"Is this... really feasible?" Zhang Yan looked at Chu Nan in confusion as she looked at the dome in front of her at Dahao Mountain, another mountain village.
He also wanted a goshawk like Chu Nan. After Chu Nan asked the goshawks to recruit several goshawks, he selected the strongest one to strengthen, but he didn't expect to cultivate an egg.
"It takes about a month to break out of the shell. That's what happens after breaking out of the shell. It's best to look for mammals. Egg animals are like this. There is a process of rebirth." Chu Nan nodded.
Ah Huang and Xiao Bai Jiao didn't seem to have this process.
Of course, snakes should also be considered oviparous, but their transformation process is to survive a catastrophe rather than return to an egg for rebirth.
"Mammals?" Zhang Yan looked at Chu Nan blankly, what kind of animal is this? I've never heard of it.
"They are cats and dogs, born directly, not from eggs." Chu Nan said with a smile: "It is best to have more in the mountains. Such demonized monsters can be summoned as long as they are not as strong as them."
Help in the fight."
After saving my luck for more than a month, I can't get many monsters like the goshawk, so the next step is to be simple.
"Is that so?" Zhang Yan understood.
In the next few days, Chu Nan followed Zhang Yan throughout the Taihang Mountains and cultivated eleven wolf demons, eight dog demons, and two chicken demons!
As for the purpose of cultivating the chicken demon, Zhang Yan hopes that the chicken demon will hatch more chicken demons. Even if they fail to hatch, the eggs laid by this chicken demon will definitely be more nutritious than ordinary eggs!
What a clever little guy!
Chu Nan was stunned by Zhang Yan's genius idea. When he went back to Xuchang, he should try something like demon eggs. How did he taste? He was fully qualified to eat it.
These cultivated monsters have an extremely close relationship with Chu Nan innately, so they naturally want to be by Chu Nan's side. This emotion is two-way, and Chu Nan also feels close to these creatures that he has strengthened.
It's a pity that they have to stay in the Taihang Mountains for Chu Nan. Chu Nan gave an order for them to protect humans here and obey Zhang Yan's orders.
It's a pity that it's hard to find earthworms at this time of year, otherwise Chu Nan would like to strengthen a few earth dragons to integrate into the earth's veins and fertilize the land here.
Although he was in a hurry, Chu Nan still spent nearly half a month walking around the Taihang Mountains.
"With the protection of these monster beasts, it should be difficult for the beasts in this mountain to pose a threat to the Black Mountain Army." Chu Nan looked at Zhang Yan at Dahao Mountain and said with a smile.
"Thank you Chu Lingjun, please send Chu Lingjun to reply to Marquis Wen. When we fight Yuan Shao in the future, our Black Mountain Army will give us full assistance." Zhang Yan looked at Chu Nan Surong and said.
They came over to help solve the problem of monsters and were busy for half a month. Obviously, they didn't come to do free work for them. Since they had paid for it, they should naturally get something in return.
One day Lu Bu and Yuan Shao go to war, and the Black Mountain Army obviously cannot sit back and watch.
Moreover, Zhang Yan has been following Chu Nan for the past half month. He does not understand the method of cultivating monster beasts at all. Moreover, seeing how close those monster beasts are to Chu Nan, Zhang Yan has a vague idea in his heart.
guess.
With these monsters around, Chu Nan is not afraid of going back on his word. Once he goes back on his word, the first thing the Black Mountain Army may have to face is the siege of all the monsters in the entire Taihang Mountains.
At that time, it was called a real disaster.
"Then General, I'll spare you the trouble." Chu Nan smiled and nodded. This trip to the Black Mountains had consumed all his luck, but from the current point of view, it was a worthwhile trip.
"Lord, how about we walk back?" After bidding farewell to Zhang Yan, Zhou Cang saw Chu Nan was about to summon the goshawk, his face turned pale and he begged Chu Nan.
"Are you scared?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.
"Somewhat." Zhou Cang smiled bitterly. The feeling of flying was nothing to Chu Nan, but to him, it was definitely torture.
"Well, it just so happens that I also want to go to Hanoi." Chu Nan nodded, looked at Zhou Cang and said, "You can insist on going to Hanoi, right?"
"It's... not bad." Zhou Cang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. Hanoi is just down the mountain from Dahao. The goshawk is flying at such a speed that it may land shortly after taking off. It will be over if you just endure it.
As for why he went to Hanoi, it had something to do with the secret realm of Yuzhou Mountain. After returning, Chu Nan carefully inquired about Sima Jun's affairs, but did not get any records about the Sima family's contact with the true immortals outside the territory. In addition, he had no knowledge of Sima Yi.
Chu Nan had a prejudice in his heart, so he wanted to take a look. If there was a chance, he wouldn't mind eradicating the roots.
Others don't know that Thaksin existed in Sima Jun, but as a descendant of Sima Jun, Chu Nan would never believe it if the Sima family had no knowledge of it.
And there is no way that the so-called immortal envoy is just Sima Jun. I wonder if I can get some clues from the Sima family.
At that moment, the two of them climbed onto the back of the goshawk. The goshawk's wings kept trembling, and at the same time it spread its legs and ran for a few steps. Then it jumped and flew into the sky. Its wings trembled again, and its speed began to increase. Soon it
Disappeared from sight.
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Huai County, Sima Family.
Since the Yuzhou Mountain incident happened and the news of Sima Jun's life spread, the Sima family has been much more low-key. In fact, the Sima family was also very low-key before. Now after this incident, the Sima family has become even more low-key. It is almost unbearable.
What sense of existence.
The Sima family is not considered a top noble family. In terms of background, it is similar to Cao Cao. However, in terms of reputation, the Sima family is much better than the Cao family who started their career as eunuchs.
After the incident in Yuzhou Mountain, Yuan Shao sent people to look for the Sima family. The Yuan family obviously knew about Sima Jun's existence. After the incident, Yuan Shao asked the Sima family to move to Jizhou to avoid trouble.
However, Sima Fang did not agree. He knew very well that Yuan Shao invited him over for more than just protection.
At that time, Cao Cao also sent people to Hanoi to recruit the children of the Sima family to serve as officials. Originally, if the Sima Jun incident had not happened, Sima Fang was planning to let his eldest son Sima Lang serve in the court. After all, Hanoi at that time was still under Cao Cao's control.
A good Cao Cao is also helpful to the Sima family.
Unfortunately, because of Sima Jun's incident, Sima Fang also declined. After that, even though Lu Bu slaughtered all the people in the Central Plains, devoured the Central Plains, and even crossed the river to check the cultivated land, the Sima family did not resist.
Later, Yuan Shao returned to Jizhou and began to station troops and horses in the Chaoge area, as if he wanted to fight with Lu Bu. At that time, Lu Bu had just defeated Cao Cao and occupied the court. In a short period of time, there was not enough time to fight Yuan Shao again, so
Chu Nan decided to give up Hanoi and some cities in Dongjun beyond the Yellow River as a buffer zone with the Yuan family, and develop other states and counties in the Central Plains. It would not be too late to take over these territories after the decisive battle with Yuan Shao.
In the eyes of the princes and even the people of the world, this naturally became a sign of weakness on Lu Bu's part. It was this approach that made Yuan Shao give up his less determined plan to attack the south and let people take over Hanoi and other places.
Yuan Shao reoccupied Hanoi. Naturally, it was impossible for Chu Nan to continue to implement Chu Nan's methods before, so a lot of troubles were caused. After all, many people were naturally unwilling to share the benefits they received with others.
Unfortunately, the arms could not twist the thighs, and some rebellions were quickly suppressed. However, many people in Hanoi defected to the court in Nantou, causing a lot of loss in Hanoi's population.
At that time, under Sima Yi's suggestion, the Sima family made some improvements to Chu Nan's New Deal. Putting aside taxes, Chu Nan's New Deal actually had a positive effect on the people.
If the court does not use this method, but the gentry uses this method to manage and motivate the people, it will actually strengthen the support of the tenants for the family.
Of course, the tax cannot be as low as the Chunan New Deal. There is no new type of farming here, and there are no earth dragons to enhance the soil fertility. Therefore, during the war years, Chunan's behavior, except for his side, did not affect any other princes.
If the law is used, whoever uses it will die.
This is not only due to the problem of scholars, but more importantly, the output is not as high as others. Even if Chu Nan has low taxes, it can allow the court to have enough taxes to maintain the operation of the court and the army, but it will not work on the side of the princes!
Fighting requires money and food, and officials require salaries. The princes generally play this way like Chu Nan. The first thing to do is to destroy the hearts of the nobles, not the nobles' hearts, but their own finances.
In troubled times, low taxes are almost digging your own grave.
Even here in Chunan, when spring plowing begins, the people have to constantly change grain types and cultivate earth dragons. Otherwise, it will be troublesome to feed the entire Central Plains with the grain of Xuzhou.
This update iteration will take at least one year.
When the river water changed, Sima Yi stuck the fishing rod in the ground and let the fishhook fall into the hole drilled in the ice. He covered his face with a bamboo hat and enjoyed the rare afternoon sunlight.
Nowadays, the world situation is such that the North and South are in conflict. Who will become the overlord of the Central Plains?
Sima Yi felt a little hesitant in his heart.
Naturally, he hoped that Yuan Shaosheng would win, but after learning about Lu Bu's New Deal during this period, he was a little pessimistic, especially after his family used the New Deal to manage tenants, and the results he got made Sima Yi even more silent.
The New Deal is extremely efficient in tapping the power of the people, and it is quite supported by the people. Don't underestimate this. Even if Yuan Shao captures a certain city or even a certain county of the other side, if the people are not convinced, as long as Lu Bu's soldiers and horses fight back
, this side will immediately fall into an isolated and helpless situation.
Unless Yuan Shao is willing to continue to use Chu Nan's new policy, this is equivalent to digging up his own roots, and he has to slaughter all the noble families under Yuan Shao like Lu Bu did.
Of course, there is another way, taking advantage of the fact that the New Deal has not yet taken effect, to directly launch a war against the Central Plains after the beginning of spring, and destroy Lu Bu before the New Deal takes root like it did in Xuzhou.
But...it's hard!
Sima Yi sighed. It's not that no one on Yuan Shao's side saw this, but the internal competition was too fierce. Yuan Shao probably wanted to attack Lu Bu after Lu Bu had implemented the New Deal and seize Lu Bu's achievements.
But how can it be that simple?
Just as I was thinking about it, the sound of footsteps suddenly came to my ears, and a clear voice sounded: "Brother, do you know how to get to Huai County?"
Sima Yi pushed up the bamboo hat covering his face and looked through the gap to see a handsome young man looking at him with a smile on his face.
Behind him, there was a burly ugly man, looking around with a bit of evil spirit.
Judging from the accent, he should be from Zhongzhong, but I don't know which family he is from.
Sima Yi pointed to the road behind him: "This is already the boundary of Huai County. Young Master, if you walk ten miles along this road, you will reach Huai County."
Nowadays, the Sima family wants to keep a low profile. In the past, they would take the initiative to make friends with such strangers, but now...it's better not to mess with those you don't know, especially those from the Central Plains.
"Thank you." The young man cupped his fists and saluted, and left with the ugly man behind him.
"You're quite magnanimous!" Sima Yi put the bamboo hat down again and prepared to continue sleeping.
"The fish is hooked!" The young man who had taken a few steps suddenly turned back and pointed at the beating fishing line.
"It doesn't matter." Sima Yi didn't open his eyes: "We can wait until it loses its strength."
"Interesting, I, Yang Xiu, why didn't you ask me for advice..." Chu Nan looked at the person in front of him carefully, smiled and bowed.
Hongnong Yang family?
Sima Yi hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up and saluted: "I'm Sima Yi."
The moment he announced his name, Sima Yi was shocked to see the ugly man next to Yang Xiu suddenly raised his sword and struck him in the head with the sword...