If it is indeed developed and turned into cultivated land, it is not impossible for it to become a grain production base with the help of the abundant water resources in the surrounding area.
Moreover, under the observation of the Divine Eye, Lin Yang also discovered a large silver mine nearby, which was quite remarkable. At least his initial source of income was secured.
After carefully circling around a few more times, Lin Yang smiled and said, "Indeed, this place is surrounded by a river that flows directly to the sea. In the distance, there are high mountains that lead directly to the Black Mountain Range, where endless wealth is hidden. There are also plains around, which can be cultivated to produce enough grain. It is truly a treasure land."
Hearing this, everyone laughed. After so much trouble, they finally had such a good start. With mountains, water, and fields, it was already considered a treasure land by the ancients.
"However, about sixty miles to the right, there is a small Yue tribe. This tribe lives in the mountains and has more than 30,000 people. They are a threat!" Guo Jia suddenly reminded him.
The Shanyue tribes, also known as the Shanyue people, are quite backward, still at a primitive stage where they rely on knives and fire. In fact, many Shanyue tribes don't even know how to use knives or fire, and simply live off the land and water.
Anyway, the entire Montenegrin mountain range is extremely rich in resources, so even if you do nothing, you rarely starve to death. For a concrete example, you can look at the black people in Africa.
"What are their specific circumstances?"
"This tribe has more than 30,000 people. Among them, the strongest are the chief and the high priest. The chief has consumed a lot of rare and precious herbs and has a third-level body refinement cultivation. The high priest is equivalent to a third-level Qi cultivator. However, they do not cultivate Taoist magic, but witchcraft. Therefore, their lifespans are often very short."
"Below the two are the second-tier priests and the second-tier warriors, and the rest are ordinary people. In total, there are more than 30,000 people living in the village on the mountain. Among them, there are about 3,000 able-bodied men."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yang said calmly, "Alright, let's go take a look." Then, more than 500 people set off together.
Meanwhile, in the distant tribes, the high priest and chieftain had also received the news. After all, they were the local leaders. It was highly unlikely that a force of five hundred men would arrive without receiving word.
Inside one of the rooms, the atmosphere was extremely rustic, everything was very primitive, and the people's clothes were mostly made of animal skins. Many of the tools in the room were made of bone, or even stone.
"High Priest, please check on the details of these people," the leader said, handing over a goshawk.
This man was the leader of the Yue tribe. He was muscular and very strong, covered in a tiger skin, and carrying a huge club. It was clearly the weapon of some powerful monster or wild beast.
Upon hearing this, the high priest raised his scepter, which emitted a green glow and landed on the eagle's head.
Upon seeing the green light, the leader instinctively took a step back. This high priest is getting more and more sinister. It's best to avoid him in the future.
With a loud bang, Eagle's head exploded. Then, the green light transformed into a screen of light that appeared before the two of them.
Within the light screen was Lin Yang's team, numbering over five hundred, heading towards this location.
"These Han Chinese troops are quite elite. All the cavalry are wearing heavy armor. Their armor is very conspicuous. You can tell at a glance that it is of excellent quality, weighing at least several dozen kilograms," the leader said with a frown.
What are such an elite army doing here? They can't be here for sightseeing! If they come to attack our stronghold, can we stop them? After thinking for a moment, the leader shook his head, guessing that he probably couldn't stop them.
"I've decided. We'll ambush them at the narrow pass and use the terrain to defeat them," the leader said confidently.
This was always the method used when dealing with government troops' encirclements and suppressions. In the end, it always successfully forced the government troops to retreat. Therefore, it should work this time too. At least, that's what the leader himself believed.
Then, the leader led more than three thousand able-bodied men and several priests skilled in witchcraft to the First Line of Sky to prepare an ambush.
Although it was more than 60 miles away from the Shanyue tribe, among the more than 500 people, even the lowest-ranking ordinary soldier of the Imperial Guard had the cultivation level of a third-level Grandmaster in the early stage. Therefore, their speed was surprisingly fast.
In just over an hour, they had traveled more than fifty miles. This was without deliberately speeding up. Along the way, Lin Yang discovered several more auspicious places—basically, places with more abundant spiritual energy than ordinary places.
In the future, these auspicious locations will be great places for real estate development! No, as a monarch with a conscience, how can I make money through real estate, a method that has no future?
As he walked, Lin Yang realized something was wrong.
"There, just ten miles away, is an army lying in ambush. Quickly scout ahead, be careful not to be discovered," Lin Yang said, picking up his riding whip and pointing straight ahead. At this point, there was still at least ten miles to go, so there was no fear of the enemy overhearing them.
"Why go through all that trouble? Just watch me," Su Qing'er said with a smile.
As he spoke, he took out a mirror, and after channeling his magic into it, it floated in the air. Then, he formed a hand seal, and after a few breaths, a narrow slit appeared in the mirror.
At a glance, one could see over three thousand strong young men from the Yue tribes. Most of these men were covered with animal hides, and they carried numerous bronze and iron weapons. It was obvious that this was the work of the powerful families of Jiangdong!
For profit, what wouldn't they do? Nothing! Besides, trading with these Yue people in the mountains can earn them quite a bit of money, so why not do it?
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Chapter Four: The Fourth-Order Dao Soldier Yinglong, and the Show-Off Lin Yang
"These merchants are greedy and treacherous, smuggling ironware to the mountain bandits. After we break into their stronghold, we must thoroughly investigate them. If we find any, we will kill them!" Lin Yang ordered.
In fact, smuggling itself is not a big deal! It has been a common thing since ancient times and in every dynasty, and it has been repeatedly banned but never stopped.
It existed in ancient times, and it exists in modern times! Otherwise, do you think all those people at customs are just sitting around doing nothing?
However, ever since the "Eight Great Shanxi Merchants" emerged, the nature of smuggling has become much more serious. It has transformed from a simple commercial activity into something more blatant, such as undermining the government and acting as traitors.
Therefore, Lin Yang is very sensitive to smuggling.
More importantly, this place would soon be their own territory, and the entire Shanyue tribe would be their enemy. If they tolerated these merchants and the powerful families behind them continuing their smuggling activities, what would become of the Wu Kingdom? Would they be continuously bled dry by the Shanyue?
Therefore, one's position determines one's perspective. As the Duke of Wu, he would absolutely kill any one of those who dared to smuggle with the Yue people, and kill two of them if he saw them.
Upon hearing this, Guo Jia reminded them, "These merchants are definitely backed by powerful local families from Jiangdong. For so many years, Jiangdong and the Central Plains haven't communicated much, and they've long forgotten what they should and shouldn't do!"
"They're nothing but a bunch of parasites. The court didn't care before, and they really thought they were someone important. When the time comes, we can just slaughter them until heads roll and blood flows like a river. How can the whole of Jiangdong rebel?" Lin Yang said disdainfully.
Those whom Lin Yang truly couldn't afford to offend wouldn't engage in such a tarnished and unprofitable smuggling business. Therefore, he could simply kill them. As for the rest, even those from top-tier families, Lin Yang wasn't afraid in the slightest.
As the Duke of Wu, who held a fiefdom, Lin Yang's actions—beating officials, abducting women, being greedy and lustful—were of no concern to the emperor as long as he did not rebel.
What's more, what if it's just killing a few merchants who bring disaster to the country and killing a few local tyrants from Jiangdong who they don't like? Nobody cares!
Therefore, after hearing Lin Yang's words, Guo Jia remained silent. Just as Lin Yang said, could the entire Jiangdong region possibly rebel? Moreover, even if it did rebel, it could simply be suppressed.
Soon, the group arrived at a place ten miles away, which was the narrow pass, the place where the leader of the Yue tribes was lying in ambush.
“This place is indeed very dangerous. There is only one road for dozens of miles around. Moreover, the narrowest part can only accommodate a few people. Even if we had discovered it in advance, there would have been no good solution,” Xu Sheng said with a frown.
Taishi Ci was left with the main force by Lin Yang to command them. Therefore, Xu Sheng, the future general of Eastern Wu, was taken by Lin Yang along, ostensibly for his training!