It is already late autumn, and it gets colder outside the Great Wall earlier than in the Central Plains. The cold wind from the north blows over the green grass, and the grass is frozen to death in an instant. The picky horse takes a bite, opens its mouth and uses its tongue to push out the hay it has just eaten. Three days.
After not eating, hunger finally replaced pickiness. Although dry grass is unpalatable, there are people who stutter, but if they starve to death, it won't be worth it.
Jingjie also wore a snow-white bear skin cloak, wrapped himself tightly and sat by the river. Obviously his Cuihua's craftsmanship was not as good as Dong Qian's. Although the style was the same, the workmanship was much rougher. On the small table in front of him
There was a teapot and a tea bowl, and the charcoal fire and the kettle were placed together. After boiling for a long time, the water was still not boiling. Jingjia didn't like tea from the beginning to the end, and only had a soft spot for Su Ren's collection of Erguotou. It was a pity that he didn't have it in his hand. At this time, suddenly
Thinking back on it, why did I forget to ask Su Ren to bring two jars of wine when I sent someone there in the morning?
The tea leaves were put in the teacup early, and the wind blew them around in the open teacup. Thorns was not in a hurry, and his head and head movements made his neck stiff. Ever since he promised Su Ren to subdue the Taihang bandits, he has rarely been as relaxed as now. I don't accept it.
The bandits who got up were beaten, and the Huns who were disobedient were beaten. Spending every day on horseback made the thorns a little tiring.
Old Heita raised his hand and pointed into the distance: "Lord Wolf, here we come! I didn't expect that Mr. Su would really dare to come!"
Without even looking at it, Thorns stretched out his hand from his cloak and roasted it on the fire. Only then did he realize that there were many other things besides tea leaves in the tea bowl, so he frowned and poured out the tea leaves reluctantly: "You guys
You prodigal, do you know how expensive this Shu tea is, why did you put it in the tea bowl so early? It's a pity that it all has to be poured out."
The ivy is a short man, and he is wretched, so he is basically the one who takes care of the thorns. Seeing the thorns pouring the tea leaves, he immediately rushes over to pick them up. The thorns get even more angry, and he raises his foot and says: "It's okay for others, but it's okay for others."
This Mr. Su can't do it. This kid has mysophobia. He doesn't want the gold he picked up, let alone the tea he picked up!"
The distance from Mayi City to the river was not very long. Su Ren and others were all riding horses, and they were close in a blink of an eye. When he saw Jingjia's rough face, Su Ren was completely relieved. Hearing Sang Hongyang
When he said it was a horse thief, Su Ren already had some premonitions. However, he was not sure that it was Jingji who was scaring him. Jingji was always cautious and prudent in doing things. He gathered his men in Mayi in such a childish way. If he met an ignorant person,
Report the news to Yanmen Pass, and the Han army will soon surround and kill them.
A circle of sturdy men gathered around the thorns, each with a scimitar hanging from his waist and a halberd in his hand. Behind him were the strongest war horses. On the surface, they looked majestic, but Su Ren still discovered a problem. Because in the camp,
There were very few people walking around, and even the horse thieves on patrol were hunching their necks and holding their hands.
Thorny tossed his cloak and came over with a big smile: "Brother Su, how was my scene? Did it scare you? Hahaha..."
Su Ren ignored him and turned around to ask Huang Shisan to return to Mayi to report the news first, so that everyone would not worry. He threw the reins to Man Niu, his eyes just looking left and right, the expression on his face was not very good, and his brows were deeply furrowed.
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Thorns was helpless: "What's wrong? What are you looking at?"
"Look at your army! Late autumn is when the Huns' livestock is at its most fertile, yet you bring people here for me to review. I have to give you some face. Why am I here, and the troops and horses for the review are not ready yet?"
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"Review? What review?"
"It's what you call the school inspector, looking at your strength and the might of your soldiers and horses, what? Just these few people are here to show off, and the others are just messed up?"
Thorns laughed: "Those are my soldiers and horses, why should I show them to you?"
"Why are you doing this if you don't want to show me? Standing outside Mayi City is scary? Do you know how much money I have lost in the past few days? I will scare you to death if I tell you!"
Jingjia still smiled: "Say, I will compensate you!"
"This is what you said! Man Niu, bring the account book to our Lord Jinglang to see!"
The tea was not very good, and the wind was strong by the river. In front of Su Ren, the majestic wolf master seemed to have changed into a different person. Mr. Su's sarcasm, his wolf master responded with a smile, and even gave it to him personally.
When Mr. Su poured tea, he felt like a dwarf. But this Mr. Su was unyielding, and his words became increasingly harsh and harsh.
Old Heita couldn't stand listening anymore and wanted to step forward, but Fei Yaozi gently pulled him and shook his head at Old Heita. Old Heita sighed and stood back in his team.
Su Ren took a sip of tea, took a deep breath, put away his sarcastic face, looked at the group of big men standing behind the thorns, and asked: "How many people are there?"
Thorny leaned back and leaned back comfortably on the chair: "About thirty thousand, all young and strong, and all of them have killed people! However, there are still almost fifty thousand women and children left in the mountains. You have to find a way to properly resettle these people.
It can’t be done by relying on us.”
"Why don't you go down the mountain? The original village should still be there. I can explain to the emperor that bygones are bygones and send someone to take care of it."
Thorns shook his head: "You can't go back. Once you are a thief, you will always be a thief. Even if you go down the mountain, you will be looked down upon. What's more, those people are used to living in the mountain and will not adapt to being restrained by others."
Su Ren nodded: "Then what are you going to do? Have all the things you grabbed during this period been sent to the mountains?"
Jingjia smiled: "I'm not you. I don't have the ability to reach heaven and earth. I can only rely on brute force to solve the problem."
"Let's do this. I'll tell Lao Cui and ask the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce to find something to do for those people. It's impossible to get rich, at least not to starve to death."
Jingjia said: "That's what I mean. Come on, I'll take tea instead of wine and thank you in advance."
Lao Heita and others behind the two people's conversation heard clearly. They knew what was going on with the old and weak people who stayed in the mountains. They thought it was a difficult problem, but they didn't expect that this young man would take it over with just a few words.
, it sounded like the Wolf Lord was very satisfied with this person’s actions. The four of them looked at each other. Although they still doubted Su Ren, they believed in the Wolf Lord’s judgment.
The ivy served more diligently, and whenever Su Ren's cup was empty, he immediately stepped forward to refill it. Su Ren turned to look at the ivy, and said to the thorns: "Where to go next? I heard that the Huns nearby have been almost destroyed by you.
If you go further, you will have to go further. I suggest you go west along the Great Wall. If you encounter a situation that you cannot cope with, there is still room for change."
Thorny smiled: "Don't worry about this. We have brought two thousand horses this time. Can you eat them?"
"Only two thousand horses? I thought it must be at least ten thousand!"
Jingjia couldn't laugh or cry: "We are horse thieves, why don't you even let our horses go?"
Su Ren smiled: "Two thousand horses is two thousand horses. After the delivery, you can either ask for money or exchange for food. But as I said before, the cost of supporting the women and children in the Taihang Mountains must also come from your seizures!"
"Okay! It's fun to do business with you! Now that we've finished talking about the business, we can talk properly."
Jingjing's work efficiency is still very high. It only took half a year to gather the Taihang Mountain bandits together with a pair of fists. He also pulled out a team of 30,000 people. As long as they were allowed to roam the grassland for a year, they would definitely be defeated.
It will become a thorn in the heart of the Xiongnu. These people are what Su Ren hates the most. He wants to make the Xiongnu exhausted and focus on dealing with horse thieves.
Su Ren is still very optimistic about the combat power of the thorns' servants. As long as they don't encounter the main force of the Xiongnu, they will have no problem dealing with the small tribes. Moreover, the grassland area is vast, and sometimes there will be no people even after walking for dozens of miles. This is
This gave them the most advantageous guarantee of survival. As long as the 30,000 people of Thorns roamed the grasslands, the Huns would not dare to go all out to fight against the big men.
Of course, there are risks in doing so. If the thorns grow to an unparalleled level that day, they may have other ideas. That's why Su Ren will help them take care of the women and children in Taihang Mountain and provide logistical support. So
The purpose of this is to control this group of horse thieves. If it reaches the point where they must be eliminated, as long as the supply is cut off, this group of horse thieves will disappear in a short time.
Thorns didn't see Su Ren's sinister intentions, and rough guys like Lao Heita didn't know it even more. When two thousand war horses entered Mayi, the horse thieves on the other side of the river left Mayi with grain and other supplies. As for
Su Ren did not tell the origins of these people. Those who knew the inside story did not ask, and those who did not know the inside story did not dare to ask.
The city of Mayi returned to its former prosperity, and it was on tenterhooks for several days, which seriously affected the business of Mayi. The momentum accumulated in the past few days completely exploded on the first day of the city's opening. The shouting on the streets was so loud that Su Ren was noisy.
He felt a little irritable. Ying Guangji and Mo Yu hadn't come back yet. Su Ren didn't care about their life or death, he only cared about where they went or what they went to do.
After Su Ren's guidance, the soup cakes made by the old Feng Family Soup Cake Shop became more and more delicious. A large bowl of wide soup cakes was topped with a spoonful of crispy pork and sprinkled with some green vegetables.
As soon as it is cooked in hot oil, the aroma comes out immediately. Lao Feng is a very good businessman. His soup cakes not only taste good, but also come in large quantities, which is very affordable for porters who rely on their strength to make money.
.So when it’s time for dinner, Lao Feng’s Soup Cake Shop is always overcrowded.
Su Ren was sitting near the street. Huang Shisan and Man Niu across from him had already finished a large bowl of soup cakes. Su Ren's bowl still had more than half of it. Huang Shisan glanced at Su Ren, and Su Ren directly
He pushed the remaining soup cake and bowl to him, making Man Niu envious.
Seeing that Su Ren had finished eating, Old Feng brought a bowl of noodle soup over and gently placed it in front of Su Ren: "Sir, today's meal is not delicious?"
Su Ren smiled and shook his head: "Very good, I just haven't had much appetite these days."
"Oh! In this case, sir, you should be more careful. I heard that the Holy Medical Church has received several patients with gastrointestinal problems in the past few days, and they are all Huns. I don't know what unclean things they have eaten.
"Lao Feng smiled: "But sir, don't worry, the food here is very clean. What you eat is cooked by Lao Chan himself, so there will definitely be no problems." (To be continued)
