Dao Fruit

"You said that the Marsh people's headquarters had just withdrawn their troops, and not long after, they sent people over again, and they also declared that they wanted to see the imperial envoy. What do you mean?"

In the imperial envoy's residence, several generals were talking. . .

It can be seen from the service of several people that their status in the military is not ordinary. Although they have the responsibility of protecting the mansion, the soldiers who can come to the imperial envoy's mansion are naturally not ordinary people.

In fact, these people had a relationship with Qiu Yan and were named Liu Hong, Yang Huang, and Zhang Qi.

The first two were soldiers in the army who had contact with Qiu Yan when he first came to Wuxin City. The latter was seriously injured when he clashed with the Marsh people led by the little prince of the Marsh people, Glolan. Because Qiu Yan After being rescued, Qiu Yan was regarded as a benefactor.

These three people rose to prominence in the army within a few years. When Qiu Yan returned to Wuxin as an imperial envoy, he got to know the three of them and immediately promoted them. After a period of hard work and in line with the changes in the military system, the three of them also He became a general and was regarded as Qiu Yan's best friend.

Here, Yang Huang asked, and Liu Hong whispered: "It's really hard to tell. It's strange for the people in the Marsh to retreat. We all know that the Tian Shilang tried to promote peace talks several times, but failed. , when our bachelor sent someone to speak, without even going there in person, the power of the Swamp people collapsed. I don’t know what method was used. "

"I heard that several Jiedu envoys have written a memorial about the retreat of the Numa people and sent it to the capital. They also mentioned that Tian Shilang left his post without permission and ended up trapped in the enemy camp." Zhang Qi was talking. , showing a little smile, "In a short time, there will be stories circulating in restaurants and teahouses. The imperial envoy was planning the city, but the soldiers retreated, and the ministers rushed around. They were trapped in the enemy camp."

There was a hint of gloating in his words, but in fact, it was an open secret in Jiannan Road that people in the military didn't like Tian Youqing. When something happened to Tian Youqing this time, not many people would think so. pity.

"Report..."

While several people were talking, soldiers suddenly rushed over, came to the three of them, saluted, and then said: "The imperial envoy has returned. Let some commanders and generals lead them to the meeting hall."

"Understood." Liu Hong nodded, looked at each other with the other two people, then turned back to the hall, called out the two Numa people sitting there, and took them to the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion.

The so-called meeting hall is located in the residence of the Imperial Envoy. It is where the new military envoy Zhang Kaiyong of Wuxin handles military affairs. It is not in the imperial envoy's residence.

Liu Hong and others saw some clues from this seemingly simple order. I know that I am acting solemnly, so I am not being negligent.

The one who came from the marsh people was Futu, the young leader of the marsh people. Accompanying him was also the leader of the young group of the clan. For the sake of his people.

In terms of blood relationship, this Fu Tu is more qualified to be called the Prince of the Marsh People than Gloran. However, when Liu Hong and others faced him, they were no longer as cautious as before. Instead, he carried a touch of self-confidence. This self-confidence was slowly developed after joining Qiu Yan.

Actually. Qiu Yan's return this time really shocked many people. Song Yuan, the Jiedushi Commander back then, was able to transfer Wu Xin away, but many middle-level generals had long been rooted here and could not be easily moved. These people still remember the time Qiu Yan caused in the city. turmoil.

A few years have passed, and he has transformed from a poor scholar into an imperial envoy who is trusted by the emperor and has a reputation spread all over the world. He controls the military and government as soon as he comes, and fights wits with several Jiedu envoys, observer envoys, and censors. Courage finally laid the foundation for victory.

The abilities, methods, and intelligence displayed during this period amazed many people, and they all felt that they were waiting for each other with admiration after seeing each other for three days.

Such a reversal happened in a short period of time, which can be described as legendary. Many of Qiu Yan's old stories in Wuxin City were also uncovered and spread as good stories, which stained the glory of many people who defected to him.

However, the good words of the Central Plains people will not affect the Swamp people.

"I have heard a little bit about your imperial envoy in the forest. I heard that he is a well-known figure, but he does not pay much attention to us swamp people. He has been in Jiannan Road for more than two years and has never entered the swamp once. In the past There are no observers working in Jiannan who have not visited our Marsh Department.”

On the way, Futu also talked with the three generals, showing a little dissatisfaction in his words.

In fact, the headquarters of the Numa people are really not happy with Qiu Yan, the imperial envoy. In their view, this imperial envoy, who has the imperial mandate, should have paid attention to them, but in the end he concentrated his energy internally. If it were not for the oracle, he would Futu is determined not to come over.

After listening to Fu Tu's words, Yang Huang smiled and said, "We can't make any rash comments. If you have any ideas, let's talk to the imperial envoy in person. He doesn't have the airs of a superior and is easy to deal with."

"Oh? Then I have some expectations." A cold light flashed in Futu's eyes, he suppressed the thoughts in his heart, nodded, and said no more, but he had a plan in his heart.

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At the same time, in the meeting hall, Jiedushi Zhang Kaiyong and Qiu Yan were sitting at the top, and there were a few others sitting on both sides.

Qiu Yan started to tell, and from time to time he pointed to the tables with several people and the center of the hall.

There were several seeds placed on the tables around everyone, and in the center of the hall, there were several potted plants. However, the plants planted in these pots are not flower bonsais, but millets and vegetables.

"As the imperial envoy said, can these crops grow in barren and harsh places like swamps?" Looking at the seeds at hand, Zhang Kaiyong looked at the crops in the pot again, and his expression changed.

He did not expect that Qiu Yan said that the solution to the swamp people's disaster was neither comfort nor suppression, but a few seeds.

Upon hearing the inquiry, Qiu Yan pointed to the potted plants and said: "The soil in this pot is all swamp soil. I also asked someone to arrange some in a corner of the backyard, which is similar to a barren environment. In addition, Wuxin City is located on the border. Tianshi is similar to a swamp. Taken together, this place where potted plants grow is actually not bad compared to a swamp. In addition..."

As he spoke, Qiu Yan changed the topic: "These potted plants were cultivated for the convenience of everyone. In fact, I have already chosen a small field outside the city and bought it. After using it in practice, after two years of cultivation and multiple screenings, it is safe.”

Qiu Yan can ensure the effectiveness of the seeds through the combination of the three bodies, but it is not easy to bring it to the table. On the surface, he is still prepared. The potted plants and the fields outside the city are used to convince others, otherwise he will suddenly take out some seeds. How abrupt it is, it can easily attract criticism.

"So that's it. What Bachelor Qiu means is to provide food rations for the Marsh people so that they can survive, but I'm afraid it will only be self-defeating. The limited population of Marsh people is already a big threat to our southern border. If there are several times more people, It's inevitable that the tail will be too big to fall off." A general spoke from the side.

This person was no stranger to Qiu Yan. His name was Qi Xin. He was originally a descendant of a noble family after being a general in the city.

When Qiu Yan first arrived in Wuxin, he made friends with him, but Qi Xin was condescending to interact with Qiu Yan at that time. Now Qiu Yan's identity, status, and influence have long surpassed the general who relied on Yu Meng to ascend the throne, but Based on their old friendship, the two became political allies, and their relationship was not bad.

With a similar background, there is also Yang Dingyuan sitting next to Qi Xin. Both of them are now upper-level generals of the Wu Xin Army. Relying on the relationship between their fathers, they have considerable power in the army. During the reform of the military system, they gave Qiu Yanbu no Of course, the two of them and the family behind them also benefited a lot from this small help. They really got a few good positions in the army.

After hearing Qi Xin's words, Qiu Yan smiled and said: "Not only must we maintain their food rations, but we must also allow them to reproduce as much as possible, increase their population, and improve their survival and health. To do this, we can only rely on swamps." People don’t have enough labor now, and they still need to use tools, so our government has to provide them with farm tools and cattle.”

"This is absolutely not okay!"

Before Qiu Yan finished speaking, Zhang Kaiyong interrupted him. Among the people present, he was the only one who had the qualification to interrupt Qiu Yan.

"This is to help the tiger. The swamp people are not a big threat. There are many restrictive factors. The key point is that they do not have iron weapons. When the swamp people compete for hegemony, the teams with iron weapons are often elite. "Brother Qiu, if you supply them with farm tools according to your method, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

After the interruption, Zhang Kaiyong did not use harsh words, but calmly dissuaded him. In terms of age, he was older than Qiu Yan, but in his tone, he did not dare to claim to be his senior.

Qiu Yan nodded and said, "What Zhang Shuai said makes sense. However, the informant Qiu sent back to me made me realize that sometimes, blindly blocking the situation may not solve the problem."

"What information is it?" Zhang Kaiyong asked calmly. In fact, he was more concerned about when Qiu Yan sent the spies. As far as he knew, Qiu Yan had almost a laissez-faire attitude towards Marshland in the past two years.

"It is said that the people in the marsh also have a way to smelt iron and recast it, but it is very rough and the wear and tear is very large." Qiu Yan said this, paying attention to the faces of everyone, and saw that no one took it seriously. They also knew this. Everyone knew it, but they obviously didn't realize the danger. If Qiu Yan hadn't been able to realize it with incense, he wouldn't have realized it.

"This shows that the forging technology has been born among the swamp people and is constantly improving. As far as I know, the swamp actually contains iron ore. Once it develops to a certain level, with a little external force, it may cause earth-shaking changes in the entire swamp. change."

In this world, there are too many external forces, and there are already several forces working to promote the rapid development of swamp civilization.

But after hearing this, most of the generals still didn't take it seriously. After thinking about it, they thought Qiu Yan was unfounded.

Qiu Yan secretly shook his head, then pointed at the seeds and said: "The seeds I cultivated can only grow for two generations at most. After two generations, the seeds derived from the crops themselves will lose their ability to reproduce!" (To be continued, please continue to comment) Search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!

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