After Zhao Jun left Shangdang, it didn't take long before he entered the Taihang Mountains. The mountain road was rugged and dangerous, with rolling mountains on both sides. Ancient trees blocked the sky and the sun, and their strong roots clung to the rock walls.
From time to time, you can encounter pedestrians in twos and threes, or merchants pulling goods. They have received the message from the messenger in advance, and found a spacious open space to stand, waiting for the army to pass.
This is the second time Zhao Kuo has visited Fukouxing, and it is also the first time he has carefully observed Fukouxing. The last time he passed by Fukouxing, he was participating in the Battle of Changping. His life was almost in danger, so how could he have time to see the scenery?
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Some places in Fukouxing have been widened a lot, either to open mountains or to build bridges. The cement roads are wide and flat, and they are obviously new roads.
However, the road does not completely follow Fukouxing, but overlaps in some places. If it completely followed Fukouxing, some places would be too narrow, with cliffs on one side and cliffs on the other, making it difficult to widen.
Other places are even more steep and difficult to build roads.
Finally, after discussions between Wei Qi, Chen Heng and Mo Feng, it was decided that the new road would generally follow the path of Fukou Xing, but it would not be built exactly according to the path of Fukou Xing.
As evening approached, bursts of beast roars came from the mountains, carried far and wide by the breeze.
"Are there many wild beasts in the mountains? I heard from Feng Ting that people often disappear when they go into the mountains to hunt, or tigers come down from the mountains to attack people. The eldest son even had a house where a wild boar broke in and killed an old man.
And a child." Zhao Kuo suddenly asked.
"A lot." Yanxiong, the most experienced one, said, "In the past, everyone lived in the city because it was very dangerous to live outside the city. Not only did they have to face the threat of enemies, but they were also infested by wild beasts. At that time, everyone was under control.
Those outside the city are called savages."
"Due to the existence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the strength of wild beasts has greatly increased, which seriously threatened everyone's survival. Later, people living outside the city began to join forces to keep warm, moved together, and built buildings outside the village to resist foreign enemies and wild beasts.
.Sometimes the state will regularly arrange personnel to clean up wild animals, or reward warriors who kill tigers, bear bears and other wild beasts."
"But fortunately, when the strength of a beast reaches the extraordinary level, it will be born with a certain amount of intelligence. Generally, it will not actively hurt people, and it will stay away from people and live in the mountains. Otherwise, the pressure on various countries will be much greater. Generally speaking,
Generally speaking, people are afraid of these wild beasts, and these wild beasts are even more afraid of people. But even so, there are still many cases of wild beasts hurting people every year."
"What do you think?" Zhao Kuo looked at everyone.
"Does the king intend to surround and suppress wild beasts?" Xunzi asked.
"Not bad." Zhao Kuo nodded.
Xunzi looked at the high-spirited soldiers behind him and shook his head, "Your Majesty, although our Zhao army is elite, I'm afraid it's still too much for them to fight wild beasts in the mountains."
Do you really think that all countries have never thought of using the army to encircle and suppress wild beasts? The combat effectiveness of the army is strong, but if thrown into the mountains, those ordinary soldiers will not necessarily kill who when they encounter wild beasts.
Especially for large mountain ranges like the Taihang Mountains, there are countless ferocious beasts hidden in them. Even if a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand troops were thrown in, they would not cause much splash...
Moreover, there are not many ferocious beasts in the elite areas of various countries. The places where ferocious beasts often appear are in the borders or in the mountains and forests, where the population is sparse and the output is low. No monarch will do such a thing that is not worth the gain.
"Xunzi means it's still the same as before?" Zhao Kuo said with a frown.
"Since ancient times, people have been fighting with wild beasts. In the process of fighting, they have domesticated cattle, sheep, horses, dogs, pigs and other wild beasts. At the same time, countless people have died at the hands of wild beasts. That
At that time, there was no spiritual energy. The spiritual energy only intensified this struggle."
"To put it bluntly, this kind of struggle is a fight for territory. Countries are fighting for territory, and humans and beasts are also fighting for territory. Unless all the beasts are killed, there is no way to avoid this kind of thing. But we
It can’t be done, it’s impossible to do.”
"Although I have not studied it in depth, I feel that humans and beasts are part of the world and cannot be separated from each other. If all the beasts perish, we humans will most likely also suffer a great disaster.
crisis."
"But now that wild beasts are rampant and injuries occur frequently, it is inappropriate for the government to remain indifferent. I believe that the king can select powerful warriors in the army to carry out encirclement and suppression in areas where wild beasts appear more frequently. At the same time, encourage the people to hunt wild beasts
, to reward warriors who hunt large beasts such as tigers and bear bears, or beasts with inner energy."
"In this way, after a few years, the size of the beast will be suppressed within a controllable range."
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go." Yanxiong shouted immediately, "And I have rich experience. As long as I get into the mountains, I can find the beasts nearby in less than a quarter of an hour."
He was not bragging about this. Every evening as soon as the army set up camp, Yan Xiong took Meng Wu and others into the mountains. Within half an hour, they came back with a few prey. The worst ones were Gang.
Those in the Yuan realm can sometimes catch beasts in the Transcendent realm.
Then after a while, Le Yi, Lian Po, Xunzi and others came over with chopsticks. No need to invite them, they sat down by the pot consciously and waited for the meat to be cooked.
They have no psychological pressure to work for a living. What is the purpose of ministers following the monarch? Isn't it just to make ends meet? Otherwise, why would they need a salary?
Later, everyone found that Zhao Kuo didn't mind, so they also came over to share the meal, and the number of people increased.
Zhao Kuo didn't say anything, but Yan Xiong was unhappy. No matter how much he hunted, he couldn't satisfy so many people. Besides, these people were all pot-bellied men who ate from a bucket.
Later, all these people were driven away to hunt, and then they gave up.
Zhao Kuo had not thought about the method mentioned by Xunzi before, but this method was too slow to take effect and could not completely prevent wild beasts from attacking villages.
However, after hearing what Xunzi said, Zhao Kuo found that what he had thought before was a bit too ideal. This is not the future. It is impossible to completely prevent wild beasts from killing and hurting people. Especially after having spiritual energy, the difficulty has increased.
hundred times.
"What Xunzi said is that the wild beasts cannot be killed, and it is impossible to kill them all. However, the threat of wild beasts must be reduced to a controllable range." Zhao Kuo said.
The mortality rate is so high these days, it is not easy to raise a person to adulthood. The population of Zhao country is small, and every person is extremely precious.
"Your Majesty, where should we start?" Yan Xiong said eagerly.
"We'll talk about it after we get back to Handan." Zhao Kuo glared at Yanxiong. It was impossible to select soldiers on the road. Besides, everyone had been on the expedition for so long, so they had to take their rewards and go home happily to report that they were safe. After they came back, they would