At dusk, the soldiers who went out to hunt came back. More than a dozen deer, wild boars and bears were killed by people. Animal blood stains were scattered around the camp. Piles of bonfires were lit in the valley, and the beasts were grilled on the bonfires.
Wu Xiao and Yang Tong entertained Mr. Yan from Ninggu Pagoda with a silly roe deer.
The three of them gathered around a bonfire filled with the aroma of meat, and Commander Ning Guta introduced the defense situation of Ning Guta in detail.
The battlefield situation was not as serious as the monarchs and ministers of Da Qi had imagined in Shenyang.
"Maozi is just a small group of men. They come for sneak attacks every now and then. Jiang Yingguan and Qian Yingguan asked the people in the village to withdraw into the city and clear the fields. Maozi had no food to eat, so he had to hunt in the woods."
"hunt?"
This was Wu Xiao's first time going to Ninggu Pagoda for business, and he was not familiar with the local customs and customs.
Every year, flocks of wild geese and ducks migrate here. They talk about how they set traps to catch them. In the summer, when the locals are short of food and clothing, they will eat snake meat as a delicacy and weave snake sloughs into Clothes not only keep you cool but also repel mosquitoes.
Wu Xiao recalled the time when he and Lin Yu were investigating the Wenxiang Sect in Wendeng, Shandong Province. He and the big man were lurking in the grass on the outskirts of Wendeng County, and were bitten by mosquitoes and suffered terribly.
"General Controller Yan, we will wait until Ning Guta to talk about the details of the snake capture. I have something to say with Yang Yingguan."
The energetic and talkative General Manager Yan quickly stood up, saluted the two superior officers, and retreated holding a roasted roe deer thigh.
The night sky was like ink, and the sounds of various animals could be heard from the valley. The prisoners, covered with bruises after running all day, lay down or lay down, wailing one after another.
Wu Xiao used a wooden stick to poke at the coals at the bottom of the campfire, turning a deaf ear to the wailing around him.
"Do you know, Officer Yang, that the Emperor has sent me to Ninggu Pagoda this time to do anything besides escort the imperial prisoners and inspect the city defense?"
Yang usually travels back and forth between Shenyang and Ninggu Pagoda all year round. Prisoners who need to be deported from all over Qi State will first be gathered in Shenyang and then transported to Ninggu Pagoda. As of the fourth year of Taichu, the empire's borders extended to Shanxi in the west and Jianghuai in the south. , for most prisoners, their journey is not too far, and they will not be sent directly from the Central Plains to Hainan like Su Shi in the Song Dynasty.
"I don't know."
There are some things you shouldn't say carelessly, and there are some things you shouldn't ask carelessly.
The only difference between Daqi Zhen Fubing and Coi Yiwei is that one is internal and the other is external.
The reason why Yang Tong is called the Living Yama is not because of his cruel temperament, but because the Suppressing Soldiers under his command, like the coir raincoat guards, are the places where people change their minds after hearing about them.
Like the coir raincoat guards, those who were taken away by the suppressing soldiers basically had no chance of survival.
The more killing, the more silent people become.
Wu Xiao claimed to be the person next to the Supreme Emperor, so naturally he talked more.
"Those noble ministers in Shenyang are becoming more and more ignorant of their decency. The day when these nobles will fall is not far away. It is inconvenient for the southern provinces to be close to the Hongguang court, so the place of exile is still chosen at Ninggu Pagoda."
"oh,"
Yang Tong yelled, but he didn't react at all to such explosive information.
Wu Xiao was slightly startled and continued: "It was originally planned to be in Fang County, Huguang. The academician said that Fang County has been a place where prisoners were exiled and detained since the Qin Dynasty, but the Supreme Emperor disagreed. The Supreme Emperor said that Ning Guta would be good, and Jing The rebellion of the refugees in Xiang has just been put down, and there are many wealthy families in the area. If we place prisoners there, sooner or later there will be another rebellion."
"Oh, my emperor is far-sighted."
The once taciturn sniper is now even more silent. Yang Tong has hardly spoken in these years. Every time he speaks, it is either to order the execution of a prisoner or to arrest a certain imperial prisoner.
"Ninguta is sparsely populated. In the future, it will become the front line for attacking Tsarist Russia. The Supreme Emperor said that he will also search for America..."
Colonizing the Northeast and marching into North America was a national policy set by the Supreme Emperor in the first year of Wu Ding. It could not be changed, and it must be carried out even if ten thousand or one hundred thousand people died.
After the fall of the Later Jin Dynasty, all female births in the outer Northeast were completely lost. Coupled with the Cossacks' three-guang policy in the local area, the population in the north of Liaodong dropped sharply. There was no one left in ten. It was hoped that dividing the fields would attract farmers from the interior to farm. Reproducing the population is obviously a foolish dream.
In this situation, the Ningguta model came into being.
There are many legends about the Ninggu Tower model under Daqi.
For example: In Ninggu Pagoda, only the dead can laugh, because they are finally free.
But in fact, in this land of devils, even the dead may not be able to smile.
In "Ning Guta", no one knows exactly how they will end until the last moment, because there are at least 10,000 roads leading to the end.
Death, no matter how shocking it is, will not receive any mercy or help. The companions will soon strip off the poor man's cotton-padded clothes to protect himself from the cold; his body is also likely to become a rare "delicious meal" for others of his kind.
The harsh living environment completely deprived them of friendship, care, sympathy, and sadness.
Animal nature and instinct are eternal.
How can I enter Ninggu Pagoda? The only sure way is through arrest.
During the long years that Emperor Wu Ding ruled the empire, the shadow of terror enveloped every subject of the empire:
You don’t have to oppose the government at all, and you don’t have to be dissatisfied with the status quo.
You may even be arrested for no apparent reason without doing anything at all.
From Malacca to the Arctic Circle, from the Ural Mountains to the Japanese country of Hokkaido, from Taiwan Island to the depths of Central Asia, in the vast land of Daqi, which occupies one-fifth of the earth's territory, all human settlements, all barren lands, and any In every corner, there might be a Ninggu Tower-style prison.
Due to factors such as material transportation and construction costs, and because the prison is located in a wilderness that stretches for thousands of miles, the chances of escape are slim. Therefore, most Ningguta prisons are not fortress-like buildings and do not have very strict defense measures.
Of course, there are also people who take risks and choose to escape from prison in order to survive, but in the end they all end badly.
Even if there are no enemies, we must create enemies.
Among the Zhenfu soldiers and coirui guards, there is a famous saying:
The most dangerous and terrifying thing is not the enemy itself, but the absence of an enemy. Therefore, even if there are no enemies, we must create enemies.
Because of this truth, there is an endless stream of criminals in Ninggu Pagodas all over the country.
Emperor Wu Ding became increasingly violent in his later years, and once had this decree:
"Why should we raise these prisoners and let them eat food for nothing and wait to die? You have to make them work. And the food supply should be linked to the amount of labor. Those who can work will eat more, and if they can't work, they will starve to death. This will reduce the burden on Daqi."
Ningguta has undertaken almost all types of production tasks in the country. Mining, agricultural planting, grenades, torpedoes, rockets, etc. have all entered Ningguta's production sequence.
Of course, these are all things for later and will not be mentioned here for now.
"You are somewhat similar to my brother Lin Yu."
The bonfire was gradually extinguished and the chill was overwhelming. Wu Xiao raised the wine bottle and took a sip. The mellow sake flowed down Wu Xiao's throat and poured into his lungs. A wave of warmth surged through the Miyuan Knight's body.
"Wu Yingguan is quite similar to one of my superiors."
Yang Tong picked up the red-hot iron hook and looked up at Wu Xiao seriously.
"You mean Inspector Qiao?"
Wu Xiao handed over the roasted robe leg, and Yang Tong caught it with an iron hook.
"Therefore, please ask Wu Yingguan to be careful in his words and deeds. There are spies of the Supreme Emperor everywhere."
The burning bonfire reflected the blood-red light, shining on the faces of the two people. Yang Tong's figure was stretched very long, the war horse curled up in the shadow, leisurely chewing the cud of pasture, and the night owls in the mountain forest cooed.
"From farmers to ministers, from captives to our own people, the killings have been overwhelming. From the first year of Wu Ding to now, are you finished?"
Wu Xiao's sharp gaze passed through the jumping flames, as cold as if he wanted to extinguish the bonfire.
Yang Tong brought the barbecue to his mouth, took a bite carefully, and remained silent.
"Yang Tong, do you know where I come from? From Gyeonggi, Lin Yu and I just returned from robbing tombs. Do you know why we robbing tombs?"
Wu Xiao swallowed what he said and did not continue to say that they had stolen the tomb of the Queen Mother Zhang Yan.
Emperor Wu Ding repeatedly confessed that not a word of this matter should be revealed.
"Old Wu, rest early, we have to travel tomorrow."
Yang Tong stood up and was about to leave.
"When I first defected to the Supreme Emperor, it was after the bloody battle in Hunhe River. At that time, I had the vision of making great achievements and saving the world, but now I am reduced to robbing tombs and killing good people. Why on earth?"
Yang Tong's wife Liu Yue'er is in North Korea, working with the Chamber of Commerce troops to loot North Korean people.
Wu Xiao also knew that a new round of purges was about to begin again, and this time more officials would be purged.
No matter what the reason for the purge was, it could not change the true face of the Supreme Emperor's random killings.
"Old Yang!" Wu Xiao grabbed Yang Tong's empty sleeves and said anxiously: "Who are you going to kill this time? There must be news from the Zhenfu soldiers, tell me! Several ministers in the court have saved my life... ····”
"Old Wu, trouble comes from your mouth. That's how Supervisor Qiao was dismissed back then. He will go to Ning Gu Pagoda tomorrow. You will know when you get to Ning Gu Pagoda."
Yang Tong took off his sleeves, took two guards with him, and disappeared behind the bonfire, leaving Wu Xiao alone in the night.
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