Take Taobao with you to another world

"...The upper class in Marcy City resolutely disagrees with the transfer of the remaining power in their hands. Regarding the prospect of famine that may occur in the Buber Plain that we described, some of them do not trust our data analysis at all, and some of them are indifferent. They are extremely disgusted that we hinder Their actions of hoarding food and clearing the city partly still pin their hopes on foreign aid, trying to deal with the subsequent crisis by possessing the technology and wealth of the so-called 'foreigners'. The last attitude is the mainstream among them. Therefore, in In this negotiation for the purpose of delaying time, their plan is to detain our negotiators to gain the initiative in the next step by detaining our negotiators after the negotiation breaks down through the advantage of numbers and some trap arrangements. To deal with this situation, our preliminary The plan is to make a gesture of sincerity and at the same time give full play to our organizational efficiency to guide the middle and lower classes of the city to pay attention to the possible impact of the negotiation results on their fundamental interests..."

In this plan, the expected result is that the people of Marcy City are disappointed with their superstructure and turn to support the pioneering detachment's demand for higher power, even if the ideal development that allows them to actively defeat the city ruler cannot be achieved, We should also try our best to win the greatest psychological identity of urban residents.

However, there are always accidents in actual actions. Sometimes the more cautious and detailed the plan, the more so, especially when the goal of the plan is popular.The new person in charge of Airborne rejected this plan quite simply, on the grounds that the follow-up development tends to flow into more political games, and it is not easy to lead to the target direction of centralized resource recovery and development of production. After discussing several ways of action, a very Someone young and very senior persuaded others to take the initiative to take a very bold and radical approach to temporarily solve this transition problem.

When Yun Shen received the report, the nobles and trade association representatives of Mahxi City, including some religious figures, had been placed under house arrest in the city hall. The development team arranged for a person to discuss with them one-on-one on the ransom of traditional customs.At the same time, the detachment began to transform the city of Mahi and its surrounding areas.

Attached is a series of material request forms.

Yun Shen glanced at the thick stack of forms, picked up a pen, and signed them one by one.

Then he picked up the comprehensive report again, and turned to the part where the person in charge of the new branch was accused of being too individualistic. After reading it for a while, he smiled helplessly and sighed.

The wind is blowing across the land, the clouds are gone, the sun is clear, and the hot light shines on thousands of miles of red fields.

In the heat wave, the season seems to step into summer, but in the calendar, spring still has a tail at this time.

For human beings who are not born with nature, and it is difficult to hunt in the wilderness, spring is a difficult and hopeful season. From sowing hope to harvesting results, the long process of patience and suffering is the cycle of life. The hungry winter is over, the green and yellow spring is about to pass, and the three seasons of hard work and hunger will come——

God, let the worms eat less shoots, I would like to bow to this soil day and night!My God, let the rain water the fields more, I would like to be drenched by the rain that leaks from the thatched roof!God, let the lord collect less tax, I just hope that my life will not be taken away!God, let your agent be more merciful, I have sent my back to his feet, when will your eyes see our heads on the ground?

Day after day, day after day, we are not the lamb, we are the grass under the lamb's mouth, the ants under its feet!

Year after year, the ballad is passed in the hut, in the fields, and in the mountains and forests. It is low and depressing, and even the singers have completely forgotten its true appearance-"Day after day, day after day, we Not this lamb, we are the grass under the lamb's mouth, the ants under its feet! Kill one, eat another, die our blood relatives, you also have to go to the ground!" Disappeared in blood and fire, the nation they belonged to is struggling to return to history at the edge of the world. At the other end of the world thousands of miles away, people sighed this song again in different languages.

The ferocious sunshine that returned to the world did not bring hope. The sharply rising temperature caused new epidemics in some areas; the silt after the flood receded was deposited everywhere in the wilderness, and it was sunburned into cracked mud in a short period of time. Only the most vigorous weeds can grow from their cracks; in some places, the land even has a thin white salt frost, and such farmland can hardly recover even if it is closed; many lords and rich peasants A large number of large livestock were lost in this long-term disaster, and agricultural tools and manpower for reclamation became scarce; it was difficult to sow summer grain, and at this time, food shortages appeared in different areas of the Bubo Plain, which has always been famous for its abundance. the situation...

I'm afraid even the monks in the tower who don't care about the world know that the shadow of another cruel disaster has risen.

The city of Mahi stood out from the shadows.

Although this city has long been famous for the presence of Gentiles, it seems that until today, traders have discovered their irreplaceability-only Gentiles have enough and symptomatic medicines, and only they will use the general territory Ironware for sale at affordable prices.It is true that these strangers have never been licensed to operate weapons, but their place of origin obviously has rich metal deposits and extremely high smelting skills, allowing them to sell a considerable number of metal farm tools at low prices.At least before this calamity year, there were still many people who believed that this was just a way for foreigners to bypass the restrictions of industry associations, and they were happy to accept this means of opening up the market—even though it was difficult to recycle these utensils due to insufficient furnace temperature. Processing, so that some users who are not so fussy need time to get used to fighting with it, the price of the ironware of Gentiles is still lower than the forging cost of the Buber Plain, not to mention the excellent quality that has been tempered and tempered.

It has been rumored for a long time that before the floods, the Gentiles deliberately revised the prices of their agricultural tools. However, the rulers of Maxi City were unwilling to let go of the restrictions, fearing that the market would become more chaotic—the Gentiles would benefit even more. Traditional trade has been squeezed to make it more difficult to survive; on the one hand, they dare not raise taxes for fear of further intensifying conflicts with foreigners—before that, the discriminatory tax rate was already so high that it was hard not to covet it the point.Both sides have tried to restrain themselves to avoid conflicts, but the nature of the conflicts has never changed, and it will only happen sooner or later.

Even though they coveted and envied the various benefits that Mahi City had obtained, after the foreigners showed many of their extraordinary abilities, the rest of the cities and territories had to worry about the consequences of attracting wolves into their houses.In this short period of less than three years, they watched the Gentiles take root in the pearl port of the Buber River. The disputes that occurred from the winter to the spring floods were nothing but the outbreak of the long-term accumulated resentment in the city of Marci—— Finding that the wealth and strength one desires all come from the parasites of the body, once the price is paid, it is difficult to recover, and one is more and more aware of the erosion of the other party's unhurriedness every day, who is not afraid of this?Although no one can say that they can resist the demon-like temptation of foreigners sitting in the position of the master of Maxi City, but those lords and nobles who wait and see think that if they change places, they will definitely not be like that There used to be some famous city lords who were so stupid and gave foreigners so many excuses to resist and even backlash.

After all, if the Gentiles were driven out, it would be painful to many—who can, after having used the utensils the Gentiles made, tasted their salt and sugar, bought their spices, used their cloth, , Want to go back to the hard days of the past?But it would be unacceptable if the Gentiles won the victory. For most people, the Gentiles should be just some foreign traders, not invaders who use money as a way. would become the enemy of the whole plain, especially since they've been so heretical and out of place all along—

But in the face of the news that Earl Kadlan led his troops to help, these seemed to be unimportant.

The admirable thing about Lord Robert of Marcy City is that he was able to win the town of Lens and all its good ports from the Earl as a free city. Because certain purposes require a lot of money, and he is good at managing the territory but not good at business, a good port has been abandoned for a long time; although Lord Robert is the earl's cousin and has a lot of money; It is the name of the earl’s favorite horse; although the tribute of Mahi City is three to five times that of the general territory (this is the reason why Mahi City initially accepted foreigners)... All in all, once Mahi City is in crisis, the Earl will never Will not sit idly by.For this 35-year-old Earl in the prime of life with brilliant achievements, the most disgusting thing in this world is the thieves who stole his wealth. Divided, dissatisfied, unindustrious inferiors—

If it weren't for the mediation of Lord Robert, the Gentiles would occupy the third class.

If it is said that the conflict between the Gentiles and the upper class of Mahi City has accumulated over time, there is still room for relaxation in the process. The leader's family who poached in the forest was once made into meat strips and shared with the guests at the banquet. Once Earl Kadlan arrives, the situation will be like fire and water, and there will be no end to death.

Although the Gentiles often do things that are extremely laborious and have little reward, they are by no means stupid, and there are many signs that they have their own reliable sources. The matter of going south.But after they had taken a city so quickly, in a way that must have offended him, the gates of Marci remained wide open, and the Street of Inns went about its business as usual, as if their purpose all along was business—the Gentiles still new They opened a shop dedicated to selling grain, and as the new ships arrived at the port, countless iron agricultural tools piled up, but the most shocking thing was that their so-called price adjustments in this exclusive market were actually Reduce the original price of iron farm tools by half!And there are also price cuts for other tools, but they are not as scary and emergency as agricultural tools.

The news spread like lightning, and territorial managers and businessmen from all over the world flocked here.

At this season, in the face of such great interests, people intentionally or unintentionally ignore the many visions that are happening in front of them. The army is approaching. The goods of the foreigners, even more than the foreigners, do not want the arrival of the earl's army, because it means that today will become a regrettable and beautiful memory.

Compared with these anxious merchants, the foreigners seem to know nothing about fear. They are still calm, calm, and constructing large-scale construction projects in the city of Mahi step by step, and they have the luxury to ask their customers if they need help with transportation, as long as they pay a little and buy a certain amount—several merchants can join forces to make up enough, and the Gentiles will use their ships to send these customers and their goods to any port downstream.

On the day they proposed this service, five huge ships were moored in the harbor outside the city.The dizzying amount of supplies and part of the personnel flowed into the city of Mahi, which seemed to explain why foreigners were not afraid of the Earl's army - although in the eyes of others, this number was just a drop in the bucket compared to the Earl's professional army, and its combat effectiveness was extremely doubtful.

After all, to this day, the Gentiles have never shown much ability to actually fight. Those low-ranking nobles and citizens who escaped from Maxi City have been accusing the Gentiles of their shamelessness, saying that they blatantly undermined fair and just negotiations. After raiding many unsuspecting participants with despicable means, after binding and imprisoning the souls of these cities like slaves, they encouraged the inferior people who were bewitched by them to make riots in the city, and forced people to give up the freedom of the city with tyrannical means. Sovereignty...and so on, it's sensational.However, for some rational listeners, "inferior people make trouble" is indeed worrying, but if the Gentiles cannot obtain friendship and protection through concessions-on the premise that they are so rich, besides the inferior people, they can With whom?

Generally speaking, the number, training, defense, and supplies basically determine the outcome of a war. Gentiles do not have special fighters (it is also heard that they employ individual black-haired survivors), and their hometowns did send a lot of aid, but the increase The number of companions and those who were originally sticking to this place is less than three hundred. As for the coolies and inferior people in the city who were bought by them, even if women are included, they are less than two thousand. How many of these people can there be on the battlefield? What's the use?

Among the Gentiles there are no gifted in strength.

Although there are many miraculous things about the Gentiles, maybe they have some unknown means to protect themselves, and even miraculously defeat their enemies, but at least no one dares to gamble or imagine the possibility of the Gentiles winning, so Soon someone bought the qualification to take a boat for the first time, and once again experienced the extreme excellence of the Gentiles in various construction skills.

Even if the timing is not right now, most people who have dealt with Gentiles are still very curious about their ships.In the Buber Plains, it is always difficult for foreigners to blend in with the crowd. Even though they have been in business for a long time, one of the reasons why they are still different in the eyes of others is that they never hide, and even openly show their differences to the world—or extraordinary. like their wares and buildings, and like their ships.

Thinking back to when the alien ships appeared in the river, it caused such a big commotion. If not for the two elves guarding them, they would never have been accepted by an official port for the first time, and then settled in... Although the elves were there after that There was no trace, leading more and more people to believe that the day was but an illusion employed by the Gentiles, but their ships were real, as were their wares.

Just in appearance, Gentile ships are scary enough.These ships that appear regularly generally maintain the appearance of adapting to the current similar to ordinary ships, but the fact that they do not use sails is inconceivable in any eyes. The material of the hull is neither wood nor stone, and it is extremely strong There is also a chimney spewing black smoke, which is most likely made of metal. Perhaps even people in the legendary era have never seen such a huge alchemy creation.If you look closely enough, you can also find that as trade flourishes, these ships used to transport goods are also undergoing subtle changes-either the Gentiles modified them for their own needs, or...the Gentiles have been building new boat.

People living on the shore watched in horror as the rumored white monster broke through the water and traveled thousands of miles in a day. Passengers on the deck and in the cabin were also trembling for the power that pushed this creation, and at the same time marveled at its strength. Smooth and fast.Whenever a ship approaches the port, there will be commotion on the shore. When the waterway really needs to be docked, these bold territorial stewards and agents have to go to the shore in a small boat to complete the necessary procedures such as confirming their identity, explaining their purpose, persuading the port guards, etc. , almost like when the Gentiles first came to the plains of the Buber River, and then these alien ships still could not access the docks, they had to build pontoons, unload the cargo from the boats, and send them to the shore.

In the first few trips, they spent more time on the shore than on the road. This was already prepared by the Gentiles. There were pontoon bridges and very light small leaf boats on board, accompanied by people who could copy documents and keep accounts— —The Gentiles are obviously aware of their reputation in other regions, but these are not a big obstacle for them. Even if these trivial matters consume their very precious time now, the Gentiles are not a little impatient.The guards and obstacles they encountered did not prevent them from completing their scheduled voyage, and since they had time and space to spare, they kindly asked if anyone wanted to go back to Marhi with them.

Unbelievable, at this time they also want to expand the waterway!

No matter how incomprehensible, there is no other choice-the earl's iron hoof stepped forward, and the traditional means of transportation can only support people's extremely limited travels with the city of Mahi, let alone compare with the foreigner's ships-there is no other choice. When there is a good choice and there is an urgent need, how about following the good intentions of the Gentiles?Relying on the past reputation of the Gentile, the risk of doing so is very small, and the biggest risk may be that it will incur the anger of the Earl—that lord is always very reluctant to be shared with him. All the wealth of the state is in his pocket, but he can't regard the lords of the entire plain as enemies, can he?Maybe help the Gentiles clean up their house a little bit, and share the Earl's grudge with them.

If they had any hope of getting it done.

While the lower reaches of the river had to accept the cruising of Gentile ships, changes were also taking place in the city of Mahhi, the center of events that was about to brew a storm.

As long as this change is not blind, everyone who comes to Marcy City can notice it. They can see the big white ship moored in the port outside the city, and they can also see the increasingly sparse and open blocks outside the hostel street. A busy crowd, the Gentiles were methodically doing what they wanted to do.They seem to use high salaries and busy work to stabilize some people's hearts, and the foreigners never obstruct those citizens who want to escape because of the approaching war. A certain amount of money will be given generously, which is enough for a family to live in the city for more than three years in a normal year.

Many people couldn’t wait to leave the city of Mahi, and many stayed behind, attracted by the treatment of foreigners. Even people from afar came to the city to find work at this time, and the foreigners also accepted them after screening them with their own methods. took them.

News of Lord Cadlan's army passed like mourning birds across the plain.They passed Xiazuo; they passed Gleven; they passed the Funky River;

"I swear, I will drive those heretics back to their lair! I will rescue the people who have suffered from them, take back the land and wealth that have been invaded, and crush all obstacles in the way! I will wash them with blood and burn them with fire. Purify the filth of those demons! The Holy Light is in my heart, and in the name of God, any resister, any shelter is my enemy!"

The earl's delay in arriving was because he increased the reinforcements originally scheduled for 3000 to [-]!

To deal with a group of foreigners with the same force as a principality, the Earl was cautious enough, and his will was stronger than anyone imagined.

No one wanted to pick up scraps after the Earl anymore, and the Earl would give them nothing left.And no one expects anything from Gentiles any more (maybe, maybe, maybe someone had a little bit of it at some point).

The gates of Marci had not yet been closed, the white ships were still sailing smoothly on the Buber, and the Gentiles had not yet called for help from anyone on the plain.

Many people are waiting, waiting for blood and fire, death and rebirth, waiting for records, wonder, regret, praise and flattery, while saving wealth and words and deeds to survive difficult times.

Another ordinary, hot morning came.

Atoria opened his eyes as the morning light illuminated the window.

He could sleep a little longer, but a sound, or something loud, woke him up, rumbling through the city, and many people were awakened at the same time, and they ran to the window, walked out the door, looked out, up— —