Rivers and lakes in another world

Chapter 550 Grassland ([-])

Hearing what Yan Xuelan said, Yang Tongue Chi was not only not angry, but very happy.

This means that Yan Xuelan has initial trust in them, otherwise she would not use her residence as a temporary place of residence.

As for eating and drinking, you don’t need to worry about it. Central Plains people, especially big shots like this, don’t like to eat free food, because doing so will embarrass them. If you are willing to pay for them, you will be rewarded at that time.

Now it seems that the Sheeptongue tribe will spend a lot of food, and may even consume most or even all of the food they have accumulated through so many years of hard work as the tribe leader.

But these expenses can gain the trust of big shots for yourself and the tribe. When the time comes to move inland to the Central Plains, there will definitely be many benefits.

Especially after listening to this big shot, she still wants to attack the surrounding tribes. By then, their food can just be used for these big shots in the Central Plains, and the consumption of her own tribe will not be particularly large.

After the dinner.Yang Tongqin invited Chen Zheng over very enthusiastically. He didn't put on airs as a meridian martial artist at all. On the contrary, he was so enthusiastic that Chen Zheng was not used to it. He really couldn't do such a thing. Coming out, of course, was an exception for Yan Xuelan, who must have risked his life to do it.

What Chen Zheng held in his hand was a map copied from the Iron Cavalry Army. There were many traces of revisions on it. After all, the land would not move or change, but the animals and plants on the land were alive and not static. .

Especially in this world of high martial arts.

Maybe today it was a fertile pasture, and then two strong men came and gave it a beating, and the good pasture turned into a white field. This is very possible.

So under the explanation of Yang Tong Chi, Chen Zheng began to modify and supplement the map, accurately marking the tribes, pastures, water sources, etc. that appeared in the state.

Especially regarding the details of these tribes, Chen Zheng asked in great detail, including the number of tribes, combat strength, equipment, cultivation base, etc., and the itinerary. These are all the information that the army must know in the next battle.

Chen Zheng didn't dare to be careless and had to record in detail. This was not only related to Yan Xuelan's harvest, but also related to his own rewards. At the same time, he could also tell what his rewards would be based on the surrounding conditions.

There are six small tribes of the same size around the Sheep Tongue tribe, the number of them is about the same as that of the Sheep Tongue tribe, and their combat power is even worse than that of the Sheep Tongue tribe. There are 5000 of the Sheep tongue tribe including slaves. people.

The remaining six small tribes have only about three thousand to four thousand combat power.

Unexpectedly, among the surrounding small tribes, the Sheeptongue tribe was relatively stronger.

These tribes with not very strong combat effectiveness can almost persuade them to move inland to become labor force. As long as there is enough food in this world, no one will dislike having fewer people under their command. Of course, the more people the better.

Yang Tongu also pointed out to Chen Zheng the second largest small tribe in the surrounding area, the Fan clan.He and the patriarch of the Fan clan have been friends for many years, and the two clans can be regarded as a marriage alliance.

It is precisely because the two tribes help each other to survive in this area, and the two tribes can also unite against one of the three medium-sized tribes above, avoiding their fate of being annexed.

Sheep Tongue Chi gave Chen Zheng a guarantee that he could persuade the Fan clan to join in. Together, the two families could persuade several other small clans. Influenced by the medium-sized tribes, the food problem of the tribesmen will be solved next. It can be said that each of them is living a miserable life. Sometimes they need to ask for relief from the Sheep Tongue Clan and the Fan Clan. The situation is not good. In good times, the elders in some tribes will leave voluntarily to save food for the young people in the tribe, especially children.

As for why the life of these small tribes is so poor, of course it is because they have few people, poor management, and insufficient productivity. When the harvest is good, there is enough food, but once the harvest is not good, it is very likely to barely maintain a balance, or even Food shortage situation.

These are all secondary reasons. The most subjective reason is that a lot of their harvest needs to be handed over to large and medium-sized tribes.

Don't think that the concept of paying taxes doesn't exist on the grasslands. It's just a different name, but it's essentially the same and heavier.

To give a simple example, now count the seven small tribes on the grassland near the Sheep Tongue tribe. They are the lowest existence. Although they live nomadic life, each tribe has a corresponding range of activities. This is not the case. There are clear regulations, which are completely formed by fists, so if a small tribe wants to survive in a place on the grassland, the first thing to do is to give protection to the upper-level bosses in their area. fee.

It can be gold, silver and jewelry, or it can be rations for cattle and sheep. In short, it must be something of value. If you use a bunch of scrap metal to fool people, that is deadly, and they will kill you immediately.

Although these protection fees are worth a lot, they have indeed done some things after collecting the protection fees. For example, once an opponent that they can't resist appears near the Sheep Tongue tribe, such as a powerful alien beast or someone from other places Warriors, or attacks from outside tribes, when the Sheep Tongue tribe has no strength to resist, they can first go to the above three medium-sized tribes for help, and if they still cannot resist, they can go to the large tribes for help.

Therefore, the annual protection fee needs to be handed in four.

Every year, the Sheep Tongue tribe needs to hand over [-]% of the income of the large tribes, the three medium-sized tribes need to hand over [-]%, and their own tribe can keep [-]%.

This is not to mention that these people will come down to fight the autumn wind at certain times of the year.

At that time, I will have to prepare another sum.

Under such conditions, it is very difficult for the sheep tongue to feed its own tribe and support other small tribes.

This also means that those medium-sized and even large-scale tribes are rich in oil one by one.

Although the medium-sized tribes also need to pay corresponding fees to the large tribes above, they can collect from the various small tribes below. For example, the three above the Sheep Tongue tribe can receive [-]% of the harvest from the seven small tribes every year.

It is more than enough to hand over to the large tribes above.

Coupled with their own output, eating and drinking will become stronger and stronger.

And even more so with large tribes.They receive the protection fees from the small and medium-sized tribes below, and then hand them over to the gold tribe directly above them. When their rations are insufficient, they collect from below. Even if the small and medium-sized tribes below unite, they may not be able to fight.

To be called a large-scale no matter, there must be many innate realm warriors, and at the same time there must be at least one Wanqi, and this Wanqi is not a mixed team of tribal warriors and slaves like the Sheep Tongue Tribe, but that This is a kind of troops that are completely out of production and dedicated to fighting, real tribal warriors, not the kind of herdsmen who usually go to the battlefield fully armed when a battle occurs.

Thousands of professional warriors who are dedicated to fighting, their fighting power cannot be underestimated.

Especially on this grassland, the Yan clan, the only large tribe, has two thousand riders. It is very strong and steadily suppresses the three medium-sized tribes below.

In addition, the Yan clan and the Yelu clan in the Golden Tribe still have some kinship.

One of their immediate clansmen became the concubine of a powerful person in the Yelu clan, and she was very popular. That's why the Yan clan is so strong. Come here.

So this is the important reason why the Yan clan is chic on this grassland.

Chen Zheng marked the Yan clan as a key point. This clan should be their main opponent this time, and they should pay more attention to it.

As for the three medium-sized tribes, there is nothing special about them. The total number of troops dedicated to fighting is less than 5000, and the number of slaves is only [-] to [-]. If you come, there will be only [-] soldiers dedicated to fighting in each family, and there can be [-] to [-] slaves.

They are no match for Luan Fengwei and the others.

After leaving Yang Tong Chi's tent, Chen Zheng immediately came to Yan Xuelan's tent to report the situation.

At the same time, the information that I have sorted out is marked very clearly.

At the same time, it also told Yan Xuelan what Yang Tongue Chi had done and said.

"Oh? Yang Tongue Chi really said that? Is he confident that he can convince the six tribes including the Fan clan?" Yan Xuelan asked while checking Chen Zheng's records.

"That's what he said, but Your Highness, we have to be on guard. Although their fighting power is not strong, they will still be a big trouble for us after joining forces. We must treat them with caution. Verbal guarantees are meaningless. We must Only by taking practical actions can we gain our initial trust. My subordinates have secretly sent people to keep an eye on these people. When Yang Yanhao and others go to persuade them, I will also send people to keep an eye on their every move." Chen Zheng was meticulous. He replied, and entered the working state.

"Very good, you have thought very comprehensively. It seems that the Procuratorate is getting smoother and more convenient, and the arrangements are quite comprehensive." Yan Xuelan's eyes flashed a hint of appreciation, Chen Zheng has been constantly Although it is not obvious, it is much better than the original state of only obeying orders, and finally has a little subjective initiative, but Yan Xuelan also feels the relationship between Chen Zheng and herself. The sense of distance between them is also more obvious. It's not that she has a bad attitude towards Chen Zheng, but that Chen Zheng is taking the initiative to open up the relationship with herself, artificially creating a barrier, who is doing this for anyone to see? ?Even if you act steadily, you won't be as good as you are now, but there are some things that are not suitable to say at this time.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your compliment." Chen Zheng replied calmly.

Then Yan Xuelan gave Chen Zheng a few things that the people from the Procuratorate Department needed to do in the next few days.

The first is the matter of the six small tribes. Their combat effectiveness is really not good, but they have a large population and can be used as a labor force. Their strength is not strong and can be controlled by the army, and there are no too powerful warriors.

However, the process of wooing may not be so smooth, so Chen Zheng needs to send people from the Procuratorate to secretly watch to see if Yang Yantao and others are cheating, and once the wooing is hindered, they You can directly go up and use force to shock them. If you don't listen to your good words, you can only fight with swords.

No matter what the final result is, it must be guaranteed that these small tribes are their harvest, no matter whether this harvest is brought in or suppressed.

The second is that the main force of the procuratorial affairs department must cooperate with the army to carry out operations. The first target to be solved is the three medium-sized tribes. Yan Xuelan wants to get rid of these three tribes in the shortest possible time. Eat as much as you want, swallow all these people before the Yan clan has fully discovered it, and then concentrate your forces on dealing with the Yan clan.

If you want to deal with your opponents in the shortest possible time, you need a thunderous attack. If you control them before they have time to react, then these people will naturally be easy to deal with.

In order to achieve this level, first of all, the leadership of the three medium-sized tribes must be accurately and targeted. Without the corresponding core figures of the leaders, the soldiers below will definitely be chaotic without a backbone. Depends on the battle.

At the same time, a night ambush is to be carried out.

Although many people know to guard against night attacks, not everyone can do it well.

The masters of the Procuratorate are good at assassination and movement theory. They and the scouts in the army are responsible for cutting off the enemy's peripheral patrols, and then the enlarged army enters the tribe's camp, and cooperates with the inside and outside to attack Huanglong. The battle can be ended in the shortest time.

Of course, there is one more thing that needs to be done by the inspectors, which is to use their own conditions to delay the Yan clan from knowing the news of the changes below, at least until the medium-sized tribes are completely resolved before their intentions are not discovered. good.

This is a bit difficult. The area of ​​this piece of grassland is not small, and it can accommodate such a large number of people living in the grassland at the same time. The area can be imagined.

The shouts of killing in the camp may not necessarily alarm the Yan clan, but no one can guarantee that they have received protection fees from other tribes and have no corresponding means of contact. Maybe the small tribes below do not, but medium-sized tribes are not only provided by the upper echelons. The cash machine is also a grain storage depot, so it is more important in any way, so it is not surprising that there are some special methods.

They want to conduct a thorough investigation and find out that these methods cannot be achieved in a short time, so they can only delay it as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)