The Ying people's task was done beautifully, and the country was very satisfied, and he fulfilled his promise, not only forgiving the debts of the Ying people, but also no longer interfering with them to sell horses.

After receiving this good news, the Ying clan rejoiced, and the bonfire in Akatani was not extinguished for three days.

Ah Xun couldn't be happy.

Compared to before, he thought more and more, and his mood became heavier and heavier.

Mengmeng, who had become his wife, saw that he was worried: "What are you worried about? ”

"The price." Ah Xun looked at the bonfire that dyed half the sky red, "There is a price to pay for this. I'm afraid my father can't afford it, and my people can't afford it. ”

"I'm worried about it." Meng Meng rested the tip of his chin on his shoulder, "Thinking of the mission of the country, are you still unbearable?" Ah Xun, you are such a gentle person. ”

Ah Xun smiled, and gently pressed his palm on her lower abdomen: "You can always say that my weakness is an advantage, unlike my father who directly said that I am weak and weak." ”

"Although I respect the patriarch very much, I still want to say that being brave and ruthless, daring to fight and dare to kill is not a real hero!"

Ah Xun teased his wife: "Then tell me, what is a hero?" ”

Meng Meng thought for a long time before he said: "The one who can lead everyone forward and make the clansmen live a good life is the hero." ”

"Father, isn't he?"

"I don't know." Meng Meng flattened his mouth and pointed ahead, "Don't talk about this!" It's been a long time since we've been so happy, so let's go play. ”

"They don't know anything." Ah Xun said quietly, "No one has taught them right and wrong, good and bad, and no one has taught me." But I always felt like we were doing something wrong. ”

Horribly wrong!

"At least the patriarch is right, as long as we are strong, there is nothing wrong." His wife grabbed his hand, "Let's go, don't stay in the house!" ”

Ah Xun's worries did not come true, and Yingren's joy did not last long.

The country does not restrict them from selling horses, but the country no longer buys horses from them. There are also great pastures and great horses in other parts of the Shining Gold Plain, and people don't necessarily have to buy them from Yingren.

The original order for 900 horses per year was gone.

Yaoguo also gave them some eye medicine, so that Yingren understood that it was not necessarily a blessing to be free from its wings and control.

The patriarch didn't take it seriously at first, the order was gone, and the price was higher when it was sold to others, and the Ying clan could make more money.

But he soon discovered that there was no "one else" left.

The news of the Ying tribe's brutal killing of opinion leaders spread far and wide in the Shining Gold Plain. Others originally looked at the Ying people with indifference or contempt, but now it has turned into hatred.

This is a bad sign, and all the surrounding forces understand that the Ying people have stood on the opposite side.

None of the forces were willing to do business with the Ying people, and the first reaction of the common people when they saw them was to spit and scold.

Their horses can't be sold.

At this time, the patriarch was still unimpressed. What does it matter if you don't buy around, they can't sell far away, there is a large amount of goods in Julugang, and some people regularly ask for horses, what are you afraid of?

But the biggest trouble is coming right away:

The Ying people can't buy food.

Their territory was more suitable for raising horses, so only a small amount of farmland was cultivated, and most of the grain had to be imported from other places. In the past, they all bought grain from the country of Yao and the country of Luodian, but from now on, people will not sell it!

The reason is the same, that is, this year's famine, the domestic grain reduction is reduced, and the supply of one's own family is not enough, how can there be surplus grain to sell to Yingren?

Yingren said okay, you don't sell it, I'll find someone else to buy it.

The trouble is, there is no one else left.

Other surrounding forces were unwilling to buy horses from the Ying people, nor were they willing to sell grain to them.

People are iron and steel, and if they don't eat for a day, they will be hungry and panicked, and if they want to raise horses well, they must also eat beans, oats and other grains.

Therefore, Yingren has to find a way to solve the belly problem of people and horses. If you really want to buy grain, there are still some channels, but the price is ridiculously high, and it is one price a day.

Who is manipulating the price of food, Ah Xun knows it.

Meals are so expensive, how many days can the money in Yingren's hands last? It won't be long before they have to go to the country again to get money and grain on credit.

The debts that were finally gotten rid of had to be carried back when the time came.

Aside from the fact that the reputation of the Ying people is more stinking and less tolerant of the nations, how is this different from before?

They seem to be caught in a vicious circle again.

The soldiers of the country did not fight bloodily, so they played them around, and forced them back to the old way.

Ah Xun thought more and more. The opinion leader who was killed by his father seems to have fulfilled the words he said on his deathbed.

Killing him will not bring a good life to the Ying people.

In the afternoon of that day, the clan killed a few old horses.

They have to consume food and grass when they are alive, and they can feed people when they die.

The mournful cry of the horses came, and the women of the clan could not hold back their tears.

These horses are their heart, but they can't compete with people for food, so they can only be disposed of.

If we can't get any more food, more and more horses will be killed.

The clansmen could only kneel and beg the patriarch to find a way quickly, and the latter lived up to expectations and quickly came up with a countermeasure:

Attack the Tong people.

The Tong people are the neighbors of the Ying people, living across the river, but the relationship is very bad, and there have been constant contradictions for a long time, and the last time they joined forces with other tribes to attack the Ying people.

In that battle, the Ying people lost more than 30 people, and more than 300 sheep and horses were taken away. The scars on the bodies of many warriors were left at that time.

On top of that, the Tong people have only recently bought a large amount of grain.

can take revenge and fill the stomach, and almost no one in the Ying clan opposes it.

Ah Xun has no reason to object, the tribes around Akatani are always fighting, can he stop everyone from taking revenge?

But he knew in his heart that something was wrong, and it was getting more and more wrong.

Just do it. This night happened to be dark and windy, Yingren quietly crossed the river with weapons, and under the leadership of the patriarch, he caught the opponent off guard!

It's a battle, a big victory.

The food is there, the money is also there, and the people and horses don't have to worry about eating and drinking for the time being.

I hated my neighbors for a long time, and I can't go against them again.

This is the rat hole in the famine year. When the thinking is opened, the pattern is opened, and the trouble will be solved.

But at the celebration banquet with the bonfire roaring, the patriarch grabbed the wine glass and put forward a new goal:

Attack the Purple Mud!

Everyone was so drunk that they were red and excited, but when they heard this, they all looked at each other.

The atmosphere at the scene was suddenly cold.

Ah, what?

Zini can also be regarded as the neighbors of the Ying people, facing them across the mountain.

Although it is only separated by a mountain, the territory of the Ying people is suitable for raising horses, but the territory of the purple clay people is fertile black soil, which is the most suitable for farming. Therefore, purple mud has always been a large granary in the central and western parts of the Shining Gold Plain, and the grain it produces is of high quality and quantity, which can radiate and supply many surrounding areas.