Chapter 1601 Natural Soldiers
“Struggle for Mines?”
After hearing the tea stall owner’s reply, Zhu Ping’an’s first reaction was that of the battle for mines in Yiwu, and he couldn’t help blurting out.
“Oh, have you heard about our fight for the mines in Yiwu?!” The tea stall owner opened his mouth in surprise.
"I heard a little bit." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"My lord is really right. The shouting and killing below is really a battle for minerals." The tea stall owner said with admiration.
"It's really a mining dispute. I wonder if I could trouble the boss to explain it in detail?" Zhu Pingan asked for advice.
"This is my honor. However, I haven't read a book, so I may not have the order to talk about it. I just talk about whatever comes to my mind."
The tea stall owner scratched his head and said He said with an embarrassed face.
"Haha, it doesn't matter, boss, just say whatever you think of." Zhu Pingan said with a smile.
"Then let's have the audacity to talk about our mining dispute in Yiwu. Speaking of which, the young family is also an outsider, not a local clan member of Yiwu. Otherwise, the young family would not have time to set up a tea stall next to the official road. We have to participate in the mining dispute below, otherwise the clan will not tolerate people who do not contribute."
The tea stall owner cleared his throat and said to Zhu Ping'an and others.
“This is true, our clan rules also stipulate that if there is a fight involving the clan, all young men of the same clan must participate. If you do not participate, you will be expelled from the clan and kicked out of the family tree. You can't sacrifice either." After hearing this, Liu Dadao couldn't help but nodded and said.
Zhu Ping'an nodded silently. Feudal society was the heyday of the clan system. There is a saying that "state power does not extend to counties, but only to clans. clans are autonomous. Autonomy depends on ethics, and ethics creates gentry."
“We in Yiwu have many mountains and little land, and the life of the farmers is difficult. Fortunately, God has favored us. There are many mines in the mountains, including silver mines, tin mines, copper mines, and iron mines. Yiwu people rely on Mining supplements the family. Where there are mines, there are fights. The local Yiwu clans fight, and the Yiwu people and the Yongkang people also fight. He said that he discovered the mine first, and he said that the mine is in their clan area. Inside the circle, he said that the mine was close to them, and the public said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right. No one wanted to let it go, and no one could be persuaded. In the end, whoever got it was the one who got it. This fight was like a common occurrence, and so was the fight with weapons. It's common to suffer from tightness, and death and injury are also common. It's pitiful that young men, old men, and aunts and daughters-in-law just died like that."
The tea stall owner thought of the scene of the fallen person after the fight, couldn't help but sigh, and said slowly.
“The following armed fight has lasted for two months and is the largest in recent years. The source of this armed fight is a silver mine in Beilei, a small town in Yiwu Son, not far below, the Yongkang people discovered a silver mine in Beilei Barren Mountain, because Beilei In Yiwu, in order to seize this silver mine, the people of Yongkang gathered more than a thousand people across the border and came to Beilei to occupy this silver mine. If the people of Yiwu knew about it, they would definitely not do it. This silver mine is in our Yiwu, which is our Yiwu. Yes, what qualifications and shame do you Yongkang people have to occupy the mine? Chen Dacheng, the big boss of Beilei, summoned Chen Daguan. They led people from the same clan to protect the mine, but there were many people in Yongkang. The Yongkang people said that they were the ones who discovered it first. They took advantage of the strength of their numbers and occupied the mine by force. Chen Daguan and others suffered a loss and were killed several times. The various ethnic groups in Yiwu intermarry with each other, and most of them are related to each other. People in Chi'an, Maodian and other places in Yiwu hear this. After Chen Daguan and the Beilei people suffered a loss, they all actively participated in helping Chen Daguan and the Beilei people protect the mine. Together with the Beilei people, there were a total of 2,000 people, and the armed fight with the Yongkang people lasted for two months. We Yiwu people are getting more and more advantageous,”
The tea stall owner continued.
“It turns out to be a silver mine, no wonder it’s such a huge formation.” Hearing this, Liu Dadao and others suddenly realized.
"Thank you, boss, for clearing up the confusion. Let's go ahead and take a look at the mining dispute in Yiwu." Zhu Ping'an thanked the tea stall owner, and then said to Liu Dadao and others.
"Sir, you must be careful not to get too close, because once a fight breaks out, they will only recognize the clan, and if they are not my clan, they will be deadly enemies." The tea stall owner reminded Zhu Ping'an and others worriedly.
"Thank you boss for reminding us. We are above, looking from a distance, so we won't get too close." Zhu Ping'an thanked the tea stall owner again.
"Yes, just look up from a distance." The tea stall owner nodded vigorously.
"Boss, please leave the food for us, we will come back to eat." Liu Dadao and others reminded.
"Don't worry, military men." The tea stall owner patted his chest, "When you come back, I guarantee it will still be hot."
Zhu Ping'an, escorted by Liu Dadao and others, walked to the slope and saw a shocking weapon fight below from a distance.
The distance was still very far, so I couldn’t see clearly, but I was still shocked. There were as many as three to four thousand people in the dense crowd. It was like a small battle. The crowds were rushing back and forth, shouting to kill. The sound was earth-shattering.
"Further forward." Zhu Pingan looked down the slope. There was an undulating highland more than a hundred meters ahead. You can see it more clearly. At the same time, this highland was condescending, and it was still far away from the fighting below. Long distance, safe enough.
So, Zhu Ping'an took Liu Dadao and others downhill slowly and came to the high ground to observe the fighting below.
The closer the distance is, the clearer the view is and the more shocking it is.
There were more than 3,000 people, men, women, and children. Many of them had red ropes tied to their arms. They must be from Yiwu. No matter whether they were young men or women, they were all fierce and ferocious. They held knives, forks, sticks, kitchen knives, and axes in their hands. , hoes, sickles and other farm tools, and a lot of red tassels Guns and homemade weapons, with fierce eyes, like tigers descending from the mountain, roaring to death, rushing towards the Yongkang people without fear of death, slashing and killing, killing in all directions
Some people were killed The spear pierced both of them, blood spurted from the mouth, and they rushed towards the Yongkang people with the spear, and died with them.
Some had their legs cut off and were pulled out of the field by their own clansmen, and then they climbed back into the battlefield as if they were dead.
Some fathers were hacked to death by Yongkang people. The elder brother said nothing, picked up the hoe in his father's hand, rushed in, beat a Yongkang man to death, and was stabbed to death by more Yongkang people. The younger brother wiped his tears, took the hoe from his elder brother, and rushed in without hesitation, not knowing what death was.
Looking at the scene, the Yiwu people have an absolute advantage, while the Yongkang people are retreating steadily and are already in danger of being defeated.
Liu Dadao's mouth was open like a box, and he gasped for air one after another. He was so shocked that he couldn't say a word.
Zhu Ping'an was the same. He stood on the high slope, speechless for a long time, and sighed.
This scene will never be forgotten! His spirit is hostile, his habit is to be fierce but he is conceited. In his two lifetimes, I have never seen such a brave person who is not afraid of death! To use a modern buzzword: It’s so scary!
No wonder in future history Qi Jiguang made up his mind to recruit troops in Yiwu when he saw the Yiwu people fighting with each other!
This is a natural soldier!
(End of this chapter)