Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 9710

ancient family.

Inside the large meeting hall.

Zi Yan, Gu Fengshang and Tao Gaochang sat in different positions.

The outside affairs have been handed over to other people to deal with, and then it is time for them to sit down and talk.

"Master Zi, we Tao people have always supported the imperial court. We will do whatever the imperial court asks us to do."

Tao Gaochang narrowed his small eyes, with a smile on his face.

Now that he knew Zi Yan's identity, he was full of nice words, but he didn't know what was going on in his heart.

"Patriarch Tao is very enlightened, very good, if you support the imperial court, the imperial court will not forget you."

Zi Yan nodded.

"What does the imperial court need us to do? Lord Zi, please give clear instructions, so that we can follow the imperial court's request."

Tao Gaochang said respectfully.

For people like Tao Gaochang, Zi Yan would not believe a single word.

"The imperial court needs you to cooperate with the imperial court and contribute your efforts to prepare for the recapture of Bozhou in the spring."

Zi Yan picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of the tea.

Of course, this tea was prepared by the Gu family, it is the traditional camellia in the mountains, but because it is fresh enough, it is very comfortable to drink.

"As long as the court needs it, we happen to have it, and we will do our best."

Tao Gaochang patted his chest, vowing.

"Well, since Patriarch Tao is so enthusiastic and has such a high level of awareness, I can't do it if I'm not satisfied."

"How about this, Patriarch Tao, you Tao clan, just send out an elite thousand-man team, and then bring out the silver."

Zi Yan said lightly.

Tao Gaochang was suddenly stunned.

Originally, he was just expressing his opinion, but who would have thought that Zi Yan would actually climb up the pole and actually make a request to him.

In this way, it made him a little bit hard to get off.

This Zi Yan was very different from the court people he had seen before.

I remember Wan Yiren, the sheriff he had met... this man was extremely greedy and very happy.

If Ren makes a request, it will only be made for himself, to benefit himself, and he will not do anything practical.

Unexpectedly, this Ziyan is so ignorant of flattery!

"This...Master Zi, our Tao family is miserable. The price of pottery dropped sharply last year. We lost a lot. Now we have to borrow money to live. We really can't afford the money now. Otherwise, I wouldn't represent Tao. The family came to the meeting just to get some aid to go back for the winter."

Tao Gaochang had a troubled expression on his face.

"The Tao people are so pitiful? No money to eat?"

Zi Yan wondered.

"Yes, Master Zi, to tell you the truth, our Tao clan is in a difficult situation. This winter is not easy. We are seriously short of food. If there is no support from the imperial court, we will all starve to death."

Tao Gaochang said.

"Since you are in such a difficult situation, I won't force others to do so. Well, if you don't have money, you don't need to give money. If you don't have money, send someone out."

"If you send a team of thousands of people, the imperial court will provide money and food. In this way, you will lose the rations of a thousand strong men, and the crisis of food shortage will be resolved. How good it is, it's a win-win situation."

Zi Yan smiled slightly.

Tao Gaochang was tongue-tied, he wanted to speak, but now with his quick wit.In such a short period of time, he couldn't think of a way out.

We can't let him break his face with the court now. It can be said that the Tao people simply don't have the strength to turn against the court.

Because there are only a thousand elite Tao clan guards!
Not to mention comparing with the imperial court, even compared with the ancient family, they are incomparable.

Otherwise, why is it that the Gu family is the best speaker among the aborigines now?

It is also the Gu family who can call people for a meeting.

This is all determined by strength.

"What? Patriarch Tao has a different opinion?"

Zi Yan frowned.

Her tone was not as calm as it was at first.

If Tao Gaochang dared to refuse this proposal, she would definitely use the Tao clan to stand out.

Otherwise, where will the majesty of the court be placed.

Seeing Ziyan's face, Tao Gaochang knew that it was time for him not to express his opinion.

"Okay, Lord Zi, after the meeting is over, I'll let the boys go."

Tao Gaochang gritted his teeth.

He had to agree that since the imperial court had forced him to the point of nowhere to retreat, that was all he could do.

As for what to do in the future, let’s take one step at a time.

Among these forces, the power of the Tao family is the weakest. Both the imperial court and the Yang family of Bozhou are giants.

The Tao people had no other choice but to follow the crowd.

"You don't have to wait for the meeting to end, you can tell them to prepare now."

"Leave earlier, and you can save food earlier. Are you going to support them for a longer period of time?"

Zi Yan said lightly.

Tao Gaochang had no choice but to say: "Then I will have someone notify them tomorrow to prepare."

In fact, he was bleeding.

In this way, the Tao people might not even have the chance to sit on the wall in the future.

But what can he do, some things are determined by the balance of power.

He now discovered that the Tao clan seemed to have a choice, but in fact they had no choice at all.

The Tao people can only choose the imperial court.

Because the Tao people are too close to the power of the imperial court, but far away from Bozhou.

"I heard that your Vine clan is very close to your Tao clan?"

Purple flue.

Now that this matter has been done, Zi Yan changed the topic.

The mention of the rattan clan lifted Tao Gaochang's spirit.

He suddenly remembered that the matter of being persecuted by the imperial court cannot only be borne by the Tao clan.

It's best to have someone who can bear it with you.

The best thing to share is the Vine Clan.

If the Tao tribe handed over the thousand-man team, but the Teng tribe did not, he would worry about whether he would be able to sleep.

"Yes, the ancestors of the Teng tribe and the ancestors of our Tao tribe used to be good brothers. They lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests and hunted together. Later, they were taught by immortals. What the ancestors of our Tao tribe learned was pottery, and the ancestors of the Vine tribe got it. It is weaving art, although our two races have different skills, we always advance and retreat together."

Tao Gaochang said.

"You Tao people are short of food, so don't their Vine people lack food?"

Zi Yan asked.

"Lack of food, they are also short of food, and they are even more short than us."

"Although the pottery of our Tao tribe is not easy to sell, the price has not dropped too much. The rattan wares of their rattan tribe have fallen too much, and their income has dropped sharply. It is really almost impossible to uncover the pot."

Tao Gaochang sighed a few times.

"It seems that we also need to pull the rattan tribe."

"Where does the Vine live? We'll go find them now."

Purple flue.

"The Vine family lives nearby, so it's a good time to go now."

Tao Gaochang hurriedly said.

He is very active now.

As long as he can drag the Vine Clan into the water, he can't control that much.

Afterwards, under the arrangement of Tao Gaochang, everyone started to rush to the place where the Teng people lived.

The Tao people and the Teng people in Tao Gaochang set off together, so they live very close together.

(End of this chapter)