Section 57 The Wind Rises (II)
In fact, they don't care about what the Han family is well-dressed in the Tang camp, not only Pei Wei's two families, but many civilians don't care much about it. The artisan battalion has been stranded in Central Asia for 200 years, and if it weren't for the Li and Zhang families who insisted on controlling the situation, they might have fallen apart long ago, and these tens of thousands of people were thrown into this alpine grassland full of aliens, and there would be no trace.
Where there are people, there is a class, and equality for all is actually impossible to achieve, and many factors such as vision, knowledge, and resources have caused this difference, because the four families of Li, Zhang, and Peiwei were originally officials of the artisan battalion, and since the day they were stranded, they have many advantages over ordinary craftsmen, and it is not surprising that a military camp evolved into a small ethnic group two hundred years ago. Because the ancestors of the Du family were the collateral of the Jingzhao Du family, although they have not been able to develop and expand over the years, they are also quite prestigious among the low-level civilians.
During the day, the things outside the city alarmed many people, and the craftsmen who were not very stable talked about it, trying to find a backbone, these craftsmen were the most practical, although they did not understand the Confucian doctrine of the Zhang family, nor did they have the ghostly stomach of the Pei Wei family, let alone the Li family as the leader, but their ability to accept it was the strongest, such as dressing, the robe of the right side was not suitable for work at all, they all liked to change clothes in the way they thought was appropriate, such as eating, there was not as much corn as in the East, Then eat more soybeans and wheat (beans and wheat flour). Several people from the family couldn't communicate, so they found Du Ne, the head of the Du family, at night. Du Ne is the fifth elder of the Tang Battalion, he is just sixty years old this year, although his name is Ne, he is not a man at all, otherwise he would not become the fifth elder, and a group of civilian craftsmen came to him.
The population of the Du family is not large, but the house is not small, it is naturally more than enough to sit down a dozen civilian craftsmen, the weather in early spring is not so cold, a bonfire is lit in the middle of the half-open courtyard, Du Ne and a group of craftsmen sit around, gossiping about recent trivial matters.
Dune looked left and right, and knocked on an iron trench board next to him with a thin iron rod, this thing is still the leftover object from the original work, "Everyone be quiet, since you came to me Lao Du to get an idea, you have to talk about it." ”
The people sitting around gossiping were naturally watching Lao Du's actions, and at this time they naturally quieted down, and someone said: "Boss Du, we will believe you, what you say we will do." ”
"That's right, Boss Du, you see things better than us, let's listen to you!"
A group of words made a statement, and Lao Du's beard was cocked, "Cheng, then I'll talk about it, right, wait for my Lao Du to finish, and keep it if you have any opinions." ”
"Good!"
"This artisan camp is not big, there are some things that everyone knows, it's just a matter of whether the news is accurate, we need to check first, who brought the camp outside the city?" When Lao Du heard everyone's approval, he didn't sell it, and directly took the lead in talking about the root of the matter.
"I heard that he came back from the west with the Erlang of the Li family and the Dalang of the Zhang family."
"There are also the four little ladies of the Li family, a few days ago I saw the leader of the camp walking on the street together, the leader is very tall, he looks very much like our Tang people, but he wears different clothes, and his hair is scattered, it is said that his surname is Luo."
"I also know a piece of news, it is said that in the next few days, the four little ladies of the Li family took the lead in collecting some wild children on the street who had no one to take care of at home, and also invited a few women who couldn't stay at home to help."
"Okay, stop for a while," the question was almost the same, everyone made up the matter with nonsense, and Lao Du shouted a pause, "This means that the surname of the leader over there is Luo, it should be our Tang people or Han people, and he has a good heart, otherwise he will not take care of those children who no one cares about." Next, let's talk about what this surnamed Luo is doing here? What does it have to do with us coolies? ”
"People have a kind heart to take care of their children, I guess this surnamed Luo is not a bad person, at least he doesn't have any bad intentions towards us."
", good or bad is not engraved on the door of the head. The Wei family also spoke and smiled in person, isn't it a thief behind his back? ”
"Don't make any noise, talk about something, and shut up if your mouth is not clean." Lao Du hurriedly shouted to stop, and he couldn't fight for a while, and seeing that the excited two people had stopped, he said again: "Okay, let's go on." ”
"Everyone knows that the older generation of the Li and Zhang families all want to return to their homeland, and this one surnamed Luo came back with them, and I guess they went back to the east together."
"Not necessarily, maybe it's the Li family's newly recruited son-in-law, the thug who helps."
"Obediently, with such a fierce guy as a thug? Killed more than 80 people in Green-Eyed Samtz, and he didn't lose a single one, who can do it? I'm afraid the Turks can't do it either, right? ”
"That's right, I've seen it from afar a few times, and every time I see people training, it's the same as striking iron every day, people practice how to kill people every day!"
"Ahem," Lao Du had to interrupt, these guys went off the rails as they spoke, but a few guys said quite reasonably, "Okay, I'll say a few words." Based on what everyone said, I think this Luo should not be harmful to us, otherwise there would not be any movement in the past few days, and the soldiers and bandits who crossed the border in the past have not been stable, right? ”
"That's right, it's still your old Du who can see it!"
"Come on, Boss Du speaks, we believe it."
"But, then again, let's not talk nonsense. I think there is a big camp on the other side, there are a lot of people, you can't eat or drink, someone has to come out to buy, the old brothers have the opportunity to explore the bottom, see what the other party is coming from, don't be busy jumping to conclusions, whether it is the foreign aid invited by the Li family, or the ambition to swallow our artisan battalion, or the spies sent by a foreign race, you can have a preparation. Lao Du said that he was old, and everyone believed in such Lao Du, because with such a person, everyone would not spin around like a blindfolded donkey.
"That's right, that's the reason, Boss Du said it well!"
Putting aside the discussion, Lao Du continued: "There is one more thing, people have no hostility towards us from beginning to end, the old brothers go to the bottom of each other, this must be done, but don't be innocent of others." ”
"We want to hate others, the problem is that we have to have that strength. Mother, everyone is taller than a camel, so don't jump around with our little body. ”
"Damn, Shang Laojiu, as far as your witty words are concerned, what Boss Du said is true, who knows what will happen in the future? Maybe people are going to lead us back to Datang, you kid will wait to eat the whip if you talk nonsense when the time comes. ”
With Du Ne's words reminding, the civilian craftsmen really have a bottom, at least they won't be talking about it in a mess. Although the Li family still has a huge influence, after a long time, it is still inevitable that some people will be separated from the low-level civilians.
In fact, not all of them are Tang people in the Tang camp, there are many Central Asians who rely on the local Tang people for their livelihood, these people have all ethnic groups, all kinds of origins, and in this oriental-style city, there are all kinds of industries. When it comes to ethnic groups, many people can no longer tell what kind of race they are, but they can be distinguished by Persians, Turks, Oghuz, Armenians, Georgians, Kurds, Arabs, Romans, Greeks, Jews, Aryan-Punjabs from the south, and the Gypsies who occasionally wander here...... It can be said that this was a period of ethnic mixing, and it was also a period of the most intense mixing of bloods, and they either migrated here in small numbers, or were sold as slaves, and some merchants passed by and stayed here, and then engaged in commercial supplementation, or collected and processed raw materials (ore, wood, furs), or did some handymanship...... In this city, they are a supplement to the Tang people, at least to make up for the lack of labor, but also to make up for the shortcomings of some commercial channels.
What happened outside the Lao Luo camp naturally affected them, but because they were not specifically involved, most of them still stayed at the level of gossip and discussion, and only a few Georgians were a little panicked because they were the parties involved, and a few Georgian and Armenian businessmen who had dealt with Samtz left before nightfall.
The rest, either because of the blockage of news, or because they belong to the Shunmin of history, did not react more.
Lady Analia was one of them, she couldn't talk to the people around her (Li Ji was attending the clan meeting), but she watched the sunset and the stars twinkle in the eyes of the maids, and she was quietly in a daze.
In the troubled days and the nights, no one knows what the future holds, but those who know know know that the wind is beginning to blow in this small town.
The multi-party reaction of the Tang battalion Lao Luo does not know for the time being, he is still thinking about how to arrange to deal with the Georgians, he does not understand this Tao-Klarzheti principality, but according to the local population situation, it can be called a principality, in this land, there will inevitably be at least tens of thousands of square kilometers of land, the population is calculated according to the maximum estimate of two million, in addition to the garrison of the fort, it is estimated that there are at least 10,000 elite mobile troops, excluding the reserve force reserved by the principality, and then counting the division of power between the king and the prince, There are only about 2,000 troops that can be used to attack themselves, and about 2,000 troops are facing each other head-on, and their own side will definitely be struggling.
Of course, it does not mean that the so-called elite mobile forces are comparable to Lao Luo's hundreds, but at least there is a numerical advantage, not to mention that there are reserve forces.
In the war of the cold weapon period, the crowd tactic is the most widely used tactic, if it is really a field battle with more than 100 people at hand, and the other party swarms up, it is a troublesome thing, and it can't be killed, and at that time, he may be fine, but the group of loyal subordinates around him will inevitably be damaged.
There is a loss in numbers, and there is no suitable supplement, and it is inevitable that they will become more and more passive at that time, is it really to abandon the people here, throw the trouble to them, and run to the east by themselves?
It seems that it is necessary to learn more about the strength of this opponent, and there is also specific information that needs to be understood. I don't know what to gain from Alker's side in this regard, the Visigoths will lead people to chase after that Miram to the west in the afternoon, I don't know if there will be news tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
As for the replenishment of fighters, maybe you can try to recruit them in the Tang camp? This thought made Lao Luo, who was accustomed to fighting in small units, a little uncomfortable for a while.
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