Chapter 1334: Strike the Iron While It's Hot
When Ashley repeated it, Ge Hongye was convinced that he had heard correctly, that the young herdsman was indeed saying that he was going to help himself, no, to help the Shenwu Army capture the Great Food Prince.
There is only one prince of the Great Food in Khorasan, and that is the Mahdi.
"Although the Great Cannibals have lost the battle, their main force is still alive, there are 20,000 people, how can you fight alone?
Ge Hongye, of course, thought that this young herdsman was talking big, and even the previous good feelings were diluted by his marginal nonsense.
After listening to the interpreter's relay, Ashley blushed, smashed his fist on his chest, and said in a sonorous tone:
"I can't beat the cannibals alone, but my brothers, my people, can help me!"
"Help?"
Ge Hongye's heart moved, and he immediately asked again:
"Are you sure your people will share your thoughts?"
Ashley smiled, seemed to be very unimpressed by the question, patted his chest and said:
"As long as the general can have an iron pot for each of my clansmen, even if the whole family of men, women, and children get on the horse, they are willing to catch the prince of the great food!"
Ge Hongye was just about to agree, as long as they could catch Mahdi, they would not have a pot to give, no matter how you look at this deal, it was a good deal, but then his heart moved, and he asked with some worry:
"How many of your people are there?"
The Shenwu Army has always been a promise, and if he hastily agrees, in case Ashley's clan has tens of thousands, he may not be able to be the master for the prime minister.
In fact, Ashley's answer was not beyond Ge Hongye's bearing, there were only about 2,000 households in Ye'er who grazed near Sylvan, and although 2,000 pots were not a small number, they were not impossible to get out.
At this moment, a clear voice sounded behind him.
"Don't say that each household has a pot, if you can catch Mahdi, it is okay for each household to reward a silk horse!"
Silk is invaluable in Khorasan, and even the upper nobles of the Great Food do not say that they can buy it, and as soon as this man opened his mouth, he promised two thousand horses, which is really a bit ...... When Ge Hongye turned around, he found that it was Cui Yin.
Cui Yin and he formed a deep friendship in the bloody battle of Sylvan, and the two people from completely different backgrounds felt a little sympathetic to each other.
Although Ge Hongye is calm and decisive on the battlefield, it seems a little cramped to deal with these things, on the contrary, Cui Yin is at ease.
When the interpreter directly informed Ashley of Cui Yin's words, Ashley's eyes had burst out of greedy green light, even if he knew little, he knew that silk was worth a fortune, and a silk horse could be exchanged for hundreds of good ones when he got it to the big cannibal market, and when the time came, everyone in the tribe would have a sharp blade in their hands, even if the guards of the Great Diet Caliphate were nothing more than that.
"What you say counts?"
Cui Yin looked at Ge Hongye, turned his head to look at Ashley, and said with a smile:
"I am the envoy of the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, do you say it counts?"
Ashley had heard that the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty was roughly equivalent to the caliph of the Great Eat, the king of kings of Persia, and saw that Ge Hongye was very respectful to Cui Yin, so he believed it.
Cui Yin said again:
"You can bring the words back, not only Ye'erbu, but any tribe in the south and north of this mountain, as long as they can capture Mahdi, they will be rewarded like this!"
Ashley swallowed hard, and asked Ai Ai:
"What if, if it's the dead Prince of Food?"
It's as if the Great Food Prince is already in his pocket.
"If you die, there is still a reward, but the number is halved!"
Hearing this, Ashley happily agreed, and went happily with the iron pot.
It wasn't until the barracks returned to calm that Ge Hongye said to Cui Yin with some worry:
"Brother Cui is like this without asking the prime minister, just let out the wind like this, in case it ......"
Of course, he was worried that Cui Yin would be punished for making decisions without permission, but he didn't know what to say. Cui Yin waved his hand and smiled:
"Brother Ge, don't worry, the prime minister will only reward you and me if he knows it, so how can he punish him?"
"Really?"
Ge Hongye's face was happy, he knew that Cui Yin had never spoken a word, and when he saw that his words were conclusive, he believed eight or nine points.
"Let's put it this way, the prime minister has long intended to let these local barbarian herdsmen in Khorasan be used by my Tang Dynasty, and now I take the opportunity of Ashley to test the bottom line of the locals. Okay, although this matter has been decided without asking for instructions, it is necessary to notify the prime minister as soon as possible, Brother Ge is sitting here, I will go into the city and report to the prime minister in detail!"
"Yes, yes, Brother Cui should inform the prime minister of this matter as soon as possible, although, although it is ...... But what if you are punished......
Seeing that Ge Hongye was still worried about being punished, Cui Yin couldn't help but laugh again.
"Brother Ge didn't count killing the enemy on the battlefield, he didn't blink, he didn't expect to be so cowardly!"
Ge Hongye glared at Cui Yin.
"Brother Cui is not in the army, and he doesn't know that the law in the army is strict, and those who knowingly commit crimes will be punished severely and quickly!"
Cui Yin returned to Sylfan and went to see Qin Jin non-stop.
Qin Jin also happened to want to know the specific situation of the distribution of iron tools outside the city, and Cui Yin came back at the right time, but when he heard about Ashley's episode, he couldn't help but frown.
"I didn't expect things to go so smoothly, whether I could catch Mahdi or not, let's not mention it for the time being, just I can use the herdsmen in the south and north of the mountains for my Tang Dynasty, this is a great achievement!"
Cui Yin thought of Qin Jin's heart, he felt that it was not enough to just let Ashley pass the word, the momentum could be recreated, but this needed to be gradual.
Originally, the free distribution of iron tools was the first step taken by Qin and Jin, and compensating the herdsmen for the losses suffered in the war was only an obvious reason, in fact, it had the purpose of winning people's hearts, and at the very least, it was necessary to eliminate the vigilance and vigilance of the local herdsmen against the Shenwu Army.
Now, judging from the attitude of Ashley, a young herdsman, it is obvious that the herdsmen are not very wary of the Shenwu Army, but they are still very happy to accept the status quo of the Shenwu Army's control of this land, at least they do not oppose it.
Then it only depends on the attitude of the Ye'er tribesmen, if it is really as Ashley said, two thousand households can be mobilized, even if there is only one adult male in one household, it is enough to have a cavalry of two thousand people.
Although the number of 2,000 is not much, the exemplary role it can play must not be underestimated.
"Go and prepare the supplies now, on behalf of me, you will personally go to the Ye'er Department, and then find out the bottom of them on the spot, at this time, we can't sit and wait, we should be more proactive!"
Qin Jin's eyes were full of expectation, and Cui Yinden felt encouraged to be able to be so trusted and reused by the prime minister, and the suffering and danger encountered during this westward journey were finally worthwhile.