Chapter 4 Substitutions
The bamboo hut is very simple, with broken bamboo chairs and bamboo tables, and the fluttering bamboo bed by the window.
The innkeeper brought some dry cakes and a basin of white water and disappeared.
Danjia, Zhenming, Jiaoguo, Qu Guo, and Ge Weng were not so particular, they all ate dry cakes and drank water in the basin with their hands.
Lu Ning looked helpless, and he had no appetite.
Moreover, the five of them did not shy away from suspicion, they had been sleeping next to Lu Ning, camping outside, and coming to this post house.
Speaking of which, after these five "queens" were captured by Mizhu, they had cloth clothes and pants to wear, but they were still not used to wearing shoes, obviously wearing shoes would feel a great constraint for them, they were all barefoot, even if they were walking on mountain roads, the thick hard cocoons on the soles of their feet did not know how thick, and they had already formed a protective layer.
However, looking at the fierce light in their eyes when they occasionally looked at him, it seemed that this kind of fierce gaze appeared more and more frequently, Lu Ning knew that if he didn't think of a way, the scene of five barbarian slaves killing the owner and seizing the goods and escaping would be staged in minutes.
Seeing that these five guys were about to finish eating, Dan Jia glared at Jiao Guo from time to time.
Lu Ning coughed, took out a few Tongbao banknotes from his arms, all of which were ten denominations, clicked on them, and sent one to each person, saying: "This is your pocket money, and the expenses of every month in the future will be the same." ”
In recent years, the Qi people have been active frequently in Annam, and the five "Vietnamese queens" can generally understand the Qi language, and they also know this kind of banknote.
The five barbarian girls were all stunned, and then each showed joy.
After Dan Jia and Jiao Guo took the banknotes, they walked aside and whispered after a while.
Lu Ning could hear their words clearly, but he couldn't understand what they said, in the past few years, in his spare time, although Lu Ning has also studied several Northwest languages, Annan is not among them.
But I also want to know that the two discussed whether to do it according to the original plan tonight.
As Dan Jia and Jiao Guo glanced at themselves, their eyes softened a little, and it was clear that for the time being, they had decided not to betray themselves.
Thinking about it, it's not useless to see yourself, at least, maybe it's really a rich man, yes, I'm going to observe it again, it's to make money and kill people, not now, if I really have a big family, wouldn't it be better to go back and try to make my own property?
Rubbing his nose, Lu Ning was about to communicate with these five guys, when Zhang Dayan's voice came from outside: "Dongjia, there are local barbarians who want to see you." ”
Lu Ning smiled, "Okay, bring it here." "Just waiting for them.
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Before the bamboo house, a black, thin and short middle-aged native came, but he could speak simple Central Plains dialect, claiming to be Lu Shengnian, who was the leader of the Shama tribe, and also the open view of this Jianchang.
"Open" is the pronunciation of Dali whites, and the text is recorded as "deputy general".
Nowadays, the local government of Dali is located, the prefect is "Changyu", and the adjutant is "Changlan", because the so-called white text in the official text of Dali is the Chinese character, which is recorded as "Fu Yin" and "Deputy General" respectively.
That is to say, this Lu Shengnian is the second in command of Jianchang Mansion.
The land departments of Jianchang Mansion actually belong to the so-called Wuman Department in the 37 departments of Dali, that is, they are of the same origin as the Wuman in Guizhou.
With the strength of Daqi, Guizhou has become a thoroughfare, and the life of the barbarians has become somewhat better than before, and it is even more obvious compared with the people of the same origin in Dali.
The barbarian tribes of Jianchang Mansion also have different intentions and want to rely on the strength of their own clan to gain an independent status in Jianchang.
In fact, as far as the entire Dali Kingdom is concerned, it is a kind of military feudal system, with all the powerful and barbarian tribes, nominally with the Duan clan as the co-master, but each manages its own territory and clan affairs.
In this kind of system, once an external force intervenes, it is easy for a tendency to become independent.
In addition, Jianchang Mansion, in fact, Dali has just obtained this land, as the northernmost land, it has never been in the real sight of the Duan clan, close to Dali and the land that is regarded as a barrier, the Duan clan will send relatives and white people to migrate and supervise, this Jianchang Mansion, but the local Tu leader appointed as the chief and deputy official.
The Wuman tribes of Jianchang have long secretly respected Lu Guiping, the queen of the Luo Palace.
The Shama Department, and even the whole clan followed Queen Luodian to change their surname to "Lu".
In fact, the Duan family considers themselves to be descendants of the Central Plains, and has been promoting the local Central Plains, the barbarian department, and changing the Han surname is a matter of unwantedness, but few tribes follow suit.
And the Jianchang Barbarian Tribes, and even the little queen Lu Guiping had already sent the head of the sect to help him train the township soldiers, and even provided some weapons and equipment, of course, in this, the shadow behind the Central Plains Celestial Dynasty was naturally indispensable.
Before Lu Ning went to Xichuan, he had a tryst with Lu Guiping in Guizhou, and he also asked the little queen to send a letter to Jianchang Wuman, gather manpower, and cooperate with his party in Yangtho City.
After listening to Lu Shengnian's self-introduction, Lu Ning nodded slightly: "Are you ready?" ”
Lu Shengnian's demeanor was respectful, and he bowed with his fists and said, "Master's family, I have selected two hundred of the strongest warriors from each department to go to Yangtho City with the master's family." "It is completely Central Plains etiquette and style, which makes Lu Ning very satisfied.
Lu Ning nodded slightly: "Here, my grooms and guys will be replaced by your clan's bravery, and find a place for them to live for the time being, so that they won't leak the news, right?" ”
Lu Shengnian hurriedly said: "The master family can rest assured, it will never leak the slightest rumor, this land of Jianchang, it is difficult for outside eyes and ears to come in, not to mention, Dali people have always cared about us." ”
He didn't know who this "Lu shopkeeper" was, but Her Royal Highness Queen Luo Dian wrote a personal letter, asking him to wait, and treat the "Lu shopkeeper" as if she were in person, this is the first time he has seen Her Royal Highness the Queen in person, and the person in front of him is naturally not trivial.
Lu Ning waved his hand, "Okay, let's start changing." ”
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Zhang Dayan was naturally not replaced, he looked at these sturdy barbarians in amazement, and stuffed some cold weapons into the cargo of the horses and camels, and was frightened for a while.
Fortunately, the owner was gentle, and Yan Yuese chatted with him a little, which made him feel a little at ease, but he also began to know that this generous reward was not so easy to earn.
I thought that when I met a sheep, it might be the first time that the children of a big family learned to do business, so I had to go through this trip that was destined to lose money, but who knows, but there are other plans.
Also, if you can buy the financial resources of so many cloths without blinking an eye, which person of this class is not a human spirit?
Dan Jia, Zhen Ming, Jiao Guo, Qu Guo, and Ge Weng also discovered the differences between these newly exchanged muscular brute boys, as well as their private weapons.
The five barbarian girls were also a little surprised, and when they looked at Lu Ning again, they obviously became more and more interested in their eyes.
In fact, Lu Ning is wondering, what can these five guys do with it?