Several Jurchens were walking towards Zhe Ziyu. As soon as they saw Zhe Ziyu approaching them, several Jurchen warriors immediately stopped and caressed her breasts and saluted her with great respect.
The Jurchens, like the Dangxiang people, also belonged to the Central Plains Empire during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. At that time, they were called Sushen people. During the period of Yu and Shun, the Sushen people contributed bows and arrows to the emperor. When Yu settled in Kyushu, the surrounding tribes each used their own
Among them were the Sushen clan. During the reign of King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty, they also paid tribute to King Wu with stone tablets from the south. When the Zhou people enumerated their territory, they called the land of Sushen, Yan, and Hao, which is the land in the north of us.
For thousands of years, this nation has always thrived in a difficult environment. In the Later Han Dynasty, the Sushen people were called Yilou. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, they were also called Wuji. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they were called Mohe. During the Wu Zetian period, the leader of Mohe
Da Zuorong established the Bohai Kingdom, and all Mohe tribes relied on him. The Bohai Kingdom was destroyed by the Liao Kingdom more than two hundred years after its founding. From then on, the Mohe people were scattered among the white mountains and black waters, and their power gradually weakened. Jurchen is a different transliteration of the ancient saying Su Shen.
The Jurchens tend to fall behind in order from south to north. The closer they are to the Song and Liao dynasties, the more civilized and developed they are. However, this wealth is only relative to their own people. Compared with the Song and Liao dynasties, the Jurchens are relatively wealthy.
They are still very poor and backward. Apart from hunting, gathering and simple farming, they have no other means of survival. After mastering certain navigation capabilities in relatively developed areas, some people cross the Japan Strait and often go to the Japanese archipelago to enjoy the autumn breeze.
The last time they came, the harbor had fallen into the control of "Lord Fujiwara". The Bianhe Gang had been operating water transportation for many years and had extremely powerful potential. Seeing the pressing pressure from the imperial court, Zhang Xinglong and Xue Liang decided to move to Japan for refuge.
Therefore, they no longer had any scruples, and used all their strength, mobilized hundreds of large ships, and moved all the gang brothers and their families who were willing to follow them away.
In this way, they suddenly had a powerful navy. Although this navy was composed of Jianghu people, it was not inferior to the Japanese navy. Japan did not have large warships at the time, although they had had battles with them.
The "brilliant achievements" of the Tang Army in the Baijiang Water Battle were achieved at that time with the overwhelming effort of the entire country and more than 1,000 troops mobilized.
Ships, more than 10,000 sailors, were defeated by the Tang army's 7,000 men and less than 200 warships. The Japanese's own historical records said that "in a moment, the officers and soldiers were defeated." They gathered the next day
The remnant troops rushed up in a rush, and were surrounded and fought by the Tang army. More than 400 of their "battleships" were burned, and countless people drowned in the water.
With just over a hundred ships, thousands of "Japanese warships" could be trapped and unable to break out. They were destroyed by fire, which shows the size of their warships. In addition, the Tang army had 7,000 navy and 170 ships, while the Japanese army only had
There were 3,000 more people than them, and they actually needed to use more than 1,000 warships. From the number of people on their warships, we can also see what kind of warships they called.
By the Song Dynasty, the navigation technology of the Central Plains had further developed and the shipbuilding industry had become more advanced. The gap with them became even wider. Although the ships of the Bianhe Gang were not formal warships, they transported goods, especially to Japan.
In Korea and Luzon, ships are not only strong and fast, but also use force to deal with pirates, so slightly modified ships are already very good there.
Due to their hard life, the Jurchens have developed courage and a strong body. Three people can hunt tigers together. However, when these Jurchens encountered the heroes on the water from the Bianhe Gang, not only did they not take advantage of them, they wanted to escape.
At that time, the boat and people were intercepted and brought back.
After Zhe Ziyu heard about this, she stopped the practice of beheading all the captured Jurchens in public. In her opinion, these Jurchens were still very useful, especially since the Japanese island was isolated overseas and the systems of Song and Liao were relatively different.
Perfect, it is inconvenient to take too many actions there, and the Jurchens facing each other across the strait have the value of utilization.
If the wealth here wants to be transported to the Central Plains in the future, there must be a dock opposite and a connector. Apart from Song and Liao, the only ones who control the seaport are the Jurchens. At the same time, the relationship between the Jurchens and the Liao Kingdom is not good.
Although their strength is not enough to compete with the Liao State, they can still control the Liao State. Zhe Ziyu has never been so naive that because Liao and Xixia join forces to jointly control the Song State, the two countries will become a close brotherly country.
There are only interests between countries, Song is not an enemy, and Liao is an ally. Who knows that Liao will not show its sharp teeth in the future, which will be detrimental to Yang Hao? If they can both be affiliated with Liao, but appear with Liao from time to time
The conflicting Jurchen tribes have a relatively close relationship, and perhaps they will become a surprise force along the way.
Out of precaution, Zhe Ziyu spared their lives and established trade relations with them, purchasing their furs, delicacies, herbs and other items at very fair prices. Although Zhe Ziyu's help to them was not good for herself,
It is said to be negligible, but for these poor Jurchens, the income is enough for the tribesmen to live a relatively comfortable life. Their original products were purchased by the Liao and Song people at very low prices, because
They had no other market, so they could only swallow their anger. Zhe Ziyu's show of kindness made them very awed by this mysterious "Fifth Young Master".
This time, they rented a large ship from the Bianhe Gang and brought more goods. These goods were nothing to the Bianhe Gang, who had transported priceless silk, tea, porcelain and other Central Plains wealth.
It was of great significance to them, so Zhu Lizhen, the young leader of the Anchegu tribe, personally marched in the formation and led the warriors of the tribe to transport it.
Zhe Ziyu left Zhang Xinglong to clean the battlefield, and he accompanied these Jurchen warriors back to the city. After receiving various land and water treasures such as pearls, ginseng, and mink skins, Zhe Ziyu invited them into the living room and served them tea.
Zhuli Zhen sat cross-legged, reached out and brushed his braid, and said respectfully: "Fifth Young Master, the goods shipped this time are all the goods that our Anchegu tribe has been able to get away with so far. They were picked and hunted last winter.
, it has been sold to the Liao and Song people at a low price before, but in the future, we only need you, Fifth Young Master, and we will not sell anything to these black-hearted businessmen who take advantage of others."
Zheziyu smiled and said: "Very good, I want as much of these things as you have."
She paused and then said: "I will charge you as much as you have. The more, the merrier, and the price is fair. You don't have to worry about this."
Zhuli Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this, but Zhe Ziyu was also secretly happy. The Jurchens did not have the ability to sail far, so they could only sell things to her cheaply, and she would resell them to Song, Luzon, Jiaozhi and even further places, making ten times the profit.
Not only that, in view of this, she felt that the merchants of Song and Liao were too dark-hearted, so these Jurchens were too poor, and such hugely profitable goods were exploited to such an extent that they could not even afford food and clothing.
She really can't be such a businessman.
The Jurchens at that time had their hair braided into a bun and the men's hair was braided down. This was different from the Jurchens later. The Jurchens at that time had two braids tied with ribbons, and the rich would decorate them with pearls and jade.
. Logically speaking, the head of a clan is the richest person in the clan, but the braid on the back of the head of the Zhuli Zhenshao clan leader in front of him is not silk, but dyed cloth, and there are two jade pendants.
But it is also the jade with the worst quality, not worth much money at all. The young patriarch of the clan is so shabby, one can imagine their life.
Zhuli was really happy and quickly bowed to express his thanks. Zheziyu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "By the way, I need a lot of goods. Once I go to the ocean, I always have to bring more goods to make it worth the money. I'm coming from Japan.
I have collected some local real estate, plus what you transported, but it is not enough. You said that this is all the goods since last winter until now...it is not too much."
Zhe Ziyu shook his head slightly and sighed: "It's not that I can't eat, it's just that I don't have enough."
She glanced at the truth with her beautiful eyes, and when she saw that he looked frightened and uneasy, muttering at a loss, she couldn't help but shook her head secretly: "These mountain people... It seems that I need to speak more clearly."
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Zhe Ziyu said calmly: "If one tribe of yours can't bring out enough goods, how about several tribes? It seems that the young chief can contact a few more tribes. If more goods can be collected, I will send a few more ships.
As for the price, you don’t have to worry at all.”
Zhuli Zhen said quickly: "Zhuli really believes in Fifth Young Master, so naturally he doesn't worry about the price, but..."
Zhu Lizhen had a troubled look on his face, but he hesitated to speak. Zhe Ziyu knew very well that the Jurchens' territory was very barren, and there was also competition among the various tribes. The Anchegu tribe met Zhe Ziyu, a noble man.
I wish I could monopolize this source of wealth and make the Anchegu tribe the most powerful among the Jurchen tribes, but I am not willing to let other tribes take advantage of it.
Zhe Ziyu smiled lightly and said: "Actually, the young patriarch of Zhuli doesn't have to worry at all. I am a businessman. I only need the goods. It doesn't matter who is doing the transactions. So... the young patriarch can completely offer other tribes a higher price than those of Song and Liao.
If you buy goods from other tribes at a merchant's price, I will resell them from you at a fair price. It doesn't matter even if I advance some gold and silver to you. In this case, those weak tribes will definitely take refuge in Anchegu, even if they are powerful
The tribe of Anchegu has to rely on you. Judging from your expressions, is it better for the Anchegu tribe? As far as I know, Wanyan, Jiagu,
The strength of the Shuhu, Tudan, and Wulinhe tribes is not inferior to your Anchegu tribe, and the Wanyan tribe and the Heshilie tribe are still your feuds. If the Anchegu tribe does what I say, they will
What else can I do to compete with you?"
Zhuli Zhen was not stupid at all. When he heard this, he woke up in surprise. After carefully savoring Zhe Ziyu's words, he became even more elated. He immediately burst into tears and said with gratitude: "Thank you, Fifth Young Master, for your guidance. Zhuli really knows how to do it."
Zhe Ziyu smiled with satisfaction, and Zhu Lizhen paused again and said: "After Zhu Lizhen returns, he will start this matter according to the instructions of the Fifth Young Master. But... the next time I come, I'm afraid it will have to wait until next spring."
Zhe Ziyu frowned slightly and said in surprise: "Why does it take so long? With the big ship I provided you, coupled with the experienced sailors, and it is only a narrow strait, you need to worry so much about winter.
What’s the climate?”
Zhuli Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Fifth Young Master misunderstood, I said I can only come back next spring. It's not that I'm afraid of wind and waves. The big boat provided by Fifth Young Master is really stable, so why worry about a little bit of wind and waves. It's just... because it's time to hunt for Haidongqing.
It’s time.”
Zhe Ziyu laughed and said, "No way? How many people are there in your tribe? How many eagles can you hunt, and you still have to go to battle with the whole tribe?"
Zhuli Zhen's face turned red and he said: "This...it's not that Haidongqing is difficult to hunt, it's just...hey!"
Zhu Lizhen slapped his thigh heavily and said: "We call ourselves Jurchens. In our language, this Jurchen means Haidongqing. Although "Haitongqing" is small in size, it is a very fierce eagle.
It is originally the hunter's best assistant. However, it is not that important. It is so important that our whole family has to abandon our livelihood to hunt falcons. Our tribes value falcons so much, and there are really unspeakable difficulties."
Zhe Ziyu became interested and said curiously: "Young patriarch, you might as well tell me. After listening to you, I am also somewhat interested in this eagle."
Zhu Lizhen licked his lips and said: "After the Liao Kingdom destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, we Jurchens attached themselves to the Liao Kingdom. Since we have become a vassal of the Liao Kingdom, we must pay tribute to the Liao Kingdom."
Zhe Ziyu smiled and said: "Since you have declared yourself a minister, of course you have to pay tribute. This is reasonable and reasonable."
Zhu Lizhen said: "Yes, but my Jurchens are poor. We are so poor that we don't even have a pot for cooking, so we have to rely on charity from the Liao Kingdom. There is nothing that can impress the Liao royal family, so we pay tribute every year
Everything was very shabby. Later, the royal family members and dignitaries of the Liao Kingdom became keen on hunting. They found that the falcon was the best falcon, and they were all proud to own one, so they searched everywhere.
Haidongqing.
And this seaweed is only produced in the territory of our Jurchens, so the Liao Kingdom listed seaweed as one of the tributes, and stipulated that we must pay tribute to a certain amount of seaweed every year. If we can't do it, we have to pay tribute.
Pay five times the tribute. Our tribe... is really too poor, how can we afford to pay such taxes. However,
Haidongqing is not a mouse. It can be found all over the mountains and plains. This kind of condor is also a rare thing among us Jurchens. Nowadays, it is only found in the tribes further north. In order to be able to hunt the condor, we go to the north.
The tribes in the north also regarded the eagle as their most valuable possessions, so how could they be willing to give it up?
So... we say it's a falcon. In fact, every year for the falcon, our southern tribes have to fight with the northern tribes. Once the condor is captured, in order to take the condor as our own, our southern tribes have to fight before
Fighting without stopping..."
The more Zhuli Zhen spoke, the heavier his face became. His brows knitted into a big knot, and he said with some sadness: "My second brother died tragically under the arrows of the warriors of the Wanyan tribe just for fighting for the eagle. My third uncle... also for the falcon.
As a result, he became crippled and paralyzed. He used to be the number one warrior of our clan, but now...now he can only collapse on the bed, and even eating, drinking and defecating has to be taken care of by someone."
Zhu Lizhen punched himself hard on the thigh, with tears shining in his eyes. Behind him, several Jurchen warriors all hung their heads sadly.
Zhe Ziyu frowned and thought for a moment, then gradually showed an appreciative look and asked: "If you list Haidongqing as a tribute, if there is no Haidongqing, you have to pay five times the tax. When did this become the rule?"
Zhu Lizhen said: "This is the decree issued by Empress Dowager Xiao in the second year after she became empress. Emperor Liao was ill and Empress Xiao was already in power at that time. Because our Jurchen tribe was suffering from tribute, the empress issued this decree. "
Zhe Ziyu stared at him with a pair of wonderful eyes and asked: "So... your third uncle and your second brother both met a miserable end because of the falcon. Do you hate Empress Xiao?"
Zhuli Zhen shook his head heavily: "What's there to hate? It's actually a good thing to allow us to use sea green to offset taxes. After all, as long as we hunt eagles, our tribe can save a lot of property every year, and we can save a lot of money." Some people starve to death. Although we have to fight for the falcon, life is actually better than before."
Zhe Ziyu smiled softly, raised his bare hands, clapped softly and said: "Good means and good intentions. Now I really admire this Empress Xiao."
Zhuli Zhen asked suspiciously: "What did the Fifth Young Master say?"
Zhezi Yu said with a smile: "In ancient times, Yan Ying killed three people with two peaches, and now Xiao Chuo has a divine eagle to mess with Jurchen. He is really a hero among women. If there is a chance, I really want to compete with this Empress Xiao in a battle of wits and scheming skills."
Zhu Li was really stunned and said: "What... what kind of two peaches are there? What kind of eagle is the wild goose eagle?"
Zhe Ziyu laughed, and then said: "This is an allusion from the Central Plains, so don't mention it. What I mean is that Empress Xiao did not want to list Haidongqing as a tribute, reward the leaders of various tribes, and indulge them. They are sensual and sensual, and do not do their job properly, but they want to avoid the unity of the Jurchen tribes. For the sake of a Haidongqing, the Jurchen tribes are killing each other, but they are very safe next to Empress Xiao's bed."
Zhuli Zhen's eyes widened wildly, staring at Zhe Ziyu like a man-eating tiger. The flesh on his cheeks twitched, his expression gradually turned ferocious, his temples were pounding, and the veins on his forehead were stretched. , like strips of blue earthworms, they don’t look scary, but Zhe Ziyu just sits there leisurely, with a calm look on his face.
"That's it, that's it..."
Zhuli Zhen murmured for a long time, then suddenly roared, and struck down hard with his big iron fist. With a "boom", the solid short table in front of him was smashed to pieces by his punch. His fist cracked and blood flowed out. Zhuli Zhen suddenly didn't understand. He felt that he just gritted his teeth and said: "So... that's it!"
Xixia, Xingzhou, and Yang Hao made the final decision, deciding the life and death of Tuoba and Han Chan brothers. However, the matter did not end there, but instead set off a more massive storm.
Brother Tuoba and Hanchan were sentenced to death. The Weiwu tribe completely abolished the chieftainship system. Every ten households of all ethnic groups were organized into one tenth, every five tenths was divided into one team, every two teams were organized into one brigade, and every five tenth household was divided into one team. The brigade is organized into a regiment, and several regiments are merged into a corps. The commander, captain, brigade commander, regiment commander, corps commander and his deputies are appointed by the imperial court at different levels. Each day is a control level, and the transfer is determined by performance evaluation. Leftist system.
In this way, these herdsmen are not only suitable to continue to maintain the characteristics of nomadic life, but also their leadership is firmly in the hands of the court. Even if the regiment commander has evil ambitions, his deputy, as well as the regiment commander, brigade commander and their respective Since the power of appointment and dismissal of his deputies is not in his hands, it is more than a hundred times more difficult to mobilize them as easily as before and command them to be enemies of the imperial court according to his own will.
The king actually wanted to kill brothers Tuoba and Hanchan. Because of the crime of Tuoba and Hanchan, the king actually abolished a tribe whose chieftainship was hereditary and neglected, and brought it directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. This move was like
Stirring a hornet's nest, the Tuoba nobles were indignant and furious. They had never been so united as they are now, and they had never given up their intrigues like now. They sincerely joined hands and decided to fight back in order to protect their own rights and interests.
The strongest reaction was that the King of Qing sided with the emperor, punished the peasants, and used military remonstrance to force Yang Hao to take back his life. However, this view is not yet mainstream at the moment. The pressure mainly comes from Li Zhiyi. Although this old man planned this incident to embarrass Yang Hao.
incident, but he didn’t want Yang Hao to
After all, Yang Hao represents their Tuoba family. If Yang Hao steps down, the old man will not be able to find a promising person among his nephews to take the lead. It will tear the Xixia Kingdom into pieces.
, Tuoba’s fate may not be better than it is now.
But he is not willing to admit defeat, and he still has to make a final fight.
Although Li Tianlun, Li Jitan, Tuoba Cangmu and others had known for a long time that Yang Hao wanted to teach the Tuoba clan members who considered themselves relatives of the emperor a lesson for the sake of strict discipline, they did not expect that Yang Hao would do so brilliantly and actually treat Wei.
Takebe
The tribe was completely disintegrated, and the hereditary and replaceable rights of the tribe leader were abolished. They also had their own tribe. Not only did they have official positions in the court, but they were also the leaders of their own tribe. They were also instinctively a little bit dissatisfied with Yang Hao's approach.
conflict.
But they know better that they have gone too far, and there is no turning back. They have now completely broken with the traditional forces in the Tuoba clan. Their fate and future are all tied to Yang Hao, and they can only move forward.
, there is no way out. Once Yang Hao is defeated, the most he can do is cut
His weak power reduced the king to a Khan-like figure who was not strong enough, and they, the traitors of the Tuoba clan, would only die without a burial place. Their people would be annexed by other tribes,
Their darling wives and concubines will become the playthings of other chiefs.
Therefore, when they heard that the tribesmen were secretly gathering together to plot against Yang Hao, they were even more anxious than Yang Hao. They couldn't wait to run to the palace and report the news to him. The only thing they wanted was to ask the king to take action first.
Be strong!
Yang Hao, on the other hand, is the old god, leisurely and contented. He seems not to believe that those frustrated nobles dare to rebel against him. In his opinion, these guys are just like women, playing tricks of crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves. He is very considerate.
After calming down the Tuoba clan members who were firmly on their side, they happily worked hard to create humans with Princess Yan.
Since knowing the cause of their infertility, Yang Hao has been hoeing every day at noon, working hard and sparing no effort. Thanks to his efforts, the youngest Miaomiao was the first to become pregnant.
Then the owner of Qingyin Xiaozhu started to retch as soon as he smelled the oil. On the contrary, Tang Yanyan's belly was still as flat as before.
Madam Yan was so anxious that she went to Dong'er to ask for a decree, and declared fiercely that she would dominate the harem until she successfully gave birth!
Monopoly is better than competition. Seeing that the blessing of everyone has become the solo dance of the Flame Queen, Yang Hao also wants to work hard to change this situation, so he fights every day with a steel gun. Even when the couple was newly married, they were not like this.
It's so good that it blends honey with oil.
Li Jitan and others had no choice but to go back and secretly mobilize their own troops and quietly prepare for contingency.
Ten days passed in a blink of an eye. Today was the day to publicly kill Tuoba Han Chan and Tuoba He Shao. The whole Xingzhou was gearing up. Early that morning, a group of people came from Ganzhou.
The famous military post messenger, with three red flags on his back and a report of urgent military information, rushed to the palace!