"General, it's getting late, let's go to sleep, shall we?"
Seeing that He Mulan had been looking at the cow, Chen Jie couldn't help asking.
"...I'll go see what's going on."
He Mulan had deep feelings for Montenegro Camp, and it was okay if it didn't happen.
Heishan City has always been governed by the military, although it is not a military town, it is not much different from the military town.
There are many family members of generals living here, as well as relatives of military households. The supply of the 100,000 soldiers of the Montenegro camp relies on the city of Heishan. In order to prevent turmoil in the rear, it is more clear than other counties.
These cattle dealers and horse dealers are common in Heishan City. They have been fighting Rouran for a long time. It is normal to sell horses, cattle and sheep to merchants in exchange for money. I think He Mulan sold so many horses back then, except for Dugu's family. , and the rest were sold to dealers in Heishan City.
This kind of hawker is the hardest. Most of them are herdsmen who live nearby. The water and grass in Chilechuan are rich and the grassland is not occupied by nobles. Many herdsmen cannot make a living in other places, so they leave their homes and come here. In autumn, the cattle and sheep are plump. , can always earn a year's subsistence money.
The people in the army had long been used to the aura of He Mulan, but these dealers were not used to it. Seeing the leading knight driving a black horse, they panicked.
"Lao Li, Lao Li, wake up Zhang Dalang!"
A few livestock dealers didn't care about the beasts who were shocked by the cattle killing scene, and hurriedly ran to the big man who was crying and fainted.
As for the cow, after shedding tears, it gradually disappeared.
He Mulan turned over and dismounted, walked to the big man, exerted a little force on his divine court and Yintang, and suddenly woke him up.
When this big man woke up, when he saw He Mulan, not only did he not show a grateful expression, but he spit up and spat fiercely at He Mulan.
"Bold!"
"Dare to dare!"
Chen Jiqi's complexion changed, Mangu was short-tempered, and even hit him with a whip!
He Mulan could even dodge arrows, so how could he escape this phlegm? Now he took a few steps back, dodged the disgusting "hidden weapon", and snorted coldly: "It's inexplicable, I don't know what it is!"
The man had to hold on to it again, and Mangu's whip had already hit his back, causing him to arch up and howl in pain.
The people around were frightened by this posture, and a few of them had a good relationship with this man, and immediately grabbed Man Gu and Chen Jie, who were still trying to do something, and couldn't help but persuade them: "Several military lords, don't do anything. , don't do it! We are all bitter people, we are bitter people!"
"Let them kill me, kill me! These soldiers, don't leave a way for others to live!" The man was obviously stimulated like madness, and scolded his teeth: "I won't starve to death this year, next year. If you starve to death, you might as well be beaten to death by them!”
"What is starving to death?"
He Mulan was stunned by this naked/naked/naked hostility, and then looked at the cow lying on the ground, and the expressions of others who wanted to cry but didn't dare to speak, couldn't help but startled: "... What's wrong with the business?"
"Hey, this general, don't blame Zhang Dalang. He has worked hard to raise cattle for a year. He originally negotiated with the restaurant in the city to sell them. As a result, His Majesty came back with a great victory, and the military men also got it. Little cattle and sheep, they were in a hurry to get rid of them, and the cattle and sheep were collected by various restaurants..."
A herdsman with a frosty face shook his head.
"We raise cattle and sheep, and we spend a lot of time and effort. How can we compare it to the military men? We can't sell at such a low price, and all the restaurants have lowered the price. He really can't do anything about it. ."
"Can't you be so disgusting? Go spit on those profiteers, what are you doing to offend my generals?" Chen Jiesu was eloquent, "We fight in the army, and we don't get paid and we don't benefit, so we put our heads on the belt of our trousers. To live, to win a battle with great difficulty, to get some rewards, not to sell to support the family, can it be possible to keep food and drink for yourself?”
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"We also know that's the truth, but..." said with such a sincere appearance, he lost control of his emotions and covered his eyes.
"But what about our cattle and sheep?"
This was something He Mulan had long foreseen, and it was also something that the ministers in the DPRK had foreseen, but within a few months, the thing they were most worried about had already happened.
The northern part of Wei State was dominated by animal husbandry. Because the population was depleted, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and many arable lands were uncultivated, they were simply enclosed in pastures to raise cattle and sheep, which became the staple food in the north. There is no feed in this era, and it takes half a year for cattle and sheep to grow up. When they are sold at the end of autumn when they are fat and strong, they can live a good winter.
It's just that the various tax items in Wei State are confused, and the traders who drive cattle and sheep into the city have to pay "traffic tax" when they enter the city. They usually live in the streets and alleys. They don't even enter the inn, nor do they dare to leave the city.
Because as long as you leave the city, you have to pay again when you come back. After a few times, trading these animals will lose money.
Zhang Dalang has been selling cattle here for five days. He has widowed mothers and younger brothers and sisters at home. He is really worried, but he can't leave the city. In addition, he has exhausted all the things he can eat. The cattle still can't be sold. Going out, angry and anxious, he couldn't help but kill the cow.
If you bring the cows back, not to mention the money wasted on this trip, the cows also need to eat soybean meal, otherwise they will lose fat, and he can't afford it anymore.
But if you don't take it back, the cost of the city is too high, and the price of cattle and sheep is getting lower and lower.
A person like Zhang Dalang would rather kill the cattle himself than take advantage of those profiteers, but after all, he had raised it for so long, and he immediately regretted it after killing it.
When he wakes up, he will be hostile to He Mulan, but he will also be angry. He Mulan has come back from the battlefield. He must be a soldier who can ride a war horse in Heishan City. sprinkled out.
It's just that although He Mulan is kind, Chen Jie and Man Gu are not good talkers. This spat immediately caused trouble for himself.
Pity that he came happily, hoping to get rice, grain, cloth and silk to go home. In a few months, it will be New Year's Eve, and the younger brothers and sisters in the family can also wear new clothes, but suddenly they find that they have won the battle, and they will not be able to live a good life. The frustration in my heart can be imagined.
These herdsmen also couldn't understand the distance from "inflation", and they couldn't offend the cattle collectors who were the parents of food and clothing, so they had to blame the soldiers who disturbed the market price.
But this is also normal for the soldiers. They have a lot of cattle and sheep, and they can sell them cheaply together to save the most effort.
Heishan City had less place to digest it. So many cattle and sheep were poured into it in vain. It took a lot of time to raise them. There were no refrigerators. There are more and more people, more and more cattle and sheep loot, the price will only fall more severely, and naturally they will no longer receive livestock from retail investors.
Chen Jie, Man Gu, and others originally wanted to teach this group of indiscriminate people a good lesson, but after the traffickers who stayed in front of the city gate didn't know where to go, they had no idea. Although this matter has nothing to do with them, but upon closer inspection, it seems to be a little involved...
It was just this point that made them silent.
"This general, we originally planned to bring the cattle and sheep home, but we always felt that there might be hope for staying for a few more days, so the two sides had differences of opinion, and we stayed at this gate for a long time. We are both The herdsmen near the Montenegro, people say that they rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the water to drink water.
The old man with a frosty face gave He Mulan a bow again and again: "You will forgive Zhang Jia Dalang, his cow is already dead, now it's impossible not to stay in the city..."
"General Hua, let's go."
Seeing that He Mulan was silent, A'Dan Zhiqi thought that there was some grievance in her heart. Although he felt that He Mulan did not have such a temperament, he still relented and pleaded for mercy.
"You killed the cow, next..."
After He Mulan was silent for a while, she turned to ask Zhang Dalang who was holding his neck.
"Who is making noise? Who is killing cattle here!"
A group of soap clerks rushed over with obsessive soap sticks. He Mulan and the others swept their gazes, and there were more than 20 people.
The so-called "Zao Li" refers to the low-ranking officials who help manage the chores in the city. Because they wear black clothes and are managed by several yamen, they are commonly known as "Zao Li".
In the eyes of He Mulan and others, this cleric is really a figure who can't stand on the stage at all, but the herdsmen who gathered here saw it, and all of them suddenly showed a spirited expression, and they were about to lead their cattle and sheep. run.
The first clerk walked up to the dead cow and laughed.
"You are killing cattle here? Don't you know that you have to pay 'cow-killing money' to kill cattle in the city? Don't even think about selling cattle in the city if you don't pay 'cow-killing money'!"
Zhang Dalang only felt that life was unlovable, and he pushed back hard: "If I don't sell it, I will kill the cattle at my leisure. Which eye did you see that I sold it?"
In fact, if he obediently pays the money, finds some people to help distribute the cattle tonight, and goes to the market tomorrow to sell it, he might be able to sell a little bit, and he won't lose everything. But now he is forced to be confused by this unfair world, and he just wants to go against people.
As soon as he said this, the herdsmen next to him suddenly changed their faces, and one of the herdsmen kept pushing him, signaling him to obey.
The man had already broken the jar, and when he saw the man pushing him, he pushed it back instead.
"You don't push me, it's useless to push me. He asked me for 'killing cattle money', hehe, I haven't had a grain of rice for a day and a night. If I had money, it would be important to fill my stomach. Where can I find cloth rice grains? Pay this ruffian tax!"
"It turns out that there is no money. I am a big Wei law, there are butchers who secretly kill cattle and refuse to pay taxes, and the slaughtered things are confiscated. You can't even pay for the cost of killing cattle, and the tax money for stalls and sales can't be paid. Get up, it's better to drag it away as soon as possible!"
The soap clerk's eyes lit up when he heard Zhang Dalang's words, and he immediately directed the soap clerks behind him to drag the cattle.
"Fart! Lao Tzu's cattle are also Lao Tzu's cattle when they are killed! Lao Tzu doesn't sell them, can I bring them home to eat?" Zhang Dalang threw himself on his cattle.
"I don't sell it!"
"How do you prove it's your cow? Is your name written on it? Has it been registered with the government? I think it's an unowned cow. It died here accidentally, and you forced it on it!"
Zaoli's eyes rolled and he changed his words.
"That's even better. According to the rules of Heishan City, the unowned things in Heishan City belong to Heishan City. Our brothers work hard today, drag the things back to the yamen, and confiscate them tomorrow!"
He Mulan knew that Wei State's various taxation chaos, because there was no salary, the local exploitation was serious, but he did not expect that even a mere clerk would dare to blatantly deduct the herdsmen's cattle and sheep so blatantly.
Hua Mulan was born in a military household, such as Mangu, Adan Zhiqi and others were also born in the military households. The family has farmland, cattle and sheep, and does not need to pay a lot of taxes. so hard.
"You are so unreasonable, this cow was killed by us when we saw him, and of course it was his cow. If you want to sell your own cow, you can sell it, and you can kill it if you like it. What's your business?"
Man Gu stared at the Zaoli with big eyes.
"Where did you come from? The affairs of this city are naturally governed by the rules of this city. You say this cow belongs to him, and I also say that this cow belongs to me!"
I don't know how many generals and soldiers come and go in Heishan City. The Zao Li are not afraid of these soldiers. Although He Mulan doesn't look like an ordinary soldier, the management of the city's affairs is not the turn of the Heishan Camp. People are in charge, so this soap clerk is not afraid at all, and is still messing around.
Zhang Dalang was full of grief and anger today, and when he saw that those Zao Li were still coming to drag his cattle, he immediately raised the butcher's knife and waved it wildly: "Whoever of you robs my cattle, I will fight with you! Lao Tzu kills the cattle all together. With the strength, it's okay to kill someone!"
Once people arouse blood, they naturally have a shocking power. These soap slaves have no salary, and they are used to bullying men and women and deducting benefits on weekdays, but they are not desperadoes, and Zhang Dalang has been driven to the end of the road. Now his beard and hair are full, his eyes are red, and a pair of clothes can be used at any time. It looks like you are giving up your life!
Not to mention these soap clerks, they are people like Mangu Adan Zhiqi who seek life on the battlefield. They are afraid to meet such people who arouse their will to die. Zhang Dalang is going to work hard with his butcher's knife. A group of soap clerks immediately He ran away in a hurry, shouting "Murder, kill, kill!", looking like he was scared out of his wits.
"Don't run away, stick him with a stick! I think he's going to kill someone!"
I don't know how long this Zaoli leader has been in this position, and he was carrying an old fried dough stick. Seeing that Zhang Dalang was a thorn, he immediately sneered and asked someone to ask the guards of the Duwei Mansion to take the murderer.
Zhang Dalang went from "not paying taxes" to "embezzling other people's property" and then to "murderer". Just because of this group of Zaoli chiefs, the crime has been changed three times. ”, but since ancient times people have not fought against officials, they no longer have the courage to help Zhang Dalang to persuade He Mulan and his party, but backed away, worrying that they will lose a life lawsuit if they are not careful.
This farce is really a headache. He Mulan originally just wanted to see what happened, so that he could tell Su Hejun when he went back, but seeing that the situation changed again and again, it was almost going to have bad consequences!
"Stop me all!"
He Mulan took a few steps forward, reaching out to hold a few soap bars that were going to knock Zhang Dalang.
A soap slave struggled a few times, but He Mulan simply snatched his soap stick, and pinched Zhang Dalang's wrist again: "Calm down! It's just a cow, are you really going to cause trouble? "
"Left and right is just a bad life!" Zhang Dalang's face changed again and again, but his eyes turned even redder. "They want to force me to death, always think about whether others are willing to force them!"
"What about your relatives? You just went to sell cattle and turned out to be murderers?"
He Mulan shouted fiercely, and then used three-thirds of his strength. Where can that Dalang eat and live? As soon as the hand was released, the knife fell to the ground, making a "banging" sound.
"It's still you young man who knows current affairs..."
That Zaoli thought that He Mulan was on his side, and was about to make a big speech, but saw He Mulan's eyes shot at him like electricity, and sneered: "If you don't want to die, give me the Shut your mouth!"
These Zao Li had already surrounded Zhang Dalang. Seeing that the knife in his hand had been dropped by the young man, his heart was relieved, and he resumed his previous feigned prestige.
Everyone in He Mulan's subordinates respected and loved her. When they heard these bastards, their eyes widened with anger, and they pulled out their sabers and swords!
The sound of "Cang Bang" and "Cang Bang" could only be heard incessantly. A Shan Zhiqi and several others carried weapons to protect He Mulan and Zhang Dalang in it. Incredibly fast.
From the very beginning, Zaoli's request to collect cattle attracted Zhang Dalang to wave his sword and dance, and many onlookers who were already terrified began to flee. When He Mulan's relatives and Huo people drew their swords angrily, these herdsmen and commoners had long been leading the way. His own cattle and horses began to run outside the city gate, and they were no longer going to stay in this place.
He Mulan didn't expect that it was just a cow that would cause so many troubles. Seeing that his companions had an expression of "you ordered a few brothers to stand side by side", he stroked his forehead. He sighed, "Can you calm down and talk well? Let's all take a step back!"
She was on her way to Pingcheng to accept the reward, and she must not cause any incident of "arrogant and domineering beating the small officials in the city".
It was already helpless to be involved in this matter, and if he used a knife and a gun again, if anyone else participated in the previous book, Tuoba Tao, who should be the benchmark, would have a headache.
As soon as she finished speaking, Adan Zhiqi and others all showed unexpected expressions.
They had a friendship together from the boot camp. Everyone knew that although He Mulan was not jealous of evil, she was also resolute and upright, and she would never stand by when such a thing happened. Now that the herdsman has lost his knife, these soap clerks are staring at them. If they are not ruthless and let them know how powerful they are, they will really dare to touch the soap stick!
"General Hua, you don't have to be afraid of them. When you go to Pingcheng, tell your Majesty what happened today. Someone will definitely come to rectify them!"
A'Dan Zhiqi was a typical idea of this era. He counted on Shangguan's love for the people like a son. Seeing that He Mulan didn't want to make things worse, he instead threatened these soap slaves.
'Tuoba Tao doesn't care about these trivial things. It is said that the official governance of this city of Heishan is much clearer than other places, but it is still so bad, and other places do not know how dark it is. Even if Tuoba Tao has the energy to manage this, he will not care about it. '
He Mulan smiled bitterly in his heart. Except for the army, the Xianbei people are really bad in other places!
It's no wonder that Han Chen was able to dominate the court and the opposition. With this broken system and rotten problems, if other Hu tribes were replaced, they would not be able to take over this mess!
"What do you call this general?"
No matter how poor his eyesight is, this cleric still needs to weigh up when he hears A Shan Zhiqi saying "Pingcheng Yunyun". They make a fortune in the local area, and they are like bed bugs when they leave the place, but if they have some status, it is nothing to be crushed to death.
"This will be the general Huwei of the Montenegro camp, and he is going to Pingcheng to meet him. It is a sad thing that this man's cattle are gone. If he doesn't give up and provokes people's lives, even if I have a good temper, I have to intervene. One or two."
He Mulan's face was as cold as frost, she used the tip of her toes to pick up the butcher knife under her feet, and tossed it in her hands, the threat of a threat was obvious.
"Didn't you say that no one can prove that this cow is his? I can prove that I saw him kill this cow with my own eyes."
"you… "
The leader of Zaoli glared at Zhang Dalang, then looked at a few soldiers who had already shown their swords and soldiers, and snorted unwillingly, not even saying the villain's usual supportive words, and immediately closed the team and left the city gate.
Until tomorrow, the story of the always arrogant Zaolitou who ran away with his tail tucked between his tail is afraid that it will spread all over the city of Heishan.
A group of soap slaves left, and A Shan Zhiqi and others also put away their weapons.
Zhang Dalang, who had undergone a great change, fell to the ground and squatted beside the dead cow with his head in his arms, his eyes blank.
"General... what should we do?"
Chen Jie looked at Zhang Dalang and He Mulan with sympathy in his heart.
He Mulan was also worried when she looked at the cow.
The sky was getting dark, and the city gate was already closed. If according to what Zhang Dalang just said, he had not eaten for a day and a night, and the city gate was closed, and tonight was destined to be another sleepless night.
When the cow dies, the blood should be bled, skinned, and meat taken while the blood is still hot, otherwise it will add a lot of trouble. If Zhang Dalang still had the intention to cut the beef and strip off the cowhide when he woke up, if it was dark today, and without the help of his companions, he could only watch the cow being spoiled.
Chen Jie softened his heart, took out a piece of scattered silver from his arms and handed it to Zhang Dalang.
"If you want to sell this cow, sell it. If you don't sell it, find a way to deal with it. You can exchange the money for some food and drink, and go home. This world... ah, it's like this, but you have to live on it anyway. "
The man surnamed Zhang looked up at Chen Jie and shook his head.
"I'm not a beggar, I can't take your money."
"Why are you so stubborn! I'll give money to beggars!"
Chen Jie was swept away with good intentions, and immediately widened his eyes.
"Just think we bought this cow!"
"Your money is not enough to buy my cow!"
He turned his head.
"You leave me alone, it's bad enough to mess with me. You... You are all good people, and good people will be rewarded."
He Mulan heard his tone, but she wanted to do something stupid and brought him up.
"You can't be discouraged now. You still have a younger brother and sister at home. If you can't go back today, you will definitely go back tomorrow, otherwise what will they do? With the money given by Chen Jie, you should be us. If you borrow it from you, if you have money in the future, just pay it back to us."
"I appreciate your kindness, but I can't afford this money no matter what." He said blankly with a blank face, "I will sell myself tomorrow to get some money for my brother and sister. wintering…”
"What nonsense, take this cow home and marinate it, it's enough for the winter." He Mulan also took out some scattered silver from her bosom.
"I'll give you this too. This is the medicine fee for my personal soldier to whip you."
With these silver coins, Zhang Dalang stayed up all night in the city, and tomorrow he will try to take the dead cow and the silver coins home, so he can get through this year.
He Mulan knew that this method was only a temporary solution, but at this time, she couldn't think of a better way.
He Mulan didn't say that he didn't feel it. As soon as she said it, Zhang Dalang felt a burning pain in his back.
This person was originally a quirky temperament, and his personality was easy to get into the horns. Otherwise, he would not be able to kill the bulls. He used to think that taking money was useless. .
But he also knew that the money to pay for the medicine must be too much. Although he took the money from He Mulan after a dilemma, he still knelt down and gave He Mulan several bangs.
He Mulan took a few steps back, avoided his salute, and signaled his companions to get on the horse and leave, leaving the Dalang Zhang alone to calm down the complicated feelings in his heart.
They rode their horses for a few steps, and He Mulan suddenly remembered something, then reined in the reins, turned around and shouted to him, "We are staying at the third inn in Haoli tonight, if you encounter any trouble, you can Come to us, or send someone to deliver a letter."
She was worried that those clerks would continue to trouble Zhang Dalang, and then Zhang Dalang was falsely accused of "stealing" with money on his body, which would be bad.
These soaps are really made!
After He Mulan finished shouting, Zhang Dalang didn't move for a long time, and they didn't know whether he heard it or not.
It was only after a while, that Zhang Dalang suddenly bent down deeply, folded his body into a strange angle, and bent until they rode far away, still maintaining that posture.
"General Hua, your knowledge is good. You said that we fought so hard to win the wriggling, but we fell to the point where the people hated us. What's the reason?"
Mangu just felt that his heart was blocked and he couldn't vomit.
He is a personal soldier, and the spoils of war are all gifts from He Mulan, and all his spoils of war belong to He Mulan, so naturally he has no such scruples.
But now that He Mulan is going to accept the reward, the domestic cattle and sheep are too prosperous, and the Great Khan will definitely give his master countless cattle, sheep and horses.
At that time, they still have to find a way to sell the cattle and sheep, otherwise they will have to raise a herd of cattle and sheep during the war. What is the reason
But when they think that if they sell one cow and one sheep, there will be a shepherd who can't sell his own cows and his own sheep, and they are forced to the point of Zhang Dalang's, then what does it feel like to sell them
This suffocating strength is really unable to speak to outsiders.
He Mulan's hand holding the reins froze slightly, Yue Ying noticed that his master was wrong, and his footsteps were a little messy. He Mulan leaned over and patted Yue Ying's neck comfortingly, sighing: "This is about... labor pains, right? ."
"What?"
I can't understand such literary words.
"For Dawei to reach its peak, it must go through countless changes. Our national strength is rising rapidly, and people's lives have undergone various changes. These changes are good and bad, just like a woman's labor pains before giving birth. When the melons are ripe, the pain will disappear naturally. It's just that when the pain is still in labor, it really... "
A little too startling.
"General Hua said this like a woman who has given birth to a child." Man Gu grinned. "When will this child be born? I can only be a soldier, and I really don't understand these things!"
"I don't know either. But I would rather that cattle and sheep are so cheap that they can't be sold, and I don't want Dawei to have no food to eat. Merchants are hoarding them, and prices are so high that they can't afford food."
From a general point of view, He Mulan still agreed with Tuoba Tao's way of constantly pacifying foreign enemies.
"As for how to govern a country..."
He Mulan thought of Cui Hao, Gu Bi, and several people who became prefects in the future...
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