"Then do it."
Zhao Cheng raised his hand, not looking at Xu He, but still looking into the distance. At this moment, the rising red sun just pierced through the mountains, and the last clouds and mist dyed the vast mountains. A layer of bright red.
The sun is like fire, shining brightly on the universe.
A little further away, a few soldiers who were sent by Zhao Cheng to look for ores and dressed as mountain men had their eyes stung by the sunlight that filtered through the gaps in the trees. They blinked subconsciously and felt a little tired, but thinking about it. Now that the matter has been completed, the follow-up rewards will definitely be generous, and this fatigue was immediately washed away.
The mountains and forests are deep, and walking in them is not an easy task.
The mountains are deep and the forests are dense, and there are no beautiful mountains, only evil and danger...
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Nanhuang, Wucheng.
This city is built on the mountain and is the only way out of the Southern Wilderness. It relies on natural dangers to defend it, which can be said to be impregnable. Over the years, countless people have relied on this natural danger to unify the Southern Wilderness and become kings.
As for the name of Wucheng, it has nothing to do with the Wu family. Indeed, Wucheng is the place where the Wu family made its fortune, but the earliest Wucheng came from King Wu who didn't know how many years ago.
King Wu built the city here relying on natural dangers. It is a good thing that the city is strong, but if it is too strong, it is easy for people to lose their enterprising spirit.
The King of Wu at that time was like this. He thought that the solidity of Wucheng was the legacy of his descendants and emperors for eternity. However, if he went out of the southern wilderness, it would be a dangerous war and it would overturn if he was not careful.
It would be better to dominate this place.
Two months have passed since the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry defeated Huang Tianjun. In the past two months, whether before or after the war, the wind of war has not blown into the city. The city has been in a state of chaos from beginning to end. The appearance is orderly and orderly, with no trace of chaos at all, which shows the Wu family's methods.
After all, as long as the website is launched, how can it have no impact? !
For example, in Wucheng, one of the major sources of income is the caravans coming and going.
The Southern Wilderness is mountainous, and the mountains and rivers breed spirits. There are many mountain products that are rare to see outside. The salt, iron, tea, spices, and even grains from outside are all in short supply in the Southern Wilderness.
This time and again, the profit can reach several times.
As the gateway to the Southern Wilderness, Wucheng naturally imposed heavy taxes on these transactions.
But even though the tax was heavy, there was still an endless stream of caravans coming and going. The Wu family also made countless money because of this, and even trained elites like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
As for elite soldiers, everyone knows how powerful they are, but not many can be trained with that strength.
The biggest impact of this war is the sudden decrease in the number of caravans coming here.
When the caravan enters the city, not to mention the taxes brought by the transaction, but the food and drink expenses and replenishing water are another level of income. More importantly, the people in the city can also get money, and the people have If you have money, it will naturally be spent, which is another level.
Once the trade route is cut off, the operation of the entire system will undoubtedly be interrupted.
When everyone has money, there will be no problem. Once it is gone, it will test the ruler's skill.
"The Wu family is surrounded by natural dangers, and they can harvest countless wealth every year just by relying on caravans. Therefore, the saying that those who conquer Wucheng will conquer the Southern Wilderness has been around since ancient times. It is a pity that throughout the ages, countless people have conquered Wucheng. But most of the time, after sitting on the throne, the descendants start to live in extravagance and licentiousness, and few survive for generations."
"There is a legend that this was the curse of the first king of Wu, but in fact, it was just a matter of being born in sorrow and dying in happiness. The descendants are born with everything and do not know the difficulties of starting a business, so they indulge in pleasure."
"The Wu family is an exception. Starting from the generation of records, the ancestor of the Wu family was just a groom. He didn't even have a surname. He raised horses for his master for generations. By chance, the ancestor of the Wu family rescued horses. After losing his master, he was freed from slavery and given the surname Wu. After more than ten generations, the Wu family spread its branches and continued to operate. In each generation, there will always be people who can carry the cauldron, even if some generations are slightly less capable. But it is possible to maintain the status quo, but until this generation, it is no longer possible.”
"Even though the Wu family has educated their children since they were young, and they have traced their ancestors' entrepreneurial paths, none of them are successful. Wu Qi is also a tycoon of his generation, but his eldest son, because of a woman, first contradicted Wu Qi, and then he directly blamed him in front of Wu Qi. The second son was probably frightened by what happened to his eldest brother. He wandered around the land of fireworks all day and did not care about political affairs. The third son loved opera and often pretended to be a woman. The master is majestic and the four sons are tyrannical. He kills his servants and wives and concubines at every turn, and robs famous girls. He is notorious. If he is the master, he will definitely make the people resentful. The five characters of the Wu family are a bit of a scheming city, but they are a How can a person who is eunuch and has no heirs be the master?!"
"Based on this, Wu Qi let Wu Yuan, his nephew, join the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. He must have thought that the succession of uncles and nephews would be a legend for a generation. The same could be said for the ancient overlord."
"It's a pity that Wu Yuan died like this, in the deep forest..."
On a high-rise building, Ji Zhengwo was chatting.
But on the side were Fan Qingmeng and Fan Qingmeng's junior brother Mu Xuan.
Now more than a month has passed, but most of the group of Taoists have dispersed, each with his own destination.
As for Fan Qingmeng and Mu Xuan, they were not in a hurry to leave. They wanted to see the subsequent changes in the Wu family's spirit, so they stayed here and even entered Wucheng.
And Ji Zhengyi still stays here, but it is because the Wu family he originally selected was the Wu family. As early as decades ago, it was established in this generation. Now he stays here, on the one hand, to deal with the various issues here. On the other hand, I also want to see if things can turn around.
After many years of hard work, even if he is a talented person and has experienced many years of ups and downs in the world, he has polished his mind to be very firm, but when he encounters such a change, it is still impossible to achieve complete peace of mind.
Precisely because of many years of planning, he knew the Wu family more clearly than many people named Wu. He even vaguely guessed that Wu Yuan was actually Wu Qi's son.
This is naturally a top secret, but the Taoist has his own miraculous powers, and his entire sect is staring at such a family. After a long time, some clues can still be seen.
"It's true that blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have thought that in just one month, the spirit of a family could decline to such a state."
“Not long ago, there was still a lurking dragon in the abyss, but now it has the appearance of yesterday’s flowers.”
"However, Wu Qi is indeed a hero. When he saw that something was wrong, he did not hesitate to kill twelve thousand of Huang Tian's prisoners. Indeed, this move harmed Tianhe. In the eyes of outsiders, it was even more It is a sign of violence, but if we do not kill, something happens in the deep forest, if someone regroups, fights out of the mountain, and responds to the surrender, in an instant, there will be a big chaos."
"As for venting anger and self-destruction, this matter does have some meaning, but it is not the most important thing."
Fan Qingmeng said.
(End of chapter)
