Hanhou

Neither the military market nor the horse market is allowed to ride a horse. Those who violate it will be imprisoned for three days, or they will be fined to make up for their crimes.This is an iron law that no one may violate.Zhang Cigong happened to hit the muzzle of the gun. He didn't want to be imprisoned, so he had to pay the fine obediently.

Fortunately, when he went to the Bianjun market this time, he prepared enough copper coins and silk.Although part of it is used, the rest is still more than enough for atonement.

In short, as long as he pays the full fine, he doesn't need to go to prison for three days, he can leave on the same day.

Not long after Zhang Cigong was dragged away, merchants surrounded Zhao Jia and asked him how many cattle and sheep he could sell.When the commotion was in progress, a group of infantrymen happened to pass by, lined up the crowd from behind, and came straight to Zhao Jia.

In the early Han Dynasty, the focus was on rest and recuperation. Emperor Wen decreed that the age of male Fu Ji was changed from seventeen to twenty, and those whose height was less than six feet two inches were exempted from military service.In other words, you are not old enough, you are too short, and the national army does not want you.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Fanbang called the Han Empire "the kingdom of giants" when the Han army marched south and north and spread its might all over the world.

These five pawns are tall and tall, with a sturdy temperament.When he got close, he could even smell a bloody smell, which was obviously a fierce soldier who was used to fighting on the battlefield.

The first person was wearing leather armor and was at least 1.8 meters tall by visual inspection.The rest were dressed in sackcloth inside and a leather jacket outside.None of them held long halberds, but only had short knives around their waists, which proved that they didn't need to be on duty, and they should be in their free time to buy what they needed in the market.

Seeing the leader, Zhao Jia greeted him with a smile, and said, "Jia has found the wolf skins Wu Chang was looking for a few days ago, and it's in that rattan basket. There are three of them."

"Really?" Wuchang Wang's eyes lit up, he took out the wolf skin and unfolded it, and found that it was very complete without any damage, so he couldn't help being overjoyed.

"There is also this kind of fur hat, I also have people prepare it." Zhao Jia pushed the Lei Feng hat on his head, and motioned for the healthy servant to carry the other two rattan baskets to the front, "It's just that there are not enough wolf furs, so I use all of them. sheepskin."

"Very good!"

Wuchang Wang picked up a leather cap, put it on his head directly, and distributed the rest to the infantry who followed him.He found several smaller ones underneath, held them in his hands, and looked at Zhao Jia strangely.

Zhao Jia explained with a smile that it was prepared for the children in his family.

"Lang Jun has a heart." Wuchang Wang did not refuse this kindness, and accepted the leather hat, and did not treat Zhao Jia badly in terms of price, and even added [-]% to the previously negotiated basis.

Winter in Bian County is extremely cold, leather armor weapons are issued by the court, but fur coats and fur hats have to be prepared by the soldiers themselves.

The fur hat in Zhao Jia's hand was of course more expensive and the style was a bit weird, but it was very effective in keeping warm.All Bianjun soldiers who have spare money in their hands are willing to buy one.Wuchang Wang was lucky, he caught up with the market opening for the first time in two months, and he didn't need to go to the city to guard, so he successfully bought a batch.

However, he bought wolf skins not for himself.

His daughter got married last year and gave birth to a son last year.I didn't want to be mistreated by my in-laws, and I couldn't take care of myself. As soon as winter came, my legs were swollen and painful, and I could hardly move.

Wuchang Wang has four sons, but only this one daughter, who has been cherished very much since childhood.Knowing what happened to her daughter, she immediately became furious, took her son and fought over, chased her son-in-law for two streets with a knife, and took her daughter home directly.

The son-in-law came to pick him up and was beaten again.If it wasn't for his daughter's intercession, Wuchang Wang would never let it go.According to him, there are not many good men in Bianjun, so if you get rid of this one, you can find a better one later!

The early Han Dynasty continued the style of antiquity, and the restraint on women was far worse than that of later generations.

Not to mention far away, Liu Che's biological mother, the future queen mother, gave birth to a daughter before entering the palace.Liu Che's sister, Princess Pingyang, married three times.Under such a general environment, it is very common for folk women to remarry.

Zhao Jia happened to live on the same street as Wuchang Wang, and seeing his father-in-law chasing his son-in-law with a knife, four uncles kicking his brother-in-law in circles, and the surrounding people applauding, it was really an eye-opener.

To this day, Wang's daughter still lives at home and has no plans to return to her husband's house.Wuchang Wang was looking for wolf skins in the military market, and he planned to make a thick jacket for his daughter.

There are a lot of prairie wolves, and they lack food after winter, so they often appear near the border county.It is not difficult to hunt one or two wolfs, but it is very difficult to obtain a complete wolf skin.

Almost everyone in Bianjun is young and strong can draw a bow and shoot an arrow, but there are some high and some low archery skills.If you can't shoot the wolf to death, you can only rush up to make up the knife. In this way, damage is naturally inevitable.When encountering an impulsive person, he would chop up the prey on the spot, and when the knife stopped, not to mention the wolf skin, there would not even be a complete wolf carcass.

The military market was closed for two months, and when the market opened on the first day of the lunar new year, merchants flocked in, and many good goods were bought in a blink of an eye, and animal skins were one of the goods that these merchants urgently needed.

Wang Wu was overjoyed when he got three complete wolf skins. He immediately took out two bamboo slips and handed them to Zhao Jia who was facing him. A fat sheep, and silk. With this bamboo slip, go to the official temple to get the seal, and then go to the west of the city to get it."

During the reign of Emperor Wendi, Wei Shangde's guests suggested that he engrave the rewards of the frontier army on bamboo slips and allow them to be traded in the military market.This is not only convenient for soldiers to purchase what they need, but also convenient for taxation.

Of course, even if there are no similar measures, there are only a few who dare to pull out their teeth.With the style of the prefect of Bian County, once a criminal is found, the prison fine is light, and it is not uncommon to beheaded and hung on the wall.

After receiving the bamboo slips, Zhao Jia asked his servants to bring a rattan basket, lifted the straw curtain covering it, and grabbed two pheasants whose legs were tied with straw ropes.

"Still alive?" Wuchang Wang was very surprised.

Just as Zhao Jia was about to speak, a gust of cold wind blew by, and he sneezed uncontrollably, his cheeks flushed red from the cold.

Several soldiers laughed, Wuchang Wang even patted Zhao Jia on the back, and said with a smile: "Mr. How good is it to kill the Huns! Your lord needs to practice martial arts!"

Zhao Jia's mouth twitched.

This is the characteristic of Bianjun in Han Dynasty.

When the Xiongnu attacked, the officials did not distinguish between civil and military. They were either beheading people or galloping on the road to beheading people.If you can't kill people, you are not a qualified border county official, and you are basically outside the circle, and you can't play with everyone.

It's a pity that my own father passed away too early. Otherwise, it would not be difficult for the rank of two thousand stones to survive until the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rose up and followed the army out of the frontier to kill people.

After paying off the payment, Wuchang Wang carried the wolf skin on his back, grabbed the pheasant, and walked towards the stall selling salt and sauce with several soldiers.Before leaving, he glanced at the businessmen around him, his eyes were cold and full of warning.

"If you dare to bully the young man, hey!" Patting the dagger on his waist with a big hand, Wuchang Wang sneered, "I fed the wolves in the frontier, don't blame a certain family for not reminding me face to face!"

The merchants looked at each other, no longer doubting what Zhao Jia said before.When Wuchang Wang walked away, he said bluntly that there was no need to sign a contract with the master register, and agreed with Zhao Jia on the spot to trade a batch of cattle and sheep in three days.

"Your Majesty only accepts millet? Is silk available?" A businessman asked.

Zhao Jia shook his head.

The number of steers to be slaughtered this time was limited, and he had made up his mind early on that he would only exchange for food and refuse everything else.As for copper coins, it is not within the scope of consideration.

In the early Han Dynasty, the folks were allowed to mint coins, and the quality of copper coins was uneven. If he had to collect them, he would rather accept Qin coins than pod coins.The former has weight anyway, and can be exchanged for melting and casting if necessary, while the latter is light and fluffy, and it is known as half a tael, so you know how bad it is.

Seeing that Zhao Jia refused to let go, the merchants said nothing and left one after another. Those who had food continued to search for goods in the city, and those who had no food planned to find acquaintances and exchange a batch of food for emergency.

In the blink of an eye, when it came to Shenshi, all the cattle and sheep brought by Zhao Jia were sold out, and the rattan baskets had already bottomed out. Zhao Jia called the health servants and ordered them to put the rattan baskets on the grain cart.

"Go and pay your taxes first."

Regardless of the military market or the horse market, barter is mostly used, but it needs to be converted into copper coins when paying rent and taxes, which is very laborious.Anyway, his goods are sold out, so go early to avoid queuing.

"If you go earlier, you can go home earlier." Zhao Jia patted the bag containing soybeans, and pressed down the animal skin cap.

There are no vegetables in winter, and there is no way to build a greenhouse under the current conditions. He plans to try to grow some bean sprouts first, so as to improve his life.When there is more money left, I will find someone to make stone mills and try my best to make soy milk and tofu.

He didn't want to make a fortune with these things, but felt that food is the most important thing for the people, and even if they can't eat well, there is no motivation to talk about other things.

"There is no need to unload the car after returning home. When the new grain arrives, it will be sent to the village together. Go back and tell Uncle Hu, and tell He Lao in advance so that they don't worry."

The health servants agreed in unison, and one of them walked to the cart containing the corn, tied the hemp rope to the cart, tied it around the shoulders, and tightened it around the waist.Another person walked up to the cart loaded with soybeans and rattan baskets, and followed suit.

The cart was left by Zhang Cigong, and it was exchanged with the food to Zhao Jia.The horses pulling the carts were taken away.Zhao Jia drove cattle and sheep to the market to trade, and now all the bullocks were sold, the amount of grain exchanged exceeded expectations, and the horses brought were not enough, so the extra two carts had to be dragged by strong servants.

"Lang Jun sits in the car, and the servant is pulling you, I think it can be faster."

Zhao Jia frowned subconsciously.

"I have plenty of strength, sir, just sit up!" A healthy servant laughed.Always clenched your fists and used your arms hard when speaking.Even through the winter clothes, you can see the bulging and muscular muscles.

Zhao Jia didn't say much, he jumped onto the shaft of the chariot, the two healthy servants shouted, and exerted their strength at the same time, the wheels crushed the crushed snow, leaving two deep ruts.

The snow was falling more and more heavily, Zhao Jia was sitting in the car, the cold wind was blowing, even though he was wrapped tightly in a wolf fur short jacket, he was still shivering uncontrollably.

The servant walked quickly, and when he arrived at the city flag, Zhao Jia handed out the bamboo slips, and found that the person on duty was not the master bookkeeper, so he didn't ask any more questions. He paid the rent and tax neatly, jumped into the cart again, and ordered the servant to go to the city gate. .

As soon as he left the city gate, he met a group of cavalry escorting several carts galloping towards him.

As they approached, the horse team stopped suddenly.The first person turned the horse's head, walked to the cart, pushed back the hood that blocked the snow, and revealed a handsome face.

His long eyebrows slanted into his temples, his eyes were as black as ink, his nose bridge was straight, his lips were extremely light in color, his whole body was like a snow sculpture, making people feel cold for no reason.Looking at Zhao Jia, he suddenly raised a smile, as if the ice and snow had just melted, and he was a different person from just now.

"Hodor."

Hearing the other party call his baby name, Zhao Jia rubbed his arms unconsciously, stood up from the car, and bowed his hands to the young man.

"Jia met the third son."