Chapter 98 Are you willing to become a lonely citizen?
Xiguo's tribute of snowflake salt to the princes of Zhuxia caused a sensation in the entire imperial capital.
Countless nobles read the list of tributes, and then they understood that the snowflake salt was a specialty of the ancient Eastern Wilderness country that the fungi said. It was clearly a product of the Zhuxia dynasty.
These fungus people are so cunning. They deceived countless noble people in the imperial capital in one winter. It is really abominable!
On the second day after the list came out, the large and small caravans that were originally regarded as guests by the nobles became street rats that everyone yelled at overnight, and all the nobles were ashamed to associate with these fungi.
At the first time, some noble people were anxious and asked around for news about snowflake salt.
After learning that the snowflake salt was supplied every month, and that ten stones of snowflake salt were produced every month, the nobles in the imperial capital knew what was going on.
If snowflake salt is really rare and extinct, then it is understandable for top Qi refiners to take action. They travel thousands of miles a day and arrive in Xidu in an instant to buy snowflake salt. However, if it can be supplied for a long time, then snowflake salt is just a luxury product, which will not cause any problems at all.
Big shot ideas.
There is no powerful Qi practitioner who is not in a high position and is already very busy, so it is impossible for him to worry about the exquisite salt.
Even the Blue Bird Envoy, as the top spiritual bird in the world, if it was not sent by the emperor, how could it go all the way to the southern barbarian land to run errands for the small vassal kingdoms!
Just let the caravans do the trafficking. Although the speed is slow and the losses on the road are not small, this is what merchants do, and this is to make the best use of everything.
Qi Refiners are at a high level, and they cannot be dispatched for ordinary things. For things like trafficking goods, except for people who have just stepped into the first-level Qi Refiners, no one will lower themselves to do such things.
As a result, countless caravans set out from the imperial capital or a certain vassal state, rushing towards the direction of Xidu.
All the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit, and all the bustle in the world is for profit. The city is unknowingly emitting a golden light, attracting countless merchants who want to make a fortune.
Yao Yun, who is far away in Xidu, naturally does not understand the situation in the imperial capital, but he can guess that, so he is in a good mood these days. In addition to practicing all day long, he plays with Tiangu Erha and giant panda Yaoyao Yunyun. His life is very good.
Carefree.
One winter passed, Erha grew very fast, and was about the same size as an ordinary lynx, but with a tiger-like head and a tiger-like head, just like a colorful cerebellum!
Yaoyao and Yunyun have grown up a lot, becoming more and more round and naive.
Yao Yun put two pieces of iron in front of and behind the two little guys. The two little guys immediately hugged the iron pieces and gnawed on them with joy. Yao Yun was a little worried at first, but after hearing the clicking sound, the hard iron
There was actually a missing corner in the mine.
Looking at the two little guys again, their faces were filled with enjoyment, and they would chirp back from time to time.
Yao Yun saw how much he enjoyed eating and how delicious it was, and he couldn't help but have the urge to taste the iron pieces with them.
"A veritable iron-eating beast!"
Yao Yun was greatly surprised. He had asked the second elder Wu Tong before. Ordinary iron-eating beasts cannot eat iron. They can only eat meat, bamboo, bamboo shoots, and vegetables, and only ferocious beast-level iron-eating beasts can.
A true iron-eating beast.
The iron-eating beast once sat by the great god Chi You fed on iron ore every day.
Yao Yun does not expect his little cub to be comparable to the mount of Chi You. His requirements are not high. The first is cuteness, and the second is fierceness. Just have both!
Just when Yao Yun was feeding iron pieces to the giant pandas Yaoyao and Yunyun, Xiaocao came over.
"Your Majesty, Commander Cangman has returned from the mine and is waiting for you at the Council Hall."
When Yao Yun heard this, he immediately handed the three little ones to Xiaocao and went directly to the Yizheng Hall without changing his clothes.
Cangman came back this time, naturally to collect tribute from the barbarian tribes. This has the same meaning as Yao Yun sending tribute to Zhu Xiazi.
But obviously the barbarian tribes don't understand the rules even more.
In previous years, if Xidu's strength was unprecedentedly strong, enough to intimidate the barbarians, the barbarian tribes would obediently send tributes under Xidu's lewd force. But today, as Xidu's power has weakened, the barbarian tribes will not send tributes honestly.
Winter and spring are the lean years, and the barbarian tribes are in full swing of hunting. They don't even have time to enjoy it for their own people. How could they think of sending tribute to the king of Xidu?
For several days, seven or eight small tribes were afraid of Xidu and took the initiative to send tributes. A total of one deer, two muntjacs, six hares, eight pheasants, as well as various miscellaneous animal skins and herbs.
Among them, what surprised Yao Yun the most was the Leopard tribe, which gave the most, including a deer, two hares, various animal skins and herbs.
Although this is not in line with the amount of tribute that a mid-level barbarian tribe would pay, Yao Yun is generally quite satisfied considering that the Leopard tribe has been miserable this year and has taken the initiative to pay tribute.
It is precisely because of this that after Yao Yun entered the political hall, Hao Shan, who was working in the mine, appeared next to Cang Man.
"Meet the king!"
Everyone fell to the ground and Yao Yun walked straight up to the throne and sat down before letting everyone get up.
Yao Yun looked at the bamboo slip on the case, then picked it up and took a look. The bamboo slip recorded Haoshan's performance in the mine. Yao Yun glanced at it twice, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, Haoshan, you are very good and you work very seriously."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. It's an honor to serve you!" Haoshan was so excited when he heard that Your Majesty praised him in public.
He originally admired the king and thought it was amazing that the king could keep such a huge city in order and make the people have enough to eat. Later, he worked in a mine and listened to slaves and ghosts singing about the king every day.
Now he worshiped King Xidu even more.
Haoshan was already extremely moved to receive praise from the king, but what the king said next shocked him even more.
"Haoshan, are you willing to join Xidu and become a citizen of Xidu. Gu means the people who truly belong to Gu. If you want to hunt, Gu will let you join the Xidu army and guard Xidu on a regular basis every month.
Go into the mountains to hunt and hone your skills.
If you want to cultivate the land, you can also follow the farmers. After you learn how to cultivate the land, you can give it to the land for cultivation. After that, you can reclaim the land. You will have no worries about food and drink in the future, marry a wife and have children."
Yao Yun said it casually, but when it fell on Hao Shan's ears, he was undoubtedly shocked like a thunder, with a look of disbelief on his face, and he stood there stupidly.
Even Cang Man and the guards on the side looked surprised and looked at this lucky barbarian Haoshan with envy.
Others don't know the details of Haoshan, but Yao Yun knows it. He has a keen eye and knows people, and he can see everything about Haoshan.
Haoshan: Fanatic worship; second-grade root and bone qualifications, mediocre mental qualifications, full of qi and blood, strong muscles and strong bones.
Ordinary warriors with first-grade root bones may not necessarily be able to become a Qi Refiner, but it is not difficult for those with second-grade Gen Bone qualifications to become a Qi Refiner. Once everything is done, you can step into the world of Qi Refiners!
In the winter, Yao Yun had wanted to conquer Haoshan. However, because he didn't understand the other party, Yao Yun did not take action rashly. However, he did not expect to throw the other party into the mine to work hard. Not only did the other party not feel resentful, but his goodwill doubled, and he actually changed his mind.
Became a cult!
This is exactly the weird thing!
Yao Yun knew that the favorability of people with a keen eye was very changeable. He had seen many different favorability degrees, but this was the first time he saw the fanatical admiration.
Yao Yun was a little surprised by the sudden appearance of die-hard fans, but it didn't matter. The most important thing was that Yao Yun felt that the time was completely ripe to conquer him!
Then, Yao Yun asked Haoshan, who was almost dumbfounded: