Tibet

Chapter 369
Qiao Bin handed over the horse to the soldiers, and tremblingly walked alone to the big civilian tent with the red and yellow flags.

It was his first time entering the barracks, and he thought that the barracks should be bustling and full of soldiers training, but he didn't expect it to be so quiet, even a little deserted, and the school grounds were covered with thick snow.

"They all went home for the New Year!"

A middle-aged scribe stood in front of the large tent and said with a smile: "I am Chen Huan, you are Qiao Bin!"

"I'm!"

"It's cold outside, come in first!"

Chen Huan led Qiao Bin into the big tent. There were piles of paperwork everywhere in the big tent, which was very messy. Chen Huan smiled and said, "We are short of people now!"

"A humble job is dealing with all kinds of paperwork."

Chen Huan nodded and pointed to the sheepskin on the ground, "Please sit down!"

Without a couch, Qiao Bin had to sit on the ground. Chen Huan sat down opposite him and said with a smile: "At first I wasn't used to it, but later I found out that this is the case here, even the governor is sitting on the ground. Later, I asked the soldiers and said it was convenient for the march. I understand that it is really inconvenient to march with a couch.”

"Humble job understands!"

Qiao Bin handed a resume to Chen Huan, "This is my resume!"

Chen Huan took a look at it, and said with a smile, "Did you write this word?"

"Yes! I wrote it last night."

"The handwriting is not bad, very neat. The army does not require good handwriting, but it must be neat, because many generals are rough and rough. If they write a little sloppy, they will not recognize them. So neatness is very important."

"I remember, don't scribble!"

Chen Huan looked at the resume carefully, and frowned slightly, "Are you only 16 years old?"

"Yes! I am one year younger than the governor."

Only then did Chen Huan realize that this is the governor's friend, so he must be young. He took up a pen and erased the line of age, and said to Qiao Bin: "I have to tell you a principle, we can't lie, but we must learn to be flexible, such as You may know the age of the governor, but there may only be two or three people in Anxi who know it.

I know, the governor's grandfather told me, but no one else knows except you and me. This is top secret, so although you can't lie, you can avoid it. "

"Remember the humility!"

Chen Huan pointed to his head, and said with a smile: "You have to remember, you must think about what you can confess, and what you must avoid. For example, you are only 16 years old. How can you serve as a soldier and join the military? The official department will never Approved, this is asking for trouble for myself."

Chen Huan said with a smile: "Actually, I know it's not that you don't understand, but you are a newcomer and don't dare to make decisions on your own. You can just ask more in the future."

Qiao Bin nodded silently.

Chen Huan looked at the performance and smiled again: "You are Cao, a householder in Chang'an County? How long have you been here?"

"It started last November, for a whole year!"

"What are you doing?"

"It's mainly about population and housing registration. Not long after I entered, the biennial population and housing revision began. Re-investigation, re-registration, and checking of the original records are required. If they are different, find out why they are different, and then It is very cumbersome to write notes on the side, with a population of nearly 80! The five of us have been busy for three months and almost died of exhaustion."

Chen Huan nodded with a smile, "It seems that you are very suitable to be a soldier and join the military. It is basically the same as what you do in the county government. Register and check the military registration, make up the military register, and establish the Hezhong Army. The military register is very important. It is also very urgent, and it must be compiled into a book before the 1th day of the first lunar month next year, in triplicate, one for the Ministry of War, one for the governor, and one for the military reserve, with a total of [-] people, let’s start today!”

Qiao Bin nodded, "Humble job is ready!"

It was noon, and the largest Wude Restaurant in Pingkangfang was buzzing with people and business was booming.Every table was full of seats. In a semi-open box on the second floor, Li Ye and Suzaku sat facing each other. The table in front of them was filled with all kinds of exquisite dishes, which made Suzaku smile.

She has followed Master for the past few months, and she has had a rough meal every day. Today, she finally had a good meal. How could she not be happy?
Sitting next to them are two pipa girls, playing and singing with their pipas in their arms, telling the love between men and women.

The two pipa girls are very distinctive, one is a Kunlun slave woman with very dark skin, and the other is a blond and blue-eyed Daqin woman. One has ink-stained skin and the other is white as snow.

This was the first time Li Ye saw black and white people in Chang'an, and he kept looking at them both.

Seeing that he was absent-minded, Suzaku was a little unhappy and said: "It's fine if you can't find the treasure, and you don't concentrate on eating. Haven't you heard the little song?"

Li Ye smiled apologetically: "This is indeed the first time I've heard Xiaoqu. I've seen orchids dance before, but what I'm interested in is not Xiaoqu, but their race. It seems that their speech is no different from ours."

"What a bumpkin. It seems that this is the first time you have come to Wude Restaurant. The reason why Wude Restaurant is famous lies in its characteristics. The servant who leads the horse is a black Kunlun slave man, and the waiter's bartender is Silla and Japanese. , those who sell wine and dance are Sogdian orchids, and the pipa girls who sell and sing are all black and white girls."

"Open your eyes, where did they come from?"

"White women were brought by sea by big cannibals, and they were from the Great Qin Kingdom. Some of the black Kunlun slaves were also brought by big cannibals, but some were black women from India brought by Gandhara merchants. You should know about it!"

Li Ye nodded, "I have dealt with their merchants before."

The country of Gandhara is Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan today. The little blacks in Tianzhu should refer to the aborigines in southern Tianzhu. Although their skin is very dark, their facial features are still different from those of African blacks.

Caucasians are from Great Qin, and Great Qin is the Eastern Roman Empire. In fact, these Caucasian women should be of Slavic race.

"They only seem to be in their teens!" Li Ye said again.

"They should be the second generation. They were cultivated in the music workshop. Except for their appearance, they are not different from us in terms of language and customs."

"Where is their home? Why have I never seen it before?"

"Actually, you should have seen it!"

Suzaku smiled and said: "The workshop they live in is very close to your old Yonghefang. It is in Chonghuafang to the north of Yonghefang. Your mother said that you were very naughty when you were young and ran around. Have you never seen them?"

The previous Li Ye may have seen it, but the current Li Ye must have not. Li Ye smiled and shook his head, "I don't remember."

"Tell me about your childhood! I have never understood, how did the dignified grandson of Xiangguo end up in Yonghefang?"

Suzaku looked down on Yonghefang in his tone, but Li Ye didn't feel disgusted. Yonghefang is a well-known slum in Chang'an, and all Chang'an people have prejudices against it.

"Didn't my mother tell you?"

"Just to mention a little bit, she said that her father is Pei Fang, deputy envoy of Hexi Jiedu."

"My father turned out to be his wife, Yuwen Luo, the daughter of the Yuwen family, you know that!"

"I know, a very strong woman. Her sister Yuwen Cairen is also very strong in the palace. No one can beat her in a fight."

"Many years ago, not long after my father passed the imperial examination, he followed Pei Min to Ganzhou to play, and finally met my mother. The two fell in love at first sight, and they made a private decision for life. At that time, my father and Yu Wenluo were actually married. He gave birth to a son, but he didn't like Yuwenluo very much. He went back to tell his father and divorced Yuwenluo.

Then my mother gave birth to me and was kicked out of the house by her father. There was only one Mu aunt by her side. The two of them carried me to Chang'an to find my father. As you can guess, Yu Wenluo didn't allow my mother to enter the house, and neither did my mother. When the housewife got angry, she opened a small clinic in Yonghefang to treat people for a living. She worked hard to bring me up. At that time, my grandfather didn’t even know that I existed. My father came to look for me. My mother was beaten out many times by her. "

Suzaku's eyes were full of sympathy, "It's not easy for your mother to raise you alone!"

"Tell me about you! I want to hear your story!" Li Ye laughed.

(End of this chapter)