In the end, the little tiger didn't manage to eat the people on the tree. It was numb in its heart.
Zhang Xiaobao waited for a while before breaking off a tree branch and throwing it at the little tiger. Seeing that it still didn't move, he jumped down and took out a rope to tie the little tiger's limbs.
"The effect of the medicine is not bad. I've tested it on pigs and monkeys before. This is the first time I've used it on a tiger. There are still tigers here. We have to cherish them in the future. We can't kill them all."
Wang Juan's last words were directed at Cuan Moa.
Cuan Moa didn't think much of it and explained, "Tigers eat sheep and also people. Rhinoceroses are also very destructive. "
"No matter how powerful they are, how can they be compared to people? There will be people to protect you. Only when the number of tigers and rhinoceroses reaches a certain level can you apply to kill them. Otherwise, you will be violating the laws of the Tang Empire. Carry them. "
Naturally, Wang Juan did not carry the prey. Zhang Xiaobao and Cuan Mo Ah cut down a branch and threaded it through the rope. The two of them, one in front and one at the back, lifted the tiger and walked back. Today, they did not hunt other prey.
Wang Juan looked back at the dense forest and the sound of birds chirping. She muttered, "In the future, our children can't only see the tigers and rhinoceroses that appeared in Yunnan on TV. Dianchi Lake isn't the only beautiful place here."
"India is not bad. At least there's something left behind." Zhang Xiaobao heard Wang Juan's words and added.
Cuan Moa couldn't understand. Why was India not bad? What was left behind?
He was more concerned about the thing used to kill the tiger. He held the tree branch on his shoulder and asked curiously, "Can you kill the tiger without killing it? After the tiger dies, it won't feel anything. Can you kill a person with a gun?"
"It depends on where you hit. If you hit the heart, neck, and eyes, there will be death." Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said.
"What I mean is to hit the legs and buttocks close to the body. Sometimes, there will be pus and blood in the wound. It will be very painful to cut it with a knife. If you hit a person with the thing used to kill a tiger and cut it again, won't it not hurt?"
Cuan Mo 'a thought about the practical aspect, which was reflected in medical treatment.
Zhang Xiaobao was walking behind him, so he couldn't see Cuan Mo 'a's expression. However, he was very surprised. He didn't care if the other party could see him. He nodded. "It's already in use. There's no need to shoot with a gun. It's similar to a tranquilizer bullet. There's a small needle in front of it.
There's also the inhalation anesthesia that's currently being researched. When you take a breath, you'll feel numb. You won't feel any pain when you cut your body with a knife. The amount is hard to control, so they're experimenting with monkeys. Poor monkeys, they've made great contributions to humanity, but unfortunately, they don't have white mice. "
Cuan Mo 'a did not understand what the white mouse could do, but he was surprised by the Great Tang's methods. If the previous bombs were used to attack, the anesthetic now was used to protect the people.
Cuan Mo 'a had never been to the Great Tang before, so he had only heard bits and pieces from the merchants, especially when it came to weapons. In the past, he had thought that the stories were exaggerated, but now that he had seen the real thing, he began to believe the merchants.
"Xiao Bao, is it troublesome to return the tribe to the Great Tang?" Cuan Mo 'a finally couldn't help but ask the question in his heart.
"It's not troublesome. As long as you admit it and return to your hometown, we'll immediately set up the framework. We'll send medical personnel to the area first. I know that you need people who can treat illnesses the most. Although there aren't many people there, it's not a problem to send a few people. At the same time, you can study the local diseases and medicinal herbs."
Zhang Xiaobao was very happy and looked forward to the local people returning to the Great Tang. If they became a family, the local resources could be put to good use. In the future, they could use this as a logistics base for expansion.
"There are also gems." Zhang Xiaobao thought of the local specialties and said.
"Yes, I'll give you some when we go back." Cuan Mo 'a thought that Zhang Xiaobao wanted some.
Zhang Xiaobao quickly replied, "No, I'm just saying. You can't mine too hard, especially destructive ones. In order to get a gem, you'll destroy more gems. The wealth underground should be left to future generations as much as possible. If we want to use gems, we can snatch them from other countries. Oh, I mean exchange. "
Cuan Mo 'a couldn't follow Zhang Xiaobao's train of thought. He didn't understand why they wanted to leave it to future generations. There were many gems in the ground, and they could be dug up as much as they wanted. If they wanted to exchange them from other places, they would have to pay something.
But he didn't refute. Since they didn't want to dig, he wouldn't dig first. The only thing that worried him was that if he didn't take out the gems, how could he exchange for valuable things with other places in the Great Tang?
As if guessing Cuan Mo 'a's thoughts, Wang Juan said to him, "Your wealth isn't just gems. For me and Xiao Bao, your gems are nothing. As long as they have value, it's nothing more than a matter of money.
Compared to gems, we care more about you. People are the most precious. You just have one less opportunity. Wait for our people to guide you. You don't have to worry about exchanging with other places in the future.
You can form your own caravan. After hunting for more food, slaves will come over to help build the road. If there aren't enough slaves, we will spend money to hire Indians to work. There are also places like Zhenla and other places. "
"Don't spend money on others. We can fix it ourselves. Use the money on us." Cuan Mo 'a's thoughts were simple. Many people were like him.
"You have jobs that earn more money. For example, you can be a supervisor and see if other people are lazy when they are working. The money you get will be much more than the people who are working," Zhang Xiaobao explained.
"If we work and supervise, won't we get more money?" Cuan Mo 'a said to Zhang Xiaobao.
"Do you have so many people? I need the road to be paved as soon as possible. It will be smooth and suitable for large groups of people to pass through quickly. I won't wait for you to fix it bit by bit. Your lives are not as good as those in the prosperous places of the Great Tang. It's not because you were born poor, but because of the inconvenience of transportation.
Many resources can't be transported out, many resources can't be used, and the outside world needs your resources very much. A road is a hope. Those who haven't experienced it will never know. "
Zhang Xiaobao was trying to influence Cuan Mo 'a, hoping that he would change his mind as soon as possible. There was a wider world outside.
Cuan Mo 'a acknowledged again. Although he didn't understand, he believed that Xiao Bao wouldn't lie to him. Previously, he thought that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo had more than ten thousand people, and that it would be easy for them to attack his tribe. There were no old or weak people in the group, and they would have more people who could fight if they attacked his tribe.
Now, he understood that they didn't need to send too many people to attack his tribe. A few dozen people could kill his tribe. With such ability, why would they need to lie to him?
Thinking about military force, Cuan Mo 'a recalled what the merchants had said. As long as the people of the Great Tang were bullied, the Great Tang would send troops to help them take revenge.
Thinking that he would be a Great Tang person in the future, he wanted to ask clearly, so he said, "What if the people of my tribe are bullied by the people of other tribes? Will you help? "
"It depends on what tribe it is. The one with the surname Meng? That's an internal problem. In the future, you will need to cooperate with them and have the protection of the law. It won't be like the people of India. If they kill one of your people, we will immediately kill hundreds of people in India and even drag down the king of some small country. "
"What about the Six Zhao?" Cuan Mo 'a asked again.
"This … even now, I still don't understand what the Six Zhao are planning. In truth, you should have noticed that there are many habits that don't differ much between the two of you. What Juanjuan and I are thinking about is bringing the Six Zhao into the Great Tang.
They have more people, and after they are incorporated, a large part of them will need to be scattered all over the Great Tang, including you and the people with the surname Meng. To put it bluntly, we want to assimilate you. Otherwise, we will need more time to slowly influence you. We can't wait.
Otherwise, it will be easy for us to rely on the local area as a place for logistics, and you will cause a fire in our backyard. How miserable would my life be? "
Zhang Xiaobao didn't hide his purpose in the slightest and directly stated it for Cuan Mo 'a to hear. Sometimes, one could be a little more sincere in communication. It was better to speak openly than to play dirty tricks behind one's back.
Although Cuan Mo 'a didn't understand some of the words, he could guess the meaning. He nodded and said, "I'm also very afraid that when I lead the warriors on the front lines to fight, there will be betrayals behind me. When the time comes and you migrate people, will they still be able to come back? "
"It's not a migration. It's a recruitment method to call people over to work and give them more money. They have to bring their families and at the same time, let them see the outside world. If they have time, they can come back if they want to. It's not forcing them. You can rest assured that Cuckoo and I will never do anything to harm you. You won't understand even if I tell you. In any case, we are family. "
Zhang Xiaobao gave his promise to Cuan Mo 'a.
Cuan Mo 'a truly couldn't understand. They clearly had powerful martial strength, but they were still negotiating with him. He had the same weapon, and he had long ago conquered the people with the surname Meng and the Six Zhao.
And it seemed that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo weren't stupid. Why did they treat him like this?
Unable to figure it out, Cuan Mo 'a decided not to think about it anymore and promised, "Okay, when my king comes, I'll persuade him."
"Okay, this time I'll give you five spears and a handgun, a thousand bullets for the spear and thirty bullets for the handgun. We'll train you for a few days, and the bullets will be on us. As for the small cannon … I won't give it to you. It's not easy to use it, and it'll be bad if it explodes. Consider it a benefit for you."
Zhang Xiaobao mentioned the matter of weapons. This was something that Cuan Mo 'a really wanted, but he didn't mention it before. If it were him, he felt that he wouldn't have agreed.
He didn't expect Xiao Bao to be so easy to talk to. He didn't even ask for it and already gave it to him.
Considering that he would have weapons to protect his tribe in the future, Cuan Mo 'a was happy at first, but then he asked Zhang Xiaobao suspiciously, "Aren't you afraid that we'll shoot you with weapons?"
"We're a family. If you really shoot at us, don't blame me and Cuckoo for being ruthless," Zhang Xiaobao said frankly.
"I'm just asking. We're a family." Cuan Mo 'a was relieved. He believed that he would get the weapons, not Xiao Bao's casual words.
Wang Juan suggested, "Xiao Bao, let's give them some money. Give them a few thousand strings of coins, enough for them to buy things with merchants, such as advanced farming tools. I see that their plows are all made of wood."
"No, Xiaobei and the others will definitely give it to us. I know the little guys too well. They never run out of money. They always find a reason to give it to others and use it on their children. Fortunately, our education didn't fail. They only care about the children of the Tang Empire. They don't care about the children of other countries. "
When Zhang Xiaobao talked about his younger siblings, the smile on his face became brighter.
The corners of Wang Juan's mouth also curled up. Every time she thought of her younger siblings, she felt very happy.
Cuan Mo 'a also liked Xiaobei and the others very much. At a glance, he felt that they were better than other children. Moreover, they were also good-looking. He hoped that when he had children in the future, they would be like Xiaobei and the others.
So he asked, "Xiao Bao, are the children taught in the Tang Empire the same as Xiaobei and the others? Do they have money? "
"Ah? Same? Haha, do you know how much effort Cuckoo and I put into their education? If I used this energy to make money, I could sell half of the land in the Tang Empire. Speaking of which, others can also teach well, but it's too difficult. If they're not their own children, who would be willing to teach them like this?
As for money, they have their own businesses. In fact, it's all managed by the inner courtyard of the family. They just came up with ideas, but Cuckoo and I support them. They get less than six million strings of coins a year, and more in the future. They use about two million strings of coins.
Of which, more than seven hundred thousand strings of coins are used in children's medical research. This is really expensive, so they have to invest in it themselves. But in the future, the money spent will increase. We can't always let businessmen pay for all the school fees. In the past, there was no way, but now we have free hands. "
When it came to education, Zhang Xiaobao was still very conceited. He and Wang Juan taught their younger siblings with knowledge that was beyond this era, and the results were quite good.
Cuan Mo 'a was not most concerned about education, but money. He was not like his son, who did not know much about the Tang Empire's money. He knew how many things could be bought with the Tang Empire's money. When he found out that the nine children could earn millions of strings of coins a year, he even had the thought of robbing them.
Even if he only robbed half of the money they earned every year, it was enough for the people in the tribe to enjoy for several lifetimes.
"You don't want their money?" Cuan Mo 'a did not understand.
"It wasn't easy for them to find a way to make money. How can we take it and use it? In fact, they put the money in the bank, and I use it. Besides, the family doesn't lack their money. "
Zhang Xiaobao said with a smile.
"That money? How much money do you have? "Cuan Mo 'a was even more surprised.
"Not much. It's a little less than the Tang Empire's national treasury, and we spend a lot of it. We put it into disaster relief and research, and we have to pay for the dam and artificial canal in Dianchi Lake. When His Majesty sees where we go, he will never give us a penny for construction costs. It's sad to say."
Zhang Xiaobao said casually, not forgetting to complain.
"I'm sad too." Cuan Mo 'a followed. He finally knew what the words "rich enough to rival a country" meant. According to this, the little guys really did not have much money. He had the idea of kidnapping Xiao Bao and Cuckoo again.
The three of them talked as they walked. Time passed quickly. When they arrived at the place they had discussed, the others had not returned yet. Instead, King Cuangui was waiting there.
Cuan Mo 'a was surprised again. He put down the tiger that had opened its eyes and ran to King Cuangui. He asked, "King, you came so quickly?"
"I received the news as soon as Xiao Bao and Cuckoo arrived here. I only met the people you sent when I was almost there. The world is changing," King Cuangui said weakly.
He was different from the locals. He had lived in the capital for a while and knew the strength of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan too well. How could he not come in person?
When Zhang Xiaobao heard King Cuangui's words, he knew that the other party did not want to surrender to the Tang Empire. He was the king here. If he really surrendered, his status would decline.
But Zhang Xiaobao would not make any concessions or compromises for the other party alone.
Zhang Xiaobao cupped his hands and bowed. "Bohai Provincial Governor greets King Cuangui."
Wang Juan followed. "Bohai Deputy Provincial Governor greets King Cuangui."
Both of them were one rank lower than King Cuangui. King Cuangui was a Prince, Rank 1. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were Rank 3 as Provincial Governors. But the Bohai Commander-In-Chief's Mansion was too big. If they were promoted by one rank, they would be Rank 2.
King Cuangui nervously returned the greeting. "Xiao Bao, Cuckoo. Greetings."
King Cuangui did not dare to be arrogant. The two people in front of him were not sheep. When he was in the capital, he knew that they did not greet the Emperor of the Tang Empire. Who dared to be presumptuous in front of them? Other than the Minister of Works, Zhang Zhong, the Great General Gao Lishi was the only one who was qualified to receive their bow.
Now that he was greeted by them, King Cuangui sighed and said, "What should come will come."
"It's not that I want to criticize you. How is your life compared to the people in the capital? You should be a good King. Now, I want you to be independent. Are you willing? Do you want me to talk to you in the capacity of a King? "
Zhang Xiaobao was not polite at all and went straight to the point. He did not have time to beat around the bush.
King Chuangui suddenly smiled. "I've already thought about it on the way here. Living near a powerful country, even if the powerful country doesn't attack, is like living in a crevice. It's uncomfortable, but I have a request.
"You want me to send people to govern the place. I will discuss with you first to ensure your interests. At the same time, I will teach you more and provide you with full support, especially in terms of military power. I will not oppress you. Is that right?"
Zhang Xiaobao did not wait for King Cuangui to finish and continued.
"Xiao Bao is indeed Xiao Bao. I have learned a lot. Everyone says that you are good at scheming. Now that I hear you, I am relieved."
King Cuangui looked at Zhang Xiaobao and bowed again. Zhang Xiaobao accepted it calmly. Wang Juan also stepped forward and accepted it.
King Cuangui smiled. Cuanmoa was confused. What were they talking about?
"King, you …" Cuanmoa asked.
"Since Xiao Bao can speak for me, it means that his plan is better and better than mine. When it comes to building a place, I am far behind Xiao Bao. They have accepted my bow, so naturally, they will sincerely work for the Cuangui Clan. They can seize the power of the Great Tang but not seize it. Why should I care about the power in name?
Have you seen their weapons? You have not been to the Great Tang and have not seen how they live. With a powerful country nearby, whether my Cuangui Clan returns or not will not affect them much. But it will affect us greatly. I do not want to be attacked by them from afar. We will not have any power to resist. "
King Cuangui said to Cuanmoa.
Cuanmoa sighed. He had seen those weapons, but he also felt sad for his King. After all, he had to give up power and be happy for his clan. With the support of Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, their lives would be better in the future. He was very conflicted.
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