Riding and Slashing

Chapter 425 Conquest Doesn't Need a Sword

The two thousand Jatus were indeed in Kewen Village, and Charles let them hide in the ancient residence of the Griffon Knights.

Not many people knew about this secret station, and no one thought that Charles would cooperate with Zakar.

However, this resident is not a good place for the Jatu people.

Because as long as the mouth of the valley is blocked, they will not be able to get out-there is only one entrance and exit in this place, and it is not spacious.

Of course, there is actually a secret path leading to the Goddess Mountain inside the resident, but only Dalion knows that path.

Li Ang walked that path once, but he also didn't know how to take it, because it required a long detour in the mist and forest.

Once you enter this kind of foggy forest, you will get lost. Except for Dalion, who has lived here since he was a child, other people will probably never come out again when they go in.

At present, Dalion is blocking the mouth of the valley with the Griffin Knights.

The Jatu people in the garrison did not try to rush out - there is only a three-meter-wide road at the entrance of the valley. On one side of the road is a cliff, and on the other side is a deep stream and rapids. There is no other place to stay, and the entrance of the valley is a corner .

But outside the corner of the valley mouth, there is an open space where an arc-shaped military formation of tens of meters can be laid.

As long as the brain is not broken, anyone can see that it is definitely impossible to rush out.

So the Jatu people also retreated into the interior of the garrison - they couldn't get out, but Li Ang's troops couldn't even think about going in, and the two sides were facing each other like this.

Li Ang didn't care much about this confrontation, anyway, as long as they were trapped.

"Dalyon, you just stay here and watch these Jatus and don't let them out. I have to go to Fletcher..."

Li Ang planned to leave after arranging the troops, but after thinking about it, he turned around and asked Dalion, "You have a good relationship with Charles, and you spend the most time with him. Did he experience any abnormalities when he was with you?"

"If I hadn't seen these Jatu people with my own eyes, I'm afraid it would be hard for me to believe that Charles would cooperate with the enemy..."

Dalion thought for a while, and pointed to the station: "Your Majesty, Charles has always worshiped you as a god, and even built a statue for you to worship every day, and sometimes he would talk to himself in front of the statue... Is this considered abnormal?"

Li Ang was stunned: "That tomb in the resident was built by Charles?"

Li Ang still clearly remembered that there was a very conspicuous tomb in the Griffin Knights' residence - the tombstone said, "Here lies the brave and fearless King of Pendor, His Majesty Leon Griffin."

In front of the tomb stands a life-size statue of Li Ang.

It was built for him by Charles and Dalion after he disappeared, and the tomb was actually empty.

Dalion explained at the time that the tomb was erected because most people thought Leon was dead, and on the other hand, it was to give the Griffon Knights the name of 'revenge for Leon'.

After all, the identity of the Griffin Knights was very embarrassing at that time-in the eyes of others, they were equivalent to an illegal armed force at that time.

At that time, Amy was the queen of the Sarleon Kingdom, but due to historical reasons, the Griffon Knights could not be loyal to the Sarleon Kingdom.Therefore, they have to use Li Ang's name to preserve themselves, that is, to let others regard them as Li Ang's private army, so as to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

Li Ang thought it was Dalion's suggestion from his adoptive father, but he didn't expect it to be Charles' suggestion.

"Your Majesty, Charles's worship of you has long gone beyond the concept of a monarch...he regards you as a god. Moreover, he can probably be regarded as that kind of fanatic—I think that even if you let him die , and he will do it without hesitation."

Dalion said, stroking his chest and lowering his head towards Li Ang: "From the situation here, Charles did collude with the Jatu people. But I can also be sure that his loyalty to you is unquestionable. I don't I know why he did this, but there may be some reason for it, Your Majesty, I hope you can give him a chance to defend himself."

"I will."

Li Ang nodded and left after thinking about it.

After returning to Long River City, Li Ang received a message from Raphael.

Raphael had already arrived at White Hart Castle, and he locked Charles into the Bank of Pendor—there were hundreds of Noldor guarding it, and Vendatil, who had fought alongside Raphael, was also there.

This is a very safe approach. Raphael has indeed grown a lot.

However, it's too late for Li Ang to ask what happened to Charles, because he still has to go to Fletcher.

He's going to flick Zakar completely, and then come back to clean up the door.

……

Sigismund is indeed a very efficient person. It only took him three days to build Fletcher's trade market.

Maybe it's fate, maybe it's a coincidence, the location of the mutual trade market is right at the riverside camp where Li Ang once had a bloody battle with the Jatu people.

The small riverside camp had undergone many expansions by Ralph and Charles, and now it was a medium-sized fortress capable of accommodating thousands of people.

And this fortress spans the long river, like a barbell.There are military depots and walls at both ends of the river, and a well-built wooden bridge in the middle.

In other words, this medium-sized fort is actually equivalent to building a small castle on both sides of the river.Even if the castle on the other side of the river is occupied by the enemy, they can defend the bridge at the other end to block the attack, and at the same time allow the defenders to cross the river to quickly counterattack. It is a military fortress with both offensive and defensive capabilities.

But now, the north side of the fortress is designated as the trading ground of the Jatu people; while the south side is used as the hypermarket of the New Pendor Kingdom, separated by a bridge.

This is of course a very fair approach. Li Ang has always done business on the principle of fairness and voluntariness...

Including the list he made for Zakar, it seems extremely fair, and even Zakar feels that he seems to have taken advantage of it...

For example, a goat over fifty pounds can be exchanged for five pounds of salt;

Two sheep can be exchanged for a pound of dye;
Six sheep can be exchanged for a pound of Bacchus spice, and it is a finished product that has been ground into powder;
And the more expensive lead pots and lead cauldrons are only the price of three or five sheep;
Even the incomparably precious drug ointment is also on the list—this thing really cured Zakar’s old wounds and constipation, and it can also refresh the mind, and it can indeed relieve cough, vomiting, and diarrhea—most of the things that are common on the grassland Diseases can be cured!The Jatu people have even called this thing a 'miracle medicine'.But such a precious thing only costs ten sheep per pound!

Of course, the sheep must be raised to be more than [-] pounds, or they will not be harvested - Li Ang left a lot of [-]-pound balances for the trading ground prepared by the Jatu people.

This standard is also extremely fair. A 100-pound goat is actually not that big. It only needs to be raised for one year to have this weight, and it is not considered an adult. Generally, goats can grow to more than [-] pounds.

Zakar even thought that such a sheep might be a bit small, but Li Ang said that a sheep weighing more than 50 pounds is the most suitable for roast sheep—this is indeed true.

"Your Majesty Li Ang, this price is indeed very generous. I have no objection... If you need a war horse, I am willing to sell it to you."

Zakar felt that Li Ang was really sincere in opening this trading ground, and this kind of pricing seemed to him to be similar to picking it up for nothing—sheep were really not worth much on the grasslands.

"There is no need for war horses. My army currently has enough horses. Of course, if you are willing to sell stallions, I can buy a few..."

Li Ang rejected Zakar's proposal: "Jatu people are human beings, let your people live a better life, everyone can raise sheep, women and children can also herd sheep, and it can also supplement the food reserves in your family But raising horses takes a lot of energy and young and strong manpower..."

Zhakar looked at the compassionate Li Ang, and nodded slowly: "That's right...Your Majesty Li Ang, you are indeed a benevolent king."

"In this way, both of us can reduce the number of troops stationed in the garrison, and put more manpower and material resources into people's lives... But you have to take care of this market, I'm worried that Zhu Da's tribe will come and destroy it—I I don’t want to trade with him, you know, he definitely won’t trade sheep.”

Li Ang also nodded, and stretched out his hand to Zakar.

Zakar also reached out, grabbed Li Ang's paw and shook it vigorously: "Please rest assured, Zhu Da will never come again. Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty Li Ang."

The two sides negotiated the price, and the matter was settled.

In order to ensure that the trade with the Jatu people can be maintained for a long time, Li Ang asked An Dongjia, who was stationed here temporarily, to manage the trading area - An Dongjia once managed the trading area with the Misty Mountain people in Ravencrow Realm, and now he is doing this It can be regarded as easy to handle.

It also seemed fair and reasonable for the Misty Mountainsmen to maintain the deal between the Jatus and the Pendors.

Of course, the most important thing is... Leon doesn't intend to let decent people like Ralph or Leofrick take care of this matter.

The person in charge of managing this trading field is most suitable for a more 'flexible' person like An Dongjia.

Because An Dongjia and An Sen are in a relationship, she knows what the 'prairie necessities' that Li Ang got are...

Drugs are opium, so there is no need to explain the situation of this thing. Anyway, Ramon has now monopolized the opium market in Singal, and the supply is very sufficient.

Lead pots and pans aren't just lead, they're also lined with amalgam lacquer - which gives the pan a non-stick effect and gives the utensils a beautiful silver look and is easy to clean .

But long-term use of lead products can lead to lead poisoning, and the more deadly mercury toxin will be produced after the mercury paint is heated...

And those so-called Bacchus spices are actually prohibited products that were not allowed to be sold in Bacchus China 20 years ago, and they are also backlogs.

These spices are not natural spices, but processed by the former Bacchus merchants from waste spices mixed with various toxic additives. The reason why they are powdered is to avoid being seen...

But this second-hand spice does de-grease meat very well - presumably because it's so high in things like camphorin...  

Since the effect of removing greasy is particularly good, it is indeed a good thing for the grassland people who eat meat for a long time. Eating a small amount will not kill people. At most, it will cause liver cancer and reproductive system diseases...

Only table salt has no additional ingredients, because that thing is not made according to the standard of real table salt—it is a semi-finished sea salt that has not been double-distilled, that is, the first salt made directly from sea water, it looks and eats It looks fine, but long-term consumption is likely to cause blindness, forgetfulness, hair loss, tinnitus, general weakness and other minor problems...

It's all small problems.

You can see that Zakar has already expressed his sincere thanks...

These are the most lacking good things on the grassland, and Li Ang is doing honest business.

……

Half a month later, the Jatu people withdrew from the grassland and indeed sent a large number of sheep.

At this time, the [-] Jatus who were trapped in the ancient garrison had almost run out of food and grass. It seemed that Zakar used the fastest efficiency to gather [-] sheep.

These sheep became the benefits that Li Ang used to reward his subordinates in the first place - he had been fighting everywhere before, and the troops were tired and needed to be encouraged.

After being divided by thousands of troops, [-] sheep don't seem to be many. Almost every soldier can get two heads, and those who have made military exploits can get a little more.

However, another saying quickly circulated on the mainland: soldiers who have made great achievements in battle should use fat sheep to reward them, because soldiers can use them when they return home to marry wives-after all, roasted whole sheep is one of the three-piece wedding banquets. one……

Of course, this statement is also a supporting service for Li Ang's sheep raising plan...

After Zakar's men sent the sheep to Fletcher, Li Ang also let go of the Jatu troops in the ancient garrison as promised, very honest.

Not long after this force was released, news of the Jatu people's internal strife came from the north - this was from a Jatu man named 'Szaha', who was originally Zhu Da's subordinate, and now defected to Zakar.

The tribe of the destroyer Juda was attacked by Zakar on a large scale, Juda was killed in battle, and the tribe was annexed.

The Jatu people fully obeyed Zakar's leadership, and began to trade with Fletcher on a large scale.

It was probably because Zhu Da's tribe had already been settled by Zakar, and the deal went smoothly. The Jatu people basically led the sheep happily and exchanged for the good things they wanted, without any unnecessary conflicts.

After all, for the Jatu people, there is no shortage of sheep, especially goats that are easy to feed...

Sheep are really good livestock. They are adaptable and easy to feed, and they are docile and calm and easy to manage.

And it’s used all over the body, from goat’s milk to wool to mutton and horns.Even sheep intestine is a must-have suture for doctors.

The only downside is that goats consume more pasture than horses, and they have to eat grass roots...

Of course, gnawing grass roots will not lead to grassland desertification, but it will make the recovery period of grassland longer-several times slower than that of cattle and horses.

For the Jatu people, it is their living habit to change a pasture every season and rotate grazing in different pastures throughout the year.

Their more traditional livestock were horses and cattle.

But Li Ang's trading market will force them to raise a large number of sheep - only goats can be exchanged for those good things, and those things could not be snatched by robbing everywhere before.Especially salt and metal utensils are necessities that are really lacking in the grasslands.

However, after a large number of goats are raised, after about one or two years, when they return to the first pasture, they will find that...the pasture has not fully grown.

Not enough pasture, so they have to reduce the number of animals grazing—but what types of animals?
Horses are picky about food. The pastures that haven’t fully grown can’t feed too many horses, but they can still feed sheep—compared with horses, goats are indeed better raised...

Besides, it's okay to lose one season of horse breeding in a short period of time. The Jatu people have no shortage of horses now...

At the same time, Li Ang's trading market only accepts sheep.

Then the choice is easy to make.

After reducing the breeding of cattle and horses again and again, the Jatu people will gradually become professional goat farmers—whether it is for trading or to raise more livestock to ensure the food reserves of the tribe, this is a must. choose.

So this vicious circle can only continue...until everything is irreversible.

Coupled with the dependence on 'fushou cream' and the intake of various toxins, after one or two years, the Jatu people will find that their neonatal mortality rate and deformity rate will be frighteningly high, and adults will gradually become weaker. Get weak.

A tough warrior will be as thin as a stick, and his proud riding and archery skills will be unable to perform because of trembling hands...

But the reason for all this, the cultural level of the Ikatu people, I am afraid that the answer will never be found.

They probably only blame the god Indar for abandoning them...

Moreover, at that time, no matter what method they use to try to change all this, it will be too late. Honestly raising sheep for the New Pendor Kingdom will probably become their only reason for existence.

If nothing else happens, within a few years, Jatu people will become gentle, courteous, singing, dancing, hospitable and hospitable...

Conquest, in fact, does not necessarily require a sword.

(End of this chapter)