Although nothing went unexpectedly, I actually hoped there would be surprises on the road.
Characters from the northern barbarians appeared in front of me as expected, and they did not confront the army I led. They brought items such as monster skins and ginseng that are unique to the northern barbarians.
There are specialized quartermasters here who evaluate and negotiate the prices of various items by category, and then exchange them for food, weapons, and armor.
This was a major event that could shock the world. The generals guarding the border took the initiative to trade items with their opponents, and the transactions were very confidential weapons, armor and other materials.
Of course, there are not many weapons and armors, but more food, cotton clothes and the like.
This shows that the official border commander has not completely lost his mind.
But this kind of thing is not shocking and shocking enough.
The most powerful enemy of Daxia in the more than 800 years since its founding, it can be said that it is the most deadly enemy among mortal enemies, and it is actually possible to make deals with the people of Daxia.
And he was still making deals with Daxia’s official figures.
Both parties are familiar with each other and the transaction process is very smooth.
There was not much contradiction, but the presence of more than 2,000 soldiers made the barbarians somewhat surprised, and they asked in the official language of Daxia.
If I lead thousands of soldiers to besiege the northern barbarians again, it will be a great victory, but now these two thousand soldiers are not my regular subordinates.
Even the adjutant beside me was looking at me with eager eyes. More than 2,000 soldiers were not only monitoring the barbarians, but also monitoring me.
Once something changes for me, there is no way to accept it.
Then these two thousand or so soldiers will not attack each other, and will most likely kill me under the leadership of the adjutant.
The crisis of life and death was in front of me, but I never had too much fear in my heart.
I just asked the adjutant next to me with a cold face.
"What are you doing? Do you respect yourself when raising bandits?"
The adjutant was very calm. He first placed two blood ginsengs containing extremely powerful energy and blood in front of me, and then explained in a leisurely manner: "In the bitter cold borderland, the salary given by the court can only make us barely able to survive."
Living hand to mouth, martial arts progress is slow."
"In daily bloody battles, if we don't have the warm and nourishing qi and blood to supplement the body's original medicinal materials, it won't take long for us to be riddled with diseases..."
"Is that why you made the deal with them?"
I am still just saying this. The salary of border officers is already three times that of normal soldiers, and various related treatments are far better than those in areas south of the Yangtze River that have not been invaded by barbarians.
The adjutant knew that he had not convinced me, and the atmosphere around him became more solid. There were already soldiers loading their crossbows.
The adjutant suppressed the restless soldiers and praised me when he saw that I remained calm in this desperate situation.
"He is indeed a hero who can penetrate deep into the North and kill the barbarians."
He turned around and looked at the soldiers and northern barbarians who were wary of each other but still trading.
The adjutant explained calmly: "The snow this year is heavier than in previous years. If there are not enough food rations, the barbarians will march south more ferociously than ever before."
"We use this gentle method to trade with them, which will not harm our border people, but can also obtain the special products of the northern barbarians to supplement the number of soldiers in our army..."
"What about next year? The northern barbarians will never be satisfied. Next year when they feel that their troops are strong, they will wear our armor and brandish our weapons to go south."
"They go south every year, don't they? If the barbarians didn't go south, our border would have no meaning in existence, and now our treatment would completely disappear."
The adjutant remained calm and said: "We have specially selected the tribes we trade with, and they are all small and medium-sized tribes among the northern barbarians."
"After trading with us, during the war, they will not only provide us with intelligence, but will even take the initiative to help us. We will not encounter them on the frontal battlefield..."
I am unconvinced, because I have already encountered small groups of barbarians fully equipped with Bactrian army equipment on the frontal battlefield.
What the adjutant said is very reasonable, but there is no way to hide that he is dealing with the enemy and that he is colluding with the enemy.
There is a better solution to all this, as long as Daxia's army is strong enough, like the original Emperor Wu.
The army pushed out flatly, wiped out all the major northern barbarian tribes, chased them north, and made them flee for tens of thousands of miles, and all their generals were ordered to wait.
In recent years, war reports have often come from the border, saying that it is critical, causing the court to allocate funds one after another.
In the final analysis, the border guards want to make the bandits self-respecting.
The northern barbarians have been weakened for more than 800 years since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, and their own strength is already at a low ebb.
Initially it required the strength of the whole country and confrontation, but now a group of border troops can choke the northern barbarians and make it difficult for them to go south and enter the border.
Even if the border generals had the ability and strength to completely quell the rebellion of the northern barbarians, they would not be willing to do it. Killing them completely would not make a great contribution. After all, the barbarians today are not the northern barbarians when Daxia was founded.
And if you give it a little blood transfusion when it is weak, and then make a secret agreement with it to keep it in check.
You will be able to receive a steady stream of funding from the imperial court, and the entire army will benefit.
No, not the whole army, but the group of people who control the army can get a lot of benefits, and some of the army controller's confidants can also get a lot of benefits.
Other armies will have more difficulty when encountering the northern barbarians. The northern barbarians are well fed, clothed, and have good weapons and armor, so it will be more difficult to deal with them.
In the final analysis, this is harming the public and enriching private interests.
As for the reasons mentioned by the adjutant, these reasons are of course good. For many people in the border area headed by adjutants, each of these reasons is valid and beneficial to them.
The benefits from the transaction will be evenly distributed to this group of people, making them full of food and mouth full of oil.
And they can also enjoy a large portion of the subsidies provided by the imperial court.
Well, the only ones suffering are the common people.
The people who were injured when the northern barbarians entered the border were the people at the border, and the imperial court used more silver taels and salaries to support the soldiers at the border. Of course, these silver taels did not come out of thin air, but came from taxes from various places in Daxia.
I have not visited many places. I only know about the tax collection situation near Jiangnan, Jianyi, Xingguo, and Longxing Prefecture. Large households pay very little tax, and most of the tax revenue comes from ordinary people.
Well, I can only say that when it comes to injuring people, the North and the South are pretty much the same, and each has its own little tips for life.
"Captain, how do you make a decision?"
The adjutant looked at me with burning eyes. More than two thousand soldiers were arrayed around him, and the atmosphere was solid.