The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 7 Horse bandits attack

"Ah!" Li An lay on a bed full of straw. This bed was made of wood and covered with a thick layer of straw. Li An felt a little comfortable lying on it.

Li An can still bear this kind of life. In the past, Li An was a retired scout. You must know that the scouts are very hard. Li An has experienced traveling in the jungle and spending nights in the wild. Now he can have a piece of shelter. With his head covered with straw and the ground covered with straw, Li An is already very comfortable.

The only thing that made Li An feel inconvenient was that he forgot to bring toilet paper when he came to Datang this time. Oops. He just went to the toilet in Datang, which really made Li An feel a little scared.

This Tang Dynasty toilet is different from modern toilets. It requires climbing up a certain distance, that is, up a small step. After you go up, you must squat down and be calm, because something will rush towards you immediately below. At this time, don't be afraid. Li An was startled and almost fell.

In fact, the thing that is rushing towards you is a domestic pig. It is not rushing towards you to bite you. It is here to eat. As for what to eat, you should be clear about it.

Haha, Li An squatted on it, huh, huh, and there was a pig humming down there. Ouch. This feeling was really weird. When Li An got up, he found that he had forgotten to bring toilet paper, which made Li An I became anxious, because Datang will give you a piece of bamboo after you finish your work. What's even more frightening is that this piece of bamboo is not for you alone, but for everyone.

Finally, Ang Lee got some leaves and solved his cleanliness problem. To be honest, Ang Lee really wanted to remind all people who traveled through time to bring paper with them when coming to the Tang Dynasty, otherwise they would be too aggrieved.

In the evening, Li An was arranged in the best room of the Liu family. As time went by, Li An also became a little sleepy. Li An was very tired that day. Fortunately, Li An was lucky to have the Liu family. of trust.

Tomorrow Liu Fangzi will personally drive Li An to Dongshi. Liu Fangzi told Li An that as long as he finds a Persian restaurant in Dongshi, Li An can exchange his things for gold Kaiyuan.

Li An asked Liu Fangzi what the Persian mansion was.

It turns out that this Persian mansion is an inn opened by Persian merchants. It not only stores goods but also provides accommodation for merchants. If you are short of money, you can also pawn your belongings.

Persian businessmen were good at identifying jade, so many of them were engaged in the jade and jewelry industry, and often opened their own shops.They regard clam beads as more expensive and snake beads as less expensive.

It is said that the snake beads are spit out from the snake's mouth, and only they can recognize them.

Liu Fangzi told Li An that if there is no Jin Kaiyuan in this Persian mansion, then he has no way to know where there is Jin Kaiyuan, so Li An also prayed silently, praying that the Persians in this Persian mansion can get Jin Kaiyuan, and then and Own glass exchange.

As long as there is Jin Kaiyuan, then Li An can go back to save his daughter. Some people may say that in addition to Jin Kaiyuan, he can also exchange for other things, but there is a very important point here, that is, Li An has no interest in other things. Do not really understand.

If you take a national treasure back and sell it to Li An, you might be arrested as a cultural relic dealer. Only Jin Kaiyuan is the most reasonable. Li An said it was passed down from his ancestors, and no one would doubt or question it. No one can take advantage of it.

You must know that the cultural relics industry is too deep. Some people pretend to be a certain family and have been harming people in it. I won’t give examples. Everyone knows it, so Li An thinks it is safer to exchange gold for Kaiyuan.

Of course, if he really can't exchange for Jin Kaiyuan, then Li An will still take the risk and exchange for something else.

The night gradually got deeper, and Li An also closed his eyes. However, although Li An had closed his eyes at this time, Li An's nerves were always tense. He put his backpack on his He lowered his head, put his hands into his arms, and kept touching his May [-]th pistol. His body formed an arch shape, and then he could stand up and shoot.This is the unfamiliar Tang Dynasty, so Li An will be careful about everything. After all, Li An's life is very important, and his daughter still needs him.

"Hula la ho la la."

It was around early in the morning when a sound of horse hooves sounded from far to near. The sound of horse hooves was uniform and all heading in the same direction. Li An's eyes opened immediately because he felt that the person coming was not good.

In the evening, Liu Fangzi also explained to Li An why he was so sensitive to Li An who did not have a talisman. It was because their Huatian Village had recently been targeted by a group of people who were not good people. This group They are horse bandits on Qingniu Mountain eighty miles away. There are about 50 people in total. They come and go like the wind. Recently, many villages have been robbed by them.

Liu Fangzi was worried that Li An was the one being trampled by this group of horse bandits, so he drove Li An away. Now the sound of horse hooves made Li An uneasy. Li An immediately got up and came to the main room and shouted: "Liu An Uncle, the prescription is not good, it seems that a large group of cavalry is coming!"

Li An's shout immediately elicited a response from Liu Xiatian and Liu Fangzi.

The two of them hurried to the main room. Liu Fangzi looked at Li An and asked, "Where does Mr. Li have the cavalry?"

"There are a lot of people on the west side, at least dozens of people, coming towards Huatian Village. I'm worried they are the horse bandits you call them." Li An said quickly.

"Ah, the west side is in the direction of Qingniu Mountain. This is trouble. I'm going to ring the bell now. Dad, you immediately take Mom, Xiu and Huzi to hide in the cellar behind." Liu Fangzi walked out. , while ordering his father.

After a while, Liu Fangzi went out, and the sound of the copper bell rang. As soon as the copper bell rang, the entire Huatian Village woke up. What surprised Li An was that Huatian Village didn't seem to be easy to mess with. A large number of people After running out of their houses, they actually had armor on their bodies and weapons in their hands, including long knives, crossbows, and shields!

You don’t need to think about these weapons to know that they are military weapons. Why do the people in Huatian Village have military weapons? Later, Li An learned that the Tang Dynasty had a military system. This military system was based on the Han Dynasty’s “all farmers were soldiers” kind of change.

Because in the Tang Dynasty, it was not that “all farmers were soldiers” but “all soldiers were farmers”!
Some people are surprised, what’s the difference?
Very simple, what the Han Dynasty pursued was to entrust the armed groups to the production groups, while the Tang Dynasty entrusted the production groups to the armed groups.

All soldiers can be converted into farmers, but not all farmers can be converted into soldiers. This is completely opposite to the Han Dynasty's "all farmers are soldiers" concept.

The most direct benefit of this military service system is that the central government does not need to allocate a large amount of funds every year to maintain it, and the soldiers are completely self-sufficient. This can greatly reduce the financial burden of the central government.

Huatian Village is such a village with a military system. The people here have fought with Li Shimin outside, so when the bell rang, everyone rushed out in an orderly manner. This is also one of the strengths of Huatian Village.

"Sir, come with me to the cellar and hide. Don't worry, if we have a way with them, the horse bandits in Qingniu Mountain won't be able to take advantage!" Liu Xiatian persuaded Li An to leave with him, but Li An shook his head and said: "Uncle Liu, you Take Aunt Liu, sister-in-law and Huzi to hide first, and I'll go help you..."

With that said, Li An also ran out of the yard.

(End of this chapter)