Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 408: Dingbian Di People

Zhao Hong sat in the carriage, his thoughts tangled like a tangled mess. The scenery outside the window passed by quickly, but it failed to attract his attention.

He thought of the scene he had just seen in the village and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Human hearts are truly greedy. I was kind enough to give someone a way to make a living, but in the end, they wanted to become the master."

He muttered to himself, his expression complicated and helpless.

"Prefect Qin, please go and handle this. I can't let my master become an outsider in the end."

There was a hint of majesty and dissatisfaction in Zhao Hong's voice.

When Qin Yongyi received the order, he instantly understood Zhao Hong's intention.

He walked towards the group of troublemakers with his personal guards with firm steps.

Qin Yongyi stared coldly at the Di people with a glaring gaze. He shouted, "You are Di people. You are here because of our King Zhenbian's permission. What? Now that we are facing the King, you still want to drive him out?"

The Di people, who had been so arrogant just now, turned pale with fright when they heard this.

Their eyes were filled with fear and panic. The Di leader stammered, "Sir, our chieftain Changwang ordered us to do this. We are just servants, doing what our master ordered."

"Oh? You mean, your master asked you to drive out the original landowner?"

Qin Yongyi stared at the Di people, his tone becoming increasingly stern.

The Di man hesitated. He looked up at Qin Yongyi and saw that Qin Yongyi had a serious expression and his eyes were full of majesty.

Then he glanced at the guards, each of whom had their eyes wide open, as if they were going to eat him alive the next moment.

He felt a cool breeze on the back of his neck, and couldn't help but move his Adam's apple. He bravely said: "This... maybe, it's probably quite a lot."

Qin Yongyi snorted in his heart. He had expected this result.

It is not surprising that such a situation occurs when facing these alien races.

"We won't kill you today. Go back and tell your master to stop this immediately, including the Di people who are with you. When we get to Dingbian, we will explain this matter clearly to your master."

Qin Yongyi's voice was cold and firm.

The Di people lying on the ground were so shocked by this that they felt as if they had been pardoned. They kowtowed in gratitude and said, "Thank you, sir, for not killing me. I will go back and explain things to my master."

After saying that, he fled away, crawling and rolling.

Qin Yongyi turned around and came to the villager who was beaten.

The villager looked in a state of disarray, and the pain on his body made him grimace.

"What on earth is going on?" Qin Yongyi asked.

The villager said helplessly with a bitter face, "Sir, I am the largest landlord in this village and also the village chief. The Di people came to drive me away, and I was dissatisfied and argued with them, and as a result, I was beaten up."

Qin Yongyi frowned and asked in confusion, "Why didn't the villagers come to dissuade us?"

Muramasa sighed, "Alas, Governor, you don't know that most villagers are tenants. Who owns the land is none of their business. We all farm and pay taxes anyway, so it doesn't matter who we work for."

After hearing this, Qin Yongyi couldn't help but feel emotional.

Zhao Hong, sitting in the carriage, heard the entire process and was secretly angry. "These unruly people, being enslaved, don't know how to resist. It's really sad and lamentable."

But on second thought, I felt that this was human nature and there was nothing I could do about it.

The carriage continued to move forward, and after another day, Zhao Hong finally arrived at his own fort in Dingbian.

The fortress remains the same, solemn and peaceful, and no one has dared to occupy it without permission.

Zhao Hong's mood eased a little.

After settling down, Zhao Hong immediately summoned Luosang, the magistrate of Dingbian County.

"Lo County Magistrate, did anything happen when these Di people entered the city?"

Zhao Hong asked anxiously.

"Hey……"

Luosang sighed first, then slowly said: "Your Highness, Dingbian's autonomy is originally a good thing, and the Di people coming to increase Dingbian's population is also a good thing, but... but..."

Luosang hesitated and stammered, unable to utter the rest of the words.

Zhao Hong frowned, looked at Luosang fiercely, and said loudly: "If you have anything to say, just say it!"

Luosang finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Your Majesty, the Di people came here and did not follow the rules. They occupied a street without permission and drove away the original merchants.

This is also a waste. The county can only provide the merchants who suffered from the disaster with another house, but these Di people also do not fulfill their tax obligations."

After hearing this, Zhao Hong turned to look at Qin Yongyi and asked, "Qin Governor, what do you think about this issue?"

Qin Yongyi thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the enemy has lived in a barbaric land for many years. They basically barter or pay tribute to their tribal leaders. How would they understand the tax you are talking about?"

Zhao Hong listened to Qin Yongyi's words and nodded in agreement: "Yes, these barbarians need to be educated, but who can do such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, this is not something that can be done overnight. We must make it clear to them right now that they are here and cannot touch the land that belongs to them.

Furthermore, our Great Zhou is primarily engaged in farming, while the Di people are primarily engaged in animal husbandry. If our owned farmland is destroyed by them like this, the loss outweighs the gain."

Qin Yongyi said.

"In this case, I think we should send someone to invite Qi Guanlie over to discuss this matter together to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

Zhao Hong said after thinking for a moment.

……

A few days later, Qi Guanlie hurried over from Yanzhou. As soon as he arrived in Dingbian, he went straight to the fort to meet Zhao Hong.

"Qi Guanlie, we lost in Shangjun and we have found the reason. However, we will fight back soon. Don't worry about it. I asked you to come back this time because there is something I need you to take care of."

Zhao Hong spoke straight to the point.

Qi Guanlie also learned about some of the situations in Dingbian on the way. Although he thought it was not a big deal, he still felt that he should give face to Zhao Hong since he personally invited him.

"King Zhenbian, if you have anything to say, just let me know."

Qi Guanlie said respectfully.

"Well, it's like this." Zhao Hong raised his hand and handed over some suggestions written by Qin Yongyi to his guard. "The living habits of us locals and the Di people are different, which has led to some conflicts. There are some suggestions above. Take a look first."

After saying that, Zhao Hongxu raised his hand and signaled Qi Guanlie to read the proposal first.

The proposal is densely packed with text and has three folds.

Qi Guanlie read it carefully and said after a moment, "King Zhenbian, I've read it. It's not a big deal. You should understand that we need a lot of space for the ranch. We can't just take a detour just because there's arable land."

Zhao Hong's heart tightened, he knew that this matter might become a new focus.

"I know about this, too. Since we're going to be one family, there shouldn't be any division between you and me. We'll merge some villages together and continue to preserve their farming habits. At the same time, some landless people will learn to herd livestock from you, or work for you."

Zhao Hong said slowly, with anticipation in his eyes.

When Qi Guanlie heard this, he was overjoyed. This meant that he would strengthen his power and increase his population. Soon he would become a new leader.