Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 206 Meeting Ceremony

False alarm, Liang Xiao called Mei Gao and the others back, and also called the accompanying interpreter, only then did he know that these men spoke the native language of the border county.There are naturally some differences between the native language and the Xiongnu language, but for the Central Plains people, this difference is basically indistinguishable.

"In the eyes of you Central Plains people, aren't we border people just barbarians?" Xie Guanglong said sourly.

Liang Xiao couldn't help but laugh. "I didn't expect that such a rough man like you could say such petty words, aren't you afraid of embarrassment?"

"This is the truth." Xie Guanglong shrugged and wiped the dirt from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. "The Huns invade every year and take away thousands of people. Has the court ever been anxious? But the people from the court are different. Once in danger, we will desperately rescue them."

Liang Xiao's heart skipped a beat. "You said it was the story of General Li in Shangjun, right?"

"Yes." Xie Guanglong nodded, suddenly feeling wrong. "how do you know?"

Liang Xiao grinned happily.Li Guang was the previous governor of Yanmen, and this Xie Guanglong was probably Li Guang's former subordinate.Li Guang was very kind to his subordinates. Every time he got a reward, he never took it home, but always distributed it to his subordinates. In addition, he loved the soldiers, so he had an excellent reputation.This is true in Chang'an, and it must be the same in Yanmen.

The Han people are simple and respect courage. Li Guang is a typical example.He is completely different from another famous general, Cheng Buzhi, in that he leads the army with his charisma.He cared about the soldiers, and the soldiers loved him, and it was normal for them to often talk about his cases.

For example, in order to save the nobles sent by the court, Li Guang confronted the Xiongnu eagle shooters, and was later surrounded by the Xiongnu, almost annihilated by the whole army.

"General Li is Weiyang Weiwei now, I am Weiyang Lang, and I am under General Li's command."

Xie Guanglong jumped up, both surprised and happy. "Are you under General Li?"

Liang Xiao laughed loudly, pointed at Li Shuyun and the others and said, "Not only me, but all of them."

"You are so blessed." Xie Guanglong said, making no secret of his envy.Li Shuyun and the others raised their heads proudly.With a common topic, the atmosphere immediately became harmonious, and they quickly talked speculatively.

Xie Guanglong's complaint is not groundless, but a real difficulty.

Yanmen is a border county, which is often attacked by the Huns. Every autumn, the harvest season of the Han people, is the beginning of the disaster.The Huns came on horseback, more or less, less or less, more or less plundered, and the Han people could only concentrate on protection, also known as autumn defense.

Xie Guanglong and others pretended to be refugees and went out to inquire about the situation of the Huns this year.According to the custom of the Xiongnu, they will meet in Longcheng in May, and go to the forest in July to count the harvest of the year.Once the harvest of the Huns is not good this year, Qiufang will increase its manpower.

In order to guard against the invasion of the Huns, it is necessary not only to organize a large number of frontier residents for autumn defense, but also to have famous generals guarding them.When Li Guang, Cheng Bushi and other famous generals were in town, the Huns did not dare to act rashly, let alone go deep, and usually just walked around the Great Wall before leaving.Now Li Guang and Cheng Bushi have been transferred back to the capital, and the unknown generals in the border counties are guarding them. The Huns are unscrupulous, and the people have suffered.

Xie Guanglong didn't mention the name of Feng Yannian, the prefect of Yanmen, but his disdain for Feng Yannian was palpable. He didn't even want to mention Feng Yannian, but he regretted Li Guang's transfer, and the death of the former prefect Feng Jing, especially for Cangying Zhi. Being condemned to heart.

"Have you been in Yanmen for many years?"

"I am from Yanmen, where else can I go if I am not in Yanmen." Xie Guanglong sighed. "I originally thought that I could move to the mainland in the future by virtue of my service in the army. Now it seems that it is difficult. I can only defend and not take the initiative to attack. In what year can I save enough heads of the Huns?"

Liang Xiao and Mei Gao exchanged a look and smiled knowingly.

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After having a drink with Xie Guanglong and understanding some situations, Liang Xiao realized that their mission could not go smoothly this time.May has passed and July is approaching. At this time, whether the Huns are interested in receiving them is a question.

Just wait?
Almost without any consideration, Liang Xiao and Mei Gao unanimously rejected this opinion.The emperor's expectation of them would never be to wait passively, and they also knew that the body of the emperor Dou was getting worse day by day, and the war against the Xiongnu might start at any time, and their time was very tight.

They have to be proactive.

Meigao found the prefect Feng Yannian again and asked Xie Guanglong to be their guide.

Feng Yannian had nothing to do, so he readily agreed.He only has one request, before the autumn defense, Xie Guanglong must return to his own post.It seems that even Feng Yannian, who is as conservative as Feng Yannian, knows that real fighters are still needed in times of great war.

Mei Gao agreed.As for whether he really agreed or was perfunctory, only he knew.

Xie Guanglong soon arrived with twenty knights.

These people were all his subordinates who followed him that day. Although they were not as shabby as they were that day, the clothes on their bodies were obviously not that good. Of the 21 people, only Xie Guanglong had an iron armor whose paint was almost worn away, and the others were all leather armor, and the traces of repairs were obvious.

"Your equipment is so poor?"

"If you don't save credit, how can you have the money to change armor." Xie Guanglong said helplessly: "Bianjun is poor, and even food is a problem. Iron armor is too expensive to afford."

Liang Xiao discussed with Mei Gao and decided to buy some equipment first, and then some horses.When entering and leaving the grassland, only one horse is not enough. In addition to the pack horse for carrying supplies, it is best for each person to be equipped with a war horse.The mounts of the Langguans are all good, but they are not real war horses.

Of course, Guanshi is the most suitable place to buy a war horse.Guan City is the place to trade with the Hu people outside the Great Wall. The Hu people have no special products, and horses are the most important item. If you want to buy horses, go to Guan City for the cheapest.However, the closing market is not open every day, so you need to wait.Before that, Liang Xiao and others first came to the market in Shanwu City to buy other supplies.

Shanwu City is the prefecture of Yanmen County, and the market seems to be quite large, but for officials who are used to seeing Chang'an City, this market is not worth mentioning, and they are not even interested in seeing it. Under the leadership of Xie Guanglong Go straight to your destination.

As soon as he entered the market, Liang Xiao took out the plaque given to him by Da Xing Ling Wang Hui and tucked it in his belt.People who don't know the brand will not notice this piece of bamboo, but those who know the brand can recognize it at a glance.

After entering the market, he came to the ironwork for making armors. Liang Xiao found the Zhajia decorated with long strips of iron.This pair of armor, which only has two front and back pieces, was wiped clean and hung in the center of the shop, showing the strong strength and superb skills of the shop owner.

Seeing a large group of customers coming to the door, the sturdy shopkeeper rushed out from behind, wiped his hands on the black apron with one hand, and asked with a smile: "Guest officer, what do you want to buy? Don't worry about the craftsmanship of my blacksmith Wang." .Yo, Xie Sima, are you together?"

Liang Xiao couldn't understand the shop owner's dialect, seeing that he was familiar with Xie Guanglong, he fell in love with him, and beckoned Xie Guanglong to come forward to discuss business.Xie Guanglong explained the purpose of coming to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up immediately, and he stretched out a hand and shook it.

Xie Guanglong said with some embarrassment: "He said, a pair of armor... five thousand."

"So expensive?" Liang Xiao was taken aback.It is estimated that such a simple two-pawn armor will not exceed forty Han Jin, and the price of a catty of iron is ten qian, plus the leather lining inside, the cost will not exceed one thousand, plus wages, it will be one thousand five at most One hundred coins, not more than two thousand, why five thousand?
"Bianjun is expensive, and the government controls it strictly."

"How much is a catty of iron here?"

"eighty."

Liang Xiao was dumbfounded.No wonder it is so expensive, the price of this iron is eight times that of the mainland.In this way, the owner did not actually earn much money.

Seeing Liang Xiao was surprised, Xie Guanglong was a little embarrassed. "This... is too expensive, so don't buy it. Buy a pair of leather armor and deal with it."

"This won't work, isn't a life worth five thousand dollars?" Liang Xiao gritted his teeth and decided to cut some flesh and bleed. "You ask him, how long will it take to get 21 sets of armor. Also, each of you is equipped with a pair of swords. If you don't have any weapons at hand, it will be very difficult to fight."

This time, it was Xie Guanglong's turn to be dumbfounded. 21 pairs are one hundred and five thousand, plus 21 pairs of swords, there is no 12 yuan that cannot be taken down.This is a huge sum of money, equivalent to several times his family property.

What kind of nobleman is this young man, so rich?

"Also, do you want to change to an iron spear?"

Xie Guanglong didn't know how to answer anymore, he opened his mouth wide, and the saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth all the way to the worn-out armor.It wasn't until the brother next to him stabbed him a few times that he came to his senses, nodded repeatedly, and said repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

He paused, and then said: "However, the ugly words are up front, I will return the things to you at the most, and I will definitely not be able to pay back the money. Even if it is averaged out, each person will cost nearly six thousand dollars. We These brothers are all poor and have no money to pay back."

Liang Xiao was amused by Xie Guanglong's frankness.He patted Xie Guanglong on the shoulder. "You don't need to pay it back, this is my meeting gift for you."

Xie Guanglong heaved a sigh of relief, smiled broadly, cupped his hands again and again, turned around and glared at the shop owner, Blacksmith Wang. "Big business is coming, if you don't give me the best price, I'll go to another place to do it."

Blacksmith Wang couldn't understand official Chinese, so he stared at Xie Guanglong and Liang Xiao with his big eyes, not knowing what they were talking about.When he realized that the deal had been negotiated, he almost fainted from happiness, and repeatedly promised to give Xie Guanglong the best price.

Even so, the business was too big, and Blacksmith Wang couldn't do it alone, and the construction period couldn't keep up.He immediately found a few colleagues to discuss together.When they heard that there was such a large business, those blacksmiths were red-eyed, as if they had been beaten.

After negotiation, the total price of this business is 11 yuan, which will be shared by seven ironworkers and delivered within three days.

Liang Xiao readily handed over the hardware as a deposit.

Although they haven't got the new armor and weapons yet, Xie Guanglong and the others are still as excited as children.He patted his chest and said: "My lord, don't worry, the iron in Bianjun is expensive, but the horses are cheap. The extra money spent here will be earned back when you buy the horses."
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