This is an extremely subtle distance, so subtle that it is like a company that gets off work on time at 5pm every day. Suddenly the boss personally notifies that he has taken a big order and everyone will work overtime until 12pm tonight.
A person with empty hands and no weight can easily walk eight to ten miles in an hour, and walking sixty miles only takes most of a day.
However, just as working time is not entirely used for working, caravan time is not entirely used for traveling.
Because a large number of livestock have replaced manpower, every time the caravan sets off and rests, it needs to spend a lot of time unloading the livestock, feeding them with water, and then the people.
When people are full and rested, they have to start packing, feeding livestock, and loading goods.
Now Huang Xiaoshi proposed to directly double today's itinerary. In addition to speeding up the pace, Huang Xiaoshi also put forward a rationalization: people will not rest at noon.
Does this method work?
Definitely.
Because Huang Xiaoshi had deliberately increased the transportation capacity of Fuyu by 20% before, after the load was reduced, walking at a human walking speed was not tiring at all for the livestock.
Is it a good idea to overload employees at the expense of their rest?
It depends on the benefits package.
If the company originally had little money and many things to do, most of the employees would cordially greet the boss and his family about their well-being after the boss gave the order.
But if the benefits are super good and the boss originally gave you money to buy your life, then you really don’t have to say anything.
After three cups of coffee were downed, and a shot of chicken blood was injected into the head, everyone said to each other: See you in the ICU.
The question is, are the benefits of Shennong Baicaomen good?
That's good enough to buy a family's life.
Moreover, Mr. Shi also said that while we are still close to Luoyang, those who don’t want to leave can climb by themselves. They don’t even need to bring dry food. They can turn back in the morning and arrive in Luoyang in the afternoon.
So, does anyone want to leave?
After Huang Xiaoshi left, Lao Wang called all six of his team captains over, and then passed on Huang Xiaoshi's order intensified: "If one person in the team fails to do it well, the entire team will crawl back to Luoyang for me."
.Anyway, I can recruit more people when I get to Chang'an. There are plenty of them!
Did you hear that?"
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Huang Xiaoshi asked the caravan to speed up not only to open Ji Wushuang's eyes, but more importantly, it was a stress test.
The journey from Luoyang to Chang'an was originally the running-in period for the caravan.
During the running-in period, there are two running-in methods.
One is to take care of it carefully, such as the first car in life that I saved for many years. It was so gentle that I wanted to put the car on my back and let it drive me.
There is also a running-in method, which is high-intensity testing at the edge of the limit, which is called a baking machine. Under this kind of pressure test, all problems will burst out at once, and then you should seize the time to rectify them immediately.
This business trip is by no means an easy one.
Huang Xiaoshi needed to conduct a high-pressure test on his caravan, and all he paid for it was a little infamy.
What's more, it was not Huang Xiaoshi himself who was scolded.
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Early the next morning, Gong Guangjie sent out special negotiators to find their respective target leaders.
These followers of the Poison Dragon Sect are not gathered together like the Shennong Baicao Sect, but each tribe forms its own independent camp.
The reason for this is very simple, because these tribes do not have centralized logistical support and rely entirely on the rations brought by each tribe.
And these rations are very different, some are thick and some are fine, some are meat and some are vegetarian. Therefore, in order not to take advantage of others (actually, not to be taken advantage of by others), each family eats their own food.
It can also be seen from this that the key to fighting a war is logistical support, especially food supply.
This is one of the reasons why Gong Guangjie asked Duolong to treat him to dinner.
Because Gong Guangjie calculated based on the information provided by Duolong, these tribes may not be able to eat enough food for another ten days.
At this time, if Shennong Baicao Sect defends for a few more days, all the people on the other side will run away.
From a tactical perspective, it is a good thing if the enemy retreats without a fight.
But strategically speaking, it took a lot of effort to gather so many people. If they dispersed at once, Gong Guangjie would have to go look for them one by one.
Gong Guangjie seized the opportunity and opened up the scene in one fell swoop.
Now it's easy, just send people to find the leaders and finalize the specific agreement.
Several templates of the contract had already been negotiated when Zhang Bing brought his people over, and now we only need to discuss them one by one in detail.
On the Yunling side, Shennong Baicaomen also has the most advantageous language advantage.
Although the voices of Yunling and Shuzhong are different, if they speak slower, both parties can roughly understand each other. There is no need to find another translator, the two parties can communicate directly, which is a great language advantage
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If you go to the northwest, and people from Shennong Baicaomen are good at talking, then you have to let the middleman pay the difference. How much the other party can understand depends entirely on the mind and personal ability of the middle translator, and there are many uncontrollable factors.
After the people were dispatched, Gong Guangjie fell into bed peacefully again. The wine he drank last night was a bit too strong, and now his head hurts a lot. (In fact, home-made wine can easily contain methanol)
Finally, Gong Guangjie slept until his head no longer hurt and his mind could finally turn around, so he got out of bed.
While lying on the bed, Gong Guangjie made some calculations. There were a total of fifteen leaders coming this time. He felt that he could win half of them no matter what. There must be at least three or four.
When Gong Guangjie opened the door and walked around his camp a few times, and was about to have breakfast, he saw that the people he sent out were returning one after another.
"Hey, why are you muttering so quickly? How was your conversation?" Gong Guangjie felt bad.
If the negotiation takes a long time, it will not go well.
The negotiation time was short and it was very smooth.
If the negotiation time is unusually short, something must have happened.
"What are we talking about? I didn't even get through the door." The doorman who went to negotiate yelled at Gong Guangjie. "I haven't even gotten close to them. They were shouting at me to leave quickly. I wanted to get closer while shouting, but I was shot.
Come over and almost hit my instep."
"What do you mean, them?" Gong Guangjie muttered to himself after hearing the report. Then Gong Guangjie returned to the village, walked to Duolong's door, knocked on the door and shouted, "Duolong, Duolong!
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Gong Guangjie didn't see Duolong this morning. Originally, he thought Duolong also had a headache and was sleeping. Now Gong Guangjie felt that something was not good, something was wrong.
After shouting several times but no one answered, Gong Guangjie reached out and pushed open the door. The wooden bed covered with a thick layer of fur in the room was empty.
Last night, Duolong didn't come back.
Too careless.
Gong Guangjie subconsciously wanted to call someone, but he resisted the urge.
Wait a minute, don't panic yet.
Gong Guangjie was trying hard to suppress the anxiety in his heart, and he was wondering what was going on.
Duolong has not come back, but everything in Duolong Village is as usual. If there is a big change, it cannot be concealed. From the current situation, it seems that it is just Duolong who has not returned.
But there is another problem.
This area is the territory of Duolong Village, including the place where we ate yesterday.
The territory of Duolong Village means that it is under Duolong's control.
The territory of Duolong Village is not just Duolong Village, but Duolong Village is the "administrative center" of this area and the fortress where the leader Duolong lives.
The place where the Poison Dragon Cult members now live is also the residential area under the control of Duolong Village. Otherwise, it would be too wasteful to cut down trees and build houses and only live in them for more than ten days. If you don't live in a house and sleep in the open air, you will face your own fate.
There are only a few hundred people in Duolong Village, but that doesn't mean there are only a few hundred people in Duolong's tribe.
There are only a few hundred tribes that have long since disappeared in the long river of history and the high mountains of Yunling. They will definitely not survive today.
On Duolong's territory, Shennong Baicaomen hid in Duolong Village, and the people of the Poison Dragon Sect did not dare to let go and attack Duolong Village, but only dared to surround them outside.
Therefore, when Li Yong and his people fled into Duolong Village, the two sides were actually in a ceasefire and confrontation.
From this point of view, the people of the Poison Dragon Cult would never dare to touch Duolong, let alone hold him hostage by force, unless they wanted to force the Duolong tribe to rebel for no reason.
Since it was not a hijacking by force, and Duolong had not returned home in this case, it meant that Duolong was captured with words.
The only one who can hold Duolong down with words is the Poison Dragon Sect.
Although the Poison Dragon Sect is a loose tribal alliance, it is the leader that everyone recognizes after all. Only if this leader speaks out can Duolong not even return to his own village.
You must know that if the leader does not return to the village, it is the same as the emperor not returning to the capital. It is an uncertain and unstable factor.
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"What a stupid old lady, she only knows how to do bad things for me." Gong Guangjie thought of this and was so angry that he cursed.
Seeing his sect leader furious, no one around him dared to touch him.
After Gong Guangjie finished scolding Lan Ting's eighteen generations of ancestors, he sat down on the chair and took a breath.
The current situation does not mean that the meal last night was in vain. The meal last night was still a great success.
At the very least, when the people from Shennong Baicaomen went to negotiate today, their arrows were aimed at their feet.
This is already a big concession.
After all, many things in the world cannot be solved just by talking about interests.
There are many people, and it doesn't make sense to them just by talking about their interests.
There are some hard-nosed people in this world who just want to live a good life and insist on making trouble with you.
Gong Guangjie sat back on the recliner and took out a carefully folded letter from his arms.
This is the letter Huang Xiaoshi sent to Gong Guangjie quickly after hearing that Shennong Baicaomen was planning to go to Piandulong Sect. The core content is how to capture Yunling. It is recommended to be divided into three steps:
One, establish your authority.
Second, make a batch and pull a batch.
Third, get rid of the Poison Dragon Cult.
When he received Huang Xiaoshi's letter, Gong Guangjie had already sent the deputy sect leader to deliver the gift. He took Huang Xiaoshi's suggestion very seriously, but Gong Guangjie himself still felt that it would be better to treat him with courtesy first and then attack with force.
Not long after, bad news came. The caravan sent to deliver gifts was actually robbed.
With Gong Guangjie's wisdom, he really couldn't understand why someone would rob something that everyone would have if he gave it as a gift. Not only would he rob it, but he would also kill someone.
After all, Gong Guangjie was trapped in a piece of land like Shu all his life. He could only understand what he saw, so it was difficult for him to understand other logic.
Huang Xiaoshi has seen too many such shabby things, so his first suggestion is to establish his authority.
After finally admitting that his group of cobblers combined were inferior to Zhuge Liang, Huang Xiaoshi, Gong Guangjie immediately adjusted his strategy.
Therefore, Gong Guangjie sent Li Yong to kill indiscriminately. On the one hand, he wanted to take revenge and vent his anger, and on the other hand, he wanted to establish his authority.
When Li Yong was almost killed, Gong Guangjie personally led the team to Yunling and implemented the second step of the plan, hitting one group and pulling another group away.
This step seems to be successful so far, and as expected, the situation has been reversed immediately.
However, Gong Guangjie's highlight moment came last night. He was so excited that he was ready to skip the third step and pick the fruit directly.
Just when Gong Guangjie thought he could easily take down the Yunling tribe, something went wrong again.
Gong Guangjie picked up Huang Xiaoshi's letter and tapped it lightly on his forehead.
Although Gong Guangjie was illiterate, he had already found someone to read this letter three or five times, and Gong Guangjie remembered every word clearly.
"There are three strategies to deal with the Poison Dragon Sect.
The next best thing is to destroy the religion by force. The advantage is that it will be done once and for all.
The middle strategy, internal and external collusion, squeezes out Lan Ting. The disadvantage is that there is a possibility of betrayal again.
The best thing is that you marry Lan Ting. The bad thing is, don't tell your sister-in-law that it was my idea."
Gong Guangjie discovered that Huang Xiaoshi was really the reincarnation of Zhuge Wuhou, and his idea was correct.
If the Poison Dragon Sect is not dealt with, Yunling will not be able to take it down. Of these three steps, every step of the plan is really indispensable.
Huang Xiaoshi also said:
It doesn't matter whether you choose the upper, middle or lower strategies. The key is to be quick. Don't hesitate.
Indeed, Gong Guangjie also discovered that through the first and second steps, the tribes in Yunling could not form a joint force for the time being. As long as he did not take the initiative to provoke them, nothing would happen.
But this strange thing does not always go away. They are just waiting and watching, calculating, hesitating, and waiting.
This is the "time difference" that Huang Xiaoshi often talked about before.
Taking advantage of the time lag, this is a good time to concentrate on dealing with the Poison Dragon Cult. This is what storytellers like to say, "Soldiers are more valuable and speed is faster."
Gong Guangjie was lying on the recliner, thinking about Huang Xiaoshi's three strategies: upper, middle and lower.
Huang Xiaoshi only said half of the three strategies: upper, middle and lower.
It's not that Huang Xiaoshi deliberately didn't tell the whole story, but the other half of the consequences don't need to be repeated again.
The advantage of destroying the Poison Dragon Sect by force is that it will be done once and for all.
With the men and horses in Gong Guangjie's hands now, fighting would definitely not be a problem. The disadvantages are obvious. If we fight, many people will be killed, including many people from the Poison Dragon Sect and many people from the Shennong Baicao Sect.
I won’t talk about the benefits of this strategy. As long as you take down Lan Ting and help someone who listens to your words come to power, the Poison Dragon Sect can be considered as taken down.
But for Gong Guangjie, the biggest difficulty in this plan is not whether he will encounter betrayal in the next day, but where he can find the insiders to cause trouble.
This is hard work and meticulous work, and it may not be possible even if you do it for a long time.
Then, there aren't many options left.
I heard that Lan Ting is a rare beauty.
Gong Guangjie, who was lying on the recliner, looked up to the sky and sighed.
There is really no way.
For the centenary plan of Shen Nong Baicao Sect, I have no choice but to be a bitter mother-in-law.