Chapter 161 Tianhe County
Tianhe County.
It is famous for its underground river.
Located in the southernmost part of Hexia County, here, in addition to forests, there are the most mountains, with mountains rising one after another, large mountains and small mountains.
Going further south, you will reach the border of Yue Kingdom, which is a small wasteland. After passing the wasteland, you will reach the famous Huangquan Forest.
Of course, Chen Nuo doesn't want to see any forests at the moment, nor does he want to go further south. He is just thinking about how to rule here...
Facts have proved that the poverty here is even greater than Chen Nuo imagined.
The county wall is no more than two meters thick and four meters high, and it is full of cracks.
When we entered the city, there were many vendors selling things, but the things they sold were all rags.
A pottery pot with a corner broken into pieces, a wooden stool with a rotten bottom, and a smelly bedding...
What's more important is that there are even people bartering here!
As for the people, they are just like other counties in the southern part of Hexia County, with Yue people, Gu people, Yi people, etc. mixed together.
When Chen Nuo came here with his family, he received "attention gifts" from countless people. At that time, a white flag even appeared on the wall!
Fortunately, the county magistrate came out in time to scare away the others and welcomed Chen Nuo and others in.
"Master Chen, this is the residence prepared for the nobles. Take a look, is it okay?"
The person who spoke was an ordinary-looking Yue person. It was hard to imagine that this person could be an official.
Chen Nuo glanced at the empty but big enough place in front of him and nodded, "County Magistrate He Luan, not bad."
Hearing this, the county magistrate bowed and thanked him again and again.
It wasn't until Chen Nuo frowned that he left with a smile.
"Chen Xiang."
"Clan leader."
Chen Xiang's figure suddenly jumped out from behind.
"Is this He Luan's character?"
"Yes, when I sent someone to communicate with him before, I might have scared him, so that's why he behaves like this now."
Chen Nuo nodded casually.
Look at this land.
"Let's go back to Chen Mansion first."
Chen Mansion.
The new mansion is certainly not as good as the previous one.
Even this Tianhe County is only two-thirds of the original An County, but has a large population. If the Yi people and others living in the city are included, there are more than 60,000 people.
At this time, everyone in the Chen Mansion was busy.
As well as the surrounding streets, every house that has been obviously repaired is occupied by the Chen clan and the people who followed.
Chen Shuiwen is constantly arranging houses and people.
That's right.
Each person has a room, all provided by the clan.
The basic furnishings and necessary supplies inside have been prepared in advance by the clan. Although they are a little rudimentary, they are all usable.
At this time, everyone is cleaning up the house, and on the street, several aunts from the clan are cooking. Don't underestimate them.
They are experts at cooking large pots of rice, and some even claim to be able to cook a pot of rice with just two sticks of firewood!
In this era when firewood costs money and food is scarce, they are all real capable people.
Rice was cooked in the pot, and the vegetables were pork stewed with cabbage. Next to it was a pot of dry-fried pig offal with an extremely strong smell.
The aroma of pork spreads in all directions along the streets.
Not long after, there were more sneaky figures at the entrance of the street, most of them dressed in rags, like beggars.
Everyone looked at it with their eyes open, swallowing saliva, and their eyes almost popped out.
After a while, more and more people came over, blocking the street entrance, stretching their necks to watch, and moving their noses.
not far away.
Chen Nuo looked at this scene and said, "There is no food in this place?"
Chen Xiang was stunned for a moment, then thought about it carefully, "Although Hexia County is a major grain-producing county, it is in the central and northern parts of the country, and has nothing to do with the mountainous south."
"There are not many places suitable for farming here. Most of them are mountain fields, so food is not plentiful."
"As for Tianhe County, it's the southernmost part. I'm not sure whether the food here is enough."
"I'll go check it out right away."
Chen Nuo knew that the time was short and the tasks were heavy. It was already good that Chen Xiang could do this. It could even be said that he had overfulfilled the tasks he had given them.
So I didn't blame Chen Xiang.
"Don't worry, send some people to disperse them."
Chen Nuo didn't show random kindness. He had just arrived and hadn't figured out the situation yet, so it was best not to make any big moves.
soon.
The well-equipped private soldiers of the Chen family drove away the people who surrounded them.
Sunset and moonrise.
People who had been busy all day had their meals.
Chen Nuo didn't eat to a high standard either, pork stewed with cabbage, braised chicken legs, and pork ribs soup.
In addition, the most popular ones are medicinal soups, ginseng, deer antler, Ganoderma lucidum...
After drinking a bowl of medicinal soup with sugar, Chen Nuo frowned and said, "Generally, it would be nice if there was exotic animal meat or snake fruit."
Chen Nuo felt that the meat of exotic animals was what warriors in the Muscle and Bone Realm should eat.
Otherwise, just taking a lot of supplements and food a day would consume a lot of money.
As for Chen Nuo, the family's finances can still support him, and there are still a lot of medicinal materials in reserve (mainly from the proceeds of confiscation of the family), but it is not a good thing to sit on his hands and have nothing. After he has established himself, let's see how to make money and gain momentum.
After eating, Chen Nuo came to Ning Hongye's room. Don't get me wrong, he didn't come here just to be a concubine.
Ning Hongye was lying on the bed, and Chen Nuo pressed her palms down. Both of their faces were flushed.
Ning Hongye bit her teeth lightly, frowning slightly, as if she felt pain.
Chen Nuo's eyes were focused, his hands were constantly moving, and the Qi flowed in to sort out her veins.
Half an hour had passed.
Chen Nuo stopped.
"No, although there is an effect, it is very weak. The specialty of Minglun Qi is not in this aspect, and it does not have the ability to recover."
"It seems that I still need to practice the Phoenix Qi to treat you."
In fact, with Chen Nuo's current medical skills at the level of a famous doctor, as long as a period of research is done, it is still very likely to be cured.
But Chen Nuo felt that he would soon break through the Phoenix Qi realm, and then he could be cured with the help of the Qi effect, so there was no need to go far.
Hearing this, Ning Hongye had a trace of loss on his face and nodded silently.
Chen Nuo smiled helplessly and lay on the bed, "Don't worry, you will be well soon, your husband is a genius."
As he spoke, he pinched her nose and blew air in her ears, which was itchy.
Ning Hongye's face turned red, but she did not refuse.
Boudoir pleasure, isn't it normal?
...
At night.
A dozen masked men with daggers hidden in their sleeves, who were obviously not good people, sneaked out of the alley.
They looked at each other and headed towards the street that Chen bought.
As soon as they stepped in, some people stopped and headed towards the residential house next to them, while the others kept walking and headed towards the largest mansion.
Puff!
A dull sound rang out in the house.
It did not attract the attention of people outside. It was normal to have such a sound when they broke into the house and killed people.
When the group arrived at Chen's house, only five people were left.
They looked at each other and began to step on their peers to jump over the wall.
The night was silent.
These people jumped in one after another, their movements were incredibly smooth, and they were veterans at first glance. Soon, only the last person whose shoulder was stepped on was left.
"Damn it, a bunch of bastards, if I don't share more this time, I will use you as a ladder next time!"
While cursing, he took a run and jumped, grabbed the wall, and began to climb the wall. As soon as he sat on the wall, the man froze.
He was about to retreat.
"Hehe."
A cold laugh came from behind.
The man looked at the group of strong men who had already pressed four people to their knees in front of him, and then looked at the group of strong men who were sneering with their ring-handled swords behind him.
He showed an ugly smile, "Brother, I said I came out to enjoy the cool air, do you believe it?"
Pah!
In the yard.
More than a dozen thieves were all bruised and swollen, kneeling on the ground trembling.
Next to them, there was a group of strong men, torches were lit, reflecting their hideous and sneering faces.
"Kill them all, as a celebration of our first day here."
Chen Nuo came here with his hands behind his back, his tone indifferent.
What he said made them feel scared. There were so many people, and they were going to die?
"No! This sir! We are not in the same group!"
"I am from the Split Fist Gang, our boss can redeem me..."
"..."
A group of people began to build relationships, or threaten, or beg for mercy.
Chen Nuo was too lazy to talk nonsense, and directly let Chen Xiang go.
In a few seconds, the group of people couldn't stand the tricks and told everything they knew.
"Chief, these people have complicated origins. They are basically from various gangs. They came here because they thought we were fat sheep."
"Although they said they were all thinking, I think the gangs behind them actually knew about it and just used them as abandoned pawns to test the waters."
Chen Nuo remembered that Chen Xiang did say in his report that because of poverty and the lack of cultural heritage, there were few powerful Yue people in this place, and the largest and most powerful forces here were actually gangs.
"I remember you checked, these gangs are average in strength?" Chen Nuo asked.
"That's right, there is no strong man in the bone realm, and there are not many in the flesh realm. Most of them are just those who are forced to be brave and aggressive." Chen Xiang gave a positive answer.
Chen Nuo suddenly smiled, "Okay, good thing, let these people go back tomorrow, and invite the bosses of these gangs to come in three days. If they don't come, they are not giving face to my Chen family."
That's right.
Chen Nuo is ready to take action against these gangs.
No matter how poor this place is, it is a county town, and human resources alone are resources.
Therefore, ruling them is to bring benefits to the family.
Don't underestimate these. Without power, where does Chen Nuo get his tonic? Where does food come from?
Food, clothing, housing and transportation...
Do you have to do everything yourself?
Therefore, ruling them is imperative, and the gang is just a beginning.
Tests must be made one by one.
If the gang is confirmed to be soft and sure, then swallow it; the same is true for other Tianhe County forces.
Three days is enough to determine many things.
This is steady progress!
