After a few sunny days, it snowed again, and the north wind stirred up the clouds and snow. The weather became colder, but it was a good thing for the development of Dongzhou.
The clouds at dusk are low, and snowflakes are floating in the air. A thick iron-blue fortress squats on the hilly cliffs. Rows of spiritual tea are cultivated on the hillside. Further below, there is a newly emerging urban area. Just outside the tea castle, leading to the city.
In the forest on the mountain road, snow fell on the treetops, and it was about to pour on the two people passing by, but they both turned slightly to avoid it.
Shallow footprints were left behind the two of them. The man was wearing aristocratic clothing, while the woman was wearing a green jacket and a colorful skirt. The thin clothing of one man and one woman was rare at this time of year, which showed their cultivation.
Ye Qing and Liniang came to this important military town again after a month of inspection.
The mountain road is located in the northwest corner, secluded and deep. Ye Qing stood still and looked at this important town. It had not been seen for a month. It was a little more prosperous. An exchange office had been established. A large number of "hunters" had begun to take action. This was definitely a change -
- This monthly power exchange has been expanded to all major cities, strengthening the front-line strength of "Hope Harbor-Fragrance City-Tea Castle".
However, the big policy has not yet been carried out. Once the Yingzhou fleet arrives, the population of the village can be relocated, living quarters and outer walls can be built around large warehouses, and the county town can be further enriched.
This benefit is not only in terms of military value, but also in terms of economic improvement and stabilization of popularity. That is, only some villages and towns located on this line will be retained to prepare material nodes for the railway laying in the spring.
"The Xianmen Allied Forces won a great victory on the eastern front and expanded the territory outwards..." Liniang saw Ye Qing pacing and introduced, and added her own opinion: "Only when the snow melts in spring, the army will
Stop this round of expansion. In the past twenty days, we will continue to capture city-states and savage lairs, and annihilate countless captured enemies..."
"Many prisoners?" Ye Qing pondered, and said with interest: "Tell the front line not to kill them yet, I will buy them with the money."
Still buying?
Liniang opened her mouth, but was speechless about the rich man's behavior. She agreed and gently reminded: "Well, the number may be 100,000, what's the bulk price?"
"The price standard is the same as that of the exchange office."
Liniang suddenly felt distressed: "It's too expensive...it's not worth it. This is a large-scale purchase. Taking into account the shipping cost, they will agree to five or one tael. In previous years, they would only kill the young and strong, drive out the old and weak, and let them fend for themselves."
Destroyed, not a penny earned."
"Don't be too stingy. We are all on our own. Win-win cooperation will last long... I want the reputation of this exchange house to spread beyond the territory, so I can't be stingy with this little money."
Ye Qing said very richly, and looked back at her: "By the way, I will pay you a monthly salary later. Seeing that you often help your fellow students, there is not much left over."
"The master has given it to me...then, okay."
Liniang sighed and said nothing. She understood the meaning in her heart and secretly wondered that she had no resistance. Donghai attaches great importance to cultivating the loyalty of the sect. If the stalker man from Banshan Island dared to say this to her, she would be beaten and buried.
Go to the ground and let him calm down.
"I... even after I took the money, I can't do anything that goes against the interests of the sect..." She suddenly thought of something and reminded the Lord: "I remember telling the story to Zhenjun..."
Ye Qing walked in front and waved lazily: "I know, you don't like men..."
"Huh?" Liniang's face turned red. She actually wanted to say that her aunt had suffered a loss and reminded her not to make it difficult for her to bribe her, but it seemed that Zhenjun had misunderstood, so she swallowed her words.
Ye Qing sighed in his heart, women are always entangled in relationship issues, but they don't talk about it verbally and are always honest physically.
When it had nothing to do with Feng Yue, he never forced or tempted him. He always maintained his status as a senior and a junior, and usually worked hard for this territory in a business-like manner.
But there are many kinds of emotions in the world, and it is not just the love between men and women that can infect people. For this female nun who was raised in Dongzhou, probably apart from her spiritual practice, this homeland is the only one that can move her.
In the past, this kind of loyalty was reflected in the mission of the sect, but as the new territory gradually took shape, unknowingly, the position of this Yang Goddess female cultivator had begun to switch to hers, but she didn't realize it, which is interesting.
Very good.
The snow fell silently, and the mountain road was a bit slippery, which was nothing to the two people who were visiting privately incognito. They soon reached the emerging small town below.
In fact, it is not a private visit in private. Ye Qing has not yet recovered from Lingchi's real person, so he will not ignore his own safety. Liniang regards herself as a diligent guard and will not allow him to run too far alone. She is just strolling around under the tea castle to get in touch with the public sentiment.
, take a look at the situation at the exchange office.
The exchange house is built in a small square. The functional building itself is similar to the configuration of the Hope Port Exchange House. The warehouse area is smaller in comparison. This is related to the demand for human flow. Many people have "Apprentice Hunter" wooden signs on their chests.
The Taoist soldiers and magicians from the Qi Refining Layer all came in and out of this small square. They went out with supplies of rice, noodles and other talismans, and then returned with furs, logs, live animals, savages, etc.
Logs and furs were piled up in the warehouse. The logs were being prepared for further expansion of the city and for receiving immigrants. The furs were sent back to Port of Hope with the convoy every few days to trade with ships from mainland coastal forces coming to the port to obtain some supplies and
Refugees.
Such a simple export-oriented economic form has taken initial shape, which has made military towns such as Chabao very popular, further providing further guarantee for the security of the entire territory's defense line, and more importantly, uniting people's hearts, and strengthening the East China Sea economic circle to connect various countries.
The big forces tied up the chariot of Dongzhou Kailuo...
A series of complex and far-reaching impacts are being carried out subtly, and they will burst into power as soon as they receive support from Ying Xiang in the spring.
That would have to wait until the Chinese New Year. For now, the population can only be absorbed by savages to expand supplies, so Ye Qing paid more attention to the hunters' harvest of savages, and pulled a few young first- and second-level magician teams to ask
: "I see you have taken on missions to hunt savages. How have you gained recently?"
"You..." The leading magician glanced at him, unable to tell his cultivation level, but when he looked at the young monk, his face suddenly changed slightly... What a powerful female monk.
He and several of his companions were all descendants of the Dongzhou Immortal Cultivation Family, and were accustomed to awe of the strong. He bowed and said to them: "Reporting to the two masters, hunting savages has been thrilling several times, and it is very dangerous to be approached, so I can only
We need to form a large team to participate, but in the past few days, the exchange center has begun to provide some basic offensive and defensive talisman frames at low prices, which can be regarded as a guarantee for us low-level magicians."
"Yes, we can divide into small teams for hunting in the past few days. Two or three magicians are paired with a dozen qi-training warriors. They can respond to each other when hunting, and then gather into a large team when necessary. The efficiency and harvest will be greatly improved..."
Ye Qing nodded upon hearing this. Seeing how anxious they were to harvest, he did not delay their future. He smiled and waved and said, "Be careful on the road. The points cannot be redeemed. People's safety is the most important thing."
Liniang was listening behind him, with a strange expression on her little face... Zhenjun's words were so false.
She followed Ye Qing to the warehouse area at the back where the savages were housed. After showing her identity, she entered and saw that savages were being brought in one after another.
Because Tea Castle is the front line, it captures the most savage slaves and accounts for more than 80% of the savage acquisitions in the three major exchange houses. The number of savages has reached 2,000, and large-scale assimilation has officially started. This is why Ye Qing came here to inspect in person.
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Two thousand was not too much, but tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of savages were about to arrive soon. He had to see the effect of assimilation with his own eyes before he could rest assured.
There are also braziers burning in the slave camps to keep warm. In the first round of dangerous farewell, the Taoist language talisman is very useful. I hope that the steward from Hong Kong will lead the team to demonstrate, holding the 氵 talisman and talking in savage language.
With food in one hand and sword in the other, various savage tribes were screened and cleaned - those who disobeyed were beheaded, and those who obeyed were sent to slave camps further back to live.
This slave camp is not only a place for survival, but also a place for initial assimilation. It provides rationed food and rest every day, as well as half an hour of Chinese character learning... or an opportunity for brainwashing.
"Most of the savages don't know how to lie or hide their emotions. They don't seem to have developed to this level of civilization, so the savages who don't change their vicious nature can kill them all in the first round."
The captain of the tea castle who presided over the domestication introduced it like this, leading Ye Qing and Liniang into the back: "But for safety reasons, we still conduct Chinese education as taught by the lord... By the way, lord, the Han Dynasty is in history.
Also one day?"
"It's been a long time ago. Now I'm looking for an opportunity to establish a small vassal state."
Ye Qing smiled and said, as if they consider themselves a family that is a descendant of the imperial dynasty. Like Zhou Ling, her family is the descendant of the former Qian Dynasty. Recently, the great sword cultivator in the house often comes and goes to worship Qian Xingyun. He is probably trying to find a place to restore a vassal.
The thoughts of the country are very common in the dynasty's legacy. Their strength is deeper than ordinary county magistrates and interstate wealthy families, but it is not as good as the real vassal country, neither above nor below the level.
The captain said, "Oh, seriously, he followed the hint given by Ye Qing and said, "Lord, I will definitely become the King of Han..."
It’s not that he’s easy to deceive. In fact, this world has a history of millions of years and has produced too many dynasties and vassal states. Ordinary people can’t remember dynasties that are too far away. And vassal states are as numerous as weeds. Even ordinary princes can’t understand the history.
Is there any Han country in the world...
It is very possible that there is, because it is too easy to repeat names, and the reputation of the Hanhou Mansion has not spread to far away Dongzhou.
The snow in the camp has been swept cleanly, and it can be seen that the living conditions of the slaves are guaranteed, and the study area is arranged separately, and it seems that the house is larger.
Arriving at a brightly lit classroom with wooden tables and chairs in a large wooden house, the steward who was temporarily trained by Liniang and became a teacher sat on the podium, teaching the thirty wild students below, most of whom were teenage boys and girls.
Younger age is more suitable for instilling new culture.
Shaobu is a relatively smart and flexible adult wild man. He may not be able to learn much after completing his work tasks every day, but he is an active member of the group.
The distinction between "Chinese and savage" may mean that teachers disdain these savage students in their minds, but the salary and rules prevent him from showing it and fulfill his daily teaching tasks responsibly.
The savages don't know how to distinguish between true and false, so they can't see the hidden disdain of the alien teachers. Due to some special reward reasons, they are very active in learning. When class was over just now, many savages even took the initiative to kowtow to "Han"
Shenzhupai, I am actively learning languages and Chinese characters in class.
At the right time, Ye Qing and Liniang sat at the back of the classroom to observe the lesson and observe the assimilation situation.
Born from the same world, although the students are all unkempt savages, washed and put on Hanfu, except for being slightly tanned, there is not much difference in appearance, but when they study, they reveal the essence of a blank sheet of paper.