Chapter 667 Fire in the Backyard

Kuaiji County, in the mountains.

Kuaiji County is today's Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai area. Today's Shanghai is known as the Pearl of the Orient and has a very developed economy. However, during the Three Kingdoms period when the south was not developed, Kuaiji County had a vast territory and was mostly a wilderness. Among the mountains and jungles , where the Shanyue people live.

The Shanyue people are the remnants of Baiyue. After Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, he sent Zhao Tuo to lead 500,000 soldiers and civilians south to conquer Baiyue and expand their territory. The Shanyue people are the descendants of Baiyue.

The Shanyue people mainly focus on agriculture, growing grains. There is copper and iron in the mountains, which they cast into armor. Because of the dangerous environment, they were naturally brave and good at fighting. The leader was called Shuai, and he was divided into Shuai, Da Shuai and Zong Shuai. The Shanyue people are not only the local indigenous people, but also some Han people who evaded taxes. These Han people brought advanced farming and iron smelting technologies, which made the Shanyue people gradually grow.

In the open space between several mountains, several bamboo buildings and thatched huts have sprung up.

Hundreds of young and strong Yamakoshi athletes were guarding the side of the bamboo house. One of them raised his head and glanced at the bamboo house with envy.

"Don't think about it. That's where Zong Shuai and others live. You guys still want to live in it?"

A companion next to him laughed at him.

"Hmph." He snorted and suddenly said: "A few Han people came here a few days ago. Commander Zong and others entertained them very attentively. Their clothes are really nice."

He looked to the north and wandered: "I don't know what the Han people's place is like. I really want to see the Han people's place."

"Hey, listen to those Han people." The companion whispered: "The Han people's cities are very big. Those county and state cities are two or three feet high, and they are all built with stones."

"So tall?"

"There's more." The companion continued to show off: "I heard that the capital of the Han people is called Luoyang. The city is five feet high. There are a total of twelve city gates around it. It can accommodate up to 300,000 to 400,000 people."

"Three to four hundred thousand people?" Shanyue youth exclaimed: "Then we still have to live in thatched houses? Everyone can live in the city."

The companion sneered and said, "You have good intentions, kid, so keep a good watch on you."

And in the bamboo building, on a big wolf-skin chair, a strong-looking Shanyue man with messy hair and beard, half of his shoulders exposed, sat on it with a golden sword and laughed.

He smiled and said: "Wang Zheng, you Han people are very smart. We Shanyue have always admired you."

"Peng Zongshuai, the people of Shanyue are not bad either, and their armors are sharp. But if they can be made with more craftsmanship, the armors produced by Shanyue will be even sharper."

The person who answered was smiling, with his hair tied up in the right fold, and a slightly arrogant smile on his face.

This rough-looking Shanyue man is the commander-in-chief of a tribe in Shanyue, named Peng Hu. He has tens of thousands of people under his command. He is young and strong. He is powerful. He is vaguely the leader of the Shanyue tribes and has a strong voice.

The scribe was Wang Kai, who served as governor of Xuzhou. He came to the Shanyue tribe on Cao Cao's orders to incite Shanyue to rebel in the rear and coerce the Sun family in Jiangdong.

"oh?"

Hearing Wang Kai's words, Peng Hu suddenly became interested and said, "So, Prime Minister Cao is willing to give us a group of craftsmen?"

In order to avoid heavy taxes, many Han people in the south hid among the Shanyue people, bringing new iron-smelting technology to Shanyue. Moreover, these are troubled times, and craftsmen play a great role. The princes from all sides are trying their best to collect craftsmen and make Soldier armor.

If we can get a group of craftsmen provided by Cao Cao, Shanyue's iron smelting technology will definitely be able to reach a higher level. Wouldn't it be even more powerful by then?

Peng Hu's small eyes revealed greed, which Wang Kai could see clearly.

Wang Kai smiled and said: "Haha, let alone a craftsman, Prime Minister Cao has said it first. As long as Peng Zongshuai is willing to take the lead in contacting the sects and marshals of various families, the Prime Minister will naturally not hesitate to reward him. There are plenty of gold and silver utensils. It will not be difficult to even canonize Peng Shuai in the future."

"Prime Minister Cao is willing to canonize us?"

Peng Hu was overjoyed when he heard this. Barbarians from all over the world respected the Han Dynasty. It would be a great honor to be canonized by the Han Dynasty.

"It's so good, it's so good!" Peng Hu laughed, but after he stopped smiling, he suddenly smiled and said: "I heard that you Han businessmen have to pay a deposit first before doing large-scale transactions. I don't know if Prime Minister Cao is alive. Can Mr. Wang bring some deposit?"

Damn Shanyue people, they don’t let go of eagles when they see rabbits.

Wang Kai cursed secretly in his heart, but his face remained calm: "This is natural."

Bang bang!

He clapped his hands and said loudly: "Bring the gift for Peng Zongshuai."

The attendant behind Wang Kai brought a wooden tray covered with red silk cloth. Not only Peng Hu, but also his younger brother Peng Qi, as well as the marshal, marshal and others under his command, all focused on the red silk. on the cloth.

Wang Kai couldn't help but have a hint of pride on his face. As the attendant lifted off the red silk cloth covering it, a bright light suddenly shone in the small room, causing Peng Hu and other commanders from all over the mountain to exclaim in surprise and admiration.

"These are all given to us by Prime Minister Cao?" Peng Hu's younger brother Peng Qi asked in a trembling voice.

Wang Kai smiled and nodded. The wooden tray was full of gold, silver and jade, and it was extremely delicate. There was no rough color at all. You could tell at a glance that it was a good product carefully polished by skilled craftsmen.

"These are just appetizers. As long as Peng Zongshuai is willing to agree, he will definitely thank you very much in the future." Wang Kai specially added an accent to the word "thank you very much", and all the commanders in the mountains and large and small swallowed their saliva.

"Brother." Peng Qi left his seat, walked to Peng Hu, and whispered: "It's better to agree. Anyway, the Sun clan of Jiangdong has always imposed excessive taxes on us and sent more taxes and corvees. Overthrowing the Sun clan of Jiangdong would be beneficial. It’s harmful.”

Sun Ce had a strong and brave character, so he defeated Wang Lang of Xu Gong and unified Kuaiji County, and then ordered the Shanyue people in Kuaiji County to be pacified. On the one hand, the Shanyue people were required to hand over grain and grass, and at the same time, the Shanyue people were asked to send out young men as soldiers.

Zhu Zhi, Tai Shici and others were all ordered to control Shanyue in Jiangdong, so the Shanyue people were quite dissatisfied with the Sun family in Jiangdong.

"Brother." Peng Qi saw that Peng Hu seemed unmoved, and urged: "Now that Sun Lang is dead, Jiangdong is in danger of unrest. If we can't afford troops now, when will we wait?"

"Yes." Peng Hu nodded and glanced at Wang Kai.

Peng Hu stood up, his tall body was very oppressive, and he said seriously to Wang Kai: "Wang is engaged, I can agree to Prime Minister Cao's request, but Prime Minister Cao has to confer me on behalf of the imperial court, and he has to send two hundred craftsmen of various colors. How about one hundred blacksmiths among them?"

Wang Kai frowned: "Peng Zongshuai, you are talking like a lion. This is not possible. How about one hundred craftsmen and fifty blacksmiths?"

"It's a deal!"

Peng Hu agreed immediately with a smile on his face.

"Okay, in that case, it is inconvenient for me to stay longer, so I must go back and report to Prime Minister Cao as soon as possible." Wang Kai stood up and said goodbye to Peng Hu.

"There is no need to see Peng Zongshuai off. I am waiting for good news about Zongshuai."