Chapter 6    I am the master of Qianlonggang!

Qianlonggang in front of me is completely different from the barren mountains and ridges I saw before traveling through. With the Li family’s ancestral home as the center, there are about 300 families around it, houses built with large rocks, courtyard walls made of yellow earth, paths paved with gravel, stone mills, wells, and small donkeys... It is full of pastoral atmosphere everywhere.

Some old, weak, women and children were sitting on big rocks on the street, basking in the sun comfortably while chatting about family matters!

Li Zhao was about to go over to say hello to the villagers, but he didn't want a few figures to suddenly pop out of the alley...

"Wool-Wool!"

It turned out to be a few tall, sharp-toned hunting dogs, barking constantly!

Qianlonggang is close to Zhongnan Mountain. There are often beasts in the mountains and sometimes they will come into the village. Therefore, almost every household here has hunting dogs, at least one or two, and at most seven or eight. They usually guard the house and hunting up the mountain is a good helper.

These hunting dogs are unusual. They are a specialty in southern Guanzhong. They are tall, run like flying, fierce in nature, and even dare to bite with beasts. The yellow-brown fur is distributed with black stripes, just like the markings on tigers, so they are named: Tiger Dogs!

"Master, be careful, these dogs are very fierce and bite them when they see strangers!"

"It's okay, get out of here!"

Baimo stretched out his hands, for fear that these fierce dogs would pounce on him and hurt their little master, but unexpectedly he would be pushed away.

Li Zhao's eyes were like lightning, and he looked at several mastiffs for a while, then smiled confidently, stepped forward a few steps, and reached out to touch the fiercest tabby dog...

Unexpectedly, the tabby dog ​​did not bite Li Zhao's hand, but instead let him touch his head, showing a very enjoyable look. The other hunting dogs were also crawling on the ground, as if they had seen their own owner, constantly waving their tails.

There is a kind of person in the world who is born with a temperament that can quickly make others like him and be willing to be close to him. This is called popularity.

Some people have no effect on the same sex, but can quickly develop a favorable relationship between the opposite sex in just a few words. This is called "woman's fate" or "man's fate!"

Li Zhao has no female affinity (the truth), but he is born with an animal affinity. No matter what animal it is, he can get along well with it. No matter how fierce the watchdog is, he will not bite Li Zhao. The big white goose that dominates the countryside in the countryside is chasing others and running around the streets, but he has never chased Li Zhao.

Li Zhao even considered that it is also a good choice to go to the zoo to work as a breeder after graduating from university.

After traveling through time, this kind of animal relationship has also been brought over, and it has become even stronger!

"A good hunting dog, it's a good hunting dog. It's beautiful in size and has good fur. I didn't expect there was such an excellent breed in the mountains!" In addition to extreme sports, Li Zhao also has a hobby, which is to raise dogs, especially large mastiffs, German shepherds, Tibetan mastiffs, Kunming dogs, Rottweilers... they have all been domesticated, and their level is not low!

With his eyes, he naturally saw that this kind of tabby dog ​​was extraordinary. While he loved it, he also secretly decided: find an opportunity to hold the best puppy and cultivate it into the best hunting dog.

No, it's the best military dog!

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"Baimo, who is this young man? Are there outsiders in Qianlonggang?"

"It's not an outsider, this is my Young Master Zhao!"

"Who is Mr. Zhao? Isn't the Li family the only one who can be called Mr. Chong, Mr. Fei?"

The hounds' barking attracted the attention of the villagers. A group of half-grown children ran over, their eyes full of curiosity. They obviously did not know Li Zhao, and even did not know Li Zhao's existence. They thought that there was a guest from another country.

At this time, several old men came over, looked at Li Zhao's appearance, and showed a sudden enlightenment look. They kicked the naughty children a few times, and then pulled them to bow together: "Caomin has seen Mr. Zhao. These children are young and ignorant. Please don't blame me!"

At that time, Li Zhao's grandfather resigned from office and retired. Emperor Ruizong could not keep him. In order to compensate for his cousin, he specially granted 300 households a fief, allowing his descendants to inherit his descendants.

In other words, the entire Qianlonggang is the fiefdom of the Li family, and the villagers living here are all tenants of the Li family.

When Xiao Li Zhao's grandfather and father were alive, he was very kind to these villagers. He only collected 20% of the land rent every year, and all the other levy taxes were exempted. He also invited villagers to have a big meal and give gifts during festivals. The villagers in Qianlonggang were grateful and remembered until now!

Li Zhao, who used to suffer from autism, did not leave the small ancestral hall for eight years, so that the villagers gradually forgot his existence. Now they have come out and appeared on the street, and their past memories have also revived in people's hearts.

"You don't have to be very polite for a few elders, please get up quickly."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao."

"My fellow villagers, how are you living now?"

"Oh, men, women, young and old work hard every day, so they can only eat half full. It's really worse than before. When the old man was there, the villagers' lives were so comfortable. Every household had surplus food, and they could drink and eat meat during festivals..."

Li Zhao sat on the street, chatting with several old men and listening to their complaints.

It is said that since Li De took power, he has rented Qianlonggang to 70% of the land, during festivals, as well as his own birthday, his wife's birthday, and his son's birthday... He also has to force the villagers to pay filial piety money, steal men and women, and bully the weak. He has done a lot of things like knocking on his bones and sucking marrow!

With this family in hand, all the villagers in Qianlonggang gritted their teeth. Unfortunately, as tenants, they were unable to resist the master's family. Li Zhao's sudden appearance allowed the villagers to see hope for life!

After chatting for a while, Li Zhao stood up and said goodbye, and continued to walk forward. The villagers stayed where they were, whispering and talking...

"Boys, remember, this is Mr. Zhao, the real master of our Qianlonggang. If you see him in the future, you must salute him. Don't neglect him."

"Yes, grandpa, this young master Zhao is so handsome and has a very easy-going personality. He and Mr. Chong, aren't Mr. Fei brothers? Why don't they look like each other at all?"

"What do you know? Mr. Zhao is a child of the Tang Dynasty's royal family and a serious phoenix and dragon grandson. Of course, his appearance is different from that of mortals. As for those two fat men, they are grains and wild species on the roof. How can they be compared with Mr. Zhao!"

"God bless you, let Mr. Zhao grow up quickly and take over the family business, so that we can come back with a good life."

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Not far away, listening to the villagers' discussions, Li Zhao nodded with satisfaction. To put it bluntly, he walked around the streets to show off his presence and reminded the villagers of who is the direct descendant of the Li family and who is the real master here!

However, while walking around, Li Zhao found that there were only elderly, weak, women and children in the village, but no young and strong men were seen, and no one was working in the fields. What did they do?

Have you gone to the mountains to hunt? But now it is early spring. The wild beasts that have been in winter are skinny and boneless, and their fur is not good. It is not the time to hunt!

"Where are the young and strong people in the village?"

"Reply to the little master: they all went into the mountains to catch dogs."

"What, catch a dog?"

Li Zhao was a little confused. There were many hunting dogs in the village. Why did he go into the mountains to catch dogs?

Baimo didn't say anything, but just took Li Zhao to the entrance of the village. There was a large stone tablet here, more than one meter high and more than six feet wide. There were three big characters on it: Qianlonggang!

There was a notice from the government on the back of the stone tablet, with a dog painted on it, with fur all over it as snow, but there was a golden vertical line on the top of the head. It was burly and handsome. It was obvious that it was not an ordinary thing at first glance. There was also a large paragraph of text description below. Li Zhao read it carefully and finally understood.

It turned out that two months ago, a Tuyuhun envoy came to worship the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and carried a large number of tributes such as horses, fat cattle, falcons, jade, fur, etc. The most precious of them was a white spirit dog.

The white spirit dog is not domestically raised, but a wild dog mutated. It has spiritual bones, is very agile, and is brave and fearless by nature. It is not an exaggeration to call it the "King of Ten Thousand Dogs"!

During the Han Dynasty, Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a branch of the Qiang people in the northwest region: the White Dog tribe. Unlike other nomadic peoples, this tribe did not worship wolves, but instead regarded a white dog as its national totem, which was called the White Spirit Dog!

However, the number of white spirit dogs is rare, and it is difficult to produce one for hundreds of years. Even if you see one occasionally, it is difficult to catch it. As for domestication, it is even more difficult to ascend to heaven.

Unexpectedly, the shepherd of the Tuyuhun tribe accidentally found a white spirit dog in the wilderness and immediately reported it. The Tuyuhun Khan was overjoyed and sent thousands of hunters to set up ambush on all sides and chase and block. After more than a year, he finally caught the white spirit dog.

The spiritual dog is rare in a century, and the Khan of Tuyuhun dared not keep it privately, so he sent an envoy to bring it to the Tang Dynasty, preparing to pay tribute to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to show the surrender of the Tuyuhun tribe!

When the tribute team passed by Wu'an County, they stayed in the wilderness at night. Seeing that it was not far from Chang'an City, they were a little careless. Unexpectedly, the white spirit dog took the opportunity to break out of the cage and bit more than a dozen guards. They fled into Zhongnan Mountain under the night...

The spiritual dog that paid tribute to the Emperor of Tang ran away, is this worthwhile?

The local government immediately summoned nearby hunters to go into the mountains to capture them, and issued a high reward: those who captured the white spirit dog alive will be rewarded with a reward of 1,000 stagnant.

You should know that now is the prosperous Kaiyuan era, with business prosperity, good quality and low price, and the purchasing power of coins is extremely strong. In Guanzhong area, a bucket of fine rice costs 20 cents, a piece of raw silk costs 470 cents, and a strong ox can only cost ten cents. (Yisheng = 1,000 cents)

One thousand stagnant of money is enough to buy a hundred oxen or a large mansion. Who doesn’t want to get rich overnight?

Therefore, Qianlonggang and the young and strong villages in the surrounding villages all led the hunting dogs and took hunting tools, and went into the mountains to catch the white spirit dogs in groups...

"Baifu, have the spirit dog caught it?"

"Not yet, this guy is very cunning and fierce. The hunters set up ambush many times, but they rushed out by it. I heard that they had escaped into the mountains."

Li Zhao nodded and continued to walk around. When he passed by a small river, he even made some river sand back.

What to do is of course useful.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!