Miao Qi asked Miao Yuan to open the gate at once. There were four gates in the village, and even the river water was introduced into the village, forming a simple moat, that is, 2 zhang wide. It may be a problem whether the water is 1 meter deep or not.
This is the strongest defense except for cities. Relying on Chuang Tzu, at least 2000 people, seven or eight hundred strong men, and simple weapons, it is enough to block most of the small forces.
Generally speaking, the Song Dynasty has no rigid requirements for weapons, such as strong bows, all crossbows and siege weapons. These are absolutely prohibited. Other things depend on the region, the interior, or those close to Kyoto. They should be stricter, and those close to the border should be relaxed.
It is normal to have three or four hundred long weapons, one or two hundred ordinary soft bows, or even several hard bows to some extent in a village like Miaojia Villa, because it is located in a frontier fortress, and may face small groups of troops from Liao Dynasty who come to Grass Valley.
When we arrived at the destination, Wang Song was obviously relieved. The others were almost the same. Even Zhao Xin looked at the village curiously.
As a passer-by and the only son of Emperor Renzong, the experience of the Grand Canal has proved that he will go on a bumpy road in the future. No matter whether it is a safe place or not, it is always a base area, and he may not have any time to relax.
Strong and weak, this is a hierarchy. If you are strong, you will be weak. Only if you are strong, can you take a favorable position in resisting risks. With the card system, he can always give this era a great surprise as long as you give him time. That is not the canal. Everything should be in the hands of others. He should take such a force in his own hands.
Miao Qi called Miao Yuan, and there were several descendants of close relatives who came out to greet him. A dozen of them were also quite grand. When leading the crowd forward, they clearly noticed that a group of people were missing.
As the steward of the outer courtyard, he has a very important position. He made almost all the arrangements for the fourth young master himself. It can be said that he picked out several servant girls and servants by himself, but there is a lot less among them.
In addition to Sun Ji and others, Wang Song and 20 elite servants were able to ride. They left half of their servants and Xue Yu, a large number of people were missing.
A brief introduction: Miao Qi's attention made Miao Yuan dare not to be a big boy. He followed his father honestly and saluted Zhao Xin.
Zhao Xin nodded slightly. As the head of the Miao Family Village, he can be said to be the master of a place. Of course, he can't disobey the fate of the master. His identity makes him even more authoritative in the Miao Family than the master. This is a natural advantage in identity, but Zhao Xin will not do so.
It has always been a Chinese tradition that flattery is contrary to covertness. If you only look at the background, there will not be such a deep background. In a small place, you will be defeated. The reason is very simple. You must make people sincerely admire you for following you. Just depending on your identity, no one will be willing to let others take it.
To be polite, this is not the time to talk. Zhao Xin also believes that identity and certain status are the key to their future communication. In the early stage, it would be better to maintain demeanor and dignity.
Last night, because of the sneak attack on the canal, they didn't sleep all day. Today, the attack in the middle of a day's ride had little impact on them. Sun Ji didn't take much time to solve it. However, six or seven hours of riding a day in a row did not rest yesterday, and they were already tired.
Miao Qi looked at his words and expressions and felt that something important might happen. Not only half of the people were missing, but they didn't come by boat. Smart, he didn't ask more questions. Under the guidance of a needle, everyone was settled down. At the core of Miao Village, there was a huge master's house, located at the core of the village, which not only had a wide location of seven entrances, It also has a small fortress security means. In a sense, it looks like an urn of an ordinary city.
The higher courtyard wall is about 4 meters high, all of which are made of blue bricks, which is no better than the county town. The courtyard with seven entrances is about 3000 square meters. As far as the city is concerned, it is somewhat small, but the narrower courtyard is suitable for layout. Four huge arrow towers at four corners are 9 meters high. Even in the northern military town, it is also one of the most powerful buildings to live in.
Even in fatigue, Sun Ji and others did not neglect the security. They explored the surrounding arrow towers one by one and were very satisfied. They would choose one as their duty place, and the rest would be stationed with some people. Even if the number of people came several times, there would be no problem.
Miaojia Castle, after all, is a Miaojia Castle. There are special observers and sentries. If it is a large group of troops, it is impossible to bypass their eyes and ears. But if it is a small group of troops, assassins and the like, it is no problem for Sun Ji. They themselves do this. They are absolutely professional in protecting the imperial palace.
A few protective lines were simply arranged to ensure that Zhao Xin would not leave the house and had a rest separately. The previous protection process was smooth and calm. Starting from Nanle, it was not so fun. They were worried that their opponents would sink their boats, whether it was the attack of Danmu or the day and night journey along the way.
Sun Ji's strength is only the strength of individual soldiers. Whether it is the canal or the official road behind him, it is only a small force. Even if the regular army is used, its strength is very strong, but after all, the number is small, and it does not exceed 200 people. This is within the scope of their coping. The real royal family broke the ice, joined the regular army and auxiliary soldiers, and got two or three thousand people, I'm afraid Sun Ji will have to run away with Zhao Xin.
After a busy time, even in order to take care of Zhao Xin, Miao Yuan's two daughters, both girls under 10 years old, were sent specially. When Miao Yuan suddenly produced such a baby moth, Miao Qi almost changed his face on the spot.
What kind of person is Zhao Xin? He is an invaluable person. Do such people look up to village girls? These are his granddaughters. At best, they are slightly stronger than those of ordinary landlords. At last, he has a background. What kind of background should he compare with.
Of course, Zhao Xin knew it was not appropriate. Even if he wanted to use Miao Yuan, he could not wronged himself. Let alone his identity, even if he was just an ordinary passer, he would not be so hungry. What a pity.
After several attempts, Wang Song finally succeeded in everything. He stayed in a secluded place on the boat and stayed away from Zhao Xin. He arrived at Miaojia Village. This is the core villa master's house of Miaojia Village. It is located in the center of the village. There are several meters high courtyard walls on all sides, and the core room is also in the center. After several times of shielding, even if you stand at a high place, you can't see the movement inside, He serves best himself.
Wang Song's movements seemed nothing, but he naturally looked like that. Sun Ji frowned and wanted to say something, but finally didn't say it. Among the people on the scene, only Sun Ji, Zhao Xin and Miao Qi, who Wang Song purposely faced, saw it. Their personal attitudes were different, and ultimately, their expressions were also different.
Wang Song came forward and made Miao Yuan very embarrassed. He refused his own girl and asked an old man to serve him. What was that? He was about to say something insidiously, but his father slapped him back. Miao Qi asked Miao Yuan to prepare dinner on the pretext and sent Miao Yuan out. Then he told his servants to start leading them to their rooms. They were tired for more than a day and should go to bed.
Miao Yuan is smart, otherwise he can't be the villa leader. His family background is just one aspect. His father is the villa leader, and he is, this is impossible. This is the house of the Miao family. They are the children of their families, who are granted surnames, not the real Miao family.
Only Miao Yuan and Miao Qi were left in the room. Then Miao Yuan asked, "Dad, who is he? You hit me like that!"
"Stay inside!"
"Internal service." Miao Yuan grinned and said, "He really serves people. Is he good at it?"
"Bastard, what nonsense?" Miao Qi slapped Miao Yuan on the head and said, "Even if it is serving, it is not for ordinary people to enjoy." After saying that, Miao Qi pointed up and said mysteriously, "Eunuch!"
"Eunuch, Trembling all over.
Miao Yuan was also knowledgeable when he asked himself. He even went to the capital and met the old Taijun when he took over the position of the villa leader. But something unique in the drama suddenly appeared in front of him. This kind of impact made him feel compelled and even his voice changed.