Gu Tuan also said to the side: "It's really delicious,"
Hearing this, Chiwule quickly picked up the tea bowl in his hand and took a sip, only to feel a strong fragrance that refreshed his heart, and it was memorable. He couldn't help but said, "It's delicious, it seems to be goat's milk,"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Chiwule Patriarch, you are right. This is indeed goat milk, and it was just squeezed from the ewe from the Xiongnu grassland by your Huns girls."
The faces of Hu Chuquan and others changed slightly. It was Liu Xin who was beating them further. However, they couldn't even feel a sense of resistance now.
But Liu Xin continued to say: "However, you can't drink such delicious goat's milk on your grassland."
Chiwule and Gutuan asked in unison: "Why?"
Indeed, since this goat’s milk is produced by ewes on the grassland, and the goat’s milk is milked by a Hun girl from the grassland, why can’t they drink such delicious goat’s milk
Hu Chuquan couldn't help taking another big sip, and said, "This goat's milk is a bit salty, so salt must be added to it."
Chiwule also tasted it again, and said: "It turns out that adding some salt to goat's milk can make it so sweet and delicious, then there is nothing we can't do,"
In this era, salt is not only a very expensive necessities for the nomads on the grasslands, but also expensive for the Han people who are mainly engaged in farming. Most people are reluctant to use it in large quantities and add it at will, but, No matter how expensive it is, it is only for ordinary people. Tribal leaders like Huchuquan, Chiwule, and Gutuan will not care.
"I did add salt, but there is one thing that you don't have on the grassland," Liu Xin laughed, patted his palms, and said, "Drinking this kind of tea, how can you stay away from the singing and dancing on the grassland? It,"
A group of girls in Hun costumes turned out from behind the screen and sang and danced in the middle of the hall. Hu Chuquan, they all could see that all these girls sang and danced pure Hun songs and dances, not just looking for a few Han people to change it. The lower attire can be learned in just a few days, and Chiwule is even more convinced that these girls were taken away by them in the battle of the Han army sweeping the grassland, because Lannier was among them.
Although they understood that Liu Xin arranged such a song and dance to demonstrate further to them, the tribe leaders who had been confined to the post house for seven days suddenly drank goat's milk that was more delicious than they drank in their hometown and appreciated it. The pure grassland singing and dancing can't help forgetting the mission that he has come to shoulder this time, and gradually become intoxicated.
Liu Xin said in a timely manner: "Hu Chuquan, you should understand now. There is only a dead end to confront my big man. The best way out is to integrate into my big Han dynasty. Go back and tell Yu Fuluo. From then on, the Xiongnu This grassland where people have been nomadic for generations has been incorporated into the territory of my great Han. There are no longer any Huns single and left and right sage kings. The herdsmen of the various tribes of the Huns are the people of my great Han. All tribes will directly obey my great Han, and will Received the shelter of my elite soldiers,"
Hu Chuquan is the right sage king of the Xiongnu. In addition to ruling his own tribe, he also controls some smaller tribes. Liu Xin's doing so is tantamount to depriving him of his power directly, but Hu Chuquan doesn’t care because of the power of this tribe. Originally it was taken from Xubuguduhou. Now that Yuvro is acting as Shanyu, he can still sit on the position of the leader. Once Yuvro loses Shanyu's position, can he continue? No one can say to control this tribe,
However, if you follow what Liu Xin said, the situation will be different. At that time, his patron will no longer be Yu Fuluo, but Liu Xin, the entire Han Dynasty, so who else can shake his tribe What about the status of the leader,
Chiwule and Gutuan also moved their minds. They were originally tribal leaders, but their tribes were relatively weak, and they had to rely on the larger tribes in order to survive. Of course, this would enable them to withstand major disasters. And fighting against powerful enemies, but also at a heavy price.
For example, in the process of looting every time, their tribes are forced to take on the task of attacking the front line. Every time they suffer the most casualties, but they get the least things. In this way, their tribes can't always do it. Development and growth, the result is to continue to attach to the larger tribes, thus forming a vicious circle. Many tribal leaders have seen this problem, but they are unable to change the status quo, and the larger tribes do not allow them to go. Change the status quo,
The risks are not limited to these. The leaders of the larger tribes often have many women and give birth to many sons. Although the infant mortality rate on the grassland is alarmingly high, the children of the leaders of the large tribes will always survive. There are several. When these children grow up, there is only one who can inherit the position of the leader of the big tribe. In this case, in order to settle their other sons, the larger tribe leaders usually have two ways. This is to separate part of the herdsmen from his own tribe to form a smaller tribe, and the other is to directly assign his son as the leader of the smaller tribe attached to them, just like Yuvro assigns Huchuquan as the beard. Like the leader of the Buguduhou tribe,
If it’s the first case, it doesn’t matter to the leaders of the smaller tribes like Chiwul and Gutu’an, but if it’s the second case, they will not only lose control of the tribe, but even lose their own women. , And because of this, these smaller tribes will find ways to form alliances through marriage, and jointly fight against the larger tribes, making them a little jealous.
If according to Liu Xin, these small tribes will be directly controlled by the Han court just like the larger tribes. All tribes, big or small, will sit on an equal footing. In the future, whether they are grazing or looted, They will all be allocated by their tribes, and there is no need to pay tribute to the larger tribes or allow them to reward them. This is really too attractive for Chiwule and Gutuan.
However, there is another problem. Without looting, they will not be able to obtain enough salt iron cloth and slaves. There is also a mutual market between the Han and the Huns, but the salt iron and cloth in the market are often in the hands of the Han noble families. In their hands, the prices they set are often ridiculously high, which is unbearable for the Huns. Therefore, most of the salt and iron cloth needed by the Huns is obtained by looting and smuggling.
On the other hand, if you join Dahan’s territory, you will naturally not be able to harass the border in the future. If you want to obtain slaves, you can only exchange cattle, sheep and horses at the market, or go to the grasslands controlled by the Xianbei people to plunder. In the past few years, the strength of Xianbei has far surpassed the Huns, and even greatly reduced the nomadic space of the Huns. If you rob the Xianbei people, you might be harmed.
Liu Xin seemed to have guessed their thoughts a long time ago, and said with a smile: "When the time comes, the Huns and Dahan will become one, and of course they will be free to engage in various fair trades, and exchange your cattle, sheep, horses and fur for much-needed. Salt iron and cloth silk,"
Gu Tuan asked impatiently: "How can adults ensure fairness, and how can they ensure that no one will deliberately lower prices,"
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "My big man has strict laws. These laws not only restrict you grassland tribes, but also the merchants of those big men. Similarly, these laws will provide equal treatment to the grassland tribes and merchants everywhere. Of course, each of your tribes can also form their own caravans and enter the states for free trade. Moreover, Liu will have special preferential treatment for the first twenty tribes that have been submitted, and will negotiate with you every year. A fixed price guarantees the purchase of your cattle, sheep and horses and the supply of salt and iron cloth,"
If it’s what Liu Xin said, they don’t need to looting, they can get enough salt and iron cloth, and if they have enough economic savvy, they can rush to the other tribes and choose to submit to Liu Xin, in that case. , They can get more items at a more favorable price, and then exchange cattle, sheep and horses with other tribes to make a lot of difference.
Liu Xin saw that these three people were a little excited, and waved his hands to make the dancing Hun girls retreat, pointed to the tea bowls in the hands of the three of them, and said, "Among these goat's milk, added There is something called tea. Tea is a product monopolized by the imperial court. No matter how much cattle, sheep and horses are used, it is difficult to buy at the market. However, Liu will divide the first six tribes into Liu. Give them a certain quota,"
"Quota," Hu Chuquan hesitated and asked, "So, only our six tribes can buy tea."
What he meant by what he said obviously already regarded himself as the leader of one of the six tribes who first submitted to Liu Xin.
In fact, tea has not become popular in Dahan. Most of the time, tea is still used as a kind of herbal medicine. Only a small number of people use tea to soak in water and add various condiments when drinking. Therefore, let alone the peoples on the grassland, let alone that they have never seen tea, or even heard of it.
However, Liu Xin knew that the grassland nomads of later generations had the habit of drinking milk tea. Tea even became an important material for the Han people to exchange horses with those nomads, and was strictly controlled by the court. He did not know how to make milk tea. , And simply boiled the tea and goat milk together, and added some salt. The result was not bad. The chiefs of these grassland tribes just took a sip and fell in love with this "deliciousness."
Seeing that Hu Chuquan couldn’t wait, Liu Xin smiled and said faintly: “It’s you, but the six tribes who are the first to submit to my Han Dynasty. Only those six tribes who are willing to become my people from now on can get it every year. A certain amount of tea, the tea obtained by these six tribes, can be enjoyed by themselves or sold to other tribes. As for how to do it, it is the tribal chief’s own business, Liu will not bother."