The idea of Xiaobei and others is good, serving the people, can't wait, take the initiative to go out.
Since I just arrived in Kunzhou and didn't get in touch with the locals right away, I built a camp next to Dianchi Lake.
When the nine people walked out under the protection of guards, they heard from the inner courtyard next to them that they walked to the southeast and walked along Dianchi Lake for about ten miles, and they could see the crowds.
When Xiaobei and the others listened to Shili, they first observed the terrain. Shili was not far away. He would arrive in no time when he was riding a horse. But it depends on the place. It is next to Dianchi Lake, in the mountains. Is there a road? Yes, there is a vague way. Passing people, or the way of livestock.
The weather is good and the vegetation grows luxuriantly. The grass on this road is a little different from the grass next to it, mainly because it is small and relatively sparse, but it is absolutely not allowed to run on horseback.
The nine little guys estimated that it would take about half an hour to get to the place. What if you run? It doesn't take three quarters of an hour, but it's easy to fall.
"Are there many people in the place?" Xiaobei asked, don't go to the place, it takes a long time, and the result is dozens of people, which is not cost-effective.
The inner courtyard seemed to know a lot about this place before coming, and immediately replied: "Now there is a tribe. The chief's surname is Cuan, and the name is Cuan Moa. Of course, the entire tribe has the surname Cuan."
"Are there any other surnames around?" Beckham asked again.
"Yes, there are some people whose surnames are Meng. In the past, language communication was not very smooth, and translation was needed. The most important thing was that the etiquette was different from ours."
"Oh, don't you understand? What else is around?" Xiaobei didn't know anything about this.
"Further west is Liuzhao."
"Huh? So close? The blame has to go west. When the time comes, if my elder brothers and sisters remembered how many cannibalism with Japan, they had harmed us, they couldn't help it for a while, and it was easy to get rid of them first, then... Is it safe here now?"
Xiaobei has always heard about the six imperial edicts. He never thought that one day he would be so close. He faintly felt that the situation was different from what he had imagined. Perhaps the locals would not treat him like the people in Yizhou.
The inner courtyard showed a gentle smile and said: "It's safe everywhere. As long as you want to go, you must be safe. If someone dares to make you insecure, we will make them incomplete."
"Oh, I believe you, I mean, if you don't protect me, are we safe?" Xiaobei was depressed. We are here to investigate people's livelihood. You are planning to go to war, two different things.
"Cuan surname areas are safe, almost, they will not hurt you, they have a good impression of you, they belong to farming tribes; those with the Meng surname are animal husbandry tribes, and going to places with Meng surnames is less safe, but I believe if they do not plan to be exterminated If you do, you will know how to choose the way to treat you.
The Mongolian surname was the ruler in this generation before, and the Cuan surname is naturally the ruled. Normally, the farming nation likes peace and struggles with nature because they can get more food; immediately the nation is more aggressive and they don’t build. , More is to follow the laws of nature to plunder.
Therefore, I suggest that we should go to the Cuan surname tribe. It is also convenient to communicate. Even if you write, there are people who know each other, and many habits are the same as ours. "
The introduction by the inner courtyard is also a kind of knowledge indoctrination. It is not enough to be by your side, but to explain when the little guys have questions.
The nine Xiaobei listened very carefully. They cherished what they said in the inner courtyard in daily life. It seemed that every sentence was very simple and contained countless connotations. They searched the Tang Dynasty and couldn't find a second one.
"It means that people with the surname Cuan are being bullied, right? That's pitiful!" Beckham began to feel sorry for others.
The inner court replied: "It used to be, but it is not now. Since many years ago, I started to support the Cuan surname and pushed the Cuan Guiwang to the position of the king. People with the surname Cuan will no longer be bullied, and no one dares to bully now. They, because the local government is composed of them.
Another purpose of Xiao Gongzi and Xiao Niangzi’s coming this time is to repair several projects. One of Dianchi’s is a dam and the other is an artificial river. Otherwise, the local area is always flooded. Almost every year, Dianchi’s water intake is greater than the water output. In the event, the consequence was that water overflowed and washed away the fields and houses of Cuan.
Another purpose is to keep two hundred people and add them to the local government, so that people with the Cuan surname will not be allowed to rule forever. Now there is no need to control the barbarian with barbarians. "
After hearing this, Xiaobei began to walk in the direction of the inner courtyard, thinking as they walked, and discussing a few words with each other.
After a while, Xiaobei looked at the scenery of Dianchi Lake and said: "We understand, we really can't give them too much power. They were bullied before. Now that they have power, they must want to bully back. It's okay to bully them. It is a tribe of animal husbandry, good at war.
If you can't beat them, they will be beaten, and Datang will send troops. After the peace is settled, the dead will not be able to survive. How sad? Moreover, people with the surname Meng are also part of Datang, and they also know how to animal husbandry. Wouldn't it be better to combine the two? Take what you need.
The elder brothers and sisters arranged for people to stay as officials, with the purpose of bringing the two surnames into one, and the role played out is greater than two. Also, we don't believe that King Cuangui is better than ours in every aspect.
The people we left behind will quickly find out the local resources and use them to help the locals develop as quickly as possible, because the older brothers and sisters will continue to use troops to the west, and the locals will become the rear very close to the front line, right? ? "
The inner courtyard crouched on Beckham's face and gave a strong kiss.
He praised: "Our Beckham is so amazing."
"Hee hee, what everyone thinks together is that there is a little bit of achievement. It is also under the guidance of your every moment, the care of your brothers and sisters, the expectation of your parents, and the protection of your guards that we have achieved while studying. . Oh, what about the Liuzhao? They are closer to the front line in the future."
Xiaobei was humble, as her diplomatic practice, suddenly thought of Liuzhao. At the beginning, my elder brothers and sisters left Liuzhao with a lot of retreat, saying that it was to fight more food first, and then deal with Silla and Japan, and finally pointed the finger at Liuzhao.
Moreover, the early strategy was to help plunder, which can be said to be kind, and help plunder can change at any time. If Liuzhao sees the results of others and wakes up, then it is the real follow-up method to cooperate with the previous means to help; if still obsessed, the follow-up method is another way, and it will immediately make Liuzhao fall into a place where no one can recover.
"It depends on Zhenla's actions, whether the war is to make peace, the war is to die, and the peace is to pass, if we are to make peace, we will pass the Liuzhao, see the leader of the Liuzhao, give a warning, and let the caravan follow it. , Let’s enter India from the north of the country, and seek fighters there. No matter what we choose, we will have to get off before next summer and go home by boat."
The inner court explained the strategic intentions, and now it is not possible to make perfect arrangements for this strange soldier on its own side, because the soldiers are impermanent.
Because he didn't know the local situation, Xiaobei went back to talk with other people, and waited a long way to see the smoke rising in front of him, and Xiaobei and others also discussed the result.
"We just summed it up and felt that it was not economical to transport materials from this road. The distance is long and the terrain is complicated. It should be transported from Yizhou and further north."
Beckham said to the inner courtyard.
The inner courtyard smiled, and there was no sound, and the other one spoke.
"Yes, it's far away. It's expensive on the road, but it will be transported from here to Liuzhao. The transported items include dried sea fish, canned food, salt, various cloths, medicines, and munitions."
Xiaobei listened and nodded: "There are also portable musical instruments, drawing paper brushes, cooking tools and seasonings. Since they are used by the military, there is no need to worry about the quality.
So many good things are shipped blatantly from the Liuzhao site. They look, they want to have, is this the last chance for them? "
"Almost." The inner courtyard replied.
Xiaobei exhaled: "Well, when things are being transported within my Datang area, people along the road will find ways to repair the road and provide some porridge, hot soup, tea and small pickles. Change to Liuzhao, If they want to live the same life as the people of Datang in the future, they don't need to follow along, as long as they don't grab it.
Just like the small bridge in front of my Zhuangzi, good and evil come from the heart, thinking of heaven and hell. Not everyone has this kind of opportunity, not eating too much, neither in Japan nor in Silla. "
After that, everyone continued to hurry. What made Xiaobei several people puzzled was why his brother and sister were merciful.
"Wow, look, look, there is a furry big head on the tree, it's so interesting, how do you look familiar?" As the tribe in front got closer and closer, the big man and the small man shouted at the same time with ingenuity. There is no yelling wrong.
Everyone looked up the tree, and saw an oak tree in front of them, and there was a fluffy ball on a high place.
An inner courtyard used to cut things off and showed them to Xiaobei and the others. Now the big man and the small boy recognized it, no wonder they are familiar with Hericium erinaceus, I have eaten it, but I don't know if it grows on the tree.
"How did it climb up?" Xiao Yuan wondered, pondered, and then said: "How does it grow on a tree trunk? Here are Hericium erinaceus? It's amazing."
"This area has the most Hericium erinaceus, and there are other mushrooms. Because of the climate, there are also to the south, next to the region of Zhenla. The two hundred people who remain will help the locals grow these things. , Xiao Gongzi and Xiao Niangzi said that this can be planted, unlike red mushrooms, that is, pine mushrooms, which cannot be fully cultivated artificially, and the semi-artificial yield is not high.
If the Hericium erinaceus is cultivated artificially, it is slightly inferior to the wild taste. It is not always tasted by the people who eat it. It is an additional benefit for the locals. It will be sold in the future and the price is not low. "
The inner courtyard continues to explain to the little guys.
Xiaobei and others have begun to fantasize that, with the help of their family members, local people will grow a lot of Hericium erinaceus, which can be sold directly to the restaurant at home. When the cultivation technology is mature, ordinary people can eat it if they want.
"Indigenous Hericium erinaceus, so to speak... The tribe we are going to must also have stocks?" Beckham licked her lips and asked slanderously.
"Yes, sometimes merchants come to collect them, and the price is fair. People with the surname Cuan will save them when they find good things. Then I will exchange them with the merchants. I have brought gifts so that they can exchange their food and eat. I will give you a taste."
The inner courtyard said to Xiaobei, it was another purpose for coming.
But Beckham heard the key word in the words: "Is it fair?"
"Yes, when the locals' goods are priced at one-third of the normal price, when they exchange their goods to the locals, it is three times the normal price, and the exchange rate is nine times."
"It's not a bullying. It used to be lower. You can't imagine what you can get with a catty of salt. You can get all kinds of fungi. That is 70 catties of mushrooms. For dry goods, you can get 80 to 90 anaconda gall. , Hundreds of times profit.
Three years ago, our caravan took a trip, and since then it has been nine times the profit. Because of the long distance, this ratio is not bad. After going back, the profit is about three times. "
"That's 300%. It turned out to be backward. If my caravan can't come, the locals will be even more sad. It is estimated that many businessmen who walk this way will hate my house. Haha, they will pay the price once they come. I’ve settled down, and the locals saw it, ah, it turned out to be too cheap. Isn’t there no salt here? I have to bring it from elsewhere?"
Beckham immediately wanted to understand that his family had been a villain once, fortunately, he left three times the profit margin for others.
The inner courtyard replied: "Yes, the little son and the little lady said yes, and there are not too many, enough for the locals to eat hard, but the locals can't find it, and there is no means to deal with the salt mine. The people we stay will help. Detected and mined.
The merchants who came later did not want to exchange salt for things, and had to bring in other goods that were not available in the local area, thereby improving the quality of life of the locals. This time we brought a lot of salt, which was half-for-half, and we didn’t expect much profit. "
"No wonder you said that it is safer for us to come here. What we paid three years ago had an effect at this moment." Xiaobei knew where the confidence of the inner courtyard came from.
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When the team came to the front of the tribe, a lot of people appeared in the tribe. They held knives of average quality in their hands, as well as bows and arrows and spears made of pure bamboo and wood. There were no iron spearheads.
Obviously, people in the tribe have already seen a large group of people in advance, and they gather to deter and guard against the enemy and us.
Beckham looked at the opponent's bow and arrow and bamboo spear, and then shrank back. She couldn't estimate the range of the opponent's long-range weapon.
The team stopped and someone ran over to negotiate. After some communication, the people in the tribe threw their weapons directly on the ground, looking like they surrendered.
Then the people in the tribe put on small faces, and some people ran back and sprinkled them on the ground. Normally, they didn't have this kind of etiquette.
It is estimated that they want to learn the behavior of officials who have reached a certain level of Datang status when they travel, but the learning is not complete because there is no yellow sand paving the way.
Xiaobei's people are already very satisfied with this, and it's okay if they don't learn well, as long as they really have that kind of heart. They all know that it is difficult for ethnic minorities to recognize you. It's not that people are deliberately separated. It's mainly because of the knowledge they are exposed to. Many businessmen want to take advantage of others. When people learn about it later, they will naturally be wary.
When you are not sure whether you are really credible, you will not have more contact, otherwise you should be deceived again. It is not so much alienation as a means of self-protection.
At this time, four people stood up, with one hand on the handle of the leg and the other on the firing device of the revolver.
"Don't be impulsive, don't fire at zero point three seconds or zero point five seconds, you can have time to judge." Xiaobei hurriedly ordered four people, these four are the most powerful quick gunners in Datang today, and they are specially protected. Yes, not even the brothers and sisters.
Immediately, Xiaobei asked the inner courtyard: "I will come forward to speak in a while, how can I introduce myself?"
"Zhang Xiaobei between water and clouds," said the inner courtyard.