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"That's their idea." Tianhao answered quickly without thinking: "It's stupid to pay more than the quota of food in exchange for surnames."

Wu Peng noticed that Niu Weibang's eyes twitched slightly, and then he smiled and asked, "Why?"

"I can understand that the first person who does this kind of thing will succeed. But as long as he is a wise ruler, he will not let others replicate this behavior." Tianhao's pure eyes could not see a trace of variegated color: "As long as the payment amount exceeds 50%, the people in the village will go hungry. I know that feeling is terrible, and I wish I could even stuff the wooden floor into my mouth and chew it into pieces and swallow it... 60%, 70, or even higher. For the sake of his own selfish desires, they could not give everything up. But what did they get in the end? Nothing!"

"What if they succeed? Everyone starved to death, leaving only a lonely nobleman. I don't deny the importance of surnames, but I will never agree to obtain them in this way."

"I would rather go to Lock Dragon Pass and cut off enough white heads."

"I can manage this village better, everyone is well fed and well-dressed, and women are more raising. According to the clan rules, as long as the village has a population of more than 10,000, the village can be closed down. As the leader, you can also get a surname."

Wu Peng stared at Tianhao: "What do you really think?"

"This is my home." Tianhao raised his chest and looked fearless: "I have family, brothers and sisters, as well as my teachers and friends... They trust me and make me the leader of the village. I cannot let this trust down. It is not difficult to eat enough. Everyone here is very hardworking. We can even take out some of the food and ask the deer people to exchange for cloth. We can live a lot, very satisfied, and very happy life."

"Is this your purpose?" Wu Peng asked.

Tianhao noticed that these words caused great shock to the national savage. He lowered his voice slightly and his attitude became gentle: "After learning about the news of Qinglong Village's troops, I think more issues should be considered. Panshi Village is located on the border of the tribe, and we cannot migrate to other places. To be honest, the people of the Lu people are actually easy to deal with. They don't like to fight. We get along well with the nearby Lu villages, but now... this situation has been broken."

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Wu Peng's eyes: "You are very smart."

Tianhao felt an irresistible oppression force. He sighed softly: "After all, I am a member of the Niu tribe. For my tribe and for this village, there are some things that must be done even if I don't want to do."

Wu Peng stared at him with bright eyes as bright as an eagle: "...I think...I can rest assured."

After pausing for a moment, the national teacher asked seriously: "This time you captured a large number of Lu people from Mengxiang Village and made great contributions. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

"Can you avoid the amount of food paid last year?" Tianhao, who had been calculating in his heart, answered quickly. He stretched out his right hand and opened his five fingers: "Five years."

Wu Peng and Niu Weibang both felt unexpected when answering this answer. They subconsciously looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"Tax-free?" Niu Weibang leaned forward, not very convinced: "It's that simple?"

Panshi Village has indeed developed well, but its current population is only about 2,000. The area of ​​farmland these people cultivate each year is not large, and the amount of 30% of the payment is actually not much. As the king of the clan, Niu Weibang does not take this benefit seriously.

Wu Peng was also surprised by Tian Hao's answer: "Don't you want anything else? You made a lot of contribution this time, made up for Liangdong's mistakes, and caught a deer tribe who was beyond my imagination. In this way, I can give you a reward of one thousand gold coins."

"Gold coins?" Tianhao showed a puzzled expression on his face. He thought for a long time: "What do I want so many gold coins?"

"With money, you can buy more." Wu Peng paid close attention to Tianhao, and a dark look like a predator appeared in his eyes: "It's like you do business with people in Chitou City, settle with their newly minted silver coins. Gold coins are more valuable than silver coins."

"Master National Master, are you talking about the merchant Jin Sheng?" Tianhao shook his head helplessly: "That's impossible. There are more and more people in the village, and they have to consume a lot of food every day, and they have to wear clothes for them... We sold cider to Jin Sheng. The way to exchange the jar of wine was useless when it was worth a piece of cloth. He set a price for our wine, settled with silver coins and copper coins, and then exchanged the fabric we needed for this price... To be honest, I can't see what's good about this method. It's actually the same after all. He always advised me to leave silver coins, saying that this thing would definitely be more valuable than it is now when I left. But this thing is hard, and it can't be eaten or used, and it takes up space at home."

Wu Peng stared at him with inquiring eyes: "What do you really think?"

Tianhao spread his hands and smiled calmly: "I don't want money, this thing is not as good as a piece of barbecue."

The dark light in Wu Peng's eyes disappeared, and he quickly returned to his peace.

"I have to congratulate you." His voice was majestic and solemn: "You may be the youngest "thousand-man leader" among all the bull tribes. In the near future, I hope you can become five thousand heads, or even ten thousand heads."

"Yes." Tianhao nodded firmly: "I will definitely become the head of ten thousand people and get my own surname."

"The Qinglong Village is back to you."

Wu Peng smiled, he clapped his palms, pushed the door open from outside, and walked in with two national masters' personal guards. They stood behind Tianhao with a soldering iron in their hands.

Two soldering irons represent two different identities that rise in sequence.

One piece is five hundred heads, and the other piece is a thousand heads.

The metal with identity certification burned red on the charcoal fire, the hot surface contacted the skin on his arms, and the burning sensation spread throughout Tianhao in an instant. He gritted his teeth tightly, and dense beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead, and every nerve in his mind was shouting. Although the feeling of neuralgia was greatly weakened, this was still a torture for him. The only thing he could do was turn his head, open his eyes wide, and stare at the soldering iron that was hurting himself.

"It's very good. The Niu tribe needs warriors like you." Niu Weibang looked around with relish and couldn't help but praise.

"You also have an extremely intelligent mind." When the second thousand-person soldering iron covered Tianhao's arm, Wu Peng breathed a long sigh, and his eyes became meaningful: "The gods favor Panshi Village. The people here are very lucky to have a wise and brave leader like you."

...

In the early morning, before the sun released golden light from the horizon, the national division and the cavalry team of the Leiniu Tribe leader left Panshi Village and returned along the way.

They will turn north halfway, far from the next village, otherwise they will not be able to reach it when it is dark.

Tianhao held a tray full of food and respectfully delivered it to Wu Peng. The latter was very satisfied, raised his hand and gently stroked his forehead with his thumb. This was a unique etiquette among the witch practitioners.

"I like the kind of wine you make very much." He took off the ring in his hand and handed it to Tianhao, and said with a smile: "I send me a few jars every year. With this, the gatekeeper of the capital will not make things difficult for you."

Niu Weibang rode on the horse and stared at Tianhao from a high point: "Do it well. The five-year tax-free period is the reward you requested. I hope that when I come again next time, this is no longer Panshi Village, but a Panshi City."

The friendship between men can easily become warm through alcohol. Gangdian took a large piece of cooked meat handed by Tianhao and looked at him with complicated eyes: "...I should have known you earlier."

Tianhao laughed: "It's not too late now."

Gangdian was very serious: "If you have time, come to Leijiao City to have a drink."

"You treat me."

"no problem."

The cavalry quickly disappeared among the mountains and forests in the distance.

Tianhao stood on the wall of the village and looked in that direction. The leather robe sleeves were tilted on his shoulders and his left arm was exposed. The low temperature could effectively relieve the burning pain in the wound. He gently applied a layer of grease on the surface of the imprint, and the signs of the five hundred and thousands of people were extremely conspicuous.

"Even barbarians cannot be ignored!" Tianhao smiled naturally for the first time in a few days: "This is a world of intrigue. It used to be like this, but it is still like this now."

Pingjun is very suitable for the position of the intelligence leader. Nowadays, the intelligence network of Panshi Village is blooming everywhere, and all nearby villages have spies under Pingjun.

When he arrived in Leiniu City, Tianhao had already learned about the news that the national magistrate arrived in the city a few days ago. He spent two hours listening carefully to the various surveillance information of the spies during this period. One of them attracted Tianhao's attention.

Wu Peng took several of his subordinates in casual clothes to understand the people's sentiments in Leijiao City, and asked about the prices of various goods. He wanted to exchange cloth for a kind of jerky, but was rejected by the ignorant cargo owner. The other party asked Wu Peng to trade in metal currency. Wu Peng was very angry, and he turned around and left with a blue face.

For the northern barbarians, metal currency is a new thing.

If it weren't for a very accidental chance that Niu Tong and Wu Yuan would have difficulty in knowing the true attitude of the tribe's senior leaders towards currency.

In short, some people agree and some oppose, and the two factions are clearly divided.

The history of the civilized world shows that the emergence of money and permeates the entire human society is the inevitable result of natural evolution.

However, the current productivity of the northern barbarians seems to be insufficient to allow the monetary system to arise naturally.

The national guru Wu Peng should be an opponent of the monetary system.

The gold coins he gave were a huge sum of money, worth far more than the five-year tax exemption period.

Tianhao decided to take a gamble.

He didn't want to lose his head just by saying a word.

Now it seems that this is the best result.

The prisoners of Mengxiang Village will be sent to Leiniucheng next week. The weather has warmed up by that time and the snow on the road has begun to melt.

A laugh from Tianfeng came from behind: "Congratulations, the youngest thousand-person head in our Panshi Village."

Turning around, a large number of villagers coming to see them off were gathered under the village wall. The old priest stood in front, next to him was the hunting captain Yonggang. He also exposed his left arm, and there was a clear "Five Hundred Heads" mark on the side of his arm.

You must never make all the contributions alone. This is an important experience that Tianhao brought from the civilized world. He got what he wanted most, and at the same time he must win the greatest benefit for his subordinates.

There are a large number of newly promoted 100 people in Panshi Village.

Tianfeng, Tiankuang, Changlin, Xukun...

Nowadays, Panshizhai has a large population and needs more managers.

Tianhao did not forget the old priest. Although he was highly respected in Panshizhai and could no longer be promoted, it did not prevent this glory from falling on the family members. His son Wu Qi also obtained the position of head of a hundred people.

Ayi and Aju became the heads of a hundred people.

Last night, when Tianhao made this request to the national master and the Lei Niu King, the two of them were stunned at the same time. After several minutes, Wu Peng hesitated and agreed slowly.

There are ten female heads in many villages, but the hundred female heads have never appeared. Tianhao thinks this is an opportunity and should try it.

"They are very smart and have great prestige among women. They rub ropes, boil salt, raise chickens, weave cloth... Many things in the village require women to participate. Only by organizing them can men go up the mountain to hunt and go out to fight with confidence. We should give women more rights, which will benefit everyone."

...

Getting off the village wall, Tianhao walked into his room and ordered someone to call Ping Jun.

Compared with the young leader who grew up, Pingjun, who is already middle-aged, looks shorter.

"Chief!" He knelt down on his knees, pressed his right palm with his left palm, and placed his hands horizontally in front of him, his body bent, and his humble forehead was close to the back of his palm.

"Get up!" Tianhao signaled Pingjun to straighten up, and he smiled kindly: "You have done a good job during this period, and you are very talented in intelligence."

Pingjun, who received the praise, seemed a little excited. He kept rubbing his hands: "Thank you, thank you, leader."

"If you do well, you will get rewards." Tianhao looked at him with praise: "Wait a moment, you will go out to find Changlin and ask him to issue you an identity certificate of "Hundred People's Heads", and then send it to the high priest to leave a clay plate, so that Xu Kun can brand your arm. Next week, you will take the deer people from Mengxiang Village to Leijiao City and send your identity certificate to the registration. Haha, from now on, you will be the new Hundred People's Heads in our Panshi Village."

What?

Hundreds of people?

The sudden news made Pingjun dizzy and could not react for a while. He opened his mouth, his face full of shock.

"Do it well, one day, you will become the leader of a thousand people." Tianhao stood up, walked over, and patted his shoulder hard.
Chapter completed!