The grain transport team successfully arrived in Anyi County.
There are a total of 200,000 shi of grain, and there are thousands of carriages alone, of which donkey carts and ox carts account for the majority.
Dong Zhuo was reluctant to send thousands more horses to Wei Cheng, even old horses and Hequ horses.
The Hequ horse was also the main war horse breed of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army. It was also called the Tuyuhun horse in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. As an excellent horse breed for light drafting and riding, it is suitable for supporting carriages to pull objects and has a huge load capacity.
Of course, Hedong now uses Dayuan horses snatched from the Southern Xiongnu. As for the Hequ horses, they have been completely reduced to animal power. Even the city guards despise its short size.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo was worried that Wei Cheng was greedy for his horse, which was really a villain's heart judging a gentleman's belly.
At the gate of the city, three thousand members of the city guard were already standing ready. Stewards summoned from various satellite cities had already prepared abacus and account books, and human-powered wheelbarrows were waiting behind them.
Xu Ding was sitting on the high platform, flanked by several elders of the Wei family, as well as the Xie family, Cai family, and Chen family, which were the aristocratic families that the Wei family had good relations with.
"Satellite City No. 1, please provide 18,000 dan of food."
"allow."
"Satellite City No. 2, please provide 15,400 shi of food."
"allow."
"No. 3..."
The team responsible for transporting grain in the satellite city entered the scene in an orderly manner, and under the joint gaze of all the accountants, moved away the designated grain.
After Xu Ding turned sideways and whispered a few words to Wei Min, Shi Shiran walked towards the waiting officers and soldiers of the Liangzhou Army.
"Everyone, everyone, Xu is polite."
The leader of the soldiers was Dong Zhuo's subordinate Fan Chou. After Li Ru was injured, he could only take full responsibility for the handover of provisions.
"Fan Chou has met Governor Xu." Facing Xu Ding, Fan Chou did not dare to be rude and presumptuous.
Especially after Li Ru broke his leg, his respect for the Wei family has risen several notches. Now Fan Chou just wants to complete the mission and return to Luoyang as soon as possible, for fear that he will be the next Li Ru.
Xu Ding already knew that Xu Huang had someone break Li Ru's leg, so he wanted to give him a date after giving him a blow.
"General Fan, my young master has prepared hot baths for all the soldiers in Satellite City No. 2, as well as all kinds of fine wines and delicacies. I am afraid that this handover of food and grass will not be over for a while. Why don't you follow me and enjoy it?
How about my Hedong style?"
Fan Chou and the lieutenants behind him looked at each other in confusion, wondering what kind of trouble the Wei family was trying to pull.
When Xu Ding saw this, he laughed and said: "Generals, don't worry, my young master sincerely entertains you."
"Then, it's better to obey orders than to be respectful."
Fan Chou was helpless. Xu Ding mentioned Wei Cheng twice. If he refused again, he was afraid that his leg would really be broken. Now the scene of Li Ru's broken leg has become a psychological shadow on him. He still doesn't know how to break Li Ru's leg.
What kind of artifact are the legs?
"Da Shan, please come over here quickly."
Xu Ding stretched out his hand to signal, and everyone followed him.
When they walked to the side of a smooth road, Fan Chou and others' eyes lit up.
"This three-wheeled car... is quite interesting..."
Xu Ding laughed and said: "This is a three-wheeled scooter that is unique to Hedong. My son calls it a three-wheeled rickshaw. It comes with one seat per car. The seats are soft and comfortable. There is an anti-shock mechanism under the frame, which means that it can protect you from uneven surfaces."
It does not affect the comfort when traveling on the road.”
Having said that, it is actually a tricycle modified from a rickshaw, except that one is pulled by manpower and the other is pulled by a bicycle in front.
Streets in ancient cities were generally wide, and a typical trip would take several miles back and forth when going out for shopping. Since Wei Cheng introduced the bicycle, the way noble families travel has changed from horse-drawn carriages to bicycles.
However, it is convenient for men to ride bicycles, but it is a bit indecent for women.
Later, we simply let Wengtou and Jin Lao modify it, and added a rickshaw, leather sofa, and spring shock absorbers behind the bicycle. Once launched, it caused a huge response in the circle of ladies.
I pulled this one here specially today, mainly to show off my muscles.
I just want people in Luoyang to see that life in your so-called capital city is not as comfortable as ordinary people living in Hedong.
Of course, just a few rickshaws are not enough to show the power of Hedong.
On the way, Fan Chou and others saw not only the hard-working farmers, but also acres and acres of vegetable greenhouses.
What surprised them the most was that the farmers were carrying green vegetables out of the greenhouses.
Fan Chou was not a rough guy who didn't distinguish between grains. He knew that it was impossible to grow green vegetables in this season, so he asked the city guard who was riding in front of him.
This team member had long been told what to say and what not to say. At this moment, when Fan Chou mentioned the vegetable greenhouse, they started talking. After a few words, Fan Chou was eye-opening.
"It's amazing. You can grow vegetables even in the dead of winter, and the quality looks pretty good. It's not like our hometown, where the leaves of the vegetables in the fields are full of insect-bitten holes." Several lieutenants were also whispering to each other.
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The voice fell on Fan Chou's ears, and Fan Chou instantly had an idea... If he could bring this method of growing vegetable greenhouses to Luoyang, wouldn't he make a lot of money?
Dan Ran, he can't keep this wealth, but Dong Zhuo can!
Fan Chou was wondering how he could get the method of growing vegetables in greenhouses.
At this time, everyone passed by a river beach, which was actually a canal connected to the moat. It was only built very wide to irrigate farmland and looked like a small river.
"Hey, where is this brother?" Fan Chou asked curiously when he saw many people gathered on the river beach.
The city guard who was riding the bicycle looked back and said with a smile: "That was a poetry club activity organized by some young men from aristocratic families. Today happens to be a day of rest, so I guess they are reciting poems again. General, go to
Look south, there are still many people practicing the art of painting over there."
Fan Chou was stunned for a moment, looking at the pedestrians on both sides of the canal and couldn't help but be stunned.
There are also many canals and rivers outside Luoyang City, but now they have been occupied by garbage and carrion. The city is in chaos, and the outside of the city is even more chaotic. Not to mention that spring plowing is about to begin, all the farmers and tenant farmers in Luoyang have already disappeared. It is those ditches,
Where can such a scene exist?
At this time, they happened to pass a wooden bridge. Fan Chou lowered his head and looked down at the ditch under the wooden bridge... He saw the winding water, fish could be clearly seen in the water, and a little rabbit lay on the mossy green stone with his head lowered to drink water.
I am embarrassed by the tourists on the bank of the river.
Seeing tourists passing by on the bridge, young men who were drinking and writing poems on the shore waved to them enthusiastically. Some people sang loudly and sang a song to welcome friends from afar, which attracted everyone to cheer loudly.
Fan Chou frowned slightly, and said to himself yearningly: "What a peaceful and peaceful place with singing and dancing... No wonder so many people want to move to the east of the river after being squeezed out of their heads."
The city guard who was riding with him moved his ears and couldn't help but smile.
He knew that most of the group of young men who looked like young men from aristocratic families were members of the city guard, and only a few of them were young men called by the Wei family, the Xie family, the Cai family and other aristocratic families, just to put on such a show.
play.
Now it seems that the effect is good!
When they arrived at the satellite city, there were even bigger surprises waiting for Fan Chou and the others, so I won’t go into details one by one.