Yuanyingkou, is a small town in Yangcheng, located in the southeast of Yuyuan Pass sixty miles, the left side is the Black Cow Ridge, the right side is the Erdan Mountain, Yuan Yingkou is obtained, because the general who led the troops to garrison this place was surnamed Yuan. ．

"This is Yuan Yingkou. ”

Liu Han walked slowly on the street, there were not many people in the town, and it didn't look very prosperous, there were not many shops on both sides, and the only restaurant looked a little old, there was a donkey cart parked outside, and when you looked at it from the door, there were only a few guests in the building.

Two children walked past the side playfully, they didn't feel that there was any threat to these soldiers coming to this town, there were not many people in the town, looking at them with a little curiosity, as if they didn't understand why there was suddenly a group of soldiers here.

The barracks are at the east end of the town, and they are surrounded by an earthen wall, because there are no troops stationed all the year round, the earthen wall looks very dilapidated, and the barracks in the barracks are still relatively intact.

"How many people are there in the town?" asked Liu Han.

"General Hui, there are 676 registered people in this town. The town's Rizheng replied, Li Zheng was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a dark complexion, wearing a short jacket made of animal skin, and his bare arms were thick and powerful, and Liu Han noticed that there were thick calluses on his index and ring fingers, which was obviously the reason for holding the bow for a long time.

"There are so many people on the register, have they been dispersed?" asked Liu Han again.

"Back to the general," Li Zheng had just spoken, and Liu Han interrupted him with a smile: "Don't talk about a general, just ask us to talk casually, Old Song, how many homeless people are there around here?"

"General," Song Li was just speaking, Liu Han looked at him with a smile, Song Li was about to change his words, but he didn't know what to call it, he still insisted after hesitation: "Our town is already poor, I can't eat enough, what do the displaced people come to us, the registered population of this town is 676 people, in fact, there are only more than 400 people, and the rest have all gone out." ”

Liu Han sighed softly when he heard this, he went out, he actually went out to be a homeless person, the poverty in the town is clear at a glance, think about the prosperity of the imperial capital, and then look at the poverty here, this place is not too far from the imperial capital, but more than three hundred miles, the gap is so big, it is amazing.

This time he brought the troops out, he knew why this era was so cautious about sending troops, the army of 260 people, the imperial court allocated 150 carts, and allowed him to recruit 150 people, the carts were all loaded with grain and weapons, and vegetables and meat were bought by himself along the way, so another 5,000 taels of silver were allocated.

Five thousand taels of silver is now a huge amount of money, it stands to reason that the distance from the imperial capital to Yuanyingkou is not too far, how can you give so much silver?

After getting the silver and coming back, he inquired clearly from Cheng Jia, it turned out that this was according to the funds given by 500 people, and in addition, the daily remuneration of each citizen was 50 wen, but in fact, only 20 wen was needed, and the remaining 30 wen belonged to him, the military marquis;

One hundred and fifty carts of supplies, more than half of which were loaded with grain, which also made him wonder if this posture was preparing to march for a month, or Cheng Jia told him that according to the military law of the Great Jin Dynasty, the army marched for a maximum of thirty miles a day, and then set up camp, and for a task like this, it was enough to walk ten miles a day.

This surprised him very much, thirty miles! The dart team of the other dart bureau walked more than thirty miles a day, and these thirty miles were too few, let alone ten miles.

So, he ordered a minimum of fifty miles a day, and eighty miles on the longest day.

Therefore, the original plan was to travel for twenty days, but it took him only five days to arrive, but the soldiers did not complain, because he also walked, and every day he set up camp, built stoves and boiled water, and he personally supervised them, and ate and drank with the soldiers.

If the military well is not reached, there will be no thirst, if the military curtain is not done, we will not be tired, and if the military stove is not cooked, we will not be hungry........

Back then, he also led the escort team to chase and kill horse thieves in the desert, and the big guys gathered around to eat and drink, nothing special.

When he arrived at Yuan Yingkou, he inspected the military camp, which was dilapidated, and many places needed to be repaired, so he had to order, the troops would live first, take advantage of the good weather, repair the house first, yesterday, he took Peng Yu to Yangcheng, found the Yangcheng County Commander and the county lieutenant, and asked them to transfer the people to repair the barracks.

The county commander and the county lieutenant promised that there were also countless homeless people around Yangcheng, so they casually recruited three hundred people and handed them over to him to bring back, Liu Han handed over these people to Cheng Jia, and he was responsible for directing the repair of the barracks, and today he took Peng Yu and Li Zheng to the town to hang out.

Sit down in the tea shop at the south end of the town, the tea shop is not big, there are only two thatched houses, there is a dense banyan tree outside, the thatched house is two in front of the house, the front is the shop, the back house, the front room is not big, there are only two tables, the boss has three tables under the banyan tree, the owner of the tea shop is a widow of twenty-seven or eight, the widow's face is white, the figure is slender, wearing an old skirt, and she greets Liu Han warmly.

Liu Han took the opportunity to sit down under the banyan tree, and Li Zheng also sat down after hesitation, Liu Han shouted at the boss, "What tea do you have here?"

"I don't know, in our land, there is only locally produced bitter tea, good tea, we can't afford it, and the guests drink less. The widow quickly wiped the table clean, put down the three earthen bowls, and brought the teapot over and placed it in the middle of the table: "What else does the general want?"

"Oh, what else do you have?" asked Liu Han with a smile.

"Pumpkin cake, the shop made it himself," the boss said: "Osmanthus cake, spiced melon seeds, dried sweet potato, what does the master want to do?"

Liu Han took out a tael of silver and put it on the table: "Let's have some of everything." ”

"That's going to take so much ,..."

"If you have more, you will be rewarded. Liu Han said with a smile, the boss happily accepted the silver, quickly brought out a few plates of pastries, and then went in, and after a while, he took a dustpan and sat at the door to do needlework.

"It's quiet here, what do the villagers here usually do?" Liu Han asked casually, and Song Lizheng hurriedly replied: "Although we are located in a pass, there are not many merchants who come and go, and the villagers usually farm, and they go up to the mountains to hunt in their spare time. ”

"Song Lizheng, you also hunt?" Liu Han asked, Song Lizheng nodded and said: "My family has twelve acres of land, usually farming, and going up to the mountains to hunt in my spare time." ”

"Is there a lot of hunting in this town?"

"It's quite a lot, this man from the Chu family fell off the cliff and died when he was collecting medicine. Song Li was sighing and looking at the widow sitting at the door.

Liu Han also sighed, it can be seen that this town is very poor, there are no brick houses in the town, and the only luxurious building is the restaurant, with a wooden roof, old and dusty.

"Who is that restaurant?" Liu Han asked, Song Li was looking up: "This restaurant belongs to the Jiang family, it has been more than 20 years, it is a time-honored brand, and the merchants on this line know it." ”

Liu Han nodded: "Let's come here to cause trouble to the town, but please tell the villagers, my soldiers will not disturb the people, everyone should do what they should do, if there is any disturbance to the people, you can report to me, or to Peng Jianjian, he is responsible for military discipline." ”

"Thank you, General!" Song Li stood up happily and saluted Liu Han, and Liu Han asked him to sit down: "I see that there is a wine shop in the town, what kind of wine is this?"

"Hui Jiangye, that is the Xiao family wine shop, it is an ancestral craft, his family's wine is called Shili Xiang, and it is still a little famous. Song Lizheng replied.

"Oh, there's still good wine here, Peng Yu, I'll go buy some jars later to relieve the brethren's fatigue. Liu Han commanded, Peng Yu nodded in agreement, he had already seen that Liu Han was not talking casually, and there must be something in it.

Under the scorching sun, sitting in the shade of the trees and enjoying the cool breeze is very pleasant.

"This tea is good!" Liu Han took a sip of tea, the entrance of the tea was a little bitter, but after this bitterness passed, there was a trace of sweetness at the bottom of the tongue, and the bitterness in the mouth was immediately relieved, and the heat was much less.

"The hostess. ”

The proprietress who was holding the soles of her shoes rose in response, and Liu Han ordered: "Send two large barrels to the barracks." ”

As he spoke, Liu Han threw out another tael of silver, and the proprietress reached out to take it, and went back to boil water happily.

Two carriages came from the end of the road, the carriage was full of goods, and there was a flag on the front of the carriage, Liu Han turned his head to look at the carriage, and asked casually: "Which business name is this?"

Song Lizheng raised his head, squinted at it for a while, and then said: "It seems to be the Maoyuan of the ancient city, well, that's right, it's the Maoyuan, and the one who walks in front is the iron pillar of the outer shopkeeper." ”

Liu Han had already noticed the man in front of him who was wearing a kudzu robe, this man was tall, with a waist knife hanging from his waist, and his steps were vigorous.

Seeing the town, the convoy quickened its pace and soon reached the banyan tree.

"Sister-in-law Chu!

Tie Zhu's voice was loud, and when he turned the banyan tree, he saw Liu Han and the three of them, Liu Han and Peng Yu were all wearing official uniforms, he was slightly stunned, and greeted Song Lizheng: "Song Lizheng, busy!"

"The iron shopkeeper is here again, where to deliver today?" Song Li was responding, Tie Zhu smiled, turned his head and beckoned the guy to go forward, and then smiled: "Shang Yique." ”

Liu Han didn't speak, just looked at the two carriages, and the guys behind them were also leading a few mules, which were also loaded with goods.

The guys were very excited, but when they saw Liu Han and Peng Yu, their voices were much quieter, and they silently stopped the car, and the widow Chu came out of the house and greeted Tie Zhu and his party warmly, and there were more than a dozen people in Tie Zhu's line, filling the remaining two tables, and many people simply sat under the banyan tree, holding straw hats and fanning the wind.

Widow Chu came out with a stack of bowls, and soon brought out three more pots of water, put them on the table, and then went in by herself.

Tie Zhu and the guys drank tea silently.

"What kind of game are there in the surrounding mountains, are there tigers?" Liu Han didn't care about the caravan, turned his head and continued to ask Song Lizheng.

"There are no tigers," replied Song Lizheng, "but there are wild boars, and this thing is more beneficial than the tiger." In addition, there are hares, goats, and wild deer, all of them. ”

"It seems that there are a lot of things in the mountains, and we can go up to the mountains to hunt then. Liu Han smiled at Peng Yu, Peng Yu smiled, did not speak, and glanced at those guys obliquely.

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