After leaving the palace gate and getting into the carriage, Zai Yu said: "I didn't say the details before, after seeing the Queen Mother in the palace today, I think my sister should feel it, don't question it, don't doubt it." ”

Who to question, who to doubt?

Gan Ru really understood in her heart, it was obvious that she underestimated the influence of the two brothers Bai Qi and Bai Hui in the court, as well as in the queen mother and the king.

This was originally a house, but now it has been changed to a palace.

It seems that he has a lot of trouble.

Speaking on both sides, outside the plug.

Ye Xiaozhou took 3,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters, as well as 2,000 troops, a total of 5,000 horsemen, and then 8,000 baggage troops, 13,000 people, ran outside the fortress for ten days, and finally found a small tribe.

"Report, I found that the Lou Fu tribe has about a thousand riders."

"Wai!" Ye Xiaozhou immediately ordered.

The cavalry of the Qin army was killed, and it was not difficult for 5,000 cavalry to surround a small tribe with only 1,000 men.

The small tribe of Lou Fu was so nervous that both men and women took up arms and prepared to fight to the death.

Several warriors slashed their arms and smeared blood on their faces, preparing for a bloody battle.

As for Ye Xiaozhou, he took two personal guards and a military Sima stepped forward.

"Hey, do you want an iron pot?"

What the?

The small tribe of Lou Fu, who was ready for a death battle, was stunned.

Five thousand elite Qin troops surrounded their tribe, the sword was unsheathed and the bow was wound, and then one person jumped out and asked them if they wanted an iron pot. What is this iron pot?

At that moment, an old man and two young men came up to greet him.

The old man knew some Zhao dialect, and asked at the moment: "What is an iron pot?" ”

An iron pot was thrown in front of the old man.

"Iron pot!" The old man picked up the small iron pot and knocked it.

These large and small tribes have no iron tools at all, they use pottery, the number is small, not to mention, and there are many broken ones.

Usually, a few stones are erected and cooked over a fire.

"Can you talk?"

"Yes!"

The troops were collected on both sides, and Ye Xiaozhou led people into the tribe of Lou Fu.

Four clay stoves, two for cow dung and two for briquettes.

There was meat boiling in all four pots, half of which was Lou Fu's cooking method, and half was Bai Hui's special cooking method.

There is a lack of fuel in the grasslands, so even if it is boiled, it is cut into very small pieces, and it is good to cook it half-cooked. And the cooking method used by Bai Hui used by Ye Xiaozhou was a pot of meat that was cooked for an hour and a half.

The fragrance wafted throughout the tribe.

Sichuan pepper, cinnamon, star anise, grass fruit......

Especially cinnamon, star anise, grass fruit, if there is no Jiupu Guishun, there will be no these spices at all.

"Old Moka, how's it going?"

"Okay." The old man didn't even raise his head when he ate.

"Swap not?"

"Change!"

"There's something better, would you like to try it?"

"Taste!"

Ye Xiaozhou couldn't close his mouth with a smile, these things are grass in Jiupu, and a piece of linen can be exchanged for a few baskets. In Xianyang, it has risen several times, and here, the price has risen at least fifteen times.

The Jiupu people are very satisfied with the sincerity of the Qin people, and a few baskets of grass can be exchanged for a fine linen cloth, which is too cost-effective.

Boiled tea, black brick tea with milk, salt, ginger slices.

That night, this Lou Fu tribe killed sheep and entertained guests.

Late at night.

Ye Xiaozhou and the two soldiers of the Great River Guard lit oil lamps in the tent, making calculations.

"This tribe is too small, they can't eat our goods at all, and we need a hundred tribes like this."

Dahewei's military commander pushed the abacus, but he knew very well how much stock he had at the moment.

Ye Xiaozhou said: "It's okay, Old Moka promised to take us through the tribes within two hundred miles of the surrounding area tomorrow." He also promised that once the Huns went south, they would send someone to deliver a letter secretly. As long as we agree, the tribes two hundred miles north will be traded by them. ”

"That's no problem, further north we don't have enough motivation." The people of Dahewei have no opinion.

From the trophies collection troops, now Dahewei has turned gorgeously into a reselling force of goods in demand, and the goods in the southwest are not worth much locally at all, but they are precious items on the grassland.

Five and a half catties of tea bricks can be exchanged for a sheep that is about forty to fifty catties.

(Note, Qin Jin is only about a little more than half a Jin of later generations.) ）

Tea has been planted in Jiupu and Shudi, and it is believed that within three years, the output will increase dramatically.

Wok.

Iron is made directly from coal, and then smashed out with a heavy water conservancy hammer, and then trimmed by hand, one by one master craftsman, three medium craftsmen, ten small craftsmen, and a hundred workshops with handymen, as long as the raw materials are supplied, can produce more than 70 per day on average.

Spices such as grass fruits, consumption is transportation power, and this is grass in Jiupudi.

In half a month, Ye Xiaozhou talked about a total of seven tribes, and he didn't talk about the small tribes anymore, and he also exchanged all the goods he brought over for sheep, horses, cattle, etc. and transported them back.

Black Stone Pass.

That is, Yanmen Pass, because there are mostly black-brown stones in the valley, so it is called Black Stone Pass.

After Ye Xiaozhou came back, he immediately went to see Bai Hui.

"How's the catch?"

"Shao Liangzao, we have three pieces of information." When Ye Xiaozhou said this, Bai Hui stopped him: "Don't worry, wait a while." ”

It doesn't make much sense for Bai Hui to listen to this information, and this information needs to be listened to in vain.

Bai Hui's military talent is in front of Bai Qi, and Bai Hui thinks that he is Firefly and Haoyue.

After Bai Zhizhi, Ye Xiaozhou continued to speak: "Da Liangzao, according to the small tribes of Lou Fu, they heard rumors that the major tribes of Lou Fu fought with the Linhu people, not in a war, but in the territory of the Huns. ”

"Do you know why?"

"I know, the Lin Hu people want to counterattack Henan, and Lou Nuren is unwilling to participate in it. Think that they won't get any good, and that they will add an enemy out of thin air. ”

After listening to Ye Xiaozhou's words, Bai Qi nodded silently.

The Linhu people wanted to counterattack back, which was not expected by Bai Qi, who had already begun to make full preparations to prevent the Linhu people from counterattacking. However, the Linhu people had no food and grass, did not have enough logistics, and could not defeat the Qin army by relying on the strength of one clan to counterattack.

Ye Xiaozhou continued to report: "The Huns seem to want to help the Linhu people fight back, because the Linhu people occupy the pastures of the original Huns, which has caused the dissatisfaction of many small tribes of the Huns. ”

At this time, Bai Hui said: "Brother, can we provoke the contradiction between the Huns and the Linhu people?" ”

Bai Qi shook his head: "It's difficult." And there's not enough time for you to act, so if you really have this idea, I'll wait until after this battle. For now, we still have to think about the power war. ”

Bai Qi was right, it seems that there are still two or three months left in the autumn harvest, but for the war, two or three months is simply too short, and it can be said that the war is about to start.

Bai Qi said to Ye Xiaozhou: "You have merit this time, what else is the news?" ”