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Chapter 171 Looting
He Lingjiang was puzzled by what he said, put down the teacup and asked suspiciously, "Why did the old patriarch say that?"

The old patriarch sighed, and they were indeed generous when they stayed in the village this time.Moreover, he saw that this group of Da Zhou people were not that kind of arrogant people, and their behavior was quite polite.

The lady Liu in front of her was also a rare person from Da Zhou who could say a few words to him, so he had the heart to say a few words.

"Liu Niangzi doesn't know that the territory of Nanzhao has not been stable recently. Most of the merchants who did business and trade in Da Zhou were robbed by the local area, and even more seriously, they even lost their lives because of it."

"The territory of Nanzhao is not safe now. It's better for Lady Liu's line to turn around quickly."

He Lingjiang didn't care, and his expression didn't change: "There are many people in the green forest who have robbed their homes. There are also many such people in Dazhou."

"However, it would be a pity if you were to give up eating because of choking, and turn around here."

"No." The old patriarch looked solemn and sighed deeply, "I'll tell Lady Liu directly..."

"There are indeed many looters in this world, but here in Nanzhao, now they only target the people of Dazhou to loot..."

Dazhou is a big country, the country is prosperous and the people are safe. The merchants who trade with Nanzhao are also rich and have little assets, so they are a good target to start with.

And although they often trade, they are naturally not as familiar with the topography of Nanzhao as the locals. If they grab something, drill into the woods and turn a few turns, the people of Dazhou will be hard to find.

It turned out to be targeting the people of Da Zhou to grab it?
He Lingjiang heard the words, frowning slightly: "In this case, will the Nanzhao court just ignore it?"

The merchants of Dazhou came to trade, which also greatly promoted the prosperity of Nanzhao, which has many benefits to the prosperity of Nanzhao and people's livelihood.

If the merchants who came here to do business were robbed blindly, everyone would have lingering fears and would not dare to come here again. The merchants are getting scarcer and the trade is gradually withering. This is not a good thing for the Nanzhao court.

"Liu Niangzi is right, and the court naturally understands..." The old patriarch shook his head, "But, you also know that there are many tribes here in Nanzhao..."

"Although all ethnic groups belong to the same country today, if the imperial court wants to reach out and take care of it everywhere, it may not be able to take care of it."

He Lingjiang asked again: "What about the tribes? Do these tribes just let the looting happen?"

If there is no trade between the Zhou people, the tribes can only rest on their laurels.

She had heard that the Nanzhao clans also fought from time to time. Once they stood still, the neighboring tribes became increasingly prosperous in their trade exchanges. After this battle, they would definitely lose out.

The old patriarch also had a serious look on his face. He wanted to say something, but he could only shake his head and sigh: "The tribe is also powerless..."

He didn't say anything else, but judging from the look on his hesitantly speaking, He Lingjiang could see that something was wrong.

With a calm expression on her face, she raised her hand and poured another bowl of tea for herself and the old patriarch: "Since I entered the stockade yesterday, I feel that the scenery here is very good. I wonder how many years the Aning Ministry has been here?"

When it comes to the existence of the Aning tribe, the old patriarch became very interested and even a little complacent: "Our Aning tribe can be regarded as the rather ancient one among the many tribes in Nanzhao. For nearly 200 years..."

"Rooted in this stockade, there are as many as hundreds of years..."

He Lingjiang listened and nodded slightly: "In this way, the Aning Ministry has a long tradition."

She raised her head and looked at the villagers who were not far away, either washing clothes or chatting, and said with emotion: "This place is like a paradise, and the villagers are happy and happy, but it is very desirable..."

"Hey..." Speaking of this, the old patriarch felt sadness in his heart, "It's just fun in the midst of suffering."

"A wind and rain two days ago blew over the roof tiles of many people, and even the ancestral hall was damaged due to the broken roof tiles and branches."

"Don't look at how happy they are laughing now. After repairing the house, the money is a lot tighter."

The old patriarch shook his head: "That is, the money in the village is taken out to pay tribute, and I don't have enough money. If not, I can help them more..."

Having said that, he kept his mouth shut.

However, He Lingjiang's heart was moved, tribute?

It seems that this tribe's dissatisfaction with turning a blind eye to the looting of Zhou people has something to do with this tribute, right?

Since Nanzhao was a vassal of Dazhou, he had been blessed by Dazhou for many years, and the annual tribute was naturally indispensable.

Where did this tribute come from?
It can't be the Nanzhao royal family alone, it must be apportioned to the various tribes.

Before she set off from Linchuan, she ordered people to collect relevant information about Nanzhao. The spring tribute that Da Zhou asked Nanzhao to offer this year was two more points than in previous years.

These two points are naturally divided among the tribes.

I can't complain. In the past, there was no such frequent looting between Dazhou merchants and Nanzhao, but now this happened repeatedly.

How could it be good before, but now suddenly powerless?

I'm afraid these tribes don't want to care, and even have a little idea of ​​​​wanting a piece of the pie, right?

He Lingjiang thought of what Cui Shu said again.

The territory of Nanzhao is so unstable, and various tribes have quite a few criticisms of Dazhou. No wonder that in recent days, there have been frequent frictions between Nanzhao and Dazhou at the border of Annan.

She was curious, the An Ning Department actually accepted her group of people like this, without giving birth to other thoughts?

They are a group of people who have a lot of money with them, and they travel by car and horse. This way, it is not that they have not encountered those who want to rob their homes, but they are just repelled.

The vigilant look on her face was undisguised, even though the old patriarch was over sixty years old, these old eyes could see clearly.

He couldn't help laughing: "Liu Niangzi, don't worry, our Aning Ministry has set rules since our ancestors, not to rob passers-by, not to commit robbing, looting, or killing people."

"There are no other tribes in these four miles and eight villages. They are safer than the Aning Department."

Their line of Dazhou people, the clothes of the carriages and horses, and the money they took out for the night, put them in a remote and poor tribe like them, and it is inevitable that they will not make people jealous.

But even if you want to grab it, you have to weigh yourself.

This group of Zhou people wore swords on their bodies, and the guards and entourages were also strictly guarded. If the people in the village wanted to take people down, it was not easy.

Besides, the lodging fees they paid out were already very abundant, so why would they risk their lives to do this?
He Lingjiang smiled and said, "I made the old patriarch laugh. It's really the things you said about looting merchants that suddenly startled me."

"It doesn't matter." The old patriarch waved his hand, "It's good to be more vigilant when you travel outside."

Regardless of the clan rules or the situation, their Aning tribe would not do this kind of looting, but the other tribes might not be so.

(End of this chapter)