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Volume 3 (Part 2) Chapter 112 Gyeongju 8

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    Chapter 112 Gyeongju 8

    "Father, I have absolutely no wrongdoing, please believe me."

    Noah, known as the No. 1 warrior of the Wild Ji clan, knelt in front of the clan leader Li Wanquan. He wanted to dig out his heart and show his loyalty and sincerity to Li Wanquan.

    In the big tent, Li Wanquan was sitting on the floor, with a complete white tiger skin covering his legs, and a pot of grass boiling in front of him.  He was silent for a long time. The envoys who had returned from Qingzhou City stood aside with their hands down and did not dare to say anything. There seemed to be a subtle atmosphere condensed in the air.

    Li Wanquan is getting old. This winter's severe cold has caused a recurrence of an old disease he suffered from an arrow wound when he was young. He can hardly walk. Worry about the future of his people has made him lose weight day by day, especially when his only son was kidnapped by the army while begging for burial.  , he felt even more in danger.

    He values ??his adopted son Noah very much. Noah is brave, witty, calm, and very prestigious among his tribe. He is also hard-working and has worked hard even if he has no merit over the years.  But this does not mean that Li Wanquan is so shameless and can ignore blood relationships. Among the Tibetan people, whether the father dies and the son succeeds, or the brother dies and the brother dies, the position of the patriarch is always inherited by blood relatives.

    But he also had to admit that compared with his adopted son Noah, there was a huge difference between his own begging and his adopted son Noah. Li Wanquan did not want the wild tribe to fall apart due to internal fighting in the future.  He had seen and heard too many such things.

    Even though he was very uneasy in his heart, Li Wanquan did not show the slightest doubt. As if after careful consideration, he said to Noah who was kneeling in front of him with a smile:

    "Noah, this must be a trick of the government. Don't fall for it easily. He is young and can't bear the pain. He must have been deceived by the government in the state prison. He thought you were the one who was hindering him. Then he  The prisoner exchange was delayed."

    "My foster father is wise," Noah said with a smile on his face, "It was you who took me in back then, so I wouldn't be picked up by hungry wolves in the wilderness. I will be your slave."

    "In my eyes, you are also my son, how can you call yourself a slave? The men in the clan still need you to teach them how to fight. When the hateful government bullies me, you still need to fight to stop them." Li Wanquan  smiled.

    "Brother Beggar is now in prison. Please allow me to send an envoy and promise to exchange prisoners of war with the government," Noah said.

    "Noah, I remember you said that it is not advisable to delay the prisoner exchange too early."

    Noah knelt down again: "Father, I can't sit back and watch my brother beg for burial and be humiliated. Besides, if I insist on my original idea, I'm afraid my tribe will shoot arrows in my back."

    "Noah, stick to what you think is right and ignore the opinions of ignorant people. You said that the hostages in our hands are extremely important"

    Most of the time, Li Wanquan is also an extremely calm person.

    "My foster father Mingjian, at that time it was because our opponent was only Zhe Cong Ruan. Now I feel that the man named Han is our biggest enemy. He seems to be more interested in delaying than us. As soon as this person came to Qingzhou, he resorted to  I used thunderous means to kill Guo Yanqin, and at the critical moment, I stopped the rebellion of the Niu Killers. The situation was originally extremely favorable to me, but it's a pity."

    "Yeah, it's a pity that we didn't expect that our enemy Tuoba Xiong almost defected to us and joined forces with us to fight against the government official Noah. So what do you want to do with this Han?"

    Noah thought for a while and said: "Probably he wants to wait until the spring is warm and the flowers bloom to fight us decisively. You know, Zhe Congruan is now busy selecting elites from other local government troops and reorganizing them. He still has  Isn't it to deal with us? By the spring of next year, our food will be exhausted, and now until spring, we have become hostages because we begged to bury our brothers, and we dare not provoke another fight to give the government time to prepare. "

    "What Noah thought of, Li Wanquan also thought of: "If we negotiate peace with the government, will the government stop fighting and return to peace?"

    "I hope so," Noah nodded, "We can't pin all our hopes on our opponents."

    "Be prepared for the worst." Li Wanquan showed a hint of worry on his face, and immediately ordered decisively, "Send an envoy to Qingzhou again and say that I am willing to negotiate peace and exchange hostages. In addition, send an envoy to Xiazhou.  Messenger, this matter must be kept confidential.¡±

    "yes"

    Han Yi was thinking about things that had nothing to do with the battle at this time.  In his eyes, long-term peace and stability in the northwest is not just about fighting and fighting for supremacy between Han and Fan.

    He has a far-reaching vision, because he not only hopes that the border areas of Shaanxi will be peaceful and stable, but also hopes that it will become one of the sources of power for the Great Zhou Empire.

    "Qin Zhan, you only think about giving and ignore mutual benefit. You think about cutting expenditures but forgetting to increase revenue." Han Yi commented to Qin Liangyu.

      "Qin is stupid, I wonder what Han Hou means?" Qin Liangyu came to see Han Yi excitedly today, but Han Yi immediately poured cold water on him.

    "It is the government's duty to provide money and food to help the people. You have to know that our government in Gyeongju has little income, so it is difficult to maintain this matter, but it can be done once and not again. What I want to do is how to make Gyeongju change.  Rich, when the government is rich, it will be able to secure the border and the people; when the people are rich, they will be able to live and work in peace and contentment.¡±

    "Han Yi said it well." Qin Liangyu said this, but he didn't think so in his heart.

    Although Qingzhou is famous for its salt, the salt industry is a monopoly of the imperial court and has nothing to do with Qingzhou and the people of Qingzhou. Qin Liangyu really can¡¯t see how he can become rich in the poor mountains and rivers here. Han Yi¡¯s meaning seems to be falling from the sky.  It's like betting money.  If the land here were fertile and rich in products, others would probably rush to come here to become officials. What is abundant here are high plateaus and deep ditches.

    "I am going to do business with the Tibetan people, so I will seek profit from the cattle and horses."

    Qin Liangyu suddenly remembered that Han Yi had sworn brotherhood with Tuoba Xiong, the leader of the cattle-killing clan not long ago.

    "Salt, tea, cloth, and grain are all needed by the Tibetan people. I exchanged cattle and horses from the Tibetan people and resold them to the court. I collected the price difference from them. You must know that the court was short of horses, and spent a large amount of money every year.  "Han Yi seemed to be talking to himself.

    "But will the imperial court allow it?" Qin Liangyu's heart was pounding.

    "The imperial court spends 60 million yuan in Lingzhou every year, half of which is used to appease the Tibetan people and half of which is used to buy horses. However, the Feng family in Lingzhou donates only a handful of horses to the imperial court every year. However, they secretly use this to blackmail the imperial court.  The ministers hate this deeply and have no choice but to acquiesce to the fact. I don¡¯t need money from the court, I just need the court to agree to my proposition, and the court has nothing to lose."

    "I not only want to buy horses, but also raise horses in the future, and raise horses with the Tibetan people"

    "There are many benefits to raising horses with the Tibetan people. The Tibetan people understand the nature of horses, and raising horses requires large tracts of mountains and fields to herd horses, which inevitably leads to conflicts with the Tibetan people. If I provide money and food, the Tibetan people will provide people and land, and each will occupy the share capital.  , equality, mutual benefit, and making a fortune together, why not? Besides, if the interests of the Tibetan people and our government are consistent, there will be no war. To put it bluntly, the imperial court is unilaterally giving money and benefits to the Tibetan tribe.  , This is not good. The Tibetan people rebel and surrender suddenly, sit on the ground and bargain, and develop a profit-seeking nature. This is not a long-term plan for the country to guard the border."

    Qin Liangyu was very surprised by Han Yi's sudden idea: "I'm afraid it won't be easy to accomplish."

    "So, I ask you to do the total."

    Qin Liang wanted to see Han Yi's confident look, so he simply pretended to be stupid and said: "This subordinate is too dull, please show me, Marquis Han."

    "You know, Tuoba Xiong and I are brothers with different surnames. There are only two of you and me here. I confess to you that my sworn sworn relationship with him is only dictated by the situation. But this is okay, I want this friendship to be more  It is stable. The Niu-Slaying Clan can be considered a big clan inside and outside Hengshan. This matter can be tried out first. For example, our Qingzhou government will give salt, tea, cloth and grain to Tuoba Xiong on credit and let him trade with nearby neighbors.  , if he comes forward, he can win the trust of the Tibetan tribes more than if we come forward. Tuoba Xiong earns a small amount of money from my Qingzhou government, and I, Qingzhou, earn a lot of money from the court. With money, we can keep the people and the army in peace, and we can have long-term peace and stability.  It's not like it's in my vagina, that's all."

    "That's it? If he wants ironware, will you sell it or not?" Qin Liang asked y¨´.

    "Selling" was beyond Qin Liangyu's expectation. Han Yi said categorically, "The Tibetan tribes all belong to different tribes. Fighting among them is a common occurrence. They have fought for hundreds of years for territory, cattle, livestock, and population. Fighting requires  I can provide weapons, as long as we are careful not to let one family dominate. As long as the court can adhere to my follow-up border control strategy, in less than ten years, the Tibetan people will have to rely on the breath of my great Zhou court to survive, just like a horse  A gelded stallion. Have you seen the Tuhun soldiers standing guard outside my door? This is their future."

    Qin Liangyu didn¡¯t know where Han Yi¡¯s confidence came from, but he knew that Han Yi had ¡°ulterior motives.¡± He hesitated and said:

    "Does Marquis Han mean to handle this matter privately first, without waiting for the court's permission?"

    "Of course." Han Yi nodded and said, "We have to wait for the imperial court's permission. I don't know if we have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse. Even a mere petty official in the capital can deliberately cause misfortune. We, the border ministers, can postpone the memorial sent by us. Let's deal with it first.  The New Year is coming soon. I will try my best to return to Beijing. You need to prepare 500 horses for me within half a month. Time is tight. If the emperor and the ministers of the court see these 500 horses, they will be better than us.  Ten thousand words are more effective.¡±

    Han Yi did not forget to make a promise: "This is a great achievement. If Qin Kuan can handle this for me, I will be able to take a few steps forward in my career."

    Qin Liangyu is very wise, and after taking Han Yi's hint, he knew that he just wanted toIt was impossible to take off, but he pretended to be reluctant:

    "Qin is incompetent and is living on nothing but the imperial salary. If it is for the long-term peace and stability of the country and the well-being of the people in the world, he is willing to go through fire and water, no matter what."

    Han Yi and Qin Liangyu were busy plotting against Tuoba Xiong, but Tuoba Xiong took the initiative to find him.

    "Brother, please save me," Tuoba Xiong said with a sad face as soon as he entered the door.

    "Brother Tuoba, what's going on? Are the wild tribesmen here to pick a fight?" Han Yi said in surprise.

    "It is difficult to travel in the mountains due to the snow. How dare the savages come to seek revenge? This snowfall was too heavy, and various tribes near and far suffered a lot of disasters. We, the cattle-killing tribe, have not been able to go down the mountain for several days because of the difficulty of traveling on the snowy road.  You Han people have made a deal, we can't survive the winter without food." Tuoba Xiong poured out the bitter water.

    Han Yi and Qin Liangyu looked at each other and exchanged knowing glances, feeling happy in their hearts.

    "Qin Zhuang, you go to the official warehouse now to get a hundred stones of food and help my brother in emergency," Han Yi immediately ordered.  Qin Liangyu's mind is very flexible, and he deliberately thinks:

    "Marquis Han, you must not do this. This is the life-saving food for our people in Gyeongju. It is not the most critical time now. When spring starts, it will be the time when the spring will not be picked up. The food stored in the people's homes has been exhausted and new food has not been harvested.  The food stored in the official warehouse is life-saving food."

    Han Yi pointed at Tuoba Xiong and said angrily to Qin Liangyu: "Qin Zhu, this is my brother. Do you want me to lose face in front of my brothers? Come on, take Qin Liangyu out and reward him.  He struck the military stick ten times"

    "Brother, please calm down, calm down." Tuoba Xiong felt very embarrassed and quickly stopped him, "Qin Zhuan didn't offend you specifically, it's because I'm too strong to make things difficult for others. Brother, for my sake, let him go.  "

    "Since it is Brother Tuoba who begged for mercy in person, I will spare you for now. Why don't you go and open a warehouse to get food?" Han Yi waved his hand to the tooth soldiers to retreat, glaring at Qin Liang and said.

    Qin Liangyu secretly thought, yes, he has no choice but to be a villain:

    "There is some grain stored in the official warehouse. Next spring, we can mobilize some grain from some major grain-producing states in Guanzhong. But grain is expensive these days. I just don't know, Chief Tuoba, does this count as a 'borrowing'?  "

    Qin Liangyu¡¯s words made Tuoba Xiong feel very embarrassed. He really never thought about paying back:

    "Of course I borrowed it"

    "I just don't know what Chief Tuoba will give in return? You don't grow food." Qin Liang asked y¨´.

    "I'll pay with cattle, one stone of grain for one cow. We, the cattle-killing tribe, don't have any rare items, so we can still afford hundreds of cows." Tuoba Xiong felt that he had made a profit.

    "Let's do it this way. For my sake, three stones of grain and two cows," Han Yi said in a timely manner.

    "Since Marquis Han has spoken, let's do it. However, food and gold are very expensive now. I hope the clan leader can understand that if the clan leader wants more, he can exchange it for horses." Qin Liangyu seemed to be very reluctant.

    "Brother, you are really my great savior" Tuoba Xiong burst into tears.

    "It's easy to say, we are all brothers. I should do what I can to help you." Han Yi greeted and pretended to ask casually, "Your cattle-killing clan is considered a relatively wealthy clan, why did you come to me?"  In exchange for food, I wonder how other Tibetan tribes will survive this winter?"

    "Isn't that right?" Tuoba Xiongdao lamented, "In previous years we could trade with the Han people and life was not bad. This year is different. The barbarians rebelled against the Han people, the war was in chaos, the trade routes were blocked, and there was also this snowstorm.  , many tribes have been affected by the disaster, and the harvest in the nearby Han prefectures and counties this year is not good, and there is not much food, so we Tibetan people will have a harder time this winter."

    ¡°In that case, Brother Tuoba, don¡¯t you want to take this opportunity to get more food?¡±

    Han Yi asked with a smile.

    Tuoba Xiong felt that this kind of smile seemed to appear often on the faces of shopkeepers in Qingzhou City.
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