Chapter 1127 Preparation
People start talking about things after drinking for three rounds, but in Xu You's case, the whole jar of wine is finished, and then the conversation is half done.
Seeing that Wu Niu was so interested in the introduction fee, Xu You also became interested.
He patted the black cow and said affectionately:
“Chief Wu Niu, besides war horses and **** cattle, you have other ways to get wool from me.”
“Also, what else?”
Wuniu and the translator were both a little confused.
Besides horses, cattle and sheep, there is only horse dung, cow dung and sheep dung on the grassland. Does the Han man in front of me also need that dung to burn fire and keep warm?
“There are still people.”
Xu You chuckled and rubbed his hands subconsciously, "Now we need a lot of labor, uh, labor here."
“Labour?”
"Yes." Xu You nodded, "For example, the pastures here need help raising cattle and sheep, handymen are needed in the workshops, and miners are needed in the mines. We need a lot of people to work."
The two of them didn’t understand what a handyman miner was, but they still understood that they needed hands to work.
But Wu Niu’s eyes lit up:
“Can anyone do it?”
When it comes to this, Xu You is much more proficient:
"It depends on the type. Our manpower here is mainly divided into two types."
“Which two?”
"The first type is labor, which is actually like the sheep slaves in your tribe and the slaves you captured. We only need young adults and children, men and women, for this kind of work, and there will be no ones who can't do the work."
Wuniu nodded: "Understood."
How could you not understand?
In the tribal disputes on the grassland, which tribe is really going to be annexed by others, the ones who survive in the end are basically young and strong.
For the victors, the old, weak, sick and disabled have no other use than a waste of precious food.
Even in many cases, if the victor's tribe is short of food, even the young and strong men of the defeated tribe will be killed, leaving only livestock and women.
“For a healthy slave, I can give you half the price of a war horse and ten horses of wool!”
“If you can introduce others to sell slaves, for every slave they sell to me, I can also give you another piece of material for free.”
Wuniu’s eyes widened when he heard this.
The translator couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Isn’t this more profitable than introducing war horses?
There are many four-legged horses on the grassland, but there are even more two-legged people. They are everywhere!
Xu You saw their expressions and smiled with satisfaction, then took a sip of wine and continued:
“Of course, we also know that everyone is on the grassland to live a better life.”
“So for the sake of everyone on the grassland, we have prepared a second scenario.”
"If you can persuade other tribes to come to us."
As he spoke, he held out **** and said, "In this case, we will count everyone, regardless of age or age."
Woniu’s eyes are straighter.
“Is it okay for the elderly too?”
"Yes. As long as there are people on the grassland who can't survive and come to seek refuge with us, they can be counted."
Xu You spoke eloquently: "As long as people come here, they will obey the arrangements peacefully, whether they are grazing on the grassland or working in workshops and mines."
“Not only will you have food and clothing, but you will also get wages and monthly payments! Whether it’s money or food, that’s easy to talk about.”
“Is there such a good thing?”
Wuniu thought to himself, if this was really the case, then I wouldn’t have directly defected to the Han people!
Xu You seemed to know what he was thinking:
"Chief Wu Niu, this is naturally a good thing for the tribe. But you must understand clearly. What we want is people who are willing to obey our arrangements in peace and contentment."
“So when the time comes, the people in the tribe will definitely be dispersed.”
"Those leaders, we can provide them with food and clothing, but at the same time they will lose the power to give orders to their tribesmen."
Wuniu was startled for a moment, and then said something else.
The translator translated:
“Then I’m afraid no one will be willing to come and seek refuge.”
Xu You smiled calmly: "That's impossible to say."
When they really can’t survive, who can let them survive? Who is the real leader, right?
“Chief Wu Niu just needs to spread the news.”
Wuniu couldn't figure out the reason, but it didn't do him any harm, so he nodded in agreement.
Perhaps if there is a guy who has eaten sheep dung, he is really willing to bring people over to seek refuge?
Then wouldn’t he be able to make a lot of money for nothing?
Compared to Wu Niu, the translator thought more.
The purchase and sale of slaves does not require the old, weak, sick or disabled, but taking the initiative to seek refuge can be counted.
Even if there are leaders who don’t want to be human and want to take advantage of the loopholes and bring their people over to sell their heads, they are stuck in the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Are there any leaders who don’t want to be human?
Based on the translator’s experience of living on the grassland for so many years, we cannot say that there are many such leaders, but they are certainly not rare.
So I don’t know whether the Han people set this rule because they had rich experience or because they thought carefully and thought of this in advance.
Two days later, the rest of the Wuniu tribe came to the Pingcheng foraging field through the mountain pass, and happily began to carry the small mountain of supplies.
As he entered the mountain pass and prepared to leave Pingcheng, Wu Niu turned around and took a deep look at the new city behind that had not yet been completely built.
During the past two days, under Xu You's introduction, he took a general tour of Pingcheng, and at least learned some things about it.
Just as Xu You promised, the life of the Hu people living around Pingcheng is indeed much better than on the grassland.
Thinking of this, Wu Niu suddenly said to the translator:
“You said, if we accomplish what Mr. Xu told us, then we won’t have to worry about it anymore?”
The translator was a little confused when he heard this clueless sentence.
Hearing Wu Niu continue to say:
“Even if you can’t survive on the grassland in the future, you can still lead your tribe to come here to seek refuge with Lord Xu.”
Although he will lose the power of the leader when the time comes, he will also receive compensation, right?
No wonder!
Wuniu felt that he finally understood what Mr. Xu meant when he said, "That's impossible to say."
After all, when there is no way out, survival is the most important thing.
It turned out that he had thought of this level for a long time.
Hearing what the leader said, the translator realized that the leader had such thoughts and was speechless for a moment.
But I think of the thick fine wool in Xu You's hands, the countless grains, the snow-white salt, the clear fire in the snow...
The translator swallowed a mouthful of saliva:
"Your Excellency is right. This time, we are at least one step faster than others. As long as we can further gain the trust of the Han people in Pingcheng, we will no longer have to worry about our people freezing to death and starving to death."
Wuniu laughed: "Yes, so we have to hurry up and find a way to persuade other tribes to come to Pingcheng to exchange things before the news is known to others."
When Wu Niu's tribe gradually disappeared at the mountain pass, two people were standing on the wall in Pingcheng, watching them leave.
“They are from the farthest place this year, and I don’t know if they can help us spread the news.”
Xu You exhaled a breath of white air and said to a young man next to him.
This young man has a straight figure and wears a thick and long military coat.
The coat was unbuttoned, and the chilly wind blew by, lifting the corners of the military coat around his calves from time to time.
If he were to wear a military cap from later generations on his head, he would look like a young and promising warlord leader who would make those bourgeoisie girls dreaming of returning to the beach in Shanghai scream.
The only flaw is that this young man has a slightly sinister face, which makes people afraid to get too close.
Xu You is older than the other party, but he also does not dare to look down on this young man.
Because this young man is Zhang Yuan and Zhang Muzhi, the chief senior disciples of the Royal Academy’s Martial Arts Hall.
At the same time, he is also a student that Feng Zhongduhu has always taken with him to train.
After the reorganization of the Liangzhou Army, he was originally the deputy chief of staff of the Liangzhou Army. He was recommended by Feng Zhongduhu to serve as the chief of the Xianbei School Weifu.
Wang Ping, the captain of the Xianbei Protectorate, although he was good at military service, did not know much about crosses.
Chang Shi Zhang Yuan was good at planning and writing.
One person leads the army to defend the mountain passes in Pingcheng, and the other person sits in the city to handle affairs. The cooperation is pretty good.
It can be said that Zhang Yuan's promotion means that the students who were born in Cangtou and Guizhou in their early years began to officially enter the middle level of the military and political circles of the Han Empire.
If you include the students of the Royal Academy who participated in the exam, the fukun hatching tank created by a certain country turtle finally hatched a small fukun.
These little fukuns, although their teeth are still very immature, are already showing their cold light.
"That's enough. Since they can come, it means that our news has been spread."
Although Zhang Yuan is not old, he has a calmer mentality than his peers:
“They brought so many things back with them, they definitely couldn’t hide it.”
Speaking of this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly:
“With their example, I believe that by next year, more tribes will come to trade with us in Danhan Mountain.”
“I can’t tell at that time, they will not only bring livestock, but also prisoners of war and slaves.”
After Kebineng left the northern border of Youzhou, the Xianbei Hu people who stayed there became separated and invaded each other.
The strong ones stayed away from the frontier fortress and established new leaders; the weak ones stayed at the frontier fortress, asked for submission from the Wei people, and provided the Wei people with horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock.
The Gaoche people's march south had already caused more chaos in Monan.
What the big man has to do now is to turn this chaos into a big chaos.
"As long as Wu Niu and the others help spread the news about Pingcheng, as long as the barbarians who come next year after hearing the news can really get what they want from us."
The corners of Zhang Yuan's mouth curved even wider, "Then in the next few years, the killing of each other by the barbarian tribes on the grassland will only become more intense."
As the first student to follow Shan Zhang, Zhang Yuan went from Nanxiang to Longyou, then from Longyou to Liangzhou, and from Liangzhou to Bingzhou. He saw too many Hu people.
So he knew very well that in previous grassland wars, prisoners of war were just incidental, and the purpose was to seize pasture, women, and livestock.
But as long as the news of Pingcheng spreads, even prisoners of war can become wealth, and it is still huge wealth.
So for the grassland barbarians who lacked food and clothing, it was a great stimulus.
Where to find prisoners of war?
It is naturally obtained through war!
As long as you defeat the enemy, you can not only obtain pasture, women and livestock, but also exchange prisoners of war for countless wealth from Pingcheng.
Who has time to raise horses for the Wei people?
Besides, even if there is a horse, it is still a good deal to sell it to Pingcheng!
How much does it cost to sell it to Wei Cai? !
Does the Wei thief have any materials?
Is there any fire in the snow?
Is there any brown sugar?
People can't just eat food, they also have to wear warm clothes, and they also have to learn to enjoy delicious food, right?
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan showed a happy smile on his face:
“Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. If you have money, you can really do whatever you want!”
"Even if the Wei thieves know that we are doing something secretly, can they really pay a higher price than us?"
Well, a few days ago, Xinghanhui discovered a large iron mine south of Yanmen Fortress.
Knocked lightly on the city wall, Zhang Yuan continued:
"When the time comes, if the people we send over there put a little more effort, there will be many small tribes with no way out to come to us!"
Xu You wrapped his coat and quietly moved to the side.
So vicious and cruel, there is no need to doubt, I can only say that he is worthy of being a student taught by King Feng Gui!
After thinking about it, Xu You reminded:
“What if they didn’t intend to spread the news?”
Zhang Yuan looked away from the mountain pass, glanced at Xu You, and said meaningfully:
“Xu Langjun, don’t worry, unless they are Tanshihuai, or at least Kebineng, why should they stop others from coming to trade?”
“We can’t afford to wait another year or two, but if they want to do one thing on the surface and another secretly, they may not be able to survive for another one or two years.”
The elite cavalry led by Liu Hou can plunder south of Guangning City this year, and they can also go hunting at Danhan Mountain north of Guangning City next year.
Killing chickens to scare monkeys can also be regarded as a warning in advance to those barbarians who want to seek refuge with the Han, so that they will not be half-hearted.
Hearing this, Xu You took a deep look at Zhang Yuan and exhaled:
"I don't understand these things, and I can't get involved. I just cooperate with your actions."
He thought secretly in his heart:
The biggest thing we did back then was just to transfer some labor. Today’s young people are playing more wildly than we were.
They actually thought about annihilating the clan and at the same time they dared to plan for the land of Hebei.
It seems that after this matter is completed, I will also think about finding a serious job, otherwise, I will really be left behind by them.
Just a few days after Wu Niu left with the supplies, the first snow of the year finally fell in Pingcheng.
The snow is not heavy, just a thin layer.
This cold wave only brought coldness to Guanzhong.
The day after the snowfall, the sun was high in the sky, bringing a lot of warmth to Guanzhong.
Taking advantage of this good day, the Tiger Cavalry Army took the horses out for exercise, and at the same time used brushes made of pig hair to brush the dust, dander, and dirt off the horses' bodies.
“Hurry up, hurry up! Why are you so slow!”
The soldiers of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion yelled at the trainee cavalrymen who were following him, "What's wrong with not giving you food! Go and get some more beans!"
A look of anger flashed across the face of the scolded apprentice cavalryman, but in the end he did not dare to speak and silently turned around to get the beans.
This year the Tiger Cavalry Army has added a group of trainee cavalrymen.
This book is nothing, because the Tiger Cavalry is an unrivaled cavalry in the world. If you want to become a real Tiger Cavalry, you must go through various screenings.
It's just that this batch of trainee cavalry is a little special.
Because they come from the state of Wu.
It can be foreseen that these trainee cavalry will definitely become the backbone of the Wu cavalry army in the future.
Among them, some are the second generation of Wu Guojun.
What they didn’t expect was that after coming to Han, they would have to start as a groom, feeding the horses, brushing them, and bathing them...
At the same time, he also has to participate in various boring basic trainings.
I practiced stone locks every day, lifted weights, ran, sat on a ridiculous wooden horse, and stabbed here and there with a wooden halberd...
They came here to learn how to lead a charge with cavalry!
After learning these, can you go into battle and kill the enemy?
It is not that no one has resisted, but if an ordinary soldier of the Tiger Cavalry is placed outside, the minimum is a team rate.
When it comes to horsemanship skills, no one can compare with these trainee cavalrymen from the state of Wu.
Not to mention that the Han army's military discipline was extremely strict, which was very different from the Wu army's habit of robbing people and making them slaves.
Even if they have special status and will not be beheaded, military sticks are definitely unavoidable.
In serious cases, they will be sent back to the State of Wu.
Even so, many people still feel resentful in their hearts.
Until one day, they witnessed the Tiger Cavalry launching a devastating charge during daily training, which made them calm down a little.
(End of this chapter)