Dao fruit.

"You said that the Marsh People's Headquarters had just retreated, and not long after, they sent people over again and declared that they wanted to see the imperial envoy. What do you mean?"

In the imperial envoy's mansion, several generals were talking.

From the service of several people, it can be seen that their status in the army is not ordinary. Although they are doing the duty of guarding the mansion, the soldiers who can come to this imperial envoy's mansion to serve as envoys are naturally not simple people.

In fact, these people had friendship with Qiu Yanben, named Liu Hong, Yang Huang, and Zhang Qi.

The former two were the soldiers who had contact with Qiu Yan when he came to Wuxin City for the first time. The latter was seriously injured when he clashed with the Marsh people led by the little Marsh prince Glolan. But when he was rescued, he regarded Qiu Yan as a benefactor.

These three men had worked in the army for a few years, and when Qiu Yan returned to Wu Xin as an imperial envoy, he got to know the three of them and promoted them immediately. With the change of the military system, the three of them also became generals, and they were regarded as Qiu Yan's hard-core confidantes.

Here, Yang Huang asked, and Liu Hong whispered: "It's really hard to say. It's strange that the marsh people retreated. We all know that Tian Shilang tried to promote peace talks several times, but failed to do so." I don’t know what method was used to disintegrate the situation of the marsh people when our family’s scholars sent someone to talk about it, even without going there in person.”

"I heard that several Jiedu envoys have written a memorial about the retreat of the marsh people and sent it to Beijing. They also mentioned that Tian Shilang left his post without authorization and ended up trapped in the enemy camp." When Zhang Qi was speaking , showing a little smile, "Soon, in restaurants and teahouses, storybook storytelling should be circulated. The imperial envoys will be in the city, but the soldiers will retreat, and the servants will rush around. They will fall into the enemy's camp."

From his words, one can hear a bit of gloating, but in fact, people in the army do not like Tian Youqing, and it is already an open secret in Jiannan Road. pity.

"Report..."

Several people were talking, when suddenly a soldier rushed over, came to the three of them and saluted, and then said: "The imperial envoy has returned. Let some commanders and generals lead them to the meeting hall."

"Understood." Liu Hong nodded, exchanged glances with the other two, then turned around the hall, greeted the two Marsh people sitting there, and took them to the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion.

The so-called meeting hall is located in the Jiedushi's mansion, where the new Wuxin Jiedushi Zhang Kaiyong handles military affairs, not in the imperial envoy's mansion.

From this seemingly simple order, Liu Hong and others saw some clues.Knowing that you are acting solemnly, you are not negligent.

The one who came from the side of the marsh people was Futu, the young patriarch of the marsh people in this part.Accompanying him is also the leader of the young and strong faction of the clan.For his heart.

If this Futu is counted by blood, he is more qualified to be called the Marshman Prince than Glolan, but Liu Hong and others are no longer as cautious as before.Instead, she carried a faint confidence, which was slowly cultivated after defecting to Qiu Yan.

Actually.Qiu Yan came back this time, which really shocked many people. Song Yuan was able to transfer away from Wu Xin, but many middle-level generals had already taken root here and could not move easily. turmoil.

A few years have passed, and what was once a humble scholar has transformed into an imperial envoy who is trusted by the emperor and whose reputation spreads all over the world. As soon as he came, he controlled a military administration and fought wits with several Jiedu envoys, observer envoys, and censors Yong, finally laid the victory omen.

The ability, means, and wisdom displayed during the period amazed many people, and they all felt that they should be treated with admiration after three days.

It is legendary that this kind of reversal happened in such a short period of time, and many old things about Qiu Yan in Wuxin City were also revealed, and passed on as good stories, which made many people who defected to him also stained with glory.

However, the good talk of the Central Plains people will not affect the marsh people.

"You imperial envoy, I have heard a little about you in the forest. I heard that you are a famous person, but you don't pay much attention to us marsh people. You have been in Jiannan Road for more than two years, and you have never entered the marsh. Once upon a time, All the observers working in Jiannan have visited our marshbe."

On the way, Futu also talked with the three generals, showing a bit of dissatisfaction in his words.

In fact, the Marsh People's Headquarters really didn't like the imperial envoy Qiu Yan. In their view, this imperial envoy who was entrusted with the emperor's order should have attached importance to them, but instead concentrated his energy internally. If it wasn't for the oracle, he would Futu was determined not to come over.

Hearing Futu's words, Yang Huang smiled and said: "I can't speak rashly, if I have any ideas, I'd better tell the imperial envoy personally, he doesn't have the pretensions of a superior official, he is very easy to deal with."

"Oh? Then I'm looking forward to it." A cold light flashed in Futu's eyes, he suppressed the thoughts in his heart, nodded, and stopped talking, but he had a plan in his heart.

………………

At the same time, in the meeting hall, Jiedu Envoy Zhang Kaiyong and Qiu Yan sat at the head respectively, and the rest of them sat on both sides.

Qiu Yan opened his mouth to tell, pointing to the tables of several people and the center of the hall from time to time.

On the table next to everyone, there are several seeds, and in the center of the hall, there are several potted plants.However, what are planted in these potted plants are not flowers and plants bonsai, but millet and vegetables.

"These crops, as the imperial envoy said, can they grow in barren and harsh places like swamps?" Looking at the seeds at hand, Zhang Kaiyong looked at the crops in the pot again, his expression changing.

He didn't expect that what Qiu Yan said, the solution to the disaster of the swamp people was neither appeasement nor suppression, but a few seeds.

Hearing the question, Qiu Yan pointed to the potted plants and said: "The soil in this pot is all from swamp soil. I also asked someone to arrange a corner of the backyard, which is similar to a barren environment. In addition, Wuxin City is located in the frontier. The weather is similar to the swamp, but after all, the place where potted plants grow is actually not bad compared to the swamp, besides..."

As he was talking, Qiu Yan changed the subject: "These potted plants were cultivated for the convenience of everyone to see. In fact, I have already chosen a small field outside the city and bought it. Afterwards, it will be used as a practice, and after two years of cultivation and multiple screenings, it is safe and sound."

Qiu Yan's combination of three bodies can ensure that the seeds are safe, but it's not easy to take them to the table and say that on the surface, they are still prepared. The potted plants and the fields outside the city are used to convince others, otherwise they will suddenly take out some seeds. How abrupt, it is easy to attract criticism.

"So that's what Xueshi Qiu meant. He wanted to solve the food rations of the marsh people so that they could survive, but I'm afraid it would be self-defeating. The marsh people are limited in population, and they are already a big threat to our southern border. If there are more than a few times, At that time, it is inevitable that the tail will be too big." On the side, a general said.

This person was no stranger to Qiu Yan, his name was Qi Xin, he was originally a descendant of a general in the city, and he was considered a son of a nobleman.

When Qiu Yan first came to Wu Xin, he also made friends with him, but at that time Qi Xin was condescending and interacted with Qiu Yan. Now Qiu Yan's identity, status, and influence have long surpassed the general who relied on Yu Meng to ascend the throne. Based on their former friendship, the two have become political allies, and their relationship is not bad.

With a similar background, there is also Yang Dingyuan who sits next to Qi Xin. These two are now the top generals of the Wuxin Army. Relying on their father's relationship, they have a lot of energy in the army. Small helper, of course, the two of them and the family behind them also benefited a lot from it, and they actually got a few of the vacancies in the army.

After listening to Qi Xin's words, Qiu Yan smiled and said, "Not only must we keep their rations, but we must also allow them to reproduce as much as possible, increase their population, and improve their survival and health. People's current labor is not enough, and they still need to use tools, so our government has to provide them with farm tools and cattle."

"Absolutely not!"

Before Qiu Yan finished speaking, Zhang Kaiyong interrupted him all at once. Among the people present, he was the only one who had the right to interrupt Qiu Yan.

"This is for the sake of the tiger. The swamp people are not a big threat. There are many constraints. The key point is that they do not have iron weapons. When those swamp tribes fight for hegemony, the team in charge of iron weapons is often the elite. , if you supply them with farm tools according to your method, Brother Qiu, what will be the consequences, have you ever thought about it?"

After the interruption, Zhang Kaiyong didn't speak harsh words to each other, but calmly dissuaded him. In terms of age, he was older than Qiu Yan, but in terms of tone, he didn't dare to call himself a senior at all.

Qiu Yan nodded and said, "Zhang Shuai's words are reasonable, but the informant sent by Qiu gave me a piece of information, which made me realize that sometimes, just blocking things up may not necessarily solve the problem."

"What information is it?" Zhang Kaiyong asked calmly. In fact, he was more concerned about when Qiu Yan sent out the spies. As far as we know, Qiu Yan has almost laissez-faire attitude towards the marshes in the past two years.

"It is said that the marsh people also have the method of smelting iron and recasting it, but it is very rough and wears a lot." Qiu Yan said this, paying attention to the expressions of everyone, seeing that everyone didn't care. They all knew it, but they obviously didn't realize the danger, and if Qiu Yan hadn't been able to realize it with incense, he wouldn't have realized it either.

"This shows that the forging technology has been born among the swamp people, and it is constantly improving. As far as I know, there are actually iron ore in the swamp. Once it develops to a certain level, a little external force may cause the entire swamp to turn upside down. Variety."

In this world, there are too many such external forces, and several forces are already exerting force to promote the rapid development of the swamp civilization.

But after hearing this, most of the generals still didn't take it seriously, thinking that Qiu Yan was worrying unfoundedly.

Qiu Yan shook his head secretly, then pointed to the seeds and said: "These seeds I cultivate can only grow for two generations at most. After two generations, the seeds derived from the crops themselves will lose their ability to reproduce!" (To be continued. .)

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