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Chapter 5 What a domineering method
Fangu City has been as lively as a pot of boiling water since the sun has just risen. The expressions on the faces of the herdsmen who come from all tribes in the grassland to do business in Fangu City are very happy. Trading in Fangu City makes people feel at ease and safe. Feel at ease, because there is a strict Han general in Fangu City who has formulated strict trading rules, which are simple and effective. They can be summed up in four words.
Fair trade.
The herdsmen exchanged their goods and gold, silver and jade articles for the tea, salt and thick and beautiful Sichuan brocade in the hands of the Sui merchants, each getting what they needed.
Generally speaking, the transaction is almost over by noon. During the period when the city gate is closed before dark, the herdsmen often rush into their favorite places to relax, or go to teahouses to pretend to imitate the Han people and taste tea. Listen to storytelling, or go shirtless and spend money like water in the casino, or go to the Red Sleeve Moves to watch the dazzling and beautiful dance.
If you are lucky, you might even see the top figure of the Red Sleeve Move dancing with his candle wick and Liuhua Water Sleeves.
It is said that there was a prince of a small tribe who was so shocked after seeing the dance of Xi Zhuxin's flowing flower sleeves that he immediately asked someone to carry a large box full of gold, silver and jade to buy Xi Zhuwick back to his tribe. go. As a result, he was laughed out of his wits and called a little bumpkin from a small place.
"I want to buy everyone a box of gold, silver and jade This is really funny."
The prince of the small tribe was so angry that he immediately ordered his entourage to rob people. Dozens of strong prairie warriors rushed forward and tried to use violence. However, they were all knocked to the ground by the crippled old man who was guarding the door in red sleeves. That was the first time people discovered that that day. It turns out that the saying that people should not be judged by their appearance is right. The old lame man who looked shaky actually used his right hand to break at least three bones of each of dozens of sturdy prairie warriors.
??And he only punched each person once, and it didn't take a minute from start to finish.
The border soldiers who arrived later couldn¡¯t help but pull out all the troublemaking prairie people, took them to the foot of Langru Mountain, and beheaded them all in the distance facing Nirvana City. But everyone knows that the wolf riders in Nirvana City will never go out to rescue these erring herdsmen. This was an agreement reached between Emperor Yang Yi of the Sui Dynasty and Meng Ge, the powerful Han of the Mongolian Yuan Empire. Herders who entered Fangu City would have to accept the punishment of the Sui Dynasty as long as they made mistakes.
Often at this time, the wolf riders in Nirvana City would come to collect the corpses after the Sui border troops withdrew. Find a random place on Langru Mountain and abandon the body, leaving it to be eaten by wild wolves and vultures.
It is said that Aijin of that small tribe later caused trouble in the court of the Meng Yuan Dynasty because he was a relative of Hui Xiu Ke Dun, the wife of Meng Ge Khan. As a result, Meng Ge Khan did not ask for anything, and Hui Xiu Ke Dun directly asked the Golden Horde guards to arrest him. The troublemaker Ai Jin was pulled out and given a hundred lashes. The unlucky Ai Jin, who was seriously injured, encountered a horse thief on the way home, and died without a complete body.
Of course, everyone knows what the horse thief is.
Hui Xiu Ke Dun will not allow anyone to ruin her reputation. She knows what Meng Ge Khan hates the most.
According to common sense, when the sun is approaching due south, the herdsmen have already gone to have fun. But things were obviously different today. There were still many Han traders and grassland herders surrounding the market, and they could not help but tremble in their hearts when they saw the shocking scene.
horse
Someone actually came to Fangu City to sell horses!
Since His Majesty the Emperor of Sui Dynasty and Mongolian Khan signed an agreement, the transactions between the two parties have indeed been booming. However, there are two things that are absolutely prohibited. If discovered, the traders or herdsmen will be executed immediately.
The Han people in the Central Plains are absolutely not allowed to sell ironware to the grassland people.
People from the grasslands are absolutely not allowed to sell horses, especially war horses, to people from the Central Plains.
Of course, as the transactions between the two parties last longer and longer, the border troops enforcing the law in Fangu City will often turn a blind eye. For example, Central Plains merchants sell low-quality iron pots to the prairie people, and the prairie people Selling a weak horse that could only pull a cart to the Han people, such a transaction could be carried out secretly without being punished.
But today is obviously different.
That vendor wearing a dirty leather robe was selling more than 500 horses, and they were war horses that could fully equip an army!
The reason why the border troops enforcing the law did not arrest this person is because this person's identity is somewhat special.
He is not a pure herdsman from the Mongolian and Yuan Empire, he is a Northern Liao man.
Bei Liao is not even a country. It is a large semi-nomadic tribe that is close to the grassland and calls the Hundred Thousand Mountains its home. The population is less than one percent of the Mongolian and Yuan Empire, and it does not border the Great Sui Dynasty. It is separated by a large piece of grassland belonging to the Mongolian and Yuan Empire. But the people of Bei Liao are very fierce and good at fighting. They live in the extremely cold land of white mountains and black waters all year round, which makes themTheir characters are also tough and courageous. Although they don't have many warriors, even the Wolf Riders are not willing to provoke them easily.
The Northern Liao Dynasty was a subsidiary country of the Mongolian and Yuan Empire.
There was no direct trade between the Northern Liao Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty.
This is the trickiest thing.
The envoys of the Northern Liao Dynasty went to Chang'an, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, to meet with the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty several times and expressed their willingness to submit to the Sui Dynasty. But the emperor never saw him once, and only asked the people of the Ministry of Rites to receive him well. When the Northern Liao envoys left, they often received very generous rewards. The imperial court's attitude towards Bei Liao has always been unclear.
So Li Xiaozong had a headache.
If this matter is not handled well, it may cause a dispute.
Standing on the two-story wooden building of the market office, Li Xiaozong waved his hands angrily and said: "Clear out all the onlookers. No matter they are Han people or herdsmen, don't stay Close the market! And send Go find Fang Jie, hurry up!"
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Hongxiu Tower
? Red Sleeve Moves
No one knows why such an outstanding song and dance troupe as Hongxiuzhao chose to settle in the small town of Fangu, and no one doubts that a song and dance troupe with such strength can quickly establish itself even if it goes to Chang'an. It is not necessarily impossible to become the leader of a singing and dancing club in Chang'an City.
Fan Gucheng is too small and too remote. Even if you plant sycamore branches, how can you attract golden phoenixes?
For Fan Gucheng, the red sleeve move is indeed a golden phoenix.
Although it has been a year and a half since I settled down in Fangu City, the origin of the Red Sleeve Move is still mysterious. No one knows where they came from, and no one knows why they settled in this remote and cold place.
Although there is a Hongxiu Building here, there is no doubt that no matter how luxurious this building is, it is not worthy of these fairy-like women. Even Li Xiaozong, the general of the Border City, is still puzzled as to what the boss of Hongxiuzhao did. Silly, I really can't leave. The most curious thing is who made the rule that Hongxiu Zhao only performs singing and dancing but does not accept guests.
On the second floor of Hongxiu Building, facing the stage, there is a private room always reserved for people. Regardless of whether this person comes or not, this private room will never let others come in. Even the head of Hongxiu Zhao would not easily enter this private room, not even Fang Jie, the owner of Hongxiu Tower would not do it.
This building was built by Fang Jie, and his name is also written on the title deed.
But he had neither the right nor the strength to walk into the private room facing the stage. Not only him, but also Li Xiaozong, Fan Gucheng's tooth general, had no right or strength to walk into the private room. Li Xiaozong once tried to enter, but he found that no matter how he walked, he couldn't get around the old cripple.
Fang Jie has always been curious about who this private room is reserved for.
But even the little maid Xiao Ding, who had the best relationship with him, refused to tell him at all, saying that this was a strict order for everyone. There are two masters of Xi in the Red Sleeve Move. One is the head of the Red Sleeve Move, Aunt Xi, and the other is naturally the Xi Zhuxin who can jump into flowing flower sleeves. Xi Zhuxin is not Aunt Xi¡¯s daughter, but her surname is Xi.
Fang Jie, who had nothing to do and was watching the singing and dancing in the red sleeves, couldn't help but look back at the private room on the second floor. He shook his head and asked Xiao Dingdian, who was sitting next to him and eating melon seeds: "You really don't want to reveal anything?"
Xiao Ding Dian is indeed a Xiao Ding Dian, but he is only twelve or thirteen years old. Red lips and white teeth are the sign of a beautiful woman. Although it is small, it is already incredibly beautiful. It is said that He Xi Zhuxin is learning dance skills and is very likely to become the next pillar of Hongxiu Zhao in the future.
She is Aunt Xi¡¯s personal maid, and of course her status is much higher than that of a maid.
The girls in the whole building will speak politely to the little one. Not to mention anything else, they just say that their dividends are paid out by Xiao Ding Dian's hands every month. From this point of view alone, Xiao Ding Dian¡¯s status in Hongxiu Zhao is self-evident.
The little girl wore a goose-yellow velvet skirt and looked very cute.
She shook her head while cracking the melon seeds, and said seriously: "Didn't I tell you, the last thing that should be said in this building is this. If Aunt Xi finds out that I'm talking nonsense , it will definitely break my ass."
"A broken butt can be cured, but curiosity cannot be suppressed."
Xiao Ding rolled her eyes at him and spat: "Why are you so cruel? You only care about your own curiosity and don't care about my ass?"
After saying this, she suddenly realized something and immediately blushed.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Dingdian suddenly came over and lowered his voice and asked, "Fang Juexiao, you just ran into this building when you had nothing to do. Do you have a crush on some girl?"
?Fang Jie was startled, and then he smiled pretending to be profound.
"Tell me, which one is it? You seem to be a pretty good person. You bring me delicious food every time you come here. It's not impossible for me to help you pull a string or something If it happens, no matter which girl follows you It¡¯s not too bad, after all, you are also a rich man, and you are a good person, and you seem to be dedicated.¡±
Fang Jie was deeply shocked: "Are you pimping"
"I won't charge you"
Xiao Dingdian said seriously.
"well¡¡"
Fang Jie sighed: "As expected, the fortress was breached from within. What if I say I'm attracted to you?"
Xiao Ding Dian was shocked and turned pale. He pointed at Fang Jie¡¯s nose with a cold face and cursed: ¡°Shameless!¡±
Fang Jie burst into laughter: "What do you think? I can choose any other girl, but I can't choose you, right? If Aunt Xi finds out about this, I'm going to beat your ass."
"You don't tell anyone, okay?"
Xiao Ding Dian¡¯s momentum suddenly weakened.
"Okay, then tell me, who is that private room reserved for?"
"no"
"I'm going to see Aunt Xi right now and tell me you're a pimp!"
"don't want¡¡"
"Say or not?"
"Yesyesah!"
Xiao Dingdian suddenly screamed, as if someone had suddenly touched her butt. Of course, no one dared to touch her butt in the red sleeve move, she was really scared. Fang Jie looked back in confusion, wanting to see what could have frightened this nervous little girl into being like this.
"It'sit's him"
Xiao Ding trembled and looked at the door, his face full of disbelief: "It's really here It's really here!"
There is a man standing at the door
A man that Fang Jie would never forget once he saw him.
He was wearing a washed green robe that was somewhat white, and his long hair was tied back casually. His eyebrows are like distant mountains, his eyes are like the sun and moon, he looks very fresh and clean, his face is calm, and his eyes are indifferent. This is a type that can instantly charm a group of young girls. He is about thirty years old and exudes a mature charm. Although he is not the kind of extremely handsome man, although he is not the kind of extremely strong man.
Some are bookish, some are unruly.
But looking at his attire, he didn¡¯t look like a rich man. What convinced Fang Jie was that this man came in empty-handed and didn¡¯t bring anything.
??Which man would come empty-handed when entering the Red Sleeve Move? If you don't carry a bag of money, you won't have the shame to enter Hong Xiuzhao's door!
Of course, Fang Jie often comes to have tea as the landlord.
Seemingly sensing Fang Jie¡¯s gaze, the middle-aged man who looked ordinary but seemed handsome also slowly moved his gaze over. He glanced at Fang Jie indifferently, then suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly. He couldn't help but take another look, and then let out a very light sigh.
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