Chapter 113: Besieged
When a lie is taken as fact, the liar can only try to turn the lie into truth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 As the saying goes, "a lie takes a thousand lies", it is so difficult to fulfill a lie, and it is even more difficult to turn a lie into reality.
But Han Yi had already put his words out, and the prophets took it seriously. So the next morning, Han Yi had no choice but to go to discuss the conversion with Meier.
"I'm very sorry, Lord Hanyi, but I think this should be the end of our cooperation."
However, Han Yi's words only began at the beginning, and Maier responded most resolutely. Seeing that Maier seemed to be trying to call his entourage, Han Yi immediately leaned over and grabbed Maier's hand.
"Mistress Meyer! Things can be discussed again! ”
If Han Yi wasn't an old man with a white beard, Maier would definitely just break away from his hand and walk away. But Han Yi is an old man, and his beard is white, and he looks like he can't help it. So Mel did not do this, but patiently continued to listen to him.
"Although I don't know where you're going, I know people. Isn't what a person wants in this life to be a place to live? As long as you are willing to convert to the living God, the borderless land of Tian Zeguo is up to you. Until you formally accept our culture, you can govern according to the customs of the Letin people, and we will not interfere. If you don't change your culture in your lifetime, you are the ruler of all the Leyting people in the country, and so are your descendants. ”
Han Yi said this clearly to lure Myr, but Maier was not a status-minded person. Even if he was a person who cared about status, Han Yi's words couldn't move him. Because regardless of whether his team settled in Tian Zeguo or not, he would become the ruler of these Letines, because these people were originally there to defect to him.
No, not everyone.
Maier shook his head slightly, and while giving Han Yi's reply, he also denied the conclusion he had just reached.
The members of the Theological Society and catechumens, as well as their families, and other followers of the God of Light, all went to Byrensburg, but not necessarily otherwise. They just wanted to follow the team out of the Bright Wizards Guild, not necessarily to Byronsburg.
Before the departure, the members of the Theological Seminary and some of the catechumens had donated all their possessions to purchase various supplies. But there are still a considerable number of people who do not pay even a single percent of the Falta, and they are used for nothing in the ranks. For such people, Mel cannot drive them away, for there are indeed poor among them, and they cannot give even if they want to donate their possessions.
After these days of running-in, some of the people who eat for nothing and use for nothing have a conscience that can't get by. Some of them donated their entire possessions, while others only gave a part. But most of them are still iron roosters, and they don't pull a hair. According to Larzi and Burton's calculations, they had enough assets to support Byronsburg, and there would be some surplus, but Meier still felt that those who could afford to donate their possessions were a bit excessive.
Bolton advised Mel that no one is perfect, everyone has shortcomings, but God still loves everyone, so people should learn from God's love and forgive the faults of others. Larzi felt that Bolton was right, but he resolutely sided with Mel, and resented those who could afford to donate their possessions but ate them for nothing.
In fact, not only Maier and Larzi, but also many of the donors of the family property were disgusted by these extremely selfish people. These days, Bolton has been trying to persuade these people who are dissatisfied with the selfish, and his mouth is about to wear out, but few people are willing to listen to his persuasion.
Disgust is disgust, but everyone just hides this emotion in the bottom of their hearts and doesn't say it explicitly. Although Maier hates these selfish, he will not turn them out. But after arriving in Byronsburg, he would not have been so lenient with these people. And for those who want to leave halfway, especially those who are selfish, Maier is in favor of raising his hands.
Since I can't bring everyone to Byronsburg, why don't I encourage those to leave halfway?
Maier looked up at Han Yi and thought it was a little funny to see that he was sitting across from him with a bitter face like a helpless child. But he didn't dare to laugh, but forced back a smile and said to Han Yi.
"No matter what you say, what you do, what conditions you put forward, most of us will not leave the team. But the rest of the people only follow our ranks, and if they wish to stay here, they will henceforth be members of your country, and they will have nothing to do with us. ”
When Han Yi heard this, he immediately cheered up. He said that he wanted to give several speeches in the camp of the Leting people, calling on those who wanted to throw themselves into the arms of the living god to settle in the land of Tianze. Mel agreed to his request, and the two of them set out that day and returned to the camp of the Letines, with whom the prophets of the kingdom of Tian Ze came.
It was late when they arrived at their destination, so the presentation had to be given tomorrow. Mair called for Larzi and Bolton and told them about Hanyi's speech at the camp and told them to prepare.
The next and third day, Han Yi gave nearly twenty lectures at the Leiting camp. In the eyes of Mel and others, his speech was so successful that the remnants of the Truth Society, who had hidden in the ranks, immediately abandoned their faith and decided to convert to the living God after hearing about eternal life and heaven.
As soon as many hard-working people heard that Zhitian Zeguo was not worried about eating and drinking, they immediately wanted to settle here. Some wealthy people were also moved when they heard that Hanyi could give them large tracts of land and allow them to govern themselves. In this way, two days later, Han Yi left the camp with more than 50,000 Leiting people satisfied.
Maier thought that this was the end of the matter, but he did not want this success to give Han Yi and the prophets great encouragement. They felt that since two days of speaking would convert more than 50,000 people to the living God, what about another month of speaking?
Immediately after returning to the settlement, the prophets shared the news with the local population. As soon as the residents heard that Han Yi had converted more than 50,000 foreigners to the living god in just two days, they immediately became excited.
The Mingji people believe that the immortal god has a "merit book", and after heaven descends to the earth, the immortal god will reward merit according to the content of the merit book, and the more merit, the more rewards he will receive. It is undoubtedly a great achievement to convert people to the living God, and what a great merit it is to convert 50,000 people to the living God with the power of one man!
However, Han Yi is a man who values the truth and does not love fame, and after he returns to the city, he shares his credit with everyone. He said that it was precisely because of the efforts of everyone that Tian Zeguo became rich that so many people were willing to believe in the living God, so everyone should receive the credit.
After getting the credit, the production enthusiasm of the Tazawa people broke out again. In order to get more credit, everyone worked hard, and some of the seriously ill people went down to the fields trembling, so tired that they vomited blood and did not go home.
The change of the people made Han Yi happy, and made him think more and more that his ideas were correct. He felt that if all these Leiding people were left behind, the enthusiasm of the people of the whole country for labor would be raised again. Therefore, on the day of the delivery of the materials, Hanyi did not hand over the materials to Maier, but once again sent the materials that could be used by 700,000 people for five days.
This time, Han Yi changed his rhetoric, he was because the country was filled with 50,000 new foreigners, and Tian Zeguo needed to supply them with a large amount of materials so that they could build settlements, so the material turnover was a little difficult, and it would be delayed for another five days.
Han Yi's behavior of treating people as fools made Maier and others very angry, and everyone said that they would immediately leave this country that did not keep their promises.
However, Han Yi had been prepared for this, and he had gathered all the troops in the country except those patrolling the border, and let them surround the camp of the Letting people. Maier immediately refused to have any further dealings with Tian Zeguo, and asked Larzi and Bolton to prepare for war.
In order to gain more credit, the prophets of the settlements took turns giving speeches outside the camp to persuade the people of Leiting to convert to the living God. The members of the Theological Society and catechumens know that the God of Light and the Living God are the same God, but the belief in the God of Light and the belief in the Living God are fundamentally different. They don't approve of the Mingji people's way of believing, so it's impossible to get them to change their faith.
The Godless Letings followed the procession for so many days, and they also learned some theological knowledge. They also knew that the God of Light and the God of Eternal Life were the same God, but the difference was that they did not know the difference between the two faiths. So they think it's strange, they obviously believe in the same god, how can the two sides get into tension?
When people are curious, they can't help but ask. The teachers of the Theological Society took the opportunity to introduce them to the correct belief in the God of Light, and many became catechumens, but many more chose not to believe. The reason for their disbelief is simple, because they have not seen God and feel that they cannot be sure if they have not seen it with their own eyes, so they do not believe.
As soon as the Theological Society began preparations for war, the structure of the camp changed. The camps of the fighting units were moved to the periphery, and the camps of the old, weak, sick and disabled were moved to the innermost part.
Those who have no formal military training, but are willing to participate in combat, can receive a set of equipment free of charge and receive temporary combat training. Maier had the combat troops expand their camp outward, leaving a training ground for the trainers, and he himself practiced with the trainers.
The addition of Mel boosted the morale of the training soldiers, and the shouts of killing continued on the training ground. Mingjijun saw that the Leiting people seemed to be serious, and they did not admit defeat and started training. On the third day after the siege began, things turned into a strange state of training between the Leting and Mingji people.
The morale of the Mingji army is high, which is naturally a good thing, but it also means that the relationship between the two sides has been very bad, which is not the result that Han Yi wants. When he saw that the Leting people were resisting the Mingji people, he found some Leiting people who had converted to the belief in the Eternal God and asked them to shout at the Leiting camp.
As the saying goes, the mouth of eating people is short, and the hands of taking people are short, and these people who have left have all never donated their family property, and they have eaten for nothing in the team, and it stands to reason that they should help their own people. But after these people got the benefits from Han Yi, they stood on the side of the Mingji people without thinking about it, and ran outside the camp to persuade their own people to surrender to the Mingji people.
If it weren't for the fact that Maier had given the order to die and not to attack the Mingji without his order, those shouting Laiding people would definitely be shot into hedgehogs with bows and crossbows. In order to dissipate everyone's anger, Maier comforted everyone and said that the sooner these people left the team, the more stable the team would be, and everyone was a little relieved.
Two days later, Han Yi sent supplies for 700,000 people for five days to the camp of the Leting people. The materials given for free, Maier naturally has no reason not to want it. He sent someone to inspect the materials, and deliberately poisoned the Mingji people in front of the interview, saying that he had lost trust in the Mingji people and made the Mingji people who sent the materials very embarrassed.
Both Maier and Hanyi knew that such a confrontation would not be a long-term solution, so they both decided to negotiate. If the negotiations fail, Maier will not hesitate to launch an attack on the Ming army and force a breakthrough. Han Yi had no intention of fighting, because the purpose of their siege of these Letings was not to fight, but to convert them. If the two sides fight because of this, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?
Even so, the fact that Leiting was engaged in training still made the Mingji people very nervous. Just in case, the Ming Ji army was fully prepared and would not be caught off guard by the Leting people.
In the early morning of February 2, 134 AH, Maier and Hanyi set up tents for negotiations between the camps of the two armies. At noon on February 2, the negotiations officially began.