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It is helpless to have battle damage, but through capture, it can equip 1,300 people.

Casualties were replaced by auxiliaries.

One hundred of the two thousand auxiliaries were selected to join the third formation.

Climb over the Hero Pass - it was Charlotte who was the first to run up the hill.

A city in the distance appeared not far away.

Weidulan City.

The loss of a battle must be replenished in the city.

Charlotte will personally lead the team to divide the fields this time.

Send Saturday and Huang San to the city first to find out the situation.

Take a look at the landlords and old fortunes with a bad reputation.

What are the corrupt officials and corrupt officials?

Three thousand five hundred men encamped fifty miles outside the city of Duran.

Three hours later, Saturday and Huang San had breakfast in the tea shop in Dulan City, inquired about the situation with the surrounding tea customers, and immediately knew that the city lord of Dulan City was Guo Zhiyi, a man from Dulan County, and Wei Sima Yanxuan's henchman.

Yan Xuan did not deal with Xinling Jun, and he was a Lianheng faction in the imperial court who advocated friendship with Qin.

When Charlotte heard this, she felt no more pressure.

At this time, befriending the Qin State is the traitor of the Wei State, and it doesn't hurt to kill it.

On Saturday, Huang San also learned that the wealthy and righteous tycoons in the east of the city often bullied people and started as slave traders, and there were brothels and restaurants in major cities in the Wei State.

Wang Ren, a landlord in the west of the city, was the owner of the manor and cultivated soybeans, wheat, rice and other grains.

There were 3,000 serfs under his command, and the treatment was very poor.

The three sons did evil in the countryside in the west of the city, bullying men and women.

The unwritten rule is that the serfs at the bottom get married, and the bride's right to the first night belongs to the three sons, and the three sons often go together, and many serf women are unbearable, and after Wang Ren's three sons leave in the morning, they hang themselves by hanging themselves.

There are many unwritten rules, for example, the son of a serf is still a serf, and the daughter's coming-of-age ceremony must be broken by Wang Ren's son.

The three thousand serfs dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

Wang Ren had 800 dead soldiers under his command.

Whoever dares to resist and kill the whole family.

There is a big thief in the mountains north of the city, who has a private friendship with the city lord Guo Zhiyi, one bright and one dark, robbing and killing past business travelers, and killing the political enemies designated by the city lord.

There is a widow Ba Qing in the south of the city, who operates private mines, mines dansha, mints money and refines soldiers, and the profits are shared equally with the city lord Guo Zhiyi.

Wait, these situations made Charlotte angry, people are people, why do you bully people like this?

Is it just because you are the lord of the city, you are rich, and you are a nobleman, you can do whatever you want?

Charlotte's heart burned with anger, and her mental strength jumped upward.

The mental strength index that had previously been lost soon reached 0.3.

Well, it seems that anger is also effective for the mental strength index.

There are 5,000 guards in Dulan City, and the more powerful is Guo Zhiyi's 800 soldiers, who are said to have the strength of a military pawn.

Charlotte knew that in the Wei State, Wu Qi's method of training soldiers had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

As long as they are rich and noble, and can afford to raise private soldiers, they basically train in accordance with Wu Qi's martial arts training method.

It's just that none of these nobles' private soldiers will easily contribute to the King of Wei.

Therefore, after the Battle of Yique and the Battle of Weiqi, the strength of Wei was greatly reduced, and there was a great reason for this.

The Wei king's financial resources were not enough to support an army of more than 50,000 soldiers.

However, the soldiers trained by the nobles in various places never participated in the national war, and every time they were sent serfs under their hands, they did not undergo any military training, and they were simply indiscriminate.

And the really combat-effective soldiers all stayed in the mansion and became the dead soldiers of the mansion.

became the private soldier of the nobles everywhere.

Charlotte thought to herself how she could take out these nobles, and preferably co-opt their dead soldiers.

It's a nerve-wracking question.

Charlotte thought for a while, and discussed with Sun Ba and the others to see what to do.

This Dulan City is undoubtedly a big piece of fat, and it is only earned if you can digest it if you eat it.

Otherwise, at most, there will be some compensation in terms of material supply, and the replenishment of strong soldiers is a headache.

Private soldiers are all about loyalty to their masters.

Charlotte thought to herself, how did this Warring States period loyalty come about?

Sun Ba and others said that private soldiers also pay attention to the future, and loyalty is based on a certain exchange of interests.

Guo Zhiyi, the lord of Dulan City, was so greedy that he didn't have much practical use, and most of the money was undoubtedly given to Yan Xuan, the master of the court, to seek political care and security. The other part is used to feed the dead.

Money is needed for military training and people eating and feeding horses, and it is layered down, and finally falls on the civilians and serfs at the bottom.

Tax exploitation, commerce, collusion with bandits, robbery, etc., constitute all the illegal sources of Guo Zhiyi, the lord of Dulan City.

The upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, the city lord is like this, and other rich people will naturally follow suit.

The city of Dulan became a paradise for the rich and noble, and a hell for the poor.

"Let's go, let's go and have a look together, and see how terrible this Dulan City is. ”

Charlotte was determined to investigate in person, and Wei Xiaoyun, Sun Ba, Zhao Si, Nie Yuan, and Jing Wuji accompanied him.

Dressed as wealthy merchants, the six of them sat in three carriages and entered Dulan City at noon.

"Let's go, let's go and watch the decisive battle between the righteous owls in the east of the city and the humans and beasts of the Wang Ren family in the west of the city. ”

"Last time, the righteous lord was slightly superior, and the tiger ate a dead soldier of Wang Ren's family. ”

"This time, I think the Wang Ren family will definitely retaliate like crazy. ”

"It is said that the second son of Wang Ren's family was castrated by the goddaughter of the righteous owl, and the two families are now in flames. ”

"Hmph, I think that kid deserves it, I don't know how many good people's daughters have been ruined, it is said that more than half of the women in the village in the west of the city have been ruined by this kid. ”

"I somehow hit a bad corner this time, haha, I can't do that bad thing this time. ”

Passers-by whispered in private, and Charlotte listened to it very well.

"Let's go, let's go along. ”

"Zhao Si, you go back and inform Wang Wu, Huang San, and Saturday that they will enter the city in the middle of the night, and we will open the west gate and raise the fire as a signal. ”

Charlotte said to Zhao Si.

"Okay, I'll go back. ”

Zhao Siyi arched his hand, turned around and left.

The gladiatorial arena is in the Chengnan Douzhan Fang, which is an entertainment venue opened by Ba Qing, a wealthy widow in the south of the city.

Covering an area of about 500 acres, there is a square gladiatorial arena inside, and the projects include ring competitions, human and animal competitions, etc.

Contestants are required to place bets, which are generally gold and women.

The rich people of the city of Dulan took pleasure in it.

Most of the samurai trained came here to compete and win prizes.

Spectators can also bet that they often come here to watch the battle and gamble when the farming work is over, the idle life is done, the business travelers stay, and the cold weather is cold and cannot return to their hometown.

Many travelers with small businesses became slaves of the wealthy in Dulan City, and they had to sell themselves into slavery because they lost their money and were unable to repay their gambling debts.

In addition to the gladiatorial arena, the fighting workshop is surrounded by restaurants, and green buildings are everywhere.

Four or five luxurious brothels were naturally the property of the righteous family in the east of the city.

Wangren in the eastern part of the city also has a shop here, mainly selling grain seeds, hoes, cattle and horses, and other products.

Wang Ren collaborated with the widow Ba Qing.

Wang Ren provided the mineral formula, which was the smelting formula for iron farming tools obtained from Zhao State, and Ba Qing was responsible for smelting, and the profits were divided into three or seven, Wang Ren accounted for three, and Ba Qing accounted for seven.

The gladiatorial arena was already surrounded by a sea of people, and about three or four thousand people surrounded the battle ring three layers inside and three layers outside.

There are more than a dozen boxes in the east, south, west and north, and there are three floors of the surrounding teahouse, and the boxes are located on the second and third floors.

The teahouse encloses the two large rings of the gladiatorial arena.

It can be seen clearly from above.

Charlotte came to the ticket office, casually pressed the bet won by the righteous owl in the east of the city, and bought a box on the second floor for 1,000 taels of gold.

The slave at the ticket office immediately became very respectful when he saw Charlotte and the others making a bold move.

Someone went to report the principal here, and after a while, a middle-aged man came, wearing a green satin robe, a fat face, a mustache, and a single eyelid, looking very calm and urban.

"In Xia Lu Kuan, he is the chief here, and he dares to ask this son's noble surname, where he came from, and what he has to do here. ”

"Oh, is the city lord here today?"

Charlotte asked.

"Oh, the lord will be here in a moment. ”

"Oh, I see, you go down and get us some food and drink. ”

"Can I give you your name? ”

"When the city lord arrives, you can inform me. ”

Charlotte said coldly.

When Lu Kuan saw Charlotte so cold and arrogant, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and bowed back.

After a while, the wine and food came up, all of which were the specialties of Dulan City.

Chicken, duck and fish with a glass of wine.

After another half an hour, a fragrant wind wafted from outside the box.

Charlotte's perception was so keen, she immediately knew that it should be the widow Baqing.

As soon as you make a move, it is a thousand taels of gold betting, and the person who comes is naturally extraordinary.

Charlotte knew that in the aristocratic circle of the Warring States Period, one was to have money, and the other was to have people.

In fact, this is also the same in the later generations of Huaxia Yan in the mortal world.

It's just that the definition of aristocracy in later modern civilization has more personal factors, such as degrees or something.

But the so-called aristocracy is a minority who enjoys certain privileges.

Of course, it is understandable for some people to become nobles through hard work, but some people become nobles directly through illegal means or relying on the shadow of their ancestors, which is disgusting and hateful.

In a word, why?

And most of the nobles in the Warring States period relied on the shadow of their ancestors, slaves were always slaves, and peasants were always peasants.

A small number of them became generals through military exploits and were promoted to nobility.

These people who relied on military merit to become nobles were still not recognized by the inner circle of nobles in various countries.

Full of contempt, full of contempt.

What did the nobles of the Warring States period learn?

The most important thing is to learn to harm others, fight for hearts, and win the favor of the powerful.

Therefore, the aristocratic rule of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong has long been eroded, and the rise of the Shiliu school is actually a dissatisfaction with the old aristocracy.

However, a series of reforms initiated by the gentry class mostly ended in failure.

Because the purpose of the reform of the princes and kings of each country was to annex and conquer, and obtain a larger plate to support the old aristocratic system.

Except for the changes of the Qin State Shang Ying, everything was centered on agricultural warfare, strengthening the army and enriching the country, and nearly five million people were firmly bound to the land.

The goal was also to attack and annex, but Qin's goal was the largest of all the Warring States princes, and that was the world.

Now, with the arrival of Charlotte, the founding goal of the country naturally cannot be lower than that of Qin, and it must be surpassed in all aspects such as military and culture.

Charlotte saw the widow Ba Qing who opened the bead curtain, and smiled slightly:

"Rich and rival the country, but there is no long-term goal, are you not afraid that once the family business will become someone else's pocket?"