19. The peerless liar
The mountains around Chiyang Pass are continuous and the trees are verdant, and there are woodcutters and hunters shuttling among them all year round, asking for a way to survive for themselves and their families.
Although it was autumn, the power of the autumn tiger should not be underestimated, and four or five Liang hunters who were chopping wood together were sweating profusely, so they gathered under a pine tree to take a cool rest.
Zhang Liao and a soldier named Ma Pi wore the coarse cloth clothes of a tenant, and each carried a hoe and a shovel in the "hey, hey" pit not far away.
But the two of them were in full swing, the shovel was quickly prying the rocks, and the dust was flying, and there was no intention of stopping to rest.
"These two farmers went to the mountains to farm? The minds of the people of Yu Guo don't look very bright! ”
Zhang Liao and Ma Pi's behavior quickly attracted three Liang Guoqiao, and they immediately became supplied, and their words revealed a sense of superiority.
A country that has been beaten all year round has been pressed to the ground by the Jin State for decades, how much can the people produce?
Zhang Liao and Ma Pi cast vigilant glances at several Liang Guo's woodcutters, and their movements became cautious.
"These two guys are sneaky, can't they be digging for gold?" A few woodcutters were more interested, and decided to gather around to see what was going on.
Seeing the woodcutters surrounding, Zhang Liao and Ma Pi stopped busy, and hurriedly filled in the excavated rocks.
"Hey...... What are you two doing? The woodcutter at the head clenched his axe tightly, and his face was intimidating.
Zhang Liao glanced at Ma Pi, and the two of them picked up the shovel and left without looking back, "It's nothing, it's just collecting medicine!" ”
Looking at the distant backs of the two of them, the woodcutter at the head waved his hand and motioned to his companion to continue digging down: "Do these two mud legs recognize what medicinal herbs are?" I think there must be something strange in it, so let's dig for a while and see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd? ”
A few woodcutters agreed, and they chiseled and gouged by hand, and in a short time dug out the rock that they had filled back. After a few more tentative digging downs, he found a golden light shining in the hot sun.
"Is there really gold?"
The woodcutter at the head was quick-eyed, grabbed it in his hand, tried to bite it a few times with his teeth, and cheered when he landed, "Grandpa the mountain god, there is really gold on this Wangwu Mountain?" ”
The other woodcutters were a little red-eyed and muttered: "Those who see it have a share!" ”
The woodcutter at the head relied on his burly and sturdy, and clutched the gold in the palm of his hand, "Whoever grabs it is whoever, you dig a few more times and try!" ”
A few woodcutters continued to swing their axes with a tentative mentality, and after a while, a tall and thin woodcutter bent down and grabbed a handful of gravel like lightning, turned his head and ran down the mountain, not even the firewood, "Haha...... Whoever grabs it is whom? ”
The rest of the woodcutters' bamboo baskets were empty, envious and jealous, and they were thinking about how to get a piece of the pie, when they suddenly found that the two "farmers" of Yu Country were bending over and pouting on the opposite hill and getting busy.
"Let's go, let's take a look!"
Except for the tall and thin woodcutter, the other four woodcutters came up with axes.
Relying on the large number of people, he concocted the same method, drove the two Yu country farmers away again, and after being busy for a while, he found a few pieces of broken gold.
"It's amazing, this Wangwu Mountain is full of gold, we have to go back and call someone quickly!"
Each of the four woodcutters held the gold in his hand, gave up the firewood and the pole, went down to Wangwu Mountain in a hurry, returned to Daliang County to call friends, and went up the mountain to dig gold overnight.
The people of this era were originally ignorant, and many people could not read a few words, and they did not understand the difference between gold and gold mines. Anyway, many people dug up gold in the mountains, and spread it to ten, ten, ten, hundreds, and the people of all countries who heard the news flocked to it, and more and more.
However, in three to five days, this Wangwu Mountain, which belongs to the Zhongtiao Mountains, has been overcrowded, and there are no less than 100,000 people who have come to dig for gold, including many old and weak women and children, and the whole family can be said to have gone into battle.
Most of the people who came to excavate before were Liang people, and then they came from Qiu, then Jin, and even Zhao, Qin, and Wei.
The people of all countries carried hoes, shovels, wheelbarrows, and flat burdens, and slaughtered Wangwu Mountain from all directions, searching for treasures among thousands of troops and horses.
But what is disappointing is that except for the first group of people who have gained something, the vast majority of people have found nothing and are busy in vain.
Don't talk about gold, I didn't even see a single gold foam, grinning with teeth, and the square stones were dug all over the mountains, pile after pile.
At this time, Fang Li appeared, took a hundred and ten followers out of Chiyang Pass, climbed Wangwu Mountain, and said warmly: "Everyone, no matter what country you come from, the reason why you came to Wangwu Mountain is to dig gold and support your family. ”
The people who were busy in vain were starless, listening to Fang Li's speech with great disappointment, no matter which country he was, at least he was a general!
"Some of you got your wish, but most of you were disappointed, and you worked hard in vain and got nothing.
He could not bear to see your sweat in vain, and decided to buy the rocks that you had excavated, and whoever was brought to the gates by a pole or a wheelbarrow would be given one copper coin for every five stones, three gold coins for ten stones, and so on.
As long as the stone is delivered to the close, the bill will be settled immediately, and there will be no credit, and the child will not be deceived. ”
The gold was not dug up, and it would not be in vain to exchange the mined stones for a little return, and the people suddenly became restless, and they rushed to be the first to rush the stones all over the mountains and fields to transport them down to Wangwu Mountain and send them to Chiyang Pass.
However, after two days of hard work, the stones in Chiyang Pass suddenly piled up, and only the deputy general Zhou Ti was dumbfounded, and he was speechless: "It seems that General Fang still has some ability!" ”
Fang Li stood up again and said enthusiastically: "Ladies and gentlemen, although you transported the stone to the gate, in exchange for a little reward. But compared to the sweat you paid, it is far from enough, if everyone is willing to help Ben build the city wall, each person will have one copper coin a day. ”
The people thought about it carefully, what Fang Li said was that many people had been busy for seven or eight days, and they had only earned a total of five or six copper coins, which was barely enough for the food money of these days. If you come to it, you will be safe, it is better to work for General Fang for a few more days to earn some hard money, and it will not be in vain to let the sweat of these days be paid in vain!
In such a state of mind, nearly 100,000 people enthusiastically helped Fang Li to build the city wall, and soon increased the north wall of Chiyang Pass by more than half a zhang, and it is still increasing every day.
Taking advantage of the busy people of various countries, Fang Li sent Zhang Liao and Lu Yi to lead nearly 100 scouts to infiltrate various countries to spread rumors...... XX...... The whole family has surrendered to Yu State, and at this moment he is building a city wall for Yu Guo's subordinate general Fang Li in Chiyang Pass!
Now it was okay, and the local officials of the Liang State, the Yu State, and the Jin State immediately sent messengers to investigate after receiving the news, and sure enough, as a rumor, nearly 100,000 people from various countries were busy in Chiyangguan.
Although these officials finally figured out the ins and outs, and knew that most of these people were deceived to Chiyang Pass, but after all, it was the people under their own rule who ran to Chiyang Pass one by one to help Yu Guo repair the city, not to mention that the black veil on his head was not guaranteed, and he was afraid that the head would no longer be owned!
In desperation, these officials had no choice but to turn their hearts on and give an order: "These Diao people are treason and ungrateful, and they will raid all their homes for me!" But if there are relatives in the family, all of them will be in prison and punished severely! ”
Ps: The last correction of a character in the previous chapter, the swordsman mistakenly wrote Zhang Yi as Su Qin, and it has been modified back, and it is hereby corrected!