Standing at a higher level of science and technology, the civilized race has an indescribable sense of superiority. All they came to the American continent to earn a living were a group of prisoners, poor ghosts, and scumbags who could not get along on the island of England, but they had a fierce murderous intent on the Indians, believing them to be savages who had been rejected by God.

The fall of the Inca Empire also stemmed from this idea of cultural superiority. Although the historical truth of the bloody battle between hundreds of people and tens of thousands of people still needs to be explored, no one can deny that the emperor's behavior of turning his face and killing people after negotiating the gold exchange is despicable and shameless. This is the collision of civilization and barbarism, the former despise the latter, never think of themselves as cold and violent, can only compete with monsters, backward must be beaten, to make room for other civilizations and races to survive.

The northern barbarians are at such a fork in the road.

As a national teacher, Wu Peng once considered using the Suolongguan caravan to exchange corn and potato seeds from white southerners.

The Lion King had long since cut off the possibility of implementing this plan———— the scale of each transaction of the caravan was very small, and the goods of both sides would be agreed in advance. Most importantly, the barbarians' ignorance of white language, coupled with their innate racial hatred, has led to the fact that only a few people can barely understand it after years of contact, and daily communication has to be mixed with a lot of sign language.

This is also what the great master finds incredible, if it weren't for Tianhao taking the initiative to say that he understands the white language in the secret letter, Wu Peng would not have left Black Corner City at this critical period and came to the distant fishing village of Rock City.

"Are you sure you can get corn and potatoes through these white people?" Wu Peng was a little uneasy: "When exactly?" ”

"No later than next winter at the latest." Tianhao is very sure of this.

The Great Master looked at Tianhao for a long time, looking at it so carefully, as if he wanted to see through his heart through his skin and find the secret hidden deep inside.

“…… You are real. He suddenly said such an inexplicable sentence, mixed with a deep sigh.

Tianhao could only smile at this. He knows that the great masters are always targeted, and he will not have the leisure to tell jokes at such times.

"I'm just going to be a listener today." Wu Peng rotated the half of the grilled shrimp in his hand, slowly raised it, and put it into his mouth, the cold shrimp meat was very hard, and his teeth could barely deal with it: "Tell me what you have done during this time!" Others can tell me the same, but I think it's more true what comes out of your mouth. ”

Tianhao smiled slightly, opened his mouth, and showed a mouthful of white and neat teeth.

"I recruited a few Deer Clan Villages and gathered a lot of Deer Clansmen."

"The use of paper has been fully developed, mainly in the exchange of official documents between the villages and the city. Now we don't use hides, and it's convenient. ”

"At present, there are 28 villages that have been established, with an average population of about 3,000, and half of them are from the pig and half of us. In addition, a new port was built on the northern seashore and expanded into a city based on it. The current fishing village is too small to accommodate more boats, and once it takes shape, I plan to move both the dock and the main fishing base. Rock City was built to the standards of a fortress, and it doesn't fit too many people. ”

"The peat business for the tigers and lions is doing well, and we have a lot of grain and horses...... Speaking of horses, we have to mention some of the people who do specific things below. They are intelligent and loyal to His Majesty and the clan. The problem that has plagued our ancestors for hundreds of years has finally been solved, and they really ......"

"Wait!" The Great Master suddenly spoke up and interrupted Tianhao's words. He looked excited, his eyes trembled, and he asked eagerly, "You mean to get the stallion?" ”

Tianhao nodded: "Yes, they did." ”

"Smuggling? Or was it used by some other means? The great master felt that his heart was beating hard, and his thin hands trembled sharply involuntarily: "How many people have they died?" Did the Tigers discover this secret? ”

Wu Peng is well aware of how strict the Tiger Clan is in the management of horses. This is a kind of perception of the interests of the entire ruling class from the tiger king to the aristocracy. No amount of bribery in any form is likely to lure the Tiger Clan into relenting. This is not a question of money or not, but a sense of strict worship of ancestors and tribes that comes out of the bones.

"They're very smart young people." Tianhao was still smiling, he never hesitated to publicize the exploits of his subordinates at such times: "They used some very special methods, and the Tiger people didn't notice it from beginning to end. ”

Regarding Zu Mu and his "Shengxinglong" firm, Tianhao talked for more than an hour. He said it very carefully and did not miss a single link. The great master was fascinated by the hearing, and kept exclaiming, and the expression on his face also changed in a cycle of laughter and seriousness, and he laughed happily when he heard what he thought was funny, and laughed out of tears.

"It's not difficult at all, it's so simple." Wu Peng laughed and his beard trembled: "Make up an excuse to deceive the horse's essence (harmony) liquid from the horseman, and they can't figure it out." ”

Tianhao said meaningfully: "In extraordinary times, extraordinary means must be used. As long as the purpose is achieved, the process does not matter. ”

The Great Master put away his smile, his expression became solemn, showing an unprecedented solemnity: "They are all very good young people, I want to ask Your Majesty for them, and on this basis, they are fully qualified to engrave their names on the clay stencil and enter the Royal Archives, so that future generations will always remember them." ”

"It's not the time yet." Tianhao smiled and persuaded: "Their identities are confidential, write down this credit first, and it is not too late to reward them later." ”

Wu Peng nodded with emotion: "The ancestors have a good saying———— young people can create the future of this world. I couldn't figure it out before, but now I really understand the meaning of this sentence. ”

"I've set up the horse farm in a hidden location in the mountains to the north, so you can go there tomorrow. It's just that the horses are still too young to go far. Keep it with me for a year now, and when the weather is warm next year, I will take thirty stallions to Pointe-Noire to meet Your Majesty. ”

Tianhao paused for a moment and changed the subject: "In addition, I want to talk to you about currency." ”

Wu Peng's expression did not change: "Say it, I'll listen." ”

"You are a wise sage, and without your guidance, the Ox Clan would not have been able to gain a foothold on the Northern Continent with a strong posture. In our clan, Your Majesty is the leader of everything, and you are responsible for the overall arrangement and coordination of specific matters. Both Your Majesty and you are indispensable and important people. On many issues, you have a long-term vision, plan early and make plans. It is no exaggeration to say that the reason why the Rock Collar can have today's grand occasion is inseparable from the help of His Majesty and you. ”

The Great Master couldn't help but laugh: "It's really an accident, I didn't expect these words to come out of your mouth." I always thought you were a tough, strong and proud guy, hehe...... Flattery is not your style. ”

"I'm telling the truth." Tianhao's face was full of seriousness, and his eyes were full of sincerity: "If you hadn't given me absolute trust, given Panshizhai a five-year tax holiday, and given me absolute autonomy, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today." ”

Everyone loves to listen to flattery, and although Wu Peng knew that Tianhao had something to say, he still felt happy and chuckled: "Before you were promoted to the city lord and went to Black Horn City to undergo the branding ceremony, Your Majesty had not heard of your name, let alone any support. ”

"It's all the same." Tianhao's eyes were full of admiration: "Your Majesty is a wise king, if it is not approved by Your Majesty, even if I get the recommendation of the Great Master, it will be useless." ”

The smile on Wu Peng's face became lighter than before, and he picked up the teapot and filled his cup, using this calm movement to hide that he was thinking.

"The direct exchange of goods is no longer applicable. I'll just take the current situation of the Rock Collar as an example———— 3,000 horses of linen cloth is a lot of money, and I want to exchange food, and as long as there is food, the other cities within the tribe are willing to exchange it, after all, the people below must always have clothes to wear. The problem is that no single walled city can produce so much food, and it is not possible to decentralize the trade, which will consume more energy and manpower. ”

"I have always been committed to building a good relationship with the surrounding villages and bringing them with me. The rock had fish, and salt, which I exchanged with them for supplies, mainly peat and iron ore. In the case of Shanyuanzhai, for example, this kind of trade has become their main source of income, and the population of the village has increased as they have more food. But every time they came, they asked for more, for example, last time they exchanged one kilogram of ore for one kilogram of grain, and this time they asked for one tael, or two taels. It's a favor business, and even if I set a price, they'll always try to take advantage of it. ”

"Yonggang is the military commander of Panshi City, and last year he went out with a hunting team, walked a long way, and hunted more than 100 arglorihorn sheep near a village under the jurisdiction of Mishui City. There were too many prey and the road was too far, so Yonggang had to lead people to carry the prey to the stockade and discuss with the local leader in exchange for food. Fresh meat can't be left, and if you don't handle it, it will stink in a few days. However, the village had a bumper grain harvest last year, and there was no shortage of food, and the locals were not interested in mutton, and the goods they wanted were cotton cloth. In the end, there was really no way, Yonggang had to leave the prey behind and take away the grain worth only half of it. It's not that he doesn't want to ask for more, but the other party only gives so much, and the words are very clear, love or not, don't count. ”

"If we had a monetary system that everyone could agree with, we would have avoided these troubles."

Tianhao didn't say deeply, some things can be pointed, with the wisdom of the great master, it should not be difficult to understand.

Wu Peng was silent for several minutes.

He finally opened his lips, but his expression was serious, and the slow pace of his speech showed that he was also thinking: "I understand what you said, including these examples, the Lion King has said similar things for many years, even more clearly than you. ”

Tianhao's tone was very formal: "I'm different from him, it's very different. In addition to free trade, the Lion King wants to take control of everything by fully implementing a monetary system and plundering our wealth by coinage. ”

"You see that?" Wu Peng's words were mixed with a hint of sarcasm: "Then you still want to do the same thing with him?" ”

Tianhao did not answer.

He took out a leon silver coin from his pocket, and another silver nugget the size of half a fist of an adult, and was cast as a cube in appearance.

"The monetary system must be based on gold and silver, and the leo currency is useless to us." He tapped his finger at the silver coin: "I have carefully examined this thing, and it is shoddy, with almost no silver content. The lion king is very cunning, he deceived the eyes of many people with this hand, ostensibly to implement a monetary system, but in fact exchanged a lot of waste money for a lot of resources. He even demanded that the leonins use the currency, but hoarded the real gold and silver. ”

Wu Peng heard a lot of unusual meanings from these words, and couldn't help but be stunned, and then an eager look appeared on his face: "Ah Hao, ...... you mean?"

"This is our chance." Tian Hao smiled, and the sense of superiority from the era of civilization once again permeated his whole body, becoming the dominant force that decided everything: "We can mint our own exclusive currency, which contains seventy percent of silver, or sixty, and cannot be lower than this ratio." The value of money lies in circulation, not in mass hoarding. We do not endorse or accept Leo money, and this brand new silver coin only circulates in our Ox Clan's territory. ”

"What about foreign trade?" Wu Peng immediately frowned, and blurted out the question.

"That's exactly what I'm going to say next." Tianhao lowered his voice, put the silver nuggets and the lion silver coins away, and picked up the chopsticks and placed them across them to make a simple equal sign: "This secret must be disclosed to all the tribes, so that everyone knows about the lion king's conspiracy." We don't care what other tribes think, but as long as we trade with us, weapons, steel, armor...... All merchandise must be settled with our money. For example, if a piece of cotton cloth from the Deer Clan can be exchanged for a silver coin, and if they want to buy a long knife worth the same amount of silver, they must first trade the cotton cloth at our price, and then buy the long knife at the profit they have in hand. ”

Wu Peng still frowned: "It's troublesome to do this, wouldn't it be better to directly exchange cotton for a long knife?" ”

"It's just a trade between a piece of cotton cloth and a long knife, and the trade between the tribes is certainly not limited to this amount. If it's 10,000 pieces of cloth and 10,000 knives, there must be a change in price. And commodity production can be affected by a variety of factors, such as weather that can lead to a good or bad cotton harvest, disease that can lead to a decrease in the population of our ethnic group, and a lack of manpower to mine, which will increase the price of weapons. Therefore, the prices of various commodities are different every year, and this kind of thing can never be agreed, so you can only go with the market. ”

"What's more important is the dominance of the currency, and the other tribes must understand the truth ————that since they come to do business on our cattle clan's territory, they must obey our rules."