Chapter 299: On the Road

Yang Xi sent an envoy to Fuyu, and the road was already very close to the jurisdiction of Daxianbei City.

Entering the border of Buyeo, Yang Xi found that the number of people in Buyeo was not a minority, passing by dozens of villages, less than ten households, a lot of fertile land, and even more cereals.

But think about it, although the Northeast belongs to the Northeast at this time, but this plain has water conservancy advantages, no wonder historical records record that the Buyeong people "have abundant grains and a lot of surplus grain".

The Chenhe Chamber of Commerce envoy arrived, and the people of Fuyu along the road rushed to watch, and Yang Xi also happened to take this opportunity to learn about some folk customs, the Fuyu people like white, and they usually wear white cloth robes and pants.

Moreover, the Buyeo people also like to sing, and some farmers saw the mission procession on the side of the road and even started singing, but Yang Xizhen didn't know what they were singing, so they looked very happy.

Que Ji on the war elephant next to him explained: "Childe, the farmers of Buyeo are welcoming us, and this is the welcome song for this place, if you go down to the elephant, it is estimated that you can also get a bowl of wine to drink." ”

"I don't want wine, it's better for our Chenhe Chamber of Commerce to drink. By the way, this Buyeong people seem to be living quite well, and ordinary people are neatly dressed. ”

Que Ji knew that Yang Xizi was understanding the details of Buyeo, so he began to say in detail: "The Fuyu people like white and wear silk fabrics when they leave the country. The nobles also wore the fur of the fox, the white and sable of the fox (a beast that resembled a raccoon), and used gold and silver as hat ornaments and animal skins as shoes. The Fuyu people are good at singing, they have been singing since they were young, and they sing while walking on the way out. The gift of rendezvous, worship, and concession is the same as that of the Central Plains. In order to defend against foreign invasion and wild beasts hurting people, most of the villages where they live have moats and are circular in shape. Marriage is monogamous, and there is a custom of "brother dies wife and sister-in-law". After death, it is generally buried for five months, and it is proud of the long time. If it's summer, it's icy. Thick burials are popular, and the burial objects are living utensils, production tools and coins, etc., and slave owners and nobles are buried as slaves, and most of them are up to 100 people. ”

Hearing this, Yang Xi began to shake his head.

"It's still slavery, and it's still a martyrdom, this is a bit too inhumane, but there's no way, it can't be changed in a short time, and when our Chenhe Chamber of Commerce comes down, there will be a big change."

These peasants Yang Xi saw were happy free farmers, a minority, and those who couldn't see them were all locked up in the slave owner's house, and could be bought and sold and executed at any time.

From Que Ji's mouth, Yang Xi also learned that the economy of the Buyeong people is mainly agriculture and animal husbandry.

In addition, the Fuyu people who live in the hilly areas are also engaged in hunting, hunting minks, di, foxes, etc.

Those who live along rivers are also engaged in fishing.

The treasures in the fishing and hunting goods, except for some of them were kept for their own use by the nobles of Fuyu, were mainly used to pay tribute and exchange to the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty.

But when the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce came, there was nothing else to do in the Central Plains.

When the mission entered the territory of Buyeo, it was naturally reported that someone had already reported that it was still 50 miles and more than 20 kilometers to the royal city of Buyeo, and Yang Xi and others found that there was a large team to pick them up.

The team that came to pick up was several miles long, and there were four or five thousand people, and this battle was considered a big battle.

When the two teams met, Yang Xi got off the elephant, the other party dismounted, and when he looked at it, he was greeted not by the third princess, but by an old man in brocade, with white beard and hair, and a thin face, looking at Yang Xi and smiling like the old grandfather next door.

The third princess just stood next to her as a supporting role, and Yang Xi naturally knew that this person was only afraid that he was a person with a very high status in the royal court.

Yang Xi took the name post, and at a glance, he realized that this old man lived in Majia.

Yang Xi had already asked, Buyeo was the king, and the eldest son was hereditary, but the king's power was restricted by the remnants of the patrilineal clan system in primitive society.

The king's subordinate officials are called plus, and they are named after six animals: horse, ox, pig, dog, sheep, and chicken.

Add the following as the official name, and use it as an ambassador, an ambassador, a messenger, and a wealthy person, and it will be lower and lower.

These Three Kingdoms Chronicles are recorded, but Yang Xi can check them.

All the kings assisted the king, participated in the affairs of the state, and the estates outside the royal city were praised, all of which belonged to the kings.

There are thousands of big ones and hundreds of small ones.

At this time, the social situation of the clan still existed, and each household had its own weapons, and when the enemy came to attack, Zhu Jia led the people to fight separately.

There is a huge disparity between the status of the people, the king, the princes, the envoys, and the wealthy belong to the ruling class, and the lower households and slaves are the ruled class. The lower households were commoners similar to free peasants, and the slaves and maids were slaves who had completely lost their personal freedom, and the slave owners could dispose of them at will.

The other party greeted him with Maga, which naturally meant that he attached the most importance to it, after all, it was impossible for the king to greet him in person.

Both sides read their respective posts, and then stepped forward to greet each other. Yang Xikai rode with him, and the reception team led the way.

After walking for two hours, I finally saw a Muzha royal city appear on the great plain in front of me, and in terms of style, it was naturally inferior to the Great Xianbei City.

From a distance, this Buyeo Wangcheng looks like a huge moon cake, placed on the plain, and most of the outside of it is open land, and there is farmland in the distance.

When the team got closer, they found that the royal city was not small, at least dozens of miles in radius, and the area was not smaller than that of Daxianbei City.

At the gate of the city, the third princess dialed the horse from the front to Yang Xi's rear team to communicate.

"President Yang, according to the rules, this army has to be wronged and has to camp outside the city. But please believe Zichen, President Yang's safety, I can guarantee it. ”

"It's okay, follow the locals. But this convoy? ”

"The number of escorts is small, but they can enter, and my father has already arranged it!"

"Good! Then please lead the way! ”

There are five hundred guards, plus Tian Han, Ling Tong, Que Ji and himself, this royal court, Yang Xi really doesn't think he can keep himself.

So Yang Xi ordered to camp outside the city, and the envoy and the escort entered the royal city.

Buyeo Maga is enthusiastic, the third princess is responsible for leading the way, and Maga leads the team to stand on both sides of the road, until the mission enters the royal city, and then enters later, and the city gate is generally not closed for a long time, because there are people and nobles who need to enter and exit at any time.

To the surprise of the third princess, in addition to bringing a guard, Yang Xi also brought a female dependent, and she had never heard of President Yang's two wives here.

When I looked closely, although the woman next to me had slightly dark skin, her facial features were exquisite, and her figure was not inferior to herself, and her heart suddenly became clear.

It is estimated that everyone else thinks so, but they just dare not say it in front of Yang Xi.

In fact, there is no real embassy reception hall in Buyeo Country, and the so-called reception place is actually a huge open space, and he has to camp by himself, which also makes Yang Xi a little speechless.

"Please also forgive President Yang, I have no experience in receiving such an ambassador group before, President Yang will take a moment, I will arrange for it. After President Yang set up camp, he can wander around my royal city at will, but he must pay attention to finding guidance, so the local people do not know Chinese. In addition, tomorrow my father will have a banquet in the king's tent, and I ask President Yang to be sure to come in person. ”

"Good! The third princess, please do it, I will arrange it, we are our own family, just say anything directly. ”

Hearing that she was talking about her own family, the third princess's face was slightly red, and she knew what Yang Xi said.

"Then I will first report to my father with the Magathians. By the way, if President Yang goes out alone, but he has to bring enough guards, not everyone in this royal court welcomes your chamber of commerce. ”

Hearing this, Yang Xi was a little surprised, seeing that Yang Xi was puzzled, the third princess simply continued: "Above me, there are still two elder brothers. It stands to reason that the heir is not young, but now my second brother has obtained the support of four in addition to Ma Jia and Ji Jia, although the eldest brother is the son of the world, there will be twists and turns. Previously, it should have been the matter of the father's inheritance, which was reported to the imperial court and recognized by the imperial court. Now that he is isolated from the court, the second brother has some ideas. And the second brother is said to have sent someone to contact the imperial court, I am afraid that there will be some twists and turns. ”

Yang Xi understands that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there is a royal court, so naturally they will fight for power, but don't offend yourself, otherwise you will die an ugly death.

After the third princess left, the specific arrangements and camping were naturally handed over to Que Ji.

"Black girl, go out for a walk with me?" Yang Xi instigated Qin Qing.

"Just you and me? What if it's dangerous? ”

"Who said that you and me, you think too much, and you will bring a few guards, Tian Han and Ling will unify and come to Fuyu, it is not my purpose to see the king, it doesn't matter if you see it or not. My main purpose is to personally investigate the details of the functioning of society in this area so that I can make corresponding countermeasures. ”

It turned out that Yang Xi's goal was not to fight for long-term trade, but to fundamentally dismantle the political and economic foundation of Buyeo in the form of the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce.