Codex of the Old Gods: I Have a World

The jug is still the same.

Kebayar's forehead was dripping blood mixed with medicine into the rat's head.

The carvings of the spiritual calamity are twisted, ferocious, and difficult to extricate themselves from...

Zhao Chuanxin: "..."

When Ling Jie opened his mouth and roared, the jays outside screamed and flew away.

There is a familiar feeling, it is the feeling of the God of Spiritual Tribulation spying in the dark when the female monk blesses the blood gem of the huntress in the Church of Dry Bones.

The difference is that here, it seems that the thing cannot come in through the frosted glass and can only linger outside anxiously.

The shielding barrier should be the "Old God Code" itself.

This wine pot itself is definitely not the God of Spiritual Tribulation, but it has some connection with the God of Spiritual Tribulation.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at the aging Bayar's forehead and wrapped the wine bottle with leather.

He snatched the jug over and said hesitantly, "Forget it, I'll take it, but you have to give me some medicine. I'm addicted to the jug."

……

Shengfu, Bulonga and Batanga walked back.

The So-Lun tribe originally grazed north of the Hailar River, but was later occupied by the Russians. After being isolated by the railway, they were forced to move below the city of Hailar, adjacent to the Er-Lut Banner.

So on the way back, they first passed through the territory of Batang A.

By chance, someone came to report that it was Wu Sade, the Russian consul in Hailar, who wanted to see him.

The three of them looked at each other. Badanga felt no guilt, but in order to avoid suspicion, he suggested: "The three of us go together, it won't waste much time."

Shengfu and Bulonga understood, nodded in agreement, and were also curious about what Wu Sadie wanted to say.

Because the Batang'a tribe is close, Wu Sadi originally just wanted to visit himself, but when he found that the other two wing managers were also there, he was immediately overjoyed.

The two parties met and took their seats in the wooden carvings of Batang'a.

What did Wu Sadi say?

He asked: "Does your department have any patients with difficult and complicated diseases? China's medical care is backward. If there are any, they can be transferred to our Russian border hospital for treatment, which is a guarantee of life."

"We also have a brilliant veterinarian who went to the UK to study and returned. He knows all kinds of diseases of cattle, horses and alpacas. If there is any trouble, I can help solve it."

"I have specifically learned that there are more than 50 people in Wuyi, but now there is no suitable school for their children to study. It is really a pity."

"I have visited many temples such as Guanghui, Guangyuan, Yanfu, and Defu, and have become friends with the lamas."

He has a kind manner and sincere words.

During the communication, there was no hint of arrogance at all, and the three of them talked eloquently.

We chatted politely for a while.

Suddenly, Wu Sa's words changed: "It is said that Lubin Mansion has a lot of tax revenue, but it still owes five temples granted by the Qing court incense and silver. It really shouldn't be the case."

In addition to the four temples mentioned by Wu Sati, there is also the Lama Temple named by the Qing court and the Shouning Temple in the temple fair, which the locals call Ganzhuer Temple.

Grassland has always been a major source of trouble in the Central Plains. How did the Qing government solve this problem? A big one is to encourage religion.

Every year, incense and silver are allocated to strengthen these temples.

The decline of the grassland has a lot to do with these temples.

Normally, in the past, 15 taels of silver were allocated to each temple with a title each year. However, in recent years, the finances have dried up and the incense silver is distributed at 8 taels. That is, each temple is actually only given 12 taels, and the five temples total 60 taels.

Every year after taxation, the incense money must be put in place, but this year Zhao Chuanxin came to power. Firstly, no one told him about this, and secondly, there was no department to hand over this function.

Shengfu had a lively mind and was the one who came up with the ideas from the Five Wings General Manager. Because of his gentler personality, he was usually the one responsible for dealing with Hibido. Che Hezha, on the other hand, is good at martial arts, smart and impulsive. Shengfu comes up with ideas and he makes the judgment and execution.

When Che and Zha were not there, Shengfu heard this and relapsed into his good old habit. He said: "Consul Wu Sadi, thank you for your kindness. I will remind the prefect. In the past, such matters were handled by Damuding Su Ronghe in a written note. Damujin Cheren and others are in charge, but now they are all working as errands in the prefect's Yamen, so they are so busy that they may have forgotten."

Wu Sadi said, "Maybe it's not that I forgot, but that the new prefect didn't take your faith to heart."

Just when Shengfu was about to speak, Bulonga, who was particularly grumpy, started to speak: "Consul Wu Sadi, what do you mean? Are you trying to sow discord between us and the prefect? ​​If so, I can tell you clearly, never do it. I have such an idea. Our prefect has a bad temper, huh..."

Wu Sati was taken aback.

I blanch...

Zhao Chuanxin has only been in office for a few days, but you idiot, you are so loyal to the core. You only get a few salaries a month. How can you be so desperate?

He was a little embarrassed.

"That's not what I meant, don't get me wrong."

Badang Aye also said: "The incense silver will be distributed by the government. Schools and government offices are also being built. Every cent of money received by the prefect is posted with a notice, so that all the people in Wuyi can clearly know every cent." The flow of money. If Consul Wu Sadi wants to use this to sow discord, he may be disappointed."

Wu Sa Di was surprised again.

Damn, this piece of shit Zhao Chuanxin is so brave, he dares to play like this.

This directly blocked his way. The method that had been tried and tested in other places did not work on Zhao Chuanxin?

So he said a few more polite words and could only return feeling frustrated.

His method of making friends with the upper class people in the grassland did not work in Wuyi. He only made friends with some highly respected local lamas.

But the Five Wings General Manager has more power here.

Return to the consulate.

Haishan and Lan Stie waited here for a long time.

Haishan asked: "How's it going, Consul Wu Sadi?"

"Haha." Wu Sadi smiled bitterly: "I think you don't need to go to the five-wing manager, you will definitely not be able to persuade them."

"..." Haishan wondered: "Why is this? As far as I know, the imperial court's new policy is very unfriendly to the five-wing general manager."

Wu Sadi shook his head and sighed: "Zhao Chuanxin is here and everything has changed. The five-wing manager is loyal to him. If you go, they may turn against you and tie you up."

When fomenting dissension, Wu Sadi even felt that the grumpy Bulonga was about to hit someone. Perhaps if he had not been the consul of Tsarist Russia, he would have been beaten.

Haishan frowned: "Zhao Chuanxin? Zhao Chuanxin? I've heard about it, but it's just a pig, how can he have such skill?"

Everyone talks about Zhao Chuanxin, but what is Zhao Chuanxin capable of? Can a Han man subdue the unruly steppe eagle?

Wu Sadi thought for a while and said: "It's better to think long term and take other routes to achieve the goal. Don't rush. I can't entertain you anymore. I still have a lot of things to do. Zhao Chuanxin expelled our Russian people, but the livestock and haystacks were left behind. On the grassland, I need to communicate with the Lubin government to ask the Russian people to transport the livestock and haystacks away."

……

Zhao Chuanxin took Bayar's hair back to Lubin Mansion.

Bayar Bor was no longer able to ride a horse, so Zhao Chuanxin got him a camel cart.

The four-wheeled cart is stable, does not hurt livestock, and has many benefits. However, it was not popular among Chinese people in ancient times because of the steering problem. It was created by Westerners first.