time travel system

Chapter 187 Yizhou City

What's going on, I agreed to serve as a soldier, but I didn't agree to go to jail. What's the difference between this and arresting a strong man?
It was only then that Jiang Xiaobai realized that it was no wonder that most of the people who entered the city were old, weak, sick and disabled, not even a strong young man.

Even in wood workshops, the proportion of young adults is less than 30.00%.

In the past, Jiang Xiaobai thought that the young and middle-aged were all taken away by the golden soldiers, but now that he thought about it, not only the golden soldiers were plundered, but also the Song soldiers.

Ordinary people hide when they can, hide when they can, and no one will go to the city to cause trouble, no wonder this city is so deserted!
After the order was issued, the soldiers who surrounded him were laughing and laughing, and they didn't take Jiang Xiaobai down immediately.

It can be seen that they have long been used to this situation, and if they scare them, the problem will basically be solved.

"Brother, become a soldier, this is a great future!"

"Look at us, we have food, drink and clothing, and most importantly, we don't have to do farm work, how comfortable are we?"

"I went to Caojia'ao last month. There is no one in that village. Why are you stubborn?"

Threats and lures, in short, scare until you agree.

Jiang Xiaobai was originally annoyed, and planned to teach these Qiu Ba a lesson, but seeing their appearance, they were all sallow and emaciated, and they were all poor people, so he really couldn't bear it.

"My lord, young ones can't be soldiers. To tell you the truth, I still have a seventy-year-old mother at home. If I leave, she will starve to death!" Jiang Xiaobai pretended to be terrified, but suddenly stretched out his hand, and that The yamen servant shook his hand.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, a piece of silver has already been handed over.

As the saying goes, money can turn ghosts around. After watching too many movies and TV series, Jiang Xiaobai plans to give it a try.

"You..." The yamen servant wanted to get angry, but suddenly felt something cold and heavy in his palm.

Years of experience told him that it must be an ingot of at least five taels of silver.

Five taels, that is, five pennies, he might not be able to collect so much after being exposed to the sun for several days at the gate of the city.

In an instant, a gleam of joy floated on his cheeks, and the yamen servant hid the silver in his sleeve like lightning, and laughed loudly: "So he is a dutiful son, and I respect the dutiful son the most. Let it go, let it go!"

Although the Song Bing around felt strange, they also guessed a little bit, and they all dispersed happily.

"Brother Cao, go, go!" The yamen servant couldn't wait to see the quality of the silver, so he kept urging Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Xiaobai didn't answer, picked up dry firewood, and walked quickly into the city.

The first time I set foot in Yizhou City, I saw a stone street, which seemed to run through the north and south, and the flagpole on the south gate could be seen from the north gate.

It seems that Yizhou was really not big 1000 years ago, at most [-] square kilometers. When the population was at its peak, there were [-] people in the city, and if there were [-] to [-] within three kilometers outside the city, it would be the end.

Although the city is not big, it is very neat. The north-south road is about ten meters wide, enough for five horses to drive side by side.

On both sides of the street, there are all wooden houses, most of which are one-story buildings, and there are also several two-story and three-story buildings.

It's a pity that in such a big city, there are very few pedestrians on the streets, so sparse that it is easy to count them.

Even a large part of the buildings on this street are incomplete, some have been burned by fire, some seem to have been violently knocked down, most people's doors are closed, and only a few buildings have signs outside Or the banner, it seems to be a place for selling food, wine, food or groceries.

Walking along the street for about 100 meters, Jiang Xiaobai estimated that this location should be the north side of Jingke Square in later generations. Walking about 200 meters southwest, it should be the location of the Jingke statue, and continue along the Jingke statue. To the south, about [-] meters, you should reach the location of the ancient county government.

Jiang Xiaobai was a little lost. The so-called prosperity of the ancient city was out of the question. It was a bigger town at best, and it was a town that hadn't recovered from the war.

It's ridiculous for such a city to try to resist the invasion of Jin soldiers.

The more Jiang Xiaobai looked at it, the more Jiang Xiaobai felt that the widow Chen's idea was correct. He didn't need to lead tens of thousands of people over, but only needed to bring over 100 soldiers from Huaishupo, and the city could be easily breached.

The Song people resumed their jurisdiction over this place in name, but in fact, the government's decree could not even get out of the city wall.

Well, there are not many people on the street, so go and have a look around the county government office.

According to the memory of his previous life, Jiang Xiaobai carried the firewood and walked forward for about [-] meters. He found a small alley running from east to west, and immediately got into it.

After [-] meters, another relatively wide street appeared in front of him.

This street is a bit busier, with pedestrians coming and going, occasionally there are ox carts or Xiaojiao, and there are more shops that have opened.

On the southeast side of the street, a fairly tall building caught Jiang Xiaobai's attention. It has a vermilion lacquer gate, and a large cowhide drum is placed on the right side of the gate. Eight yamen soldiers line up on both sides in front of it. There are seven steps, more than ten feet high. On the wall of the courtyard, there is a plaque hanging on the lintel, with the words "County Government" written on it.

This is it, it seems that the ancient county government is nothing more than this!

Jiang Xiaobai pretended to be selling firewood, found a big rock and sat down, squinting at the direction of the county government office, he couldn't help but think of the plots in the film and television drama, and couldn't help feeling sorry, why didn't he see the scene of beating drums and complaining?
However, this county government gave Jiang Xiaobai some confidence. The yamen guard at the gate stood up straight and was considered strong. There were more than a dozen war horses tied to the horse post on the left side, and a small sedan chair was parked on the right side. , and vaguely could hear the voices of many people speaking from the county office.

The horses are good, they are kept clean, and the soldiers who use them should be well-trained.

Look again, maybe after a while, you will be able to see the legendary magistrate Liu.

Anyway, Jiang Xiaobai didn't really sell firewood, so he put the firewood in the corner and squatted on the big rock in front of him.

Suddenly, Jiang Xiaobai heard a "sugar nut" sound above his head.

Immediately afterwards, something seemed to land, bringing a gust of cold wind.

"Crack!" A wooden stick hit Jiang Xiaobai right on top of his head.

"Oops!" There was a burst of exclamation from above, and it was clearly a young woman.

what happened?

Jiang Xiaobai was shocked, and immediately jumped up, but couldn't help but smile after seeing it.

Coincidentally, the place where Jiang Xiaobai was squatting was under a small two-story building. A window on the building was opened, and the stick holding the window fell down.

The woman who exclaimed was holding the window sill with her left hand and the window with her right hand, her big eyes were wide open, her red lips were slightly parted, she was at a loss in fright.

Jiang Xiaobai was a little dizzy, not because of the stick, of course, but because the scene was so familiar.

Subconsciously, Jiang Xiaobai asked, "You...are Jinlian?"

The woman upstairs was even more surprised, and asked, "You...how do you know my name?"

What a coincidence, it turns out that her name is really Jinlian!

It's a pity, I'm not a high official from Ximen!
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