Chapter 250: Secret Deals
Simo was not moved at all, and looked lacking in interest: "I have the name of Ye Hu, and they are still guarding me like this, if I do such a big thing, won't they be eaten alive?" Besides, the Great Xia Imperial Court already has some problems with us, and once it is found out...... "Duluo Khan will definitely not protect them."
Youxian Wang Zhisimo is the truth - Daxia continued the strategy of Great Yan against foreign races, although there were acts of harmony, but the princess only brought gold and silver treasures, antique treasures, wood carving 'jade' utensils and so on as a dowry, and even the people who accompanied the dowry were mostly musicians and slaves, not only craftsmen, doctors, agricultural books, seeds and other people or things urgently needed by the Turks, but even the geographical records of mountains and rivers could not be found.
Although Bactria and the Turks were friendly countries, they did not deliberately prohibit trade, but there were not many exchanges between them, and the Turks could not buy agricultural tools, iron tools, salt, tea, wine, and other materials. Therefore, he talked badly, and finally persuaded Simo, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Duluo Khan's suspicion is too serious, if this major event is only done by King Youxian alone, he should be afraid of King Youxian, who was born in a Turkic clan, and once again set him in the air and become a bald prince. There is no status and no real power, and King Youxian doesn't want to enjoy it again.
Simo often goes in and out of the post house, and the people nearby know that he is a 'waiter' guard, and his background is not ordinary, and he relaxed his vigilance when he took people out of the post house again - he followed him for half a month, this guy is 'messy' on the street all day long, and he feels strange when he sees anything, take a look here, look here, buy a bunch of gadgets that are not needed and come back, who wants to spend the precious manpower on a boy and brother shopping?
This despised "Brother Gongzi" took the 'squire' guard and entered a gold store with a curious face, this one was also bought, and that one was also wanted, and was soon invited to the inner room by the smiling shopkeeper himself.
In the hidden room, there was already a person sitting.
This person is wearing the most ordinary gray 'colored' robe, and his appearance is also very strange - although ordinary people are mediocre in life, they can remember it after a few more glances, but this person is different, obviously like others, there is no shortage of eyes, nose and mouth, and the position is not special, but it is so faint that even if you look at countless eyes, it is difficult to write when you want to sketch, even if you meet it head-on, you will ignore him if you are not careful.
When Simo saw this person, he laughed: "Even among thousands of people, it's not easy to find a person like you!" ”
King Youxian really had no choice but to let him go, and he sat upright, but when he saw that the person who came was making a long move, he couldn't find anything special in his voice: "The contemptible surname is Lin, and I am ordered by my master to discuss a big deal with your Excellency." As if he was afraid that the Right Sage King would not believe it, he lowered his voice and directly opened one hand, "If Your Excellency agrees, there will be this amount of grain." ”
Simo lazily 'interjected': "Five thousand stones? ”
The man in gray said proudly: "Fifty thousand stones!" ”
Youxian Wang almost jumped up from the chair, and it was easy to hold his demeanor, and he was a little incredulous: "There are 50,000 stones for the first 'transaction'? ”
"Exactly!"
Such a big good thing is like a huge pie falling from the sky, just smashed beside him, and he is sorry for himself if he doesn't take a bite. In addition to the surprise of King Youxian, he also had some disbelief: "With so much food, if you want to hide people's eyes, I'm afraid it's ......."
"That's what we'll talk about later." The gray-clothed man observed the expression of the Right Sage King, knew his intentions, and struck while the iron was hot, "The master said that if the cooperation is pleasant, salt, wine, and even seeds and 'medicine' materials can be provided, and if you want to go further, you have to show sincerity." "Iron tools and craftsmen are the most important thing, naturally you can't just give it, and no one will promise it lightly if you don't get enough benefits in exchange. If you really want to investigate it, the first few kinds, mediate, maybe just sentence an exile, but the latter is full of 'doors' or even the nine clans are not exaggerated.
King Youxian is also considered to have been in the world for a long time, he understands that 50,000 stone is not much, but in the first 'trade', the two sides have not thoroughly 'touched' the details, and I don't know whether they can cooperate for a long time in the future, and even they will not be able to guarantee whether they will turn back, the other party dares to propose a 'trade' of 50,000 stones, which shows that the wealth is rich.
Although the Turks were somewhat short of food, they did not attach much importance to it, and it was not a pity to give the slaves less to eat, and it was not a pity to die, but salt, iron, and 'medicine' were extremely thirsty. The Right Sage King groaned for a moment before asking, "What do you want to exchange for grain?" ”
Seeing him so happy, the gray-clothed man glanced at Simo, and the Right Sage King knew that he had scruples, so he said, "He is a trustworthy person." ”
"Even so, the contemptible man said it directly." The man in gray went straight in, "Our master only needs two things!" Turkic war horses, as well as slaves who are familiar with these war horses and know how to 'serve' and 'get'! ”
This answer was already expected by the Right Virtuous King.
If it weren't for the 'ambition' of the 'mind', such a net worth could live comfortably anywhere, so why risk losing your head to trade with them?
There is no shortage of iron tools or craftsmen in the Central Plains, and there is no shortage of brave and good warriors, only war horses, even if Longyou, Yanyun, and Sichuan Shu all produce horses, war horses are still in short supply. Not to mention those gentlemen, it is also extremely common for the generals of Great Xia to spend a lot of money for a good horse, and to be born and die because of the gift of horses.
Three thousand, oh no, a thousand, trained and heavily armoured, are a force to be reckoned with.
Simo thought deeper, if the forces on the side wanted to rebel, it was useless to raise cavalry alone. After all, the Great Xia country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the army is strong, not to mention the light cavalry of thousands of people, the heavy riding of hundreds of people, even if it is an iron cavalry of 10,000 people, it can only hurt the vitality of the imperial court, and it is unknown whether it can shake Great Xia. Only one kind of person would think of taking hundreds of 1,000 cavalry to gamble, and if he wins, he will reign over the world, and if he loses, there will be no bones left.
The Emperor of Great Xia guarded against the Western Turks, and his son spared no effort to dismantle his platform in order to compete for that chair, did he know?
Thinking of this, Simo chuckled softly.
Aren't most of the people at the pinnacle of power like this? When he didn't become the emperor, he didn't care about any country or nation, and he wouldn't take justice to heart. In order to strengthen himself, he did not hesitate to fund external enemies, not to mention internally, and he didn't know how many benefits he promised. When they themselves become emperors, they begin to look down on these things, and they have to deal with those who have violated their vital interests. As for how to punish, it varies from person to person, and if his son commits a crime, the punishment is always lighter than others. If it weren't for this relationship, would the other party dare to negotiate terms with them like this?
He knew very well the 'nature' of the Right Virtuous King, and sure enough, after the huge surprise, the Right Virtuous King, who had figured out the whole thing, began to worry.
Although Rouran was broken by the Turks and Great Xia together, if you really want to study it carefully, the Turks just led many subordinate tribes to make 'chaos', moved 'swing' Rouran's rear, and let Rouran, who invaded the Central Plains, suffer a complete defeat from the enemy. If it weren't for the vast grasslands and the Han people's unadaptability, how could Bactria allow the Turks to take advantage? Even so, they also married a righteous princess, deliberately sowing discord, and the Turks split into the east and west before they unified the steppe for ten years. King Youxian has seen the strength of Great Xia since he was a child, and he has always admired the Han culture, knowing that the master behind the other party is likely to be which prince, how dare he lightly involve the battle for the throne of Great Xia?
Besides, he was just a courtier, not a khan. Although the tribe behind him is also one of the top three tribes in the Turks, he does not have to be the patriarch. If something really happens, Simo can't escape, and he, an "outsider", can't escape.
Knowing that King Youxian was a little embarrassed, but he wanted to save face, Simo didn't look at the gray-clothed man, so he said: "It's not easy for us to call the shots for such a big thing, and we have to go back and sum it up." ”
When the man in gray heard this, he was not angry, but said: "You two can think about it carefully, and the contemptible person will contact the two of you in a few days." ”
"A few days? Not? We are also people with status, not just come and go at your call. Simo said proudly, "Six days later!" In three days, we will meet the court, and we will always meet the Great Xia Emperor before we can make a decision. ”
Hearing him say this, the man in gray secretly said You are not very old, and your tone is not small, and after thinking about it, there are many noble sons of noble families in Daxia who run to work as 'servants' to earn qualifications, and it is not uncommon for the Turks to paint scoops according to gourds. I heard that the Turks were originally united by large and small tribes, and the so-called khan was only the leader elected by the tribes, probably the same as the heyday of the previous dynasty in the Central Plains? The family doesn't even give the emperor's face, and it's almost the same if it's put in the Turks, otherwise how can a person with a foreign surname be a prince? I'm afraid that this person is used to giving orders at home, and I don't want to think that he is old when he gets there.
With such thoughts, the gray-clothed man was a little disapprehensive of Simo, but his face was still respectful: "Okay, in six days, the contemptible people will wait for the two." ”
The right virtuous king was quite a bit of a sense of gain and loss, and when he saw that the man in gray promised so happily, he was a little annoyed, and after they came back, he couldn't help but say: "If they find someone else......
"Probably not, right?" Simotun said nonchalantly, "It's not really a business, this one can't do it and the next one, even if it is really done, how to transport things is a troublesome matter." Let's take a look at the Great Xia Emperor first, those rumors are not accurate, if the Great Xia Emperor is bent on 'befriending' us, there is no need to take such a risk, right? ”
This passage can be regarded as talking about the heart of the right virtuous king, no matter how short of money and food the Turks are, they will not cut off their nobles, they still enjoy themselves. Career is important, but life is even more important, that's all.