Tian Lai "『 And the state - Shangdang City!

The sun is three poles, the sky is bright, the other cities are all four gates wide open, allowing residents to come and go, Shangdang City is an exception, still the city gate is closed, the suspension bridge is high, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to pass, only a team of fully armed soldiers, patrolling back and forth on the city wall, the defense is extremely tight!

"Whew! …… Call! ”

It's already November, autumn goes to winter, the temperature plummets, the cold north wind is like a knife, the cheeks of the people who are scraping are painful, the hands and feet are cold, the soldiers touch the thin clothes, pat the gurgling stomach, one by one listless, can't help but slow down, since ancient times, the emperor is not bad hungry soldiers, the stomach is not full, what about the strength to guard the city?

Shangdang City is the gateway to the state, and it is also a transportation artery, business and travel are frequent, the tax is very rich, coupled with a large amount of military salaries, grain and grass allocated by Yecheng, the defenders are full of food, warm clothes, pocket money in their pockets, and the small life is very nourishing, but after the Battle of Xiliang, all this has changed!

In the Battle of Xiliang, more than 100,000 soldiers of the Yuan army were killed and wounded, and countless ordnance, grain and grass were lost.

Next, before Xiao Yi left, he played another military deception, the soldiers came to the city, made a posture of attacking the party, and asked for a large amount of materials.

After the defeat of the army, the third prince Yuan Shang had already lost his courage, and he had the courage to start a war, so he had to collect the whole city, and used the method of 'squeezing sand for oil' to get all kinds of materials, so as to send away the 'killing god' and save his own life!

This is not counting, in order to defend against the enemy's attack, Yuan Shang issued an order: "From now on, the gate of Shangdang City will be closed day and night, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave, so as not to let Cao's spies get in, and they should join forces with the outside to attack the city!" ”

When the city gate is closed, there will be no business travel, no taxes, and the party's source of money will be completely cut off!

The final result was that Yuan Shang took a group of cronies and subordinates back to Yecheng to enjoy the wine and lambs, leaving the impoverished Shangdang City, as well as tens of thousands of hungry and cold soldiers, living in bitter suffering, and the people in the city were even more miserable, either fleeing from the famine to ask for food, or starving to death, and the originally prosperous and rich town almost became a deserted city!

"Woohoo! …… Whining! ”

"Enemy attack! …… Whoever comes, if you dare to come near the city gate, we will open our bows and arrows! ”

"Don't let the arrows go yet...... Not an enemy! ”

The deserted city was empty and silent, and suddenly there was the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, and then, a group of men and horses from far and near, quickly approached the city gate, and the patrolling soldiers immediately blew their horns, bent their bows and arrows, and prepared to defend themselves against the enemy!

When the procession approached, there was a false alarm, not an army, but a large caravan, about three hundred men, driving thousands of horses, and dozens of carts, loaded with all kinds of goods!

There is a flag in the caravan, on which is painted a fat little monster, holding a pot helmet in his hand, his mouth is open, indescribably cute, in addition, there is also a flying flag on each truck, three feet in size, the color of the sky, in the middle of a dragon flying phoenix dance of the word 'Zhen', clearly visible!

"Brothers in the city, don't get me wrong, we are a caravan of the Zhen family in Hebei, please open the city gate and let us go, thank you below!"

The caravan stopped at a stone's throw away, and out came a small young man with a slightly dark face, covered in golden light, like a caravan steward, this person waved his hands, signaled that he had no malicious intentions, and slowly approached the city gate, raised his head and shouted!

"Shangfeng has already had a strict order, the whole city of Shangdang is under martial law, no one is allowed to enter or leave, you better take a detour!"

If ordinary people were close to the city gate, the defenders would have been shot with arrows indiscriminately, but the people who came under the banner of the Zhen family made them have some scruples, the caravan of the 'Hebei No. 1 Chaebol' is not something that these soldiers dare to offend!

"Hehe, the Zhen family's caravan has been all over the world, and it has always been unimpeded, when will I spare the road, my fifth son is also in the team, please make it convenient, let's pass the customs, a small gift is not a tribute!"

As he spoke, the black-faced young man took out a bag and wanted to throw it on the city, but unfortunately he didn't have enough strength, and he threw it back more than a foot high, fell on the yellow earth, and fell out of a small pile of golden barley, shining in the sun!

"Gold! --A lot of gold! ”

"What a waste, no strength at all, is he still a man?"

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The defenders lived a hard life, and suddenly saw the gold, and immediately shouted, but between throwing and falling, their vigilance was also relaxed, thinking about it, what kind of combat power can a guy who can't throw a small bag of gold can't throw high!

Money can make ghosts grind, not to mention a group of hungry soldiers, besides, Huang Liangliang's gold is under the city, which is really itchy, but what is the duty of the soldiers, they didn't dare to open the city gate lightly, so they had to send someone to inform the guards!

After the Battle of Xiliang, Yuan Shang returned to Yecheng and handed over the task of garrisoning the party to his confidants Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, who were brothers and sisters, quite brave, and were also well-known in the Hebei army, but they had some flaws in their personalities, one was greedy for money, and the other was lustful!

"I heard that the fifth son of the Zhen family is coming, I didn't greet him from afar, I forgave my sins in person, and I invited you to come out to meet us, so that our brothers can have a glimpse!"

After a while, the Lu family brothers appeared in the city, as the commanders of the army, they naturally knew the power of the Zhen family, it was really a business in Kyushu, rich and rival the country, known as the 'first chaebol in the world', no one dared to offend this family easily!

"The five sons of the Zhen family are here, and I also ask the two generals to make it convenient, and they have their own thin gifts, as for the third son of Yuan, I will explain it in the next place!"

The caravan drove out a horse incense cart, inlaid with gold and jade, extremely luxurious, out of which came a white-robed boy, ten years old, tall, red lips and white teeth, and a small face like a stamen!

As soon as the white-robed boy returned his hand, he took out a dressed beauty from the carriage, with an elegant temperament, captivating the city and the country, and the two stood together, it was really made in heaven, talented and beautiful, which made people want to ...... Hug left and right, both men and women!

"The younger brother has limited knowledge, I don't know if the eldest brother knows this fifth son?"

"I've heard a little about it, I've never met, but looking at the other party's temperament - graceful and luxurious, extraordinary appearance, it shouldn't be wrong!"

The brothers of the Lu family looked at each other, they heard that the Zhen family has a fifth son, who is the best among the children, usually the dragon can't see the tail, and he hasn't shown up for a long time, but he didn't expect to suddenly appear outside Shangdang City, it's really a little incredible!

On the one hand, he didn't want to offend the Zhen family and cause trouble; On the other hand, the whole city of Shangdang is under martial law and it is forbidden to enter and exit, the brothers of the Lu family can't help but hesitate, this city gate can't be opened, it will offend the five princes, and if it is opened, they are afraid that Shangfeng will blame, what a dilemma......

"Open the door, general, the brothers have no income for a long time, and if they don't get some money and food, they will starve to death......"

"Yes, the Zhen family is generous, and they will never lose us, and there are many goods in the caravan, even if it is one out of twenty, it is a lot of money!"

"Besides, the Yuan and Zhen families are about to get married, blocking their convoy, it's hard to explain in front of the general!"

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The brothers of the Lu family are still hesitating, but the generals under them are agitated, there is no way, they are really poor and afraid, since ancient times, they have no food and no troops, and if they don't get a little money, they won't be able to lead the troops!

"In that case, open the city gate and let the Zhen family's caravan pass!"

After a little thought, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang still compromised, there was a shortage of food and drink in the city, and there were already deserters, and if it caused a mutiny in the army, they couldn't afford it!

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"Long! …… Prosperous! Prosperous! ”

The drawbridge was lowered, the city gate was opened, the fifth prince's car took the lead, and the guys of the caravan drove the carriage and horses, and slowly entered Shangdang City, which was equivalent to entering the territory of Hebei!

"The fifth prince has worked hard from afar, why not repair here for one night, and our brothers can also do their best to be a landlord!"

Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang walked down the city tower and took the initiative to salute and say hello, but their eyes were full of greed, the difference was that one stared at the large number of goods in the caravan, and the other stared at the beauty in the car...... And handsome men!

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the aristocracy lived a degenerate life, both liked beautiful women and loved men, Lu Kuang was a pervert who ate both men and women, and now when he encountered such a pair of bests, how could he not be tempted!

As for Lu Xiang, he was peeking at the caravan's goods, and as far as the eye could see, dozens of carts were full of cowhide, cow tendon, horns, agate, and jade...... It's not a strategic material, it's a luxury, all of them are worth a lot!

In particular, the livestock driven by the caravan, all of them were Xiliang Liangji, fat and strong, with keen eyes, which were exactly the good things that the princes urgently needed, and if they were sold to the mainland, each horse would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars......

"No need, the caravan is going back to Yecheng, I don't dare to delay the journey, the kindness of the two generals, my son understands it...... Where is Xiao Yi, calculate the tariffs immediately, don't treat the soldiers badly! ”

The fifth prince looked arrogant, gently waved his hand and refused, and led the beautiful lady back to the car, it seemed that he didn't like to show his head!

"The caravan carried 1,200 horses and 50 wagons of cargo...... A total of 380 million yuan, the tax rate is 20 1 ...... Nineteen million dollars ......"

The black-faced young man walked over, full of business experience, just by calculating, he sorted out the complicated accounts, and at first glance he was a guy who has been doing business all year round!

Then the caravan paid its duties, and left behind a cart of fine wine, which was considered a reward for the soldiers, and drove the horses eastward......

"Big brother, this is a fat sheep, it's a pity to let it go like this!" Lu Xiang's eyes are red, more than 300 million yuan, enough to eat, drink and have fun for a lifetime......

"Yes...... Handsome men and beautiful women, the city and the country, let it go like this, and the blood in my heart is also dripping for my brother! Lu Kuang's eyes glowed green, like a vicious wolf who saw his prey!

In the troubled times, the family of soldiers and bandits, don't look at them as the party defenders, in order to get rich for their families, the Lu family brothers will occasionally make a cameo appearance as horse thieves, and do some murderous and oversold deeds, as long as their hands and feet are clean and neat, they will not show any traces!

A great opportunity is in front of them, and the two brothers want to change their careers again, with only 300 people, it is not difficult to deal with ...... Barren mountains and mountains, just to start!

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