The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 51 Two Bodyguards
Early in the morning, Yue Wenxuan placed a plastic Ming Dynasty salt maker into the sand table, and then instructed Qian Zhuoqun to take the salt maker to Guanhai Salt Field to teach him the Ming Dynasty salt-making technology.

But he himself was studying the possibility of going to the county town.

There was no need to involve Madam Gong Er in this matter, so he planned to use his own life-like figure to get out of sight and take a stroll around the county town. On the one hand, of course, he wanted to see the resourceful Wu Yong, but more importantly, it was an immersive "visit" to the county town, which was definitely more profound than looking down from the sky.

In order to ensure the safety of a life-like figurine worth 500 yuan, you have to bring a bodyguard.

It is not convenient to take Hou Yi to the county town as he is too wild. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other powerful generals are also not suitable to be taken there as their armors are too eye-catching. When they walk into the crowd, they are the brightest stars. There is no effect of "private server micro-visit" at all.

Yue Wenxuan had no choice but to search for a new action figure in the cabinet. He needed one that wasn't too realistic, had ordinary clothes and wasn't eye-catching, and had to be extremely powerful and able to protect himself...

This is really hard to find!
Suddenly, a figurine came into view. It was Li Lianjie's version of Foshan Huang Feihong. He was wearing an ordinary long gown and had strong fighting ability. Moreover, this person really existed in history. Even if we ignore the physics-defying kung fu in the movie, his historical prototype was also a very powerful martial arts master and could be used.

Just as he was about to put him into the sandbox, Yue Wenxuan suddenly discovered that Huang Feihong had a Qing Dynasty-style braid...

This hairstyle is not suitable for use in the Song Dynasty!
Forget it, give up.

But with Huang Feihong's idea, finding a bodyguard became much easier.

Yue Wenxuan immediately dug out two important figures from his collection, Master Ye and Bruce Lee.

The clothes these two people wear are quite ordinary, and their hairstyles are also normal. Although there are slight differences from the overall style of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is still within the reasonable range.

Neither of them has any high-tech items on them, and the command power they occupy should be at the level of an ordinary "special general", and there is no "insufficient command power".

Yue Wenxuan placed his life-like figures of Master Ye and Bruce Lee in an empty corner of the sand table, and sure enough, he successfully placed them there.

I tried placing three plastic horses again, and it was also successful, and my command ability did not burst.

Three people and three horses, along the loess official road, headed towards Jimo County.

Yue Wenxuan has often ridden horses since he was a child. The horses are the kind that scenic spots provide for tourists to ride for fun, such as Tieshanping, Xiannv Mountain, Jinfo Mountain, Tongjing, Shuitianchi... Anyway, he has basically tried all the scenic spots that have horseback riding projects. He can pay extra money to make the horse trot, and as long as the horse is not galloping, he will not be thrown off.

The straight-line distance from Dongmiaozi Village to Jimo County is thirty miles, which is not very far. After galloping along the official road, Yue Wenxuan passed by several villages. At a glance, he saw that most of the villages were dilapidated.

These villages were too close to the county seat. The last time the Jin invaded, no village near the county seat was spared. All were destroyed. The men were killed, and the women and children were taken captive. Only a few escaped by fleeing into the mountains.

When these people heard the sound of horse hooves, they were like frightened birds and wanted to hide immediately.

But when they saw from afar that there were only three riders coming, and the leader was a handsome young man, they were not so afraid. They stopped running and looked at Yue Wenxuan blankly at the village entrance.

Yue Wenxuan smiled at them and said, "Fellow villagers, this place is not far from the county town, right?"

"It's not far." A young farmer waved his hand, pointing in the direction of the county town. "It's only a few miles away."

Yue Wenxuan: "It seems there aren't many people left in your village."

The young farmer's face darkened. "When the Jin soldiers arrived, we all died. Only a few dozen of us fled to the mountains. We hid there for a long, long time, until the government issued a notice to pacify the people a few days ago. Only then did we dare to come out. Scholar, you returned to the city after seeing the notice, right?"

Yue Wenxuan nodded: "Yes! Besides issuing notices to reassure the people, what else did the government do?"

Young farmer: "The new county magistrate has sent people to the village and said they are recruiting archers to punish bandits. He told us to rest assured and prepare for spring plowing and sowing."

Yue Wenxuan asked again: "Are there any Lijia in your village?"

The Song Dynasty implemented the Lijia system, with 10 households forming a Jia, and 1 Jia forming a Li. Local gentry typically served as the Lizhang, responsible for managing the entire village. The young farmer said, "The Lizhang died when the Jin invaders arrived, and now there are only ten households left in the village. We ten households can only form a Jia, and the Jiazhang... is me! The county magistrate has sent a message, demanding that several surrounding villages gather 10 Jia to form a Li, and we also need to elect a new Lizhang."

Yue Wenxuan thought to himself: This new official is really doing practical work. In just a few days, he has begun to reorganize the grassroots organizations.

Continue along the official road...

They soon arrived at Jimo County, and a city of medium size appeared before them.

The city wall is 3 meters high and 2.2 kilometers long. In the Song Dynasty, it was just an adobe wall. In the Ming Dynasty, it was reinforced with bricks. It was demolished in 1950. In recent years, the government rebuilt it in order to develop tourism.

There were no soldiers guarding the city gate, and no one was collecting the "gate tax". It seemed that the new county magistrate had not yet recruited enough people, and the government functions were not yet fully operational.

Yue Wenxuan and the other two dismounted from their horses, holding the reins and slowly walking into the city.

The streets were surprisingly lively, with people coming and going and many vendors.

A large number of ordinary people took a straw mat and spread it on the ground, spread out their goods and sold them on the ground, mainly through barter.

After walking a few steps, Yue Wenxuan discovered that most of the people were exchanging food, cloth, salt and other necessities of life, while the prices of non-essential items were suppressed to extremely low levels, and it could be said that no one wanted them at all.

The bustle of this county town was beyond Yue Wenxuan's expectations. It could only be said that the government's business card was really effective. It was still unknown whether the new official was a good official or a corrupt official, but just by issuing a notice to reassure the people, the popularity of the county town could be quickly restored, which was something the rebel army could never do.

It is unknown how much effort the rebels will have to put in to win the trust of the people.

The three men led their horses into the city, naturally attracting the attention of others. Many eyes were fixed on the three of them. At a glance, they thought that Yue Wenxuan was the son of an official, and Master Ye and Bruce Lee were his followers.

At the corner of the street, a group of ruffians fixed their eyes on Yue Wenxuan.

One of them said, "See? Such a fat sheep."

"You can tell at first glance that he's a naive young man. His skin is so tender, it's so tender that water would drip if you pinched it. He's even more tender than the women in the brothels."

"He must have a lot of valuables on him. Look at the sachet around his waist. I bet there are gold beans in it."

"Hey, let's do it."

"He has two servants behind him, and they look like they can fight quite well."

"Can they fight? How good are they? There are only two of us!"

A scoundrel laughed and said, "We have ten of them here."

"That's true."

A group of ruffians burst into laughter.

One of them, who was more sober, said, "The new county lieutenant, Wu Jialiang, seems to be a tough guy. We'd better not make a big fuss. Try not to rob directly. Try to steal first."

"Okay! Go over and take a look first. If you can't steal it, then rob it."

A group of ruffians dispersed and moved towards Yue Wenxuan and his group.

(End of this chapter)