Origin Chapter 430: Expansion
As soon as Wu Zhongyuan said this, everyone was stunned.
Wu Zhongyuan is finally relieved. No matter what, stealing people's things is wrong. If you find excuses for yourself to evade whitewashing, it will be even more despicable. If you steal, you will steal.
After being stunned, Yu Qingdu was the first to react, "Your Excellency is joking."
"I'm not joking, I really stole the aristocratic soul lamp," Wu Zhongyuan said sternly. "The big mistake has been made. In addition to apology, I also want to discuss compensation matters with you."
After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Yu Qingdu turned to look at Huang Youyun, Huang Youyun frowned and said, "It's clearly not what the adults did, why should the adults take responsibility for this?"
"I did it," Wu Zhongyuan said. "The woman you saw that night was not Li Fei, but Li Bie, a nobleman from the bird clan. Although she was with me, she was not my accomplice."
As soon as this statement came out, the atmosphere immediately became very embarrassing. Everyone originally regarded him as a benefactor of righteous help. Who would have thought that he would be the thief who stole the soul lamp.
Yu Qing is a big leader. No one speaks, but he can't help but express his position. He smiled awkwardly, "There must be something else hidden in this matter. The soul lamp is a sacrificial thing. Since it is in the hands of the adults, the adults may wish to use it. Give it back to us."
“No more,” Wu Zhongyuan shook his head and said, “I used it up, I got a piece of Nine Heavens Profound Iron, which cannot be melted by ordinary furnace fires, the lamp oil of the soul-inducing lamp is used to heat up, and the wick is used to stretch Draw the bowstring."
Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words, everyone turned their attention to the longbow behind him. Since part of the dragon tendon was burned away, there was no remaining length when it was tied, and the burnt tendon head was not cut off. It has become a mark that the barbarians can recognize.
Wu Zhongyuan said, "Everyone must know that the five seals are about to disappear. I made weapons and wrapped bows and arrows not for my own selfish interests, but to defend against foreign enemies and protect humanity. I was forced by the situation that day, and I didn't tell you. Take, desecrate the ancestors of the Yi people, and it is hard to blame. But the big mistake has been made, and it is rare to reverse it. This time, I am standing here, and I want to kill you. If you can understand my difficulties, I will I am willing to make compensation, although you may put forward conditions, as long as I can do it, I will not refuse.”
The matter is very important, and Yu Qingdu and others were undecided. In desperation, Yu Qingdu had no choice but to say to Wu Zhongyuan, "It's not very bright for adults to take things without asking, but it's not too bright. This is no trivial matter, can adults wait a moment and allow me to wait until I return to the city to discuss with the elders before making calculations?"
"Okay," Wu Zhongyuan nodded, "Everyone, please."
"Sir, please come into the city to serve tea." Yu Qingdu invited.
Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand, "I have a loss in virtue, but I haven't paid it back yet. I have no face to enter the city. You are free, and I will wait from here."
Seeing his firm attitude, Yu Qingdu and the others had no choice but to let him go, and went to the city eagerly to discuss.
There are nine patriarchs of the Yi people. The most powerful ones are only Yu Qingdu, Huang Youyun, and Lu Juntian. The rest are mostly coffins and seedlings. When this happened, everyone was worried. Dare to kill him? Don't say kill, even if you fight, you don't dare to fight. Li Shi and Li Fei were sent away in a few words. Who would dare to offend such a person.
Furthermore, even if Wu Zhongyuan stole the soul lamp, it cannot deny the fact that he saved the Yi people. If Wu Zhongyuan didn't appear today, the Yi people would be in bad luck.
Wu Zhongyuan is still waiting outside at this time, and they can't delay it for too long. Older people are often grumpy and like to scrutinize details. The ancestor of man, but it is impossible for everyone to punish him. It is false to say that he is not angry at all, but how can he be angry, and he can't beat others.
Although Huang Youyun is No. 2, he is relatively straightforward and decisive, raising his hand to interrupt everyone's complaints, "Don't say that he just stole the soul lamp, even if he burns our ancestral tomb, we can still take it. How is he?"
The crowd sighed.
After a brief discussion, the three of Yu Qingdu went out of the city again and had no choice but to pretend to be generous.
Wu Zhongyuan just said why he wanted to steal the soul lamp. This time they can only make a fuss about it. They only said that Wu Zhongyuan took the soul lamp to save the world. If the ancestors had spirits in the sky, they would definitely not will blame.
As for compensation, of course it cannot be asked for, in fact, it is not wanted, but cannot be demanded.
Now that the words have been said, the next step is easy. Wu Zhongyuan was invited to be a guest in the city, but he did not say that he was a guest in the city, but emphasized that he entered the city to discuss the details of compensation in detail.
It's noon now, and the banquet must be prepared, and it is of the highest standard. The barbarians live near the sea and have seafood to eat. At this time, there is no refrigerator. Seafood is a real luxury.
The wine and food were served, but Wu Zhongyuan didn't move his chopsticks for a long time. He really wanted to compensate the other party. If this matter is not negotiable, this meal cannot be eaten.
Although the barbarians have been slow to say what they need, Wu Zhongyuan can see that what they want is not specific things, but protection after the enemy comes.
It's fine if it's just a simple shelter, but the difficulty is that the barbarians don't want to move inwards, which makes it more difficult. His sphere of influence is in the southern area of the Central Plains, and it's located in the due east, which is too far away. .
He had seen the map drawn by the old blind man and Wu Di when he went back. The outline of the map had already come out. have to be elongated.
Anyone who knows a little about the art of war knows that it is a taboo to start a war on multiple fronts when there are insufficient troops. Both the Japanese devils and Hitler made this mistake.
However, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the inclusion of the barbarians in the protection is not the only disadvantage. At this time, there are many unowned places. The large area to the east of Jiulian City is no-man's land. If you occupy all of them, at least Two walled cities can be created, so that the area where the barbarians are located can also be connected.
The two newly constructed Yuancheng can provide shelter for those tribes who have moved in, and can strengthen their own forces, but the disadvantage is that the front line is too long. The longer the front line is, the more likely it is to be attacked. big.
However, there is another advantage of including the Yi people in the protection, that is, the Yi people are good at making strong bows and crossbows. In the age of cold weapons, the powerful bows and crossbows made by the Yi people are as powerful as heavy artillery. weapon.
If the barbarians are accommodated, the powerful bows and crossbows can be assembled in a large number of all the cities under their jurisdiction, which will greatly improve the defense capabilities of their own cities.
At this time, the news that the five seals are about to disappear has completely spread, and people inside and outside China are panicked. , you can only clarify the words, then complain and explain the reasons why they cannot move inland. They are different from other tribes. They have lived by the sea for generations, and all their life skills are related to the sea. If they move inland, I am afraid that Unable to make a living.
After the barbarians made it clear, Wu Zhongyuan also talked about his own difficulties. This is not the time to slap a swollen face and make a fat man. The barbarians must know what price he must pay if he wants to protect the barbarians.
The Yi people also understand Wu Zhongyuan's difficulties, but they have offended the Birds, and it is impossible to seek shelter from the Birds, and the Bulls and Bears are far away from them, and Wu Zhongyuan has become their only hope.
In this case, if you want to seek shelter, you must make a contribution. Like Kuicheng, the Yi people also hoard a lot of salt, as well as dragon tendon oil and a lot of leather. The most important thing is that they can make Large crossbows, they are willing to share with Wu Zhongyuan.
Sometimes wanting to be comprehensive is the same as looking forward to the future, but making a decisive decision does not mean being frivolous. After the barbarians expressed their opinions, Wu Zhongyuan also expressed his position, and his way of expressing his position was also very special. Discuss."
This is equivalent to an indirect agreement.
The content of the discussion between the two sides will be more specific. The barbarians are not the first tribe that Wu Zhongyuan accepted. He is very clear about what the other party cares about most. The primary issue is the ownership of the political power. In the final analysis, there is no suspense about this, it is still a high degree of autonomy and full decentralization, which is actually no different from the later generations.
The second problem is that while being sheltered, we are in the same boat with other Yuancheng cities and share resources. The barbarians occupy the seaside, food is abundant, and salt can be dried. Although Huicheng can bring a lot of salt, it is only Once you buy and sell with a hammer, there will be no supply of salt in the future, and you have to walk on two legs. You can't just rely on the consumption of salt reserves, but you must also have new supplements.
Since it is a detailed discussion, it naturally involves all aspects, including the relationship with the bird family. The Yi people are very worried that Wu Zhongyuan will have a bad relationship with the bird family because they protect them. Wu Zhongyuan is also more worried about this. He has been paying tribute to the bird tribe, and doing so is equivalent to robbing the bird tribe's colony.
It's easy to deal with this problem. All the controversial salt drying beaches are given to the bird tribe. It's just a matter of thinking. There is no need to pay tribute. people provide shelter.
A lot of trivial matters were mentioned during the banquet. Huang Youyun had many burns on his body. Wu Zhongyuan helped him to heal him. To show his abilities, he had to display mysterious spells, which shocked the barbarians.
Wu Zhongyuan was very interested in the arrow crossbows of the barbarians, so Yu Qingdu and others accompanied him to review. On the way, Wu Zhongyuan asked about the origin of the soul-inducing lamp, but Yu Qingdu and others did not know the details, but only knew that The soul-inducing lamp has been on for thousands of years. As for how it came from, and what kind of dragon-shaped creature the grease and wick belonged to, they did not know.
The barbarians lived in the remote seaside. When Wu Zhongyuan came here, Yu Qingdu and others couldn't help asking him where he went. Wu Zhongyuan didn't hide it, but only said that he wanted to go to Turtle Island in the East China Sea.
"The Turtle Island that the adults mentioned is the island that looks like a turtle?" Yu Qingdu asked.
"Yes, do you know where it is?" Wu Zhongyuan nodded.
"You must never go to that place." Yu Qingdu waved his hands again and again.
"What's wrong?" Wu Zhongyuan frowned and tilted his head.
"The place is haunted..."