Chapter 212: Lawlessness
The leader of the caravan had a bitter gourd face, not only did he not express any gratitude to Zhang Tong and Ye Chen, but on the contrary, he still had a somewhat complaining demeanor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info This made Zhang Tong and Ye Chen not very satisfied in an instant, not only did they not get rewarded for their good deeds, but they had to be so bitter by others, which was too hurtful.
"What's the matter with you, why do you still seem to be complaining about us in your heart?" asked Zhang Tong.
The leader of the caravan finally gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Guogong, Ye Palace Master, although you have done good things this time, you have done something wrong. If we are robbed this time, although we will lose a lot, we will still be able to barely make ends meet. After all, with a long-distance caravan, we can barely survive. Because although these sand thieves loot, they have had an unwritten rule for many years, that is, they will not kill people casually. So in spite of the danger and turmoil here, he will not kill us easily, because we are all 'fat sheep' and they don't want to fish for nothing. ā
"But if we dare to resist, even dare to kill and injure their people, they will retaliate against us with even more cruel and bloody means. If we continue on our way, we will be retaliated by the bloody slaughter of other sand bandits, because we have to warn other caravans. ā
Zhang Tong and Ye Chen's faces suddenly turned bad, these sand thieves were actually rampant to this extent, and they actually wanted bloody revenge? How chaotic is this! Even listening to this explanation, for so many years, these Hu people have actually treated the caravan as a fat sheep to shear their sheep, and they have been exploited layer by layer, which is simply terrifying to hear.
"Although it is said that our goods can get a lot of benefits when they reach the extreme west of the West, in fact, after so many sand pirates, as well as the exploitation of many states in the Western Regions, there is not much left. But if you kill someone, then we will all have bloody revenge. ā
After a detailed explanation, Zhang Tong knew how chaotic this Western Regions was, and the rule of the imperial court here was almost nothing. All kinds of merchant caravans were exploited by these Hu people's various forces, from sand thieves to various states. The state receives a cut of the tariff by collecting customs duties openly. As for the sand pirates, it is to loot directly, and each group of sand pirates has their own territory, and they plunder their own caravans in their own territory.
But in the end, they still understand the truth that they can't fish with all their might, and every time they rob, they choose not to kill easily. However, if anyone in the caravan dares to resist, it will definitely usher in a bloody massacre, as a warning.
"Zhang Guogong, Ye Palace Master, I know that just now I really hope to be chivalrous. But...... But what about after you are gone? In fact, there are some warriors in the rivers and lakes who claim to be chivalrous and righteous, but they can only take care of the present, but can they take care of the future? After they have done chivalrous deeds, they will leave, but those who have been bullied will still be bullied by new people, and even more tragic revenge. ā
"Although Palace Master Ye can help us kill these sand thieves this time, even if they escort us all the way, can you protect us for the rest of your life? Over the years, there have been some caravans that have hired masters or invited some masters to join the caravan for protection for various reasons, but those masters cannot follow the caravan for a long time, once the masters leave, the sand thieves will retaliate more fiercely and cruelly, doubling the looting at every turn, and even some of them are even bloody killings. ā
Zhang Tong immediately scolded: 'It's really lawless, lawless. Are there any rules here?"
Ye Chen also said with an ugly face: "Here, how can there be more turmoil than our Central Plains?
The caravan smiled bitterly and said: "More than three hundred years ago, when it was still the previous dynasty, the second division general was sent to conquer the Western Regions. However, the roads in the Western Regions are difficult, and water sources, materials, etc. are extremely scarce, and the 100,000 army is not familiar with the various living abilities here, and has lost a lot. And the difficulty of transporting 100,000 troops from the Central Plains is simply more difficult than transporting millions in the Central Plains. ā
"In the end, after the second division general with 100,000 troops had to lose 20% of the army, he chose to choose peace talks with various princely states in the Western Regions. In the end, the states of the Western Regions were nominally attached to Huaxia and nominally accepted canonization, but in fact the imperial court was only recognized after the fact, and it was almost impossible for the imperial court to have much ruling ability here. Moreover, the imperial court sent the capital to protect the palace, but it did not have much effect on being able to rule, but it was just a symbol that this was our territory, but the states here were still independent, with their own armies, official offices, and even the king and other states were complete. ā
Zhang Tong and Ye Chen both felt too much pressure on this Western Regions, in such a turbulent place, there were some things that could really not be solved by martial arts. Although Ye Chen's martial arts are very high, in the face of such a turbulent situation, the 100,000 army cannot solve it.
No matter how high the martial arts are, even if Chen Youlan comes in person, it can't be cured. This is a total upheaval, not something that can be suppressed by one person.
"Although the martial arts can protect themselves here, they can't survive, and they will inevitably be forced to leave in the end. Because no matter how high your martial arts are, others can't do anything to you, but they can squeeze you out through various means and drive you away with all kinds of soft grinding and hard bubbles. In this way, even if your martial arts reach the grandmaster, or even innate, what will it be? Can you still kill everyone here?"
"And when you are gone, those who are still here begging for food, I am afraid that in the end they will take all their anger that cannot be taken away from you on those who have been helped by you. So you help us now, but later...... We're all going to kill ourselves in the future!"
Ye Chen suddenly felt annoyed, he had done a good deed, but it had become a harmful act.
"It's just lawless, why is this Western Regions so lawless, this Western Regions is so chaotic?" Ye Chen finally couldn't help but be angry.
Zhang Tong is also very dissatisfied with this situation, and it has become such a mess in this Western Regions, so you can imagine how difficult it is for people here to survive. Whether it's a caravan or a local person, I'm afraid life will not be easy.
And this time he killed these sand thieves, if these sand thieves counted their grudges on these caravans, wouldn't Zhang Tong be doing bad things with good intentions?
"As the number one master in the Western Regions, is Mi Bi turning a blind eye to this situation and ignoring it?" Ye Chen directly scolded Mi Bi, the only innate martial artist in the Western Regions and the third master in the world.