Wu Gen interrogated the guard leader and learned from his mouth that they were from the Mozhi family, and this time they were just ordered to return the family's harvest in Hengmen Port to their headquarters.
The Mozhi family is the largest family in the area and has been granted the title of Thousand Households. Due to its proximity to the large port of Hengmen Port, it has opened up many industries and made a lot of profits.
Although the income of Hengmen Port is directly controlled by the Hulan family, the largest family in Bailing Province, the interests must be shared and some small industries can be transferred to nearby small families, and the Mozhi family is one of them.
Wu Gen didn't care what happened to the Mo Zhi family, but when he saw the head of the servant of God today, he suddenly thought of the young man who had asked for medicine for him. This person was born in the military, so he probably had some experience in military training, so he took the idea.
It was learned from the herdsman that the Mozhi family had obtained some slaves this time, but they did not know whether the young man Wu Gen asked about was among them.
Seeing that he could ask no more questions, Wu Gen stood up and looked at the goods loaded in the car. After a while, Ha Bao came over, with some blood on his face and his eyes a little dazed.
"Divide the things and throw away all the useless things. When you go back, don't go directly to the village. Change the direction." Wu Gen grabbed a few swords taken from the car and ordered.
Looking at the chaos, the villagers who didn't seem to understand the word "useless" and wished they could dismantle the car added, "Just take the things on the car and don't touch anything else. It's so much, you can carry it" Do you have to go back?"
There were not many good roads when we came here. Many times we had to cut roads through mountains, which even horses could not pass. If we really take them all with us, these people will never even think about returning to the village.
Under the scolding of Hasan and others, the villagers finally reluctantly threw down some heavy objects and hurried away from the village. This is also to prevent the Mozhi family from seeing where they come from and incurring revenge from the other party.
After making a big circle, the team finally turned towards the village. When we rested at night, we did a simple inventory. This time we got a lot of medicinal materials, clothes, drinks, etc., and more importantly, we seized a lot of weapons.
These weapons should all come from Tianyuan Continent. I don’t know what kind of methods these smugglers used to get this important military equipment.
Tianyuanzhou is good at construction, and the weapons it produces are tough and sharp, and are famous far and wide, so the people of Kuntianzhou are all proud to get a sword produced in Tianyuanzhou.
On this side of the village, in addition to one person dead, five were injured. It was a miserable victory. Looking at the cheerful villagers, Wu Gen couldn't help but be speechless. It was almost three against one, and most of them escaped, but he could still achieve such results. It was really a bit disgraceful.
After two days of wandering back to the village, Wu Gen did not want any of these seizures and let Hada distribute them all by himself. For a time, everyone in the village was beaming with joy, and every household had a lot of money. Except for the family that cares for the deceased, the rest is kept in the public treasury and is coordinated by Hada.
On this day, Wu Gen was holding his chin, sitting on a stone beside the village and lazily basking in the sun. Hada came over with Hasan and others.
Seeing Wu Gen, these people had both fear and gratitude on their faces. This trip alone was worth the harvest of the village in several years. Such a generous income can't help but make these people's minds active.
"Do you have a problem with me?" Wu Gen didn't get up and squinted at the people in front of him.
Hada respectfully placed a jar of wine on the stone and said cautiously: "Your Excellency is wise and mighty, and has brought great blessings to the sky. He has brought so many benefits to the village. The people in the village are grateful. This is to honor your old age."
Wu Genyi frowned and said, "Okay, if you don't know how to speak, don't say it. I understand." After saying that, he turned his head and looked away, no longer paying attention to the others.
Hada glanced at Hashan and the others hesitantly, but did not leave. He stood respectfully in front of Wu Gen.
"Now, is there anything else?" Wu Gen turned his head and glanced at Hada.
Hada's face looked like a chrysanthemum, with layers of wrinkles squeezed together. He asked with a flattering smile: "I am here to ask for your instructions. I don't know when the next time I will make a living."
Upon hearing this, Wu Gen stood up suddenly and slapped down the stone with his palm, causing the stone under him to split into several pieces. This move shocked several people, and they wondered why this man had a sudden attack.
"Next time, do you have so many heads to give away?" He said and turned to look at Hasan, "Hashan, tell me, if I hadn't captured the leader of the opponent first last time, how many people in this village would have come back? Do you have to explain everything there?"
Hashan's face turned red, he opened his mouth a few times, and sighed: "Master Wu is indeed right. If you hadn't taken action in time last time, I'm afraid most of the young people in the village would have been there. Hunting and robbing are completely different things." .”
Wu Gen looked like he was giving up, and pointed at Hasan and the others, "We have already agreed beforehand, but when the fight started, there was no plan at all, and we fought randomly. This is still an inferior guard. If we meet the real soldiers, how many of them will be killed?" I am confident that I will come back alive."
After some scolding, Hasan, Habao and others all lowered their heads. In the past few days, I have been immersed in the joy of harvest. I only thought about making another fortune quickly, and I never thought about the gains and losses this time.
"Sir, calm down." Hada stepped forward tremblingly, "People in the village only know how to hunt, so they will inevitably be at a loss when fighting with others. I hope you can give me some advice.
We are not afraid of death. Is there anything more terrible in the world than dying of poverty? As long as the lord still takes us to do business, we can do whatever the lord tells us. It all depends on the lord's orders. "
"Do you still want to eat this meal?" Wu Gen jumped down and walked to several people and looked up and down.
"I do, I definitely do." Hada said quickly.
People are like this. After tasting the sweetness of honey, how can they be willing to go back and eat bitter melon?
"Okay, starting from tomorrow, we will train our troops, and we will attack when we are ready." Wu Gen flicked his sleeves and took the lead towards the village. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned back, "By the way, your village has a name."
Hada smiled bitterly and said: "You are from a small village, how can you have a name?"
"Well, now that Dongxi has arrived and the great cause has begun, let's call it Shixing Village from now on." Wu Gen shook his head and officially named his first village after arriving in Kuntianzhou.
The military training in Shixing Village began in full swing. Wu Gen tried his best to recall what he saw and heard when he was in the Xiang Army, and the pioneers made golden drums. Since there was no big cowhide in Shixing Village, we simply pulled out a few pieces of sheepskin to make waist drums. Under the reluctant eyes of everyone, he smashed a copper pot in the village and made a gong.
There is no way, Shixing Village is too poor, many people do not have iron pots, and they can only bake on stone slabs on weekdays. Even the bowls are mostly made of stone.
Gathering the young men in the village together, Wu Gen asked Zhuo Ke to take charge of the golden drum. As soon as the drum was beaten, everyone would come forward. If anyone was slower, Wu Gen and Yang Zheng's whips would be swung behind them.
In order to train this group of people's sense of military discipline, Wu Gen deliberately pulled them to a cliff behind the mountain. The drums sounded, and the villagers rushed forward with howls. When they reached the edge of the cliff, the sound of the gong was not heard.
A group of people stopped at the edge of the cliff and looked behind them suspiciously. Wu Gen and Yang Zheng were already charging at me like evil wolves, "I'll tell you to stop. If you don't listen to orders, get out of here."
As he spoke, he flew up and kicked these people with his big feet. With bursts of screams, these people fell down the cliff one after another. Fortunately, Wu Gen had laid some hay underneath in advance, so these people only suffered scratches and were not seriously injured. Otherwise, Shixing Village will have to be destroyed.
Sometimes, Wu Gen would throw these people into the weeds, and no one was allowed to move, no matter if they were bitten by insects or ants. Anyone who dares to move will be ruthlessly suppressed by Wu Gen's big feet.
In addition to these, Wu Gen also taught some martial arts and ordered everyone to practice every day except hunting.
In order to hone the villagers' sense of cooperation, several groups were divided into groups of five according to the villagers' conditions. In the group, there are both those with good skills and those with weaker bodies. Some are responsible for the main attack, some are responsible for feint attacks, and some are responsible for guarding.
Moreover, groups compete against each other, and the winners will receive some rewards. As for the losers, they not only have to squat at the entrance of the village to be instructed, but they are also responsible for serving tea and water to the winners, washing their feet and beating their backs. .
In other words, these villagers had been accustomed to eating hard food since they were young, and they endured Wu Gen's nonsensical training. If this had been left outside, it would probably have mutinied long ago.
After one month, the villagers' fighting skills improved greatly. As long as Wu Gen's blade is directed, everyone will move forward regardless of their own safety, even if there is a wall in front of them, they will run straight into it.
On this day, Yang Zheng found Wu Gen who was directing the villagers to build fortification traps. This is Wu Gen's old profession. He accumulated a lot of experience when he was at Fuming Pass. At this time, it can be said to be very handy when used again.
There are many large and small agencies set up around Shixing Village. Wu Gen was not satisfied with this, and still demanded that the scope of the fortifications be extended outwards.
"Wu Gen, I think you have plans to run this Shixing village for a long time. But after such a long time, do we have to waste time here and stop looking for Ji Yesuan. This matter of provoking the shepherds to go to war with the divine religion, When will it be implemented?" Yang Zheng looked at Wu Gen with a worried look on his face.
Wu Gen threw away the shovel in his hand and chuckled, "Yes, I have plans to build this place into a permanent stronghold. Although it seems like a waste of time, it will be of great benefit to us in the future."
As he spoke, Wu Gen took out a piece of birch bark with many winding lines drawn on it, and pointed at an inconspicuous black spot, "Look, this is the location of Shixing Village, not far from Hengmen Port. Three hundred miles away, there are no other villages within a hundred miles around. Not only is the location hidden, but it is also surrounded by mountains that can be attacked or defended.
I have also inquired about it in the past two days, and it turns out that this place is on the edge of the power of the Mozhi family and the Baili family. It is a place where neither of them cares. It is really a good location to establish a stronghold. "
Speaking of this, Wu Gen sighed and pointed in the direction of Hengmen Port, "Sooner or later we have to return to Tianyuan Continent. Hengmen Port must be under control, so it is necessary to set up a series of strongholds around it to defend it. .Siheung Village is the first one.
Although we have spent some time here, with this stronghold, if things come true in the future, we can control the Hengmen, manage the surrounding areas, and have a hiding place even if things are not harmonious.
We can't put all our hopes on Ji Yexuan, people's hearts will change. Sharpening a knife is not as easy as chopping firewood. After building these strongholds, we can think about where to go. "
Yang Zheng picked up the birch bark. He was born in a royal family, so he naturally knew what was painted on it. After looking at it for a long time, Fang nodded heavily.
When the new army in Shihang Village was formed, Wu Gen thought of using actual combat to train his troops. However, he was not prepared to go to the Yangchang Valley where he had ambushed the convoy. Wu Gen discovered that there were many more horse hoof prints here, which should have been left by the Mozhi family who later sent people here to recover.
Wu Gen led his men in the opposite direction of Yangchang Valley and directly attacked the manor of a small family. They obtained a large amount of supplies and no one died. After this incident, the people in Shixing Village became even more enthusiastic and attacked frequently. The village gradually became rich and had to open several more caves to store supplies.
Later, Wu Gen no longer went out in person. Instead, Hasan and Ha Bao led the teams respectively. At the same time, he ordered the two of them to inquire more about the surrounding families.
On this day, Ha Bao returned from abroad, but he brought back a piece of news that made Wu Gen a little excited. The four families located near the mountains, the Mozhi family, the Ansi family, the Qi family and the Baili family, are preparing to hunt together in Changshan, a few hundred miles north of the village.
Although it was a hunt, the four families gathered together, and it was said that there was a lot of interest involved. Because the gains and losses outweighed the benefits of starting a war between families, they chose hunting.
