"Brother Wen, do you think the Yellowstone tribe will be so willing to give up?"
Feng Rushan walked around, pretended to pick up a few pieces of dried cow dung, came back, took out a simple grill, which was actually just a few iron rods, and started a fire.
"Hey, there has been heavy snowfall in the past few years, and the river has flooded in spring and summer. The Yellowstone tribe's pasture is downstream of us. I heard from Elder Lu that several tribes downstream want to use our pasture as a flood discharge place, but they are unwilling to come up with corresponding measures. The exchange of pastures was negotiated several times by the Golden Wolf tent, but they finally broke up. This winter saw the most snowfall in the past ten years. However, according to Elder Lu's speculation, everyone was a Golden Wolf. The tribe under the big tent is unlikely to attack Shiniu Village directly. As for other means, hehe,"
Zhewen slowly turned the grass shadow rabbit on the grill, and the beating firelight reflected on his face, flickering brightly and dimly.
As the only survivor of the attack on the Stone Niu tribe, Zhewen reported and discussed with the adults of the tribe many times after returning. He also thought a lot and had his own thoughts and opinions.
"Haha, when the soldiers come, they will be blocked, and when the water comes, the soil will cover them. Elder Lu is resourceful and must have a way. By the way, Elder Lu is not a member of the tribe."
"Flood release area! Why don't the Stone Cow Tribe just return to the Black Hawk Ranch? Hehe, maybe the price can't be negotiated."
Lu Hua and Feng Rushan met once when they came to the Stone Niu Tribe. They had no contact with each other, but they vaguely felt that the somewhat mysterious elder Lu Hua was a key figure in the Stone Niu Tribe.
The people of the grassland have always been dealing with wild wolves, and there are still many techniques to drive away and lure wolves. Although they all have to pay a certain price, now the Stone Niu Tribe is forced to reduce the scope of inspections, leaving room for opponents to use other methods. It is undoubtedly much bigger, but this is not a problem that Zhewen can solve, nor is it a problem that Feng Rushan is interested in.
The flood discharge area is not an accidental vendetta and conflict. Even if the Stone Niu Tribe can successfully escape this plot, it cannot continue like this. Simply returning to their own tribe should be a settled choice.
However, there must be a last resort reason for the Stone Niu Tribe¡¯s current choice. As for the specific reason, Feng Rushan is not very interested.
"Well, Elder Lu came back with Mo Yun five years ago. Brother Mu, don't look at Elder Lu's age, but he is the wisest and most knowledgeable person I have ever seen in my life. He has made great achievements for the tribe several times. great merit,¡¡."
Zhewen is one of Lu Hua¡¯s fans, although Lu Hua is not a native of the Stone Niu Tribe, and he has only been in the Stone Niu Tribe for five years.
Mo Yun is the son of the old patriarch. In many tribes and clans in the Qinke Grassland, the patriarch, chanyu, or khan, no matter what they are called, is the boss. If he dies, the successor may not be his son. It's normal for his younger brother, Mo Huai, the current leader of the Shiniu tribe, to be Mo Yun's uncle. He also relies heavily on Lu Hua, which shows Lu Hua's ability and skill.
As for the relationship between Mo Yun and Mo Huai, Zhe Wen would not talk nonsense about this, at least not to Feng Rushan. Of course, he himself could not figure it out. Maybe, no one except the two parties involved could figure it out.
The inheritance system of the leaders of the Qinke Grassland is not a single eldest son inheritance. It is different from the Great Zhou Empire. In order to compete for the throne, there are cruel killings, but peaceful competition, where the winner takes the throne and the loser obeys, is also very common. It's common. The key is that everyone can accept it and accept it calmly.
", Alas, it's a pity that our Stone Niu tribe is too small and too poor. Elder Lu Hua planned to stock up on more things to resist the wolf disaster, but he always failed to do so"
Shiniu Village is located in Shiniu Mountain and is the fixed wintering place for the Shiniu tribe. Considering the situation of the Shiniu tribe, Shiniu Village cannot be a particularly good place. Not only is the area small, but the hills on three sides of the village are low. , gentle, and there is a large open area to the north. There are really a large group of wild wolves attacking, and it is very difficult to defend.
Although the Shiniu tribe has built some facilities over the years, they have been left unattended by the spring and summer rains, and most of them are dilapidated, decayed, and unfit for use. According to Lu Hua's estimation, they are far from enough. He had always suggested that it should be completely renovated and reinforced, and at the same time, stock up on more necessary items. Unfortunately, after the war, the prices of related goods soared. The Stone Niu tribe could not afford it, and it was impossible to buy it. It seemed that someone was secretly causing trouble.
"Hehe, there is always a path. If everyone donates a few more shields, there will always be someone willing to make money."
Feng Rushan was very familiar with these unattractive little tricks of snagging or tripping people's necks in inconspicuous or inconspicuous places, killing people with blunt knives, and cutting flesh with small knives. Fengjiabao was not much better than the Stone Niu tribe back then. , and, later on, Fengjiabao also had no shortage of similar experts.
"Donate money, hehe,Everyone has no opinion on their words, but when it is actually implemented, there are many opinions. Clan leader Mo Huai is not the leader of Mo Xin, and Elder Lu is an outsider after all "
The Shiniu Tribe has public tribal properties, such as pastures and Shiniu Village, but the wealth of each family, such as livestock, etc., is completely owned by individuals, which is not the same thing as the tribe's property. The tribe does not have the right to expropriate it without compensation. To strengthen the defense of Shiniu Village, Patriarch Mo Huai needs money, but he alone has no say in how the money will come out.
As a tribe of the Black Wolf Tribe, the Stone Niu Tribe's annual tribute to the Golden Wolf Tribe is heavier than that of other small tribes, and it is not considered poor at all. However, in the battle with the Human Tribe half a year ago, they and other Like the affiliated tribes, except for the fact that about half of the warriors went out to fight, they even "donated" a large amount of shield coins to the Golden Wolf tent. Mo Yun had just assumed the position of clan leader and asked every household to "donate" , the difficulty can be imagined.
No one is explicitly opposed to the donation, but there is a lot of knowledge in the charter of the donation. The simplest question is whether to donate per head or according to the number of cattle and sheep. Up to now, the Stone Cow Tribe has not yet reached a conclusion. As for how to use the donated shield coins, how to supervise them, etc., there are even more disagreements. , can't agree on one thing.
"The same thing might have been well received by Mo Xin, but if Mo Huai had done it, the result would have been completely opposite.
Not everyone will automatically have the authority and reputation of a clan leader when they reach the position of clan leader. Everyone recognizes you as the clan leader, and you are the clan leader. But if everyone doesn¡¯t recognize you, you are just Mo Huai. Half a year ago, you were no different from us. Yes, shepherd.
Although everyone knows the difficulty and importance of defending against wild wolves, isn¡¯t it because the wild wolves haven¡¯t come yet?
No matter how talented Lu Hua is, after all, he has no foundation in the Stone Niu tribe. When it comes to external affairs, everyone can still, or even be willing to, listen to his opinions on internal affairs. He talks too much and violates taboos.
How to collect money and how to spend it are one of the most sensitive matters and one of the most difficult matters among any group.
"Thanks to the leopard and lin horses seized by Brother Mu, we can exchange for some long arrows, war bows, and some armors that we urgently need. In fact, there are still many people who are willing to donate money and materials to prevent wolf disasters. , However, there are many people with mixed thoughts, and it is difficult for the Mo Huai clan leader to keep a bowl of water flat. "
Leopard and lin horses are strategic materials and hard currency. There are some things that cannot be bought with shield coins. It is very simple to exchange them for leopard and lin horses. Zhewen is very glad that he met Feng Rushan and, of course, Murong Xuefei. .
It is not easy to keep a bowl of water flat. If there is no recognized, or accepted by everyone, a standard of "drying", whether the bowl of water is flat or not, I believe Mo Huai will have a headache.
"Hehe, it seems that brother Wen is very good at roasting rabbits. Even the cheetahs want to try it. Well, there are still two."
Feng Rushan shook his head, stood up gently, and slowly drew out the Purple Moon Sword.
When Zhe Wen looked intently, two cheetahs whose entire bodies were pitch black emerged from behind the soil bag. In the darkness, the leopards' eyes were like four small green lights, slowly moving closer. There seemed to be endless energy hidden in the muscles of their bodies.
"These two beasts are probably very hungry. Thanks to Brother Mu for being alert, otherwise, they would be a big trouble"
"Mu Yan is so alert."
Zhewen drew out his saber, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Cheetahs are very common in the Qinke grassland. They are agile and fierce. If they are attacked at close range, even if Zhewen and Feng Rushan are second-level warriors, if they fight two cheetahs with bare hands, the outcome will be unpredictable. Of course, Zhewen is prepared. , and holding a knife in his hand, the cheetah is just an ordinary beast, not even the lowest level beast, so it naturally does not pose any threat to them.
However, during the winter night patrol, Zhe Wen knew very well that he had not let down his guard at all. Feng Rushan claimed to be a small rancher who went out for the first time, and he was riding a horse and shooting archery. He also looked like a rookie, but he was the first to discover Cheetah, this made Zhe Wen feel ashamed and at the same time couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
"Haha, these two leopard skins are good. Brother Wen, were there many cheetahs foraging near Shiniu Village in previous winters?"
Feng Rushan turned slightly, and sent out the Purple Moon Knife with his right hand. The knife hit the cheetah's heart. The cheetah roared, rolled a few times on the ground, and remained motionless.
Ordinary beasts are naturally afraid of fire. When two people roast rabbits, although the fire is not big, under normal circumstances, it is enough to scare away wild beasts such as cheetahs.
"I've rarely heard that cheetahs are generally not big. Well, Brother Mu, are you saying that these two leopards are wrong?"
Zhewen stabbed the other cheetah with his backhand and gently cut the throat of the other cheetah. Just as he was rejoicing about the good harvest tonight, he heard Feng Rushan's tone of voice was strange, and he mutteredI seemed to feel something vaguely, but I couldn't think clearly for a while.
The speed of cheetahs sprinting over short distances is unparalleled in the Qinke grassland. They are also good at concealing their whereabouts and can capture small animals such as grass shadow rabbits. The success rate is very high. However, cheetahs mostly act alone and do not pose a great threat to sheep. They are also reluctant to get close to humans. Therefore, there are not many opportunities for direct conflict between cheetahs and humans. Therefore, leopard skins are quite rare and very popular among grassland nobles. The price is not cheap. A high-quality cheetah skin , can even be sold for 1 gold shield, which is much more expensive than wild wolf skin.