Chapter 178: Unlucky Boy
In this era of beasts, if a person wants to go far away, it can be said that he has his head tied to the waistband of his trousers.
Even if you don't have wild beasts, you may encounter evil tribes, like those cannibals near Guano Island.
If you are caught by such a tribe, the best thing to do is to quickly wipe your neck and commit suicide, which can also relieve a lot of pain.
Leaving the safety of the tribe, even a hunter as good as Yu Yu was terrified at every step.
More than ten kilometers, for modern people with convenient transportation, maybe a fart is enough, but for a moment, he has to pass through a dense and dangerous jungle.
Although there is a large plain to the east, it seems that it is relatively easier to walk, but the hunter is experienced and knows very well that a person who wants to cross that plain is no different from committing suicide.
He would rather encounter tigers and leopards in the jungle than be besieged by wolves in the plains.
He carefully avoided the places where there were signs of predators in the jungle, climbed the trees to rest at night, and when he was hungry, he ate insects from rotting wood or caught some small prey.
After careful journey, it finally took a few days to pass through the dangerous jungle.
Looking at the open area in front of him, he walked forward without hurrying, and quickly climbed to a big tree to look into the distance.
By the meandering stream in the distance, you can faintly see some buildings like tombs, and when you see these cone-shaped buildings, you are a little vigilant in your heart.
Strange tribes often mean danger, and they dare not rush over.
Squatting on the tree, he observed for a while, and slowly climbed down from the tree.
Under the cover of the terrain, he cautiously moved in the direction of the tribe.
He stopped not far from the tribe and lay behind the dirt slope, observing the tribe.
This tribe was about the same size as the tribe he belonged to, the size of dozens of people, but unlike the pure fishing and hunting of the Yang tribe, this strange tribe not only had livestock, but also cultivated in a strange way.
I want to catch someone and ask about the situation in Chang'an City, after all, I only know a general direction, and if I go astray, the ghost knows where I will go.
But it is not so easy to catch someone, as an excellent hunter, Yu is very patient, just lying quietly in the grass waiting for the right opportunity.
The quiet strange tribe did not realize that a dangerous element was lurking in the shadows, sneaking into their eyes.
In the fields, tribal adults carry heavy clay pots and carefully water the sprouted crops.
This method of farming was learned from the local farmers when the patriarch went to Chang'an City, and the seeds were obtained from a place called a grocery store using a lot of furs.
Everyone knew that these things were not easy to come by, and treated this field with this simple tool as if it were their own children.
Small tribes like them who surrendered to Daqi, unlike the civilians of Chang'an City, Daqi basically had a laissez-faire attitude towards the tribes that were far away from them, as long as these tribes did not cause chaos, they would not interfere more with these subjugated tribes.
Yang Hao can go outside the sphere of influence to plunder the population, but for the inner tribes, he will not harass too much.
A mature regime, only cities will definitely not work, and the existence of these small tribes is Yang Hao's preparation for the establishment of villages and towns in the future.
In his planning, the main focus of the city was craftsmen, merchants, and officials, and the peasants would gradually move outside the city, completely transforming Daqi from a tribe into an agricultural state surrounded by the countryside.
Yang Hao also wants to build an industrial empire, but with the ability of this era, it is obviously a bit too much for a regime to want to be based on industry.
The so-called "city" was originally a combination of "city" and "city", building soil for the city, and gathering for the city, the two are completely different in their roots, the former is the fortress of the military and political center, while the latter is the market for material transactions.
The creation of a predominantly political and commercial city requires that the peasants be able to meet their own needs and provide a significant amount of food for the city's dwellers, and this can only be achieved when intensive farming methods have fully matured.
After hiding in the grass for a long time, I finally saw the opportunity I had been waiting for for a long time.
A teenager walked alone towards the river.
Seeing this, he quietly retreated down the dirt slope, hunched over and carefully hid his figure, and quickly sneaked towards the river.
When the young man came to the river with a harpoon and a bamboo basket, he put down what he was holding, lifted the animal skin around his waist, and poured a soak of urine on the river, not noticing at all that he had come behind him.
Such a great opportunity, how could he let it go, if it was like a tiger predatoring, it instantly burst out of the grass.
The sound behind him finally alarmed the young man, and he held back his urine in shock, and quickly turned around, but he was horrified to see that a big man had already swooped in.
Seeing that the young man wanted to scream, a big hand grabbed the young man's throat at a very fast speed, directly knocked him to the ground, and he himself fell into the grass.
The whole process took only a few seconds, and the rest of the tribe, without even realizing it, had disappeared by the river.
He took out the stone dagger at his waist, pressed it against the young man's chest, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't want to die, be obedient." ”
Rare looked at the dagger on his chest, swallowed his saliva, and nodded at Yu again and again.
"What tribe is this?"
He said coldly.
"The Dust Tribe."
The young man said nervously.
"How far is it from Chang'an?"
When the young man heard this, he glanced at him in surprise.
Seeing this, he pressed the dagger down, and the cold touch from his chest suddenly frightened the young man almost flew out of the sky.
"Two days, two days to go."
In order to survive, the young man hurriedly said.
"You've been to Chang'an."
The boy swallowed and said, "I haven't been there." ”
He frowned and said, "How can I believe in you." ”
"Patriarch. . . The patriarch has been there, and it takes two days for the patriarch to go there, and the tribesmen know it, so please don't kill me. ”
The boy almost burst into tears.
Yu showed a very ugly smile and said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you, but you have to come with me." ”
The young man's face changed greatly when he heard this: "Where are you going?" ”
"Chang'an!"
"I can't go over, my mother is still waiting for me to go back from fishing, please let me go, I won't tell my people about you."
The boy whimpered.
"You have brothers."
"Yes. . . There are two younger brothers. ”
He smiled sly and said, "Hey, that's sorry, you have to go with me, you don't want to die, it's better not to make a noise, understand?" ”
The young man knew that he would not be able to escape this catastrophe today, and said with a sad face: "Please, let me go, I don't know anything." ”
He snorted coldly, put the dagger against the young man's waist, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, how can I go." ”
Saying that, holding the young man's neck with one hand, the two of them quickly moved away from this tribe under the cover of the terrain, until they could no longer see that tribe, and guessed that they were relieved.