070 Temptation of the Village
"It's worthy of the game scene of horseback riding and slashing, fire and sword mutations, and the setting of this village, town, and main city is quite similar to the game......"
After reading the information of the administrative stronghold, Wang Ziming put away his careful thoughts and ordered the team to move on, and the direction was that village!
Although the information on the administrative base is more detailed, there are some things that Wang Ziming still wants to verify with his own eyes.
Hundreds of muskets came to the small village, and immediately frightened the serfs working in the surrounding fields, who ran in a panic towards the rudimentary wooden fence outside the village, their mouths emitting panicked alarm sounds.
Without waiting for Zhao Ritian and his party to enter the village, an old man who was dressed fairly clean walked out surrounded by serfs.
To his left was a man in the prime of life with an arquebus on his back and a sword at his waist, and on his right was a low-ranking priest dressed in church attire.
"What are you doing in our village?"
Under Wang Ziming's vision, the words village elder appeared on the top of the head of the old man at the head, according to the routine in the game, this should be the person of the entire village.
The head of the prime-aged man with a musket and a long sword at his waist marked the sheriff, and the priest on the other side was a low-ranking priest.
Then Wang Ziming got a message that the five countries that rode horses and slashed fire and swords all had faith, and the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, and Tsarist Russia believed in God.
In the Cossack hetatorship there were both believers in God and believers in Allah.
The Crimean Khanate was all Allah......
However, in this game, the king's power takes precedence over the church, which is merely a sacred political institution that appeases the people, and is placed under secular power.
Thus, in villages, towns, and main cities, the clergy of the Church had less power than the king's appointed chief.
The village elder in front of him and the villager serf behind him were full of vigilance, and their names were unwilling to be revealed, and even Zhao Ritian could feel the hostility they showed.
After all, in the eyes of the village elders, Zhao Ritian and the divine dependents behind him belonged to the forces of another order camp, which was commonly known as the 'foreign army'.
It is estimated that any village with weak force will not be in a good mood when it encounters hundreds of foreign soldiers......
Although the army led by Zhao Ritian could easily occupy the village, it could not truly conquer them, because the village was born by attachment to a nearby town, and in order for them to recognize their dominance, they had to capture the town directly under them.
"Hello, we have a long journey and want to go into the village to rest."
According to Wang Ziming's instructions, Zhao Ritian replied expressionlessly.
"Forgive me for my rudeness, we are part of the territory of the great United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, you have no right to enter, and we have no room left here for you."
The village elder refused in a stiff tone, and it could be seen that the other party was very courageous when he said this, after all, Zhao Ritian was followed by more than a hundred guns!
Round by round of guns, they can almost go to God......
However, under the rules of the order camp of the other dimension, the authority of the state cannot be desecrated!
If he allowed foreign troops to enter the city today, and was reported to the town by the villagers, he, the village elder, would almost be retired......
If it's serious, you'll even be punished!
The low-level priest next to him nodded with satisfaction after hearing the village elder's 'righteous words' refusal, and took a step forward to show his strong support for the village elder.
On the contrary, it was the sheriff who had mastered the 'supreme force' of the whole village, who took a step back imperceptibly, and his eyes wandered around, as if looking for the best escape route......
As for those ordinary serf villagers, their attitude was obvious, and they all stepped back, and they had the life-saving consciousness of the other party to pull out their guns and run away immediately......
As a result, there were only three people left standing opposite Zhao Ritian, and one of them was still a little weak-hearted, and the momentum of the two sides was judged!
The village elder didn't feel anything wrong with the serf behind him, after all, the force on the other side could indeed crush this village with only a few dozen families.
However, the village elder was much more knowledgeable than the serfs, and he knew that the 'foreign army' on the other side did not dare to use force, otherwise it would be equivalent to declaring war on the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania!
Although the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania is now fighting with one against three, the military strength of the other side does not seem to be too strong, and the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania should not mind taking one against four for the sake of honor......
Well, it's all the self-delicacy of the village elders......
"Can I buy some food supplies from you?"
After the temptation failed, Zhao Ritian made another request.
"Absolutely."
After the village elder smiled and agreed, Wang Ziming immediately received a price list.
There are only two food supplies on it – cabbage and wheat......
This did not surprise Wang Ziming, after all, most of the village's production needed to be supplied to the consumption of its own serf villagers, stored for the grain collection team, and handed over to the tax collectors in the town!
There are very few things that can really be put up for sale.
However, this price made Wang Ziming's face hurt, a bag of wheat actually asked for a gold coin, why don't you grab it!
Cabbage costs two gold coins, where do you see that cabbage is so much more expensive than wheat?
Wang Ziming felt as if he had been slaughtered as a fat sheep!
1 gold coin can hire a team of 10 1st tier mercenaries, how can you exchange it for a bag of wheat!
This price list can't help but remind Wang Ziming of the experience of being cheated by Charak in the first place, this is definitely the result of the village elders on the other side setting their own prices!
"Isn't that too high?"
Zhao Ritian, who had been instructed by Wang Ziming, asked with a dissatisfied expression.
"I'm sorry, but our harvest is not very good, and the food reserves are not sufficient, so the price will naturally be higher."
The village elders looked sorry, as if lamenting the misery of the poor harvest......
How much fake you want to have!
Hearing this answer, Wang Ziming understood-the other party didn't want to do business with him at all!
It's full of hostility......
So, Wang Ziming asked Zhao Ritian to make the last temptation.
"Are there any young men in your village who are eager to go out and make a career?"
"You are not from the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, and according to the laws of the kingdom, I cannot let the boys of the village go with you, after all, they are all the property of the kingdom!
Of course, if the Divine Servant behind you is willing to join the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, our village is ready to welcome you. ”
The village elder replied with a solemn face.