The devil is coming

Chapter 291 Daily Life
There are four gate captains in each of the four gates of Shengle City. It can be said that there are quite a lot of official positions.
Zheng Fan complained more than once about the military system of the Yan State, especially in Beifeng County. There were as many captains as dogs, just like the officials who donated officials in the Qing Dynasty in later generations. Overseas Chinese can find a set of "dressed beasts" and "wearing feathers on their heads" if they look through their family fortune.
But it is the butt that determines the head. When Zheng Fan was just a school captain, he would naturally criticize him verbally and in writing when faced with the devaluation of the school captain. But when he became the city guard and was in charge of a city and an area represented by this city, It instantly became "really fragrant".
Military pay naturally comes from the treasury, but compared to the so-called military pay, ordinary soldiers will value this small amount of money very seriously, but for those who have already made their mark, especially those who are powerful and powerful in Jindiwu Fort In words, it is inevitable that something is not enough.
At this time, I naturally began to practice the "Xiaowei" method.
Give you one, give him one, don't rush, don't grab it, it's all there, it's all there.
For a time, everyone got the official status of Dayan, so naturally they became a family, and everyone was affected by rain and dew. It was better to be like this.
Therefore, it is not surprising that there are four captains guarding the gates of a city.
However, the defenders of these four city gates are mainly Zheng Fan's old team, with barbarian soldiers accounting for the majority.
After working hard to build this city and protect his hometown, it was natural that he had to give the key to his direct descendants.
Zheng Fan and the demon kings under his command were not at ease if it were others to defend the city. In the past, he and others liked to steal other people's city gates, so if they did too many bad things, they were afraid that retribution would fall on them.
If in the end, because the subordinates were bribed to cooperate with the inside and outside, and the solid city wall built with hard work was directly reduced to a display, it would really be as depressing as the Gallic Rooster during World War II.
In the early morning, as soon as it was dawn, Yu Huaping put on a suit of leather armor. Instead of holding a sword, he took a Yan knife and walked out of the inn.
There is breakfast at the inn.
There are steamed buns with stuffings, shredded radish stuffing, pickle stuffing, bean paste stuffing, pure meat buns and rice porridge, as well as siomai, pan-fried and other foods.
The example of King Chu's slim waist was vividly displayed in Shengle City. The daily diet in the General's Mansion slowly became the mainstream standard in the city.
It's just that things like taste can't be changed overnight, but there's nothing you can do if you don't change it, because Shengle City has implemented military control from a long time ago.
The inn is the property of the General's Mansion. When you walk out of the inn and go down a street, everything that is open for business is the property of the General's Mansion, which is the so-called state-owned business.
Among the population of Shengle City, the military population accounts for the majority, which is actually convenient for management in a disguised way. For those who have families and are in the city, their families will receive rice, flour, grain and oil rations every month based on the population, adults and children. The bachelor eats and drinks in the military camp anyway.
The caravans traveling to and from Shengle City are all accommodated in the business hall, which is also the property of the General's Mansion. Every time a transaction is made, the General's Mansion will take a [-]% tax from it.
It’s not that there are no caravans who want to evade taxes. In fact, this is almost the instinct of businessmen.
However, since the time when a Wubao master set up a private market in his own Wubao and Sheng Le City sent troops to annihilate the entire clan, such incidents have become much less common.
According to the General's Mansion, the reason why people can do business here without being affected is because the General's Mansion maintains law and order here, so it is natural that the General's Mansion takes a commission when everyone makes money from business.
There is a vegetable market in the city, but it is also the property of the General's Mansion.
Originally, the sign hanging in the vegetable market was Shenglecheng Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Later, for some unknown reason, General Zheng felt dissatisfied when he saw it and ordered it to be changed to Shenglefang City.
If you want to buy food, you can go to the market. For other daily necessities, from coal to cloth, etc., there are also special doors open to people from outside the city.
In other words, all the industries that can be done in the city have been taken care of by the General's Mansion.
Yu Huaping instinctively felt uncomfortable with this. Walking on the streets of this city, even a sword master like him would feel like he was being strangled by the neck and about to be suffocated.
In fact, government-run operations have existed since ancient times and have always occupied a huge market share. However, it is extremely rare for companies like Shengle City to completely strangle the private economy in all directions.
Just outside the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, there were a large group of local people opening shops and doing business. Zheng Fan and the Sixth Prince also went there to drink mutton soup.
But the Marquis of Zhenbei Mansion has the entire Yan Kingdom to provide blood transfusion support. In Shengle City, to be honest, the support it can get from the imperial court every time is really better than nothing.
According to the establishment of the imperial court, the three thousand soldiers and horses in Shengle City were overwhelming. But in fact, the total number of soldiers and horses in Shengle City had already exceeded ten thousand, close to five thousand.
It's just that the Jin people make up the majority, plus the [-] Jin camp that Zheng Fan just pulled over and the ones that were already there, as well as the children of the powerful Wubao family who have recently defected and joined in, the number of Jin soldiers and horses in Shengle City is nearly [-].
In the remaining five thousand miles, barbarian soldiers accounted for the majority;
Therefore, in the Shengle City military camp, it was difficult to hear those words with a Yandi accent.
Because blood transfusions were not possible in the local area, everything had to be coordinated from the outset. Siniang and the blind man used this method, doing extraordinary things in extraordinary times.
Yu Huaping was uncomfortable because he was a man of the world. He instinctively disliked restraint and liked freedom, but he had nothing to say about it because there were no homeless people or beggars on the streets.
As long as there are hands and feet in the city, regardless of men and women, there is work to do. In the workshops outside the city, there is an extreme shortage of labor. It is almost impossible to make a living in this city and be a poor household on subsistence allowances. Son.
At the same time, school-age children can attend private schools for free, and medical clinics will also provide extremely cheap treatment.
Yu Huaping felt that the governance of ancient benevolent kings that literati praised every day seemed to be nothing more than this.
In the city, the largest gold selling cave is also opened by the General's Mansion. It is a large-scale restaurant where everything from ordinary banquets and gatherings to higher-level gatherings can be held here.
Behind the restaurant is the largest and only red tent in the entire Shengle City. According to the price tags, it can be considered to fully meet the needs of customers of all consumption levels.
Shengle City can be said to be the only city that does not have private brothels. First, there is no need for it. Siniang was really good at doing this when she was a child. She was very mature in all the rules. She would also collectively invite doctors to come over for regular treatment. physical examination,
The sisters themselves are willing to come, and here, there is no guarantee.
Of course, there are also old madams who want to "start their own business".
The end was that he was caught, and the old madam and the sisters below were thrown into the prison in the city.
Yu Huaping knew that the soldiers and horses in Shengle City were highly paid, comparable to the Jingnan Army. This seemed to be an unbearable burden.
But look,
After the pay and silver are given to the soldiers, everything they eat in the city, stay under the red tent, etc., is the property of the general's mansion. The military pay is usually paid once every month, and half of the military pay just sent out half a month later is the property of the general's mansion. It would be impossible to completely protect the capital, but with money circulating like this, the cost of military pay would not be as heavy as it seems.
Walking, Yu Huaping arrived at the gate of the east gate.
There are two hundred soldiers guarding the city. The captain of the city gate is a barbarian who can speak Xia language, but with a slightly thick accent. He has a hundred barbarians and a hundred Jin soldiers under his command.
After Yu Huaping arrived, the barbarian captain named Jin Shuke took the initiative to send a snack. The snack had the mark of the General's Mansion, which proved that it was bought from the pastry shop under the General's Mansion.
"this is yours."
Jinshu can deliver snacks to Yu Huaping's hands.
Yu Huaping nodded, and then he remembered that the day before yesterday, someone from the city guards specially called on everyone to join in. His aunt, the captain of the school, had given birth, and everyone was very happy.
Jin Shuke's aunt was a wild man, and he bought it from the slave market in the city. Of course, this market was also run by the general. Only those who signed a contract and bought and sold here were protected by the general's palace and could trade privately. The General's Palace did not recognize any of the slaves, and there was even a case where a privately traded slave escaped and was caught. Because he did not have the official seal of the contract from the General's Palace, he was sentenced to freedom as a slave.
According to the original thoughts of his subordinates, this barbarian soldier has always been the confidant of General Zheng. The martial arts is the earliest three hundred barbarian soldiers. As a barbarian general, let alone the future, his current status is already very high. Forget it, let alone marrying a girl from Yan State Xiahang in an extremely luxurious way, it is still possible to marry a girl from Jin State.
But he didn't, and married a savage aunt.
Privately, many of his Jin soldiers had ridiculed him, saying that the barbarian people's vision was really strange. When a barbarian married a barbarian, he was really looking at mung beans, and he was right.
But in fact, Jin Shuke always remembered the scene when he accompanied his master to attack the first Ganren fortress.
In the Ganren Fort, there was a small red tent with a woman inside.
When the barbarian soldiers looked at those women, their eyes widened and they were in a state of disbelief.
But Jin Shuke noticed that at that time, the master's eyes showed dissatisfaction.
Therefore, Jinshu did not dare to touch a woman from the Qian Kingdom, nor did he dare to touch a woman from the Yan Kingdom. It was best not to touch a woman from the Jin Kingdom, so he bought a female savage slave.
This savage mother-in-law is also very proud of herself. She gave birth just five months after she bought her.
I gave birth to three children in my life, but I was extremely happy with metal arts.
Yu Huaping knew that many people in Jin felt that metal arts were a bit silly, so it was unclear whether they were his own.
But Yu Huaping understood that in barbarian culture, as long as the child grew up with him and inherited his surname, he was his "child" and a member of his tribe.
When the barbarians went to war, men above the enemy's chariot wheels would be killed because they believed that these grown-up children could no longer be assimilated, while those younger children had no such problem at all.
Jin Shuke was really happy. Even when he bought the savage female slave, he might have noticed that the woman was pregnant, and he might have felt that he had taken a huge advantage.
However, no matter how much you joke about this boss in private, he is your boss after all, so everyone still knows how to join in and do whatever it takes.
Jin Shuke was also very successful. He specially bought some pastries and made everyone happy. Afterwards, Jin Shuke said to everyone:
"After I get off work tonight, I will be the host of Juyi House!"
Juyilou is the largest restaurant in Litian City and the only one open to the public.
"Thank you sir!"
"Your Highness!"
"Thank you sir!"
Both the barbarian soldiers and the Jin soldiers were happy when they heard this.
Yu Huaping stood at his position with a knife in his hand. The city gate had been opened, and business travelers with goods were already coming in.
There was no scene like when the gates of an ordinary city were opened in the morning, many vegetable sellers would rush in to catch the morning market. These things were all sent by the General's Mansion in advance to purchase them below and then transport them in together.
And although the suspicion of war is already in front of us, and there is no telling when the savage chaos will spread here, as long as there is no real war, those caravans will continue to come in.
This made Yu Huaping feel that these merchants' pursuit of making money was very similar to the swordsmen's dedication to the art of swordsmanship.
Jin Shuke began to arrange for people to inspect the caravan. They were only inspecting the first wave to see if any spies or spies wouldn't slip in. There was a transit area behind the city gate, and a large area was specially carved out. Specialized officials are responsible for sorting out goods and registering them.
As long as anything enters Shengle City, it will inevitably leave traces. These are also the proof of tax after the transaction is completed.
You can trade in the store yourself, or you can go directly to the commercial yamen under the General's Mansion, but the price of the latter will be lower.
It's not that there aren't corrupt officials taking advantage of them. In the past month, Yu Huaping has heard about the news that more than ten officials were beheaded and skinned. In fact, there will only be more officials punished.
The chair where the inventory officer sits is already covered with two layers of human skin. You are not allowed to change the chair, so you just sit there and continue working.
Jin Shuke walked up to Yu Huaping and reached out to pat Yu Huaping's shoulder.
The action of tapping the shoulder,
It originated from the owner of Shengle City, General Zheng of the General Mansion. It is said that he liked to pat his subordinates on the shoulders when talking to them;
Gradually, this action was learned and imitated in the army and yamen.
"Little fish."
"Yes, sir." Yu Huaping responded calmly.
Except for Zheng Fan and others, no one knows his true identity.
"You haven't gotten married yet, have you?"
Although Jin Shuke's Xia language has a strong accent, he can speak it fluently.
"Not yet, my lord."
"Shall I help you tell your mother-in-law that she doesn't want it?"
The expression on Lord Sword Master's face was very exciting at this time.
He is really afraid of metal arts, but he can say that a group of savage slaves have recently come to the market. One of the female slaves has even brought you seeds in advance, and he has taken advantage of it.
To be honest, the Sword Master can understand some of the barbarian customs and habits, and can respect them to a certain extent, but it is impossible for him to be willing to integrate into them.
Previously, there was a soldier nicknamed Si Gui among the city guards. He went to eat meat in a red tent in the city, and for cheap, he chose a savage woman. As a result, he was said to have fainted after taking off his pants.
This incident became a joke among the guards at the East Gate.
Yu Huaping naturally would not participate in such topics, but when others talked about it, he had no choice but to hear it.
"A nice woman, a woman from Jin. She is a widow. She has a daughter and a mother-in-law."
Yu Huaping blinked.
"That woman is good-looking, and most importantly, according to your Jin people's opinion, she is a woman who knows how to live a good life."
"Sir, I don't want to think about this for now. I want to earn some military merit and look for it later."
Yu Huaping could only use this excuse to evade.
He has his own code of conduct. Since he agreed to help Zheng Fan guard the East City Gate, he naturally will not let himself give up halfway because of personnel relations.
Swordsman, a sword can be so one-sided sometimes.
“It’s always good to take a look.”
Jin Shuke reached out and patted Yu Huaping's shoulder again, then lowered his voice and secretly said to Yu Huaping:
"You boy, I can tell, you are definitely not an ordinary person."
"what?"
"You and us, you and them, are all different."
"Different?"
"Yes, it's different. I don't believe the reason you just gave. They care, we care, about money, women, status, but you don't care about this at all."
"I care."
"Don't lie to me. As long as I'm not on duty, I will attend Mr. Bei's evening classes."
"Ok?"
The blind man's evening class is based on the theme of brainwashing.
But sometimes when the interest comes, I will also talk about some philosophy of life, which is the so-called output of three views. If it is more understandable, it will be mixed with personal information.
This is a blind man's instinct, an instinct that cannot be changed, or it can be said that anyone who feels good about himself will suffer from a disease that makes him feel uncomfortable if he does not reveal his private goods.
"Mr. Bei said that some people look like us, but in fact, they are different from us. He is like the wolf king. While the wolves are cheering for the meat in front of them, he is worried. The coming winter.
The master is the Wolf King. "
The master, of course, refers to Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan is very lazy and rarely attends public events, but precisely because of this mystery, he relies more on his demon kings to shape his character.
If Zheng Fan had nothing to do and just skip around and show his face everywhere, he might not have such a good character development effect.
Therefore, every time Zheng Fan appeared, the soldiers around him would be extremely excited, as if they were seeing ardent fans of their idol.
Stimulated by the reaction of the sergeants after Tian Wujing appeared in the army last time, during this period, the demon kings spared no effort in this god-making movement.
"My lord, I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Since you came here to take charge, the number of times the master has come through our east gate has begun to increase."
"The general likes to take the east gate. What does this have to do with me?"
"It doesn't matter? The blacksmith's workshop is in the west of the city, but when the master goes to inspect the blacksmith's workshop, he always goes through our east gate. After coming back from the blacksmith's workshop, he specially goes around and goes back through our east gate.
Even if he goes out to patrol the city, the master usually doesn't like busy people, but recently he has started to patrol the streets frequently. Whenever he patrols, he will come to our east gate to take a look.
Just the day before yesterday, the owner came to our east gate four times. "
When Yu Huaping heard this reason, he was a little helpless.
Indeed,
Zheng Fan likes to run to the east gate when he has nothing to do during this period.
Even if I go there twice, it seems that now I have to take a walk here after lunch and dinner.
Yu Huaping could understand the reason why Zheng Fan ran here.
A sword master was guarding the gate for him,
He has to come and see from time to time,
Every time, the corners of my mouth tightened to pretend to be serious, but in fact my heart was filled with joy and I felt so proud.
"Brother, I'm not asking you where the devil is."
"It's sacred."
"Well, Sheng Sheng, I don't ask you. You are very conscientious in your daily work and can't find any faults. This makes me very satisfied."
"Thank you for your appreciation, my lord."
"You have to come to Juyilou tonight."
"I have something to do tonight."
In the evening, the sword master has to teach the little sword boy how to practice swordsmanship. This is an unbreakable lesson every day.
Jin Shuke heard this and was not angry. Instead, he nodded and said:
"alright."
finished,
Jin Shuke turned his head and pointed at the defenders behind him and yelled:
"We'll eat the pastries after the shift is over. Please stand still so that the disciplinary officer doesn't come over to slap you!"
.........
In the bedroom of the back house of the general's mansion,
The little Marquis lay on the bed with his butt stuck out, saying "Wow wow wow" without knowing what he was talking about.
After seeing the child, Zheng Fan asked Xue San to go to Litian City again to tell Tian Wujing the news. The door of the Hou Mansion was still closed, and the soldiers outside were completely unreasonable.
Later, Xue San was forced to sneak into the Hou Mansion and left a letter from Zheng Fan in the Hou Mansion.
As for whether the letter would be accidentally picked up by others, Xue San patted his small chest and said absolutely not. As soon as he sneaked into the Hou Mansion, he instantly felt like being stared at by a tiger.
Obviously, all his little moves fell into Tian Wujing's "eyes", so the letter could not be picked up by others, and there was no possibility of it being lost.
However, what makes Zheng Fan incomprehensible is that since his letter was sent out, Tian Wujing himself has not come to say anything, nor has he sent anyone to check on the child.
It was as if he had forgotten that his son was still here with him.
However, in the words of a blind person, from this "look", a Longyuan Sword and those five thousand Jin troops are regarded as milk powder money?
at this time,
The little baby who was eating "sky-priced" milk powder continued to move forward hard on the bed. No one in the room was watching him. It was very dangerous to throw a child on the bed like this. Moreover, the child's identity was so precious.
at last,
When the little Marquis was about to climb out of bed, he was about to fall.
A stone that had been placed on the bed suddenly flew up and pushed the child back.
The little Marquis rolled over on the bed like he was lying upside down. He didn't cry, but looked at the stone with his two bright eyes.
"Wow wow wow."
The stone stopped moving again.
The little Marquis began to see this and began to crawl out of the bed.
at last,
The man in the stone couldn't bear it any longer,
A black baby shadow appeared,
The extremely terrifying magic pill appeared.
Stand in front of the young prince.
The little Marquis did not cry, but lay down on his side, dancing and laughing while looking at the magic pill.
Mowan had a cold face.
Little Marquis slowly got up again,
Climbing up to the magic pill,
hold your head up,
Sticking out the little butt,
"Whoa whoa!"
Mowan opened his mouth and said solemnly:
"Jiejie...Jiejie...Jiejie..."
"Wow... wow... wow... wow..."
"Jie Jie..."
"Wow……"
(End of this chapter)