Yonghao gave a heartfelt admiration next to him: "The tiger god is above, I have never eaten such a delicious thing in my life." The large pieces of meat are not rotten meat mixed with fakes, but are actually salted and said to be fatty meat cut from the big fish in the sea. When you bite into it, your mouth is full of oil! That taste...... Tut-tut, it's so fragrant! ”

The corners of Wu Lin's eyes twitched when he heard this. He couldn't help but ask again: "Everyone eats the same?" Including the elderly and children? ”

"Including the elderly and children." Yonghao nodded, his face full of seriousness: "The dragon people have done a fair job in this regard. I secretly looked at their food and ate the same as us. ”

Wu Lin felt tightness in his chest, and he was a little out of breath.

According to the standards of the northern barbarians, rations with meat, oil and salt belong to the top. In any case, only the strongest men, or warriors, were allocated. Women's rations are of inferior quality, with the elderly and children being the lowest. What they get is usually brown rice and coarse noodles mixed with a lot of impurities, plus a pinch of salt.

The Tiger Clan's territory is far from the sea, and salt can only be obtained by purchasing it.

There are two salt mines in the western mountainous area, but the quality is not high, and they need to be boiled with water and dried to be eaten after secondary purification.

Many years ago, when Wu Lin took over the position of national teacher, the price of salt within the Tiger Clan remained high. He has not been able to find a better solution to this. Many poor Tiger civilians could not afford to eat salt, so they had to collect the soil around the pit that had been soaked with urine all year round, dig it back and boil it to dry, and live on dirty "toilet salt".

In fact, all tribes have a similar situation. Because of this, Wu Lin felt incredible at what Yonghao said.

With the strength of the Tiger Clan, not to mention the top ration of 200,000 people, even if this number doubles again, it will not be a problem.

The question is...... These top-tier rations are not just distributed to the dragon soldiers who occupy Ironjaw, but are targeted at all the inhabitants of Ironjaw.

From this, it can be inferred that those Tiger people who were moved to the north by the Dragon Regent should enjoy the same treatment on the road.

Broaden your horizons, five million dragons, they can eat the same quality rations every day.

Yong Ho and Yong Jian are not spies, and Wu Lin has a clear judgment about this. Because of this, the words that come out of their mouths are more trustworthy and more valuable. Every day, every meal...... It has been a long time since the fall of Iron Jaw City. All indications were that the young regent's benefits to the Tiger people were so good that the inhabitants of Ironjaw would forever forget their true clan, the Tiger King, and even the venerable Tiger God.

Regardless of the courage or the materials in reserve, the Tiger Clan cannot meet this standard.

Wu Lin suddenly became interested in the young regent.

Be sure to meet him and see for yourself what a heroic man he is.

……

A few days later, the dragon territory, Stag City.

It's summer, and it's getting hotter and hotter every day.

The Tiger Clan envoys came by land. From Iron Jaw City all the way to the north, along the line of Suolong Pass and Red Moon City, and finally arrive at Buck City.

According to the information provided by the dragon team, the regent has long since left White Deer City and is currently sitting in Stag City.

Wu Lin saw the changes along the way and felt shocked.

Roads are being built between the pass and the city, ranging from hundreds to thousands. They belong to different regions. According to the dragons, this is called "sectional construction." ”

The benefits of this are clear. It abandons the traditional practice of taking the city at both ends of the road as the origin, avoids the waste of labor, and carries out multiple road sections at the same time, which saves time, effort and efficiency, and can also stimulate the enthusiasm of workers.

But I'm afraid this practice is limited to dragons for now. Wu Lin knew very well that it would be impossible for either the tiger or the lion to replicate this method of simultaneous construction of multiple sections. It requires detailed planning of the entire construction route, precise calculation of all construction materials, and close cooperation between a large number of honest officials and local officials, and unified deployment of food, tools, materials and other aspects, in order to achieve the current large-scale, tacit cooperation and orderly working state of the dragon people.

Along the way, Wu Lin saw many witch walkers holding drawings to explain to the workers...... Yes, they are noble sorcerers. They are respected in any tribe because they have knowledge that ordinary civilians do not have. Only these people can read the drawings and understand the meaning of those complex lines.

Similar talents, the Tiger Clan also has. However, the number is not as good as that of the dragons. All the way from Iron Jaw City, Wu Lin silently calculated, and saw at least three hundred wizards in charge of engineering technology along the way. On the other hand, for many years, including priests of different ranks in remote villages, this number is almost the same.

Five million dragons occupy the vast northern continent. They have even fully developed a newly occupied city like Ironjaw City, so it is conceivable that there must be a large team of wizards carrying out similar and related production activities in that strange land in the north.

There is an old proverb among the northern barbarians———— knowledge is power.

Wu Lin once again felt the power of the young regent.

How many sorcerers did he have?

With the strong technical support and guidance of these people, many things that seem difficult to others will become easier.

Wu Lin saw the asphalt that Yonghao had mentioned. It was a black slime with a pungent smell. Dragon workers mix asphalt with crushed stone, melt it with peat, dump it on the paved roadbed, and drag heavy boulder mills back and forth.

Such a road surface is hard and smooth, and it is not difficult to walk on it.

Hu Yaozong is the head of the envoy, he is the brother of the Tiger King Yaoxian, and he is also the main envoy this time. He kicked the hard pavement, and his words were sour and full of jealousy: "Hmph, it is simply stupid to waste financial and human resources on such a thing. From this point of view, the Dragon Regent is simply a good guy. Deal with him...... Easy as pie. ”

Wu Lin did not participate in the discussion among the other members of the envoy group, but rode silently on his horse.

What Hu Yaozong said was all angry words, worthless.

The benefits of building roads are obvious, as they can connect villages and cities, speeding up the flow of goods between the two places. In the event of war, the dragons will be able to transport troops far faster than the other tribes. Infantry, in particular, can at least double the speed of running on such hardened roads. From now on, the cities in the north and south of the dragon territory will become more rapid than before, whether it is manpower mobilization or troop recruitment.

The only thing Wu Lin didn't understand were the trees, the trees that were planted at equal distances on both sides of the road.

All the way from Iron Jaw City, the tree species planted along the road are divided by road sections. poplars, birches, needle pines...... The only thing they have in common is that the trees are very young, only growing for about two years.

Trees are not a rare thing, they are all over the mountains.

Leaving Red Moon City, it is not far from Bucks City. The envoys were tired of walking, so they stopped on the side of the road to rest for a while. Although the Dragon Clan's leading team and envoy Libin had repeatedly reminded him before, one of Hu Yaozong's guards still tied the horse to a small tree on the side of the road...... By the time Hu Yaozong gave the order to set off, the poor poplar tree had already been eaten away, leaving only a bare little trunk.

Libin led people to grab the personal guard and came to Hu Yaozong.

"He must die." Libin's voice was not loud, his attitude was calm, but his words revealed a terrifying cruelty: "For the sake of the envoy, you should solve it yourself!" ”

The guards were already paralyzed with fright, and Hu Yaozong stood in place in a daze for a long time without saying a word. The other members of the Tiger Clan's envoys reacted quickly, and their arguments quickly became intense.

"Isn't it just that the horse ate your tree, and you can use it so much?"

"Yes. You dragons are clearly bullying us tigers. It's a big deal that we will lose you money, even if it is a tree, it is simple, and it will be new if it is dug up in the nearby mountains. ”

"It's almost time to Bucks City, what do you dragons mean?"

Hu Yaozong finally recovered his state, he stared at Libin angrily, and shouted, "This is the hospitality of your dragon clan? ”

Libin was unmoved: "When I set out, I repeatedly warned you to watch your horses, control your hands, and don't damage anything along the way, including these street trees. ”

Hu Yaozong's cheeks flushed, and he said strongly in anger: "Isn't it just a tree, is it necessary to rise to the level of killing?" ”

Libin said calmly: "This is the rule, the rule set by His Royal Highness the Prince Regent himself. ”

Hu Yaozong wanted to say something threatening and cruel, but thinking that Iron Jaw City was already in the bag of the Dragon Clan, and then thinking about the heavy responsibility of this envoy, he finally endured it. He watched as the guards were dragged to the side of the road by Libin's men, and beside the street tree that had been eaten by the horse, he slashed off his head on the spot, and threw the corpse directly to the road builders gathered there, leaving a word.

"Fill him in and use it as fertilizer for new trees!"

……

Entering Bucks City, the angry Hu Yaozong asked to see Tianhao for the first time. Walking into the main hall, he saw the young man sitting on the throne.

Anger is anger, Hu Yaozong still doesn't dare to be presumptuous. After all, this is a negotiation between the two clans on the issue of war, and the slightest carelessness may lead to the breakdown of the negotiations.

Fortunately, the young regent seemed to be very talkative and mild-mannered. He was blunt: "Iron Jaw City now belongs to the Dragon Clan, so the previous terms no longer apply. As compensation, the Tigers had two options: either re-demarcate a new territory and cede it to the Dragons, or increase the compensation on top of the existing one. ”

Neither of these conditions could be accepted by the Tiger Yao Sect. He suppressed the anger in his chest and shook his head: "On behalf of the Tiger Clan, I refuse this unreasonable request. ”

"Refuse?" Tianhao sat on the throne and looked at him condescendingly, like a beast staring at its locked prey: "You colluded with the traitors of our clan and killed our great master. How do you explain this? ”

"That's a frame-up!" Hu Yaozong was so angry that he lost his mind because of his anger, and roared loudly: "We haven't done it, that thing has nothing to do with the Tiger Clan!" ”

Tianhao shook his head and said coldly: "Some things can't be solved by denying it. If a few casual words can make you clear up, why should this king bother to send troops to attack the Tiger Prison Pass? Want proof? This king has a lot of hands on him. During this period of time after the death of the great master, this king has been sending people to investigate. There are more than 200 witnesses, many of whom are from your Tiger Clan. ”

Hu Yaozong felt that he was forced into a corner, and he finally held back a sentence: "They are traitors, and the words of traitors cannot be evidence." ”

Tianhao smiled disdainfully: "If you only say these words over and over again, then it's better to get out of here as soon as possible!" Blood debts can only be repaid with blood, and we must avenge the revenge of the great masters. The king has now changed his mind———— you must cede twice as much land as before, as well as all the gold and silver of your Tiger Clan. ”

"You...... You are blackmailing! Hu Yaozong's eyes were red, he never thought that things would turn out like this anyway.

"Don't you want to?" Tian Hao smiled calmly: "Then wait and continue the war!" ”

He leaned back on the chair, and the whole person looked comfortable and relaxed: "The Tiger Clan does not have a fleet, as long as the king's warship goes straight down the Pantuo River, it can fight wherever it wants." Do you think you can hold it? Hum! This king doesn't think there is any city south of Ironjaw City that can compare to the Tiger Prison Pass. ”

Hu Yaozong's hands and feet were cold when he said this, he was familiar with the situation in the clan's territory, and knew that Tianhao was not lying and threatening.

"You...... It can't be like this. Hu Yaozong argued with difficulty: "That's right, your dragon clan got the sulfur and made gunpowder. You are stronger than any race. But that is no excuse for your wanton war. ”

Tianhao sneered and sneered: "You are wrong, this king is just trying to get justice for the great master." ”

"We didn't do that, it has nothing to do with our Tiger Clan!" Even Hu Yaozong felt that his words were empty and unconvincing.

Tianhao immediately crushed him in a higher voice: "If you dare to say such things again, this king will now cut off your heads, kill all the people in your envoy group, and send troops to Bloody Claw City!" ”

Hu Yaozong fell into a long silence. He suddenly found that this mission was meaningless, and the Tiger King Yaoxian, who was far away in Bloodclaw City, underestimated the appetite of the dragon people...... Yes, whether you admit it or not, in the matter of the murder of Wu Peng, the former national master of the Niu Clan, the Tiger Clan has forever been burdened with many dirty words such as conspiracy, murderer, despicable, etc., and it is impossible to refute it, and even denying it is a luxury.

It's all built on the strength of the race. If your fist is big enough, you have the right to speak. Even if it is framed, the weak can only admit it honestly and bow their heads and admit their guilt.

Pathetic! The top three tiger tribes on the northern road, the tribes with more than four million populations at the peak, were wantonly crushed by a young man, and they were powerless to fight back.

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