Chapter 971: Ignite Internal Troubles
Flower Language Plateau.
Known as the gifted land of the Arshan Continent.
Just listen to its name, which means that it is in a state of singing birds and fragrant flowers all year round.
The average altitude here exceeds 3,000 meters, and the highest point even exceeds 6,000 meters. It is a typical plateau and is known as the place closest to the sky, so some people call it the eaves of the sky.
But it has a unique geographical location, like a raised sharp sword, piercing into the South China Sea. The Danao Plain bordered by the Yongye Army is only the northeast corner of the Huayu Plateau, and its main body is further south.
The tropical environment neutralizes its plateau environment, not only does it not make it lack of vegetation and sparsely populated, but on the contrary, it makes it one of the most suitable living environments for human beings.
If it weren't for the fault-like geographical environment that trapped them in a high place, there would be a large amount of food that could not be transported out. The reputation of the first granary in the Asharn Continent would not be at the head of the Asia Minor Plain, but the Huayu Plateau. .
A large amount of food that cannot be eaten or transported out has created a unique drinking culture here. The Huayu Plateau is also known as the wine country, and drinking has long been a culture that has been implemented in their lives.
This kind of drinking culture has reached a new peak due to the entry of the new distillation technology led by Yong Yejun. You can see alcoholics everywhere who drink too much spirits and get drunk on the streets.
Taverns are always the liveliest places.
Cheap spirits, cheap perfume worn by cheap whores, formed a unique smell that filled it.
Boxing and gambling are even more common games, which can drive the atmosphere of the entire tavern.
But the most common entertainment here is bragging and farting. Drinking twice the cheap spirits can make those farmers who are usually honest and can't get a fart out of eight sticks become the kings of the entire tavern. Big farts Small things, can blow to the sky.
Even if the local ruffians, lords and nobles who usually make them fearful are in front of them, they dare to curse and criticize their daily evil deeds.
Although the result of doing so often makes them pay a heavy price afterwards, as long as they don't die, many people still enjoy it.
No way, this is the unique charm of spirits.
It can make a person into another person, and many times it is not in their own control.
Now in the Huayu Plateau Tavern, the most talked about topic is not the lace news of the local lords and nobles, nor the trivial matters among the neighbors, but the recent abnormal military movements of their neighbor Yong Ye Junling.
"I heard that the leader of the Yongye army is dispatching troops? Preparing to invade our Huayu Plateau? Is there really such a thing?"
"Little John, have you gotten under the skirt of which woman recently and can't get out? You don't even know such a big news, but we have been discussing it for nearly half a week."
"I can't get out of your mother's crotch. The last time I was drinking with you bastards, I drank a little too much. I got transferred to the ditch, broke my leg, and lay at home for several days!"
"Haha, look at your talent, so you haven't been wet for a few days, come on, give our unlucky little John a big glass of ale to get rid of the bad luck, and count it on me."
"Your wine!"
"That's what people do." Little John drank his big glass of ale, and then asked, "You haven't answered my question yet? Is there really such a thing? How do you look, Don't worry at all? If there is a war, our town is at the forefront of the war, and it is very likely that it will be swept away by the flames of war! We will all have bad luck with this."
"Put your heart back in your stomach! This war will definitely not be fought!"
"Why are you so sure?"
"Yongye Junling is not the first or the last one to spy on this treasure land of our Huayu Plateau, but if you look through the history books, what happened in the end? The biggest battle on our Huayu Plateau is still thirty years old." Before, because two baron masters fought over the same woman after drinking, the troops of outsiders have not been able to set foot on our plateau from the beginning to the end, and the rugged and difficult mountain roads will trap their army."
"It's different, it's different this time, it's definitely different, this time we are not facing ordinary enemies, but the leader of Yongye, who is known for creating miracles, maybe the other side will , the Raiders will jump to our Huayu Plateau and become another miracle of war for the opponent's rise."
"Ha...Little John, you don't want to talk about your previous experience of doing business in the Yongye Army again, do you? Our ears are almost callused, can we change something new?"
"That is, it is undeniable that the speed of the rise of the Yongye military leader is indeed somewhat unexpected, and it has indeed brought us a lot of good things that can change our lives, but there is a lot of luck in it, and it does not represent their military strength. , these years, they haven't fought any serious battles."
"That's right, as long as those local lords are not stupid enough to unite and join forces at the frontier, they will definitely not be able to make waves."
"After talking for a long time, what you rely on in your heart is still natural danger, but do you know what is the most powerful thing about the leader of the Yongye army? Building mountains, paving roads and building bridges, you have never been to the leader of the Yongye army, you really can't imagine them How convenient are the roads in the territory.
How fast is the construction speed? When we came back last year, it was still a muddy and difficult path. The grass and trees grew as high as half a person. When we went next year, it had become a spacious concrete road, and a horse-drawn carriage could run fly up.
This situation is not limited to the Donau Plain. In their hometown of the Andes Mountains, there are also countless winding mountain roads, stepping on the hard-to-conquer mountains one after another, becoming their smooth road.
In terms of the dangerous ups and downs of the terrain, the Andes Mountains are not much worse than the cliffs around our Huayu Plateau. As long as they are given a little time, they will turn it into the second Andes Mountains, once they cross the natural danger.
What do you think we have against their armies armed to the teeth?
Are those lords and nobles in the local area who are as lazy as pigs?
Calling them pigs is an insult to pigs.
At least put the pigs in their place, at most eat and sleep, eat and sleep, and not run amok.
The printing and papermaking techniques used by the Yongye army to learn knowledge have been in their hands and become a tool for making money by printing vulgar and obscene works.
Black gunpowder, a sharp weapon used to open mountains and mines on the battlefield, came into their hands and became fireworks and firecrackers for entertainment.
Among other things, look at the defense force of our small town. The guards are old and small, let alone training. Many people don't even have weapons at hand. When was the last time we changed our equipment? ten years ago? Or fifteen years ago?
The noble private army of other gentlemen may not be better than our town, right?
Just relying on them to meet a well-trained regular army?
When they go to the battlefield, if their legs don't shake, I will celebrate them by clapping the table and drinking three glasses. "
After drinking a few glasses of ale mixed with low-quality spirits, Little John obviously let go, limped and jumped onto a solid wooden table, talking loudly.
While counting the unique advantages of the Yongye army leader, he also scolded the corrupt nobles and lords of Huayu Plateau.
Only those who have been to the Yongye army leader repeatedly know the terrifying development speed of this army leader who has only been fighting for more than 20 years, especially when compared with his hometown that has not changed for thousands of years, the psychological gap is even greater.
Those who have experienced the world in the Eternal Night Army will inevitably compare the two sides, whether it is the speed of development or the mode of development, including the ruling mode of the two sides.
The result is obvious. The original ruling class of the Huayu Plateau was completely defeated, which naturally aroused great resentment and condemnation.
"Little John, come down to me quickly. If you dare to say such outrageous words, you won't be afraid that the running dogs and thugs of the aristocrats will hear and break your other leg, making you unable to leave the house."
"These words are too revolutionary and too red-faced. If they reach the ears of those nobles, it will be as simple as breaking their legs. Not only will their own lives be involved, but their families will also be implicated. "
"Little John, if you don't keep your mouth shut, don't blame the old man for being unkind and throwing you out. You want to die yourself, so don't hurt the old man and his tavern."
"Little John must be drunk, and he is not lightly drunk. What he said just now was all drunk. Hurry up and drag him down."
"I'm not drunk. I know what I'm talking about. I'm not a revolutionary party. What I represent is myself. You, a flowery plateau with a conscience, are waking up your sleeping family members. If you don't feel better, it won't take long. The masters of this plateau are no longer us."
"He also said that he was not drunk. He was obviously very drunk. When did the plateau belong to us? The plateau belonged to those aristocratic lords. Those aristocratic lords are not worried. You can only eat your last meal and drink. What is there to worry about drinking the lowest-grade poor ghost? Don’t think that if you travel a few more places with the caravan, and go in and out of the Yongye Army Leader a few more times, you will feel that you are capable. If you are really capable, you will I understand it myself, I heard that the leaders of the Yongye Army have made a lot of money, why are you still a poor ghost?"
"Haha... how do you know that I haven't made any money? Do you know how much profit the Yongye Army made from the plateau in the first few years? Three hundred percent, this is still a one-way trip, in our plateau A glass of wine, as long as you can transport it to the Yong Ye Army leader, you can sell it for three times the price. When I made the third trip, I had a truck of my own, but it was gone in the second year, you guys! Do you know why?"
"Why?"
"Is there any need to ask? It must be thanks to our noble gentlemen."
"That's right, thanks to the blessings of those aristocratic lords, when the business was developed, they pushed three obstacles and four obstacles, and obstructed it. When the trade flourished and coveted the huge profits, they cleverly set up names and robbed them. There are toll gates everywhere, and every village and town I can't wait to get rid of those businessmen, especially small businessmen like me who don't have Beijing are the most unlucky.
All the benefits that belonged to us were squeezed out, and the wealth that belonged to us was sucked out. The more you ran, the more you lost. If it were you, would you still be able to continue this business?
This is our lord, this is our lord! "
In the end, Little John couldn't hide the resentment in his words.
The leader of the Yongye army has a good saying, cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents.
They have worked so hard to broaden their wealth, but they are taken over in a blink of an eye, and they are excluded. Even outsiders feel bad for them, let alone the parties involved.
No wonder the revolutionary parties on the Huayu Plateau have sprung up like mushrooms after rain in recent years.
Little John's experience is by no means an exception, but a very common occurrence. This is the consistent behavior of those greedy aristocrats, and it has never changed for hundreds of years.
If it was changed to the past, even if they suffered a loss, many people would either swallow their anger, or wander around the mountains and wilds, turning into bandits and bandits on the side of disaster.
But this time is different.
This time there is the leader of the Yongye Army, a leader who started his career by resisting the tyranny of slavery.
A breeding ground for more radical currents of thought.
In particular, the Alliance of Warlocks broke hundreds of years of practice and jointly established a college with the leader of the Yongye Army in Brother Hong Kong. After holding an unprecedented scholar conference, countless sparks of thought collided.
Many sparks of thought failed to take root in the Yong Ye Army, after all, there was already a thriving and vibrant ruling class there.
On the contrary, following the footsteps of the merchants, they brought them to various territories. On those rotten lands, clusters of flames were ignited, and they were burning more and more intensely, trying to completely ignite this rotten land.
Only by burning all the rotten forces to ashes, can new trees thrive on the ashes.
This is the declaration of the party constitution of the Ashes Party, which has far-reaching influence on the Huayu Plateau.
They are trying to overthrow the existing corrupt and powerful class on the Huayu Plateau, and establish a more complete and powerful territorial country.
The appearance of the Ash Party was undoubtedly a huge boulder thrown into the stagnant water of the Huayu Plateau, which splashed not only waves, but also countless stinky muddy water.
Not only those lords and nobles regarded them as wild beasts and tried to wipe them out completely, but even ordinary citizens regarded them as snakes and scorpions.
The reason why ordinary citizens have this kind of reaction is that they are not knowledgeable enough to understand their thoughts.
The second reason is that their ancestors have maintained this way of life for generations, and they have long been numb and accustomed to it. They are afraid of change and cannot adapt to it.
Little John's remarks about the revolutionary party undoubtedly set off a big firecracker in this small tavern, completely igniting the atmosphere, making many people a little flustered and at a loss, wishing to gag each other's mouths.
Because they are afraid that listening to such rebellious remarks will bring unnecessary disasters to themselves.
Under normal circumstances, Little John knew how to control himself, but this time he was affected by the movement of the Yongye Army and stimulated by alcohol, so he couldn't hold back anymore.