Zongguang has been silent.

After a long time, he smiled slowly.

"I knew you were a different guy." Zong Guang let out a deep sniffing nasal voice: "Thank you...... Actually, I feel the same way. When I was a child, I always wished I had an older brother or sister, and it seems that the gods heard my prayers, but it was not as early as I thought, but it was not too late...... I...... I am happy...... It's true. ”

Tianhao opened his arms and hugged him tightly.

Affection is the truest bond in the world, transcending any simple accumulation of material levels.

The world is very big, and it is too difficult to fight alone.

Mishui City must be firmly tied to his chariot.

Zonggu is experienced and experienced, and he is not the kind of person who can be easily moved by words. Middle-aged people are very practical, except for the exchange of interests, they rarely or even never believe in so-called friends.

In contrast, Zongguang is easier to contact and easy to have a sense of trust. His only flaw was his personality, which in civilized times became the most striking characteristic of almost all his peers. They are easily moved by many seemingly ordinary and ordinary things, which become part of the permanent memory in the depths of their minds.

There is a well-known saying in the era of civilization that it is difficult to be a man, and it is even more difficult to be a man.

Whether he sighs or complains, at least Tianhao knows very well that it is really difficult to be a high-ranking officer, especially the commander of a front-line combat unit.

Psychology is one of the many abilities required to be a senior commander. You'll have to think about the enemy commander's battle layout, as well as the psychological changes of your own soldiers in different environments and states.

He knew what Zongguang's dream was.

I can help him, but by no means free.

Again: we are brothers.

It's just that this time the rhetoric is more sincere than ever, and this kind of affection that transcends friendship can be seen and touched, and it is based on a real exchange of interests.

The Jongu Society will be glad that I have taught his only begotten son to be a proper ruler. It's like a parent thanking a teacher for nurturing excellent students, and he will never forget it for the rest of his life.

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Tiger Clan's territory, Yuanshui City.

Compared with last year, the scale of "Shengxinglong" is larger.

The size of the trading house tripled, and Zumu bought a nearby cart and horse shop and got a very spacious yard. At the same time, a large amount of forage was also purchased, which was piled up in several hill-like stacks in the backyard.

Large quantities of peat are brought in from Rock City and digested in every corner of the city.

The nine districts of the city have a branch of "Shengxinglong". It's actually just a warehouse and a window counter for external sales, just for the convenience of people buying.

Since last autumn, peat has been sold in Yuanshui City. More and more people are discovering its benefits: it is very resistant to burning, there is almost no smoke, and the charcoal ash can solidify together, unlike traditional firewood or charcoal, which is sprinkled everywhere at the slightest movement, and it is uncomfortable to inhale in the nostrils, and you cough all day long.

After the winter, the peat sold by "Sheng Xinglong" changed its shape: oblate and round, with a hole in the middle. The Tiger people in Yuanshui City didn't understand why, but when they actually used it, they found that the peat was easier to burn than in the past, and they could still be stacked one by one at home, not taking up space, and neatly arranged.

More and more people are using peat, and no one uses firewood anymore. After all, the former is not expensive, and in terms of consumption alone, firewood is not comparable to peat in any way.

In accordance with Tianhao's previous orders transmitted through secret channels, Zumu closed six external sales windows in Yuanshui City last week. Ostensibly too far from Rock City for the peat to be transported and temporarily out of stock, it was actually a test and the result was satisfactory: the remaining three sales counters had a long queue that day and lasted until the evening.

This shows that the Tiger people of Yuanshui City have embraced peat as a new fuel, and they like the name "honeycomb coal" as a symbol of status and strength. The reason is very simple, only with money can you buy honeycomb coal, if you are a poor ghost who is so poor that you can't even fill your stomach, how can you have money to buy peat? They could only take machetes and ropes to cut down trees outside the city, and they were half tired and half dead, and they honestly carried them back.

The price of peat is extremely low, and anyone can afford it, as long as it is not so poor that they can't even afford to wear pants.

Despite this, "Shengxinglong" still made a good profit.

Large shipments, small profits but quick turnover, plus the mining cost in this era is almost zero...... Tian Hao had calculated every link accurately, he was now the commander-in-chief of the commercial war, and no one was aware of the growing danger from this rock city.

The missing regional commercial steward had attracted attention, and the city lord's mansion ordered the city to be searched, and it was necessary to see people alive and corpses when dead. During that time, Zu Mu was scared to death, he trembled and carefully contracted his power, lowered his eyebrows and was honest. In fact, the steward's family had been cut into pieces that day, and even the bones were thrown into a large stone mill and ground into powder...... In this barbaric era, the destruction of corpses was simple: the outside of the city was full of wild beasts, and the meat mixed with bone meal cut into large pieces was thrown over, and it was eaten clean in half a day at most. Don't say it's two big, one small and three people, even if it's thirty, they will also be swallowed by the cruel reality and there is not even a hair left.

"Shengxinglong" has a large number of trucks coming in and out of the city every day, and as long as you give enough benefits, the soldiers who defend the city will not care what you have in those bulging pockets in your car. What's more, Zu Mu is now an excellent business representative of Yuanshui City: he never owes taxes, and he behaves aggressively every tax season, like a mouse who actively begs to join the cat's mouth.

The relationship between the lord of the city and the merchant is like that of a cat and a mouse, this is the consensus of all barbarian businessmen.

Many people envy Zu Mu, and many times they have been brewing to try to seize his thriving business. But after careful calculation, I was stunned to find that this business could not be replaced. The reason is simple: peat is not available everywhere, and God is obviously particularly fond of the cattle people, who have the largest internal reserves in their territory, and most of them are open-pit mines, which are easy to mine. As for other ethnic groups, although they exist, they are small in number, buried deep in the ground, and large-scale mining requires a strong upfront investment, and there are too many immeasurable variables.

Everyone wants to make a profitable business, and seeing that peat mining is profitable, the mines that have been painstakingly built will definitely be divided by the local rulers. This is still quite conscientious behavior, if it is replaced by a black-hearted city lord, he will simply swallow no bones and flesh left, and in the end it will become a wedding dress for others...... Why bother?

The peat of "Shengxinglong" has formed a signboard, and it is difficult for others to imitate it. The unique shape alone and the cumbersome practice of punching holes in the middle make the red-eyed businessmen who only want to make money and have never thought about cost investment beat their chests.

What's more, Zumu is not fighting alone. Behind him stood Rock City. The young city lord was not even afraid of the fierce and warlike pig people, but it was conceivable that he was also a ruthless, shameless, and persistent madman with only profits in his eyes.

For the Niu people who came to the territory of the Tiger Clan to do business, the Yuanshui City Lord was far less at ease than he seemed on the surface. He sent someone to secretly investigate "Sheng Xinglong", and the results obtained were not as dark as he imagined: Zumu's foundation was very clean, and the guys in the trading house rarely went out, and they never asked people in the city for news. All indications are that this is a purely commercial organization, except for selling goods to make money, they do not participate in political struggles, and they have never engaged in espionage or anything like that.

Sheng Xing Long buys a batch of horses every month. There are fifty horses at most, thirty horses at the least, mares and geldings, and they are also very picky in quality, as long as they are strong and tall, thin and short, they don't even bother to look at it.

Zumu sent these horses back to Rock City on a regular basis. Every time I go out of the city, I will take the initiative to apply for inspection, and I never hide, let alone hide.

These practices completely reassured the rulers of Yuanshui City and no longer doubted them.

For a long time, the biggest item of trade between the Ox and the Tiger was weapons and horses. The Niu clan strictly controls the forging technology, and the Tiger clan refuses to let any stallion pass. Tight trade barriers have existed for hundreds of years, and no one will let go easily. This is the foundation of the continuation of the race, and neither of the two rulers is willing to give it up.

The Ox people came to the territory of the Tiger Clan to buy horses, which is a normal behavior. Of course, the mare and gelding on the market can be picked at will, and the price is up and down according to the standard of the cattle weapons sold to the outside world.

According to the law of the Tiger Clan: Anyone who transfers a stallion to another tribe by means of inquiry, bribery, hiding, stealing, robbery, etc., will be hunted down by the Tiger Clan for generations as the public enemy of the clan, and his bones will be scattered.

The anti-espionage measures are so strict that even every mating record during the heat of all stallions must be recorded by a special person, regardless of whether the mare is conceived or not, they are not allowed to leave the country within a limited time. Anyone who dares to violate the law will be put to death and beheaded.

Zu Mu later realized that the last time he set up a banquet to entertain the business manager, coercion and temptation, it was really difficult for a strong man. Regardless of success or failure, it is a big crime to kill the head, and even if you really get the approval to buy a stallion, you will be stopped and inspected when you leave the city. The city guards are the strictest inspectors, and they can only be released unless they are accompanied by a person at the level of captain of the city lord and show a document signed by the city lord himself, and check it repeatedly to confirm that it is correct.

No one will casually abandon what they depend on for survival in this world, and barbarians are no exception.

Zu Mu could only retreat to the second.

It was late at night.

The stables in the backyard of "Shengxinglong" are brightly lit. It is a large building with a height of more than five meters, and it is not semi-open-air like ordinary stables, with a roof on the upper floor and a wall erected on the outside, so that if you want to peek into its secrets, you must be in it and cannot be viewed from the outside.

The fat Zumu had sweat on his face, his round cheeks were occupied by red, he was excited and excited, he took off his shirt, bare two thick and fat arms, holding a wooden cylinder more than two meters long in his hand, his eyes were nervous, and he stared at the mare lying on the ground.

Tianhao may be the first shaman in the history of the barbarians to abuse anesthetic. Large-scale pharma has now become a special industry in Rock City. Pyeongjoon's intelligence bureau consumes a lot of anesthetics, and it is useful in many ways, such as now, is the best example.

This mare is very beautiful, gray-white fur, soft mane, dark stripes around the eye sockets like women's eyebrows, slender horse face in the light showing a touch of melancholy, it glanced at the fat and nervous Zu Mu, then slowly lowered its head, and shifted its confused gaze to his legs tied by hemp rope, not understanding what the dozen burly men around wanted to do.

A tall and strong attendant cautiously said to Zu Mu, "Master, I have already poured medicine on it, and it's fine." ”

"your 1 fart!" Zu Mu smacked him hard, and scolded angrily: "Why is it still with its eyes open after being drugged?" You haven't slept yet, so you dare to say it's okay? Yard 1, do you think I'm blind? ”

The attendant was dumbfounded by the scolding, and he smiled and nodded in response: "...... That...... Shall I add a few more? ”

Zu Mu wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, and waved his hand in annoyance like a fly: "Go, hurry, hurry up, time is running out." ”

The beautiful mare finally closes her eyes and falls asleep. It's rare for it to grow so big that it's rarely lying down to sleep.

Zumu motioned for the two attendants to forcefully separate the mare's hind legs, and he firmly held the long wooden pipe in his hand and inserted it into the red and bright spot in the center of the mare's buttocks.

Large syringes for the northern barbarians were difficult to make: dry wood was chosen, the middle part was hollowed out, the exterior was polished smooth, and the front part was cut into a cone, leaving a nozzle for liquid to enter and exit. Wrap the cork in a thick numb plug from the back of the woodpipe, and inject a little molten animal fat along the gap when you use it, so it won't feel so dry.

Since you can't get a stallion through normal channels, you can only find a way to get it from the mare.

With the lessons learned from the last time, Zumu now expands the scope of bribery targets. He approached the official in charge of horse breeding in Yuanshui City and bought off two grooms. After a period of "special friendship contact" filled with the smell of money, the groom became Zumu's iron buddies, drinking together, talking about women together, and doing all kinds of things together that went beyond normal behavior, but were completely ethical and friendly.

Of course, there is another important premise: everyone has not violated the laws of the Tiger Clan.

Since it's just eating, drinking, and having fun, you can do whatever you do. The big guy likes to hear it, and he usually itches when he doesn't see it for a few days. So one day, when everyone was drunk and their brains were dizzy, Zu Mu deliberately looked up to the sky and sighed: "I also want to have a son!" ”