Rivers and lakes in another world

Chapter 549 Grassland ([-])

In addition, this Yangyan clan is very sensible and knows how to do things. There are many delicious food and singing and dancing performances. Of course, this is not the main reason that makes Yan Xuelan feel relieved. It is more that Yangyan Tao has a very good attitude. Well, they knew what they should do and what they shouldn't do. Before Yan Xuelan could speak, they took the initiative to hand over the surrounding terrain map they made themselves, and at the same time introduced the surrounding existence to Yan Xuelan in detail. The tribe has already begun to work before it has been completely accepted by others.

This is also when the sheep-tongued finch traveled abroad when he was young, knowing the changes in the Beiyan, and also went to the place where the compatriots of the Beiyan moved inward. The conditions are indeed much better than those of the grassland.

Beiyan did not regard them as coolies, but as ordinary residents. After the inland migration, the grassland tribes still lived as a tribe. Beiyan's official uniforms divided them into different areas. They lived in this area Living in the middle of the country, while accepting the jurisdiction of local officials.

Daily life is grazing, and at the same time, you have to learn how to cultivate in the Central Plains. There is relatively little cultivated land on the grasslands. On the one hand, there are technical problems, and on the other hand, there is no suitable land. But in the Central Plains, there is no need to worry about land issues. Everywhere There is a certain degree of wasteland, all waiting to be developed.

These herdsmen can not only raise cattle and sheep, but also raise some chickens, ducks and geese. They can not only lay eggs, but also provide food when necessary.

Of course, one bit of tradition that has been preserved is the slave issue on the grasslands.

It's just that these slaves are their personal property, and the Beiyan government will not deprive them of it.

So the slave government doesn't care about them. Those grassland people who migrated inland can buy slaves from Ren Yazi, but it is forbidden to force ordinary people to become slaves.

Then, apart from the daily taxes that these herdsmen need to pay, everything else is their own. With their family background, they can let their children study in various private schools in Beiyan area or practice martial arts. In the future, they can get honors or join the army. , wandering the rivers and lakes.

If the situation was not extremely urgent, these people would not go to the battlefield, and even those slaves would not be forcibly dragged to the battlefield, and could be used as a main labor force at home.

Sheep tongue is quite curious about this kind of life, especially seeing the smiles on the faces of these inland compatriots. It is a kind of happy smile, which is rarely seen on the grassland.

The living environment on the prairie is naturally different from that of the compatriots in the Central Plains. On the prairie, they work hard for the life of the tribe. Not only do they have to worry about the problems of the prairie, but they also worry about whether they will be attacked by other troops at night. , Sometimes when encountering natural disasters, you need to worry about the rations of your tribe, the elderly, women, and children.

Other tribes will not extend a helping hand to you. Some people are overwhelmed by themselves, while others are always ready to annex these small tribes that encounter disasters.

Everything will be fine if it is not annexed by others.

It's a pity that Yang Tongue Chi longed for such a life, but he was not the head of the clan at that time, and he didn't have the courage to lead the clansmen to move inland, so he has been leading the clan to live a difficult life on the grassland, and he has also tried to make some changes, following the example of the people in the Central Plains. Although the way of life of the compatriots in the area has changed somewhat, their strength on the grassland is still relatively weak. Counting the slaves, they only have five thousand combat power, and some of their old men have only the cultivation of the Tongmai state, and they are already old. Although the body is weak, the realm is still there, but if you really fight with people, you won't necessarily take advantage.

Especially when meeting some strong young people who don't need to talk too much, it must be the old men like them who suffer the most.

If you rashly lead your tribe to defect to Beiyan, you cannot guarantee safety along the way. If something unexpected happens along the way, then you will be the sinner among your tribe.

Sometimes Yang Tongue can't help but think about eating peaches. You said that one day they will meet the big shots of Beiyan, and at the same time have an intersection with the big shots of Beiyan, so that the Yang Tongue tribe can change their fate.

As a result, they have been waiting for many years. It is not that they have not seen Beiyan people during this period, but more often they are caravans who come out to make a living. They can help solve the problem of living supplies, but they are not sure about the safety of going south. able to guarantee.

As a result, he didn't expect his idea to come true suddenly.

Sheep Tongue Chi is a thoughtful person but has no guts.

He wanted to change his life, but he didn't have the guts to break it. It was his luck that he met Yan Xuelan and others, otherwise he might not be able to realize what he wanted until he died.

Before Yan Xuelan could open his mouth, he proposed that he would bring the whole tribe to submit to Beiyan's Princess Highness. Their tribe would provide food and logistics support for the army, and at the same time guide the army. Where can I attack nearby? Clan, what wealth can be plundered.

It can be said that it is an excellent leading party, and it has recorded the surrounding situation in great detail. It definitely did not take a day or two to form, and it should have taken a long time to investigate.

If it's not that Yang Tongqin has the desire to annex the surrounding tribes, or he has the desire to lead the way for many years, but he has never had the opportunity to show it.

Yan Xuelan avoided talking about the decision of whether to accept the sheep tongue cat, and asked some other questions.

"Patriarch Sheep Tongue, I want to ask how many people are there in your family?"

Yang Tongue was stunned for a moment, why did he suddenly ask himself how many people are there in the family?Could joining Beiyan's arms have something to do with the number of people?Or is there a limit on the number of people?But he is a nobleman of Beiyan, since he asked a question, he naturally needs to answer.

"Returning to the adults, the villain has three sons, five daughter-in-laws, and grandsons..." Before he could finish speaking, Yang Tongue Chi was interrupted by Yan Xuelan.

"Head of the Sheep Tongue Patriarch, you just need to say how many people there are. There's no need to go into such details and I'm not investigating household registration." Yan Xuelan took a sip of kumiss with a smile. The wines from the Western Regions are more suitable for me.

"Ah, there are seventeen people in this little man's family." Sheep Tongue Chi replied cautiously.

"Then how many slaves are there in your family?"

"Well, there are a total of 170 and eight slaves in the family." Sheep Tongue Chi replied with a low eyebrow.

"That's one family with ten slaves. It seems that your family is quite rich, and you make a lot of money on weekdays." Yan Xuelan looked at the sheep tongue fish with some amusement.

"Ah? No, no, what the villain said before is true. We are indeed a small tribe, and we don't have much wealth. We just maintain the level that the tribe will not starve to death. We absolutely did not lie to the adults just now." Start explaining.

"Then how do you raise so many slaves? Since your tribe's combat power is so small, slaves don't survive through battles. How did that happen?" Yan Xuelan was a little curious. Responsible for the battle, almost never dealt with other matters, and really did not understand the source of this slave in detail, maybe there is room for manipulation.

"My lord, you are in the Central Plains, and you may not know enough about our grasslands. The value of slaves is actually not that high. Now this season is not suitable. When next spring, you only need that bag of pasture seeds to go Those poor tribes can directly recruit a large number of slaves by shaking their doors. They don’t need wages, they only need some food to work, and they can also fight for us when fighting. If there are more rations, you can Recruiting more slaves, our Sheep Tongue Tribe's combat effectiveness is not good, but after so many years of hard work, food is not a particularly big problem, so we can support so many slaves, and with these slaves, we can expand the production area Produce more food, and as long as you are rich, you will expand the manpower of slaves, and you can reach the current level little by little." Sheep Tongue Chi seriously explained these things to Yan Xuelan.

Yan Xuelan looked at it, and she still had some eyesight. This old man is not bad, he is not so pedantic.

"Head of the Sheep Tongue Clan, what you said is very good, and you have a bit of foresight. You have contributed a lot to the Sheep Tongue Clan's development to the present level." Yan Xuelan even praised him a little.

"My lord, you praised me, praised me, what I said before..." Sheep Tongue Chi smiled, waiting for Yan Xuelan's reply.

Yan Xuelan thought about it for a while. Although Yang Yantang didn't have any outstanding talents, he was still a general person and could not be said to be loyal. If he hadn't brought so many people here today, there would be no possibility for them to resist. It is estimated that the goose tongue will definitely order to do it, and it will never be soft.

Although there are certain security risks for such people to stay, it is not impossible to be trusted, at least when Yan Xuelan's influence and strength are still firmly on their heads, the sheep tongue scorpion will never What's on your mind.

Although Luanfeng City is saturated, it doesn't mean that Luanfeng City has no shortage of manpower. On the contrary, there are many places with insufficient manpower, and often one person needs to do the work of two or three people.

Qin Qing discussed this issue with Yan Xuelan many times. Luanfeng City needs more manpower, but if you want more manpower, you need more places to place them.

How to resettle Luanfengcheng, which is already full?Of course it means expanding the area or building an acropolis.

But this kind of work requires a lot of people to do it. If everyone in Luanfeng City is going to build a new city, what will everyone eat?What to drink?what to wear

This becomes a cycle.

So along the way, Yan Xuelan was thinking about how to recruit a group of people from the grassland to go back to work for her.

There are quite a few people in Beiyan, but there are not many refugees. Many of them have household registrations. It is obviously against the rules for Yan Xuelan to directly recruit people. It is disregarding the laws of the country if others just think about it.

So if you want manpower, you need to start from other places. Buying people from Ren Yazi will not cost 01:30 points, if there is really no other way.Yan Xuelan would not choose this path either, she has a lot of small money, but this small money will follow her to build the foundation of the industry in the future, it is not just spent casually, it is too wasteful, if you use these If the money is changed, many of Yan Xuelan's plans will be hindered.

Now she knows that these slaves in the grassland are not expensive but very cheap. As long as there is a meal and a place for them to live, these slaves can work for her honestly.

You can work for yourself as a labor force at ordinary times, and you can also serve as your own reserve soldier when necessary.

But the number of people can't be too many, she's not a garbage dump here, she accepts everyone, and it's the early stage of her career, everything must be strictly handled, the selection of people must be cautious, and the black sheep can't ruin the ethos of her team .

Anyway, people on the left and right were eating and drinking. If Yan Xuelan hadn't nodded in agreement with such a decision, others would not have expressed their opinions. Here is what she said.

Yan Xuelan said to Yang Tongue, "Chief Yang Tongue, I can consider giving you a chance, and also give your tribe a chance. The Yang Tongue tribe is the first tribe I met after I left the customs, and I am sincerely willing to make friends with you." I am very happy to befriend Beiyan or to be a tribe that migrated inland."

Then Yan Xuelan paused and continued, "However, Patriarch Yangtong, I have one more thing to tell you about your clan members. I can accept your relocation, and I can even arrange a meeting for you." Living in a reasonable position, as long as you can work steadily, you can live a good life. You said that you have been to the Central Plains and met your compatriots who have emigrated. After emigrating, you will be treated the same as them. But don't be too happy too early, I also have requirements, since you have moved in, you have to do things honestly, all kinds of bad habits on the grassland will never let you commit again, if you have, then you have to ask Ask us if the knives in our hands are getting faster.”

"What your lord said is, I know the rules. Don't worry, my lord. My people are herdsmen who keep their own way. Except for wild beasts, the blood of alien beasts is only the blood of invaders. We will never treat innocent people. Let's start, whether you are from the Central Plains or from the grasslands, I can swear to Changshengtian that I, the Sheep Tongue Clan, will serve you wholeheartedly and will never tarnish your reputation." , and then quickly jumped out to show his loyalty.

"Okay, then the sheep tongue patriarch will work hard for a while, and then explain the information around him to Chen Zheng. He is the director of the investigation department under me, and he is responsible for intelligence work. He will record it for convenience. Our army activities, of course, have to work hard for you Sheep Tongue people, and you may have to live in your garrison for a few more days in the next period of time, you don't mind."

(End of this chapter)