Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Night of the Great Ba City

Four days later, in Daba City, a caravan was entering the city in turn.

Xie Shence looked at the city wall from the window and sighed: "Who said that Xianbei people can't build a city?" This city is full of grandeur in terms of location and construction. Looking at the thickness and height of this city wall, it may not be incomparable with Tiger Prison and Hangu. It is said that this city can hide 100,000 soldiers, and can resist the attack of 500,000 troops for two whole years, which is really a bit modest. In my opinion, even if it's my uncle, he may not be able to fight in two years. ”

He Ruoque said lightly: "You have an old saying, called self-contradiction, this city is as solid as gold, it can resist the sharpness of the world, but it can also trap itself alive." ”

Xie Shence said: "It is too labor-intensive, material, and time-consuming to be trapped alive. The strongest fortresses are always breached from within. If you look at it this way, it's actually not too difficult to break it. ”

He Ruoqi said: "Are you sure? ”

"Of course not, just talking. Until now, no one has ever been able to attack this city head-on, and the few times it has changed hands has been peaceful, and there is not even a single case of war. ”

He Ruoque raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is peaceful evolution?" ”

"Uh-huh, that's what I just meant by breaking from within."

"So you said it wasn't too difficult to break it?"

"Uh-huh...... It's time to get to the city gates, and it will be hateful to discuss this issue again. ”

"You answer my question first."

"Don't be noisy! It's our turn. ”

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It's been the fifth day since I entered the Liusai State, and the previous few days have not had any twists and turns, the only difference from the forecast is that it is a day late. Because of the war, the inventory of all the passes in Xianbei was extremely strict and careful, and Xie Shence's caravan took more time because of the large number of people and goods.

After entering Daba City, Xie Shence took a comfortable bath, slept for a while, and then ate a meal of Xianbei very authentic haggis soup, only to feel refreshed.

In the evening, Xie Shence took the silver and handed it to Uncle Lou, asking him to take his brothers to have fun, while he and He Ruoque, as well as Zhang and Yang, the two general directors, found a prodigal son who was familiar with the local area and took him around.

Xu Luwei was naturally poisoned and thrown in the inn, unable to move, but Xie Shence was still not at ease, so he left an iron guard and a cavalry envoy to guard.

Daba City is the largest city in the south of Xianbei, and in terms of the entire northland, it can rank among the top three in terms of scale, only under the Iron Gate Pass and the royal court.

As the center of the three kingdoms of Qin, Jin and Xianbei, Daba City is the hub connecting Qin and Jin in terms of location, so all ethnic groups gather together and are very prosperous. The Hu people and the Central Plains people wearing various costumes lingered in the wine shop and called each other friends, so it was not lively.

At this time, the lights were on again, and on the streets of Fang City, people were boiling. The street was crowded with people, and there was no carriage at all, so Xie Shence and others got off the carriage not far from the fangmen, and sent one or two taels of silver and a few coachmen, and after agreeing on the time to go back here, they let them play on their own.

Xie Shence naturally also has a coachman, but when he first arrived today, even the cook was released to have fun, and the coachman naturally went. Horses are not allowed to be ridden in Daba City, and it is natural to charter a car when you go out, and this coachman is the intermediary of the inn store.

Seeing that this pedestrian was generous, the prodigal son of Daba City worked harder to lead the way, and Xie Shence and the others were also very curious to ask questions, and the atmosphere of several people was very happy for a while.

After strolling around the market for a while, Xie Shence asked Lang Lang'er to find a Goolan Courtyard, so the four of them entered a small Goolan Courtyard. The name of this Goolan courtyard is elegant, called Spring Jinxiu.

This Goolan courtyard is indeed not small, after entering from the main entrance, it is the front yard, there is a stage in the front yard, which sings a drama about joining the army, telling the story of the former famous general Zhang Kouzhi Pingnan of the Great Chu Dynasty, and the audience resounded from time to time bursts of applause.

The military drama is a kind of drama produced during the Great Chu Dynasty, which tells the story of the famous general Tuobian and the enemy, whether it is in the Southern Song Dynasty of the Great Jin Dynasty or the Northern Yan of the Western Qin Dynasty, it is extremely popular, and once it spreads to the north, it is loved by the arrogant and aggressive Hu'er. In every city with a walled city, if a Goolan courtyard is not staged in the army, it cannot be called a confident place.

Zhang Kouzhi Pingnan is a series of dramas, including many paragraphs, here is about the feat of a famous general of the former dynasty who went to the enemy camp alone. This is already a familiar old story in the Jin Kingdom. Lang Lang'er knew that several southerners were big businessmen, and they naturally didn't look down on this kind of frontyard drama, so he beckoned Dr. Tea and said, "Find a secluded place for my few big officials and find two good songs and dances." ”

Dr. Tea was first called the servant Xiaoer by the Southern Song Dynasty, and later became popular all over the world.

Seeing that a few people were dressed with dignity, Dr. Nacha hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "Distinguished guests, please come with me." ”

So Xie Shence and his entourage followed Dr. Nacha into the inner hall. Sure enough, the inner hall was much cleaner, the guests inside were much cleaner, the seats were reduced to a low table, food and wine could be placed on it, and many people were accompanied by maids.

I thought this was a place to listen to music and watch plays, and it turned out to be a brothel. So Xie Shence said: "Please take me to the private room, I don't like to be lively, I want to be comfortable." ”

Dr. Tea immediately smiled. Every time he receives a guest, he is also rewarded, the more he spends, the more rewards he will have, not only the boss has a reward, but the guests will also lose some broken silver when they are comfortable eating, drinking, and having fun. These people are very rich in the south, and they ordered a private room, and it is naturally beneficial to serve them well.

So Dr. Tea smiled and said, "Guest officer, please come with me, there are just a few private rooms here, how about you choose one at random?" ”

Mr. Yang said: "As long as we wait for a good one, you can lead the way, and money is not a problem." ”

Dr. Nacha was even happier when he heard this, so he took Xie Shence and the others to the best private room.

This private room is really good, just in terms of decoration layout, you can catch up with the first-class box of Huangjing Building.

Not long after Dr. Tea withdrew, he served some dried fruit pastries, and then a small servant came up to ask if he wanted to use some wine, and Mr. Zhang ordered a few things casually, and as soon as he finished ordering, a singer and dancer came in and performed for everyone in the hall, which was a warm-up. At this time, a middle-aged steward stepped forward and asked, "What kind of music do you want to listen to and watch some plays?" ”

Xie Shence said to the wanderer behind him: "I'm not familiar with Daba City, you can talk about it." The style is informal, as long as you pick up some famous characters, I will naturally have red envelopes when I am happy. ”

The prodigal was overjoyed and said, "Official, please rest assured." ”

This wanderer usually earns a living by leading the way, and he is naturally very familiar with the restaurant Goolan in this city, in fact, this Goolan is also his old place, and he naturally knows very well what good songs and famous singers there are. He thought for a while, and estimated which of the girls' old patrons had not yet come to the door, so he said to the steward, "Then please ask any of the two of them, Miss Motiler or Miss Grass Sprout." ”

Xie Shence heard it, this barbarian girl's stage name is also chic, quite down-to-earth.

The steward was overjoyed and said with a smile: "These two girls are here today, do you want to choose one of the guests?" ”

The prodigal child was still to be asked, and Xie Shen waved his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then we are blessed, and the two girls are invited to come up together." ”

Saying that, Mr. Yang took out a gold leaf from his arms and put it on the table, and said, "This is very good, it just so happens that I will come to make a Dong and invite the three officials to enjoy the song and dance of the northern country." ”

Xie Shence and the others didn't look at the gold leaf, and said continuously: "This will make Brother Yang break the bank." This steward, please go and arrange it. ”

The steward saw the golden leaf, where is there no reason not to hurry up and arrange? So they went down with the prodigal child to give orders.

When he got downstairs, the steward grabbed Lang Er and said, "Where did you get such a business?" It's really earned for you. ”

That wanderer only thought that Xie Shence and the others were big businessmen before, but when he saw Mr. Yang make a move, he knew that these people were even richer than he imagined. Therefore, it is also very exciting at this time.

You must know that a person who can take out a silver ingot at will is definitely a big businessman, but even if he is a big businessman, he can't take out gold easily. Those who can take out gold are at least all giants in Fujia and a state. After the fall of the Great Chu Dynasty, the monetary system was destroyed, and the copper coins issued by various countries could only be circulated in their own countries, and foreign countries did not recognize them. And because the face value of copper coins is too small and it is not easy to carry for liquidation, silver has become the first choice for large transactions. However, in order to suppress the price of silver, the mining of silver was controlled by the governments of various countries, so the use of silver and copper coins became the difference between the rich and the common people.

Gold, of course, is the more expensive hard currency. Basically, it is in the hands of the government, and the people must have the approval of the government to create jewelry, and the circulation is led by the government, and it is impossible for ordinary businessmen to use it. Therefore, the use of gold and silver has become the standard to distinguish ordinary merchants from magnates. These tycoons are generally wealthy imperial merchants who are related to the governments of various countries.

These things are undoubtedly common knowledge in the eyes of people who are in the market. Therefore, the prodigal child was also excited that he had encountered a big business.

"Those officials are the giant businessmen of the Huaiyang Dao of the Jin Kingdom, and they can't be said to be the Huai Gang businessmen in the southeast of the rich Jiajia among the six major merchant gangs in the world. Let me tell you, you have to take care of the situation tonight, in case you form a friendship, it is not a small progress. I'm your old tooth, and I know your situation, if this deal can continue for a long time, I'm not afraid that you won't be able to turn over in the hands of the big steward. ”

The second steward hurriedly nodded and said, "You shit luck is broken, don't say more, I know what you mean, tonight's reward, I'll give you two points." ”

The prodigal suddenly smiled, and hurriedly bent down and smiled: "Thank you for the second steward, thank you." ”

After a short time, Xie Shence and the others waited for the first girl, a woman holding a long qin, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, very delicate, and looking like a southerner.

At this time, the second steward had already pushed other things, and came to serve Xie Shence and others, he saw that Xie Shence and others seemed to be interested, so he said: "This is the grass sprout girl with the most outstanding piano skills in my spring splendor, the bud girl is originally a Qin person, and this piano art is in the entire Daba City, and it is also the top three." ”

Mr. Zhang said: "Don't talk big about the steward, I have to wait until I see it before I can judge." ”

Mr. Yang said: "Hey, Brother Zhang's words are wrong, since the steward said that this bud girl's piano skills can be ranked in the top three in Daba City, it must be true, why don't I listen to it?" ”

Xie Shence and the others echoed, and the steward smiled heartily and said to the delicate woman: "Miss Ya'er can let your guests show their faces today." ”

The green grass sprouts smiled slightly at Xie Shence and the others, and said with a blessing: "May the slave family live up to the expectations of the king." ”

Mr. Yang and others returned the salute with a smile.

Xie Shence naturally returned the salute, but for some reason, he felt that this grass sprout looked at the four of them just now, as if it was just to look at him.

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