Yun Zheng doesn't like crocodile meat or python meat. He thinks these things are too rough and not suitable for him. However, Lao Hua from Zhenbao Pavilion in Chengdu and Pu Changgui from the medicinal materials shop almost furiously pointed at Ye Sou and those who participated in the disaster.
Wu Shengjun, who was responsible for the trouble between the pig Bolong and the python, cursed loudly, and took up a knife to hunt down the Khmers who still cut the python into several pieces and the crocodile into pieces of meat under his nose.
Ye Sou looked at the two guys who were obviously not warriors and asked Yun Zheng in confusion: "What are they doing? Pythons and crocodiles are both good food. If he doesn't like them, he won't eat them. Why should he stop them?"
Yun Zheng scratched the back of his head and said, "This means you no longer have to worry about running out of food."
Ye Sou can't hear the word "food" now. At the earliest, he could pretend to be an enigmatic master and talk to Yun Zheng about the grand goal of founding a country and passing it on to the world. After hanging out with Yun Zheng for a long time, he
Yun Zheng's goal has undergone fundamental changes. He believes that the top priority is to solve the problems of food, clothing and housing for the tribe before talking about other things. Since Yun Zheng mentioned food, he must ask clearly if the Khmer people want to eat a bite of food.
Sometimes you have to pay the price with your life.
"You can catch the crocodile in the future, peel off the skin and sell it to the thin man. Then smoke the crocodile meat and sell it to the fat man. You can also peel off the python's skin intact and sell it to these two people. The price is good.
By the way, when your majesty meets the emperor, it is enough to bring some crocodile skins and python skins. When you go home, you can bring a lot of tools and food home. If you find it troublesome, you can also leave it to my shop.
, go and give it to the emperor for you."
Ye Sou ran out, he really ran out. For the first time, he knew that the crocodile skins that his tribe had eaten for hundreds of years could be sold at a very good price, and the python skins could also be sold at a very good price. Back then,
I rack my brains to find out what I have to sell. I only think that the furs of those beasts are valuable, I only think that the rare and precious wood is valuable... and sometimes even sell the extra people in my tribe who can't feed them.
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After returning from Lao Hua, Lao Pu and a dozen or so merchants, Ye Sou lost interest in attacking Sheng Long Mansion. He wanted to immediately take his tribe with him to find treasures and catch crocodiles in the forest with the templates given by the merchants.
, to catch pythons... or even birds with beautiful feathers.
He discovered that only those businessmen could truly save his people...
On the third day, the weather was still fine, and Yun Zheng's army began to march again. This time the march was very fast, even twice as fast as the previous six days. Wu Shengjun already knew how to march in the dense forest.
The curiosity I had before no longer looks around when I walk, and I no longer scream when I see a python, let alone when a bug falls on my head.
Only the old man kept pitying. Just now, a huge python swam away. It was obviously a full python. It was easy to catch. There were more than a dozen dead trees floating in the huge pool. That was not it.
The dead wood is a dozen huge crocodiles. Judging from the back spines on the crocodile's back, these crocodiles are at least one foot long. It is not a problem to sell the skin and meat for two thousand dollars, but four loads of white rice is enough for two people.
Khmer people eat for two whole years...
The forest is a real treasure house. If you look at the plants with small white flowers on the roadside, you only need to dig them out by the roots, dry them and sell them for a lot of money...
He found that he was wrong. He should have invited the merchants to the forest from the beginning instead of inviting Yun Zheng to enter the forest with tens of thousands of troops. He really wanted to tell Yun Zheng that his tribe could only lead the way and there was no need to go to Shenglong Mansion.
Fighting here, the tribe now has less than 3,000 people, and they cannot withstand the sacrifices Yun Zheng mentioned.
But now he was firmly tied to Yunzheng's chariot rolling forward, without any choice.
The social nature of elephants is a very wonderful thing. There are actually many elephants running around alone in the forest. When they see such a large herd, they automatically join the team, even if they are being ridden by others.
They don't know how to resist, they just keep their heads down and follow the elephants forward, even more docile than those trained elephants.
An adult male elephant rushed out from the thorns, preparing to use its huge tusks to challenge the only adult male elephant in Yunzheng's team. This is the instinct of elephants in nature, fighting for mating rights. No wonder the elephants in their own herd
The female elephant always makes a low howling sound these days, and only one elephant in the herd is too busy.
The elephant fight is really terrifying. The neat marching team was immediately thrown into chaos. Two male elephants fought, and hundreds of female elephants raised their trunks to watch. The scene was very grand.
The wild elephant suffered a lot. Liang Ji, who liked to ride on the back of bull elephants, had already installed two huge pointed cones on the teeth of his beloved war elephant. Therefore, its combat power was simply not that of a wild elephant.
It was out of reach. When the sharp cone pierced deeply into the chest of the wild elephant, all the female elephants drooped their trunks and once again followed the male elephant in front of them with open ears and a majestic look.
Walk.
The elephant that fell to the ground was a failed hero. It fought until the last moment and was unwilling to give up its rights. Wu Shengjun, who was also a warrior, gave it enough respect and did not last any last hits. He only hoped that he could rely on his own strength to survive.
Go down.
When the merchant team passed by the dead elephant, the elephant turned into a pile of bloody pieces of meat, including tusks, trunk, skin, ears, and even the penis that represented its majesty.
They all disappeared. After the people left, countless bloodthirsty bugs immediately covered the flesh and blood...
Ye Sou could always find a suitable campsite in the humid jungle. This made Zhou Tong, who had previously been extremely hostile to Ye Sou, change his mind. Without Ye Sou and his group, Wu Shengjun wanted to pass through this area safely.
Lin Mang is a joke.
The Khmer people soon became luxurious. They no longer picked up the leftovers after Wu Shengjun finished eating, or picked up the bones that Wu Shengjun threw away after eating. They also began to soak their own fried rice in hot water in bamboo tubes to eat, because
Ye Sou did not allow them to waste those precious goods anymore.
Along the way, the merchants built warehouses and inns, and ten people were left to guard each inn and warehouse. There were as many as seven such inns in the jungle.
Cui Da did not need to explain these things. The merchants who were used to traveling long distances to do business spontaneously completed various preparations. The closer they got to Shenglong Mansion, the heavier their breathing became. Seeing their state, Yun Zheng
He sighed and said: "Businessmen enter combat mode faster than soldiers!"
Tonight is the last night spent in the forest. It is a quiet village. Except that there are no indigenous people, everything is the same. Yunzheng started a military blockade three days ago, which means that his scout army will kill everyone on sight.
Intelligent creatures to the army walking through the forest. Those who fled into the forest could not escape the pursuit of the Khmers. After all, they were the masters of the forest.
Yun Zheng is waiting for information from Xiao Lin and the Khmer people. Only when he is sure that Li Rizun has not returned from Guangyuan Prefecture will he suddenly launch an attack on Shenglong Palace.
Lang Tan, Liang Ji, Peng Jiu, and Zhou Tong all went out to clear all obstacles for the army.
Ye Sou seems to be indifferent to the army annihilating the surrounding people. This is not in line with the monks' concept of compassion, and it is not even in line with Yun Zheng's own moral concepts. When he and Zhou Tong discussed the battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao, he also expressed his disapproval of the Qin army.
The indiscriminate killing of innocent people expressed great indignation.
Now, when the same situation fell on him, Yun Zheng found that he was able to calmly issue that cruel order, and his subordinates all took it for granted.
I don’t know whether people have changed the way of war, or whether the way of war has changed people. The scene that I hate the most finally happened under my own eyes - that is the indiscriminate killing of innocent people.
Su Xun's face was pale. He had vomited countless times. Especially when he saw Wu Shengjun rushing into the village like a wild beast and carrying out countless corpses of various sizes from inside, his hands were shaking, tears were streaming down his face, and his mouth was constantly trembling.
However, Zhang did not shout the words "Stop!".
"I'm sorry!" Yun Zheng whispered to Su Xun, "I shouldn't have dragged you into this."
"We don't have to kill them, we can just imprison them." Su Xun murmured to himself.
Yun Zheng raised his pale cheeks and looked at Su Xun and said, "You know that won't work. We are now surrounded by enemies on all sides. Did you see that the first moment people in these villages saw us was not to surrender but to resist? If
Letting them escape would be irresponsible for the lives of more than 10,000 people behind us. We have no choice.
Like all the Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty, you are not used to conquest. If you want to conquer, you need to kill. If you can't make them surrender by killing, then you need to continue killing. From ancient times to the present, there are no exceptions.
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has been no such thing as slaughtering cities and surrendering. Those smart Confucian scholars can always find other alternative methods. What works in China will definitely not work here."
Su Xun sighed and said to Yun Zheng, "I feel very uncomfortable. I'm going to take a nap."
"All sins are mine, sir. Have a good sleep. Tomorrow there will be even greater massacres."
Su Xun's feet trembled, but he still straightened his back and walked into his tent.
The old man came over to look at Yun Zheng's face, then looked at Su Xun who had entered the tent, and said strangely: "Who are you mourning for? Is it for those dead Jiaozhi people?"
"No, I just feel uncomfortable!" Yun Zhengqiang smiled to himself and planned to leave.
Ye Sou grabbed Yun Zheng, stared into his eyes and said, "Do you know how my father died?"
Yun Zheng shook his head, he really didn't know.
The old man showed his white teeth and smiled sinisterly: "We were eaten! That year, it rained heavily in the forest for half a year. We ate all the food we could find, and in the end we were about to starve to death.
, everyone asked my father, a sage, for food, and my father said: "There is no food."... Hehehehe..." (To be continued)