People start talking about things after drinking for three rounds, but in Xu You's case, it's only after the jar of wine is finished that the serious business is half discussed.
Seeing that Wu Niu was so interested in the introduction fee, Xu You also became interested.
He patted Wu Niu and said affectionately:
"Chief Wu Niu, besides war horses and big black cattle, you have other ways to get wool from me."
"What else?"
Both Wu Niu and the translator were a little confused.
In addition to horses, cattle and sheep, there is only horse dung, cow dung and sheep dung on the grassland. Does the Han man in front of me also need that dung to burn fire and keep warm?
"There are still people."
Xu You chuckled and rubbed his hands subconsciously, "Now we need a lot of labor, uh, labor here."
"labor force?"
"Yes." Xu You nodded, "For example, the pastures here need help raising cattle and sheep, the workshops need handymen, and the mines need miners. We need a lot of people to work."
The two of them didn't understand what a handyman miner was, but they still understood that they needed manpower to do the work.
But Wu Niu's eyes lit up:
"Can anyone do it?"
When it comes to this, Xu You is much more proficient:
"It depends on the type. Our manpower here is mainly divided into two types."
"Which two?"
"The first type is labor. In fact, it is like the sheep slaves in your tribe and the slaves you captured. We only need young adults and children, both men and women, for this kind of work. There will be no ones who can't do the work."
Wu Niu nodded: "Understood."
How could you not understand?
In the tribal disputes on the grassland, which tribe is really going to be annexed by others, the ones who survive in the end are basically young and strong.
For the victors, the old, weak, sick and disabled have no other use than a waste of precious food.
Even in many cases, if the victor's tribe was short of food, even the young and strong men of the defeated tribe would be killed, leaving only livestock and women.
"For a healthy slave, I can give you half the price of a war horse and ten pieces of wool!"
"If you can introduce others to sell slaves, for every slave they sell to me, I can also give you another piece of material for free."
Wu Niu's eyes widened when he heard this.
The translator couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Isn’t this more profitable than introducing war horses?
It's hard to find war horses on the grassland. How can two-legged people be dissatisfied?
Seeing their expressions, Xu You smiled with satisfaction, then took a sip of wine and continued:
"Of course, we also know that everyone is on the grassland to survive better."
"So for the sake of everyone on the grassland, we have prepared a second scenario."
"That is, if you can persuade other tribes to come and join us."
As he spoke, he held out two fingers and said, "In this case, we will count everyone, regardless of age or age."
Wu Niu's eyes are straighter.
"Is it okay for the elderly too?"
"Yes. As long as there are people on the grassland who can't survive and come to seek refuge with us, they can be included."
Xu You spoke eloquently: "As long as people come here, they will obey the arrangements calmly, whether they are grazing on the grassland or working in workshops and mines."
"Not only will you have food and clothing, but you will also get wages and monthly payments! Whether it's money or food, it's easy to talk about."
"Is there such a good thing?"
Wu Niu thought to himself, if this was really the case, then I wouldn’t have directly defected to the Han people!
Xu You seemed to know what he was thinking:
"Chief Wu Niu, this is naturally a good thing for the people of the tribe. But you must understand clearly. What we want is people who are willing to obey our arrangements in peace."
"So when the time comes, the members of the tribe will definitely be dispersed."
"For those leaders, we can provide them with food and clothing, but at the same time they will lose the power to give orders to their subordinates."
Wu Niu was startled, and then said something again.
The translator translated:
"Then I'm afraid no one will be willing to come and seek refuge."
Xu You shook his head: "That's impossible to say."
When they really can't survive, who can let them survive? Who is the real leader, right?
"Chief Wu Niu just needs to spread the news."
Although Wu Niu couldn't figure out the reason, it didn't do him any harm, so he nodded in agreement.
Maybe if there is a guy who eats sheep dung, he is really willing to bring people over to seek refuge?
Then wouldn't he be able to make a lot of money for nothing?
Compared with Wu Niu, the translator has more thoughts.
The old, weak, sick and disabled are not required to buy and sell slaves, but taking the initiative to seek refuge can be counted.
Even if there is a leader who doesn't want to be a human being and wants to take advantage of a loophole and drag his people over to sell their heads, they are stuck in the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Are there any leaders who don’t want to be human?
Judging from the translator's experience of living on the grasslands for so many years, it cannot be said that there are many such leaders, but they are certainly not rare.
So I don’t know whether the Han people set this rule because they had rich experience or because they thought carefully and thought of this in advance.
Two days later, the rest of the Wuniu tribe came to the Pingcheng Foraging Field through the mountain pass, and happily began to carry a small mountain of supplies.
When entering the mountain pass and preparing to leave Pingcheng, Wu Niu turned back and took a deep look at the new city behind that had not yet been completely built.
During these two days, with Xu You's help, he took a general tour of Pingcheng and learned some things about it.
Just as Xu You promised, the life of the Hu people living around Pingcheng is indeed much better than on the grassland.
Thinking of this, Wu Niu suddenly said to the translator:
"You said, if we accomplish what Mr. Xu told us, then we won't have to worry about it anymore?"
The translator was a little confused when he heard this nonsense sentence.
Only Wu Niu continued to say:
"Even if you can't survive on the grassland in the future, you can still lead your tribe here to seek refuge with Master Xu."
Although he will lose the power of the leader when the time comes, he will also receive compensation, right?
No wonder!
Wu Niu felt that he finally understood what Mr. Xu meant when he said, "That's impossible to say."
After all, when there is no way out, surviving is the most important thing.
It turned out that he had already thought of this level.
After hearing the leader's words, the translator realized that the leader had such thoughts and was speechless for a moment.
But I think of the thick fine wool in Xu You's hands, the countless grains, the snow-white salt, the clear fire in the snow...
The translator gulped:
"Your Excellency is right. This time, we are at least one step ahead of others. As long as we can further gain the trust of the Han people in Pingcheng, we will no longer have to worry about our people freezing to death and starving to death."
Wu Niu laughed: "Yes, so we have to hurry up and find a way to persuade other tribes to come to Pingcheng to exchange things before this news is known to others."
When Wu Niu's tribe gradually disappeared at the mountain pass, two people were standing on the wall inside Pingcheng, watching them leave.
"They are from the farthest place this year, and I don't know if they can help us spread the news."
Xu You exhaled a breath of white air and said to a young man next to him.
This young man has a straight figure and wears a thick and long military coat.
The coat was unbuttoned, and the chilly wind blew by, occasionally lifting the corners of the military coat around my calves.
He wears cowhide boots, military-specific trousers, and a palm-wide cowhide belt around his waist.
If he were to wear a military cap from later generations on his head, he would look like a young and promising warlord leader who would make those little bourgeoisie dreaming of returning to the beach in Shanghai.
The only flaw is that this young man has a slightly sinister face, which makes people afraid to get too close.
Xu You was older than the other party, but he also did not dare to look down on this young man.
Because this young man is Zhang Yuan and Zhang Muzhi, the chief senior disciples of the Royal Academy’s Martial Arts Hall.
At the same time, he is also the student whom Feng Zhongduhu has always taken with him to train.
After the Liangzhou Army was reorganized, he, who was originally the deputy chief of staff of the Liangzhou Army, was recommended by Feng Zhongduhu to serve as the chief of the Xianbei School Lieutenant Palace.
Wang Ping, the captain of the Hu Xianbei School, although he was good at military service, he didn't know much about crosses.
Zhang Yuan, the chief historian, was good at planning and writing.
One person leads the army to defend the key mountain passes in Pingcheng, and the other person sits in the city to handle affairs. The cooperation is pretty good.
It can be said that Zhang Yuan's promotion means that the students who were born in Cangtou and Guizhou in their early years began to officially enter the middle level of the political circles of the Han emperor.
If we include the students of the Royal Academy who participated in the exam, we can say that the fukun hatching tank created by a certain country turtle finally hatched a small fukun.
Although the teeth of these little fukun are still very immature, their cold light is already looming.
"That's enough. Since they can come, it means our news has been spread."
Although Zhang Yuan is not old, he has a calmer mentality than his peers:
"They brought so many things back with them, so they definitely couldn't hide it."
Having said this, the corner of his mouth raised slightly:
"With their example, I believe that by next year, more tribes will come to trade with us in Danhan Mountain."
"We can't tell at that time, they will bring not only livestock, but also prisoners of war and slaves."
After Kebi Neng left the northern territory of Youzhou, the Xianbei Hu people who stayed there became separated and invaded each other.
The strong ones stayed away from the frontier fortress and established new leaders; the weak ones stayed at the frontier fortress, asked for submission from the Wei people, and provided the Wei people with horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock.
The Gaoche people's move south had already caused more chaos in Monan.
What the big man has to do now is to turn this chaos into a big chaos.
"As long as Wu Niu and the others help spread the news about Pingcheng, as long as the barbarians who come next year after hearing the news can really get what they want from us."
The corners of Zhang Yuan's mouth curved even wider, "Then in the next few years, the killing of each other by the barbarian tribes on the grassland will only become more intense."
As the first student to follow Shan Zhang, Zhang Yuan went from Nanxiang to Longyou, then from Longyou to Liangzhou, and from Liangzhou to Bingzhou. He saw too many Hu people.
Therefore, he knew very well that in the previous grassland wars, prisoners of war were just incidental, and the purpose was to seize pastures, women, and livestock.
But as long as the news of Pingcheng spreads, even prisoners of war can become wealth, and it is still huge wealth.
So for the grassland barbarians who lacked food and clothing, it was a great stimulus.
Where to find prisoners of war?
Of course it was obtained through war!
As long as you defeat the enemy, you can not only get pasture, women and livestock, but also exchange prisoners of war for countless wealth from Pingcheng.
Who has time to raise horses for the Wei people?
Besides, even if there is a horse, it is still a good deal to sell it to Pingcheng!
How much did it cost to sell it to Wei Cai?!
Does Wei Thief have any materials?
Is there any fire in the snow?
Is there any brown sugar?
People can't just eat food, they also have to wear warm clothes, and they also have to learn to enjoy delicious food, right?
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan showed a happy smile on his face:
"Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. If you have money, you can really do whatever you want!"
"Even if the Wei thieves know that we are doing something secretly, can they really pay a higher price than us?"
Well, a few days ago, Xinghanhui happened to discover a large iron mine south of Yanmen Fortress.
After gently knocking on the city wall, Zhang Yuan continued:
"When the time comes, if the people we send there put a little more effort there, there will be many small tribes with no way out to take refuge with us!"
Xu You wrapped his coat around his body and quietly moved to the side.
With such viciousness and cruelty, there is no need to doubt it. I can only say that he is indeed a student taught by King Feng Gui!
After thinking about it, Xu You reminded:
"What if they don't spread the word?"
Zhang Yuan looked away from the mountain pass, glanced at Xu You, and said meaningfully:
"Xu Langjun, don't worry. Unless they are Tan Shihuai, or at least Kebineng, why should they stop others from coming to trade?"
"The worst we can do is wait one or two more years, but if they want to do one thing on the surface and another secretly, they may not be able to survive for another one or two years."
The elite cavalry led by Liu Hou can plunder in the south of Guangning City this year, and they can also go hunting in Danhan Mountain in the north of Guangning City next year.
Killing chickens to scare monkeys can also be regarded as a warning to those barbarians who want to seek refuge with the Han.
Xu You breathed out:
"I don't understand these things, and I can't get involved. I just cooperate with your actions."
At the same time, I secretly thought:
The biggest thing we did back then was just to transfer some labor. Nowadays, young people are playing more wildly than we were.
He actually thought about exterminating the clan and at the same time dared to think about plotting the land in Hebei.
It seems that after this matter is completed, I will also think about finding a serious job, otherwise, I will really be left behind by them.
Just a few days after Wu Niu left with the supplies, the first snow of the year finally fell in Pingcheng.
The snow is not heavy, just a thin layer.
This cold wave only brought coldness to Guanzhong.
On the second day after the snowfall, the sun was clear, bringing a lot of warmth to Guanzhong.
Taking advantage of this good day, the Tiger Cavalry Army took the horses out for exercise, and at the same time used brushes made of pig hair to brush the dust, dander, and dirt off the horses' bodies.
"Hurry up! Why are you so slow!"
The soldiers of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion yelled at the trainee cavalrymen who were following him, "What's wrong with not giving you food? Go and get some more beans!"
A flash of anger flashed across the face of the scolded apprentice cavalryman, but he did not dare to speak and silently turned around to get the beans.
This year the Tiger Cavalry Army has added a group of trainee cavalrymen.
There is nothing wrong with this, because the Tiger Cavalry is an unparalleled cavalry in the world. If you want to become a real Tiger Cavalry, you must go through various screenings.
It's just that this batch of trainee cavalry is a little special.
Because they are from the state of Wu.
It can be predicted that these trainee cavalry will definitely become the backbone of the Wu cavalry in the future.
Among them, some are the second generation of Wu **.
What they didn't expect was that after coming to Han, they would start as a groom, feeding the horses, brushing them, and bathing them...
At the same time, he also has to participate in various boring basic trainings.
Practice stone locks every day, lift weights, run, sit on a ridiculous wooden horse, and stab around with a wooden halberd...
They came here to learn how to lead a cavalry charge!
If you learn these, can you go into battle and kill the enemy?
It's not like no one resisted, but if an ordinary soldier of the Tiger Cavalry Army was placed outside, at least he would be a team leader.
When it comes to horsemanship skills, no one can compare to these trainee cavalrymen from the state of Wu.
Not to mention that the Han army's military discipline was extremely strict, which was very different from the Wu army's habit of robbing people and making them slaves.
Even if they have special status and will not be beheaded, military sticks are definitely inevitable.
In serious cases, they will be sent back to the Kingdom of Wu.
Even so, many people are still filled with anger.
It wasn't until one day that they witnessed the Tiger Cavalry launching a devastating charge during daily training that they calmed down a little.
