Chapter 797: Chronicles of the Nations of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (Part 2)
Jin and Qi were both great powers at the time, and their developed economies naturally led to busy trade routes.
It is equally natural that when a trade road is busy, robbers will breed, just as when oil is dug out of a home, mold will breed.
Although the caravans are equipped with guards, there are so many robbers along the way that they are completely impossible to guard against.
As for why some people say why we don’t deploy more guards or even mobilize military escorts...
There is a limit to the profit income of the caravan. If it is all used to deploy guards, what else can you make?
As for the army...how can there be soldiers in this era who serve the people wholeheartedly? The armies in this era are all private armies, either belonging to the king or to the nobles.
Suppress bandits and protect caravans and common people?
How many dishes can make you so drunk?
Li Yunze appeared on the road in a march with hundreds of disciples, which naturally attracted the attention of the caravan.
The marching troops, with bows and swords hanging on their backs, were all strong men.
As long as it's not a robber, someone will naturally come to say hello.
During this exchange of greetings, I also met an acquaintance.
Li Yunze said that the caravans of the owners of the exclusive rights of Jin and Qi were also on this road.
After all, he had helped him promote official script, so Li Yunze agreed to their request to accompany him.
After that, the caravans along the way were all related by relatives and friends, and one by one they formed a large team.
"Master."
When they were camping that evening, Sun Wu took the initiative to talk to Li Yunze and expressed his worries: "There have been more and more people peeping in the past two days, and I'm afraid there will be an attack by bandits soon."
Li Yunze's team didn't have much cargo, but the several caravans following him were fat sheep.
Several fat sheep gathered together, which naturally attracted the attention of the heroes of Qi State.
"Have you seen the map?"
"seen it already."
"According to the schedule, we will arrive at Mianshui Ferry tomorrow afternoon. After crossing the ferry, we will be not far from the Kingdom of Jin." Li Yunze drew a few simple lines on the ground to make a schematic diagram. "You will command the bandits."
"yes."
Sun Wu looked overjoyed. After saluting, he immediately squatted down and drew a circle with his fingers at the location representing the Mianshui Ferry. "The main force is placed on the other side of the river, because the caravan will eventually cross the river no matter what. Only raids will be left on this side of the river.
When the brigade was crossing the river, they were half-crossed and attacked."
"The caravan seems to have a large number of people, but it is actually composed of complex elements and people's hearts are divided. Once it is attacked, it will definitely be panicked and unable to take care of each other."
Sun Wu looked at Li Yunze with confidence, "We will win this battle!"
"Um."
Li Yunze nodded, "This is indeed true for tactical considerations. If I were a teacher, I would arrange it this way. It's just..."
A smile appeared on his resolute face, "The caravan is here with a teacher."
Sun Wu was stunned and didn't quite understand.
"Let's go eat first and then rest for a while."
Li Yunze patted him on the shoulder, "When it gets dark, I will go out with my master to do some business."
As the saying goes, it’s a night when the moon is dark and the wind is high, but Li Yunze and Sun Wu are riding horses and galloping on the empty road at night. The silent environment makes Sun Wu’s scalp numb.
If he didn't have his master by his side, he would never dare to go out alone at night.
After running for dozens of miles, Li Yunze first raised his head to carefully observe the position of the stars, then looked around to measure the distance using the eye jump method, and then turned over and dismounted, "It's almost nearby."
After tying the horses to a tree trunk on the roadside, Li Yunze led Sun Wu into the sparse woods.
Don't get me wrong, it's natural that this person couldn't be here just for a man on top of a man, but he's here to solve the caravan's minor troubles.
"Master."
After walking for a while, Sun Wu couldn't help but ask, "What are we doing here?"
Li Yunze looked around, but did not respond to Sun Wu. Instead, he chose a towering tree that was more than ten feet tall (one foot was about one meter and nine in the Spring and Autumn Period). He rushed over with a single stride, and used the strength of his feet to jump onto it. treetops.
After a short while, Li Yunze floated down, came to Sun Wu and said, "A piece of grass four miles away in the northwest... What's wrong with you?"
Looking at Sun Wu with dull eyes, Li Yunze raised his hand and slapped him on the face, "Don't be stupid."
Sun Wu couldn't speak clearly, and looked at Li Yunze as if he were looking at a monster.
That's a treetop with a height of more than ten feet. It goes up as soon as you say it goes up, and comes down as soon as you say it comes down. Is this still a human being?
Seeing Sun Wu's body shaking with shock, Li Yunze shook his head, turned around and walked towards the northwest.
Sun Wu finally suppressed the shock in his heart and chased after him with trembling hands and feet.
Shocked by the magic of his master coming and going, Sun Wu gradually stabilized his emotions and finally understood why he came so late.
This is clearly an attempt to solve the problem on his own.
The distance of four miles is not that far, and before we even get out of the sparse woods, we can already see the dots of firelight, as well as the noisy sounds of shouting and shouting.
In order to make a big move, bandits and horse bandits from hundreds of miles around gathered here.
Li Yunze never leaves room for bandits.
He doesn't believe in putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha immediately, let alone anyone who is forced to become a bandit.
Therefore, whenever we encounter them, we always resort to physical attacks to maintain social stability.
"Stand here and watch."
After easily disposing of several secret sentries, Li Yunze led Sun Wu to the edge of the bandits' camp.
He gave Sun Wu a few instructions and walked to the camp very simply.
Sun Wu stood silently on the edge of the sparse forest, watching helplessly as his master stepped into the bandits' camp step by step under the light of many fires and torches.
The little Karami on the edge saw someone he didn't know, and subconsciously came over to ask for his identity.
Li Yunze stretched out his hand to grab the lapel of his clothes, and threw it more than ten feet away, hitting a fire.
Sparks were flying everywhere, and there was an uproar all around.
Li Yunze stretched out his arms, and the tight-fitting Confucian clothes on his body instantly burst into pieces.
Under the light of the fire, there are terrifying muscles that dazzle people.
Sun Wu stood in the distance, watching silently as Li Yunze rushed into the messy camp and started killing like a god of murder.
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At this moment, Sun Wu's mood was complicated.
Originally, he believed that victory could be achieved if strategies and tactics were used well.
But at this moment, after witnessing his master's divine bravery, another thought came to his mind.
"So-called strategies and tactics are meaningless in the face of super weapons."
Most of the bandits in the camp fell to the ground, and a few fled from the surrounding edges. Li Yunze did not chase them.
His eyes were always on the big and small bosses.
There is no innocent group like bandits, but it is obvious that the blood stained on the hands of the leader is definitely more than that of the minions.
"Beidou~~~"
"Seven Injury Fist!"
The leader of the largest band of horse bandits in the western part of Qi State looked at the shirtless macho in front of him with splitting eyes and stabbed him all over.
He felt that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were all exploding, and his eyes were bleeding because he stared so hard under the severe pain.
Before falling down, he really wanted to yell something.
‘Who are you riding on?!’
I didn’t even know who killed me, and it was so painful to die.
The bandits fled desperately, and except for Li Yunze, no one in the camp could move.
He shook his neck, reached for a torch, and lit all the tent materials in the camp.
Under the cover of night, the evil that caused harm for hundreds of miles around turned into smoke and dust.
In the afternoon of the next day, when a mixed group of Confucian students and caravans passed by nearby, Sun Wu looked to the northwest with a complicated expression.
He had an impulse in his heart to give up his current studies and follow the path of his master and disciple to practice martial arts.
Seeing Li Yunze's strength with his own eyes, Sun Wu felt that no matter how good his strategies and tactics were, they would be meaningless as long as he faced his master.
'Fortunately, my master is the only one in the world who is so fierce.'
As the most powerful state in the world, Jin's national power is indeed unparalleled in the world.
When the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han were united, the Chu State fought eleven times and only won twice. If it won less than once, it would be a single-digit winning rate.
The Qin State was almost beaten to the point of subjugation and was expelled from the country. It was beaten to the point of being autistic and did not even dare to leave Hangu Pass.
This is the true hegemony of the world.
As for why such a powerful Jin State failed to dominate the world...
Li Yunze has been wandering around Jin for more than half a year, and he already has the most definite answer in his mind.
The reason is very simple. At this time, the Jin State was just like the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was too dispersed internally.
Large families such as the Hu family, the Xian family, the Que family, the Xu family, the Luan family, the Fan family, the Zhongxing family, the Zhi family, the Han family, the Zhao family, and the Wei family took turns to take over the throne, vying for resources with each other and fighting among themselves.
In addition, there are countless small and medium-sized families attached to the major families, and there are also constant battles between them.
The Jin State's national power is tyrannical, but no matter how tyrannical the power is, it cannot be concentrated and used, and it is of no use.
These large and small families in Jin are like countries of different sizes.
Everywhere you go, there is a different set of rules.
Judging from the current situation, it is the general trend that the three companies will eventually be promoted.
The current state of Jin cannot be changed even if Chong'er climbs out of the coffin board.
Along the way, Li Yunze visited many families, and naturally some people extended an olive branch to him.
The results are naturally self-evident.
He was just looking for a way to recruit students, not to promote himself.
As the most powerful country in the world, Jin has many famous officials from all walks of life and many schools of thought.
According to the tradition of this era, when schools of thought collide, they naturally have to sit down and debate to prove that their school of thought is better than yours.
It's just that Li Yunze doesn't have to engage in debates.
On the one hand, he values practicality over empty talk, and looks down upon those schools of thought that spend all their time talking about morality, character, or xinxing.
It is right to pay attention to personal cultivation, but it cannot be regarded as the main occupation. After all, not everyone can become a philosopher.
What this world lacks is the productivity to promote social progress!
Productivity is not something you can just talk about.
What’s more, those who invited him to participate in the debate were all unknown people!
An unknown person has no right to waste his time.
The only one who is truly qualified to sit down and discuss things with Li Yunze is the one who works as a librarian in Luoyi where he is about to go.