Liu Feng was even more surprised. Wasn't it built by the northern barbarians alone?
This made Liu Feng even more puzzled. It was the first time he heard of such a thing.
"Boss Liu doesn't know."
"Originally, this place was a small depression with mountains and water. Most of the merchants who came here would rest and spend the night here. Over time, more and more merchants came to know about this place, and everyone started flocking here."
"As the population grew, some merchants started businesses there, and it gradually became a small town."
"But as this place gets better and better, the surrounding bandits have also noticed it."
"The merchants here built this city to protect themselves."
Although Beiman is very large and has a large playground, it is mostly covered with endless yellow sand.
In addition, the surrounding borders are basically blocked by mountains.
The number of people on the border who can enter and exit the Northern Barbarians smoothly is not large, no more than a handful.
Therefore, these places are important channels for the Northern Barbarians to do foreign trade.
This is not surprising since the city was built for commerce.
"Manager Lu, you mean horse thieves?"
"Could it be that there are still horse thieves among the Northern Barbarians?"
Liu Feng was shocked again.
Because the land of the Northern Barbarians is so vast, how can the horse thieves survive?
You can't just follow the migrating herdsmen and rob them, right?
"Boss Liu, the territory of the Northern Barbarians is very vast. Although the tribes appear to be under the rule of the Khan, friction between them is the norm."
"Some people are expelled from the tribe for making mistakes, and there are also small tribes that are expelled after being defeated in battle."
"When they are homeless, they gather together in large numbers. Some bandits even form new tribes."
"Among the many tribes of the Northern Barbarians today, there is one that was once formed by horse thieves. Their composition is complex, but their combat effectiveness is extremely strong."
"These things are not strange in the Northern Barbarians, not strange at all."
"But these northern barbarian horse thieves are very principled. They only rob locals and do not attack foreign caravans.
move."
Shopkeeper Lu told Liu Ye everything with a smile.
This is strange. How could there be such a horse thief who only robs his own people?
"so good?"
"Do these horse thieves know how important these foreign supplies are to the Northern Barbarians? Even thieves have their own code of conduct."
Shopkeeper Lu nodded.
Shopkeeper Lu nodded.
"Indeed, the Northern Barbarians are a people from the grasslands. Their situation is special, and they have to rely on other places for many things."
"Take salt, for example. A large amount of crude salt from Yanzhou and Youzhou is shipped to the Northern Barbarians. What is considered inferior salt in the Central Plains is considered top-grade here."
"There are also medicinal herbs and tea, etc., which the Northern Barbarians don't have the ability to produce on their own."
"If these bandits rob merchants, it would be difficult to sell the loot, and we wouldn't make any money."
"This will cause more people to suffer."
"That's right, even thieves have their own code of conduct. These horse thieves are much more loyal and righteous than those bandits."
Liu Feng chuckled.
"But there are exceptions. It's relatively better in this area, but as you go further in, anything can happen."
"After all, when you don't have enough food to eat, the first thing you think about is filling your stomach."
Along the way, he and Lu Xiaoguan were chatting about various things about the Northern Barbarians, which allowed Liu Feng to learn a lot about the Northern Barbarians and allowed him to further understand the Northern Barbarians.
There are dozens of tribes of all sizes in the Northern Barbarians. Usually, the big tribes annex the small tribes, and the fighting between the big tribes for the right to rule is even more tragic.
Especially in spring and summer, fights often break out over pastures.
The small tribes only fight against each other in small matters. The most terrifying ones are the large tribes. Once they fight each other, it is no different from a large-scale war.
In addition, the temper of the northern barbarians is like a raging fire, and they will start fighting if they disagree with something.
It would be normal for two tribes to exchange items, but it was also common for them to start doing it because of a few words that were not said inappropriately.
The place where Liu Feng and his friends are now, including the city of Zamuhecha, belongs to a tribe called Duolu.
The number of people in this tribe is not large compared to those truly large tribes, only about 10,000 to 20,000 people.
Although the Duolu tribe was a tribe, they did not live together.
Later, after the city of Zamuhecha was built, the Duolu tribe changed from its original pure nomadic state to a semi-nomadic state.
The people of this tribe rely on the city of Zamuhecha and are very rich.
Since they are rich, horse thieves will naturally target them.
It is said that there has been a lot of friction in this area recently.
They are all related to horse thieves.
The city of Zamuhacha is no exception.
In addition, the front line is not far ahead, the first line of battle between the Northern Barbarians and the Dali, so the city of Zamuhecha, not far from the border, has become an important stronghold for garrison and supply.
It is said that even Huchiwu, who is now notifying the entire Northern Barbarians, is in the city.
As we chatted, it gradually got dark in the afternoon.
We finally arrived at Jamukhacha City before dark.
Taihe Trading Company's business is indeed very big. Not only do they have their own branch here, they also have several good-sized courtyards.
These courtyards can serve as warehouses and inns if the resources are not fully used.
However, inns like theirs all have large bunk beds, but they have a large flow of customers.
There are inns in the local area, but the local inns are all run by northern barbarians. It is said that these northern barbarians are very difficult to deal with, and if you are not careful when staying in their inns, you will be treated as a big enemy.
Therefore, any business with a branch in Zamuhecha City will set up a few more courtyards. After all, if you have the money, you are a fool who doesn't make money.
After arriving, Lu Xiaoguan arranged a place for Liu Feng to stay, but the space was limited, so the cavalrymen Liu Feng brought could only set up tents in the yard.
Afterwards, Lu Xiaoguan took Liu Feng out for a stroll in Zamuhecha City.
While walking along the way, he did not forget to introduce Liu Feng.
"Look, that's the northern city of Zamuhacha. There's a city wall that divides the entire Zamuhacha into two parts, north and south."
"The people living in the North City are basically all northern barbarians."
"Although this city was built by merchants, it is in the territory of the Northern Barbarians after all, and life there is not easy."
"The Northern Barbarians place a high value on commerce, and the Great Khan has also issued an edict to minimize conflict with merchants."
“But in Jamukhacha, we merchants are still bullied.”
"Especially in North City, so don't go there."
Shopkeeper Lu introduced the situation in the entire Zamuhecha City to Liu Feng.
In fact, the city was built very simply, with low walls and limited width.
The city is very large, but the defensive power of the city wall is not very good.
If there were a large-scale siege, this wall could be knocked down in a short time using a catapult.
However, Liu Feng could understand the original intention of building a city in this place. After all, their original purpose of building the city was to prevent the invasion of horse thieves.
Such a city wall is completely sufficient to prevent horse thieves.
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