Chapter Ninety-Eight: Before Descending the Mountain
"Woman? Fight? Li Chengji muttered, and immediately thought of jade.
For those who are kind to him, Li Chengji has always been stingy and grateful. So immediately asked Li Qi if Xiangyu was okay.
After receiving an affirmative answer, he felt a little relieved.
In fact, this question is completely superfluous!
Because although Li Weiwei has an upright personality and is not good at words, he is not stupid. Before Li Chengji's action, he had an explanation. Li Wei saw it, and he wouldn't let Ruyu get hurt.
In this way, by the dawn of the day, the belongings of Hukou Village had been counted.
I have to say that Hukouzhai's ability to collect money is indeed first-class. Although, a large part, was captured from the previous bandits. But there are still a lot of them, which is the new source of wealth for Hukou Village to come here.
In order to prevent news leakage, Hukouzhai is a one-shot deal. Therefore, all the merchants he encountered were killed after they were plundered.
That is, a few people are exceptional.
Like Li Chengji, because he looks at the large number of people, he has a lot of background. Therefore he was taken to the mountain, and he had the intention of extorting a sum of money to redeem himself.
It is for this reason that Li Chengji and others were not killed as soon as they were captured.
With such a large sum of money, it is useless for Li Chengji to take it.
After all, the money in the underground treasury is still lying moldy in the ground. So I didn't even think about it, so I left it all to Li Atmosphere to arrange. At the same time, he is also responsible for the aftermath of the village.
So Li Gao subdued the thieves in the cottage who were brave and good at fighting and had good conduct. Ordinary people who are coerced or abducted to go up the mountain will be given a settling-in allowance and let them leave. Useful craftsmen or other craftsmen, or even homeless children without a father or mother, were brought back to Khorasan.
And kill the rest. For these are the most vicious and misberely. It is also a curse to keep it.
This is the rule that Li Gao figured out after going to Khorasan. It was also the means that Li Chengji taught him when he left that year. After more than a year of training, Li Qi has turned it into an internal gang rule for the Puritans.
In the chaotic region of Khorasan, this rule became a sign that the Puritans were different from other bandits. Many people who have benefited from this have a good impression of it.
After hearing about Li Qiqi's aftermath measures, Li Chengji was also very satisfied.
Under Li Gao's arrangement, he prepared to rest for a few hours and went to Hezhong Province (Samarkand).
It's just that Li Weiwei, Li Dayi and others have different objections to his whereabouts.
On the grounds of safety, he persuaded him to return to Balasagon.
"Humph! I have made up my mind, so don't persuade me anymore! Li Chengji put down a seized business map with some impatience, and his tone was very dissatisfied.
In the end, such a small twist and turn, let it return to Balasagon. In the future, will you have to shrink in place for the rest of your life? After all, the borders of Central Asia are already very chaotic. Bandits are rampant, that's a matter of course.
With this experience, it only deepened his determination to go out and see.
"But young master, if you have three longs and two shorts, we can't explain to the lord and madam!" , Li Dayi grimaced, trying to arouse Li Chengji's sympathy.
It's a pity that as soon as he said this, Li Chengji didn't say angrily: "With you protecting me, are you still afraid of any bandits?" ”。 There are so many people, there are three hundred. And most of them are strong-blooded and very strong men. Generally, people with bad intentions have to weigh before making a move.
"This..." Li Dayi was so choked that he couldn't say anything to refute it.
Seeing this, Li Weiwei on the side immediately spoke up: "Since the dispute between Khorezm and the Western Karat Khanate, the Hezhong region has not been peaceful. And the current king of the Western Qarakhanid, Osman, fell into power. In the government, there are many factions and frequent infighting. In state affairs, taxes and miscellaneous taxes are extremely heavy. The people are quite dissatisfied.
Although the Puritans were now involved in the Transoxiana region, their roots were not secure. Once something goes wrong, it is difficult to protect the young master's safety. ”。
In the Khorasan region, after gaining a foothold. Li Gao let the Puritans expand to the surrounding area.
It is to be explained here that the Khorasan of this era was very large in scope and very different from the Iranian province of Khorasan in later generations. The place where Li and they took root is in Afghanistan, in the areas of Faryab, Dwzjan, and Balkh provinces.
Ban Cheng (Barihei) is the capital of Balkh province - Magyar Sharif.
So in general, the place is not big.
Due to the defeat of the Gurkhanate in battle, the state declined greatly. Many local forces gradually disrespected the king's order. Therefore, the primary direction of the Puritans' development was to radiate into the territory of the kingdom of Gur. Although the Western Qarakhanid was also conducive to expanding its power, the prosperity of Khorezm made the Puritans a little jealous.
As a result, the development of the Western Qarakhanid State was relatively hidden.
Li Weiwei can't guarantee Li Chengji's safety 100%, so in his heart, he doesn't recommend Li Chengji to go to the river.
What's more, Li Chengji's trip was just for a businessman. With Li Chengji's identity, there is really no need for this.
But what he didn't know was that Li Chengji's main purpose was actually to go to Khorasan to have a look. Therefore, this remark is doomed to be useless.
Seeing Li Chengji's face was solemn, he responded: "It's been nearly a year since you went to Barihei, and I haven't had the opportunity to go to Barihei to see for yourself." This time, I have to go to your place.
Don't you want to do your best to be a landlord? ”。
Hearing this, Li Qi was also surprised for a while. He knew the purpose of Lee Seung-ji asking him to go to Barihe, and he also knew the position of the Puritans in Lee Seung-ji's heart. So I know in my heart that Li Chengji doesn't just want to see it.
In this way, if he obstructed it, there was a certain suspicion of appropriating the Puritans for himself. So after thinking about it, I stopped making a sound to stop it.
got him, and Li Chengji made up his mind.
Let Li Gao leave a part of his men and horses and set up a stronghold here. Because the topography of this place is very important, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a place where soldiers must fight. Hukou Village can take root here, and it has the advantage of topography.
More importantly, it will come in handy if it is not possible to say it in the future.
Originally, Li Qi wanted to burn this place down with a fire, but when he heard Li Chengji's proposal, he could only do what he was told.
This gesture made Li Chengji feel more at ease about it.
I was going to go to the valley, planning to talk to Zhang Zhiqin for a while.
But I didn't want to, and suddenly there was a commotion outside the door.
Just listen: "Snake! Snake! Snake! What a lot of snakes! ”。
Li Chengji hurriedly went out to take a look, and saw a lot of snakes coming. The guards guarding the door were all frightened.
"Bah! Why is there a letterhead tied to the head of this snake?! Someone saw and saw a cyan snake with a letter tied to it.
Li Chengji realized something, and walked towards the snakes with a fearless face.
Li Dayi and Li Qiqi still had to come over, and Li Chengji ordered them to retreat.
Seeing that the snakes separated, the cyan poisonous snake came straight to Li Chengji.
After removing the letterhead, the viper meekly returned to the group of snakes. Then, like a flood, it left at a fast speed.
Looking at the open space in front of them, everyone present was in a trance.
Only Li Chengji opened the letterhead with an indifferent face and muttered, "Like jade!" ”。