According to the records of the imperial court, Zhigu Village was a military camp, and it was of a very high status. So there really was a garrison in the local area.
At the point where the three branches of the river converge, on the other side of the Xin'an Sea, there are two earthen mounds about ten feet higher than the river beach, one in front of the other in a roughly convex shape. The military village occupies the front end of Tufu.
The back end is about ten acres of flat land, crowded with houses. That's not a government-built river warehouse. The government-built river warehouses are all in low-lying rotten land underneath, which will be flooded by seawater during high tides. Those who can occupy the dry highlands are private warehouses used by various shops and merchants.
Because Zhigu Village was not within the jurisdiction of Zhongdu City Commandery, various shops and warehouses were built without any planning at all. The various buildings were squeezed and stacked, leaving only narrow roads running through them.
What’s interesting is that the Zhongdu City Commander cannot get involved and cannot collect commercial taxes. However, the palace’s Municipal Buying Bureau and the Zhongdu Shopping Department have special stations here. They are quite large and do business very well. Very happy.
When Qiu Huiluo led more than a hundred soldiers into the store area majestically, the Deputy Envoy of the ninth rank of the City Buying Bureau and the Department of Buying immediately took refuge in the military camp from the ninth rank governor. Jiagu Alihe, the commander of the local garrison, personally accompanied them and led them to look at the wall of the village.
As soon as they climbed onto the wall of the village, they saw more than a hundred people leaving as quickly as they had arrived.
The Superintendent of the Department of Shopping obviously relaxed. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Although they are all soldiers, they look a bit fierce... but after all, there are only more than a hundred people, so they can't cause big trouble!"
The deputy envoy of the Municipal Buying Bureau also laughed: "Just leave! Just leave!"
These two institutions, one belonging to the Inner Palace and the other to the Daxing Mansion, handle mountains and seas of money every day. Even the small officials are fat and oily. It is not impossible for people with a big background to do it.
Although Jiagu Ali is the ruler of the capital, how dare he offend these two people? Ying smiled and said: "After all, our place is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. There are many secrets and plans of the nobles of the capital everywhere. Ke, there are warriors who can fight, who dares to mess around!"
The Superintendent of the Shopping Department glanced at Jiagu Alihe: "That's not necessarily the case. Nowadays, these Meng'an Mooke on Zhongdu Road, in addition to the Huoluhu Bili Meng'an of the Pusan family, there are also people who are good at fighting, and the Zong Wang The Hu Tu Ai brothers Man Meng'an and Hu Lu Tu Meng'an under our control have all been eliminated a long time ago. Commander Jiagu, the soldiers under your command will probably not be able to fight in battle, right?"
Jiagu Alihe had no choice but to look up to the sky and say haha.
"Anyway, didn't that group of people leave? Come on, you two, a banquet has been prepared in the village. It's rare for you two to come here, so don't dislike it."
"Okay, okay, let's go then?"
"Please, please."
With so many noble people extending their hands to Zhigu Village, everyone would be uneasy if Jiagu Alihe, the capital commander, was heavily armed. Jiagu Alihe wants to stay in this position for a few more years, so he will naturally not violate any taboos.
Anyway, the Jurchen soldiers under him are all on paper, but in fact most of them are just make-up and slaves, and they can't even show off their military power.
In the past few years, men in Meng'an Mooke have become increasingly reluctant to join the army.
In fact, under several military commanding officers in the south, those meng An Mou Ke Hu who farmed in the fields were no different from the landlords of Han Dynasty. If they were forced to go to war, they would all feel as if their mothers had died. They were on the battlefield, but their hearts were empty. Already separated.
Meng'an Mou Kehu on Zhongdu Road was probably related to officials of all sizes in the imperial court, so he was very courageous. Ever since Taihe conquered the Song Dynasty, these fierce and powerful people had been replaced by slaves and slaves, and they never set foot in the military camp.
Most of those who were expelled were poor people who had lost their land and fled over the years, lacked food and clothing, and were then pawned by relatives or sold themselves. Their daily lives were worse than those of pigs and dogs.
When these people arrived in the military camp, they could not assume military duties. Jiagu Alihe could only use them to carry earth and move bricks. In the past two years, many of the warehouses and houses in Zhigu Village were built by people led by Jiagu Ali. He was not so much an officer as a businessman who made money from the land.
The ones specifically responsible for local security are actually two patrol inspections that have been merged with Jiagu Ali and have no overall authority.
Liang Zuo, the patrol inspector of Wuqing County, and Li Jiezhao, the patrol inspector of Liukou Town, are both local powerful men. Each of them gathered hundreds of vicious men under their command, and they also opened up the relationship with the Water Transport Department, colluding with the Xun soldiers and Caoding along the river, forming an intricate force.
Outsiders didn't know it, but Jiagu Alihe knew it. How could these two families not kill thirty or fifty people every year?
For example, this time, that boy Li Yun rashly came to Zhigu Village to test the situation, and then he was unlucky... Jiagu Alihe heard that it was Li who bit the hand that led others to move.
Although the buildings in Zhigu Village were so densely packed, the fire only burned down Li Yun's shop. Li Jiaozhao could be considered a brilliant man.
As for who ordered and instructed Li Jiezhao, Jiagu Alihe didn't care at all. Many things seem to be a competition between the people below, but in fact, if we dig deeper, they all involve the big shots in Zhongdu City. The water in Zhigu Village is very deep. Why do we care so much?
No matter what kind of trouble they make, I will just ignore it.
With this in mind, Jiagu Alihe and the two guests exchanged cups and ate and drank to their heart's content. In the blink of an eye, it was already dusk, and the three of them were all a bit drunk.
While he was drinking happily, a subordinate came in hurriedly: "Du Tong, then Li Yun is here, asking for a meeting outside."
Jiagu Alihe frowned: "Ahem, this guy is so ignorant..."
When he was about to say the word "missing", the subordinate came closer and said: "Du Tong, go to the wall of the village and have a look first! After you have seen it, we can discuss whether to see or not to see..."
The three people at the table suddenly had a bad feeling.
"What are you looking at! What's there to see?" Jiagu Ali closed his mouth and yelled, but he left the table and hurried out.
Two petty officials from the Municipal Purchasing Bureau and the Department of Purchasing hurriedly followed.
After leaving the main hall, walk a short distance along the corridor to the village wall. Jiagu Alihe quickly walked up the steps on the inside of the wall, but he saw several soldiers on guard with guns on top of the wall with dull faces, blocking the steps like clay sculptures and wooden tires, motionless.
This look is too ugly. Jiagu Alihe impatiently pushed away the person blocking the way and raised his voice: "Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
When he stepped onto the wall of the village, he was stunned.
Just in front of the burned-down shop, the more than a hundred soldiers from before were back again.
Along with them, there were two simple carts. The carts were loaded with corpses.
Blood was seeping out from the gaps in the corpse and flowing along the dirt road. The soldiers lined up in a very calm and well-trained manner, in pairs, lifted the body and threw it in front of the black charcoal-like ruins.
The corpses were all very miserable. Some were missing legs, some were missing arms, and some had their stomachs cut open. When they were moved, their internal organs would fall out, which looked extremely gruesome.
Jiagu Alihe rubbed his eyes and felt that some of the corpses among them should be acquaintances. There are warriors who are famous for being under Li Jie's command, and there are also capable men around him. Those people were also well-known ruthless characters in the Liukou area, and they were all dead now.
At the turn of summer and autumn, the temperature was very high, and the military village was not far from the ruins of the fire scene. Then the smell of corpses slowly drifted over, making Jiagu Alihe's stomach churn with the meat and wine he had just eaten.
The corpses were piled up, and a rough estimate was that there were forty or fifty. The one placed at the top is a strong man wearing a round-collared robe.
The robe was orange and very gorgeous. It was obviously not silk from Hebei, but silk from Sichuan and Shu in the Southern Dynasties that had been sold to Zhongdu. It is said that the material used to make a robe is worth a full silver collar. Jiagu Alihe recognized it, it was what Li Jiezha often wore.
However, for the time being, I only saw the robe, and it was not yet certain whether Li bit him.
After all, the corpse was headless.
Just when Jiagu Alihe thought this, he saw the leaders of the soldiers scolding twice. Someone dug into the cart and pulled out his head by his long braid.
This was a hairstyle commonly used by Jurchens in the early years. The hair on the front of the head and on the temples was shaved clean, while thick braids were left on the back of the head.
Nowadays, the Jurchens themselves have gradually changed their hair styles from the Han style, but Li Jiezhao is a diligent person and has always been very considerate in this regard.
Well, he's dead, that's right.
The inspector is a junior official from the eighth rank. These days, death is all that matters.
But how long did it take this group of people? Is there an hour? In one hour, these hundreds of soldiers fought back and forth between Zhigu Village and Liukou Town, and easily captured and killed Liukou Inspector Li?
Judging from the postures and expressions of those soldiers, it seems that they didn't take it as a big deal at all?
At this moment, there were soldiers armed with weapons on guard in the direction of shops and warehouses everywhere, and no less than a thousand people appeared one after another. That's what Jiagu Alihe said, the Hezha Meng'an and Muke who are subordinate to the nobles in the capital.
But the soldiers were not afraid at all. Obviously, they are all veterans who have been through life and death. They have had too much experience and are very courageous, so they completely ignore the vigilance of the people around them and don't even bother to look around!
Could it be...
Jiagu Alihe suddenly remembered that when Li Yun came to Zhigu Village earlier, he claimed that he had some background, and that he was followed by a nobleman from Zhongdu City.
Could it be...
Thinking of the increasingly weird atmosphere in the capital these days, and the increasingly exaggerated rumors, Jiagu Alihe felt a sudden chill on his body. His vest, which had just been soaked with sweat, was so cold that he shivered.
Things are going to change in Zhongdu City? Will Zhigu Village also be affected?
"Ahem... Hurry, please come in quickly, why don't you let your distinguished guests wait outside!" He shouted loudly and hurriedly walked under the wall of the village.
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