Chapter 1015 City Head
The wolf mastiff was so fierce that the guards had already changed their color. Although these guards were all warriors who were ready to die, they felt cold when they saw such a cruel beast.
The wolf mastiff squatted beside Song Ming's corpse, devouring human flesh. The prince frowned slightly, looked at Zou Hong, and said, "It's really cruel... I have accepted these two beasts, but... how can I tame them?"
"Your Highness, with these two wolf mastiffs, you will have two powerful guards." Zou Hong said proudly: "They will definitely obey His Highness from now on." A glance at him, a follower came over, holding a wooden box, Zou Hong opened the box and took out a pair of white gloves from it. "Your Highness, this is not another gift. This Tian Silkworm Glove has always been carried by the trainer of these two wolf mastiffs... There is also a green bamboo tube. As long as your Highness wears white silk gloves, they will regard Your Highness as your master. This green bamboo tube is like a general's flag. Wherever you point, the two wolf mastiffs will pounce on wherever you go!"
The workmanship of the Tian Silkworm gloves is extremely exquisite. They look as thin as cicada wings, but they are extremely tough. As for the green bamboo tube, they are just made of jade into bamboo tubes, but they are just the thickness of the thumb, and the workmanship is also very exquisite.
The prince didn't say anything, but just looked at the two things. Of course, Zou Hong was not a stupid person. He handed the gloves to the follower beside him. The follower put on the gloves and then walked towards the wolf mastiff. The wolf mastiff was eating human flesh, but he was still very alert. He heard a figure behind him, and instantly got up, his fangs were like a knife, and there was bloody flesh hanging on it. It was extremely hideous and terrifying, but when he saw the follower wearing gloves, he became surprisingly gentle, like a very well-behaved puppy who was tamed and trained, walking to the follower.
The entourage reached out to stroke it on its back, and then patted its back. The wolf mastiff squatted down very obediently. The entourage immediately squatted down and grabbed the jaw of the wolf mastiff. Then he turned to look at Zou Hong. Seeing Zou Hong nodding, the entourage got up and guided the wolf mastiff back into the iron cage, closed the iron gate, and then returned to Zou Hong, took off his gloves and presented it to Zou Hong. Zou Hong put the gloves and green bamboo tubes back into the wooden box, and gave them to the prince very respectfully, "Please accept it with a smile!"
The prince signaled to Mr. Tian to accept it, and ordered: "Do you have a generous burial of Song Ming and give more pensions to his family..." Mr. Tian respectfully said yes and ordered someone to pack up Song Ming's body. The prince ordered Mr. Tian to push a wheelchair and ask Zou Hong to follow him and follow the long road of the martial arts field. He asked: "Do you Governor Feng like to raise this kind of ferocious beast?"
"Report to Your Highness, the Governor's favorite thing is not to raise ferocious beasts, but to loyalty to the emperor and the crown prince, to guard the northern border for the court and tame the barbarians." Zou Hong said with his body bent.
The prince smiled and said, "Are you the head of the Ministry of Rites? You are good at speaking, but you don't let your eloquence down." He asked, "I heard that Governor Feng met the Northern Xinjiang Trade Field in the border area of Hexi. What's the situation now?"
"With the permission of the emperor, the Governor began to build a trade site in the northern border early." Zou Hongying said: "The Yi Barbarians have always admired the richness of our Great Qin and loved the goods of our Great Qin. Although they are a barbarian land, they are quite good. After the establishment of the Northern Xinjiang trade site, the trade was very prosperous. Many domestic merchants went to the Northern Xinjiang trade site to do trade, and the Yi Barbarian tribes also had special teams to trade in the trade site...!"
The prince said: "I heard that there are not less than dozens of Yi and Barbarian tribes, and they hate each other and fight for many years. The Northern Xinjiang Trade Field was said to be an inn on the northern border of our Great Qin and Yi and Barbarian Desert...!"
"Huangfeng Post!" Zou Hong immediately said: "In Liangyi, the northernmost part of Hexi, it is only ten miles away from Liangcheng. Huangfeng Post was originally a patrol post, and now it is the North Xinjiang trade place. At the top of Liangcheng, you can see the situation of the North Xinjiang trade site at a glance. The North Xinjiang trade site is orderly, Liangcheng is the first city facing the north of the desert, and its geographical location is very important. Governor Feng has been sending people to strengthen and increase it. From a small border town at the beginning, it has been expanded to a large scale. The Governor has deployed heavy troops there. With the troops of Liangcheng, it is enough to ensure the safety of the North Xinjiang trade site."
"What I mean is that entering the northern border trade field from the Yiman territory is not something that the Yiman tribes can do, right?" The prince said slowly: "If the Yiman tribes in the north want to reach the northern border trade field, they have to pass through the other tribes. Could other tribes let them pass? It is said that the Yiman tribes are brutal and fierce, and the tribes hate each other. In this way, aren't the only Yiman tribes in the southern part of the Yiman tribes that can do business in the northern border trade field?"
Zou Hong immediately shook his head and smiled, "Your Highness, the establishment of the Northern Frontier Trade Field was actually a few years ago. Governor Feng had such a plan. Governor Feng was in Hexi. In the past, the Yi and Barbarian tribes often invaded the northern border of our Great Qin, but were beaten by Governor Feng for many years. The Yi and Barbarian tribes are now afraid of the Governor. When Governor Feng was governing Hexi, he found that although the trade on the border was prosperous, it was very messy, so he had always been determined to rectify the trade between the two sides. In this way, he could pay a large amount of taxes to the court every year."
The prince did not say anything. Mr. Tian pushed him forward slowly on the smooth road, and Zou Hong followed the side to explain, "Before the Governor Feng proposed the idea of establishing a trade field to the emperor, he had already made some arrangements in advance and summoned the Qitou of several large tribes of Yiman...!" After a pause, he explained, "Your Highness, Qitou is the leader of the Yiman tribe... The Governor asked them about the matters of the trade field. In fact, the Yiman people were naturally willing to trade well with our Qin. The Governor proposed this idea, and the Yiman and Qitou immediately agreed. The Governor immediately agreed with them.
An agreement was made that once the Northern Xinjiang trade site was established, the trade between the Yiman tribes and the Qin Dynasty must be standardized, and that kind of disorderly private trade was not allowed. Governor Feng allowed every tribe of Yiman to have a caravan that was always qualified to trade with the Qin Dynasty, and gave each tribe a flag. Only caravans with qualified trade could be cast out. The composition of the caravans was entirely planned by each tribe. On the grassland of Mobei, as long as you see such a flag, no tribe can add up with swords and weapons, otherwise everyone would be punished!"
The prince smiled and said, "It seems that the loyal man of the Yi Barbarians have really scared the courage. The Yi Barbarians are really obedient to our loyal man!"
Zou Hong hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this is not actually the obedience of the Yi Barbarians, but this matter is related to their interests. In the past, many Yi Barbarians traded with us privately, and even the tribes themselves did not know. Another group of Yi Barbarians sent to trade specially for trade, in order to enter our territory of Daqin and inquire about the news. They were spies of Yi Barbarians. But now Governor Feng set up a North Xinjiang Trade Field. The Yi Barbarian caravans can only do business in the North Xinjiang Trade Field and cannot go deep into the Great Qin territory. When their caravans entered the North Xinjiang Trade Field, there were special officials there to register their number and names. When they came and left, they also needed several people, which eliminated their chance to sneak into our Great Qin."
"Jingzhonghou is still very capable." The prince nodded and said, "As you said, the establishment of the Northern Xinjiang trade market will bring a tax to the court?"
"This...!" Zou Hong bowed his body and said, "Your Highness, Hexi is now devoted to building an open palace for the emperor, which is huge, and the manpower, material resources and financial resources are expensive. Therefore, the emperor has also issued an order. In recent years, the taxes earned from trade places in northern Xinjiang have been temporarily transferred to the Ministry of Revenue Department of Hexi Road for the construction of the open palace...!"
The prince sighed and said, "It is hard to build such a huge palace with one force." After a pause, he said, "After going back, I told Jingzhonghou that the two wolf mastiffs he gave to me were very fond of, and I made him worry."
Zou Hong immediately said: "The emperor must convey His Highness what he meant."
Chu Huan naturally didn't know that Feng Yuanpo was very attentive to the emperor and the prince. He was in the northwest and now he paid less attention to the capital. At least at present, his main energy was to focus on Xiguan.
Chu Huan was above the city head of Shuoquan City. Shuoquan City was more than ten meters high. Looking at the city, the viewing range was very far. At this time, Chu Huan was carrying his hands on his back and looking out of the city.
Under the city, there was a crowd of people, and a large crowd of people loved to watch the fun. Today, there was a big fun at the top of Shuoquan City.
The most lively topic in the city these two days is the bet between the witch Ma and the new governor, and a few people gathered together in teahouses and restaurants, and they would talk about this matter as the most interesting topic. It seems that if you don’t talk about such a topic these two days, it would be a shameful thing.
"Governor General, after hearing your summons, the officials rushed over." A voice came from behind. Chu Huan turned his head with his hands on his back. Seeing that the governor of Yuezhou Dong Shizhen was coming quickly. When he was approaching, Dong Shizhen had already bowed and bowed, "Why are you coming here today? Why are so many people gathering under this city?"
"Master Dong has a lot of things, I'm afraid I don't know." Chu Huan sighed, "I'm asking Master Dong to come today, just to let you testify. I have made an agreement with Goddess Ma before. Today is the last day of the agreement, and there will always be a winner."
Dong Shizhen slapped his head and said to himself: "Xiaguan almost forgot. I have been talking about this in the city these two days, but Xiaguan has heard people talk about it, just treating it as a joke. The adult has a noble status, so how could he argue with the witch Ma... Could it be that the rumors in the market are true, and the witch Ma really... have really had a bet with the witch Ma?"
"The Goddess Ma said that the Governor is a plague god, but the Governor is a local official sent by the Lord. The Lord is the Lord of the Heavenly Lord. The Lord sent him to the Lord, who can only save the god of the Daming Cang, but he is not a plague god?" Du Fugong beside Chu Huan looked calm and said calmly: "On the contrary, we already know that the Goddess Ma is the real plague god, which is causing trouble in Xiguan. Today, in full view of everyone, let everyone see who is the plague god and who is the real god!"
Dong Shizhen smiled awkwardly and said, "This...how is this related to the plague god?"
Chapter completed!