The envoy returned to the camp of Nanlou as quickly as possible, and reported to Nanlou: "King, the Han court has stopped rewarding us every year. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Is it only the rewards of our Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu County that have been stopped, or have the rewards of all Wuhuan tribes stopped?" Nan Lou asked with concern.

"Great King, all the rewards of the Wuhuan tribe have stopped." The messenger replied.

Nanlou was very angry, if there was no reward from the Han court, the life of his people would be even more difficult, and they were likely to fall apart, and asked through gritted teeth: "They are called self-inflicted, do they want to be enemies of Wuhuan?" ”

The envoy hurriedly comforted: "Don't be impulsive, the king must not be impulsive, they have already prepared, the Han people in the north of Daijun and Shanggu County have all moved south, and we will not be able to grab many supplies even if we start a war." ”

Nanlou waved his hand and stopped the envoy's words and said: "If we can't grab supplies in Dai County and Shanggu County, we will unite with the three eastern counties Wuhuan and plunder Youbeiping County, Yuyang County, Guangyang County and Zhuo County, where there will definitely be no defense." ”

"My lord, as far as I can see, their soldiers and horses are very strong now, but I don't know how many there are; Joining forces with the three eastern counties of Wuhuan, if we can't capture Juyong Pass, but enter the pass from the east, the road is too far away, and it is very unfavorable to us, and it is autumn and winter. It is also necessary to leave enough soldiers and horses to prevent the Xianbei people from sneaking up from behind; So I'd suggest that we wait and see for a while before making a decision. ”

"It's because winter is coming that I'm in a hurry to plunder, otherwise how will the tribesmen survive the winter?"

The messenger hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, they have allowed us to trade with them, and the price of grain is very cheap. ”

"Well, that's not as easy as a reward; Tell me the specifics. "Nanlou is very depressed, this is the biggest problem he has encountered in the fifteen years since he served as the king, if you don't give them a little bit of strength, the Han court will definitely get an inch.

"King, in order to befriend us, they promised to exchange each sheep for 3 stone of grain, cattle and horses for 40 stone of grain each, every hundred sheep, two cows and two horses for a trading unit, and the trading volume per season is 100 trading units, which is enough for our tribe to tide over the difficulties, and can even use the remaining grain to trade with Xianbei, the amount of grain we get for nothing is more than the reward, you know, now each sheep is only exchanged for one stone of grain, and the number is still very small."

"Ah, so cheap?" Nanlou couldn't help but be taken aback, you must know that they used to buy grain from Ning County, and each stone needed at least more than 500 yuan, and a sheep could not be exchanged for a stone of grain.

"Yes, Great King, the quantity is too small, and it is traded once a quarter, and it is only a hundred trading units each time, less than 50,000 stone of grain; If you trade it all, you will make a profit of more than 10 million dollars, which is much more cost-effective than the reward. ”

"Haha, I just thought, the big man will definitely not dare to be the enemy of us, this is a workaround to befriend us." After listening to the envoy's analysis, Nanlou was in a good mood.

After thinking about it for a while, Nan Lou said again: "This matter should be fast, strive for a larger number of transactions, you will negotiate with them immediately, and settle the matter as soon as possible, and this king will give you full power." ”

"Yes, my lord."

Nan Lou thought to himself, he just learned that the new captain of Wuhuan had taken office and sent an envoy to embarrass him, but he didn't expect such a big gain; If this is the case, he can get a profit of nearly 50 million yuan a year, and the tribe will definitely be able to develop rapidly, and when the time comes, he will first subdue all the small tribes in the jurisdiction, and turn the eastern part of Shanggu County, Dai County and Yanmen County into his base area, and then go to the three eastern counties to unify the Wuhuan tribe, and he will have the strength to compete with the Xianbei people for the overlord of the grassland.

The envoy came to Ningcheng again to negotiate with Gao Shun.

Gao Shun knew that the Wuhuan people must be interested in this transaction, so he said: "In the first transaction, the grain we prepared was too small, and we could only trade a hundred trading units at most, and this is the trading volume of all Wuhuan tribes, and the Rubu can get a maximum of fifty trading volumes, and the remaining fifty trading volumes are the share of the Wuhuan tribes in the three eastern counties. ”

"Haha, although the military advisor can rest assured, just trade with us, and the rest of the things are the internal affairs of our Wuhuan people."

"If the other three Wuhuan tribes send cavalry to ask for a reward, how will we respond?"

"Military advisor, among the four counties of Wuhuan, our Nanlou King's strength is the strongest, and the other three are all dispatched by our king, if their cavalry dares to go to Shanggu County to spread wild, our king will definitely let them have no return."

"We can't be unprepared, if this is the case, we need to recruit a part of the Wuhuan cavalry to deal with the Wuhuan rebellion in the three eastern counties at any time."

"Yes, according to the usual practice, you can recruit up to two thousand cavalry, I can call the shots, you send people to the Wuhuan tribe in Dai County and Yanmen County to recruit them."

"In wartime, your troops must send no less than 5,000 cavalry to help in the battle, otherwise we would rather return the share of the transaction to Wuhuan in the three eastern counties."

"Five thousand cavalry is too many, we must guard against the Xianbei people, at most three thousand cavalry will be dispatched, and the heavy consumption will be borne by the imperial court."

"Okay, messenger, trade a hundred units before the Spring Festival this year, as long as you bring your livestock, you can trade at any time; Starting next year, there will be 200 trading units per quarter, and your department must deliver cattle, sheep, horses, etc. to Ningcheng one month in advance. ”

"Yes, Strategist." The envoy was glad that he had finally reached a deal with the Han court and monopolized the interests of all the Wuhuan tribes; As for the matter of recruiting righteous servants from the Wuhuan tribes of Daijun and Yanmen County, it has been a practice in the Han Dynasty for many years, as long as they do not recruit their own people.

As a result, the Wuhuan tribes of Ruodai County and Yanmen County were damaged and weakened, and they even had the advantage of taking the opportunity to annex them.

Bringing livestock in advance, he was not worried that the big man would lose his trust in these alien races because of this little wealth.

In accordance with the agreement, the two parties sign the agreement to clarify the price, the number of transactions, the time of the transaction, etc.

The messenger happily returned to the camp of the martyrdom.

Gao Shun was temporarily relieved, and paid some price, as long as he maintained a stable situation for a year, he would be able to gain a certain reputation in the Yellow Turban Uprising, and he would have the capital to recruit famous ministers and generals, and now he didn't even have the confidence to go out to visit them. Even if he knew the hometowns and residences of many famous military generals, but because of his background, the scholars didn't think about it, and he was able to recruit a few more generals and strategists from the cold family, and Gao Shun was satisfied. Imagining Liu Da'er's hardships back then, and the difficulty of recruiting Wenchen military generals, Gao Shun had no confidence at all.

After the envoy went back, he made a detailed report to the king of Nanlou, and was very satisfied with the number of transactions, and he was in a good mood, and greatly praised the envoy.

Regarding the matter proposed by the envoy to let the Han Dynasty recruit cavalry from Dai County and Yanmen County, Nanlou did not think deeply, this is a practice formed over the years.

As for providing reinforcements of no less than 3,000 cavalry, Nanlou did not go to his heart. After all, he seized the share of Wuhuan in the three eastern counties, they will definitely not give up, and they will definitely loot the state and county when the time comes, the matter is caused by him, if he does not participate in the firefighting, the captain of Wuhuan will definitely transfer the share of the transaction to the Wuhuan tribe in the three eastern counties, and he is even more reluctant for such a thing to happen.

Not only did he get the benefits of the transaction, accounting for all of the rewards of the imperial court, but he was also able to join forces with the captain of the Wuhuan Protector to suppress the strength of the Wuhuan in the three eastern counties, so that he could not absorb them in the future, and all the benefits were taken up by him, and he couldn't help but be ecstatic in his heart.