this time.
Lou Million also reciprocated that he would definitely abide by the law and assist the Tianwei City Lord's Mansion to stabilize the price of grain in the market, and he would add a strong touch to the friendship between the Great Wei Kingdom and the Tianwei City.
So the two ended the afternoon meeting in a business nonsense.
Acropolis Inn.
Lou Wan Yi'er and the others were arranged here, and they didn't need to pay a penny to live until the food was sold out, which was one of the benefits given by the city lord of Tianwei City.
At this time, Lou Million was in the room with one ear, and there were Ma Han and Luo Ergou in the room.
The four exchanged views on what they had seen and heard today.
One ear pointed out that it is better for some people who have committed crimes and meritorious deeds not to play tricks, otherwise they will not know how they will die.
In fact, he didn't see anything in one ear, but when he was leaving, Wang Le explained to him like this, and asked him to say these words to Lou Wanwan.
Lou Million was shocked when he heard this, he thought that his thoughts had been seen through by one ear, and Lou Million, who had despised one ear very much in his heart, had to look at one ear again at this time.
This one-eared person is afraid that he is wise and foolish, and wise and close to demons.
Luo Ergou also expressed his opinion later, he said that he hoped that Lou Million could fulfill his duties and safely complete the tasks assigned by Mu County Ling and Teacher Wang, and not make it difficult for his brothers.
Lou Million immediately agreed, and said that he would do his best to complete or even exceed the tasks assigned by Master Mu and Teacher Wang.
When it was Ma Han's turn to speak, Ma Han didn't say anything, just burped.
Suddenly, there was a smell of leeks in the room, which was comparable to eating leek boxes in the subway.
So the remaining three ran out of the room as if they were running for their lives, cursing and swearing as they ran.
Ma Han didn't feel anything, and continued to sit in the room with one ear as steady as Mount Tai, playing with the snake in his hand.
The red chain snake in Ma Han's hand spit out the core, and it didn't take long for it to begin to become soft and weak.
Ma Han was quite nervous when he saw this, thinking that the snake was a little hot, so he hurriedly poured the water from the teapot on the snake.
In the teapot is the hot tea that the shopkeeper just served, how can the snake stand this, after being poured on, he suddenly jumped up and was about to bite Ma Han, Ma Han quickly grabbed the snake's seven inches, and muttered with a smile in his mouth.
"What a little naughty."
At this time, the city lord of the Heavenly Acropolis City Mansion was having a meeting with several staff.
"How's the investigation of this surnamed Lou?"
The Lord of the Acropolis asked as he spoke to one of his staff.
Hearing this, the staff member hurriedly replied: "Lord Qiqi City, after investigation, the owner of this building is indeed the richest man in Ping'an County. ”
The city lord nodded, and then asked to everyone.
"What do you think the purpose of this surname Lou is?"
Several staff members pondered for a while, and one of them replied, "I think this person may have come with the official purpose of the Great Wei State." I looked at the food they brought, and it was all official food. ”
Hearing this, the city lord nodded again and continued to ask.
"Then what do you think the purpose of the Great Wei Kingdom is to support my Heavenly Acropolis?"
The staff member thought for a moment and spoke again.
"My lord, the Acropolis belonged to the Great Wei Kingdom in the early years, and it was only later that the Acropolis was occupied by the Western Regions Kingdom due to the defeat of the war. I think that this support of the Great Wei State is likely to take back the Heavenly Acropolis, after all, one more Heavenly Acropolis is also an additional guarantee for the land of the Great Wei State. ”
The city lord hummed and asked everyone.
"What do you think?"
When all the staff members heard this, they all bowed their hands and said, "We think so too. ”
The city lord nodded and said, "Okay, I know, you guys should step aside." ”
The staff members retreated.
The Lord of the Heavenly Acropolis looked at the clear blue sky outside the window and muttered, "You can only calculate it." ”