I want to be a grandson

Chapter 433
With the support of his mother at home, all the money was handed over to Qu Tao, and he took it to the destination.

With money to open the way, the recruitment of soldiers and horses will be much smoother.

The tribes in the mountains, because they are in the mountains, have scarce land needs, and they are not very good at farming, and they lack iron tools.

Many barbarian tribes rely on poor pig iron to make arrows for hunting, even bronze arrows can be seen, and swords made of wrought iron are already very valuable.

Therefore, many of them lived on hunting. Even if they planted land, it was often difficult to get enough to eat just by relying on the output in the field.

And winter is the most difficult season every year. At this time, the prey has been hidden, and after frequent hunting in summer and autumn, there are very few prey at this time, and it is difficult to hunt prey in the mountains.

In normal times, the meat and fur of the prey can be exchanged for food, but in winter there is nothing to exchange.

It is always cold early in the mountains, and now they have felt that the cold is coming to them. It is really winter, and they are freezing and hungry, so some people die every year, so they will hurry to prepare food before winter comes.

They are also people of flesh and blood, they can have enough food to eat, and they can have cotton clothes for the winter, so why don't they know how to choose.

So when Qu Tao went there with sufficient money and things they didn't usually buy, he was welcomed instantly.

Qu Tao also contacted their patriarch, Tusi, and the patriarch came forward to exchange food, clothes and some items for young and strong.

For the young and middle-aged men of these barbarian tribes, the place they live in is not isolated from the world, and the outside world is still very attractive.

But in this era, on the one hand, there are the restrictions of the household registration system, and on the other hand, there are some people's ideas, and they have a lot of contempt for them.

Although there is a language barrier, people's senses are still very keen.

If you can't understand or see those cold words, then you are not ignorant, but a fool!
Over time, some tribes were separated from the Han Chinese.

The chieftain got the benefits, and Mrs. Shexiang was in charge. The recruitment work went very smoothly, and their elite young and strong were also selected.

Everyone knows that if a group of young and strong people leave the tribe, a large amount of food can be saved, and they can be exchanged for food to feed more people. Many people will not have to die this winter, so why not do it.

Coupled with the presence of the government, things went very smoothly.

"I haven't seen you for such a long time. I'm stronger, but I'm also thinner. I must have worked hard these days, so I'll take a rest when I get back!"

Zhu Yunxi was dealing with official business in Benren Hall, when he saw Qu Tao coming in to meet him, he raised his head and said with a smile.

A warm current passed through Qu Tao's heart, and he felt very comfortable. Such a considerate master really makes people feel at ease.

"Serve Your Highness, don't dare to say bitterness!"

Zhu Yunxi nodded with a smile, and cast a look of approval, which greatly benefited Qu Tao.

Zhu Yunxi asked again: "How do you handle things? Have you recruited young men?"

Your Highness hasn't forgotten the entrustment, that's good!It shows that His Highness values ​​this matter!

"His Royal Highness, this time I have recruited more than a thousand young men, all of whom are warriors in the hands of the chieftains! All of them are masters!"

"Oh, then they are willing to let him go?"

Qu Tao said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, I have met with those chieftains, and there is an order from the court, how dare they not obey!"

"Okay! Well done! Where are they now? Let's go and see!" After speaking, he stood up and left the desk to go out and watch.

Qu Tao stood still, and said falteringly, "Your Highness..."

"What's the matter, the ugly daughter-in-law is still afraid of seeing her parents-in-law, so she hides it from her eyes." Zhu Yunxie jokingly said after noticing his strangeness.

Qu Tao bowed and said: "Your Highness, I don't know. These barbarians don't understand etiquette, and they don't know the superiority and inferiority. Moreover, my subordinates have just brought them out of the mountain and have not been trained, so they are all rebellious. An untamed wolf, I'm afraid I'll run into His Highness."

"What are you afraid of? What I want is a pack of wolves. If they really turn into a pack of sheep, then it's boring."

Zhu Yunxi said while taking off his long gown, seeing Qu Tao standing there at a loss, he couldn't help saying: "What are you doing in a daze, quickly put on the armor for me!"

"Oh..., good..." Qu Tao finally came to his senses, and quickly took off the armor from the shelf to help him put it on.

Zhu Yunxi said while wearing the armor: "Why did you come here as soon as you came back, you should go home and have a look, don't let your mother worry."

Huo Jun was greatly moved when he heard this, and immediately knelt down on the ground and said: "This subordinate is on official business, so I dare not show favoritism, thank you Your Highness for your kindness!"

"Okay, okay, get up, official business is important, but it doesn't mean that you don't even want your home. After reading this, you can go back and take a rest for a few days."

"Yes, thank you Your Highness!"

Under Qu Tao's guidance, Zhu Yunxi came to the camp where these barbarian soldiers were housed.

More than 1000 people stood in disarray on the school grounds, all looking at Zhu Yunxi and whispering. They knew that the person in front of them was a nobleman, but they didn't know the identity of the other party, so they inevitably had some discussions.

They were still wearing the costumes of their respective tribes, and they were still holding weapons that they had made together.

Some people used bows made of mulberry branches, spears made of sharpened hardwood, and some bronze swords, but they were bumped and bumped, a piece was missing here, a corner was missing there, and it looked like a broken tooth. sawtooth.

There are also some iron weapons with uneven color and some small bumps. You can tell that there are many impurities in the iron.
But even so, they still hold it in their arms like a baby, holding it carefully in their hands.

"What's in here for you?"

Zhu Yunxi saw a pouch hanging on the front of a soldier's belly, which was full of pouches and looked very heavy.

The soldier took out two stones the size of goose eggs from the bag, handed them to Zhu Yunxi, and said in blunt Chinese: "Shi... stones, hunt."

Judging from his slightly cowering eyes, it was obvious that he was a little afraid of Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yunxi saw that there were many soldiers who looked like him, and they were a little timid, and their eyes were a little dodgy.

Although these people may have never been out of the tribe in their entire lives, although they are rebellious, they also understand that Zhu Yunxi is the one who can decide their life and death, so it is impossible not to be afraid.

But once someone offends them, they will immediately transform into a pack of wolves, pounce on the enemy and tear them apart.

And because they have been in the local area all their lives and are managed by chieftains, they are almost isolated from the outside world, so they are very wary of outsiders.

Even after hundreds of years, there are still people who have not been out of the mountains, so this kind of situation is very common.

Zhu Yunxi took the two stones, weighed them in his hands, and said with a warm smile, "Can this stone kill the prey? Come, show me."

As he spoke, he pointed to a wooden stake in the distance.

As soon as he mentioned the demonstration, the soldier's eyes lit up immediately, and his self-confidence improved a lot.

He took two stones and said "You...you see!",
Suddenly with a wave of his arm, a stone was thrown out. Before the stone hit the target, one turned around and another stone flew out again.

"Crack, crack!" twice,
The two stones hit almost the same place on the stake, and the stake swayed from side to side under the two blows, and it was on the verge of falling.

"Okay! Papa..."

Zhu Yunxi took the lead in applauding, "It's really good to have this method! Give me a bowl of wine!"

Hearing this, Zhang Fu immediately found the wine jar, poured a bowl of wine and handed it to the soldier.

On the face of the barbarian, there was both pride and joy of being praised. He took the wine bowl and drank it in one gulp.

After drinking a bowl of wine, his face turned red from holding back, he raised his right hand and beat his left chest again, and nodded heavily to Zhu Yunxi, with a slightly excited look in his eyes.

Qu Tao took a step forward and said in Zhu Yunxi's ear, "Your Highness, this is the etiquette for barbarians to pledge their allegiance to you."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, stepped forward and patted the shoulders of the local soldiers as a sign of encouragement,
The soldier's excited body trembled slightly, obviously extremely excited.

Zhu Yunxi took a few more steps forward, and saw another soldier holding a bow in his hand, but this bow was very simple.
The bowstring is made of animal tendons one after another, so at the joints on the bowstring, knots are formed one after another.

Seeing that Zhu Yunxi was looking at his own bow, the soldier immediately passed it up with both hands.

Zhu Yunxi took it over and looked at it, and was a little puzzled. Even if the people under the chieftain's life were really difficult, the weapons would not be so simple.

Is this what their weapons are?

This is their life-saving weapon, a hunting tool for survival!

How difficult is the daily life of their people?
Qu Tao saw what he was thinking, and went up to explain: "Your Highness, these are the bows and arrows they usually hunt. If there is a war, the chieftain will give them weapons, but they will take them back after the war is over.

Moreover, the chieftain forbids them to buy bows and arrows made by fine craftsmen, and they also...have no money to buy..."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, knowing that those chieftains were afraid that someone would rebel against him, so they imposed more restrictions on the use of weapons.

I sighed in my heart, I don't have the energy or time to take care of the chieftain's problem now, so I can only solve it in the future!

"Come on, show me how your arrows are!"

Putting away the emotions in his heart, Zhu Yunxi looked at the soldier with encouraging eyes.

Qu Tao also quickly ordered someone to bring an archery target and put it at fifty paces.

The soldier immediately bent his bow and set his arrow, and shot his own bow and arrow with a "swish".

"Bang", the bow and arrow hit the archery target. Unexpectedly, the force was too great, the arrow was broken, and the bow and arrow also fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)