"Second son!"

The title of the first person was like a thunderclap on a sunny day, and it almost shook the person in charge of the Dongyi Office in Stone City.

Second son! Could it be that this lazy guy in front of him is Ji Fa, the legend is ......, the person in charge widened his eyes, looked at the young man stupidly, wanted to ask something but didn't know what to say, and only turned his face red.

That's right, this young man is Ji Fa.

Originally, he was supposed to be a person who fought hard with the merchant army in the deep mountains and old forests, but after a few months of running around, he still decided to come out to take a look, of course, there was nothing wrong with engaging in guerrilla warfare and taking the route of encircling the city from the countryside, but first, it took too long, second, resources were tight, and third, under his theoretical influence and influence, he cultivated a good successor, Shaofei, so he could finally come out and think about something else.

Of course, the quickest thing to solve is undoubtedly the food and weapons of the team in the mountains, so taking this opportunity, Ji Fa took a look at the stone city and explored the situation in the outside world by the way.

Although the battle between the front line and the merchant army was defeated and won less, it could still be supported for a long time, but for the entire tribe of Dongyi, the situation was still not optimistic, and Di Xin with a great victory had the meaning of rushing to kill everything, although the large army was very slow to advance under the "harassment" of the guerrillas, but it did not have the slightest intention of collecting troops, but continued to go deep into the hinterland of Dongyi, which has seriously threatened the safety of the entire tribe of Dongyi.

If it weren't for the fact that the Dongyi tribe itself lived relatively scattered, and the difficult road caused the merchant army to have been making very difficult progress, otherwise even if there was a guerrilla war of the Dongyi tribe army, it could only slow down the enemy's pace, but it still did not dare to hope to retreat, and the further the battle would be, the more difficult it would be.

It was precisely because of the discovery of these problems, and the food and weapons were gradually in a hurry, so Ji Fa simply came out in person, hoping to find some better solutions, although the Dongyi army, including Shaofei, also wanted Ji Fa to stay in the army, but after Ji Fa showed that he was powerful, he still agreed to his request.

So, quietly, Ji sent to Stone City.

Temporarily away from the battlefield of swords and swords, flesh and blood blurred at that moment, Ji Fa was still a little uncomfortable for a while, and his mentality, which had always been tightly collapsed, was also in this stone city that seemed to have a rich life and beautiful scenery, and he suddenly relaxed, and even a little lazy and couldn't lift his spirits.

Looking at the responsible face of the person in charge, Ji Fa felt a little funny, nodded lightly, and then waved his hand in the surprised gaze of the person in charge to continue.

"Second son, my subordinates have heard in the past two days, because of the war recently, Chaoge has increased the extremely heavy taxes, and forcibly pulled some people who can't pay taxes to join the army, it is said that the road is paved, and those who have money are trying to avoid taxes, and those who have no money want to escape, but because the investigation is relatively strict, so recently the people in the stone city are panicking, and everyone is a little angry and dare not speak."

"Huh? I've noticed this, but it's not as obvious as you say," Ji Fa said lazily as he touched his chin when he heard this.

"Gongzi doesn't know, the tax and military service of Chaoge are mainly aimed at the people of Fangguo, not the aborigines of the Shang Dynasty, and the people who live here in Stone City are mainly people from the Shang Dynasty, so the reaction is not obvious, but it is a mess in other places."

"Oh?" When Ji Fa heard this, his heart moved, sat up straight and asked, "Is that really the case?" ”

The person who reported the news hurriedly said: "It's true, my subordinates deliberately searched around in Stone City, and found that all the shops with some sources said this, and the shops of all countries began to shrink their business to varying degrees, and several places even closed their doors, and even the shops in the merchant country have been affected by some influences, and some ordinary people are afraid that the fight will last for a long time, and even they will be conscripted for military service."

After listening, Ji Fa shook his head and pondered for a moment, then looked at the other person.

The person who inquired about the news saw Ji Fa looking at him, and looked a little embarrassed, and said with a red face: "Second son, I have inquired everywhere, but unfortunately, I only heard that Xibohou was caught by Di Xin and went to Chaoge, but no one knows the more detailed situation, as for where he is locked up, his subordinates are not effective, and he has not inquired for the time being!" ”

Ji Fa waved his hand to signal that he didn't care, and asked him to talk about it to see if there was anything else useful, and when he asked, he said that it was similar to the person in front of him, and after listening, he asked both of them to rest first, and then Ji Fa and the person in charge briefly understood the situation in Stone City, and then sent people away.

When Ji Fa was the only one left in the room, he touched his chin and slowly paced to think.

The news heard from everywhere is fragmentary and has everything, and these news are not as simple as they seem to be good and bad, and they have to be carefully analyzed.

The main reason for people to go to Licheng is to find out the situation of their father Xibohou, but even if they know where their father is locked up, there is no good way to do it for the time being, but what needs to be arranged more is how to use this matter, of course, what is more urgent is that the food problem that the Dongyi army wants to fight for a long time must be solved first, and then I have time to think about how to rescue my father, or first find a way to contact Xiqi's eldest brother and think of a way together.

In this way, there are first and second, and the first thing is to give priority to the issue of military rations, but if you want to buy food, you have to have a lot of money, but where does the money come from? This matter gave Ji Fa a headache, and now he can only take advantage of the situation and watch it while walking according to the news he heard.

Thinking of this, Ji Fa couldn't help but shake his head and sighed.

Early the next morning, Ji Fa called the person in charge of Dongyi and two of his subordinates, and after asking and instructing him carefully, he changed his clothes, wiped something on his face, and then walked to a certain direction in the city.

"Nine Miao Shop"

It is a very large shop in the stone city, it is said that there are many things sold in Fang countries, and the items are very rich, and because of the reason that he travels to various countries all the year round, he is the most well-informed, so Ji Fa plans to come here to see it in person.

Not far from the shop, I found that the shop was originally high, and also built a high-rise pavilion, it was very magnificent, the hall was full of people, it was very lively, the cabinets made of wood on both sides were full of all kinds of goods, and several people were arguing with the people behind the counter to discuss the price.

Ji Fa looked at this shop from a distance and it was very prosperous, and it didn't look like it had shrunk at all as the person who heard the news yesterday said, just because he hadn't been here before, and it was probably more lively before than now, but he didn't know.

Approaching the door and about to enter, he saw two people coming out of the shop, and when they came out, they looked around and gathered together to whisper, Ji Fa quietly passed by them, and heard one of them whisper to the other:

"What's going on, two days ago, one animal skin could be exchanged for two short knives, but today I can't even change one, saying that it is out of stock."

"Yes, yes, I want to exchange beef for it, but I still have to pay taxes, so I can only go to these nine seedling shops to see, but there is no more here, it seems that I can only go to the shops opened by merchants, alas, or special Shang Dynasty people will do business, those hateful merchants, they don't pay taxes, and the things they sell are still so expensive!" , the other said.