Chapter 20 Ningxia Town
After a few days of preparation, Burhan took his horses and enough silver taels and quietly left Daduoreyan under the cover of his father while it was dark. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info looked at the marked route along the road, and imagined that in the future, this place would be full of slaves, and the construction site would be in full swing. The straight road that has been paved with lime triple soil runs fast horses between the Ming Court and the purple mud, and it is also easy to make a straight road for the benefit of all people, and this investment is still worth it. The tribal station of Zi Ni Nao is a good place, but unfortunately there are not enough stones and trees, and this road can only be extended until it reaches Shizui Mountain.
Because there are a large number of war horses and the food that is about to be purchased to be transported, originally Burhan decided to lead a team of 500 people, and later Feng Ji said that this will give the Ming court uneasy, if it causes misunderstanding again, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses, he said that he knows a dart bureau, and it will be more appropriate to hand over the grain to the dart bureau to transport to the grassland, it is really a snake with a snake road, a rat with a mouse road, probably those are the so-called Jianghu characters! So this time Burhan only brought the 50 guards rationed by his father, as well as Feng Ji and Wuliji and others, it is more reliable to resell war horses or Wuliji, after all, we have done it many times, and we have a good relationship with Ningxia Weizhenshou, and we will part ways when we reach the central guard.
There is nothing else that the group walks quickly, the grassland can gallop, but it can't reach Shizuishan. The Great Wall in the distance is lonely there, probably in disrepair and has faded its original color, and occasionally you can see ruins and falling rocks, which is still spectacular overall. Unlike the Great Wall of other dynasties, the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty was narrower, but it focused more on the construction of a defensive system. The female wall, the beacon tower, the military station, and the urn city have everything, highlighting the combination of all the defense facilities of the ancient Central Plains, which is such a time-consuming and labor-intensive magnificent building that can block several attacks by the nomads, and the defense of the river must be weak!
Just after noon, the team had already arrived at Shizui Mountain. The mountain pass is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the men and horses walk into the canyon, and the echo of the horses' hooves reverberates through the mountains. Not far away, there were only a few dozen people on duty at the pass, in order to facilitate the passage, Burhan did not let people continue to move forward but asked Feng Ji to stuff some silver into the guards, and he did not encounter too many checks, everything was silver, and he was comfortable. When an empire is bad to the bone, the change of dynasty is unstoppable. The soldier's lazy expression and the flattery of seeing the silver were reflected in Burhan's mind, could such a country and such an army still defend the country? In the future, it would be good if the blade in Guozuo's hand should not be turned into a weapon of evil.
Out of the Shizuishan Pass, the road began to become smooth. Ningxia Xiaojiangnan is really a fertile field! The ditches are full of fields, a prosperous scene. But Feng Ji shook his head, "Childe, it's been too wasted." It was a thousand times better before the Rebellion than it is today! Burhan did not know how far-reaching the impact of the Bibai Rebellion had on the town of Ningxia, but the extent to which he benefited from it can be imagined.
It's getting dark, and there are still 20 miles to Yinchuan, and you will arrive quickly. Ningxia Town has always been an important town in the northwest borderland, and it is the junction of the Central Plains culture and the grassland nomadic culture. Due to the natural environment of agriculture and animal husbandry and the political environment of frequent ethnic wars, its political and military position is particularly important in the process of Chinese history, especially in the Ming Dynasty, which is an important town on the three sides of the northwest. As the historical capital of Western Xia, it was the political center of the area ruled by the corresponding regime at that time, and to constitute a capital city, it was closely related to its geographical situation, the terrain near the capital, and its rivers and products. Military installations are naturally inseparable from the relevant topography. If this tongue is regarded as an external form, then the location of Ningxia Town in the Ming Dynasty is the complete content of it. Ningxia belongs to the northern border of ancient Yongzhou, and its land is backed by mountains and rivers, and there are four dangerous causes. Since ancient times, it has been the border between the agricultural culture of the Central Plains and the nomadic culture of the grassland outside the Saiwai. During the Song-Xia confrontation, Li Yuanwu built the capital here, and ordered the four stops with Xingqing Mansion as the center. Xu Lun said in his "Nine-sided Diagram of Ningxia" that Ningxia "is based on the town and city, Helan Mountain is surrounded by its northwest, and the Yellow River is in the southeast, which is dangerous and defensible". In terms of situation, it is to rely on the natural barrier of "the Yellow River surrounds its east, Helan towers its west, the northwest is fortified by mountains, and the southeast is surrounded by rivers". It is extremely advantageous militarily and has always been a battleground for soldiers in history. In the Ming Dynasty, it was built as a military town, and its status can be seen from its status as it is surrounded by the Great Wall on three sides. Looking at Yinchuan Burhan, the location of Ningxia Wei not far away, his heart was surging, and he must take Ningxia, whether it is population or grain and grass, it will also become a breakthrough for him to enter the Central Plains.
Yinchuan closed the city gate later in the evening, but even if they arrived, they would have to camp outside the city. It seemed that the city gate was about to be closed, and some of the officers and soldiers who had been standing for a day began to take a nap, and the brigade began to slow down.
"Somebody stop." An alert guard pointed his gun at the crowd and drank his companions from around him, and soon they were surrounded by Burhan, who were small but still full of shelf.
"Who are you? What are you doing in Ningxiawei? Oh! Look at your outfits, you should be Tatars! Say, is it a spy of the Tatars? "Burhan, they haven't said a word, this city gate official has spoken a lot, first of all, I will characterize you. Although Burhan had never been to the Ming court before, he had also seen it in film and television movies, wasn't it the Ming court's extreme flattery to the Mongols and Manchus? How did he come out of his mouth so confident? If you don't experience it yourself, you won't understand it, this is a kind of arrogance from the heart, a kind of momentum of a great country. Although the Ming court has a tendency to decline, it has now experienced the heyday of "Wanli Zhongxing", and the strong national strength has given the people unlimited self-confidence, just like the self-confidence of the people of the Hechi Ti tribe.
"Hehe, military master, how do you think we can be spies of the Tatars? Are there any blatant spies with 5-60 people? Besides, how dare the Tatars, who are now strong in the Ming Dynasty, pick up the tiger's whiskers? You see... This..."Feng Ji has lived for such a long time, what scene has he never seen?" Because of the strong bones of the perennial iron boy, coupled with the fact that he has a public face and looks honest, he does not look like a bad person, and when he spoke, he pulled the city gate official aside and took out a piece of silver from his bosom and stuffed it into the hand of the guard. I saw that the guard officer was also taboo, did not say no, nor did he say that he would let go, but kept checking the silver in his hand. Feng Ji reluctantly took out another piece of silver, this time it was as much as ten taels, and the guard officer looked at it and said directly in his arms: "Okay, okay, look at you, you also seem to be a Tartar, but if you want to come, you are also doing business, we are not difficult for you, let's go, let's go, don't hinder the lord to close the city gate." And ah! Don't cause trouble, the night is fast. Feng Ji only said that the people left with him.
"Feng Ji, these silver and red tribes will not let you come out in vain, and I will let Wu Rizhao make up for it for you when you go back." The teachings of my mother in my previous life are still fresh in my memory and have become a habit in this life.
"Childe, what are you talking about? Although my old man is poor, he is not short of this money, and besides, my old man is willing to do things for the tribe, so you have to mention it again. Feng Ji's stubbornness made Burhan have no choice but to go back and subsidize him again. It's getting dark soon, and the streets of Ningxiawei are very spacious, with shops on both sides lined up, and even when it's dark, there is an endless stream of customers wandering around the shops. Because this is the most important grain producing area in the northwest region, the guards and Jin merchants from Datong are all aiming at the grain here, and there are more merchants, so naturally there are more stores, and this place is becoming more and more prosperous. Most of the pawnshops, restaurants and ** seen along the way seem to be specially for those merchants.
"Let's find a shop to rest first!" The master's order cannot be disobeyed, and Lao Feng quickly inquired about an inn. Before arriving at the door of the inn, Burhan was attracted by the wine flag of the inn - Yuelai Inn. I don't know if modern people don't innovate or the ancients like this, what is it called Yuelai and Tongfu Inn, can this show competitiveness?
"Hey! Objectively, are you here to play the top or stay in the hotel? "Looking at so many people, Xiao Er knew that it was a big deal, so he naturally greeted him with a smile. Looking at Xiao Er's outfit, it is similar to the one on TV, and a towel is hanging on his shoulder, maybe it's a rag, but it's clean.
Bourhan said lightly to Xiao Er: "Stay in the hotel, prepare some upper rooms, and greet with good wine and good food!" "Throwing out a silver ingot is enough for ten taels, but you can't treat yourself badly on a business trip, and there are important things to do, and you can't spoil a big thing because of staying in the hotel. Burhan's generosity and coldness caused dissatisfaction with a brute at the table.
The barbarian shouted at Burhan with a Guanzhong accent: "You dog-Japanese Tatar, you dare to show your teeth and claws in the master's territory, do you understand the rules?" ”
Lao Feng heard this and wanted to come out to stop it, but Burhan blocked it with his hand. It seems that this person is drunk, for such a person Burhan does not want to provoke, it is reasonable and unreasonable to eat a lawsuit in the Ming Court, here is still very good for the fellow villagers, but it is not to let you see that you are a Mongol, especially since the rebellion of the worship of foreigners in Ningxia has become more and more suppressed.
"What? Does this brother have any opinions? It was probably Burhan's words that stimulated him: "Yo! Still excited? If I don't give you some power, you won't know that Lord Ma has three eyes. As he spoke, he carried a stool towards Burhan, and as soon as Burhan turned around, he punched the barbarian upside down and flew out, although the entourage and others knew that their son was infinitely powerful, but it was the first time they had seen it so real, only to see that the man fell on the table and actually crushed the table, which shows the great strength. Some people are so cheap that they won't be sober if they don't beat him, probably because they woke up and had to find a way back to the field, but they were stopped by the boss:
"What? Ma San'er! Do you dare to be wild on the head of the old lady? It is estimated that the proprietress is also a powerful person, and Hu Si left in a gloomy manner, and said in his mouth, "Dog Tartar, you wait, don't leave if you have the ability." The Mongols were the most taboo for the Han people to call them dog tartars, and the guard officer instantly pulled out his waist knife and wanted to chop him alive, but he was stopped by Burhan.
"Grimjo! He's a drunkard, do you want to be like him? ”
"That's it, it's that you guests are really sorry, this scoundrel will cause trouble if he doesn't do it every day, don't care about the villain, don't be with him in general. In this way, today's drinks will not be drunk by everyone. Grimjo returned to his place after being stopped by the son and the proprietress had a set of rhetoric, but he also glared at the Han people at the other tables, so that those people hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks and left, for fear of provoking these savage Tatars.
"The hostess is so talkative! To give... We Mongolians never eat and drink in vain, and the excess should be reparated. Burhan casually threw out a piece of gold and flew towards the counter, the little lady also had some skills to take it and weighed it very much, today I couldn't help but be happy and walked towards the back room, the twisted posture made people's hearts moved.
"What are you doing Xiao Er, why don't you hurry up and serve you uncles with wine and food?"
"Haha! Mrs. Lin, I smell you across the three streets, what are you happy about today. "People arrive before they arrive, and they are full of confidence to see the main master, and they are really people with some connotations.