When Shi returned to Shangqiu again, it had been nearly three years since he left.

This city that Song and Chu fought for hegemony still maintains its stature as a mighty city in the world, and its tall and wide city walls are not weaker than the capitals of other major powers.

The people of Chu were familiar with the clouds and waters near Shangqiu. They besieged the city several times and even signed the first anti-war alliance under the city.

The city was besieged several times but not broken. This is the limit that Jin and Chu can reach for the Eastern Front of Jin and Chu.

In the city, there have been several tragedies in which the children have changed and the bones have been broken.

The people of Shangqiu had extreme confidence in protecting their city walls, and building them was also something that the powerful ministers of the Song State had always attached importance to.

He worked hard to promote the first military sanctions, and got into the bed of Sima Zi's rebellion of Chu and forced Zi to persuade the King of Chu to withdraw his troops. Hua Yuan, the powerful minister who once supported Duke Song, also presided over the construction of the city wall.

At that time, when the Shangqiu people were powerful, facing such powerful ministers, the Shangqiu people built the city walls and mocked Hua Yuan, who had been captured by the Zheng people: their eyes were bulging, their stomachs were bloated, like toads, and they threw away their armor and fled back.

Hua Yuan was in a high position and was still going to choose to scold the farmer in the car. But when he found that two words could not curse ten thousand words, he had to run away in shame.

Although Hua Yuan was cursing that he asked the farmers to build the city wall during the busy farming season, the people in the city also knew that the city wall in Shangqiu was their greatest reliance, so they worked very hard when building it.

Nearly two hundred years have passed, and the Chinese people are powerless and dare not scold the six ministers who are of high status and powerful, but the city walls of Shangqiu are still majestic.

The arrival of the Mozhe was like a door bolt made of ten thousand pounds of iron, which made the people of Shangqiu feel more at ease.

Whether it is because the upcoming battle to defend the city requires full support from the Mozhe, or because of the new things such as Sumai planting and mills that have gradually become popular outside Shangqiu in recent years, the people of Shangqiu spontaneously come to the city gate to welcome the Mozhe's return.

The former son of a shoemaker is now standing among the Immortals, not riding in a carriage, but he is already famous and does not need a carriage to show his identity.

Shi's elder brother, the shoemaker in Shangqiu, the male owner of the first wheat flour pasta shop in Shangqiu, and Shi's sister-in-law squeezed in the crowd.

Just because I had to do something else first, I waved at them from afar, grinned with some playmates I remembered in childhood, and then followed Mo Zi into the city first.

The Mozhe has many rules and a very good reputation, so everyone has no discomfort after entering the city.

Mozi wanted to go directly to meet Liuqing and Song Gong, and summoned Shi over and said, "You don't have to go to see the princes and ministers. If you talk to them, it's more suitable to be fifty-four."

Shi said nodded and asked, "Sir, are you sure you get the tiger talisman?"

Mo Zi said loudly: "This is not difficult. Mr. Song wants to defend the city, and Sicheng wants to defend the city. Even if some people don't, since the Mozhe comes, they have to agree. This is leverage. It was originally balanced, but we Mozhe join in again, which is different."

"So, you go to the city and take the Xuanyi tribe's people to ask everyone's thoughts. You have learned a lot about defending the city. Although you have been learning for a short time, you have learned very quickly, and you also know what the key to defending the city is. You have to do this. You can go home and take a look first."

More than a dozen Mozhes from Xuanyi tribe and several guards of the swordsmen broke out from the Mozhe team and followed behind.

Mozi took the disciples who often went to the palace and left the palace to rest, and asked the rest of the Mo people to rest near the workshop. Don't move around for the time being, and sort out various weapons.

When I brought people back home, the muntjac, who was used to silence, ran over and hugged his younger brother. The sister-in-law called the rest of the ink-sitting people to sit down in the courtyard and brought all kinds of food. It was obvious that this life was much better than three years ago.

Since they entered their own home, the Mozhes were not polite and only ate and drank there.

I asked about the situation in Shangqiu City. The movements of the upper level are basically understood, but the movements of the lower level need to be carefully inquired.

Shangqiu already knew about the Chu people sending troops. The Chu people's army had arrived at Shashui. Sicheng came forward to ensure that the Three Jins would come to rescue to make everyone feel at ease. He also said that Mozi would return to Shangqiu to defend the city, which made everyone feel at ease.

Many land outside the city has begun to try to plant maize, using two-season rotation, but the tax revenue has also increased a lot.

The craftsmen in the city will grow and grow, and the reputation of the Mozhe is growing in Shangqiu, and everyone knows it in the city.

Even if you don’t want to know, those ink chariots every day, those two-shaft horse chariots, those ink chariots next to the market that are free to use, those wheat flour and soybean oil... can be said to be blocking your ears, and it is impossible not to know if you close your eyes.

After asking a few more words, the somewhat dull muttered: "If I were to defend the city, I would not want to go. Whether the Chu people came or the Jin people came, there was no difference."

After thinking about the situation in history, he smiled and said, "There are still differences. When the Chu people are here, I am afraid that you will ask you to build Yuguan City; when the Jin people come, they may ask you to go to war against Chu to provide military rations..."

The mummy laughed and said, "Then we craftsmen are not good. When the Chu people come, we will go to work hard, and when the Jin people come, we will go to the army to give armor... Brother, since Mozi is here, I think this city can be kept, but the food is expensive now... It's also a blessing for the two-season method you have developed, and there is still a lot of food in these years."

Shixin said that the State of Song was indeed a mess. The people of Chu had already arrived in the sand and water, and there was no grain price control here. I am afraid that the nobles in the office were powerless and did not have strong ruling ability. It was just a delusion to control the grain price.

Thinking of Mozhe's technique of defending the city, it is not a problem to know that the price of grain is not a problem.

Once Mozi got the tiger talisman and took over the defense of the entire Shangqiu, the first thing he did was to collect grain and make long-term plans.

When Mozhe was defending the city, he was not so warm and could not help but have many people coming to the ground.

Speaking of food, the sister-in-law also came over and nagged: "Now wheat is no longer a bitch of food. The price is as much as corn. There is more food at home, so it's enough to eat it for many years..."

Shi advised: "Sister-in-law, if Mo is guarding the city, he may collect food. He only charges the food at a fair price, and the food will be repaid in the future. I am Mo, and it has nothing to do with you. I am just saying that if I collect it at that time..."

Before he finished speaking, his sister-in-law glanced at him and said angrily: "It's not the case. It sounds like you are with Mozhe, but not your brother. Since you are Mozhe, we will offer you food to collect. Do you want to say that you are Mozhe and we are not like this?"

Shi's face turned slightly red. Thinking of his sister-in-law's angry face when he first came here, he smiled and said, "It's not true, I'm just talking about the truth..."

My sister-in-law snorted: "You giant came here that day and never heard him tell us these truths. Now you really only know how to reason with others, but you forgot how to talk to your family. Everyone says that you, the man, love both the world and the people, but this family is the same as others?"

I was embarrassed to answer with a few words of holding a gun and stick. While cursing, my sister-in-law took out a set of leather armor from the room and said, "Try wearing it. Your brother made it with the best rhinestone. There are two sets for you. I can also give it to you.

Shi took it with her hand, tried it and did not say anything thankful, and asked, "Now there are many people who come to buy wheat cakes, tofu?"

The sister-in-law nodded and said, "There are more and more people. The craftsmen in the city are already buying grain, and the craftsmen have done a good job in the past few years. Most of them buy ink carts and double shaft carts."

"With more wheat beans outside the city, the more craftsmen's work, and if they have more craftsmen's work, they have more money to buy food. Besides, there are also many merchants in Shangqiu, or they come to buy the oil you squeezed, which will flourish."

Perhaps thinking of what he said in the right time, my sister-in-law said again: "It's not that I can't afford to buy silk clothes now, but your brother said that he can't wear it and do things, so he won't buy it for now."

This was what Shi agreed to, and Shi may have forgotten it, but she didn't think her sister-in-law still remembered it, and she couldn't help but be happy when she said this.

I asked about the monthly transactions and judged the development of commodity exchanges in the city. It seems that it has increased a lot compared to three years ago.

The situation in the city can be seen from a wheat flour bean food store. The development of the grain industry has driven the development and exchange of handicrafts in the city.

This place is not Taoyi. It is estimated that the changes in Taoyi may be greater than that here. Shangqiu is ultimately a city with greater military significance than economic significance.

After asking a few more things, he stood up and said goodbye: "I have something to do with the giant. I will take people away first. My sister-in-law can prepare more wheat cakes. The ink brings food, and the exchange will be done at that time."

"I may not come back tonight, and the Giant should have something to do. The rules of Mozhe guarding the city..."

Before he finished speaking, his sister-in-law said, "We know more than you about Mozhe's rules to guard the city. Who doesn't know about Shangqiu? Without you, we will abide by Mozhe's ban."

As I saw this, I didn’t say much. I knew that Shangqiu was the original base of the Mozhe after all, and the Mozhe participated in the siege of the city several times. The people in the city were not unfamiliar with the rules of the Mozhe, but they didn’t need to be followed on weekdays.

When he turned around and took the person away, his sister-in-law couldn't help but ask behind him: "I heard that you are also considered high among the Mozhe?"

Shi was stunned and didn't know how to answer. He thought his sister-in-law had something to ask for him. When he was about to explain, he heard his sister-in-law say, "I heard that Mozhe guarded the city, and even the giants would come in person. The higher the position, the higher the ones you are, the higher you should go. Don't dislike the heavy anis, you need to wear it all the time, and you must not take it off easily."

After saying that, he took out a small price similar to an animal bone from the side, and asked Shi to lower his head and put it on his neck, and smiled and said, "Mo is a person who values ​​ghosts and gods, and is the best at sacrificial sacrifice. God will protect you."
Chapter completed!