"To be honest, I have wiped out all the horse bandits within a radius of five hundred miles. Therefore, I want to reopen this trade route. I will use the power of the whole city to protect the safety of the caravans coming and going. But to do this
A little, I still need sir to help me."
Li Guangyin trembled in his heart and understood what Lu Xiao meant. He wanted to take the lead in re-opening the trade route here. But this kind of thing is not just something to talk about casually. Changing the trade route will involve many people's interests.
, how could he, Li Guangyin, dare to do anything casually?
But before he could speak, Lu Xiao interrupted him directly.
"Sir, there is no need to rush to refuse. You can rest here for a few days and take a good look at my town before making a decision."
Lu Xiao couldn't force the other party to agree to this kind of thing. Only when the other party accepts this matter willingly can he take the lead.
The conversation was very short. Lu Xiao left after saying these words, leaving only Li Guangyin alone and meditating.
He now knew that if nothing unexpected happened, he would not die. But what followed was undoubtedly another huge problem.
Li Guangyin didn't completely believe Lu Xiao's words. In fact, Li Guangyin felt that the other party was more likely to take a long-term approach and lure big fish. Maybe he would bring more caravans and more goods next time. The other party directly revealed
True nature, how about serving them all in one pot?
But if he refused directly, Li Guangyin did not dare. Because he believed in his heart that if he refused, he might not even be able to leave the town.
The only thing that puzzled him was that Lu Xiao seemed very sure that he would sincerely promise him. He just didn't know where this confidence came from.
After much thinking, he couldn't figure it out, so he decided to go to the town to see what Lu Xiao said.
Inside, Lu Xiao and Ding'an were discussing.
"How sure are you?"
"Not even 10%!"
"There is no one in Chengdu?" Ding'an and Xiang Jiezheng were both confused. Because Lu Xiao had long given them the feeling that there was no solution left, so the fact that there was no one in Chengdu really shocked them.
"That's right, there is none in Chengdu. It's only been two months. It can't bring much change to the town. All we can show him is the environment and order here. But I'm not sure, he
Can you understand the importance of order?"
………………
Li Guangyin came to the town with his son early in the morning. He didn't bring any guards. In his opinion, the place was the same as not having guards. Not to mention the cowardice of the guards, he wasn't angry enough.
.
The town is actually not that special. It is no different from those border towns in the Western Regions.
No, there is still something different. Li Guangyin noticed a difference. That is, although the town is dilapidated, it is extremely clean.
This is simply unbelievable. Small towns like this in the Western Regions are usually described as shabby, desolate, and dirty. But this is different. Both the streets and the restaurants and shops on both sides are extremely clean.
In addition to being shabby, the people here are also very polite in what they say and do. It is completely different from other border towns where everyone has a louder voice and frequently uses knives and guns.
The two of them casually sat down for breakfast at a mutton soup shop.
The mutton soup is not very delicious, and the Hu biscuits are just so-so. But again, the food and tableware are very clean. So clean that only the big restaurants in the provincial capital can match it.
You know, Li Guangyin has been traveling to and from the Western Regions for many years. He dares to say that among all the restaurants on this road, none of them can be as clean as this one.
Of course he didn't know that these restaurants and snack bars could achieve such results only after Lu Xiao had someone whip them with a whip for a whole month.
In ancient times, it was difficult to reason with these indigenous people, especially those in frontier fortresses who did not know a word of Chinese characters but were stubborn and barbaric. Lu Xiao did not have that much time to reason with them. So he used the simplest method,
Use a whip. The effect is not bad at all.
Planting a clean environment is good for food, which can undoubtedly increase appetite and make people feel better.
Li Guangyin began to be interested in this place.
After breakfast, Li Guangyin began to wander around the town. He first visited various shops in the surrounding area.
I found that most of the shops here had sparse and single goods. It seems that City Lord Lu was right. The vitality of this place was indeed damaged by the horse bandits, and the trade aspect was very weak.
"Dad, what's so good about this place? It's so poor that we should leave quickly?"
His son kept chattering in his ear, which made Li Guangyin almost slap him on the spot.
"If you can leave, your father doesn't know how to leave, right? Our lives are still in someone else's hands! Please stop saying a few words and watch carefully."
Near noon, Li Guangyin walked to a livestock trading market. He noticed that there were hundreds of fine horses, seventy or eighty camels, and many other livestock such as pigs, cattle, and sheep, waiting for trading here.
Li Guangyin was shocked.
Such a huge number of livestock does not seem to fit the size of the town.
The manager of the livestock market is an old man of some age. He smiles and looks quite friendly.
"Excuse me, how much do these animals cost?"
The steward of the livestock market thought for a moment and realized that he was asking how much the animals cost.
"Good horses, camels, camels, pigs, cattle, donkeys, what do you want?"
"Camel, how much does a camel cost?"
Li Guangyin also understood that it was not appropriate to drag out articles here, so he might as well just go straight.
"If you want a camel, are you a merchant?"
"It's a merchant passing by here. Two camels were injured and cannot be used, so he came to supplement them."
"Then you can choose whatever you want. Prices for males and females vary depending on size and age. You can negotiate the price if you like it."
Li Guangyin signaled his son to go in and pick a camel. Then he continued to get close to the steward.
"My brothers own such a huge livestock market, so they must have a lot of money."
"Alas! Don't talk nonsense, these are not mine. These animals belong to the city lord."
"But that City Lord Lu?"
"It's Mr. Lu. Who else can get so many livestock besides Mr. Lu? Do you know where these animals came from?"
"Brother, tell me?"
Li Guangyin originally wanted to learn about City Lord Lu from outsiders. Seeing that the steward was so righteous, he quickly agreed.
The manager seems to be a chatterbox, and once he starts talking, he can't stop talking.
"Let me tell you, when it comes to Master Lu's deeds, no one in the whole town knows about it. But if you want to say who knows it best, it's me! Do you know Master Lu?
What did you do before?"
"I really don't know about this!"
"Let me tell you, we used to have a horse bandit leader, nicknamed Fei Long. He killed without blinking an eye and was cruel by nature! When Mr. Lu was still a boy, he was kidnapped by this Fei Long and made him a slave!"
"Slave? The imperial court strictly prohibits enslaving others!"
"The imperial court? Damn, there is no imperial court here. Whoever has a knife in his hand is the uncle. Of course now we only recognize Mr. Lu!"
"This...how did City Lord Lu escape?"
"Escape? Then you underestimate Master Lu too much. Let me tell you, back then Master Lu..."
Just when Li Guangyin was fascinated by what he heard, Ding'an was reporting to Lu Xiao in the village.
"Where is he?"
"I'm at the livestock market. I'm chatting happily with Old Man Wu!"
"Old man Wu? Is he the storyteller in the teahouse before?"
"That's him."
"It seems to be working well. Where is his next stop?"
"According to his current direction, it should be the iron market of Lianfeng, or a small market composed of surrounding villagers."
"Well, let's find a few more eloquent people to prepare."
