Chapter 260： Zhenbei military camp is empty

Chapter 260 Zhenbei Barracks is Empty

Jiang Xinyan thought that if the man hadn't called her into the space, she would still be found climbing on the roof.

Although they can't catch themselves, it would be very bad if they were found.

The Dragon Shadow Guard and the palace guards searched in an orderly manner for a while, but they stopped when there was no clue.

No wonder no one goes to assassinate the emperor easily, no matter how high the martial arts are, it is difficult to approach.

"Xinxin, where do you want to go?"

"Since you are in the capital, let's go to the various mansions to see if they all eat so well?"

Chu Lixuan took Jiang Xinyan to visit several mansions, and there was no pomp in Jia's mansion at all.

There are a few better ones, with fish and meat, but no fruit, many of them are white porridge with pickles, no meat and no fish.

Jiang Xinyan wondered, "The mansion is also very arrogant outside, why are they eating white porridge and pickles?"

"This year's locust plague has suffered heavy losses, and their food has been donated." This mansion was given by the emperor, so it is naturally luxurious.

Chu Lixuan wouldn't tell his little wife, he just took her on purpose to show her these officials who are usually relatively honest and upright.

If she sees those traitors, not only are there big fish and meat to eat, but there are operas in the house, she must be angry again.

"Would you like to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"The Prime Minister should still be in the palace, right? When will the palace banquet end?"

"At around the second watch, the ministers and their families will pay New Year's greetings to the emperor and queen, and then they will rest until after the Lantern Festival, and then start the court."

"Then let's go to the military camps on the borders first, especially the southern border before you."

"it is good."

The couple appeared in the Lujia military camp and saw the soldiers eating meat. There was a meat dish, a wild vegetable and a thick porridge on the table.

The soldiers seem to be reincarnated as ghosts from starvation. They should not eat so well in normal times.

The weather in the south is not as cold as in the north. It has rained a few times, and wild vegetables are growing like crazy. It is normal for them to have wild vegetables on the table.

The meat on the table, I really can't tell what kind of meat it is. Seeing how hard they are living, Jiang Xinyan is relieved.

If they also eat nine pots and ten bowls, Jiang Xinyan will probably die, not because of how vicious she is.

If this bad guy is doing better than her, how bad it would be!

If it's a big New Year's Eve, and you don't even have a meat dish, Chu Lixuan won't be too happy, after all, he's a soldier who has followed him for many years.

If the couple went to the Fire Head Army to take a look, they would know what kind of meat they were eating!

pity! Both husband and wife are not good gossip people, if they find out, they will be very angry.

Chu Lixuan took Jiang Xinyan to the army camp of General Zhenxi again. The soldiers ate well for the New Year, including wild pork, pork ribs and wild vegetable soup, and wild donkey meat.

Because Jiang Xinyan has eaten wild boar meat and wild donkey meat, she can tell at a glance that there are also fish meat and fried wild vegetables.

There are five plates on the table, and the food is also dry rice. The soldiers are drinking, which is very in line with the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

The soldiers did not rush for food like the reincarnation of a starving ghost, so it seems that they are not hungry yet.

"Husband, the same military pays, they have five dishes here, as well as wine and dry rice, why does Lu Jiajun only have one meat dish and porridge?"

"Military salaries are generally issued once a quarter. This year, the locust plague was in August. The court did not know that there would be a locust plague, so the army's salaries for winter were already distributed."

"If the management is good, there will be no problem until the New Year. Looking at their appearance, they should receive the spring food during the New Year, but they have not been distributed."

"Obviously, their meat dishes are game for the soldiers to hunt, and the vegetables are wild vegetables picked from the mountains. There has been no war on the western border in recent years."

Chu Lixuan also popularized the Western Chu Kingdom. Due to the fierce infighting, the battle for the throne has not yet been settled.

The Western Chu State is similar to the Dongchen State. They are both cultivating countries, with a large area of ​​arable land, and self-production and sales are enough for the domestic people to eat and clothe themselves.

Western Chu State was not in its heyday, and generally would not take the initiative to invade.

Ten years ago, Xichu wanted to expand its territory, because the general of Zhenxi was also a strong general, and after two years of fighting, no one got any benefit.

Xi Chu declared a truce, and because of the war every year in Dongchen, the treasury was empty and could only be suspended.

The Nanman Kingdom in the south of Dongchen Kingdom often invaded and grabbed food because of the heavy miasma and low crop yields.

The couple came to the army camp of the King of Zhenbei again, but there was no one there, which was strange.

This King of Zhenbei is the emperor's brother and brother of the eldest princess.

Xuanyuandong is in his 40s this year. He is really talented and has guarded the northern border for more than 20 years.

Beiyue did not grab half an inch of territory, and the army of the King of Zhenbei was also 500,000, and Anzai was located at the pass 200 miles away from Youzhou.

Chu Lixuan and the others were 300 miles away from the capital of Youzhou, so the military camp was about 500 miles away from the town where they were located.

"There is no one in this barracks, so we should return to Youzhou City. Could it be that Beiyue has launched a fierce attack this time?" Chu Lixuan said to himself.

North Vietnam in the north is herdsmen. The people are tall and big. The nomads live on the grasslands and migrate with the water and grass.

Whether it is civilization or technology and productivity, the nomadic people of North Vietnam are not as good as the farming people of Dongchen.

For example, the nomads of North Vietnam could not produce their own iron pots or extract their own salt.

When Dongchen, a farming nation, entered the Iron Age, the nomadic people of North Vietnam were still in primitive society.

The North Yue Kingdom had to trade with the Dongchen Kingdom in order to obtain iron pots and salt.

However, trade is a voluntary choice of both parties, and the scale of trade is relatively small, which cannot meet the needs of North Vietnam at all.

Moreover, when North Vietnam and Dongchen Kingdom had been in a state of hostility for hundreds of years, Yuzhou Futai would close trade channels for their own selfish desires.

The economic blockade was imposed on North Vietnam, so that North Vietnam could not obtain the products it needed, so the only option left was war.

In previous years, North Vietnam was often prone to natural disasters. This year, especially the extreme weather, the locust plague in Dongchen did not affect North Vietnam.

Because there are no crops in North Vietnam, but this year's heavy snow is worse than in previous years.

The means of production in North Vietnam are livestock, that is, cattle, sheep, and horses. These livestock are easily affected by weather changes. A heavy snowfall can freeze most of the livestock to death.

North Vietnam has lost the resources to live. When winter comes again, North Vietnam may face the situation of not enough food.

The peasants who lived in the north of Dongchen couldn’t eat enough for themselves, so they fled the famine, and the border trade was terminated because there was no food to trade.

North Vietnamese folks are sturdy, and all of them are brave and good at fighting.

(end of this chapter)