Chapter 85 This group of mountain thieves is unusual

After seven days in a row, they finally arrived at their destination, Qiu County.

Qiu County is just an inconspicuous county in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and it seems that no outstanding talents have been heard of, but the scenery here is a little handsome.

The main reason for the beautiful scenery is that there are mountains and water.

Needless to say, the rolling Longdi River flows through here and flows back to the sea.

And the mountain is the famous Golden Dragon Mountains in the Dragon Soul Continent. Qiu County is located on the side of the Golden Dragon Mountains, and 80% of the whole county is mountainous.

Because of the barren land, Qiu County is also a relatively poor county in the hinterland of the Central Plains, where the clothes of the people can be seen.

If you are poor, you will change. Therefore, Qiu County is also a place where unruly people come from all dynasties. In the shadow of almost every dynasty in the Dragon Soul Continent, you can find the records of mountain thieves in Qiu County.

It can be said that the mountain thieves here are longer than any dynasty in the Dragon Soul Continent. Almost every dynasty is besieged, but it won't take long for these mountain thieves to appear again.

They have been standing near Yuntianling for a long time, where the terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you come to encircle and suppress, they will simply become birds and beasts. When you leave, they will gather again like a mob.

After the founding of the Tianji Dynasty, the mountain thieves here once calmed down, because the decree of the Tianji Dynasty exempted this place from taxes.

If ordinary people have a gait, they will not engage in such a high-risk profession as mountain thieves. Isn't everyone happy that everyone lives and works in peace and contentment?

However, the good days did not last long. About 50 years ago, the mountain thieves here appeared again.

The last emperor mobilized a large army to encircle and suppress it here for a year. At that time, the emperor made up his mind. After that year's encirclement and suppression, the population of Qiu County was directly reduced from 300,000 to 60,000.

I thought I could rest assured from now on, but as a result, the mountain thieves here appeared again more than ten years ago.

When Liu Xia's motorcade arrived outside the gate of Qiu County, Liu Xia was still shocked by the scene in front of her.

The wall of the county seat of Qiu County is dilapidated. More than that, the wall in the distance seems to have completely collapsed. Even the gate, it looks like it is about to collapse.

At the gate, almost no one went in and out. He was originally responsible for guarding the officers and soldiers at the gate, but he couldn't see anyone at this moment.

What I know is that this is just a county town. If I don't know, I think it is abandoned.

By chance, when they enter and exit the city gate, there are also some worn-out people, all of whom are yellow and thin, and they are sad.

It's like a scene of escaping from the wilderness.

"Brother, this seems to be a little different from the Qiu County you just mentioned. Didn't you just say that the scenery here is beautiful and unique, and the people live and work in peace and contentment? Why is it like this?"

Dabao asked curiously.

"Yes, that's how I think the report of the imperial court is written."

Liu Xia also said puzzledly.

Obviously, the actual situation here is different from the description of the court officials and the parents here.

"Your Highness, are we going to the city?"

At this time, Liu Liansheng asked in a low voice outside the carriage.

"Come in, it's all here. How can I do it if I don't see it?"

Liu Xia said firmly.

Although Liu Xia had expectations for this place before she came, after all, the mountain thieves who have been making trouble for more than ten years have been besieged and suppressed by the court many times, and it is inevitable that there will be some decline here.

But I never thought that it was the declining scene in front of me.

No one asked at the gate, and there was no shadow of officers and soldiers at all, so it was very smooth to enter the city.

When the motorcade crossed the darkness and officially entered the city, it shocked Liu Xia again.

Looking out of the window of the carriage, there is not even an eye-catching building in the county seat of Qiu County.

There are no few figures on the street. Even if there is, it is like a walking corpse. He bows his head feebly and passes silently.

Originally, there were various shops on both sides of the street, all of which were closed. Some shops were still hung with spider webs, and the door panels were covered with dust. At first glance, they had not opened for a long time.

Liu Xia passed through many cities from the northwest to Longdu. She has also seen poor cities, but Liu Xia was really the first to see such a depressed city.

In broad daylight, this place is like a ghost city, which makes Liu Xia think that he is not living in the peaceful and prosperous Tianji Dynasty, but in the war years.

"Can there be an inn here?"

Dabao asked curiously.

"If not, let's stay at the post station. Looking at this situation, I'm afraid we can't find the inn."

Liu Xia looked around and said.

So, a group of people went to the post station. Sure enough, there was no inn or a restaurant along the way. The only shop opened was a grocery store, but it seemed that no one was interested in it.

After everyone arrived at the post station, Liu Xia got out of the car, but she saw that the door of the post station was closed and there were cobwebs hanging on it. God knew how long it had not opened the door.

"Go in and have a look."

Liu Xia couldn't help frowning.

The post station is run by the imperial court, and it should be taken care of by the government. There is no one at the post station here. So what is the situation of the county government office?

Dabao pushed hard and immediately broke the door bolt. Everyone entered the yard of the post station and found that it was a mess. There was no one to live there at all, let alone no one to manage.

Seeing all this, Liu Xia frowned.

It seems that the banditry here is far more serious than he thought. The functional organs of the imperial court are basically paralyzed here.

If it is a border town, this can be understood, but in this hinterland of the Central Plains, it is simply unimaginable in this prosperous era.

Under the management and supervision of the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, Yudaotai, and the political envoy, such a scene actually appeared here, but Longdu did not know it at all.

There are a lot of articles in it.

"Lian Sheng, you take someone to clean up first. We'll be here first. Let's go to Yunling tomorrow to check the situation."

Liu Xia ordered.

"Yes."

At this moment, Liu Liansheng took the Yulin Junmen and began to clean up.

Although this post station is abandoned, the building is well preserved. If you clean it up, it is not a big problem to live in.

The group of people ran all the way. After packing up, they were on duty and rested.

In the afternoon, Liu Xia wanted to go out for a walk. As soon as he went out of the door, he heard someone shouting outside the door, "Who is inside?" Let me in."

"Your Majesty, there is a guy who claims to be the county magistrate outside who insisted on coming in."

At this time, Tong Dawei hurried over and said.

"County magistrate? Let him in."

Liu Xia also knows the truth about how the county magistrate here did it. He actually managed this place like this. She really wanted to see him.

At present, a man who looked 40 years old, thin, pale and bearded entered the post station angrily.

This man's clothes are full of patches and mud on his feet. If he doesn't say that he is a county magistrate, he can't see it.

"I am the county magistrate of Qiu County. Who are you? Unexpectedly, he swaggered into the post station. Are you going to die?"

At present, the county magistrate shouted at Liu Xia.

"Ha ha, we are in business. When we pass by here, we want to rest here for a day. Can't you live in this station?"

Liu Xia asked curiously.

In addition to some powers and powers granted by the court, such as feeding horses and transmitting information, the post station is actually the same as the inn. It is nothing more than the official office. Compared with the inn, the inn is safer and the charge is a little more expensive. When many people go out, they prefer to live in the post station.

"You don't want to die! Do you know where this is? If you want to live, go quickly. Wait a minute, you can't leave even if you want.

The county magistrate looked at Liu Xia's face like crowned jade and was full of brilliance. At first glance, he looked like a noble prince, and said angrily.

"Why?"

Dabao, standing behind Liu Xia, asked.

"Oh, what can it be? Do you know that the banditry here is very serious? Not only do they rob merchants, but also ordinary people, they often come to harm them. All of you people are dressed like rich people. Nine times out of ten, they have stared at you. If you don't leave, there will be a disaster of blood.

The county magistrate shouted angrily.

"Your excellency, I dare to ask your name."

When Liu Xia heard this, she was even more curious.

If he is a fool, he won't persuade them to leave at this moment. Even if he is a fool, he is a kind fool.

"I am Wu Jiajun, the county magistrate of Qiu County, and this is my official seal. You go now, or you will attract mountain thieves, and the unlucky people can only be the people in the city. They have been here once this month.

Wu Jiajun showed his official seal, and the god drank it.

As soon as Liu Xia saw that his official seal could not be fake, there was no doubt that this man was indeed the county magistrate, but Liu Xia thought that the mountain thieves here were just rampant in the mountains, but he did not expect that they would dare to blatantly enter the county to make trouble.

I couldn't help asking, "Lord Wu, what did you just say? Do they often come to the county? What about the local garrison?

Garrison? I haven't seen him for seven or eight years. Let's go."

Wu Jiajun said impatiently.

When Liu Xia heard this, she felt even more incredible.

The Tianji Dynasty is a garrison recruitment system. In addition to the special situation of the border garrison, there are troops stationed in almost every small town in the Central Plains.

In a county like Qiu County, there should be three to four troops, that is, more than 300 people.

Although there are not many more than 300 people, the strong city is enough to cope with the general situation.

Moreover, there are troops stationed in towns, counties and states. An accident happened in one place, ignited a beacon, and said to Wu Jiajun, which was simply unimaginable.

"Wait, Lord Wu, even if there is no garrison in the city, when the bandits come, do you light the beacon, and the other guard stations will not come to the rescue?"

Liu Xia asked again.

"Rescue? Humph, they are all too busy to save their own shit. It's good to be able to protect yourself. I don't want to talk nonsense to you. You go and treat it as a good thing. There is nothing to stay here in the poor mountains and rivers.

Wu Jiajun is completely impatient at this moment and let them leave again.