At dawn, Blind Bei found Zheng Fan.
There was no trace of fatigue on his face.
Two people were sitting in the yard, each with a bench and a small table in the middle. On it were four bowls of white rice porridge, a plate of pickled ginger, a plate of pickled mustard and two salted duck eggs.
The two of them first picked up a salted duck egg in a tacit understanding. Blind Bei peeled the whole egg and put it into the porridge bowl, while Zheng Fan knocked a hole in one end of the egg. After peeling it a little, use chopsticks to scoop out the egg bit by bit and eat it.
It can be said that the inn was extremely busy all night last night, and this busyness continues to this day.
But even though everyone has been silent for half a year, when it is really running, it is still in order.
"Lord, this world is indeed different from what we imagined before, and it can be said to be much more interesting."
"Yes."
< p>Zheng Fan knew that he was giving a report to himself, so he was not in a hurry and just waited for Blind Bei to speak slowly.The information comes from the interrogation of Young Master last night and the intelligence obtained by Blind Bei and Xue San. As for Fan Li, he should still be in the barbarian caravan at the moment and he should not be able to come back in a short time.
Blind Bei must have made a summary by himself. To be honest, Zheng Fan was really afraid that Blind Bei would bring over a copy of the dossier and ask him to review it.
He likes this way of reporting while eating breakfast.
"Lord, don't dislike my nagging. I will talk slowly from point to point."
"Okay."
"We The current location is called Hutou City. The scale of the city is not large. Strictly speaking, it is considered a satellite city. Including Hutou City, the entire northern part of Yan State and the desert area belong to Beifeng County. It almost means province.
The State of Yan has seven counties. In addition to Beifeng County, there are six counties: Lesha, Tiancheng, Xiahu, Sanshi, Huwei, and Yinlang. The capital of the State of Yan is located. Tiancheng County, it can be said that Tiancheng County is somewhat similar to the Gyeonggi area.
And Beifeng County is basically the northern frontline of the Yan Kingdom. A hundred years ago, this was the area where the Yan Kingdom and the barbarians fought. < /p>
However, firstly, because the barbarians divided themselves, the royal court declined and lost its appeal, and could no longer unite to launch a major offensive. Secondly, because of the rise of the three countries of Daqian, Dachu and Dajin, the The Yan State also had to shift its focus to the Central Plains.
Therefore, in the past hundred years, although there were occasional minor frictions between the Yan State and the barbarian tribes, there were no more large-scale conflicts with more than 10,000 people. There is a big battle.
Tumancheng is the largest city in the Yan Kingdom on the edge of the desert. It was called Tuman City in the early years. Later, the name of the city was changed because of the tacit peace between the two sides. < /p>
This city is also the capital of Beifeng County. It is a big city. The Hutou City where we are located is one of the cities that relies on the defense system established by Tuman City, but because it isIt is the closest city to the desert, so in peacetime, commerce and trade is relatively developed.
In today's world, Yan, Jin, Chu, and Qian are the four major countries in the world, and there are other small countries that exist as vassals of the four major countries.
The official system of Yan State is a bit complicated. In fact, its political system is more like the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasty, where the monarch and the big family rule the world. The royal family is more like the most powerful one among the clans, that is, the clan clan. The leader of the alliance.
Daqian and Jin followed the imperial examination system, where the emperor and scholar-bureaucrats jointly ruled the world.
As for Dachu, it is a relatively ancient aristocratic system. ”
“So from this point of view, is the Qian State and the Jin State more advanced? "Zheng Fan asked.
"The Lord is wise. "
First of all, I will give you a basic term, and Xiazibei continued:
"Logically speaking, the aristocratic system, the clan system and the imperial examination system should be a process from backward to advanced. , but the development of a country must not only consider its own factors, but also take into account the historical process.
After the founding of the Yan State, because it had faced the threat of desert barbarians for a long time, in order to unite its forces, it had to delegate the power belonging to the monarch. Until now, this has formed the current situation where the clans coexist.
Such a system is actually not suitable for centralized power, especially when it comes to external development, it often restrains its hands, just like Sun Shiwan during the Three Kingdoms period.
For this reason, even though the Yan State has had peace with the barbarians for nearly a hundred years, and although the Yan State has the Yan State's iron cavalry that makes other countries extremely fearful, it still cannot follow the history we are familiar with. The layout is unified from north to south.
But it is precisely because of this system of the Yan State that it will be extremely united internally when facing the oppression of the Qian State and the Jin State, because the powerful families in Yan know that once the Jin State or Jin State is allowed to The Qian Kingdom destroyed the Yan Kingdom, and their good days came to an end.
At the same time, although the Jin and Qian states had an imperial examination system, because the country had been established for a long time, the scholar-bureaucrat class could not be eliminated, and it became a parasitic class that was no less important than the nobles. It was a bit similar to the late Ming Dynasty. In fact, it also lost Gained enterprising spirit and enterprising ability.
The nobles of Chu State only know how to live in a state of drunkenness and dream of death. There is still a large area of desolate land in their own backyard that has not been developed. Therefore, unless other countries take the initiative to cause friction, they rarely go to war with other countries.
There has been no large-scale war between the four countries for nearly fifty years, and they have entered an era of confrontation between the four countries. ”
“Oh, that’s right. ”
“In addition, Lord, there is another very interesting thing. We can get an interesting message from the county government documents that Xue San stole. That is, there are also existing great empires in the West. Both sides The exchanges between them are quite close, and there are often Western missions crossing the desert into the Yan State, and then transferred from the Yan State to other countries. It can be seen that the exchanges between the East and the West in ancient times in this world were much more frequent than in our previous world history. ”
This is geographical knowledgeAfter the blind man Bei finished speaking, Zheng Fan finished his first bowl of porridge.
When Zheng Fan picked up the second bowl of porridge, the blind man Bei Ze began to report on another aspect, that is, the power system of this world.
“The interesting thing about this world is that it has monks, magic, fighting spirit, and warriors. It can be said that the types are quite rich.
That prince, oh , his name is Wang Fuqi, and he is a disciple of the Wang family in Beifeng County. This time he came to Hutou City specifically to visit, saying that he wanted to experience the desert customs. The Wang family is considered a small family in Beifeng County. Right.
The West specializes in magic and fighting spirit, while the East specializes in cultivation and martial arts. They are all divided into nine grades, with nine being the lowest and one being the noble.
Probably, last night was the master. The guard you killed is not even at the ninth level, or is about to reach the ninth level, that is, he can use a little inner strength.
The one I saw yesterday. The wife of the captain who patrolled the city told me that her husband was still half a step away from entering the ninth-level martial arts realm, but he could beat a blind man to death as easily as crushing an ant.
This. The Wang family is also a descendant of the Wu family. Wang Fuqi is indeed much more respected than ordinary people, but he is still a collateral descendant, and his role as a guard is not good enough.
Oh, by the way, I was at the inn earlier. The strange mount seen by the master at the door should be a brave beast.
According to legend, the mount of the first emperor of the Yan Kingdom was a brave animal. After the founding of the Yan Kingdom, the royal family of the Yan Kingdom relied on the blood of that brave animal. Through breeding and cultivation, a large number of hybrid varieties have been created, but even the lowest hybrid varieties, Pi Beasts, must be owned by people of high status.
The officials from the capital who were released from outside the capital probably cannot have them. There will be one, maybe there will be more in some elite cavalry teams."
In fact, for ordinary people, this world is limited to the one-third of an acre of land in front of them. Forget it, sometimes I can’t even remember the year number clearly, I just keep eating the last meal and thinking about the next meal.
The inn had been open for half a year before, but they knew nothing about this power system. It was enough to show that the sky for the common people was really too narrow.
"These things are not fresh anymore." Zheng Fan put some pickles into the bowl, ate the remaining porridge together, and then put down the bowl and chopsticks.
After stretching, he continued to the blind man Bei sitting in front of him:
"Magic, fighting spirit, warriors, and cultivation have all been written about long ago. It’s a crappy painting, but it’s just like watching news about a war-torn area on TV and coming to a turbulent area in person is completely different. Now I’m really excited.”
Hearing this, Blind Bei nodded and agreed. He was also very excited, and his colleagues were equally excited.
At this moment, Blind Bei, who had just finished one bowl of porridge, said while changing to another bowl of porridge:
"Lord, what is in front of us now?", there are two things, one is to find the way back. ”
“One can be removed. "Zheng Fan said without hesitation.
Although he was scared of this strange world, Zheng Fan really never thought about going back. He came to this world through euthanasia, and in In the previous world, he had no relatives and suffered from illness for several years. When he left, he had no worries, so there was no such thing as a blind man finding a way home.
Bei didn't seem to be surprised at all by Zheng Fan's response, but the choice was Zheng Fan's. He still had to say what he should say. He continued:
"The second thing is to follow the Lord's previous instructions." According to the commanded plan, we need to expand our strength. ”
Now, what we have is an inn, and it is just an inn.
In the past six months, the development of the inn has been in a state of development from its establishment to the present. A state of stagnation.
Because at this scale, the money earned can be regarded as a decent life. If you manage the relevant yamen and gangs, you can also get a certain degree of protection and be in a very safe position. "
It’s not that Feng Siniang and others are unable to run the inn to a higher level, but it’s not necessary. As stowaways in this world, they have no backing and no foundation to manage the inn like this. If you take one step, it's enough. If you expand further, you'll probably be targeted by wolves.
Of course, the reason why they no longer worry is that firstly, Zheng Fan's awakening has determined the route, and secondly, they themselves have a tendency to turn into wolves.
“First of all, what we have to do is money and influence.” Blind Bei said slowly, “This is the initial stage. In this initial stage, money and influence are separated. .
Because at this time, it is too dangerous to have money but no influence."
" Let's talk about it specifically." Zheng Fan reminded.
He knew very well that among the seven demon kings, Blind Bei should be more like a think tank.
"From small to large, since we are now in Hutou City, then I will make our next plan centered on Hutou City.
We We must first create our own power in Hutou City. If the prerequisite for rebellion is not yet mature, our power can only develop on the dark side. This is what we are good at. < /p>
First control several small gangs in Hutou City, and then gradually become the largest gang in Hutou City, recruiting a group of subordinates who can be used to run errands. At least, there is no need to do it like last night. We have to do everything ourselves. At the same time, we need to further improve our relationship with the official forces in Hutou City.
This is the second stage of the Hutou City strategy. We can form our own team of horse bandits in the desert, rob, protect money, and accumulate primitively. At the same time, it is best to collude with the official forces in Hutou City.A channel for dividing the spoils.
The third stage is to form our own caravan and whitewash ourselves through the previous primitive accumulation and the relationships with other major forces established in the process.
After these three stages are successful, the Tiger Head City strategy will be successful. At least, we have established a firm foothold in Hutou City in this world. The next development needs to be re-planned. "
At the end,
Blind Bei added another sentence:
"Please correct me, Lord. "
Zheng Fan shook his head and said honestly: "I have no other opinions. I think your plan is very good. You have to eat one bite at a time. Well, that's the truth. ”
“The Lord is wise. "
"..." Zheng Fan.
This flattery is too blunt.
"If there is anything I can do to help , you tell me directly, although I..."
"What my subordinates need is trust from the Lord! "
"Well...I trust you very much! "
Zheng Fan said seriously.
Blind Bei shook his head and said: "No, my lord, you don't." "
"I really, really trust you! ”
“No, Lord, you don’t. ”
“You are very smart, I believe you! ”
“No, Lord, you haven’t yet. "
"I really trust you! ”
“No, Lord, you still don’t have it. "
"I...I trust you! ! ! ”
“Still…………no. ”
“I feel relieved to leave the matter to you.” ”
“No, Lord, you have not. "
"Please, I trust you! ”
Zheng Fan shouted until his voice became hoarse.
The next moment,
in the mustard dish, three pickles floated by themselves and fell into the hands of the blind man Bei.
Blind Man Bei smiled, and took a mouthful of porridge with the pickles,
very satisfied:
"I would like to thank you for your trust. ”
“Yeah. "
Zheng Fan nodded politely. He felt that he should keep a little distance from this strange blind man now.
Blind Bei put down the porridge bowl and picked up the handkerchief in his sleeve. Zi wiped her mouth and said softly:
"I've finished licking it, you continue. ”