Bad people in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 239 Snow White Salt Lake
Not to mention Tian Hao's refining and understanding of Xue Ji and Tao Te Ching, Chi Songzi Wu Yazi and others on the other side agreed to send Mu Xuzi to the Qin State and borrowed his own connections to go to Longxi. Get in touch with Huang Tianhou and Baiyue Hou.

If possible, it would be best to meet Mr. Qin Zizheng.

The relationship with Mu Xuzi was still very strong. As soon as he arrived in Xianyang, he got a letter of introduction and transferred to Longxi. He even caught up with a group of Baiyue people who were migrating.

This era is no different than modern times. The migration of people is very troublesome. Even if Tian Hao kept all the horses, cattle and donkeys captured from Zhao Kingdom and South Korea to assist, it was still very slow, and the migration has not been completed yet.

But fortunately, most of the young people have passed away, and they have completed the land reclamation and spring plowing there.

The seeds have been planted. As long as you persist until the first harvest, it will basically be stable and take root.

"Old man, why are you so happy when you have left your hometown?"

Riding a horse close to the convoy, Mu Xuzi asked a smiling old man.

He knew that these were people who had migrated thousands of miles from Baiyue. The journey was not short, and they had also left their hometown and given up everything in their hometown.

"My three sons wrote a letter. They were allocated a cow and two horses in Longxi. Now they have opened up a large area of ​​land, which is ten times more than what we originally had. Now we don't have to go hungry. And over there We don’t have to pay taxes, and the food grown belongs to us.”

The father-in-law took out a piece of paper from his arms as if to show off. It was a letter written by his three sons. Although he could not read, he could let others interpret it and understand the meaning.

Mu Xuzi took the piece of paper and read the Chinese text. It was indeed a letter from home. It probably meant that a large piece of land was opened there. The size of the land was not specified, except that it was ten times larger than the previous one.

It's a very simple and unpretentious letter from home. If nothing else, the land created from wasteland is a real deal.

Although he was not born as a commoner, he also knew the importance of land to the people. If he could cultivate a large area of ​​land, he would not have to worry about it.

"This is not an animal skin!"

Suddenly he noticed something was wrong with the letter itself. He thought it was animal skin before, but after taking a closer look, he found that it was not and the feel was wrong.

Resisting the urge to tear it open and examine it, Mu Xuzi returned the letter to the old man and said with a smile: "It does say that we have reclaimed a field that is ten times larger than before, and it also says that we will continue to reclaim it and build a yard. I also said that I miss you very much."

Listening to Mu Xuzi's words, the old man smiled even brighter, revealing his old yellow teeth that were about to fall out.

"Don't you miss your hometown after moving so far away?"

Mu Xuzi asked again, the feeling of leaving one's hometown is not pleasant. He had no choice but to join Taoism back then, and it was considered a kind of leaving one's hometown. This time he went back to take a look, and he found that things had changed, even those he had known before. No one can recognize themselves.

"How can we not think about it, but it's useless no matter how much we think about it. South Korea in the north wants to bully us, and Chu State in the south also wants to bully us. There is no way to survive if we stay.

Although His Highness the Crown Prince led us to win the battle, South Korea and Chu, who have great undertakings, can afford to lose, but we cannot afford to lose, so we have no choice but to leave.

Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave us a way to survive, gave up the opportunity to become king, and brought us to Qin to live. "

An old man next to him sighed and said, which made the people around him look bad.

No one wants to leave their hometown to make a living, and this migration is a helpless move.

Mu Xuzi could see the helplessness of everyone. Putting himself in his shoes, Baiyue really had no way out. It was sandwiched between South Korea and Chu. The last time they were attacked by both countries, they were attacked from both sides. It was a miracle that they were not destroyed.

"Is it true that there is no tax on farming in Longxi? I ​​remember there seem to be a lot of troops there. What do they eat if there is no harvested food?"

Then he asked another question. He had heard about some things in Longxi before, and there was indeed a saying that there was no tax collection.

Taxation is the foundation of a country. Without taxation, there is no way to survive.

"I heard that they buy grain from us people. We keep enough rations, and the excess grain must be sold. Otherwise, leaving it at home will not only attract rats, but it will also get moldy and spoil."

The old man happened to know something about this, but he only knew a rough idea. He didn't know the details. He had to go through it before he could find out.

"Converting grain into coins does lead to better storage."

Mu Xuzi suddenly realized that if this was the case, it would make sense. But did Gong Zizheng and Huang Tianhou have so much money?

This must be someone else's secret. These people must not know it. Maybe they can figure it out if they go there and see for themselves.

What Mu Xuzi didn't know was that Tianze was leading his army to attack the future source of wealth, which were the salt lakes.

Thanks to the fact that all the Qiang and Di tribes here had been transferred away from their youth in the previous war, the remaining people had no choice but to move to the west and escape after hearing that the front line was defeated and the entire army was wiped out. The army led by Tianze barely encountered them. What resistance.

“Very clean salt!”

He squatted down and grabbed a handful of salt from the lake water, looked at it, and even twisted a little and put it in his mouth to taste. Although the taste was bitter, Tianze smiled happily.

Such a large salt lake is almost inexhaustible. It can bring them a steady stream of wealth. Not only can they survive this year, but it can also be used for various constructions in the future, such as the opening of roads. All connected.

Not long after, the machine black bird flew over, and before Yan Lingji could land, she excitedly jumped down from above, holding two one-foot-long fish in her hands.

"It's a big lake, like the sea, and there are many fish in it."

She was bored at the mining base, so she and some of her best friends drove the black bird over to assist the army in advancing. She just turned to the big lake to the north to take a look. It was a very big lake, with endless fish as far as the eye could see. There are also many.

"If we win these two places, we will have no worries this year."

The smile on his face became even thicker. He also knew that Qin's own grain surplus was not large and could not be supplied in unlimited quantities. It was also impossible for other vassal states to sell grain to Qin, so the grain they obtained from Qin was bound to be limited.

At that time, Brother Tian proposed two strategies for him. One was to grab food from the Qiang Di side, and the other was to capture all the lakes here.

Although most of the lakes here are salty, there are also fish schools. Brother Tian even suggested that when he has time in the future, he would send people to the sea to find suitable fish species to cultivate and expand the size of the fish schools.

In addition, you can also block the exits according to some concave terrains and artificially shape lakes for fish farming.

In this way, they can have a steady stream of catches and reduce the pressure on food.

Now that there is such a large lake, it is enough to feed the people of Baiyue, so there is one less constraint.

"Don't be careless. According to the information we got from the Qiang and Di people, most of the fish here grow slowly and cannot be overfished. If they are really extinct, there will be no food left."

The King of Hundred Poisons took a fish from Yan Lingji and observed it carefully. He also saw that the growth rate of this fish was not very good. It was okay for a short period of time, but if he kept catching it and eating it, he would become extinct sooner or later.

"You really need to pay attention, and send someone to study it to see what these fish eat. If you can get it nearby, get more of it. If they eat well, we can get more fish."

Tianze also agrees with this concept. They will not do anything to catch fish in the lake. After all, this will be their home from now on, and they have to use their own things leisurely.

"Someone has been sent over."

The King of Hundred Poisons responded that Brother Tian had specifically told him to try his best to turn the naturally growing fish into artificially cultured fish, so that he could get more.

"The Qin State is truly blessed to have a talent like Brother Tian."

After finishing his work, the exorcist walked over and looked at the salt lake and couldn't help but sigh.

Although he has no interest in this aspect, he can understand Brother Tian's plan for this salt lake.

As long as the salt here is sold in large quantities to other countries, they can defeat the salt merchants of various countries at low prices. In the long run, they can monopolize the salt of various countries. Once the Qin State goes to war with other countries in the future, as long as the sale of salt is cut off, it will be able to help all countries. Create a lot of problems,
Even if countries want to restart the salt industry by then, it will take a long time.

This alone can create a huge advantage for Qin. It would be unreasonable for Qin to fail to dominate the world in the future.

"When did you get such a set of armor? It looks a bit heroic."

Yan Lingji, who was killing and grilling fish, looked at the ferocious armor on the corpse exorcist with curiosity.

Putting on this set of armor actually gave him a domineering look, especially the helmet.

"Brother Tian helped me design it. He said this is called the Lich King suit. And this Frostmourne is a set with my Snowmourne. It is used for close combat and can also practice the art of combining strength."

The Exorcist is very satisfied with this. He likes this set of armor and the Frostmourne, which matches his style of painting very well.

"You've grown so tall!" After hearing that it was a bad master, Yan Lingji curled her lips in displeasure and immediately looked at the Scourge Legion stationed not far away. She felt that she had grown taller, at least seven feet. .

"They are not living beings who can be inspired beyond their limits."

Looking back at the Scourge Legion over there, the Exorcist said with a smile, he couldn't be more satisfied with the path pointed out by Brother Tian.

"It is difficult to resolve the side effects of the powerful Gu. It is difficult for ordinary people to do it, but it doesn't matter if you switch to that kind of living dead."

The King of Hundred Poisons also deeply agrees with this. Those natural disaster legions have all been transplanted with the powerful Gu. Although the powerful poison has many side effects, especially damage to the mind, those natural disaster legions are not alive anymore, they are all a group of people who have been poisoned. It doesn't matter no matter how much you mess with the puppet controlled by the insect.

"There is news from South Korea that they are secretly searching for qualified people across the country."

Tianze suddenly said something, his dark red eyes flashing with cold light.

Their accounts with Chu and South Korea have not yet been settled, especially since those damn people are not dead yet.

"That will just expand my Scourge Legion."

The exorcist smiled, a ferocious smile.

"After that, you go to the big lake and sit there, and don't follow the Western Expedition later. According to the results of our exploration, it's quite hot there, and many places are still very dry."

Recalling the information returned by the previous spies, Tianze signaled the Exorcist to lead the Scourge Legion to stay, and there was no need to follow them.

"Then don't grill the two fish. Let's make fish soup. We can share some of it. Besides, that kind of fish should have a lot of bones, so it's not suitable for grilling."

Looking at Yan Lingji who was gathering flames in her palms and preparing to barbecue, the King of Hundred Poisons suggested helplessly.

Just two fishes, enough for who?
Yan Lingji, who was preparing to barbecue, was stunned for a moment. After she realized what she was doing, she spat out her pink tongue and hurriedly found the pot.

“I only knew that the mountains here were very high, but I didn’t expect them to be so big!”

After parking the machine black bird at night, I looked at the mountains to the south and was very surprised.

The mountains here are so high that I almost couldn't breathe when I first arrived. It took me a while to regain my strength.

"But it is precisely because of the height that it can become a pure place."

Tianze also looked at the endless mountains in the south, which was their real home, a home where they could sit back and relax.

Although that kind of environment is harsh, it can also become an advantage. Even if others want to fight, it will be difficult.

They have enough time to adapt slowly, which is capital.

Although he agreed to bring the people of Baiyue to join the Qin State, he did not want the people to be accompanied by war all the time, let alone be threatened by war. That kind of pure land was exactly what he wanted.

"I didn't know there was such a treasure here before, otherwise I would have called here long ago."

Princess Huaying knelt down and grabbed a handful of snow-white coarse salt. She never expected that such a difficult place would contain such a great treasure.

This salt lake alone is enough to bring huge advantages to their Qin country, and it is a complete treasure.

"In the past, our Central Plains was always invaded by these foreign barbarians. Now it is time for them to pay with their blood."

Turning to look to the west, Tianze would not be merciful to those foreign barbarians.

According to Tian Laodi, this is caused by the herding lifestyle of the aliens. Beef and mutton are harder to store than food. Once a disaster occurs, it will be difficult to survive. In order to survive, those people can only invade their Central Plains.

Coupled with some factors such as ambition, they had frequent wars with foreign barbarians in the Central Plains. In the end, they could only build the Great Wall in humiliation and passively defend themselves.

Those foreign barbarians are the ones who initiated the war. Only by eradicating or driving them out can the war be eliminated forever and let them live a peaceful life.

"The fish soup is ready!"

At this time, Yan Lingji, who used fire magic to speed up the cooking, stirred the fish soup with a spoon and signaled that the meal was ready.

Without wasting any time, everyone picked up the rice bowl, broke the dry and hard Guokui into pieces, and poured the milky white fish soup on top, with a lot of bean sprouts on top.

Bean sprouts are easy to make. They only need to bring enough beans. If necessary, soak them in advance and pay attention to the temperature before they sprout. They are very suitable for marching military rations.

After eating and drinking, everyone drank the brewed tea and chatted.

"I don't know if the arrangements for the Six Nations have been completed."

The King of Baidu talked about the confrontation between the Six Kingdoms and Qin. Although their main energy was here, they also understood that the Six Kingdoms would not let Qin take over Henan easily, otherwise the Qin Kingdom, which had no worries about its future, would break out. What kind of power, no one can imagine.

"What is uncertain now is how much contribution the Six Nations can make to this end. I feel it will definitely not be easy."

The exorcist said that he had learned a lot of military skills from Brother Tian and had some foundation in this aspect.

After all, he will take the path of a legion commander in the future. If he wants to make good use of the Scourge Legion, he will not be able to do it without knowing the art of war.

"It is definitely difficult to fight, and it may even be impossible to fight. Although the Six Kingdoms are all decayed, they are not comparable to these foreign barbarians. Moreover, the power shown by our Great Qin in the Battle of Longxi is too strong, and it will inevitably Let the six countries be shaken up and down, and then fight together.

There have been many overlords in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and many of them were defeated by group attacks. Although the Qin Dynasty is powerful, it will still be very troublesome once the six countries unite.

Now it depends on how Brother Tian and the others are going to break the situation. "

Tianze also has some opinions on this matter. The war in the Central Plains is completely different from that of the foreign barbarians here. It pays attention to the use of military tactics and battle formations, making it more difficult to fight.

"I'm afraid it's difficult. Brother Tian has always cherished the lives of soldiers and wished for zero casualties in every battle. A tragic victory is a failure for him."

The Exorcist has thought about the battle situation over there before, but has never been able to think of a way to deal with it.

"Those are his strengths and weaknesses. He can easily be exploited by his enemies, but with his mind, he will be on guard against such an opponent. The Six Nations will have a headache."

Smiling, this is what Tianze admires the most. Whether it was the original Battle of Baiyue or the last Battle of the Western Regions, they were all fought extremely beautifully, with almost no losses on his own side, and he completely crushed the Yueshi Allied Forces. situation.

"It's different this time. In the past, whether it was South Korea, Chu State, or even the Yuezhi Alliance, they were the ones who took the initiative to attack. If they had the desire to attack, they would be plotted by Brother Tian. But this time, the six countries are unlikely to go to war. It should be It’s more difficult to deal with if it focuses on containment.”

The King of Hundred Poisons also felt that this battle was difficult to fight. In the previous battles, Brother Tian had accurately calculated the opponent's offensive mentality and started planning.

But this time the six countries should not take the initiative to attack. They just don't want Qin to concentrate its forces to take over Henan instead of starting a war unless they can unite again.

Different from the chatting style of several men in Tianze, the girls on the other side were also discussing a certain person, but their style was very strange.

"Sister Xingyun, haven't you researched that medicine yet?"

Bai Ye asked Lu Xingyun. She still hadn't given up on taking revenge on the big thief. She had to at least get her back. She, the daughter of the God of Killing, was not someone to be bullied easily.

If you can't do it head-on, then do it secretly.

"It's not easy to configure. He has also practiced farm skills and has become invulnerable to all poisons. I'm not good at preparing poisons, so I need some time to study."

Lu Xingyun was also very distressed. She also wanted to take revenge on the big thief, but the thing was too cautious, especially because she was very afraid of death. With full defense points and full poison resistance, it was difficult to find a breakthrough point.

"Where did Yingge go? I haven't seen her for several days?"

Hua Yu on the other side thought of another best friend whom she hadn't seen for several days.

"I don't know, she is always mysterious these days."

Hu Mei shook her head, not sure what her best friend was doing recently.

On the other hand, Hu Ya's eyes flickered and she noticed something about this, but she knew she couldn't say that, otherwise it would cause bad things, especially when Hua Yu and Lu Xingyun were still present.

(End of this chapter)