I’m The King Chapter 1338: : Han Banner World (28.) The reunion of old friends

Mengchi, a small town back then, has now become the headquarters of the Third Military Region. Of course, Wang Jian remembered this place. Here, nothing was left here, not even people, because at that time he had no heavy soldiers, and all the people here were taken away together by him, and they were carried by his army, carrying food, drinking water, etc. Not one out of ten people can walk through the desert, and in the end when they fought against the indigenous forces in the desert, the 10% who survived went to nine out of ten, and there were really only a handful of people who could survive.

A brand-new city has sprung up on top of the ruined walls that once left. Compared with the past, it really is a sky and an underground. The horizontal and vertical streets have all been hardened with cement. The houses on both sides of the street are uneven, some are built of stone, some are built of wood, and there are even many thatched houses. What Wang Jian saw in front of him was **zhu**zhu**dao**novelwww.is that piece of exuberant vitality.

There are a lot of people on the street, their accents are messy, and they come and go in a hurry. There are many shops on both sides of the street. Even if you stand outside, you can see the dazzling array of goods inside.

"It's a bit of a mess here, but this year the road from Mengchi to Jishi County has just been repaired, and the supplies can be transported smoothly. The general doesn't know that the cost of transporting goods here is too high. If the price of 10% of the goods is here, if it does not increase by three or four times, it will be a loss, but now it is different. The road is clear, and the price will naturally come down. Besides, there was a lack of everything here, and the noses of those merchants are really It's called a spirit. As soon as the road was opened, swarms of swarms rushed over. The land price in this Mengchi skyrocketed, and the rent of houses was even more expensive every day. Our commander was very happy. "An official from the Third Military Region who came to greet him was full of pride in his words.

"Why are there all shops facing the street?" Wang Jian asked curiously.

"This is the credit of our Deputy Commander Zhao." The official remained enthusiastic, "There were not many people in Mengchi a year ago, but as soon as the road was built, Deputy Commander Zhao ordered people to start building here. Houses and road construction, I had a dispute with Commander He Xing at the beginning. Commander He Lan thought that it should not be such a waste of money and food, but in the end, under the insistence of Deputy Commander Zhao, he reluctantly agreed. At that time, we I don't understand. Who would have thought that as soon as the road was repaired, merchants would flock here, and the house would immediately become a cornucopia. Now in Mengchi, Deputy Commander Zhao is in charge of civil affairs. Commander He Lan I think Deputy Commander Zhao is much better than him in managing civil affairs."

"Then your Deputy Commander Zhao has made a fortune?" Wang Jian asked with a smile.

The official gave Wang Jian a strange look, "How can Deputy Commander Zhao make a fortune? These houses were built with money from the Third Military Region, and they are all public property. All income must go to the public. I heard that the deputy finance minister will send someone to audit today, because Mengchi is developing rapidly, and the rent alone makes a lot of money every year."

Niu Ben laughed loudly: "It seems that our Minister Wang is playing tricks on you Mengchi again. The annual appropriation from the imperial court to your Third Military Region is going to shrink a lot." His time in Jicheng longer. The style of the Minister of Finance is very clear.

"That's right, the two commanders are also aware of it, but the headquarters doesn't care. According to this development momentum, our Third Military Region will be self-sufficient in a few years. A little less every year, as long as It will be great if you don't cut it all at once." The official said confidently. "Commander He Lan said that our Third Military Region cannot hold back the whole country, and cannot be seen as a burden on the country. On the contrary, we should work hard and make our contributions to the country."

"Well said!" Mei Hua nodded repeatedly.

Wang Jian took a deep breath, confident, energetic, and ambitious, which is the portrayal of this emerging city. He Lanxiong, a Hun, is one of the most powerful figures in the Han Kingdom today, but what is worrying is that the Wang family has a deep hatred with the Huns. At the foot of Mount Huolan, the blood of tens of thousands of Huns dyed the land red . If He Lanxiong wanted to make things difficult for him, this time would be a good opportunity. At this moment, there are only a dozen guards around him, and the cavalry who came back with him, together with Mei Hua's cavalry, are all placed outside Mengchi at this moment.

Think about it again, but feel at ease, I came here to make an appointment with Gao Yuan, He Lanxiong is not a brainless reckless man, he won't ruin Gao Yuan's event, at most it's just humiliating himself, but Now I am different from the panic when I fled in embarrassment. As Gao Yuan said, I am also a person who has expanded the territory and established a huge business. Even if I am not as good as Gao Yuan, I will not lose to He Lanxiong.

Thinking of this, my heart is at ease, but when I looked up, I was startled. Just now, I went forward in silence thinking about my thoughts, and before I knew it, I had walked a long way, and a huge building stood impressively in front of me. In front of him, it was actually higher than the city wall of Xianyang.

The sound of the loud bugle sounded, and after a melodious playing, drums and gongs and other instruments also sounded. Together with the bugle, it actually constituted a vigorous and passionate song. Music comes out.

Wang Jian looked down from the towering building. On the huge square in front of him, soldiers stood upright, and a large group of people was walking towards him.

"General, our Deputy Commander Zhao has come to greet you in person." The accompanying official laughed.

Wang Jian got off his horse, and the person coming from the opposite side got closer and closer. It was indeed Zhao Xilie. Back then, he was also a powerful figure in Zhao Guo. , In the end, he still did not escape the end of destruction, but he did not expect that Zhao Xilie would transform into a high-ranking official of the Han Dynasty again. When he heard Niu Ben talk about these situations, Wang Jian was very emotional.

"Welcome back, General Wang!" Wang Jian is not an officer under the command of the Han Dynasty, but a guest, and Zhao Xilie's identity, no matter in the past or now, is not under Wang Jian, so naturally he will not salute Wang Jian, but the large group of people following behind Zhao Xilie , but they all gave a military salute to Wang Jian. Although most of the people in the Third Military Region did jobs that had little direct connection with the army, in the headquarters, almost all the top and bottom positions were It is served by military officers, and the practice is also military law.

"Brother Zhao. We meet again, are you safe?" Wang Jian returned the salute and asked.

"Thank you, Brother Wang, for your concern. I'm fine now. Look, my belly has grown out. I can't put on the armor I used to wear, so I didn't wear it today. It just made Brother Wang laugh. .” Zhao Xilie laughed.

"My father..." Wang Jian asked tentatively.

"Oh, my father has now retired and lived in seclusion in Dayan Lake. There are many good friends living there, and my father has a very happy life wherever he is. I visited a while ago, and his face was full of red. I don't think so. I went to disturb his life. He drove me back after only staying there for one day!" Zhao Xilie said, paused, and then said: "Brother Wang, I even went to visit the tomb of Old General Wang. In the past few years you have not been here, in fact, those old friends who live by the Dayan Lake will go to toast a glass of wine during the New Year and holidays."

Wang Jian shook his body, when he fled for his life. As long as there are no bones left of his father, those Han people are afraid that they will cut off his father's head to show off their power. Every time I think about this, it hurts my heart. Only when Niu Ben came to him, did I get the exact news. Back then, my father committed suicide and ordered his soldiers to light the house. But the fire was immediately extinguished by the Han army who came over, and his father's body was not humiliated, but was buried properly by Gao Yuan, and the trouble in his heart was finally let go.

"Everyone, I must thank Wang Jian for your kindness this time." Wang Jian said sincerely.

"The Big Wild Goose Lake is very different now. This time, the king will meet you somewhere, and you will definitely see them when the time comes." Zhao Xilie said with a smile: "But since you have come to me, naturally you have to take care of yourself." After two days of lingering, now the road from our place to Dayan County has been repaired, and the ground has been poured with water, and you don’t need to ride a horse when you go. I have prepared the best four-wheeled carriage for you, but it will take only a few days. It will arrive."

"Meng Chi, the changes are too great." Wang Jian looked up at the building behind Zhao Xilie.

Zhao Xilie nodded, "Compared to when you left, it is naturally very big. Brother Wang, what do you think of this building?" He turned around, stood side by side with Wang Jian, and looked at Wang Jian proudly Shear.

"I've never seen a building like this before." Wang Jian said honestly.

"This building is made of reinforced concrete. It has four floors. Brother Wang, there are thousands of people working in it. This building is the brain of our Third Military Region." Zhao Xilie said.

"Rebar, cement? Isn't this cement used to pave roads?" He pointed to the ground.

"Of course, cement can not only pave roads, but also build buildings. Buildings built with cement are much stronger than ordinary city walls. Brother Wang, a trebuchet may be able to penetrate a city wall, but it will definitely not be able to penetrate it." Through the walls of this building. Because he uses steel as his bones and cement as his flesh." Zhao Xilie said, stomping on his feet.

"When I heard Niu Ben talk about Mengchi, I thought there would be a majestic city here." Wang Jian looked around, a little puzzled. "Why not build a city? Since there are such good things, wouldn't it be impenetrable to build a city?"

"Your Majesty said ~IndoMTL.com~ people's hearts are walls, so we big men don't repair the city walls now, even the walls of Jicheng have been demolished." Zhao Xilie explained.

"People's hearts are walls?"

"Yes, the hearts of the people are the walls. The king said that if the hearts of the people are united, it is an indestructible city wall. There are tens of millions of people in the Han Dynasty, and the will of the people is the city. If the hearts of the people are scattered, no matter how strong the city wall is built One day it will be broken." Zhao Xilie said with emotion, "Your Majesty is right."

Wang Jian stood there for a while, then sighed, "Where is Commander He Lan? I should go to see him. I also understand that Commander He Lan still has feelings for me, or should I go? He apologized."

Zhao Xilie shook his head: "Brother Wang, don't blame him. Commander He Lan didn't ask for a big deal, but a little trouble happened to his subordinates. He rushed to deal with it, and he didn't mean to neglect Brother Wang. These two days I'm afraid Brother Wang won't be able to see him, but when you return, Commander He Lan will definitely host a banquet to see you off."

Wang Jian was stunned. Although Zhao Xilie said that something minor happened, but the top officer of the Labor Third Military Region came forward, it must not be a trivial matter, but it was someone else's internal matter, so he naturally didn't want to inquire about it. (to be continued...)