The villagers of Zhang Wang Village, or rather, the people of the small tribe, did not have a sense of belonging to Tang before they changed their names.
They just farmed and weaved like the Tang people. In some aspects, their living habits were similar.
They admitted that they were Tang people mainly because there were troops stationed nearby. When they walked out of the mountains, they were not far from the city.
Later, someone came over and told them to pay rent. They said that all Tang people had to pay rent according to their birthplace.
At that time, they did not have a birthplace and did not register at all. They were like the mountain people of Lu Zhou. Later, when they brought things to the city to exchange for daily necessities, they found that people of their birthplace could be treated in the city for free.
When they came back, they discussed with the chief, who was also the village chief, Zhang Dahe. They felt that there were more benefits to being registered than not, so they went to the city one after another, chose their names, filled them in, took a certificate, and began to pay rent. At the same time, they could eat cheap salt. Yes, salt was three times more expensive when they were not registered.
After all, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were not good people. They were only good to their own people. If they did not recognize them, they would not take care of them.
The people in the village had just paid a year's rent when something happened. Zhang Dahe, the village chief, remembered what the officials said when he was registered. After becoming a citizen of Tang, he could seek the support of the officials if he was bullied.
Zhang Dahe felt that his village was being bullied this time, so he went to the city to find the officials. In the end, after he reported it, the local officials persuaded him to pretend that nothing had happened. How could he do that? Under the guidance of others, he went to the place in the city where the telegram was sent. The local officials wanted to stop him, but they did not dare.
Zhang Dahe saw it and felt a little better. He told them what had happened and angrily questioned them. His village was paying rent, but now they were being bullied. What should they do?
A few days later, someone came to the village and told him that the imperial court had sent people to help them. They were asked to wait and take care of the bullied woman.
He did not know what to feel. He was looking forward to it, but he also felt that the imperial court was deceiving him. He could not think of a better way, so he could only wait.
Who would have thought that today, 710 heads and 520 people who were tied up would come. At this moment, he wanted to cry out loud and cry out all the grievances he had suffered.
Zhang Dahe held back his tears as he listened to the people in his village shouting and venting. He looked at Li Ci and the people standing beside him. It was these people who were like parents whose children were bullied outside. They angrily rushed out to help their children vent their anger and taught the bullies a lesson.
He belonged to the Meteor Squad. He was a person who specialized in such matters in the Great Tang. The person who came to persuade him was really a man of his word. The rent was not paid in vain. He was a citizen of the Great Tang. In the future, he would listen to whatever the Great Tang authorities said.
Zhang Dahe made up his mind and shouted at the people who were still crying, "Everyone, get up. Don't cry, laugh. Look at these people who used to bully us. Don't they look like a pile of dog sh * t now? In the future, you have to work hard and listen to the country. Now … now … Li Ci, they?"
"I will let you kill them. Cuckoo said that if you want to capture them, they must be alive. You have to kill them personally to vent your anger." Li Ci said expressionlessly.
Zhang Dahe was touched. It was much harder to capture a person alive than a head, but …
"Kill all of them? Kill all of them? Where did you bring them back? " Zhang Dahe was a little afraid. It was easy to kill one person, and it was not difficult to kill two people. But to kill all of them in front of him, his hands would go numb. He had never killed anyone before.
Li Ci nodded, "Yes, we will not leave a single one alive. We brought them back from their Imperial City."
"So far?" Zhang Dahe was shocked.
"It doesn't matter if it was far or not. When we caught up with them, they were in the Imperial City, so we brought them back from the Imperial City. If they ran further, we would have chased them further. If not for Cuckoo's order to capture them alive, we would have killed them directly. Cuckoo said that anyone who offends anyone from the Great Tang Empire will be hunted down endlessly. We will not rest until they are dead, even if they run to the ends of the world."
Li Ci still had that indifferent look on his face, but the words he said made the people listening unable to calm down.
Then, Li Ci considered the actual situation and suggested very humanely, "If it is tiring for you to kill them, you can follow us to the execution ground in the Imperial City. You can choose a few to kill and have fun. The rest will be left to us. It is a good opportunity to show the other people of the Great Tang Empire and establish our might."
Zhang Dahe was extremely grateful. He first went to kick Luomo and Heduo. Then, he picked a few people and said to Li Ci, "We will kill them. You guys can kill the rest. We should let people see it with their own eyes. Only then will they believe that our Tang Empire is really protecting all of us."
Then, the two of them discussed and Zhang Dahe dragged the few people they wanted to kill to the riverside. They found a place that was not usually used for fetching water and washing clothes. Then, they called the bullied girl and her man and personally killed them with a knife. After killing them, they would bring the rest of the people alive and their heads back to the Imperial City with the Meteor Battle Squad.
It didn't feel like killing people, but more like discussing how to slaughter animals.
Li Ci's indifferent expression not only didn't make the others feel bad, but it also made them feel very relieved. They needed to protect the people they wanted to protect.
*****
The news was once again passed to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
The two of them were sunbathing under the umbrella and looking at the big news. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. They didn't feel that there was anything bad about killing more than 1200 people.
"We should publicize it and let the people of the Great Tang know about this operation. At the same time, we should let the spies of other countries know about it. This way, they will have to think twice before provoking the people of the Great Tang Empire."
Zhang Xiaobao was very satisfied with the Meteor Battle Squad's first operation. Not only did they not have any casualties, but they also handled the matter cleanly, showing the prestige of a strong country.
Wang Juan felt the same and said, "That's right. Although there were people in Zhen La's team who didn't participate, since they were in that team, they didn't stop their people when they made a mistake. Not stopping them is conniving and acquiescing.
Why is it that the people of Israel are less bullied outside? Even the people of the Arab countries, who know that the Jews can't live under the same sky as them, don't dare to bully the people of Israel when they are on their land. That's because Israel's revenge is fierce.
Why is it that when something happens to the Americans in other countries, other countries are like facing a great enemy? That's because they are afraid of the strength of the United States. A country doesn't care about its size, but the will of the ruler. This time, it is the manifestation of our will. "
After Wang Juan finished speaking, she felt very happy. Whether it was the green hills by the shore or the birds flying in the sky, they were all so lively.
It was easy to make the people lose their blood, but when the people lose their blood met foreign enemies, the ruler would be in trouble.
This time, after killing once, there will be a long period of stability. When people from other countries or their own people go to other countries, they will be very respectful to the people of the Great Tang Empire and will protect them.
Because if you don't protect them, when something happens and you are at the side and did not stop it, then the Great Tang Empire will label you as a participant. When the time comes for revenge, you will not be able to escape.
"We can send more people to the nearby islands. It's not a problem to let them stay on the islands for two more years. Let them bring their families and take it as a short-term migration. Let them mine and sell there and live there. We will provide military support.
But they cannot stay for too long. In the process of helping the Great Tang Empire to plunder foreign countries, they will accumulate a lot of wealth. Normally, they will not be willing to come back at that time. They will want to stay and earn more money.
That must not be allowed. What if they are bold enough to declare independence? We can let them go now because they have seen the power of the Great Tang Empire's revenge. Even if they do not dare to go to a new place, they will think of establishing a new country. "
Zhang Xiaobao suddenly thought of the nearby islands. Some of them were uninhabited, but they could be used as temporary accommodation. It was convenient for people to go to the nearby seas to obtain resources.
There were also people on the islands, the local aboriginals, and people who ran to the islands due to the chaos of war and other factors before the Great Tang Empire. These people were not easy to identify. It was not that they were one of the Great Tang Empire's people, but they had to admit it themselves.
Ever since the Qin Dynasty, there had been immigrants, and even now, many people of the past would only remember their own era. Moreover, they taught their descendants this way, passing it down from generation to generation. When they met the people of the Great Tang and the Great Tang said that they were from the Great Tang, they would not accept it.
But after showing the strength of the Great Tang, they would acknowledge it. Not only was the Great Tang strong, but it was also related to the production of goods.
As long as they saw a better future, there was no need to use force. They would naturally feel that they were from the Great Tang Empire. After all, they were from the same land.
Wang Juan yawned comfortably and said: "Are we waiting for the transportation and information exchange to reach a certain level before we can let people migrate? For example, there will be wireless phones and airplanes. "
"There is no need. As long as the coastal areas are developed and the transportation is better, we can send troops to protect them and not let them have their own weapons. This way, we can colonize a large number of people. The first thing we need to solve is the coastal areas. We cannot let it be like now, where there are still many small fishing villages. "
Zhang Xiaobao also chose to push for the coastal areas to develop. It was not that he did not want to push to the northwest. It was because the transportation and living conditions were too bad. Even if they were to occupy a large portion of the cannibalistic land, not many people would be willing to live there for a long time.
But it was different for the islands. When the coastal areas were developed, many people would choose to live on the islands. When they were sick of living there, they would come back to live there for a while. It was convenient for them to travel and get supplies.
Wang Juan listened to Zhang Xiaobao and suddenly thought of something interesting. She laughed and said to Zhang Xiaobao: "Do you think if we send them to Africa and tell them that they can be independent and choose their own Emperor? Will they cry?"
"Haha." Zhang Xiaobao also laughed. The living conditions there were too bad. People like him would cry if he went there. If the Great Tang did not send ships, he would not be able to come back. He was used to living a good life, and now, he suddenly realized that he did not have any supplies.
"If the diesel engine can be improved, it can provide more power for the large ships. Maybe we can send a group of brave people to the Straits of Malacca first. It will be the same for the other places along the way.
The merchants now do not even live on land. They trade with the locals and live on the ships. Why don't we wait until the war here is stabilized and we are not in a hurry to end it? Then we can go out for a walk. The merchants are too irresponsible. "
Zhang Xiaobao suggested. He felt that it was not a bad idea to treat it as a vacation. When there was no danger, he could bring his younger siblings and family out for a walk. Or he could form a tour group and share the expenses with others. When he returned, he could bring back some local specialties and still make some money.
Even if there was a good exchange, there was no need to start a war with the locals. Everyone would get what they need. That means that he should not be too harsh on the locals.
Wang Juan's eyes brightened up. She raised her hand to show that she agreed. If they did not go to Africa and America, they would only need a few months to return.
It was much better than looking at the animals in the zoo. She also knew that Xiao Bao was saying that the merchants were irresponsible because the merchants did not go to Africa personally and did not bring back many animals and plants.
Those few lions that survived the trip were captured by the armed men when they went to Africa. This had nothing to do with the merchants. The merchants would rather earn less than to die in the wild. However, they could not specifically equip the merchants with 'advanced' weapons. They could only send people to protect them.
However, if she and Xiao Bao went out, they would have weapons. The ships would be bigger, and the fleet would be bigger. Based on the experience of the people who came and went before, they would not be in too much danger if they walked close to the shore.
Even Li Longji and the other members of the royal family would have the opportunity to go out for a walk. If they did not go out for a walk, they would be sullen as an emperor when they died.
Wang Juan, who was tempted, immediately discussed this matter with Zhang Xiaobao. "We have to wait for at least a year. First, send people ashore and go deeper. We will follow the good medical team, the people from the Agriculture Temple and the Ministry of Works to understand the situation. Then, we will be able to go. We're traveling, not exploring. "
"I think that's fine." Zhang Xiaobao agreed.
The two of them imagined the scene when they arrived and lay down to sleep.
*****
The fleet continued to move forward, switching rivers back and forth. After more than half a month, they finally arrived at Dianchi Lake, which was where Kun Province was located. It was Kunming where Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were at. They stopped here and waited for the Zhen La people to make a move.
If they sent a letter of apology, then they would turn west and personally lead the troops to participate in the war for a period of time. If the Zhen La troops gathered, then they would go down and deal with the Zhen La troops.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were calculating the harvest time for the carnivorous people. It was almost time for another round of attacks.
Xiao Bei and the others also began to adapt to the local climate and find their own fun. For example, they would play with the children here and find a few people to deal with. However, they did not have much hope for the latter. They believed that the officials had learned to be smart.
"Why don't we take the initiative to cause some trouble?" Xiao Bei suggested.
"Sure." Xiao Yuan followed suit.
"Let's go and check the place." Xiao Bei said with a serious look.
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