Ban Zou, who was helping Feng Yu Heng take care of the injured, did not like hearing these words. His eyes lit up, as he casually replied: "Do you believe that this great one will directly attack Qian Zhou's capital?"
The people of Bin City were even more ferocious than the people of the North. The people were also innately ferocious. Tens of thousands of deaths did not cause them much panic. Feng Yu Heng had noticed this long ago. When the army began to set up camp, there were already citizens coming out of their homes to watch the scene on the streets with curiosity.
Dashun's soldiers had already received orders from Xuan Tianming to attack Qian Zhou. They were enemies of the army and the Feng family; however, they were not allowed to harm the innocent citizens. That was why the soldiers did not harm the citizens that had come out to watch the excitement. Instead, they warmly greeted them.
With this comparison, the citizens of Qian Zhou were even more arrogant than General Dashun. They were even more imposing. Occasionally, there would be people carrying the carcasses of large beasts that had been hunted from the snowy mountains, and they would shout for the soldiers to move out of the way.
At this time, the people had gathered around the city lord's manor to watch the excitement. They could not help but say a few words of truth; however, this caused Ban Zou to retort. They lost it, as a large man loudly shouted: "What are you causing a ruckus for? Just attacking Bin City has caused you to become so arrogant. Have you never won a battle in your life? "
The person that had first said that Dashun would only attack two more cities raised an eyebrow and said: "Things that do not know the immensity of heaven and earth! You've just entered Bin City, yet you've already suffered frostbite. You still hope to enter the capital? I said it, but you became unhappy. If you have the ability, then go right now! What are you acting so smug about in the southernmost city of Bin City! "
Ban Zou wanted to take action but was stopped by Feng Yu Heng. Glaring at him, she pulled him behind her. She took a few steps forward and said to the group with a smile: "Many thanks for the reminder, big brothers. In regards to the cold weather in Qian Zhou, it was indeed because we did not think things through properly. This resulted in the soldiers suffering from frostbite. My subordinates did not know the severity of their words. If they have offended you, I hope that big brothers will not take it to heart. I will apologize to you. "
For a young girl like her to speak like this, it caused the large men to feel a little embarrassed. It was impossible to find such a soft-spoken and flexible woman in Bin City. The girls here were all as tough as men. If they didn't like what they said, they would start a fight with the men on the street. It was a fight, not a quarrel. The women here believed that if they could fight, they should not quarrel. How could they compare with the pretty daughters of humble families in the Central Plains?
This was the first time that the men had seen this sort of girl. She looked better than the girls from Qian Zhou, and she also knew medicine. They had heard that she was even an imperial daughter from Qian Zhou. Such a girl with such a high status and appearance could speak to them like this. Even if they were repulsive, they felt too embarrassed to continue being rude.
The person who spoke first scratched his head and said, "It's okay, it's nothing."
"That's right!" Another person chimed in, "No discord, no concord! You guys have already fought your way into Bin City. Isn't that how we got to know each other? "
Feng Yu Heng had long heard that most of the people in the north were straightforward and outspoken. Now it seemed that this was really the case. She smiled and nodded. After thanking them once more, she finally asked: "I wonder, how cold is Qian Zhou's capital?"
The people of Qian Zhou naturally knew about Qian Zhou's matters. One of the men rushed to say: "Let's just say it like this! Do you see this rabbit? " He raised the large and fat rabbit in his hand a bit higher for Feng Yu Heng to see, "This is something that I caught in the snowy mountains to the north of the city. In Bin City, rabbits need to be hunted. In the capital, as long as you dig through the snow, you can find one that has frozen to death."
"That's right!" Someone agreed, saying: "When I was young, I went there once. I nearly froze to death there. It really is uninhabitable. It really is uninhabitable!"
Ban Zou was curious and forgot about the earlier conflict, asking: "Then how did Qian Zhou's imperial family and the citizens of the capital survive? Are they not afraid of the cold? "
The citizens began to laugh, and an elderly man said to him: "Little brother, if your family had lived in that sort of place for five generations, the bloodline would have been passed down. Even if you had lived there from the day you were born, you would also have been able to survive."
Feng Yu Heng understood. This was a problem of habit. People that had not grown accustomed to living in cold places would naturally not be able to endure that sort of climate, but after a few generations, their bodies had naturally developed a resistance to the cold. This was what the people of the future referred to as genes. The people of Qian Zhou had better genes for resistance to the cold. It was natural that they would not fear that sort of cold.
Another citizen said: "We wear cotton clothes here, but the people in the capital and the surrounding cities wear animal skins. Very large wild animals can be hunted over there, and they have thick fur. The court will hold hunts every year, and the animals that are hunted will be skinned by specialized skinners. They will then be turned into clothes by the leather makers. With that sort of clothing on the body, the people are not much different from the wild animals. If the wild animals can live, they can naturally live as well. "
The citizens went back and forth and spoke of many things about Qian Zhou. Feng Yu Heng speculated that Qian Zhou's climate should be similar to that of Northern Europe in the modern era, but the people of Qian Zhou and the people of Dashun shared the same language. This meant that the continent did not extend that far. Since this was the case, the reason that there was such a severe difference in the climate of the same continent could only mean one thing. Qian Zhou had experienced a severe shift in the earth's crust, which caused a vortex of cold air to form. This caused all of the life that had been there to be disrupted, resulting in the current situation.
She did not speak for a long time. It was Ban Zou that began to chat with those people. At this time, she heard someone among the citizens suddenly ask: "I heard that it doesn't snow in Dashun? Can you see the sun? "
Once this was said, someone immediately followed up: "I heard that your trees are green?"
The people were puzzled, green trees? They had never seen them before. Qian Zhou's trees were all bare, without a single leaf, aside from pine trees. But over the past ten years, even the pine trees had lost their needles, and large areas had been destroyed by the cold. These people had never left the North Gate in their entire lives. To them, the world was just like this. Everywhere was a vast expanse of white, and not a single blade of grass grew. But they also knew that Dashun was extremely good. Nothing grew in Qian Zhou's fields. The food that they ate was all brought in from Dashun, and it required a large amount of money to trade for it. If they could not afford it, they could only rely on the men to hunt in the mountains. Many people died while hunting, or they were buried in the snow, or they were eaten by wild animals.
Feng Yu Heng could see the anticipation in the eyes of the people of Qian Zhou. With a thought, she reached into her sleeve and pulled out a vegetable that she had kept in her space as a backup. It was just an ordinary green vegetable, but its green leaves still made the commoners dumbfounded.
The people all came forward to take a closer look. There were even some that wanted to reach out and touch it, but they pulled their hands back after reaching out halfway, saying in self-mockery: "This must be an extremely precious thing. If it's broken, I can't afford to pay for it."
Ban Zou laughed loudly and took the initiative to take the vegetable from Feng Yu Heng's hands. He then split it open and distributed it to everyone. While distributing it, he said: "This isn't anything particularly precious. In our Dashun, one can buy a large basket of it for just a few copper coins and bring it home to cook. This is something that only the people living in the city can buy. When the people living in the countryside or in the mountains go out, they will find this thing growing all over the place. If you just pick it, it will be enough to last you for a year. "
Ban Zou was not exaggerating in the slightest, but to the citizens of Qian Zhou, it sounded as though he was showing off. The people did not believe it. Since Dashun had such a good thing, why would they attack Qian Zhou? There were even people that raised questions: "Dashun sells food to Qian Zhou, but since they have such a good and cheap vegetable, why not sell it to us as well? We can only eat meat every day. Just the smell of meat makes us feel disgusted. "
Ban Zou smirked. He did not know who exactly was trying to incite hatred.
Feng Yu Heng smiled bitterly and said: "This vegetable was something that I used a secret method to preserve. That's why I was able to bring it over here, but very little of it could be preserved. If we relied on manpower to transport it over here, I fear that it would have been frozen before it even reached the place. "
The people looked at the vegetable leaves in their hands. Indeed, there were already signs of it being frozen at the roots. They were a little distressed and gathered together to be held by one person. Looking pitifully at Feng Yu Heng, they asked her: "Can you give it to us? We've never eaten this sort of thing in our lives. "
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "I can, but it's too little. In the future, I will think of a way to bring more to Qian Zhou."
The people were very happy. The gloomy atmosphere of Bin City being captured was swept away, and the joy was quickly spread.
Feng Yu Heng struck while the iron was hot, simply telling them about the changes in Dashun throughout the year. She spoke about the spring planting and the fall harvesting. She spoke about how the leaves of the trees turned green and how the ground turned yellow in the fall. There was also the beautiful snow in the winter that was not as bad as it was in Qian Zhou.
Gradually, she succeeded in seeing the yearning in the eyes of the people for Dashun. There were even some people that could not hold back and said what they were thinking, "Can we go live in Dashun? Since Dashun has already captured Bin City, can we also be considered people from Dashun? Can you bring us out of Qian Zhou and bring us to Dashun to live? "
The people of Bin City were much more practical than the people of the North. They truly understood the reasoning of Xuan Tianming. It didn't matter which country a piece of land belonged to or who ruled a country. What truly mattered to the citizens was whether or not the ruler could provide them with a better life. They had been attracted by the description of the four seasons of Dashun that Feng Yu Heng had described. They wanted to follow her to Dashun. This was what the people wanted.
Ban Zou had to admire his master's abilities. With just a few words, it was truly more beneficial than a large army.
Feng Yu Heng promised the people: "When we have taken Qian Zhou's capital, we will bring you to Dashun. From this day forward, there will be no need to take risks to hunt animals. There will be no need to face the wind and snow. In our Dashun, the men will plow and the women will weave. You will be able to grow the food and vegetables that you want to eat. The women will also be able to wear beautiful clothes. You will be able to go boating in the river during the summer. You will be able to roll up your pants and go fishing in the river. Don't worry, Dashun will provide you with a good life. It will treat you as a true citizen. "
These people were no longer able to hold back. Cheering, they ran off and began to spread this life-changing good news from door to door.
The crowd dispersed; however, they saw a person standing there with his arms crossed. His Winter coat was facing the wind and snow, and the golden mask on his face was still dazzling in the dark sky. She walked forward with a smile and reached her hands into his embrace for warmth; however, she heard him say: "Having you in this life, it is enough."
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