Chapter 18: Black Clouds Crush the City (4)
[There are too many things, and they are too slow, forgive me]
"What can this little cub do except eat and wait for death?"
Seeing off the messenger from Kuching City, Old Pizza felt angry and funny.
Although the old patriarch of the Lun Du tribe is not as well-informed as the big families in Kuching City, he is many years older, and he still has some pounds and two pounds to ask himself. Why are the Song people coming to appease the news, in the eyes of the old man, it is just some shadowless words, don't occupy a good port, and run into the forest to feed the mosquitoes? Or do you think there isn't enough pepper in the garden by the harbor? You must know that although pepper is valuable, it can't be eaten as rice after all, and I don't understand the truth of inflation, but if you collect too much, this pepper is really worthless. I heard that the Ming Dynasty used pepper and other spices to distribute money to officials, and the monarchs of the Nanyang countries did not do a lot of the same thing, but few people were willing to ask for it, and they all preferred cash, which shows that no matter how valuable spices are, it is not a good thing.
As for saying that the Song people are for the gold and silver of the various ministries, it is even more nonsense. More than ten years ago, there were rumors that there was gold and silver in the mountains of Luzon, which caused the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to almost send a large army to it, which directly led to the Spaniards fearing the force of the Ming Dynasty and purging the local Chinese merchants, killing many Han Chinese. It sounds reasonable, but if you think about it carefully, the rumors from more than ten years ago have long been proven to be just rumors, and even the Tu patriarch like him, who is far away in the South Island, has heard of it, and I believe that there will be no such ignorant people who will believe in any barbarian treasures. If there really was any treasure, would he be willing to hide in this wild place? It was just a rhetoric from a messenger sent by Zhao'en, but it was right to prepare early.
Even though one of his grandsons married the youngest daughter of Zhao En, and even though Zhao En still had a few large pepper gardens on the edge of Lun Du River, the old patriarch had always taken a fancy to this junior who lived in Kuching City. It's just because of the development of his father and his ancestors, coupled with the prevalence of sea trade, that he got the momentum. Besides, the Song people in the city today are probably not as simple as they imagined, and Api also has eyeliner in the city, and it has not yet reached the point of closing his eyes and listening. What the Song people did was something he had never thought of, although the time was short, but it was a means to dig up the foundation of the local clan.
Thinking of this, Apisa called a person beside him and said, "What did you see in the city this time?" ”
Aruna told Apisa about the various enjoyments of the Song people, about the huge ships like a city, and about the Fubo army with strict military discipline, and finally naturally told his own Lao Tzu in detail about the Song people's implementation of armor protection in the city and the collection and merging outside the city.
He was the son of Apisa who relied on the most, and as early as the beginning of the landing of the Fubo army, the news was sent back to the village through this son, who often walked around the city, and the Song people knew about the use of troops in the surrounding areas not too late than others, and even in personal judgment, it may have been determined earlier.
Looking around Kuching, the tribe of more than 2,000 people is already considered large, and although the land is fertile, it is uncultivated and cannot support a larger population. There are more than a dozen gardens along this Lun Du River, except for rice and pepper, except for the food rations left in the foot every year, the rest of the output is for the purpose of trade in the city, although it is called a barbarian, in fact, when it comes to the relationship with the merchants in the city, it is not alienated at all, as for the customs such as headhunting that are feared by the locals are more southern, and it has nothing to do with a large tribe like Lun Du.
Zhao En has a clear idea in his heart, this time, whether it is the appeasement that he says, or the actual sense of the village merger, the Song people will salute first and then the soldiers, and they will meet each other directly without saying hello in advance, even the Aceh country, which is famous for its brutality, will not do this, not to mention that the Song people seem to be quite trustworthy when they hear their son, and it is more like a way to govern the country.
But if it really comes to the point of meeting each other, it will only be those Han merchants in Nanshi who will take the lead, and the local natives will be hired by them, but the big Turkish families are definitely behind. In the end, maybe there will be a lose-lose fight, and then the local Tu clan will come forward, which will be a different situation for people like Zhaoen. As far as it is concerned, several surrounding tribes that are quite related to the city have granges and pepper gardens of large households in the city, and if they really engage in the merger of market villages, I am afraid that the biggest loss is the big Tu households in the city, but it is the big cannibals and Han merchants who do all the business that change hands, and have nothing to do with it. When his son returned from the city, it was said that the militia of Han merchants in the city already had two or three hundred people, and this is the reason.
So as long as you understand the pros and cons, you will naturally have a clear judgment on the direction of things.
"Tell the leaders below that the men of each village in the clan must be informed, and they must guard the gate these days, and don't go out if they have nothing to do, let alone go into the city."
"When the son returned, he commanded someone to do it."
Ah Pizza was quite satisfied with her son's treatment, thought about it and said, "If any kid from any family has trouble outside these days, he will lock me up and clean it up." ”
"My son wrote it down." Aruna bowed her head and was taught.
"Also, does anyone over there you have a conversation with the chief of the Great Song Dynasty?"
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The sporadic raindrops were hitting the rooftops, and the sound of Sisuo could already be heard, and the weather was finally starting to get cooler.
In the South City Council Hall, where the camp is located, there is always a harmonious and cheerful atmosphere, because everything is going quite smoothly.
"This is the latest market village plan?" Bo Cunshu looked at the drawings and asked.
The newly planned area of Kuching, which should be called a town in terms of scale, surrounded the city from five directions, and there were roads outside the city that radiated into the distance, and now the foundations have begun to be rammed, and it is almost as expected, once the motion to merge the villages and tuns is raised, before the army has been assembled, several tribes have sent people to contact, saying that they are willing to join the Great Song Dynasty.
However, Liao Yun is not stupid, he will not be unclear about the big families in Kuching City standing behind these tribes, why are they all acting so subservient? One is naturally unwilling to be this bird, although he has never met with the Fubo army, but he thinks it is a difficult bone to gnaw, so it is better to salute first and then soldier.
Besides, it's just lip service, how many officials can the Song people send to govern? As long as you keep your mouth shut, it's not a secret how many people there are in the camp in Kuching, and besides, the chiefs may be able to sow pox for the barbarian people. What's more, it is rare to have a rare opportunity to restrain the big families in the city, especially a few barbarians who have a lot of trade with Kuching.
Of course, there are also many people who are deeply involved in local clans like Zhao'en, and the Lundu tribe is just one of them, and the subtle relationship between these tribes and the city is actually fully grasped. As for the next step, it is said to use soldiers, but Liao Yun himself prefers to kill people with soft knives.
Bo Cunshu has been worrying about this matter for the past few days, although he is not in charge of military affairs, he still focuses more on civil affairs.
However, the final plan was made by Liao Yun, and in addition to the area separated by a large river to the east, five large resettlement areas were demarcated along the boundary between the west and south of Kuching, and the Lun Tuk River was in the west.
"This man from the Lundu tribe is very interesting." Liao Yun didn't care about Bo Cunshu's question, but talked about other things.
"Lun Du Ministry? Is that the big tribe by the Lundu Creek? "The population of more than 2,000 people is impressive, although the population of the barbarians is ten times that of Kuching City, but after all, it is a reckless land, and there are many wild beasts, and it is difficult to feed the population even if the land is not fully developed, even if it is fertile, so it is rare for a large group of thousands of people to live.
Liao Yun smiled, "Do you know what path they took to talk to Xingying?" ”
Bo Cunshu was puzzled and said, "What way?" ”
Liao Yun still smiled, "You haven't seen Deng Wenshu's sister for a few days, right?" ”
After Liao Yun said this, Bo Cunshu remembered that it was indeed a rare shadow of Deng Wenshu these days, and this was not the character of that girl.
"Lun Dubu found her?" Bo Cunshu's mind turned quickly, but there was still a little weirdness in the surprise on his expression, and a blush appeared on the face of the young man in his twenties.
Liao Yun saw that the other party would be wrong, so he quickly explained, "You think about it, the Deng family's sister's vision is not so bad, and besides, the local man, do you think our sister can be eye-catching?" ”
Sure enough, if he cares, he will be chaotic, and if he thinks of what Bo Cunshu means to Deng Wenshu, he will not be vague, causing this person to think crookedly.
"You're talking about me." A voice suddenly asked behind the two of them.
The two of them turned their heads to meet a small black charcoal-like face.
'Cats? ’
Bo Cunshu reacted in shock, Deng Wenshu's silver-bell-like laughter cut through the embarrassing atmosphere, because it was the chief, the guards didn't even report, which frightened the two who were talking.
"It should be from Siam, but it's rare in the local area."
The coat color of Siamese cats is very different from that of local cats, even though this place is nicknamed Cat City, there are few families who do not have cats, but such a breed has not yet been seen. It's just that although Liao Yun said that it was a Siamese cat breed, Bo Cunshu felt that it was still different from the Siamese cats in his impression, and the coat color was darker.
"Sent by the Lun Du Ministry?" Bo Cunshu asked.
"I know what I like, that's why I said that this person from the Lundu tribe is interesting." Liao Yun replied.
In order to get in touch with the leaders of the Great Song Empire, it can be regarded as racking his brains, and in the end, he took Deng Wenshu's path from the pet. Thanks to the fact that they were able to find Siamese cats in Borneo, these cat breeds are also said to be the pets of the monks in the temple in Ayuthaya, but relying on the sea trade, it is estimated that not many merchants will transport such living creatures, so as soon as they are offered, they become Deng Wenshu's heart.
However, although Deng Wenshu was happy in his heart, he did not forget the principle, Lun Dubu's actions were just to leave a name for her, but it was enough to leave a name, at least the behavior determined the attitude, so that the leaders knew how their tribe was more reliable than any promise.
But if you really want the ministries to be sincerely obedient, there must be a real military victory, that is, the surrounding ministries have come to express their obedience one after another in the past few days, and they really don't leave their hands, it seems that these barbarian tribes were misestimated from the beginning, and the reputation of Brunei's several use of troops is early, and I am afraid that in a few months, the kings and governors of Luzon, Java and Indochina will spread.
This Tao obscure technique is really difficult to learn, Liao Yun sighed in his heart. It's no wonder that their group of people was unsatisfactory in the old time and space, I remember someone said that thick black is also an ability.
"The officials of the 'Third Reich' are still too shameful." He laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Report." A guard walked in and interrupted Liao Yun's thoughts.
"What's the matter?"
"The Fubo army, which was patrolling the ferry to the east, caught two small works."
"Oh? Have you found out who it is? ”
"Chief Tian has already been tried, and he is a member of the Lundu Department."
"Oh? …… It's really interesting. ”