However, as time went by, the Zheng family walked farther and farther away from the capital of Jin, but the group never made an attack.
Zheng Gong was a little confused about this, he couldn't help but frown slightly, and thought to himself: "Could it be that I guessed wrong?"
"But it doesn't matter, be careful with the Wannian Ship."
"When we get to Nanliang, no matter what their plans are, they won't be afraid anymore!"
Zheng Gong had to admit that the country of Nanliang was the richest country among all the countries in the four directions, including even the Chu State of the Son of Heaven!
Because it occupies the most fertile land on the entire continent!
In addition, the king of Liang State often attached great importance to trade and constantly communicated with neighboring countries.
Therefore, Nanliang’s earning power is simply astonishing!
Its one year's tax revenue can even be worth five to ten years of the Western Qin Dynasty!
Logically speaking, if you are so rich, your military power should be extremely powerful!
Because you have more money, you can equip your army with the most powerful weapons and armor!
I would like to ask, are you afraid of an army with tens of thousands of people armed with a piece of plate armor and refined swords and guns?
Looking at the entire continent, only Nanliang can afford such a configuration!
However, the truth is exactly the opposite!
Nanliang's military strength is the worst among the countries in the four directions!
In fact, in addition to the Han and Yuan people, there is a third race on this continent!
Barbarian!
They live in the Shiwan Mountains in the south of Nanliang. Their habits are barbaric, they travel in groups, and they live with wild beasts!
Although he is physically strong and can understand animal language, he does not give birth and lives by robbing all day long!
A hundred years ago, the barbarians had never walked out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and Nanliang had never walked into the Hundred Thousand Mountains. The two sides were in peace.
In order to survive, the barbarians had no choice but to plunder and kill each other!
But a hundred years later, the barbarians walked out of Shiwanda Mountain and formally contacted Nanliang.
Then, Nanliang's nightmare began!
But a mere tens of thousands of barbarians suppressed a country so hard that it couldn't even lift its head!
What a shame?
In the end, the king of Nanliang had no choice but to sign a treaty with the barbarian leaders, and he would give them enough food and money every year in exchange for peace!
When such a humiliating treaty was just signed, the Liang people were still gnashing their teeth and feeling ashamed and angry.
Soon, however, they accepted this!
Because they discovered that the food and money given to the barbarians every year were much less than the damage they caused!
Moreover, they could also trade with the barbarians, exchanging exquisite silk and porcelain for various animal resources.
For example, the furs, bones, teeth of beasts, etc., and even some precious herbs and mineral veins from the Hundred Thousand Mountains!
Overall, not only did I not lose money, I actually made a lot of money!
This made the king of Nanliang smile.
As everyone knows, it was this kind of behavior that caused Nanliang to completely lose its national soul!
Even tens of thousands of barbarians can't be defeated, let alone other powerful countries?
So from that moment on, Nanliang became the lowest status among the countries in the four directions!
Even though the Jin Dynasty is just one of the three countries in the east, it is far inferior to Nanliang in terms of area and population, but their military power is enough to crush Nanliang!
This is why Zheng Gong feels that his Zheng family can make a comeback in Nanliang!
This is a bloodless country! With the Zheng family's methods, it is not difficult to make a fortune again!
But if you go to Dachu, or even a tiger and wolf country like Western Qin, then it will be difficult to survive, let alone make a comeback.
Especially in Western Qin, almost everyone is a soldier!
It doesn’t matter where you come from or what you do here, as long as you become a Qin citizen, you must perform military service!
Not convinced? die!
Moreover, the Qin people have a strict twenty-level military merit title system, which is also a symbol of the Qin people's status.
If you don't have military merit, you will be as rich as the enemy, and you will be the lowest pariah in Western Qin. If you want to stand up, there is only one way: join the army!
Advocating force is the creed of the entire country of Western Qin!
Therefore, the Western Qin Dynasty never lacked warriors and generals, and there was even a traditional custom of military generals being replaced by civil servants during wars.
The folk customs are really too tough, and they are not in line with the Zheng family's family tradition, so they can't go any better.
As for Da Chu, haha, although the martial arts style is not as strong as that of Western Qin, don't forget that they have just offended Fan Ju, the prime minister of Da Chu. If they go now, it is tantamount to throwing themselves into a trap.
The only ones left are Nanchen and Nanliang. Compared with these two countries, Zheng Gong still thinks that Nanliang is easier to get along with.
Moreover, he has already made arrangements in Nanliang. If he passes, he will definitely make a comeback as quickly as possible!
Zheng Gongru was thinking, but suddenly, his nose moved slightly and he smelled a fragrance.
He couldn't help but be a little surprised, and even wondered if he smelled it wrong. Where did the fragrance come from in such a wilderness.
So I moved my nose slightly again and smelled it carefully, but the fragrance became even stronger!
"Stop! Everyone stop!" Zheng Gong realized something was wrong and immediately shouted.
"Smell and see where the fragrance is coming from." Zheng Gong narrowed his eyes, with a chilling air hidden in his eyes.
"The head of the family seems to be the eldest son!" The maid responsible for taking care of Zheng Longtu said tremblingly.
When Zheng Gong heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately stepped forward.
Sure enough, the closer you get to Zheng Longtu, the stronger the fragrance becomes!
"Damn it!"
"Do it!" Zheng Gong shouted, and the housekeeper immediately understood and made a gesture. Immediately, all the clan soldiers who followed were killed in a sneak attack or siege.
"Get out of here quickly!" Zheng Gong shouted again, got on his horse, and was about to leave.
However, what was waiting for him was a sharp flying arrow!
An arrow accurately hit the eye of the war horse under Zheng Gong's crotch. The horse immediately felt pain. While roaring, it jumped up high and threw Zheng Gong directly down.
"Master!" Fortunately, the housekeeper had quick eyesight and caught Zheng Gong, otherwise this old man might have completely fallen apart!
"The enemy is attacking, get ready for battle!" Zheng Gong shouted again before he had time to stand firm.
As he shouted, an army of about a thousand people rushed out from the front and surrounded them.
The two leaders seemed to be wearing masks, and their true appearance could not be seen clearly.
Seeing this, Zheng Gong couldn't help but take a deep breath, walked forward, bowed and said: "Two heroes, what do you want? As long as I can get it, just ask! Just please let me go. .”
"Master Zheng is joking. We are not greedy people, so naturally we won't make any excessive demands."
"What we want is just the life of our old master!" Li Changkong snorted coldly, then waved his hand.
Li Jibei, who was beside him, immediately understood and stabbed out Zheng Gong with a spear.
On the verge of death, a ray of clarity briefly flashed in the depths of Zheng Gong's eyes.
He made a mistake. The other party used tricks to deliberately leave a strange fragrance on his incompetent son as an index, and chased after him. He probably came to destroy their Zheng family!
He shouldn't have come up to talk just now, but should have ordered the tribesmen to scatter in all directions.
Although the probability of escaping is slim, there is at least a glimmer of hope.
Immediately, the light in his eyes completely dissipated, and his whole body fell backwards helplessly.
Zheng Gong, the head of the Zheng family, died.
