Chapter 35 Words move the Huns
Things turned out to be as Wei Tao expected, this time when the leaders of the Xiongnu tribes gathered, Qiangqu personally came forward to greet Wei Tao, a small county lieutenant, and what he did was indeed the problem of Mayi commerce.
More than half a year ago, the Xiongnu were attacked and killed by Lu Bu's army, which caused huge damage and made the Xiongnu dare not go south again.
After Wei Tao occupied Mayi, he was even more stuck in the channel of material circulation.
If it was in the past, in fact, this was nothing to the Huns
Although it was difficult to obtain anything from the Han Dynasty, the life of the Xiongnu was not a problem.
But after entering the winter, the weather is cold, the grass is withered and yellow, if you do not get the source of materials from the Han, then the entire Xiongnu will be in trouble.
If he could, Qiang Qu wanted to ride the horse very hard, but as long as he thought about Lu Bu, he wouldn't dare.
In this way, the place of Mayi becomes very important.
"I already understand what Shan Yu means, there are indeed some disadvantages to unified pricing, but Shan Yu must also know that even if there is no such thing, this kind of horse transaction may not be much higher, if it is not for my horse to prevent bandits, I am afraid that the horses will be even more difficult to sell."
Faced with this, Wei Tao smiled faintly.
"What's more, it is General Wei Xu who is now in charge of Yanmen Pass, if there is no benefit, how can the horses pass the pass?"
Wei Tao's words immediately left Qiang Qu speechless.
Unlike those Huns who only worship bravery, sitting in the position of the head of the tribe, Qiangqu also knows some twists and turns, and understands that although Wei Xu allows caravans to pass, it is actually more difficult than Gao Shun.
"And if you come to me today, I'm afraid it won't just be to buy one or two goods, so many commercial goods want to clear Yanmen. Hehe...... I'm just an ordinary county lieutenant, I'm afraid I don't have this ability. ”
Wei Tao smiled again, he knew his own family affairs, in addition to his own occupation of Mayi, the fact that he was the real backer of Wei's shop in Mayi also accounted for a lot of factors.
Really speaking, Wei Xu is not afraid of Chen Liuwei's family, so there is no problem with Wei Tao's words.
For a while, not only Qiangqu was speechless, but the leaders of the other tribes were also dumbfounded.
However, the Huns were Huns after all, and in the face of such a situation, their brutality was attacked, and immediately a tribal leader stood up and said loudly.
"I have 100,000 warriors in the Huns, if there is not enough food, it will be difficult to survive this winter, since this is the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless! Even if it is Lu Fengxian, the greedy wolf of Najizhou, we dare to compete with him! ”
"Hiss......"
Hearing this, several people behind Wei Tao, including Zhang Liao, all gasped.
The barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes.
If the Huns go south, I am afraid that Ding Yuan will be anxious, and Ma Yi will bear the brunt.
"Humph! Although the Huns have 100,000 warriors, but I have 300,000 soldiers with armor in my state, and I have a million male troops in the Central Plains. ”
Wei Tao's words were dignified, and what he said was irrefutable.
Although the Xiongnu are known as soldiers on the horse, and the people on the horse, they are nothing compared to the population of the Central Plains, if they are not afraid of the strength of the Han Dynasty, how can the Xiongnu use all kinds of means for Wei Tao, a small county lieutenant.
"Anyway, it's a big deal, it's a ...... death"
In the absence of words, the tribal leader could only be so scoundrel.
"In fact, if you want to let the Xiongnu have their own way of life, it is not difficult, but you don't need this method."
After the shock, Wei Tao naturally wanted to talk to each other, and the Huns did not dare to start the war lightly, but the same was true for the Han Dynasty, and Wei Tao naturally could not stand up to the end.
"Actually, I know that the various tribes of the Dao are not without things to exchange, as long as the tribal leaders are willing to do it, but the grain, grass and cloth should be offered."
Hearing Wei Tao's words, the faces of all the tribal leaders changed slightly.
They naturally knew what Wei Tao meant.
Horses, good horses, good horses.
For all tribes, these are things that they are absolutely unwilling to trade, and their faces have become more ugly.
"Shan Yu, if you can have three thousand war horses, then whether it is food, cloth, or even weapons, it is not too big."
At this time, Wei Tao slowly opened his mouth again, and when he opened his mouth, Qiang Qu was startled, iron weapons were banned from circulating into the grassland, not to mention weapons.
"Good horses should be good materials, just three thousand war horses can not threaten the various tribes of the Huns, and without these three thousand war horses, the pressure on the various tribes of the Huns is also greatly reduced."
All the Xiongnu tribes were silent, and at the same time they glanced at Wei Tao with a strange gaze, he could also call the shots in such a thing?
"Although I am only a county lieutenant, I am located in Mayi, which is suitable for this intermediary. In fact, if it weren't for Lord Ding's guilt for raiding the Xiongnu tribes in the past, I'm afraid he wouldn't have agreed to this matter. ”
Wei Tao's words are a bit exaggerated, Ding Yuan naturally would not say such a thing.
It's just that Ding Yuan also knows that if he wants to change to a war horse, he has to pay something.
With the situation of the Han Dynasty today, even if he knew that Daoding was originally trading weapons and war horses, no one would poke out of it.
"Three thousand war horses is too many, at most it can only be a thousand war horses!"
Qiangqu really deserved to be the Xiongnu Shan Yu, and soon made a trade-off in his heart.
Although a thousand war horses can also allow the state to form a cavalry, the threat to the Xiongnu is much smaller.
"Hehe, it's not that I'm boasting, but with General Lu here, what is the difference between a thousand cavalry and three thousand cavalry?"
But Wei Tao just smiled coldly at this time, but he laughed so that the hearts of Qiang Qu and other clan leaders were cold.
"And if this is the case, I am afraid that the income may not be able to allow the Xiongnu tribe to survive the cold winter. The three thousand good horses mentioned are really for the good of the Xiongnu tribe. ”
"Is this threatening my Huns?"
Wei Tao's words seemed to have a cheap and obedient taste, so Qiangqu's face sank suddenly.
However, since Wei Tao dared to say this, he was prepared in his heart, not to mention looking at this situation, although his face was gloomy, it was clear that Qiang Qu himself was not moving at all, and I am afraid that at this time, he did not have the meaning of approval in his heart.
"It's not a threat, it's a fact. Now that the Xiongnu are just my Han vassals, can they still compete with my Han? ”
What Wei Tao said is not bad, since the Han Dynasty, although the surroundings of the Han Dynasty have also been invaded by foreign races, but really speaking, the strength of the Han Dynasty is far above the various foreign races.
When it comes to confronting the Great Han, the leaders of the various tribes sitting here really don't dare. 、
"As long as your tribe doesn't go south to intrude on the border, our state army will naturally not go to war at will."
At this time, Wei Tao slowly opened his mouth to persuade.
"As for the nobles' worries, with all due respect, your clan really has nothing for my great man to covet except good horses."
As soon as these words came out, the Huns were even more embarrassed.
But embarrassment is embarrassment, and many Hun leaders have put down a boulder in their hearts.
As Wei Tao said, in addition to horses, the Huns really have nothing to make the Han covetous, this vast land, even if the Han people move, the Han people do not want to.
If you really give up the three thousand war horses, you will not be able to go south to invade the Han for a few years at most, but with Lu Bu in charge, even if you don't have this cavalry army, then you can't go south.
Although Qiang Qu still didn't agree, the kindness of his words had already made Wei Tao understand that he had already agreed to it.
Now it's just Najo.
In this way, Wei Tao and others were warmly received, and several big tents were specially set aside for them to rest.
"Wen Yuan, are you right that I contributed to this in this way?"
When there was no one else beside him, Wei Tao finally let out a long sigh and shook his head to say.
"If there is no support from the Han Dynasty, it will be difficult for the Huns to survive this winter, but with this transaction, then the losses of the Huns will not be large."
"Ziyu is too careful, if this is not the case, then the Huns will definitely go south and plunder to survive. Although there is General Fengxian, there is only one general after all, and he can defend one place, but he can't defend the entire state. ”
Zhang Liao is also an understanding person, so naturally he will not think that what Wei Tao did is wrong.
"But as long as we build more cavalry, then we can follow Huo Hussar's example in the future, with the courage of General Fengxian, but just a few Huns, where can there be enemies?"
Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Wei Tao did not refute, if Lu Bu and Huo Qu were allowed to be sick from time to time, I am afraid that Lu Bu would be able to establish a greater deed.
Wei Tao shook his head, Wei Tao has been at the border in the past few years, so he doesn't know much about the development of the Yellow Turban, but he also knows that the Dao is probably in one year, at most two years, and has swept the entire Central Plains Continent.
How can this Xiongnu not be a scourge at that time?
"But there is nothing to do, I am just trying to weaken the strength of the Xiongnu as much as possible."
Wei Tao didn't know how strong the Xiongnu were at this time in the history of Lu Dao, but Wei Tao believed that after his own time, the strength of the Xiongnu would definitely not be stronger than the Xiongnu in history.
Even though the Xiongnu were good at herding horses, the number of good horses was limited, and the lack of these 3,000 horses must have greatly weakened their strength.
As for the saying that the Huns are all soldiers, both Zhang Liao and Wei Tao understand, in fact, it is of little significance, although those ordinary herdsmen can also ride, but it does not mean that they can be cavalry as soon as they ride on a horse.
Without long-term training, although the strength of the Huns was still very strong, it was also limited.
What's more, Wei Tao is not a person who is shocking and worried, and soon his expression is certain, and the corners of his mouth are also filled with a confident smile.
"Well, there is no need to say much about this, since I did it, I will not regret it in the slightest. If there is something wrong with what you do today, you can make the Xiongnu strong in the future. Then you and I should join forces to kill back! Since General Lu can make the Huns dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool, you and I will definitely be able to work together! ”
"No!"