Chapter 13: Blending

It is located in a market in the east of the entire Huangsha County.

Between the geographical location of Huangsha County, as well as the attitude of the imperial court over the years, the outsiders who venture to and from Huangsha County must not be counted as much, but it cannot be said that there is little, businessmen, there must be where there is business, literati have a good name, businessmen are profitable, this is an immutable theorem for thousands of years.

In order to pursue the so-called fame and fortune, how many people have gone forward one after another, regardless of their lives, just to splash a little splash, Huangsha County is a little dangerous, for them, what can it be counted?

Although the border of Youzhou could not be built like Yanzhou, which was later occupied, like Yanzhou that was later occupied, to build a continuous city and pass other than to resist the enemy, but at the border, all kinds of large and small military fortresses are dotted around, and there are countless of them, and in terms of defense alone, they are actually not much worse than Yanzhou.

But the imperial court has previously banned merchants from coming and going in Youzhou, selling and peddling some important materials to the Rakshasa clan, this kind of collaborator, once caught by the border army, is a felony to be beheaded immediately, even if there are one or two who are not afraid of death, for the sake of high interests, and choose to take risks, it is just a drop in the bucket, insignificant.

After all, the border control is extremely strict, and in the case of non-stop patrols of the border army, it is impossible for carriages and horses to transport a large number of materials, and carry a little at a time, where can meet each other's needs, so Huangsha County, a place that does not care about the three, has become the best place outside the law.

In order to better loot money, the original magistrate Xu Sanjin has always acquiesced in the trade between the two sides, and even deliberately opened the door for it, but after all, there was a small group of Youzhou troops stationed in the city before, and he was a little blatant.

But when Gu Xuan came, it became a private territory, not the boundary of Youzhou, in this fiefdom, there was the highest degree of autonomy, as long as it did not violate the basic laws of the imperial court, no one would care about it at all.

Therefore, those merchants who got the news, just like sharks that smelled blood in the sea, quickly rushed over in groups, because they wanted to rectify the entire city, and after the withdrawal of the Youzhou army, the troops under their command were insufficient, and they were afraid that the enemy would infiltrate and cause the city to be broken, so they did not dare to open the city gate, but now that the troops are sufficient, they can naturally reopen the city gate, and the entire city will be lively in an instant.

In fact, there are not many things that can be sold in the bazaar, they are all the most basic things, after all, they are really good, and it is impossible to circulate here, so they will be digested within the Liang Kingdom.

What is sold here is just some ordinary silk, tea and other things for the time being, because the Rakshasa people in the desert are not good at planting, of course, there is not enough green space to grow vegetables, but the greasy meat is eaten too much, it is inevitable that it will be greasy and not digested, at this time it is necessary to moisten the throat and help digestion.

And the leaders and nobles of the Rakshasa clan have always been very fond of the silk of the human race, in the final analysis, no matter which race, after getting rid of the lowest demand for food and clothing, they naturally have to start thinking about enjoyment, the so-called full of warmth and lust * desire, which is the same race in this regard, it is nothing more than a different emphasis.

Food, clothing, security, affection, respect, self, the five levels of need, one by one, one by one, whether it is the people of the atrium, or the people of the south, whether it is the most orthodox human race, or the uneducated barbarians like the Rakshasa tribe, in terms of enjoyment, there is no difference.

Gu Xuan, Lu Yi and others, who left the county government, walked along the avenue in the city, all the way, causing the surrounding people to frequently look sideways, and many people even had the courage to take the initiative to greet them to show friendship and respect.

In this regard, Gu Xuan smiled and returned the salute one by one, and did not have the slightest neglect because of the other party's low status.

Because this is the result of his hard work these days, from the beginning when he came in, he was ridiculed and spat on, and now, most people have accepted him from the bottom of their hearts and embraced him, this is what his sacrifice has been exchanged for, and it is natural to cherish it more.

Gu Xuan looked around and observed the lives of the people in the city, looking at the smiles on their faces and their vigorous vitality, feeling the changes brought about by this time, and then sighed to Lu Yi who followed him all the way: " As long as Huangsha County can become the only place where the two sides can trade freely, the daily profits, it is already unimaginable, the second brother once said to me, if you want to get rich, first build roads, as long as you open up the trade route to the depths of the desert, then everyone can develop rapidly, and money will continue to pour in, and then use this to spread the concept and strength of my Liang country, they will naturally be convinced, the second brother said, if you want to conquer a race, psychologically it will always be more stable than from the sword. ”

Lu Yi listened to it, and praised it completely sincerely: "Canggongzi's words, simply, simply penetrate the essence of war, right, right, completely right, only let the people below truly accept our ideas and concepts, we will be completely integrated, this is indeed more effective than the sword, the sword will stimulate people's desire to resist, but ideas and truths will never! The coexistence of the two races is the future." ”

The two agreed with each other, and then exchanged ideas about this as they carefully examined the living conditions of the Rakshasas in the city.

The traders in these bazaars are not only foreign or local Liangguo people, many Rakshasa people are also among them, and even occupy most of the stalls, but most of them just sell some crude food, such as slaughtering cattle and sheep on the street, and then simply roasting them with charcoal, they will be directly hung up for sale, and some even sell raw meat directly, and some people's eyes still have that kind of undomesticated recklessness and ferocity, just like a wild lion and tiger once they arrive in the city, at most they are only cautious because of the change of environment, but the nature of killing has not been wiped out。

But this is only a small part, more, not only the words spoken have unconsciously brought the local pronunciation of Youzhou's dialect, the most important thing is that when they get along with outsiders, they do not have a sense of rejection at all, especially the kind of young people of the Rakshasa tribe who were born in Huangsha County, dress and eat, and speak habits, and there is no difference between them and the children of Liangguo, most of them don't even speak the native language that the Rakshasa people have passed down from generation to generation.

This kind of Rakshasa people are people who have lived in Huangsha County for a long time, because they came to escape the world, these people are psychologically, they are not quite the same as their Rakshasa people and ancestors, they have come here for so many years, live and work in peace and contentment, actively and passively accept the influence of Liangguo culture, and have been completely integrated into it, and the Liangguo people in Huangsha County are also outsiders who moved from the imperial court, so they are not xenophobic, there is no prejudice against each other, and the two sides get along very well, if they are in Jiangzhou, it is impossible for this situation to occur。

After all, Jiangzhou has been a prosperous place of Confucianism since ancient times, Jiangzhou scholars are the most in the entire Liangguo, Jiangzhou people everywhere to the sage's teachings as the criterion of life, the former family study is the national culture, but also the praise of Jiangzhou family culture, and Jiangzhou has always been rich, naturally it is impossible to look down on these poor and earthy Youzhou people, Jiangzhou people who have always boasted of being the center of the inheritance of the southern human race, even Liangzhou people look down on them, not to mention these hideous Rakshasa clans, in their eyes, these hairy and blood-drinking are no different from beasts。

In Huangsha County, the peaceful coexistence of the two ethnic groups, buying and selling with each other, and even intermarrying with each other, in the eyes of outsiders, is simply incomprehensible, unimaginable, and completely intolerable blasphemy.

However, Gu Xuan was very satisfied with this.

Zhu Dachun, who had been accompanying him all the time, couldn't help but sigh with emotion after listening to it for so long: "Lord Wang, Huangsha County can still have this situation all these years, and these Rakshasa clans have really a lot of credit." ”

In this regard, Jinglong has some different opinions, he was a border army in Youzhou, and these fierce aliens have been fighting on horses for many years, and he didn't know how many comrades-in-arms died tragically at their hands, especially the biggest pain and regret in his heart, in fact, it was also caused by the Rakshasa clan, so he naturally hated these aliens.

"If they are not of my race, their hearts will be different, and if they really want to fight, will they help their own people or help us?"

Zhu Dachun was choked by this question about his own cognition, and he really didn't know how to answer it.

Gu Xuan turned around and explained: "It's not the color of the skin, or the difference in appearance that determines whether we are of the same race, but it depends on everyone's philosophy, whether everyone's ideas are the same, they don't hesitate to stay away from the desert ancestral land and come here to settle down, because they are tired of war and longing for a peaceful life, so they are not fighting for us, in the future, they will fight for their freedom!"

It was a matter of the prince's plan, Jinglong no longer agreed, so he had to keep his mouth shut, just looking at the Rakshasa clan around him, there was still something unkind in his eyes.

Gu Xuan didn't care about him anymore, but said to the side: "Let's start in the afternoon." ”

Lu Yi hurriedly bowed down and agreed: "Obey the order of the prince!"

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Suotuoye is a Rakshasa from the desert, when his father in order to escape the invasion of the big tribe, together with a few people from the same tribe, with the young him, all the way out of the desert, after some hardships, finally able to take root in Huangsha County, although the life is not too good, but at least can sleep peacefully.

You must know that in the desert, the sun is scorching on their heads during the day, and the heat is unbearable, even the Rakshasa tribe who have lived in it for generations must also go to a cool place to hide, not only that, but there are also terrible vultures and goshawks hovering on it, just wait for the prey below to fall, you can eat without effort, and at night, the desert will freeze and shiver, and there are evil wolves rampant at night, poisonous scorpions are everywhere, it is simply not a place for people to stay, even if they are born in the desert since childhood, the Rakshasa tribe feel that the world is difficult and unsustainable。

Within the Rakshasa clan, tribes are built according to the oases scattered all over the place.

If the oasis is big enough, it can guard the water source and build a house to live, such as the three major tribes of greedy wolves, poisonous scorpions and ghost vultures, the number of Rakshasa tribes gathered is tens of thousands, and the houses are continuous, it is simply an exotic small city-state, this kind of large oasis not only has enough natural vegetation, even if they are not good at planting, it doesn't matter, occasionally they can even eat a few mouthfuls of fresh melons and fruits, and the number of war horses and camels under his command is sufficient, and the cavalry of tens of thousands of people comes and goes like the wind, and is extremely rich, so there is no need to worry about livelihood every day, and you can grab anything you want。

Under their jurisdiction, there are also various medium-sized and small tribes that bow down to their subordinates, and they can only be preserved by paying tribute, and this kind of large tribe, no different from the surrounding countries, is extremely powerful, and even the border army does not dare to provoke easily.

But the Suotuoye family is from a typical small tribe, dozens of people, guarding a palm-sized piece of land, struggling to survive, because the Liang country has been blocking the border, so they don't even have the basic living materials, they just rely on willpower to survive.

But this is nothing, once they can't pay the tribute, they will be plundered by their kindred, men as servants and slaves, women as sexual slaves to vent their desires, living like dogs.

Forced to make a living, and for a better future, Suotuoye's father took him with him one night, riding the last property of the entire family, an old camel, all the way through many difficulties, and finally came to Huangsha County, because the management of Huangsha County at that time was already very chaotic, mixed with fish and dragons, even if they were Rakshasa clan, no one took care of them, so they silently took root here for more than ten years, he even spoke Liangguo dialect very well, if it weren't for the fact that his skin was still as dark as carbon, from his accent and living habits, he was an ordinary Liangguo person, and the barren oasis in his childhood has become a distant memory。

What he has to do every day is to set up a stall in the market to sell a kind of homemade yogurt, this naturally fermented dairy product, the taste is very good, especially for people in the hot weather on the shore of the sand sea to provide a feeling of relieving fatigue, at the same time can also improve appetite, so it is quite popular, at least, can earn enough money every day, no matter what, in short, it is much better than the same race, those who still live in the desert small tribes, simply can't even sleep, not only to worry about the night of the same tribe to rob, but also to worry about being besieged by hungry wolves, trembling, life is extremely difficult。

In the final analysis, he is already very satisfied with his current situation, and even his old father, the "far-sighted" old man of the Rakshasa clan, will always remind him with a word he learned from the people of Liangguo, that is, "contentment".

In the afternoon, just as he scooped out the last spoonful of viscous yogurt from the bucket and wrapped it and handed it to the guests, after collecting the money, he was about to close the stall directly, and when he went home to rest, a dirty, tattered young man suddenly ran over from the left path, and he didn't know how many people he bumped into along the way.

What this person is wearing is the normal dress of the people of Huangsha County, where the sand and dust are heavy, and the water is extremely scarce, and the people are rarely bathed several times a year, so most people look dirty at any time.

"Sotoya, good news!"

The young man trotted all the way over, grabbed Sotoya with a hand, and shouted happily.

This person is not from the Rakshasa clan, but a serious Liangguo person, and one of his few friends.

Sotoya reached out and wiped it casually on his clumpy clothes, and then wondered, "What good news?"

The young man said excitedly: "At the entrance of the market, the county government is recruiting!"

Sotoya slapped away the hand that the young man was holding him, and said with a casual expression: "This is good news. ”

He and his father escaped from the sea of sand because they couldn't stand the war, and now they are living well, what kind of soldiers are they?

What's more, he is a Rakshasa clan, even if outsiders have no prejudice against them, but what about those officials?

Will he ask for it when he goes to someone's house?

The young man explained: "Of course it's good news, the county government said that if the application is successful, if you are a Rakshasa clan, you can directly give Liangguo household registration, and after one year in the army, you can apply for household registration for a family member, and after three years in the army, the whole family is considered to be from Liangguo!"

When Sotoya heard this, his whole person was shocked and froze in place.

What is the family register?

That's what the Rakshasa people dream of, not to mention the propaganda that the county government has spared no effort these days, and there is one of the most important benefits of household registration, that is, the recognition of the imperial court, although they now live on the boundary of Liangguo, but that's because Huangsha County doesn't care, in the final analysis, they are still outsiders, out of Huangsha County, they will only be regarded as aliens, but as long as they get the household registration, even if they become official Liangguo people, they can leave Huangsha County and go to the more prosperous south of the legend.

This is great news!

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Have you ever watched Detective Poirot, I highly recommend it, because I am addicted to watching dramas, and I will change it later in the next chapter.