Start: Datang Wanli a lonely city

Chapter 921

The so-called flowers bloom in two, one on each side.

Hu Biao and others reached a unanimous decision. After going to the Daqing Xiaoling Tomb in Zunhua area overnight, all they had to face was some mausoleum guards.

There is naturally no danger in such a process, so for the time being, we focus on the concubine, corn and other teams teleporting to the people in other areas.

Let's see what interesting things they will encounter under the deliberate arrangement of the system.

What kind of counterattack will they make, making everything different...

Rewind the time a bit, back to [-] o'clock in the evening, when Hu Biao and the others had just heard the system prompt that one of the requirements to stick to the wheat field in the first phase of the mission had been met.

Amid a growling sound in his stomach, the pretty boy suddenly stopped.

Facing the concubine, Corn, Yunqing and other three people in front of him, he shouted:
"Brothers, it's not an option to continue shopping like this. How about we find a place to eat and fill our stomachs first."

That’s right!Since the four of them figured out that their small force was sent to the Magic City area by the system, they needed to perform some side tasks.

I immediately started to wander around the magical city of more than 160 years ago, hoping to trigger some side quest as soon as possible.

The main areas for wandering around are the various concessions in the Magic City.

So in such a process, the four of them were able to see that even before such an early time, this city was still quite prosperous, but it was a kind of abnormal prosperity.

The Huangpu River is filled with a large amount of domestic garbage and even animal carcasses.

A large number of Daqing's small fishing boats, cargo ships, and tankers, as well as huge merchant ships and warships from various countries, totaling tens of thousands of ships, are anchored here, forming a forest of masts that seem to bury the entire port.

On the shore, there are a variety of Western-style buildings among a large number of Chinese-style buildings.

On the road, foreigners walking with their heads held high mixed with businessmen and wealthy landowners dressed in silk and satin, as well as civilians dressed in shabby clothing, coolies, beggars, etc.

While the scene was indescribably messy and dirty, it also gave people a strange sense of liveliness and prosperity.

All this is partly because Daqing and the bandits they talk about are currently in the middle of a series of wars; they simply don't have enough troops to defend such a big fat guy in the Demon City.

Therefore, it is clear that the two sides are at war with the Yinfa alliance.

Emperor Xianfeng still acquiesced to Su Huan, the chief envoy of Su Province, and asked the Yin and France to station troops in the magic capital to protect the safety of this magical operation.

For their own interests and to facilitate the preparation of logistical supplies, the two countries agreed to Su Huan's request, thus ensuring the safety of the Magic City.

On the other hand, the people in the surrounding areas are fleeing the war.

Along with a large number of wealthy people, they took their belongings and flocked to such a city to take refuge, which immediately stimulated consumption.

In short, today's Magic City will be a prosperous city with a large population and extremely developed commerce.

34 Guojiahe areas have now set up offices in the concessions, and there are more than 1800 foreign-funded companies involved in almost all categories of business.

The existence of these concessions has brought great humiliation to this land and their owners.

On the other hand, because of their appearance, Daqing, a decadent empire, finally had a way to contact the outside world, which opened its eyes to some extent.

In short, after walking around for a while, the concubine and the other four people felt a lot.

There was no side mission to trigger the system, and more importantly, they didn't get any money.

So after hearing this, the imperial concubine always felt a little uneasy because she was not teleported with Hu Biao this time.

He faced the pretty face angrily and started to complain:
"Do you still have money to eat? You, we people in Xuange camp don't want to face face, we can't eat Overlord's meal, right?"

When the pretty boy heard this, he immediately started joking: "It's not easy to ask for money. I don't know how many white-skinned men or landlords here almost had their eyes popping out when they looked at you." .

If I exchange you for money, I'm afraid I can get a fortune of ten thousand yuan back. "

Although what the pretty boy said was a joke, it didn't make any sense at all.

Although the camouflage uniforms worn by the four people were disguised by the system, they were disguised as coarse cloth clothes worn by poor people in this era.

But isn't it true that a real beauty is a beauty even if she is covered with a piece of linen cloth? This is the case for the imperial concubine.

The rustic coarse cloth dress gave her a thrilling look under her hot figure; and with the confident temperament that was very different from this era, the whole person had a strange charm.

Along the way, countless gentlemen were looking at this woman blatantly or secretly.

It's just that the pretty boy, Lang Qing, and even the little Taoist priest Yun Qing, who are not considered to be powerful in this year, are not easy to mess with at first glance.

If it were just the imperial concubine, she might be kidnapped by someone at some point.

With three people following us, nothing happened until now.

Faced with such complaints, the imperial concubine, of course, refused to suffer any disadvantage and retorted:

"What does it mean to exchange me for money? You can start your old business in Chang'an City. There are also many rich women in the city, even rich women from the Yangtze River.

Go for it!Pikachu, this is the time for you to make sacrifices for the team again~"

Before the two of them could continue to argue like this, Lang Qing started to yell: "Stop arguing! It makes my head hurt."

The revolver we have on us cannot be used, but I still have a pocket watch on me. I will find a place to pawn it first. I will exchange some money for food and accommodation and we will discuss what to do after that~"

After hearing this statement, the other three people, who were particularly good at eating and prone to hunger due to practicing "Dragon and Elephant Prajna Kung Fu", immediately agreed.

Then he continued to walk forward, and soon he saw a sign with the word "dang" raised up in a certain alley.

There was no doubt that this was the pawn shop they were looking for.

The pawn shop was not big and even a little dilapidated. After walking in, Lang Qing had no intention of talking nonsense.

He took out his pocket watch directly, slapped it on the high counter with a "bah" sound, and said straight to the point:
"Let me see, if it's a living wage, how much can you give me here?"

The so-called pawn refers to that within the agreed time, as long as you come to the door with a pawn ticket, you can redeem the items after adding interest.

This is a bad point in TV dramas, so it goes without saying.

What needs to be said is that such a pocket watch is not very sophisticated in the modern world, but it can definitely be regarded as an extremely exquisite pocket watch in Daqing. It was looked at by a dry old man behind the counter for a while.

With a very rhythmic voice in his mouth, he started shouting: "It's eaten by insects and bitten by rats. It's bare and hairless. A Western pocket watch can be worth five taels of silver~"

Upon hearing this, even Lang Qing and Yun Qing, the two well-known good-tempered brothers in the team, felt very angry.

They do know that no matter how good the goods are in the mouths of these guys in the pawn shop, no matter how bad they are, they can lower the price.

But being pressed like this makes me feel inexplicably annoyed.

Immediately, Yun Qing stretched out his hand and cursed:

"Do you know how to appraise it? This is a fine Western pocket watch. It can only be used by nobles at the earl level at least. If you don't know how to give it back to us, let's find a place that knows how to sell it~"

Amidst such scoldings, a middle-aged man in the pawn shop who was holding a pen and paper and had been writing and drawing with his back to them, who must be the shopkeeper, got up and walked over.

With a smile on his face, he said:
"The distinguished guests are joking. Our prices at Sihai Pawn Shop are always fair. If you don't want to be a pawn, that's fine. But you might as well let me take a look before you leave. If you are mistaken, the price will be easy to say..."

When the man was mid-sentence, he suddenly stopped, with a look of disbelief on his face as if he had seen a ghost.

In fact, it wasn't just them. After the imperial concubine and the other four people saw the face of this middle-aged man clearly, their thoughts were also turned upside down.

Although this middle-aged man already has some white hair on his temples, the skin on his face has long become rough; there is even a clear scar on his left eyebrow.

However, they still recognized each other's identity the first time.

It was during the last mission when they were holding firm on the Sifang Fort; they led a group of beggars from Yangcheng who clamored to "reverse the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty" and joined their "Xuan Ge Camp" in their reputation of "Xuan Ge Camp".But weren't there more than 1000 of them who went out to sea from the Pearl River Estuary with a total of [-] large ships to become pirates? Why are they here?
On the contrary, the other party's current incredulous reaction is very easy to understand.

Because even if the four of them were disguised by the system, in the eyes of the natives, they were at least [-]-[-]% similar to their original appearance.

As a result, Shuiwei suddenly saw that the four people in front of him looked very much like their old friends who had died in the past. It was quite understandable to have such a reaction.

After the four of them looked at each other, the imperial concubine, who was a woman and could communicate more easily, came forward.

She cupped her hands into fists and cupped them, and said crisply:
"The little girl's name is Annie, and my father's surname is Hu. I don't know if it's a coincidence. I just returned from overseas, but I seem to have seen the shopkeeper somewhere.

correct!I must have seen a portrait from my father, saying it was a comrade he met in Yangcheng in the past; 19 years ago, they did an earth-shattering thing together~"

On the surface, the concubine's expression was serious when she spoke.

In fact, he was complaining crazily in his heart:

"Dog man, you often ask me to call you 'Ba Ba'. It sounds exciting, right? Now, I will call you Ba Ba in front of outsiders."

At the same time, Hu Biao, more than 2000 miles away, sneezed heavily.

A second later, the God of Wealth next to him asked: "Brother-in-law, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? How about I go find a Taoist priest and prick you twice with a silver needle."

"It's okay! Your sister probably caught a little cold because she rolled up the quilt too hard." Hu Biao replied casually.

Of course, the imperial concubine complained silently in her heart, Hu Biao's feelings are not important.

The important thing is that the appearance of the four people, coupled with the above remarks that outsiders cannot know, is enough to prove their identities.

It's wrong to talk about such a middle-aged man!He should be only 37 or [-] years old, but he looks very old.

With his eyes red, he came out with the dry old man.

Both of them knelt on the ground and shouted loudly with a choked voice: "Sun Wei and Zhang Fuhai of Xuange Camp, welcome the return of the sect master.

You are finally back, brothers, you have been waiting so hard..."

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In the following time, the imperial concubine and others finally had a warm meal.

In order to receive these distinguished guests, Shuiwei even asked people to go to the nearest large restaurant and packed a table of super large portions and fine Huaiyang dishes to entertain them.

The food is Huaiyang cuisine from the four major cuisines. The ingredients are all natural and pollution-free materials from more than 100 years ago. The cook is said to be a serious chef, so the taste is naturally quite good.

It's just that the four people including Guifei, Lang Qing, and others were very hungry even though they were obviously very hungry.

The reason was simple. During the meal, they asked about the situation of Shuiwei and others over the years. After hearing this man's cry, no matter how delicious the food was in his mouth, it had no taste.

The experiences of Sun Wei, Shui Weiwei and others in the past 19 years, to put it simply, is this.

During the first five or six years after Hu Biao and others left, their lives were extremely nourishing.

Their thirteen captured Yin Army serious warships were simply invincible in the Nanhai region at that time.

The armed merchant ships of various countries are like younger brothers in front of them.

After being discovered on the sea, the only result is basically being chased and robbed.

At the most glorious time, not only did they recruit more than [-] Dan family fishermen under their own command to pilot the stolen Yin people armed merchant ships, making the fleet stronger.

Many other pirates basically regarded them as the leader, and for a time they were all in the limelight.

It's just that the Great Yin Empire and other great powers finally paid attention to this route after suffering a lot of losses, which meant that their good days had come.

They formed a joint fleet, using more advanced warships and cannons, to hunt down Shuwei and others.

As time went by, in naval battles one after another, their strength was continuously consumed; the pirates who had previously relied on them also gradually moved away.

But the biggest crisis is still due to the core personnel of more than 1000 people who were the first to go to sea from Yangcheng.

After waiting year after year, Hu Biao and others never returned. With no hope in sight, they gradually had some ideas in their hearts.

Some people somehow got in touch with Daqing. After some internal strife, they finally took a group of men and battleships and went straight to Daqing.

Some people don't want to continue living this kind of life of licking blood with the tip of a knife.

As a result, Shuiwei and others were disheartened, so they could only disband the team, and with a small group of brothers, they began to start a new life in the magic city incognito...

After listening to Shuiwei's narration, the concubine and the other four no longer had the intention to continue eating and drinking.

After drinking tea for a while, Lang Qing was the first to ask the key question: "Lao Xie, what exactly are you thinking now.

To tell you the truth, when we came back this time, we naturally wanted to do some things, and we also needed some help.

But you have worked hard over the years, and now many of you have wives and children, and you have finally settled down.

If you want to continue to live a stable life, then we respect your choice; after drinking this cup of tea, we will leave immediately and pretend we have never been here. "

After hearing this, Sun Wei laughed bitterly:

“Who doesn’t want to live a peaceful life with a wife and children on the hot bed?
But we can't survive anymore. If you want to blame it, it's your parents. The principles they taught us back then made us no longer confused.

However, I live like a ghost, and I still worry about this Guo Jia and the future of this nation.

I couldn't feel at ease anymore, so I and my family bent their backs to become the loyal slaves of Daqing, and accepted the humiliation of the foreign devils with peace of mind.

So don’t say anything, Sun Wei, and there are a total of 130 seven brothers here in the magic city, one by one, from now on, I will rely on you to drive me, and I will die without regrets.

I just hope that a hundred years from now, we and the descendants of the flower growers will no longer live this life of humans and ghosts.

I was able to stop being arrogant and interact with those foreign devils on an equal footing without being humble or arrogant. "

After hearing this, the concubine, Lang Qing, Xiao Bailian, and Yun Qing immediately looked extremely serious. After standing up, they solemnly saluted Sun Wei and several others.

One is to respect their persistence and dedication over the years.

The second is to pay tribute to the heroic sons and daughters who have stood up without hesitation every time the flower growers encountered a crisis in China's mainland for 5000 years.

It is precisely because they continue to stand up that the inheritance of this great nation can continue to burn brightly.

In the following time, the concubine and the four of them asked about the situation of Sun Wei and others, and also learned a lot of good news.

For example, Sun Wei and others are in the Magic City area. Although there are only 130 people, there are still more than [-] disabled people among them.

However, in eastern Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and other places, there are still more than 1000 brothers from the past, most of whom have always had a few connections.

And Sun Wei promised that these are some of their close brothers who never gave up during their most difficult time; as long as they contact them, they will definitely return to Xuan Ge Camp happily.

Upon hearing such news, the imperial concubine and the others were immediately overjoyed.

Because they are preparing to rebuild a maritime force, and for such a maritime force, although the hardware such as warships is very important, the software aspects of qualified sailors are more critical.

With more than 1000 people, the minimum starting manpower is completely sufficient.

The only problem is that although Shuiwei and the others managed to grab some goods and wealth during their glory days, not much was left after successive battles and internal strife.

The remaining money was distributed to everyone and made into Anjia money, but there was really no money left.

Since ancient times, the three most important things to raise an army to start trouble are: silver, silver, white money...

(End of this chapter)