On the Gobi, a group of herders sang songs they couldn't understand.

Wu Qiong leaned on Fu Hongyan's back, looking in pain, while Fu Hongyan was stiff and helpless, but he still tilted his head sideways and said in a low voice:

"Y-How long are you going to lie on me?"

"Ah...... You grabbed so hard, I had to snap for a while if I didn't say anything, and you actually asked me how long it would take, do you have a conscience? ”

Wu Qiong also whispered this, and those people on the side saw the two of them like this, and thought that the two of them were you and me.

Fu Hong's face was expressionless and said:

"Can I be blamed for this? You just said that it was not the handle of the knife, wouldn't it be good? ”

Although Fu Hongyan said this on his lips, he didn't ask Wu Qiong to get up anymore.

There seems to be a feeling of genius in his hand, but he feels that his hand is hot, just like the handle of a Mo knife, and he jumps and jumps......

"Ah, it's hard to say this kind of thing."

Before Fu Hongyan could speak, he suddenly heard the shouts of the herdsmen around him, Wu Qiong straightened his waist and looked forward, and saw that on the horizon, patches of tents appeared, and groups of cattle and sheep wandered aimlessly on the grass.

There are flags and a huge totem placed in a very conspicuous position.

"The prince of Sasansan's tent has arrived!"

Some herdsmen shouted Chinese to Wu Qiong, and then shouted at the others in the Hu language.

The other herdsmen, one by one, became excited, and rushed towards the king's tent in the distance.

Wu Qiong's eyes lit up, and she was about to urge Fu Hongyan to quickly take the opportunity to escape or something, but she saw Fu Hongyan grabbing the reins and whispering:

"No, this horse can't run fast with the two of us, so it's safest to wait for my mount to rest and escape at night."

After Fu Hongyan finished speaking, Wu Qiong could only lie back in disappointment.

"Why are you lying on me again?"

"Don't move, I'm tired, let me snap."

………………

Prairie men rode prairie horses, shouting and galloping on the prairie.

If the camp where she stayed before was just a tent camp where thousands of people gathered, then Wu Qiong is the camp where she is now, and it is really like a tent, a city fed by cattle, sheep and horses.

Rows of tents are divided into areas, and in these areas, you can even see furnaces, and the sound of ping-pong iron, and in other places, they are fenced off as bazaars, and cattle and sheep that want to be exchanged and sold are pulled over, as well as some tea, porcelain, and so on.

And then the outermost circle is a tent that some people live in, and the more noble the status, the more the inner place to live.

In Wu Qiong's view, where is the war, it is clearly a mobile city.

Moreover, this king's tent is only two days away from Yumen Pass at most, such a close distance, it can be seen how arrogant this Turk is, but it is clear that this Turkic Khan has just lost the battle, they should have also gotten the news, right?

Or is it that this Sassanid prince feels that his strength is outstanding, so he doesn't take Da Zhou seriously?

Wu Qiong didn't know, after all, he hadn't even seen the face of Prince Sasan, so he could only guess one or two in his heart, and after arriving at the camp, Wu Qiong and Fu Hongyan had black eyes, they couldn't talk nonsense, and they didn't know what the people around them said.

For example, there was a nomadic aunt who came over with a big bag of things and chattered for a while, Wu Qiong looked confused, until the other party stuffed a piece of naan into his hand, and then gave another piece of jerky, Wu Qiong knew that this aunt was here to give them food.

Strictly speaking, they have now joined the tribe of the Prince of Sasansan, and Wu Qiong has become the nomadic cavalry of the tribe, and now that they are in the war stage after all, it is common sense to distribute some food to the new soldiers.

Fu Hongyan also has a copy, but she doesn't have jerky, Wu Qiong thought that she was the main output force, and was about to give her her jerky, Fu Hongyan waved her hand and said:

"No need, you can eat, I'll go out for a walk, and I'll go back when I go."

Before Wu Qiong could speak, Fu Hongyan had already gotten up and left.

Wu Qiong knew that she was probably going to find out the location to facilitate the escape at night.

The tent they were assigned was very close to the very edge, and there was no difficulty in escaping, and there was no wall or anything on the prairie, so while everyone was asleep, be careful, avoid patrols, and leave in the dark.

Let Fu Hongyan's mount rest for most of the day, and it should be able to run at night.

It didn't take long for Fu Hongyan to come back, still carrying a bag of things in his hand, which Wu Qiong remembered was something that Fu Hongyan had placed on the edge of the saddle of his mount.

"Let's go, let's go into the tent."

Fu Hongyan whispered, and Wu Qiong hurriedly sat up from the ground, patted her buttocks and walked into the tent.

This tent is also divided by the herdsmen, the small one is pitiful, the candle and oil lamp don't have to think about it, there is a small box in the whole tent, and a floor shop of unknown material is laid, which is enough for the two of them to move around.

Fu Hongyan sat directly on the bed, Wu Qiong originally wanted to sit on the box, but seeing that the box seemed to be quite fragile, she thought about it and sat at the door, and by the way, she could block the door, but unfortunately her butt was slapped in vain.

I saw Fu Hongyan take out two small bottles from them and said:

"This is the drug that I often use when I walk the rivers and lakes, just sprinkle some on the cloth, put it on the nose, and the other party will soon faint, I just took a look, if you want to escape tonight, I'm afraid you will inevitably encounter the patrolling Hu people, our horses are injured, we can't make much noise tonight, just stun people and walk quietly."

Wu Qiong heard Fu Hongyan say this, and knew that she really went to inquire about the information, and stepped on it in advance, but he was a little puzzled in his heart, and couldn't help asking:

"Miss Fu, you are walking the rivers and lakes, and your daughter's family brings this kind of drug, and she often uses ......"

"Any questions?"

"No, I didn't mean that, I just wanted to ask, how did you get the formula of this drug, can you teach one or two? I have a friend who might be interested. ”

"This is the side door, let your friends take the right way."

Fu Hongyan said casually, then handed one of the porcelain bottles to Wu Qiong, and then said:

"There are a lot of patrols, and you may need to help us at night, remember, just sneak close and cover your mouth and nose."

After Fu Hongyan finished speaking, Wu Qiong nodded and accepted the bottle, although the other party was unwilling to hand over the formula, it was a bit of a pity, but now is indeed not the time to care about drugs, if you want to escape at night, you have to participate in person, so you can't avoid a burst of nervousness.

However, with Fu Hongyan on the side, I also felt a little relieved.

They don't have a concept of time in this camp, and they don't know what to do when they go out, and they may be caught and asked, so they simply stay in the tent.

Wu Qiong took out the silver bracelet in his arms, looked left and right, and then took it back, thinking that when he passed by Lanzhou City and passed by Xujia Village in the future, he could find a man named Xu San and hand over his wife's relics to him.

And this couple, if there was no war, they could have lived their own small lives happily, with men farming and women weaving, and having children, but now they are yin and yang.

Fu Hongyan was on the side, watching Wu Qiong staring at the silver bracelet, and said softly:

"This kind of thing is very common in the frontier, every year the Hu people raid the border, as few as hundreds, as many as thousands of people will be taken away by them, families are broken, wives and wives are separated, you can be seen everywhere, you, you don't have to be too sad."

Wu Qiong sighed:

"Yes, it can be seen everywhere, if there is no accident, it will be the same for thousands of years to come."

"Where's your thunderbolt? I heard you say that the thunder is so powerful, and you also said that if you develop this thunder, you can make nomads sing and dance in the future, and your development will take a thousand years in the future? ”

Fu Hongyan frowned, leaned forward and asked, Wu Qiong put down the silver bracelet and patiently explained:

"If you really want to be able to develop, it will not be so, and when you accumulate basic science, vigorously promote science education, develop productive forces, and follow the steps, you will be able to complete the first industrial revolution within two hundred years, with the first time, the second time will be much faster, in fact, after the first time is completed, nomadism will not be our opponent, and then there will be all kinds of new weapons, most of which are mainly firearms, and then chemical explosives will be invented, then firearms will be able to do more powerful, if everything goes well, Within 300 years, you will be able to see the nomadic side that can sing and dance. ”

"I don't understand it very well, but it will take three hundred years? It's still a little too long. ”

Fu Hongyan shook his head, and Wu Qiong smiled bitterly:

"I also want to finish this journey in three years, but this is not realistic, and even thirty years is a fool's dream, but if you talk carefully, in fact, nomads can sing and dance, but it is not all because of gunpowder and these firearms, of course, this is mainly only a part, the most important thing, is because the social productivity has improved, the population that can accommodate and feed has increased, and there is no pressure of life and death, who wants to fight easily."

After Wu Qiong finished speaking, looking at Fu Hongyan's confused expression, she knew whether Fu Hongyan understood or not, anyway, she had nothing to do, Wu Qiong simply told Fu Hongyan about the reflections and reasons that modern people summarized when they reviewed this history of blood and fire.

He had read a large number of papers before, and at this time he would explain the reasons why nomadism frequently fought foreign wars, and why there were often civil wars.

To put it bluntly, the grassland can only feed so many people, nomadic people do not fight and do not die, then the population will rise wildly, and when it rises to a certain extent, some people will not be able to eat enough and live, and the war will begin.

If the Central Plains were strong, they would turn to civil wars, internal strife, or wars against other places, such as the Whip of God in the eyes of Europeans, or the Ottomans who suddenly rose to power in Central Asia, all of which migrated from the north of ancient China.

As for why they migrated, do they need to be said?

And the Central Plains Dynasty was unable to effectively control the grassland all the time, which is precisely the reason.

If you want to control the vast grasslands, you must garrison troops, and the garrison needs a lot of food.

The grasslands are not self-sufficient, so they have to be transported from the Central Plains, and there are no railways, no airplanes, and no roads, some are only two legs of people and four legs of horses.

There is a long way along the way, and it is impossible for this logistics to keep up, coupled with the loss, the people who may transport the grain will transport the grain, and the grain will not be eaten almost.

There is no way to garrison a large number of troops, so only a small number of troops can be garrisoned, so during the Han and Tang dynasties, whether it was the Western Regions or the Monan Grassland, it was rare to see tens of thousands of Han garrisons, which is the reason.

Even on the battlefield in the Western Regions, it is often the Han generals who bring the allied forces of various nationalities to fight, such as the famous Western Han Dynasty general Chen Tang who said "Those who offend me and strengthen the Han will be punished even if they are far away", and Wang Xuance, a diplomatic and civil official who destroyed Zhongtianzhu in the Tang Dynasty, is the same.

Wu Qiong did not care whether Fu Hongyan could understand it or not, and continued to elaborate on the contradiction between the backward productive forces and the material and cultural needs necessary for the people, as well as the subsequent impact of this contradiction.

If we want to solve this big problem and completely tame the nomads in the north, in the final analysis, there is only one way - to develop the productive forces!

Only by vigorously developing the productive forces, the Central Plains will become richer and richer, more and more people can be fed, and the more advanced the civilization, the stronger the control over the grasslands.

At the same time, when controlling the grassland, it is also necessary to find ways to improve the value of the grassland itself, such as the development of new agriculture, corn and sweet potatoes in the Americas, which are quite suitable for planting on the grassland.

And those sheep can be sheared, and the clothes made of wool are no worse than silk, and milk can be made into all kinds of food, rather than simply boiling milk.

And all this, in turn, needs to be matched with convenient transportation to maximize economic profits, with economic profits, just working at home, grazing, you can support yourself, and even live a good life.

The nomadic braincase was kicked by a donkey, and there is nothing to go to war?

Again, no one wants to die easily, and no one wants to die easily on the battlefield if they can live.

Wu Qiong talked eloquently and described a prosperous scene in front of Fu Hongyan that he had never imagined.

There is something that can carry people thousands of feet high; A person's life is not necessarily facing the loess with his back to the sky; There can be a chance to go to a wider world, from Chang'an to Jiangnan, it may only be a matter of time; Those Great Walls are no longer walls to resist nomadism, and ordinary people from all over the country can walk up casually, look here and there; Han people and other ethnic groups, whether nomadic or Nanban Rongdi, are as close as a family......

And Fu Hongyan sighed for a long time and said:

"If it is really as you say, I will give up my life and send you to Chang'an."

Wu Qiong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said:

"Bah, hurry, don't raise your flag!"

Fu Hongyan frowned:

"When did I raise the flag?"

Wu Qiong was about to continue talking, but she heard a voice in Chinese outside the tent:

"Hahaha, King Xiliang, you are still used to your king's account?"

"The Sasanian prince treats Gu like a family, and Lone is naturally extremely satisfied, but he hates that Gu didn't arrive in time to help Jieli Khan, so that Jieli Khan planted the plan of the faint monarch and empress, and planned for many years, but he lost everything."

"Hahaha, it's not like you've lost all the games, aren't you still alive and well, King Xiliang? Wait for my Turkic iron horse, open the Jade Gate, and then send you back to be the king. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, I'm willing to serve under the prince's account."

Wu Qiong and Fu Hongyan glanced at each other.

Wouldn't it, such a coincidence?

And Fu Hongyan had already taken the lead in rushing out.