Changsheng starts from Tiangang 36

Chapter 66
"Princess Yunle's suggestion has been adopted by Emperor Jing, and the negotiation with Hua Xiaodao is all in the charge of Princess Yunle!"

When Emperor Jing's imperial chariot was still slowing along the official road, the majestic and majestic outline of the Shengjing Imperial City had already appeared in the sight of Jiang Li and the others.

Taking off the letter box from Bi Falcon's sharp claws, Jiang Li took out the letter to check, a trace of joy appeared on the young man's travel-worn cheeks.

As long as Princess Yunle can reach a cooperation agreement with Hua Xiaodao, not only is there hope for the implementation of the Three Strategies of Controlling Mang, but he can also get some support from Hua Xiaodao.

The border of the Great Zhou was long, and there were constant frictions with the surrounding countries, and the military strength was tight. Since the founding of the country, the children of the aristocratic families had been tacitly allowed to bring a certain number of private troops into the army.

Below [-] households, the private army is capped at [-] people.

The commander of the guard can lead three hundred private troops.

Of course, all the supply expenses of the private army are also fully borne by the aristocratic family, which is an unimaginable expense.

The disciples of the aristocratic family are already superb in martial arts, wise and brave. With the help of a powerful private army, they are like a tiger with wings added to the battlefield, and the accumulation of enemy heads is unknown how many times that of ordinary officers.

It is more capable of performing some special and difficult tasks.

These people often join the army for only a few years before they can rise quickly and lead one side.

As for low-ranking officers from humble backgrounds, it is already very difficult to improve their martial arts realm and increase their strength, and it is even more difficult to accumulate military merits to be promoted.

If Jiang Li wanted to quickly accumulate military achievements in the Northern Expedition and gain a certain amount of self-protection power, he also needed a private army with good strength to follow.

He was born in the Wuhou Mansion of the town, but he is no different from a humble martial artist, and he has to plan and fight for all accumulations by himself.

"I have a long friendship with Liu Honglie, but our status has been reduced, even if Uncle Qianjun's family divorces, it will be difficult to change the current situation.

What's more, I am over sixteen years old, the lamp is not on, and my official career has long been cut off. If I want to protect myself, the only way to go is to join the army. scruples. "

Jiang Li thought to himself, he has mastered the supernatural power of Tiangang, and his martial arteries and energy arteries have entered the four realms, but he is still as small as an ant in front of Zhenwuhou, the backbone of his martial arteries.

He is not strong enough and has limited means. Even if he leaves the mansion alone, he cannot escape the search and control of Marquis Zhenwu.

Although this world does not have the technological means of the previous life, it has strange arts with infinite mysteries and extraordinary supernatural powers.

Finding a low-level martial artist without channeling skills in the vast Kyushu is not much different from bending down to pick up objects for an existence like Jiang Shirong.

"Mr. Mo, let's go to Beishi first!"

The four of Jiang Li rode their horses into the city, instead of returning directly to the Hou Mansion, they headed towards Shengjing Beishi.

Shengjing is the largest city in Kyushu. The layout of the city is symmetrical, the streets are wide, the squares are neat, the canals are vertical and horizontal, and the city is shaded by greenery. There are a total of [-] squares in two cities and a population of several million.

The common people live in Lifang, and each Lifang is surrounded by high walls, like small cities.

There are also two cities in the east and west, where merchants gather. There are many mansions and shops, a variety of goods, and prosperous trade. They are the commercial and trade centers of Dazhou.

The East Market brings together rare treasures from all over the world, and most of the items sold are high-end luxury items.

The West Market is dominated by daily necessities such as clothing, candles, cakes, and medicines. It is closer to civilian use and is more prosperous. It is also known as the "Gold Market".

The Yumen restaurant where Jiang Li and the veterans met for the first time was in the West Market.

As for Beishi, which we are going to go to this time, although it is named as a city, it is actually a low commercial street less than 200 meters long.

But in terms of popularity, it is even worse than the two cities in the east and west.

All because this is the only place where prisoners of war are sold in Shengjing City.

The Great Zhou had constant friction and wars with its neighbors, and the captured prisoners of war were not suitable to be released and returned to the country. Raising them all would consume huge financial resources and manpower, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, except those with special status and status, almost all prisoners of war captured on the battlefield will be escorted here and handed over to the Ministry of War for unified handling.

Because it is an official organization for dealing with prisoners of war, the ten stalls in Beishi have a different decoration style from ordinary shops. They are all low-rise tile-roofed houses with white walls and black tiles, and the style is simple and unified.

The only difference is that the prisoners of war imprisoned in the stalls come from different enemy countries and tribes.

It was close to noon, which was the busiest time of the day in Beishi, but there were not many people passing by near the entrance.

Unlike the ordinary domestic slaves who voluntarily sold into the aristocratic families of the Marquis Mansion, most of the prisoners sold by the Labor Department of the Ministry of War were muscular soldiers with strong muscles and bones.

Among them, there are even some warriors at the Flood Martial Realm and Tai Chi Realm, but the price is not much higher than that of ordinary domestic slaves.

Because of the special status of prisoners of war, in order to prevent neighboring countries or relatives of prisoners of war from mixing with Dazhou, and buying prisoners of war out of the country, the Ministry of War and Service Department has strict requirements on the identity of the purchasers.

Ordinary merchants are not eligible to buy, only the Houmen family are eligible to enter Beishi.

Once the prisoners of war are purchased, they cannot be released at will or released from slavery.

And it is also responsible for the control of these prisoners of war. Once these prisoners of war escape the control, the Ministry of War will charge a large fine.

Beishi is not so much an official place to sell prisoners of war, but rather a tacit agreement between the Ministry of War and the aristocratic family. The aristocratic family will solve the burden of raising prisoners of war for the imperial court, and the imperial court will provide the aristocratic family with low-level warriors to drive.

"Why don't you let me in? This is Da Zhou's tolerance for the world?"

"Since it is a commercial market, if it is open for business, it should be treated equally. Why can't we barbarians enter if people from Dazhou enter?"

"There is an order from the Ministry of War that anyone who enters Beishi must be a registered noble family, otherwise even if they have ten thousand gold, they will not be allowed to enter!"

"Leave quickly, if you cause trouble and alarm the government servants in the capital, you will all be taken into the army and distributed for eight thousand miles!"

Jiang Li and the others hadn't reached Beishi when they heard loud noises of resentment and dissatisfaction coming from a distance at the entrance, mixed with the murmurs of passers-by.

"It's another alien who came to redeem his relatives!"

"Wishful thinking, don't say whether they can raise enough ransom, even if they sell the person, how can they pass the interrogation and check and reach the border without a guide!"

……

"This is Beishi?"

The four of Jiang Li rode their horses and saw many people gathered at the entrance of Beishi, pointing and discussing, as if some dispute had occurred.

"Who is making noise!"

In Beishi, there was the sound of chain armor and weapons colliding with each other. Sitting on the horse, Jiang Li saw a group of sergeants rushing towards the entrance with long guns and waist sabers.

"Da Zhou is too deceitful. He is doing business. The money of the aristocratic family is money, so our money is not money?"

"Let's go, don't let us in, is there no other way!"

Hearing the armor of the Da Zhou sergeant, two burly men wearing animal skins squeezed out from the crowd at the entrance.

They are about eight feet tall, with a towering body, dark complexion, short hair, and primitive and mysterious tattoos on their faces.

Although he was bare-handed, he gave off an extremely dangerous and ferocious feeling, as if two bears were walking in Shengjing City.

The spectators around couldn't avoid it and stepped aside one after another. Some who walked slowly were knocked down by two big men and flew to the ground, screaming in pain.

"The barbarians from Hundred Thousand Monster Mountain! Why did they come to Shengjing City?"

The old man Tu exclaimed.

"Monster Mountain barbarians?"

Jiang Li frowned slightly.

In the "Kyushu Supplements" he had read, there were related records about the Hundred Thousand Demon Mountain in the south of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

According to the book, it is an uncultivated land outside the world, a primitive land, and it is also a paradise that the monsters all over the world yearn for.

The mountains are endless, primitive and wild, almost half the size of Dazhou. Among them, there are overlapping forests, streams and waterfalls, strange mountains and mountains, mysterious and dangerous, inhabited by countless fierce beasts, monster clans, and monsters and beasts. Accompanied by thousands of years of barbarian tribes.

(End of this chapter)