When Nangong Sima returned to his stronghold on the edge of the Great Forest, Gilliam was overseeing the construction of the new city walls.

Dozens of acres of land have been cleared of trees, leaving only large tracts of land to be planned, and the foundations of the new city walls are being built using adobe iron cages and wood.

It can be seen that the castle has been planned out with four gates, the east and west sides are small gates, and the north and south sides are gates. Barracks are scattered throughout the castle.

Nangong Sima asked, "Who designed the castle?" ”

Gilliam said, "It was Rowan who perfected the design based on the notes that Thomas had left. ”

"Has the teleportation array been built?"

"Yes, my lord, you can come directly from the city or one of our strongholds. It is limited to the passage between us, and others have no permission for the time being. ”

"Why didn't you bring in the teleportation array?"

Gilliam said: "My lord, if the teleportation array is included, our existing city wall will have to be moved another thousand meters to the west, and the amount of work will be too large, and I am afraid that it will not be completed in a short time......

"Don't worry about not being able to get it done, you have to think about quality and functionality. If the castle we build can't protect the teleportation array, what do we want it to do? ”

"Yes, my lord, transform it immediately!"

"Well, pay attention to safety, pay attention to fire prevention."

"Yes, sir!"

Nangong Sima came to the camp of Horseshoe Mountain and saw that a two-hundred-meter-long city wall base had been built on both sides of Horseshoe Mountain, and the city wall was still extending outward.

Where the two sides of the inside are bent, excavation is underway.

And many people in different costumes were standing on the grass and waiting.

We didn't Xiucai greet him and said, "My lord, they are all representatives of various ethnic groups, and they have come to form an alliance, just waiting for you to come back." ”

When he heard Xiucai call him sir, he knew that he was going to perform.

Nangong Sima immediately put his hands behind his back, glanced at everyone with a big belly, and said, "Since they are all friends, let's go inside and talk!" ”

"Inside, please!"

We didn't Xiucai smile, and invited all the envoys of other nationalities on the grassland into the road where dozens of heavily armed guards stood on both sides, and at the end was Nangong Sima's big tent.

These soldiers were burly, well-armoured, with broadswords at their waists and spears in their hands, and they stood there with a majestic and murderous spirit.

The messengers passed the road with trepidation, and by the time they entered the tent, they had already taken good shape.

Nangong Sima was standing behind the table and waiting, waiting for everyone to come inside, before he said, "You are all envoys?" ”

The envoys didn't know what Nangong Sima was asking, and they all looked at each other.

Let's not show talent: "What our adults mean is that what you say can not represent your respective races, it is best not to make jokes, if it causes unnecessary misunderstandings, it cannot be saved." ”

"That's for sure, I'm sure I'll be able to speak on behalf of our patriarch!"

"Me too!"

"It's all of them!"

The messengers hurriedly complied. It's not like Xiucai said it very clearly, if you can't shoot the board, or if you don't use the top version, then you don't say it, don't blame anyone if you fight and kill you.

Nangong Sima nodded and said, "That's a lot easier to say." What do you all think? ”

A bald man dressed in animal skins stood up and said, "My lord, your army is very powerful, we can't defeat it, but we are not afraid of defeating the battle, so we need to discuss the content of the covenant." ”

As soon as he came out, several messengers chimed in, saying, "Yes, my lord, the situation is different, and we really want to form an alliance. ”

Nangong Sima looked at it coldly and didn't speak.

"Report!" Suddenly, there was a report outside the big tent door.

A soldier stepped into the tent and reported, "My lord, 2,000 elite soldiers have arrived!" ”

Nangong Sima said: "Give it to the general, maybe we can use it right away." ”

"Yes, sir!"

The soldier saluted and withdrew.

As soon as the news of the arrival of the 2,000 elite soldiers came out, the messengers in the entire tent were stunned in an instant. The Baodong clan is so arrogant and powerful, they only use 500 cavalry, and there are 2,000 people coming at once, who are they fighting? Or do you want to fight together?

The next messenger said, "My lord, what our patriarch means is that the two families form an alliance, complement each other and harass, and communicate with each other, and we form an alliance with our lords, and if someone attacks one of us, the other side will bravely attack and break the siege." To this end, we are willing to send ten truckloads of supplies every month. ”

"My lord, our patriarch also means the same, but we don't have so many supplies, and we are willing to compensate with animal skins!"

"My lord, so are we!"

At this time, the envoys figured out everything and asked for an alliance.

Nangong Sima took advantage of the time to count, there were 14 in total, and Coppola of the Flying Eagle Clan was also among them, he didn't take the initiative to signal, and Nangong Sima didn't ask him.

When everyone scrambled to express their position, only Coppola looked very steady, with no expression, looking at the others.

Nangong Sima said: "Since everyone is here sincerely, and everyone is a friend, I might as well say something from my heart." To tell you the truth, I have the ability to lay down the prairie. ”

As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly fell silent.

Nangong Sima continued: "But, why use it when you beat it? Why do I need so many places by myself, hehe. Besides, you have lived in your own place for generations, which is your homeland, and I cannot occupy it. ”

"But I need all of you's resources. If I ask you if you want it, you will definitely not give it, ask you to change it, you still have an idea of whether you want my things or not, this is very difficult! ”

A messenger boldly asked, "What resources do you need?" ”

Nangong Sima said: "Minerals, livestock, meat, fur, medicinal herbs, grain...... Specialties from the prairie and the like, all are needed. ”

The messenger said: "My lord, there are these specialties, but there are very few, they cannot be mass-produced, if the adults take them, what should we do?" ”

The inside of the tent fell silent, and the messengers all looked at it secretly, for fear that if they did not pay attention to their words, they would cause death.

Nangong Sima smiled: "It turns out that you are worried about this, haha, blame me for not making it clear, I mean exchange, not for nothing." We are going to open a bazaar here, and your merchants will bring your goods and come here to exchange them for sale, and we will take one percent of the tax from them. ”

"Didn't you build a castle to garrison us?"

Nangong Sima said: "You must be the same as the Baodong clan, you have been provoked by others." The castle was built because we were not used to the tents of the savannah, and it felt safer to have a house and walls. ”

"In a few months you will see that the market here will be open, and you will come when you want, and you can do business if you want to, and you can have fun if you don't want to do business. It's okay if you don't come, voluntarily! ”

At that moment, the other envoys whispered, as if they saw the benefits of the establishment of this market to their own people.

One of the messengers asked, "My lord, do you mean to exchange souvenirs with us?" Then you are using ......"

Nangong Sima said: "Good ironware, farm tools and other things you need, spices, tea, etc., jewelry, fragrant powder and rouge...... What you don't have, what you need, everyone exchange, of course you can also buy. ”

When they heard these names, their faces showed excited expressions, these things were very rare for them, even if they wanted to buy things that they couldn't get anywhere to buy, and now that they could be exchanged, it would be better.

Their whispers gradually turned into happy conversations, as if they could settle the matter now, as if they were already discussing how much to profit from it.

Given enough time for them to communicate, Coppola of the Flying Eagle Clan still didn't say a word, only occasionally drank some water and looked at the people around him.

Nangong Sima said: "This is just a transaction, please go back and explain it to your respective patriarchs, you must abide by the rules here when you come here to do business, you come, under my protection, if there is any problem in the transaction, you need to find the escort team to solve it, you can't fight privately, otherwise, it will be characterized as an attack, and all of them will be killed on the spot!" ”

This time the messengers quietly sat down in their seats again.

One of the messengers said, "What your Excellency said is that since we are here to do business, of course we must abide by the rules here, and besides, your Excellency has to protect us. ”

When he asked, everyone looked at Nangong Sima. After all, everyone is an old fox, and everyone is thinking, how can it be possible to collect only one kind of tax, which must be suddenly levied when the time comes, so that you can't do business if you don't pay.

Nangong Sima swept them and said, "You don't have to worry about anything, I said it, there is only one kind of transaction tax, that is, one out of a hundred, and you pay the tax automatically." ”

"My lord, what if there are officers and soldiers blackmailing us?"

"Yes, my lord, what if we lose the goods while we are protected, or are accidentally injured?"

Nangong Sima said: "Those who blackmailed you, the report is true, kill!" Dare to fight and kill here, kill! There are no prisons, no food to feed the criminals. I mean, you all know that, right? ”

For a while, it was all killing, and the messengers suddenly wilted.

Nangong Sima said: "You seem to have forgotten a question, you are here to conclude a covenant, but so far, I have not seen your covenant, but you are already imagining the benefits of the future." ”

The envoys were shocked, if Nangong Sima didn't agree, wouldn't they even be in danger of their lives, where would they get any deals!

"My lord, I will rush back immediately to discuss with the patriarch, draw up a covenant and form an alliance with the lord!"

"yes, let's go back and get ready!"

The messengers rose to leave.

"Haha!" Nangong Sima suddenly laughed and said, "Didn't you say at the beginning that you can take care of things?" Now they say that they want to go back to discuss, is it a lie to me? ”

At this time, the messengers panicked and hurriedly said, "My lord, no, we will write it now!" ”

"Write now!"

"Write now, write now!"

The soldiers came in, put down their pen and ink, retreated behind them, and watched murderously.

The messengers were so frightened that they wrote down the covenant and handed it to the soldiers.

Let's not just watch it and say, "The messengers are still very literate, yes, congratulations, we have reached a covenant!" ”

Nangong Sima said: "Congratulations on reaching the covenant, I can't let you go back empty-handed, come here, give gifts!" ”

The soldiers outside walked in with a plate each.

The envoys were shocked and did not subside, but they came again with joy and stayed where they were.