a long time--
After completing all the customary rituals, Achen also finished reading the document that had arrived at Balong Ancient Village.
It was already dusk.
Under the setting sun, the ancient village of Balong, built against the mountain, has a beautiful view of "all the mountains are small".
The main reason is the terrain here; it's truly a natural place.
About seven or eight kilometers to the northeast is Balang Ancient Village, which Achen has visited.
Slightly north and then east, about seventy kilometers in a straight line, lies the territory of Rongjiang.
At this moment, Ah Chen was pondering these matters while playing with firearms with the Miao people on the bluestone slab in the village.
At this moment, Balong Ancient Village took out the most meaningful musket and presented it to Achen with both hands.
"This is the oldest branch, which has always been placed in the ancestral hall, worshipped every year, and maintained regularly. Later it was also changed, and only the Miao King can use it."
This musket is not only the most meaningful one, but also the best one in the Miao region.
The Miao people regard it as a treasure, and the ancient village of Balong considers it their most precious possession.
Within the village, no Miao person may easily touch it.
Those who dare to touch it should be severely punished according to Miao regulations; throwing them into the sinkhole would be considered lenient.
Now, this musket belongs to Ah Chen, and only he can use it.
No Miao people may move without his permission.
At this moment, Ah Chen was playing with the rather heavy musket, then took the gunpowder from Yang Ahu beside him, loaded it, and fired a shot into the distance right there in the bluestone field.
Bang!
The range should be around sixty meters.
This scene was witnessed by Tan Xian and Lei Zhan, who had just entered the ancient village.
The forty or fifty-year-old leader of the armed defense said, "The range of the muskets in Balong Ancient Village is basically between twenty and thirty meters. Those with a range of more than forty meters have to be taken away. But this one has a range of at least sixty meters and its power is greater than that of other matchlock muskets."
"But this musket is of great significance to Balong Ancient Village. We have negotiated with them more than once, but they will not agree to it, not even the entire Qingmiao village."
"Therefore, although Tan County has preserved the firearms from Balong Ancient Village, as long as they are not taken out of Balong territory, it is really dangerous to leave such powerful ones behind."
The meaning of this armed defense leader was very simple: he hoped that Tan County would discuss with Mu Achen the possibility of handing over all the muskets with a range of more than forty meters, especially the one in Achen's possession.
However, Tan County officials would not do such a thing. He made it clear that they would cooperate with the armed forces to confiscate the firearms from the Miao people, but they hoped that the Balong Ancient Village would act cautiously, since the use of firearms was permitted by higher authorities.
Besides, as long as they don't take it out of the territory, there's no need to fight them to the bitter end.
The important thing is that Mu Achen has already made a lot of concessions and finally agreed to communicate with them. If he ruins the relationship, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
It's mainly because Mu Achen is reasonable!
There are some things that County Tan can't say. If he were in charge of this matter, he wouldn't be eyeing the best musket in Balong Ancient Village.
Otherwise, if the Miao people who are already cooperating suddenly rebel, that would be a real problem.
Meanwhile, Ah Chen, having fired several shots in succession, took another look around.
It's really good!
Whether it's the weight or other aspects, it's been carefully maintained; otherwise, how could it be in such good condition after so many years?
“Ah Chen, but the government has wanted to take it away more than once.”
Take it away?
Ah Chen wasn't surprised!
As expected, when this question was raised, all the elite Miao people in the village gathered around.
"Ah Chen, everything else is negotiable, but this one absolutely cannot be taken away!"
"Yes! We, the people of Balong Ancient Village, cannot lose a single one, especially this one."
"I don't care who takes this gun, no matter who they are, I'll take their life."
"This is the most precious branch of our Baron. Anyone who touches it will be killed."
Sure enough, the Miao people of Balong vowed to preserve this most significant musket.
The entire Qingmiao branch must protect this musket.
The women even declared that if anyone dared to take away what their ancestors had passed down, all the Miao women of Qingmiao would fight back at all costs.
This atmosphere startled the armed forces leaders over there.
Ah Chen didn't say anything. Although he knew that as times progressed, their muskets would no longer be as useful as before, it still had a different meaning.
So he raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and said, "Stop crowding around! Get ready, we're starving."
Hahaha--
Ah Chen's joke turned the uncles and brothers from furious to laughing.
The entire village is busy preparing for tonight's grand feast.
Just then, a young man from Qingmiao ran over to Achen and said something. Achen turned his head and saw Tanxian and the others coming over.
Without a second thought, he shouldered his musket and strode away, surrounded by several jackals.
It was also because of the presence of the armed forces that the Miao people in the surrounding area, though busy, were paying attention.
Especially those valiant Miao men and grass-ghost women, they were all prepared. If those people really took the musket from Ah Chen's hand, they would definitely have a big fight.
This is definitely not the small-scale skirmish that happened in Luoxia Village yesterday.
Sure enough, Qingmiao's reaction was not a good sign in the eyes of Lei Zhan and his group.
But Mu Achen looks so pathetic, he's bound to get hammered.
You have to understand, they are armed and defensive!
If this weren't in the Miao region, outside of Balong Ancient Village, who would dare to swagger around carrying a musket in front of these armed guards with such domineering presence? They'd probably think they were asking for trouble.
"Brother Mu, your musket—"
Upon meeting, Tan County stared intently at the thing in Achen's hand and asked if the gunpowder inside had been used up.
If you haven't finished spraying, you need to unload it quickly, otherwise it might go off.
Ah Chen smiled, indicating that the game was over.
Unexpectedly, Lei Zhan's leader insisted on inspecting the weapon himself and proposed that, due to issues with range and power, the one in A Chen's hand must be taken away.
Not only that, this person also listed a bunch of harms that would result from leaving it behind.
Now, the atmosphere around them has changed drastically.
To this, Ah Chen did not resist, but instead said, "What you said makes sense. If this thing falls into the hands of a person with evil intentions, it can indeed cause considerable harm."
"So you agree?"
"I don't need to agree to this, it's not mine."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Chen handed the musket to the two clan elders and the chief of the Green Miao village who had come over.
The second elder took the musket with both hands, then gave Lei Zhan's superior an unfriendly look, snorted coldly, and turned to leave!
Chief Yang said with a stern face, "I, Qingmiao, have already cooperated with you enough. If you still want to push your luck and touch a single gun or piece of gunpowder in my Balong Ancient Village, then don't blame me, Qingmiao, for blowing you up."
"you--"
"Try rambling again---"
cough cough--
The chief of the Green Seedling Village was quite domineering, and he directly gave Lei Zhan's superior a hard time.
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