The sky gradually became brighter, and everything around the Hanyu Temple in the central part of Dingxiang County gradually appeared.
Now, this place has become a gathering place for the tribes of various Jinkun.
In Jiankun Country, not everyone is like the Poshihe clan, and still remembers the great man in his heart.
Even in the tribe of Poshihe, some ordinary herdsmen may not be able to remember the imprints in history and have some feelings for the Han Dynasty. Just like the Chinese who have been abroad for a long time in the future, many people forget where their roots are.
Summer is the busiest time for nomadic tribes. With the prosperity of grass, cattle, sheep, and animals began to reproduce. With the stability and expansion of production labor, the demand for equipment gradually increased.
In a few days, there will be a large gathering of Jiankun, and at this gathering, the heads of various tribes will also come.
Among the Shanyu tribes in the central part of the old Huns, the Poshihe tribe had the most tents, occupying the largest grass hiding area. The rest of the tribes were also distributed around them. From time to time, herders rode horses and drove cattle and sheep, either far or near.
Among the tribes of Poshihe, Wang Ling woke up from the tent, washed up a little, put on his outer robe, and walked out of the tent.
The early jerky has been prepared. The broth made with some spices exudes the smell of oil. The bread that is not too dark is the fermented type. After baking, it looks a little brown on the outside and is still soft on the inside. You can chew it directly or tear it into the broth and eat it.
Such food is nothing if it is in Sanfu, Chang'an, or in Hedong, but even here is rare, especially the spices, which are instantly overflowing when they are cooked, which is simply an absolute luxury.
You should know that spices were expensive in feudal eras without large-scale artificial cultivation.
It is not that Wang Ling is so extravagant, but because this spice was specially given to Wang Ling by General Li Dian.
According to Li Dian, the Hu people do not understand Chinese, but know spices.
The civil strife in the Southern Xiongnu also caused some turmoil within Jiankun.
Is it normal for a rabbit to die and a fox to be sad?
Wang Ling originally thought that it would be easier to convince Jiankun's tribes except for the harder it was on the way. However, as soon as he arrived here, he found that Poshi He Yuanchang's attitude was a little vague. Some of the other leaders refused to meet, while others were confused, which immediately made Wang Ling feel the undercurrents here.
The Jiankun people originally thought it was a unified Han country, but they found that the Han Dynasty had now split into three parts: east and west.
What will the future of the Han Dynasty?
This naturally requires consideration.
Not everyone has the forty-five degrees of God's perspective. For most ordinary Jinkun people, they are unwilling to fall into this obviously huge storm and be crushed into powder.
Wang Ling can understand this point, but understanding is understanding, and accepting means accepting.
Three or four miles from Wang Ling's tent, there are about a hundred tents with different new and old tents, guarding the tent under the banner of Jiankunpo Shihe tribe in the middle.
Although neither Li Dian, located in Yinshan or Zhao Yun, a generation in Changshan, did not deliberately send soldiers to garrison here, in order to avoid suspicion, the Jiankun tribe did not dare to build a solid camp in deep trenches and high trenches. It just had to dig a trench and set up a thin wooden fence to stop livestock from running everywhere, and it was basically zero in defense, not to mention the construction of defensive facilities such as Luzhai. Perhaps this was used to indicate that the cavalry was not prepared for it, nor did it mean to defect and fight accordingly...
This may be a tacit understanding that is tacit at the moment.
As the people of Jiankun gradually settled around this place, these herders on the grassland brought some vitality to this land. Groups of herders shouted, rode horses and fur robes, drove cattle and sheep, and sang pastoral songs with those herders and women from time to time...
Wang Ling looked at it, then smiled, lowered his head and continued to eat.
Wang Ling believed that the possibility of Poshi Heyuanchang's rebellion was indeed not high, but he wanted an opportunity to tighten the Jiankun Kingdom.
The pain that Jiankun experienced before proved that the power of the alliance structure was very weak. If he could take the opportunity to form an alliance with most tribes and unify his subordinates, Jiankun could at any time give out 30,000 to 40,000 combat power. In this way, whether between the East and the Han people or in the desert, Jiankun would of course gain a better position.
But since Wang Ling is here, can Jiankun Kingdom's calculations still go well?
After eating and drinking, Wang Ling changed his clothes again and went to the tent of Poshihe.
The Poshihe family's tent is naturally much larger than ordinary tents. After all, it is a large tribe with tens of thousands of people.
This tent consists of more than a dozen large cowhide tents, which are connected to each other and are supported by multiple support. The largest space can accommodate dozens of people to gather in the tent.
The large pillar in the center of the tent stretches out from the top of the tent, and the king flag representing the Poshi Heyuan Sing is floating above it, with white tassels on the green background, and the rushing and dancing.
From a distance, this tent is tall and majestic, and it is quite impressive. Although it is not as tall as the tent of the Huns during the heyday of the Huns, at least it is much taller than the Southern Huns, this tent with a very impressive look when you look closer, it is inevitable that it is a bit shabby.
The tabernacle is a layer of cowhide, a layer of felt blanket, and there are many patches on it...
Jiankun migrated, and the cattle and sheep supplies consumed along the way were also amazing. Even if he didn't count the cattle and sheep animals, the Jiankun people who died on the road were at least thousands of times. Under such conditions, if Poshi Heyuan Ting took office, he would say that he would first renovate the tent, so he would not be able to sit for long without worrying about his position.
Someone had already gone to report that as soon as Wang Ling arrived at the tent, the curtain of Wang's tent was lifted from the inside. A tall and strong middle-aged man, like a guard, walked out of the tent with great strides, stretched out his hand and stroked his chest as a tribute, "I've seen the Han envoy."
Wang Ling nodded.
Then Poshi He Yuanshen also came out and invited Wang Ling to the account.
It looks like this is a whole tent, but in fact, after entering the tent, you will find that in order to support such a large tent, pillars of all sizes are indispensable, and these pillars do not have any specific distribution, which leads to the fact that the luminous and breathable are not very good. The scattered columns cut off the light, and a strong smell of mutton comes towards you.
Wang Ling couldn't help but sneeze and rubbed his nose.
Although the felt carpet laid on the ground provides a certain degree of softness, you can still feel that the ground is not completely flat...
Poshi Heyuan greeted him, "Ask the Han envoy to sit down! Come and drink! Get some dessert and dried fruits!"
Wang Ling expressed his gratitude to Poshi Heyuan, and then sat down.
Suddenly, Wang Ling understood a little why people like Jiankun seemed a little stubborn.
Look around, look at the tent, and then look at the tents in the tent, and then you will understand that these Jiankun people have been separated from this era for too long...
Their impression of the great man may still be that they remained one or two hundred years ago.
"I don't know what the Han envoy came to find me?" Poshi Heyuan pretended not to know anything and said with a smile.
For the whole country of Jiankun, he refused to accept the conscription of the Han people.
It is one thing for the Jiankun people in some tribes to accept recruitment from the Han people, but it is another thing for the establishment of recruitment.
The Jiankun people were unwilling to fall into the quagmire of war between the Eastern and Western Han people.
This is what they fear the most.
Secondly, Jiankun people want to do business on both sides. Anyway, they have the same items. If they are good, they need the other side. If they give them a lot of money, they can buy them for the other side.
Of course this is the most ideal state.
In fact, there is no definiteness in Poshi He Yuanchang's mind, which step can be achieved or what level it can be achieved.
Wang Ling looked at Poshi He Yuanchang, smiled and said, "In Chang'an, there are some stupid people who once made a comment to the General of the Cavalry, saying that you Jiankun would not obey the order, just destroy it..."
After hearing this, Kawayuan, his heart was thrust, and then he realized, "Ah? This... Then General Husband is so smart and wise, he will definitely not listen to the advice of these stupid people..."
Wang Ling laughed and said, "It is of course not possible to kill them all. After all, our cavalry generals are kind and kind to the world... But some people suggest that they kill half of them and keep half of them..."
The smile on the face of Kashi Kamoto finally couldn't hold back, so he pulled down and asked in a deep voice: "Did the Han envoy come to threaten me?"
Wang Ling still looked like a breeze, "This is not a threat... Dear King Jiankun, this is reality..."
"Reality?" Kawamon Sawa repeated.
Wang Ling nodded, "Dear King Jiankun, have you ever seen the wolf king on the grassland discuss what conditions would he have to talk to a group of cattle and sheep?"
Kawamonaki took a deep breath and fell silent.
In the tent, the candle made of cattle and sheep oil was burning and shaking, as if it was emitting the unyielding cry of cattle and sheep after death, and as if hiding under the light and crying about his suffering.
What Wang Ling said is indeed reality.
Weak country, no diplomacy.
『But...』 Wang Ling smiled, as if his smile had not changed from beginning to end.『General of the Cavalry respected the contributions made by the ancestors of the Jiankun royal family to the great man... so he was willing to give you another chance... Of course, you can also choose to refuse. You know, what you think is actually very important is actually that way for us... And the very ordinary things over us are very important to you... So do I think, respected Jiankun King, you may have misunderstood something... Just like this time, I was not here to discuss, but just notify...』
Wang Ling still smiled softly, "Dear King Jiankun, do you understand?"
Poshi Kazuto was silent for a long time, and a smile appeared on his face, "Ah, understand, understand... What are the great General of the Cavalry? Please inform the Han envoy...
Wang Ling nodded and slowly told Fei Qian what he knew, and then said that a formal document would come in two days, and that at that time, Poshi He Yuanshen would choose whatever he wanted.
Of course, different choices will naturally be different.
Poshi Heyuanchang personally sent Wang Ling out of the big tent, then watched Wang Ling get on the horse with a smile, and returned to his temporary residence. When the figure gradually faded away, Poshi Heyuanchang's face sank and turned around and walked into the big tent.
After entering the big tent, the difference between the internal and external aura made Kashi Heyuan, who was originally used to being in the big tent, feel a little stuffy. He couldn't help but breathe a few heavy sounds, and then punched a pillar.
The pillar swayed, and then the dust fell down.
Kawayuan, Oshishi ignored the dust that fell on his body and whispered: "Go and invite the elders!"
Wang Ling did not force Poshi Heyuanchang to make a decision on the spot because Wang Ling had this confidence.
But this confidence was not the case.
Elder Jiankun arrived soon and gave gifts to Poshi Heyuan.
"What did the Han envoy say?" He was a little impatient and asked before he could sit firmly, "Does the Han people want to recruit our sons and cows and sheep? This is absolutely impossible to agree!"
Kawamoto Kawasen glanced at the impatient elder and said, "I look down on you."
"What?" The impatient elder didn't hear it clearly.
Poshi Hayuan took a breath and said almost word by word: "Han people look down on you! Do you understand?"
The impatient elder nodded first, then became furious, and after he jumped up, his face flushed, but in the end he didn't say anything or do anything. He sat down dejectedly and murmured, "I don't look down on it... Ha, I don't look down on it...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! "Oh..." The elder who sat on the other side, whose hair and beard were white, sighed, "In the past, on the horse's back, we were strong, but now...Oh..."
"Why are you discouraged?! We have our advantages!" Some people feel that they are not convinced.
"Then you said, what do you think we have?" The white-bearded elder sneered.
『We have war horses! High-quality war horses!』
"The Han people also have them, they have Dayuan horses!"
『We have cattle and sheep!』
"There are many Huns and Qiang people, who are herding sheep for the Han people..."
"We have craftsmen who know how to make bows and arrows the best!"
"The Han people also have them. They have them called workshops. They do nothing every day, just create weapons, armor, bows and arrows..."
"We have agile boys and unyielding warriors!"
"Okay, even if that's it, but with this warrior, are you going to fight to the death with the Han people, or do you want to fight to the death for the Han people?"
"I……"
Then everyone fell silent.
In the huge tent, the atmosphere was like condensed ice, pressing heavily on everyone's head.
I don’t know how long it took, but then someone asked Poshi He Yuanshang, “What conditions did my king, Han envoy… say?”
"Huh..." Poshi Heyuan took a breath, as if he was going to exhale the depression in his chest. "It's not a condition, it's a notification... There will be a formal document in two days... Do you understand? This is the attitude of the Han general of the Cavalry to us... Either we are his subordinates, obey orders, or he is his enemy, start a war... There is no qualification to negotiate conditions...
"Why?!"
"Because we can't beat it!"
"We are not vassals!"
"Do you still want to be the master of the Han people? Ha!"
"At worst, let's go! Let's go back to Beimo!"
"You go back? If you don't ask your tribe, how many people are willing to go back to that cold place!"
"Where are you on that side? Are you from our Jiankun people or the spy sent by the Han people!"
"I think you are like a spy! I just want to lead us Jiankun people to the road to death!"
『…』
The elders were in chaos again.
"Shut up! Shut up!" Poshi Heyuan shouted loudly, "Didn't you listen to me?! The Han people look down on us! Do you know what it means to look down on us?! In terms of money and grain reserves, I heard that the Han people have begun to prepare for the construction of ten-year warehouses! Do you know what it means to store the food and grass that even if it is a famine for ten years, we can have food and grass! How many cattle and sheep will die in a year?! In terms of military combat, the Han people welcome us to take action at any time! The Han envoy said that the Han soldiers in Hedong had not been able to obtain the merits of the head for a long time! Do you know what the merits of the head? It's our heads! One head remembers a merit! And it's a man, and it's a man, and it's not a man! So the soldiers in the northeast of the Han people all yearn for our heads! There are already Han people calculating, saying that if we take action, we will get a merit and a bounty!"
Poshi Heyuan finished speaking a lot in one breath, and couldn't help but feel a little quick. He huffed and sat on his head, looked at the elders around him, gasped for a while, and then continued, "Of course, we still have a layer of identity, that is, our ancestors were Han people, so the Han people did not completely regard us as people in the desert, so they didn't take action..."
Poshi Heyuan said in a deep voice, "But the first condition is that we must accept the orders of General Husband..."
"So... what do the Han people want?"
Poshi Heyuan was silent for a while, as if he was recalling, and it seemed like he was organizing language. "The Han envoy said that we should not prohibit us from selling war horses, but we should go to Chang'an to get the number of war horses and get the number of war horses and get the number of war horses and get the number of war horses and get the number of war horses and get the number of war horses and get the number of war horses and get the price... and the skin, horns and tendons are all like this. First report the quantity, pay sales tax, and then sell it. How much is sold is our business, but without sales, it is based on the smuggling... It is not only us Jiankun people, but also the Hu merchants in the Western Regions, and the Han merchants in the East, all...
The elders were stunned, hesitating for each other. After a long time, someone asked: "Then this tax...
Poshi Heyuan said: "Everything is the same, all the same! It's the same as everyone else! Different levels of war horses and different hornbands, according to the standards set by the Han people... and then someone will check them... If you find that the goods are different from those of you, you will also be smuggled and disposed of..."
"It seems...it's OK..." The elders chattered and seemed to have forgotten their previous indignation towards the Han people.
"Also, the Han people will set up a large, fixed market in the cloud... The Han vendors on the market also have their own quotations, and there will be no problems of price reduction and counterfeit goods... In addition, because of the previous language communication barriers between us and the Han people, the Han people gave us ten places, so that we can go to the Han people to study and do translation... The Han people will also send some translations to come and teach our children some basic Chinese for free. After all, our ancestors were also Han people, how could we not understand Chinese..."
"This..." the elders looked at each other.
They originally thought that the Han envoys put forward very harsh conditions, such as how many cattle, sheep and animals they wanted, and how many vassal soldiers who participated in the war, just like the Huns treated them back then, but they didn't expect that when they heard these so-called conditions, they became a little unbelievable.
Kawa Yuanshin looked around for a while and sighed, "I asked you to come, just to discuss... Are there any traps in this..."