Chapter VI Territories

Ye Qing and the others met a caravan that went to Dongjiang Town to buy medicinal herbs halfway through, and in order to avoid pursuit, they mixed into the caravan and became porters. In the chaotic hills, it is more dangerous to walk alone outside the city, you don't know when you will encounter fierce beasts running out of the mountains, and you may also encounter lonely alien races, after all, the human race is now in decline, and there will be alien invasions from time to time, and this is still a place bordering the alien race, not the hinterland of the human race.

At first, Ye Qing was still excited to ride on a horse and enjoy the scenery along the way, but he got tired of it in a few days, the road was very hard and boring, and there were fierce beasts harassing him from time to time, fortunately he did not cause casualties to the caravan.

After a long journey of more than half a month, with curiosity, Ye Qing finally came to this territory of his own.

There is no towering castle, no mighty guard of honor to greet you, no people cheering in the middle of the road, what is placed in front of Ye Qing is just the most ordinary town.

The town is a typical Chinese layout, a tall and undulating brick house, although old and not broken, composed of red, yellow and brown roofs composed of three main colors of a gorgeous exquisite.

The streets are neat, and a bluestone road leads straight to the front of the mountain. Outside the town, a wide small river flows quietly, and there are several crops and fruit groves on the flat land by the river. The whole town is surrounded by dense woods, and the houses and greenery are mixed as far as the eye can see, which has a unique flavor, which makes Ye Qing, who is accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the earth, feel a boost.

"Stop, what are you doing?" the caravan appeared at the gate of the town, and soldiers came up to check it.

"We came to the herb shop, and we used to come a lot. The steward of the caravan began to introduce himself, originally Fu Bo wanted to identify himself immediately, but was stopped by Ye Qing, he wanted to observe his territory first, after all, he knew too little about the territory before.

The soldiers guarding the gate also recognized the steward of the caravan at this time, after all, there were not many caravans coming to Dongjiang Town, and it was still easy to remember.

After entering the city, Ye Qing was separated from the caravan, and he had to be familiar with the territory. There is a main street and three smaller streets in the whole Dongjiang Town to form the shape of "Feng", and the two ends of the main street are the two gates of the town, facing Daqingshan and Xuanguo respectively.

Although the sparrows are small, they are full of organs, there are taverns, hotels, grocery stores, etc. in the town, although the town is not very good from a distance, but the scene in the town makes Zhou Wen secretly admire. The people in the town are simple, and although they are dressed modestly, the men and women who come and go have happy expressions on their faces. The houses on both sides of the road are clean, and many of the balconies are planted with flowers, which decorate the town quite distinctively.

From time to time, the walls and streets are marked by patrolling garrisons, all of whom are strong and poorly equipped, but they are not to be underestimated.

After a general look at his territory, Ye Qing and Fu Bo came to the Lord's Mansion, the Lord's Mansion is located in the center of the town, and the house is taller than other buildings, but the decoration is a little simpler.

The entire lord's mansion was a little deserted, only a few old people were guarding the gate, and when they saw someone coming, they immediately surrounded them.

"Lord Butler, are you back?" The old man of the Ye family who was guarding the lord's mansion naturally recognized Fu Bo, the great butler of the Ye family.

"Old fellows, are you all there?" Fauber naturally chatted happily when he saw his old friend.

"By the way, the little young master has successfully opened Wenhai, become a child, inherited the title, and is now the new lord, notify the steward of the lord's mansion to come. Although happy, Fauber has not forgotten today's task.

"The little master is back, why don't you notify me so that we can greet you, and I will notify you to go. ”

Ye Qing and the others just entered the lord's mansion for a while, and the people in charge of the territory came, and the handover was very smooth, after all, they were all old people of the Ye family, and they were basically people who followed Ye's father and Grandpa Ye to the battlefield, although Ye Qing had never been here, it did not hinder the handover of the lord.

There are actually three people in charge of Dongjiang Town, a political officer, a tax officer, and a garrison captain, and the others are some part-time officials, and the handover is simple, Ye Qing showed them the appointment documents of Xuanguo, and then took over the lord's seal from the administrative officer.

The political officer Fan Wen and the tax officer Hu Cheng are fifty or sixty years old, and their hair is more than half of them, and they joined the Ye family at about the same time as Fu Bo, they are loyal to the Ye family, their ability is not bad, and they have also been very conscientious over the years, and they briefly introduced the general situation of the territory.

Garrison captain Li Xin is a middle-aged strong man about thirty years old, who was once a regular army of Xuanguo, was rescued from the battlefield by Ye Qing's father, and later has been serving as the garrison captain in the Ye family's territory, part-time captain of the guard, with a wide face, thick and big eyes, giving people a very strong feeling.

At present, there are more than 20,000 permanent residents in Dongjiang Town, there are more teenagers, followed by young and middle-aged people, and the elderly are the least, about 1,000 people.

The lord's mansion has more than 100,000 acres of land and more than 400 head of cattle. In the warehouse, more than 100,000 stones of rice have been accumulated over the years. Otherwise, though, it's a bit frustrating to talk about. There were more than 100 pairs of armor and 800 military uniforms. However, the armor is still pieced together from the broken armor on the battlefield of the Ye family, and the armor has not been increased in recent years, and now it is basically replaced by leather armor. The military uniforms are still in good condition, but the weapons are miscellaneous, and they are all prepared by the garrison themselves, and there is basically no standard, because the lord's mansion has not manufactured standard equipment for several years.

After a general understanding of the situation of the entire territory, Ye Qing also knew it in his heart, fortunately, his territory has not yet reached the point of being poor and white, with these family backgrounds, Ye Qing is confident that he will develop the territory well in the next few years, establish a solid base for himself, and improve his safety factor.

Due to the long time of traveling, Ye Qing was also very tired, so he hastily cleaned up and rested.

The next day, Ye Qing continued to familiarize himself with his territory, after all, he only took a general look yesterday and didn't notice many details.

Due to the relatively remote geographical location of Dongjiang Town, the people in the town are basically civilians, or they are small merchants, and there is no family power, in Dongjiang Town, the Ye family is the largest. This provides convenience for Ye Qing to govern the territory, there is no interference from internal forces, and the people in charge are all the Ye family's own people, and it is easy for Ye Qing to implement if he has any ideas.

Dongjiang Town is backed by Daqing Mountain, and the residents often go into the mountains in groups to collect medicine and hunt, so most of the residents will make some simple weapons, and there are several blacksmith shops throughout the town, and the weapons made are quite good.

Ye Qing walked aimlessly through the streets and alleys of the town, wanting to familiarize himself with every corner of the territory as soon as possible and integrate himself into it.

Suddenly, Ye Qing faintly heard the sound of reading, the sound was intermittent, with a hint of children's sound, and at first glance it was a child who had just begun to learn.

Following the sound of reading, Ye Qing came to a relatively remote alley, in a slightly dilapidated room, Ye Qing finally found the source of the sound of reading, an old man with white hair and a somewhat sloppy body was teaching seven or eight children.

Seeing this, Ye Qing remembered that when he was studying in this world, he first took books like Shuowen and explained words by rote, and it took a long time to barely know some words, and the process was boring, if it wasn't for the grandparents on the side, he wouldn't want to read for a long time.

And after becoming literate, I began to learn some of the world's famous classics, but the jump in the middle was too large, and it was too laborious to learn, and most people couldn't adapt to it and gave up.

Just watching these children reading in a daze, falling into their own thoughts, Ye Qing stood stunned for almost an hour, and only then did they wake up until they finished teaching.

"Junior Ye Qing, I have seen the old gentleman. Seeing that the other party had time, Ye Qing hurriedly went up to say hello.

"You're welcome, it's the old man who is not well entertained, and it will take more than an hour for the little brother to stand alone. “

"Where, the seniors are teaching, and I should wait a little longer. “

"Compared to the little brother, it's the new lord, I don't know what to do with the old man today?"

"I don't know how the seniors knew that Zai Xia is the new lord?I only returned to the territory yesterday?" Hearing that the old man directly revealed his identity, Ye Qing was shocked.

"Hehe, Lord Lord, don't be nervous, I guessed. “

"I basically know the scholars in the entire Dongjiang Town, and I also know in my heart how old their level is, and the only one who has not been in contact with them is the lord. I have long heard that the little young master of the territory has been immersed in hard study, and I went to Xuancheng to catch the exam at the beginning of the year, see Lord Lord, you are now full of energy, and there is a faint trace of scholarly atmosphere. Although it was an inquiry, the tone was very affirmative.

"Senior's insight, it's been less than a month since I was promoted to Tongsheng just now, but I don't know how my seniors saw that I had opened Wenhai?" Ye Qing now regards the old man as a master.

"Since the lord wants to know, let's have a good chat in my house, it's rare to see a scholar with a literate temperament. “

The elderly dismissed the children who came to study and gave them a day off.

When I came to the house, the old man's house was very plain, even simple, but it was very clean, and it could be seen that it was often cleaned.

"The room is a little shabby, so the lord will laugh, so let's do it by the way. “

"The seniors are polite, the seniors don't need to call me lord, just call me Ye Qing, I don't know what the old man is called?"

"Then the old man will call you Little Brother Ye, the old man's name has not been used for many years, you can call me Wen Lao, just a code name. Wen Lao said indifferently.

"Presumably, the little brother is very puzzled, I can know that you have been promoted to Tongsheng. “

"Yes, please ask Mr. Wen to solve your doubts?"