The Ying people did a good job, and the Yao Kingdom was very satisfied. As expected, it fulfilled its promise, not only exempting the Ying people from their debts, but also no longer interfering with their selling horses.
After receiving this good news, the Ying tribe rejoiced and the bonfire in Chigu stayed burning for three days.
But A Xun couldn't be happy.
Compared to before, he thought more and more, and his mood became heavier and heavier.
Mengmeng, who had become his wife, noticed his worry: "What are you worried about?"
"There is a price." Axun looked at the bonfire that dyed half the sky red, "There is a price for doing this. I'm afraid that my father can't afford it, and my clan can't afford it either."
"You're worrying too much." Mengmeng rested her chin on his shoulder, "Can you still bear it when you think of Yao Kingdom's mission? Axun, you are such a gentle person."
Axun smiled and gently pressed his palm on her lower abdomen: "You can always turn my weaknesses into strengths, unlike my father who directly calls me weak and beautiful."
"Although I respect the clan leader very much, I still want to say that being brave and ruthless and daring to fight and kill is not considered a true hero!"
Axun teased his wife: "Tell me, what is a hero?"
Mengmeng thought for a long time before saying: "He is the one who can lead everyone forward and make the people live a good life."
"Isn't it father?"
"I don't know." Mengmeng flattened his mouth and pointed forward, "Stop talking about this! We haven't been so happy for a long time, let's go have some fun too."
"They don't know anything." Axun said quietly, "No one has taught them right and wrong, good and bad, and no one has taught me. But I always feel that we have done something wrong."
How wrong!
"At least the patriarch is right, as long as we are strong, there is nothing wrong." His wife grabbed his hand, "Let's go, don't stay in the house all the time!"
Axun's worries soon came true, and Yingren's joy did not last long.
The Yao Kingdom no longer restricts them from selling horses, but the Yao Kingdom no longer buys horses from them. There are also great pastures and great horses in other parts of the Gold Shining Plains, and people do not necessarily have to buy them from Ying Ren.
The original order for nine hundred horses per year was gone.
Yaoguo also gave them some eye drops, letting Yingren understand that being separated from its wings and control may not be a blessing.
The clan leader didn't take it seriously at first. Once the order was gone, it was gone. If he sold it to others for a higher price, the Ying clan could still make more money.
But he soon discovered that there was no "other".
News that the Ying tribe massacred opinion leaders spread like wildfire across the Shining Gold Plains. Others originally viewed the Ying tribe with indifference or contempt, but now it has turned into hatred.
This is a bad signal. All the surrounding forces understand that the Ying tribe has taken the opposite side.
No force is willing to do business with the Ying people. When the common people see them, their first reaction is to spit and curse.
Their horses can no longer be sold.
At this point, the clan leader still didn't take it seriously. What does it matter if they don't buy from nearby areas? The worst they can do is sell them far away. Julu Port has a large volume of goods, and people regularly want to buy horses. What are they afraid of?
But the biggest trouble came right away:
The Ying tribe cannot buy food.
Their territory is more suitable for raising horses, so they have only opened up a small amount of farmland, and most of their food has to be imported from other places. In the past, they bought food from Yao and Luodian countries, but from now on, they will no longer sell it!
The reason is also the same, that is, there is a famine this year, the domestic grain reduction is reduced, and there is not enough to supply my own family. How can I still have the surplus grain to sell to Yingren?
Yingren said yes, if you don't want to sell it, I'll find someone else to buy it.
The trouble is, there's no one else.
Other surrounding forces were unwilling to buy horses from Ying Ren, nor were they willing to sell grain to them.
People are like rice and steel. If they don't eat for a day, they will feel hungry. And if a horse wants to be well-raised, he must eat beans, oats and other grains.
Therefore, Yingren must find a way to solve the belly problem of people and horses. If you really want to buy grain, there are still some channels, but the price is ridiculously high, and the price is one per day.
Axun knew who was controlling the price of food.
Food is so expensive, how many days can the money in Yingren's hands last? It won't be long before they have to go to Yaoguo for credit.
The debt you finally got rid of will have to be paid back when the time comes.
What is the difference between this and the past except that the reputation of Yingren is worse and even more unacceptable to other countries?
They seem to be trapped in a vicious cycle again.
The soldiers of the Yao Kingdom played them around without a fight and forced them back to their old ways.
Axun thought more and more. The words of the opinion leader who was killed by his father before his death seemed to come true one by one.
Killing him will not bring a better life to the Ying people.
In the afternoon of this day, the clan killed several old horses.
They have to consume food and grass when they are alive, but they can still feed people when they are dead.
The horses' cries were heard, and the women in the clan couldn't help but shed tears.
These horses are their favorites, but horses cannot compete with people for food, so they can only be disposed of.
If we can't get food anymore, more and more horses will be killed later.
The clansmen could only kneel down and beg the clan leader to find a solution quickly, and the latter lived up to expectations and quickly came up with countermeasures:
Attack the Tong tribe.
The Tong people are neighbors of the Ying people, living across the river, but their relationship is very bad. There have been constant conflicts for a long time. Last time, they joined forces with other tribes to attack the Ying people.
In that battle, the Ying people lost more than thirty people, and more than three hundred sheep and horses were taken away. Many of the scars on the warriors were from that time.
The most important thing is that the Tong people just recently bought a large amount of grain.
Being able to take revenge and fill their stomachs, there is almost no opposition from the Ying clan.
Axun has no reason to object. The tribes around Chigu are always fighting. Can he stop them from taking revenge?
But he knew deep down in his heart that something was wrong, and it was getting more and more wrong.
Just do it. It was a dark night and the wind was high. Yingren took his weapons and quietly crossed the river. Under the leadership of the clan leader, he caught his opponent by surprise!
This is a battle, a complete victory.
Now that we have food and money, we don’t have to worry about food and drink for the time being.
I have hated my neighbors for a long time, and I can no longer fight against them.
This is like digging a rat hole in the lean years. When the ideas are opened and the pattern is opened, the trouble will be solved.
But at the celebration banquet with a roaring bonfire, the clan leader grabbed the wine glass and proposed a new goal:
Attack Zini!
Everyone was so drunk that their faces were red and their ears were red. They were originally excited, but when they heard this sentence, they all looked at each other.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly turned cold.
Ah, what?
Zini can also be regarded as Yingren’s neighbor, facing them across Mount Kyung.
Although only separated by a mountain, the territory of the Ying people is suitable for raising horses, but the territory of the Zini people is fertile black soil, which is most suitable for farming. Therefore, Zini has always been a large granary in the central and western part of the Golden Flash Plains, and the food it produces
The quality and quantity are excellent and can be supplied to many surrounding areas.