Chapter 244 The Wuda Tribe Wants to Be Rich
At this time, Abu had already put down the skewers and was eating an osmanthus cake in each hand.
His mouth was full, and when he heard that cumin powder was coming, he puffed his cheeks and mumbled, "Brother Shi, let me do it, let me do it."
Zhao Tingduo knocked him on the head: "Aren't you tired?"
Abu and I have traveled thousands of miles from south to north and have not had a good rest yet.
Abu was eating with a satisfied look on his face. He swallowed the food in his mouth and then said, "Don't worry, I'll go get it. Brother Shi can rest in Suijin Town for a few more days."
He thought that if he followed the young master back to the tribe today, he would not know when he would come back again.
But the young master is waiting in Suijin Town. I have made two trips myself, so I am just a little tired and may stay for a few more days.
Song Liyun said, "There's no need to rush. You guys rarely come here, so just stay for a few days."
Zhao Tingduo had the same idea in his mind, but he just didn't know how to start.
They had said before that they were worried about the Song family being in danger and that they could move in to protect them. But now that the bandit leader has been sent to Beijing to be executed, it would be a bit unreasonable for them to continue living here.
But now that Song Liyun has invited him, he can stay for two more days.
Abu chuckled: "Thank you, Sister Song!"
But the next second he couldn't laugh anymore and exclaimed, "What? You said you wanted to go with us to get cumin powder in a few days?"
Zhao Tingduo was also startled and shook his head repeatedly: "No, those tribes are in the grasslands, we don't know where to find them!"
Song Liyun pursed her lips and smiled: "Then I will go find Captain Luo. He can deliver mutton every day. I can't say that I can't find him again."
The source of the mutton at Tianxianglou is unknown, so other people don’t know about it. However, Song Liyun, Lin Tao, Zhou Xiang and others deal with this matter every day, so they all know it but deliberately don’t mention it.
This clearly means going to find the tribe.
Hearing that Song Liyun insisted on following him into the grassland, Zhao Tingduo frowned slightly.
He was considering whether to let Song Liyun know something.
The mutton sold in Tianxianglou these days was indeed from the Wuda tribe. In addition, the money earned from selling furs had all been used by Luo Baihu to buy food and cloth and sent back to the grassland.
According to reports, the tribe will have a prosperous winter this year.
Winter is the peak season for meat and fur sales. As long as Song Liyun manages the business properly, the Wuda tribe will get better and better every year.
This kind of good is different from the good we had before when we relied on the Zhenbei Army.
At that time, the tribe would only have as much food as the fattened cattle, sheep and horses had to be handed over, and the tribe would only have as much food as the city camp allocated.
There is no other way around this, the Zhenbei Army is also poor.
Even now, most of the garrisons still rely on monthly salaries to survive.
Zhao Tingduo recalled his conversation with the prince.
The young man, who was younger than himself and whose finery could not hide his fatigue, said that he would take care of the Dilu grassland for him and stop harassing Wu Chao.
The people of both ethnic groups have suffered so much that they cannot afford to continue fighting for many years.
After a long conversation that night, the two talked about a lot and realized that some things are not as easy as they seem.
Jiang Feng had said before that as long as the prince was in power, the Zhenbei Army would help the Wuda tribe become the majority on the grassland.
Actually this is very difficult.
Although the crown prince is the regent, his foundation is shallow and it will take time to win over the hearts of the people.
The eldest prince was also watching nearby.
Moreover, if a large group of Zhenbei Army troops were to enter the grassland to help, they would have to face the scimitars of all the Di Lu people. That would be another battle that would be costly and exhausting for the people. The court officials would never agree to this.
Fortunately, the prince is the legitimate heir to the throne, and the emperor is forced to "recuperate". The only problems left for the prince are the court game and the stability of the grassland.
After Pingliang Fort was recovered, the Xuanwei Army was transferred back to the Capital Guard, and all the military power in Yunzhou has been taken back by the Marquis of Zhenbei.
The prince said that the Wu Dynasty had an agreement with the Di Lu royal court and could not take the initiative to send troops to the grassland.
Zhao Tingduo also knew that he could not start a war again.
The Wuda tribe had been driven out of the grassland for twenty years and had just returned. The tribe had a small population and had not attracted the attention of the Dilu royal court in the first year, which gave him the opportunity to annex several other tribes.
But things in the world are unpredictable.
No one expected that the fall of Pingliang Fort would cause turmoil in the Wu Dynasty and a change of government.
The cavalry of the Dilu royal court also paid a heavy price in the process of withdrawing from the Wu Dynasty under the attack of the Zhenbei Army.
They gained food but lost their more important elite cavalry.
Then the Wuda tribe, which has close ties with the Zhenbei Army, will naturally be hated by the royal court, but the other party is also afraid and will not take action for the time being.
The Zhenbei Army could not send troops. Faced with a behemoth like the Dilu Royal Court, the Wuda tribe could only be wiped out or withdraw from the grassland forever and become an ordinary village in the Wu Dynasty.
This is something Zhao Tingduo is unwilling to accept.
But there are gains and losses.
Unlike the emperor's secret suppression in the past, now with the support of the crown prince of Wu Dynasty, the Zhenbei Army and the government can provide various conveniences to the Wuda tribe.
As long as the Wuda tribe becomes rich, prosperous and powerful, other small tribes on the grassland will take the initiative to join them without the need for war.
How prosperous!
Zhao Tingduo has been here since Captain Luo brought a hundred soldiers to build Suijin Pass. At that time, Suijin Town was dilapidated and dead, as if it was haunted.
But now, houses are being repaired and built everywhere, and lights and decorations are hung, giving the place a brand new look.
Captain Luo never concealed a single word of these experiences.
Every time he mentioned it, he said that all these changes had to start from the Song family lending fifty taels of silver...
When he thought of this, Zhao Tingduo looked at Song Liyun with even more eagerness.
He had just seen the hustle and bustle in the town. If this continued, Suijin Town might become the second Hecheng.
It’s just that bringing people into the grassland would be a little easier in other places.
Suijin Town has suffered greatly from the Dilu bandits, so we still need to be cautious. If others find out, Song Liyun will also be implicated.
Zhao Tingduo thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible for Miss Song to go to the grassland, but those tribes are scattered all over the place. I need to confirm their location before I can go there."
He needs to make some preparations in advance.
Abu’s eyes almost popped out: I really want to take Miss Song back to the grassland!
Song Liyun couldn't go to the grassland right away as she had a lot of things to deal with. She could only ask Abu to bring some cumin powder over first.
As the three were talking, Song Zhenping and Xiao An came back.
Seeing Zhao Tingduo and A Shi, the two brothers were very happy, and Xiao An even kept pestering A Bu.
Seeing Xiao An and A Bu playing together, Song Liyun suddenly remembered something. She took out a small brocade box from her sleeve and said, "A Bu, the stone you gave Xiao An last time was too valuable. He accepted it without knowing why. You should take it back!"
When Abu opened the box and saw that it was the agate he had given to Xiao An, he immediately became nervous.
The young master said that these things should rarely appear in front of ordinary people.
Zhao Tingduo took the agate stone from Abu, pursed his lips, and said casually, "There are many red stones like this, so I'll give it to Xiao An to play with."
Song Liyun was surprised and said, "So many? This is the first time I've seen such beautiful gems. I can't bear to take them out."
"Is this the first time you see it? You haven't seen other red...stones?" Zhao Tingduo looked up suddenly.
(End of this chapter)
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