"Come, come, let's drink to the magical brew brought by the prefect!"
The steaming fire, the energetic girls dancing happily, and the cheerful faces sitting around the fire. At this time, the Karasuma tribe is filled with happy notes everywhere, and from time to time you can hear the sound of "Come again."
"I want to have a good drink today" and other words came from the crowd, including men and women, old people and young people.
In a large tent in the core area of the tribe, Li Shushi was toasting with Guta, the leader of Xihe Karasuma. Of course, compared to Guta, who could not wait to put the contents of the cup into his stomach,
, Li Shushi is just showing off, nothing more than a fool.
Maruto couldn't say anything, because there were no less than five "corpses" of Karasuma warriors who originally planned to overthrow Li Shushi but were easily KO'ed by Su Xiao Loli on the side. So, Su Xiao Loli's "
"Brave" and everyone in the audience was shocked.
Uh~ Looking at Su Xiaololi who was still determined to "hunt" all the Karasuma leaders who participated in the banquet except the Karasuma clan leader, Li Shushi finally understood why those bosses and the like always like to bring one or two with them.
The stunningly beautiful girl was killing everyone on the wine table. It was so enjoyable to watch and I felt so unhappy about the retribution.
Thanks to the aura of the powerful Su Xiaololi, the Karasuma tribe is also very enthusiastic about Li Shushi who can "tame" this female wine goddess. In addition, the wine Li Shushi presented, which is said to be worth thousands of gold in the capital, is indeed suitable for them.
Li Shushi's appetite made them become very good friends almost overnight.
Of course, the above reasons are only superficial. At most, they only add points to Li Shushi's image. The fundamental reason for the friendly relationship between the two parties is the goods Li Shushi brought and Li Shushi's identity.
Yes, as Li Gan said, Xihe Karasuma is now in a very delicate period. Their territory is constantly being encroached on by the Taiyuan Karasuma who have the same origin, and even some small tribes that did not need to be taken seriously in the past.
Under the instruction of some thoughtful people, they began to challenge them unscrupulously. Although with the return of the clan members, they could confidently take some deterrent actions against the small tribes who did whatever they wanted, but the previous losses could not be made up for.
Of course, if the territory is gone, we can fight again. Even if we shrink the defense, it is not a big deal for the grassland people. No one has unlucky times. But the problem of a sharp decline in the population is not an easy matter for Xihe Karasuma.
It’s a question that can be taken lightly. After all, the ancients said, “It takes ten years to gather together, and ten years to gather together.”
"Years of Lessons", although the foreign race can train those children to carry out some simple tactical training from an early age, but until those children become qualified warriors who will not easily become cannon fodder, they still need to wait until they are fourteen or fifteen years old - this is because the foreigners mainly
Because he eats mainly meat, he is physically stronger than his peers from the Central Plains.
And don’t forget, nearly half of those newborns are girls. Of course, it’s not that girls can’t do what boys can do on the battlefield, but because compared to men who can make teapots
, it can be said that the death of a woman who makes a tea cup will reduce the possibility of two to three newborns being born - this means that for every woman who dies for childbearing, the tribe will lose four to five possible descendants.
And it’s still within one or two generations.
Therefore, although the grassland people claim that all men, women and children can be soldiers, unless they encounter a food crisis or resist foreign invasion, the more important role of women is to cultivate the descendants of the tribe. The direct result of this kind of thinking is the famous grassland people.
The rule is that if the husband dies, his younger brother, the elder brother or even the unrelated son can marry the man's widow.
Therefore, Xihe Karasuma, who did not have enough population and whose territory was encroached on a large amount, tried their best to make up for their losses, but in the end they still gained little because of Lu Zhi's demotion. Because compared to other Hu tribes, they
There are still some differences. Their degree of naturalization should be the highest in Xihe. It is said that their ancestors and the Karasuma cavalry who followed Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu
There are also some connections, so if they follow the example of other tribes and blatantly plunder everywhere, I am afraid that the clan members with good official reputation here can use the power of other tribes to kill them. After all, they have developed from a medium-sized tribal alliance in recent years.
It is absolutely impossible to reach the current scale without the help of the Han Dynasty. Many people are very jealous of this.
And at this critical moment, Li Shushi came and came to Xihe Karasuma with visible benefits and his goodwill.
Maybe Li Shushi couldn't give Xihe Karasuma any enviable conditions, nor could he send troops to help Xihe Karasuma expand their living space. There were actually only two things he could offer most - fairness and culture.
Fairness means that the Wuwan people will have the opportunity to integrate into the Han people's life circle. In layman's terms, Li Shushi can give the people of Xihe Wuwan the national treatment of the Han Dynasty, accept the laws adopted by the Han Dynasty towards the Han people, and bear the responsibilities
While paying taxes, you can enjoy various rights. Racial discrimination is not allowed and very special care will not be given.
Moreover, Li Shushi also promised their unique lifestyle that they could still continue their herding career and even get a gathering place like a manor to protect their cattle and sheep from the cold wind in winter.
The animal furs, wool and horses they obtained from hunting can be used as taxes and turned over. The specific amount can be set by their representatives after a tripartite meeting with Li Shushi's internal affairs officer Cheng Yu and businessmen representatives.
At the same time, they can also exchange their goods for money through caravans, or directly exchange the materials they need with the Han people. Li Shushi will set up a special market outside Xihe County for both parties to trade. Li Shushi will also provide them with free supplies.
Fire pits and plant straw fermentation technology help them survive the cold winter and lack of food.
Of course, for strategic purposes, Li Shushi added a restriction that Xihe Karasuma would only be able to trade with merchants licensed by the Xihe Prefecture within five years. As for Li Shushi's request, Guta thought about it for a while and agreed, because he believed that Li Shushi wanted to
After winning the trust of Xihe Karasuma, he will definitely not do anything that harms the strength of his tribe in the short term. After five years, he believes that even if Li Shushi's Xihe Li family has the ability to monopolize the entire Xihe trade with foreigners, it will be difficult to organize trade in other regions.
merchant.
As for how to protect trade routes, Li Shushi and Bone Tower did not discuss it in detail, but the mercenary market is already very mature in Xihe. As Li Gan said, for many tribes, the income from this has been
It has become an important GDP growth point for them, not to mention that only stable trade routes can bring more merchants, and Bone Tower is very clear about this.
As for culture, let alone that. Culture is like running water, always flowing from developed areas to underdeveloped areas. What's more, although many of the civilizations of the Han Dynasty are not suitable for the grassland peoples, they are still brilliant and dazzling.
Fans of gods. If nothing else, at least the education system of the four major shrines makes them extremely envious. Although Xuanwu is the god stationed in the north, the spells that the barbarians in the north can comprehend are still not as good as those of the Taoist priests of Xuanwu Shrine.
This may be the result of generations or even dozens of generations of unremitting development of the brain. After all, although wisdom is very important to Hu people, it is often forced by power and has to take a back seat. But even Hu people
One thing people also admit is that if force can be assisted by wisdom, then this force is the most powerful.
Therefore, the Hu people are constantly trying to absorb this power from the Central Plains, and Li Shushi also plans to use this power to control the rhythm of national integration in his own hands. Although both sides seem to have their own agendas, they hit it off.
Because a large number of people fled from Xihe and the imperial court was willing to abandon this place, the four shrines here have been abolished. Therefore, if you want to develop education, you can only start your own private school like Cheng Yu did in Dong'a.
Of course, it cannot be said that private schools will not be as good as the four major shrines at the beginning. This is just like the relationship between public universities and private universities. Although private universities may not be able to compare with public universities in terms of the number of adults, if there are some special people such as
When people like Mr. Shui Jing and Sima Hui shine, private universities will also shine brightly.
Of course, due to the turbulence of the current situation, this light often becomes unstable due to lack of long-term support, but it cannot be denied that it was once bright. It was precisely because of this that Li Shushi came up with the idea of running his own school.
Although the teaching staff of self-run schools cannot match those of the state machinery, they have natural advantages in promoting their own ideas. Although it is called "castrated Confucianism" and is often completely different from the survival philosophy of the grassland people, it has great advantages in self-cultivation and character cultivation.
But it has unparalleled superiority.
Over time, even if this alien race has a chance to become the ones in power, in fact they will be no different from the Han people in the end - even they will actively integrate in order to better obtain wealth from the local area. The most typical example is Islam.
Transformed Mongolian Regime: Timurid Empire and Ilkhanate.
Of course, the most important condition is that Li Shushi will support the intermarriage between Xihe Karasuma and Lishicheng, and the two parties will also form a certain offensive and defensive alliance. However, considering the consideration of making the Xiongnu Zhonglang generals suppress the Xiongnu and Xianbei, his subordinates belong to
Saikawa Karasuma's soldiers will not be withdrawn.
However, although Zongren's men are more powerful in combat, he is a border general after all. Although he has the power to send envoys with integrity, he basically has no possibility of intervening in local administration, so what he can give Nishikawa Karasuma is obvious.
Not as good as Li Shushi, Xihe
The nominal chief executive, and Li Shushi's experiences along the way have also shown his extraordinary potential. Bone Tower is naturally willing to cooperate with a person who is temporarily weak but has strong vitality, otherwise he has to consider whether he will be
A giant creature took the opportunity to swallow it.
As for the current lack of population, with Li Shushi's help, he can still recruit or annex some smaller tribes. Although the cohesion is not as good as his own, this is not how Xihe Karasuma can develop to its current scale.
The most important way?
Suddenly, Li Shushi heard huge cheers from outside the tent. The sound was very loud and cheerful. "It should be the children playing."
Perhaps it was because he had obtained something that his tribe could continue to develop. At this time, Bone Tower's ferocious face, which was no less ferocious than Dian Wei's, was flashing with a kind look, even though this expression made people who were not familiar with him feel suspicious.
An inexplicable sense of dissonance.
p.s. How was your New Year's Day? I wanted to say that we had a great time (face covering), but it seems that the Spring Festival is coming soon (continue covering face)...
