Ayinong is Lu Yi's father and the clan leader of Wujiawan. For some unknown reason, Ayinong actually married a Han woman, Lu Yi's mother. This incident made Su Ren and Sima Xiangru very upset.
I was surprised. Normally, Bo women were brought back by the Han to be concubines or servants. It was totally wrong for a Bo to marry a Han.
Ayinong could speak Chinese, which was taught by Luyi's mother. When he met Su Ren, Ayinong did not show the hatred that other Bo people had towards Han people, but imitated the behavior of Han people and bowed his hands in greetings.
"The Sushi people came to deliver food to us despite the hardships. I am very grateful. I heard from my daughter that the Sushi people were ordered by the prefect to allow us Bo people to enter the Han region to make a living?"
Ayinong is only thirty-seven and seventy-eight, not as old as Sima Xiangru, but the vicissitudes of life have left deep marks on his face. If Lu Yi hadn't mentioned it, anyone would have thought that this man was at least in his fifties.
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Su Ren nodded slightly: "It's true that the Bo land is hard and the governor doesn't want the Bo people to continue to suffer, so he specially ordered me to come down and convince the clan leader to lead the Bo people to move to Shu County and become my Han people. From then on, we are a family."
Ayinong said with a smile: "It is indeed a good thing. Our ancestors of the Bo people wanted to enter the then Shu Kingdom hundreds of years ago. Unfortunately, things went against their wishes. Over the years, the Bo people have lived a hard life, facing Yelang, South Vietnam, and
You Han people, we are struggling to survive. If we can enter Shu County, God will give us Bo people a chance to survive. Thank you to the prefect and Su Shipu."
"Clan leader, you're welcome. In that case, I wonder when the clan leader will leave?"
"Well! Let us discuss it. Hundreds of villages, big and small, must be invaded. Faced with the sudden good deeds, everyone must know about it!" Ayinong smiled bitterly: "The Su Shipu also knows, so
How you Han people have treated us Bo people in recent years, it's not surprising that some people are opposed to it. I need to mediate, which will take some time. Su Shipu can stay here with me, and it won't be too late to leave after we have discussed it."
Ayinong asked people to free up a thatched hut as a place for Han people like Su Ren to live. Perhaps because Wujiawan is located in a remote location, it suffered less harassment from Han people. Compared with the Bo people in Mapingba, the people here were less hostile to Han people.
His attitude was pretty good. Every day when dinner was served, there would always be many Bo children gathering around Su Ren's room.
Holding the flour cake with dried meat in his hand, Su Ren couldn't take a bite when looking at the children whose chests were soaked with saliva. Under normal circumstances, the flour cake was divided into dozens of large and small pieces and given away.
To the children of the Bo people. Those children got the meaty flour cakes and ran back to their homes happily, leaving Su Ren with a sad face.
Lu Yi smiled and said to Su Ren: "At this time, you seem to have become a good person again. Your expression in the past few days has been disgusting."
"Hey! I'm a soft-hearted person, and I don't want to see others suffer. Otherwise, I wouldn't come to your land. It would be great to stay comfortably in Chengdu. Even eating a noodle cake here would be embarrassing."
"Hmph! The words that come out of your mouth always sound weird!"
Su Ren glanced at Lu Yi. Lu Yi put on Bo people's clothes, all in black, and wrapped her hair with a long black cloth. Without the colorful decorations, she was much simpler.
"Tell me? What are you doing here today? Has your father already convinced the other clan leaders and is ready to leave?"
"It's not that easy! You Han people have done so many bad things to us Bo people. How can you convince them with just a few words? My father asked me to inform you that all the clan leaders who have been summoned will arrive in the afternoon. My father wants you to participate too."
, it depends on whether it succeeds this time, I hope you seize the opportunity."
"Okay, be sure to arrive on time!"
Su Ren also met some of the clan leaders who came from various places in the past few days. These people are not far from Wujiawan and are basically villages far away from the Han region. They are very active in allowing the Han people to enter Shu County. These people
They were less oppressed by the Han people, so it is not surprising that they acted like this. The most difficult thing to deal with was the Bo people who came from afar, and they were the biggest victims.
All kinds of people have arrived at Ayinong's house. Their attitudes toward Su Ren range from hot to cold. As an envoy from the Han region, Su Ren sits next to Ayinong, and Lu Yi is Su Ren's translator. This is a scene.
In formal conversations, Su Ren was serious and faced every clan leader with a smile. Regardless of whether the other party was smiling or hating, he treated them equally.
First, Ayinong, as the convener, introduced Su Ren and explained the purpose of Su Ren's coming and the fact that they were allowed to enter Shu County. What Ayinong said was very touching, and he was moved to tears.
It resonated with many Bo people.
Just when everyone was deeply moved, a burly man stood up from the back of the crowd and began to chatter.
Lu Yi quickly translated: "He is the clan leader of Guanjiaping. He said that you Han people cannot be trusted. He also sent people to allow us to enter the Han Dynasty, but in the end he captured their people and went to the mines to work as coolies. Now they cannot live without seeing anyone die."
Without seeing the corpse, he also said that you Han people are the most cunning, and if you cheat us again this time, the Bo people will be completely finished!"
Su Ren smiled and glanced at Lu Yi: "He's talking about you, right?"
Lu Yi glared at Su Ren and ignored him.
After the man finished speaking, many people nodded. Some people were very angry. While talking, they looked at Su Ren, and their eyes almost caught up with the knife.
Lu Yi, the translator, was quite qualified and translated the words of those people to Su Ren verbatim. It can be heard from this that these people basically come from villages close to the Han Dynasty, and they are also the group of people who have suffered the greatest losses. The main issue of the denunciation
, is the mine. Su Ren has understood that if he wants to solve the problem of the Bo people, the Meng family's mine is a stumbling block in front of him.
Ayinong tried to stop them many times, but failed to interrupt these people's accusations. He looked at Su Ren sheepishly. Su Ren responded with a slight smile, indicating that it was okay. For half an hour, those people became more and more excited as they talked.
, some people even suggested killing this group of people and completely quarreling with the Han people. Even if the Bo people were all dead, the Han people could not be trusted.
Seeing that Su Ren had no expression, Lu Yi became a little anxious and tugged at the corner of Su Ren's clothes: "If you don't speak, your lives may not be guaranteed!"
Su Ren winked at Lu Yi and made a face: "So you care about me so much? Are you attracted to me?"
Lu Yi's face turned red immediately, and he did not retort, but just pinched Su Ren's waist hard.
"Oops!" A scream interrupted those who were making accusations. Everyone's eyes turned to Su Ren. Lu Yi quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at the crowd anymore.
"Ahem, hehehe!" Su Ren held his waist that was pinched by Lu Yi and apologized again and again: "Everyone, continue, as the victim, you have the right to express your opinions!"
The scene suddenly became deserted. Those Bo people who were in high spirits glared angrily, and some of them had already reached out to touch the weapons on their waists.
"Ahem!" Ayinong coughed and said in Bo language: "Everyone, you have almost said it. Since Su Shifu, as the representative of the prefect of Shu County, can also be regarded as the envoy of the Han Dynasty, it is not too late to listen to his opinions.
!Even if someone dies, it was not Su Shipu’s fault. At least we will give them a chance to argue and don’t let the Han people look down on us!”
Only then did everyone hold back their anger. Ayinong signaled to Su Ren that he could speak, and then glanced at his daughter behind Su Ren, who had her head lowered. She sat there with a solemn face, not knowing what she was thinking.
Su Ren looked around, first bowed his hands and saluted, and then said: "I just heard what you said, there are two things that I think are obstacles between us Han people and you, I won't say much, I will finish it soon!
Little gold, bring it up!"
Lu Yi pushed behind him. Lu Yi quickly translated Su Ren's words.
Hawking entered the door holding a piece of silk, unfolded it in front of everyone, and pulled it up one by one with Huang Shisan so that everyone could see clearly.
"This is a map of Shu County. This is your land. This is Chengdu. This is called Dujiangyan. It is not far from Chengdu and not far from Yelang. The water of the Minjiang River is divided here, and part of it flows through Chengdu, and part of it enters the Minjiang River.
At that time, Li Bing, the governor of Shu County in the Qin State, built Dujiangyan with the purpose of benefiting the people of Chengdu. Although it is located in a mountainous area, there is also a large area of fertile farmland, but because it is a bit remote, the Han people are not willing to cultivate it."
"I know that the Bo people like to farm, so I asked for this land from the prefect. When you enter Shu County, you will be resettled here. At the same time, the prefect promised that each household will be allocated land on a per capita basis, with ten acres per person and ten households.
You can share one ox and seeds and farm tools, but you don't need to pay taxes to the court within three years. As long as you are willing, this will be your home from now on, and you will be registered and registered to become Han Chinese.
Enjoy the same treatment as the Han people."
"In addition, Bo men are familiar with the mountains. The Sichuan area is very mountainous and the surrounding trade roads are extremely difficult to travel. Merchants in Sichuan need guides to travel on the trade routes. This is also a way to make money. As a market leader, I have formulated regulations.
Every time the Bo people who lead the caravans get interest ranging from a hundred to a thousand yuan, I am a big man and the prices are not high. One stone of grain and rice is only eight yuan. You can calculate what kind of life you will live!"
"As for the mine, I have made an agreement with Tang Meng, the captain of Shu County. Any Bo people who are willing to come back to Shu County with me will have their families immediately released. If there is any damage, the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce will compensate everyone, including compensation for death.
One thousand coins, five hundred coins for each injured person. As for those who are unwilling to follow me to Shu County, I'm sorry, I can't help it, because you are not Han people, and as a Han official, I have no obligation to take care of them."
"Okay, that's the end of what I'm saying. Let's discuss where to go!" In full view of everyone, Su Ren took Huo Jin and Huang Shisan out of Ayinong's house. A group of stunned Bo clan chiefs were left behind.
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Walking to the door, Su Ren suddenly turned around: "By the way, I will go back in three days. You'd better decide as soon as possible! Farewell!" (To be continued)
