The Ghost Pill Master looked surprised. One or two can be understood, one or two waves is not a big problem, but in groups, seventeen or eighteen waves into a scale, it is not a trivial matter.

"Three guards were seriously injured, one was killed, and this is now a borderless city!"

Yang Ji said lightly.

Wang Tai had already reminded him before, and now all this is just for him to witness with his own eyes.

The carriage moved forward in silence, and this time, whether it was Yang Ji or the Ghost Dan Master, no one spoke. Along the straight official road, about half an hour later, the carriage finally arrived in front of the city gate.

"Who?"

The city gate opened, and with the sound of heavy horses' hooves, a team of heavily armed iron horsemen, with a murderous aura, rushed out of the city gate.

This group of cavalry was different from the cavalry that Yang Ji had come into contact with before, they were all wrapped in their bodies, all parts, and only a pair of eyes were exposed, like frost and dew, extremely cold.

Before this group of cavalry approached, Yang Ji smelled a faint smell of blood. There is no doubt that these cavalrymen have fought against the barbarians, and they have seen blood under their hands.

"Whew!"

Seeing this group of cavalry, Yang Ji and the Ghost Pill Division breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. The cavalry of Cangxu City is still there, and they will conduct routine inspections, which proves that the situation in Cangxu City has not developed as bad as they imagined.

At the very least, the city still maintains a minimum of order.

"We are from the Eastern Taiyuan Continent. ”

The two did not reveal their identities, and the ghost pill master handed over the paperwork for passing the test according to the words that Yang Ji had instructed in advance. The document is stamped with the identity of the merchant.

In this line, Yang Ji and the Ghost Pill Master entered here as medicinal herb merchants.

"Why are you still here at this time? I advise you to leave quickly!"

The cavalryman who was the first stared at the two of them.

"It's not easy to make a living. There are orders on it, no matter how dangerous it is. I have to go, too!"

The ghost pill master arched his sleeves and said with a smiling face.

After living a handful of years and being well-informed, the ghost pill master has learned the appearance of these businessmen who run their lives. People who don't know the details really can't tell the difference.

"In that case, go and return quickly. There is no life here. When we're done, let's go back. ”

The military master led by him sent a kind heart before leaving, and after saying this, he turned around, got up and left. The Ghost Pill Master accompanied him carefully, and the two of them passed through the thick, high two black iron gates more than three feet high, and entered the Cangxu City.

Boom, when the gate opened, the scene inside the city came into view. Yang Ji and the Ghost Pill Master couldn't help but shine together. Before coming to Cangxu City this time, the two of them had already prepared for chaos in Cangxu City, and there was a fight everywhere.

But the real Ruins City is completely different from what the two imagined.

Inside the slightly charred black walls, although it is far less prosperous than Taiyuan City, it is also quite active. In a way, it is much more active than even a stable county like Pingchuan Castle.

The two of them stood under the high city wall, stopped and looked, and saw only the city of Youda. There were many tarpaulins made of tents.

In front of these tents were fruits, silk weaving, ironware, herbs, embroidered cotton, ....... A wide variety of goods. There are also many wild fruits that Yang Ji has never seen, exuding a special fragrance, inducing people to be hungry and worming, and their appetite is open.

"What a strange shop here!"

The ghost pill master stood on the wheel, pouting his mouth, and it tasted interesting.

"Everything was convenient. It can be disassembled, moved, and removed at any time. This is the Frontier Battlefield style. ”

Yang Jidao.

It is not that there are no regular shops in Cangxu City, and at a glance, there are still many regular butcher shops, wine shops, restaurants, and blacksmith shops on both sides of the street...... It's just that all of these shops look a little plain. And there are no wine flags and colored flags.

The two of them said as they walked forward. Yang Ji didn't enter the carriage at this time, but sat next to the car like the ghost pill master.

The two of them drove slowly forward, while carefully looking at the city where they would live in the future.

Cangxu City is very large, at least, according to Yang Ji's experience, it is not smaller than Pingchuan City, and even much larger.

However, Yang Jicai walked not far on the street, and gradually frowned.

"Childe, do you feel it?"

Suddenly, the voice of the ghost pill master came from his ears, "There are a lot of barbarian merchants here!"

"Hmm. ”

Yang Ji nodded, looking at the tall and strong men on both sides of the street. These people are extremely skeletal, rough, with loose hair, and a faint section of blue on their bodies, which is characteristic of barbarian merchants.

More than seventy percent of the large and small mobile tents that Yang Ji saw were built and operated by these barbarian merchants.

"I thought it was strange, Wang Tai had already told me. There was chaos in the ruined city. But that's not the case at all. Being able to carry out business activities shows that there is still order here. But now, I'm thinking too simply. Ruins City is located on the border, and it is deep in the barbarian jungle. In this kind of place, only those barbarian merchants can sit back and relax!"

Yang Ji said with emotion.

In the eastern frontier of Taiyuan City, as well as inland towns. It is not easy to meet the barbarian merchants. These people are like odd goods.

But in Cangxu City, there are a lot of barbarian merchants here. More than any inland or coastal city. There are even more Han Chinese.

This is also a major feature of the northwest border city.

"But with so many barbarian merchants, aren't they afraid of leaking military information?"

The Ghost Pill Master frowned, his lips squirming. In his experience, he almost instinctively sensed that this situation was inappropriate. The barbarian merchants are inextricably linked to the barbarians on the border.

As long as these barbarians do business, the military situation in Cangxu City, the distribution of military forces, and the virtual and real situation, all the barbarians can find out more.

Militarily speaking, this is extremely unwise. At least even an ordinary person like a ghost pill master can feel that something is wrong.

"It's not just a problem in Ruins City. It is a major feature of all the cities in the entire northwest borderland. ”

Yang Ji smiled bitterly, before he came, he had checked the information in detail and knew that the entire border was like this:

"The imperial court wants to maintain peace and stability on the border, and these barbarian merchants are an important factor. The barbarian tribes did not trade with the Han Chinese. They only trade with barbarian traders. ”

This is not only a necessary way to communicate with the barbarians, but also a prerequisite for the development and operation of border cities. There are many natural treasures in the barbarian jungle, but it is too dangerous inside, and no one can get it except for the barbarian merchants. Most of the savage treasures of the Han Dynasty marketed the world were obtained through these barbarian merchants. ”

"It's not that the court is unaware of this danger. But after hundreds of years of development in the border cities, these barbarian merchants have been integrated, and the tail is not broken. Once these barbarian merchants are removed, not only will the imperial court lose more than half of its taxes, but the border cities will also fall back into chaos. ”

If it weren't for the information that Wang Tai collected for him, Yang Ji wouldn't have known that the barbarian merchants in the border cities had already fallen to such an extent.

In a way, these barbarian merchants have already threatened the imperial court in turn.

They were indispensable for the management, development, and stability of the frontier cities, but in turn, these barbarian merchants began to threaten the security of the imperial court.

The imperial court's front in the northwest frontier has been unable to advance for a long time, and I am afraid that it is inseparable from these people.

"But at least these people's power should be limited, right?"

Ghost Pill Master Dao.

"Hehe, that's what I thought too. However, all this will have to wait until we first get acquainted with this city and master him. ”

Yang Ji said lightly.

Aside from the strong style of border warfare and the large number of barbarian merchants, Cangxu City is actually not much different from other inland cities.

Yang Ji did not go to the town guard mansion to hand over first, but temporarily found a hotel to stay in. All this, Yang Ji handed over to the Ghost Pill Master to deal with.

After everything was done, Yang Ji walked out of the hotel alone.

There is a kind of coldness in the border city that Yang Ji has not experienced, and it is not how solemn it is. On the contrary, as far as Yang Ji can see, that kind of small-scale business activities are quite frequent, but this does not change Yang Ji's impression in the slightest.

"I see. It's color!"

Yang Ji's heart moved, and he suddenly reacted. As far as the eye can see, the entire Cangxu City is either gray or black. Not even a little bit of color.

Compared with inland and coastal cities, there is a thick, oppressive and heavy atmosphere here, lacking the activity and vitality of other cities.

Thinking of this, Yang Ji's eyes flashed, and some thoughts faintly flashed, and he understood what he should do in the future.

It was still early, Yang Ji blended into the streets in the outfit of an ordinary businessman and traveler, and walked aimlessly around Cangxu City with the flow of people.

Observing this city with Yang Ji, there was another soul in the depths of Yang Ji's mind.

"This Ruins City doesn't look so hopeless!"

The sound of the iron knight quickly passed away from his ears, and the Great Asura suddenly spoke.

In Cangxu City, there is a post in five steps, a post in seven steps, and Yang Ji comes all the way, and all the main roads are guarded by soldiers stationed by the imperial court.

As far as the guards are concerned, Cangxu City is heavily guarded, and it is definitely controlled according to the standard city defense. No matter how dangerous the news Yang Ji got in Taiyuan City, at least the army here was not chaotic.

This is Yang Ji's greatest hope for mastering this city.

"The soldiers on the border have all been on the battlefield, and the blades have been curled, and they have seen blood. Although Cangxu City is a group of dragons without a leader, this situation of a group of dragons without a leader should not affect the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level below. ”

Yang Ji pondered.

"But don't you think it's strange? Wang Tai told you that there was chaos here. But as you can see, Cangxu City may be a little more sober. But it's not chaotic at all. ”

(To be continued.) )