Chapter 33: Halfway (1)
The strength of a country can easily be manifested in small things. Looking at the long army behind him, Wei Kai had an indescribable feeling.
A group of heavily armed war machines, marching at full speed in the five-A-level scenic tourist area with green mountains and clear waters, was the idea in Wei Kai's mind at this time.
Looking at the lush mountains and forests around them, and the beasts and birds flying by from time to time, the group of people led by Wei Kai is more like a group of mountain pioneers walking in the mountains with sharp tools, but this is an official road of the Qin State connecting Liyang and Yongcheng.
To the west of Liyang, or far from the big cities, Wei Kai had a deeper understanding of the poverty of the Qin state.
The old Qin people have been on the Guanzhong Plain for generations, and they still maintain the living customs of a hundred years ago, and the fertile Guanzhong Plain still uses the labor methods and systems of hundreds of years ago.
People may often praise the good life during the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, but under too much praise, there may be an extreme dissatisfaction with reality, and the evolution of human history for thousands of years is useless?
To restore the old government of the Qin State Mu Gongshi, if this call was initiated by the Qin family, Wei Kai felt that it was reasonable.
After all, during the Qin Mugong period, the theory of governing the country was based on Baili Xi's royal road, that is, the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty. Although it is said to have stabilized the world of the Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years, it is also a boning knife for the lords to absorb the wealth of the people at the bottom.
But if the people at the bottom also call for the old government of Mugong, this is worth pondering.
The Mu Gong era is close to two hundred years ago, which means that the policies implemented by the Qin State in the past two hundred years have not been recognized by the people at all, or the people have not seen any hope in governing the country.
It seems that the surroundings of Liyang can still feel Qin Xiangong's new policy, but the more you go to a place like Yong, where the old family has been entrenched for hundreds of years, the new policy may be a change of soup rather than a change of medicine.
Farmers would starve to death when they farmed, and soldiers often fought for their country without success. If there is no reward for meritorious service, and there is no punishment for faults, how can the people be attached? How can the hearts and minds of the people be accumulated? That sentence of the old Qin people's bitterness really exhausted the bitterness of the Qin State over the past hundred years.
"Lord Prefectural Commander, today we estimate that we will have to camp in the field, and tomorrow we will be able to quickly reach the next supply point before dark," said Yu Da, who was slowly leaning over on horseback, to tell Wei Kai.
Wei Kai looked at the official road of the Qin State hidden among the trees and weeds, if he didn't set up camp in time now, when it was completely dark, Wei Kai's group of people would have to be with the beasts.
However, it is interesting to note that the two brothers, Yujin and Yuda, chose to camp in the camp.
Looking at the mouth of the canyon in the distance, if there were two groups of enemies fighting back and forth, Wei Kai and his party might have no way to run.
However, Wei Kai obviously didn't care, and after ordering the army to camp, he returned to his military tent and handed over other military affairs to the two brothers, You Jin and You Da.
However, the strange marching layout in the camp even Aoi, who had never cared about foreign objects, asked Wei Kai worriedly.
In general, Wei Kai's camp now has three groups of people, one is the palace guards recruited by Wei Kai and sent by Yingqu Liang, which is also the strength that Wei Kai can rely on; One is the Wu clan that Wei Kai bought in the slave house; The rest is the battle formation of 2,000 people led by You Jin and You Da.
The three parties are wary of each other, guarding against each other, and the dogs are staggered, forming a posture of horns.
Of course, this is the power map outlined by Wei Xingxing, in general, Wei Kai's camp is closer to the camp of the Wu clan than the military array of You Jin and You Da, or closer to the lush forest next to it.
The proximity of the Witch Clan to the woods was not surprising. The Wu people are good at using poisons, and the rich species of mountains and forests are not only the best places for them to make drugs, but also the best places to use them.
The dense jungle, instead of hindering them, becomes a natural cover for them, multiplying their combat effectiveness.
The reason why Wei Kai dared to approach them was nothing more than relying on the sword he had been carrying on his back during the day. Sure enough, the two sides with mutual needs, no matter how hostile they were in the past, can put aside their prejudices and malice, so as to discuss with each other and reach a consensus.
When the old men in the group of witch clans saw Wei Kai carrying the bronze box on his back, they came over again and again to ask Wei Kai about the sword.
Of course Wei Kai didn't pay attention to them, firstly, this was Wei Kai's reliance on uniting the strength of the Wu clan, after all, since Wei Kai took out the box, the group of Wu clans who wanted to leave all day long were not noisy, and obediently followed behind Wei Kai.
Second, it is also a kind of negotiation art. When the two sides of the negotiation start to be anxious, it means that the other side begins to seize the initiative. Wei Kai was obviously more patient than the elders of the Wu Clan.
But when Wei Kai returned to his tent, he saw Aoi giving food to a little boy, and a young witch woman sitting next to the desk. Alas, the phrase ginger is still old and spicy, and it's really good.
Looking at Aoi's slightly angry gaze, Wei Kai felt that he didn't need to explain anything, especially the boy who called Wei Kai's brother-in-law as soon as Wei Kai came in.
Too much explanation is a cover-up. However, when the child called Wei Kai's brother-in-law, his eyes looked at the food on the table, and he hurriedly stuffed the food into his mouth, which really made Wei Kai angry.
It's not that children are easy to bully, it can only be said that the methods of those elders of the Wu clan are indeed a bit despicable in Wei Kai's opinion. In order to educate the child from an early age, Wei Kai had no choice but to pinch that fat face, although its owner was unwilling.
The tent fell silent except for the sound of children crying out in pain. Feeling embarrassed, Wei Kai hurriedly made an excuse to leave.
"Wei Lang, he is a good person, you don't have to be afraid"
"Well, the village chief told ......."
Wei Kai, who hadn't gone far, heard their speech, well, it turned out that her name was Min, Wei Kai thought in his heart. It seems that this sword is very important to them, and they are willing to exchange it for a woman, or rather, they think that Wei Kai is a good person.
Without waiting for Wei Kai to further reverie, the old man of the witch clan of the so-called village chief appeared in front of Wei Kai like a ghost. Different from the previous hostility, the smiling face full of various ancient patterns, Wei Kai saw that he just wanted to repay the old fist at this time.
"Young man, can't you sleep at night?"
"I'm just out for a walk," Wei Kai said with a stiff face in order to alleviate the embarrassment in the tent just now.
"I can't sleep, old man, why don't you sit down and have a good chat"
Looking at the village chief of the Wu clan who was sitting by the fire with his legs crossed, Wei Kai also sat down. I thought I would talk about the origin of that ancient sword, but I didn't want to bring the next topic, subverting Wei Kai's worldview.
"Min's mother, it turned out to be the flower of our village..."
"Minn is a good boy..."
"Young man, I told you that women have to be able to coax, and I think the old man was also ......"
Wei Kai looked at the village chief who had been running the train with his mouth full of just now, and looked at the village chief who was still immersed in his own lust and had a lewd smile on his face, he could only say that being old and not dying is a thief, you are a bad old man, a bad hate.
On the other hand, though, not talking about it means a lot of things.
In other words, the village chief is more patient than Wei Kai in terms of the origin of the sword. As for Min, it can only be said that they want to establish closer ties with Wei Kai, or that their current situation is very bad and they urgently need the support of outside forces.
Thinking of this, Wei Kai felt a little tricky, because Wei Kai was obviously passive.
However, a sudden fire at the gate of the camp interrupted Wei Kai's thoughts. Looking at the chaotic soldiers not far away, and the fires that were gradually lit around the camp, Wei Kai said to himself: "You must not let me down."