Chapter 33: The Result of Escapism

Look at this village in a valley, albeit a beautiful place. But looking at these villagers, who are not clothed, everyone knows that the people here are really not as good as they imagined.

Compared with Zhao Xiaoxi's construction of the new South City, there is a powerful skeleton pirate group and a large number of immigrant craftsmen as the backing. These remnants who are like escaping from the world, except for their own one-third of an acre of land to eat, there is almost no additional income.

In addition to being able to eat enough, many times it is useless to give them money. On this deserted island, if you don't enter the village, just the kind of boat they built is enough to fish and improve food in the coastal waters.

In a word, the end of self-containment is fixed, although it eliminates the harm outside. However, the villages have not been effectively developed, and the marriage between close relatives has caused many problems for the next generation in these villages.

Faced with this situation, the patriarchs of the three villages also had a headache. It's just this kind of thing, and they can't do anything about it. After all, not everyone has the guts of their ancestors to risk their death at sea.

The arrival of Li Yuncong and others last time frightened the people of the three villages. But they also know that in the years when they were away from the world, the Central Plains has completed the major event of changing the dynasty. But no one dared to believe that a group of people under the banner of pirates.

Even the three patriarchs knew that they urgently needed foreign blood replenishment, and they also urgently needed external resources to improve their lives. But for these pirates, it is worth rejoicing if they can save a life, so dare to be with them?

At present, seeing the soldiers pressing the border, it is still a prince of the imperial court who comes, and the patriarchs of the three villages have no right to choose. was led by Li Yuncong, and all of them were called out of the village, standing in front of Zhao Xiaoxi, the prince, waiting for questioning.

Some young people who are not worried about the safety of the patriarch, although they know that these officers and soldiers are not easy to mess with, it can be seen that the other party has no malicious intent. Be courageous, too. With their homemade weapons, they all gathered on the grain field of Liujiazhuang.

Looking at Zhao Xiaoxi sitting on the bench, there was no official uniform and hat of the prince. But those guards with knives and guns look like the elite of the long-lasting killing. If you really want to make a move, they are no match at all.

But the young men who came with the patriarch really made them envious. Or the weapons and clothes of these officers and soldiers. Especially standing beside Zhao Xiaoxi, those women who looked tender and could pinch out the water made the young people dare not look at them directly.

In this uneasy waiting, Zhao Xiaoxi finally spoke: "The three patriarchs sit down and talk!" ”

The three patriarchs who had been standing also hurriedly knelt down and said, "Don't dare, if the prince has anything to say, the three grass people will kneel and listen." Being able to listen to the prince's words is a blessing for the three grass people. Then dare to sit down in front of the prince? ”

Looking at the three frightened old men, Zhao Xiaoxi could only say, "What? Will you want this king to invite you to sit down? ”

As soon as these words came out, the three patriarchs could only sit on their chairs cautiously. As for the young men who were watching, they could also see from the faces of these patriarchs who were the only ones in the village that they were in awe of Zhao Xiaoxi, the prince.

After the three of them sat down, Zhao Xiaoxi continued: "Although you are the people who moved here one after another. But you at least understand that no matter how it changes. The skin and blood in your body can't change your true color.

This king is here today. I just wanted to ask you. Do you want to continue to live here, or do you want to go with the king to see how much the outside world has changed? It's good to ignore worldly ideas, but is it really good for your children and grandchildren?

Everything this king saw here made this king feel a little sad. If it weren't for your skin and language, let this king know that you are the same root and ancestor as me. This king mistakenly thinks that you are the savage natives of this island!

Nowadays, although the world is not very peaceful, how long can you avoid this world? With these weapons in your hands, you are really going to encounter the most vicious pirates. It is also difficult to escape the scourge of extermination. Do you think this king is right? ”

Perhaps sensing that Zhao Xiaoxi was not malicious, the three patriarchs were also a little relieved. In the end, it was the patriarch of the Liu clan who said: "If you go back to the prince, the grass people and others also know that the days of seclusion here are hard, but at least they can eat enough."

In addition, this is the foundation created by our ancestors, and our ancestors also left a legacy that they must not give up this inheritance. The grass people and others did not dare to disobey the precepts of their ancestors and leave here without permission! ”

said a thousand ways and ten thousand, and the three patriarchs all felt that the golden nest and the silver nest were not as good as their own kennels. Plus them, they all grew up here. I cherish every inch of land here.

Even though most of them wore animal fur and grass clothes, they could at least have enough to eat, and the people lived a peaceful and peaceful life here. If this land is lost, perhaps no one knows what awaits them.

Compared with the fearless courage of their ancestors, these descendants of the world seem to lack such courage. They don't dare to trust people easily, even if these people are of the same ancestry as them, they also avoid three points.

Regarding the answer of the patriarch of the Liu clan, Zhao Xiaoxi looked at the other two patriarchs and said, "Patriarch Zhou, patriarch Wang, you two also have this opinion. Would you rather keep this family business than care about the future of your descendants?

Although this king didn't look at your two villages, but in Liujia Village alone, there are not many children at present, right? Even if the three of you get married and change marriages, how many generations can you change? What will you do if there will be no children to continue in the future?

Another point is that the king has already built a big city in front of him, and in the future, the entire island will be the people from whom the king migrated. Do you choose to obey the king's teachings, or would you rather stay here? ”

pointed out the problem to the point, and the patriarchs of the three villages all had bitter words. But let them abandon their homes, they really can't do it. Especially those fertile fields that have been cultivated for many years, for them who regard the fields as their lives, they are the same thing.

Seeing that the three patriarchs were silent, Zhao Xiaoxi finally got up and said: "Forget it, this king doesn't want to talk to you too much, if you don't want to leave, this king won't force it." But the king wants that you will not do anything that disobeys the king's commands.

With such a feng shui treasure, what kind of business have you managed it? Being able to eat a full meal is indeed worth cherishing. But you are all the heads of a family, and you are so short-sighted that you can't see the potential crisis? ”

Leaving such a sentence, Zhao Xiaoxi ignored the three poor patriarchs, and directly asked Li Yuncong to take him to the other two villages to check the situation. It was found that the situation in these two villages was even worse than that of Liujia Village.

Compared with the young and strong in these villages, Zhao Xiaoxi can obviously feel that there are few children in these three villages. It stands to reason that the more young people there are, the more children there are. But in these three villages, the number of children is very small.

In addition to the small number of children, the number of women is as low as that of girls. How can a woman who has not given birth to a child continue to be in this race? This is a very simple truth, he doesn't believe that the three patriarchs don't understand.

are all the people of the Central Plains, Zhao Xiaoxi really doesn't want to see it, and the people here have become the same as the natives. It's just that he knows that some people are very stubborn in these years. Holding the words of the ancestors as the decree of the law, I dare not easily jump over the red line.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who felt that he should stay here for two more days, quickly said: "Yun Cong, this king wants to stay here for two days." You first have some clothes and farm tools come over, and the king wants to walk along the river and then go inside. ”

Hearing Zhao Xiaoxi's order, Li Yuncong didn't say much, and quickly sent someone to get some tarpaulins from the boat to build tents. On the hill along the river, several tents for temporary accommodation were built.

With so many soldiers helping, the movement was naturally much faster. A large ship that had waited for the order began to sail back to New South City to load supplies. In fact, the pirates who came ashore were also very sympathetic to and even pitiful for these remnants of the Tang Dynasty.

learned that Zhao Xiaoxi and his entourage stayed and did not leave like last time. The three patriarchs also looked a little worried. Zhao Xiaoxi's words probably told them a choice, that is, to move to that big city to live.

But they have lived here for generations, and although the conditions are not very good, it has become a village like their ancestral home. How can you just give it up casually? If you don't give up, who knows what this prince will do to them next?

Until now, the three patriarchs have been a little puzzled, why did this dignified prince of the Great Song Dynasty appear on such a wild island? Is it because they haven't been in contact with the outside world for too long, or is this prince a fake at all?

Whether it was the former or the latter, the three patriarchs knew that those elite soldiers alone were not something they could deal with together. In this situation, they can only take one step at a time.

Because of the arrival of Zhao Xiaoxi and others, the tranquility here was completely disrupted. And Zhao Xiaoxi, who chose to live further back in the three villages, can clearly see that owning this freshwater river is enough to arrange many new immigrants to live.

Although on both sides of the Tamsui River, there is not much wasteland that can be cultivated. But Zhao Xiaoxi believes that there must be a wider area in the upper reaches of this river, suitable for new immigrants to live.

In addition, more of the villages where the three finished glyphs live are also chosen at the mouth of the river. I'm afraid they may not be too clear about the situation in this mountain. And in order to find out the situation inside, Zhao Xiaoxi felt that he would explore along the river.

Considering the safety on the road, Zhao Xiaoxi finally asked the women to stay, and he took a group of guards to explore inside while it was still dark. In the evening, he went back to the camp to rest.

Knowing that in such a wild place, danger is indeed everywhere. The women didn't clamoring to follow, and for them, it was already a very rare thing to see these relics of the Tang Dynasty.

It is a rare opportunity to prepare a dinner for Cho Hyo-seok, and the girls want to show their hands. And with Duan Zhengchun staying here, they don't have to worry about anything. After all, their location is still very safe! (To be continued......)