Shan Su was so anxious that he couldn't wait to bring Su Ren to discuss the grain trade without waiting for him to give Su Ren a cup of wine. One hundred thousand mouths were waiting for food, and the amount of grain needed was beyond imagination. Even if there was a grain house
If you put the mountain in front of you, you probably won't be able to hold on for long.
"Mr. Su, what price do you think is more appropriate? As long as we can get enough food, everything else is easy."
Su Ren shook his head slightly: "Your Highness, it's not that I'm not trying my best. The rations for 100,000 people are not a small amount. Even if I can get them, if I want to transport them here, have you ever calculated how much it will cost? The territory of the Han Dynasty is mine.
It's almost two thousand miles from Mayi to here alone. If people eat horse chews, they may be eaten up by the people who transport the food before it arrives."
Someone in the tent began to nod. The Tuntou King was the most familiar with Su Ren, so naturally he could talk a lot in person: "Then, sir, how should this matter be resolved? One hundred thousand victims is not a trivial matter, and now the Chanyu is trying his best.
For this reason, once these people run out of food, I wonder what they will do?"
Shan Yu nodded: "I, the Huns, are not good at farming, and all the food stored in the family falls on the cattle and horses. Now the heavy snow has frozen all the cattle and horses to death. Winter is not bad. After the spring, the meat will rot and can no longer be eaten. Seeing that the weather is getting hotter day by day.
If this continues, there is nothing I can do."
Su Ren looked at the crowd. Speaking of the people in the tent, none of them had tens of thousands of livestock. Each of them could give the victims a little to tide them over. But no one wanted to. This is the bad nature of human beings.
Livestock is their own property, just like the money in their pockets. A little money can help the poor, but if there is too much selfishness, it will cause trouble.
No one shared the burden for the Chanyu, and the Chanyu had no good solution. I expected Su Ren to bring food to solve the problem, but I never thought that what Su Ren said made sense. If you think about it carefully, since you can't get enough food in exchange for cattle and horses.
, those 100,000 people may still become trouble in the end, so why save them now? Not only will their own strength be reduced, but the result will be the same, and no one will do it.
Bank of China coughed and slowly stood up from his seat, hunched over and frowning, fully embodying the image of an unfathomable master: "Chanyu, I have something to say."
"The military advisor has a solution?" Shan Yu was overjoyed.
Bank of China said after looking at the crowd, when his eyes were fixed on Su Ren, Su Ren was lowering his head to drink water without looking at him. Bank of China said: "Since exchanging food with Mr. Su is out of the question, we have to find other ways.
, what do we Huns do best? In the past many years, it’s not like we have never encountered such a situation. What did people do at that time? "
The Tuntou King was the oldest and suddenly said: "Oh, I remembered that there was also a severe cold in Mobei when Shanyu was first. Although it was not as severe as it is now, there were still 60,000 to 70,000 victims. They were the same as now.
They gathered around the royal court, so Shanyu raised his troops to fight everywhere, and not only harvested a vast land, but also obtained enough food."
"Well, when the Tuntou King said this, I also remembered it!" Another young king said: "At that time, I was still a householder. I followed the army to Wuhuan first, and then headed west. These two places
Although it is not close, it is much closer than the big man, and it is also rich."
The Tuntou King smoothed his beard with his hand: "Yes, yes, I am going to the Western Region. The granary brought back from the small country of Shanshan will be enough to feed 100,000 victims for two months!"
General Zuo was a burly man. When he heard this, he immediately stood up and clasped his fists with his hands: "Chanyu, General Zuo is willing to lead his troops to Shanshan!"
As soon as General Zuo expressed his stance, the captains, lords, kings, and generals behind him all stood up to ask for battle. Shanyu let out a sigh of relief, waved his hands with a smile to signal everyone to be quiet, and asked Zhongxing: "Commander, this is the method you are talking about.
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BOC said that he did not interrupt everyone's conversation, but stood aside and watched quietly, his face expressionless, dull and serious.
Before Bank of China could reply, Su Ren said first: "The loyalty of Shan Yu's subordinates can be seen, but this is probably not the strategy of the military advisor! That was then, and this is now. It was true that Wuhuan and Shanshan were rich in those days, but now these two countries
Are you still rich? Wuhuan has become a vassal of the Xiongnu, and paying tribute every year does not count. The Xiongnu nobles in the east have to bother you from time to time. It is strange to be rich, let alone getting food from them, they themselves are afraid
Worse than the victims outside the royal court."
"Let's talk about Shanshan. Shanshan is a small country and is located in the Western Region. It borders the Xiongnu, Qiang, Clan and other countries. It is even more important to beware of the Western Region countries behind you. Last time, your Shanyu had already emptied his treasury. How big can you gain this time?
?Don’t tell me that there are other countries in the Western Regions. If you fight one country, you will fight. If the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions unite, will the Huns still dare to fight?"
"When I was in the court of King Zuogu Li, I met a slave. He said he was an envoy from the Han Dynasty. He was an envoy sent by the Emperor of Han to the Western Regions to unite other countries to deal with the Xiongnu. I heard that the people in the Western Regions had concerns and did not agree, so I was disappointed.
And when they return, if the Xiongnu rashly raises troops, the people in the Western Regions will have no hope. They may take the initiative to join forces with the Han, and then attack from both front and rear. To put it bluntly, it is hard to say whether the Xiongnu will be annihilated."
Shanyu was stunned. He knew all the things Su Ren said, and what Su Ren said was all on point. Any of these possibilities was enough for him, the Shanyu, even if there was no subsequent betrayal or resistance.
If something happens, as long as someone is sent but nothing is brought back, that is already the biggest trouble.
BOC said that it glared at Su Ren, and Su Ren stole his words and told the worst possible outcome of the matter. It cannot be said that what Su Ren said was wrong, but there were still loopholes in it. For example, the person sent could
It’s those disaster victims. The Huns are warriors, and to a certain extent, one hundred thousand disaster victims are one hundred thousand warriors. No matter whether they can get food back from Wuhuan, Shanshan and other countries in the Western Regions, as long as they go, they will not come back.
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"Chanyu, the slave means the same thing, so both Wuhuan and the Western Regions are our allies, and only the Han Dynasty is the mortal enemy!"
The Tuntou King's eyes widened: "Military advisor, you mean to attack the Han? This place is two thousand miles away from the Great Wall. If you go there, you will starve to death!"
The Bank of China said: "King Tuentou, don't be anxious. Listen to what I have to say. It is true that the court of Shanyu is far away from the border counties of Dahan, but we still have people in the border counties of Dahan. King Guli on the right of Yuci, and King of Yinshan on the left.
King Guli, they are very close to the border counties of the Han Dynasty. The Han people are much better than Wuhuan, and the countries in the Western Regions are much richer. Even the border counties can get a lot."
"The border of the Han Dynasty stretches for thousands of miles, and every place is where we attack. The Han people are exhausted, as you have all seen over the years. Instead of bullying weak allies who have nothing, it is better to fight against enemies who are rich but pose no threat."
"The military advisor said it well!" Without waiting for anyone to express their opinions, Yi Zhixie opened the door and entered Shan Yu's hall.
Yi Zhixie's sudden arrival surprised everyone. He was the largest force in the Xiongnu after the Shanyu. Normally, he would never come to the Shanyu's court for nothing, but this time he came uninvited. This was indeed the first time.
Yi Zhixie's face was covered with sweat. It could be seen that the whole journey was going non-stop, and he didn't know how many horses were exhausted: "Chanyu, I think what the military advisor said is true. The wealth of the Han people is worth plundering. I might as well capture a few more horses."
In this city, not to mention that one hundred thousand people will have enough food and clothing, and all of us Huns can live in peace and contentment for a few years!"
Yu Dan stood up and said: "King Zuogu Li's words are wrong. Although the Han people are rich, they are not attacked just because they are big. The Great Wall and the fortified city were built to defend us. We Huns are far inferior to the Han people in attacking cities.
, it is not allowed to use our shortcomings to compete with other people's strong points!"
The Tuntou King nodded slightly: "King Youguli is right. The reason why the Han people can't do anything to us is precisely because our Huns cavalry come and go like the wind. If we abandon our horses and fight on foot, we will never be able to defeat the Han people! Besides, there are more Han people than us.
, if the Han people are forced to rush out in full force, then we will be in big trouble."
Yi Zhixie laughed, ignored Yu Shan and the Tuntou King, and continued to say to Shan Yu: "Chan Yu, I am willing to lead my troops to attack the Han Dynasty, and all the grain and grass obtained will be given to the affected herdsmen."
"Oh? Are you serious about this?"
Yi Zhixie nodded solemnly under the eyes of everyone: "As Mr. Su said, the royal court is too far away, and it may be difficult to send food no matter how much food there is. Therefore, I sincerely ask Shanyu to move the affected herdsmen to Yinshan Mountain. I am willing to take care of Shanyu on behalf of Shanyu."
Take care of these victims."
As soon as these words came out, the smart one seemed to understand something, and the ignorant one also felt the taste. Su Ren raised his head and glanced at Yi Zhixie, then looked at Shan Yu, smiled and shook his head. Yu Shan wanted to speak, but was stopped by the man next to him.
The Tuntou King stopped him, and the others naturally kept silent.
Bank of China said coughing again: "King Zuo Guli wants to move the victims to Yinshan Mountain?"
"Exactly, I have set aside a large area of land in Yinshan Mountain, which is enough for 100,000 disaster victims to graze, and I can also free up some of the livestock in my headquarters. Shanyu, please rest assured, I will definitely take good care of these herdsmen." Yi Zhixie looked around.
He glanced twice: "These herdsmen will always be Shanyu's herdsmen. As long as they get through the difficulties, they can either return to Mobei or stay in Yinshan. I will have no complaints."
Zhong Xing nodded and turned to look at Shan Yu.
Shanyu cleared his throat. Of course Shanyu knew Yi Zhixie's purpose. Where is Yinshan? The pastures there are vast and fertile. The only drawback is that it is too close to the Han people. If one day the Han people become stronger, they will be the first to be attacked.
The Qin Dynasty sent troops to occupy it there. Over the years, the north and south of Yinshan Mountain have been the pastures of the Huns and the royal court of King Yi Zhixie of Zuogu Li. Safety has never been a problem.
Where the one hundred thousand victims have gone, Shanyu doesn't know how many will come back in the future, but Shanyu can clearly calculate how many people are grateful to Yi Zhixie. Now it seems that there are one hundred thousand victims. As long as the difficulty is overcome, there will be one hundred thousand troops.
"King Zuoguli, are you going to rebel?" Yu Shan still couldn't hold it back. He broke free from the hand of the Tuntou King and stood up to scold Yi Zhixie in public. (To be continued)
