That discussion came to nothing. Chanyu didn't get the food he wanted, Yi Zhixie didn't get the population he wanted, and others didn't get the excitement they wanted to see. Su Ren naturally didn't get what he wanted either.
Wanted horses.
After this, the banquet broke up unhappily. Yi Zhixie left first, with no disappointment on his face, but a smile on his face, so Su Ren understood that the reason why Yi Zhixie ran away was not
He really wanted those 100,000 victims, but stopped Shanyu from moving those victims to the border of the Han Dynasty, that is, under Yu Shan's men.
Su Ren was the second to leave. Originally, he should have left long ago. He was an outsider here, and he shouldn't be allowed to know other people's secrets. But at that moment, everyone seemed to have forgotten about him, leaving him to stay there, listening and watching.
Put the most secret things of the Huns in front of Su Ren.
"Brother Su, stay!" As soon as he walked out of Shan Yu's royal city, Yu Shan chased after him.
Su Ren quickly stopped and stood on the roadside waiting: "Hello, Your Majesty, what are you looking for?"
Yu Dan raised his legs and jumped off the horse gracefully, waving his hand to the guards behind him to stay away: "I'll see Brother Su off!"
Su Ren nodded, made a gesture of invitation, and then the two of them walked side by side on the road. This is not actually a road, it only became a road because there were too many people stepping on it. It is not like the roads in Chang'an City that are paved with blue bricks or stone slabs.
Well, the road here has been trampled to remove the grass, leaving behind bare soil. The next rain will turn into a muddy pond, and when the weather is fine, it will be trampled flat again. Over and over again, there are many edges on the road, and the carriages
It's very hard to walk.
Su Ren was walking on the roadside, which was relatively flat and less awkward. Yu Dan put his hands behind his back, holding his horse with his head lowered and thinking about things.
After walking through the section with the most tents, there were not only few tents on both sides of the remaining road, but also far away from the road: "Your Majesty, can you say something now?"
"Father Khan originally intended to divide these victims into two, with one part staying in the royal court for his care, and the other for me to take back to Yuci. In this way, as long as Brother Su helps, these victims will definitely survive without having to fight!
Alas..." Yu Shan sighed: "I didn't expect King Zuo Guli to come to such a place. Now even if Father Khan is ready to hand over half of the victims to me, I don't dare to accept him."
"Oh I got it!"
Yu Shan glanced at Su Ren's reaction and smiled helplessly: "Brother Su, you don't have to be like this. I know you can guess the secret behind this."
"It's so blatant. Not only did I guess it, but many people also guessed it! Now that there is no hope in this matter, what is the king's next plan?"
Yu Shan shook his head: "Because I don't know what to do next, I asked Brother Su for advice and asked Brother Su to help me!"
Su Ren thought for a while, scratched his head and said: "So, since the victims can't move to Yuci, they have no choice but to send food here? But the distance is long, and the cost of transporting food is too high. Even if Shanyu agrees, he can't
I can’t afford that much money, cattle and horses! Didn’t the Chanyu go to several other great kings and ask them for livestock? These victims must not belong to just one person, but to all of you Huns.”
Yu Shan sneered and said: "Even if Father Khan asks for it, no one will give it to him. Who is willing to give away the livestock in his hands to others for no reason? We Huns admire heroes, and only the most brave and skilled heroes deserve to live.
No one else will pity him."
"Then you are watching so many people die? These are not just one or two people. I have gone to see them in the past few days. Excluding the strong, elderly, children and women, there are thirty or forty thousand in total!"
Yu Shan sighed: "That's why I came to see Brother Su. With Brother Su's intelligence, I will definitely be able to come up with a solution!"
Su Ren also sighed: "How can I say that there is a way? Your Majesty, give me three to five days and I will give it a try. If there is really no way, please forgive me."
Yu Shan quickly handed over his hand: "In this case, there is Brother Lao Su!"
Su Ren and Yu Shan broke up at the fork in the road. Yu Shan went back to his tent dejectedly. Su Ren stood on the roadside and watched. Yu Dan was actually quite difficult to do. On one side was his father, the military minister Shan Yu, and on the other.
On one side is his uncle Yizhixie. His father, the military minister Shanyu, doesn't like him very much. It is still unknown whether he can pass on the position of Shanyu to him in the future. Not to mention uncle Yizhixie, he wants people and soldiers, even if he wants soldiers.
No one can stop me from grabbing hard.
Su Ren sighed and walked back. His tent was almost at the outermost edge of the royal court. However, the terrain here is higher and there are few people around. It is most suitable for an outsider to live here.
The whole sky was covered with sunset, and the north wind blew from the vast sea, bringing comfort and coolness. The Langjuxu Mountain behind was dyed golden, and its treasures were solemn and sacred. The priests on the top of the mountain began to priest again, and the thick
The billowing smoke looks more like the wolf smoke on the crenellations of the Great Wall. At this time, the Huns would lie on the ground devoutly and kowtow to Langjuxu Mountain. Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people would worship together. Su Ren had never seen that.
The scene is so shocking that it is probably comparable to the Jokhang Temple in Tibet in later generations.
The sound of the huge drum spread far and wide. Anyone who heard it would feel their heart trembling with each beat. Su Ren was no exception. He took a few deep breaths, suppressed the emotions caused by this scene, and lowered his head.
Got into his tent.
In the next few days, Yu Dan came here basically every day, and he didn't mention Su Ren's help. He just chatted and drank tea with Su Ren, but Su Ren could see the anxiety and urgency in Yu Dan's eyes.
The five days passed very quickly, and Su Ren never went to Shan Yu's royal city again. Apart from eating and resting, he took people to walk on the grass around the tent.
Standing on a high place, you can see everything in Shanyu Royal City, and the clearest ones are the victims living on the periphery. After a spring, their lives have indeed become more and more difficult. Although there is no longer the invasion of cold, hunger makes them even more miserable.
Embarrassing. Except for grass and stones, everything is edible. If Langjuxu Mountain was not a holy place in their hearts, there would probably be only stones and tree branches left on it.
Yu Shan came again: "Brother Su, are you taking a walk?"
Su Ren nodded: "What other interesting things did the king bring today?"
Yu Dan took out a cloth bag from his arms and opened it carefully. Su Ren took a quick look and confirmed that it was not a valuable thing. But Yu Dan was very interested: "Brother Su, do you know this thing? This thing is called Wucai Stone.
I exchanged two horses for them from a businessman from the Western Regions, and today..."
Huang Shisan covered his mouth and snickered, and Yu Shan happened to see it: "What's wrong with General Huang?"
Su Ren turned to look at Huang Shisan and smiled: "It's okay, he has a toothache, the king continues."
"This thing..."
As soon as he said these two words, Huang Shisan already laughed out loud. Yu Shan frowned, and Su Ren glared at Huang Shisan, but it had no effect. Su Ren was a little embarrassed, and said to Shan: "Your Majesty, you don't have to take it.
These novel gadgets are used to bribe me, and I have already thought of a way. Although I cannot feed all the victims, at least the consumption on the road will be much less, which means that the Shanyu will have more food to help his people."
"Seriously!" Yu Dan no longer cared about the colorful stones, his face was full of joy and tears were about to flow out, and he dragged Su Ren into the tent.
Su Ren sat down and took a sip of tea first. Yu Dan urged him and said: "The solution I thought of is actually nothing. It just changed the carriage. Originally, a horse could pull five hundred kilograms, but now it can pull two thousand kilograms. That's it."
This will reduce transportation costs.”
"Brother Su, please talk in detail!" Yu Dan moved towards Su Ren excitedly.
Su Ren took a branch and drew on the ground while saying: "I have seen that the carriages we used originally had two wheels. When the animals were pulling the carriages, they had to bear part of the weight of the goods. When pulling heavy objects,
It was very strenuous, so I thought about adding two more wheels, so that the animals only need to pull forward, which would save effort and naturally allow them to pull more."
Yu Dan looked at the sketch drawn by Su Ren: "In other words, this kind of carriage can be made very large, as long as the horses can pull it."
Throwing the branches, Su Ren smiled and nodded: "Theoretically, this is true, but you must also consider the bearing capacity of the vehicle. If it is too big, too much cargo will be loaded, and it will crush itself. How can you pull things."
Yu Dan's face turned red with excitement. He kept staring at the painting Su Ren had drawn. He stood up for a long time and said, "Okay, Brother Su, this is a good idea. I will tell Father Khan now!"
Su Ren quickly grabbed Yu Shan: "Wait a moment, your Majesty, I have something to say! Since this thing can solve the problem, why don't we make more use of it? I will declare to Shan Yu that I am responsible for the transportation, so the price of grain can only be
One horse is exchanged for one month's grain, and then I will subcontract the transportation to the king, hahaha, does the king understand?"
"Brother Su, what do you mean...?"
Su Ren smiled: "The price of grain I gave the king is one horse for two and a half months' worth of grain. The king will get one and a half months of the savings. What does the king think?"
Yu Shan began to calculate the accounts in his mind. After a long time, a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "In other words, I will transport a person's two-month ration from you, only give you one horse, and then send half of the food to you."
Come here to exchange for a horse from Father Khan?"
Su Ren nodded slightly. It seemed that doing so would benefit both parties. In fact, Su Ren wanted to control the risk to a minimum. It was a full two thousand miles from Mayi to Langjuxu Mountain. Who knows what might happen on the way to Yuci?
It is much safer. He only needs to continuously send grain to Yuci and get horses from Yu Dan. As for whether Shan Yu can deliver grain or get horses from Shan Yu, that is not his problem.
Worrying.
Yu Shan was very happy, and his whole body came to life. He kept saying compliments to Su Ren, and he wished he could go and show off his achievements in front of Shan Yu now. Seeing Yu Dan flying up like a child, Su Ren stopped him and said with a smile.
: "Be careful, and tell me one more thing, that five-colored stone is not worth two horses, not even one horse's ear, because it was created by me." (To be continued)