516 What I saw and heard
Li Mu and his entourage passed through the Taiyuan County of the Qin State, then walked along the Fen River, and then crossed the Yellow River. Enter the land west of the river in the Qin State.
Along the way, what Li Mu saw and heard surprised him. Everywhere in the Qin State, construction was being started to build roads. People spontaneously build country roads. These paths are smoother than the main roads used by the Zhao Kingdom. This is also the reason why so many people in the Qin State used four-wheeled carriages at once. The Qin State has the foundation of this road.
And that's not all. What Li Mu saw was that many of the fields in the Qin State were not busy with Qin people, but prisoners of war from the north and west. The Qin themselves, on the other hand, formed groups of three or five, guarding these prisoners of war like the Hu people in the north, and harvesting the wheat stalks in the fields and breaking them into piles. And these wheat stacks will be the feed for their free-range cattle and sheep for the winter.
Li Mu saw it with his own eyes, as long as these prisoners of war did not obey the slightest. The Qin people were beaten to death with sticks and whips in the lightest cases, and beaten to death in the heavier cases. In the north, the unruly nomadic tribes of the West were like pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered under the taming of the Qin people. This person Li Mu was very surprised in his heart.
"General. In front of you, you have to enter the Xiangu highway intersection. The brothers are tired. There is a resting place right ahead. Let's stop and rest. A Qin lieutenant stepped forward and asked. He was the security officer in charge of the security of Li Mu and his party on the Qin side.
"Okay." Li Mu waved his hand and said.
"Rest at the rest stop ahead." After the lieutenant left with his hands. He stepped forward to deliver the order.
"General, please take a seat." The lieutenant politely arranged for Li Mu and the others to sit down. The rest stop is huge. Because this is an important fork in the road, there are a lot of people coming and going. Heading south through Guyang passes through this fork. Slaves, cattle, sheep, leather and other goods from the north could enter Taiyuan County, and the wheat from Taiyuan County was transported directly to the north through this fork in the highway. Because Zhao State occupies, Zhongshan, Daidi and other places, most of today's Shanxi Xinzhou, Shuozhou, Datong. Therefore, the external transportation of Taiyuan County of Qin State all depends on this high-speed.
"Whatever the general needs, it's all over there, and it's self-service here. I beg your pardon, General. The lieutenant explained.
"Self-service provision?" Li Mu is still the first person to contact a buffet restaurant.
"Oh, just pay a certain amount of money, and all the food here can be taken as you like. But it must be eaten. Alcohol, too. The lieutenant explained.
Li Mu was surprised. It's incredible. How can it be taken casually. Isn't that all over?
"This, if there is no restriction, isn't this store at a loss?" Li Mu asked.
The lieutenant explained with a slight smile.
"General, as far as I know, so far, few people have been able to eat enough for two and a half taels in the cafeteria." The lieutenant explained.
"Oh. Why is that? Li Mu asked.
"This is the intersection. There are a lot of people coming and going. Especially the cattle and sheep of the north. The prices here are exceptionally cheap. The wheat in Taiyuan also goes from here, so the price of food here is very low. It's about making everything in its entirety, and it's in large quantities. The cost doesn't cost much, either. A dish is up to one and a half halves. So many dishes and so many people. The store only loses money and does not make money. Even if it's something you can eat. The store loses up to one penny. But others. There is still a lot of money to be made. "The lieutenant is young. So, some questions can also be asked. Li Mu listened. Nodding his head. And in his heart, he was very surprised by the food supply of the Qin State. The state of Qin could supply a large amount of meat at such a low price. However, Zhao State now has to buy Qin's grain, cattle and sheep at a high price, and Zhao State's food supply is tight after the current drought. This made Li Mu firm that he had come to Qin State this time. Historically, the Qin State destroyed Zhao only after a major earthquake occurred in the Zhao State and the Zhao State encountered a major drought. But now history has changed. Shang Wen tried his best to improve the relationship between Qin and Zhao. This allowed the state of Zhao to continue to exist.
"Gendarmerie." Li Mu looked up and saw several Qin soldiers with white armbands on their arms. He read the words on the white armband.
"Oh. This is a servant in the army, who is in charge of us. The lieutenant said with a smile.
"Whatever?" Li Mu asked puzzled.
"Yes, it's strategically located. There are a lot of troops coming and going. Therefore, there are also a lot of gendarmes stationed here. These gendarmes don't fight, they run over us. For example, our traffic scheduling. They will arrange it in a timely manner. Fights arose in the army. They need to be controlled in a timely manner. Anyway. Caught by them. The lieutenant shook his head. Obviously, the lieutenant was also very helpless with the gendarmerie.
Li Mu became interested at this time. Qin Jun is really interesting. Along the way, Li Mu has not seen such a type of troops. It was also the first time he had seen a soldier who could manage an army.
"Are these soldiers directly commanded by King Qin?" Li Mu asked, "Theoretically." In fact, it is under the control of the General Staff. The lieutenant said.
"Staff?" Li Mu asked suspiciously. What is it?
"Ah, it's when I usually have nothing to do. It is assumed that the enemies of the Qin State are in it. They lined up on the sand table. The officer who can get in there. Basically, you can almost become a general. The lieutenant said.
"Oh." Li Mu nodded. You can see it. The lieutenant also knew nothing about the General Staff. Li Mu couldn't help but sigh. If you don't go to Qin in person. I'm afraid, he really didn't know that the actual changes in the Qin State were so big.
"Let's go. There's a good show to watch. Several armed men with guns hurried out of the restaurant. Li Mu also came out curiously.
"Come and see. Come and see. Hun dogs against ten Korean dogs." I saw a slave trader with a revolver at his waist shouting loudly outside the door.
"I'm happy today, master. Have fun with slaves. As he spoke, he whipped the Korean slaves and attacked the Xiongnu prisoners of war. The Hun prisoner of war was very ugly. Flat nose with extremely unsightly face. It's like being kneaded with a handful of mud. The skin is scattered. He was wearing the leather jacket that he had been wearing for an unknown amount of time. It made many onlookers feel disgusting when they saw it. The hairy arms are exposed. The 10 North Koreans, on the other hand, were dressed in sackcloth and looked like human beings. It's dirty. Let the Qin people feel that they are as annoying as the Huns.
"Ahh The Huns shouted and scared the ten Koreans. And the surrounding Qin people were indifferent. Others shook their heads and looked at the shivering North Koreans with a sneer.
"What is this for?" Li Mu asked puzzled.
"Oh. It's quite a newspaper advertisement. This is the intersection of roads. People from Taiyuan County came here to buy slaves. People from the government also came here to buy and build roads. To attract people. The slave traders did this on purpose. The lieutenant said as he watched the battle that was about to start in the field. Li Mu had nothing to say.