Of course, they also saw that the Mote people received these generous rewards at the cost of handing over their nation's diplomatic and military defense rights. What was hidden deeper behind this was the right of national self-determination. The integration model of the Great Northwest has allowed Li Wufeng's power to advance into the depths of the East Tengger Grassland. Both the Tubu people, the Gur people, and even the Anou people have to face this harsh reality. The Luobe people have Not to mention. However, for those short-sighted nobles, the changes of the Mote people seem to be a good model to follow. There is no need to worry about famines, no need to worry about foreign invasion, and the standing army is greatly reduced. How many herdsmen can be saved to create wealth for themselves? Everything can be left to the northwest people to worry about, but the administrative power within the clan is still controlled by themselves. What a good deal this is.
It was with such a complicated mentality that the leaders of the Tubu people welcomed the diplomatic mission from the northwest. Wang Liao was an acquaintance of the Tubu people. He had met various Tubu people many times in Qingyang. Road nobles, and also visited the Tubu territory with Su Qin, but this time he visited as an envoy.
The Tubu people did not have too much entanglement with the northwest people's request to introduce unicorn groups from the Bein people and the issue of soldiers crossing the border. They knew that under the current circumstances, the other party could come to inform them as equals. It is already very rare, not to mention that they also know that even if such a small unicorn force is equipped with the Northwest Army, it cannot be used to deal with the nomads on the Tengger Grassland. Its role should be reflected in the battles of large corps. offensive and defensive battles. However, they expressed some concerns about the relatively large-scale export of weapons and strategic materials to the Baiin people. After all, the Baiin people and the Tubu people are neighbors across the border, and no one wants their neighbors to become Too powerful, especially if this power is achieved through armed force.
Of course, this kind of worry cannot be expressed directly. When the Tubu people responded to this view tactfully, Wang Liao, who was well prepared, immediately expressed his understanding and simply stated that if the Tubu people were against the Baiin people, If they feel uneasy about their existence, the Northwest can sign a protection agreement with the Tubu people like the Mote people, or it can achieve a balance of power by strengthening its own strength. For this purpose, the Northwest can also exchange supplies with the Tubu people. For trade, Northwest can provide weapons, armor and other materials in exchange for Tubu people's horses to achieve the purpose of mutual trust between the two parties.
The Tubu people expressed objections to Wang Liao's proposal to sign a protection agreement, but expressed strong interest in another option. Trading horses for weapons has always been a habit of nomadic and farming peoples. Of course, this habit is restricted by the relationship between the two parties. Once the other party is too powerful and poses a huge threat to one's own side, such a deal will be difficult to achieve. Now, the northwest has established a firm foothold on the Tengger Grassland through the Mote people. Although horses are an important strategic material, the northwest can be supplemented by the Mote people. If you want to use the horse trade to limit the growth of the other party's military power, this It's obviously unrealistic. Instead of doing this, it makes sense to generously exchange horses for the other party for the materials that one needs to strengthen oneself.
There are not many obstacles to the negotiations between the two parties. Wang Liao also knows that it is not yet mature to hope that the other party will agree to accept the same conditions as the Motte people. They have not reached that step yet, and no one is willing to accept anything from outsiders. Control, especially these nomads, but Wang Liao firmly believes that they will reach this point sooner or later.
Negotiations with the Gur people are much simpler. The territory of the Gur people is located to the northwest of the Tubu people and extends to the Dabeiling seaside. The climate there is colder and the chance of suffering frostbite is greater. They live half of their lives. The harsh natural environment and climate make most of them engage in nomadic herding. A small number of people hunt in the coastal coniferous forest belts, and some people make a living by fishing on the seaside. They also seemed to lack the capital to compete for Tengger, so they were more willing to make friends with this friend from afar. The two parties signed an agreement to strengthen economic, trade and commercial exchanges. At the same time, Wang Zongxihai expressed his willingness to Qiur people donated free money to build two schools and two hospitals to improve the overall living standards of Qiur people.
The generosity of the Tanghe people surprised the Qiur people. The cultural and artistic level of the Tanghe people was also famous throughout the Raya continent. Deaths caused by various diseases have always been a problem that troubled the Qiur nobles, but the surrounding They are all nomads with a similar level of civilization to themselves. These are all a luxury for them. They did not expect that the Tanghe people would provide them for free, and they really could not see what kind of benefits these facilities could earn for the Tanghe people. , except friendship.
Just when Wu Feng sent two kings to send envoys to their northern neighbors to stabilize their homeland, a war of words was also going on in Loulan City, six hundred miles west of Qingyang.
"Qin Na, don't be too stubborn. My father is old, so don't bother him anymore. Now the people of Tanghe are in full swing. Our army has been forcibly disbanded, leaving only two thousand people to maintain security. The security force is also controlled by Lu Buge who has turned traitor. Even if we can bypass Lu Buge, what do you think two thousand people can do? I'm afraid it's not enough to fill the gap between Cui Wenxiu's cavalry division, right? Qin Na , think about it carefully, it is no longer the past." After sighing, the young man in royal clothes standing on the terrace cast his gaze sadly into the distance. The grassland in late spring is undoubtedly the most moving season, and the sky is as blue as water. A few clouds like white cotton balls moved slowly in the sky. It seemed that nothing had changed, but everything had changed.
"Khalid, you have changed. I didn't expect you to become so cowardly. Did a war frighten your courage? Where is your former heroism? How can we, the Loulan royal family, be so brave? A weak man like you?" Her apple-red face became even more dazzling because of anger and excitement. Although the pair of proud breasts on the girl's chest were covered by a gauze scarf, the undulating breast waves were enough to make anyone The man suffered from nosebleeds.
"Qinna, calm down, Khalid is not a coward, but he will never die for a hopeless goal!" The young man in the king's uniform was also a little excited, and his eyebrows were raised, "What do we have now? Why should we?" Are we going to fight the Tanghe people? Are they two thousand security guards or hundreds of thousands of unarmed people? The Tanghe people are a pack of wolves. They are waiting for us to cause trouble to find excuses for their massacre. If we act rashly, You will only fall into their trap! Do you think the secret policemen of Tanghe people are really incompetent? Do you think we Loulan people are not greedy for life and afraid of death? Let me tell you, you are wrong, whether it is Li Wufeng or Cui Wenxiu , they are not reckless men who only use brute force, they are much more cunning than you think. If you think about what Li Wufeng has done in the past few years since he took charge of the northwest, is there anything that is not carefully considered? Look down on them. There will be a price to pay in blood, and I don’t want us Loulan people to suffer a massacre for this!”
"Shut up! Khalid! You have simply insulted the noble blood of our Loulan royal family! I think you were frightened by the Tanghe people's butcher knives! What you said is just an excuse to evade responsibility. One hundred thousand Loulan people need you to save them. Tens of thousands of disbanded soldiers are full of grief and anger and hope you can lead them. But you are here talking about the bloody methods of the Tanghe people. Can we Loulan people just have to swallow your anger and live in Li Wufeng? Under the shadow of this tyrant?" The girl roared and rebuked, "The Luobi people have promised to help us, and the Bega people will not succumb to the coercion of the Tanghe people, as long as we dare to fire the first shot. , I believe that our entire nation in the Western Region will not remain silent, and the invaders will definitely be driven out of their homes by us!"
Shaking his head with a wry smile, the young man in Wangfu couldn't believe how a girl like him could suddenly become so extreme. Although she had been wary of Tanghe people in the past, she had never found her to have such a passionate fighting spirit. Could it be that she was really her father? Did her illness stimulate her? But at this time, he had to dissuade his girl. Her impulsiveness might plunge the entire Loulan into an irreversible situation. He could not and did not dare to take this risk.
"Qin Na, can we all calm down? I think it would be wiser for us to analyze the current situation carefully before making a judgment?" The young man in Wangfu comforted the other party in as gentle a tone as possible, "I know you are right My father's illness is very sad. As his son, I feel the same as you, but this cannot be used as a reason for us to act impulsively. We are not only responsible for our Loulan royal family, but also for the hundreds of thousands of Loulan people. Great trust. It is too risky to start easily. We must think about it in the long term." But when he said these words, the man in Wangfu himself felt that he lacked enough confidence.
The slightly sarcastic words were full of sarcasm: "Oh? I would like to hear what you mean by long-term planning?"
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, the young man in Wangfu rubbed his dry lips. He knew that if he didn't convince this girl today, he was afraid that she would cause huge waves when she went out, and he was about to go to the northwest of Qingyang. "Studying" at university. Once I leave Loulan and my father is ill again, I am afraid that no one will be able to persuade me, a girl, to give up the naive idea of hitting an egg with an egg. Khalid, who has gone through several turmoils, is no longer as innocent as before. Frankly speaking, the ups and downs that happened in this land have made him grow from a simple and impulsive young man to a scheming member of the royal family, especially after seeing the Northwest Army defeat 200,000 Mote cavalry with less and more. , he truly realized how big the gap between the strength of his country and the northwest group was. This cannot be compared with a few simple arithmetic figures.
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