"Ayi...... Forget it, I'm really hard to say about this. It's better for Gillian, I have to find a time to go to Red Hoof City to propose to Gillian. ”

Tianshuang's dark and bright eyes widened, and the words that came out of her mouth were unobstructed: "Third brother, have you slept with Sister Ayi?" ”

Tianhao, who was raising his glass to drink tea to hide his embarrassment, squirted out.

Without saying a word, he stood up, turned around and walked out with a blushing face.

The barbarians are more open than they think.

It seems that I still lack understanding of this whole new world.

……

More than 20 days later, Zhenhui and Ali returned.

"Chief, we've been following the merchant. I watched him go to Red Hoof City and enter the City Lord's Mansion. ”

This new house was built according to Tianhao's requirements. The hollow walls are filled with wood shavings, which are very soundproofed, and the location is very secluded. Tianhao regards this place as his daily office space, with simple furniture.

Zhenhui and Ali are both hunters and scouts in the village. They are agile and nimble, especially after Tianhao took over as the leader of the village, requiring everyone in the village to cut their hair regularly and take a bath. Zhenhui found that doing so effectively cleared body odor from his body and reduced the chance of being spotted by wild beasts.

Tianhao nodded slowly, thinking for a moment, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face: "This matter is like this!" Say nothing to anyone. After going out, go to the warehouse manager to get today's double rations. ”

Doubling rations is a very effective reward.

Sitting alone in the "office", looking at the sunlight shining in from the window, the smile on Tianhao's face gradually disappeared and was replaced by a solemn calmness.

As he guessed, Jin Sheng was really not an ordinary businessman. More information and further understanding are needed about the specific situation, but it can be tentatively determined that he has a connection with Niu Tong, the lord of Red Hoof City.

What kind of existence is the white people of the southern continent?

The host of this has very little memory, except that the southern continent was ruled by whites and consisted of many different kingdoms. On the issue of "north-south confrontation", all the tribes of the northern barbarians stood on the same side. Regardless of whether there is enmity between clans or the outbreak of war, they will not hesitate to send the bravest warriors from their own clan to the battlefield of Suolong Pass if the situation calls for it.

"The best fighters" is not a broad concept, it is the result of careful selection. Tianhao searched for such a passage in the remaining host memory: Many years ago, the Niu clan selected warriors, and five people from Panshi Village were selected at that time, and after they competed in the tribal capital of Black Corner City, only one person was selected to become regular soldiers and be incorporated into the army.

At that time, the population of Panshi Village was as high as 400.

What a terrifying concept is the elite formation army selected according to the standard of 400 to 1?

This shows how strong the whites who occupy the southern continent are.

Jin Sheng was able to do business with them...... If he didn't have a powerful interest group behind him to support him, he wouldn't believe it if he killed Tianhao.

There is another possibility: Jin Sheng is not alone, and there are many businessmen like him.

……

Amid the noisy rooster crows, the mighty caravan drove into the rock village.

The hen in the basket fluttered her wings and looked at the new place with curiosity and fear. The rooster retains the necessary majesty and momentum, but is restrained by the narrow basket and cannot straighten its neck, so it can only lower its head and constantly let out hoarse screams.

Jin Sheng, with his sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, really can't associate him with "brave", a common adjective used by northern barbarians. With a team of guards, he took the money bag handed over by Tianhao, took out a handful of white and shiny silver coins, spread them out in the palm of his hand, and tapped them casually with his fingers, with a satisfied smile on his face.

The purchasing power of silver coins is very high, and Tianhao has a deep understanding of it when he was in Red Hoof City before.

Ordering Tianmad to take someone to count the cages and eggs, Tianhao took Jin Sheng to a secluded corner next to him, and said with a pleasant face: "With this good start, it seems that there is no problem with the cooperation between us. ”

Jin Sheng's eyes revealed the shrewdness of a businessman: "Honorable Lord, listen to you, you have other goods to trade?" ”

Tianhao took out a small bag of animal skins from his pocket and handed it over. Jin Sheng untied the tether and saw that it was filled with gray-white coarse salt.

"The particles of this salt are too big, and when cooked, it is not very clean, and the color is black, so this thing cannot be sold at a high price." Of course, the picky words were to reduce the price, Jin Sheng twisted a little and stuffed it into his mouth to taste the taste, looking at Tianhao's gaze mixed with a hint of temptation: "For the sake of the cooperative relationship between us, I can give you a pretty good price." Well, is there a lot of this stuff? ”

"Not much, just over fifty kilograms." Tianhao replied quickly.

A touch of disappointment swept across Jin Sheng's face, and he quickly adjusted his mood: "In this way, I will deduct the payment for this transaction from those silver coins you gave me." ”

"I don't want money, I want other goods." Tianhao, who had planned for a long time, spoke quickly: "I want cloth, and cotton." ”

Jin Sheng exuded a faint look of contempt under Tianhao's gaze: "Although salt is valuable, cloth and cotton are also valuable. Chief, with all due respect, you can't get much cloth for this little bit of salt. ”

"You can help me do it! How much can be exchanged. Tianhao is a frank and honest man at the moment, with a sincere face, clear eyes, and even a little fear under the deterrence of the power of money: "Our village is not far from the sea, and we can boil salt at any time." We do not lack food, but we lack clothes to wear. ”

The element of arrogance slowly rose in Jin Sheng's mind. He didn't show it on his face, but he couldn't help but mix it with sarcasm when he spoke: "I can't say for sure this kind of thing, the market is changing at any time." Fifty kilograms of coarse salt...... Hehe, I'll try to come back again in a few weeks, and I'll bring you cloth and cotton when the time comes. ”

"Thank you so much." Tianhao's posture was a little humble.

……

When the caravan left the Panshi Village, Tianhao stood on the guard tower at the gate of the village, staring for a long time at the vehicles and figures shrunk into the size of black ants on the mountain road in the distance.

The sound of stomping on the plank behind him was so familiar that you didn't have to look back to know that it was madness.

"The number has passed, and the number of chickens and eggs is right, there is no problem." He ran a little fast and breathed heavily.

The ceiling at the top of the tower blocked the oblique sunset, and the light did not directly contact the eyes, only illuminating the lower half of Tianhao's face, shining a brilliant golden yellow.

"According to the plan we had agreed on in advance, we divided the hens and the eggs. Tell women and the elderly that this is their job in the future. ”

There are old people and children in any barbarian village, and injuries and illnesses are inevitable. Tianhao is a shamancer recognized by the old priest, and he can explain all this in the name of the gods. But in fact, this is a normal human physiological cycle.

Last winter, all the old people in the village were not "consumed". At present, 51 of the more than 700 villagers are unable to participate in heavy physical labor.

Ayi's mother is one of them.

You can't do heavy work, but you can't let them sit idle. weaving fishing nets, kneading hemp rope, helping the blacksmith to polish metal tools, boiling salt...... Now, Tianhao has added another "chicken" to them.

There are 24 hours a day, and there is a lot of time to use, except for sleeping and eating. In fact, the time usage rate of Panshi Village is not high, and all activities are forced to be suspended after dark. The amount of light released by the burning of firewood and peat is so low that people are basically groping around, and large-scale chicken farming can be put on the agenda. Tianhao calculated: change the existing salt boiling program, use a pallet truck to transport water from the sea during the day, and save it for boiling at night when the light is low. With the time set aside, the elderly and children took care of the chickens and let the "cooked eggs" purchased by Jin Sheng hatch as soon as possible.

"Hard-boiled eggs" is a folk term that refers to eggs that can hatch.

Tianhao never thought of feeding a large group of people for nothing. He is not an angel, nor is he a bodhisattva of compassion sent by God to save these people. A bunch of energetic savages are not bad at eating a full stomach, and it feels dangerous just to think about it. We must keep thinking of ways to toss, so that they have endless work to do, endless things to do, and all the time to run all the way in the direction of the bright future they have outlined.

There are too many examples in the civilized world of how dangerous an idle slacker can be when he or she is full. The high crime rate of that era is all too clear. The current crime rate in Panshi Village is basically zero, and Tianhao doesn't know how long this situation can last, so he can only delay the appearance of the first criminal in the village as much as possible.

Squeeze them hard.

Make them feel tired and keep them from having excess energy. More importantly, let everyone be grateful to me, and feel that I gave them enough food and enough clothes.

Evil facts are often obscured by obstructive thinking. Few people have the eyes to see through the fog.

His right hand was in his pocket, and his fingertips touched several round silver coins.

Under the sunset, the corners of Tianhao's mouth curled into a smug smile.

The silver coins paid to Jin Sheng came from the money bag that Niu Tong gave him. Maybe it's the reward for helping them win the archery competition, or maybe it's the alms that the superior sends Hanako...... In short, whether it is Niu Tong, the city lord of Barehoof City, or Wu Yuan, the great witch of the Thunder Cow Department, their attitude is obvious, and they are not willing to have too much to do with Tianhao.

A large part of the money paid to Jin Sheng was made by Tianhao himself.

There are not many participants in the top-secret counterfeit money manufacturing plan, only two people, Tong Biao and Guoji.

Tian Hao didn't know what His Majesty the Lion King had in mind to vigorously promote metal currency among the barbarians. But this currency has a rough texture and does not have the smooth texture that stamping machinery should have.