He Xi walked out of the tent and saw a group of Donghu soldiers guarding an old man in his fifties walking towards the residential area, and behind them, there were a large number of horses and livestock.

He remembered that before the last time he saw the king of Donghu, he saw the horses, cattle, sheep and livestock offered by the Xiongnu, and the approximate number was about the same as now. It is unusual to give so much livestock to this tribe.

In front of the big tent, there were more than a dozen younger people, all of whom were the children of the elders. Among them, Jin Lun and Wei Fang are prominently listed, they are the elder's favorite sons and daughters.

When he came to the children, the elder dismounted from his horse, looking helpless and depressed.

Looking at her father's expression, Wei Fang already knew the result, she was about to become the woman of the King of Donghu.

After entering the tent with the children, the elder said, "The king insists on marrying Fang'er, but this time he can't hide from it, and when the weather is warmer, a grand ceremony will be held to marry Fang'er, about two months later." This time I brought back so many horses, cattle and sheep, which was the dowry gift given to me by the king. It's just embarrassing Fang'er! ”

"Father, my daughter will serve the king well in the future, blow the wind in his ears more, and let him take care of our tribe more."

Wei Fang was mentally prepared, she was strong in her heart, and she didn't cry, since she had no choice, she could only accept this reality.

There are a few children who are happy about this, the younger sister marries the king, climbs the big tree, and can get more benefits in the future, not only this time there are so many dowries, the first few times the Huns sacrificed, when the king distributed to the tribes, the tribe can share more, all because of Wei Fang.

Subsequently, Wei Fang mentioned the arrival of the envoy of Zhao State, and strongly advised his father to agree to trade with Zhao State, and Jin Lun also agreed to this opinion.

Donghu did not clash with the Central Plains forces recently, and the king of Donghu gave a large number of horses and livestock, which could be exchanged for salt, cloth, tea, grain and other materials.

More than half of the elder's other sons were inclined to agree to the deal.

He Yan waited in the tent, and after a long time, he finally waited for the elder's summons.

Inside the tent, He sat down after saluting.

"I know the intention of the envoy. We don't need to exchange horses for you what we lack, but we can grab it by force! ”

In fact, the elders had already made the decision to agree to the deal, just to gain more benefit in the negotiations.

"Those who commit Zhao Guo will be punished! Zhao has Haotian God to help, there is a wise king, the whole country is united, if anyone dares to invade Zhao, there will be heavy losses! ”

He Yan first confronted each other, and then said: "Zhao is a country of etiquette, and those who are friendly to Zhao will be treated with courtesy." ”

The elder asked, "I have horses here, I don't know how much money Zhao Guo can exchange?" ”

He has made a trading decision, and the goal is to take advantage of the trade.

He Yan didn't answer directly, but said: "How many horses you can sell to Zhao Guo, how much wealth Zhao Guo can give." ”

Next, the two sides bargain, such as how much salt and cloth to exchange for an adult horse, or a stallion mare.

Bartering, generally trading with goods of equal value, the king of Donghu opened his mouth at the beginning, and He Xi patiently bargained.

In line with this purpose, when He Yan bargained, he finally let the other party take a little advantage, and finally reached a big deal.

In this time and space, Donghu is a huge force, with nearly 200,000 bowstrings and a total population of nearly one million.

The total population of the tribe to which He Xi belonged was about 100,000, and there were 20,000 bowstring men. The Xiongnu offered their share of horses several times, as well as the dowry of the king of Donghu, and the tribe currently has tens of thousands of adult horses.

In this transaction, the tribe exchanged 10,000 adult war horses and 2,000 breeding horses (including 1,500 mares and 500 stallions) for a large number of missing items to the Zhao State.

He Xi negotiated with the king of Donghu that as long as Zhao raised supplies and arrived at the border, they would make a deal.

When the negotiations were successful, he was overjoyed, and wrote a letter that night, and sent an attendant to report back to the king the next morning.

The negotiation was successful, and the elders felt that they had taken advantage of a little bit to ensure that there were sufficient supplies within a certain period of time, and they were satisfied with this.

The next day, the elders warmly entertained He Yan, and Jin Lun and Wei Fang were also present to accompany him.

He Xi was in a joyful mood, but Wei Fang was gloomy, he had learned that the king of Donghu wanted to force Wei Fang, and said some comforting words.

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One day in early February, outside the west gate of Xiangguo.

30,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 cavalry gathered here, this is the army returning from Yan State, Li Zuoche led part of the general division back to the court.

More than a month ago, 40,000 foot soldiers and all cavalry marched north. Half of these soldiers were brought back. In addition, there are 10,000 foot soldiers, which were originally surrendered by the Yan army, which were disrupted by Li Zuoche and mixed with 20,000 foot soldiers; The same is true of the 2,200 cavalry of the original Yan army, which is integrated into the cavalry of the Zhao army.

When they were still in Yandi, the reorganized Yan soldiers had received unified training.

At present, a total of 80,000 troops remain in Yandi, which is under the jurisdiction of Du Zhen and Meng Tong, and the local administrative affairs are handed over to civilian officials.

Zhao Xie took the civil and military officials to welcome the triumphant return of the army outside the city.

He first ascended to the general platform to make a speech, and Yandi was incorporated into the Zhao State, and the morale of the soldiers was greatly inspired, and the morale of the generals was higher.

Subsequently, an edict was issued, and meritorious personnel were rewarded on the spot.

Li Zuoche's official rank was upgraded by one level, originally from the second grade, to the first grade.

With his excellent performance, Fan Lian is the only person who has been promoted to two levels in a military rank, and his military rank is promoted to the commander of the capital, and his official rank is the sixth grade.

Some of the generals of the Yan army also followed to Xiangguo, and Luan Bu was one of them, and was named the general of the Sipin Fenwu.

After Li Zuoche returned, he would redevote himself to military preparations, including the training of non-commissioned soldiers, as well as the preparation of military weapons and logistical materials.

The next day, the palace Dezheng Palace, Zhao Xie held a great court meeting here.

In addition to Huang Tingjing and Shusun Tong, Gongsun Bili was also a member of the courtiers, and his official position was the Ministry of Industry, and he was responsible for the construction of various projects for the private and government-civilian use, including rivers, sea ponds, river defenses, ditches, water conservancy, bridges, roads, etc.

After the courtiers bowed down, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Yoda was the first to come out and said: "To my king, the ministers believe that we should choose a loyal and reliable person, crown him as the king of Yan, and take care of the land of Yan for my king." ”

In this time and space, people do not have the concept of great unification, and the Qin State has only unified the six countries for more than ten years, and it has not yet had time for the people of the world to recognize the centralized system.

Zhao Xie would definitely not engage in the sub-feudal system again, and did not immediately respond to Yoda's proposal, his eyes swept to the courtiers present, and said, "What do you think?" ”