Hengyuan Village, shining under the setting sun, seemed even more dilapidated than last time. Ouyang Xuan walked closer and realized that his feelings were not an illusion. He saw that there were traces of cut by knives and axes everywhere inside and outside the village, and the houses in the village were also damaged. The houses that Li Shuang and Yu Zhu and others had lived in were also burned.

After attracting everyone to see Du Fu and other gentry in the village, Ouyang Xuan explained his purpose to the village. Because he walked on the secret path in the mountains for two days, the group was already stranded and exhausted. Ouyang Xuan was about to rest here for one night and borrow a boat to go to Chongqing Prefecture City tomorrow morning. Du Fu heard that his purpose was coming, so he asked his son Du Daquan to lead Huang Dagen to handle the accommodation and take the boat tomorrow morning. This time he went to Hengyuan Village again, which was only more than a month since the last time the officers and soldiers of the grain collection team led the Mongolian cavalry into the mountains, but Ouyang Xuan

But Du Fu was much older. During the chat, Ouyang Xuan learned that when Hengyuan Village received a warning, most of the villagers fled nearby to hide in order to avoid the killing of the Mongols. As expected, after the Mongol team failed to attack Wanjiaping came out of the mountain, they killed them in order to vent their anger and saw people. A few old and weak people in Hengyuan Village who were unwilling to leave were slaughtered by the Mongolian army. From Du Fu and others, they learned that after the Mongolian army slaughtered the village, they did not return the same way, but went straight to Qiongzhou and Yazhou.

After the Mongolian army left, the people of Hengyuan Village returned to the village one after another, but the difficulties in livelihood were caused by the Mongols' destruction. In addition, the damaged wall caused small groups of bandits nearby to come from time to time, and they were afraid that the Mongols would return. The population in the village either moved to the nearby mountains or went to exile to other places to make a living. Some people even ran to Wanjiaping to join the bandits. More than a month ago, Ouyang Xuan and others had reached this time, and there were still more than 500 people in the village, but now there were less than 400 people. Fortunately, the summer grain was just harvested recently and there was no shortage of food, so the residents in the city could barely survive. However, after this chaos, the oxen and farm tools in the village were completely lost, and the seeds were insufficient, so that the area of ​​autumn grain sowing was much smaller than in previous years. This winter and next spring would definitely be short of food. After hearing this, Ouyang Xuan remained silent. Liuliba was vast,

It can be tolerated the people of Hengyuan Village, but the secret path leading to the mountain from Liuli Village cannot be crossed by strong people. Even if the people of the village are willing, they cannot move all the people of Hengyuan to Liuliba. If they only move the labor force, the remaining villagers will be starved to death even if they are not killed by bandits. At present, only by vigorously developing industry and mining industries, building more guns and cannons, breaking the blockade of Wanjiaping bandits, and when the conditions are met, they can build a fortress in Hengyuan Village to gain a foothold in this plain and protect the general public. Speaking of which, although the plain area of ​​Hengyuan Village is located in a small amount of minerals, convenient transportation, and food is cooked twice a year, and it has been a place of fat since ancient times. If the Pili Army wants to grow, it is a must-have way to develop down the mountain. However, before going down the mountain, it must have a perfect plan to defend against the Mongols.

Before leaving the next day, Du Fu led Du Daquan to Ouyang Xuan and said, "Sir, the world is chaotic. The dog son has been practicing medicine for many years. I am willing to let him follow me to protect my Du family incense for solace..." Du Fu's words made Ouyang Xuan very happy. People who understand medicine are social elites in any era and are particularly precious in chaotic times, especially in the vast Jiguan Mountain. Although there are many herbs, there are very few people who understand medicine. He immediately agreed and asked Du Daquan to accompany him to the city immediately.

After robbery by the Mongolian army, the commercial activities that were originally the foundation for the prosperity of Hengyuan Town had completely stopped, resulting in many idle ships being stopped by the river beside the village. With Du Fu's full support, Hengyuan Village lent three large ships and six small boats to the Pili Army. After loading them with traders and mountain goods, it still looks spacious.

When the boat arrived in Yongqu Township, Ouyang Xuan asked the fleet to dock and rest for a while, and he walked straight to the old man Wang's shed. Old man Wang was not at home. After searching for it everywhere, Ouyang Xuan left some jerky meat and other mountain goods and continued on his way. He planned to take Old man Wang to Liuliba for retirement after defeating Wanjiaping bandits in the future.

Because this trip was going downstream, the sailors were all old-fashioned in Hengyuan Village, so the boat was fast and stable, and no one of the members of the trade team had seasickness. However, there were still scattered bandits along the way, but the bandits saw the neat fleet of the trade team, with a large number of people and weapons, and they only dared to watch from afar. Soon after noon, the fleet arrived at Chongqing Prefecture.

After getting off the boat, he saw that it was still early, Ouyang Xuan asked everyone to act separately. He took Huang Dagen to visit Pan Tongzhi, and asked Wang Youfu, Zhu Baozi, Dong Hu and others to go to various commercial banks in the city to sell mountain goods. Before going to the government office, Ouyang Xuan arranged for someone to secretly send a gift to Pan Tongzhi - a tiger skin. This tiger skin is not only complete, but also larger than ordinary ones, and the word "wang" on his forehead is clearly visible. Although he knew that the Southern Song Dynasty officialdom was already a bribery, Ouyang Xuan still did this matter very carefully and secretly. On the one hand, he was deeply in conflict with this trend in his heart. On the other hand, he was now the leader of the Pili Army and was unwilling to spread to Liuliba. It was always without any harm to do this shameful thing quietly and quietly.

When Ouyang Xuan and Huang Dagen arrived at the government office to pay their respects to Pan, Pan, which had received benefits, was not as strict as before, but still looked like a business and was a bit serious. He said to Ouyang Xuan and the others: "I know that you are so relieved that you are fighting against the Wanjiaping bandits! I have ordered the clerk to report the situation to the superiors. You must continue to work hard to serve the court." After saying this, he encouraged a few words indifferently, and he never mentioned whether to give a reward. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, such as Liuliba's great achievements in killing hundreds of thieves this time, the reward should be extremely generous. Ouyang Xuan was not surprised or disappointed. He did not expect Chongqing Prefecture to give a reward, but he felt that the bureaucratic system of the Southern Song Dynasty was really bad.

Ouyang Xuan suppressed his slight anger and raised the difficulty of salt food in Liuliba and the mountains to General Pan, hoping to give salt quotations or official certificates to Qiongzhou to buy salt. In ancient times, important materials such as salt and iron have always been implemented in a monopoly system, called salt and iron monopoly. Without an official permission, they would be beheaded. It may be because of guilt for Ouyang Xuan and others to kill bandits and reward them for being rewarded, or the effect of the tiger skin. Pan hesitated for a long time and agreed to Ouyang Xuan's request. If the normal system is followed, the sale of salt should be approved by a special official agency, and Chongqing Prefecture did not have the authority to approve the salt quotations. However, since Mongolia invaded Sichuan many times, the prefectures and counties around Chengdu have long been destroyed. Even the Chongqing Prefecture has not taken office for a long time and replaced it with Pan. The functions of the salt industry are also exercised by the minor officials in the study room of Chongqing Prefecture.

After accepting the valuable mountain goods given by Huang Dazhong, the next step was smooth. The clerk who handled the paperwork was very good and gave Liuliba a document to buy two thousand kilograms of salt. After all, he had to be a favor for others to take advantage of others. "Anyway, the poor people in the mountains can't afford it," he thought.
Chapter completed!