Well aware.

This is the embarrassment of unequal strength. If Dai Mengwei is determined to "do whatever makes you unhappy", then the Chinese army will directly defeat him and accept millions or even millions of people. It may be very difficult to say

Tired, but if Dai Mengwei is really crazy, it may not be that difficult to endure it.

Dai Mengwei is not crazy. He is good at forbearance, so he will not play this kind of "I will hit you in the face to death" when it is meaningless. But at the same time, he occupies the business road, but even the tax is too high.

He can't accept it, because on the surface he resolutely criticizes Southwest, but he can't do business with Southwest directly, and every force that deals with Southwest regards him as a madman who can go crazy at any time, which is very uncomfortable.

It would be easy to say if the Huaxia Army only delivered some simple commercial artifacts to the whole world, but starting from the second half of last year, he and the whole world opened up high-end ordnance and open technology transfer. This is a matter that is related to the lifeblood of the whole world. It is necessary to gradually

The key moment in the picture.

For example, I, Liu Guangshi, am conducting an important transaction with the Chinese Army. What should I do if you stand in the middle and suddenly go crazy? For such a big thing, you can't just tell me to trust you, right? My transaction with Southwest is really a big deal to save the world.

Things are very important...

Dai Mengwei swayed the Chinese army, using the power of the Chinese army to check and balance the Jurchens, and then took advantage of the Jurchens to fight against the Chinese army. This series of methods was originally interesting to all the forces in the world, and they verbally supported it.

He still has a lot of people. But as various forces have actual interest exchanges with Southwest, most of them showed such worries when facing Dai Mengwei.

Don't be crazy, don't interfere, just shouting verbally is enough, but don't really mess around... No, how can you guarantee this to us?

Once the southwest has complicated interests with various forces, Dai Mengwei becomes an eyesore. The entire world has been ravaged by the Jurchens for more than ten years, and only the Chinese army defeated them. Now everyone is hungry for the power of the southwest.

Powerful, in the face of such practical benefits, doctrine is nothing. Sooner or later, the target of public criticism will become the target of thousands of people, and the target of thousands of people will end up in vain, as Dai Mengwei understands best.

So in the second half of last year, a rebellion broke out in Dai Mengwei's territory. A general named Cao Silong rebelled against Dai Mengwei and rose up, splitting some areas bordering the Chinese army.

Although this General Cao rebelled, he did not like the Chinese army next to him. Here he awe-inspiringly expressed his acceptance of the Wu Dynasty's orthodoxy, accepted the command of General Liu Guangshi and others, and called for order to bring order to the chaos and defeat all rebels.

Under the big and empty slogan, the only actual situation shown is that he is willing to accept Liu Guangshi's command.

Liu Guangshi spent money like water in the southwest, which made Mr. Ning smile. Regarding this matter, he sent a letter very helplessly, hoping that the Chinese People's Government could understand General Cao Silong's position and show his respect. Mr. Ning also responded to the letter, although

It's difficult, but since Party A's father has spoken, he must give him this face.

So between the Huaxia Army and Dai Mengwei and Liu Guangshi, another enclave similar to a free port appeared. Not only did Liu Guangshi's forces stationed in this place, but also people like Dai Mengwei, Wu Qimei, and Zou Xu who could not trade with the Southwest were secretly there.

There is room for some small actions in private. The goods coming out of the southwest may be able to obtain greater value if they are transferred here. In order to ensure his own interests, Dai Mengwei maintains this area well and the entire business road.

Public security has always been guaranteed, which is ironic.

"...Cao Silong is superficially Liu Guangshi's man. After rebelling against Dai Mengwei, he recognized Liu as his master. But in fact, we feel that he has always been Dai's man. Dai Gong is really a treacherous and cunning person..."

When approaching Bazhong, Lu Wenke, Fan Heng and others asked Ning Ji for advice and talked about Dai Mengwei.

When going to the southwest, most scholars would actually take the Hanzhong route. Lu Wenke and Fan Heng were quite cautious when they came because the war had just subsided and the situation was not stable. It took them a while in Chengdu to make some judgments about the whole world. They almost

A Confucian scholar who pays attention to traveling thousands of miles. After seeing the Chinese Army in the southwest, he also wanted to see other people's territory. Some even wanted to seek fame outside the southwest, so he followed this caravan out of Sichuan. As for

Ning Ji chose one at random.

"Dai Gong is now in charge of Ankang, and Shiyan is on the bank of the Han River. It is said that the people there are living a good life. Dai Gong has made great achievements in governing the world with Confucianism and Taoism, so we plan to go and see it with our own eyes along the way. Long

What are you going to do next, little brother?"

The main purpose of this caravan leaving Sichuan is to circle around Cao Silong's territory. It will stop when it reaches a county in the north of Bazhong and then consider where to go next. Lu Wenke asked Ning Ji what he thought, but Ning Ji didn't care.

: "I can do it."

"Then we might as well go all the way together so that we can have someone to take care of us." Fan Heng said with a smile, "We have discussed this journey and will detour from Bazhong to the north, passing the direction of Mingtongyuan, and then go to Ankang to board the ship and go east via Jingxiang.

Aotian is not very old, so it would be best for him to follow us."

"I can do it." Ning Ji thought that he could have a big meal after entering the city, so he didn't care about the distance for the time being.

On the afternoon of the first day of June, the team crossed the narrow and crowded mountain road and entered Bazhong.

Everything in the city was in chaos.

A large number of caravans gathered in the small city. Outside the newly built simple inns, the waiters carrying towels and the prostitutes wearing makeup were shouting for customers. The smell of horse manure on the ground was unpleasant. For those who used to travel all over the place.

For people, this may be a symbol of prosperity, but for people who have just come out of the southwest, the order here seems to be much worse.

"Look over there..."

As everyone was heading to a nearby cheap inn, Lu Wenkela pulled Ningji's sleeves and pointed to the other side of the street.

On both sides of the long road on that side, simple sheds were erected, some with fences outside, looking like prison cells displayed on the street.

There are people in the shack.

There were men and women with gray faces and ragged clothes, as well as half-grown children of this kind. Some of them sat spontaneously under undivided shacks, and some were surrounded by fences. Some of the children howled loudly and sucked their fingers.

, or chasing and fighting in an environment like a pigsty. The adults looked here with empty eyes.

Being in jail is not like being in prison, and it is not accurate to say that they are completely free.

"They are..." Ning Ji frowned.

"This is what I said in Zhaohua. The beggars who can get there are considered lucky. Those people can still choose to sign a five-year contract. Maybe they can pay off the debt in half a year and work in the factory for five years.

There is still a lot of money left... These people have nothing in the war. Some people are outside, saying that they will be brought to the southwest. The southwest is a good place. The contract is signed for twenty or thirty years.

For forty years, my salary has not been even 10% of Zhaohua's... What can I do? For the sake of the adults and children in the family, I can only buy myself..."

"I think this is all a problem of the Chinese Army!" said the middle-aged uncle Fan Heng, walking aside. "They say they are talking about laws and contracts, but in fact they are inhumane! There is obviously a five-year contract in Zhaohua, then

Isn't it right to stipulate that all contracts are the same? These people went to the southwest, and the contracts they signed were so bastard. The Chinese Army should uphold justice and change them all. In this way, all the people will support them! What is Mr. Ning?

I said it when I was in Southwest China, and I was just a fool. If I were to handle this matter, it wouldn't take more than a year to restore it, and Southwest China would have the best reputation!"

"Perhaps we should let them come by themselves..." Ning Ji looked at those empty eyes and whispered. He felt compassion, seeing that the enemy could be killed, but it didn't feel good to see such eyes.

There was a lot of noise in the market, and Fan Heng, who was criticizing the Chinese army, could not hear what Ning Ji said clearly. A scholar named Chen Junsheng who was walking in front turned around and said: "It is not easy to transport people.

Hey, tell me...where do these people come from?"

This question seemed to be quite complex and a bit sharp. Five people on the road had mentioned it before, and perhaps heard some public opinions. When asked, Lu Wenke, Fan Heng and others fell silent. After a while, Fan Heng spoke.

"Go and take a look... and you'll know."

He had something to say, and everyone continued walking forward. Ning Ji became a little curious, and when he approached the inn, he asked Lu Wenke: "Where are we going to see what?"

Lu Wenke turned his head and whispered: "In the past, there was a saying that most of the workers who entered the southwest these days were sold from Dai's land... There are so many workers, Dai Gong came here.

Of course there are, but not most of them. It is difficult for anyone to tell clearly. We discussed on the way that we should go there and have a look. In fact, Dai Gong was profound in knowledge. Although he was not on good terms with the Chinese army, the war was fierce and dangerous at that time. He was from his daughter.

The real man's men saved millions of people, but this is a great merit that cannot be erased. We don't believe it if we use this to taint him."

"Oh." Ning Ji nodded. If he met Dai, he would naturally kill him with one sword. As for judging Dai's merits and demerits with these people, he would not do it, so he had no more opinions to express.

Perhaps because of the sudden increase in passenger traffic, the newly built inn in Bazhong City was as crude as a wilderness. The air was hot and filled with an inexplicable smell of shit. At night, when Ning Ji climbed up to the roof and looked into the distance, he saw the messy streets.

It was only at this moment that the people who looked like sheds and animals truly felt that they had left the place where the Chinese army was.
Chapter completed!