Ma Dai's raid on the border barbarians this time caused a certain amount of panic to the Yinping barbarians around Hanzhong and close to the Dahan border, but it was only within a small area.
And this panic gradually dissipated quickly as Ma Dai returned to Yang'an Pass.
For those barbarians who are a little further away, there is no impact at all.
This numbness and forgetfulness were determined by the situation of the Hu people during the Han Dynasty.
For example, the Qiang and Di from the Yongliang Prefecture were recruited as soldiers by the government and paid taxes, or were plundered and reduced to slaves or tenants, and some even had their heads taken by the generals to receive merit.
But they still keep pouring in in waves. There is no way, even if they don't enter these two states, life may be even more difficult.
Although the old Qiang Di people who have been lucky enough to live for decades do not understand what the Ice Age is, they still vaguely feel it through their feelings. Whether it is the vast desert or north of Liangzhou, the winter in every place is...
It seems to be colder than in my memory, and spring comes later.
For the nomads, the most cruel thing is not war or other man-made things, but the cold in winter.
If it gets a little colder, for them, it's a matter of life and death, how many more people will die, and how many cattle and sheep will freeze to death.
Not to mention it’s getting colder year by year. If we don’t go south, how can we go north?
They are not Dingling people, so they can grit their teeth and live in the northern desert.
Just like the Xianbei people who came out of the Da Xianbei Mountains, haven't they also left their ancestral land of the Da Xianbei Mountains in recent years and gradually gathered in the south to graze?
In such a forced situation, Ma Dai could only be beaten with a stick at most, while Feng Yong consciously stepped forward and gave him a sweet date.
Besides, when wool was first used to weave cloth, the technology for washing wool was not yet mature. In addition, those Hu girls had just learned to spin and weave cloth, and their skills were not good at it. Therefore, for a while, all the cloth produced was
It is an immature, semi-finished product.
Later, when it was split 50-50 with Hanzhong Mansion, Feng Yong couldn't fool Zhuge Qiao with some defective products, so he kept the worst batch of goods in his hands.
Although the color is a little ugly and the lines are a little off, it is still something that can keep you warm.
In the end, only a small amount was given as rewards to the workers in the pastures and textile workshops, but most of Feng Yong's men were prisoners of war and slaves, so naturally they were not qualified to enjoy this, otherwise how could they show the superiority of others?
Therefore, Feng Tubao felt that since domestic demand cannot be used to digest the problem, it should be exported.
Anyway, he is the only one in the world who has woolen cloth in his hands. What kind of product do you care about me?
And which winter did the Hu people not freeze to death?
No matter how bad the goods are in Feng Yong's eyes, they are still treasures in the eyes of foreigners.
Just like the toothpaste factory that is famous for squeezing out toothpaste in later generations, from "i3 silent seconds full" to "i5 silent seconds full" and finally to "i7 awesome without explanation", in fact the performance improvement of each generation is the same.
A little bit, but the price is extremely expensive.
But even so, friends all over the world, don’t they still have to yell at agricultural enterprises for failing to live up to their expectations, and at the same time have to pay in tears?
Why?
The reason is that I am the exclusive one. Do you want to buy it or not?
Feng Yong also wanted to learn this trick.
The first product is of course the most original. Otherwise, how would you squeeze out toothpaste?
As for when new products will be released, it depends on when these inferior woolen cloths are sold.
If the product cannot be sold, where will the funds come from to pay wages? Where will the funds come from for technological innovation?
I am a person with a conscience. The workers in the workshop need to be well-fed and well-clothed. Which of these does not require money or food?
The market in Ju County opens three days before every tenth day. This is the rule that Zhuge Qiao first agreed with the Hu people. After all, people do not come to exchange every day.
Gathering everyone at the same time can save a lot of time and energy, and it also makes it easier for foreigners to rush over at the right time.
So far it seems that this rule is pretty good.
The biggest event every month in Ju County now is the opening of the market.
There is a large open space outside the city. Whenever the market opens, there are always many tents set up around the open space.
The protagonist of the market opening this time was Feng Yong. The cart that had been tightly wrapped in the open space was now lifted, revealing the cloth inside.
"Good quality cloth," Feng Yong took off his outer clothes, revealing the trousers and narrow sleeves underneath. The whole person looked like a wolf-waisted man with a slender figure.
If you tie your hair into a ponytail, it will be the image of a bohemian artist in later generations.
Anyway, this place is far away from Jincheng, so he can dress whatever he likes and don't worry about anyone criticizing him.
At first, Zhao Guang saw Feng Yong's outfit and found it novel, so he tried to put it on for a while, but to his surprise, he could never take it off again.
Without him, it's comfortable and easy to move around. When wearing a skirt, it's always cool underneath.
Finally, under the leadership of Feng Yong, even Guan Ji wore it because it was convenient for practicing martial arts.
Coming from Nanxiang this time, the journey is not very short, so dressing up like this is the most convenient.
I saw Feng Yong patting the goods on the car and saying, "It's very thick. If you can put this blanket on in winter, it will be very warm. If you want to trade with each other, you can come up and have a look."
On the top of the car, there are several pieces of cloth of moderate size placed as samples.
This time, there were about seven or eight barbarian tribesmen who came to trade. Only the leader and his close associates could enter the open space. The others could only stand on the periphery and watch from a distance.
The Hu tribes were also divided into three, six or nine levels. The larger the tribe, the greater the right to speak. Therefore, the leader of the largest tribe came over first and saluted Feng Yong. Then he picked up a piece of cloth and walked to the side.
Touch it, and then pass it on to your close friends.
Then the remaining leaders came over one by one, each of them was given a piece of cloth, and then returned to their own followers to observe, and then talked in low voices.
"My lord, may I ask what the price is for this piece of cloth?"
The largest tribal leader was elected as a representative and asked Feng Yong.
"One piece of cloth can be exchanged for two sheep, or one strong ox can be exchanged for three pieces of cloth. Horses can only be exchanged for war horses. One horse can be exchanged for six pieces of cloth. Do you see, a bundle of cloth is one horse."
These days, merchants are a humble business.
But Feng Yongyong was the same. His coming this time had the intention of appeasing the Hu people, and it was regarded as a political mission.
This price is a huge profit, but when Li Yi discussed it with Feng Yong, he felt that it could be a bigger profit.
It's a pity that transactions that are mixed with political tasks are destined to yield political concessions.
Fortunately, it was just garbage cloth, so Feng Yong didn't feel bad.
"Dear Sir, may we please discuss this?"
"Can."
Feng Yong nodded, "If you think it's too expensive, you can also exchange alfalfa seeds. I need alfalfa seeds, lots and lots of alfalfa seeds. A bushel of alfalfa seeds can be exchanged for a piece of cloth. But only for this month, as long as it's alfalfa seeds
Seeds, after this month, I won’t harvest them.”
The queen promised Han MCC to allocate 20,000 acres to help Feng Yong grow alfalfa, but in fact, Feng Yong only had 2,000 acres of seeds in hand, which was too little.
However, this shortage is only for the first half of the year. In the fall of this year, he can harvest alfalfa seeds himself.
However, if enough alfalfa is not planted, the yield of green fodder will be affected, and the yield of green fodder is the main factor that directly restricts the expansion of pasture.
Therefore, the reason why Zhao Guang and Wang Xun went out this time to send Hu prisoners of war to Nanxiang without any scruples was actually because they exchanged cattle and sheep.
Otherwise, what else can be done? If the herd of cattle and sheep suddenly expands too much and there is not enough grass to eat, can the sheep be slaughtered for meat? If that is really the case, it is better to replace the population with more people.