Chapter 43 Qianhu County

After the right man left, in order to catch up with the hundred martial arts, we only stayed in the village for two days. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 With the help of the villagers, we found a carriage, and Yun'er and Jian'er and I continued our journey to Qianhu County.

Qianhu County is located in the north of Tianshui County and has the size of two Tianshui Counties.

Its name as a thousand lakes is not in vain, and it can be said that Qianhu County is a county built on a lake. The county's water network is longitudinal and horizontal, with countless large and small lakes, and the three major rivers of Lan River, Nguyen River and Luo Thu all pass through the county.

There are many lake systems, and the local transportation is very convenient for boats, so Qianhu County has also become a large county with a prosperous economy and a large number of people!

A thriving economy brings not only the prosperity of the town, but also the intricacies of local forces.

To collect commercial taxes from Qianhu County, and in order to manage the order of Qianhu County, Qianhu of the imperial court set up a government to directly manage Qianhu, and there were four families of Wang, Chen, Zhao, and Lin who started as merchants in Qianhu, and there were forces around Qianhu again, always ready to take a bite on the big fat of Qianhu.

The intertwined forces and the chain of hidden interests make the management of Qianhu County extremely difficult. Under the rebuke of all parties, the government basically only manages the collection of commercial taxes, and has a laissez-faire attitude towards other things.

As a result, in Qianhu, water bandits were rampant, and without touching the interests of the government and the four major families, all the killings and goods and roadblocks and robberies could be carried out in broad daylight.

In Qianhu City, which is several times larger than Tianshui City, it is even more mixed, and it has become blatant to fight and kill each other without saying a word.

Of course, you have to consider the identity of the other party before making a move, if you accidentally kill someone from the four major families, you will really have the ability to leave Thousand Lake City alive!

Although Qianhu County looks chaotic, the city's commercial chain is still running steadily according to certain rules.

The benefits of a large population are no less than the disadvantages. No one in Thousand Lakes City can be underestimated, even if it is a little beggar on the side of the road, there is a reason why he can beg safely in Thousand Lakes City.

Before this, there were countless people who thought they were strong in martial arts and acted recklessly in Thousand Lakes City, and as a result, they died unexplained the next day!

All in all, Qianhu County and Qianhu City are a prosperous place. Here, as long as you have the money, you can find most of the things you need, and if you can't find it in Thousand Lakes City, it's unlikely that you'll find it anywhere else!

If you want to live comfortably in Thousand Lakes City, contact with the four major families is essential, and money and force are also essential!

After we left Tianshui City, we arrived at a ferry on the shore of the Great Lake in just two days.

Looking at the boat swinging in the water, standing on the bow of the boat, wearing a coat and a hat, I shouted at him.

"Boatman, can you give us a ride?"

The captain who stood with his bow facing us and looked at the sky was stunned, and when he turned back and saw us, he slowly rowed the boat to our side.

As I walked this way, I saw this old man with gray sideburns. Like the old man, the wrinkles on his face are mostly due to fishing and boating for a living, blowing more lake breezes.

"Little brother, where are you going?"

Although he was old, his body was stiff, he stood straight at the bow of the boat, and his voice was quite gentle when he spoke, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

"Kid Li Longchen, I haven't asked my father-in-law for advice. ”

"There is no big name, the old and decrepit name is Liu Qiao. When he spoke like this, the old man himself laughed first.

"Uncle, we're going to Thousand Lakes City, I wonder if you can give us a ride?"

I bowed my hand to the old man and said with a smile. Seeing this old man is like seeing an old man, which makes me feel very relatable.

"Come on, then, and I'll give you a ride." ”

The old man was very zealous, and listened to me, and without saying a word, he pulled the boat towards the ferry, and let us get on board. The old man's fishing boat was not big, but it was more than enough for the four of us.

The old man's wooden splendor lay on the surface of the water, and the fishing boat was slowly drifting off the shore in the rippling waves, slowly moving in the water.

Yun'er was arranged in the canopy, and Jian'er stayed inside to take care of Yun'er, while I stood in the bow of the boat with the old man rowing the boat.

The water surface of Qianhu is extremely open, and when you stand on the bow of the boat and look at it, you can see the scenery of Qianhu Lake at a glance, which makes me feel a lot more open-minded. Standing on the bow of the boat to enjoy the scenery, there is a slight lake breeze coming out, warm and comfortable.

If only you could enjoy the scenery here with Qingling!

When I sat on the boat again, I couldn't help but think of the first boat ride in Clearwater.

The cool lake and warm river in Qingshui Town, although not as vast as the three rivers flowing through Qianhu County, but also have a unique charm. What's more, there are still people there that I have been thinking about for a long time.

"Little brother, you are going to fight for a hundred martial arts!"

I don't know why, but the old man rowing the boat suddenly asked me a question. Hearing the word Baiwudou, I was stunned, Wan Chi just said that he was going to Qianhu County to participate in the competition, as if he was talking about Baiwudou or something!

"Isn't it? Isn't it the old man who guessed wrong!haha...... Old and old, little brother, don't be surprised!"

Seeing my hesitation, the old man smiled and replied.

"Uncle, what are you talking about?"

"Haha...... That's right, it's right, Baiwudou is what we Qianhu people themselves say, and outsiders don't know it at all, look at the memory of old decay. ”

The old man smiled self-deprecatingly, and then answered my question: "Little brother, you don't know, Baiwudou is a conscription of the imperial court! I saw that you were wearing a sword on your waist, so I guessed that you came for Baiwudou." ”

"Uncle, have a lot of people come to Qianhu recently?"

The old man's words made me wonder, it seems that the matter of the imperial court conscription is very troublesome. If heroes from all walks of life gather in Qianhu City to participate in this so-called hundred martial arts fight, then it will be much more difficult for me to advance.

"That's right! There are so many people who have come to Qianhu County, and even my boat doesn't know how many people it has carried during this time!"

My husband's words made my heart sink down, and I hurriedly asked, "Uncle, who are the people here?"

"That's a lot! Not to mention today's ...... Hmm, are you going to fight in the Hundred Martial Arts?"

When I asked, the old man immediately realized what was going on and asked me. He asked, I don't have anything to hide, so he just nodded.

"That's it!"

looked like he understood, but the old man's voice lowered at this time, "Little brother, I see that you are very pleasing to the eye, so I will reveal a little bit to you!

Hearing the old man's words, I was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked: "Then thank you father-in-law!"

"It's okay, it's okay,"

The old man shook his head, the paddle movement in his hand did not stop, and he continued: "The attraction of the imperial court's recruitment is quite large, and the county towns of Qianhu County will send the people who are recommended to Qianhu City, so the people who come to Qianhu City can be described as masters!"

"Let's talk about the most prestigious Eight Sword Sects first, as far as I know, three of the Eight Great Sword Sects have disciples who have arrived in Qianhu City! Among them, the Qingyi Sword Sect sent the second disciple of the sect, a female disciple, what is it called...... Alas, I have such a memory!"

It seemed that some of them did not quite remember, and the old man's brow furrowed as he pondered, and I secretly remembered his words, which were my main competitors after that.

After thinking about it for a while, the old man showed a slight smile on his face, and finally remembered the name of this female disciple of the Qingyi Sword Sect,

"Oooh...... Qing Wuchen, yes, she is called Qing Wuchen, she is so old that she can't even remember this thing...... Haha......"

When he sighed like this, he smiled at last, and I laughed too, this old man was very funny.

"The Guiliu Sword sent a big disciple in the sect, called Frost Rock. It is said that this Frost Rock's Guiyan Sword has been practiced to the point of being invincible in the door, and its strength is not weak. ”

"And the Lan Feng Sword sent is also the eldest disciple in the sect, named Lin Stranger. He's relatively low-key, and not too many people know what moves he's good at. ”

Listening to the old man's words, I nodded and was secretly vigilant in my heart, the old man said that except for the Pingshan Sword Sect, the disciples of the other seven major sects are not to be underestimated, and being able to be selected as a disciple of the core sect is very good!

"In addition to these sect disciples, there are other people who are also considered to have a chance to win, right?

The old man nodded and agreed with me.

"That's right, this is what I'm going to say next, in addition to the disciples of the sect, there are ten other people who have a chance to win, but there are four places for this recruitment, and the competition will be smaller. ”

"Only four?"

I was taken aback by this number, according to the old man, there are hundreds of people in Qianhu City who participate in the Hundred Martial Arts Fight, if not thousands of people. Isn't this a bit too much!

"Haha......"

The old man was amused by my words, "How can it be too little! Little brother, do you know how many counties there are in Daqin, and if each place selects four from Qianhu County, there must be hundreds of people!"

"So what?"

I can't understand the old man's words, going to the north to defend against the enemy, the more the better! There are less than 100 people, what role can they play on the battlefield?

"You're thinking wrong!"

When I said this, the old man who had been in the world for a long time immediately saw my thoughts and said with a smile: "The northern enemy is resisted, and the imperial court is not short of soldiers, what is lacking are assassins and generals, so it needs to be selected, not widely selected!"

"Oh...... I see!"

The old man's brief explanation made me instantly understand what I had thought wrong! Great Qin is a big country, how can there be a shortage of soldiers, and in addition to the abundant troops on the battlefield, there are more generals and assassins!

A strategizing general who can make or break the war!

An assassin who can assassinate an enemy chief is worth 100,000 soldiers!

If these two kinds of people can be recruited, even if there are less than a hundred people, it will be enough to change the situation of the war between the north and the Di people!

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To be continued......