To inquire about news, the most convenient place is definitely the tavern. The biggest entertainment hobby of those gentlemen is chatting. Although the things they say are sometimes outrageous, you can always get some useful information from these words.
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There are actually only a few well-known taverns in Kyoto City. As a result, the Tianyuan Dynasty has been in chaos this year, and only one is dilapidated.
Xia Po walked to this very familiar tavern, expecting to see the same various men sitting there drinking as before.
But when he walked to the tavern, he was shocked by the dilapidated scene.
The wooden door is estimated to be several decades old. There are three big holes in the door. According to observations, these three big holes should be caused by iron tools. It is estimated that someone is causing trouble in the tavern.
Fortunately, this tavern did not close down.
When he opened the door, he saw a middle-aged man sitting in front of the counter, calculating with a lifeless look on his face.
Now that Xia Po had disguised himself as someone who was forty or fifty years old, he walked up to the shopkeeper and said.
"Xiao Fuzi, you are getting old too."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper frowned slightly, raised his head and looked at Xia Po for a long time, and then spoke with a slight hesitation.
"Are you...are you Li Bujue?"
Xia Po nodded.
Seeing Xia Po admit it, a smile appeared on his face.
"Where have you been all these years?"
"I went to other countries to do some business, and recently came back to see an old friend. Where is Shopkeeper Zou?"
As Xia Po spoke, he looked around, as if he was looking for something.
Hearing the words "Shopkeeper Zou", Xiao Fuzi's face clearly showed a trace of worry.
"Shopkeeper Zou... it's a long story."
Shopkeeper Zou is the brother of this little Fuzi. A group of officers and soldiers came here a few days ago and said they wanted to collect taxes.
But these days, the taxes have been collected for nearly a hundred years. Where did Shopkeeper Zou get the money to pay the taxes?
So he was taken away.
In fact, being captured is basically the same as death, because if you are captured, you will basically be sent to work as a coolie for the rest of your life.
After hearing this, Xia Po looked inside the tavern and found that the tavern had long lost its former vitality.
There were just a few old men sitting there, drinking tea with tired faces.
Seeing this, Xia Po forced a smile.
"Half a pound of roasted white, a pile of fennel beans."
If it were in the past, Xia Po would have eaten meat when he came to drink, but his relatives had just been kidnapped. According to the rules of the Tianyuan Dynasty, he was not allowed to eat meat, so he just ate some fennel beans.
Xia Po had been drinking wine in the corner. For some reason, the spiciest liquor seemed bland and tasteless.
During this period, he deliberately asked several tea drinkers around him about Xiongguo.
Originally, these people were not willing to talk to Xia Po, but when they saw Xia Po placing a bunch of copper coins in front of them, their money-minded eyes were immediately opened.
"Xiongguo? Who doesn't know Xiongguo these days?"
"Oh? Tell me?"
An old man shared the money with a smile on his face.
"You are really at a loss for giving us this money, because Xiongguo's affairs have already been famous all over the world. The king of Xiongguo is really a capable man, but it is just a hardship for the people of Xiongguo."
Hearing this, Xia Po felt happy. It seemed that Xia Wangong really did what he wrote in his letter.
"Just eight years ago, the king of Xiongguo suddenly started to wage war on several surrounding countries. I heard some young people say that the soldiers of Xiongguo were not human at all, but more like a pack of wolves.
When that guy sees people from the enemy country, he is like a wolf seeing a sheep, his eyes light up!"
"Oh, is it so?"
Shouldn't it be allowed to shine?
After all, in the eyes of those people, the soldiers of the enemy country are not human lives, but they are walking money and status. This kind of most direct stimulation will make mortals who are obsessed with money and power obsessed.
Those people can no longer be called human beings when they reach the battlefield, they can only be described as a pile of war weapons.
The idea they have been indoctrinated into is that they don't have to worry about anything except killing the enemy, and they don't even care about their own life or death.
No matter how ruthless soldiers from other countries are, they are still instinctively afraid of death.
After all, Xiongguo’s opponents are all small independent countries. Will the soldiers of those countries have patriotic feelings?
Therefore, whether in terms of combat effectiveness or morale, Xiongguo absolutely crushes other countries.
Other countries were particularly stupid. After knowing that they could not defeat Xiongguo, they chose to cede territory and pay compensation in the hope of forming an alliance with Xiongguo.
The most stupid method in the world is this, because Xia Waggong will only accept their kindness, and then use the things that the other party brought with them to rest for a period of time, and then fight back when he is well rested.
Although it has only been a few years, the power of the Xiong Kingdom has almost swallowed up those countries, and it is about to become a powerful force that can compete with the Tianyuan Dynasty and the Bei Tianyuan Dynasty.
As for the future situation, there is no need to think too much. As long as Xia Wangong or his descendants do not have cerebral palsy, a three-legged situation should eventually be formed.
Because the Bei Tianyuan Dynasty and the Tianyuan Dynasty are now at odds with each other. Although there has not been such a large-scale war, the conflict has not stopped.
Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to develop properly.
When these two fight again, Xiongguo will be able to reap the benefits.
However, this may not be a good thing for the Xia family. You can refer to Qin State.
Because those methods of governing the country are so inhumane, when the expansion ends, it will inevitably cause a series of problems, which will be difficult to solve by then.
After finishing the drink, Xia Po handed Xiao Fuzi a piece of silver. Xiao Fuzi was about to give Xia Po change, but when he looked up, Xia Po had already disappeared.
To the east of Kyoto City, there is a very large mine.
The productivity of this era was extremely backward. Generally, mines relied purely on manpower, and there were no protective measures, so people often died.
At this time, in this mine, an old man with gray hair was trying his best to pull a cart of stones under the scorching sun above his head.
But he was old and frail, and in the end he couldn't hold on and fell on the road transporting stones.
When a soldier in armor next to him saw this, he waved the whip in his hand and whipped it down.
"You old thing, I just glanced to the side and you actually started to be lazy!"
The old man might be really tired. Although his skin and flesh were turned out when the whip was applied, and the expression on his face was twitching, he still had no intention of getting up.
"Master Bing, I...my old bones really can't hold on any longer!"
"What? You're tired of living and don't want to do it anymore, right?"
After saying that, he wanted to whip down the whip again, but as soon as the whip was swung into the air, it was caught by a hand.
He looked to the side angrily and immediately showed a smile.
"Master Yan, what are you doing here?"
Master Yan didn't say anything, he just slapped the soldier, and then looked at the person next to him with a smile.
"Master Li, this is the Zou Liquan you are looking for."
At this time, the old man seemed to realize something. He blinked and looked up, only to see Xia Po standing there with the person in charge of the mine, while Xiao Bing touched his face and shivered.
"Shopkeeper Zou, do you still remember me?"
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Zou's blurred vision suddenly became clearer. He looked at Xia Po and shed tears.
"Li Bujue...you..."
Xia Po didn't speak, but patted Master Yan on the shoulder.
"What to do, do you understand?"
"Don't worry, I absolutely understand!"
Master Yan smiled and weighed the weight of the gold in his arms.
With so much money, let alone calling someone he doesn't know an adult, he can even call him grandpa!
Afterwards, Xia Po took Shopkeeper Zou away.
For a mine, a large number of people die every day, but it's just one person missing, and no one will care at all.
It's just that as an insider, this soldier may have a difficult time in the future.