The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 829 Entering the Pantuo Road Bazaar

"Master, look ahead..." a servant reminded in a low voice.

Everyone looked together, and saw that the road ahead was a bit chaotic because of the constant flow of people and horses, but there were two rows of spears advancing neatly on it, and the spear points were shining in the sun.

Not long after, I saw dozens of youths in uniform, carrying spears on their shoulders, passing by the side of the official road in a neat line. Not only was the line neat, but every young man was full of energy and focused.

With such vigor and spirit, it is completely different from the soldiers seen elsewhere.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin wore a yellow robe as a general of the Imperial Army, and gained the throne by bullying orphans and widows. Song Taizong became the God of War of Gaoliang River after he took office.

In order to maintain the rule, the civil servants had to be controlled by the military as a last resort, and the civil service system was overlaid, which made the literati more noble and the warriors more humble.

In order to prevent the soldiers from fleeing, they engraved characters on the faces of the soldiers, just like slaves, so there is a saying that "thieves match the army".

They are all thieves in the army, how much energy do you expect the big guy to have?
Even though the Great Songxi Army that resisted Xixia is known as an elite, it can only interact with party members.

If the fighting power of the party members is strong, they will not be able to hide in that small area.

If you put it this way, the Western Army's combat effectiveness and energy are just like that.

And these young people in front of them are not only full of energy, but also don't look like they are rampant. They just walk on their own, but everyone who sees them will feel their strength. If they really want to fight, this team is definitely very strong.

"Master, I saw a few outside the inn last night, similar to the ones in front of me." The servant leader said in a low voice.

Zhang Shuye shook his head slowly, with a look of disbelief on his face. He shook his head immediately and said, "I really didn't expect that there are such elites in the counties in the mainland of the Song Dynasty. Is this the local army?"

You must know that Zhang Shuye's first stop when he entered the officialdom was to join the army as a recorder in Lanzhou, and where he made great achievements, it can be said that among the literati, those who practice martial arts and know how to fight in the army can naturally see some tricks.

Zhang Shuye's words were heard by others, and someone immediately laughed and said, "Is this your first time here?"

"The ones that used to be called regiment training just now were from our Yanggu's local bravery. Even though they are strong now, a few years ago they were almost starving to death. Haha, thanks to the hands of Master Biao, the current situation is now possible. , but they are just the last ones, I am number one in Yanggu, I can only be the soldiers under Master Biao, number one in the world!"

"What, they can only be considered last in Yanggu?" Zhang Shuye's face changed drastically.

He has also seen the elites of the Western Army in the northwest frontier. The elites in the hands of Liu Yanqing, the general manager of Yanyan Road, are considered to be the best in the Western Army. The place is not considered the first-class elite?Even the master next to Zhang Shuye couldn't help asking: "How much training can there be in Yanggu?

Seeing the show off, the man was very proud, so he naturally answered all the questions: "Who knows, there are towns and intersections in larger towns, there are a hundred here, two hundred there, there are always two or three thousand." Yes, maybe more, not sure"

Zhang Shuye and the others were speechless.

After walking for a while, the master just sighed: "There are people with such a concept of two districts, who can travel on both Jingdong Road and Jingdong Road without any hindrance. By the way, Master, I heard that Liu Yanqing, the general manager of Yanzhou Road, is going to be transferred to Yanzhou Jiedu..."

"It's useless! The soldiers and horses in Liu Yanqing's hands are not enough for these regiments to fight." Zhang Shuye shook his head.

After staying at the inn for the night, while having dinner in the lobby, someone talked about the horse team that patrolled the night. The merchants inside and outside were not surprised.

Zhang Shuye had another sleepless night, and went to Dulonggang the next day. As he traveled, the scenery along the road really became better and better. The farmland was improved and the ditches were crisscrossed. It can be concluded that this year's harvest is good, and there are more and more carts on the road, all of which are full of goods, and more and more warriors on horseback, which makes the guards around Zhang Shuye more and more nervous. It was found that it had nothing to do with them.

"It can be seen that the people who come and go here are businessmen." Zhang Shuye said.

The master also nodded and said: "It seems that Zhu Biao started his business in business, but he also pays attention to farming."

Because the road was clear, the sun had not yet set when we arrived at the Pantuo Road Market.

After seeing the periphery of the Pantuo Road market, Zhang Shuye and the people around him couldn't help stopping their horses, and looked forward in a daze.

The prosperity is no less than that of Kaifeng, Tokyo!
But the degree of order is still more than that.

Even more shocking is that there are no walls here.

Straight streets, houses of uniform style, sometimes two-story or three-story buildings, the streets are flat and wide, pedestrians and horses come and go, and the westward setting sun shines on this building, making people feel that this place is made of gold.

Zhang Shuye felt that decades of experience had been interrupted, and he was shocked.

How is it possible that a market that is not surrounded by cities is so prosperous and prosperous?

"Aren't they afraid of bandits and thieves coming?" A servant couldn't help saying.

Without a city wall to stop it, how could it stop bandits and soldiers?

What is the difference between walking through the downtown area with gold in hand?
Don’t business travelers traveling from north to south see this?

Also, on the East and West Roads of Beijing, some are important traffic routes, and some are used for business and government.

Sending off the inn clerk who came over to pick up customers, Zhang Shuye was about to go on, but was stopped by a young man who looked like a brave man. Zhang Shuye's servants exchanged glances with each other. , beware of extortion of interests by local young men.

"The guest officers are new here, right? The street rules here do not allow riding horses. You have to stay and store the horses first, or lead the horses inside, or you will be fined severely." The young man said with a blank expression.

Zhang Shuye frowned, looked around, and saw that everyone was either dismounting or walking, so he stopped arguing, and immediately got off the horse with his men.

Soon another young man squeezed over and said with a smile: "This is the first time this high-ranking official has come to the Pantuo Road Market. The rules here are different from other places, and there are some new things in doing business. There is no one to lead the way." It’s very inconvenient, the little Lehe, known as Tie Biaozi, is proficient in many musical instruments, and he also makes a living as a guide and commentary when he is free. Some time ago, Cangzhou Chaijin Chai officials came to our Pantuo Road Market to play. The young one will lead the way, if you have money, the young one is willing to lead the way, how about it?"

Without any hesitation, Zhang Shuye and his group hired Lehe directly.

After chatting for a while, it turns out that this Lehe is from Dengzhou. He has been here for a year or two and is very familiar with it. He first asked Zhang Shuye and his party what kind of business they wanted to do, saying that he had many familiar introductions. Shu Ye and the others said they were just looking at it, but Le He didn't care, and said with a smile that he knew that Xie's fur goods were the best, Sun's cloth sold the most, and Gu's white noodles were the most popular...

"You are quite knowledgeable," the master said with a smile. Now everyone also understands Lehe's identity. In addition to earning money as a guide, he is also looking for opportunities to be a broker.

It is estimated that the Xie family and the Sun family have invested money in him.

　Thanks for the honest little fat tip
　　
　
(End of this chapter)