It is obvious that it is only a short distance away from Beiyanze, but Beiyanze is not like several cities outside the city gate, where the autumn rain has stopped and the sky is high and the clouds are wide. Instead, it is still a bit darker than before.
Anyone who is familiar with Beiyanze knows that such a dark scene is the norm outside the customs. If it really clears up one day continuously, it will be a serious event. In recent years, there have been two periods of bright light. They were all monsters that rose up on the tide, covering the sky and the sun, without knowing their end. Only one of the two times, they managed to kill all the monsters that rushed out of the pass, while the other time, the whole world was stunned. I know that there is a Jiuyou land like Beiyanze where the demon tide is rolling.
But mortals, to some extent, have the mentality of not shedding tears until they see the coffin. This mentality may be very short-lived, or it may be shallow, but only this kind of bloody reality can make people wake up. It turns out that this matter has reached a point of no return. When the time comes to turn around, we will beat our chests and stamp our feet, sigh and regret, but it will be too late to regret.
Among the various countries, there are monarchs who know the truth of death and coldness, there are official ministers who write to persuade Bei Yanze to send supplies and supplies, and there are even people who care about Bei Yanze's comfort. However, in the eyes of others, they are all nothing. It is unfounded to worry about the sky, not to mention that in a humble place, there is no need to think that everyone is responsible for the ups and downs. It is better to worry about whether one's own food and rice will be enough to survive this year. But many high-ranking officials in the world, and even the king of a country, feel helpless. What they can't do is that if they lend a helping hand, this northern smoke will not be destroyed by monsters, and if one day this paper If the covenant is torn apart, oneself is no different than others who are missing a piece of surplus food and baggage for soldiers and horses.
The foundation of our ancestors, the world is in chaos, and people's hearts are unpredictable. It almost firmly locks people in the word "self-interest". They can neither stand on a high place to criticize, nor say that everyone has never cared about the world. They all focus on what they have in their hands for only a few decades. Power, or some great wish to expand territory, but we must sigh, the word rise and fall, is only in the hands of a few people. If the world is in ruins and monsters are rampant, and cannot protect itself, how can we talk about the so-called unity of the world. The kings of the Nine Kingdoms seem to have everyone's hands strangling the throats of others, and their own throats are being strangled by others. They have no time to escape, so how can they separate many thoughts and worry about Beiyanze.
Zihao, who was severely poisoned by monsters, had not transported food and grass to Beiyanze for a long time. The word "worry" was almost placed on the table.
But no matter what, outside the Beiyanze Pass, which everyone knows about its power, still needs to be guarded. Even if the manpower has become increasingly unsustainable, countless monster waves still have to be pushed back in silence. Then he continued to very silently take the familiar corpse of Pao Ze from the monster's mouth with difficulty. Although it was not placed in a decent place, at least it was safe from having nowhere to rest. When I was in Beiyanze, I heard ghosts crying, and the mournful sound was heard in the world, but the world turned a deaf ear to it, and only open and secret fighting remained.
Liu Qing has been acting a bit dull recently. In particular, the money and food supplies are only deducted from the daily consumption, and have not been replenished for a long time. Especially in North Yanze, there is no spring and summer. Saving food and clothing, for example, the powerful north wind that came from the north of the vast swamp tore apart many military tents where the soldiers were cowering, or the attack a few days ago, and even though they fought hard, they were still trampled by the demonic tide The place where the grain garrison was located was either injured or taken away by a monster in a deadly battle. Although his life was safe, his iron clothes were torn to pieces by the monster. The cold wind blows all day long, and if there is no food in the belly, it will be even more cold. It may not be easy to survive this winter, not to mention wearing armor and holding a gun to compete with monsters to win or lose, so even if the money and food are really unsustainable, it still needs to be strangled. Try your best to keep these soldiers from outside the customs well fed and clothed. This kind of wear and tear makes people miserable almost every once in a while.
Even though Shang Qi has been sending frequent kindnesses recently, often replenishing supplies of food and rice for Bei Yanze, it still does not last long and makes several people miserable. Qing Pingjun once joked that although Bei Yanze There are many good-looking people outside Zeguan. Even if I go to a brothel in another imperial city and win the title of courtesan because of my beauty, I guess I will have to welcome high-profile guests day and night without even a moment to breathe. , it will take at least ten days to be able to make Beiyanze a place barely free from suffering.
In her spare time, Liu Qing once asked Bei Yanze if there was any business outside. Qing Pingjun did not hide it, but said that there were several businesses. However, when it comes to business, there is no such thing as a sure-fire deal. holy
Although people value literary style and do not want to offend aristocratic families easily, they are quite strict with the so-called royal relatives and relatives, and do not allow them to get involved in business based on their status and status. At that time, Xun Wenqu was appointed to conduct a thorough investigation. The total amount of money obtained from the confiscation of the house was really extremely heavy. Even in recent years, this saint has become more and more stable and knows the so-called emperor's art. However, his title of so-called imperial uncle is probably of little use. It was only at this time that he realized that there has never been any good business in the world. I had never been able to lose money by accident before, mostly because those shrewd businessmen still wanted something more. If the emperor's uncle's name was wiped out one day, it would be really hard to go smoothly.
Just relying on Qing Pingjun's calculations, he has recruited many capable people who are proficient in businessmanship over the years. However, these businesses have only just begun. After the most difficult period of the first two years has passed, if they want to It will take a few more years until there is endless money coming in, which is enough to make Beiyanze have a steady stream of money and luggage. What's more, no one can easily talk about losing money, so he has to forget about the so-called business first. , we will discuss it later.
The accounts on Nangong Mountain have always fallen into the hands of scholars. Wu Shuang is indeed very good at making money. Whether he makes money in a good way or goes out to steal other people's valuables from the mountain gate, he has some business skills. , but unfortunately the money was even more generous. Xinglin Village alone in the early years made the scholar very sad, but even if he tried to dissuade him in every possible way, Wu Shuang still took away a lot of money to maintain the stability of the village. As for the accounts in Nangong Mountain, it has never been I never cared about it.
But this time when he came to Beiyanze, in addition to consolidating the formation and putting in a lot of effort, he also took into his arms the business that originally belonged to Yun Yiliang. Only then did Liu Qing realize that this business was not as good as the one on Nangong Mountain. The accounts are light and can only be entered but not taken out. It is a hidden danger that the scholar is quite worried about just thinking about it. But there is really no time for him to take care of it, and there is no good solution at all.
But things have changed, and things seem to be turning around a bit recently.
Qing Pingjun, who has always been quite careless, divided the monster corpses into categories, almost collecting all the monster corpses from Yun Yiliang and Jiang Banlang during their free time. The few of them worked almost without sleep for two months, and finally got rid of the monster corpses. There are several parts of the main bone and the body that can be used by practitioners, either for refining weapons or to add some effectiveness to elixirs. Although most of the monster corpses are just scattered here and there, fortunately it is Bei Outside Yanze Pass, there is no shortage of monsters, and there is even a vaguely inexhaustible supply of monsters.
However, after several people thought about this news over and over, it was still finalized. It was not shared with outsiders. It was just left to a few close friends to remove the demon Wu's skin and cramps after the war was over, so as not to benefit from it. , causing the hearts of outsiders in Beiyanze Pass to go astray.
In the past few days, Liu Qing has been busy calculating the number of monsters needed. He also asked the people on the mountain for the price of the corpses of such monsters, and then roughly calculated the threshold for self-sufficiency outside the Beiyanze border. The trivial matters of the names, birthplaces and number of the dead soldiers were once again left to Yun Yiliang, which made the latter very unhappy. Calculating Pao Ze's deaths and injuries has always been a troublesome thing for everyone. Almost every time he calculates it, it makes Liu Qing feel shaken and sad. Now that it is rare to do it for a short time, it is also a bitter experience in Bei. Yanze had counted Yun Yiliang, the number of soldiers who had died on the battlefield over the years. ap.
"In recent days, I heard from the little scholar that your brother Yun's only son will probably come to Beiyanze for a visit? I think with brother Yun's sword energy and swordsmanship, your young master is not bad at all. I guess he will stay in Beiyan." Ze, it's also a light thing. I think I met your noble master once before. Not to mention his realm, he is really a good young man on the spiritual path. If you don't tell secret words, we really can't deal with Wu Shuang, then The boy is a bit slippery, and his work is even more unreliable, but the disciples he has accepted are very talented. Just seeing that little scholar and your young master makes me jealous."
Jiang Banlang is always a little bit embarrassed when old things are mentioned again. How much virtue has his ancestor Wu Shuang accumulated? After Wu Shuang had completed the fifth level, he competed with the Taoist holding a stick at the top of Sword King Mountain, and they were evenly matched. Even though many people thought that it was just the world praising Wu Shuang, there were still many opinions. , it is said that Wu Shuang is not inferior to the Taoist in the slightest, at most he is on an equal footing.
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He was not as capable as others. No wonder Jiang Banlang felt a little angry every time he mentioned this old neighbor, so he specially spoke louder and stretched his neck towards the tent where Liu Qing lived.
Liu Qing, who was writing furiously, stopped writing, shook his head and smiled helplessly, and continued to settle accounts.
But Yun Yiliang, who went out to inspect the riverside with Jiang Banlang, put away his smile when he heard this, raised his head, took a sip of strong wine, and spoke slowly.
"That's not necessary. Yun Yiliang has been here for many years. If he hadn't been worried about the demon tide outside Beiyanze, he would have retired long ago. Even if he owes someone his life, there is no need for his heir to repay it. Yun Zhong Yes, but as long as I'm in Beiyanze, don't stay here."
"There are only two generations of the Old Yun family. Even if you are really determined and never look back, you still have to stay behind. It's easy to let that kid live a beautiful life of wandering around in the world for a few days, and then leave him here." I live in Beiyanze, my life and death are determined by fate, how can I be worthy of her?"
