And before entering Jili City, there was a small song, and the position of our rear team was actually robbed.

Strictly speaking, a group of people who have nothing to do with us were robbed. Because, in addition to the related people of the East Chamber of Commerce who followed the actions of the Huai team, etc.,

Following us from afar, there is also a team of dozens of businessmen of all sizes, who were stranded in Duli Town because of the closure of the port, and there are many people who want to take advantage of this gap to go deep into the interior to find business opportunities.

As a result, while camping, he was attacked by a group of thugs who rushed out of the forest, and although no one was killed, only a large cart of goods and a few pack horses were lost.

However, this news still made Luo Sijin, as a diplomatic representative and leader, have a very bad expression.

This is tantamount to making him lose a big face in public, in such a lax and unprepared rear area, there will actually be robberies, obviously Luo's control over the collar, and there are also beginning to be problems.

Then, when the team heard the news, the flying cavalry chased after them and caught a few fugitives who did not run away, but they ran from the other side of the Yao River in the east.

After the beginning of spring, the local embankment burst and locust famine occurred one after another, and all the seedlings and seeds that had just been planted in the area were destroyed, and the feudal lord could not survive even more and more.

Therefore, they crossed the border from the Sasui River basin to the peninsula, which is said to be relatively calm, to find a way to survive. Well, this news made the face of the old Luo Sijin of the Luo family a little darker.

Facing the officials sent out to greet him in Jili City, he had a fierce attack. However, these things have nothing to do with our itinerary for the time being.

Jili Castle, which has been inherited from ancient times, is a rare fortress with a mixture of earth and stone. The radius is several miles and the east and west ends are high, and the middle is straight, the northwest side of the steep slope cliff, separated by a large stream under a thousand meters of deep valley, so that the two mountains are steep and upright, towering and facing each other.

It is divided into three parts: the front city, the back city, and the river corridor area, and the traverse is between the valleys and gorges that are not too wide.

Among them, the former city in the mountainous area at the northwest end of the river is the old city inherited from the Goguryeo era, and it is also the place where the military fortress and garrison are mastered; The low and gentle back city at the southeast end is a new residential city built by Luo in the local area.

The riverbank lowland, which was sandwiched between the front and rear cities, became surrounded by low earthen walls, and the newly expanded river corridor area was mainly inhabited by merchants and commoners.

It is here that the main road along the riverbank passes through the city, forming a series of suburban markets and residential areas.

It can really be said that the high ridge is steep, the valley is vertical and horizontal, the gorge is long and deep, the stream is winding, and the majestic is skillful; Outside the city, there are dense forests, ancient trees, steep mountains, and deep ravines.

The city lord of Jili City and the acting officials such as Quan Changshi, Sima, and Beijia are also from the Luo family.

As the friendship of the landlord and the attitude of showing goodwill, the city lord named Luo Zhi specially asked people to make thirteen pieces of cattle with local characteristics to entertain me and others.

The so-called thirteen pieces are carefully selected to be slaughtered on site on a whole cow, according to the specific cooking method of different meat qualities and components.

From the "upper brain", "three forks", "grinding gear", "melon strip meat", to hanging dragon pieces, snowflake ridges, five flower toes, tendon meat, breast oil, beef tender square and so on.

According to the degree of fat, thin, old, tender and smooth, it is divided into smacking, scalding, frying, roasting, burning, boiling, stewing, stewing, different tastes and processing methods, which are eye-opening at the same time, but also feasting.

In addition, the reward for ordinary soldiers is also the well-known local butter and rash rice. Most people in the military will undoubtedly be appetizing and memorable after a long journey of heavy burdens and military service.

Almost the same water and soil, in different places across the sea, the meat quality raised is like two varieties.

It is said that because there are many mountainous lowlands suitable for fruit trees and animal husbandry in the vicinity, livestock are almost semi-free-stocked in orchards, and mixed with fruit trees, and eat fallen fruit branches, leaves, rhizomes and other things all year round, raising a unique flavor of flesh.

Although my stay in Lijiju City was short, it was still enough for me, through the people in charge of investigation and liaison in private, to perceive a lot of information and current situation that was different from that of Duli Town, a harbor city.

Although the local people tried their best to cover up and avoid it, the local military equipment was old and backward, and as a former mountain town of the garrison, most of the battalions were quite weak in air defense, and it seemed to be in disrepair.

Perhaps, just by bringing this little bit of people, it is enough to bloom those decent state cities in the interior.

In addition, there are some unusual demographics in the urban area. In addition to the depressed livelihood but there are no beggars, you can see local young and middle-aged faces on the streets, which is really a little rare.

In addition to the city lord's guards, those soldiers guarding the gate and standing on the wall also give people the impression that they are older.

In fact, there are concepts in a broad and narrow sense.

The former represents the 33 prefectures of Andong Province, plus the nine governors of Andong Province, which has the longest history, the earliest development, and the most rich hinterland in the southeast, from the Liao River basin to the vast area on both sides of the Datong River.

In a narrow sense, it is only the Liaodong Peninsula that is now hidden by Anton Roche. This also represents the process of Roche's continued decline and decline.

You must know that in the era when the Luo clan and the Xue clan had not yet split, and took turns to take charge of the Anton Metropolitan Protector and the Governor of Anton Province, "Xue and Luo jointly Anton", the Luo clan directly or indirectly controlled the vast territory called Liaodong in a broad sense.

The princes of the bitter cold land in the north, the Silla domain in the southeast, and even the grasslands in the northwest maintained a certain overwhelming superiority, and they actually gave orders.

This is also one of the most remembered and regretful things for today's Luo children. Even as one of the elders of the family, Luo Sijin can't help but express his feelings of loss and sentimentality whenever he talks about it.

But in any case, I thought that the land of Liaodong under the control of Da Luo was at least better than my Huaidong, which still maintains a half-organized and half-military system.

You must know that now under the rule of Huaidong, at least more than half of the population is still struggling to get up and down the food and clothing line.

A quarter of them belong to the bottom of the ladder, where there is little need for labor security or other health care measures other than to make ends meet, and they can only struggle with the threat of injuries and deaths from heavy labor.

They were mainly newcomers from outside, and the population of Hebei, Fusang and other places obtained through trade, as well as some of the Fanhu tribes captured and surrendered on the battlefield. It is located at the bottom of the social pyramid in the name of the hukou hierarchy.

Because Huaidong needs to exploit their surplus value to the greatest extent to complete the accumulation and foundation of the early political construction, and at the same time to embody and remind most people of the relative stability of superiority and happiness.

Therefore, except for the most basic needs for survival, all needs and choices are compressed, and they bear endless work and labor like cattle and horses.

Now the more obedient and obedient source of Silla Nu has been added as a more competitive foreign supplement and new blood.

The remaining proportion of the population is dedicated to providing reservists, battlefield assistance, logistical supplies, and even maintaining mid-to-high-end production capacity, and has been accustomed to intensive early Tunzhuang immigrants and industrial and mining industry workers.

It belongs to the high-quality population and the cornerstone of governance that need to be supported by key investment, and it is also the lower end of the other half of the population, which needs to work hard and strive for the direction of promotion.

But now it looks like something is a big disappointment.

And the further north you go, the more obvious this situation becomes, such as the feudal slaves in the fields who are obviously different in color and appearance, but what are the women and old people who frequently appear to work in the fields?

Even if they provide services in the post stations where business travelers come and go, they can't find a few middle-aged men.