?The east gate of Yiyang City, the crowds coming and going stopped at the city gate. Several heads were placed in the wooden cages on the city gate. They were the heads of several camp leaders who led their troops to resist the government army. These were the crimes of going down the mountain to attack the people before

"The government army is powerful. They chased them into the mountains and caught them." Some onlookers sighed, and many others nodded.

"It's a pity that a village leader who was a landlord was the mastermind..." Someone sighed again, and this statement attracted everyone to inquire.

Most of them were the people of Yiyang County. They knew that the mountain barbarians had gone down the mountain to harass him. They knew that the county magistrate Wang led his troops into the mountain to clear the enemy but returned home. Later, Yuwen envoy sent Yang Sima and led his army into the mountain again for more than a month to finally return victoriously. They thought the war had subsided, but they did not expect that the culprit would be caught.

"What should I do if I can't help but attract people everywhere and call other village leaders in the mountains down the mountain to harass me?"

"What are you afraid of? Isn't there any official army here?" Someone is optimistic, "Emister Yuwen will teach them a lesson."

Someone said that this was wrong. He heard that the government army captured Tian Yunshan in the mountains. As soon as this was said, someone accompanied him, saying that when the government army broke through the Killing Tiger Village, he also caught some people on the mountain next to him, which was said to include Tian Yunshan. As for why this person's head was not on it, I don't know what was going on.

In any case, the mountain barbarian rebellion that caused a headache for Yiyang County has been quelled. Now many village leaders on the mountain stand on the side of the government. Even if Tian Yunshan is not dead, it will not be so fast to make a comeback in the future.

Anyway, the official army is very good at fighting. Then I will go to the mountains to teach these ungrateful camp leaders. I hope that the territory of Yiyang County will be able to stay safe for a while and can go up the mountain to chop firewood and collect herbs with confidence.

Zhang Ning led his entourage through the crowded city gate and walked outwards. Because he had to be questioned when passing through the city gate, he was not allowed to ride a horse, so he rode the horse led by his entourage and galloped away after he walked out of the city gate.

He heard the people's discussion just now. As a businessman who was closer to the state yamen, he knew what was right and wrong in the rumors, but it didn't matter. The mountain barbarians who went down the mountain to harass him had been resolved, and the smooth operation of the quarry was the most important thing.

Labor that does not require wages is even more important.

In Zhang Ning's three quarries, the labor force increased by two times, and the extra people were those who did not need wages. They were villagers from Heiwuzhai and other villages, and they had to use their labor to "atonate" the evil deeds they committed.

He led his entourage to the quarry near the quarry. More than ten cavalry advanced towards Yiyang City on the official road. The two sides met. When Zhang Ning saw that it was an old acquaintance, Wang Xingyi, he greeted him, and the other party also gave a greeting with a spring breeze on his face.

"So it's Brother Zhang. When will I go to Xiyang? If I meet again in Santaihe, I really have to go to Wuweizhai to sit."

"The next day, Zhang will go to Xiyang to do business. I wonder if Brother Wang has free time?"

"The next day, Wang is going to Xiyang, so I will be scheduled to be at Wuweizhai at noon. This time Wang will treat him to him!"

Wang Xingyi is the clan of the county magistrate Wang Zhi, and is also one of the top charcoal kiln owners in Yiyang County. There are also several logging farms, which can be said to be a big family. The mountain man went down the mountain to harass him. Wang Xingyi's logging farm suffered heavy casualties, and the pension alone was a big loss.

The logging yard was stopped, and there was no wood burning in the charcoal kiln. The county soldiers entered the mountains to quell the rebellion and returned home. Seeing that the transaction was about to end, Wang Xingyi was so anxious that he didn't know how much his hair had fallen. Like Zhang Ning and others, he thought that this time it was going to be finished.

As a result, the official army entered the mountains to attack again, not only won a great victory, but also "bringed" a large number of people back. Some were under the jurisdiction of the state yamen and some were absorbed by the village leaders who made meritorious service. Many of the remaining people went to the logging farm to "make meritorious service". Of course, there was no need to think about wages.

With a batch of cheap labor added, the mining volume of quarries and logging farms increased, and the output of lime kilns and charcoal kilns increased significantly. The sharp drop in costs caused the owners' wallets to become increasingly bulging.

Think about the rumored river embankment that will start construction next year and the mountains that will still not be deserted. Dear owners think that good days are getting longer and longer, and this is just the beginning.

......

In the mountains, a mountain village was filled with the sky, crying, scolding, begging, and grim laughter mixed together. Several other places in the village had already lit up fire. At the gate of the village, Tian Yilong was practicing drawing a bow and ignored what happened in the village.

The bow was the "relic" of Ran Song, the leader of Shihu Village. The pulling force is at least three stones and is not something that ordinary people can use. Tian Yilong can only barely pull it away, but he cannot do it if he aims, because the power cannot be maintained even for a short time of breath.

The official army broke through the Killing Hu Village before attacking Shihu Village. Ran Song was killed on the spot and the treasure bow turned into a spoil. Because basically no one could pull it away, it was "picked up" by Tian Yilong, who liked to hunt, and used it as a tool to practice arm strength.

One of them walked up to the wall of the village, but the young man whose eyebrows were almost connected. He was wearing a ring-locked armor like Tian Yilong, and was wearing a coat outside, and there was a hole on the left chest of the coat.

"Why, I was shot?" Tian Yilong asked. He saw Yizimei and shook his head with a wry smile. He asked in a narrow way if the ring lock armor was useful. Yizimei nodded helplessly:

"Yes, yes, that's good, but if you are shot by the arrow shot from this bow, it's going to be done."

"A good bow must also be equipped with an arrow. If this bow is used in the wrong arrow, it may not be able to penetrate the ring lock armor." Tian Yilong smiled and saw Yizimei disagreed, he pulled out a few arrows from the quiver to explain.

However, Yizimei's focus is not on the arrow/arrowhead, but on the first sight of the arrow feather: "This is... chicken feather? Do you use chicken feathers to make arrow feathers?"

Before Tian Yilong could explain, he shook his head and pulled out the arrow he used: "Look, my arrow doesn't even use goose feathers. You used to use at least the goose feather arrows. Why are you using chicken feather arrows now?

Regarding this issue, Tian Yilong explained that the amount was too large, and the government army could not use more than ten thousand arrows in a battle. Where can we find so many kites to pluck their hair? Even goose feathers were nervous.

He said that the two armies were fighting in the field, and the army formations went from the front to the battle, and a archer shot only five or six arrows. If the cavalry rushed over, they could only barely shoot three arrows, so that they could calculate how many arrows they would shoot in a battle of two thousand archers.

"Uh...how many?" Yizimei asked. The village mainly used arrows to hunt and guard the village. He didn't have many contacts. Now when he talked about thousands, he couldn't use his fingers.

"If you attack the city or defend the city, you will use more. Although you can pick up arrows shot by the enemy, you must not miss the arrows you should prepare when going out. Last year, I fought many battles with the Chen army. There are already hundreds of thousands of arrows prepared in the arsenal. You don't use chicken feathers and duck feathers to make arrow feathers. What should you do if you let the military weapon supervisor?"

"Hundreds of thousands... how many arrow feathers do you have to use? How many chickens and ducks do you have to kill?" Yizimei couldn't count it. Seeing this, Tian Yilong smiled and said that there are many chicken farms in his clan. Many chicken farms and duck farms are on the scale of thousands, which are not something that small families can raise dozens of them.

"You, if you have time, you can go out to the mountains to see the world and go to the prefecture to take a walk. Today's Xiyang City has changed a lot."

Yizimei heard Tian Yilong say "see the world" and became energetic. He asked the government's official if what Yuwen envoy said counts. Tian Yilong asked when the government's official words were not counted. If not counted, the ring lock armor on your body would have been taken back.

"Is that old ghost in Tian Yunshan obviously had been captured by me, and then Yang Sima took him to behead him. Why did the government keep saying that this guy is not dead?" Yizimei asked.

Tian Yilong said whether Tian Yunshan died or not was second. The key was that Yuwen envoy wanted to continue to attack the mountains, and this was just the beginning. Just like in this village, they always need a reason to attack the village, and "hiding the culprit Tian Yunshan" is a good reason.

"This is just the beginning? In other words, the city outside Yiyang City will continue to open?" Yizimei asked. This was a question he had been concerned about. Tian Yilong said that this was natural. Yuwen Envoy said that he wanted to make money with the people in the mountains.

This time, Yizimei's father and several other village leaders knew the current affairs and stood on the side of the government to "help". After Tian Yunshan and the people were pacified, Yiyang County opened a new "market" on the edge of the mountain, allowing several villages to "invest shares" to do business.

It is the so-called "specialization" of all kinds of mountain goods. The government allows them to buy salt and appropriate amount of iron, and daily necessities such as cloth and clothing are also available. Half a month after the opening of the market, the "income" of various counterfeit goods has been quite abundant.

But this is still a small business, and a big deal is still an alternative goods: people, Yiyang County and Biancheng County owners need a large amount of manpower to go to logging farms, quarries, and various mines and kilns to work labor. The price is better than the price.

Therefore, capturing Tian Yunshan, who "flying around and having no intentions", became a legitimate reason for the government to make great wars in the mountains. Of course, the official army had retreated. Except for a few important villages, the rest of the villages were taken over by the "Yi soldiers" who assisted in capturing Tian Yunshan.

The "Yi soldiers" pulled out many villages in the mountains, and each of them was suspected of hiding Tian Yunshan. Although they could not find Tian Yunshan after breaking the village, the "Yi soldiers" were not discouraged and did not fear the hardships and were determined to arrest Tian Yunshan.

According to witnesses, Tian Yunshan had fled to the Dabie Mountains and ran towards the Dabie Mountains, so the villages and the families who were eager to be righteous and loyal to the righteous were working tirelessly to organize the "Yi soldiers" to chase them all the way.

Today, this village is suspected of hiding Tian Yunshan. The "Yi soldiers" came to the door to "speak kindly and persuade each other" and asked the other party to hand over the culprit. However, they didn't say anything more than a single sentence. The two sides drew their swords to meet each other and made it look like they are now. In fact, no one thought about it.

Many soldiers walked out of the corner of the village, all of whom were satisfied. They carried the spoils on their shoulders: women in disarray. Many people were tied into strings with ropes. Under the scolding of soldiers holding weapons, they walked out of the village with dejected expressions.

"The government army is not here, and I will not care about this kind of thing, but it is not possible to leave the mountain. Take care of your subordinates." Tian Yilong said as he looked at the scenes in the village, "According to the agreement, the people who give the state yamen cannot be cut off their hands and feet, or are too weak. Don't use any wrong ideas, Yuwen envoy is not a fool."

"Don't worry, who dares to go against the government now is looking for death? Everyone is still counting on people changing salt." Yizimei nodded, "Next year, there will be many women in the village who are going to have babies, and there will be not enough stable women."

"Just remember not to do such things outside the mountain." Tian Yilong reminded again, did he know what Yuwen Wen's bottom line was.

"I know, many people in the village are bachelors who can't marry their wives, and they won't get enough." Yizimei responded solemnly, "When will Tian Yunshan die?"

"Who knows, this is just the beginning."

......

On the official road, Yuwen Wen left Hengzhou's territory under the escort of dozens of cavalry and entered Bazhou. He ended his "visit" to Nandingzhou and Hengzhou, and fully exchanged views with the two governors, reaching an agreement on the issues of Osaki Mountain and Dabie Mountain:

The culprit Tian Yunshan must be caught, so the righteous soldiers must go through the mountains!

Southern Dingzhou is located on the northern foot of the Osaki Mountain and is surrounded by the Dabie Mountains; Hengzhou is located on the western foot of the Osaki Mountain and adjacent to the Nan Dingzhou in the northeast; Bazhou is located on the southern foot of the Osaki Mountain, and these three prefectures are bordered by the Osaki Mountain, which can be said to have a connection to the whole body.

In addition to being the father of the big business station, Yuwen Wen theoretically had superiors, so he went to Huangzhou to report to General Manager Deng to General Manager Deng about the use of troops against the Yamashan Man of Osaki. On his return trip, he also communicated with colleagues in Nandingzhou and Hengzhou. After all, Bazhou's actions towards the mountain barbarians must obtain "understanding" from the other two states.

Of course, it is not worthy of Yuwen Wen's great war. It is no longer the past. The mountain man is already a piece of loose sand and cannot sweep across the states in Jiangbei like before. Therefore, Yuwen Wen's drunkenness is not about wine, but in Hengzhou.

In the morning, he visited Zhou Fashang, the governor of Hengzhou, studied the current "international situation" and formulated a series of combat policies.

The Zhou and Sui countries have now tacitly truce. For Yuwen Wen, the battle on the northern front of the Zhou army in Shannan has ended, and the war on the southern front can begin. The ceasefire order issued by his father last year is no longer necessary to comply with it. He wants to happily brush the copy of Chen State with his friends!

The Chen State, Yingzhou, on the other side of the river, is in spring planting like Jiangbei. If the battle goes well, the other party will still be unable to harvest this year, and then they can catch many strong prisoners. They will work hard to turn Yingzhou into a big bag of Chen State. They will find an opportunity to pick this ripe fruit.

The official road was flying in the distance, and a large group of people were guarding several carriages approaching. The cavalry who was driving the way was about to come forward to scold Qingdao, but when they saw the big word "Yuwen" on the banner here, they lost their arrogance.

"It turned out to be the envoy of Yuwen, please give in." At the moment, one person bowed his hands, and the people behind him were usually embarrassed. "We are ordered to escort the convoy to Huangzhou, please forgive me."

Bazhou is the territory of Xiao Yuwen Envoy. Everyone knows the reputation of this "Yuwen Evil Wolf" and everyone avoids it. No one dares to provoke it.

Yuwen Wen glanced at the carriages slowly coming from behind him, and signaled his followers to get to the side of the road with him. The field beside the official road was quite flat, so it was not a bumpy ride on it.

He is not a second-generation brainless person and does not intend to make unnecessary domineering behavior. After all, acting in front of people also depends on the occasion. The most important thing is that he is in a good mood today, so it doesn’t matter who lets anyone give in. Just treat it as parking outside the zebra crossing and letting the old lady pass first.
Chapter completed!