From Situ Feixing's narration, Yan Liqiang quickly realized how crazy the Black Jie people had become in the past month!
What makes the Black Jie people crazy is wool!
Yipianyun, who was entrenched in the Wumeng Mountain area, originally had business dealings with the Heijie people. This time, Situ Feixing, with the instruction of Yan Liqiang, purchased wool from the Heijie people. When the news was passed on, the Heijie people were a little confused at first, but because it was not the first time for the Heijie people and Yipianyun to do business, they still had some trust in each other, so they tried to get a batch of wool over. After receiving the wool, Yipianyun paid for it readily. Later, the Heijie people sent wool several more times, and Yipianyun readily accepted the goods and paid for them every time. This time, the Heijie people were completely excited.
In just one month, Yipianyun had traded hundreds of tons of wool from the Black Jie people.
Originally, the Black Jie people had a special ambition when they sent troops to the Gulang grassland. They wanted to drive out the seven Shatu tribes and monopolize the Gulang grassland. However, from last year to now, the Black Jie people have fought several battles of varying sizes with the seven Shatu tribes on the Gulang grassland, with both sides winning and losing. However, the Black Jie people did not gain much advantage. They just robbed some of the poor belongings and cattle and sheep of the seven Shatu tribes, but did not get much benefit, especially in recent months. Because of the fierce reaction of the seven Shatu tribes, and the legend that the Han Empire was going to send a large army into the Gulang grassland to fight against the Black Jie people together with the seven Shatu tribes, these news made the Black Jie people a little fearful and they were quiet for a while.
However, the transaction between Yipianyun and the Heijie people made the Heijie people realize that the useless wool from the sheep on the Gulang grassland could actually be exchanged for a lot of silver in the hands of the Han people. In the past, those sheep were just food in the eyes of the Heijie people, but now, those sheep are simply treasure pots that grow silver on their bodies.
In just one month, the Black Jie people, having tasted the sweetness of success, began to become restless again on the Gulang grassland. They began to burn, kill, loot, kill people, seize territory, and shoot sheep. The flames of war on the Gulang grassland broke out again in an instant.
The Black Jie people began to go crazy for wool, and Yipianyun, who ran a wool business, under the instruction of Yan Liqiang, transported the wool bought from the Black Jie people to Bianji in Yingwei County, and sold it at several times the price in a blink of an eye. The No. 1 Factory in the World in Yan'anbao and the Lu family's wool spinning factory were able to consume all the wool brought by Situ Feixing in a blink of an eye, and Situ Feixing also made a lot of money in the wool business.
Originally, Situ Feixing was just trying out the wool business, but what he didn't expect was that this business, which he just tried out, became the most profitable business in Yipianyun in the blink of an eye. Situ Feixing's prestige in Yipianyun also rose a lot at once. Yipianyun now began to devote himself to this business and run the wool business with the Heijie people.
"How many Black Jie troops have entered the Gulang grassland now? Which tribes of the Black Jie are they from, and who is leading them? Do you know this information?" Yan Liqiang listened to what Situ Feixing said, personally poured Situ Feixing a cup of tea, and then continued to ask.
"Young Master, you have asked the right person. The bandits under my command are the Black Jie people. They can directly infiltrate the Black Jie tribes and get the most reliable first-hand information. We have a lot of dealings with the Black Jie people, and we can learn a lot from chatting with them!" Situ Feixing, whose mouth was a little dry, took a sip of tea and continued, "Before July, the number of Black Jie troops entering the Gulang Grassland was about 100,000. These people were mainly warriors from the Snake God Tribe among the Black Jie people, and there were some small and medium-sized tribes that were vassals of the Snake God Tribe. In the past few days, I heard that the Snake God Tribe has continuously sent troops into the Gulang Grassland, and the number of people may have exceeded 130,000. The exact number is still uncertain!"
"What is the origin of this Snake God Tribe?" Yan Liqiang asked as he digested Situ Feixing's information.
"The Snake God Tribe is one of the three most respected royal tribes among the Black Jie people. It occupies one-third of the Black Jie people's territory. The combined territory of the Snake God Tribe is larger than that of Ganzhou and Fengzhou. The Snake God Tribe and its affiliated tribes are aggressive by nature. They are also the Black Jie tribe that has fought the most with our Han Empire army in the past hundred years. The Snake God Tribe worships the Snake God. The entire tribe is bloodthirsty and fierce, and it is very difficult to mess with. The one who led the warriors of the Snake God Tribe to the Gulang Grassland this time was Prince Taimiba, the younger brother of the Snake God Tribe's chief. This man is a fanatical warmonger in the Snake God Tribe and he is also very cruel. He has always advocated going to war with the seven Shatu tribes, annexing the Gulang Grassland, and then using the Gulang Grassland as a springboard and base for the Black Jie people to move east and west. I heard that this time the Black Jie people sent troops to the Gulang Grassland as a result of this man's strong advocacy in the Snake God Tribe..."
Yan Liqiang nodded. "What are the other two large tribes among the Black Jie people? What do they think of the Snake God Tribe's invasion of the Gulang Grassland?"
It's no wonder that Yan Liqiang was completely in the dark about the Black Jie people, because with his identity before, the intelligence information about the Black Jie people he could access was pitifully little. Even if there was any, it was only information left over from hundreds of years ago. A lot of information in those materials were legends, and a lot of news was false and difficult to distinguish between true and false. As for the detailed information about the Black Jie people, it is possible that only the Zhifangsi or the Ministry of War of the Han Empire have detailed archives. It's just that Yan Liqiang has not seen those things yet, so he can only ask someone. Among his subordinates, if Situ Feixing dares to say that he knows the Black Jie people well, no one dares to say that he is the best. The leader of Yipianyun has been dealing with the Black Jie people for decades, and he even has a group of Black Jie horse thieves under his command.
"The other two royal tribes of the Black Jie people are the Mountain God Tribe and the Eagle God Tribe. Until now, these two tribes have been watching the Snake God Tribe's invasion of the Gulang Grassland with cold eyes, neither supporting nor opposing it. According to the news I heard, the leaders of these two tribes want to make fun of the Snake God Tribe and let the Seven Shatu Tribes consume the strength of the God God Tribe. At the same time, they are a little worried that the Snake God Tribe will really dominate the Gulang Grassland after driving away the Seven Shatu Tribes and unify the entire Black Jie tribe again, so they seem a little hesitant!"
Yan Liqiang touched his chin and asked, "How many troops can the Snake God Tribe mobilize at most?"
Situ Feixing frowned and thought for a while, "In my estimation, if the Snake God Tribe and its affiliated tribes are included, the number of troops that the Snake God Tribe can mobilize at a critical moment may reach more than one million. Among the three royal tribes of the Black Jie people, the Snake God Tribe can mobilize the most troops and warriors, which also makes the other two royal tribes very wary!"
(End of this chapter)