He glanced indifferently at the captured horse bandits.
Her lack of imagination could not think of any way to make people "worse than death" for a while, but she also felt that the known torture was not enough to vent her anger and establish her power. So she looked at her lord for knowledge, and Xu Quan also looked over.
Xu Quan guessed: "Towed by horse?"
Then he asked: "The city gate is hung to dry?"
Bai Su added: "Three thousand six hundred swords Lingchi?"
When Xu Quan heard this, he thought it was impossible. He curled his lips and refuted: "There are so many horse bandits, each of them uses a knife to slice their flesh, and they still pay 3,600 knives? How can so much effort be wasted?"
Generally speaking, Lingchi torture takes too long and the labor cost is too high. The horse bandits are not worthy of such treatment.
Bai Su raised her eyebrows and asked, "What do you think you can do?"
Xu Quan pondered, thinking about the plan: "First disembowel the belly, remove the fat and light the sky lantern, and then peel the remaining last grass?"
This method is not cruel.
You must know that the previous Longwu County Sheriff was also captured on the way to defend the city. He ended up having his body split open and his internal organs eviscerated, and then beheaded. The head and body were hung separately from the city gate to be exposed to the sun, and the remaining internal organs were fed to jackals. .
For an inhumane existence like Shiwu...
Only more ruthless means can be used to intimidate. As for tenderness and comfort, they are "compassion" when a person is completely subdued or beaten to the edge of annihilation. It is the sporadic sympathy shown by the strong to the weak.
Before that, the only option was to fight!
Any gentle approach will be viewed as cowardice by the enemy.
Bai Su didn't respond, just looked at the lord whose face was cold as if covered with a layer of frost. The other party said with a smile in his voice: "Those are too bloody, just bury them alive, only one head is exposed, take it." A good metaphor for getting ahead."
Bai Su and Xu Quan were both surprised.
It's more intimidating than building a Jingguan, and it's a way to make the enemy unable to survive or die. Is this it?
Yes, that's it.
but--
That's enough!
Shen Tang's eyes were dark, filled with murderous intent that was rare among Qi Shan and others. He Yin had kept a low profile for the past two years, which led many people to think that she was a "benevolent gentleman", but they ignored the killing intent before she put on this mask. Cut decisively.
The administrative seat of Longwu County is Ruyao.
Due to its geographical location, Ruyao has strong folk customs and huge economic fluctuations. If the army is strong and Shiwu dare not offend easily, the economy will prosper. Because Shiwu has backward productivity and lacks resources, many daily necessities If it cannot be obtained by plundering, it can only be bartered, exchanging relatively expensive local specialties for cloth, salt and grain.
Naturally, Ruyao’s economy is not much different.
In its heyday, the city was bustling with traffic, and Shiwu merchants who traveled thousands of miles to do business would grab a lot of them. Merchants from all over the country would trade with them for local not-so-rare things, and they could earn more than a dozen with their backhand. times, or even dozens of times the profits. There are also those who are brave enough to secretly go deep into the hinterland of Shiwu to engage in smuggling, and the profits will be even higher.
They also have the awareness of "eugenics and good education".
In order to improve the genes of the tribe, tribal women who are in short supply during peacetime are encouraged to intermarry with men from Longwu County, and the children they give birth to are generally stronger than the children of the tribe.
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This is not difficult to explain.
There are many natural resources in Shiwu, but there are really not many food resources, and the diet structure is still simple.
In addition, more than two hundred years after the thief star descended from the sky, this wave of people in mainland China have gone through generations of inheritance and crazy involution struggles. Their average height, physical fitness, and qualifications are all higher than Shiwu. There is a ratio of literary scholars to brave warriors.
Also higher.
It is normal to "borrow" excellent genes from one's own family.
certainly--
This "harmonious scene" is limited to when the military strength is strong.
If Longwu County's military strength is weak, or the country behind Longwu County is weak and corrupt, let alone resisting Shiwu's harassment, if you still need to bow to Shiwu to please, then there will be no business. People will just come to buy a group for zero yuan.
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In the past, cloth, salt, and food exchanged for things were all directly robbed, and tribal women were not encouraged to "borrow seeds" and rob other women from their nests. In a word, not a single thing was left behind during burning, killing, and looting.
, even more cruel.
What Shen Tang saw at this moment was of course Ruyao, which had been devastated by wars over and over again. It was even more miserable and desolate than Fugu City in Heyin. The huge city wall was destroyed to pieces, the buildings in the city were equal to ruins, and the government offices...
The official offices in Fugu City are still in dilapidated condition.
Ruyao's official offices are in ruins.
When Shen Tang arrived, a large army had already entered the city half a day earlier, clearing out an open space on the ruins of the government office that was barely enough to set foot on. The army skillfully used tools and began to repair the city wall, which barely gave Ru Yao a little more life.
Qishan and others have already made clear their division of labor.
Send people separately to inquire about news in the city.
Gather the dispersed people as much as possible.
Lin Feng helped her teacher Chu Yao. The two masters and apprentices were discussing something. Tu Rong took off his armor, with most of his arms bare in the cold wind, and followed other soldiers to fight against the debris of the building. He was so hot that he broke out in sweat.
"I have met my lord."
Shen Tang arrived at the government office on a motorcycle.
Chu Yao straightened the dusty clothes, and saluted her together with Lin Feng. Shen Tang jumped off the motorcycle: "No need to be polite, how is the city being organized? How could the government office..."
Speaking of this matter, Chu Yao also sighed.
The former governor of Longwu County fell into the enemy's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. In addition, Shiwu and his group of "horse bandits" had planned for a long time for revenge. Taking advantage of the inability of the troops in Longwu County to return reinforcements, they massacred thousands of people with them.
Killed Ruyao——It was said to be a massacre, but it meant a killing spree. They killed wantonly for several hours, and set a fire when they left. The entire government office suffered even more disasters...
Shen Tang frowned solemnly: "No one is alive?"
The accident in Longwu County happened in midsummer, and Shen Tang took office a few days after the autumn harvest. During this period, no one was able to deal with the aftermath?
Unless everyone died in that catastrophe.
Chu Yao said: "Not really..."
"Why is that?"
"It's because I'm so disappointed..."
Chu Yao didn't need to speak too carefully, Shen Tang could hear it. Longwu County suffered such a catastrophe, and the body of a county governor was so humiliated. The royal court was not only angry but sent troops, at least it wanted to show its stance. The result was bullshit. Not to mention, it's better to be with the Shiwu brothers... Most of the soldiers guarding Longwu County are from Longwu indigenous people. When they hear this, they will naturally feel chilled...
It just started to fall apart.
It's just that we can't let go of the war, but we can't let go of the war. However, without Wang Ting's money to supply military supplies, life is extremely difficult, and many places don't care about it at all - such as the massacred Sangouli Village.
They can only guard the level and not break it.
As for those young thieves who secretly penetrated the city wall, crossed the increasingly weakened national border barrier, and sneaked over to burn, kill, and loot, they were also unable to do so.
I can't even lift the pot, let alone repair Ruyao.
This situation is really sad for those who hear it, and shed tears for those who see it.
There is another very big trouble here.
Shen Tang was nominally sent by Wang Ting Zheng Qiao.
so--
There is a high probability that Shen Tang will be boycotted by these people. Thinking of these troubles, even Shen Tang is a big deal.
The difficulty of this start is several times higher than that of Ha Yin!
At that time, He Yin only had to clean up one-third of an acre of her land, and she didn't have to worry about anything else. Although the neighbors next door liked her, they were all good brothers, and they couldn't harass her without a good excuse. The base camp.
It is true that she has not been harassed in the past two years, and Shen Tang also used a lot of human resources for nothing——
Although Xu Jie's "wedding dress" of more than two years was finally cheaper, Shen Tang is not someone who only focuses on the immediate gains and losses. She has a longer-term view - at least, this matter has attracted Xu Jie. The rich man invested in himself, and also tricked the other party into sending Xu Quan, who was carefully cultivated by the Xu family. Additional investment will be inevitable in the future, and he is willing to serve as Shen Tang's ATM machine.
When she gets stronger and fights back in the future, He Yin is like going full circle and returning to her own pocket. But to achieve such a bright ending, she must first deal with the troublesome Longwu County in front of her and survive under Shiwu's iron heel.
"...Oh, it's hard to make money, and it's hard to eat shit..."
The top priority is to deal with Ruyao first, gather the remaining refugees, and have a foothold that is barely bearable, and then go and negotiate with the original soldiers and horses of Longwu County in person. Just because they are desperately guarding Longwu County does not mean they are friendly to her.
It is also possible to stab someone in the back suddenly.
It happened to be a drizzle at this time.
Everyone was so busy that they were hitting the back of their heads. Even Jiang Sheng’s family members didn’t even bother to rest and came out to help clean up.
After a busy day, I can finally drink some hot soup.
Shen Tang was nestled in a makeshift tent, with the biting cold wind blowing. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
Gu Chi came back with a lawsuit on his head, and from afar he heard his lord's heartbroken words: "Suffer the ovarian cyst for a while, take a step back to breast hyperplasia... This evil spirit must come out! Damn! How can I be a doormat?" 】
Gu Chi: "..."
More than two years...
He also knew what "ovarian cyst" and "breast hyperplasia" meant. Although every time he heard it, he wanted to complain, "Does his lord have such things? It seems that he does." However, considering that this may be slang in the lord's hometown, No more worries.
Rather than saying "take a step back and open up the sky", he prefers the master's words. He can't bear it anymore and there is no need to bear it anymore!
"Lord."
Gu Chi was ready to come in.
Shen Tang said: "Looking at the tide comes just in time."
As soon as Gu Chi heard this, he knew it was time to do something.
"My lord, do you have any orders?"
Shen Tang: "Send people to dig dozens of holes on the road at the city gate, bury the horse bandits I captured one by one, just expose one head, then send people to guard, write a notice, all the people of Longwu County I can even kick him!"
"that's all?"
Shen Tang thought for a while and then added fiercely: "Pluck a hundred hairs from the horse bandit and reward him with one or two corns."
Gu Chi thought for a while and made a suggestion: "Pour some more gold juice into the pit. This can be raised from the homes of common people."
Just burying people in the ground and kicking them in the head...
How many days can people live comfortably?
Killing people can only be done with a nod of the head.
But these horse bandits can only grind their flesh with blunt knives.
The people of Longwu County also need an outlet to vent their emotions, and at the same time, they can use this method to quickly recognize Shen Tang as the new governor of Longwu County - let them know that the previous county governor took care of his life, and Shen Jun not only He will protect Longwu County, and will lead Longwu County to knock Shi Wu's brains away.
These horse bandits are just "voting certificates".
It doesn't matter how they died.
What matters is how the people of Longwu County vent their anger.
Shen Tang: "...that's okay."
Shen Tang asked again: "...it seems that you are very skilled at watching the tide?"
Gu Chi was not surprised and said: "Similar things will always be seen after marching and fighting for a long time. This method of intimidating and humiliating the enemy is also very similar. As long as the lord does not find it disgusting and cruel...it will be fine... You can't be merciful to Shiwu!"
How could Shen Tang not know this truth?
She wanted to create a good reputation in Heyin to protect her. The neighbors could not do anything to her out of concern, but to maintain this persona in Longwu County was to seek death. Gu Chi added.
"Let Chi take up this matter..."
Shen Tang: "Huh?"
Gu Chi looked serious: "Because my lord is the future 'benevolent lord', rather than the 'violent lord' like Zheng Qiao, your approach is different. This method can only be regarded as a small trick. Use it once or twice to achieve the goal." It only serves the purpose of shocking and humiliating the enemy, but if you use it too much, it will be inferior. It will also make the outside world criticize the protagonist for having sadistic quirks... The real power must be established on the battlefield."
Shen Tang smiled and rolled his eyes.
"This is natural, don't worry if you watch the tide."
Gu Chi nodded.
He didn't worry about this in the first place. He understood his master's character better than Qi Shan and Chu Yao.
However, the environment has a great influence on people, Shi Wu has no bottom line in his actions, and there are countless crimes that are outraged by humans and gods. If his protagonist is completely angered and uses the same method to retaliate again and again, his temperament will change over time.
In the words of the lord——
It's the boy who slays the dragon and eventually becomes the evil dragon.
Shen Tang found Lin Feng and Yu Zi again.
Asked the two of them how much food and grass they still have. Shen Tang's current family fortune is definitely quite strong, which is different from two years ago. Especially food, there is no shortage at all. It is enough to feed the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under him four or five times. Year.
Shen Tang said: "Allow two thousand stones."
Yu Zi recorded carefully: "What are you doing?"
"Send it to the Longwu soldiers and horses guarding the checkpoint."
"Now?"
Yu Zi and Lin Feng looked at each other.
They had been busy with Chu Yao for the past half day, and they had a general understanding of the situation in Longwu County. They knew that sooner or later they would come into contact with the garrison. But on the first day, they couldn't wait to send out two thousand stones of food and grass...
There is a high probability that people will not be grateful, and even after receiving the grain, they will scold them and spit on them.
Shen Tang said: "This is called courtesy first and then fighting."
She showed her attitude first.
If you still don't appreciate it and use force, it will be a shame.
Besides——
No matter what, they have a common enemy.
Shiwu's large army cannot pass the checkpoint. Shen Tang only has room to operate in the government office. At least the city defense of the government office must be repaired first, otherwise the enemy won't even have a decent defense when they attack. Isn't it just a gift? Two thousand stones of food and grass, why don't you give it out? Feeling distressed.
Yu and Zi nodded and ordered: "Wei."
Of course, before implementation, Shen Tang would have to ask Chu Yao for some details to make sure it was feasible and then implement it.
With the construction experience of Heyin County, Ruyao saved a lot of trouble this time. Although there were only three or two kittens left among the common people in the city, and the manpower seemed to be seriously insufficient, the young men brought by Shen Tang were all good at infrastructure construction, and there were two "Old craftsman" with years of experience!
Big changes have taken place in just five days!
Let a small number of refugees go out to make a living in search of food, but the refugees who were so hungry that their chests pressed against their backs and returned empty-handed thought they had gone the wrong way——
Wait, is this still Ruyao???
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I’ve read everyone’s comments. I tossed and turned a lot yesterday and thought about it a lot. I was feeling sulky and chatted with the editors in the morning. I can’t change the benefits, so I’m looking forward to a patch in the future.
Alas, the most important thing is that there are still two years left before I end the serialization. This is still relatively optimistic. If the spores develop smoothly, it will probably have to be delayed for a few months. The serialization cannot be ended immediately, nor can it be ruined.
As for dividing novels into volumes, it is currently not feasible.
Shiitake doesn't want to give up. I'm dragging my appendix like the army girls who were doing well back then.
Therefore, I should serialize it, and everyone should continue to follow up.
For now, let's wait for the wind and rain to dissipate.