Mountains and seas can be flat

Although Zu Jiang Da Guozhu verbally agreed to give Lian Zifeng to Fang Zheng.But Fang Zheng did not have absolute freedom to act.The Patriarch Jiang Daguo seemed to have opened his eyes overnight.Fang Zheng's every move was monitored.

The problem of heart bugs has not been resolved, the Grand Master Zu Jiang just "not give Fang Conquer the heart bugs", not "remove Lian Zifeng's heart bugs", Fang Zheng doesn't even have to think about it, even if she is stupider than now, It is also impossible to tell Fang Zheng the method of manipulation.

So under the surveillance of the surrounding eyeliners, Fang Zheng could only say some general, ambiguous, and to-the-point words to Zifeng.

Zifeng's words are also very small, Fang Zheng understands that if the bug wants to repeat all the language while dancing, of course normal people will speak as short as possible.

"You are a soldier, and you serve the great ruler of the country." Fang Zheng pretended to say nonsense casually, and with a tacit experience, perhaps Lian Zifeng could understand, "The upper and lower levels are orderly, and there is a difference between the superior and the inferior. You don’t need to listen to it or watch it. You don’t have to worry about what to eat, it’s enough to sharpen your skills every day.”

——Zifeng, if you want to bring down Zu Jiang's upper class, don't just stare at them, but look at most of the people at the bottom.Don't just rely on force, but look at their lifelines, such as food.

Fang Zheng didn't know if Zifeng could hear it. What he worried about was that if it was really Zifeng who secretly provoked and arranged for the two kings to fight each other, Zifeng had grown up a lot.But such a dangerous move has no supporting consequences, and will only leave a place of ruins.

The masters of the great country, the masters of the second country, and Zu Jiang's bunch of women who don't treat people as human beings deserve to die.But after they collapse, the entire national system will collapse, and countless blood will be shed, involving all innocent people, causing turmoil and disaster.

If they collapse, food cannot be supplied, life cannot be guaranteed, and lifelines will be cut off.So what's the difference between the instigators and the group of them who don't treat people as human beings.

Whether it is a violent overthrow or a peaceful replacement, there must be means to grasp the lifeline of the economy and maintain normal operation.Only in that way, the people at the bottom will not be affected too much, and they will not be starved to death or displaced.

Fang Zheng's uneasiness was fleeting.Zifeng may not understand the series of chain reactions that will follow, but it's not that he doesn't care.No matter what, Zifeng suffered so much for him.Just thinking about this made Fang Zheng's heart ache, and then felt that no matter what Zifeng wanted to do with him in the future, then... let him do whatever he wanted.

But right now their freedom is restricted, so of course it's impossible to do it.

Fang Zheng took the opportunity of staying with the Great Lord these days to carefully study Zu Jiang's economic lifeline.

There is no fixed currency in Zu Jiang, but the people still have to pay taxes.The things they tribute are handed over to Yaocheng in units of villages, and the types are different.For example, some Tunjiao wine, some tribute cattle and sheep, some grain crops, and some copper ore.These things will be delivered directly to the warehouse in Yaocheng. The warehouse is guarded by many big lynxes. It is impossible to count how many lynxes there are. Generally, no one dares to steal them.

Only the masters of the country and the masters of the second country have the right to distribute the things in the warehouse, and some high-ranking female ancestors have a small amount of selection power.Usually there are some "little officials" who are responsible for counting materials.It is probably the embryonic form of accounting in later generations.They used Zu Jiang's ancient knotting method to count the records, and then issued a preliminary distribution plan, which was handed over to the master of the country and the master of the second country.Only when they all agree, can the food, jade or animals be sent to places where they are needed, such as the Legion, the White Tower and other places.

When Fang Zheng saw the looting incident by the security group, it was precisely because the distribution rights of the two masters were not as good as that of the big master, and the weapons and food allocated to the security group were very tight, so they were forced to develop the habit of looting houses.

Fang Zheng thought to himself, no wonder this stupid woman, the Great Master, can sit firmly on the throne for seven or eight years. Among other things, this hand has firmly grasped the army and technicians (White Tower).Nothing less than the confidence to change.

Fang Zheng also learned that the items confiscated uniformly in various places are managed by the township head, and they must exploit one layer of them.For example, a village sends wine, but not all the people in the village know how to make wine, so some people will be sent to collect, some to work, and some to exchange for other crops. The operation varies from person to person, and the loopholes must be huge... Each The township head sent it to the responsible female ancestors in various places to collect it, and then exploited another layer, so the major clans could also accumulate wealth.In the end, Fang Zheng estimated that seven or eight layers of the products of production, collection and labor at the bottom will be scraped away.

These confiscated things have raised the army and technology.They were stationed in all directions to resist external aggression, which can be regarded as protecting the people at the bottom.Master Zu Jiang will also allocate part of what they lack according to each village's request.For example, yams cannot be grown in the east, and the water quality in the saline-alkali land in the west is poor. They can obtain necessities from the "planned economy" of the ruler.These exchanges of information are only known to the female ancestors and township heads in various places.From this point of view, to remember and deploy so many exchanges of information, the Great National Lord is still a little bit better than others.

The life of being severely exploited is indeed miserable, but at least it is better than being invaded by foreign enemies.If he hastily assassinated Zujiang's great ruler, he would be successful. The economic paralysis meant that the army would be paralyzed. Zujiang's vast fertile land, pastures, and high mountains and hills would be invaded mercilessly by neighbors, and the people would be plundered into slaves or slaughtered.They are innocent.

After figuring this out, Fang Zheng secretly formulated a strategy.

Fang Zheng first pretended to ask the Great Lord for his arrangements for the Chinese people in Qinglongling, and said very humbly that Qinglongling was already the Lord's vassal state. The Zu Jiang Daguo was happy and said: "Then take them over, don't worry, I will won't make them slaves—"

Fang Zheng immediately persuaded: "Why give up that good environment? You can start from here to expand your territory. Outside the border of the Kunlun Mountains, there are so many unowned mountains and rivers. Why can't you take them for your own use? You go all the way How good it would be to go south and connect the border with Qinglongling."

Master Zu Jiang knew that the area was so high and deep that few people occupied it, but it was not easy to move forward. He frowned and said, "But the road to the south is too steep, and it is generally impossible to walk. Only elite fighters ride A fox that is good at climbing, or riding a vajra eagle..."

If you just want to attack, you can attack from a long distance, but if you want to occupy it, you have to spend a lot of effort.

Just like two years ago, Liuyun led the Kunxiu Battalion to fight an ambush with Xiazhu Suolan's armored army in the village immediately floating in the Danshan Mountains.The Kunxiu Battalion was well prepared and the battle was successful.But without any strategic value.Afterwards, the Kunxiu camp was completely withdrawn, and Xia Zhu took back the Danshan Mountains.Because Danshan is in the southeast of Xiazhu, thousands of miles away from Zujiang, there are no resources worth spending a lot of fighting power to seize there, and staying there is just consuming.

"Master, I understand your concern. It is true that for ordinary people, it is impossible to climb such a high mountain. But as long as there is a passage to enter and exit, no matter how high the surrounding mountains are or how deep the valleys are, they can live on. It can use more abundant terrain to hunt, capture, and gather. This channel does not need to be wide, even if only one or two people enter and exit, it can transport two to 3000 people in one day. And Zu Jiang's warriors guard this channel easily. At that time, this plateau area, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, will also become your territory with rich products, wouldn't it be a great thing."

Master Zu Jiang Daguo said: "However, it is too difficult to dig this kind of passage by manpower. Those mountains are high and deep, and the soil and rocks are also very hard."

Fang Zheng shook his head: "Who said manpower is needed?" He said meaningfully: "Who has a huge body, whose strength is far beyond human beings, who is mighty and obeys your orders, who can be self-sufficient in nature Life? After digging for a year or so, the mountain will pass.”

Grand Master Zu Jiang asked in surprise, "You mean... divine beasts?"

It is the one at the gate of Zu Jiang's main bedroom, and dozens of big lynxes guarding the treasury.

She immediately said: "No!"

Fang Zheng didn't deliberately instigate.He wanted to play hard to catch, but he just planted a seed in the heart of Grand Master Zu Jiang, and instead said: "Yes, your safety and the safety of the treasury are the most important. It is better to guard one side than to let them dig for a year or so. What an accident..."

From the beginning of the day, Grand Master Zu Jiang was restless.Fang Zheng stood on the sidelines and continued to act like nothing happened. He continued to implement the strategy he had formulated.

Fang Zheng visited the outskirts of the treasury and chatted with those who were in charge of knotting records.Lian Zifeng was beside him.Fang Zheng looked at the knots.They are woven with different hemp, silk, silk, cloth, feathers, etc., dyed with threads of different colors, and tied in two or three strands to form dozens of patterns.It is said that the number of records can exceed one hundred thousand.Fang Zheng was full of praise for their knotting skills, and then began to talk ironically, saying: "Such a precise knot, there must be no mistakes."

Fang Zheng swore that Lian Zifeng understood, and he didn't blink his eyes, but Fang Zheng understood his eyes.

From that day on, every once in a while, there was a problem with the records of the knots in Zu Jiang's treasury. On several occasions, the amount of important tribute wine was wrong, which caused conflicts among the distribution of several female ancestors.But when the cause is traced, it is often found that some knots are off by a few inches or loose.It may be caused by too many knots, being blown by the wind when hanging, or the material is aging.It's impossible for some highly skilled person to sneak in from the sight of the big lynx and make it crooked.

Fang Zheng once took advantage of the fact that Zu Jiang Da Guozhu was furious about the mistake of the number, and said casually: "Actually, this number is recorded by more than just knots. There is something called numbers in this world, which is much more convenient. When I was in the Chinese community, I always taught them how to use numbers. Once you teach them, they will be able to use them very well.”

Sure enough, the Lord of the Great Power said, "Really?"

Fang Zheng successfully demonstrated the usage of numbers to the master of the country, and was recognized. The master of the country announced that he would teach those knot officials the new usage of numbers and spread them.

The Arabic decimal number representation method, which is common to modern people, still takes a lot of effort for people in primitive times.Those who work hard among them will take several days to really convert.

There are more than a dozen of these clerks, each responsible for a different area.When they converted the knots into numbers, they had to show it to Fang Zheng for verification, lest they make mistakes.

Although they all came to check with the numbers of the knots, Fang Zheng always guessed what materials they represented from Lian Zifeng's various explicit hints that did not arouse the suspicion of the surveillance.

Tens of thousands of sets of data, decades of records, the entire economic lifeline of Zu Jiang and the social life of the entire land are like being stored in a transparent glass cabinet, which can be seen in Fang Zheng's eyes at a glance.This is the true family strength of Zu Jiang, which no other person can grasp except the great country lord.

What's more, since Fang Zheng has the authority to check the numbers in the end, when he encounters something useful, he must make a few changes.

Gradually, the things in their treasury will not match, and then less and less.

Fang Zheng found Xin Guo, the beast taming woman who had brought him into Yaocheng.She has to go out every year to drive back the white animals of the Sanbai Banquet. She can freely enter and exit Yaocheng, and can go to and from different towns and villages.

Fang Zheng is going to transfer all the things in the treasury quietly, under the name of "mysterious kind-hearted people", to the place where the most unfair allocation of resources was once needed.Let those people record these gifts in their hearts, and keep silent, knowing that this is not the grace of the Great King.

But under the surveillance of the eyeliner, it is difficult to convey the true intention to others.Fang Zheng's current achievements have only reached the point where Xin Guo is willing to give things to the "good-hearted" husband-she doesn't know where Fang Zheng's "things" come from.

And the "things" are still in the national treasury. Although Fang Zheng changed the number, he is under surveillance all day long. How to transport those things out is still a worry.

The first to bear the brunt is the guard's big lynx.

What made Fang Zheng even more happy was that he didn't have to wait long. The Grand Master Zu Jiang finally couldn't restrain his greed for the land in the south, and decided to dispatch the big lynx to dig the passage.

During the period when those big lynxes were marching south, the Lord of the Great Country planned to send people from different regiments and their animal companions to guard the treasury.She gave orders to all legions, and dispatched some of them to prevent chaos.

Fang Zheng curled his mouth silently where she couldn't see it.

The more people there are, the easier it is to alienate.Without the big lynx here, it is no longer an impregnable fortress.

Winter is coming to an end, and the white snow in Yaocheng is still flying, but the blue sky can already be seen in the gap between the clouds in the high sky.

Today, it will be changed soon.

At this moment, another thing happened that made Fang Zheng's mood ups and downs.

One day when Fang Zheng was visiting the huge bronze statue in the center of Yao City that was used to record the time of day, the thing suddenly fell off.It was originally tied with thick and tough cowhide bands, like an upside-down bowl in midair, with intricate patterns engraved on it.It is two people tall and several feet wide.

The thing fell off somehow.Lian Zifeng was beside Fang Zheng, he hugged him quickly and hid behind him, just happened to be covered by that thing.

In the darkness, Fang Zheng groped and knocked on the thick wall of the copper bowl, feeling like he was in an old bell.But even if he put his ear against the wall, using his sensitive ears that were different from ordinary people, he still couldn't hear the slightest movement outside.This copper bowl is too thick.

Fang Zhenggang said: "It's okay, the Lord of the Kingdom certainly won't let me and you be trapped here so easily."

He suddenly trembled all over, the thick wall blocked all surveillance eyes, he finally had a chance to really communicate with Lian Zifeng.This is the perfect opportunity he has been looking for.

Fang Zheng grasped Zifeng's hand excitedly, and said hoarsely: "The spies can't hear you. Listen to me. I want to ask you something too, and if you answer me..." Fang Zheng touched Zifeng's hand clumsily. On his face, he murmured, "... just nod or shake your head?"

Zifeng suddenly threw himself into Fang Zheng's arms and hugged him tightly.The temperature in the darkness was so warm, Fang Zheng felt tears flow from Zifeng's eyes.Wet his front.

"Xiaofeng, I'm sorry, you have suffered." Fang Zheng patted him on the back, as if eagerly comforting a big cat that had been wronged and cuddled in his arms, "Brother Zheng failed to protect you, it's your fault you……"

Zifeng leaned against Fang Zheng's arms and shook his head, his arms passed under his armpit to wrap his arms around his back, conveying that he didn't care.He trembled even more, kissing Fang Zheng's neck randomly in the dark.

Fang Zheng raised his neck to let him kiss, and said intermittently: "You know the intention of doing those things recently, and you cooperated very well...but I don't know what other arrangements you have. Don't take risks, I will definitely save you and let you Get rid of that bug."

Zifeng nodded with tears streaming down his face, the tossing and turning of the kiss became a little bigger, and some other flames were aroused, and Fang Zheng was breathless from his kiss, and gasped, "Stop... here, it won't work here, they will put it on right away." This thing has been lifted up. It will be freed later..."

Fang Zheng lowered his eyes and whispered guiltily, "At that time, you can... just do whatever you want."