Chapter 68: Butterflies

The fraternity is like a hedgehog, people have nowhere to start, and once they do, they are very likely to hurt themselves.

In order to deal with the Brotherhood, Xuanwuwei's cadres worked hard one by one, while probing, looking for breakthroughs, and trying some old methods used before one by one, as a result, they hit a wall one by one.

Door-to-door temptation, the brotherhood never makes friends with people in the rivers and lakes or officialdom, but ******** do business, and businessmen also have their own set of rules, others must abide by it, and do not do other contacts in private.

Send someone to infiltrate the Brotherhood and go undercover? It is completely unfeasible, the Brotherhood is very exclusive, called the Brotherhood, and its members are recruited according to kinship, one by one, and they have to go through a series of examinations, and they must have a high degree of loyalty, it is very difficult for locals to join, and outsiders are not likely to join, but it is okay to work in the workshop of the Brotherhood.

Someone who makes a fraternity? The members of the Brotherhood are extremely vigilant and do not have much contact with strangers at all.

Interrogating people directly and secretly? Those leaders can't move at all, some of the members below, which one to catch? There are many members of the brotherhood, although they are divided into different levels, outsiders can't distinguish them at all, and they have their own division of labor, and the general members only know the things within their divisions, and they can't ask anything if they are caught, but the brotherhood is tightly organized, and if one person is arrested, the entire brotherhood may be alarmed.

According to some rules on the rivers and lakes? Looking for a fraternity competition or something, looking for a breakthrough? The Brotherhood doesn't play this game at all, and the Brotherhood is notoriously unruly and unreasonable.

The more Xuanwuwei and others investigated, the more they found that the Brotherhood's power in Lingzhou was huge and strict, and the more they felt that the Brotherhood was not simple, they heard some people say that there were people behind the Brotherhood, and the Xuanwuwei people thought it was true, and felt that solving the leader of the Brotherhood might not necessarily solve the problem. So, they took a long-term view, and wanted to find out the inside story of the Brotherhood, there must be a big conspiracy in it!

If it's just a gang, the credit will be like that, and if a big conspiracy is cracked, it's completely different. So, the people of Xuanwuwei cheered up and prepared to invite some helpers, but at this time, the leader of the Brotherhood disappeared again, where did the leader of the Brotherhood go?

Jingling! Jingling! Jingling!

Between the rhythmic sound of horse bells and the echoing sound of horses' hooves in the cliffs and valleys, the sound of the lonely river adds a bit of life to the lonely river, and the huge caravan that stretches for miles is like a large snake winding along the road between the mountains.

In the middle of the caravan, Xiao Tianlei rode on the back of a steel mane, and there were several brothers on horseback beside him, several people looked at the river valleys and mountain walls on both sides of the road, and listened to the Shanyue merchants walking in front of them tell some customs and customs, this is a caravan belonging to the brotherhood, and is walking on a trade road to Rongzhou.

Xiao Tianlei not only wants to go to Rongzhou, he also wants to continue to go north to Mozhou, go to the bazaar there, and maybe go to Beiliang, because he heard that Daxia is going to use troops against Beiliang, and he plans to see the war in this world.

Xiao Tianlei was able to leave Lingzhou with confidence, naturally he had made full preparations and arrangements, and those military guards sent by the Great Xia Imperial Court, Xiao Tianlei didn't think they could do anything.

The power of the Brotherhood is much weaker than that of Great Xia, but on the ground in Lingzhou, the strength of the Wuwei and the Brotherhood is not on the same level, it can be said that Lingzhou is the eyes and ears of the Brotherhood everywhere, and if the foreign Wuwei wants to go against the Brotherhood, it is completely self-defeating. If Xiao Tianlei wanted to, he could completely clean up all the Xuanwu guards who had infiltrated Lingzhou, and the reason why he didn't do it was just that he didn't want to stimulate the Great Xia Imperial Court, and he planned to slowly grind time with them.

In addition to secretly monitoring the movements of Wuwei, Xiao Tianlei did not pay special attention, after the New Year's Festival, with a dry brother, what should I do, go to the sea to fight pirates, go to the states near Lingzhou to attack some robber cottages, these places do not have the constraints of Great Xia, you can play as much as you want, earn more gold, not only buy the system gold coins of the hero template, but also upgrade the game gold coins of equipment, as in the game, the damage caused by the hero's skill casting, the equipment plays a big role in amplification, of course, try to collect as much odd gold, Gemstones and the like are also a must.

However, for the sake of safety, it is generally a group of several brothers, and some hero templates are matched, and each other's skills can be used to fight together, and the protection of many Shanyue warriors is also arranged.

Xiao Tianlei can rest assured that he can go out of the house, and another point is that now he has a steel mane as a mount, and he can run hundreds of miles a day without pressure at all, and once there is an emergency, he can rush back soon.

"Stop! Stop! Stop! ”

There was a shout from the front of the caravan, and the whole caravan stopped, waiting in place.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed through the valley, followed by a thud of rocks rolling down, like a tidal wave.

After a pause in the sounds, the caravan continued on its way, and after walking for a while, it saw a hot construction site in front of it, and many people were clearing broken rocks or paving the road with some tools, which was repairing the road.

This trade route through Lingzhou, Maozhou, and Rongzhou was originally a smuggling road, but it was very difficult to walk, and there were many dangerous terrains along the way. At that time, Xiao Tianlei said the idea of building a road, in fact, he just said, he took into account the current level of technology, and did not force it, but the people below faithfully implemented his ideas, Xiao Tianlei was also taken aback when he saw the construction site of the road, and was also amazed by the action of the people below, about this is the benefit of the superior, the mouth moved, and countless people broke their legs.

Speaking of which, it was also his grandfather Jiang Witch Doctor and the Witch Doctor who preached that he was a god among the Shanyue people, which made the Shanyue people very awe of him, and when they saw him, they always had to worship him like a god. Xiao Tianlei doesn't like this feeling, like a god, but this is indeed a cohesive statement that can reasonably explain his behavior, Xiao Tianlei can only try to adapt, while reminding himself not to take it seriously, he is a person, and he will make mistakes, so he should not give some orders indiscriminately, maybe one of his orders has caused many people to die in vain, and he must be cautious and cautious.

At least for now, Xiao Tianlei didn't make any mistakes, it's not wrong to just talk about building roads, a saying in the previous life, if you want to get rich first, build a road, and build a road, your own power will have a broader space.

Since last year, the Brotherhood has begun to build this road, but in fact, it was not completely built at the beginning, but it was rebuilt step by step. At present, the first phase of the project has been completed, that is, some of the most difficult sections of the road will be dredged, widened, and some bridges will be built, so that the caravan will no longer have to take some long detours and cross mountains and mountains, so that the distance will be greatly shortened.

Now the project has entered the second phase, and then some relatively difficult roads to rebuild, the road is very difficult, dangerous, the progress of the project is not slow, the efficiency is not low, the use of some more advanced tools, as well as gunpowder, especially some alloy with Qijin, to make some punching tools, with the warrior as a worker, it is relatively easy to punch holes in the rock, and then rely on gunpowder to blast the rock.

The workers who built the building, including the residents of the neighborhood, were fed and paid by the brotherhood, and some were originally robbers on the trade routes, who were captured and sent to do hard labor, just eating and drinking, without pay. However, they are equipped with rattan helmets, gloves, boots and other equipment, as well as tools such as trolleys, and the construction site is responsible for supplying salt sugar water, tea personnel, as well as medical personnel.

The construction site is lively, some workers will take the time to joke with each other, and say some strange things to the woman in charge of delivering water, Xiao Tianlei likes to watch such scenes, seems to see the shadow of his previous life, and really feels that he is changing the world, and can't help but have a sense of accomplishment, and the loneliness of coming to a strange world alone in his heart will be diluted a lot.

A bit similar to the feeling of playing strategy games and playing addiction, Xiao Tianlei always feels that he can do more and bring more changes, however, there are many stumbling blocks ahead, such as the Great Xia Imperial Court, which can only be played in these wild places now, but one day, Xiao Tianlei will kick away these stumbling blocks and do everything he wants to do without scruples.

The caravan traveled all the way, and occasionally encountered some caravans from Rongzhou to Lingzhou along the way, driving herds of cattle and sheep, carrying some products from Rongzhou, milk powder, cream, wool, herbs, etc., and occasionally caravans from further north. Whenever they saw the banner of the Brotherhood's caravans, they would stop to greet them warmly and praise the Brotherhood's exploits. Originally, there were a lot of robbers who blocked the road and plundered on this road, but after the cleaning of the brotherhood, most of the robbers were swept away, and some inns were built along the way, which were specially designed to receive caravans and provide more comfortable food and lodging.

In the caravan, Xiao Tianlei, who was riding on the steel mane, was a lot taller, which naturally stood out, especially the steel mane under the seat, just the size of the body couldn't help but make people unnoticed, those merchants all held awe, curious eyes, able to subdue such a fierce beast, it was not an ordinary character, but the people in the caravan would not explain to them, and they did not dare to ask more.

Xiao Tianlei also knew that the steel mane was too conspicuous, but with the experience of the last Shendu, he paid more attention to his own safety, and the steel mane was undoubtedly a big guarantee, not to mention the increase in combat power it bringed, just running away, there would not be many people who could catch up. Riding out of the steel mane, Xiao Tianlei also wanted to find a chance to play a few games, earn some gold coins, and upgrade equipment, now it is only the initial equipment, it is really a little simple, and the lethality is insufficient, and some cold strange gold and gems are produced in the north, such as Xuanbing iron and snow stone, which is also the goal of Xiao Tianlei's trip, and now the North Wind Flail in his hand is mainly a synthesis of cold iron, and if you want to upgrade, you should need materials such as Xuanbing iron and snow stone.

The farther you go north, the lower the temperature, the air becomes dryer, and the vegetation changes from tall trees to some dwarf shrubs, entering the territory of Rongzhou, you can basically only see grass, although it has been spring, you can still feel some cold, but in the end, it is spring, a seemingly boundless, vibrant verdant grassland is the best proof.

In his previous life, Xiao Tianlei always wanted to walk around, but he never had the opportunity, no money and no time, but in this life, he was able to get what he wanted, seeing the sea and the grassland. Compared with the sea, the grassland is a different feeling, which makes people open-minded, but the vast grassland makes people more free, like an eagle flying freely in the blue sky, no wonder the Rong people believe in the eagle.

The Rongzhou grassland is vast, and the Rong people who live here are nomadic people, divided into tribes, and live by water and grass. The grasslands of Rongzhou are abundant and beautiful, but the life of the Rong people is not easy, especially the snow disaster every winter, a large number of cattle and sheep starve to death and freeze to death. Although Rongzhou is under the jurisdiction of Great Xia, but the rule of Great Xia over Rongzhou is not strong, the leaders of some tribes are divided, the pasture is divided, and they are required to worship a lot of cattle, sheep and horses every year.

When the caravan of the Brotherhood arrived at a tribe, it was warmly received by the herdsmen, and the men and women dressed in costumes sang and danced, sang songs that Xiao Tianlei did not understand, offered milk tea, and slaughtered cattle and sheep for entertainment.

Xiao Tianlei was a little surprised, a little curious, and asked the accompanying Shanyue merchant the reason, but the other party respectfully began to praise: "This is your merit!" ……”

The Shanyue merchants gushed endlessly, and Xiao Tianlei realized that the reason why the herdsmen were so enthusiastic was because the brotherhood had brought great changes to their lives, and the brotherhood would buy the cattle and sheep of these tribes, some dairy products, and herbs from the grassland, and sell them tea, sugar, sauerkraut and other daily necessities, and the price was very fair, much more generous than the merchants from Middle Earth.

In addition, with the help of the brotherhood, the herders have built some fixed wintering houses and livestock sheds, and several coal mines have been found in Rongzhou, where they can burn charcoal to keep warm without fear of snowstorms. The Brotherhood also provided some machinery for harvesting pasture, as well as technology for storing pasture, and also brought in fodder to solve the problem of overwintering livestock.

Xiao Tianlei listened to the meaning of the Shanyue merchants, and they were all arranged by himself, "Have I arranged it?" Xiao Tianlei was a little puzzled.

Xiao Tianlei deals with a lot of things every day, where do you remember so much, recall, it seems that there is such a thing, some brothers asked how to deal with some things, and replied casually, I didn't expect such an effect at all.

Xiao Tianlei was also a little curious, and went to see it in person, only to find that the so-called machinery for harvesting forage grass is a wheelbarrow-like thing, with a jagged knife edge in front of it, and you can easily harvest the grass by pushing it forward, which should be developed by the craftsmen of Wild Boar Ridge, which is very simple, but the efficiency can be compared to more than ten or twenty people, especially some men with great strength.

Forage storage technology, but silage technology, will be some high-quality, fat forage collected, chopped silage, winter livestock also eat, originally, this should be Xiao Tianlei in order to feed pigs, thought of technology, now is applied to the grassland, Rongzhou's environment is different from Lingzhou, there are some technical difficulties, they can do it, Xiao Tianlei is also quite surprised. As for the feed, in fact, some coarse grains are crushed, cooked, dried and mixed with some bone meal, fish meal, and grass, pressed into pellets, which were originally fed to pigs, but after being transported to Rongzhou, it seems to have achieved excellent results.

The herdsmen were hospitable, the caravans would not eat and drink in vain, they would give away some goods from the caravans, the herdsmen would also buy some of the goods they needed, and through trade with the Brotherhood, they now had some spare money on their hands.

After the lively trade was completed, the caravan left the tribe and continued on its way, receiving a warm welcome at each tribe. Now, news of the tribes that have benefited from trade with the Brotherhood has spread in Rongzhou, and more and more tribes are willing to do business and be friends with the Brotherhood, and the future prospects can be expected.

A few days later, the caravan arrived at a bazaar on a grassland, a radius of several hundred miles, where people from many tribes of Rongzhou, as well as merchants from the north, west, and Middle Earth gathered to trade. The arrival of the Brotherhood caravan made the already noisy bazaar boil, and then there was a rush to buy like a supermarket price reduction, Xiao Tianlei couldn't stand this kind of crowding, and there was a strong smell, and the existence of steel manes also made the people around him dare not approach, making the surroundings even more crowded.

Xiao Tianlei called a few brothers, rode to the side with a steel mane, and planned to go around to see if there were any useful items, but just walked for a while, a shout suddenly came from the side: "Brother!" (To be continued.) )