Stars dotted the grassland, and the fire in the felt tent was warm. The wooden pole Khan picked up a piece of completely dry cow dung and threw it into the hay, watched it slowly burn, and said with a blank face:

"So, that little emperor of Qi wants to make friends with my Turks by opening the border market through trade?"

The domineering and invincible Turkic envoy in front of the palace of Qi was very humble at this moment and knelt down on one knee in front of this half-hundred-hundred-year-old man, like a poor dog.

"Qiyu Khan, yes, the emperor of Qi said that he could open a mutual market with our dynasty, and the two countries would be on good terms, and there would be no ...... for each other."

The wooden pole Khan was noncommittal, just nodded, and then ordered the people around him: "It's time to have a banquet......

He looked at the servant who was still kneeling on the ground, and said lightly: "You also stay for dinner, you have traveled thousands of miles to Qi country, and it has been ...... hard work."

Dine with the Ashina royal family? This is a great grace to him! The envoy raised his eyebrows and got up with a thousand thanks.

The grasslands are vast and vast, so the eating habits of the Turkic people are also different from those of the Central Plains because of this environment, which is more elaborate and exquisite, while the diet of the steppes is rough and atmospheric.

Drinking is served in large copper bowls inlaid with bits and pieces of jewelry. The cowhide bags were bulging and full of wine syrup. The so-called dish, in fact, is only one, and it takes two or three strong men to serve it, that is, a boiled whole sheep with both ends and ends, kneeling on the plate to make a herbivorous shape.

The "grass" and "stones" laid under the sheep's body are clearly a lot of wild onions and mushrooms, which are pleasing to the eye and can also be used as a side dish.

As the most noble person present, the wooden pole Khan was of course the first to move the knife.

He picked up the knife and made a cut at the back of the sheep near the buttocks, which was the fattest part of the sheep's body.

He cut off a strip of meat, hung it on his index finger, and handed it to a little boy, who opened his mouth and sucked the whole lamb into his stomach. Then he rolled his eyes and smiled at the wooden pole khan.

On the grassland, children are always prone to death, and the youngest child is of course more loved.

"Tell me what you think, about the ...... of Qi Guo" After he had eaten and drunk, the wooden pole Khan asked the men in the tent. A small half of the men of the Ashina family are here, and these are the real rulers of the Turkic Khanate.

"In my opinion, that little boy is just afraid of us, we don't need to do any trade with them, we can let them send it over obediently, why exchange it with him on an equal footing, isn't this a multiple move?" A stocky man smirked sneering, he had drunk too much wine, and his whole face seemed to be congested with blood.

The Khan of the Wooden Pole glanced at him. It was an idiot-like look, undisguised, like a basin of cold water splashed from head to toe. The stout man seemed to sober up a bit, and sat down dumbfoundedly.

The wooden pole Khan didn't seem to talk nonsense with him, and directly named him, "Kutou, what do you think?" ”

Ashina Kutou was named by his brother, put down the wine bowl in his hand, and said respectfully to the Khan: "Qiqi Khan, I think that the proposal of the Emperor of Qi is acceptable, or not......"

Before he could finish speaking, the wooden pole Khan lost his patience and directly named the next one, "Take a picture, tell me, should I accept the kindness of the Emperor of Qi?" ”

He nodded at his younger brother, who was embarrassed there, and said, "I already know what you mean, sit down first......

Ashnaku sat down awkwardly. Everyone's eyes were focused on the young man, who was very tall, standing there like a lonely wolf king.

The wooden pole Khan was kind to the picture, "It's okay, you just need to say what you think......"

He thought for a while and said, "Khan, I thought we had to accept the goodwill of the Emperor of Qi. Because this is advantageous for us Turks. ”

Hearing a obviously different answer, a hint of relief flashed in the eyes of the wooden pole khan, but he still asked rhetorically: "Your uncles and uncles all think that there is no need to accept the goodwill of the Qi State, and you can meet the needs of my Turkic Khanate by robbing it, why do you feel that you need to accept it?" ”

"Rob? That's just a no-flow approach...... Although our Turks are a big country, but the materials are lacking, if we don't rob and fight, then countless people will freeze to death and starve to death in their tents every year, so we rob, more of a last resort, and now there is an opportunity to get the required items fairly and unlimitedly. Khan, I don't think it's necessary for us to refuse ......"

As soon as the words of the picture fell, a man stood up and scolded angrily:

"Photo, are you doing this to make all the noble steppe wolves become docile sheep like the Central Plains?!"

"That is, our Turks established a country by force, fought in the south and the north, and laid down a vast world! Rely on the warriors who can fight well!

Instead of robbing, we do business with the southerners, and from now on we will rely on bargaining with them to support our families?

That will only wear out our blood! Our Ashina family is the descendants of the wolf god, not sheep! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the men present opened their mouths to accuse the photogram, and the wooden pole Khan looked at them, signaled them to be quiet, and then looked at the photogram, "Photograph, tell them what you think......"

The photo then replied respectfully: "We Turks are indeed the descendants of the wolf god, and we should respect the laws of the wolf god, which is true, but this does not conflict with my proposal...... My original intention was also to make the Turks stronger! ”

He said: "Besides, does conformism really keep us strong?" In the past, our Turks inherited the old customs of the Xiongnu, lived in felt tents, chased water and grass, and took animal husbandry and hunting as their business. For example, we are despised by the people of the Central Plains, saying that we are rude, cheap, noble, and shameful. Khan, after you took control of the Turks, you formulated a series of rules to restrain the people, and the rules were also learned from the Central Plains, but did our Turks become weaker because of this? No! Our Turks are stronger! Over the years, we have destroyed Rouran, subdued the Khitan, annexed the Qigu, and all the countries in the Western Regions trembled under the banner of the Turkic wolf's head! It can be seen that if you use the method of sheep, you will not necessarily become sheep, as long as the Turks continue to grow, then we will use the scimitar to tell everyone that wolves will always be wolves! ”

The wooden pole Khan looked at him and nodded: "Well, what you said is very reasonable, then why do you insist that I agree to Qi Guo's request?" ”

"We opened the border market with the Northern Qi Dynasty, and we can still exchange the cattle, sheep and things looted from the Western Regions for the salt, dry food and all kinds of things we want......

To get these things, you don't have to rely on grabbing, trading is one of them. Not only can you get what you want without having to work hard.

If we go to the Central Plains to rob and loot, we may not be able to grab so much. In the past, we united with the Zhou State to attack the Qi State, but what was the result? Defeated under Jinyang City, we just plundered the surrounding area and went back, and we had more than 100,000 people at that time! The looted things are not enough to mobilize the expenses of 100,000 people!

Since there is not much to take advantage of, why do we not do this kind of loss-making thing instead of putting the trade with significantly greater benefits?

This is not cost-effective, trading with the Qi State can not only make the materials we need sufficient and strengthen ourselves, then we will have more energy to swallow up those restless Xi people, Khitan people and Yan people!

Let the Turks get rid of this loose tribal union structure, and wait until we make the steppe a monolith! …… When the time comes......"

His eyes suddenly became fiery and sharp, "I don't believe that there is anyone else in the world who can stop the Turks' footsteps......!" We can go south and take that large piece of fertile land as a land for the Turks! ”

The crows were silent, and everyone didn't expect that the always gentle and silent photographer would have such a crazy idea! Even Da Luo, who had always had a very good relationship with the camera, was stunned, and he realized that he might not know this cousin of his own.

After a long silence, the wooden pole Khan looked at him for a long time and suddenly smiled, "Take a picture, your idea is very good, but you are still too young to think about things too simply......"

"We can indeed use this as a starting point to gradually grow the Turks, but we must not digest the small loose tribes," he said.

Indeed, they are not of the same mind as us, and it is only against our will to obey our commands.

However, it is necessary to keep them, because we Turks are not inhabited in cities like the Central Plains, and the population of the steppe is not millions, how can we manage them? This is simply not possible.

Keep these small tribes, even if they have other ideas for us, but they are forced to give us strong men as pawns by force. They can manage these populations for us, and they can take what they want, and they can give up and kill for us, all according to our will......"

A cold smile appeared on the corner of the Wooden Pole Khan's mouth, and his face slowly became serious:

"Moreover, the Central Plains is not something that can be won if you want to, there is never a shortage of heroes in that magical place, Er Zhurong, Gao Huan, and Yuwentai are all heroes...... Perhaps, soon, there will be more people......"

His gaze looked out of the tent, and there was nothing but stars under the dark canopy. His fingers tapped lightly on his lap and he sang in a very low voice: "Soul of the Burning Horse, Blood of the Wolf King, Immortal Heaven, have you ever heard my call......"

He closed his eyes as if he were asleep, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the wolf king's decision. A few sporadic sparks sprung out of the hay in the firepit, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into dim ashes......

"You go, tell the Emperor of Qi that we agreed to the conditions of Qi and reconcile with Qi, but I have two conditions......" The wooden pole Khan opened his eyes again, his gaze was more blazing than the flames, and he looked condescendingly at the envoy who had sent to the Qi State.

"First, the mutual market must be close to our Turkic border, and the commercial law revised by Qi must also be approved by us, and we Turkic want half of the management of the mutual market!

Second, my son Da Luo is about to turn fourteen, and it is time to choose a woman and ask the Emperor of Qi to marry his most beloved sister to him! ”