Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Pugu Yehu of Beilin City has had joys and worries recently.

The news of my Daxie's successful haircut and marriage has spread to the grasslands. The Princess of Datang who married Mou Yu Khan is the daughter of the Pugu family in Datang.

In terms of seniority, she is the niece of Pugu Yehu.

Pugu Guangqin, oh no, he is now called Li Guangqin, and he will soon become Ketun of the Uighurs.

The Pugu clans outside the Great Wall and Shuofang had already been connected, and this marriage can increase the influence of the Pugu clan in the Uighurs.

But what worries Pugu Yehu is that he is getting poorer and poorer.

Since the start of the trade war in the Tang Dynasty, Pugu Yehu finally realized what is called the life style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

You should wear clothes made of silk from the Tang Dynasty. Wearing soft silk on your body is as comfortable as thousands of girls stroking your body.

After eating the delicacies of the Tang Dynasty made by the chefs of the Tang Dynasty, the rough dishes on the grassland are completely inaccessible.

To drink is to drink the fine wine of Datang. Compared with the high spirits of Datang that make people want to die, the kumiss on the grassland is just a child's drink.Even Uighur women prefer Datang wines.

The best way to travel is to take Datang's carriage, which is much more comfortable than riding a horse.

Not to mention Datang's flower-scented soap, windproof kerosene lamps, exquisite tableware and kettles, all of which set off a wave of Datang in Beilin City.

However, Pugu Yehu also found that the wealth accumulated by his tribe was also decreasing at an alarming rate.

Hastily summoning his own "franchise dealers", Pugu Yehu saw the profits absorbed by the Tang merchants on the books, and said angrily:
"There are so many cattle and sheep in our tribe, how can we get these things?"

These "franchise dealers" were originally relatives or servants of Pugu Yehu. Although they knelt in front of Pugu Yehu, they knew that Pugu Yehu would not really punish them.

The leading franchised dealer said: "Although Tang Ren's products are not expensive, they cannot be sold well. The entire city of Beilin cannot do without Tang products."

These franchisees designated by Pugu Yehu have already earned a lot of benefits from the trade between Datang and Uighur.

Shangbo's rebate sales system completely tied these franchised dealers to Datang's trade chariot.

Because the goods can only be bought and sold through these franchised dealers, these franchised dealers buy Datang's goods at a low price on the one hand, and then buy a Uighur herdsman at a high price.

On the one hand, they bought war horses and livestock from herdsmen at a low price, and sold them to the people of Datang at a higher price.

Eat at both ends, fat at both ends.

Coupled with the rebates given by Datang Trading Station based on monthly sales, the wealth of these franchisees has expanded rapidly.

Some of them were originally servants of Pugu Yehu, and now they have so much wealth, they are naturally the last ones who are unwilling to ban Tang Hui's trade.

However, some people support Tanghui trade, and naturally some people oppose Tanghui trade.

Those who opposed the Tang-Hui trade were the "warriors" of the various Uyghur tribes.

"Warriors" can be regarded as the lowest privileged class in the entire Uighur herdsman system.

These archers who are good at archery and riders who are good at fighting on horseback are the source of the grassroots officers of the Uyghur army.

After they are in the tribe, they are often the leaders of the herdsmen, or the leaders of the tribe with prestige.

Although it can be regarded as a privileged class, many "warriors" don't have much money.

When there is no war, they also have to graze and do coolies to support their families.

And these people were also the most exploited by the Tang Hui trade.

In the original Uighur life, the "warrior" was the pillar of the tribe and enjoyed a lofty status.

As long as there is a war, the warrior can go to the battlefield. If the wealth can be plundered, then the warrior can be promoted to the next level.

Everyone aspires to be a warrior, and this is also the source of the Uighur martial spirit.

But since the defeat of Jinshan, Uighur Khan lost the courage to expand.

Even the little Ge Luolu people can't beat them, who else can the Uighurs plunder?Are you going to fight Datang?
Without a battle, the status of the warrior plummeted.

But at the same time, the merchants who trade with Datang have earned more and more benefits from the Tang Hui trade.

These merchants, who were originally humble in the Uighur society, climbed to the top of the warriors.

One of Pugu Yehu's favorite franchisees was just Pugu Yehu's domestic slave before.

Now that he has monopolized the soap trade between Datang and the Uighurs, he immediately hired four down-and-out warriors to help him carry the sedan chair.

The warriors naturally harbor resentment for being ridden on the head by businessmen, and their slogan is "tradition".

The main reason for the poverty is that the goods of the Tang Dynasty polluted the life of the Uighurs.

As long as you return to your previous life, you can regain the Uighur's martial spirit, and then you can defeat the powerful enemy and regain the glory of the Uighur.

Pu Gu Yehu couldn't offend these warriors who held high the banner of tradition.

The law of the jungle is still the main theme on the grassland. Without these warriors to fight, the Pugu tribe would decline rapidly, and even be expelled from Beilin City.

The two sides argued endlessly, and there was even a vicious incident in which warriors attacked the merchant's warehouse and burned Datang's goods.

The meeting of the tribal leaders, businessmen and warriors under him today is also to heal the deeper and deeper rifts in the Pugu tribe.

But in fact, after this meeting was held, not only did it fail to make up the internal rift of the Pugu tribe, but it made the rift bigger and bigger.

The businessman accused these warriors of being stubborn and conservative, that he refused to embrace the new world, and that he wanted to hinder the Bugu tribe from moving towards "civilization".

The warriors accused the merchants of being Datang's accomplices and helping Datang plunder the wealth of their compatriots. They lived a luxurious life by sucking the blood of their compatriots.

The samurai demanded to return to the tradition, and the merchants shouted to keep up with the new life of Datang.

The two sides were at war with each other, and almost fought on the spot.

Pugu Yehu suppressed the conflict by relying on his own authority, but still failed to solve any problems.

Just when the meeting was deadlocked, Pugu Yehu's most loyal henchman, Pugu Atili, stood up.

Pugu Atili was originally just Pugu Yehu's domestic slave.

At the earliest time, Pugu Atili was a domestic slave who grazed Pugu Yehu.

But because of the good herding, Pugu Atili got in touch with the merchants of the Tang Dynasty when he was selling horses.

Now he has taken over the Pugu tribe's war horse trade with Datang, and is the richest businessman under Pugu Yehu's command.

Pugu Atili said:
"Everyone stop arguing!"

"Everyone ask yourself, can the grasslands leave Datang's products now?"

"Don't talk about anything else, if the merchants of Tang Dynasty don't send food to sell, how many people will starve to death?"

After saying this, even the most aggressive warrior fell silent.

Even if the Uighurs could leave Tang Dynasty's bright cloth and spirits, they couldn't do without Tang Dynasty's tea and grain.

Needless to say the importance of food, the living environment of the grassland is harsh, and the defeat of the old Khan caused the tribes to lose a lot of livestock.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that many Uighurs had died, the food shortage would have been even greater.

Even the Pugu tribe stationed in Beilin City are facing the problem of insufficient food for the winter.

Food is the lifeblood, and Pugu Atili's words stopped everyone from arguing.

Without the food from Datang, this winter would be difficult, so why talk about tradition and modernity?
Pugu Atili looked at the warriors and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if it's traditional or not. To use a proverb among our merchants, 'Only the money you get is real'. Are the goods from the Tang Dynasty any good? How about traditional Uighurs? Everyone has to say hello."

"Why are you boycotting? Isn't it because you can't afford Datang's goods?"

After saying this, some young and energetic Uighur warriors were about to break their defenses.

Pugu Atili hurriedly leaned against Pugu Yehu, and he continued:
"Now there is an opportunity to make a fortune! Let's see if everyone is willing!"

Get rich?

The eyes of many warriors present lit up.

In fact, what Pugu Atili said was correct. People who have enjoyed the convenience of Tang Dynasty commodities cannot return to the old life.

Even the most traditional Uyghur warriors admitted that Tang wine was better than Uyghur wine.

If they could drink Datang's wine and use Datang's products every day, these warriors would not make trouble.

Pugu Atili breathed a sigh of relief, these words were taught to him by the head of the Datang Trading Station.

"What chance to make a fortune? Serving as a running dog for the Tang people?"

"Both of my sons died in battle with the old Khan. Tang Ren and I have a deep blood feud!"

Pugu Atili exhaled and said, "Slave trade!"

slave trade?

The warriors froze.

Pugu Atili said: "Do you know how much a slave can sell now?"

Pugu Atili's question stunned everyone present.

One of the warriors immediately said:
"You are crazy! The villain who fell into the eyes of money! The Khan just issued an edict prohibiting the trading of Uyghur slaves!"

"For money, you actually want to sell your fellow clansmen to Tang people and Ge Luolu people as slaves?"

"demon!"

"Kill this guy!"

Pugu Yehu also cast a questioning look at Pugu Atili.

The Ge Luolu people searched for slaves, and now the slave trade in Mobei is extremely prosperous.

Many tribes are attacking other tribes, merging their populations, and selling adult males as slaves to Tang people or Ge Luolu merchants.

However, the Pugu tribe is one of the nine surnames of the Uighur tribe, so they cannot openly violate the Khan's edict.

I only heard Pugu Atili say:

"Those small tribes in Modong have always disobeyed the rule of our Uighur Khan. They didn't submit to the Khan. How can they be the people of our Uighur?"

"Our warriors can go to Modong, plunder these tribes, and sell their men to slave traders!"

"Warriors use their courage to bring wealth to the tribe, and merchants use trade to make the tribe prosperous!"

"Isn't this the best tradition of our Uighurs?"